Exactly one week from now we will be beginning our long journey East! We've finally concluded our family farewell tour, which was fantastic and all that we hoped it would be, and are back in Dallas tying up the last loose ends we need to before leaving the country. It's a strange feeling of seeming like this day of departure would never actually arrive and yet also feeling like it is something we've been pr
eparing for for a really long time!Our last week here is being spent with friends and family, some of whom are coming in town from places as far away as Montana. Our goodbyes thus far have been hard, but sweet, and we're all trying to soak up everything (like favorite restaurants and last-minute shopping) and time with loved ones before heading out. The kids are doing great, relatively speaking, and are super excited that their carry-on bags, which have been packed for over a month!, will finally actually get to be used on the flight to Asia. Karis and I even had Chinese food at the mall this week in preparation for our journey!
Attached are some pics from our time in Colorado. Hudson and Eli were convinced that the antelope we were looking for in the car should have been called "canteloupe", and thus referred to them as such the whole time in the car. We had lots of singing and a few tears in the car (which is to be expected on a 17 hour car trip with four kids ages 5 and under, right?!) But talk about being so worth the drive! Just give us a mountain view and some rocks and sticks to throw and our Joseph family can easily be entertained for 2 weeks!
