Good to be "home"!

So now we’re back to the city where we live in Asia. Woohoo!!! Our last three weeks in Thailand were spent doing medical and dental checkups, immunizations, and waiting for Emily’s paperwork to go through. The waiting began to seem really loooong, but things got a bit more interesting when we got word that the people who normally rented the house we were staying in were coming back early and that we needed to find somewhere else to stay for the last 5 days before we left! (We’re learning in times like these to say, “Alright, time for an adventure!”)
So we packed up and moved to a hotel…

One little room was our home for those few days, and we had some really good times together.

One thing about all our adventures...they really bring us closer together!

In the room, there were two beds, so Susanna slept in the pack ‘n play,

Emily slept with me,

and David slept with Caleb, if there was any room left in the bed when Dave was ready to turn in!!!

We got the kids their own backpacks and they enjoyed carrying what they “needed” (toys, of course!) throughout our explorations and travels.

Though we enjoyed our time in Thailand, man, were we ready to get back to our city, our people, and our work, and be done with transition for at least a little while! Toward the end of the week, however, we weren’t sure if we were going to get Emily’s passport and visa back in time. David had to make several trips to the Embassy and the Consulate to “hurry things along” as best he could, but thankfully everything was finished the afternoon of the last business day before our flight was scheduled!!!
So we said our goodbyes to the city of Chiang Mai...

and arrived back here on March 22nd. We are living in our friends’ apartment while they’re in the States having a baby, so it’s nice to be in a place that’s both furnished and familiar. It sure is good to be “home”!!!