We've been back home (the home across the "pond") for more than three weeks and I haven't posted! I promise I have good reasons:
1. The internet is slow
2. I'm slower
Here is a big nutshell-random post of all the things we did RIGHT before we left the states.
We saw Christian and Brittany for a very sad good-bye lunch...
We had a "last-chance for steaks" cook out with Howard, Debbie and Kathy and L.B.
We flew to Chicago to see my Grandmother turn 100 years old! We had a great celebration and a good time seeing cousins, second cousins- were there some cousins twice removed, too?
I played a LOT with my new fancy camera that Scott gave me for Christmas!! You WILL be getting an exclusive post about my camera very soon.
I saw Emily and her family one last time and had a very tearful goodbye.
Joelle and my parents had several goodbye hugs, and we celebrated an early Christmas.
The first time we left it was hard to say goodbye. That's not nearly as hard as seeing your parents hug their grand baby goodbye.
Then we embarked on the most uncomfortable 38 hour trip you can imagine.
Joelle only slept for about 6 of those 38 hours. They didn't allow us to use the car seat (don't get me started) and no one with bulk-head seating would switch with us so we could put her in the bassinet that hooks to the wall. There were 9 bulk-head seats on this flight, and all 9 people would not switch seats so that a child could sleep. She screamed the majority of the 17 hour flight from L.A. to Hong Kong and managed to grow a very funky looking rash.
We finally got home just a few days before Christmas and we went ahead and decorated anyway!
Now we've been catching up with all of our friends and eating all the food we've missed so much! People keep saying, "I thought I'd never see you again!" and "I haven't seen you for five months!" It seems we should have said goodbye to a lot more people and told them we'd be back!
How nice it is to be missed!
1 comment:
yes. an extremely tearful goodbye. i literally walked back into the house and locked myself in the bathroom and bawled my eyes out. i have not cried like that since i lost my mom. i miss you so much!
i love all your "lasts" pictures, and happy birthday g-ma!!! my great grandma lived to be 103. glad your gma is still alive and kicking. but i don't believe i'd want to be around much past 80/85, i'll take heaven instead :)
i love that you decorated with two days to spare. that is so important, for your own heart and mind. ya know? i just love that. i hope your christmas was wonderful and that your transition has been great. i can't wait to hear more- i am just so proud of you for listening to the call to share- your love for Him and to bring more to His flock is incredible. I love you!
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