Christmas in November!!
Weekend update: I went down south to visit my friends (which is becoming my usual weekend routine) where we went shopping for Thanksgiving stuff. After a 2 hour trip to church, we walked another 20 minutes to a foreign supermarket, where, in addition to pre-made pie crusts, evaporated milk, and pumpkin pie filling, I found cans of cranberry sauce! True, they looked like they had fallen off of every delivery truck on the planet, the labels were upside down and they were like 4 dollars EACH, but nonetheless I was ecstatic. It seems like the only thing we won't be having at our Thanksgiving get-together will be the turkey (my least favorite part anyway).
So, thinking that life could not get any better, I arrived home this evening to find that not only did the hot water and gas situations FINALLY get fixed, but my roommate went out and bought a fantastically comfy, giant red couch (previously the only comfortable places in our apartment were our beds) that can seat 7 and sleep 2 or 3. If you have lived in a foreign country for longer than a few months, you will understand why I am currently giddy with excitement. Now all we need are some paintings to hang on the walls and it will really feel like home in here. :)
So, thinking that life could not get any better, I arrived home this evening to find that not only did the hot water and gas situations FINALLY get fixed, but my roommate went out and bought a fantastically comfy, giant red couch (previously the only comfortable places in our apartment were our beds) that can seat 7 and sleep 2 or 3. If you have lived in a foreign country for longer than a few months, you will understand why I am currently giddy with excitement. Now all we need are some paintings to hang on the walls and it will really feel like home in here. :)