Lunch.
Jay and I had lunch on the patio at work on Wednesday. It was a beautiful day, the patio has a cover on it for protection from the sun. This is the first time we have had a chance to sit together and eat outside. We will make it a point to do that more often.

We have gone out for lunch a couple times. There are some nice shopping/dining areas within about 10 minutes of the office. There is a decent sized mall, complete with a grocery store (this is a common concept – quite strange to see fruits and veggies down the way from clothing stores).

Tea.
I haven’t quite figured this out. People don’t miss “tea”, morning tea and afternoon tea, but as far as I can tell the term can be used for a smoke, a coffee, a tea, or a snack. I think it is really just a “break” but “tea” sounds better.

Mailman.
Yes, our mail is delivered via scooter, by the cutest Aussie I have seen so far. I went running out front with my phone and he said, “you’re not taking a picture of me, love”. Oh yes, yes I am. 🙂

Ice!
We got our fridge with ice and water in the door hooked up!! Praise The Lord! I have ice! Nothing beats an ice water in a magic cup on a hot day. Mom suggested I bring in a cooler full of ice to work every day. Jay thinks that is a bit extreme, but I haven’t ruled it out yet… Happiness is…

Shipment!
Our stuff has finally arrived!! It seems like I started packing things up forever ago, so it is nice to be able to finally unpack things. Ty was so excited to see all of his favorite toys. Wait until he sees his pile of books to choose from tonight at bedtime! These past few weeks have been an interesting experiment to test what we can and “cannot” live without. Jay can’t live without his tools. I need my pampered chef hamburger masher deal, and about a billion other things.

I wonder what age people learn or start to complain. I am certain it is not 3 and a half, because Ty has not uttered a single complaint throughout this whole process. I know how hard it has been on him, but all things considered he has handled it really well.

Pork.
The Aussies love their pork. I mean really love it. The Iowa Pork Producers would love these people. The sausage section is the largest in the meat aisle. Tonight we were excited to try some chicken cordon bleu that we got at the butcher. Jay grilled it to perfection, we cut into it, and I swear there was not any chicken. Jay thinks there was a little, but if there was it was a minuscule amount. Ham and cheese, rolled up. Not terrible, but not great….