Ees been a whiley...

...and this will probably be fairly short :)

Still in my first 'winter' in Texas. It has had it's cold moments and has warmed up a little now and again. Sometimes it's hard to imagine it's actually January! I had my first New Year with Chris and my first birthday in the country too.

The last month in a nutshell...I had my biometrics done for all the visa related stuff (felt like a proper criminal!), I'm still waiting for my work authorisation but I am informed it has been sent for printing so I'm hoping I'll see it in the next month. I'm also still waiting for a travel document to allow me to visit home and I am told it has actually been sent so I've been eagering checking the mail for this!

We had really hoped to be able to make a trip to Scotland in February. I will still not be working and affording it will be hard, but if we don't find a way now I may not get to go back this year, a thought that doesn't sit too well with me. I have no idea what I will be doing or where I'll be working so I can't guarantee I would get enough time off so doing this while I'm not using vacation days makes a lot of sense. I have a flight (the return of the flight that got me here) at the end of Feb so providing my travel doc comes in time then we're hoping to book up the other bits and pieces. I feel anxious about the money, but I know it makes sense. Plus, as happy I am to be here, I'm ready for a Scotland fix. And a fish supper!

We're amidst packing just now as we're moving house next weekend. I'm excited about the new place, our first new place together. I think it's going to be a good move for us. I don't particularly enjoy packing, but I think making house together will be fun.

We have a bit of music on the go too and I'm being put through my paces as an out of practice pianist, but it's great fun. All good.

Wine is calling my name and I mustn't dawdle.

Love
Jenna

PS We'll be having haggis (from a tin!) tomorrow since it's Burn's night and I was happy today that I figured out that rutabaga (readily available here) is the same thing as swede! Yay!