Courtyard By Marriott Phoenix North Happy Valley

... discovered, even older skeleton, were discovered and also is the home of the 4th highest mountain in Africa - Das Rashem at over 14,000 feet. Contrary to the images of drought and mass starvation that most westerners remember about Ethiopia, the country is also home to the most extensive indigenous rainforest to be found anywhere in Eastern Africa. The Central highlands are openly vegetated, green fertile and densely cultivated. The ...

... line that went all the way along the building, down the footpath and around the parking lot – so we gave up on that and went to Walmart instead and got some of the things that were at Toys R Us at the same prices by showing checkout girl the brochure price for Toys R Us!!

By the time we got back to Janine's place it was 3am, and decided to stay awake and then hi Walmart/Target & Toys R Us simultaneously – Janine had to go to Target ...

... to see some Saguaro cactus (the ones you see in cartoons and Westerns that are tall with arms sticking upright like a bank teller in a holdup) and the closer we got to the Saguaro National Park the more we saw – fields of them and covering the rocky hills too. Took a few photos of them and with the kids posing beside them, and then onwards to Phoenix, and the Oliver family!

We leave for Ethiopia on December 15th and are getting very excited. This is one of the first steps
towards keeping friends and family updated while we are gone.
This is our first trip to an African country so we are extra excited for a completely different experience.

... visiting. It's great to see an old friend with a great family, but it also makes you reflect. It was the first time I really got to play with and study a two year old. And now I know why they say an angel watches over all small children.
Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

... the soft here-is-another-thing-you-do–not- need way. The bracelet is 925 silver. 925! That is the same silver that all of my Tiffany jewelry is made of…at a fraction of the price….I mean how could I pass it up? (Apparently I couldn’t)

A fancy box of Cubans

So…my husband is a cigar smoker. I thought that it would be cool to get him a few Cubans. I know they are illegal and so that made it even more exciting to buy ...

... alle am jubeln in der Maschine... naja kann man eh nix dran aendern... Gut ne Stunde gewartet dann unser liber Pilot: "Hallo liebe Gaeste, weil wir solange warten mussten mit dem starten ist uns jezt dass Cersosin ausgegangen um bis nach Phoenix zu kommen, also muessen wir zurueck zum Gate und neu auftanken!" Das Freudenfest begann! naja das Ende von der Geschichte war ich landete total verschlafen in Phoenix ca 4 Stunden ...

... to come back to! But first, an adventure! 39 days of Survivor Europe here I come!!! Haha...I'm such a nerd. France Pictures: 6/19/08 - 6/20/08 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 859&l=3fe5e&id=1022010001 6/20/08 - 6/21/08 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 860&l=c6a28&id=1022010001 6/21/08 - 6/22/08 http ...

... the "Freedom" does have a laundromat but we also know that these places are few and the lines can be around the corner. However, we also know that we do not want to take 10 bags of luggage as well. :) Clothes are not the only things we need to take with us as well.. We will have to pack quite a lot of toiletry items, personal electronics and any medications we feel are important for the trip as well. Can we REALLY be able to pack one bag each for this trip? Only time ...

... they only reside in the rough! - Golf Clubs actually promote the breeding of rabbits (food for snakes) but, - The death rate for golfers on golf courses in Phoenix, is the highest in the world! - Short and straight is the main philosophy - There a more golfers taking lessons here, than anywhere else in the world. -There is the largest sports movement here, to make fairways wider! - I'm going for a lesson, very, very soon!!!