Hi Everyone,
Well, we finally made it back to the U.S. We are staying in California with Jessie's mom. We arrived last night at the house at about 8pm exhausted after a very long week of stress and uncertaintly.
We will probably hunker down here to mentally recoup and figure out what BP has in store for us. It may be working temporarily in Anchorage, Houston or London until Egypt simmers down.
In the meantime, we came with two bags for all 4 of us. We definitely feel like refugees! But we are all safe and thankful to be out of the chaos, so life is good in that respect. Still, it is tough without any warm clothing, only 4 pairs of underwear (well, maybe that is about 2 weeks worth of underwear for a male chmielowski) and no possessions or toys for the kids.
In the coming days when we relax a bit more, I can fire off more emails and call folks, but for now, I just want to sleep, hunker down, eat bacon and salads (remember, can't eat these in Egypt due to giardia) and enjoy all the fresh air outside.
Thanks for all your emails and thoughts during this "revolution." I hope it all ends well for Egypt.
Joe
6 comments:
We are so glad to read that you are safe and sound in California. We've been thinking about you and hoping that you were on your way to the US. Get some rest and enjoy the food!
Miss you all very much!
C, B, R and F
Whew! I've been wondering about you guys. I heard Egypt "turned off the internet", so I'm really happy to hear you're safe and sound and back in the U.S. :)
Hi Jessie,
Is your mom still in the mountains? Let me know if you'd like to get the kids together to play. We have LOTS of toys! We're in Chemaketa, so cloase by!
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Michelle
I got your note from Veronica Reem saying all was well and that you were in CA. We are thankful you are safe. Kirk and I worried and kept checking the blog thinking that maybe you wouldn't have access to BP email. Hang in there and let us know if you need anything.
Phew, really good to hear from you guys. We have been thinking about you a lot and hoping that you made a safe return to the US. Same offer as Gina.... let us know if you need anything at all!!! Katie & Scott Mc
Well I for one, am glad you are out of Africa for the time being.
Aunt Suzy
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