::sabe be:: [Translation: SAVE ME]

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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02/18/2013

::sabe be:: [Translation: SAVE ME]

For I hab a code.

I caught it a few days ago and what sucks is that colds in China stick with me far longer than colds in America, which were never really my friends to begin with. James some other people, when they get colds, cough a few times and sneeze once and that's it, but when I get sick, especially in China, I am sick for weeks. And this is the third time (third time!) my family has been sick in the last month. THIRD. TIME.

Oh, China.

So my ears hurt and my throat hurts and my nose hurts and my life hurts. Basically

(Except I'm not blonde and I can't sit upright without passing out. Nor am I wearing makeup.)

When James left for work this morning, I was whining pitifully in bed, partially obscured in a sea of kleenex. And as he leaned over to hug me goodbye, I melodramatically informed him that after he returned home later and discovered my lifeless body, I wanted him to remarry because I know that he'd be lonely by himself.

I thought this was a very gracious gesture on my part, because for all I know the bitch would immediately walk into my life and begin using my dishes and wearing my jewelry and yelling at my precious children, and GOOD LORD, YOU ALREADY HAVE MY HUSBAND, LADY, LEAVE MY KIDS ALONE, but in response to this, James just sighed and rolled his eyes (ever so slightly) before patting me on the arm and walking out the door.

*Harumph.*

Sick.

Posted on 02/18/2013 at 11:40 PM in China in General, Complaining, I'm Annoying, James, Kill Me Now | Permalink

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I too have a cold, and though I'm not quite as sick as you, I have the stuffy nose and ear (which is a weird thing for me), and my perception is all off. I learned today that I shouldn't be driving. So I think I'll wait a few days to drive...it'll save on gas but it sounds boring.

Posted by: Sara Roy | 02/19/2013 at 04:24 AM

And apparently my brain doesn't work. perception = depth perception. I don't know...maybe you got it.

Posted by: Sara Roy | 02/19/2013 at 04:25 AM

Courtesy of the FS blogger community, for the low, low airfare of $523 you can escape Chengdu and recover in beautiful, chilly Seoul. We even have American medicine, lebanese food, and starbucks.

just let us know when to expect you. :)

Posted by: Lauren | 02/19/2013 at 04:11 PM

I bet you could find an awesome Neti pot to help relieve some of the symptoms. I've had a cold in the US (TN to be exact) for 3 weeks...I frequently sing the "I'm a little Neti pot" song. Moving to ATL might not be much better, so Betty (my Neti) is coming along. 3 more months until summer in Guatemala again which means no colds!

Posted by: Bethany | 02/20/2013 at 06:33 AM

Daring adventure. Please, at least hang an "Out Sick"
sign here for your devoted fans so we don't start planning a memorial! (I kid)

Posted by: Dan Davenport | 02/24/2013 at 09:56 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!