… If only barely.
The last week has truly been hell, in more ways than I could count. When I was in the middle of it I was going to post a huge diatribe about what had happened, but now that we’re basically out of the biggest issues it doesn’t seem so bad.
You know what they say, life is like a rear-view mirror: problems are smaller than they appear.
So, we’ve taken possession of a huge (1200 sq ft) apartment here in the city. Rent is a bit higher than it should be, but more than anything we’re glad it isn’t a lemon. We’re on an 8-month lease, so we’re hoping to buy our first home at the end of that, or at least move into a better apartment closer to work.
The move was pretty much hell with the truck breaking down 3 times, and the car needing 300$ in repair.
We’ve all been sick.
That’s about the extent of complaining that I’ll do!
On the good side, we finally found the computer, got cable and phone hooked up and are generally starting to get the feel for a whole new city and province… Not to mention culture.
Amazing what a difference 3000 miles can make.
Went to the store today and left my change at the cash register… I hadn’t realised the clerk hadn’t handed it to me (it was dispensed by a machine).
While I was away from the PC so much has happened that I’m not really sure I’ll be able to catch up. I probably won’t be blogging much at all for the next week or two, but suffice it to say that I am alive, the family’s doing good and I will post some pics of the cold (yes, it’s cold enough to see!); the area, the apartment and the family.
Thanks to everyone for the words of support, and for all those who emailed asking if they could send me money via PayPal, please feel free as stuff is really tight (I’m enjoying the weight-loss benefits of a rice and mushroom soup diet, while also starting to crave a Wendy’s Spicey Chicken…). jer AT notsure.net is my personal email as well as PayPal account. Even if you don’t, thanks to everyone for all of the kind thoughts!
Have a great week,
Jeremy