Visitors of a different sort

The last couple of weeks we've have been privileged to have guests in our home. Sam and Kate Henderson have been staying with us and Jabra and Stacey Ghneim came to stay as well. It has been so fun having them here.

Sam is my college roommates brother-in-law and Kate is his wife. (Got it?) They are on a worldwide tour after graduating from college. They graduated from USU--my alma mater. Go Aggies! Krissy (my old roommate) knew they were coming to Jordan as part of their itinerary and she connected us. Sam and Kate have been so patient with our kids. Our kids love showing off for visitors and think they can get out of chores and bedtimes. Sam and Kate just smile and play UNO with them and listen to their corny jokes. We will miss them when they have to move on to the next country.

Jabra has been friends with Todd since Todd's college days when he was a student at BYU. I would say "boo Cougars!" but Todd has sufficiently brainwashed our kids into thinking they want to attend the Y someday. So I have to watch what I say. Stacey is Jabra's wife. Jabra is what we call an American who is also a "former Jordanian." Jabra knows more about American history and politics than most Americans. He is passionate about his beliefs and Stacey is the perfect wife because she complements (with an "e") him so well. As with most Jordanians, listening to Jabra tell a simple story is an event. We went out to dinner with them and Emile Khoury (from our branch) and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Thanks Jabra and Stacey for dinner, for the candy, and the great company.

The pictures with Jabra, Stacey, and Emile were taken with camera phones--sorry. You can see that our phones are top of the line! Emile suggested a particular restaurant for dinner. We enjoyed it so much with Jabra, Stacey and Emile, that we took Sam and Kate there the next week. Come visit us in Jordan and we'll take you there too!

Jabra and Stacey Ghneim


Jabra and Emile Khoury


Sam and Kate Henderson