Settling in

There have been a lot of blessings these last two days.  I am in a waiting period.  I am (was) waiting for our marriage license so I can apply for my marriage visa.  For those who don't know, I arrived here in May on a fiance visa.  It is a six month visa that allows me basically to live and get married.  Now that we are married (yay!) I can apply for a "Further Leave to Remain due to Marriage" visa.  This grants me another two years here in the country and the ability to study and to work.  But until I have said visa in my hands, I am chillin at home.  Not much to do except clean, cook, decorate, write thank you notes (which I really need to get cracking on...), and garden.  A regular miss suzy homemaker.  And for those who know me quite well... the idea of this might be a bit ludicrous!  But here I am, doing the house wife thing; and learning to love the idea that I can make things at home comfortable so I can relax with Rup when he gets home from work.  (Rupert's work will have to work for another post)

Anyway, I digress.  I was going to tell you about the blessings!  On Wednesday, I received a phone call from our church office with them asking if I could come in for a bit to help out.  And then I had lunch with a new friend Caroline.  She will be marrying Kieran (the photographer from our wedding and one of Rup's best friends) in December.  So of course we chatted about weddings.  Continuing on in the blessings, yesterday our marriage license arrived.  Now I can apply for the marriage visa.  Please pray that it goes smoothly as we both would like me to be working, and soon.  Yesterday morning I eagerly awaited the arrival of (drum roll please) my shipment from the States.  I now have all of my worldly goods (minus three boxes remaining at mom and dad's) with me.  Which provides another means of entertainment as I organize them all.  All of these things are helping me to settle in here.

 

    This picture is just to remind me of the beauty of Corsica.  Currently I'm looking out my window at the picture of a typical balmy Glasgow day (60 degree and rain).  I love this city! :)