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laurainlimbo at 11:17am on 06/05/2006
laurainlimbo at 11:17am on 06/05/2006well I survived my first week back in the office, and it's been a challenge since I am still really sleepy, I still have a bad pain in my shoulder, and I was super busy with my sister visiting. I didn't really write much about my sister's visit with her fiancee, Jim - we had a great time together: we watched a movie, ordered Chinese take out, spent the afternoon on Wednesday wandering around downtown Chicago (saw some sites like the lakefront, Buckingham Fountain, the Magnificent Mile), Allison and Jim tried their first authentic Chicago pizza (and they loved it), and we had a nice leisurely breakfast on Thursday before they headed back to Seattle. It was so nice to meet my sister's fiancee, Jim. He is super sweet and I'm so happy for them and their future! I was sad to say goodbye to them yesterday, but I'll see them again soon as they both work for the airline and can travel here easily. also, I plan to take a long weekend visit to Seattle in the late summer or early fall - I've got to get out to Port Angeles to visit my parents!
But back to my crazy week of newness. Even though I'm walking everywhere (haven't had time to look for a car yet), and I am still experiencing reverse culture shock, and I miss my husband, I think I'm adjusting fairly well. of course the true test will come next week when I work a full 40 hours - this week I felt like I was still working only part time since I worked three half days. But the great part is that I already got a paycheck - granted it was just for less than 8 hours of work, but getting money is a good thing! especially when I'm spending so much!
I feel like my brain just isn't functioning properly, and I'm sure that is from the enormous amount of stress that my body has undergone in just over one week. I am sleeping better, but I'm waking up many times in the night, mostly because my poor kitty is not adjusting to the move as well as I am. He wakes up every morning around 4 a.m., wanders around the apartment, and howls loudly for over an hour. I'm not sure if he misses Masahiko, or if he's just not happy with the surroundings, or if he's just generally feeling lost. I am the only thing that is familiar for him now, and I'm often busy or gone these days. It's so different from when were in Japan and I was home every day. Poor Leo! I hope that once Masahiko gets here, Leo will settle down a bit. For now, though, I'm worried that the neighbors will wake up every time that Leo starts his morning howling routine. of course there are plenty of other things to wake us up around here. Last night, for example, I was awakened at 2:45 a.m. to someone shouting very loudly outside of the apartment. I looked outside and saw two very drunk guys, one of whom was shouting the lyrics to some song (I recognized it, but couldn't tell you what it was). Ah, the pleasures of living in the city!
anyway, before I start becoming too incoherent, I think I'll say goodnight. I hope that soon I can return to my prolific self again, and be able to write meaningful, well-phrased entries about my feelings, and my experiences. I've kind of lost myself in this last week with this big move, and I need the few missing pieces back in place again before I can get back to normal. Mostly I just hope that Leo will finally become happy here, and that I can find a car in a big city without a car. did that make any sense to anyone?
hope everyone has a great weekend - I'll be on here again before the start of the new week... I've got some movie reviews to write and some more reflections on Japan and on Chicago.
But back to my crazy week of newness. Even though I'm walking everywhere (haven't had time to look for a car yet), and I am still experiencing reverse culture shock, and I miss my husband, I think I'm adjusting fairly well. of course the true test will come next week when I work a full 40 hours - this week I felt like I was still working only part time since I worked three half days. But the great part is that I already got a paycheck - granted it was just for less than 8 hours of work, but getting money is a good thing! especially when I'm spending so much!
I feel like my brain just isn't functioning properly, and I'm sure that is from the enormous amount of stress that my body has undergone in just over one week. I am sleeping better, but I'm waking up many times in the night, mostly because my poor kitty is not adjusting to the move as well as I am. He wakes up every morning around 4 a.m., wanders around the apartment, and howls loudly for over an hour. I'm not sure if he misses Masahiko, or if he's just not happy with the surroundings, or if he's just generally feeling lost. I am the only thing that is familiar for him now, and I'm often busy or gone these days. It's so different from when were in Japan and I was home every day. Poor Leo! I hope that once Masahiko gets here, Leo will settle down a bit. For now, though, I'm worried that the neighbors will wake up every time that Leo starts his morning howling routine. of course there are plenty of other things to wake us up around here. Last night, for example, I was awakened at 2:45 a.m. to someone shouting very loudly outside of the apartment. I looked outside and saw two very drunk guys, one of whom was shouting the lyrics to some song (I recognized it, but couldn't tell you what it was). Ah, the pleasures of living in the city!
anyway, before I start becoming too incoherent, I think I'll say goodnight. I hope that soon I can return to my prolific self again, and be able to write meaningful, well-phrased entries about my feelings, and my experiences. I've kind of lost myself in this last week with this big move, and I need the few missing pieces back in place again before I can get back to normal. Mostly I just hope that Leo will finally become happy here, and that I can find a car in a big city without a car. did that make any sense to anyone?
hope everyone has a great weekend - I'll be on here again before the start of the new week... I've got some movie reviews to write and some more reflections on Japan and on Chicago.
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