Self-Imposed Gag Order Lifted

Ok. As you can see, I haven't written much lately. Truth be told, I've been in a really rough place lately and finding the words, much less the desire, to blog has been difficult. I'm not sure what the deal is, the brutal Wisconsin winter, (all Wisconsinites eagerly reassure me this is an unusually harsh winter), moving to a new state, or just the continual affects of repatriation. I suppose it's a combination of it all. It's been 7 months in our new surroundings and I think I expected to be so much farther along by now: friends, church, home. In many ways, I think it is just as hard (maybe even harder) to find my place in an unfamiliar American city than a foreign city. Every one seems so busy with their own lives and circles of friends that it's hard to break in socially. In contrast, in a foreign environment, people are so anxious to meet other people in their same situation and *gasp* that speak English that it's not long before you have a pretty good network going. So there you have the explanation behind my self-diagnosed my "Funk Syndrome".

In any case, Lydia and I are venturing back to Prague for a week March 6-13! We are both very excited to meet up with friends and have a little taste of the place that is now so special in our hearts. Brandon left this morning on a 3 week business trip that will take him to Japan, China and Germany. So he will meet up with us for a long weekend in Prague. Marcus will be staying in Wisconsin with Grandma Verbrugge (I'm not sure who I'm more concerned for: Marcus without Mommy, or Grandma with Marcus!). I find it humorous though.... when living in Prague, we found it necessary to escape the grey winter of Prague for a sunny getaway (usually sometime in March). Now, we flee the winterscape of Wisconsin via a getaway to Prague!

Here's to irony!