Friday, September 9, 2011

Nice weather

Yesterday it was a cool 80-ish. Lovely to be out after the hot yoga session. It's a tough season to be moving away. When we moved from Europe to Florida, it was winter, a perfect time to move away.
This move is starting to feel like a drag. I will miss many things about Florida. We do have a comfortable life here, even if it isn't exactly exciting. Visited the springs with family - our second time this summer (it has been a busy one). We didn't manage to go tubing - first time that we didn't make it there before the crowds (we dawdled over breakfast) - but checked out the Rainbow Springs headsprings. It is a very nice park atmosphere, complete with barbeque pits. Had to take the requisite dip in the water even if the weather wasn't so warm. As Hubby would say - very refreshing.
Got into a little disagreement with the landlord. We had agreed to some terms with the termination of the lease. We have gotten along well so far, and I have worked hard to make sure the house looks presentable to his potential new tenants and buyers. We wanted to extend our leaving date half a month, but he informed us that he's already found new tenants. Naively we asked if we would be released from some rent responsibilities. Turns out that he saw the extra rent we would pay as an early termination fee. Should have asked those questions earlier. Would be surprised to see our deposit returned.
Need to find some way to motivate myself to see this through. The thing is though, the paperwork for Asia is taking much longer than we planned. We'll have to shack up with the parents for a bit, I think. At least they'll enjoy having the grandchildren around (I hope)...

Friday, September 2, 2011

Hot yoga is not for me

Bought a hot yoga pass for hubby months ago because he said he wanted to try. He finally used it today, and I joined him in class. We have both done yoga before, but was this excruciating for me! I simply don't care to sweat that much, or be in a hot room with a bunch of other sweaty people. The sweat pouring onto my face made it hard to get into poses, with which I anyway had difficulty. Sheesh it was hot. Hubby loved it though, claiming that he felt more relaxed immediately after the class. Of course, this is a man who regularly exercises in the garage, unbearable (for me) from the Florida heat...
We finally got out the first set of paperwork towards employment visas for Asia. Lots of i's to dot and t's to cross. Took longer than I expected. I don't know...this Asia thing will likely not feel real until the employment passes are approved. Hubby has wrapped up his current project and started to work on project management certification. He now has more time to help with the transition. We will keep hacking at the paperwork.
Boy said a few days ago - I can't wait till you and daddy grow old and die, so I can do whatever I want. Huh. That strict, are we? I explained that we don't have to die for him to have freedom, he just has to grow up, work hard and have an income - then he can do whatever he wants. No point telling him he won't have much time to do that then, especially if he gets married and kids...