it's hot and humid (the first real day it's been that way since we got here) but we have a/c. so anything is doable.
i'm not sure if they're grasshoppers or crazy locust things (maybe those are the same) but they provide a constant buzz. the buzz of the south. i remember coming out of the airport the first night and thinking 'what the heck is that noise?!' but i've come to like it...providing the soundtrack for our life.
the opposite of efficient is a mother of 2 young children in a brand new city! arg!
i'm being made fun of for saying 'you guys' instead of ya'll. who would have thought!
matt's two days in, three out of four classes down (the big romans test is tomorrow). his mind is already being pushed. he's runnin' with the big dogs now...and i couldn't be happier. i love that he's chewin' the fat with guys who make up the scholarly world, the guys he has read for so long...he's having coffee and debating with them. matt knew what he wanted, he dreamed big, and he's getting it. it's a pretty dang cool thing! (as i type i hear him speaking german...)
iChat is my new favorite thing.... i can see and talk to people 2500 miles away, like we were in the same room. i've given tours of my house, the kids have shown their aunts and uncles how they ride their bikes... i don't feel so alone.
i like having a small house...seems manageable. i'm actually enjoying keeping it. who'd a thought!
i love that isaiah and alaythia are the neighborhood greeters. everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, that walks by gets a hello. if you're recognized as someone we know, you'll get a 'hey'. today as we were walking to the post office, an undergrad guy walked by and isaiah and alaythia said, 'hey.' the guy returned it. then not missing a beat isaiah said, 'how are ya?' the guy couldn't hold the chuckle in and said, 'good...how are you?' in a tone of disbelief that really didn't think it would get the 'right' answer back. and like all of us in this american culture isaiah said, 'good'. and kept right on walking.
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I believe you are listening to cicadas. I do love the sound of cicadas, too!
My cousins always made fun of my "you guys". They tried to imitate the way I spoke, and it sounded like an English accent spoken in triple time.
Love, Aunt Sandi :)
My southern kin have always made fun of our fast speech and 'you guys'.
(Especially my Mom. That woman talks FAST.)
Glad you kids are so friendly. It helps.
:)
thanks for this slice of your life. i'm gonna learn how to do ichat, so we can see your faces!
Aww it sounds great Nat! I can't wait to hopefully do the ichat with my mom!
Love you!♥
I was glad to see your pronunciation of "loo-vul." That's how my mother-in-law says it and I've always thought it was strange that she had made up some weird way to say it. Have even wanted to correct her. Good thing I didn't! :-)
So happy to hear that things are going so well!
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