02-29-24

 Happy leap year!

It feels like an extra day in the year should have more fanfare and more specialness than just being another day.

Time keeps ticking by... loved this huge clock at Westlake Metro tunnel.

02-28-24

Work, work, work.  I forgot to take my notes to the office with me, but Bruce was nice enough to send me a photo.

02-26-24

 Mondays feel different when you haven't really recharged.

02-25-24

 It's a work kind of weekend, but took some time out to hold little Eden in the church nursery.

02-21-24

Trivia night with Safari Five.

It was a year ago we were in Africa.

02-20-24

 Here we go!

Another six weeks of small groups with our tight knit group with a heavy topic.

And an adorable little not so little Levon!

02-19-24

Happy birthday to Uncle Pat!  Celebrated with hashtag waffles.

02-17-24

 

Touring Eastern Washington University.  Brrr, it's much colder this side of the mountains!

02-16-24

 

Zen garden on Central Washington University campus.  Girls trip!

02-15-24

 

Dinner in a wagon, wheeling enchiladas and tortilla soup to the board meeting at church.  Worked great.

02-14-24

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

We met Xander at Tyger Tyger.  Good food, great company.

02-13-24

 

A Weyerhaeuser filled day today.

Long work day with lots of collaboration, then Bruce and I took a handful of travellers to International District.  Penny and Wesley ordered the shaved ice, which turned out to be huge and delicious.

02-12-24

 

Banana Walk.

SLU is gearing up for Valentine's Day.

02-11-24

 

Hanging out in the church nursery this morning, first week with the live stream TV set up.

02-10-24

 

We got a lot of steps today, hanging out and exploring.  We tried a new restuarant, Ox Burger.  Like the burger, love the cattle art.

02-09-24

 

Hard to beleive that a week ago I was just getting home from India.  It feels like this week has been a lifetime.  And there are always clean dishes to unload...

02-07-24

 

2024 is year of the dragon, a very good year for the Chinese.  It is also year of the wood dragon, which may be why Weyerhaeuser is celebrating.

China is expecting more babies to be born this year.  Hopefully there will be a little dragon in our family too.

02-06-24

 

Back to the office today.  And stayed after to go to a happy hour in honor of Chad, who has been gone two years now.  Great to discuss things other than work and to share stories and thoughts of Chad.

02-04-24

 

Headed to church twice today.  Once for service and again for a Legacy lunch.  Note baby Eden on my chest, always willing to hold a baby!

02-03-24

 

Rented a Lime bike to go to La Palmera in South Lake Union.  I would rather walk than bike, but Bruce would rather walk, and I suppose I can do it a bit.

02-02-24

 

Home again!  Photo of home from the plane as we landed.

We calculated that it would take 24 hours from the time we entered the Hyderabad airport until the time we left our respective home airports.  Depressing!

But we made it.

We were contemplating what we first wanted when we got home.  I had salad and ice on the airplane, so it was water and coffee I most wanted.

So happy that I slept most of the long flight, even with hugely missing my deodorant (plenty of stress in the airports, security was so tight!) and a screaming toddler across the aisle from me.

So many great memories, but also hope I won't be an another airport for awhile...

02-01-24

 

My last muesli at the breakfast buffet.

My last shuttle ride and circling of Ikea.

My last Irani masala chai.

My last long wait for a Deloitte elevator.

My last rickshaw ride.

My last authentic biryani.

Turned in my visitor badge.

Tried to spend the rest of my rupees.

Time to head home, with mixed feelings for sure.  I really like India.