Things are finally settling back to normal here at Expat HQ. B's job is safe. Without going too deeply into it or unfairly (or fairly, whichever) bashing her employer, let's just say that the last 3-4 months have been trying times here, and we lived under the constant pall of this whole adventure of living abroad ending a lot quicker than we expected. So instead of having the time of our lives in Paris a couple weeks ago, it was more subdued than either of us had planned-- fun yes, but wistful. The fantastic news is that by surviving this round of "right-sizing," B is spared from any further staff reductions, and we can pick-and-choose the timing of our departure instead of her company. This called for a celebration, so I busted open the piggy bank and got a bottle of the fantastic Laurent-Perrier Brut Millésimé 1997 champagne. A great exclamation point to a great piece of news.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Safe!
Things are finally settling back to normal here at Expat HQ. B's job is safe. Without going too deeply into it or unfairly (or fairly, whichever) bashing her employer, let's just say that the last 3-4 months have been trying times here, and we lived under the constant pall of this whole adventure of living abroad ending a lot quicker than we expected. So instead of having the time of our lives in Paris a couple weeks ago, it was more subdued than either of us had planned-- fun yes, but wistful. The fantastic news is that by surviving this round of "right-sizing," B is spared from any further staff reductions, and we can pick-and-choose the timing of our departure instead of her company. This called for a celebration, so I busted open the piggy bank and got a bottle of the fantastic Laurent-Perrier Brut Millésimé 1997 champagne. A great exclamation point to a great piece of news.
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