Catch-Up

Wow, I do not even know where I should begin. I have had a good excuse to not write, but now as I sit down I struggle with the overwhelming task of catching up on the last few weeks' events. I have been feverishly trying to post pictures to the internet in a photo album, but I am having to compress all of them and then load them up one at a time. It is proving to take a great deal of time. When I complete I will try to then post some here or post a link to the photos.

At this point, all I can really say is that God has been faithful and good. Now I will try to summarize the main events of this exciting season in my lifelong journey of faith!

After the introduction in the church, Eddie and I traveled to Kampala to do some bit of last minute shopping and then to pick up our family. My parents and my sister arrived safely in Uganda. While they were here I think they had quite an adventure, but that is their story to tell. I have a different tale to tell here. The week before the wedding was chaotic, though I think much more relaxed than an American wedding. Most of our time was pent with Pastors for pre-marital counseling. It was so encouraging for both Eddie and I to listen to these words of wisdom about marriage come from people who have been married for years. Besides this we tried to spend as much time as possible with my family. It was such a blessing to have them here; and it was for more than just the cheese they carried with them. Even after they left, I still have a piece of them and all my friends back home. My mom compiled quilt squares and made a beautiful quilt that I can look at whenever I want to remember those I have left behind.

Next was the wedding. Eddie and I tried to make it as much an African-American wedding as we could. Though it started on African time - 2 hours late! In the end it was really fun and unique. It was a whole day affair with the reception and the dinner party after. In all I think there were a lot of people who enjoyed the day, ( I heard everything from 1000-3000 people there). It truly is an experience that is best described with pictures and video. I do not think I could do it justice here.

After the wedding came the family safari. I have to admit that this was an incredibly fun experience. We saw a lot of animals, but more importantly we spent a lot of time together. We were able to finally relax and have fun. Unfortunately after this was the sad parting at the airport. I think the only thing that helped me and Eddie with this was the idea and knowledge that we will see our family again soon. As we know God will provide a way to travel there soon.

Then the honeymoon began. So, after a while we arrived back in Lira. :-) Since then my time has been dominated with organizing the house to accommodate two people and their things. Besides these busy house things, there has been the wedding photos to organize, etc. All in all, it has kept me very busy as Eddie works, and I have found little time to spend on the internet.

Now, I think my biggest complaint is that my computer still is exceptionally slow and irritating. You would think that I would have gotten used to it by now, but nope! Years in college with this computer still has not conditioned me to it. It is slow for Africa if that tells you anything! :-)