rainy day in the lou

this morning its raining hard. the kind of rain where it is dark outside. i want to just curl up in my comforter and stay there for a few hours. i am pretty tired this morning. Abraham got up a few times last night...we're still working on it.
maggie and i are watching Curious George learn how to make compost {its actually very informative}. I'm glad we have a playdate scheduled for today or i'd be tempted to keep everyone in their jammies and sit in front of the tv.{which would actually only last 45 minutes with Miss Mags.}

last night mojo and i had our first date, out in St. Louis. it was a needed night out. {little abe was with us though.}
our sweet friend two doors down and her hubby came and sat in our house once we put maggie down. thats the great thing about our complex. you dont have to make a huge effort to be with people, you just walk outside!

we went to pf changs and it was good. and it was familiar. i wanted to go there because this week was lonely and uncomfortable. I think i am hitting the hill, which i must climb, where things about living in a new city are hard. i'm uncomfortable b/c i am tired of mapquesting everything. i'm tired of googling things....i'm tired of not knowing the ins and outs of a place. i dont have my "go tos" like i did in Nashville...people and places. The downtown Library, the Y pool, Marches, the dog park, Bongo Coffee...

i know i'll have my stand-bys soon enough, but this week its felt like hard work getting to know the city. its also been really hot (and sticky) which makes for a grumpy momma.

and i've felt lonely despite the folks we've met. once you've been known by such a large number of people, like we had in east nashville, its hard to go to starting over. i just want to jump to the "knowing each other really well" part...but i know it takes time.
i'm sure if we were invited over everyday somewhere, i'd still feel this way. it just takes time.

mojo on the other hand is in hog heaven. he comes home from class bubbling with information and excitement. i'm probably going to get a PhD just from listening to everything. he's making wonderful friends here and because of the nature of what the guys are studying...he's always having deep conversations with everyone. its been wonderful and rich.

i'm starting a class with him on Monday. so that will help me to get out of my brain, meet people, and have something to do other than play with little ones {which i adore.} more to come, i am sure, on all i learn. it will be good for us to do this together!

so last night we had a great time connecting over plates of steaming rice, talking about what we love about st. louis, how blessed we are to have such sweet and kind children, and how God's plan for us is really just to know him more. here's a grainy pic of the little area we walked around after dinner.

our playdate is coming soon and we are still in our pjs...