ob-la-di

life has been a whirlwind lately.

• while in hong kong my dad went into the hospital.
• shash called me at 4:30 a.m. (4:30 p.m. florida time) to tell me my dad would be going in for open heart surgery.
• i was on a plane by 9:20 a.m. (i'm still amazed at how easily it was for me to both change an international trip last minute and make it to the airport in enough time via the train. hong kong is pretty awesome.)
• i made it back in time to see my dad before he went into surgery - 5 bypasses! FIVE! i didn't even know they did more than four prior to this event.
• he's doing very well now. it was hella scary but i'm still amazed at how fast one can heal after having his heart worked on. i am so thankful.
• while i was in asia shash bought me a new car (2012 honda civic - i haven't had a brand new car in, geez, years). of course, the whole surprise! new car! bit was trumped by my early return for my dad's surgery. but it was still pretty exciting.
  
• it's so nice to drive something with a new car smell (my explorer really took care of me through the years but it was time for it - and the gas guzzling - to go)
• this friday is the inspection on the house we are buying. i'm so very excited but am doing my best to keep a lid on the excitement at least until we get past the inspection.
• i feel like everything that is happening in my life right now is so BIG! HUGE! INTENSE! that BIG! HUGE! INTENSE! is now the norm.
• and i don't think i've mentioned this here, but i'm also practicing therapy part time in addition to my full time traveling job (surprisingly, it's working well despite the weird schedule)
• i head back to asia in september. the good news is that our subsequent trips will not be as long as the first one. two weeks away from home is way too much.
• lastly, i'm really into making green smoothies right now. so good.