So when we got home, before I got too "proudly South African", D asked me what my favourite things were about the trip.
This is what I told him:
1. God
God came through for me in sooooo many ways. I went to SheSpeaks looking for answers about my speaking, clarity about my message, etc. and I got all of that and then some.
I was sharing with friends the other night how during that time when I was so overwhelmed by the technology failures and crying, I opened the curtains the first official day of conference and.......... GREY skies.
Yes, He was looking out for me.
(I know this is weird for some of you but God and I have "signals" :))
Again, during the day when I just wanted to sit on the floor and cry from overwhelm, I walked outside to take a breath of fresh air and again............. GREY skies.
He confirmed that I am to do Christian speaking, and for money and that while my infertility is a part of my story, it's not my whole story, because ultimately all of it is to point towards His word. My story is only the "embellishment", the examples if you will.
2. Connecting with all my friends
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| MandyE, here are the chairs for you |
Seriously, this was the best earthly thing.
Meeting up with Beth, the Mandys, Darcy and Heather was unforgettable and so very special.
Spending that 1:1 time with girls I'd only known from a distance (and yet not...) and for so long, with so many shared experiences was priceless.
I'm consciously not thinking about it too much because I get sad that we can't see each other more.
Why not though????? South Africa is WONDERFUL (mostly). See, there's that proudly South African thing.
3. Indulging in my photography
I had so many photowalks and they were all wonderful.
I realised I need to make more time for photowalks. I also realised that I really love it when people see me taking a pic, do a double-take and look at exactly what was so fascinating up there, or down there or at that angle :)
4. Staples
For someone who loves stationery like I do, this is heaven.
We went 3 times while we were in NYC and I got lots of cute things.
I regret not getting more of the green and blue mini snap envelopes and the purple glue sticks because the kids love those (so do I) ).
5. Duane Reade
I probably went about 6 times in total. Besides food and snacks, I bought lots of nail polish from there and my beloved Wet and Wild foundation primer :)
And last but not least...
6. Auntie Annie's pretzels
(I'm still dreaming about the cinnamon pretzel I had. If you have one, take a pic of one and mail me :))
And so I've been obsessed with making pretzels. I pinned this recipe and I'm definitely going to try it maybe even this weekend since we have No Plans :)
In any event, what did you think of my 6 things? Anything surprise you?
PS I had to do a USA/ NYC post on this day. I still can't believe it's 11 years!
