We are finally in our new apartment and I am sitting in a room with the lights on while Enid sleeps in the dark in another room. That’s the first time in over two weeks that I’ve been able to say that. It’s a very good feeling to finally be settled. We still have a lot of work to do to get the apartment clean and decent-looking, and to get all our stuff unpacked. Some of that may have to wait until after Enid starts school on the 27th. But at least we aren’t moving anymore, and we are in a home of our own again.

Right now I am working on an email to the owner of our apartment to ask her about fixing some minor problems. I also need to get a copy of her ID to provide to the INM as part of the paperwork for registering my domicile. The email will probably take me a while since I’m somewhat of a perfectionist about my Spanish when I write to people.

Today we had lunch with José, my boss, and his wife Gladis (who is Brazilian) at their home. In Mexico the big meal of the day is lunch. Dinner tends to be light. So we had a big meal, complete with wine, then we sat and talked while Enid watched a Winnie the Pooh video. It was a nice time and I was glad that José and Gladis finally got to meet Robin and Enid. Enid was very well behaved and made a good impression I think. She's usually pretty good as long as she isn't sick or tired, but you never know when an unexpected tantrum may strike. So I'm always glad when she shows her best side.

On the way home we stopped and did some grocery shopping at the H-E-B in Del Valle. We were pleased to discover that the H-E-B here has a lot of stuff that the one in San Jeronimo doesn’t, including lots of organic foods. Once we got home I fiddled around with the DSL modem until I figured out how to establish an internet connection. First things first, right? Gotta have the internet! Then at dusk we went over to the park around the corner so Enid could feed the ducks and play for a while before bed. With the sun gone down it was nice outside, although I noticed there were a lot of mosquitoes enjoying the park too.

Tomorrow is my last day of freedom as I promised to start showing up in the lab beginning Tuesday. We’ll probably go over to Kinder Allegro and pick up the enrollment paperwork, and I also need to check with the university to find out when my bank account will be ready to use. Plus I’d like to maybe scout out potential routes to work and back. I’m thinking it may be possible to get there by bicycle. I’ve found a good way to get down to Avenida Morones Prieto, which has a sidewalk I could ride on all the way to the med school, but I’m not sure how to deal with the big intersection where Morones Prieto crosses Gonzalitos. There’s no sidewalk on that stretch and there may not be a safe way to get through on a bike. If not I’m thinking about maybe getting a motor scooter, but of course that’s a lot more money.

Other than that I’ll probably spend most of tomorrow helping Robin clean the apartment, or at least keeping Enid occupied so Robin can work without interruptions.