Just wanted to let you all know that I’m still here. Yes, it’s been since Feb. that I’ve written regularly and life is just moving on so quickly.
As an update for any of you who don’t keep in contact with me any other way, I’ve still got my same job (writing for the Citizen newspaper in Stuttgart). Although I am really not very busy at my job, it still is a kind of deterrent for me to get on the computer and write a blog. One of the reasons I decided to write a blog was to keep up my writing skills for when I got a job … so now I’ve got one and writing about my daily life isn’t as fun any more. BUT … that doesn’t mean that I’m going to give it up forever. I just can’t promise to be a daily writer.
As far as J. and A. are concerned, J. is still at his job but hoping but not expecting a promotion. We’ll see how that goes.
News about A. is more exciting. We registered her for kindergarten and this will be a big change in our lives. She’s also grown about an inch and a half and none of her old clothes fit her. So, since we’re not in the states to get the hand-me-downs we got before, we’re really in for a huge shopping trip before she starts school. She’s still in ballet, but the teacher moved it to Thur. at 3 instead of Mon. at 5, so it’s harder to get her there on my ever changing schedule. We hate to spend the money when she’s can’t make it all the time.
Other than that, our lives are pretty good. The weather in Germany is horribly hot, which is unusual (especially since it rained so much last summer). We’re hoping it’s not one of those, “get an air conditioner or die” summers, cause we’ll be in trouble!
We are also planning on coming home this Christmas so we’re trying to get our plane tickets now. The problem is finding the best price. Just when you think you’ve found a rock bottom price, you find out it’s a price without tax or any of those additional fees — and I’m just about to pull my hair out. But we’ll get there, no matter if we have to pay a premium or not.
That’s about all for now … I’ll try to keep you updated at a decent interval from now on!