Hello Again…

We’re alive….barely.  Made it home Friday night (our time) after a good trip to turn around and start our move.  Did I tell you we have to move?  I only found out myself 5 days before we left for the States.  Gotta love that.  The Reader’s Digest version goes like this: our cute little apartment was sold, rent went through the ceiling, The Savvy’s found a new pad.  We have to be out of this apartment by the 1st and after our big push today, we’re gonna make it.  Wait til’ you see pictures of the new digs.  Red and Orange couch with a pastel purple accent wall!  Woo, baby!  I would describe it as Mod Squad meets Pee Wee Herman.  I keep hearing Tim Gunn from Project Runway in my head, "Make it work.  Just make it work!"   And that’s what we’re doing…

A few highlights from the trip…

Deep discussions over fishing…

As the saying goes, You can take the girl out of Indiana…

A trip to the ol’ Eagles Theater in Wabash to see  Harry… Balcony seats $5 a person

Craft and Hobby Show was a treat—more to come on that one as soon as I beg kkkkatie to send me over some photos.  This is the only one I took in four days (shame on me)–that’s us sitting below in a swanky booth at the Hyatt on the last day.  I met so many wonderful folks at the show my head was spinning.  BTW Madge has some great CHA photos on her blog.

And we spent the last two days of the trip in downtown Chicago because we had to renew our Visas (minor detail).  We ate at our favorite restaurant, Lou Mitchell’s and went to see Wicked.  It was all spectacular. 

Now here we are back in China.  Two jammed packed weeks makes it seem like a dream.  It’s never enough time to catch up with everyone so until next time…