This past weekend we went to a concert in Gibbston
Valley. This valley is one of my favorite places in
New Zealand. Filled with row after row
of vines growing future wine nestled amongst these majestic
mountains. Throughout NZ during the summer months,
concerts are held at vineyards all over the country. Music and wine, well that is always a good
combination!!
We went to see Three Dog Night, Foreigner, and Heart (three
of my husband’s favorite bands).
Foreigner was my favorite of the three and was again on that day. It was such a fun afternoon surrounded by
what I like to call "NZ splendor" and enjoy good food, wine, and company. Jamming to some great classics, "be a jukebox hero, got stars in his eyes” Ah-mazing!
Now, for quite some time my husband and I have been looking at
property in and around Queenstown. At
first I thought that I wanted to get something in the center of the town. Then we started contemplating buying
land and building and would spend many a weekend morning discussing all the
options that were before us. We even
went so far as the contact realtors and look at a few properties. But there was never a moment when we both
went, “this is the one.” Last month we put
the search on hold after the process began to bring more frustration than
enjoyment.
Segway back to the concert, where my hubbie and I both thought that
Gibbston Valley could be a great place to have a home. This lead to an online search,
which then lead to a drive on Sunday, and this drive took us to an amazing
property. Standing on it, looking out at
the mountains with the vineyard spreading out below us….that familiar but rare feeling
rushed over me and I knew “this is it!” Far
less poetic, my husband’s “ah-ha” moment was when a couple living in the same
area stopped to offer their help and ended up sharing a photo of the latest
deer the wife had shot from the kitchen, LOL!
Then there was a week filled with a flurry of calls, offers,
paperwork and texts back and forth. Today, I am very happy to announce that we
are officially landowners of a beautiful piece of Gibbston Valley. We even met with an architect yesterday
(eek!). It’s very surreal that in such a
short period of time we are beginning this amazing journey of building our
first house. Surreal, as well as exciting and slightly terrifying!!
I feel so lucky to be at the start of this
process (feels like the first time...). Proving, once again, that in
life when it’s meant to be it’s meant to be! Was that a line from an 80’s rock
ballad? Well, it should have been!
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