Across the ocean

Alright, I was going to post a long, EPIC entry, but alas, I took too long eating lunch and now lunch is about over and I need to work. But I still must at least write something! Hopefully the quality makes up for the quantity. Actually, it probably won’t, but shh. And now that I’m done talking about why I’m not writing more(and thus wasting precious time that I could have written a longer entry!), I shall just say a few words…

Firstly, Deanna is in town! What!!! Yes, you heard that right – Deanna’s in Aberdeen as of last night and that is just so much awesome, y’all. She’s staying with a family here in the church(Eleanor’s parents) currently and today she’s recovering from her flight adventure yesterday(which included a 4 hour “visit” with immigration officials. Ugh) and exploring around Aberdeen while I work. But tonight, going to go downtown and celebrate Rosemary’s birthday(hurrah!!) and then tomorrow, we go up to Inverness! As long as we don’t get blizzard-ed in the face, that is. We’ll spend a night in Inverness(of course exploring Loch Ness while we’re at it) and then taking the train down to Edinburgh on Friday(again, God willing) and spending a couple days there! It shall be sweet and epic and awesome and fantastically fabulous and perfectly lovely, I so declare.

Of course, I’m also a little exhuasted right now, because while I told myself ahead of time I’d get lots of sleep over the weekend in preparation for impending Deanna-visit, did I? Of course not. Instead I had a gorgeous weekend hanging out with people and enjoying amazingly encouraging and refreshing times at church and shopping(the worst part of the weekend!) and seeing random movies and staying up FAR too late every night and not getting any sleep at all(most of this is your fault, Aiysha!). But…what do I always say? Sleep is unnecessary.

And now it’s work time(for the last time until next Monday!) and then it’s epic Scotland with Deanna Adventure time! Peace out, y’all!!

September 18th, 2010

Currently chilling in Starbucks.

In Aberdeen, Scotland.

WHAT.

I must admit, it’s a little odd being the one with a foreign accent!! People can always tell right off that I’m an American – not that I mind, it’s just weird! Anyways, I’ve been here about a full week now! I flew from Houston through Amsterdam to Aberdeen this past Sunday, and I started work on Monday morning! Yep, no rest for me! It’s all good though – this past week at work has been mostly settling in anyways and getting to meet everyone. Everyone’s so awesome here!! Weird things I am getting used to include money(I’m finally getting to the point where I don’t have to squint at my coins to figure out how much each is!), cars being on the opposite side of the road…and loads of phrases that take me a minute to figure out what they mean!

Still though…I love it here!! I really should write a longer entry(describing my grand beach adventure today…in the rain…but it was still awesome!! And talking about taking lovely walks in the fall-like crisp weather EVERY DAY, rejoicing and communing with our glorious LORD!) but I think I’ve been at Starbucks long enough. Time to go and grab some dinner. Somewhere.

To all you back in the States, hugs all around! Well, virtual hugs.

Cheers!