Ouch

I have a headache.  And there's a serious dance party going on right next door.  I must admit, though, I'm really glad it's an Arabic singer, playing his little heart on on his synthesizer, and not an East African pop artist.  I much, much prefer the Arabic style to the East African style.  Don't quite know why, though.  However, if this guy goes on all night, I might be singing a different tune by morning!  When I got up to get my cup of tea this evening, though, I found myself unconsciously dancing around my kitchen.  I really hope no one saw it through the open windows of my brick tent!  It could have been really embarrassing if any of my neighbours happened to be walking by at the wrong moment.

I think I need to practice my dancing, though, as I'm going to a wedding in Ethiopia this weekend!  Yup, I'm flying off to Ethiopia for a wedding :)  One of my dear friends from the country that I used to live in, is getting married.  And since it's such an easy (and relatively inexpensive!) flight from here, there's no way I could skip this wedding.  One of the horrible parts about being so far from home is missing out on all my friends' and cousins' weddings.  So when I finally get a chance to go and celebrate with a good friend who's so close by ... I'm not going to pass it up!

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, though.  I'm meant to be at a workshop for most of the day.  But I have to run to the tailor to pick up my dress, too.  There was a craft fair on the weekend, and I found a beautiful piece of material, which I decided to get made into a new dress for the wedding.  People in Ethiopia dress to the nines for weddings.  Where I live... well, let's just say we don't dress to the nines for anything!  My wardrobe is sorely lacking in anything half-way decent enough to be seen in at a fancy schmancy wedding (except for one or two of my more African tailored outfits, which would almost pass muster, if not for their "exotic-ness"!).  But hopefully this dress that I'm getting made will be a bit more formal than some of the other outfits I have, as the fabric is a bit slate/silvery, and I'm getting just a long, straight dress (with a bit of a flair at the bottom) made up.  I sure hope the tailor comes through for me! 

I must admit, it will also just be nice to get away for a few days, whether or not I have a pretty new dress to wear :)