Monday, February 13, 2012
Aldis and Ikea and House pics!!
I am realizing how utterly dependent I am on people in our church family. Today, a kind woman brought me shopping at Aldis for food. Then another woman brought me 45 minutes into cardiff to go get a shelving unit from IKEA. Then Dave installed our washing machine! God is so kind to us to provide people that can give me rides to key places when I don't have a car!
Food shopping is different here. I can't even fully explain how. Except to say that it takes me twice as long, they sale lots of pickled things and curry sauces, and I can't find black beans. You pay a pound to get a buggy (cart). People rush around and don't smile. You leave your credit card IN the machine while it processes (don't just slide it). But at the end of the shop, we had food for our little home. Thanks to Dave's mom, we have frozen meat for a month, so our bill was cheaper than normal. I can't imagine what it will be like when we need to buy meat and washing fluid.
Dave is fixing things up more than ever! He installed our washer! What a handy man!
Lastly, here are a few pics. Not many, I know. But it rained today and I couldn't take outside pics. Enjoy these few. Any notice there is a guest bed for anyone to come stay in. We'd love to have you!!!!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Our little blog
Hello everyone! I am sitting in a friends' home writing this blog post. We don't have internet at our house, so I have been out of contact with people via facebook and email. But believe me, it's not because we have become reclusive oldies or that we don't care about our American and Welsh friends. It's just because we are newlyweds with full time jobs and haven't had time to get internet installed. But don't fear. It will happen at some point.
That said, I am going to try my best to be good at putting up pics and little happenings in our two person life. But really, I don't think there will be all that much to say. But I want to keep in touch for sure. So please check in here every so often. But then send an email and keep in touch with us.
We are pretty settled in our house. The bedroom, living rooms, and kitchen look set up. But the rest of the house needs some TLC. We have already had so many people in our home and we have loved it. Life group, couples, single parents, teens, friends from church, and Dave's family have all been in. It's wonderful.
Life has gotten back into full swing for both of us. Dave is back at church preaching and leading teens. He is also spending lots of time with some of the homeless guys and gals in Merthyr. I am working again and realizing how I have got quite a bit to catch up from the time I was in America. The girls in my class are marvelous though. They have been patient with me this week as I have been tired, sore (bad fall on stairs), and ignorant of all they have done while I have been away.
Anyway. I could write a book, but this is an intro post to say "hello". So I'll stop here by saying we hope you like keeping up with us this way. Please email and call and send pics of YOU too.
Lauren and Dave
That said, I am going to try my best to be good at putting up pics and little happenings in our two person life. But really, I don't think there will be all that much to say. But I want to keep in touch for sure. So please check in here every so often. But then send an email and keep in touch with us.
We are pretty settled in our house. The bedroom, living rooms, and kitchen look set up. But the rest of the house needs some TLC. We have already had so many people in our home and we have loved it. Life group, couples, single parents, teens, friends from church, and Dave's family have all been in. It's wonderful.
Life has gotten back into full swing for both of us. Dave is back at church preaching and leading teens. He is also spending lots of time with some of the homeless guys and gals in Merthyr. I am working again and realizing how I have got quite a bit to catch up from the time I was in America. The girls in my class are marvelous though. They have been patient with me this week as I have been tired, sore (bad fall on stairs), and ignorant of all they have done while I have been away.
Anyway. I could write a book, but this is an intro post to say "hello". So I'll stop here by saying we hope you like keeping up with us this way. Please email and call and send pics of YOU too.
Lauren and Dave
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