In about an hour we leave for the Jo-burg airport. I am headed back to the U.S. for the next 10 days to witness and celebrate the marriage of my dear, lifelong friend Shilo Groover in Little Rock.

While I’m excited to see and spend time with friends and family in Alabama and Arkansas, admittedly, I have mixed feelings about heading back to the U.S. Today I am finding myself already missing life here. This coming week will be a full one for my team: items arriving on a container from the U.S. will be unloaded; follow-up with the grocery store managers re: the feeding scheme will be ongoing throughout the week; the new computer room at the Powerhouse will be tiled and electrically fitted; the future food pantry will be cleaned out and work will likely begin on outfitting the room with shelving; planning for the the Heritage Day Women’s Brunch will continue in my absence; and most of all, good friend and final team member Will Brown will arrive on Friday the 19th—hooray!

Still, I am excited to see and visit with my mom and dad. I’m excited about calling people and catching up. I’m excited about driving a car. I’m excited about enjoying a cup of non-instant coffee with my sister-in-law at Boulevard in Little Rock. I’m most excited about the fact that four-out-of-four of my best friends and my parents will be at Shilo’s wedding—a huge relief since I’ll be without Nate.

Ah Mamelodi, I will miss you and your dusty roads. But as I keep saying to myself, it’s just for a few days. Habaningahle—bye and go well!

Related posts:

1. Stocking The Pantry
2. With Thankfulness We Go
3. An Awesome “Second Date”

Filed under: General by Rebecca on September 13th, 2008