The last several weeks have been a whirlwind as we finished up school before Christmas, travelled home for break, and have now begun school again. I'll do my best to quickly recap these weeks.
The last week of school before break was a good one - well, as good as any week of school before Christmas can be. We each wrapped up projects in our classes, watched some wintery movies, and pretty much just survived the week. I only had one student the last few days, as everyone was sick, including me. I had to miss the Thursday before break due to a 103 degree fever (ick). All in all, it was still a good week.
We headed back to the US on December 15th with our good friend Laura. Our travel began with extremely thick fog - some flights were cancelled, but thankfully not ours. We arrived in Los Angeles on December 15th (yes, the same day...it's crazy what a 17 hour time difference and 15 hours of travel time can do) and spent a few days with my brother and sister-in-law. It was a great few days with them of relaxing, eating homemade pizza, steak, s'mores, and pancakes. A perfect way to start our vacation.
On December 19th we left for Indiana. It was so wonderful to be with our families again and to celebrate our nephew Caleb's first birthday with everyone! Although we stayed pretty busy while home, it was very relaxing to be in the comfort of our "homes" in Indiana with family. We ate our favorite foods, spent time playing games, catching up with friends and family, and talking about life in Korea. We got to see extended family for a few days and made a trip to Illinois for a day to visit Justin's Grandparents.
While we were able to pack light going home - only 1 suitcase and 2 carry-on bags - that of course was not the case coming back to Korea. We filled our bags with food we had been craving, an air mattress for guests to sleep on, and and wonderful mattress topper that has made our bed here infinitely more comfortable (Thanks, Andrew!!).
We are now on our second day back to school. It was definitely tough to start again, but it is also nice to be back in a routine and to see our kids and friends again. It was so fun to walk into church on Sunday and be reunited with our wonderful friends. We really feel as though this is our home now. We had a fantastic time in the States and already miss our friends and family, but we also love our life here and are so blessed to be here. Thank you all for letting us share our life here with you - whether we saw you over Christmas break or not. You are all a blessing to us.
More to come soon as our adventures in Korea begin again!
Happy New Year!
Psalm 121:8 The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
