We just returned from the Christmas Eve Mass at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Flint, Michigan. The pictures above show Dad, Sean and Sean’s parents - Adwoa and Kwabena Snr and Kwasi.
December 2005
Monthly Archive
Miscellaneous26 Dec 2005 09:13 pm
Yester year14 Dec 2005 05:50 pm
I had to contact the Ghana Embassy in Washington, DC today to report an emergency. I placed 4 calls and each time the operator redirected me to a number so that I could talk to someone. The voicemail picked up each time.
Perhaps they were sooo busy in a meeting or something. I needed to report an emergency. Pretty sad. Ghana O Ghana!
Soccer13 Dec 2005 10:42 pm
Italy 1 : 3 Ghana
Czech Rebublic 3 : 2 USA
Czech Republic 1: 1 Ghana
Italy 1 : 1 USA
Ghana 2 : 1 USA
Italy 2 : 1Czech Republic
Yester year and Chicago13 Dec 2005 10:05 pm
Today marks the end of day 4 of Dad’s visit and the beginning of my “extended” vacation. Yesterday , December 12, was my last day of work for 2005. I like the fact that I can devote most of my time to hanging out and playing catch up with Dad. We’ve talked about most of my relatives and friends back in Ghana; about Dad’s consulting work and about the future.
Last night, I realized I’ve missed so much — and so has Dad. But the nice thing about all this is that, we have today and hopefully tomorrow. We’ll be in Grand Blanc, Michigan with other family members for Christmas.
At about 8pm yesterday, we started at the Montrose exit to Lake Shore Drive and took an hour long ride around the Loop. Driving on LSD at about 30mph is so nice during winter nights. At the Water Tower place, we talked about Jeffrey Archer’s reference to Michigan Avenue in The Prodigal Daughter, one of Dad’s collections that I became obsessed with months before I came to Knox.
A decade ago, Chicago seemed a distant place. Dad and I would mention it as part of our conversation only when we were discussing books we’d read. Yesterday’s ride around the city that once seemed so far away makes me wonder where Dad and I will be a decade from today. But while decades come and go, I can’t help but think that 10 years is quite far away.
For now, we’ll live in the moment. We’ll continue catching up and we’ll continue exploring the city together. It’s beautiful. A must see at night. Dad certainly enjoyed it.
Yester year08 Dec 2005 10:09 pm
Saturday, December 10, I will get to see my dad again for the first time since september 2001. Our last time together was in Kansas City. I am looking forward to listening to 4 years worth of stories in a period of 5 weeks. More importantly, I’m looking forward to a very exciting Christmas. Our last Christmas together was in 1996.