Old Friends New Decisions

It hit me today how long I've actually been gone. Looking at the pictures of my friends, so much has changed in what I thought was a short time. I spoke with my friend Heather tonight, we were inseparable at Northwest. Really a wonderful friend. She has a new boyfriend now, I've never met him and I wish I could. She is so happy with her life now and I want to be there to experience that with her, when I left she was getting over a long relationship with a horrible guy. I wish I could see her happy and excited about this new life she has in Kansas City.

I talked with Jessica tonight for a bit. She was walking to the subway in NYC to go to her yoga class. We grew up together and this is the longest we've been apart and it is so much harder than I thought it would be. Joan and I are thinking about a big move to NYC, but Heather made Kansas City sound great too. Besides my family and a lot of my friends are there....but NY is so glam and exciting and it is a place Joan and I both have always wanted to experience. We have been looking for jobs and apartments there and are having quite a bit of luck. So maybe it's a good idea?

Tonight I was looking at my old roommates facebook. Her and I were best friends freshman year of college. We had the best room on the 3rd floor, so much in common, yet very different people. We had some really great times. Sophmore year she found a great boyfriend after a rocky relationship with her ex. (Which by the way the same situation happened with her, heather and nikki, weird huh?) I was so happy for her but hated the fact that I was always alone in our room and my best friend was never there. I was in a long distance relationship with Joan and it just wasn't easy to watch. I ended up finding more reasons not to like St.Leo, the money being one of them, and transfered to Northwest.

Have you ever looked at pictures of an old friend, someone who you had amazing times with but grew apart, and your stomach turned? You felt sick? That's the only way I can describe it. Maybe it's this overwhelming sadness mixed with disappointment and regret with a dash of nostalgia. You see the person in the picture, the same person you saw everyday, laughed with, cried with, fought with and it boggles your mind how that same person is with a different friend in that picture-the friend you thought you would be forever. I've tried to stay in touch but no matter what, whether I was a city away or a country away, drifting apart is the same I guess. Same with a lot of my friends at St.Leo. I remember those days like yesterday but if I really sit and think about it, I don't even remember myself back then. I've changed so much.

Now I have friends here (Joan's friends) and I love spending time with them but it's not the same. Joan and I are deciding our next step now and if we have the money I know it has to be the states. Maybe NYC or Florida, I'm not sure yet but at least I'll be so much closer to all the people I love and miss so much.

I told Heather tonight, just as I couldn't do long distance with my boyfriend, I cannot do long distance with my friends. Maybe I'll go back and I won't have a lot of the same friends as I use to, that's ok. The one's that matter will still be there.

Jessica Silanskas, Heather Rose, Heather De Ronde to name a few.

I love Spain and I will miss Joan's family and everyone we've met but I really really miss my girlfriends, my best friends.

Sick Day

I'm home today. I haven't been feeling well the last couple days and I wasn't sure why but last night/this morning made it clear that I was definetly not a well person and needed to be home. I think it's a combination of not eating the way I usually do, with stress and the like.

I don't even know what I'll do today. Maybe look up flight tickets, that is something that needs to be done.

Nothing else to report yet, when Joan and I decide on a course of action for the next few months I'll be sure to let you know. :)

Now for my lunch of white rice and water. delicious.

Life or something like it

Joan and I are going to Girona today so keep the apartment hunting going. Yesterday we made appointments to see 8 flats next week. Three on Monday, Three on Wednesday and Two on Thursday. One is especially promising but maybe a bit to expensive. Other than that we'll be having lunch here and then heading out. Hopefully I will get a few great pictures and get to see Kindra and Roderick.

I am so glad it is the weekend after work this week. Stress to the max. I feel like the parents of 35 children. The students of this course are so disorganized. Two weeks left and I'll be done and will be ready to look for a new job!

More talk are in place about the future, Joan is itching to go to the states more than me I think. It's funny, one day life seems perfect and we have all our plans in order. The next day we don't know what we want to do and have a million decisions to make. It is incredible to see how much the mind changes in a two day span. There are talks of going to the states for a year or so but the location isn't definite nor is the time we will move but it will be mid 2009 (as of right now). I know it's best to keep something a secret until there is more information, more knowledge about said subject but I've never been the type to harbor my thoughts, the world knows all my ideas as they spill out five at a time.

Sidenote: If you're in Lloret you will notice the seagulls are in quite a mood today. Earlier a whole swarm (what is a group of seagulls called?) of them were flying at my window and at the last second swooped up over the roof. I wish my camera was ready, it would have been a great photo. Now they are just all picking up and flying in the same direction. Away from the coast, someone told me once that was a bad sign. I guess I have to google it now.

