I'm going to Hong Kong!

It's official, I bought my plane ticket last Friday. I will be traveling to Hong Kong December 19-28th to visit my friend Katie. She moved there in August and will live there for two years teaching english as a second language. I am off work for two weeks over Christmas, so I planned the trip for then. I leave from Louisville and fly to Chicago, then Los Angeles, then to Hong Kong. The trip will take a total of 24 hours. The flight from L.A. to Hong Kong is 15 hours. They are 12 hours ahead of us so I will lose a day on the way there and gain a day on the way back.

I'm pretty excited and a little nervous too. I don't like to fly more than I have to, but I took a 12 hour plane ride to London in 1994 so I know what to expect.

If .you want to read more about my friend Katie in Hong Kong, she has a blog at http://katielivinginhongkong.blogspot.com/. She has a video of her new apartment on there. It looks really cool!

I'm back!

I've really been neglecting this blog. I'm going to try and keep up a little more. I'm not even sure if anyone reads this but I like having a collection of my thoughts to refer back to occasionally.

Last night was the first night that we have had Bible Study for quite a while. It was good to see everyone again. We are studying a new book called "The Power of a Praying Woman." I think it is going to be really good.

Things have slowed down for me somewhat lately. A big reason for that is that I have quit the half-marathon training. I'm a little upset with myself because I really wanted to do it, but I am trying to just let it go for now. I have been pushing myself too hard and that is one area that could free up a lot of time. I'm so close to being done with my master's, but this next month is going to be stressful as I finish my thesis. Plus I am teaching two classes and still working my regular 40 hour web design job. It's just not the time for me to be training for a half. I kept exhausting myself to the point that I couldn't recover. The good thing is that there is always next year! I finish my degree in December, so I plan on starting to train for next year's half at that point.

Alright, back to work. I'm in the middle of reprogramming all the menus within our site. Right now the navigation is all messed up. I think that I am going to have a sore neck from staring intently at the computer screen after today. Gotta love Javascript!