Checking In

Hello my darling friends, thank you for all your good wishes on our move. We have arrived safely in Taiwan, and still heavily jet lagged... The past few days were a haze. Hubby and I traveled back and forth between both our parents' places and his work place, and I spent a lot of time waiting for him while he was checking in work. Since I spend so much time waiting, I suddenly have a lot of time to stitch~ One day I spent a whole afternoon in the library hiding away from the hot and humid weather outside, watching movie from my iPad and stitch. That was a great break from our busy schedule. I will be on the train in a little bit and guess what I will be doing? Stitching, of course~

Hope all of you are enjoying summer!! Happy stitching~

Memories…

Four more days till the big move. I’ve been very busy packing, sorting, selling and cleaning. My apartment is a mess. It has been from this:

To this…

And this:

 

To this…

Although I hate packing, I can’t say that it was all work and no fun. You won’t believe all the things you would dig up during this process. I still have clothes from high school hiding in my closet, and old letters I received when I came to US fourteen years ago. That was when PC was still scarce and e-mail was not a common source of communication, and people still write letters by hand. I went through all the letters from my first year in the US and was so touched by all the encouragement I got from friends and family. Then I remembered what joy it was to receive a letter from overseas. It was these letters that kept me going.

Another thing that kept me going everyday was my car. I just part with it today. It was a bittersweet moment for me. I was happy that I was able to sell it in such a short timeframe, but sad to see it go. This was the first car I bought all by myself and it has been through all the big moves with me. I think no matter how many cars I get later in my life, this one will always have a special place in my heart~

I was very fortunate to have won Mary’s giveaway a while back. I received her package this week and was totally blown away by the pin cushion she made. The stitches are perfect and the finish just gorgeous. I love the saying on the pin cushion, it is so true. Thank you so much, Mary~

So this will be the last post I do from the States!!!! I guess next time I sign in again, I will be in Taiwan. Hopefully it won’t be too long of an absence. See you at the other side~~