Adjusting

I feel like a game piece from the word game Boggle. After the gamestarting shake, I am not quite in the starting position. I feel a little more sideways than normal, but improve everyday.

My first impression of Brunssum is that it is beautiful. It is small enough that I can find my way around, but big enough that there are some nice stores. (There is a particularly a nice department store that has wooden children's toys. I could get in some trouble).

Here are the few things I have learned in the week we left sunny San Diego for Brunssum:

1.Pack cold and allergy medicine in a carry on. Marc and I got colds on the flight and were miserable. The pets and Tory did great the entire time.

2.Jet lag is hard alone and more challenging with a seven month old. We broke the night into two shifts. I tried to rest while Marc tended to our little world traveler and vice versa. We still don't have the routine together. Tory stays asleep about 30 minutes longer each night and I fall asleep about 15 minutes earlier each night.

3.It is hard to beat a European breakfast. Every morning, our hotel serves fresh bread, bacon and some of the best scrambled eggs I have ever eaten.

4.Spring has not yet arrived. It snowed about 6 inches in the last two days. Thankfully we all have jackets and some warm things.

5.We still love Europe. The people are so friendly. It is nice being somewhere we blend in after our time in Korea. People are very surprised when Marc and I respond to Dutch questions in English. We are excited to start exploring the area.

Besides learning the above items, we have been busy inprocessing, finding a house and entertaining Tory. It is nice to be here rather than thinking about the impending move, hopefully in a few days I will find my travel legs and feel right side up again.