Settling In

So we're here and it's almost been two weeks. That seems crazy to me, because it feels like we've been here for months. We've done so much already but I'm excited to spend time with this city, develop a routine with it, get to know its ins and outs.

I mean this city is crazy. People do weird things like stop their cars in the middle of the road, leave their trash on the street, crash planes into mountains, just weird things. But there's something exciting about learning to live here. I can't quite explain it.

We're pretty much settled into the house. We need some hangers, a couch, and some nail polish remover... but other than that I think we have most everything that we'll need. Moving is always expensive, but at least the dollar goes a little further here.

I'm really enjoying living together. It's so nice to be in the same place after the last years of never being in the same city. We both love to cook, so we spend most of our time in the kitchen. We've made dinner every night together. Thursday we went to Megamaxi and stocked up; we ate quinoa with chicken and tons of fresh veggies. Then last night we made chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and green beens. And today we spent all day making chicken stock for chicken noodle soup. We'll be eating chicken for quite some time because we bought two whole chickens at Megamaxi for something like 6 dollars.

Ryan got his guitar today! He's really excited about it. In fact, he's playing it right now. And I used the KitchenAid today for the first time... chocolate chip cookies. The oven is well, ghetto. There's only two settings MAX and MIN. So it will take some time for me to get used to figuring it out. Also the flour already has baking powder in it, so that will take some adjusting too. But it doesn't matter because we each have what relaxes us; ryan the guitar and me the baking. So all is well.

We had our first house guests today. Maria Jose and Casey came over on their way home from the airport. We don't really have anyplace for anyone to sit except the dining room chairs.... it will be much cozier soon guys! Promise!

Anyways, it's getting late and I'm getting sleepy. It feels good to be here, to be getting settled and to be living the dream. Hope all is well with you, wherever you are!

MULUB,

Taylor