Strange Firsts, and other equally strange and some normal things

It's been a month since I've blogged. I've already failed. But I am not going to give up! I promise, pictures are coming soon. I don't have time tonight, but will try to post some soon. Some pretty strange things have happened in the last month. Let's see if I can remember all of them:

-First time in a Dominican Hospital. I got really sick the second week of December. They thought I had an appendicitis but the ultrasound didn't show anything. So, at least I avoided another first: surgery in a foreign country! At least for now... They are hoping I have no more problems, and I am too. I stayed overnight in a room that was supposed to be a single room but had two people in it. Kinda strange but I was so sick I didn't really even care. It took me a while to recover, but I am feeling fine now. And no, I have no pictures from that! I looked pretty horrible :).

-First time getting stuck overnight somewhere when flying. I flew from Chicago to the DR on Saturday. Our plane from Chicago to Miami was delayed so we missed our connection to the DR. I didn't know there was only one flight out a day, at 6:30 pm to Santiago! Uggh! Well, at least the airline put us up in a hotel and gave us meal vouchers. Two of us who got stuck got out on Sunday, but my roommate Kari got stuck because the plane was full! So she was stuck two times!

-First time in a decent sized earthquake in another country. I have been in them in Seattle but nowhere else. Today, Tuesday, there was a really bad earthquake in Haiti and we felt it here. We are all okay, but Haiti seems to be really affected. Please pray for the people there and here who have been affected and that there will be no more!

Hmmm, as for other firsts...I can't think of anything right now. I did turn 23 for the first time. Haha! My parents threw me a party so I could see people while I was home, so that was great. I was able to go home for Christmas, which was wonderful. It was really cold, but it was a great time of relaxation, hanging out with friends, and freezing! It was 95 when I left and it never got above 30 in Dubuque! Oh well. It was a great time. I hope you all had a great New Year's and Christmas. i am so thankful that Jesus came and died for us!