A couple weeks ago, Dorothy (one of Dan's deskmates) and her husband, Albert, invited us to a BBQ at their house. They live over in Tema, just east of Accra, but about a 30-40minute drive from our place. We had no idea how to get there but luckily Dorothy had everything handled, as she usually does. Christy (Dan's other deskmate) was in Frankfurt, Germany for training that week and was flying back into Accra that evening. Dorothy's driver was picking up Christy from the airport and then coming to get us at home and taking the whole gang to Dorothy's house.
We arrived and helped set up a bit as we were the first to arrive... what else is new. Dorothy's mom, "Momma Julie" was on the grill while Dorothy and about 5 of her house staff were in the kitchen. There was grilled chicken, kabobs, grilled tilapia, a pork stew with vegetables, a salsa-type thing and jollof rice. The food was good, very spicy, as Ghanaian food usually is. The company was also good as Gabby, Veronica and Jonia came a bit later completing the group of PwC coworkers. There were another three or four people who came and sat with us and were very nice as well.
Albert was a little late to his own party as he had to pick up his family who had just flown in from the States. They arrived and were introduced to the group. I asked where they had flown in from and they said New Jersey and Pittsburgh. My ears perked up and I turned around to see that Albert's brother was wearing a gold Steelers hat. We joked about the current state of the team and I said I would fly back in his luggage to try out for defensive back.
The group sat around the table with drinks and chatted about all sorts of things. Ghanaian infrastructure, current issues/Ghanaian politics, football, soccer, travel, etc. Next thing I knew it was 2am and we were getting tired. Unfortunately, we had no idea where we were or how to get home. I asked Dorothy if we called a cab where we should have them come. She said that Albert would drive us home because he had to take his family to their hotel in Accra.
We all got up and moving, piled into Albert's truck and laughed our way back to our apartment. We got home around 2:45am and definitely slept in the following morning. It was really nice of them to include us and we enjoyed ourselves quite a bit.
Side note: We are leaving on Friday night to fly to Kruger Park in South Africa for a 6 day safari with my parents. Dad's turning 60! We will return late on Thurs, 28May. Unsure of what the internet situation will be while we are traveling so you may have to hold your photo desires for an extra few days.
Happy Memorial Day (a little early)! Thank you to all of those who serve or have served to defend our freedom.
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