Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Listen with your mind and heart, you will be moved.

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Summer review

Well, hadn't been here for quite a while. These days have been a great deal of bustling for me. One event after another. Christophe didn't really have had a rest before he started working again. Finally we have all my stuffs moved to The Hague. After several days packing and unpacking, I feel totally exhausted. Today I've a bad cold, got a runny nose, red eyes... oh, my...

Although hectic, our holiday was nice. One month passed much faster than it actually should. We spent wonderful moments visiting Paris, walking the mountains, making jokes. Ten days traveling with camping car brought us lots of fun together.

We had a compact and pleasant wedding in Vienna. Our program was from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. which ended eventually at 11 p.m., first, civil wedding at the city registry office, then reception and lunch at Rennbahn-Freudenau. The city tour we arranged was from 5 to 7.30 p.m. and night visit in MUMOK 8 to 10 p.m. Most guests liked the city tour but not the MUMOK visit. The "bad painting good art" exhibition was not quite the type of art we may understand and appreciate, and both the English and French guides were not fluent, or they probably didn't prepare themselves very well. However, we believe most of our families and friends enjoyed the day being together with us.

The packing directly followed our wedding. (I've lots of stuffs ;) I was unwilling to part with the city I'd been living for 7 years, my first station in Europe, where I learned Christophe. Now I'm in The Hague, at another beginning of my live, starting with my new job at the Uni. The appointment with the personnel department was a kind of lousy. The one who's dealing my case didn't know that I'm holding an Austrian resident card instead of a Holland one, so the application of my working permit had not yet began. Thus I may need to wait quite a while until the administration issues are solved. I wish I can start my job as planned on 15th this month, but I know it's unlikely.

Christophe is sitting beside me now reading news, and meanwhile laughting at my runny and red nose. Packs of tissue paper are lying around me being prepared for my catarrh. Whoever kisses me now is taking a great risk to be infected. Poor love...

Getting Married

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Started preparing our wedding. A job we wanted to do since three years. This time it goes. A right moment, before I move to the Netherlands, beginning of out new life together :) And I'm specially happy today to know that Christophe will come over to Vienna on Friday night. What we've done till now:

• booked the civil wedding at Magistrat
• wedding day at Kaiserloge
• menu and table settings still in arrangement
  
• night museum visit at MOMUK
• a photographer and a cameraman still in arrangement
  
• a pianist for the afternoon
• a bus to transfer the guests
• our wedding website
• sent the invitation per E-mails

We know that it is an uncommon way to send the wedding invitations by E-mails. However we believe it is the most convenient and simplest way for the guests and for us, as our guests are spread in different countries. With the assistance of our website, info is sufficient. Well, what is going to be done:

• complete what are still in arrangement
• book a guided city tour after we know how many people what to attend
• choose wine
  
• book a car for us for the wedding day
• print the menu, table settings and stationary cards
  

So, if we invited you, please reply us as soon as possible if you will come and tell us what events you want to join. An affiliated matter: I found a company to drive my stuffs to The Hague. I will move soon after the wedding which also will become a farewell party.

I'm excited that my parents will come to The Hague mid of August. After three years, finally I have a chance to stay with them for two months :o) can't wait to see them -:¦:-•:*SO*:•.-:¦:-•*HAPPY*•-:¦:-

Love is Like Magic

Love is like magic and it always will be,
For love still remains life's sweet mystery.

Love works in ways that are wondrous and strange
And there's nothing in life that love cannot change!

Love can transform the most commonplace
Into beauty and splendor and sweetness and grace.

Love is unselfish, understanding and kind,
For it sees with its heart and not with its mind.

Love is the answer that everyone seeks...
Love is the language that every heart speaks.

Love can't be bought, it is priceless and free,
Love, like pure magic, is life's sweet mystery!

Love is like magic. Oh, yes. It gives me strength to confront many difficulties. Certain situations we have to withstand, or we would have failed. Throughout the past three years, luckily, distance didn't separate us but made solid progress on our relationship. We had the luck of having met each other. What helped us later was reliance, patience and tolerance. Christophe gives me the confidence of keeping the relationship further and stronger. He is, for me, the source of magic.

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Don't understand why people often can't simply enjoy their lives, making everything so difficult. Maybe just because we are so different? I love sun when it's sunny, like rain when it's rainy. Try to enjoy every moment I spend. Don't take live too seriously - you will never get out of it alive. Simply, be happy! Life is too short to be in trouble. Seize the day. Love yourself; love the others.

Africa

Finally I decided to go to Africa, to the continent where Christophe has lived for two years. Since he left, many people asked me how it could work out - a distance relationship - even a weekend one is difficult. A further question would be "how often do you see each other?" "Once every three months" I answered. "Oh! Will it work out?" with their eyes widely open. Being asked I often kept silence, just smiled. A few words couldn't explain, especially to someone who would never have understood.

I won't say that it is a cheerful situation, and I sometimes didn't feel joyful either, but it happened, and I accommodated it. My "special someone" wants to go after his dream, he will be away for a while, so I respect his choice, letting him free to do something his enthusiasm leads him to – that simple. (He will likewise respect my choice if I one day meet the chance of my life.) All in all, distance doesn't separate us. However it does require a lot of efforts – confidence, trust, faith and loyalty besides love. Daily phone calls keep us in touch. We learn to value each other more since we've gone through difficulties together, we know that we are always there for each other even though we are so far apart, which brings us tightly closer together.

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