It was nice having Thao and Katie over... I just feel bad they got home so late on a Thursday night! Tonight, Val!, Justin and I went to Hill Country. A new friend of Val!'s, Chris, met us as well. The wait was an hour and a half but we had a good time. We sat there talking for hours and then for another half an hour on the sidewalk once we'd decided to leave. I pronounce "Friendship Friday" a serious success! :)
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Last Night's Dinner with Thao and Katie
Justin and I had a really nice time having Thao and Katie over for dinner Thursday night. Thao shared with us a lot of her photos from Kenya (you can see them here) and narrated as she walked through the different experiences. Justin hooked my laptop up to our TV so we had a good viewing arrangement. It was so neat. I definitely want to go to Kenya now! If I can get a detailed itinerary of Thao's journey, I'll put it up here. She visited beautiful, deserted beaches; lovely, cheap inns; took a self-guided driving safari with some friends; took children to a giraffe feeding/petting area (not only did she escort these children, but she helped raise money so they could go in the first place - right on!); and all the while got around in bizarrely decorated buses. It looked and sounded like a lot of fun. She also brought me back salad spoons with rhinos on the ends! I love them :) Thanks Tizzle! :)
It was nice having Thao and Katie over... I just feel bad they got home so late on a Thursday night! Tonight, Val!, Justin and I went to Hill Country. A new friend of Val!'s, Chris, met us as well. The wait was an hour and a half but we had a good time. We sat there talking for hours and then for another half an hour on the sidewalk once we'd decided to leave. I pronounce "Friendship Friday" a serious success! :)
It was nice having Thao and Katie over... I just feel bad they got home so late on a Thursday night! Tonight, Val!, Justin and I went to Hill Country. A new friend of Val!'s, Chris, met us as well. The wait was an hour and a half but we had a good time. We sat there talking for hours and then for another half an hour on the sidewalk once we'd decided to leave. I pronounce "Friendship Friday" a serious success! :)
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Definitely a success - no doubt about it!
Highlights: Finally getting AWAY from the front door and standing in a better area ;) You joking with the host... Chatting with the guy at the 'sides' counter (who charged me for jalapenos n pickles but not my salad!!), Big Red, swapping lame jokes and handshakes, standing as you sang "Ameeeerica", attempting to enjoy the BBQ sauce + white bread in a ghettoized 'soppy', Dessert!!! Blue BELL!!!! - Reminds me why I ever loved cookies and cream, and chocolate ice cream, and ice cream in general! Singing Blue Bell's theme song ;D Standing outside talking
Fun Fun Fun :)
PS:
i mean to say Thao's trip not only sounds amazing, I am also impressed and inspired that she aided those children in being able to participate. How? I have a hard enough time trying to volunteer through work! I would love some advice.
Vallers - I really had such a blast last night too. Thanks for pointing out highlights. It was such good fun! :) haha Too bad the food wasn't as good as usual - maybe because they were so busy?
Thao's friend in Africa told her about the kids and how they needed to raise money (around $90) for a trip to the Giraffe park. She set up an area on her website to accept donations, explaining what they were for, and told her family, friends an church about it. She not only raised $90 - she raised a total of around $320! The remainder of the money when to the kids as well, helping them purchase new uniforms and fund other activities they want to do later in the year. Money goes a *lot* further there.
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