I just saw something on facebook that is extremely exciting. The Coffee-Mate liquid creamer pantry pack. No refrigeration needed until opened!!!!! That means I can bring it here!!!! I am so excited! I am getting so tired of vanilla powdered creamer. Since that is all I have seen here, thats what I have been using. I can't wait to get more information about these pantry packs. I saw a french vanilla one on facebook, but I can't find any other information anywhere!! I am so excited to look around when I am home in a couple weeks!
Also on my list to buy when I am home:
SHEETS They don't have the kind I want here. Everything is 100% cotton since it is more breathable, but I like modal, and our room is very pleasant at night. I would go so far as to say cool. So I am not panicking about having the coolest, most breathable sheets. We found some sateen sheets that were pretty nice and pretty soft, but not as soft as ours at home, and much more expensive. Also, I hate having everything white. Here, it is hard to find linens in other colors. I am glad that I didn't spend $200 on Sheex before I came here :) I planned on it since I kept hearing how hot it always is, but now that we leave our windows open, I wear long sleeves to bed usually!
PEDICURE STUFF people here don't have respect for dry feet.
SPERRYS at $200 a pair here, I will be buying in the USA.
KID CLOTHES: Kid clothes here are sooo expensive. Especially Carters. I bought a 3 piece set for Emma at Costco before we left. I spent $8.99. I saw the exact same thing here. It cost about $32. Since I will be there in the end of September, there should be good sales on summer clothes! For all of us :) I could use some clothes too. I basically wear tank tops all the time. I will probably buy most of my clothes here, but some more cheap summer basics would be nice.
I never thought I would say this: I am really actually excited to go to work when I am home. I feel so useless here! I need a hobby or a job, but at this point it is kind of late. I feel like I don't really contribute anything, and since my Spanish is still not the best, I feel like no one really expects I know anything. I told Johana yesterday how I was going to be working when we were visiting the US, and she looked surprised that I had a job, and asked what I do. When I told her I was a nurse, her eyes pretty much bugged out of her head. She couldn't believe it. I guess I have never done or said anything here that would make her think that I am capable of more than exercising, eating, sitting at the computer, or going to the pool.... :) But that is the exact reason that I want to be useful again. Don't get me wrong- I love just hanging out, not having to do anything unless I want to, but it is also nice to make a difference, and use your head. I have been reading, and practicing my Spanish, but it is not the same as doing something that you are trained to do, and something that makes a difference in people's lives. If I were at home and not working, it may be a different story since I have a lot more there to keep me busy. Maybe I will have to get a job here after all :)
On a closing note- we made apple crisp the other day! It was delicious! As always, a little different than the usual for some weird reason- but absolutely delicious! Also, I was introduced to dulce pina, or sweet pineapple. I am in LOVE. The pineapples here are not as sweet as the hawaiian ones we are used to, and they are more acidic. So it seems that it is popular here to cook the pineapples with a lot of water and a little brown sugar until the pineapples are cooked, and the water is almost dissolved. Johana made this for a fruit salad, but I asked for a little bowl of them to snack on beforehand. Apparently this is how Carlos used to eat his pineapple growing up. It tastes/smells like fall :) I can't wait to try something similar with apples!
Also on my list to buy when I am home:
SHEETS They don't have the kind I want here. Everything is 100% cotton since it is more breathable, but I like modal, and our room is very pleasant at night. I would go so far as to say cool. So I am not panicking about having the coolest, most breathable sheets. We found some sateen sheets that were pretty nice and pretty soft, but not as soft as ours at home, and much more expensive. Also, I hate having everything white. Here, it is hard to find linens in other colors. I am glad that I didn't spend $200 on Sheex before I came here :) I planned on it since I kept hearing how hot it always is, but now that we leave our windows open, I wear long sleeves to bed usually!
PEDICURE STUFF people here don't have respect for dry feet.
SPERRYS at $200 a pair here, I will be buying in the USA.
KID CLOTHES: Kid clothes here are sooo expensive. Especially Carters. I bought a 3 piece set for Emma at Costco before we left. I spent $8.99. I saw the exact same thing here. It cost about $32. Since I will be there in the end of September, there should be good sales on summer clothes! For all of us :) I could use some clothes too. I basically wear tank tops all the time. I will probably buy most of my clothes here, but some more cheap summer basics would be nice.
I never thought I would say this: I am really actually excited to go to work when I am home. I feel so useless here! I need a hobby or a job, but at this point it is kind of late. I feel like I don't really contribute anything, and since my Spanish is still not the best, I feel like no one really expects I know anything. I told Johana yesterday how I was going to be working when we were visiting the US, and she looked surprised that I had a job, and asked what I do. When I told her I was a nurse, her eyes pretty much bugged out of her head. She couldn't believe it. I guess I have never done or said anything here that would make her think that I am capable of more than exercising, eating, sitting at the computer, or going to the pool.... :) But that is the exact reason that I want to be useful again. Don't get me wrong- I love just hanging out, not having to do anything unless I want to, but it is also nice to make a difference, and use your head. I have been reading, and practicing my Spanish, but it is not the same as doing something that you are trained to do, and something that makes a difference in people's lives. If I were at home and not working, it may be a different story since I have a lot more there to keep me busy. Maybe I will have to get a job here after all :)
On a closing note- we made apple crisp the other day! It was delicious! As always, a little different than the usual for some weird reason- but absolutely delicious! Also, I was introduced to dulce pina, or sweet pineapple. I am in LOVE. The pineapples here are not as sweet as the hawaiian ones we are used to, and they are more acidic. So it seems that it is popular here to cook the pineapples with a lot of water and a little brown sugar until the pineapples are cooked, and the water is almost dissolved. Johana made this for a fruit salad, but I asked for a little bowl of them to snack on beforehand. Apparently this is how Carlos used to eat his pineapple growing up. It tastes/smells like fall :) I can't wait to try something similar with apples!
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