Well, its Sunday morning, 11am South African time. I'm awake and I'm more upbeat than yesterday. The reason for this being that my wonderful, amazing, splendiferous husband dragged me kicking and screaming out of my misery by bestowing upon me, some gifts.
When we were online yesterday Peter presented my keyring (I sent it home with him as I currently have no keys to put on it), but yesterday it had a brand spanking new set of shiny keys....2 of them to be exact... One for the main door of our apartment building. And one for the apartment door. He has since hung them on a hook below his behind the door, and we are hoping that this wil encourage whatever Gods or spirits in the universe to help put the owner of those keys in that apartment. While we are both pessimists at heart, we are doing our best to remain upbeat and positive that this whole RIDICULOUS situation will HAVE to right itself soon! We are currently trying to live looking PAST the situations we no longer have within our control, and focussing on the things we are able to work on... We can do no more as far as helping the British Police process my application faster. So my work is over... for now anyways... Instead I am pricing things like getting a second cellphone on Peter's phone account. Looking at apartments which are more suitable to a couple. Finding out what kinds of deals are available as far as cable and internet bundles are concerned. We even cruised around the SPCA site last night and looked at some of the "Adoptables"... (we want to start our family really soon after I get there).
Peter also gave me another gift last night... photos of my new home... These are small things which, I suspect, would not mean much to any normal couple. But to us they are special. He took about 9 pictures of the apartment from various angles and for the first time I was able to imagine him in it. I can see where he sits to watch TV, (and sleeps at the moment for that matter). I can see where he would be if he were making himself some coffee. And more importantly, I can see the work that needs to be done to bring that apartment out of its crusty Bachelor shell and make it somewhere liveable for a newlywed couple. These pictures have had my mind racing all night with ideas... These pictures have been feeding my soul... These pictures mean everything to me... And today there will be more of them...
Yes, today he will be sending me pictures of his place of work. I will see where he stands while he cooks up these delicious meals. I will see pictures of the colleagues I've been hearing about for months now. I will see where he stands when he has a smoke break. I will see the little photo of me that he keeps in his locker... I am so excited!
Maybe this whole exercise is designed to teach the two of us the virtue of patience, as I said that is something which both of us battle with. But we are learning very quickly to bide our time constructively and to try and think positive thoughts... But one thing we know for sure... this time next year... be it America or South Africa, we WILL be together and we will be happier than we have ever been in our lives because of this time apart...
I will talk to you again tomorrow! (and will be dreaming of our new home all day and night)
XXX Ros
Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.
- Jean Paul Richter
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