Reflections From Our Trip

Pictures are here and videos are coming... but in the meanwhile, I thought I'd share some reflections on our trip. 

1. A good education is the very best thing we can give Little Girl, besides self-confidence. It may sound stunningly obvious, but really it just all hit me when we were traveling. Education is *essential* and the predictor for how far she'll get in life. And we expect it to be far!
2. We are so, SO blessed and fortunate and thankful to have the friends and family that we do. 
3. Nothing makes me (Heather) madder than getting ripped off/unnecessary expenses. The crying in the Copenhagen airport and the heartburn STILL over the $24 spent on 3 cokes is evidence, people. Don't get me wrong, I love me a latte from Starbucks, but having to pay $8 when it's $3 here really chafes me. 
   
4. The first few weeks, ok maybe months, with Little Girl are going to be um, hard. By hard I mean sleep-deprived, and bordering on insanity. We saw no less than 6 sets of our friends in Norway/Sweden alone who have little ones and this was the universal truth. That some days you'll wonder what the heck you were thinking, then you'll remember when you catch a glimpse of the little one.