Back in Shanghai!

Ah, again it has been yet months since I have written a blog. Terrible that I go so long and miss out on expressing what has been going on in our lives! Should possibly be one of my New Year's resolutions.

So we made it back from Tulsa and the crazy holidays! We loved being in Tulsa and seeing all of our family and friends, but it is nice to be back home. Yes, Shanghai is our home now and we love (for the most part) living here. However, don't think there aren't days that I don't want to run outside and scream at everyone I see, because there are those special days.

Once over jet lag, we got Jack started in his first week of school! It is fabulous and Jack absolutely loves it. It's a European based program but he's taught both English and Chinese, which means I need to start on my lessons or my son is going to be speaking Chinese and I'll have no clue what he's saying! The last day before break (the Chinese New Year!) they did a little program for us; absolutely precious. It's such a joy to watch your child grow up but to see him experiencing different languages and cultures is truly amazing.

The Chinese New Year celebration really started the week before...every night we heard fireworks off in the distance. Although I'm not quite sure we really knew what was in store for the "celebration". The actual New Years eve was Sunday evening. After a nice dinner and dessert, my boys and I headed home to cuddle up and watch a movie. We had quite a firework display right from our living room window so Jack certainly didn't go to bed disappointed. If he could have stayed up, he could have seen the greatest firework show that I have ever seen! It was truly magnificent. Around 11:30 they started picking up, more and more every minute. You could almost feel the anticipation of midnight rolling around. The energy in the city radiated through our apartment; the sound alone was


Sad- I just saw this- 3 + year later...I wish I would have posted more about Shanghai and life there. Such a shame!!!!