#WINNING

I have been living in the country of Belgium for 2 weeks now and I can say I am very proud of a few things I have accomplished so far. So the first thing I am proud of myself at doing is driving. At first I drove more with my husband and we would go to the grocery store or his parent’s house. I drove alone one afternoon to go to his parent’s house to get some zucchini they had for us. One day early this week Oli calls me to tell me that there was an issue with his train and he had to catch a bus; problem is the bus doesn’t get him close to the apartment so I would need to pick him up. I managed to drive to where he was and to pick him up. Yesterday was the day where I was pretty proud of myself; We needed to do laundry and of course the laundry mat not far from the apartment closes not long from when Oli gets home and therefore I needed to go alone. I packed up the laundry as well as the detergent and I loaded up the car…off I went. I went to the laundry mat and I did the laundry before going home. I am getting pretty decent at this driving thing at I have driven some pretty far distances with Oli of course. I drove home from church one day which is 30 minutes away and another day I got to drive us home from the mall. I have learned that pretty much driving is driving no matter where you are. Yes there might be a few rules that are a little different between countries and the speeds might be in different units, but still driving is driving. Plus we just have the cutest little car. We drive a 2011 Opel Corsa and I LOVE IT! 

Today is the most proud of myself I have been since living in Belgium (for 2 weeks). I caught the train to Brussels which involved buying my own round trip ticket. In Brussels I met up with some women that I know from home. They were kind enough to bring me a few things I left at home and some medication I ordered and my mom was able to get it to them for me. I was able to show them around Brussels for a bit and I even got to use my French. I was able to find us a bank as well as ask about some shoes in my new favorite store SHOE DISCOUNT. OMG so I have a chick with big feet, I wear an 11 which is a 42 here in Europe and it is pretty hard to find ladies shoes that size here and Shoe Discount had shoes my size. I bought the cutest flats that I am very happy with. I then found the trains we needed to leave and I got them back to Brussels-Midi to catch their train back to Paris and then I kept going home. I made it home all in one piece. So far things are going pretty awesome I am guessing.

Starting on the 22 I am going to help out at VBS (Vacation Bible School) at the church we attend.  I am hoping I can make some friends and really do something big without Oli, as much as I LOVE having him with me I need something my own and I think it is healthy for me to have something my own. I am very excited to help out since back home in California I helped out with my church’s version of VBS. To get prepared I bought a pair of Khaki pants because it is a Jungle Adventure theme and all the helpers are asked to wear khakis and something adventureish.

This weekend we are going to celebrate my Oli’s birthday with a roadtrip to Luxembourg. I am pretty excited because it will be my first time in that country. The hotel we are staying at seems pretty nice and I am sure we will have a great time.