I just finished two lessons on Georgian numbers and colors. I downloaded the free "Express" version of Georgian from byki.com and am actually quite impressed with it. It moves a little too quickly to master the material, but I suppose that's what practice is for. I also find it unfortunate that Georgian has some difficult consonant clusters, and ( Read more... )

In preparation for a move to the Republic of Georgia in October, I'm trying to read up on the language and learn some of it myself. Ohboyohboy.

There's nothing like a little bit of relativity to help your perspective when learning a new language. My hubby and I moved to Amsterdam in August, and I was geared up to learn some Dutch. It has a lot more ( Read more... )

I'm sitting on the couch, with the sun blinding me through the west living room window. Erik's watching gymnastics (Shawn Johnson!) on his phone. Lupin lays, sprawled, next to him, while Mucca snoozes on the back of the couch at my eye level. Only 20 minutes ago, we were sitting in the backyard, letting the hose run in the grass, watching for birds ( Read more... )

It's official! We are going on eight weeks as homeowners, and the feeling is fantastic! We closed escrow on Thursday, May 27. We had expected to close two days earlier, so our life sat in the moving van outside while we sat inside twiddling our thumbs, but we couldn't have been happier when we got that phone call ( Read more... )

A year ago this weekend, my mom and I helped Erik move into this little apartment and he felt so lonely by himself that first night! It certainly doesn't feel like this has been "home" for a year, but it's been lovely ( Read more... )

The holidays have passed and we are now in 2010! I feel so space-age saying "twenty-ten" these days, but I suppose that feeling's here to stay for the rest of my lifetime! As are our student loans, I'm afraid... you don't realize the weight of those suckers until the first bill arrives in the mail, though we have been assured that they do ( Read more... )

November has been a strange month! It snuck up unplanned, and has busily passed without our noticing! We've noticed a difference being out of college though--we are free to relish and prepare for the holidays in a way that never happened when school was the main priority. Our Christmas tree went up on November 1st, and it may just become a ( Read more... )

Just like that, it's the end of October! I am looking at the calendar with amazement over the fact that my last email was August 30--almost two months ago! Things have stayed busy and we have a comfortable routine now, carrying us through the end of the year ( Read more... )

Our two month anniversary was Friday and after nine weeks of rearranging furniture, purchasing random things like duct tape and a 3-hole puncher, and watching movies galore, our married routine is nearly established! I feel like it's come to the point that I actually have "news" to share about our life together ( Read more... )

Yesterday I auditioned to be in a choir. It was such fun! The director was ADHD-status energetic and invited me to pick between two of his choirs--one with 180 members, one with 50 members. He said he never lets anyone pick but, "I'm a good alto that can read music and seems smart and pleasant--logic bids me welcome!" After he listed me the ( Read more... )