on enthusiasm and family
i just wanted to say how much i appreciated the enthusiasm of the comments you left in response to me finding out for sure i get to go to china. i'm not sure how much enthusiasm i'm gonna get in rl. since china's my final destination, i think i'll get more of the "are you crazy?" type responses than anything else from the, say, 40+ age-group i know. and travelling overseas isn't a prospect to produce huge amounts of wonder and excitement from my friends, for good reason. most of my friends have spent time overseas, typically doing more humanitarian (maybe more dangerous) things than what i'm doing. and of course, i just went overseas a year and a half ago, so it must seem almost old hat by now to the people who know me and don't fit the other two categories.
but of course, i find this prospect extremely exciting and nervewracking and thought-consuming and everything else. so i very much appreciate you for being enthusiastic with me:)
my mom's side of the family is coming here for easter this year. my mom was expecting maybe 12, but it looks like we'll have 24:) it'll be great. seven of the people will be 15 or under (15? maybe 16...). i can't wait to have little kids around to play with again. last year, i taught bailey a little piano, watched rugrats: all growed up with taylor for a while, and watched caleb lick ... i forget what now, but something gross off the glass on our coffee table.
so i guess this'll be the last time i see that side of the family for a year and a half or so, till a year from next christmas. that's kinda sad. of course, most of them haven't seen my brother and his family for twice that long, since rebecca doesn't usually get holidays off at the hospital. i love holidays with my family. it'll be sad to be away. i wonder how much longer we'll keep up these get-togethers with everyone, before it turns into no cousins, aunts, or uncles, but just immediate family.
i'd put money on it that i'll have at least two relatives telling me about how dangerous china is, and why i should maybe reconsider while i still can.
in other news, taxes suck and i don't like filing them.
but of course, i find this prospect extremely exciting and nervewracking and thought-consuming and everything else. so i very much appreciate you for being enthusiastic with me:)
my mom's side of the family is coming here for easter this year. my mom was expecting maybe 12, but it looks like we'll have 24:) it'll be great. seven of the people will be 15 or under (15? maybe 16...). i can't wait to have little kids around to play with again. last year, i taught bailey a little piano, watched rugrats: all growed up with taylor for a while, and watched caleb lick ... i forget what now, but something gross off the glass on our coffee table.
so i guess this'll be the last time i see that side of the family for a year and a half or so, till a year from next christmas. that's kinda sad. of course, most of them haven't seen my brother and his family for twice that long, since rebecca doesn't usually get holidays off at the hospital. i love holidays with my family. it'll be sad to be away. i wonder how much longer we'll keep up these get-togethers with everyone, before it turns into no cousins, aunts, or uncles, but just immediate family.
i'd put money on it that i'll have at least two relatives telling me about how dangerous china is, and why i should maybe reconsider while i still can.
in other news, taxes suck and i don't like filing them.