One Month!

Well, it has been one month since I came back to the States and it has been quite a change. Once again, I had to deal with not sleeping through the night and it took me almost two weeks to get over the jet lag. I couldn't sleep very late (normally I would get up around 3:30-4) and I was needing a nap around noon. Since I was home for the Holidays, I thought it was completely acceptable to take a nap in the middle of the day.

When I first came home, I liked going back to the big department stores. It was great to find almost anything I needed, all in one place. However, I did find myself rushing around as I normally did in HK, but there weren't any huge crowds to beat or anything. Just yesterday I was in Jordan Creek Mall with my family and they mentioned how busy it was. I just chuckled to myself. I didn't find it too busy. I think it is busy when you are completely shoulder to shoulder with the person next to you and you have to fight your way through a mall. That is how I remember malls in HK, and that was just on a normal mall in HK on a weekend afternoon!

I thought maybe I would have a hard time driving again since I hadn't driven a vehicle that went faster than 12 mph in over six months, but the day after I came home, I got in my truck, fired it up and drove it to town without a problem. I guess it is like riding a bike, it is just something you don't forget. I have enjoyed driving around and having the privilege to drive wherever I want, whenever I want. In a couple weeks I will be moving to Florida and will drive all the way down. It will make for a nice three day road trip.

My mom is a great cook, and has enjoyed having me back home for a short while so I have been able to over indulge in all the great holiday food that has been cooked in our house. I like eating the home cooked meals again. I have probably also eaten a fair share of American junk food like Nutty Bars, Nerds, Pringles, and all sorts of homemade cookies. I have also been eating some great homemade breads and meals so don't think I just live off junk food!

When I came back from HK, I decided to take a month off of writing any articles and cut back on a lot on many of the e-mails I would write daily. Since my one month vacation is up, I now will need to get back to my writing so my goal is to write at least two blogs per week. Writing the blogs will help jog my memory of many of the things I did in the final few months of HK and it will finally force me to sort out the hundreds of pictures I took. Stay tuned for some new, fresh posts!