Trip to the Mountains

This weekend we went to a mountain city with about 30 students on a bus. We got to sled and go to the forest and see monkeys. Click on the photo to see the pictures larger. If you look closely you'll see Cody finally shaved his 'stache due the negative feedback. The healing process is a slow one, he has been crying for days. Carrie is VERY happy. Thanks to everybody who has been leaving comments. Keep up the good work and remember your comments won't show up right away but they'll get there. Thanks!

National Dishes

Here are some more pictures of our traditional national dishes. The first one is brochettes which is different kinds of meats on a stick. Kinda like a kabob. The second one is a tagine. This is usually some sort of vegetables with a meat that you eat with your hands by tearing off bread and picking it up.

Commenting

That’s right, you can now leave comments on our blog. Just click on the “comments” link at the bottom of each post. Your comment will not show up right away because we will moderate all the comments. But please feel free to make fun of us and the posts. We can always use a healthy dose of sarcasm.

Manliness

I can’t say that I have had the greatest of support from my constituents in the U.S. concerning my desire to grow facial hair. Although I was blessed with dashing good looks, I did not inherit the ability to grow a thick man 'stache. Though that be the case, I decided I must find out how I would look if I tried. So, after 3 weeks of growth, this is what I had.

As you can tell, it is getting quite out of hand. I was having to clean it all the time after I ate. Finding little bits of food later in the day. Ok, maybe nothing was getting caught in there, but it wasn't looking that great. So, I decided to cut the goatee and keep the 'stache. I would love to hear your comments on whether I should keep the facial hair or go back to my baby face. Ladies, please constrain yourselves and use discretion when posting. I know this picture is like looking at a Greek god, but please remember, I am married.


Also, Carrie wanted to show off her new jellaba purchase. This is what all the women wear here. It comes in various styles and colors but always just a long robe with a hood. This one cost about $25. It's nice because she can be wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt underneath and then throw this on to go to the market. This is her second jellaba purchase and the next one is gonna be green!!!

Hard week

Well, it was a hard week. Not just for Carrie (somebody threw a water balloon at her), but also for our computer. It started late last Tuesday night. I (Cody) was in the bedroom and I heard the dreaded "Uhhh, Cody..." Well, I run into the living room to find that Carrie had accidently spilled Kool Aid onto the laptop. You see, we lack a place to put our computer, so we keep it on the same table that we eat and drink on. This was bound to happen. But, thank God, we turned the computer off fast enough that it didn't short circuit. I then got a blow dryer and dried the keyboard. So, the good news is that the only thing that came from it is keys that stick a little because of the sugar. Other than that, all was ok.

So on Saturday, I (Cody) was joking with Carrie that if we ever have any problems with the computer, that I will be able to blame them on her because she spilled something on it. Yeah, I spoke too soon. Later that night, we were entertaining guests and we had the computer out playing some music. Because the table we had it on was in the middle of the room, there were computer cords everywhere. Me, being nimble as a cat, happened to trip over one of the cords, which sent the computer flying to it's demise (or so I thought). Everyone just stopped and stared at me. I just stared at the computer. But again, by the grace of God, it was okay!! Seriously, you don't know how big of a deal this is that the computer isn't dead right now. We have gone 8 months now with no incident and during this week we had two. I have attached two pictures for your viewing pleasure. All of you Mac haters out there will enjoy seeing our Powerbook banged up.

Here the metal bowed out a little from the impact of the fall.


And here is a small dent behind the screen. These two places are the only two visible spots that there was any damage. Yahoo!!

The Kasbah has the best mint tea in town and it's so peaceful. This is where the river that runs between our sister city meets the ocean. We have fresh and salt water fish!

Cody is attempting to grow a dirty stash to try to be manly. Many of the men here grow full beards or mustaches and usually have a 5:00 shadow by lunch. Poor Cody has been growing his for two weeks now.