If you do not know, or have not figured it out, Justin and I have officially moved back to the U.S. We are currently in the "let's figure this out phase" and staying with my parents. While we are with my parents, we are helping out with some work at their house (more to come about that later) and making decisions about next steps. So, the answers to all of the questions you have asked and are thinking is truly "We don't know yet." Though this is not a satisfying answer for you, it is fine for us and we are completely at peace with where God is leading and guiding us in this waiting period.
We came home just before Christmas and spent it with my parents. The day after Christmas, we flew to Kansas and stayed with Justin's parents and sister for a couple of weeks. We had plans to fly home after that, but Justin's parents were super generous to offer us one of their cars to use, so we drove it home instead. We made a stop in Nashville for an overnight stay and were hosted by an awesome couple through Air BNB. Justin had never been to Nashville, so it was a great first experience for us.
After that, we have spent time doing much needed repairs at our Spring Hill home for our tenants, that they have been waiting ages for. We have also been to our storage unit, which was graciously packed by Justin's parents before moving away from Florida. We had to go through it, find stuff we needed, reorganize it, and add more stuff from my parents' house to it.
In the meantime, I am working on some projects that you will find out about later and filling in at the dance studio, where I grew up, while some teachers are on maternity leave. Justin is working on two video projects from China and building up the recording studio again. All of what we are doing though is intermediary, and not really an answer for the question "What are you up to next?" The reality is that moving across the world and back is huge, and the transition takes time.
Now that we have settled in a bit and are moving forward, I am now reflecting a lot on the experiences we had and all of the people we met while living in Shanghai. We are missing so many people that became our Shanghai family and hoping that we will get to see them again in the future. I have added pictures below of some of these people we love so much and we want them to know we have not forgotten them and are wishing we could easily give them a call or pay them a visit.
These are only a few pictures and many people we have no pictures of (sorry if we missed you). We are so grateful for the love you have shown us and the support you have given us! We have no way to say thank you enough. Our experience in Shanghai is one that we will never forget, and you all are a HUGE part of that. We never say goodbye, only see you later, because we believe our paths will cross again in the future.
With Love,
Blythe (and Justin) Ure
