So Bryan and I have been working on a packing list. See I have a tendency to forget things - cell phone chargers, pants, etc.  Last year Bryan asked me to pack a bag for him before we went on vacation, he was swamped at work and so I, his new wife, was like 'sure babe! No problem, I'm great at packing!"  Well, lets just say that I forgot to pack him pants! Not a single pair could be found in either of our suitcases...oops. In an attempt to not forget or miss anything, I asked a few of our SIMCO missionary friends to share their packing lists and some advice. Our good friend, Jon Cross, offered up some good advice. Jon typically brings one pair of underwear for each day he will be gone and then a few extras because you never know when you are going to need them! So I decided to take his advice and see how many pairs of underwear Bryan will need. Check out the numbers below:

8 pairs per week (1 pair for each day and 1 just in case pair) x 52 weeks per year x 2 years = 832 pairs of underwear

So now that we have established how many pairs of underwear Bryan will need, I figured it would be best to figure out how much all of this underwear will weigh - for packing purposes.

A 4-pack of Hanes boxers (including packaging) weighs 13.1 oz, which means that each pair of underwear weights 3.275 oz. Lets crunch the numbers:

832 pairs of underwear x 3.275 oz x 1 lbs /16 oz = 170.3 lbs of underwear

Got it. Thank goodness for Black Friday shopping trips! Haha...perhaps I'll look into a washing machine or a stone to down at the river..

A couple of weekends ago we went down to Atlanta, GA to see our good friends Bo & Mary Rachel tie the knot!!!  They are the ones that got us hooked up with Sports Friends! :)  After the ceremony (which was beautiful by the way), we were all filing out of the sanctuary when I looked over and saw someone who looked familiar.  I did a double take and then got super excited. All 3 SF founders and their wives were at the wedding!!!  Even Berhanu, the head of SF Ethiopia made it to the wedding (see picture above)!  Yes, I know - Bryan wears the exact same outfit to every wedding we go to...oops - my bad :)  Berhanu and the others spent the next week in Florida at an international sports ministry conference, where they met with people from all over the world to discuss sports ministry. It was great to see Berhanu and hear first hand about the things God is doing through SF in Ethiopia. He is excited for us to come over and work with him at Camp Langano. We can't wait to get over there!