Samsonite....I was way off!

Here is a picture of Josh and I with all of our luggage for Africa! We're checking 5 bags...3 of which are supplies for Camp Life....and carrying on 2 bags each. We should be at the airport right now, but our flight was delayed an hour. So, we're killing a bit of time.

I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!



Happy Trails!
Mindy :)

Almost there....

Well, Josh and I are busy packing our last minute things for Africa. We leave DFW tomorrow at 5:30pm. Man...I'm so excited. It's hard to believe that it's here. Truly, time flies. I'm feeling really tired (and a bit overwhelmed) right now, but I know I'll wake up in the morning refreshed and ready to go! If you're interested, here is our schedule for the next 2 weeks (Zambia is 7 hours ahead of DFW and 8,808.32 miles away).....

Sunday, July 20
-Depart from DFW to London Heathrow at 5:30pm (overnight flight)

Monday, July 21
-Arrive in London at 8:35am - enjoy the city a bit during our 10 hour lay over
-Depart from London Heathrow to Lusaka, Zambia at 7:20pm (overnight flight)

Tuesday, July 22
-Arrive in Lusaka at, Zambia 6:30am
-Depart from Lusaka to Livingstone, Zambia at 8:15am - Arrive in Livingstone at 9:15am.
-Enjoy Victoria Falls at the luxurious, five star Royal Livingstone Hotel!

Wednesday July 23 - Friday July 25
-Victoria Falls! (Don't worry...your financial contributions did not fund this part of our trip!)

Saturday, July 26th
-Depart Livingstone to Lusaka at 6:30am - Arrive in Lusaka at 7:30am
-Get settled into our living quarters for Camp Life
-Orientation and team meetings

Sunday, July 27th
-Church and continued preparation for Camp Life

Monday, July 28th - Friday, August 1st
-CAMP LIFE!!

Saturday, August 2nd
-Depart Lusaka for Johannesburg at 1:50pm - Arrive in Johannesburg at 4:00pm
-Depart Johannesburg for London Heathrow at 9:10pm (overnight flight)

Sunday, August 3rd
-Arrive in London at 7:20am
-Depart London for DFW at 11:40am - Arrive in DFW at 3:40pm

Many thanks in advance for your thoughts and prayers while we're away.

To God be the GLORY!
Mindy

Counting down the days...4 to go!

I've been a horrible, horrible blogger lately. It's been over a week and a half since my last post. I apologize...really, I do....but my life is just plain crazy right now with work and getting ready for Africa. We leave on SUNDAY! I can't believe it! We are so excited and can hardly wait...but I'm about to go nuts trying to get everything together. First of all...I HATE packing....throw a 4 page packing list in there....and I hate it even worse! I'm probably over exaggerating a bit, but I really can't wait to have all my suitcases packed and waiting by the back door ready to go to the airport! Whoooo hooooo!!

Have a Happy 4th!

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays. I love celebrating our freedom with parades, cookouts, and of course the FIREWORKS! This 4th, we're celebrating at our family cabin in Buena Vista, CO. We're going white water rafting on the Arkansas River tomorrow morning and we'll cook out and watch the fireworks from our back porch tomorrow night. I'm looking so forward to it!

Wishing you a happy 4th filled with lots of love and sparklers!!

XOXO,
Mindy

Aspen!

Here are a few pics from Aspen....we're having so much fun!

Dinner last night at Pacifica....the best seafood in Aspen....




Hiking this morning on Aspen Mountain....




Mopeds...



On top of Aspen Mountain...the views were spectacular...and there is still so much snow left in July!




We're off to our cabin in Buena Vista tomorrow afternoon. And the boys (Josh, Jimmy and Ben) get here on Thursday!

Enjoying the 70 degree weather,
Mindy :)