My sister Juli, JP, Evelyn, Sophia and Meridith

My Ethiopia crew

Tony

My Ethiopian mother Tadele, and Gemta (2nd and 3rd from left)

Getachew

The Beye gang.

Evans and my Zimbabwean sister Mela.

My nephews, Jonah, Jack and Jake

My bro Jeff, and sister-in-law Lissa

The Movie/Prayer group from Jolynn's church

Rayna & I

Jolynn, Kathleen, Paulette & I on my 50th birthday!

Me & Audrey, my dynamite work mate

Mama fi

Jolynn's husband Larry, who just finished an incredible revamp on my yard.

My old college best bud, Mark.

My Ethiopia crew (mission trip last summer)

My good friend Audrey's family

My sisters Juli, Jenni, and & I

My brother Jeff and sister Jenni in college (sorry Jeff, I didn't have a good, more recent photo of you!

My parents, excellent niece Audrey, and her bf Luke, and Mela. Oh, and JP, Juli's hubby.

My incredible parents!!

Captions:

-Carolyn, Gwen (& Juli) camping with my family in H.S

-Sal and Carolyn in H.S.

-Terry, Janet & I having lunch last mo.

-Jolynn, Paulette & I celebrating P's retirement in June '09 (Who hoo!!)

Okay, it's the day before we leave, and I thought it would be fun to post pics of some of the people I've invited to see the blog! So, family and friends, here goes...

Okay, evidently this thing's not too sophisticated, and it only takes 5 pictures, which it moves around when I hit "publish," so they may be out of order.

I am traveling to India tomorrow with Carolyn. Gwen, Sal, Terry and Janet are the other 4 friends I've recently reconnected with after 30 years! Old high school chums! Jolynn and Paulette are two of my best buds in the world.

Captions: Carolyn & I at Maggiano's the first time we'd seen each other in 30 yrs (last mo). Us in H.S.

Ok, about the trip. So, I'm packed; that's all you need to know. I'm bringing two skirts, three shirts, and a boatload of toilet paper! lol. I have two camera batteries, every electrical adapter known to man, and an umbrella. We plan to get a pedicure and a massage there, when we're not sleeping on the unconditioned overnight train with 26 families per car. It should be a gas!

Now I'll try to load some more photos...hmm. Okay, something I've learned about blogs in the last 20 minutes, is that every time I add something new it goes to the top, not the bottom, of the page. So, please bear with me as I get this thing off the ground. It promises to be more coherent as time passes.