December 11, 2006
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Hi guys and gals. Look at me…not dead yet! Of course I’m not moved
into the apartment completely and I’m not ready for Christmas either.
So there’s all kinds of nots. There are also all kinds of lovely things
to go along with the nots. Chief among them the new friends I have met
since we moved to this part of the country. Very friendly and welcoming
people, German as well as American. I’m going to take pictures of the
place so that everyone can make fun of me for taking such an unsuitable
apartment. But the lure of having an American couple right next door
swayed me. And as far as friends go “A”, my new neighbor and her
husband “M” are generous and SO helpful. We hit it off right away
and it is so incredibly wonderful to have a woman friend again.
As for the apartment its not really completely unsuitable, just
the incredibly tiny kitchen and bath. But I look at it this way. Now
that its just me and the ol’ Bear I rarely cook a big dinner. We eat
our main meal at lunch, him at work and me here at home. But even then
I don’t cook my lunch, its usually cold. So a tiny kitchen isn’t
impossible. The worst part of it being so tiny is how hard it is wash
dishes It has one sink about the size of a small tub and no counter
space. That and the cabinet space is so limited that half the food is
hidden in the dining room part of the apartment.. Anyway, if I ever get
my stuff unpacked and put away I’ll take pictures of it and then you’ll
understand better.Meantime sorry I haven’t been around much this past month or so. I’m
hoping that by the new year I will not only be organized house wise but
my back will be healed up enough that I can sit at the computer for
longer than 1/2 an hour at a time.I hope everyone is having a happy holiday time. I love the decorations,
Christmas markets and seeing all the happy little kids. Hopefully all
of you are having a good time and aren’t to stressed out with work and
family obligations. I’m trying to get my Christmas cards
mailed…slowly… hope they get there before the new year.
Comments (9)
bwa ha ha!!!! I know what your apartment looks like!!!! I’ve been there!!!! I knew you’d like “A”. I’m glad you’re doing well. I love you both much! XOXOXOX
Well, glad you are still alive and kicking. I am glad you are making friends and can’t wait to see the pics!!
Yay! You’re alive! Woot! Good to know, ma.
) Can’t wait to see pictures!
Goody, you’re back. I was missin’ you. Hope you can adjust to the tiny kitchen. I am so spoiled by all the cabitnets and drawers in ours. We also have a nice pantry. It is a two person kitchen though. It may have all this cabitnet space, but it is only about 4 foot wide. You know, I gally kitchen. Sometimes Richard and i get in each others way.
Hope you get settled in soon. Good to hear from you again.
i’d mail ya a christmas card (but I stopped christmas carding people sometime in the 80s…) but you know what? I got my x’mas card and I’m your “always” (and forever even!) friend too.
ps. my goal is to get a passport before this year is over (okay okay… by my birthday *at the absolute latest* in february). that way I can travel out of the country… meaning? if you’re still there, me and my overweight self might just be coming to see ya!
Hey you can never say that your life is boring!
Yay! She’s still alive! Hey, I have a house for sale in Texas that would fit you perfect.
Missed you, missed you, missed you … even though I wasn’t here either.
I need your new address. Can you email it to me when you have a chance? Hey, I thought you guys were coming back to the States after December. I must’ve been mistaken.
What do you think you’re doing making real life friends, missy?
Really, I’m glad you have a girl to hang out with now … even though Mike seemed like a great stand-in.
I hope you two have a wonderful holiday season, and I can’t wait for the pictures!
hee hee! Mike’s a stand-in girl!!!