Ramada Inn Cincinnati Downtown

... and I have talked about it since before we were married. Many of Kevin's relatives have traveled and even lived in Ireland and I have listened wholeheartedly to their stories. It feels like it is more of a dream than a reality!
Traveling with the Dunn-Reiers is as much a part of the excitement as the trip itself. Having Lori as such a good friend has always been such a special part of my life. I am so excited that my family will ...

... called Cincinnati South Rose Garden, but it's actually in Crittenden, Kentucky, and about a half hour south of Cincinnati. It's a pretty nice park, but I'm afraid we might not sleep a lot, since the railroad tracks run RIGHT behind our site - and the freight trains rumble through frequently, always blowing the required long-long - short-short blasts on the whistle as they go by the ...

... professors, etc,--stuff like that. Of course, I wasn't going anywhere near Boston on this particular flight at the beginning of a semester. Not that I've flown up to BC at the start of any semester, but whatever. At least I'd been to Mike's Pastry on their lists.

On lift-off I was struck by the guy next to me...as the plane started shooting down the runway, I noticed he set aside his magazine, folded his hands, closed his eyes, and his lips started moving. He ...

... when we had had it installed as a necessary means of communication. Truckers still use c.b.'s even in this cell phone age and in such situations chat back and forth with any news of what is happening.

Turning on the radio, there was a burst of static and then a voice came on. "What the **** is goin' on?" Our question precisely.

"Another day in paradise, driver," came the answer.

"Didn't you see the sign?" from another voice.
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... off on trying to figure out the best way to get there. It looks like it's going to be Dublin. It's the best location for the money and the timing. We can leave Friday night, 3/26/09, and get there at 7:50 a.m. on the 27th and have two full days before we report to our cottages. That will give us time to kiss the Blarney Stone and shop for woolen sweaters! And, oh yeah, maybe send at least part of the group golfing while Cherie and I shop. Mike and Kevin, do ...

... be able to build a new airport for quite some time. I was able to sleep several hours during the night. We arrived in Paris before dawn this morning. At the last minute, just as I was leaving Nairobi, someone had e-mailed me, asking for a brief meeting at the airport in Paris. I was quite willing. So on arrival in Paris, I had my passport stamped as I officially entered France so I could go outside. It wasn't until after I had left the secure zone that he told me on the phone ...

... give in to it? what is it? Who is HE who takes me back? Who is HE who loves me still? Who is HE, my father, my brother, my sister, my aunt, my mother-in-law, my friend? Who is HE who is inside of me and knows all of it? Who is He? I Adore. I Worship. I Honor. I Respect. I am in Awe. I change, I grow, I give, I love, I pour out myself, I get used up, I believe, I need...I still need. Copyright © 2008 Mariah Kroger

... we would have heard, "Yo man, whats the wood fo?"

We finally found our way and headed west on I70.

Grandma note: We arrived at Carolyn's (Lesli's friend) around 1am. We were all too tired to be very friendly. After a detailed tour of their house (!) we bedded down for the night for the first sleep in our traveling home. Brett and Lesli in the back bedroom and Cleo and I over the ...

It's here! The day has finally arrived... The bags are jam-packed, the travel docs are in order and all we have to do is spend about 12 hours or so getting there! Mev leaves Cincinnati at 3:30 p.m. to meet Violet in Chicago. From there, we fly to Miami. We leave the country around midnight and will arrive in Lima around 4 a.m. We spend one day in ...