Today was another day of looking around and checking out some furniture stores. It was very interesting to see what they think is comfortable. Let's just say the furniture we are used to comfort wise was a little bit more on the pricey side. I don't think 3700 euro for a couch is really in our budget. Most of the couches felt like a very hard piece of foam with no neck support because they are a lot shorter in height. We will see what we can get used to and compromise to.
We went to a mall and had some Asian food. This made Tyler pretty happy. Although I must say we have liked everything we have tried so far. Mine was some fried noodles with chicken in it. It was tasty but things around here are not spicy. It tends to be more on the bland side of things.
We did buy a new hair dryer, it is exactly like Heathers. I have no idea what the features are except that it blows hot air in two settings and has a cool setting too. We got it for a really good price. I would say that the store we went to was similar to a TJMAXX except not nearly as big. Everything is marked down to a good price.
We are still trying to get our boxes out of customs. They seem to think that our personal effects are not really our personal effects. The guy I talked to today said they might even request receipts for the items that are in the boxes. I told him that wasn't possible since we had owned these things for years and are just moving here from the USA. He had me send a e-mail with everything I could remember being in the box with details. I did that but I will probably have to call tomorrow to find out if anything else is going to happen. They don't call back from what I have witnessed. I can't hardly wait for them to give us a verdict on what is going to happen. Tyler really needs his coats since he didn't end up bringing one with him besides what is in those boxes. If you think of it, I would really appreciate your prayers.
In the evenings after the kids go to bed we usually play Matt and Heather in some kind of game. The last three nights Settlers of Catan has been the big addiction. It is similar to Risk but not nearly as long. You have city and settlements and you have roads. You try to build up your settlements to cities so you gain more points and your roads have to connect to them. You also can get points from having the longest road and from other special playing cards you can buy. So far Tyler and I have not won once, but we still really enjoy the game. We will probably buy one when we go home to play with family.
We did not end up getting the apartment. The landlord found someone who was willing to rent for over three years and they went with them. That is pretty understandable to Tyler and I since we are landlords ourselves. We are back on the hunt and hopefully over the next few days we will hear back on some apartments so we can go and view them. It will be exciting to get settled in a place of our own but we feel content for now. Everything is being taken care of.
I hope everything is going well for you all. Take care and God bless!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Landing on our feet
Jan 22nd 2012-
This is going to be my attempt to keep you updated on what I hope will be a weekly or more bases.
Right now we have found a place we are interested in for an apartment. It is two bedroom and one bath. It is currently being built and should be finished in April. I know you are probably thinking "wow that is a long ways off." In reality it is kind of difficult to find a place that will meet your needs right of the bat. We are pretty content to wait if the land lords are willing to rent to us. There is one other place I would like to look at but we haven't received a response back for a showing.
If we are to rent this place we will have to put a kitchen in. It doesn't come with cabinets or appliances. That can be pricey, but we don't have to pay a realtor fee and the rent is very reasonable. It is also in a handy location of town. We would be close to shopping if we needed to walk to the bus and such and it is also close to the missionaries that are here so we could walk there as well.
We do realize that our plans aren't always God's plans so if this does fall through, God will provide exactly what we need.
Today we went to church and had a wonderful time there. We met a few people who do speak English quite well. This was encouraging to Tyler and I. Lately we hadn't met anyone besides the missionaries that spoke English. That doesn't mean they can't, some are just afraid to try. I understand how they feel.
The church is just starting some transitions that are very exciting. They voted on moving into larger building. Right now the building they are in can hold around 80 max. They are pretty well maxed out. The new building will hold I think up to 500. It is also in a better demographic for reaching more people. The vote passed and so they will be starting the moving process over the next three months.
I want to introduce you to the Reigels, Matt, Heather, Nicholas, Gretchen, and Joseph. We have already become quite close. We love each of them dearly and have had a lot of fun. I cannot express to you how wonderful it was to see their friendly faces as we got of the plane. They have truly been a answer to prayer.
I will try to post some more video soon. It takes hours for it to upload so we may keep it to one a week or a couple a month. Thank you for checking up on us! Take care and God Bless.
This is going to be my attempt to keep you updated on what I hope will be a weekly or more bases.
Right now we have found a place we are interested in for an apartment. It is two bedroom and one bath. It is currently being built and should be finished in April. I know you are probably thinking "wow that is a long ways off." In reality it is kind of difficult to find a place that will meet your needs right of the bat. We are pretty content to wait if the land lords are willing to rent to us. There is one other place I would like to look at but we haven't received a response back for a showing.
If we are to rent this place we will have to put a kitchen in. It doesn't come with cabinets or appliances. That can be pricey, but we don't have to pay a realtor fee and the rent is very reasonable. It is also in a handy location of town. We would be close to shopping if we needed to walk to the bus and such and it is also close to the missionaries that are here so we could walk there as well.
We do realize that our plans aren't always God's plans so if this does fall through, God will provide exactly what we need.
Today we went to church and had a wonderful time there. We met a few people who do speak English quite well. This was encouraging to Tyler and I. Lately we hadn't met anyone besides the missionaries that spoke English. That doesn't mean they can't, some are just afraid to try. I understand how they feel.
The church is just starting some transitions that are very exciting. They voted on moving into larger building. Right now the building they are in can hold around 80 max. They are pretty well maxed out. The new building will hold I think up to 500. It is also in a better demographic for reaching more people. The vote passed and so they will be starting the moving process over the next three months.
I want to introduce you to the Reigels, Matt, Heather, Nicholas, Gretchen, and Joseph. We have already become quite close. We love each of them dearly and have had a lot of fun. I cannot express to you how wonderful it was to see their friendly faces as we got of the plane. They have truly been a answer to prayer.
I will try to post some more video soon. It takes hours for it to upload so we may keep it to one a week or a couple a month. Thank you for checking up on us! Take care and God Bless.
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