We have been trying to settle into new life. We have quite a year. This time last year we had just started hanging out...this year we are still hanging out but now we are married. Sometimes we just look at each other and can't believe the events of last year. My hours at work have been a bit nuts lately. I have worked until 7 most nights and then come home exhausted and ready for bed. I would love to say I am ready for bed because I am getting up so early for a good morning beach jog...but NOPE! I haven't put my running shoes on since LA...and I even bought a great pair on vacation in Redding. The rhythm of our life is no rhythm. When I can be okay with that I enjoy this season of life more than ever, when I don't...I have a few melt downs.
I realized this week that this time in Florida has been a gift that we have been given. There have been some hard moments here that I would never ask for or wish on another person, but it is this gift that I have come to cherish. We haven't really had a chance to make friends here and we are still trying to adjust to the culture...the culture shock for both of us has been a bit high. But in the midst of all that we have each other. And if I was surrounded by friends I wonder if I would have enjoyed some of the slower moments that we have had on the weekends. I can feel so guilty if we are just sitting watching a DVD or doing nothing....I am learning to be okay with being slow and recovering after a long crazy year.
One of the new things I have done is a Sunday Roast. We used to have those when I was a kid, but in New Zealand it is an iconic part of their culture. Sam was missing New Zealand...and so was I. I emailed a couple friends and asked them exactly how to do a roast. Sweet Georgia emailed me back on behalf of my dear friend Sally that was helping me make my Kiwi husband smile. I went and bought a lamb...not sure I have ever done that before. Grabbed some white wine, added some spices threw in some potatoes (Sam doesn't like kumra/sweet potatoes) and heavens knows I couldn't get pumpkin here :) But I still did a good kiwi "meat and 3 veg" for dinner. It made Sam smile that I even tried, I think.
Here it is! Lamb, corn, potatoes and salad. I did have a friend tell me cucumbers weren't a part of a roast...but I am sure at Ali's I had salad with cucumbers at least once :)
I hope he likes it...
There wasn't much talking, so I took that as he really liked it....I did ask him, "do you like it cuz I am your wife and I love you?" He said it tasted like it was supposed to..
I think he liked it....nothing at all left!
We started a new tradition....Sunday night roasts or yummy comfort food dinners :)
I will blog more, when we have some more good pictures or exciting adventures....we try to do stuff here but those dang afternoon thundershowers just kick us out of so much. I was missing baseball games, so Sam was going to take me to their little team here...but it poured all night! I was so bummed...but instead we watched Once Were Warriors...which my friends in NZ said would be a bit rough for me...Sam had to fast forward a lot and I cried a lot...let's just say it was rough. We then had to watch something to make me laugh so we watched hours of Arrested Development. SO FUNNY! Kind of sad that we are at the end of the last season. I have to say good bye to the Bleuth family soon, and they make us feel like our bad luck isn't so bad with all their crazy bad luck, and....thanks to Scott & Amy ate TONS of yummy as popcorn :) Perfect Saturday!
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