It's nearly 9am on Saturday morning - August 20, 2011. I woke up at 5:30am here in Bjorn's friends' apartment in downtown Eindhoven - a beautiful, bright, modern place I just love. We're staying here while his friends Rob and Chantal are on vacation, which works out for all of us: they get a house-sitter, and we have a place to stay until our house is ready. The view is of tall buildings and rooftops, and a huge clock tower off in the distance. Not quite Mary Poppins' London scene, but very cool nonetheless.
We landed safely in Amsterdam yesterday before 8am, and I struggled to stay awake all day...but failed miserably by 12:30, when I fell asleep for four hours. Miraculously, I still went to bed at 9:30pm and slept until 5:30. So I feel loads better this morning (plus, a healthy dose of delicious coffee helped!)
There's not much to report just yet - I saw the new house yesterday, and despite the lack of carpet, lights, furniture, or decent wall paint (though Bjorn's dad is working on it), I know I'm going to love it when it's ready. We're going to look around and shop for furniture today, since apparently the orders can take up to THREE MONTHS to complete. I was appalled to hear that, so here's hoping we can get deliveries soon.
I'm feeling pretty good this morning about where I am. I know I will suffer from homesickness eventually, but I'm not as heartsick as I thought I'd be at first. I'm embracing the idea that this is a grand adventure, and I'm lucky to have so much love and support around me. And Christmas will be even more special this year.
I'll check in soon, but everything is really up in the air and hectic right now, so bear with me! You can always email me - or if you're on Facebook, shoot me a message. I'll try to reply as soon as possible.
Yap at you later...
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