things are back to normal again here in goose bay. i think i lived last week in a haze just trying to recover from the trip --- couple nights of going to bed at 8:30 even which is fairly ridiculous for me. just got back from a really good church service --- i was playing piano / singing harmonies and it was thoroughly fun... am playing for a women's retreat this weekend (i think i'm on all day saturday) so hopefully that is just as fun.... anyways, church was followed up by a game of settlers with mike and jeff --- we haven't played in FOREVER (over a month at least) -- so it was a good time getting back into the catan relationship we have going there -- the game does not bring out the best in us all the time... but i think that's what makes it so fun. it was also the first time in 2+ weeks that the 3 of us hung out... so that was kind of nice... maybe next time other mike wont be working and the 4 of us can get back into the game.
mike asked me tonight on the ride home what i thought of goose bay... and i realized that most of the time it really feels like home now. i have a place in the town and people are good at making you feel appreciated for the things that you do - whether that be playing piano / singing in church to teaching choir (particularly concert/performance related outcomes people notice). so although i miss the london crowd and the fam sometimes --- the goose bay family is a really good substitute.
that being said - i can't wait for the european adventure this summer.... super pumped!!! all ash clouds better be disappaited by then!