Ian left on the 28th and arrived on the 30th at his new post. I'm still in Virginia, hoping I'll get to join him. His birthday was last week, mine is today.
While we're apart I'm doing what I can reasonably do to see the kids and friends and keep myself busy. Nicholas flew up on the 4th for his long weekend. We met Katherine for ice skating. I took the boys to the Marine Corps Museum and to see Spiderman: Far From Home. And then he went back to NC, and Katherine went back to MD, Becca is still in GA, and Jonathon went back to his summer job (which thankfully is right here so he's still with me, I just don't see him all day).
A friend invited me out for a birthday dinner, which was awesome. We went to Zinburger and I had a Beyond Burger aka an impossible burger, with vegan cheese, vegan mayo, and pretzel bun. It's my first one and was actually pretty good. The catch was that I had a milkshake with it. For those who don't know, I'm pretty sure I have some level of lactose intolerance. Took a while to put the clues together, but by eliminating most dairy and carrying lactaid for the times I forget, I've felt so much better. Problem... forgot the lactaid with the milkshake. Not a great way to end my birthday, that's for sure.
This morning I was supposed to go out for coffee with another friend and the rains of the century fell (or was it two centuries?) with 4 inches coming down in about 45 minutes. Flash floods hit and generally flooding went on for hours, so it didn't seem wise to take on the roads. We rescheduled for tomorrow, which is good because she's leaving to her next post soon.
I'll be out of town for a few days, but then free again. I don't have a car, but if you're in town let's talk.
While we're apart I'm doing what I can reasonably do to see the kids and friends and keep myself busy. Nicholas flew up on the 4th for his long weekend. We met Katherine for ice skating. I took the boys to the Marine Corps Museum and to see Spiderman: Far From Home. And then he went back to NC, and Katherine went back to MD, Becca is still in GA, and Jonathon went back to his summer job (which thankfully is right here so he's still with me, I just don't see him all day).
A friend invited me out for a birthday dinner, which was awesome. We went to Zinburger and I had a Beyond Burger aka an impossible burger, with vegan cheese, vegan mayo, and pretzel bun. It's my first one and was actually pretty good. The catch was that I had a milkshake with it. For those who don't know, I'm pretty sure I have some level of lactose intolerance. Took a while to put the clues together, but by eliminating most dairy and carrying lactaid for the times I forget, I've felt so much better. Problem... forgot the lactaid with the milkshake. Not a great way to end my birthday, that's for sure.
This morning I was supposed to go out for coffee with another friend and the rains of the century fell (or was it two centuries?) with 4 inches coming down in about 45 minutes. Flash floods hit and generally flooding went on for hours, so it didn't seem wise to take on the roads. We rescheduled for tomorrow, which is good because she's leaving to her next post soon.
I'll be out of town for a few days, but then free again. I don't have a car, but if you're in town let's talk.
Hello! Happy birthday! I'm a second-generation missionary, working alongside my mother, who was widowed this year, in the Amazon rainforest. I was looking for blogs I could follow that would give me some idea of how to organize our own, and found yours. I'm feeling quite fortuitous that I happened to find it just in time to wish you happy birthday. :-D
ReplyDeleteMy sister was 'temporarily single' (in her case, a 'temporarily-single-mother') for several years as she and her husband (a Brazilian she met and married here on the mission field) try to immigrate legally. Things like missing birthdays are bummers. But I wish you a happy birthday anyhow.