Hello all! It has been awhile. I was starting to get a bit negative with Thanksgiving approaching and hearing all the plans everybody had. It has been a good first six months but that does not mean that I don't miss my family and my friends. So I thought it would be best to take a break. We just got back from our first trip to Arkansas since the move. It is currently 4:24 am in Moscow, so I am sure that tells you how I am adjusting to the time change. Owen is on strange hours which puts mom on strange hours. The main problem is that it is much easier for Owen to fall back asleep than me. So I have tossed and turned, counted sheep, and finally gave up and decided to blog. It is nice to be back. I am going to try to make more of an effort in 2012 to write. Hopefully at least once a week if not more.
We arrived back to a peaceful Moscow. It is their holiday time here so the streets are calm and the stores are fairly empty if open. Of course, when I say fairly empty I am not just meaning people. The grocery stores are fairly picked over. There is snow on the ground. The temperature is in the mid to high 20s. I find it quite nice. I also enjoy walking again. Three weeks in the US proved that my waist line is better off over here. After getting off the plane in Houston, we could tell we were back in the US. Larger people, more food.
It was good to be back in the US. There were many things that David and I took for granted until we stepped back on US soil. We new we were back when people were extra friendly again and talking to you randomly. We were excited to get free ketchup and free refills at McDonalds, having someone bag our groceries at Wal-Mart and the bags being free, people stopping to allow you to cross the street. It was even a nice convenience to be able to put my groceries in the car and not have to have them way me down and cut off my circulation from the carry home.
We arrive in Fayetteville and are greeted at the airport by the Lacy's and my sister and her two boys. It was great to see family again. After that moment it was a whirlwind of events to sum up our three weeks. We had a birthday party, a hair cut, Christmas (several times), lunches, dinners, and shopping. I will blog separately about the birthday party and the hair cut. Our first stop after the airport was Taco Bell. Boy how we have missed that place. We had a long list of food we wanted to eat and we made sure and got everyone of them in. I did learn many things from our trip home.
We arrived back to a peaceful Moscow. It is their holiday time here so the streets are calm and the stores are fairly empty if open. Of course, when I say fairly empty I am not just meaning people. The grocery stores are fairly picked over. There is snow on the ground. The temperature is in the mid to high 20s. I find it quite nice. I also enjoy walking again. Three weeks in the US proved that my waist line is better off over here. After getting off the plane in Houston, we could tell we were back in the US. Larger people, more food.
It was good to be back in the US. There were many things that David and I took for granted until we stepped back on US soil. We new we were back when people were extra friendly again and talking to you randomly. We were excited to get free ketchup and free refills at McDonalds, having someone bag our groceries at Wal-Mart and the bags being free, people stopping to allow you to cross the street. It was even a nice convenience to be able to put my groceries in the car and not have to have them way me down and cut off my circulation from the carry home.
We arrive in Fayetteville and are greeted at the airport by the Lacy's and my sister and her two boys. It was great to see family again. After that moment it was a whirlwind of events to sum up our three weeks. We had a birthday party, a hair cut, Christmas (several times), lunches, dinners, and shopping. I will blog separately about the birthday party and the hair cut. Our first stop after the airport was Taco Bell. Boy how we have missed that place. We had a long list of food we wanted to eat and we made sure and got everyone of them in. I did learn many things from our trip home.
- No matter how much you miss some one and love them you don't have time to see everybody
- Don't put stuff off until the last minute thinking you have plenty of time, because you don't
- You can't make everybody happy
- It is hard to spread your time evenly
- The bigger the duffel bag the better to bring stuff back
- Traveling with a baby people cater to you a bit more, especially if you have an adorable baby like Owen :) (had to throw that in there)
- My life is very blessed. The Lord has been very good to me.
It is good to be back. I miss the schedule, friends, and life that I have set up here. I always wondered how I would adjust to being a stay at home mom. Particularly when you think it will never happen. I love it. I love being able to spend my days with Owen and watching him grow up. He is always good for a laugh. And being back in the US for a few weeks showed me even more how fast he grows up. In a short three weeks he stopped eating baby food, started on whole milk, walks all the time, learns to take more (not necessarily good). Has two more teeth to total eight. Communicates more on what he wants. My child is fearless I have learned and a bit of a bulldozer. He wants something and he will take out everything in his path to get there. There is never a dull moment. I love being an expat's wife and I love being in Moscow. Don't worry I miss the US and my family and friends there. And there are many things that I wish Moscow had but overall I love my life. Now if I can just get more visitors here everything would be set. :)
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