It's official. I'm giving up on OD. 10 years. It was a good run, but more often than not, I can't access my diary, read notes or read other diaries. Since I've only written a couple of entries in my new diary over there, I'm going to go ahead and continue here.
Thanksgiving went really well. Every year I have fucked up at least one recipe. This year I did an awesome job. I decorated the apartment, cooked, baked, got dressed up and was a good hostess. I was a nervous wreck beforehand and wanted to murder Leo because he was SO. FREAKING. CALM. I couldn't take it. Haha Everyone he invited came, so there were ten of us (I didn't have anyone to invite sadly, but I'd already met all of his guests). And that's how I feel Thanksgiving should be celebrated: lots of talking, eating, drinking, relaxing and more eating. :-) Four of our guests even spent the night so I made a big, American breakfast for everyone - with made-from-scratch biscuits!
Now I'm working on Christmas. I just ordered all of Demitri's Christmas presents. He'll only be 4-months-old on Christmas, so it's mostly smaller stuff he needs instead of toys (although he is getting a few toys). I'm pretty excited about the baby dishes since he'll be able to start eating basic things at that point (and our midwife has said that it might help him sleep better through the night since he's still only sleeping two or three hours at a time before wanting to be fed again). Bonnie and Justin will be here for a couple of days to celebrate with us, so it'll definitely feel like a real Christmas!
Besides the holidays, I'm also gearing up for studying next year. I took the German language proficiency test a couple of weeks ago (results come in between Christmas and New Year), had a resume photo made today (pictures on resumes are extremely common and preferred here in Germany) and will be sending in my application tomorrow. The deadline is the 13th, so I'm really cutting it close to the wire!
What else? Leo, Dima (the short form for Demitri) and I are doing really well. Dima seems to have stomach issues that we can't resolve (poop testing is in the works, haha), but he's still happy as a clam and learns something new everyday. I think in the next day or two he'll be able to roll from his back to his stomach! As for Leo, he's absolutely in love with Dima and hates that he doesn't get to see him that often since Dima is already in bed usually by the time Leo gets off work. And I love that Leo is so happy and willing to be a dad! He's so attentive and happy with Demitri. He doesn't mind changing diapers or rocking him until he falls asleep (which can sometimes take a couple of hours!) and likes to go on walks with him on the weekend, so I have time to myself and he has time alone with him. And it's exactly those things that have made having a baby so much fun and made our relationship even better! No joke, I'm pretty sure I have one of the best husbands ever. Don't tell him, though - he thinks it'll jinx him! Hahaha
When I think back to when I first started writing online, it was just an outlet to get away from my life. I was depressed and hated everything. And one of my goals has always been to just be content - nothing more and nothing less. And I've accomplished it. I'm one of those obnoxiously happy people that has nothing to complain about except loud television commercials and bitchy cashiers at the grocery store. It could definitely be much worse.
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