Chicago?

Are you sure this is Belgium? It has been snowing, non-stop all afternoon, with no signs of stopping. When we were house-hunting, before we moved here, we asked the agent, Bernard, how much it snows in this area of Belgium. He held up his index finger and thumb, as if he were pinching something very tiny between them--indicating "just a little." Well, I am looking at the accumlated snow on our patio table, and it looks like at least an inch between yesterday and today, and this is only November. So, I don't mind that we're getting all of this snow, but I sure hope they have the resources to clear it off of the roads.

English Retreat

This past weekend, we travelled to London with Brian's parents. It was such a relief to be able to understand the signs and what everyone was saying. Oh yeah, and the sites were great, too! It was thrilling to be amidst the hustle and bustle of London's rush hour (which is pretty much all morning and all afternoon, it seemed). But, even though we constantly almost got run over by the pedestrians; and even though we were exhausted from walking everywhere; we found relaxation in being in a land where we didn't have to try so hard just to communicate.