Insular Century Hotel Davao Fairfield Glade

... one patio before. It's beautiful in a lazy kind of way. A good break from the high-stress, job-searching tension I've been around lately.

Anyway, we got in at 11:30 last night, and to quote a man I heard on the porch earlier, by 11:55 PM, we were "done asleep."

Time to get back on the road and listen to more of the ...

Drove to tennessee to deliver my dog to my mom's house. They seem to be bonding already. He will have a great time there and so will she. Stopped at Blacksburg, VA to stay with Gail Ford for a night and have returned to Charlottesville. Final packing is taking place now. Jamie will drive me to Dulles on Wed at 4.

... following weekend, Joseph and I made the drive down to Crossville, too, and spent a couple of days with my crazy family! We played games, drank Moquitos, ate birthday cake, and helped Say and Chris pack for their cross-country trip to Alaska. Believe it or not, these simple tasks were a lot of fun and memorable.

In Crossville we got to do some many things that we love: visit with friends and family, play board games, hike, climb, boulder, and, of course, eat! We headed back home to Lawrenceburg, and enjoyed watching the Volunteers beat the Wild Cats in the Commonwealth Stadium! The winning streak continues for 23 years!

OK, its Sunday - the first full day of our trip. After recovering from the shock of the room price at checkout, I decided to get even with them. Ha !! I took a cup of coffee TO GO from the Continental Breakfast bar. That will slice into their profits quite nicely. We then proceeded to the Virgin Falls State Natural Area or Pocket Wilderness, depending on what you are reading. I prefer 'Pocket Wilderness' - its ...

... he tipped me 40 bucks. Alright hey!? .......................... Sometime during my visit to Nashville I visited Opryland - the famous music pavilion, where pretty much anyone who is anyone has played. I'm sure Slim Dusty has performed there at some stage? anyone know? ------- Probably the most 'interesting' bar Ive been to in the USA and the most enjoyable would be where I spent the majority of my night, just last night: COYOTE UGLY. Someone ordered a water, and just like the ...

We've decided to return to Chicago to live. It's been a long, *************. Nashville is our home town--we'll always be Nashvillians, Tennessee volunteers, and Southern "but by the grace of God", but I think we've learned that you can't go home again. We're happily looking forward to what the new year brings. We've planned trips to Puerto Rico, Antarctica and Easter Island...forward motion, YES!

And here's to peace, love and understanding in 2007...
Carol & Bryan

... airport in atlanta!! Sunday morning Nima called me and told me what happened and i thought it was a prank, he knew how close i had been when i was in israel, because i remember calling him just after seeing some fighting occuring in the hillside... Anyway, the trip is over and i'm going back to school, so hopefully berkeley doesn't have anymore exploding things for a while... As for the wedding- It was AMAZING. One of the most beautiful things i have ever seen in ...

We were up early again to get as much shopping in as possible before we had to take off for Indianapolis. Our friends followed us for a few hours, then we took off north and left them behind. They will be flying home Monday. We stopped at a few more sales on the way to I 71 and ate lunch in Owenton, Kentucky. This little town went all out for the 127 sales. They had booths set up everywhere ...

... let another old cowboy on, Jack Greene. Then they got another new singer on, Chris Young. He didn't come from American Idol; he came from Nashville Star. He was decent. As Riders in the Sky left, they told a joke that Brian liked real well... "Just remember: one good turn... steals all the covers." Brian knows that to be true. He's like a caterpillar creating a cocoon! But I guess that's another story. Bill Anderson took over next. He introduced an old bluegrass band, Jesse ...