Time Flies

I had no idea about how quickly time really does fly until moving overseas.  We have been in Jakarta for a little over a year now, and it literally seems like we just arrived yesterday.  I think time feels like it is flying by because we do so much.  In the States, we hardly ever went anywhere other than the usual…to work, to school, and to visit family. Most weekends we stayed at home or close to home. Here we are doing so much more. The kids have more after-school and extra-curricular activities. We are also traveling a whole lot.
Last year we arrived at the end of February.  In March, I took the kids to Balikpapan to spend Spring Break with DH.  He was sent there for a 4.5 week assignment just after we moved to Jakarta.  In July, we went back to the U.S. for 3 weeks to visit friends and family.  In October, we spent a week in Bali during Fall Break.  In November, we took the kids to Hong Kong over Thanksgiving break. 
In between all the larger trips, we took short trips in and around Jakarta to see the many sights.  It seems like a rare thing for us to stay home on the weekends.  Although we did not fly anywhere during the 3 week Christmas break, we still did lots of fun things around Jakarta.
This year is also blowing by quickly.  In March we took a 2 week trip to Taiwan to meet up with my parents.  This last weekend (Easter weekend) we went to Singapore for a few days.  Next month we are headed to Malaysia for several days.  Then the day after school lets out in mid June, the kids and I will be off to Texas for 2 months!  By the time we get back, more than half of 2012 will be over.
DH and I talked about all the things that we have done in the last year.  Mostly the reason we have been so active going places and seeing things is because we do not know how long we will be living overseas.  This might be our only opportunity to live in a foreign country. We are definitely trying to make the most of our time here.
Our kids are still so young.  We have wondered how much they will really remember.  Still, I am glad that they are having opportunities to go new places and experience so many wonderful things.  We feel very blessed to be able to spend so much time together as a family and to have so many positive experiences. Life is good.