From the oven...

... to the freezer fridge. Yes, that's what it feels like for us. We were actually expecting colder weather, but God is merciful to us. The temperature on the night we reached Pittsburgh was around 2° C. It was like negative-something the week before. Perhaps we did check in some Singapore warmth...

The journey to the west took us 30 hours. All the 3 flights that we were on were uneventful. The kids did well on the plane. They managed to sleep some, and when they were awake, they didn't fuss much. So much so that when we were alighting the planes, the passengers around us often commented how nice and good they were, etc. We are glad that there was no missed connections, no missing luggage, no issues with the immigration, and no troubles with the custom.

Returning to a quiet apartment needed some getting used to, especially since we were surrounded by friends and family almost every day and night for the last few weeks. The cold and gloomy skies in Pittsburgh, in contrast to the warm and sunny skies in Singapore, add to the blues.

The major task for us now is to get over the jet lag. We have been having breakfast at 4am for the last 2 days. Josiah seems stoned when he is awake. We missed our lunch today, because we overslept our nap. We were supposed to wake up at 1pm, but we slept till 4pm. We also need to get started with unpacking our luggage, which I'm sure would evoke some emotions and memories. After these, we would work on the holiday photos, especially the post-Christmas ones....