The snow came pouring. Pouring non-stop overnight, and most of Pittsburgh woke up to many inches of snow. Thankfully, we don't have to shovel snow, and there were not disruption to the power/electricity.
Charis had a nice time outside playing with the snow. We actually wanted to make a trip to the Walmart, but we couldn't find our car...
We did manage to find our friends' car...
The view from our windows...
The snow almost reached the windows of those apartments at the basement.
... 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....
We are about all set to go back to Pittsburgh! Just packed our bags moments ago. In the process, we have also sort of packed our emotions. Now going to catch a short nap, wake up at 2am, hit the road to Changi Airport, say our goodbyes, and catch the 7.20am flight....
Dear families and friends, thanks for making our stay in sunny Singapore as warm as it could be... Thanks for the love-gifts, presents, meals, time, etc. that we received from all of you. Most of all, thank for being here for us. Also for allowing us to mess-up and disturb your lives (just that little bit) during our trip here. We had fun, and we hope so did you...
This year, we celebrated Christmas in the warmth of Singapore. It was good to catch up and fellowship with many friends, having being gone for 2.5 years. We also got to see many new faces and make
No matter where we are and who we are with, we worship the same Christ, the same Savior.
Josiah's first Christmas... observing and learning the expert at work...
But still easier to get extra hands to unwrap his presents...
