Beautiful Nature

The land around here has inspired me to pick my camera up, dust it off and start shutter-bugging! The rolling hills are shaved down to stubs of old corn and dormant soy bean plants just waiting for the spring. Soon, everything will be glowing and crawling with life...but, for now, the fields are flat and you can see the mountains that loom in the horizon.
This first photo is one that I took out of the kitchen window at my in-law's place. What a great moment in time here in the upper East Coast!
The barn in this next photo is something we see every time we go into town. And Cylas gives a hearty "moooo" because he knows that cows live there! Sometimes we even see the cows and we try to talk to them. I stood in the middle of a field to get this photo. I was in my Sunday clothing and David was pulled off into a ditch to avoid the passing cars!
I'll be taking more so...keep coming back!

Brief update

Ok, sorry for the silence but, I don't have ready access to the internet at this time. Currently, I'm sitting in the local library while Cylas is behind me ripping all the books off the shelves and then transporting them to the other side of the bookcase. My patience is almost gone. There is so much to do and I can't figure out how to do it all. At the house we're living out of plastic bags and suitcases. We're trying to find dressers and then the hunt for other furniture will be on. I have to go because Cylas is getting out of control

Out of my mind!

It's so frustrating to be sane but feeling insane! Since I found out we were moving, my brain has been in a muddle. I can barely think straight. I'm really disorganized and at times completely useless~! While David was packing, I was spacing out. I watched Cylas to make sure we didn't pack him into a box accidently...heh. But, seriously, I haven't felt organized in almost a month! Today was the first day I actually sat down and made myself a list and completed it. When was the last time I did that?? I don't even remember. Lord only knows how long it will be after we're settled in PA that my mind will settle back down. It's really disorienting. I really don't feel like myself. I guess it's akin to an "out of body experience". I'll make sure to post and let you all know when I'm one with myself again...sheesh!

In the Company of Friends

So, as you all know, I've recently graduated from UC Davis with my B.A in Russian. During my time there, I developed a few friendships that have meant so much to me! Most all of my friends were Russian due to the fact that 99% of my classes were Russian...hah. Go figure... So, slowly these girls and I have gotten closer and closer. We don't sit up late night on the phone gossiping or evening spend the night at each other's homes(considering I'm married...slim chance!) but, we do make sure to spend a couple of hours together each month. Over the past two months we've spent more time together because a couple of us are moving far away. My good buddy Zhenya will have an eight month rotation in Georgia while David and I will be moving to Pennsylvania for the next five to six years. Which leaves our other good buddy Zhanna all alone! Of course, we're all making plans to see each other while we're doing our time(haha). I do have another great friend named Kate. She and I met in an Econ class, that I was having such a horrible time with, and have been friends ever since! She the one Russian speaking friend I have that I did not meet in a Russian class. Actually, it was my first quarter there, I had just found out I was pregnant and I spied her sitting a few rows ahead of me. To me -- she looked Russian so, the next class I approached her to see if I could sit by her and eventually asked her if she was Russian(she turned out to be Ukrainian but...whatever) and we hit it off ever since. Recently, she came over and we went to lunch. We spent two hours talking and catching up. It was great. But, back to Zhanna and Zhenya. Zhanna just turned twenty and we all went over to her place to celebrate! Of course, I was the odd one out. I didn't look like any other person there...heh. But, we had a great time eating all of the wonderful food which David has now commissioned me to find out just how Zhanna's mom makes her chicken! He says the grease gives him a high...good lord.
Well, I thought I would write a little thanks to my buddies for being good friends. They have been the kind to be proud of! I don't know every intimate detail of their lives but, our friendship is something that I know I can always count on. Thanks ladies...