Averagely Adventurous

I figure now is as good a time as any to write considering I cannot speak. I woke up on Christmas Eve with a sore throat that I tried to will away, but now it is Christmas morning, and I have no voice. Despite this, I feel extremely happy and grateful this Christmas. After months and months (eight to be exact) I finally landed a job. I remember finishing my final term paper back in April and filling out a job application right away. I thought I'd hear back right away but I learned as time went on, that the job market in Glasgow was rough at the moment. My searches were becoming wider in field and in location. I rearranged my resume a few times, changed my answers on many applications, just hoping to find the right combination of the ideal candidate. But something else I noticed, after a few (hundred?) applications, was that unlike in The States, all these job listings seemed to come from recruiters. Companies were hiding behind them, so half the time I could not tell salary, lo...

Last Sunday, the Christmas trees arrived at our local stores.  Pedro and I had already discussed that we wanted a real tree this year (our first), so we knew we'd be picking it out this weekend.  I lobbied for one short enough to reach the top, and we ended up with the perfect fraser fir. We got it from our favorite florist, Hyacinth House.  I've been walking by all week and loving the smell.  On the way to get groceries, we browsed their big selection.  I think we ended up getting the first one we saw, a 6ft fraser fir that was thick and chunky! The shop owner wrapped it up and set it aside for us, along with stand, so we could pick it up on our way back home.  Pedro did a quick lift test, since we don't have a car, and was confident he could carry it home no problem.  After our shopping, discussing lights and decorations along the way, we made our way back to Hyacinth.  I took our grocery cart and bags with the tree stand, and Pedro hauled the t...