Rough Day

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I had to put a picture of my family here as I write this post to remind me of all I have to be grateful for.  Today was one of those days where I just wanted to have a pity party and be grumpy.  I try and look for the positive in things here but I wasn't having it today.  One of the problems I am having here with work is the internet!! It is so spotty here and it makes it hard to get things done.  I have been trying for 2 days to complete a task that should take 5 minutes and I can't get it done.  I told the guys here I would be more productive for this job back in Utah than I am here.  

Then Cory and Lionel had to go into town to get some parts for a pump at the yard and the cops tried to pull them over 3 time, the third time being successful.  Lionel, who is Congolese, was driving Darius truck, so he was able to communicate.  They claimed they were pulled over because the tint on the windows was too dark.  They demanded they pay $100 US dollars, which they refused to do.  Then they told them they needed to go down to the police station.  At that point, they called Dona, who has all sorts of connections, and he was able to talk them out of it.  I am to the point I am having to take my anxiety medicine to be able to drive around here.  They said it will be worse before the election because if the current President gets voted out, then the police force could be restructured and the current cops will be out of a job so they are trying to bank as much money as they can by stopping people. Another reason they are so aggressive lately is the rainy season is coming and they won't stand out in the rain as much as they do now!

When we finally got home and went through the normal routine of Jason, Junior and Ella coming over and visiting for awhile, we went in to make dinner.  I didn't have anything planned because I was supposed to go home at noon and I was going to make something. We decided on pancakes and as I was mixing the batter, the pity party started. It has been over two months since Cory and I went on a true date.  I miss going out to dinner (have done that twice here), going to movies, going for a drive, going on motorcycle rides, being with my puppies, being with my family, going out with friends, exercising ...I miss it all.  We can't do any of that here.  We can go to dinner, but the language barrier is rough and I don't always trust what I'm going to get! There are no movie theaters here. We try and avoid driving at all because of the traffic and the police.  I am either at the office/temple site or the compound and it is getting old! 

After I had my pity party, I told Cory he had to force me to look for something positive everyday and talk about it!  I can do hard things! I got this! (Keep repeating in my mind)

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