So, for those of you that read my last post... I PROMISE to make this one shorter. A little more to the point.
So first, this post is pretty much a little story. It is about how all the little activities in my day all came together for one final Hurray! So to say. So yesterday Jen and left Masigcine in the morning for our three days off. It was very hard leaving the kids, because we couldn't explain to them that we were coming back, and they didn't realize we would be leaving. So they looked a little crushed, and it broke my heart.
So Jen and I got back to our place around 9 or 10am. It was a blistering 31C so we headed to the beach. We went with another girl from our house and she showed us how to use the "mini buses" (aka a 15 passenger that stalls constantly and actually has about twice as many people in it). But crazy cheap! So we piled in and headed to the beach. It was a lot of fun. We got some colour, some smoothies, and a lot of sand in everything. Then we headed back home. Jen and I were exhausted from three days with children and now being in the sun all day so we had a very relaxing evening. We made ourselves some pasta.... and had a little dinner date outside. Then we headed to our room (its only the two of us in our room at the moment, then five in the other room across the hall, and one in the last room- thats the boys room). So Jen and I curled up and read for a bit before drifting off to bed. Jen was in the top bunk by the window, and I was in the bottom bunk in the middle of the room. Not sure why, but thats where we were. So Jen and I were feeling a little bit warm since it was 31C that day and we had gotten some colour. There is no air conditioning, but always a nice breeze. So we usually open the window at night. Our house is surrounded by an 8 foot concrete fence and then about 3 feet of barded wire that has an alarm attached to it if anyone touches it. So we are pretty safe to sleep with our window open. So anyways, I finished reading for the night and went and put my reading glasses back in to my purse (which sat in the far corner of the room on a chair). I dont usually listen to my music at night cause I fall asleep so quick, but I was still kind of mentally awake. So I decided to listen for a bit. I listened to about 3 songs and was then tired enough to go to bed. So I took it out and put it beside me. I have been having problems sleeping for some reason at Aviva. So I am getting used to randomly waking up in the night for hours at a time. Not sure why that is, but I think its the whole community living and it being a fairly noisy neighbourhood. Anyways, last night was no exception. I suddenly awoke at around 1:30am. I woke up startled but couldnt put my finger on what startled me. Either way, once again I was wide awake. Then I realized that one, it was very bright in the room (and no, there wasnt anyone taking my picture again), and two, there were a lot of bugs. I turned over and realized that the blinds (and these are these heavy stubborn blinds) were open. Jen and I had left the window open, but just feel better when the blinds are closed. And I knew we had closed them before we went to bed because it took both of us and was quite the procedure. Anyways, I figured that Jen had opened them because it was still warm in the room. About an hour later the blinds crashed shut. I was still awake, and I knew that they blinds had just simply fallen shut like they sometimes do. It startled Jen awake however. She asked what the crash was, and I explained that the blinds closed on there own. She asked why they were open.
So, I got out of bed and turned the light on and we had a look around. Everything was in place. Then we started killing all the bugs in the room. We were about to crawl back in to bed but Jen wanted some hand sanitizer out of my purse... however my purse was no longer on the chair in the far corner of the room.
I spent the next 5 hours, or so, pacing the house looking for my purse. I knew it was gone but I was still hoping. Finally in the morning I had to report it to the police. It ends up that one of the girls across the hall had been on the phone sitting in front of the house by our window until around 1:15. Then when she came inside she heard people walking around in our room but figured it was us. I awoke about 15 minutes after she came in the house, but some how someone had gotten over the fence, through our window, opened the ridiculously awkward blinds (without dsiturbing us), slipped between the two foot gap between the bunks in the dark, made it to the opposite side of the room, and snatched my purse.
The cops, however, did a sweep of the surrounding area in the morning and found my purse and all of my cards. The thief had sat outside our house and sorted through the contents. He took each card out of my wallet before deciding to keep my wallet and the money. Then he took my camera.. not the camera case... just the camera (with all my pictures :( however) and some other odds and ends. But Jen and I are very lucky I must say. I think it would have been too much of a fright to wake up with someone in our room, more so then just knowing someone was in there while we were sleeping. And I am very thankful for those cards back. It is alwasy frustrating when things get taken that are of no use to the other person, but are so vital to you (like my health card!). Anyways, I had already cancelled my visa and debit... so now I have no money! But hopefuly I will get that figured out soon.
But, my deepest apologies. I promised this would be shorter... and then I got carried away. But I will end it now. I am doing great still. A little scare, but no real harm came from it, so we'll chalk it up to a learning experience I guess. With that said, I would really appreciate your prayers for our safety. This is the second time in two weeks that something has been taken from our house. The first was a camera sitting on the ledge of the window. This time they came right in. So obviously they are getting braver. We're hoping we can put a stop to it quickly though, before it becomes a trend. But yeah, I would appreciate your prayers, and maybe if someone could give my mother a hug! I think I scared her a little with my middle of the night hysterical phone call.
But I miss you all! And I'm loving it here!
*This photo is of Jen trying to sneak in to our room the way that the robber came in.
