Wish us luck!
Well, our big adventure is just around the corner. We leave on Thursday for our seven weeks in Hong Kong. Our leaving inched closer for so long and now each day flies by! Time gets shorter and the list of things to do gets longer. We finalized our housing--a 220 square foot studio apartment for $1000 a month! What a steal! I'm sure it would be the same going to downtown London, New York, or anything other big city. I am really excited though. I'm antsy to get there and see what it's like, as I have no idea what to expect.
I haven't done a "real" post in awhile, so I'll write about some of the highlights of the last several weeks. One big event was my mom's 60th birthday party. My dad arranged for all 8 kids and as many spouses as possible to be there. (Melba, Carrie, and Anna all live out of state with their families.) We had Macaroni Grill and Cheesecake Factory take-out. It was fun to all be together and celebrate Lowli, who is such an amazing mom and friend.
The circumstances were a little unusual, as we had the party at the hospital. That's because my dad's first hip surgery failed and he got a second surgery last Tuesday. He was still in the hospital for the party, so we had it at my brother-in-law Dan's office, which is connected to the hospital. He and Lindsay decorated so it looked like a real party! Anyway, because of this surgery, Adam and I have spent the week in Salt Lake helping my parents (hence the reason there are no pictures on this post--the camera equipment is in Provo). He came home Monday and has been doing OK. He is a real trooper and a much better sport than I would be! To top off the week, both the water heater and the furnace have been replaced!
Adam had a unique opportunity last weekend: the law school hosted 4 (maybe 3) supreme court judges from China. The dean invited Adam to be a part of many of the events of their stay because of his involvement with China. He spent all day Sunday taking them to Temple Square (they were featured VIPs at the choir broadcast) and Park City. He had several nice meals with them and drove them to and from the school and their hotel several times. I missed him being around but was glad he could do it.
Other highlights: snow on May 1st (shouldn't that actually be a low-light?), Kennecott Copper Mine and the Pie tonight with the Larsens and Jensens, I FINALLY started my high school scrapbook, new struts on the car (we don't bounce for twenty seconds after every bump in the road), and Marian gets cuter every day!
So...wish us luck on our adventure. And please blog a lot while we're gone because I think it will be my lifeline! Till then...
I haven't done a "real" post in awhile, so I'll write about some of the highlights of the last several weeks. One big event was my mom's 60th birthday party. My dad arranged for all 8 kids and as many spouses as possible to be there. (Melba, Carrie, and Anna all live out of state with their families.) We had Macaroni Grill and Cheesecake Factory take-out. It was fun to all be together and celebrate Lowli, who is such an amazing mom and friend.
The circumstances were a little unusual, as we had the party at the hospital. That's because my dad's first hip surgery failed and he got a second surgery last Tuesday. He was still in the hospital for the party, so we had it at my brother-in-law Dan's office, which is connected to the hospital. He and Lindsay decorated so it looked like a real party! Anyway, because of this surgery, Adam and I have spent the week in Salt Lake helping my parents (hence the reason there are no pictures on this post--the camera equipment is in Provo). He came home Monday and has been doing OK. He is a real trooper and a much better sport than I would be! To top off the week, both the water heater and the furnace have been replaced!
Adam had a unique opportunity last weekend: the law school hosted 4 (maybe 3) supreme court judges from China. The dean invited Adam to be a part of many of the events of their stay because of his involvement with China. He spent all day Sunday taking them to Temple Square (they were featured VIPs at the choir broadcast) and Park City. He had several nice meals with them and drove them to and from the school and their hotel several times. I missed him being around but was glad he could do it.
Other highlights: snow on May 1st (shouldn't that actually be a low-light?), Kennecott Copper Mine and the Pie tonight with the Larsens and Jensens, I FINALLY started my high school scrapbook, new struts on the car (we don't bounce for twenty seconds after every bump in the road), and Marian gets cuter every day!
So...wish us luck on our adventure. And please blog a lot while we're gone because I think it will be my lifeline! Till then...
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