One thing I forgot to mention last week was that we tried out a non-demoninational international church Sunday evening. It was in a warehouse type building and had a dark kind of atmosphere which Paul isnt a fan of but we met a few nice people before it started. We went at 5pm since that was the English service and they had a Spanish one going in a different room. In the morning, the services are in German and Swiss German. We could have gone to those but we would have had to listen through a headset to hear it in English. The worship band was huge and really good (almost sounded professional) and everything they sang was new to us except for one song. The service only had about 70 people in it and the pastor was good but I found it difficult to understand him a few times. We'll probably try it out again but maybe some others too.
So the career fair went ok. I gave out about 15 resumes and I have to email a handful more today. But I'm really hoping this is the week I get offered something. Really, I'll take the first one that comes my way. That's how desperate I am/we are.
Saturday morning we made our way over to the bike sale at the train station. I knew what I was looking for so it was just a matter of finding it in our price range. We picked out a bike after about 30 min and got in line to buy but as we stood there and I sat on it and we looked it over... it just looked like a bad deal. The man selling it was iffy too and was replacing things that didnt work on it with old parts that barely worked. So Paul snuck it back in to its spot while the man was talking to someone else and he was drinking a beer... at 10AM! I immediately found the bike I had been looking for. It fit all of my expectations except that it wasn't purple. You can't win them all! But I did stay 20 bucks under budget! Here's my AWESOME bike!
So after we brought it back home, we met the cat lady to drop off Efe and all his things. He didn't waste any time getting to know the place and rubbing all over us. He has settled right in and Im trying not to get too attached. He's just so lovey and wants to be near/on you all the time and I love it. :)
As we were running errands Saturday afternoon, we got thirsty and tried these. So delicious. Well, Paul's (green can) was some weird portuguese coke but my Smirnoff in a can was delicious and not near as sugary as the US stuff. It was Fr. 2.40 for a small can though... :(
Saturday evening we had reserved tickets with some other people for a film 'festival' featuring outdoorsy extreme adventures. It was basically just a couple hours of documentaries shown on a projector screen in a big room but Paul loved it. They showed one about speed skiing (skiing and paragliding) down about 5000 ft in elevation through mountains. Another on whitewater kayaking through Africa with hippos and crocs as some of the dangers and they partnered with an organization giving solar ovens to remote villages for clean water and cooking which I thought was pretty cool. Then a rock climbing one and the last was someone who biked from Alaska to the tip of South America and picked up random people along the way to sit on his 2 seater bike to help him pedal. Talk about a burning butt...
Sunday, our neighbors- Robert and Kerstin (and Lizzie)- were having a housewarming get together. So we went and met some new people and hung out for a few hours. They had a lot of different foods and I brought a chocolate banana bread. Wish I had taken a pic because it looked beautiful and tasted good too. I might have to make it again. :) Then we went on a 22 mile bike ride around a huge lake on my new bike. So amazing and I was able to bike everything. I didn't walk up a single hill. That's how awesome my bike is (and of course me!). haha :)
Oh, and I've been making this for my lunch lately. It is sooooo good but Paul doesnt like olives so I get to eat it all! :) Green and black olives, red onion, cheese, and mayo melted on fresh bread. It would be great on french bread but I use it on soft bread. Sometimes instead, I just dip my bread into seasoned olive oil and I enjoy that too. I love the fresh bread here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!! Wish I could be there to give you a big hug!
2 comments:
Oh my gosh, please tell me how you made the olive melt stuff. Olives are like a staple in my diet and I'd love to add a new treat!
Last night I made suddenly pasta salad (that I got in a double pack for a dollar at the dollar store... that is a .50 cent pack, that I used for two meals!)and I added olives (greek black and green), tomatoes and cucumbers. mmmm I cannot wait for lunch.
SO sorry about phone tag.
I like that you are calling this lady the cat lady. And I love your bike! I want to come ride with you.
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