Well I am sure you all think that we have died by this stage... so here is a quick update on what is (and is not) new! I am at the library right now, and timed it just right as there was a mass exodus of military people shortly after I walked in due to it being lunch time - so I have access to a computer for around an hour!
Life here is slowly starting to feel more familiar. Geoff's job is going well, and I am heading in to sign a short contract tomorrow. We decided that until we have two cars I am going to work on base as a security contractor - this basically means I get to follow 'civilian' people around all day while they are on base doing work. They have 2 other people doing the job right now, and they call you up and offer you the hours when they need someone, so you can take it or leave it. It should work out pretty well as it means I am flexible, and can work or not work certain days depending on what is going on with Geoff and the housing situation....
As far as our permanent house goes things are still looking a little bleak. It turns out that the renovations are waaaaay behind schedule so we still have not heard any information on our move. They told Geoff yesterday that they may want to move us into a small two bedroom place for around 6 months and then move us to a 3 bedroom, but he is going to try to see if we can stay where we are for now so that we can just move once. We shall see!
We are getting more comfortable with the surrounding area now, we have been out shopping several times and found an enormous mall on the side of a canal in town. It is lots of fun to just walk around and explore, so that is what we have been doing on the weekends! Some of the canal boats even have little book stores which is very entertaining! The town itself holds a big market outside on the weekends so you can walk through and pick up your fresh produce as well as all kinds of strange trinkets - I will have to take my camera next time I go to show you!!
Geoff's new boss arrived last week, so we took him around this past weekend. His name is Blaine and he seems really nice, he lives by George Mason University with his family - he has three kids aged 11 and younger and his wife is originally from England. They have not moved out here yet as they are still trying to assess the school situation - so they will make the decision this summer. Right now he is living next door, but I think he will be moving out into 'chief' living quarters in the next week or so.
I'm not sure if I already mentioned the fact that we did get our airshipment fairly quickly, and were very glad we packed our cooking tools and linens as the temporary stuff way very limited! Mail turn-around seems to vary here. Some things arrive very quicky, and others seem to get misplaced and show up later (or not at all as of yet!). We haven't figured out how long it takes mail to reach the states from here yet, but we sent some cards out this week so we should have some idea soon! Anyway there isn't much else to say, so we will try to update you again soon. Miss you all!
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