Good to be Back

We are here! We got to India last night (Sunday morning) at about 1:15 am. The rest of our time at Amsterdam was uneventful. We boarded the plane, and found out that the plane was fairly empty, so we were able to share 3 seats for 2 people, which was nice to spread out. Also, the plane ended up leaving about 30 mins early, so we got here a little early. The trip was mostly uneventful - just a lot of waiting and getting very tired. So finally on the plane, after being awake for almost 48 hours straight (that might be my personal record, although that certainly wasn't what I was going for) I passed out and slept hard for much of the 9 or so hour flight. Actually, I think all 4 of us slept most of the way. We got to Hyderabad, as did all of our luggage, and made it to Narasimha's family's home without any real hang-ups or excitement, besides my ankles feeling like basketballs. We were very happy to see everyone after 2.5 years since we were here last. We talked for a while, and headed to bed early this morning. We slept in a little, but then got up and gave the family our gifts, and have enjoyed playing with the kids and catching up with everyone. This afternoon we ventured into the city to do some shopping, and went to a park close to the house and went for a walk. The weather here is just right - probably about 75-80 right now. So tonight we will catch up the rest of the way with the jet lag, and get ready for our mini-trip for which starts tomorrow morning and lasts for 1 week. We're getting acclimated to the ambiance of this country, and I think the girls are enjoying their first time out of North America.