Home Sweet Home?

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I am, by the way, back here in Big D. It's kind of nice to be home, but I miss my Musankisha terribly. It seems like an eternity until we see each other again in December. Everytime that I see something here now, I find myself thinking about what it would be like to be able to show it to her. The first moment of this was even before I touched the ground. This is what I saw (except it was grander in person):


Dallas from the air

You can actually see downtown Dallas in that picture. I could see where my apartment was and where my parent's house is when I was looking out that windows. It was pretty cool.


The plane I was on from Toronto to Dallas and from which I took the picture of Dallas (from the gate at Toronto)

It was good to see my cat again. It's been kind of nice being able to tell some of my friends about how my Musankisha and I are now engaged. My brother, who was watching over my apartment while I was gone, suprised me by totally scrubbing the kitchen and bathroom into a spotlessness that stunned me. (It was pretty bad before. lol)

It's weird noticing how different everything is over here from over there in Germany. It's total krass. I can't wait until she comes in December. I walked into Target yesterday to buy some groceries, and found myself having to keep myself from reaching for a backpack to bag my groceries with. They don't bag what you buy over in Germany. You're kind of expected to carry a backpack with you or something. Here, they just wouldn't let you into the stores with such a bag, let alone require you to bag stuff yourself. I got yelled at in German one time by the clerk at a grocery store there about this matter. I was waiting for her to finish ringing up everything, and she started yelling about me not moving everything off of the baggage counter (insanely small in Germany) to somewhere out of the way. I had to race to make up for it, and she was not thrilled. lol.

Now though, while we are on other sides of the planet, we in the beginning stages of planning our wedding. As a guy, I find the lack of simplicity involved in this to be revolting. There are all sorts of things to consider: Place, Time, who officiates, the proper VISA, the new rings, the travel plans, places for people to stay, invitations, the honeymoon, the wedding dress, etc., etc., etc. It's a lot of stuff. It's going to be tough also to plan it from so far apart and with a 7 hour time difference!! The amazing thing though is that some of those things (Place, Time, and who officiates) seem to be falling somewhat into place. I keep praying that everything will work out like that. I just find everything hard to believe.

So, feel free to pray for us. We can use every bit of it!!!

I must say as to what I have seen of Texas, it is the garden spot of the world. The best land & best prospects for health I ever saw is here, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here. There is a world of country to settle.

- Davy Crockett - Letter to his children (9 January 1836)

Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.

- Davy Crockett - Statement on his Congressional defeat (1835)