Sheraton Crescent Hotel Phoenix

... the afternoon. We will be staying at the Moana Serf Rider for 5 nights and then we will board the Pride of America on Saturday for a cruise around the islands.

Tomorrow and Sunday will be devoted to quilting as we are already packed!
It won't be long now!
Sandi

... a piece of paper and then proudly present it to a parent who wonders what the heck it is. He gave me the sympathetic smile and stopped short of patting me on the head. Then he placed them on a shelf in his office. The same shelf with a random drum and beaded gourd from Brazil, a boom box (yeah…a boom box) and a pile of random hats. Guess he shared my "not so much" sentiment.

A hand carved Mahogany Elephant

My husband is a collector of ...

... at the airport was actually quite pleasant since P came down to keep me company. In all the times I've been at this airport, I never knew there was a walkway between terminal 2 and 3. Nice to know that in the future I can just walk to a much nicer terminal. Also surprising was that Paradise Bakery was open despite constant terrorist alarms going off. Seeing the police ...

Flew into Phoenix to be met by kev`s aunt and uncle and from day one we were spoiedl rotten! what great Hosts they were, we ventured to see a real cowboy mining town and stopped kev from buying a pint sized hat, everywhere very dry and dusty but on the upside loads of cacti to spread the sap on our mozzie bites!!! had a real chille3d couple of ...

... of the afternoon. We caught up on writing our travel journal as well. Christine and I seemed to have the place to ourselves! Around 5:00, we were picked us by a taxi and taken to the airport. The flight arrived in San Francisco without incident. For the second time in our trip, our duffle bags were among the first bags to be delivered by the baggage carousel. We are using up ...

... br>- Bought a National Parks Passport and put our first stamp in it. Christen is perturbed that she is going to have to draw in stamps for the previous six parks.
- Decided that while Grand Canyon is impressive and amazing, it is totally overrated compared to other parks in Utah.

Things we did on the way to Flagstaff:
- At Ranger Bob's recommendation, went off the beaten path to see the Wupatki ruins. Yet ...

... if the flight is delayed? (April, Phoenix to Miami, it shouldn't be but what if?) What if our luggage gets misplaced? What if... well, you get the point. I normally would fly in a day earlier in order to avoid any problems but we just could not get any more time off. So, therefore, I see that my blog on the 27th detailing what happened on the 26th will either say how we ran through the airport like OJ Simpson in an AVIS commercial and made the ship at the last ...

... 347;my do Phoenix, gdzie miałam przesiadkę do Los Angeles. Już po wejściu na dworzec zobaczyłam ogromną kolejkę stu pięćdziesięciu ludzi, na 40 min przed odjazdem autokaru. Gdy już prawie przyszła moja kolej, na 3 osoby przede mną, oznajmiono nam, że więcej miejsc w autokarze nie ma. "Jak to nie ma? Przecież kupiłam swój bilet 2 tygodnie temu!" - zbulwersowałam się ...

... flight to Los Angeles via Shanghai where we picked up a few more gifts for family. The westward winds are behind us on this flight across the Pacific making the duration about 12 hours. We have regular economy seating this time but were each able to have an empty seat beside us. The long flight afforded time to listen to some of the Women's Weekend speeches which showed me how valuable those opportunities are for the ladies. Let's talk about time ...

... a minute. The passeggiata was amazing and the historic center was dripping in history and beauty. Favorite accommodations- I really loved the pensioni "Pardiso" in Palermo. Utterly small, old and the antithesis of anything you would find in the US. Staying across from the family kitchen smelling the home cooked meals, hearing the family argue and having their grandson keep us up while he was buzzing on Easter chocolate was a very memorable experience. Favorite meal- While I ...