Long Time No Write!

Happy 2008! WOW! I can´t believe 2007 is over already! Anyway, just wanted to apologize for the long blog writing dry spell! We were extremely fortunate and were able to go to the United States for a couple weeks and visit our families and a few friends during the holidays! I didn´t mention it in the blog before we left because it was a surprise for some of our family members (and we didn´t want them to read it on here!) I had every intention of writing a blog while were were in America, but between a combination of busy-ness and lazyness, it didn´t happen!

We arrived safely back in Honduras on Saturday night or should I say Sunday morning (we landed in San Pedro Sula - one of th e most dangerous places in Honduras, especially at night - at around 3:00am). And, as Greg and I work, we had absolutely no plan on what we would do that night, or how we were getting back to Comayagua (about 3 hours away). Thank God (literally) that he always looks out for us and knows just what we need! There was a driver from the Hilton hotel waiting in the lobby of the airport to pick up several other guests to shuttle them to the hotel for the night. Greg and I were able to hitch a ride and ended up booking a room too. By 4:30am, we hit the sack in quite possibly the most comfortable bed in all of Honduras! Along the way, we found out that Loyda (one of our school´s administrators) was actually flying into San Pedro Sula on Sunday afternoon. We were able to jump in here truck and by about 5:45pm yesterday were were back in our apartment in Comayagua. Greg and I kept saying how weird it was to be back. It almost felt surreal....at least until we went to bed. The fireworks started around 8pm and went well into the night - a sure reminder that we were definitely back in Honduras. To make matters even better, the cathedral (in the picture below - which is pretty much the most famous landmark in Comayagua, located about 2 blocks from our house) now has a bell that dings every fifteen minutes. Now, thanks to the new and improved clock tower, I can wake up at any hour of the night and within fifteen minutes tell you what time it is! Another thing that the city felt important to invest in while we where gone is painting bright yellow crosswalks randomly on some streets as well as ´no parking´yellow curbs. Greg and I decided that we might spend our money on something else had it been up to us, but nonetheless, we now have some new artwork! :)



Here are our ¨Happy New Year¨wishes for you....Honduran Style! (Click the link - you´ll see why!) http://web.icq.com/friendship/swf/0,,16961_rs,00.swf


Okay, more later, just wanted to write quickly and give you a brief update. Thanks to all of our friends and family that were so generously opened up their homes and made time to visit with us while were were back. We wish we had more time and could have seen and talked to all of our loved ones and special friends, but please know that you are in our thoughts, prayers, and hearts! May God bless you all and bring you peace, joy, and happiness in 2008!