Life Without the Internet

Finally, I am back and connected to the world via Internet. It was 2 weeks and oddly and for the first time ever, I wasn't counting down the minutes till I got it back and never desperately wanted it. How peculiar. It wasn't that I was really that busy with other things, but, just didn't find myself caring much about it. I didn't even go across the street to the internet cafe. However, it is nice to have it back. Though I feel like I have a TON to say but don't even know where to start.. so I'll just write. :)

We have gotten lots done since we moved in 2 weeks ago! The movers came on January 2nd and it was kinda funny to see the same big container (that we nicknamed Rusty) outside our flat in Denmark after watching it be loaded up outside our place in Plano. The movers moved everything in, and unpacked everything all in just about 4 hours!!!I love that TI always pays the unpacking fee, it makes life so much easier for us. there were 5 guys and all really nice and did a great job. They actually weren't even suppose to start unpacking the boxes till the next day! So that was a nice surprise.

The "Danmark Mobile Transport" people left us a "Welcome to Denmark Move -In Box" and that was pretty cool to get.

We got all sorts of fun stuff for the flat and for our tummies. We even got a coloring book and crayons for the kiddos...that we don't have. ;) I thought it was pretty nice of them to stick that in their boxes for the families that do though, I can't imagine being a kid and having to move to another country just because your parents decided to.... that would be difficult I think. At least we both have a say in what we do... oops, I went off on a tangent, back to our lives:

Since our stuff arrived we have been busy making our flat, a home and I think we are doing a pretty good job so far! Our office area isn't set up yet, but we need to get a desk before that can happen and we have a few things that don't have a place yet, but we are getting there.

We quickly went and bought some new lights/lamps. We didn't bring any because of the whole different plug thing, but had forgotten most places, dont have built in lighting and since we moved in at one of the darkest times of the year, lamps were a must. we got some nice ones thats we are happy with.

We also got a brand new TV! Isn't it pretty?

We brought both of ours but not to use, more to have when we go back to the states. We FINALLY got a flat screen, we have both been wanting one for years now. It isn't enormous and also isn't tiny. Just the perfect size for our flat and our entertainment center. Cable is included in our rent we are paying but we weren't sure which package, when we plugged it in, we were happy to see we have the biggest cable package, so we have some cool stations. Granted there are only about 40 of them, but for here, I suppose thats a lot of stations, but nothing compared to the 300 stations back in the states. LOL. We have only had it a little over a week now and those first few days it was really hard to pull ourselves away from the tv (which is very unlike us because we don't typically watch much TV) because we have wanted just sit and watch our new toy :)

This place has already become more homelike then our apartment in Plano ever was. I didn't realize how after 18 days of being there, and finding out we were moving again, that neither of us cared one tiny bit about it,making it home or even keeping it organized. It hit us both that we really haven't felt like we have had a real home since August when we were still in our house in Allen.

Today... I'm going to take loads of pictures of this place and get them all up on here!!! I'm excited to show everyone our new place with OUR stuff in it!!!