Hampton Inn & Suites Phoenix/Tempe

... 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. <br>Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

... footed in the Pacific Northwest, you don't think about where your water comes from. And reclaimed water? Yucky.<br>But here in the desert reclaimed water is what makes the golf possible. And in Arizona, golf is king.<br>Water courses through Phoenix like an Oregon holiday--wet and extravagant. I cringe to see man made ponds, lakes, waterfalls and rivers in this desert decorate developments like baubles on a tree.<br>But when you know they've ...

... sunbelt section of Arizona and California. We've arrived a bit early - the true snowbirds head south after Christmas - but all the same I have to have a plan and we will need reservations at most places. <br><br>We will be staying mostly at membership parks. These require even more planning since you can only make your reservations a certain number of days ahead of time. So, here's where you can find us this 'season'<br><br>11/15/2009 - Manteca ...

... a 36,400 acre preserve--that's 1/3 the total land area of Scottsdale and the largest urban preserve in the county. <br><br>Lost Dog Wash trail is an entry point to the preserve, a gentle hike up to Taliesin Overlook with majestic views of the north valley, Camelback, Squaw Peak and Pinnacle Peak, and breakoff points to other trails.<br><br>Check out the photos for the continuing discoveries of bobnkaren.<br>

... Lauren ha the ipod playing. We also did coach introductions where you had to tell the coach about the person sitting net to you which was fun. We stayed at the Marriott which was great. Scottsdale is like the stereotypical cowboy/dessert town with seats made from old wagons and cactus's everywhere, felt almost like going back in time. Dinner was at a Greek restaurant where they were quick to get ...

... and training programs.<br><br>WHAT WILL WE BE DOING?: whatever we are asked to do, whether that is prayer walking in Cork, serving meals, setting up for conferences, or staffing the book store.<br><br>PLEASE PRAY: We would so appreciate your prayers for this ministry. We are looking for a team to pray for us daily. How can you pray? Please pray:<br><br>1. that everything we do or say, we do in the name of the Lord ...

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

... me-Since I hadn't gotten him anything I handed one back to him and said Happy Valentines day - LOL. Still only 55 degrees, nice out but cool. Early afternoon we headed out to do a bit of urban caching and did several hard but satisfying ones. We did meet another cacher at one, helped him out, went with him to one we had just gotten, and then on to one we both wanted to try by a devious cacher we know. We spent a long time there getting nowhere, so finally called Fireman who ...

... Main st then called Apache Boulevard. If any person is contemplating doing what we are doing and wants to buy an RV then fly into Phoenix and drive down this road. I kid you not there are acres of them covering all shapes and sizes. Earnie spotted one price of a similar type to "the Castle" at around $15,000, as we passed, not a mean feat considering most do not display prices and the number along the road, it was amazing. Earnie reckons there is close to the same number of RV's in ...

... with the 300 odd heads that shared this experience. It was a major achievement and an experience that will serve me well in the years to come. As for the past and present. After graduation I departed LA with some friends from the class to the beaches of San Diego. So much more pleasant that LA. After 5 days on the **** we launched ourselves back into yoga and have been taking and teaching classes along the road. Supporting each other when ever it was ...