Welcome home

Wow, I'm home.
Surprisingly I feel like it's been go go go.  I haven't even written in my journal for three days.
To make a long story short on our multiple flight trip to America Jeremy and I missed our flight to America from Jo-Burg.  If you know me, I cry pretty easily, and so the tears were streaming down my face.  Not to mention that I was crazy tired.  Thanks to God because South African Airlines ended up covering our hotel and our airfare to get home to America the next day.  Many people were praying for us, and what could have been a nightmare ended up being a really great time at a sweet hotel, and a good nights sleep (which is sometimes just needed).
The first thing I ate when I landed in America?  A Cinnamon Roll from Cinnabon. O my word.  Waited for months for a real cinnamon roll. Amazing. Loved it.

Kelsey and I

We got into Sioux Falls and I was able to see the in-laws, and that was fantastic.  So nice being back up at the farm, and my jet lag wasn't that bad.  It's so nice to be home.  I loved Africa, but Iowa is fantastic.  Went to Cedar Falls yesterday and took my brother out to lunch, and it was nice.
 My brother is a freshman at UNI, and is doing really great, he has a really busy week, so I'm happy he could take a break for Jeremy and I, but he's grown ALOT in the last 5 months, and it's actually kind of crazy, but it's exciting to see the type of man he's becoming.  After that, I went to hang out with my American Kelsey, and Laura, and was able to hang out with the cast from the show.  Sometimes in Africa I wondered if people actually remembered that I was gone, and I know life goes on as usual, but it was the best feeling in the world when I came back home to see two of my best friends (I have a lot, I figure why discriminate), squealing with excitement.

The beautiful Ellen

ps. Did I mention I get to see Ellen today?  Love it!

It's good to be home.