for a long time i’ve been thinking about what to write here at Jennzah dot Net, but it’s evaded me. so here’s a general update on what’s been going on in the life of Jennzah:
on December 31st, it had been one year since I left my family, my beloved cat Mneo, my friends, and 24 hour access to awesome Mexican food behind to move here to be with Anthony. In that year, I’d been to alot of different places here in England, met some great people, gone to some awesome book signings, and, oh yeah, gotten married! Best day last year was definitely 17th September when Anthony and I became an official family. We’ve loved every day since. I’ve gotten an awesome family on this side of the pond too. So 2010 was pretty awesome.
2011 means that Anthony and I are still waiting to hear when/if we will move to Portsmouth, which is about 3 hours closer to London than where we currently are. We’re both really looking forward to the move as we don’t particularly fancy it here in Plymouth. 2011 means that I am actively looking for work here in England…. right now I’ve got a voluntary job on Mondays helping out at OxFam on the high street. However, Saturday, I saw an opening for a library job that I would be fantastic at just over the Tamar Bridge in Saltash, so i’ve enquired about it and we’ll see where it goes from there. It means commuting about a half hour on the bus from here to Cornwall, but it’s a month long PAID position which is much more suited to me. so wish me luck, kids!
2011 means that we’re also starting to save up for our trip back to the US in September. CANNOT WAIT. Two weeks in Chicago/Wisconsin is just what i need right about NOW, so i don’t know how I’m going to wait until September!! but it’ll be worth it. I miss my friends, my family and my cat SO MUCH. it’s not to say that I don’t love my cats and my family here, but hey! i’ve been gone about 8 months from there now (I went back in May/June/July last year for a 2 week stay that turned into a 6 week stay, due to waiting for my Spousal Visa to come back), and I miss pretty much EVERYTHING about where I used to live. I’ve actually had some bad bouts of homesickness in the past month, but I have Anthony to support me so I’m okay most of the time. bottomline?? AMERICA : I never really gave you enough respect. I love how you have laws about littering and you actually DO something about it there. I hate, hate, HATE walking down the streets here in England (mostly in Plymouth) and seeing scores of garbage, human spitwads, and cigarette butts EVERYWHERE. it’s disgusting. I miss feeling as though i could walk barefoot in some places, i miss the general hygiene of my homeland. AMERICA : YOU ARE AWESOME. I’m sorry i ever dissed you in the past!
i’ve done way more reading than writing in the past year, but i feel as though the writing is on it’s way. It’s just so hard to write amongst so much chaos going on, not being sure if you’re about to move to a different city, with your husband working so hard to fix up the current place you’re in so you can rent it out for a decent price, etc. which is why it’s easier to read than concentrate on writing, but i’m working on it.
overall, i’m just grateful for my husband. he is always the light in the dark for me, he’s such an amazing person and im so lucky he chose me. 
i’ve never been so happy in my entire life.
alright, enough waffling around. I have a “IN MY MAILBOX” post to write just after this, so we’ll see you later, Kids!
so i’ve been going back and forth about participating in RAK for awhile… especially since my blog isn’t TOO active. but i thought, hey, i’ll give it a go.
