Date Night!

The thing we miss most about America is our parents (and our kids' grandparents)! Because we love them of course, and maybe because they babysit for free so that we can have the occasional date night! So, it had been 3 months since we'd had a date night just me & Blu, and now that we have some Americans around here, we were able to leave our kids with Ms. Carolyn and take a quick trip to Lusaka! Here is a glimpse of a Zambian "date night!" :) We didn't want to spend extra money on fuel, so we decided to take the bus! That would give Blu a break from driving and would give us 4 hours together to talk, read, and listen to music! :) The Shalom bus - loading up to leave Choma!

Upon arriving in Lusaka, we hopped on a taxi to Manda Hill, a large mall, and ate at our favorite Indian restaurant, Curry in a Hurry :)

Mmmm...chicken tikka masala, Bombay chicken, rice, and garlic naan - YUM.

Then it was time to shop! We bought very random things like: a toaster, a new shower head, glade plug-ins, towel hooks, and books/candy for the kids!

For snack/supper, we went to Mugg & Bean and indulged in Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Mousse Cake, a Caribbean Cappuccino, and a Mochachino!

The main reason we went to Lusaka was to see the Hunger Games movie :) Here we are sneaking a kiss in the theater!

We stayed the night at the Mennonite Guest House in Lusaka and then got up early Sunday morning to get a taxi back to the bus station to head back to New Day! Blu ready to load up on the Mazhandu bus headed home!

Me on the bus ride home - it was the "business class" bus and they gave us muffins, drinks, and newspapers! It was a classy ride! Teams coming this year - if any of you have to ride a bus, have no fear - they are just like American charter buses!

Thanks to Ms. Carolyn for spending the night (and getting NO sleep!) with our kids! It was a great date! :)