Two weddings and three dead people

What a whirlwind few months we've had! First was Chris' wedding to Joel in January and then Drew's wedding to Katie in July.

And now we're back in Russia. We typically have some 're-entry stress' in readjusting to the Russian way of life. On our way to the airport in Moscow, we saw the body of a dead woman lying in the road - and cars swerving around it at breakneck speed. And just the other day here in Nalchik, my friend and I were emerging from a walk in the woods when we happened upon two policemen with rifles running at their two downed suspects lying beside two flaming cars. Both incidents were stark reminders that we’re not in Kansas anymore.