Well Life Has Been Crazy

Good news: I got a job! I now have a nanny job as soon as we arrive in Belgium and it sounds awesome. The pay isn't as high as I'd like but it's completely balanced out because every 6 weeks I have one week off, and 2 weeks for Christmas and 2 weeks for Easter. And I'll get a one month bonus when the year completes. So the time off and that bonus at the end makes everything worth it. The plan is to just get a really cheap apartment to even out the difference. They have 2 little boys but I'll only be watching the little one (not even one year old) unless the other one's sick. The family sounds way laid back and they even have a PIANO!!!!! I have been dreaming and fantasizing that somehow, somewhere there would be a family that would want me that by some glorious miracle just happens to have a piano. I AM SO HAPPY!!!! I have been getting sad that I wouldn't be able to play for possibly a WHOLE YEAR!!! That's just never happened! I'm so relieved and feel so blessed.

Bad news: We still can't find a place to live. In order for me to get a visa to live in Belgium we have to have a rental contract already in place for 3 months. This has become the impossible task. We have been looking for months and now we have about a month left to apply for our visas and we are still homeless! To say the least- this has been very frustrating.

So here's a picture of my hair. I feel like it doesn't look much shorter but it is. And this picture is already a month after it's been cut, so it WAS even shorter. I really like it. I like not having it touch my face.

Greg is graduating on Saturday, very exciting. I was feeling all anxious for him to get a job but we've decided to just sell everything we own and that will be a big pain, so that will just be his job this summer. Selling everything- it's a decision we've been going back and forth on for awhile. It will just make everything easier. Kind of a wild and free feeling to know all your worldly possessions are on your back and in your bag. Greg still wants to hang on to our pots we got from our wedding, thinking when parents come to visit (once we're back in the states) they can bring one to us. I'm not sure that's going to work out as well as he plans but he's very set on it. Selling everything is harder than I thought it would be. I have more sentiment for things than I originally thought I did. Like my Harry Potter book (#7). I got up at the crack of dawn (well, in my world) and waited inline for a ticket TO WAIT IN LINE for the book at midnight! I was counting down all year for that book. I LOVE IT!!! And it's just like any other book and I've only read it once but I want to keep it! I have absolutely no problem getting rid of the others. But the last one- it will be hard to say goodbye. But really, if I start doing that pretty soon I'll have too much stuff I'm keeping and it will just collect dust in someone else's attic. Also, old piano books. There is my handwriting from 5th grade and writing from my old teacher. I don't know. There's something sweet about it. But now as I'm sitting here writing it out- I won't even realize it's not there. I certainly didn't realize it was there before and I won't take time to look at it again. I'll just keep the scrapbooks and journals.

I learned something new about my husband today- that doesn't happen very often anymore, or really ever since we've been married (which is pretty impressive considering how little we dated). He is serious when it comes to watches. I couldn't stop laughing at him- it was so cute! First of all, I don't need a watch. Who needs a watch when all the info is on your cell phone. It's just extra stuff. Well I guess Greg likes watches. Well, he's getting some graduating money so he tried on this nice watch at Costco that he's been eyeing. He couldn't decide so I told him to get it and we can always take it back. We get home and he serious stares at this watch for 2 HOURS!!!! He can't decide. He reads the ENTIRE booklet on the watch and just is SO CONCERNED about it all. We're talking over dinner and every minute he glances down at his watch and I think he's checking the time to see if we can make a movie- nope! He just can't decide about the watch. I don't know, maybe this is boring, but I thought it was hilarious and adorable. I just never knew so much thinking could ever go into a watch. It was as if we were buying our first home or a car. I'm not exaggerating!

We're very excited to move! It comes in waves. Being what it is, people are constantly asking us about it and so the topic gets a little old. But then we realize what we're doing and we get this intense high and excitement and it lasts for days! I'm just really excited. And I'm really excited to share it with everyone and document it down! I'm really excited for the job. It's kinda funny- I'll be doing exactly what I want to be doing, only it will be someone else's family and someone else's house. But I think I will still like it. I really don't mind housework. And I really like the idea of being around a baby all day- what could be better. I can hear everyone laughing at me but I still think I will like it. I'm really excited to move OUT of our apartment. Though I'm sure wherever we'll end up won't be any better, probably worse- I'm still excited. I like change. I think I need change on a semi-regular basis.

Suddenly today we have an incredibly strong internet connection! It feels so strange to be online in my own home. Completely weird. It's been well over a month. I hope it sticks- that would be so incredible! Ok, I hope everyone is well!