number 48

Wow, I haven't updated this in forever. Oops!

OK, let us some things up.

1. We moved to Richmond, and I love this place. So bright, so much light. Good connections to the skytrain..!
2. I got a job, I love it, I adore my colleagues and it was worth waiting for this opportunity.
3. Relationship-wise I am still very happy and content with all of our decisions.

It's been a good year so far, and yes, I still miss "home" a lot. I miss my friends, I miss my country with all it's little perks.

But I have started considering trying to gain citizenship. I thought it was close to impossible to receive dual citizenship but if possible I will do so. It's very pleasant news to me and I am very happy about that. Especially on the long run.

I feel the weather this year has been incredibly kind so far, so thanks to the weather gods. I also think that this winter won't be as depressing with a bright workplace and apartment. I can even see the pacific from my office. Didn't have to get my rain boots and it's November!

For some reason I woke up super early this morning and can't seem to get tired again. Bet there's a nap coming up soon, though.

Will try to keep up with this a little better. More than just 2 entries a year, ha.

number 47

It's 2011! Can you believe it?

I am excited for the new year. But let me recap the last year:

-I got my visa
-quit my job
-packed up my life
-moved to Canada
-built an even stronger relationship with my husband
-met wonderful people who welcomed me with open arms and lots of love
-found out who are my true friends
-got used to living in Canada
-am now ready truly ready for this country.

2010 has been very exciting, and of course, very tough, too. I'd be lying when I'd claim that I was never sad, homesick. I cried lots, but I also laughed lots. I am incredibly blessed with the people who are in my life, and that things went so smoothly. It was a big step but I regret nothing, if anything I am proud to have taken this step. =)

So, what about 2011? We'll move into a new apartment, I'll get a job, and hopefully eventually we'll get a dog.

Life is good. Be kind!

number 46

Ladies and Gents,

Wednesday night I went to my very first hockey game! Check out the photos in my album on the right -->>

I also have a short video, which is terribly shot BUT anyway!

Canucks //dec.2010 from Tabea S. on Vimeo.

Imagine me being sitting up there, excited beyond belief- after a straining game the Canucks won. Hurray!

number 45

This post could be titled: The curious case of T's iPod, but, alas, it's not the title.
The post is about it though, so let me tell you my story.
Maybe one week before I left for Germany in October, my iPod started to act strange. It would discharge in a matter of 3 hours, and I started to panic. It would never stay charged for the flight! I took the risk, and in Germany it simply behaved. Did it just miss my old country so much? Did it just like airplanes? Did it like German electricity more?!

Back here, it would start to discharge again. I started to think that there must be something in my apartment- some sort of battery-draining, evil energy source! Yes! Of course! Makes perfect sense!

Of course it doesn't, and lo and behold! It works perfectly fine since Sunday.

The reason I haven't figured out. It has nothing to do with an update (which happened already sometime last week), or the fact that I am in a network here (which I was in my mom's house, too)!

I like to think that it went through some sort of passive-aggressive teenager phase. Or midlife-crisis. You know. iPods have feelings, too!

number 44

It's almost December, I can't believe this year passed so fast. In a way, I can't wait for 2011, I'm ready to start working, and I am excited for my first winter in Canada.

Yes, I get homesick when I think about the Holidays. I don't get to bake with my mom, to come up with meals for Christmas, to unwrap old pieces of decoration that are older than I am. I am missing out on Feuerzangenbowle, on picking a tree with my sister.

But it'll be great to develop traditions with W. To buy my own decor, try out new recipes.

This year will be good. Different, but good.

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No more snow, it got warmer again. Which would be nice, without the rain.

Now it's time to play housewife again-- any volunteers? I can make a great Tassimo coffee!