Yes, it seems a little unbelievable, but we landed on New Zealand soil a full year ago. What a year it's been.
The boys were so little when we moved here. Amiri wasn't much of a talker yet. Arram couldn't even sit up. Now Amiri is doing math at a second-grade level, and Arram can run. with that cute stampy little-boy run, but he manages...
When we moved, we'd recently driven a car. We haven't driven since we've been here, and have been in taxis only a handful of times. I like the train. It means I get to read for at least an hour every day.
We didn't know any of the compendium of information that's been communicated here. New Zealand was a foreign and unknown quantity. Now it's allllmost home.
We saw our families over a year ago. Now we miss them.
Before we came here, we lived in Valencia. Sure, it looks nice, but it's a fake nice. It's ticky-tacky. Here, we have lives. And that's pretty refreshing.
Ahhhhhh, New Zealand. Thanks for a good year. Love ya.
Oh. And because I apparently can't get enough of spreadsheets at work, I felt compelled to prepare the yearly Stakeholder's Report on my blog statistics. I was sure enthusiastic October 2009 to February 2010, wasn't I? Well, I had a lot of time on my hands at that time. Now I seem to have settled into a two-posts-every-three-or-four-days routine. That seems to be working fine. You, The Readership, are OK with that, right?
7 comments:
I, a loyal reader, am FINE with your frequency of posts....amazed actually at the consistent quality of commentary and plethora of photos. The pix are a nice mix of grandchildren (most popular) and environment (a source of lots of research on google maps! Thanks for a wonderful first year...my favorite website!
Happy anniversary to you!
What a year it's been for us, your readers.
Through your writing skills, you've carried us along on your adventure. You've expanded our world in a real way.
And thank God for the technology that allows us to watch our grandsons grow via skype, and youtube and all of it.
And thank YOU TWO for allowing us to see into your private world to such a degree. You and Adnan really are extraordinary people, do you know that?
You fill this parent's heart with pride.
My love to all you adventurers.
Congratulations on your first year. I love your blog and being able to stay in touch. You are an amazing family.
Very happy anniversary to all of you.
This is a very popular blog & a tonic of everyday.Now it is time for a vacation.See you all soon inshaAllah.Love & Duaa.
Thanks to all of you for reading and leaving comments along the way! It always brightens my day to know that someone's reading. I'm so glad we can share our lives a little with you this way.
Congratualations on your 1st year in NZ anniversary. I am just amazed by your blog. As someone who reads blogs and teaches blogging regularly, I find yours to be one of the best blogs! I cherish your posts and love reading grandparents' comments. Thank you to both you and Adnan for sharing your phenomenal lives with us.
Oh and 2nd grade math? Wow that's wonderful Amiri!
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