To the End of Malaysia

Well, we are packing up and getting ready to leave Malaysia. I am going to have to buy an extra suitcase to get home. Can't believe that it has been two months already!!! Crazy how fast it went by. I am ready to get back to Colorado and our Family and Friends. We are going to be sad to leave here and I'm sure there will be some tears, not only by the kids either. We said goodbye to our church Friends on Sunday and we are going to especially miss Sister Kaitlyn is the Primary President, who also taught the Sunbeams Class. She brought Cannon the cutest frog mug for his milk, and two really sweet outfits for Mya.

We are going to miss Joanne and Cho so much as well. They have really become like a 3rd set of grandparents to the kids. We are going to really miss Lyn the most. We have spent so much time with her and have really enjoyed getting to know her and having her around. Although we couldn't understand each other all of the time, we all will be sad when there is no MyLyn around, as Mya calls her.

I will miss all the culture here and the new things that I have seen every time I leave the house. I am also going to miss the pineapple. Oh, it is so good, and the way they cut it here is so beautiful. I thought it was only for show, but they do it to cut the eyes out. Brian's going to miss the food. He will be so sad to leave the Hawker stands here and come home to American Fast Food, when he needs a quick bite. Oh, the Roti Canti. Poor Brian. I will miss the people here who take extra time to say hello to my kids and pat their faces and hands. I won't miss the people who grab Mya out of my arms so they can take pictures with her.

I am not going to miss the squatting toilets, I haven't figured out how to use them without removing all my clothes. Cannon's pants get wet every time he uses one to go to the bathroom and I won't miss that either. I won't miss the red face I get every time I go outside. It will be good to not start sweating the moment I leave my bedroom.

I am looking forward to going the grocery store and not having to pay to park, and the store having the same things that I need, since the last time I was there. I am looking forward to a green salad with Ranch dressing, cold.... not wilty cause its so hot here. I am looking forward to ice water. Cannon's looking forward to Taco Bell. He asks everyday if we can go there for lunch. Mya's looking forward to her own room, without noisy people sleeping with her.

The thing I am looking the most forward to is having my feet on the ground. You can hardly go anywhere here without being up at least a few stories. I will love being able to send my kids out the back door and letting them play in the yard. I have absolutely loved the views, being up so high has offered. I have found that I am not a city girl. It's true you can't take the country out of a city girl.

Malaysia has been an absolutely fantastic experience. We have grown closer as a family. We have experienced things I never thought I would. I am so grateful for the opportunity we had to come here.