Chris, our boss, was in meetings all week so we were on our own to explore a bit. It wasn't too cold yet so we went out to the closest shopping centre to grab some lunch. The strange thing being in the USA right now is that they are still in the grip of Covid protocols - we had to mask to go into any store, there was no seating in Panera that day, and social distancing, of course. We are keen to obey the rules to keep ourselves as safe as possible. We have been so lucky to live in NZ where Covid is not a part of our daily lives as much as it is here.

After a tour through the main Prosper area, we headed home to unpack and get ready for Salmon Monday at the Heaslip house. One of their sons is on the spectrum so routine is important. Each night has its own dinner, so Mondays is salmon, mashed potatoes and green beans. I have never been a fan of salmon - too rich, too fishy etc - BUT this Costco salmon is something completely different. It has a delicious pesto sauce and is not fishy or too rich. Who knew!!!

The next day we decided to head to Costco itself - duh dun dah!!! The mecca of all things mega. Unfortunately the food court seating area was closed which I sort of expected, but thought maybe social distancing, but no.....completely closed. We could still buy food. We bought a piece of pizza and a hot dog and a drink and ended up eating very quickly standing by the rubbish (trash) bin. Not the most elegant lunch ever, but Costco awaited.

We ended up getting two large purchases that day - the first was a Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner (more on that another time) ) and the second was Cutco knives for Valentines Day. Bryce gave me the completed set which was awesome! I loved watching those amazing knives work. Can't wait to cook with them......wait did I just say that!!!

Dinner was at the Heaslip's again. It was Yellow Pasta Tuesday. Another yummy dinner, then we headed home and to bed.....it had been a fun and exhausting day.

Wednesday we ended up staying home and got a bit more settled with and got some work done too. We also had two visits - the first one was from the company who built our house. They came and walked through and marked any flaws whether it be in the paint or in the way a door opened. Fortunately, not too many of those, but enough. The next day we then had the technology people come. They were the ones who had installed all the wiring for audio visual. We have nothing to plug in yet, but we are getting there.

Thursday - the ice hit! That was exciting and scary as we had to drive down to the Leadr office in Plano for meetings. It was so good to meet people in person and to feel a part of what is going on there. It was a fun day and then we had a great dinner out with a colleague at Chilis. Lots of highs despite the ice.

Friday was a work day at the office which is actually just next door so no driving is required. We had a productive and fun day culminating in an amazing steak dinner at a cool restaurant in Frisco. The end of our first week!!

I better stop here as there is just too much to share in one post!! Talk to you all soon.

Bye, ya'"ll