The Adventures of Life: Miss giving thanks...or just the food?

SPECIAL SHOUT OUT: To the best mom in the world, Sarah Grisham! Happy Birthday! Wish I could be there to spend the whole day with you! Love you more than words could ever say! A picture is worth a thousand words…so here’s a pic of my mom and I! J

Best mom in the world! Happy Birthday! I love you!

Well I have a week left of training. This is exciting and scary all at the same time. I’ll be living on my own with my host family in the middle of nowhere. I am anxious to see what will come of all of this but at the same time wondering how the unknown will turn out.

This week will fly by quickly just a reminder…after this week…I will be isolated and only be able to get on the internet about once a month. I’ll post my new address ASAP but I would love a phone call here and there. I remember when I first moved to England. I found out who my real friends were when I moved thousands of miles away…I guess this will even be more of a real test?

***A good book to read more about Peru history and Andean literature is The Andes: A Cultural History by Jason Wilson. *** Just finished it and I learned so much about Peruvian Cultural History…if you’re that type…read it. The guy’s British so it has those obnoxious “-our” instead of “or”

So Thursday is Thanksgiving….I’ll miss my family and the American food especially the turkey leg and overindulging myself with casseroles but I can still give thanks to God for all the blessings He has given me. I don’t deserve anything but He gave it all. Especially after being here for over 2 months I see how blessed our country truly is. We have more than we will ever, ever need so I am glad I can be here to share our abundance.

I won’t miss “Black Friday”…this may come as a surprise but I’m not a big shopper! Ha. Friday I will officially be a Peace Corps Volunteer…up until then I’m just a trainee…so far I think that is the only similarity I have found to the military. Its so different…yes it’s a gov’t position but different in so many ways.

Miss you boogers!

While I’m here I’ll be rocking out Thanksgiving Peruvian style! Everyone have a wonderful holiday and don’t ever forget why we should be THANKFUL! Happy Thanksgiving! Do it up for me American style…Football, Fall, Food and ALL! J