Week Three- At Home

March 26, 2010

It is Friday afternoon and I am waiting patiently for Jeri to return home from Germany.  She had her first official business trip as Regional Director of the European, Middle East and South African territories.  She left for Frankfurt on Wednesday, attended a conference all day Thursday (after getting no sleep on a twin bed that was hard as a rock), and made calls to clients this morning.  She is working harder than ever, and I know this was a busy, exhausting trip.  I am so glad she will be back home tonight-- an extended foot rub is in her future.

While she was away, I was able to accomplish quite a few tasks on our to-do list. In fact, I am currently observing a contractor work on repairing a couple windows that would not open in our house.  It seems that each day we have someone new coming to look at windows, deliver a television, turn on our phone, install a dish on our roof, deliver dry-cleaning, repair a gate, replace the stovetop (‘hob’ as they call it here), inspect our clothes for an insurance claim, etc. etc.

To make it fun, I set a personal goal of what I wanted to accomplish while she was away, and if I checked everything off, I would reward myself with a treat.  (Surprisingly enough, the reward was not a bag of candy).  Rather, I got a haircut this morning.  It was great to check so many things off of our list so that we can enjoy our weekend together, and the new ‘do’ will be a fun surprise for Jeri when she returns home:)  It is quite a bit different… a funky, European-like bob.  I also was able to participate in another indulgent treat and do a Pilates workout on Thursday with the owner of the Pilates studio down the street.  It felt great to be on the reformer again!  It is practically like having the equipment in our house…

As Jeri mentioned in her post, our air shipment arrived soaking wet, so at this point we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our clothes in order to assess the damage.  I was busy re-folding clothes all week, and organizing our closets and drawers.  I also passed the time by vacuuming, twice.  Jeri bought me an awesome gift:  the pet-hair dyson!  I am smitten.  I have included some fun photos of our special delivery for your viewing pleasure...

Here we have a damp box, a dry spot, and a few bags of laundry...

I am looking forward to going to the antique market in Notting Hill this weekend.   Also, Jeri surprised me with a trip to Amsterdam in 2 weeks.  We are leaving on Friday April 9^th, and will be there for 5 nights.  I am so excited!  We are staying in an exquisite hotel that happens to be in the book “1,000 Places to See Before You Die.”  It is such a treat!

Truly, this journey with Jeri is such a treat.

Amy

Happy Birthday, Uncle Jeff!