Springhill Suites By Marriott Manchester

... all the attendant cords, chargers and transformers as well as a US cell phone and a NZ cell phone. Our electronic paraphernalia takes up most of one carry on bag! I have a few more things to "pick up" before we leave. We are almost ready. Keep your eye on this blog for weekly updates on our travels.

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I have an assignment for a tourism class and I have been asked to survey people who live on the island of Aruba. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

1) Number of years you’ve been on the island of Aruba
2) Are you working or retired?
3) Have you ever been involved in tourism related activities?(If so a brief explanation on your involvement).
4) What is your ...

For those of you who were not there, here's a recap of the weekend...

Wednesday - arrived and ate well! :)

Thursday - Happy Turkey Day! Schaller side came over and we all ate together - good food! We also played a lot. Ugly Doll game - fantastic. 'UGLY UGLY UGLY" Aw, Aunt Rae, we love you. And Matthew schooled us all in Wits and Wagers. I missed my parents and brother a lot ...

... in Newfields NH. Ten years have elapsed since George’s last visit and while he thought it would be easy enough to find their home not much looked familiar as we drove through the nearby towns but we did eventually find it with a little help and spent a wonderful evening with Peg, George catching up on the last ten years and Nancy getting acquainted.

October 13, 2009

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... had a great Birthday dinner. We followed up by going to Hayward's Ice Cream stand to get "kiddy cups" (these are only 2 gigantic scoops) -- Jenny got moose tracks with peanut butter cups on top (this was the closest she got to a moose in New Hampshire).

We came back to Paul's parent's house and watched the OSU v. Arizona football game on TV. Both the Beavers and the Red Sox lost today, so that was a bummer. Other than that, it was an outstanding day.

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then it was back to The Surrender. the rest of the trip was calm swell, light winds, and warmer weather. a totally different trip really. 2 foot swell, 8 knot winds, and 75 degree weather is my kind of sailing. who cares if it takes longer to get to your destination? it's supposed to be about the journey anyway.

... in Paris but caught on, two hours later. Unknown to me they don't put your check bagages on your new flight, so had to wait in Madrid for four hours. Good note it is a really nice day in Madrid, so enjoyed that. i must say that the French and the Spanish are really friendly even though I am butchering their language

... and the prayers. They mean so much. I have also been thinking about it the past few days and working on re-balancing. And I've been appreciating that it is always the ************s that bring me right back to my Savior and hope in Him. This life is short. This is the only one I have. And I sure as hell don't want to spend it moping about because I'm not getting what I want attention-wise! I've loved walking ...

... harvested, and contrary to belief, they are not in water for very long and the white ones are actually the ripe ones! Back at the markets, I tried cranberries toffees (like mini toffee apples) and then did a scenic tour around Bracebridge etc, where Jen spent a summer. 31 October, I got to spend with boys down in the Village. It was my first full on Halloween. It was a great night, if not a very drunken night.

Because James had to be on the island and couldn't take me to the airport at a moment's notice I went to Manchester and stayed in a hotel until a flight was available. Not to mention we didn't have a very good time together on the island. My night with way to much tequila ...