After a rough week last week, somehow discombobulated and even wretchedly sick for a day (probably the chicken on a stick), I trek forward into this new week...one day at a time!
Headed out on a safari this weekend. Fun to drive through more of the country and to get another "snapshot of Africa."
On attempting to enter Queen Elizabeth National Park we ran into an elephant road block and had to back up and turn around on account of "if you mess with them when they have their young, they'll kill you all..." ha.. They are really magnificent (and somehow awkward) creatures! Rather sweet that we met them first, with a good dose of shrieking in delight, in the dark. We finally pulled into camp (after dodging a few hippos and waterbuck) after our seven hour ride mystically became eleven hours...hmm... While looking for a place to pitch our tents our driver pulled up by these huge UN tents, full of foreign men smoking cigarettes. Blood sugar low, behinds achy and daunted by these intimidating men, we persuaded our driver that we should relocate a bit. All finally worked out well...everything just takes a healthy dosage patience with the chaos. Soo...we headed out the next morning like the Wild Thornberries...mongeese scampering away as we left the gate...beautiful savanna with elephants, kob and water buffalo! We spent some time on the channel between Lake George and Lake Edward and saw a bounty of hippos...cute lil' critters :D We left early Palm Sunday for a second safari (since the first one got off to a late start)...picture this...remembering Christ's triumphal entry and trekking along the misty savanna while a huge red sun bursts gloriously from the clouds...oh beauty. Then...symbolically eh...bear with me...we SAW A LION! A wounded lion no less. Perfect to fit palm Sunday's celebration of a King (that would bear our wounds)...okay that was profound, I know. And we saw monkeys on top of these cactus trees...and adorable wart hogs (tie with hippos for the favorite)...a lil' crocodile...and even the mountains of Congo! And the best part of it all...I was able to use a friend's fancy camera and totally played the photographer...oh magnificence! Felt like I was out with National Geographic...kinda.
Let me tell a lil' story about some birdies...pretty lil' yellow ones.
The male birdie makes the nest...and then the female comes back to the tree to inspect his manner of construction...if he fails to measure up...oh no, she turns her lil' tail around and flies away in disdain. The male...distraught, has no choice but to try again. When he does well...she will accept and they do a happy lil' frolic dance. Oh the glory of the animal kingdom.
p.s. guess what...my purple braids are gone now and i'm a blondie again. and i lost like half my hair in the process. fun times.
p.p.s.s. i am celebrating my birthday again today!!!!! when i arrived at campus i had received a package from "those that doth love me"....THANK YOU SO MUCH FRIENDS! I can't stop smiling and am just exuding giddiness all over! And by the way...I had been dreaming of skittles yesterday...impeccable taste my dear ones. I am so incredible grateful for your kindness and wish I could tackle you all with a big hug!
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Guess what song has been in head "I am an eagle flying in the sky! Baby eagle flying in the sky! I want my Momay!"
I love you muchly and greatly!
P.S Amy loves you like marshmallows that are toasted love chocolate that get smeared all over the faces of children going camping with dirt all over their faces and mommies that have to clean them up and love them very much!!! And like oreos love peanutbutter and milk!
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