This is the first part of a mini series of blog posts on our time spent in Africa with a look at various aspects of the basic necessities. I had originally planned it as one post, but it turned out to be a lot longer than expected (and a lot easier to digest in smaller increments). You would expect Hargeisa,… Read More
So I was in the hospital all day yesterday for my D&C and it went well – they got everything out. We got there at 7am and I had to be à jeun (not have eaten or drunk anything since the night before) and pre-scrubbed with an antiseptic soap. The staff was nice and asked how anxious I was (to… Read More
I wish you could have seen the Seine this morning but I didn’t have my bulky camera with me when I went walking. It looked just like this if you color it winter. It is so grey today, but that only accentuated the beauty of the river and the weeping willows lining the bank. The view to the right is… Read More
A lot of titles came to mind when I thought about writing this post, most notably, “Me! Me! Me! When is it ever going to finally be about me?” That was a little long for a title though. Yeah, this is not one of my gripping posts – it’s a griping post. This is me trying not to do the… Read More
When I was a princess, he told me, “One year is not good enough; I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” A surreptitious phone call was made, and five minutes later we were off with my roommates in a car headed towards a surprise party that was organized for our engagement. About 75 people kept the… Read More
These guys still haven’t figured out it’s January in a cold-weather climate. Idiots. Dumb blonds. (Jennie! Watch your tongue!) You lookin at me? Sorry, just feeling a little grouchy lately. It might be the total lack of sun. It might be the total lack of sugar. (Since the mocha brownie cake on Saturday). It might be the total lack of… Read More
