I have 5 keys now: door to courtyard, 2 to our door, padlock for cellar storage, post box.
New Year's Eve in Vienna is ridiculously amazing! Fireworks go on and on for hours in every directi...
Spent the night in line [outside] to apply for our residence permit. That's kind of a lie. Dave and Jason (friend from Czech team) spent the night outside while Emma and I (and others) took shorter turns. Little sleep a few days after just getting the time zone straight will really mess with...
It's raini...
We live in the 21st District of Vienna, which is more of a rural district. That helps explain the neighbor's rooster. I just don't understand what time zone he belongs to. Seriously, 2 am is a strange...
Austrian Rooster by Don Young
(too bad, already sold for $1250)
Our apartment is so lovely. Still trying to get it all arranged and furnished. Spent 5 hours in Ikea. Still married!
Groceries are heavy.
Strange watching SLWC online.
Went to an International Church. Figured out how to get there by ourselves! On public transportation! Thank you Qando App! Enjoyed the diverse congregation. Emma said she likes how you learn about Jesus and learn German at the same time. Already have a dinner invite for tonight to a home of a British Diplomat family with two young childr...
Dave left this morning for meetings in Indianapolis. We would have never moved knowing he has meetings back in the States already, but we all had to be physically present to apply for our residence permits on the first business day of the...
It's snowi...
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So I've felt a little scattered. Don't tell Dave but now that he's gone I think everything will slow WAY down. I am looking forward to a little bit of a leisurely pace to wander my new community and do some nesting. Emma has her first basketball practice today, so it will be my first real alone time for a long time. I love people and activity, but it sounds so indulgent to have time just to myself. What to do with that hour?
