Proof of which would be the fact that I'm actually considering going for a run after this. I guess it wasn't so bad after all, the winter that is, but believe you me, I've never been happier to see a lake thaw or a river run again, or to be able to walk outside without a jacket. It's some nice.
If you've been reading this blog, you're probably well aware by this point that I like to measure my life in meaningless milestones, so here's another one! I have now been out of America for the longest amount of time in my life. April 5 marked ten months since we arrived in Mongolia, and my previous record was the time I spent in Holland, just shy of ten months.
Hope you enjoyed those useless facts. In terms of more important goings-on, I recently returned from my twelve-day trip to UB and Arkhangai, the ostensible purposes of which were the VAC meeting and the final stages of the Creative Writing Olympics, but the main motivation of course being Kaede. I was with her the whole time, which was wonderful. Unfortunately, when we went back to Arkhangai together, she had a lot of work to do, but we still got a lot of time in relaxing and cooking and playing makeshift cribbage (I forgot the board) and all those other things we love to do together. We also watched all three original Indiana Jones films with her sitemate Tim, as, believe it or not, I'd never seen any of them before, and one day we made a delicious comfort food dinner (see picture at bottom) consisting of baked mac n cheese, fried chicken, and watermelon. Mmmmboy. It was a nice hot spring day too, so everything was just perfect. When we were in UB, we picked up the Mongol jacket I'm going to wear at the wedding, as well as some beautiful material that Kaede will have made into her wedding deel. It's exciting to have this material proof of the upcoming ceremony. And, if you'll excuse the gushing, I can't wait to see how beautiful she's gonna look. As usual, it sucked saying goodbye, but we're on the homestretch now... less than two months til we're together for good!
So now I'm back at site. I can't believe the school year is almost over! The next month will be spent doing a lot of my normal work plus prepping Zoloo for national olympics, as, just before I left for UB, she won for the entire aimag! Which is pretty freaking super! It sounds like I'll be accompanying her to UB in early May for the national competition, which sounds fun, and if Kaede manages to make it in as well, it means that I'll get to spend my birthday with her! First I got Christmas with her, now potentially my birthday... I'm a pretty lucky guy when it comes down to it.
I hope you're all enjoying the coming warmth as well. Send your motivation my way for this run!
If you've been reading this blog, you're probably well aware by this point that I like to measure my life in meaningless milestones, so here's another one! I have now been out of America for the longest amount of time in my life. April 5 marked ten months since we arrived in Mongolia, and my previous record was the time I spent in Holland, just shy of ten months.
Hope you enjoyed those useless facts. In terms of more important goings-on, I recently returned from my twelve-day trip to UB and Arkhangai, the ostensible purposes of which were the VAC meeting and the final stages of the Creative Writing Olympics, but the main motivation of course being Kaede. I was with her the whole time, which was wonderful. Unfortunately, when we went back to Arkhangai together, she had a lot of work to do, but we still got a lot of time in relaxing and cooking and playing makeshift cribbage (I forgot the board) and all those other things we love to do together. We also watched all three original Indiana Jones films with her sitemate Tim, as, believe it or not, I'd never seen any of them before, and one day we made a delicious comfort food dinner (see picture at bottom) consisting of baked mac n cheese, fried chicken, and watermelon. Mmmmboy. It was a nice hot spring day too, so everything was just perfect. When we were in UB, we picked up the Mongol jacket I'm going to wear at the wedding, as well as some beautiful material that Kaede will have made into her wedding deel. It's exciting to have this material proof of the upcoming ceremony. And, if you'll excuse the gushing, I can't wait to see how beautiful she's gonna look. As usual, it sucked saying goodbye, but we're on the homestretch now... less than two months til we're together for good!
So now I'm back at site. I can't believe the school year is almost over! The next month will be spent doing a lot of my normal work plus prepping Zoloo for national olympics, as, just before I left for UB, she won for the entire aimag! Which is pretty freaking super! It sounds like I'll be accompanying her to UB in early May for the national competition, which sounds fun, and if Kaede manages to make it in as well, it means that I'll get to spend my birthday with her! First I got Christmas with her, now potentially my birthday... I'm a pretty lucky guy when it comes down to it.
I hope you're all enjoying the coming warmth as well. Send your motivation my way for this run!
Things sound super, John. It makes this one feel good to here how happy you are and about to be.
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