Clarion Hotel & Conference Center Independence

We started out the day visiting the campus of The University of Notre Dame. There was a lot of snow all around, and only Susan knew what it's like to walk in the snow to school. With me growing up in Louisiana, snow days were very few. The campus was large as we stopped at the football stadium. I must confess, the campus bookstore was impressive ...

ahhh! It's been so long since I've written something.
I had been really busy with work. Everyday from 8-5:30. And I was still teaching English classes some nights.
I'm finally back in the states. Visiting for a month. Then it's back to Costa Rica January 4th.
Completely in reverse culture shock! I can't believe I'm back. Everyone speaks English. I keep accidentally kissing people on the cheek when ...

I just got the bike out of the shop! I've added heated HANDLEBAR inserts (not heated grips), which work great! I also added a cruise-mate lever, so I don't have to mess with that stupid wheel thingey which is standard on the bike.

I also bought Gerbing heated jacket liner and glove liners.

AND, added a mud flap to the ...

For those of you who haven't heard yet, I am going back to Mexico for a week in December. Rather than staying in Irapuato, I will be staying with two missionaries in Leon. I'll visit with them and their friends for most of the time, however I will head to Irapuato for a day or two to visit my friends there as well!

This is such a great opportunity. I've really missed so many of these wonderful people, and so decided it would be great to ...

... om hem aan te kunnen raken, maar ach... dat geluk had ik in 1993 al eens gehad.

Tussen het uitreiken van de polsbandjes en de lotterij kun je doen en laten wat je wilt. Met een jongen die voor mij in de rij stond ben ik wat gaan eten in een pub in de buurt. Hij kende de omgeving, dus dat was handig. Uiteindelijk zaten we daar met een groepje van vier. Sommige Amerikanen vragen pecies wat ik verwachtte (en let wel: deze vraag kwam van een medisch ...

We returned to Betsy's parents house from our time in Mexico. After throwing a few more things away - we took off in our car on a road trip to Cindy Snow's wedding in Arkansas. We visited our friends Bill and Chuck in Cincinnati, then we followed the Ohio river to the Mississipi. We stopped at some small towns along the way like Metropolis (the home of superman).

We left Florida and drove to Berea via Winston Salem so we could visit Jed and Cecilie (Peter's nephew). When we arrived in Berea we spent the month of March getting Betsy's parents house ready to put on the market. The house market in Cleveland is horrible so we thought we better try to sell the house as soon as possible so they would be ready to move into their new retirement apartment in Chagrin Falls when is was completed in the fall.

... was so huge we were in awe. While we are proud of our little D1 football stadium in East Hartford, that is what it is, little. From there we drove thru campus, which can only be described as enormous, but the adjoining streets are charming. Looks like it would be a really great place to go to school. Time for dinner at the "Quaker Steak and Lube" - the boys ...

... Their ability to emote both the fullness and depth of the lower musical registers as well as the bright, higher notes usually associated with violins created a gorgeous sound that was an inspiration to hear.
The Cleveland area is of special significance to the Choir and Orchestra because the nearby community of Kirtland was the first major gathering place for early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the 1830’s, many significant ...