...and now THIS.

The blog is back, people. So here's a brief summation of the last week or thereabouts, and forgive the absence of my usual sparkling wit. Feeling a little under the weather.

- Moved into new apartment
- Opened Swiss bank account
- Got most of our Swiss-residency-registering done (still have biometrics to go...big brother is watching!)
- Got beds and couch set up
- Did approximately 1 million loads of laundry
- Ate tons of good food
- Had first house guests (thanks for your patience with the lack of furniture, Nancy and Eddie!)
- Dined with the Boulder crowd twice
- Had dinner with our friend Jess from San Francisco, who is in town for the week, and her boyfriend Mike will be here later, yaaay!
- Found my first pair of skinny jeans that fit, but DID NOT BUY (not convinced that I'm European just yet)
- Found our local grocery stores and bakery
- Found the local English-speaking pub, huzzah!
- And lots of other not-so-interesting/necessary household-setting-up things.

The good news: this very evening, we are headed to Karaoke from Hell - which is, in fact, karaoke with a LIVE BAND. You heard me. I was so excited I couldn't even think of anything to say when Mike told me about it. The bad news: this morning I WOKE UP WITH FROG VOICE AND A CHEST FULL OF CONGESTION. Naturally. Of course, with a concept as awesome as live-band karaoke, it is definitely not guaranteed that we will get to sing, but I will report back on how this develops. I will, at the very least, head down to the corner pharmacy to see if they have any crazy European drugs that will make me instantly well.

Without further ado, please enjoy this smattering of rather random photos while I go put in another load of laundry in the basement. (It's like college all over again, except with a laundry schedule and rules.)

The view from our balcony

Got a shower curtain, wooo!

Our first major Ikea purchase. The bedrooms are HUGE.

Our sad, lonely couch. Don't worry, buddy...someday you'll have chairs and a rug to keep you company. 

Dusty "Think of the Children" Reid

Hard to believe that this is our new home.

Yup, there's a little wealth here.

P.S. - Today is the first actual chilly day we've had since we got here. It's 41 degrees F and cloudy.