46 Days

I'm so incredibly sorry that we haven't kept the blog up very well. Finishing out the school year made things REALLY busy, but I promise to post more often now that we are 46 DAYS away from getting on a plane to Brazil.

A lot of things have happened since the last post. So, in my typical fashion, I give you a list...

1. Our apartment in Campinas is all set. We have the address (if you're interested, I'll send it to you...you can play around on Google Street View!) and a few pictures of the place. The nice girl who is living there now has given us lots of information and pictures! It sounds like a fantastic neighborhood, with lots of great stuff within walking distance. Also, Brian's family went down and took lots of pictures of the neighborhood. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure...

Our building (we are actually on the back side)

The beautiful park right in front of our building! 

 One of the 2.5 bathrooms

 Living room--these pics are from when the current resident just moved in, so we will definitely have a little more furniture and decorations eventually. And we are totally replacing that couch right away! :)

 Not really sure what's up with the fence over the balcony

 Beautiful kitchen. Please note the dish drying rack. We are going to have some seriously pruny hands! :)

 Washer and dryer off to the side by the kitchen. Very normal setup.

Master bedroom (there are 3 bedrooms total). We should also hopefully have more furniture in there...

 

2. Wait, I forgot I was doing a list. Okay, number 2! I am completely done teaching at Peachtree Elementary, and I just moved out of my classroom on Wednesday. Very very weird. I'm mostly just going to miss my 2nd grade coworkers. If my new coworkers are half as supportive and (most importantly) hilarious as these ladies, I'll be okay. And besides, they're going to skype me and also hang out with me every summer...right? right???

 

3. I have finally gotten all of my paperwork in order to be legal in Brazil! I have my CPF (like a social security card/taxpayer card) and my work visa was just approved!!! I pick it up on June 21st. Someday, maybe I'll pursue the crazy path to a permanent visa. Hmm.

 

4. We are packing and organizing and packing and organizing, and it's never going to get done, oh my goodness!! Okay, thanks for letting me freak out. As you can see, I can't really talk about packing and getting organized without having a conniption. So please don't bring it up.

 

5. We had dinner this week with the new instrumental music teacher at EAC (our school in Brazil). He is starting a faculty band, and I am super psyched to be a dork and play my flute again.

6. We are taking a couple big trips in the next 46 days. Before the big one to Brazil, of course. Next week, we are going on a cruise to Alaska with my mom, her boyfriend, my brother, and sister-in-law. Oh yeah, and Brian too. They are making me go on an 8 mile hike to a glacier. Then, I heard talk about going on a glacier. I might die. I will miss you all.

Also, we are going to Wisconsin with my dad and his girlfriend at the end of June. I haven't seen my grandma since our wedding, so I can't wait for this. Also, I am going to get to show Brian Milwaukee for the first time. And we might get to go to Summerfest!

 

Well, I think that's it for now. If you don't hear from us for awhile, it's because we are buried in boxes. Or, I am stuck on a glacier. Either way, please rescue me!