My trip to north/south carolina....

So far....

the plane ride was exhilerating. it was my first flight. so you know how that goes.....i practically fell in love with everything, to be perfectly vague with you. i love that calming peace you feel looking at the sunset on the clouds. and quite honestly, i felt like i was the giant off of that one awefully boring story: Gullivers travels. because all of the towns and lights looked like lights on a ginormous christmas tree! and i was on top of it all. it was beautiful, though. and flying above it looked as though it was a watercolor painting being painted. God is good, isn't he? to make all this beautiful creation.
hmm.

the shangs have been more than wonderful. they all are such dears. i've missed them so much. pan-pan is such an energetic doll. :] here she is two years old, and can speak chinese almost as much as i can. i'm very jealous. this time with them all was much needed. btw, amy taylor is an angel. :] thank you for introducing me to them.

we went to visit UNC today. beautiful school. i loved it! and just got back from their little chinese church. it was....sooo cool! i understood about 1/4 of everything, cause my chinese is very poor. i still have alot of years left in the study of the chinese language! but, none the less, it was such a beautiful service and potluck!

here are some pics so far...more coming. lots more!!!! :]

My favorite pic. :]

sleeeepy.

beautiful.

Front of their house.

backyard.

yes. yes. yes.

Darling girl.