Post-Thanksgiving recovery
We had our first visitors over Thanksgiving: Emily's parents. We picked them up at the Monterrey airport the Sunday prior and I drove them back to the airport yesterday. In between we had a busy week. Luckily Emily did have a few days off (Monday was a Mexican holiday and Thursday was turkey day) and I put classes on hold for the week. We tried to hit the high-spots and give them a good overview of the city. I think we succeeded. At any rate, I think they left tired and we are exhausted. :-)
We also had another visitor during this time: Kodi, the dog of one of Emily's co-workers. Kodi is pretty sweet overall, getting old (they estimate 8-10 years), but not a good fit with our dog, Boots. What can I say? These two old bitches just can't seem to get along. Admittedly there was no blood, but after a week, they're not friends. Now we have a couple days of peace before Kodi comes back for a few more days. Perhaps they'll work it out, perhaps not. In the meantime, I'll be setting the Roomba loose to capture a fraction of the billions and billions of dog hairs floating through the house. I'll try to get a photo of Kodi to post later in the week.
About Me
- Trailing Male
- I worked for about 10 years in the IT field in the Northern Virginia region and lived in Manassas for about 11 years. My wife, Emily, achieved her long-time (and hard-fought) dream and started with the US Foreign Service in 2006. Our first posting was in Monterrey, Mexico, where we spent two years. As soon as I knew where we were headed and when I could get Spanish training, I gave notice and quit my job. After two years in Mexico, we spent a while back in the US learning Albanian for our current post in Tirana. I am currently not employed and have resumed my college studies (I WILL finish a degree one of these days!). I’ve taking up blogging to keep friends and relatives up to date. My blog is also an outlet to express the pleasures and frustrations associated with living abroad on behalf of the US government. My long-term goal is to hone my writing skills to the point where I can earn a living as an author and editor. In the meantime, I am a trailing male – the male spouse of a female Foreign Service Officer, a student, and, happily, a kept man.
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2 comments:
How long have you had Roomba? My in-laws got one but once the novelty wore off I don't think they used it again.
Sorry for the delay in replying. We've had it for several years. It's honestly handier here than in our old house; it handles hard floors better than carpet, IMHO. Overall it's good for a low-effort, basic sweep of the floors.
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