Thanksgiving Weekend

What a WEEKEND! I feel like so much has happened, both good and bad. Thanks to Jesus Calling this week, I am reminded we "reside in a fallen world, where blessings and sorrows intermingle freely". THE BEST PART is that if we choose to remember to thank Him at all times, both good and bad, "we may walk through the darkest days with JOY in their hearts because they know that the Light of My Presence is still shining on them". So, thank you, Jesus, for being "my steadfast companion".

This week I was so happy to have a visitor, Emily, who came on Wednesday and stayed until Monday morning. Although I was elated to have a Thanksgiving visitor, I had some previously planned business to attend to.

My car got a facelift... just kidding. But I did trade cars! My other car really had taken a lot of beatings and had some big internal problems, so my mechanic suggested we try and sell it and buy another that had been taken better care of by the previous owner. Here's the new girl - Mitsubishi Montero Sport. She's maroon, which seems to run in my family for our cars... Either way, I'm much happier. It's quiet, runs well, and came over from the US with only 1 previous owner. I'm hoping it can serve both myself and JEC much better than the last one.

So after making final arrangements with the car, my teacher friends and I headed to Tegus to have Thanksgiving lunch at TGI Fridays and see Twilight! We even participated in a little dance competition in the mall and drew quite a crowd.

The movie ended up premiering here a week later, so we returned on Friday to see our friends Bella & Edward. Well... mainly just Edward. The theatre here has a restaurant inside where you can order coffee, crepes, paninis (hot and cold), and curly fries. So this gave us an excuse to order a few too many Nutella crepes. I personally shouldn't have had coffee, because I was a little too excited during the film. It ended up being a great two-day Thanksgiving celebration, and I'm so happy we were able to finalize all the details of the car and have a fun outing (or two).

After getting some housework done on Saturday morning, I get a call that one of the boys had chopped his leg pretty bad with the machete (this is not the first time I have received this call). So I rushed over to our other property and picked up Samuel Guity to take to the clinic. He got 4 stitches and was very brave.

After eating lunch we took a few of the boys hiking. Emily is an avid hiker, and she suggested we go to the river where she had been before with some of the boys several years back. I'm not much of a hiker, but I agreed since I had never been. After driving on a "road" (huge exaggeration by using that word) and walking uphill a while, we took the last stretch downhill to this little paradise. The day could not have been any more beautiful and breezy, so we enjoyed snacks and "platica" (chatting) while sitting on the rocks and the cool mist of the waterfall. Poppy enjoyed herself, got out of her leash, and ended up being carried most of the way. Shocker.

Sunday Emily invited me to stay at the Mariott with her before having to catch her plane on Monday, so we headed into the lap of luxury... plush beds, hot showers, and a NICE dinner. We took several of her friends to dinner at a place I had heard about, but never tired. WOW. It did not disappoint. Hacienda Real is now my favorite Honduras restaurant. So delicious. We ate tilapia, guacamole, etc etc etc.

Now its back to reality here at JEC. Sorry this post is mainly about me and not so much about the boys. Just wanted to update friends and family on what I did for Thanksgiving weekend! We're in the grind here for my Alison school boys. Trying to get last minute projects done and finish the semester off right. The public school boys will have their graduation next week, and Antony (kinder) graduates this Saturday. Hondurans make a big deal out of kindergarten graduation, so I can't wait to see little Antony in his cap and gown! Pictures will come soon to a blog near you. Hope you all had an amazing holiday!!