Highlights from Nikki and Eryn's Visit

Beach Day in Lloret

Santa Cristina

In Tossa

Lloret Beach

Xevi's Flat before Shoko

Port Vell

Tossa de Mar

I can't think of a creative title for this post

Things have been pretty crazy around here lately, a mix of a lot of different things have been giving Joan and I both a lot of things to do. Decisions have been flying at us from every direction and we can't seem to agree on any of them. Lately we have been looking at flats, we found a few great ones (also expensive) we've been deciding on which part of Girona to live in, when to move, where I should work, when we should go on vacation and even what we want for dinner on any given night. All those seem to be giving us a headache. But no worries, we aren't arguing over anything, Joan and I are very compatible. We just both like to take time and make sure every aspect is right.

ANYWAY last night I spent the evening with Liz and Kindra, we had a great time sitting and talking. We ended up at this bar called Lateral, very very close to where Joan and I are considering renting a flat. It was really a fun night. I just wish I lived there now so I didn't have to go home so early! I have plans to meet with Kindra a lot next week and well, pretty much as often as we can before she leaves for Madrid. Although I'm planning to go see her on Thanksgiving Day. I think it will be good, two Americanas in Madrid, trying to find mashed potatoes and turkey. It'll be hard but, we'll see what we can do.

I also got a sweet new phone today, a bit of a surprise since Joan was the one that was supposed to get a new one. He cashed in his points with Vodafone and got me a Blackberry Pearl. It's really nice, a bit hard to figure out at the moment, but that will pass. Joan now has my old phone until he find one he really likes. Such a sweet guy!

Joan is in the kitch making paella for dinner ( the only thing I let him cook because it's Spanish and so is he, ha!) and watching Scrubs so I'm going to join him.

Hope everything is well where you are!

Sleep

Sleep is what I want to do, what I should do, but what I'm going to do after I finish this post. It's 11 p.m. and I am incredibly tired. However, I need to discuss (mm...write) about the day.

Joan was supposed to go to London for work today. His flight was leaving at 6 a.m. so he left the house at 3:30 to go to the office,pick up some papers and then go to the airport. At 5:30 a.m. I call him because I wake up and can't get back to sleep. It really stinks but when I know Joan is gone, I wake up and there's nothing that I can do about it. Anyway, at 5:30 he tells me the plane is delayed. At 6:30 he tells me it is still delayed and won't leave for 6 hours so he is coming back home and will go to London tomorrow. So at 8 a.m. we leave Lloret and go to work, work all day (stressful day by the way) and go to see a piso!

This one is in the BEST location in Girona. Right in the Barri Vell. We went to check it out and I have mixed feelings about it. It's small, much smaller than ours now but right in the city center. Right near where Elizabeth lives, very close to some of my favorite places. In total it is 60m2 but seems way smaller. It is brand new and has an elevator. We are going to see it again in 15 days when it is finished. (The owner is going to get some furniture from Ikea and he still has to put in the appliances). I will try to take pictures if I can. I love it but we are going to take the next 15 days to look around and see more places.

Tomorrow I may see Elizabeth and Kindra. It depends if I wait in Girona for Joan to get back from London or not. I'm to indecisive. w-ever as Joan says. Tomorrow is going to be busy at work but at least I'm working; more on that issue later.

All for now, hopefully in the next couple weeks I will be telling you all about the new pad.
I'm more than ready to start our new adventure.

Ciao

Pisos y mas

I'm basically giving up on posting about Nikki and Eryn's visit but I will post pictures...eventually.

I have to keep up what is going on in the present, so here we go.

Today Joan and I found the flat of our dreams, a duplex with a walk in closet, an office, spacious bedroom,two bathrooms (one had a shower and a bath) a terrace, washer and dryer, awesome kitchen (actually the same building as the previous post with same furniture,floors,kitchen etc) but it is a bit out of our price range. If Joan and I were making the same amount, we could do it no problem, but we aren't. We looked at another one in that building, very small. A one bedroom. There is no place to go. no place! Joan and I would murder each other if we lived in that small space. So, the search continues. We found some pretty good places online so we will call tomorrow and make appointments for next week.

Work went well today, tomorrow I will be calling England, Spain, Argentina, trying to get references for all the students. After work Joan will study and I'll meet up with Kindra.

It's late and after pasta and searching flats, Joan and I are very tired.

Bona nit