scooter

Yes, some of you may have heard, that John and I finally bought a Scooter after talking about it for ages and ages! It's basically brand new (only 450 miles on it), in excellent condition and really really nice! We bought it from a guy through Craig's List for an amazing price, and now all I have to do is wait for the weather to freaking warm up so I can ride it without freezing my butt off!

Here's a pic of what it looks like, colour and everything: (isn't it the perfect colour for me?)



On another note, I also last minute decided to apply to the local community college to try and get an Associates of Arts Degree. It would basically count as the first two years of American university, and then if I wanted to, I could choose a major and complete my degree at another university, say CSU (depending on how long we're here for...) I'm only taking 2 classes this semester, because financially it's still a lot, and I didn't have everything I needed to be able to pay resident fees (hopefully that will change this summer). And I'm going to try to get as many classes done through lots of CLEPing... (if that's a word). Anyway, it's all very exciting, and I started my first class today, which was Survey of British Literature, and we're starting with Pride & Prejudice, which I'm thoroughly enjoying, as it's the first time I've actually read it! My other class is Western Civilisation History, and it's tomorrow! Very exciting!

Well I think that's it from me for now...

long time no blog

Yes I know it's been positively ages since I last blogged - so much has been going on... Here's the lowdown:

11th Dec - I got approved for a Green Card (we returned from Christmas holiday to find it in th email). That was a nice load off our backs and amazingly the process only took 6 months!

16th Dec - John & I celebrated our one year anniversary, and we can't quite believe it's already been a year. Where has it gone? We celebrated first by a wonderful weekend in the mountains snowboarding, and on the day itself going to a lovely Italian restaurant.

21st Dec-1st Jan - we spent Christmas and New Year over with family in Chicago and Indiana. We had so much fun and are now quite sad because we miss everyone so much and our apartment is so quiet. We miss the little patter of our nieces' and nephews' feet!





3rd-6th Jan - I spent four days in L.A. hanging out with my dear friend Jeanette Peterson (we've known each other for 25 years - since 1985). John joined over the weekend for the wedding. She got married to a wonderful South African on Saturday 5th Jan. It was really special for John and I to be there.



7th January - John officially quit his job. After much prayer and listening to God, we both felt that John should quit his job. He doesn't have another one lined up, but we feel at peace and are trusting God for his provision for another and better job for him here in Fort Collins (please join us in prayer...)

Now we have the next few months of an interesting financial situation to look forward to, and fortunately no trips we have to make - we are tired after the last few weeks of travel. I am going to continue with Starbucks for this month and see if my hours increase (so far it looks things are better) and I'm continuing to look for another part-time job with flexible hours. I also am contemplating going to the local college, rather than my correspondence course with UNISA. It would be nice to have interaction with students and professors!

Well I think that's everything - this is obviously more of an update blog!