Well, the Lord is wonderful – he has brought into our lives a family that is quite similar to us both individually (Dustin and I) and as a family. We are so thankful that we have met them and that we all enjoy each other’s company so much. Friends here in China can only be described similarly to college. It is the only other scenario in which you are away from everything familiar, away from your family and going through a similar experience together. They are your whole support network and you become close quickly. Since we have met our new friends we have been in almost daily communication with them and today we decided to get together for lunch. We met at Pete’s Tex Mex a Mexican restaurant about 30 minutes or so (depending on traffic) from our house. We had a great time and even found out that they knew people from the town where Dustin was born in Arkansas. After lunch we followed them to the flower market we had been to previously, and they showed us a whole section we did not know existed. Here you can have things framed and they sell paintings, accessories and furniture. This was a great find for us, as we have absolutely no pictures up in our house and have no accessories. All the beautiful pictures that our friend Rachel took of our family have been sitting in their packaging because up until this point the only frames I could find were at IKEA and they were not in any shape that would work.
Overall, we had a wonderful day and were so pleased to be able to spend time in a restaurant laughing and talking with people similar to ourselves. It is amazing how you do not realize how much you have missed something like spending time with friends until you have that blessing back in your life.
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