So we are starting to get settled into our new home here in Brussels. I absolutely love this neighborhood. We have a Sunday market at the end of our street which sells produce, meats, cheeses, crafts, clothes and premade food from mussels with wine to Thai and everything in between. John David and I walked around there yesterday and bough some produce while David was at his flag football game (believe it or not there is a flag football league here in Brussels). We also found more restaurants including a couple very cute bistros so we will have to check them out.
On Saturday our Sponsor took us out to the Army base about an hour drive outside of Brussels to go to the commissary. After that trip I now know I am going to be very spoiled at this point. The commissary is a full American grocery store. AMAZING. For those of you who have never lived overseas this is the most amazing, wonderful, fantastic (insert more adjectives) thing ever. You don't know how wonderful it fills to walk into the grocery store and be able to find exactly what you are looking for. Anyway we spent a small fortune stocking up on essentials. The local grocery stores here in Brussels are the same as we had in Greece (Carrefour) so I know what I can get there that is comparable to what you find in the US so I that is wonderful as well. The big difference is price you just cannot beat the price at the commissary it is cheaper than DC significantly.
Also on Saturday we went to a couple at the Embassy (Abby and Adam) daughter's 2nd birthday party. It was very sweet of them to invite us and it was wonderful to meet them and lots of other very nice Embassy families. John David was a big hit and everyone wanted to hold him which of course he was just eating up.
Sunday night we went to our Sponsors Ashish and Emily's house for dinner and Abby and Adam and their daughter Clair were also there. Emily made a wonderful dinner and they have a very cute home. It was nice to be in a house with more than just bare Embassy furniture.
I really think we are going to enjoy living here!
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