Today at our wonderful and awesome church a friend of ours told me how she has really enjoyed reading this blog. This totally surprised me because I never really think anybody reads our posts except for my mom and maybe our other family members…..sometimes. Mrs. F’s comment made my day and this post is dedicated to her.
You know those pay phones at airports you can use your credit card in to make long-distance phone calls? Well we were delayed in Denver on our way from Los Angeles to Detroit on our way home for summer break so I used one of these pay phones to call my dad to let him know so that he could tell my sister not to go to pick us up at the Detroit airport until later. Today I looked at my credit card statement and found out that call cost me $16!!! Next time I’m going to walk up to a stranger and ask if they’d let me use their cell phone for five bucks. SHEEESH!!!
Home has been great! Work in the corn fields has been delayed thus far due to weather and we’ve taken advantage of the time. A few days ago we had a wonderful visit with my honorary grandma, Elenita. She seemed to be doing fantastic and it was so nice to feel her love and visit with her.
A definite highlight of our vacation to date was a joint family trip to Lake Michigan for a day on the beach. Emily and I invited both of our families to go and almost all of them were able to yesterday. We missed having my sister there but when you are a general manager of a business sometimes duty calls. My brother also had the swell idea of cooking out at a nearby park after we were done swimming which was “how bung” (chinese for great)! After parents and babies called it a day several of us stayed for the sunset. It was beautiful with lots of yellows, reds, purples, and couples sitting on the beach alternating between looking at each other and out over the water. It was fun to notice the differences in the beach compared with Taiwan. The sand was a lot softer and finer. The waves were almost non-existent, and I felt no under-tow whatsoever. I love the waves of Taiwan but it was nice to be able to swim without fearing death for a change. The sun was a lot less intense as well. It was comfortably sunny and warm but not the oven-baking feeling of the Taiwan beach experience! We’ve got it good here in Michigan.
Tomorrow we are very excited to spend some time with some of the best people in the world….you know who you are!!!
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