Holiday Inn Exp Stes Glendale

Erin is one of, if not, the oldest friend I have. We met in fourth grade and have managed to keep in touch over the years. I blame Erin. And this little girl I played tag with in elementary school is now a mother of an adorable little boy. She and her husband Mike had Alysia two years ago and we had a wonderful ...

... water from the toilet, washing machine, dishwasher and tub using gravity, filters, microorganisms, chemicals and ultraviolet light--well, you wouldn't want to drink it, but it's okay now.<br>They also cool industrial plants with it, water highway medians &amp; community common areas, and probably most importantly--return large portions of it to the aquifer.<br>OK, it's still kinda yucky, but it's the savior of the desert, so I'll get over it.

I know that I have spent some time in previous entries trying to convince all of you that I have turned over a new leaf when it comes to my border-line obsessive planning!! I really do feel that I have made huge strides forward in this endeavor. With that being said I have to now confess that I am back to my 'old' ways. <br><br>We will be spending the winter 'season' in the heavily visited 'snowbird' region of the country. This area encompasses ...

... 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>

... could show the taxi driver, i could have done with one of those in Montreal! Anyhow so everyone was sure to be on time. The landscape changed dramatically from San Diego to Scottsdale as we headed into the dessert. This was a long day on the coach, we didn't have too many days that were spent on the coach but if memory serves right i think this was one of them. We had plenty of stops along the way ...

... seeing everyone wearing makeup, so I got some eyeliner and mascara! Unbelievable that Nikolas noticed that I had makeup on and he busted out laughing! He said I looked funny&#8230;..I think we have been vagabonding too long! LOL.<br><br><br>NIKOLAS VERSION<br><br>We were all packed and ready to go to Phoenix and things didn&#8217;t go too smooth and it was a very long flight. <br><br>But once we got there, it was so nice to see everybody. It was also ...

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.'

ok so its about 11 days away now. i am working on my german and my math. life is not helping. My sister is finally moved in so i am on baby duty most of the time. One thing i notice is that i keep buying things that i should bring along. Another thing i noticed is that i probably wont have room for everything! haha finishing packing should be fun hahah. The whole trip ...

... a single person along the entire route. Along the way we saw four deer, jackrabbits, and a herd of Berber sheep (see photos). Although we have yet to see a mountain lion this trip, we did come somewhat close. Near the summit of the trail, we smelled something quite malodorous. Zoe thought it might be me, but once we returned to the visitors center, the ranger confirmed what we were smelling...cat urine, really big cat urine. I must admit ...

Well, passports are in hand, roundtrip flight to Rome & the cruise is booked. Now we need to make some decisions on what shore excursions to book. So many choices. So much money! So little time! If anyone has any suggestions feel free to mention them! Next entry will be made when the shore excursions are booked and we are waiting for time to pass (slowly I'm sure!).