We're Here!

hi guys,
well, we're finally here! the flight was very very very very long..... and tiring...... and boring at times too.... but we're finally here. the only bad thing is, mine, and my brother's bags were lost, so i've been wearing the same clothes that i wore for the last three days.........at least i put an extra t-shirt in my carry-on! it's been so amazing. i love africa so much. but there are so many beggars.. everywhere. it's so sad. and so hard to say no and keep going. we've given some stuff, but we can't give stuff to everyone.. so yea that part's not good. but everyone is so friendly and so pretty, and the kids are all so cute... i love it! we visited our sponsor girl here called Masresha today and that was so cool. they did a traditional coffee ceremony for us... it was amazing. they were so poor.. and they still were so happy and gave us such a nice meal. i felt so guilty taking their food, but it would be a huge insult to refuse.. so we had to eat and drink everythign that was offered. of course, my brother wasn't so happy about that when he had to drink a whole cup of boiling hot tea without any milk. i felt so bad for him! but he was very good at pretending to enjoy it, so no one suspected a thing... except my mom, who gave him prompts to tell everyone that he loved it! haha... Masresha is so cute.. she's 12, and my sister is 11, and Masresha comes up to my sister's...... shoulder. she's tiny!!! she looks about 8 or 9. she's so sweet. i'm going to be going soon with my dad to the airport to see if our bags are finally here... i'd really like a change of clothes soon! and my own toothbrush would be nice! lol.. just kidding... we went and bought me one from the supermarket.. but still... i can't wait to get my bag! in 24 hours we'll be leaving to go and see Ayana and Moses for the very first time. i can't believe it. it still seems unreal. but i can not wait. i'll tell you all about it tomorrow.. if i can. but if not.... then you'll have to ask me when i get back! lol
anyway, this internet is the slowest i've ever seen, so it'll probably take about 15 minutes to post this, and since i have to pay for every minute, i'd better get off now.
i'll see ya later
~Erin~

Leaving!!

hey there,
we're leaving today, and i'm SO excited!! but i'm not so excited about the 22 hour flight. well, all together it's 22 hours or more. it's not straight flying. by the way. lol.. anyway, we're leaving our house at around 1:30 to 2:00 ish, and our flight leaves at 6:00. yea.. we have to be there quite early.. at least we kno that they have time to properly check for bombs!! haha.. well, i might not be able to post in ethiopia at all, but i'll really try.
see yas
~Erin~

Yay!!

hey there,
just to let you know, British Airways changed their new policy thing..... we're allowed to take stuff on the plane now!! i'm so happy! we can even take like gameboys and stuff. only one bag is allowed, but whatever.. we get to take stuff!! so i'm really happy about that.
~Erin~

Boxes and Bags

hey hey,
yeah, well there's only 4 more days until we leave for Ethiopia! our office is covered with boxes and bags full of donations for the orphanages, foster homes, schools and projects we're going to be visiting. seeing as we can only take 2 bags each, i'm not quite sure how we're supposed to be taking all our stuff, plus all the donations and clothes that people are giving to us, but whatever. that's my parent's problem. :P
and my brother is just thrilled with all the frilly princess things showing up in the room he'll be sharing with the kids soon. everything is all set up; their beds, clothes, everything. it's so cute! i can't wait to see them wearing the clothes and sleeping in the crib and stuff. well, i'll be seeing ya.
~Erin~

One Week To Go!

Hey everybody,
i can't believe that there's only one week before we leave to go to Ethiopia!!! i can't wait. except for the stupid new rules about the flight. i hope they change them. because right now, we can't take ANYTHING onto the plane. only your passport and money if you need it. you can't even take a paper and pen, or a book to read or anything like that. but apart from that, i can't wait to go! in one and a half weeks, i will have a new brother and sister. it's so wierd. it really doesn't seem real. but i'm so excited about going. i'll try to post everyday in Ethiopia, because our guesthouse has internet access, but if i can't, i'll just do it as often as i can. i'll try to put pictures on too, because i'm sure you'd love to see me looking all groggy after the plane and other lovely things like that. :D
well, i'll see you later.
buh bye now
~Erin~