So, Funny Story...

I spent the last 10 days in America...on a whim. A very important whim, that I'll never ever forget. My sister got married and I got to surprise her because we both knew that before I left for Thailand that there would be no way for me to fly home for her wedding. The stars aligned and the story has already been told to many, but to be brief:

Cath called me and told me that she kept having these feelings that I was in America, so she called me in Thailand just to be sure. I wasn't. I wasn't planning on being in America at all. This was three days before her wedding. This call put a little fire in my belly and a little crazy in my head. I jumped through countless hoops in an inconceivably short amount of time (with the help of some amazing people). The next morning I was walking out of my favorite travel agency that only employs angels holding a travel itinerary for a total of 9 flights to get to and from America. I cleared my schedule for the week and went straight to the airport. I couldn't help but laugh in disbelief and excitement.

Five flights and 36 hours of airplanes and airports later I made it home and the next day got to surprise my sister (well, kind of) on the morning of her wedding. I say "kind of" surprise because her husband spotted me walking in Minneapolis the night before and told her he saw my twin. With her detective skills, and some question and answering with her husband, she was able to confirm that the twin was indeed me. The chances of this happening are so rare that I can only think that Cathleen was meant to find out early as to avoid the imminent heart attack she would suffer during the planned surprise the next day. That would ruin a wedding.

The wedding was absolutely beautiful and the rest of the week was surreal and wonderful. I am back home in Chiang Mai now with my head still buzzing and a noticeable amount of blogging to catch up on. I like to tell things in order, so I will go back to mid-Hong Kong and try to get caught up soon.

Meanwhile, Mia's life in real-time is going to be interesting as well. I start semester two in a few hours. (I missed my first class due to travel and this morning I have to go to campus to get my teaching materials, schedule, get my head on straight as fast as possible and teach...or improvise, at least for today.) Mr. Adam Brookins, my friend from Minnesota, is currently in Laos somewhere but is coming to visit soon. I had to call him hours before I left for the States that I wasn't going to be here when he arrives in Thailand. We flew over opposite directions of the Pacific on the same day, but we waved at each other in passing. I'm excited to finally see him.