Tomorrow will make 3 weeks since we got back to our home. It really feels like so much longer. I think we are all pretty much use to being back. Bennett still asks for his grandparents (see I told you all he would know you!) but we are back to 'normal' life. There are several things that are changing for us, one being that Stan now has a travel partner which means that 2-3 weeks of every month he will be traveling W-F. This is very important for our work but a little scary for me. I plan to write more about all that in another blog but today I want to do some Thailand reflections. We enjoyed most of our time there, until the end when we were just ready to get home. I do want to try to remember the whole trip so here is my list of Thailand memories...
-The AC was wonderful. Even though it would give me the sniffles sometimes (we're pretty sure the ducts had some mold due to the high humidity that gave us allergy type stuff) I would turn it up as high as I could and soak it up. Especially those last couple of weeks of pregnancy.
-I ate myself into an oblivion. Pizza and Mexican food at least once a week. Yes, at least. We also enjoyed Outback, Tony Romas, Burger King, Mister Doughnut, Dairy Queen and so many more that I can't list them all. My last post (30 by 30) is the result of this. I have to admit, I don't regret one single bite. I especially don't regret the Ben and Jerry's we could by at the local grocery or the $10 price tag that came with each pint.
-Time with Mom and Larry and Stan's parents, Wally and Juanita (aka Grommy and Poppy and Granny and Papa respectively). We are not used to going so long without seeing family (it had been a year) so it was great to just be in the same county as them, not to mention the same room. I don't know if this is ever something we will get used to. We knew this would be the hardest part of the move. We are just glad they got to be there to meet Judah.
-Judah's birth. My mom reminded me what a miracle he is. Things could have turned out much different for us. We were one of the lucky families. I don't know why God chose to allow us to end up with a perfectly healthy baby boy, despite everything that happened, but I will never EVER take it for granted. Praise be to HIM, the giver of life!
-Time together as a family. We didn't have much of anything to do besides wait for Judah to arrive and then recover afterward. How often does that happen? It was a blessing to watch Kirby and Bennett spend time with their grandparents. I loved watching them swim in the pool and grow more and more confidant in the water each day. And it was fun to spend the day in pj's watching movies.
-I was reminded more and more that despite the 'luxuries' Bangkok had to offer, it was not home. I love the city where we live. We have a great community of people here that love on us and support us. Bangkok offered many things I will not miss. Insane traffic, heat and humidity that are far beyond my tolerance level, a sex industry that is shoved in your face whenever you are outside (seriously prostitutes and porn ALL day) and so much more that I'm glad we don't have to live with.
It's good to be home, and even though we are so busy and I find myself overwhelmed some days, I wouldn't trade it. Bangkok was nice for vacation but I hope it's a while before we have to go back.
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