I'm STILL moving stuff to the new house. This is utterly ridiculous. I mean, I am packing lighter now 'cause I'm packing more important stuff (financial paperwork, icons, et cetera) that I don't want to 'lose in storage' or damage, but I should not have yet another van load of crap to bring over from Spring Arbor. But I do! How do I do it ( Read more... )

I'm just back from my second shift at Meijer today and I'm exhaustified :-). I was tired after working all night, but waking up in the morning with major pains in my right knee and then serving and working another 6 plus hours didn't help matters. Nor did only getting a couple hours of sleep. I have survived, however, and now I will go to bed so ( Read more... )

Sunday was a day full of highs. My second communion since November, spending the afternoon and having dinner with my sister, going to Maria's surprise birthday party, hearing that Nikki's given birth to a little girl (named Sophia Elaine :-) ), and talking with Shannon. All in one day! I'm exhausted, but it's worth it. (Plus I'm probably nowhere ( Read more... )

I'm a 5-year old. I'm 21 too though! My great work in life is increasing the maturity of the one without finishing off the ability to have fun of the other ( Read more... )

So yesterday was totally, in Shannon's phrasing, an "awkward Tuesday." Totally ( Read more... )

Long day. Good day. Tiring day. I planned to go to bed an hour ago. Life can go wrong, I don't think I should be criticized for being concerned about the security of others in a city the size and with the reputation of Moscow. Kind of upset right now, but I'll get over it after I leave Europe and go home for a bit and not have to deal with people ( Read more... )

Today was a long day. I don't know why, but I woke up absolutely exhausted even though I got more sleep than I had the night before :-/. We ended up being late getting out of the apartment, but we managed to find Sts. Martha and Mary's Monastery all right. Their main church is still under ремонт/repair (конечно), so Shannon and I ended up at the ( Read more... )

Everyone's gone now and it's just Shannon and me left here in Moscow. The group left about 4:20am yesterday (Thursday) and then Shannon and I left for Igor's apartment at about 11am (an hour after Harley suggested we leave, two hours after the time I'd originally wanted to leave - we had complications at the hotel). I'm glad we're here at Igor's ( Read more... )