Good friends, not enough time

One of our Fresno holiday traditions is to have breakfast with friends the day after Christmas.  I love these people but we hardly ever get to see them.  Whenever we go home, we usually try to make it a point to connect with old friends and even though the time is short, it is well [...]

If you want to feel tough…

…throw a hatchet.

 
This is my dad.  The day after Christmas we went with my parents and in-laws to some friends’ property in the foothills.  We rode quads and threw  stuff, namely hatchets and knives, at logs to make them stick.  It was so much fun.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
This is Andrew with an axe.  I did not try this [...]

Drive to Fresno

We went home to Fresno for Christmas.  The drive up the 5 to the 99 is quite boring so Andrew and I had to find ways to pass the time.  Here are our acting skills at their finest.

 
 
 
Suprised!
 
 

 
 
Angry
 
 
 

 
 
Suspicious
 
 
 

 
 
Confused
 
 
 

 
 
Sexy
 
 
 
If these pics don’t get us into SAG I don’t know what will.
How do you pass the time on [...]

Hit my wall today

Jet lag.  The last few days I’ve actually been doing okay.  Andrew and I are sleeping at normal CA times but I still don’t feel completely adjusted.  Today at school, I hit my wall.  I was so tired.  I actually almost cried in front of one my classes I was so tired.  (That feels very [...]

Processing being home

Today I called in sick.  Lots of laundry to do.  Stomach not doing so hot.  I am mostly trying to process being home.  Today I thanked God for my bed as I made it.  I thought about my heater, my insulation, and the fact that I can go to my fridge and get something to [...]

On our way home

I will post pics later, but right now I am blogging from the Amsterdam airport.  We left the family we came to love even more last night and headed off.  The temperature change has been unbelievable.  We went from about 90 degrees and humid to getting off the plane in 39 degree bitter cold.  It [...]

Full Day

Here are a few highlights from our day.  We were fully immersed in the East African culture today.
We went to an Islamic seminary and got a tour.  This is one of the nicest classrooms in EA (we got to see another school today as well).  I hope to bring these pictures back and show my [...]

I think its Monday

Yeah.  Pretty sure it is Monday.  That is the great thing about being devoid of home responsibilities.  You loose sense of time.  Here was our Monday:   Today we were taken on a tour of the city.  Even in Africa, there are the rich parts of town, and the not-so-rich (to say the least) parts of town.  We were really [...]

Our adventure so far

So here are some pics showing just a few pieces of our adventure.  We have been in East Africa for 3 days now.  We are absolutely loving spending time with the family and being immersed in their everyday life here in Africa.  I am learning so much about what life is like here, not only [...]

We made it!!

I am blogging from East Africa.  We made it through the 30 hour flight and are about to make the 5 hour drive (with no bathroom stops) to the town we will be staying in.  Actually, it was a great flight.  Hanging out now with our friends here.  SOO excited to be here.  ITS HOT!! [...]