Vacation!!!

A quick post from vacation!

Suffice it to say that visiting Ababa's and my parents inevitably leads us to consider leaving NYC.  Life in a small town is just so much slower and easier and CHEAPER!  In New York, if you need to go to the grocery store...yes, you could just go online and order from Fresh Direct, but if you want to stick to your budget it involves multiple trips to multiple stores, long walks and subway rides carrying heavy bags, and battling somewhat violent crowds of shoppers.  In a small town, you drive 15 or 20 minutes to wal-mart, cruise through a spacious, well-light, well-stocked store and cruise out having spent a fraction of what we would have spent in NYC.  And when we go to visit my best friend from childhood in Upstate New York we get to visit the utopia also known as WEGMANS! (Nige, I can't wait for Memorial Day!!!)

Anyway, we are loving our vacation with Ababa's family in smalltown Louisiana.  Ababa has been working around his parents house, hanging a gorgeous new screen door (I'll try to post a pic later this week:-), spending time with all of Ababa's siblings (he's one of 6 kids, so there's a lot of people to see:-) and in general just relaxing and detoxing from NYC.

The family started Weight Watchers a few weeks ago which is great b/c we've been eating pretty healthfully, and doing Zumba pretty much every day...but...we've been saving extra "points" for things like:

My love for shrimp po boys is legendary:-)  Although, I think boiled crawfish kind of look like roaches I do love the corn and potatoes at a boil...and we're having one Friday!!!!

We've also been showing off B's pics, "introducing" him to the extended family, getting his son-to-be grandparents introduced to the internet, and in general having a wonderful time!

I've been staying off the internet by and large, which has been a great break, but I thought I'd give a quick shout-out on the blog:-)

We've also been praying about the situation in Ethiopia that it will be resolved in a way that is best for the children of Ethiopia, praying for B, and praying for the horrible devastation in Japan.  Honestly, this has been a great week to be exposed to only limited media...it is very sad, heartbreaking, and overwhelming.

So, back to focusing on our vacation--probably going to New Orleans tomorrow, swinging by some more family's houses, and getting ready for the boil on Friday!  Our super early flight Saturday a.m. will be here too soon!!!