my 'vacation'!

i've been back in the USA for a month now....hard to believe, the time has gone by so quickly. i've enjoyed visits with friends and family, my faithful 'Holly dog', ballgames, movies, awesome church services at Perfecting Faith Ministries, mall shopping, a Sidewalk Prophets' concert, MEXICAN FOOD, and even a week in the hospital! no, i really didn't enjoy that and perhaps i will cut back on the south of the border comida! the other day, someone asked me if i was enjoying my vacation! i thought that was an odd question because in my mind vacations involve room service, tours, maps and brochures and new sights. i had not recalled any of these things in the past month. but then again, i don't know....need to think about this.

home is where the heart is!

i have been back in the US for a week now. it is absolutely awesome spending time with family members, friends, my church family and my dogs! even though i have two absolutley adorable ugandan pups, the saying goes that 'old friends' are the best friends goes for dogs too. i absolutely love turning on the faucet and feeling HOT water....!!!! sometime i will explain the term 'coffee pot shower' to y'all, or maybe i will just leave it to your imaginations. and mexican food...heaven on a plate. how much is too much? i don't know because i haven't reached that point yet! i was awestruck in kroger's the other day just looking at the frozen food aisleS....yes aisleS....so much frozen food! i had compleely forgotten how a journey down a frozen food aisle is like a trip around the world...mexican, italian, thai, chinese....not to mention the ore-ida section, ice creams and yogurts, cakes, mac & cheese.....all colors, all sizes, all calling my name! i resisted as best i could because my tummy is no longer accustomed to a cheese stuffed crust pizza followed by a klondike bar. after 3 months of rice and beans, i need to slowly ease back into my bad eating habits!