Don't let the long list fool you; June was a rough month!
- Erik won Monopoly (after my winning streak in May)
- The internet, and Google translate, especially
- Concerned and helpful friends
- Nicer weather
- So many strawberries on our plant
- Erik's new work possibility...
- Free food at the gastrofest
- We finally found Diatomaceous Earth in Slovakia
- nice, helpful Austrians who speak English
- The people at Baumax who don't speak English, but at least they're friendly
- We have encyclopedia-type knowledge of bed bugs now
- We were able to find some of the bed bugs and capture a sample before the problem got worse
- Our washing machine heats up to 90 degrees Celsius
- There's no "color-safe bleach" here, but so far the regular bleach isn't harming our clothes and bedding
- Erik can still drive, even with a bandaged finger
- Chocolate ice cream at Green Tree doesn't have milk in it
- Trip to Modra
- Ice cream in Modra, and the local moms who let their kids have ice cream at 10am
- Another interview opportunity (spoiler alert: they hired me!)
- We found out that I haven't been insured before the foreign police did ;)
- I'm insured now
- I got to go into Technopol
- We didn't have to pay for my insurance immediately
- Time cooking lovely food together with Erik
- Tikki Masala corn chips from Lidl
- Chocolate covered raisins
- The Kaufland-brand pizza that was generous on the meat
- Really nice ham for 39 cents for 100g
- The Diatomaceous Earth spreads well with a paint brush (since we couldn't find a puffer)
- We found DEAD bed bugs
- I got the job!!
- I was invited for more interviews an I didn't have to go to them because I already got a job
- Erik's finger is healing
- Erik has lots of time for his appointment with the allergist
- Erik's not allergic to everything
- The building manager called with good news
- Most of our neighbors were supportive of our bed bug intervention efforts
- A lovely goodbye with the Kriskas, and they treated us to dinner
- Erik's not sneezing as much because the tablets are working
- We have the nicest, most supportive parents (/in-laws)
- Our new air-cooler
- Excellent customer service at Tesco
- Our brave new German friends (brave for riding motorcycles, and brave for sleeping with our bed bugs)
- Erik does not want to ride a motorcycle ;)
- A good night's sleep at the Higgins'
- We have 56 Green Tree points
- Our indicator on the car is working (and not turning off) when the brake is pressed... sometimes
- My tomato support project was a success
- Positive feedback and several opportunities for Melanie to talk to the ladies at the shelter
- Majas encouraging testimonies about evangelizing at all her crazy opportunities
- Heather's team made it safe to Bratislava
- We got to share in some of the food that Erik made for the team (and eat their "missionary cookies")
- Lovely worship with Paja and Stano
- The Higgins' inheritance testimony that was particularly encouraging to Erik and me
- Some interest in baptism brewing at City Light
- Nice coffee dates with Erik
- I'm freaking out less and less while Erik is driving
- We found a sun shield for the car- not too expensive and no bikini ladies on it
- We found the Jon Foreman music that we bought on itunes (and thought we lost)
- My insurance card came, and it's actually a BLUE European Union card, which I never, in my wildest dreams, ever thought I would have,
- We went to pay for my insurance (since March)... Erik thought it would cost between 200-300 euro, I was praying it would cost only 180 euro, but in the end it was 174,36 euro!
- HUGE bookstore sale and lots of books in English
- The building assistant came to our flat this morning to show us the bed bug-spray-signatures he collected, and to chit chat a little (this is especially nice because we thought he was angry at Erik)
- Our little trip to Hainburg, the Starbucks coffee from Billa, and lots of time walking at laughing (and spending money at little cafés to use their toilets)
- Dinner with friends, who paid, and shared important life stories
