Finally, the Legos are here!

Yesterday, our air shipment arrived.  Rebecca said that the sound of the boys raking through the Lego bin was very soothing to her.  Normally this sound will send chills down your spine, but when it means that the boys occupy themselves for most of the day without fighting, it's very welcome indeed.  Also in the shipment was the bedding, so today we're getting our luggage over to the house and checking out of the hotel.

Since they had been all day tied up with the movers, we decided to hit "Mr. Pizza" for dinner.  With surprisingly adequate pizza, it has become one of the restaurants of choice.  To our surprise, while we were there someone paid for our meal!  We looked around and didn't recognize anyone.  Come to find out, it was a couple from the church that noticed Rebecca and the kids and wanted to buy our dinner to welcome us.  What a pleasant surprise!  Also, in a bizarre twist, the husband works for the company that shares the duplex with my company.  Remember that Suzhou is about the size of Atlanta...

Today may be the last post for a few days while we get internet set up at the house and while I'm away from work for the Chinese New Year.  Hopefully we will have a lot to share on the celebrations.  I'll leave you with the following story of my first (known) international incident. 

This week I asked if there were any traditions at work for the last few days before a holiday, similar to how in the states we have potlucks.  To make a long story short (for once), no one knew what I meant and yet didn't want to offend me either.  So we forged ahead and today had a great time sharing the first potluck meal that the small group still here before CNY had ever had.  One person commented "this is great, I only have to bring one dish but I get to try so many!"  That's my favorite thing about it too...

Below is a photo of the event, I'm sure you'll agree it was a success!