As I said before... scooters rock.

Had a great China day yesterday! The weather was beautiful, Mandarin class was great, people were texting me to go out for lunch... all was right withe the world. It was one of those days where I felt so normal that I actually was OK being in China. Not to say that being in China is a bad thing, but after some lengthy discussions on our early morning walks,the other Tai Tais's and I decided that China is..."unsettling". It's tough sometimes to get your bearings here and have a "normal" life. The good thing is that the time seems to go by incredibly fast!
I always knew I was a glass half full kinda girl!
Things are going really well right now. We are back in our home, most of the repair work is done and everything seems to be working well enough. The Ayi makes us some fantastic Chinese food three nights a week and I am eating my weight in Edemame! We are having such a great time with our "dian ping chu's", that's scooter for all you non-Mandarin speaking folks out there! The other night after dinner, we loaded Riley into the REI pack, Brody climbed on behind me and we scooted our way to Cold Stone Creamery. The ambiance there is great! They play American music and the ice cream tastes just like home! For a bit, you can feel like you are just down the road from the KOHLS!! God I miss Kohls, and Target, and Giant Eagle, and Ann Taylor Loft, and shopping with girlfriends for clothes that will fit someone who is not a 2, and Chick-Fil-A, and not having to see the parts of an animal that I would never eat displayed up and down the aisles (think tongues, feet-lots of fricken feet- stomachs, etc). That's all for now, I am scooting over to get a pedicure while the Ayi stays here with the monkey. Did I mention she was making the beds as I wrote this...

Scooter's rock!

I got a scooter yesterday!! Whoohoo! After weeks of negotiations with management (aka Rich), I talked him into heading to the Carrefore (the big grocery chain here) and buying a scooter. He was so into it! He was trying to barter, taking them for test rides and having a total ball! So we bought a red one, Rich drove it home and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing around on it. Today... he went off to get another one! Good thing we have that stash of "emergency cash"!! Can't wait to see what color he gets...