last one

I can't believe we only have one more month left. I have been expecting this month to come for the last 3 months, but never expected it to come this fast. This has been the fastest semester since we started this whole journey nearly 7 years ago. Wow have we been in school for that long!?! Now Jeff only has 3 more weeks. what a stud! He has done such a great job getting through all this schooling. He never complained about studying, or the tests he had to take or moving clear across the country and then clear across the world. He just did it. All while being a great husband and dad. I couldn't ask for a better man.

And now here we sit at the tail end of this adventure. We are so excited to be done...well almost done Jeff still has to take the Bar in July. Which means more studying...probably the most he has done his whole college career at one time.

But we are ready to get back to the states. Our time here has been fun and challenging. I have definatley been tested and have learned quite a bit about me and our little family. I'm glad we came, but at the same time it would have been so much easier to have just stayed in Utah. But if life was easy then what's the point...right...

I know zack is ready to get back...he is very active and it's been difficult for him to be in such tiny living spaces. He needs lots of room to run and be a kid. The kids did great with out their toys though. We really didn't bring very many. We were able to join the local library so we have new books every week. Which has been fantastic. They really have learned to enjoy books. When we first got here Reagan would have rather just tried to destroy them, but now she sits and listens to a story. And i've even caught zack "reading" to her. So cute!!

The things I miss the most are a washing machine and a dryer (we have one but it is a washer/dryer in one and is so small) i have to do laundry everyday to keep up with it.

I also miss driving my car to the store and being able to buy more than 3 days worth of groceries at one time. We have a very small fridge...the size they put in your hotel room...so we can't fit too much and by the time I have been in a grocery store the size of a 7-11, with tons of people, with a jogging stroller and two kids, and then I have to haul it all home (don't forget the kids have to come home too) and up 87 stairs, well you get the picture.

I'm not complaining, at all, it has been great fun to be here and for the most part people are nice. It's just when you know things can be done easier, faster and more efficient, it makes you ready to be home.

So the count down begins, we are almost done with the final chapter of law school, and we couldn't be more excited to start a new one. Sorry this post is so long, but it is just mainly so I don't forget some stuff.