Hi!!! I hope that everyone is doing well.
First of all, I have finalized my plans for Christmas. I will be flying into Chicago on the 17th of December and staying for a few days. I will then go back to Sherman to spend Christmas with the family! I am really excited because everyone is going to be there! I will be a great time. I then leave for chicago again on the 26th and fly to Paris for New Year's on the 27th. I can't wait to see everyone! Let me know your plans and we will get together for dinner or a drink.
South Africa...AMAZING!!!
I will put a few pictures here for you to see. I have also posted more pictures on Facebook.
It was an amazing trip and we learned a lot about the culture. We ate worms!
Also went shark cage diving
and bungee jumping at the world's tallest bungee! 
Holy crap, that was amazing!We were also exposed to some of the more "raw" South Africa. We went to a town that felt like it was right out of a Western movie and hung out with some South African "hicks". Many of them had lived through apartheid and were very willing to tell us all about it. Very interesting stories. I will tell you about them when we go for that drink! We also did lots of hiking and a bit of caving. That was fun.
In other news, I am training for a triathlon at the end of November. That means that I have to do something that I haven't done in over 18 months...run! I am struggling a bit with that part, but I will get it. No worries. It has been fun to train.
Type to you soon!
