HOME is where the HEART is.

Here I am, it is 2am on a Friday night, feels like 4:30pm, wide awake on China time. The travels went unbelievably well..almost too well. We arrived at the airport 3 hours ahead, so we could tackle our elephant size luggage when it was overweight. With 4 extra large bags that were all over weight, we allowed our self enough time to move everything around if we had too. And that we did. We decided to shove everything into one bag, and pay the 200 dollars extra. The suitcase decided it didn't want to have that extra 20lbs, and the zipper busted. After laughter, sweat, and two rolls of wrap, we MADE it. The luggage looked as if we were moving back after a year! The flight attendant was nice, proud that we were engaged (didn't know I was pregnant of course) and gave us the emergency row seating. We lounged out for 10plus hours, watched movies, and enjoyed ourselves. While arriving in SF, we exchanged the last of our RMB, then people watched for hours. It is amazing how the eyes love color after being a in a country of human beings that all look alike. Shapes, sizes, clothing, hair was all a fun sight to see. I even treated myself to a nice pedicure. Who ever was the smart person to put a spa in the airport, has all my love. We made it home, arrived by my lovely mother who kissed my belly and hugged us tightly. Around 3pm, I was greeted my Marley, who was so excited to see his mom and dad.

After a 3 hour nap we headed for a nice dinner of PIZZA and wings with the family. I decided to surprise my niece and nephew with the news of the baby, they were so excited. Not as excited as I was to see them. They are growing so fast, I missed them more then anything. Honestly, I truly moved back for them. I miss going to all their events, seeing their smiles, hearing them laugh, and I am hoping I never have to be away from them again. My brothers and I both are very close, we want our children to be raised together, which makes life so fun.

Tonight we had another wonderful dinner of PIZZA/wings with Jordan's family. His mom is beyond ecstatic for the baby. She has been very supportive, and the bond that her and I are creating is one that I always dreamed of. Jordan lost his dad at a young age, and his mother has been there for him every step of the way. He has her sense of humor, and most definitely learned his respect for women because of her. I love HER. Not to mention she took such good care of Marley while we were gone. I appreciate all she did.

Reality is slowing setting in...After my night of sleep on my marshmallow bed last night, I am going to being getting ready for my next journey of being a mom. I have to mention the bed, since we slept on a bed spring mattress only for 10 months, sleeping on a pillow top mattress was heavenly. I woke up several times thanking god for the bed. I am curious to see how my back holds up, since I have major back issues (knock on wood) and since China my back has been nearly 100%. Wonder how being back to the marshmallow bed will affect it. Hopefully it won't!

I need to start walking daily, eating more greens, make a dr's appt, purchase a vehicle, unpack, and do much more. I am going to keep up this blog, however change it to a pregnancy blog. Please remember to all my readers that whatever is posted in this blog is not meant to be taken serious, and please think of this blog as reading a comic novel of a 30 somethings life. With that said, I had made a comment referring to my family and the wedding, I want to apologize for offending, it wasn't meant to do that.

Life is good. I thank the good man above for my experience in China. I know some people think I have lost it to give up on that, come home and have a baby with how the economy and life is these days. I am not a fan of pessimistic people for one, and for the truth I am completely ready. China was unreal, but having a baby and being with my family comes first. I have traveled, experienced, seen the world for the past 12 years. I want to bring a child into this world that is going to make a difference. I believe I make a difference in the peoples lives I touch. I think that GOD has a plan for all of us, and that life is to precious to think it is hard. It is what you make of it. Our life is like a remote control, we push the buttons. We control the outcome.

I can't wait to read through this blog with my baby when he/she is grown up. We started a journal that is to the baby. It is interesting to write to a child that is not born yet!

Until next time, LOVES.

Almost time to head back!

Life in China is about to be overcome with a brand new adventure. Those of you that know me well, know what that is! While I will most likely be signing off the blogger, since I rarely have time to update it now. I will take some time to blog about my overall experience. It is ended with a sweet taste in my mouth, it is not ending, but more of a "see you in the future." While this experience has taught me more then I have ever learned, I don't feel my overseas teaching/traveling is quite over. I definitely do think that I had to move away to appreciate how good I had it back home. And I am reminded of how that works weekly by the emails I get saying, "You sure you want to come back to this mundane lifestyle?" Those that have never left don't realize how good we have it back home. This adventure of living in China for the past 10 months has been challenging, but rewarding. I will miss the good people I met, the quality educators, the locals that make sure we have what we need, my tuk tuk driver, the shop owners on the corner, the ayi's, and so much more. I am so excited but scared shitless to start out this next adventure as a mother and a wife.

As for the wedding, we still are unsure. Since we are doing this the non-traditional way of baby before marriage (and yes it was planned) we don't know how to make it work just yet. And why you wonder? Well the short version is my brother is out of state all summer and can't come back, I don't really want to have a wedding when I am blown up like a balloon, and then there is the family issues. The haunted black cloud that never will go away due to DIVORCE. he he. Jordan's family is simple, there is only 3 of them. With mine you have the dad/stepmom who pretend to want to take part but really want me to elope. And the mom/stepdad who want the traditional nice wedding with everyone there, meanwhile there is me who really is afraid to get married and thinks that I would rather take everything I am worth and put it on black. Isn't that the same odds? Nah, I am kidding. I just don't want a day spent in a room full of family I rarely talk too. My dad rarely speaks to his family, my mom to hers, and then you put my mom and step together and WHOOO party~! I am kidding. They totally are two civil individuals that don't mind being together. So no offense taken. We are praying about it now, I just want the baby and Jordan and can't wait to be back home~ Marley will be a part of our happy family, and we have kept it a surprise to Ry, Cal, and Zan so they will be super shocked.

So much more to write but must go on my daily walks...Trying to only gain 100lbs this pregnancy and not 200.