Blogs from Apex, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 2

I got to sleep in again today! Yum. Sarah and I made lunch, then she had to teach, which meant I had to work. By “work” I mean actually get things done for fall tour- make phone calls, send emails, detail things. Not super fun, but definitely necessary. After school, I hung out with some of the kids. We were teaching Auntie Angela words in Luganda, and I learned a few new ones myself. Joshua B, one of the smallest, who has also decided to attach himself to me, hung around all afternoon. He and Godfrey, another of the littlest decided they should have me hold them up as they hang from my arms- both at once! This went right along with the conversation of all day, all week actually. “They’re sisters. They’re twins. They’re not ... read more

So, most of you probably don’t know, but I’m in North Carolina again! What? You ask. Already? Don’t worry, I’m not on tour yet. BUT, I did fly across the country to visit my dear friend Auntie Sarah! I flew in yesterday, on 3 flights- one to Oakland, one to Nashville, and one to Raleigh/Durham. The first flight, I sat next to an Air Force Pilot, and we had a nice little 2-hour chat. On the second, I sat between a mother and her college-aged son, and we all slept. Then I started reading, and read almost an entire book! The woman and I talked about the last 10 minutes or so of the flight, then we all changed seats even though we were staying on the same plane. I was all-too-eager to be done flying ... read more

Easter. Woohoo! We got up really early, loaded the bus and headed into town. One of the families from the church had all of us over for breakfast and an Easter egg hunt. Oh my goodness! The kids were going crazy! And they rarely have candy, so it was an extra special treat. Then we headed off to church. The church that sponsors the house we live in is called King’s Park International Church, or KPIC. We went, and the kids were to do one number, so we had sound check and all that jazz. The kids sang well, and the rest of the service was pretty good, but I am a firm believer that no church service should go over 2 hours! Wow it was long. But it was cool because Anne and Jessica both ... read more

Sort of slept in… Anne and Jessica came to pick us up to enjoy our day off. So, whenever Ryan is around, he brings me presents. Yesterday’s present was a Swear Box. Yep. That means people have to give me money if they swear (this mostly applies to Anne.) After settling on the words that count, mostly described as “words I don’t say,” we settled the price. Regular days, $.25 per word. Show days, applying to local crew as well, $.25 per word. But, on show days, once the kids are in the building, the price doubles. So, today I made $1.75 in just the afternoon! What a fun game! All of us loaded the cars to go into town. First, we went to the mall. Kyle and I had a Mac Store date! We got ... read more