A brief update! =)

[L]: It's been such a long time since we've been able to update this blog. But for the very faithful 1 or 2 of you that maybe still check this blog, I really appreciate it! =) Thanks for caring about our little family. I tell myself that I will update this soon, very soon, soon-enough...and uh, never get around to it. There's SO MUCH to update...and I think I just don't know where to start... so I don't do it at all. Sigh.

For example, let's just start with our little sweet Jocelyn who has won over her mommy & daddy's heart the day she was born. She has grown so much since then! She now laughs, squeals, rolls over, and knows our little games we do with her! She has even grown from being in the 10th percentile to now a 90th percentile baby (height & weight!) hahaha. She has been the daily delight and joy.

We have taken literally hundreds/thousands of pictures (we even bought a mega memory card to hold it all)... and we daily add to it. So when the task comes to pick out a few to download onto our blog, facebook, whatnot... how do we choose?!! So as a I result, I have done nothing about downloading pics. But I promise, there will be one day soon when I post my fav pics. There's just too many to choose from at the moment (as if this problem will be solved by waiting later...?) sigh! =) I guess I'll just start by posting the latest pics (see below). We went to a strawberry farm with our friends who also have a little girl only 3 days older (Jocelyn's friend Isabelle). It was so much fun!

In other areas of life... well, it's been busy too. Back while we were in Asia, I loved blogging regularly because almost everyone dear to us were on the other side of the ocean. And it was our way of communicating and sharing our life. Now, well, most everyone is within driving distance! hahaha. =)

But sadly, all of this will change once again! This July we will be moving AGAIN. As you may know, Edwin will be attending school in the New England area at GCTS to get a Masters -- M.Div. So I guess that means I need to get busy and start paying some attention to this blog again...as we sadly prepare to leave our beloved H-town once again. Sniff, sniff...

This time, though, it's comforting to know that we won't be so far away on the other side of the world...and, yes, there will be lobsters and clam chowder where we are heading to! :)
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PICS: At the strawberry farm last week with our chunky monkey! And of course, who could resist dressing her up with such cute accessories...

daddy's little girl...

We've been absent from our blog for quite some time now. It's been quite of a whirlwind these past few months! In case you haven't heard...here's our newest little addition to our family. She is such a HUGE blessing to us and such a big gift from God!

Here's little sleepy-head Jocelyn smothered by daddy's kisses. =)

Ending a chapter...

Back in H-town!

Friends and Family,

THANK YOU FOR JOURNEYING WITH US
For those of you who faithfully keep up with our blog and our updates of our life overseas these past 2 years, we are so grateful for you! Your love and care for us means so much.

It's sad to realize that the title for our blog is no longer relevant, as we are no longer living "life in a new place" but rather, "re-adjusting to life back at home". But we don't want to change the title of this blog quite yet, since we are still nostalgic and want to keep the memories alive. =)

CLOSING A CHAPTER
With mixed emotions, we officially close this chapter, and begin a new one -- one that includes parenthood. Hmm... that should be interesting!

We have 2 1/2 more months till the baby arrives. That means 2 1/2 more months to settle down, transition to life back in America, catch up with friends and family (we hear it's harder to do this once baby arrives!), sort out all of our stuff, figure out a name for the baby (any suggestions?), learn about childbirth, and do everything we need to do before the baby arrives. Wow, it kind of seems overwhelming!

OUR BLOG
Since we are now back in the States, we're a bit sad that we won't have "Life in East Asia" stories to tell anymore. So we are going to give this blog a temporary "rest" while we figure out how to live life in America again! =)

We may revive this blog again, once we have baby pictures to post! So please stay tuned and return to visit when November/December comes around. Hopefully, by then, the wave of nostalgia may have passed and that we'll be ready to change/update the "title" of this blog. =)

WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW?
We will remain in H-town for at least a year. For now, Edwin will be doing a ministry internship and will eventually start taking seminary classes. And Lilly is so excited to get to return to her favorite pharmacy (BCP Veterinary Pharmacy) as a part-timer.

As for the future, we'll just have to wait and see what God has planned for us...

STAYING IN TOUCH
Please stay in touch! We would love to hear from you. Our e-mail address is edwin dot Lilly at gmail dot com. =) Or you can post a comment on this blog, and it will get forwarded to our e-mail!

Signing off for now...
Love,
E&L

One last look: A lady transporting all
her furniture...on a tricycle!!
(Who needs a U-Haul anyway?!)

Adjusting to life again...as we know it!

Hi friends!!

It's been 4 weeks since we've been back, but it feels like 4 days! Jet-lag is definitely no longer an excuse, but we're still pretty exhausted! We finally found an apartment (loooong story!), and our internet was connected for the first time this week (finally)! (Having no internet makes me feel so disconnected to the world!)

MOVING
Moving in also took forever because we had to remember what we owned before we left, dig it all out/find it from our parents home, and transport it over to our new place. And being the "packrat" that I am (yes, I keep everything!!), we uncovered a whole of lot "junk" that all belonged to us. Our poor parents homes -- a place of "storage" our stuff for 2 whole years.

GETTING CONNECTED...
It's so great to be back in the U.S. of A. But we are definitely not used to the pace of life here... everything seems overwhelming. I feel like a little "hillbilly" coming to the big city for the first time in my life. There's so many people I want to see and visit, but haven't been able to.

Now that we are planning to stay here for at least a year (to adjust to life with a baby)... hopefully, this will give us time to see everyone we missed for the last two years.

BABY NEWS
Last but not least... we just found out that our baby is a GIRL! She will arrive sometime middle of November.

Thanks for reading our updates. We miss you, and can't wait to see many of you soon!