Am I really doing this?

HUGE time gap from the last post to this post.  Guess it's a good thing I don't get paid to blog.

But we are here in Beijing, finally.  From the actual job offer in December to now, it's taken about six months to relocate.  The amount of paperwork, VISA issues, health screenings, blah, blah, blah I won't bore you anymore.... it's finally paid off.  We are here.

But I find myself just stopping thoughts here and there, asking, 'Am I really doing this?  Are we really in freaking China?'  Then the ching-chang talk next to me drowns out my own voice in my head and I realize, "Yep, I'm here."  Kinda feels like summer camp sometimes.  Really, really far away camp.

So a lot of people have asked why I have two blogs now.  I've decided to make this blog for me.  Yep, I'm going to be selfish and dedicate this blog to my thoughts, experiences, trials, ups/downs, emotions, and everything else that goes into being an expat wife in Beijing, China.  Derek and I had "cultural training" back in Atlanta before the move.  The company had two women - one from Beijing and one from Russia - come to our home to teach us about living in a different country.  The lead teacher suggested I start a blog to "vent" and "document" about experiences I have while living abroad.  This may come to a bore to most of you, but I think it's a good way for me to remember life here as we know it.

I'm going to try to be positive, but I'm going to be "real", too.  Most of you who know me are aware I don't really have a hard time voicing how I feel.  I hope this blog serves well as my voice and speaks the truth about our life here.

Stay tuned.  I've got a lot to talk about (imagine that).