THURSDAY'S THOUGHTS...
I feel like so often I come across things overseas that are just so abnormal. And I always say to myself, I need to write that down so I don't forget. So here are a few things off the top of my head that I either love or dislike greatly from the other side of the world...
- Siestas. Closing down the country from 1-5 is just silly. Americans will never just remember that, and it will be the time they finally decide to get up and go to the store.
- European style. I try to fit in sometimes. I really do. I bought a few pairs of skinny pants (not even jeans), and am mixing weird colors together. But some of this stuff...is just weird.
- On the subject of style... Many Maltese girls are apparently in competition with the Italian girls who come to Malta on who can dress the sluttiest. I'm not kidding. I have seen more hoo ha's then I can count. Its ridiculous. They aren't just making shirts into dresses now, they are using like tube tops. It's insane...and sad. I couldn't find an appropriate picture because even this one the girls are wearing way more than normal.
- Maltese people are SO friendly. Whenever I have stopped and asked for directions (which is so often)... they have pretty much either offered to drive me, or walked me to a road to lead me to the next. So great!! Malta is also the most confusing country to drive in. The picture below is what came up when I googled Maltese roads! haha...sooo true!
- Along with driving here, which stinks so much that I dont even want to write about it... the streets do not have signs, there are no land marks, and a million little towns which consist of like 3 streets. It's really crazy. Oh, and the houses do not have numbers on them. Just names. Like ours is "Heaven Saint" and then the road name. So when you try to drive to someones house...you have to leave extra early to give yourself enough time to drive around reading house names!
- There are 365 churches in Malta! It's crazy! And the country is only 22 miles by 7 miles. That is where I live and all the further I can go before swimming. :) Also a cool thing about the churches...they all have 2 clocks on the outside of them. One with the correct time and the other incorrect. This is believed to deceive the devil from entering because he wouldn't know the correct time!
- I'm loving all the outdoor cafe's and restaurants. Just today we sat outside in the middle of the street to order drinks. Its both beautiful and refreshing. Europe has this down right.
- I just plain miss Walmart. Or a normal grocery store...that has EVERYTHING you could ever need. I cant even find sour cream here.
- I'm loving my new pair of boots Marshall bought me. I've wanted these for awhile but couldnt find them cheap enough anywhere. Ebay saved the day :)
- I'm having a hard time taking my Christmas tree down. It makes our "not too homey" house so nice and warm. Think I can take off the Merry Christmas sign and just have a winter tree up? ;)
- Marshall's command (a lot of them!) are coming here in February. I'm trying to start mentally preparing for what I'll make for dinner so I can order anything I need online now. Any great recipes or suggestions?!! Specifically a main course/meat dish?
- I really need to have babies soon. I found myself wanting to buy a hair bow for a little girl at the store today. If only we could get married sooner! AHHHH!! :)
I'm also in desperate need of re-hydrating my hair. The water here makes it feel like straw and its just getting worse. Any suggestions?!!
Sorry about all the corny pictures... I dropped my hard drive and lost everything from the past ten years :( Every picture I own. Sooooo I'm super devastated about that. Apparently our last hope is to pay a couple grand for someone to take it into a vacuum sealed room and try to extract the information.
Well I hope you are having a great week! Almost the weekend!! Hugs!!
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