So first, this post is pretty much a little story. It is about how all the little activities in my day all came together for one final Hurray! So to say. So yesterday Jen and left Masigcine in the morning for our three days off. It was very hard leaving the kids, because we couldn't explain to them that we were coming back, and they didn't realize we would be leaving. So they looked a little crushed, and it broke my heart.
So Jen and I got back to our place around 9 or 10am. It was a blistering 31C so we headed to the beach. We went with another girl from our house and she showed us how to use the "mini buses" (aka a 15 passenger that stalls constantly and actually has about twice as many people in it). But crazy cheap! So we piled in and headed to the beach. It was a lot of fun. We got some colour, some smoothies, and a lot of sand in everything. Then we headed back home. Jen and I were exhausted from three days with children and now being in the sun all day so we had a very relaxing evening. We made ourselves some pasta.... and had a little dinner date outside. Then we headed to our room (its only the two of us in our room at the moment, then five in the other room across the hall, and one in the last room- thats the boys room). So Jen and I curled up and read for a bit before drifting off to bed. Jen was in the top bunk by the window, and I was in the bottom bunk in the middle of the room. Not sure why, but thats where we were. So Jen and I were feeling a little bit warm since it was 31C that day and we had gotten some colour. There is no air conditioning, but always a nice breeze. So we usually open the window at night. Our house is surrounded by an 8 foot concrete fence and then about 3 feet of barded wire that has an alarm attached to it if anyone touches it. So we are pretty safe to sleep with our window open. So anyways, I finished reading for the night and went and put my reading glasses back in to my purse (which sat in the far corner of the room on a chair). I dont usually listen to my music at night cause I fall asleep so quick, but I was still kind of mentally awake. So I decided to listen for a bit. I listened to about 3 songs and was then tired enough to go to bed. So I took it out and put it beside me. I have been having problems sleeping for some reason at Aviva. So I am getting used to randomly waking up in the night for hours at a time. Not sure why that is, but I think its the whole community living and it being a fairly noisy neighbourhood. Anyways, last night was no exception. I suddenly awoke at around 1:30am. I woke up startled but couldnt put my finger on what startled me. Either way, once again I was wide awake. Then I realized that one, it was very bright in the room (and no, there wasnt anyone taking my picture again), and two, there were a lot of bugs. I turned over and realized that the blinds (and these are these heavy stubborn blinds) were open. Jen and I had left the window open, but just feel better when the blinds are closed. And I knew we had closed them before we went to bed because it took both of us and was quite the procedure. Anyways, I figured that Jen had opened them because it was still warm in the room. About an hour later the blinds crashed shut. I was still awake, and I knew that they blinds had just simply fallen shut like they sometimes do. It startled Jen awake however. She asked what the crash was, and I explained that the blinds closed on there own. She asked why they were open.
So, I got out of bed and turned the light on and we had a look around. Everything was in place. Then we started killing all the bugs in the room. We were about to crawl back in to bed but Jen wanted some hand sanitizer out of my purse... however my purse was no longer on the chair in the far corner of the room.
I spent the next 5 hours, or so, pacing the house looking for my purse. I knew it was gone but I was still hoping. Finally in the morning I had to report it to the police. It ends up that one of the girls across the hall had been on the phone sitting in front of the house by our window until around 1:15. Then when she came inside she heard people walking around in our room but figured it was us. I awoke about 15 minutes after she came in the house, but some how someone had gotten over the fence, through our window, opened the ridiculously awkward blinds (without dsiturbing us), slipped between the two foot gap between the bunks in the dark, made it to the opposite side of the room, and snatched my purse.
The cops, however, did a sweep of the surrounding area in the morning and found my purse and all of my cards. The thief had sat outside our house and sorted through the contents. He took each card out of my wallet before deciding to keep my wallet and the money. Then he took my camera.. not the camera case... just the camera (with all my pictures :( however) and some other odds and ends. But Jen and I are very lucky I must say. I think it would have been too much of a fright to wake up with someone in our room, more so then just knowing someone was in there while we were sleeping. And I am very thankful for those cards back. It is alwasy frustrating when things get taken that are of no use to the other person, but are so vital to you (like my health card!). Anyways, I had already cancelled my visa and debit... so now I have no money! But hopefuly I will get that figured out soon.
But, my deepest apologies. I promised this would be shorter... and then I got carried away. But I will end it now. I am doing great still. A little scare, but no real harm came from it, so we'll chalk it up to a learning experience I guess. With that said, I would really appreciate your prayers for our safety. This is the second time in two weeks that something has been taken from our house. The first was a camera sitting on the ledge of the window. This time they came right in. So obviously they are getting braver. We're hoping we can put a stop to it quickly though, before it becomes a trend. But yeah, I would appreciate your prayers, and maybe if someone could give my mother a hug! I think I scared her a little with my middle of the night hysterical phone call.
But I miss you all! And I'm loving it here!
*This photo is of Jen trying to sneak in to our room the way that the robber came in.
You need to hone your black belt skills Aman!! I'm just SO glad your girls are still in one piece and that you didn't wake up while Mr. Robber was in action. You're in my prayers girlfriend!
ReplyDeleteMiss you, my better half!!
xoxo