Oh My Gosh and other things...

OMG... Has it really been this long since I last wrote anything here? We have had so many changes happen since we moved State side.

• November 09 - Our son moved down to Denver to be with us. He hit a real rough patch when we moved to Abu Dhabi and he just needed to get away from Idaho. He is doing so much better now and is enrolled at CCD (Community College of Denver) in the Criminal Justice program.
• We bought a house and moved in 9 months ago
• I started working part time. This was 3-4 days a week and has declined to 1-2 days a week and there have been budget cuts an all... Marketing is a tough business right now.
• Doug's company he is working for, (CRITIGEN) was spun off from CHMHILL, which I say was a very good thing.
• We just adopted an adorable dog from a No Kill shelter. Ziggy is a 2 year old ... We are not sure yet dog. He was billed as a Chihuahua,but both Doug and I say he looks more like a Min. Pin.

Settling in... I think. :(

Well, it has been a month since we landed here in Denver.

I guess we are settling in. We are mostly moved into the apartment (which I love). However, I still have lots of sorting and purging to do.

We have been trying to get out on the weekends and explore a bit also. those ties are fun. I don't have to think about things that depress me.

In all of the literature and forums, they said you go through the same emotions when you move back to the States, as when you relocated to being an expat. I would beg to differ! It is worse!!! So much worse.

I think the hard part for me is that we not only relocated back State side, but we also relocated State wise.

So, I not only left all of my friends that I had in Abu Dhabi, but I left my friends that I had in Idaho. I know 2 people here in Denver.

Making friends has never been easy for me. I am a fairly private person ( yeah right... I blog... but seriously I am.) I tend to be quiet and shy. I guess that is why I have been accused of being stuck up and aloof.

Well, I am off to do more unpacking.