November already!

October flew by in a haze of craze, and now it is into November. I feel like I am just getting my feet back on the ground:)

After 12 years of not really leaving the kids, all of a sudden I take 2 trips, for a total of 18 days gone, within 3 weeks of each other!
I just need to say again: My husband really is amazing and kind and amazing and wonderful and amazing and supportive........and...and....and..!!!!!!

I left the family on October 20th and met my friend Karami in Rome, Italy. We spent 4 glorious days touring around, seeing incredible things, eating incredible things and laughing about a lot of things:) It was great!

After Rome, I had a training in Naples, Italy and spent 5 days there. I didn't have a car and was on an American military base, so I didn't see as much as I did in Rome. I did get to a local market and tried the wonderful mozzarella cheese and fresh olives. I also got to run outside a lot, so I was happy about that. I didn't get to see south, down the Amalfi Coast or Sorrento (another trip to Italy is a must I guess), but I saw to the north, a place called Gaeta, and I also saw Mt. Vesuvius and some of Pompeii.

After Naples, I headed back to Cairo and reunited with my family. I missed them so much and even now, 2 weeks later, they are still telling me how glad they are that I am back:)
Absence does make the heart grow fonder!

It takes forever and a day to download pictures, but I will put them up. It just may be a few posts of just photos.

For the Eid break, our family is taking a trip to Israel all of next week and we are very excited to explore that part of the world, especially to see places where Jesus Christ actually walked.

It has finally cooled down here and is the perfect weather! Fall is in the air and we are looking forward to Thanksgiving....I already have a turkey hoarded in my freezer:)

The Egyptian people are kind people in general and I am enjoying a more settled, relaxed feeling living here. I think we all feel the 2nd year has been easier than the first---maybe not as exciting and new, but a lot more comfortable.

Well, gotta go try to find the Israeli embassy----wish me luck. Sometimes I really wish they had roadmaps that were accurate here!

Love to you all and Happy November:)