Moving and A Marvelous Meetup

I know you all miss me so so much--- BUT I've been busy these past two weeks! Since Peter decided to extend his contract for an extra 2 years we decided to move to a house. It's very exciting- we belong to that odd category of people who actually love being in new environments- and everything fell into place at rapid speed. In a couple of weeks we'll be in the new place and we'll say goodbye to this fabulous apartment where we've lived for two years. It seemed large enough to begin with, but somehow we've gathered more "stuff" and are starting to feel cramped here. The new house has plenty of room and we may even have space that won't be used (at least for a while). I'm looking forward to having my own studio, and a room for my collection of exercise equipment. However it's a brand new house which means I am needed everyday either at the house or at the kitchen design shop. It takes up a lot of time. Tirana is not that large but the traffic is getting worse and worse, so two errands per day is my limit. Anyway, by the middle of April we'll be moved in. (Fingers crossed!)

Now for the really great news--- I was away for the last three days-- did you miss me??

I did something so so exciting-- I went to a Blogger Girls Weekend!! In Germany!! On my links you might have noticed that I have several blogs written by terrific expat women in Germany, as well as one in Switzerland. Well, Jen of Heisse Scheisse, got us all organised and hosted the weekend in her awesome loft apartment. Jen is one awesome female- just as whacky and witty as she comes across on her flog-I mean BLOG!

Here's the list of the Truly Amazing Women I met and got to know.

Christine, An American Expat in Germany Sweet and a seriously good COOK!
Christina, Mausi Funny, warm and ever so easy to be around!
Claire, My Euro-American Life Strong and courageous- running her own business in Germany!
Ann, Ann Ona Moose Beautiful and adorable in an Audrey Hepburn kind of way.
Tatiana, Von Tauber I wish I could spend a month discussing VIT's (Very Important Things) with her.
Brigit, Eurotrippen Incredibly gorgeous and funny in a whispery way.
Maria, Country Hopping No one can be THAT TINY right after having a baby!
Jessica, In Search of Dessert Intelligent, deep, and an incredible way with words.
Penny and Christina Both funny and interesting women who really do NEED to start blogging.

We ranged in ages from 24 to 48 but that honestly didn't matter. We never stopped talking! A lot of secrets were revealed at 3 AM but we've made a pact to keep our lips sealed. Sorry- if you want to know-- next time be there! We all come from different backgrounds, different places, and now live abroad. We all know what it is to be lonely and far away from the place we used to call 'home'. I am so lucky to have finally met this incredible group of women.

Thanks to each one of you who made the effort to be part of the magic.