I haven't ever had a laptop in my life. Not ever!!! During my high school and college in the states I either use the Clarks' computer, the Blands' computer and on occation the Roesners' and the Leiners' computers to have my homework done. Of course I have use Normandale and CSOM computers countless number of times in order to finish and submit my homework assignments. However, I never owned a computer before.
When I was at Graco, I had my own work laptop, I used to take it home quite often, sometimes to work from home, but mostly just because I like having a laptop handy.
When I lived in Russia, I had my sister's Apple computer with 17" screen, named Karlusha, to stay in touch with my friends abroad and my friends and family in Russia. On occasion I used Matt's computer (work laptop) to send a few emails and catch up on some news, but that happened rather rarely since it's Matt's computer and it's his work computer, its availability to me was rather limited.
But this year has changed, for my 25th birthday my husband gave me a rather nice present, my own first laptop. He gave it to me a week before my actual present, and I think it's because he likes getting emails from me during the day and suspected that I would be rather bored in England without a computer by me all the time. So, he gave me Sony Vaio as a gift for my birthday.
Well, so far, the only thing that I have to say is that I love it. I love my new laptop. Even though it took me over 2.5 hours on the phone with the Internet tech guys to figure out why my wireless was not working properly, I still love the fact that I have Internet and can stay in touch with people. I can listen to iTunes and watch movies now without much hassle.
Anyway, Matt says that I spend a lot of time by my computer, but I don't think so. I certainly don't spend as much time as he does at his, so we are all good :)
I guess what I am trying to say is that I love my birthday present this year, it sure rocks!!! Thanks Matt, nice one (although that Karen Millen dress would be a great addition to the laptop :))
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Opportunity
It's great to know that you are good enough to be given a nice opportunity. Ok, maybe I am not good enough, but that is how I feel, so there. I am leaving my company in just 2 days, and my boss was a bit sad to see me go, but told me a bunch of very nice things when I quit my job.
So, today she called me into her office and told me that there is an opening in Germany working for the same company I have worked in Russia for, and that she would like to recommend me for that openning if I wanted to move to Dusseldorf and work there. The job would be a bit of a promotion for me, it would be a great opportunity.
Even though I am going to pass up on the offer, because I would have to commit to at least a year of work in Germany, and my husband is just not going to put up with long distance relationships any more. And Matt is the bread winner in the family, so I would not want to risk his career in order for me to get a better job for the time being, and I am certainly not very happy about the fact that if we were to move to Germany we would have to sell our house in Minneapolis. So, weighing all pros and cons, we came up to the conclusion that it's better for me to pass up the Germany opportunity and go to UK and stay with my hubby (without a job) and take care of him for awhile until I get my green card. I just hope that I will be able to get my green card before the end of the year, so I can leave UK with my hubby to go to US.
Anyway, I guess I am happy that I was appreciated at my last work and it gave a boost to my confidence to hear my boss offer me a transfer to Germany, although I won't be able to take her up on it. It was still a very pleasant surprise.
So, today she called me into her office and told me that there is an opening in Germany working for the same company I have worked in Russia for, and that she would like to recommend me for that openning if I wanted to move to Dusseldorf and work there. The job would be a bit of a promotion for me, it would be a great opportunity.
Even though I am going to pass up on the offer, because I would have to commit to at least a year of work in Germany, and my husband is just not going to put up with long distance relationships any more. And Matt is the bread winner in the family, so I would not want to risk his career in order for me to get a better job for the time being, and I am certainly not very happy about the fact that if we were to move to Germany we would have to sell our house in Minneapolis. So, weighing all pros and cons, we came up to the conclusion that it's better for me to pass up the Germany opportunity and go to UK and stay with my hubby (without a job) and take care of him for awhile until I get my green card. I just hope that I will be able to get my green card before the end of the year, so I can leave UK with my hubby to go to US.
Anyway, I guess I am happy that I was appreciated at my last work and it gave a boost to my confidence to hear my boss offer me a transfer to Germany, although I won't be able to take her up on it. It was still a very pleasant surprise.
Roman sights
...are all the same and are pretty boring. Ok, maybe not all of them are boring, but in UK there is like a gazillion of them all over the country. Matt really likes them, but all the sights are just ruins, actually most of them just show the foundation of Roman buildings. I guess I don't have a very good imagination, because I don't like looking at the foundation of the buildings, it's all just a bunch of stone squares all over the field and I don't find it all that fascinating. Now, if there was an actual building built from stone, I must admit that I like those and am pretty amazed at them, but I can't see the actual buildings, just see a few stones at the foundation. Matt has vivid imagination, he must, because he loves looking at the sights and he can picture it in his mind what it was like back then.
