Mia’s PLS Blog

“Bright lights, Big city”

June 25th, 2010

We are on the countdown and we have 11 days to go- which translates to 2 spinals, 1 IV, 6 sessions with the acupuncturist, 5 PT sessions, and 4 massages- one long ass flight a three hour drive home and then, then we will be sleeping in our own beds.  So much to do and 11 days to do it!

We have found some time to venture out, have dinner and see some of the city at night.  This place is like New York on steroids!  There are more massive television screens then we could count and every tall building has lights running up and down it- total eye candy!  Unfortunately they also like to incorporate different textures in their plazas.  So when Noah and i exited the mall which by the way had every top named designer all in one spot- from Versace, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Swartzsky to Gucci, Hilfiger and Chanel- and the mall went on for 6 stories and the reason we were there was to eat at Bella Napoli.  Walking through this mall i was a little nervous that this restaurant may cost a little more then we were willing to spend- so when they had a menu outside to look at i was relieved- just about as much as when i saw the prices.  We had a nice dinner- and then heading out to the plaza- we had entered on the other side of the mall- who knew they would try to use different tiles to line the beautiful area that was filled with lights and a giant fountain.  So yes- for every flat stone there was a raised textured stone next to it.  Well needless to say (and my dad knows what is coming because he says we both can trip over a nickel) i took 2 steps hit the tile and did the now infamous tuck and roll and landed sitting Indian style on the pavement in front of the big fountain facing all the lights and completely unscathed from the apparent flip i had just performed.  I say performed because Noah’s response was, “oh my gosh mom that was awesome!”  Well it was and all i could do was thank God i was in one piece and a nice Chinese man came over and he and Noah helped me up and we were on our way.

So not only were these lights in front of the Deji Plaza, but after we were safely in a cab and on our way home we went through intersection after intersection that had more TV screens and lights and fountains- we were astounded – and in awe.

My treatments are going well- we are homesick and a little lonely.  We got 2 new families in the last day- one from Canada and one from Sweden.  So we are looking forward to learning more about our new friends- Noah especially.  We have made good friends with the Australian couple and had dinner out with them tonight at an Aussie inspired restaurant.  We all had Aussie steaks that were phenomenal and saw more English speaking people in that place then i had ever seen in all of China.  Then Jeff, our resident Aussie, explained that it is kinda like a China town in New York for westerners, but at first i was so stunned to actually hear people speaking English- weird hah?

So although we made it down to the big city lights and saw what more Nanjing had to offer because it was really spectacular- but did not compare to the street lights on our street or my parent’s porch light which was always kept on ’til we were i came home.  I think we are  a little more homesick this time around and stir crazy too.  But we are holding on to our faith and the hope that was instilled in us by all of our family and friends.  We love you guys- and thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!

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