Ah.....Home?

Good morning all, it's 9:15 here, but 3:15am your time. I'm at work (yes, I know - I shouldn't be blogging at work); I've done a ton of work this week and worked really long hours, so I'm going to do what I want for about 10 minutes!

First week in the flat is going well although I haven't spent much time there. Ja'Nae` is spending much more time there and getting cozy, but I basically sleep there. After work, we've gone walking, grocery shopping, or something else. I'm looking forward to this weekend and just hanging out for a bit - maybe planning a trip or two.....

Our flat is really quite nice - the landlord is really nice as well. It's amazing that each room is separated - we have 5 doors for about 600 square feet! I'm not exactly sure how many sq ft it is, but it is really more than I was anticipating - which is always good! The only thing I would change about it though is the shower. If you are standing in your tub looking at the water faucets, the shower is on the opposite wall....yes, so we are standing at the back of the tub. And, the shower head (or water pressure) isn't enough to get a good arc of water going, so I'm pretty much freezing the whole time or worried I'll slip because I'm standing on the upslope of the tub :) Other than that, I really like our place. We have really good storage in the bedroom (which is good for the amount of clothes we are having shipped over) and the living room has plentiful furniture to sit on and two book shelves (for the rest of our stuff coming over). The kitchen isn't too bad except we don't have a microwave....that is proving a bit difficult, but it's nothing we NEED. One thing we learn here - you make due with what you have. You really only need one knife, a small garbage can, one cooking pot, etc. The US advertising makes you think you need something for every move you make! It's amazing how much stuff people buy and only use once or twice a year. You really don't need it :)

We had a discussion about that last night with a wonderful guy - Chad! Big ups to Chad for picking an upscale gay bar for a drink and a lovely chinese restaurant in China Town! Weird, but the guy who interviewed me for the Spotlight article (on the PFG website) said his friend (and Drake alum) lived in London and we should get in touch. So, last night we finally met up. His husband manages a wine bar downtown here, so I think that will be our next venture! Anyway, Chad is from Okoboji (my second home) and owns the candy store at the Emporium! I've had the swedish fish there and they were awesome! He was so hilarious and had a ton of tips for us on eating in London - there really is a ton of good food here! Chad is certainly one of our new favorite people here!

OK - can you tell it is morning and I'm at work?!? I'm about to fall asleep right here. Sorry if I've bored you completely!

I have a lot more to say, but unfortunately it's about work and NOBODY wants to hear about that :)

Janae hit the Tower of London yesterday - maybe we'll get a blog out of her......

Cheers.