02 June 2012

Thankful List :: May 2012

  • Our wedding announcements were printed for free
  • We found a flat to live in after the wedding
  • Grill party at the Higgins
  • Lessons to substitute (= more money)
  • Paja helping me with online banking
  • The smell of rain
  • The clean air after the rain
  • The satisfaction of a clean house
  • Erik and I navigated our first furniture decision without an argument
  •  Erik's Nike shoes for €26.30 :)
  • Nice compliments from a satisfied student
  • My "long" Slovak conversation at the vegetable stand
  • Seeing circus animals from the bus
  • We have enough znamky for 2 pots now (actually, since then we've been given enough for 4 pots!)
  • Made it through Monday
  • A nice weekend
  • Good food at Dobry Trh
  • Allowed to leave Dobry Trh when the rain started
  • Coffee time with Erik on Sunday afternoon
  • Managed to navigate the VistaPrint website and order wedding announcements (on sale!)
  • Maria can drive us to Lučenec next weekend
  • I coaxed the toilet into flushing
  • My mom (yes, MY mom) is turning into such an optimist!
  • čsob internet banking is working again
  • The roses are blooming
  • The Slovak book for €1
  • All the nice new friends from Vienna
  • Maria and her driving skills (without Maggy's help) 
  • We didn't get too lost
  • Jim's mom driving us to the bus station
  • Good English breakfast Saturday morning
  • Low café prices in Lučenec
  • Lovely morning date with Erik
  • Slovakia beat Czech Republic and Canada at hockey 
  • People still came to our evening program in Cinobana, even though there was an important hockey game going on
  • Erik got to play football with some kids (+ William)
  •  Meeting nice friends in Cinobana
  • We found Cinobana
  • Music was good at the evening program and on Sunday morning
  • Erik getting to translate my testimony at the evening program
  • Erik's testimony po Anglicky on Sunday morning
  • Fast, safe trip back to Bratislava on Sunday
  • Received our rental contracts in the mail
  • Nice dinner and conversation with Heather and William 
  • Thursday always comes
  • My wedding band is almost finished
  • I got some of the things I need from the fabric store with only using Slovak (and some pantomiming) 
  • Skyping with Laura