Last night I left for Houston by way of Austin. I had a great visit with my dear friend Sharon Perkins and invited myself to spend the night there! She made a great batch of steamy homemade minestrone and bread sticks...yummy...which we ate near the fire. After a brief but great sleep, we went to 6:30 a.m. Mass where I got to see some of the beautiful "Oprah" nuns, then I was off to Houston and the Indonesian consulate.
For the first time, I got a little nervous there...would I offend, what are their cultural customs, could I wear jeans, did I have to cover my head; all for naught. In the lobby, the TV played the AlJazeera America news channel. While enlightening, it was a little creepy. The people at the consulate were very friendly, Fr. Paul had made connections there to help get my passport expedited, and within an hour I came out with my visa! Later I used my Visa to finalize the purchase of my plane tickets. I leave this coming Monday. Yes, Margo, that is 6 days from now :-)
I enjoyed a wonderful lunch with my high school friend John Sparks at a South American restaurant, ran some errands, then headed home to Ft. Worth.
Let the packing begin!
Blessed be God.
