We have been back to New York for two weekends now. Kids finally adjust to jet leg and no longer play in the middle of the night.
Grandma is visiting us and will go back to Taiwan before Chinese New Year. Thanks for her providing extra hand as Daddy is super busy this month. He is wrapped by multiple projects on hands, one trip to China again first week of Feb, and his own competition deadline. Kids have not seen their daddy before bed or their dad was able to come home for dinner and leave the house after they sleep. For me, it seem like this single mom like of life has no end. Hsuan hates it and to me, it seems to have no word to complain about it anymore. I just always hope that the situation will be better soon.
It still takes a while for me to come back to New York real life. Perhaps, I am trying to avoid it a little bit. After leaving Taiwan for 10 yrs, it is already not "feel like home" especially after getting married. However, it is still the city I grew up. Lots of things I use to, comfortable with, and prefer more. But for 4 of us together, home in little Forest Hills is our space and with more freedom and privacy. I can tell that kids are more secured and less attached to me in their home.
The lost feeling is the inability to be with the extended family. Katelyn misses grandparents, and aunties a lot. She likes the kind of family life with people around her all the time. Life is simpler; however, at the same time, lonely here. It is the same kind of struggle I been having. Therefore, we still in this kind of "missing family" mood-- little lazy to hang out with friends, a little hesitated to catch up. Nothing much happens anyway in this cold winter in NY.
Yes, lots of mix feelings and I found myself "nesting" again. Reorganizing cabinets, throwing away things that have been sitting there but no use for some time, cleaning up every room, and grocery shopping. I am sure, gradually, we will adjust to the same old kind of life soon.
A little bit more to remember the fun in Taiwan....
Hello Kitty Cafe in Taipei (Thanks for Portia A-Yee's recommendation)
爸媽實在是台北俗了 大安路找半天還迷路 小靖都睡了一覺才找到 小米則是為了這hello kitty店乖乖跟著走路喔
爸比好像有點無奈跟著來這很女生的地方 不過他說還好點心都做得很好吃
Isn't Erin so so so cute?
Katelyn decided to order this as she was looking at it for 30 mins while waiting for seating.
媽咪在台灣實在是吃太多甜食了啦 可是怎麼回來又瘦三磅哩
草莓熱可可印有HELLO KITTY 圖案喔
夢幻的廁所有搞怪小米留念一張 
在台北的時間大多都是陰雨的天氣 於是跟阿公阿媽去了幾趟百貨公司 週間人煙稀少 兒童樓層現在都有類似kids lsland室內充氣遊樂設施 媽咪覺得一人兩百台幣即使是一天遊卷也實在是太昂貴了 不過阿公阿媽疼孫女 媽咪就隨便囉看小靖玩氣球飛飛樂成這樣 一邊跑一邊尖叫
這旋轉木馬似的布偶坐騎 對小米而言實在是太BABY了啦
姐妹在台灣的時候可真是相親相愛 回到美國就進入每天打架的紀元 媽咪真的是傷腦筋耶
這兩隻火象星座的A型女孩 請繼續愛對方好ㄇ? 小米阿 讓讓妹妹別生氣打他頭了啦 阿小靖阿 不要成天搗蛋姐姐搶他玩的東西 好嗎 就算媽咪求你們啦
