about the only "American" picture I have on my computer
Our time in the States far surpassed our expectations, per usual. My #1 highlight was being with family. What a treasured time!
I wrote down a few observations that made me laugh.
1) So many people wear FitBits!! I don't notice things on people usually. But that did get my attention.
2) What is the hype about cold brew coffee??? Is it that good? Simply a trend? It was everywhere. And not just iced coffee but cold brew(ed) coffee. I didn't try it but if it really is that good, I'll look into it and try some here. Tell me what I should know!!
3) It is so easy to make and/or save money!!! Right towards the end of our trip, I noticed the outside of the Huggies box said "download our app". So I did. Aaaaand all along, I could have been racking up points towards a free gift card for all those diapers I bought while I was in the States!! Wow! Wondering if I could somehow convince our store here to convert my receipt to dollars and I could still earn....haha - probably not.
Then on the reverse...coming back home:
1) I was glad when I pulled into the gas station for the first time back home. (sigh) Full service here (aaaaaah!!) :)
2) My sister-in-law lives on a very busy main street in the capitol city. The first morning back, a marching band went parading down the road. All kinds of fuzzy feelings went through me - what a cute, little welcome home; nice, upbeat music, etc...Until at the very end of the very peppy little band, there was a car blaring African music. (sigh)
2) We did a scavenger hunt the other night with friends and family. One of the items was a K5 fuel slip. Forgot that we don't pay by credit card here. We also don't get a receipt here when paying cash for fuel unless we ask. Then, there's no such thing as only filling up with K5. So we filled up with K25 and still got a receipt for K5. Whew.
3) My maids. Aaaaaaaaaaaahh. Welcome home. Sounds spoiled but ya know, one MUST take full advantage of the very FEW advantages we have here. I missed my girls and they missed me. Got a hug from all of them. Aww!
4) We are back to terrible internet. (eye roll)
And yes, it is good to be home. For the first time on a holiday, I didn't "miss" home, per se. But I knew I'd be absolutely fine once I arrived on the farm. And I was. It's really good to be home.
