1) We moved into a 2-bedroom apartment across the street from our old one. It's incredible the difference it has made on our little family to have extra storage space and moving space. Boubou now has her own room -- I think Levi and I enjoy this feature more than she does, as it took her quite awhile to getting used to sleeping alone and in her crib (we used to have her crib in the living room, so sometimes we'd put her down in our bed so we could watch a movie or clean the kitchen). Another wonderful thing about our apartment is that it includes a dishwasher, microwave, and air conditioning! We just need to invest in a couch and coffee table since we now have a spacious living room.
2) Mia, Levi's sister, arrived 2-3 weeks ago from Australia. She transferred to Brigham Young University to study Broadcast Journalism. It's been fun having her around...she's all settled in an apartment south of campus. I think that she had a hard time adjusting to Utah's extreme
temperatures, but she has already made a few friends and seems to enjoy the social life. Monday, we celebrated her birthday at the Bombay House, the most popular Indian restaurant in Provo. Gayle, Heather, Ashley, and Kiera Barnes joined us for the occasion.3) Last weekend, I (Anabelle) went to Denver, Colorado to attend a friend's wedding reception. Levi had decided to stay in Provo with Eve to have some father-daughter bonding time. I drove with
a common friend and enjoyed some girl time; however, as we were driving back, we saw an explosion of liquid coming from under the hood and a couple minutes later, the car came to a stop. We were getting into the mountains at that point, and we could not get a signal on my friend's cell phone. 15 minutes later, a young man stopped his truck to see if we needed help and offered to let us use his cell phone -- we were able to contact our insurance to send a tow truck and our hosts who picked us up and offered their hospitality yet again. The following day, we found out that the car would not make the trip back. Miraculously, our host's neighbor were heading to Utah that very same day and drove us back home. It will be awhile before I attempt any adventure on my own... The upside is that we'll be saving on gas and car insurance...and we'll be less inclined to go shopping.4) Finally, I (Anabelle) have decided to go back to school to get a Masters Degree at BYU. I applied for Winter 2008 and am planning to go through the accelerated program, hoping to finish at the same time as Levi. I am quite excited to go back to school; my goal is to teach French literature at the university, so it won't be long before I apply for a PhD, once we're back in England.
2 comments:
Anabelle that is so wonderful that you are going back to school for your masters. I must admit I'm very jealous! And it sounds like you had quite the adventure on your way to CO. Levi we miss you at work!!! And I need more pictures of Eve up!! :)
Holy Cow! Anabelle, how do you know Kari Spencer (i guess a new name since she's married now). She was my sister's best friend in high school. She even did my hair for my wedding. I didn't know she was getting married to that's so neat. anyway, small world:)
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