It's been 4 days since I've been online. Our internet broke on Saturday. :( Jordan's been coming in pretty much every day and just sitting in the parking lot to use the internet, but my computer has to be plugged in because the battery life is down to less than 15 minutes fully-charged. :P Pathetic, I know! So, when I want to get on the internet, I have to come inside the restaurant and do the nonchalant glance around the walls looking for an available outlet. I've totally mastered the art of being discreet with my outlet-hunting. ;) Of course, this is probably the sixth or seventh time that I've come in here to use internet since moving to West Des Moines, so I have most of the outlet locations memorized. ;) Now I'm working on perfecting my intimidating "stop hogging the outlet-table-space" look to use on the other customers in case I find myself in a situation where I need to use such a technique. After all, this is America, and my $1.29 coffee entitles me to that table space just as much as their $6.39 Portobello & Mozerella Hot Panini does! Ha!
Anyway, so our internet 'broke' on Saturday (after we had just finally gotten it hooked up late Thursday afternoon!), and it sounds like no one will be able to come fix it until Tuesday sometime. And here I thought that living in the middle of the city would give us quick and easy access to modern services! So much for city life! Still, I'm hoping that the next time I blog it will be from the comfort of my own living room!
This week has been very relaxing. Jordan still does not have many cases yet, so his days have been pretty free. We totally feel like we're on vacation or something. All my life, being in a city with so many stores and malls around and plenty of television channels to watch meant that I was staying in a hotel, so it's hard for me to get used to the idea that I am now living here and will not be going back home to Northland in a few days. Weird. I'm sure that once Jordan's job is in full swing, and I find a job, and we get settled in a church I will feel more 'at home' here. Don't get me wrong, I'm definitely liking our new home, but just don't feel like I really 'belong' here yet, that's all.
So, please pray that I will be able to find a job. I've started searching on internet job-finder-type-sites, but losing internet at home has obviously hindered my search. We're not in a terribly big hurry to find something...I have time to be a little selective, which is good. But, on the other hand, I would like to find employment if for no other reason than to have something to do and a way to meet people!
I still want to post some pictures from our last week at Northland. Lots of fun times and sad goodbyes! We miss everyone there so much!
This weekend is Father's Day, which is a very bittersweet day to me. I had such a wonderful daddy, and have many good memories of him to reflect on. I also have so much to be thankful for when I think of how God has fulfilled His promise to me to be a Father to the fatherless! We serve a loving and faithful God! Hope you all have a great weekend!
3 comments:
okay...stop your whining and complaining! Do you realilze how many of us would do just about anything to have a Panera to go to when our internet breaks! Or the starbucks, or the Gloria Jeans or any of the many, many exciting places you can go to instead of staying home! Us city girls living in the middle of nowhere are tired of hearing your "whaaa's" about living so close to everything! :-) (of course I'm teasing you in case you can't pick up my tone since it's a typed comment from the comfort of my at-home-working-internet!)
Jennifer - - this isn't for your blogspot, but I didn't know your new email address - - assuming it is new.
Julie said that you are coming to Laura's wedding. Would you be willing to share the piano spot? I just got the music and don't think I can do anything but practice in order to play for the wedding. I have a lot on my plate now because of my Mom's condition. If I could fax some of the music to you, it would definitely give you something to do these days and take away some of the pressure on me. Thanks so much if you can. Maybe you would even consider doing all of it.
Hey Jenn,
Just wanted to let you know that I love and miss you. Internet connection is sparse here and phone service as you know is nill till we hit the states, but wanted to let you know I was thinking about you yesterday and praying for you. Hope your internet gets fixed soon so that you can blog at home and not at Panera :-) Love You!
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