Mali update

I talked to Bryon a few days ago and he and his team have officially moved into their new house. This is very exciting for him because he now has his own room and bathroom and took his first hot shower in since living in Africa a couple of nights ago. I know your probably thinking, who needs a hot shower when its 100 degrees outside, but there is just something soothing and comforting about taking a hot shower and I'm so glad he gets to take them finally. They live much closer to the embassy now. Actually, he told me that he can see the embassy from their rooftop. This means the house is a bit closer to civilization so their internet connection is better! Praise the Lord for this!

Bryon told me that he had dinner the other night at a place called WAFC, aka. West African Fried Chicken. How hilarious is that, KFC all the way in Mali. Of course, this made his night, being that he is a frequent flier at KFC here at Fort Bragg. You cant beat a plate of fried chicken and fries when your missing the south! Oh and he has been training on driving stick shift. He's never had a stick shift car before and most of the one's you find in Africa are stick. He said, he's ready to drive my dad's jeep when he gets back!

Thank you to everyone for your prayers for both Bryon and I. If you get a second send him a card or an email. He would love it. I have my second prenatal appointment on Monday so I'll put an update here after that. I think all is well, we will see! We have our first wedding shower this weekend at my church Elizabeth Baptist Church in Shelby. I'm crazy excited about that. Bryon told me that I should wait and have the showers while he is gone because it will give me things to look forward to. I didnt really agree and wanted him to be involved, but now, I see he is right. Men don't get excited about receiving dishes, towels, and house things like women do and it has given me things to get excited about.


And dont forget to tune into the NCAA tournament. My prediction= TAR HEELS ALL THE WAY!