We're Here!

We finally got internet and when I logged into my gmail I saw my tasks bar with tasks still on it. Tasks that I, of course, can not check off now that we are here. So I just deleted them all and moved on to the present. It will all wait there until we return. So in the same vain I would love to take you minute by minute through our flight, our 3 day stay in Frankfurt, our 2nd flight complete with the pilot wishing us a Happy New Year 30 minutes outside of Bangalore, our early morning drive to Mysore, and our 2 days in a fancy hotel with all the other foreigners/yoga students stuffing ourselves with breakfast buffets and a series of unfortunate naps as we recovered from jet lag. But I will not. I will take you to the present.
We are in our flat. We have been here for 4 days and it is simply fabulous. I will post pictures and make you either incredibly jealous or highly motivated to book your flight. We are the first ones to live here so we started from scratch- cups, plates, cutlery, towels, pots, pans, trash cans, mops, etc. Lots of shopping and with Flip in tow, you all can imagine how fun that has been. So Marvel and I have been going in shifts and buying a bit here and there. Marvel, as our resident Kannada speaker, has the job of manning the house and all the small fixes it needs. He has spent the past 3 days dealing with burnt out doorbells, hiring cooks and cleaners, fixing broken fans, mounting TVs, connecting internet and everything else you can imagine. Even though it has been rather mindless and tiring, his hard work means that we are up and running. Today, while the girls and I went for a swim the cook prepared our lunch and dinner. Marvel walked the cleaner around instructing her as to just how tidy we like our house. The girls actually ate the Indian food and both fell deep into naps. Marvel managed a dip in the pool and now we both sit relaxing. I think we might make a go of this.
The girls have a school called I Can and they are slowly adjusting. The first day, Star was so excited she got dressed in her fanciest Indian clothes and requested that Flip and I do the same. She marched right in, gave her teachers a big hug as she remembers them from when she was 4, and then headed to her class. Flip preferred to stick with me and we slowly explored the different areas of the school until we got to her class. The school has allotted a space in the entry way for a huge sand pit. There are two small slides, buckets and shovels. The sand is so cool and calming, it makes a great welcome for parents and children alike. It has been 2 days now and Star, after a brief moment of hesitation, continues to head to school everyday with a smile on her face. I have spent the past 2 days with Flip at school. She does her best to stick to my side but her curiosity and joy for life gets the best of her and soon she is joining in. The teachers have been very welcoming and very flexible with us and we think it is going to be a great fit for our life. And we walk home past an ice cream shop everyday. You can't beat that.