Happy Holidays!

This is us. The one showing lots of shoulder (in her Chengdu, China Marine Ball ball gown!) is the EFM who writes this blog. The one wearing a tux (James) is the employee who moves her (and their two sons) around all over the world. The red link, below, is how you can get in touch with me...

The time in Chengdu, China

Chengdu: city of fabulous food and beautiful Buddhist monasteries!

In Our Same Boat (with State)

Beyond the Cornfields
Brand-new State Department family in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Love their two little girls (she just recently had a baby while being posted in Dhaka), horticulture, traveling and adventure!
Email From The Embassy
State Department family formerly in Beijing, China, and recently posted to Amman, Jordan. A trailing spouse, she's also a writer, and frequently publishes articles with major news sources. A very experienced State family, this new post is something like overseas post number six or seven for them.
Just US
A beautiful family of seven - they have arrived at their new post: Jerusalem! They just finished off an unaccompanied tour to Iraq and are very much looking forward to sightseeing around the middle east.
Our Life
State Department family on their second post...Tijuana, Mexico. It's their first overseas assignment and they have two little boys. They love Tijuana so far and post pictures frequently! They also get to enjoy the best of both worlds for they can sneak over the border into San Diego when they want to!
The Dinoia Family
State Department family formerly in California, now in DC for a DC tour. Next, the husband will do a one year unaccompanied tour. A very experienced State family (formerly in Iceland and Caracas) with a blog that has been around quite a while and has great archives. Jen has a sweet heart and a lot to give!
The Perlman Update
State Department family formerly in Chennai, India, who then did a year-long unaccompanied tour in Iraq. They are now on a DC tour and after that will do another unaccompanied tour (Afghanistan). She totally tells it like it is and doesn't sugar-coat what life is really like. Witty, snarky, funny and down-to-earth. Look elsewhere if you want fake. Read if you want REAL.
Where in the World Am I?
State Department family formerly in Bujumbura, Burundi and now in Hyderabad, India. They just had their first baby this summer - a beautiful little girl- (there's a separate blog about this) and she also eats gluten-free (with a separate blog, also).

One of the most intriguing things about Chengdu is that it is a seamless blend of ancient and modern... all together, side by side.

Can't Live Without (non-State)

Crass-Pollination: An ER blog
The best ER nurse blog EVER!
Doctor Grumpy in the House
The best doctor blog EVER!
In Which...
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of seven. Her darling daughters are, goshdarnit, probably too young to be hoped for as my future daughters-in-law.
The Crib Chick
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of five. Hopefully two (Any two! I'm not picky!) of which are my future daughters-in-law.
the underwear drawer
An anesthesiologist who is possibly the most talented & entertaining writer ever. I've read her blog ever since she started medical school. No, don't know her in real life. Wish I did.
The Bloggess
This blog is both hysterically funny and hilariously irreverent. I actually let my 17 year old son read it (who loves it as much as I do!), but wouldn't even CONSIDER letting my 12 year old son read it. Which is about all the description it needs!

The grounds of Chengdu monasteries can be very, very peaceful...even though they are smack dab in the heart of a city of millions of people.

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12/28/2010

Happy Holidays!

Our family is currently hanging out in Florida with my parents and James' mother, and we are having a wonderful time (except for the fact that I came down with a cold/the flu/whatever on Christmas Day, which sucks royal).

Happy Holidays from our family to yours...

I apologize for the recent blog silence - between traveling for Christmas and being with family and being sick, I haven't spent much time online. So, you guys, please do me a favor. I *think* I have caught up with those looking to sign up to host the State Department Weekly Blog RoundUp, and I *think* I have caught up with everyone looking to have pins put up on the State Department Blogger Map:

View State Department Bloggers in a larger map

(Click here to see a larger version of this map with a list of all of the places and bloggers. And don't forget to move the map around so that you can also see New Zealand!!)

If I have left anyone out, could you please leave me a comment or send me an email? I hate to think I have left anyone out.

Happy Holidays, and be sure to keep an eye on the blog Sadie Abroad for this week's RoundUp! (And be sure to participate if you're a blogger!)

Posted on 12/28/2010 at 09:23 AM | Permalink

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Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Hope everyone is feeling better soon.

Posted by: Emily | 12/28/2010 at 10:12 AM

Belated Merry Christmas!

Also, did you know your blog is now officially sanctioned? See the blog role at this link:

http://careers.state.gov/engage/forums

Congratulations. You are an approved source of State Department information!

Posted by: TSB | 12/29/2010 at 06:10 AM

This week’s State Department Blog RoundUp is here, and you're on it!

http://sadieabroad.blogspot.com/2010/12/state-department-blog-roundup.html

Please let me know if you have any objections and would like to be removed. Thanks, and Happy New Year!

Posted by: Sadie | 12/31/2010 at 04:08 AM

Happy new year to you - hope you're having a great vacation! I'll email you in a few days to make more concrete plans for dinner next week!

Here's to a great 2011 ... may it be a wonderful year for all of us.

Posted by: Jill | 12/31/2010 at 08:40 AM

I love your family pic! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! I'm not sure how I missed it in the past, but please feel free to add me to the map. I've been quite silent in my posting as well, but keeping up with my blogging is one of my new year resolutions :) Here's my link again themcnabbclan.blogspot.com Thanks so much.

Posted by: Kristen | 01/01/2011 at 02:50 PM

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James loves me. And our sons. And his job. But not having his picture taken. In 2011 he finished up over a year and half of training, and in the fall of 2011 we got to our first overseas post - Chengdu, China!