Last week we purchased the plane tickets for our home visit this summer. The process caused some headaches, but overall it was a good experience. We ended up purchasing tickets to Chicago, then flying to Omaha the following day on another airline (to save a significant amount of money). We think that staying overnight that first night may help recover from the jet lag, if the excitement of being home does not keep us awake.
We have only been here for 5.5 months, but it seems like forever since we last saw our families. We are really looking forward to seeing them again. It will be 3 months before we go, but we think that the trip will seem more and more exciting as it approaches. We will try to continue to focus on the present, but thinking about the trip is quite enjoyable.
We will have a whirlwind 3+ weeks. Summer English Intensive will just be wrapping up here at the time of one of my close friend’s wedding. Therefore, I will be making the trip three days before Laura. We are very excited that we will be able to attend both Laura’s sister's and my brother’s weddings in the three weeks that follow. It is quite possible that we had an unhealthy amount of influence in the scheduling of most of these people’s “big days,” but we are very grateful for how it turned out. We hope no one will hold any life-long grudges against us.
Dave
