Life, death, and Oreos

So Alphonse is attending a funeral for his niece today who suddenly passed away at the young age of 28. She had surgery a few years back on her stomach and then complained of a slight pain a few weeks ago. Suddenly she just passed away. I know so many people who have died these past few months. It makes you appreciate the doctors and healthcare in the states.

So when Alphonse came back from Lome after figuring out when the funeral was last week we spent the evening discussing life and death and the differences of ideas in different cultures. It was actually a great evening and after much talking I realized that we felt the same way about a lot of things in life. We ate our Fou Fou and listened to a Ghana radio station since it is in english and just enjoyed the night.

The next day I went to the post office and got the package and card mom sent me and the card granny and grandaddy sent me. I keep forgetting it is almost xmas due to the warm weather and not much hype about the holiday here in Togo. The most sacred thing of all in the package was Oreo cookies. Mom you are the love of my life, thank you! I also loved all the letters and made some potatos the other night.

I love you all!