White Christmas

After finishing our last days of work and experiencing 10 grueling days of packing, shipping, cleaning, painting, purging, and prepping- we have left our home in DC. It was a lot of work, but we managed to take some breaks here and there to attend happy hours at Ping Pong Dim Sum and Beacon Bar and Grill, drinks with good friends, a get together with neighbors, and much-needed hulu time at the end of the evenings. Derek and Josh Lee even managed to hack up a sleeper sofa and love seat into pieces, which warranted a lovely trip for Derek to the DC dump, an experience that both he and Tracy Davis described as a unique DC experience that all should partake in. Leaving DC, our home for the past 6ish years was bittersweet, though the excitement of our new adventures is outweighing our sadness of leaving DC.

Now we are happily and cozily lounging at Derek's sister's home in Neenah, WI. I'm happy to report that after 2 straight days of sitting around in our PJs, eating, and snacking, Derek and I finally ventured out to run some errands in preparation for Christmas festivities. Pretty sure that Singapore won't have a Wal-Mart or Pick and Save/Roundy's. Nor will there be bountiful bagged cheese curds or summer sausage, though I'm looking forward to embracing char kway teow and Hainanese chicken rice.

I'm happy to report that Dasher survived his first flight experience and is loving his time with the other Vollmer dogs, Charlie & Niles. All the space in this house and in the backyard is quite exhilirating for him, especially given that Gina's and Aaron's backyard is much bigger than the Logan Circle dog park that Dasher frequents. A few more days here, and we are off to California to see my parents. Finally, on New Year's Day, we board our flight to Singapore and our new adventure begins.