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... 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.

We did a bird walk this morning at Veterans Oasis Park, a new reclamation project in Chandler. Reclamation meaning the end product of a waste water treatment facility.<br>We have a fish able lake here with limits and everything, a large wetland and an environmental education center on site.<br>Parks like this are an inspiration in the desert. Take a look at the pictures to see what I mean--would you guess it's genesis?<br><br>When you grow up ...

... 01/12/2010 - Quartzsite<br><br>01/17/2010 - Valle D' Oro, Mesa, Arizona<br><br>01/24/2010 - Yuma Lakes, Yuma, Arizona<br><br>01/31/2010 - Wilderness Lakes, Thousand Trails Park, Menifee, California<br><br>02/14/2010 - Catalina Spa, Desert Hot Springs<br><br>02/28/2010 - Ridgeview Resort, Bullhead City, Arizona<br><br>03/07/2010 - Lake Havasau, California<br><br>03/14/2010 - back in East Mesa.....and ready for some spring training games!!<br><br>

Hiking in Phoenix twists your mind. Because you actually hike IN the city. But not in the city like down city streets--you're in nature preserves that wrap you in solitude, surround you with desolation, and thrill you with singular beauty. All this while being actually very close to the congestion and stress of the city you're escaping.<br><br>We hiked up Lost Dog Wash Trail in the McDowell-Sonoran Preserve ...

Every morning if we were moving on it would be bags to the coach at 7:45am sharp. Lauren had made a point on the first day by leaving some people behind after a lunch break in San Diego as they were late coming back. In the welcome tour she had given us all an 'on **** sheet' with all the addresses we would be staying at so if you got left behind somewhere or were drunk and didn't know how to get home ...

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.'

Okay, so in this backwards world that I live in, I have to transfer my credits from the university to a community college. The reason being that I need to get an associates degree to go along with my TESOL certification. I was within a year of getting my BA, so you wouldn't think this would be hard to accomplish. BUT NMSU says I owe them money from 10 years ago (no ...

... occasion. Oh, I can still taste that cake and wish I had a piece right now! Time flew as we heard stories of John's grandparents (Aunt Rose's parents) and his father. Thanks Aunt Rose &amp; Uncle Frank! All too quickly our visit came to an end and we left for the Islip McArthur Airport. Our return flight took us to Philadelphia then a connecting flight back to Phoenix. Back in Phoenix we located all of ...

... world I was thinking. Actually, that may hit sooner in Asia than it did in Europe. But being at the very end of myself puts me in a place to understand my dependence on God at a deeper level. And that is a good thing. At NA, one of the speakers said that more biblical characters failed the test of prosperity than the test of adversity. I don't take that to mean that we should all go throw ourselves in the face of adversity so that we can succeed. But I ...

... hosted for lunch in Yorktown by members of Grace Episcopal Church. They offered us a generous lunch. Here was the customary dipping of the rear bicycle wheel in the Yorktown River as it empties into the Chesapeake Bay. Temperature in the 60's; cloudy; light rain.