~~ where are my rose colored glasses? ~~
the honeymoon (as they call it in the expat world) is over...
my days are full of desires to crawl into my bed and pull the covers up
except my bed is still somewhere on the ocean. the shipment was delayed. it will be about two weeks late.
not such a big deal, except i'm so ready to make this place home. i need my stuff to do that. i'm holding on to that.
i hope i'm not disappointed.
i keep trying to hang onto the positive...
we have furniture... plenty to live...
i have my computer...
our forgotten bags (yes! we forgot two of our bags in the craziness of leaving michigan) have arrived so i finally have my toiletries and favorite shoes
i don't have to clean the apartment... we have a housekeeper here. she's good... she takes initiative so i don't have to tell her what to do
the weather today was absolutely beautiful. it even smelled like a spring day in the states...
there are some things i'm missing so much right now though...
my friends and neighbors in the "court"
phone calls with my sisters and mom
internet chats with friends
being in the same time zone... or at least close to the same...
caribou coffee... depth charge with two shots!
making art
driving
rain and snow (weird, huh?)
mega bookstores
ordering stuff online
it's all normal and it will all pass
tomorrow i start my arabic class. i'm going with my upstairs neighbor. she and i have hit it off nicely. i'll meet some more people...
but if i have to listen to any negative words, i think i'll scream!!!
there are those who look for everything negative. they pull me down hard. i try to block them out 'cause i just don't want to go there. i want NEED to focus on the positive. i WANT to as well.
i'm here for a reason. it'll all be good... i just want to get past this low place and get on with it...
wait a sec... while i go look for my rose colored glasses...