Matt is really fascinated with Roman sights, I think that during the last 2 weeks of me being in UK, we got to go to like 4 or 5 Roman sights. If you ask me, it's a little excessive, especially since they are all the SAME. Apparently, Matt's parents really like them too, so it's either genetic, or it's just me who does not like the foundation of the destroyed Roman buildings. All I can say for now is, please no more Roman sights to see in the near future, I think I have filled my quota for those for the upcoming 5 years :)
Matt is really fascinated with Roman sights, I think that during the last 2 weeks of me being in UK, we got to go to like 4 or 5 Roman sights. If you ask me, it's a little excessive, especially since they are all the SAME. Apparently, Matt's parents really like them too, so it's either genetic, or it's just me who does not like the foundation of the destroyed Roman buildings. All I can say for now is, please no more Roman sights to see in the near future, I think I have filled my quota for those for the upcoming 5 years :)
Life in UK
is going to be just great. I know that because the last 2 weeks I spent in UK, and I did not have to work and I was not bored once. Although, I have to admit that during those 2 weeks Matt took me to Wales and Scotland and my in-laws were visiting, so I guess I have a lot going on.
But there were 2 days where I did not have to do much. One of those days I spent doign laundry and watching TV. I think I spent like 5 hours watching TV, it was great. It's the first time in a long time (well, since 1999) when I was able to just do nothing but watch shows. First of all, Matt's apartment has like a gazillion channels, so trust me there is no shortage of things to watch. Secondly, I finally had time to actually spend on doing such a silly thing as watching TV for as long as I wanted to. It felt great. Really, I was sitting watching TV and thinking "this rocks, I can't believe I can just sit here and watch TV" In the last 9 years I either was too busy working, or too busy studying to watch TV, but when I did have some time to myself (after graduation before starting job or in the evenings after my job) I did not have the luxury of cable TV, all I had were 5 channels to choose from, so needless to say that I found other things to do around the house besides watch TV.
Anyway, I am sure that I will grow tired of TV pretty quickly, therefore I signed up for the library in Portsmouth. It was pretty painless. I now can check out books, although I don't know how good their selection of books is since I haven't looked at it yet. But I do know that the library has free internet (oh, and computers) which is great. I don't have my own computer and my cell phone in UK was roaming like crazy, so I felt a bit awkward being in the apartment and not being able to email anybody or call. So, it was really nice to go and sing into my email and email a few people. I have got to tell you that I am going to miss having a computer available to me during the day. It's so nice to be able to read news and stay in touch with my friends via Internet, it will be a pain to live without a computer, but I am sure I will get used to it.
So, overall, I am ready to live in England, in a peaceful town of Portsmouth, where scenery is beautiful, people are kind and pleasant. I will lead a very calm life over there, where my only priority will be my husband, which is in itself can be a full-time job (i like it when laundry is done, the apartment is clean, dishes are washed and dinner is ready for my hubby). It will be great to take walks with Matt along the ocean, and go on dates to movie theaters and just have quiet dinner talks. I can't wait to move, although I will miss my sister a lot, I will not miss Russia one tiny bit! I am counting days until I move.
But there were 2 days where I did not have to do much. One of those days I spent doign laundry and watching TV. I think I spent like 5 hours watching TV, it was great. It's the first time in a long time (well, since 1999) when I was able to just do nothing but watch shows. First of all, Matt's apartment has like a gazillion channels, so trust me there is no shortage of things to watch. Secondly, I finally had time to actually spend on doing such a silly thing as watching TV for as long as I wanted to. It felt great. Really, I was sitting watching TV and thinking "this rocks, I can't believe I can just sit here and watch TV" In the last 9 years I either was too busy working, or too busy studying to watch TV, but when I did have some time to myself (after graduation before starting job or in the evenings after my job) I did not have the luxury of cable TV, all I had were 5 channels to choose from, so needless to say that I found other things to do around the house besides watch TV.
Anyway, I am sure that I will grow tired of TV pretty quickly, therefore I signed up for the library in Portsmouth. It was pretty painless. I now can check out books, although I don't know how good their selection of books is since I haven't looked at it yet. But I do know that the library has free internet (oh, and computers) which is great. I don't have my own computer and my cell phone in UK was roaming like crazy, so I felt a bit awkward being in the apartment and not being able to email anybody or call. So, it was really nice to go and sing into my email and email a few people. I have got to tell you that I am going to miss having a computer available to me during the day. It's so nice to be able to read news and stay in touch with my friends via Internet, it will be a pain to live without a computer, but I am sure I will get used to it.
So, overall, I am ready to live in England, in a peaceful town of Portsmouth, where scenery is beautiful, people are kind and pleasant. I will lead a very calm life over there, where my only priority will be my husband, which is in itself can be a full-time job (i like it when laundry is done, the apartment is clean, dishes are washed and dinner is ready for my hubby). It will be great to take walks with Matt along the ocean, and go on dates to movie theaters and just have quiet dinner talks. I can't wait to move, although I will miss my sister a lot, I will not miss Russia one tiny bit! I am counting days until I move.
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