September!

Today is October 1, and it is glorious (sunny warmish amazingness). However, I'm a little sentimental about September's passing.

You see, ever since we moved here back in late February, I had my eye on September. September was the deadline I gave myself to find my jam.

For the better part of 6 months I let myself struggle a bit (finding friends, finding grocery stores, finding things in grocery stores, juggling my old job with my new life, language barriers, cultural barriers, new home, new schools, o's new job, hosting visitors, getting a euro drivers liscense, navigating the medical system, bike life, etc)...when I struggled I found peace in my head by focusing on the corner i would turn come September.

I'm an optimist. I visualize. I could see how awesome September would be from February. And guess what? I was effing* right.

I turned a huge corner in September. I'm proud to say I finally have friends, the kids are rocking it at school, my work life balance is back in check, i have a super dependable running buddy, my hair even looks good better than normal.

Elements of life abroad are hard (god I miss my PDX life!). But elements of any life are hard, duh. The awesomeness of this chance-of-a-lifetime opportunity has never been lost on moi, I'm all in. That's how I roll. The list of things to see, do, taste, experience, explore while we live in Europe is miles kilometers long. We are charging that list with passion...while remembering to stop and smell the tulips along the way.

Apologies for the too-long post. But September was a huge month for me, she deserved a shout out. Holla'. Thanks September, you delivered.

And as for you October...you are off to a really good start.  We had popsicles today, after playing in the park all afternoon.  Keep that shit* up.

*Sometimes I swear when I am excited, deal.  xo