travel day wrap-up

so picture this---daddy hasn't seen his wife and kids for four months, waits patiently as the doors open outside of customs and out runs his family into the warm hands of his open embrace. okay, now get that idealistic mess out of your head, afterall, we are a dark cloud kind of family. everything that can go wrong, generally does. well, maybe not EVERYTHING. anyhow, after an exhausting adventure with our mass amounts of luggage in boston, we whizzed right through check in and security. we were off. the flights were awesome. the girls did so well. i didn't even need to pull out entertainment for the 12 hour leg, which was so good. i needed some sleep. there was a major storm (typhoon) that hit the area around the base. they lost power and had some damage. chris didn't end up getting to the airport until after 6:30. my flight landed at 5:20 and i hadn't even talked with him to confirm anything since he expressed his doubts about us arriving today. needless to say, i was a bit stressed and anxious trying to figure out a plan while dragging along my cart with 6 suitcases and 2 carseats and stroller toting two children. it was a sight. i was a sweaty mess. anyway, i had just purchased a bus ticket to the base when i heard my name on the loudspeaker. i was on my way in that direction when i spotted chris. later i found out that chris hadn't paged me, but instead, in the midst of all my jostling, i had managed to forget the pack and play at the baggage claim. ( i knew things were going way too well the past 2 days). anyway, we'll have to venture back adn figure out how to retrieve that. otherwise, the girls are well rested (of course according to us time zone standards--here it is 2:00 and they are raring to go), i am tired and chris has no food, sheets for the extra bed or water/diet coke to drink. i think it is going to be a very loooonnnnggg night.

i am planning on going to the school to do some paperwork for hiring and maybe work in my classroom a bit. we'll see as i'll have our two kiddos with me. i am excited for the year to begin. i did meet a really nice couple from massachusetts while waiting for our flight to korea, but stupidly didn't get their number. hopefully we'll run into each other again. they have kiddos around the same age as ours. i guess there is hope for some friendships here. better get my miss social hat on ;)

Sweetness Overload

So, we are still roughing it in our amazingly, wonderfully fabulous, new house. That means, air mattresses in our living room. Fun. The girls love it, Chris and I not so much ;) Anyway, the close proximity means Chris and I get to eavesdrop on some very tender moments. They seriously bring tears to my eyes. How did we get so lucky to have them as our children??? Here's one example. Claire--"Mya, can we snuggle?" Mya--"sure." Claire--"don't let go." Mya--"No, I'll just wait until you are sleeping." Claire--"No, you wait until the middle of the night." Mya--"Okay, I'll wait until the middle of the night." Then we hear lips smacking. So cute. I won't share the meltdown that occured moments before this sweetness ;) Life isn't always rosey, now is it? Ha! In other news..we get internet today and our furniture/things tomorrow! That means 1 more night of "roughing it!" Yippee!

0.0

Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...

Progress

I used to be prompt about scrapbooking in Claire's album. After seeing my sister's pictures piled up three children later, I was determined not to have the same fate. I am sure it is difficult for some of you to believe, but since Claire has been born, my free time has been limited. Really, it has. So, our pictures are finding their way into piles too--5 to be exact. However, I am thrilled to say that I finished (ok, they aren't completely finished, but nearly. I only have journaling to do.) six pages. Yes, that's right, I said SIX!! It was a major accomplishment. Here they are for your viewing pleasure. Only 5 more months left to get through....any volunteers? Jessica???

Constant Beginnings

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