Thought I would just give a little update... things have settled down a bit with the holidays and end of the year coming. Last week I attended a white elephant gift exchange with the Cathedral staff, shown in the picture :) I got drinking glasses-- they are nice but I'll probably be re-gifting them so I don't have to take them on the plane! Over the weekend I attended a house dedication in Pe Hill. It was a really nice home for a Kenyan couple who lives in the U.K.-- I think they are planning to retire there. In attendance were future/former Members of Parliament, Kenyan musicians, foreign ambassadors, lots of priests and a white girl :) It was really fancy, like a wedding, and people came out of the woodwork for the dance in the evening. It was quite the experience! Yesterday I attended a burial service for a friend's father-in-law at a place called Rosinga Island-- lots of beautiful lake views. And today there was an ordination service at the Cathedral. There we
re about five newbies being ordained :) I got to play guitar and sing for the service, so that was fun. My tolerance level for long services has really improved-- it was four hours long and I barely got antsy! It is really funny when there are Diocese-wide events and I know so many people. I love seeing all the people in one place who I have been developing relationships with over the past few years.

It is starting to feel a little more like Christmas... Maureen has been playing Christmas music, we watched a Christmas episode of Oprah with Kenny Rogers, Vince Vaughn and Amy Grant, and it is the coldest today that its been since I arrived. That would so great if it snowed!! Keep dreaming :) I broke down and went Christmas shopping at the local supermarket this week-- I bought presents for seven people and only spent about $15. Awesome. I will have a full report on Christmas in the next few days :)

Merry Christmas to all!