January 16th - Christmas Day!

Well, it is not technically Christmas Day, but a few of us did celebrate Christmas in January with a delicious Christmas Day feast. A friend of mine, Jennie, wasn't able to have a Thanksgiving meal this past year and wasn't with her family over Christmas, so a bunch of us (9 total) came together for chicken, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie (courtesy of my sister, Betsy)and everything else in between. We all left with our stomachs 2 sizer larger than when we started, but it was oh-so-good! I really do think we should celebrate Christmas more than 1 time a year!

Yesterday, we also had an amazing fill of food from the Western part of Uganda as the staff feasted and danced with Western tradition. Our plates were mounded with food and I have to say that it defeated me. The food was fantastic, but so different than the traditional Kigandan and other ethnic foods we eat in this part of the country. The only food name I remember was sombe...It was so good and my cousin Becca was very right when she said how good it was!

Many of the kids in David Family wanted to know what the weather was like when I was back in the States. It was so completely opposite of here it is hard to describe. I actually took some video of the blizzard that I encountered while I was home, just so I could show them what it is like - because there are now words that can describe it, especially here. I can't wait to show them the video, now that my camera has a full charge.

I wish I had a steaming cup of apple cider to sip on now since my Christmas meal has ended. It's beginning to 'feel' a lot like Christmas...well maybe in 11 months...