Back to Work

We just completed our 1st day back to school after a great, but hectic trip back to the good old U.S. of A. We had such a great time seeing friends and family, attending church, and getting some good Starbucks! I think the people most excited to see me were the baristas at the local Starbucks. We had a ball catching up with people and if we missed you we are very sorry and know that we would have loved to see you too. It was a very busy time and we did not get to all of the things we were hoping to however with Kathi's calendar we were able to get all of the dentist, doctor, and haircut appointments in as well as make sure we celebrated Christmas. Without her type A personality we may have missed that one.

The kids too loved being home and seeing all of their friends, family and pets. Our dog Ember is probably glad we left so she can get some rest. It was hard when it was all over to say goodbye again to everyone but we know we will get to see everyone in 5 short months. We should then have a little more time to get everyone and everything in we wanted to.

The flights back to Pekanbaru went off very well. They were all on time and our baggage made it back in one piece and we didn't even have to pay extra to get in through in Jakarta which we were afraid might be the case. We did get back on Sunday afternoon which meant we had to start work the next day. So needless to say we are quite jet lagged but hanging in there. It would have been nice to have a day or two to re acclimate ourselves to the time change but we wanted to get the most time back home possible.

One of our flights was on Singapore Air. If you ever have a choice of taking this airline we highly recommend it. The service and accommodations were the best I have seen and the leg room in the economy class was like many airlines business class. Too bad for us that is was only one of our 90 minute flights not the 9 and a half hour or the 7 hour one. All of our airline miles are on United so we don't get to fly on Singapore unless it is a fluky thing.

We just wanted to say thanks again to all of those people who made our trip so fun. Especially Kathi's family for getting us to and from the airport, my brother's family for hosting us, and my Dad for helping me repair a toilet. That my friends is an example of unconditional love.