General update

We've been out of touch on the blog for a while...not that things haven't been going on, it's more just been an issue of actually sitting down and writing it up!

A couch has arrived! Kev's cousin Maggie moved house recently and had a 2-seater little sleeper sofa that they weren't using anymore. It's in good shape and fits perfectly in our sitting room. We bought some pillows for it over the weekend and now we have a place to crash and relax. Combined with the beanbag Kev got from his other cousin, we've been able to pop a DVD on the laptop and watch movies in comfort.

Work has been taking up a lot of our time as well. During the week, we pretty much just work, go to the gym, and hang out at home before hitting the sack. I've got a 1+ hour bus ride each way to work, so I'm pretty wiped out by the time I get home each day. The buses aren't the most comfortable for a long commute like that--the seats are more geared towards short trips. Oh well...gotta do what ya gotta do.

We've also been spending a lot of time with the family. Each weekend, we've seen one cousin or another. It's been great to see everyone and so nice to have kind of a built-in social network here. Because we miss our friends and family back home!!!

About two weeks ago, we got an email from our property management company saying that our fabulous renters had to relocate again, to Oregon this time. When they signed the lease, they told us that they expected to probably have to move before their year lease was up, but I don't think they expected it so soon. I hope it went well for them--relocating to two different states in ~5 months with two very small children is a lot of work!

Other than that, we're doing pretty well. Finally feeling settled in and comfortable. We've met some really nice people here, to be described in a future post. The culture shock has worn off for the most part, but we're learning some interesting things about the culture here.

More soon...ta!