The Heart of Summer

Hey everybody...at least those who haven't lost faith that we'd be updating our blog. We're back in the States and running around like mad trying to see as many people as possible before heading back to Lagos on August 3rd.

Our whirlwind summer has come with a few typical "Don't travel with the Slater's" stories. In case you haven't heard, we're not the luckiest of people when it comes to traveling. On this installment, you'll hear how our trip from Mykonos to Seattle took over 52 hours and included a lightning strike on our plane, an all-nighter in Munich, and a "involuntary bumping" by KLM in Amsterdam, a trip to Toronto, ending with an awesome arrival in Seattle.

Some of the highlights of the summer so far include:

• A great surprise birthday party at Kara's parent's place with tons of surprise guests including my parents, the Tammans, Brokaw, and Andrea Parker.
• Kara got to hang out with Jenn for an evening in Seattle.
• Daniel, Heinz, and Tim's birthday party at Daniel's place.
• A 2 night, 3 day vacation in San Francisco.
• Jelly Belly Flops!
• Night Tour of Alcatraz
• A "training" seminar in Lake Tahoe during the big fire.
• An awesome 4th of July in Vancouver, WA with the Wrights, Haberlin's, the Wright's pastor Ken, and Kara's Aunt and Uncle Dick and Mary.
• Jet-skiing and hanging out with the Handley Family, the Slater Family, and all the cousins that fall under those families.

That's just a brief list, we still have plenty of more things coming down the pike in the 3 weeks we have left at home.

I've taken a BUNCH of pictures and will be uploading those over the next several days so stay tuned!