The Baab-ster, Baabarino, Baabs all refers to my amazing friend, Baaba Antoinette. We have been friends for more than 12 years. I was actually friends with her husband, Amponsah, first and then ended up getting to know her. She is my best friend here. She even came to visit me for Christmas in Wisconsin one winter!
We had a weekend of celebrating her birthday in October. She celebrated her 40th year and I really wanted to do something special for her. (In Ghana, if you want to celebrate your birthday, you do it yourself.) My dear friend does so much for her family, her church, her friends I just had to step in and do something for her. Now, I was on a missionary budget, so we were not able to fly to Dubai or anything. But we were able to go try some new restaurants, took her girls on a day outing to shops, visited a kid’s play park, ate ice cream, and we had cake and drinks after church with the church community. By Sunday evening we were exhausted. On Monday we just looked at each other and agreed we are getting old- hahaaa
Baaba lets me stay with her when I come to Accra. One of my favorite things in the world is to sit with her and Amponsah and just talk. We have been doing it since they got married. Even when they lived in a tiny place, we would sit on the floor and talk. Now, they have a bigger place and they give me my own room! Oh La La! While I was in Accra last month, every night Baabs and I would talk. One night we even talked until 1am. Don’t ask me what we talked about, one conversation just led to another and another. She loves Jesus, tries to help her husband as she cares for her girls, and does random business ventures. She says things to me, even if I don’t like it or agree. We all need people like this in our life. She even wants to be involved in helping with the widows in Tamale. She is such a blessing to me!
Here are some pics from her birthday weekend.
