We're back from South Africa... plus Happy 4th of July!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to write a quick post to say that we are back from South Africa, and we had the most amazing time! We were down there for the two weeks, and while we were there we attended four World Cup games and visited with friends that live in Pretoria as well as friends that were also traveling in Johannesburg. Then it was off to the eastern part of the country for a safari near Kruger National Park... between the animals, the setting, and the food, the safari might just be the neatest thing we have ever done. For the last (but definitely not least) part of our trip, we headed to Cape Town to check out that area, and it was absolutely gorgeous! Like I said, we had such a fantastic trip, and we are incredibly grateful that we had such an awesome opportunity! Our entire adventure was very well documented... between the two cameras we brought with us, we took nearly 3000 photos! Needless to say, it will probably take quite a while to go through all of them and pick out the best ones to share... I think I will even have to break it up a few different posts since it was such a massive trip!

As we get back into the grind here, I don't think I will get too much blogging in before the upcoming holiday weekend, so I just want to wish you all a great Fourth of July! Though we may not get to spend Independence Day back in the good ole US of A, we are so thankful to be Americans and we will be celebrating from this side of the Atlantic! I promise to get a post up about our South Africa trip soon, but until then, have a safe and happy holiday!