Since our last blog update we have been to the United States
and back. We started out in Nampula,
Mozambique and then flew to Johannesburg, South Africa and from there on the
London, England. We took the opportunity
of a long layover in London to see some sights… We definitely could have spent a
lot more time there seeing the sites, but at least we got to see the
highlights.
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| Queen was not at home... |
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| Apparently you hear Big Ben, you don't see it |
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| Tower Bridge |
Coming from summer in Mozambique to winter in the UK, we
were freezing walking around London, but it was a fun day! After we left London, we flew directly to
Dallas, TX and then on to Lubbock. After
collecting our luggage our first stop was Taco Villa (Dave’s favorite fast food
restaurant that only people from west Texas know about). Here we met up with family and got to meet
our nephew, Will, for the first time.
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| Taco Villa |
From Lubbock we drove to Snyder, where we stayed with Dave’s
family for several days. We then drove
to Wichita Falls (our old hometown) for a couple of days before heading to San
Antonio to see my family. A couple of
days later, Dave flew to Idaho to attend his training at MAF’s headquarters. Then back to San Antonio, Snyder, Lubbock,
Dallas, London, Johannesburg, and home in Nampula! Whew!
No wonder we were so tired when we got home!
Within a period of about a week in Texas, the temperatures
varied between negative wind chills with snow and ice to record high
temperatures of 92o in San Antonio… Gotta love Texas!
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| Snow on the Caprock |
While Dave was at his training in Idaho, I got to spend
Valentine’s Day with my family in San Antonio.
We celebrated my parent’s 44th wedding anniversary and my
grandparent’s 67th wedding anniversary that day!
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| Jill with her grandparents |
While we were in the States I ordered some belts to take
back with me for the kids at the orphanage doing taekwondo. I got to give them out when I returned… their
smiles when they got their belts was definitely worth using up the limited
suitcase space we had for belts!
Some things we learned on on our trip:
- It is impossible to eat all the food you miss in one short trip… but you can try! Taco Villa burrito, Chick-fil-A sandwich, Dr. Pepper, lasagna, venison, Mexican food, steak, BBQ, home-made ice cream (yes, even when it was freezing our dear friends made us some!), strawberries, cantaloupe, broccoli… YUM! They say your stomach will need time to adjust when you move to Africa, but I think it is the opposite!
- It is impossible to see everyone you want to see or talk with everyone you want to talk to… we filled every minute of our trip and missed seeing some very special folks!
- It is hard to switch to driving on the right side of the road and sitting on the left side of the car. Just putting in the key and shifting felt weird at first. You would think all those years of driving in the States would keep that from happening!
- You think you will remember where you packed stuff in storage, but you won't. You will have to open every box/tub. I never did find my heavy coat.
- Apparently if you leave with short hair and come back with long hair it is a big deal.
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