My sister, Lizzie, complained that I need to post. So here's the latest in the Jentzsch household:
Greg applied to Grad School! He applied to the London School of Economics, King's College London, and the Brussels School of International Studies (or something like that). We've been very excited except for the last couple of days, particularly since I found out the pound is equal to $2.10! WO!!!! Cut our savings in half!!!! And I looked online at apartments and I am not kidding you when I tell you we will be living in a CLOSET!!!!! I don't know how I'll handle it! I have no idea how to get a work visa. And worse I have NO IDEA how to figure out if I even meet their qualifications to do hair in another country! So I'm kind of freaking out, but I know everything will be ok. Everything always works out. It will be fine. So that has been going on.
Also, this is random, but I am happy about it. Greg and I have been needing a Wok or some kind of bigger pan for way too long now. We've been suffering thru with our smaller ones because we're what you would call CHEAP and try to live w/o. Which I'm starting to realize is completely stupid because we always end up getting whatever it is we need, so why not get it sooner rather than later! This has been a recent revelation. Anyway. Guess what Gregory found! He is such a deal finder! (I am not! I hate to shop and and SO LAZY!!!) He was looking thru the Bed Bath and Beyond catalog which happened to have a $5 off coupon. No big deal. Until Greg looked some more and found a BIGGER pan that had a $10 rebate! So $20 pan suddenly turns to $5! Woohoo! I drove and got it that night! A nice new pan for $5, can't get better than that. And it's one of those "nothing's gonna stick to me" kind of pans. I don't understand why all those "stick to me" pans are still around anymore. I just don't get it! And now we can make our food with out it spilling out all over the place if we have to stir! YEA!
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hah! great post Megan.
I'm sure living in another country won't be that terrible to prepare for. In just visiting Barcelona, Spain a couple of times, I could see easily adjusting to it within a week or so. Plus, you have Fiona and Zach for reference! Easy cheesy!
As for the wok. congratulations! I love to cook and never skimp on cookware when possible! It can make an entire difference in a meal! ;)
WOW- first, that is awesome about the wok- I've never heard of a wok. Anyway, I LOVE good deals like that! Next, you guys are so brave! That sounds so scary cutting my savings in half and living in a closet! I'm sure it will all be worth it though. you will have to keep us updated! I miss you and love you!!!! I have breaks durring school between 10-2 on MWF, and 1-3 T, TH if you ever have more breaks and want to chat. I will most likely be available at those times. I love you! OH YEAH- this is Danielle, your sister, on my mother-in-law Patty's blog.
I dont blame you for being afraid to live in a closet! I remember when we went over to visit zac and fiona and you couldnt shut the door to the toilet when you went to the bathroom!! Good deal on your wok!
Yea for you!!! I love your posts meg cause you have such a good attitude and I needed that tonight! Thanks!love you
good for you Megan I think everyone should have good pans to cook with. It's even better when they are a bargin!!! I know that Greg'll get the school and you will be able to work at something, and work visas can't be that hard to get can they? So just trust in Heavenly Father and I know you'll get what you need. Just remember European women are just as vain as american women after all we're all sisters and daughters of our Father. Love you Gramma
All these hard thing you do now will be so much easer later.
That that how it works.
Just hard to program our brain to this.
Sounds like you could be having a fun time in the UK soon.
Dan
Thank you for posting. Your lives sound so exciting. It's funny to me because I post the same things always...my children, and your lives change all the time.
I'm glad you broke down and bought the wok. I remember when that revelation came to Shad and I too. Where you may as well enjoy it the whole time and buy it now, instead of later. Sounds like a good deal too.
So, the whole pound thing. Are apts the same price as here or are they less pounds? It all sounds exciting and stressful to me. I can't believe you will be living in another country in less than a year!
Thanks for posting. I love you and miss you!
Okay, ummm...I don't want you to move away! Let's focus on the wok...that is such a great deal! We need one of those too, but we're also too cheap. I should just get one.
Now, really, I'm SO SUPER EXCITED for you guys. Grad school overseas would be so incredibly awesome. You'll have to keep us updated on all of the news!
LOVE YOU
The cool thing about the Wok is...you experienced life without it and now you have it you appreciate it every time you use it! And this is how stories are founded to tell your kids...back when I was first married we didn't even own a Wok! We cooked in a little 5 inch pan. Can you believe it? lol...life experiences are great most of the time! like going to LIVE in London! Way cool! I'm jealous! congrats!
I just have to say, I love how you write, Megan! And yay for the wok, I am not much of a cook, but I enjoy it so much more when I have good equipment. And I'm excited for y'all and grad school, I'm voting for Brussels, not that I'm biased or anything ;), but we had such a blast!
Good luck on the apps!! everything will work out, and if it doesn't that's half the fun. When we got to Brussels we had zero money because the stopped flights after 9/11 stopped mail for like 4 months across the pond. Not important in many cases except our student loan check was somewhere in the melee, we ended up living off our credit card until about 2 weeks before Christmas when the check finally came. We had literally about 10 dollars credit left on the card. But it was a lot of fun still!!!
You guys are soooooo brave!! The nice thing is that even though you have to leave a lot behind you have each other so it all works out. Its nice when your married and your family is always with you. Hair in another country sounds exciting! I know its all just hair but the styles will be different. I am soooo excited for you!
good luck with the grad school applications. As a former grad program coordinator person (read: very important job), make sure you keep up on checking what application materials have arrived at the various schools. If all of his application stuff could be in a week or so before the deadline, it really does help.
It is awesome to think that you may get to go live abroad. Lucky!
whoa whoa whoaaaaaaaaaa... you're moving to LONDON?!?!?! megan, i'm overwhelmed with jealousy! seriously... coolest thing ever? probably. when is this all going down?
I hope he gets into the school he wants.
and great work on the wok man!
Ummm meg? I just clicked on your link to mom and dad- it is NOT mom and dad. I think you just made a minor mistake on the blog address- you forgot her middle E initial. Look at the one you have. I love you! Just thought you should know:)
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