Well I have succeeded in making my mother cry while jumping out of a giant Christmas present! Merry Christmas!! Here I am back home in good old Holdingford! How does it feel?? Umm cold!!
I am so happy to be home for the holidays. I am so happy that my husband was ok with this. of course I will miss him, but this is only a one month separation and since its during the holidays, the time will go by in the blink of an eye or two!
I also brought Zoe and she is having fun smelling all the new smells and she also loves the snow, is scared of my old poodlemutt and loves to chase the black lab! She did really good on the trip and is happy to see me, but doesn't understand that Ro is not here. Ro talked to her on a video chat this morning and Zoe ran around the house trying to find him!
I am just writing a quick update, but come back for the video of me in a box!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
2008 In the Life of Me of Course
January 2008: I worked my butt off 5 nights a week. I had little time to hang out with friends. I left MN on the 14th, landed here in Chile on the 15th. I thought I was going to die from the heat. We partied and enjoyed Ro's summer vacation. The 21st Ro and I celebrated one year together.
February: We spent most of the time at the beach. We went to Pichilemu which I liked and disliked. The water was freezing and that black sand gets into everything!!
March: We came back to the beach and started the serious part of finding a job for me. I started working at WEUSA at the end of March.
April: I was working full time at WEUSA as the head interviewer in Chile. At this point the job was boring and I had a lot of down time!!
May: Work started picking up. I moved most definitely into the second stage of culture shock and began to hate everything about Chile.
June: I found out that I was going to the US for a vacation in July!! I celebrated my "summer" birthday in the winter with a good ol Chilean asado! Zoe joined our family! Cute little Yorkshire terrier!
July: Work was really busy. The first job fair was coming up and I had interviews like crazy! I went home on the 17th of July and came back on the 29th. I went to Appleriver with Madge for her 21st! Had a great time of course!
August: Back to work. I couldn't take the cold heatless life so I bought a heating blanket. Quite sad that that makes the list of my year huh?
September: I married Rodrigo on the 2nd! We spent the day with his family it was great! Work didn't get as busy for the second job fair. We went to the beach to celebrate the Chilean Independence Day and partied for almost the whole break!
October: My last month at WEUSA at the end I go a little sloppy stayed up late almost everynight and went to work tired as a dog.
November: I was a lazy ass and slept as much as I could. I also learned a few new techniques for crochetting and made Zoe a few sweaters for her future trip to the US. Ro and I also started to plan some minor things for our trip to the US which keeps getting farther and farther away from now.
December: A month full of surprises! The worst of them was that we can't get a visa. Oh, well now. Rodrigo's business is expanding A LOT! To include a giant printer! There are many new possibilities opening up for Agencia UP! I am ready for Christmas and all the festivities! Except the presents...still working on that!
I hope my uneventful life is interesting to you all!! Peace and Happy Holidays!
February: We spent most of the time at the beach. We went to Pichilemu which I liked and disliked. The water was freezing and that black sand gets into everything!!
March: We came back to the beach and started the serious part of finding a job for me. I started working at WEUSA at the end of March.
April: I was working full time at WEUSA as the head interviewer in Chile. At this point the job was boring and I had a lot of down time!!
May: Work started picking up. I moved most definitely into the second stage of culture shock and began to hate everything about Chile.
June: I found out that I was going to the US for a vacation in July!! I celebrated my "summer" birthday in the winter with a good ol Chilean asado! Zoe joined our family! Cute little Yorkshire terrier!
July: Work was really busy. The first job fair was coming up and I had interviews like crazy! I went home on the 17th of July and came back on the 29th. I went to Appleriver with Madge for her 21st! Had a great time of course!
August: Back to work. I couldn't take the cold heatless life so I bought a heating blanket. Quite sad that that makes the list of my year huh?
September: I married Rodrigo on the 2nd! We spent the day with his family it was great! Work didn't get as busy for the second job fair. We went to the beach to celebrate the Chilean Independence Day and partied for almost the whole break!
October: My last month at WEUSA at the end I go a little sloppy stayed up late almost everynight and went to work tired as a dog.
November: I was a lazy ass and slept as much as I could. I also learned a few new techniques for crochetting and made Zoe a few sweaters for her future trip to the US. Ro and I also started to plan some minor things for our trip to the US which keeps getting farther and farther away from now.
December: A month full of surprises! The worst of them was that we can't get a visa. Oh, well now. Rodrigo's business is expanding A LOT! To include a giant printer! There are many new possibilities opening up for Agencia UP! I am ready for Christmas and all the festivities! Except the presents...still working on that!
I hope my uneventful life is interesting to you all!! Peace and Happy Holidays!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
WHAT?!?!
:D My first Xmas present has arrived!!!! Thanks Seglers, Bergers and Grandma B!!!!
It may be a bit early to open presents, but can you blame me??
Would you seriously be able to set down a package from over 6,000 miles away and wait 3 weeks to open it??? If you really can, good for you. I can't!! By the way I'm drinking the Cherry Kool Aid right now!! mmmmmmmm!!
Rodrigo and I really want to thank you guys for everything!! We loved the gifts! It is really nice to have a treat right now!!! So thank you!!!
Love Shannon and Rodrigo
It may be a bit early to open presents, but can you blame me??
Would you seriously be able to set down a package from over 6,000 miles away and wait 3 weeks to open it??? If you really can, good for you. I can't!! By the way I'm drinking the Cherry Kool Aid right now!! mmmmmmmm!!
Rodrigo and I really want to thank you guys for everything!! We loved the gifts! It is really nice to have a treat right now!!! So thank you!!!
Love Shannon and Rodrigo
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
How I Feel
It is the third day of December, we have ummmmm 21 days til Christmas Eve and me, I feel like the Christmas in July Special on abcFamily. I suppose I should really get my ass moving, presents to buy.....bla.....packages to send.....bla. Can you tell that I am not in the mood for Christmas??
Zoe :D is ready so here are some pics cuz its been awhile!! Enjoy!!
This is Zoe in her Gangster outfit hahah not Christmasy, but I love it!!
This is Zoe's Santa outfit!! I made it myself!! Isn't it UGLY!?!? hahahah
Maybe she doesn't feel like Christmas yet either, that or she hates the hat!
Merry Christmas!?!
I think she prefers her rawhide bone to the Santa outfit. Oh well!
Zoe :D is ready so here are some pics cuz its been awhile!! Enjoy!!
This is Zoe in her Gangster outfit hahah not Christmasy, but I love it!!
This is Zoe's Santa outfit!! I made it myself!! Isn't it UGLY!?!? hahahah
Maybe she doesn't feel like Christmas yet either, that or she hates the hat!
Merry Christmas!?!
I think she prefers her rawhide bone to the Santa outfit. Oh well!
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