So I found a blog template that looks like the cliff walk in Mangawhai Heads, where we ran the hostel in New Zealand. I have really been missing New Zealand recently, particularly the sea and living in a less urban locale. We've ruled out going back in the immediate future, as it would be too much of a sacrifice to leave family and friends behind, but maybe someday.

Another thing I've been thinking a lot about lately is adopting kids. Becoming a mommy is still a few years off, but adopting is something that Dre is in favor of. From what I've heard, adopting from the United States is difficult, and adopting from overseas is expensive. I have been warming up to the idea of adopting internationally, but there's still a part of me that wants to have the whole 9 months pregnancy-birth-infant bonding experience. Sometimes I ask myself why I wouldn't adopt, since there are so many kids/ babies who need a family, and we'd be doing a lot of good. I don't know how I feel about it all for sure, I guess I'll have to do more research and let it all sink in.