It's been a while since the last blog. So, let's spend some time catching up, my friends. We left Singapore after about a week of staying in a hostel there. It's a city-city, if I can make that term up. Full of concrete and wonderfully efficient public transportation. The bird park and science museum are world class. And, it's all got a hefty price tag attached. We could not afford to stay there much longer. Additionally, my stomach did not respond well and revolted on me a few times or just put me flat out to rest when the babe got a bit too active. By then, we really knew it was time to move on.
A quick re-cap: we flew to Seattle, WA, USA and bought a VW Vanagon. The van is a 1984 Westfalia with full on mini-kitchen and sleeping room for four or five people. It's in excellent condition complete with a new forward facign car seat for toddler ez. She likes the van and all the sites she can see from her vantage point. We spent time in Seattle with our fave west coast aunt and uncle and their pups. We got to hang with our dearest friend, unca jussy who just moved out to get his master's degree in some religious crap or something. We had the best talks ever although we are disappointed by some of the things he shared with us about life back in our fave nc. We're still trying to make sense of it all but hey, that's what we've been doing with jussy for a while now. We'll look forward to processing it all with our friends once we're back in town. We hope to be gracious and loving. We camped at Mt/ Ranier and enjoyed the beauty of this national forest. Next, we drove up to Bellingham, WA where we stayed with great old friends from nc (okay, one is really from canada but we got to know each other back in nc). Since we last saw each other, we've each grown our families and have lil girls only a few months apart who became fast friends. They shared shoes, bathed together and taught each other things. Ez likes drinking soy milk now and is brushing her teeth every night!!! That is so fabulous; i was so worried and struggling so much to make that happen for her! Her bellingham buddy has taken a renewed interest in using the potty. Ez fell in love with pushing babies in strollers. Hopefully, Glammy can find a nice wooden one for her upcoming birthday (it's in 8 days, folks)! I was tremendously encouraged in my pursuit of mothering and rekindled a precious friendship.
Next on, we drove across the country camping out and staying in hotels, wal-mart parking lots and rest stops. The van is great to sleep in, even at five months preggo with a toddler still latched on at night. That's saying a lot. I doubt that we're the first to do it though.
We finally got to Nashville, TN where once again, our gracious hosts blessed out butts off. I got to to doula for them after we had been friends for a couple of years and it's one of my best birth memories. Our toddlers have grown up a bit since we hung out last so watching them bounce of the bed naked together and share toys and books and dance together was hugely fun. The newest one who i saw being born is certainly a happy fellow full of smiles and laughter. He's super cute, too and looks way more like his mom than his older brother does. We had the best talks about family life and being mamas who put their kids first and who need work and stimulation and life-giving goodness outside of mothering. We brainstormed and were inspired together from other families who are making it happen. We shared our love for jesus and for soulemama. We also got to see a another friend (their brother) and a dear mutual friend who both sort of introduced us in the first place. Our friend just finished another smashing album that we got a copy of to take listen to the whole drive back to NC.
This blog is getting long so i will let you hang on to the edge of your seat as you wait for the much anticipated story of our actual return to the greatest state of north carolina.
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