Back in the USA

Ten points go to the family for their creative display of enthusiasm for having us back in the country. Firstly, upon arrival at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, we were greeted with the traditional American welcome dance with a balloon by Micah. When we arrived in Lafayette there was a massive sign across the porch welcoming us. When Ian and I eventually took our things down to our room, we found that a few very sneaky people had toilet papered it and left welcome presents! Very funny!

Since we've been back, we've had a lot of fun hanging out in the kitchen and experimenting our new dishes on everyone (insert evil laugh). We actually had to start running every day to keep up with American portions, plethora of snacks, (there are now ten different varieties of Ritz crackers?) and our new hobby of making desserts. We have our regular weekly cooking sessions, but so far, we've had the most fun doing special occasions. The first weekend back happened to be Mother's Day, so Ryan, Micah, Ian, and I pretended we were French chefs and set fire to the kitchen. For Father's Day, the boys and I got our Japanese on and made some sushi. Next we are gearing up for Ryan's sixteenth birthday party. Can't wait!

The job hunt has been going well, but no bites yet. It has been really nice just relaxing this summer and slowly getting into things. I'm thinking about asking my parents if we can just forget about getting jobs and stay with them. What do you think, Mom and Dad? (^_^)