The first little adventures

Hello from Spain! :)

Yesterday was a really looooong day! I probably slept 4 hours altogether but woke up every once in a while to check the alarm, so that we wouldn't be late from the flight. Well, we weren't, but our flight was. Luckily, for only one hour. Our luggage was a bit overweight, so instead of paying the 11€/kg extra fee, I just moved the overweight to my hand luggage, which was underweight. Ta-daa, problem solved!
The first 30 minutes during the flight were a nightmare. There was a 2-year-old boy two seats behind us, and I guess he was either really tired, or his ears were hurting from the take off, (or some other cause for a two-year-old to do this), but he was wailing, loudly, the whole time. Me and Saimi were almost desperate, that if this was going to continue for the entire flight, we wouldn't be able to handle it. Well, he did fall asleep eventually, so there. 4h 30min later he woke up to start again for the landing. But we made it to Malaga! After taking the train to Fuengirola and a taxi to our apartment, we got the keys and here we are, at our new home!

Looks nice, doesn't it! These photos were taken before I unpacked anything.

 First I started to arrange our stuff so that the apartment would feel like ours. It took me about two hours, but in the end, all the things we brought with us found their own place. (And Saimi counted that I brought 7 pairs of shoes for myself, and 4 pairs for her.)
It's quite weird to get to know our new home. Everything works a bit differently, for example the windows and doors, locks, stove, shower, the washing machine and the dishwasher. Saimi loves the apartment, which is a relief to me. She was a bit nervous about everything, but now that she has seen that we can find eatable food and have a secure home, we will survive!

The kitchen is ok, but quite a few things need to be bought... There are, however, at least two dozen wine glasses.

 We had to make two trips to the near-by stores to buy some food and breakfast for the next day. Even though it was quite cloudy, it was really, really hot, and after a long day, we were exhausted. Because it was Saimi's birthday, we celebrated by having ice-cream and I promised that we would go and find a present for her the next day. We went to bed at 8pm and slept for 12 hours! This morning started with a fruity breakfast at our balcony.

The pools at our backyard. Saimi can't wait to go and test them! Maybe we can find friends as well!

I also got to check the efficiency of our vacuum cleaner. We broke a glass first thing in the morning. Hopefully that will be the only thing that breaks. Well, the vacuum cleaner could be the second, because it was rubbish, and nothing compared to my own, which I had to leave behind. So the first thing I miss from home is my Lux. (For those who don't know, I have a very special relationship to my vacuum cleaner. I sold it to myself in summer 2008 and nothing compares to it.)

Today we decided to go to Miramar by bus. It's a huge mall, and because we needed many specific things, a perfect destination. First we found a Disney Descendants doll for Saimi (I guess that's what's 'in' right now...) and then bikinis for both of us.

Pineapples for me and watermelons for Saimi!

The most important thing that was missing from the kitchen, was a blender. But now, our smoothie-life can begin! We also got powder for the washing machine and dishwasher, plus a laundry basket. You can't escape the household chores even in Spain...

Now we are heading to the pool, but not before adding loads and loads of sunscreen, SPF 40. Laters, friends! :)