A Real Date!

Yesterday, Duane had to fly to Quiche and asked Don and I if we would want to come along. We have not really had any time for just the two of us since before Don left for Mexico. We often leave Caleb in charge when we are in the States and Leslie said that she would be here as well so we decided to go. Duane was supposed to be in Quiche by 10 am and then we all thought that we would be back before lunch. It is a 10 minute flight vs. a two hour drive. We ended up leaving late and didn't arrive in Quiche until 10:30. Duane and Joe dropped us off at the market and we did a little shopping. Joe ended up picking us up and the three of us went to Martin's house. Martin is the Guatemalan who has a visa to haul trucks/vehicles from the US to Guatemala. He helped Don at the Guatemalan border with his truck registration etc. In true Guatemalan style, we ended up eating lunch with Martin and his family and the day stretched into a much longer time away than originally thought. We didn't leave Quiche until about 3:15 pm.

It was very awesome to see the area from the plane. Flying is not really my thing but Joe did a great job and it was such a blessing to get away for a while. We are trying to work on being more flexible and trying to roll with the "very loose" schedule concept. We are very thankful that Leslie was here so that we could get away. (She not only had our kids here but she also had Venuncio and her two little girls. It was a regular daycare!) We pray that we can return the blessing to her sometime. It is fun doing life with the Ficker family for such a time as this.