Home

Well, after twenty days of being away, we finally arrived home on Monday afternoon. Awaiting us on the front lawn when we arrived were my parents and half the neighborhood! Hung up around our property was a “Welcome Home” sign, “It’s a Girl” banner and no less than two storks. At least eight mailboxes were decorated with pink balloons. My neighbor Sheila was the mastermind of the little welcome home party and her teenage daughter Summer was text messaging our location as we drove home from the airport so everyone would be outside when we drove up to the house. It was such a nice way to arrive home. She has also arranged a meal plan – each night we will be receiving a home cooked meal from a different neighbor, which means I shouldn’t have to cook or go to the grocery store for a least a week. What a wonderful way to arrive home!

Other than our little party, we have been doing the typical jet lag shuffle. Not so fun with two kids (oh, and neither was the flight home – Leah did just fine as always, but Maya only cat napped, which meant that the fifteen hour long flight took FOREVER)! After being in five aircrafts in the last two and half weeks, I don’t want to see the inside of another plane for a long time.

Our trip to China was no less than fantastic. Except for a minor hiccup here and there, and the oppressing heat, it was really a wonderful experience for our entire family. Having said that, it sure was nice to lay my head down on my own pillow and to take a bath in my own bathtub. It only goes to show you that there truly is “no place like home.”