Extrovert

We've been talking about whether people are extroverts or introverts.  Tonight, my extroversion is clear.  We had friends and their kids come over for dinner.  Super fun!  Then Kaylor, Donny, Hannah and Betsy came over with Clara, who's now 18 months old, talking and walking! They all left by 8:30 and I feel more energized than I have in the past week!  I'm sure jet lag is finally wearing off - just in time to return back to LA in a few more days. The Kaembas brought over lalapan (fried eel and chicken with cucumber, basil and sambal (chili sauce)).  It was super delicious and one thing I wanted to eat while here.  It was great and almost tastes like french fries - crispy batter really. We had a great day with the kids and here is my highlight: Michelle D. taught the kids how to play 'heads up 7 up'.  As a kid, I hated this game because I didn't always get picked.  But we taught the kids to hold up their thumbs, close their eyes and wait for their thumbs to be tapped.  If their thumb was tapped, they hid it in their fist.  When we called 'heads up 7 up', the children with 'missing thumbs' would stand up and guess who tapped their thumb! Arif choose me and I was super surprised that I guessed accurately!  When it was my turn, I choose Sheva.  He was super excited to have been chosen and even did a little sitting dance!  It was super precious!  He did guess correctly too, but seeing his sheer excitement of being chosen was simply my favorite moment of the day.  And there have been many super great moments today!   There have also been disappointing moments.  Like the moment when I realized that I didn't have the house key - and neither did my housemates.  We were only locked out for about an hour, but it was a bit self-disappointing/frustrating because I hadn't checked that I had the key prior to leaving the house, nor had I made earlier arrangements for us to get back in. Our helper was home when we left, and she locked up before we returned.  Not having a cell phone, I had to walk to a friends house, call a list of people, and finally we got ahold of someone who could get ahold of our helper (who also doesn't have a phone).  She graciously stopped by to unlock the door (in which I had broken our key just a few days ago!)  We made it into the house 2 minutes before our dinner guests arrived. And well, if anything, it gives me stories to write home about.  Enjoy!