Finally Coming Up for Air

Well, it's been waaaaay tooooo long since we updated our blog. The summer, although a long time ago, was a fantastic chance to catch up with family and friends.... Here are some pictures from our time back in the States....

(hanging out at the playground)

the guys' operation "lunch out"

(Four generations of sports junkies at Dave's first Wizard's game)

(Mel and Dave during one of our fun sleepovers) Fun times with the 4 Drakes
Catching up with the Moons

We hit the ground running in August. Melanie has been balancing two part-time positions, which add up to an extremely busy Fall semester. She is working three days a week in the Health Office at school and continuing her consulting at CSA, a community center for expats. Marc has also been juggling his responsibilities in the counseling department with those coaching volleyball. We've both been busier than we like for the past two months, and despite the enormous temptation to take advantage of the break in some "far-off" land, we've decided that we need to stay home and catch up on work and rest... and save our money for future adventures....

Here are a few pictures from the past two months back home:

home... our updated living room configuration (yes - that's Marc's new lazy-boy!)

Mel's first Health Promotion Fair at CSA (Healthy Heart Bazaar) Mel at one of the booths at the Healthy Heart Bazaar

(This year's Peer Support Team at the end of our retreat)

The view from our room at the Mena House - a little "retreat" from the business of the past months