I live in Texas, y'all

Oh boy! I've been two days at my new job, and four days in Texas. Can you say whirl wind?

San Antonio is incredi-suburban. It's the most suburb-topia place I've ever lived in, and coming from a girl who grew up in Mississauga, that means a lot.

Our apartment is fantastic! We have a pool and everything. Whenever we come home though, as we pull in through the gated entrance to the complex, I sort of squirm a bit, like, "oh dear, is this my life? Do I really live in a gated apartment complex in a giant suburb in Texas? Am I really wearing business casual? Do I enjoy being this responsible?" and it's sort of crazy. I feel like I should be looking for a husband. I feel like I should have been collecting Christmas ornaments in a box under the stairs.

Luckily, all the panic that is induced by the outside of my apartment is shoved away when I set food inside of my apartment. We've got carpet, pretty kitchen counter tops, and two bathrooms. Notably absent: any furniture. My roommate has an air mattress, and we splurged on an ironing board. And that's it, folks! Unless you count the shower curtain I bought. Other than that, no furniture! I sleep on the ground and we eat meals standing up. Once we get an internet connection at home we're going to start looking at second hand things on craigslist.

We also didn't come with any kitchen things. We went grocery shopping and realized with no pot, pan, or microwave, it's going to be a lot of sandwiches and cereal. So we bought a set of dishes and silverware, and then got a pot and a pan and even a spatula and cooking spoon! (99 cents, thank you, Target).

Shopping with my roommate can get ridiculous. We're both very logical, rational decision makers. Choosing silverware took about 20 minutes. While some might say "this set is within our budget, let's get them" we not only calculated the per unit price of every set in the store, but started factoring in quality and prettiness (my criteria). Is cutlery something we'll take with us when we move back to Canada in 4 months? The set of 8 is on sale, and therefore cheaper than the set of 4... but do we need 8 knives, 16 forks, and 16 spoons? We have a dishwasher... if we only get the set of 4, we'll be washing before the dishwasher is even full. Does buying the set of 8 mean we should buy more dishes to be more efficient with our dishwasher? HOLY GEEZ. Then you should have been there to watch us try to buy laundry detergent.

It's really hot here. I mean really, really hot. You can feel your skin's temperature increase. I'm drinking more water than you'd know what to do with. The amount I drink after going for a run could support a village in Africa for a month. Sorry, guys.

More soon! With pictures! Maybe about work! Get ready!