And yet more unpacking

Today was the day to roll up the shirt sleeves and get down to business. There is still plenty to be unpacked. I worked very hard for a few hours, then did what any sane woman would do: began to feel overwhelmed, made a cup of tea and popped a Jane Austen film into the DVD player. My mood called for Sense and Sensibility.
I mean really, what would you rather be doing: screaming in frustration at Marianne for refusing Colonel Brandon's attentions or unpacking box after box of items that we really don't need anyway?... I thought so.

Before our things arrived, it was not a rare occurrence for me to suddenly realize that I had been staring off into space for a 1/2 hour. I had read the books we had brought twice each, there was no easy way to communicate with friends back home, the only TV I could truly understand was CNN International and you can only watch that for an hour before it repeats itself. I would literally stare off into space.......................ahem, but now our belongings are here so there are plenty of books and things to occupy us. At some point, I hope to set up my scrapbooking supplies and get all caught up with our photos.

Just one more picture of the yummy Alan Rickman: