The Hackworths

Wow what a week! We got here late Thursday night (Thursday morning US time) and we’ve been going non-stop since. We’ve had welcome briefs and cultural adaptation classes. We’ve been on a tour of downtown and we’ve walked and walked and walked some more.

We went to housing this morning and got ourselves a house. We can move in Monday. I’m glad because temporary lodging is getting old. We managed to get one of the 4 bedroom townhouses. It’s a little farther from the commissary and exchange, but still a manageable walk until we can get a car.

Lauren started school today. She’s in a classroom that has both first and second graders. They’ve also got a pet rabbit that is free to roam around the room. They have a waiting list for preschool so Miss Katie doesn’t get to go. That’s about it for now. It’s rainy today and all I want to do is curl up with a good book.

Tonight is our last night in the states.  I’m excited and nervous and completely stressed out.  Are we going to make all of our connecting flights?  Will every single piece of baggage we check get lost?  What if we lose a kid?!

Lauren cried a little when I tucked her in bed tonight.  She doesn’t want to leave.  She’s had such a great time with all the grandmas and grandpas and aunts.  I tried to entice her with promises of new friends and old, but she’s so sensitive and I’m just not sure it helped.

Tomorrow is going to be an early day.  Our flight leaves at 8ish unless we can get a standby spot on the earlier flight.  Then it’ll be over 24 hours before we actually make it to our final destination.  I don’t know how long it’ll be before we have access to the internet, but it’ll be as soon as absolutely possible.  I cannot wait to get back to regular life.  Living out of suitcases and not having a place to call home is really getting to all of us.  See you all on the flip side.