gracias, merci, danke, and shashese

among the many things that i am thankful for i am thankful that i have been able to travel and experience other cultures.
places outside of the united stated that i have been to (in alphabetical order):
austria
bahamas
bulgaria
canada
costa rica
cuba
czeck republic
denmark
england
france (drove through on the train)
germany
greece
guatemala
hungary
italy
japan
mexico
netherlands (airport)
norway
peru
portugal
puerto rico
romania
spain
st. thomas
st. johns
turkey (mmm turkey)
thanks for the adventures.

you're not that big

that is what i say to the opening band at the ben lee concert on friday. the first band (john ralston) had some feedback problems at the beginning of the set, so the lead singer walked off and didn't come back on to play. he left the poor keyboardist and other members to work on the technical difficulties, then they didn't even play. when you are an unknown opening band, you can't afford the luxury of walking out of shows. i think. anywho, under the influence of giants, the second band, played an entertaining set. however the lead singer's femininity was distracting, not to mention his eighties sailor themed womans cardigan and michael jacksonesque squeals. the bass player had some good moves and a cool beard. the third band, rooney, played well, although they played too long, and the singer had to keep begging the audience for applause. finally ben lee shined in his performance as well as his gold metallic suit. he is such a happy little fellow. he even scored more points for covering modest mouse. if only it wasn't so dang cold in saltair and blair hadn't eaten the carnitas burrito from betos for lunch...

so many boys

we went to 2 baby blessings today. blair and maisy blessed little william, and dan's brother john blessed their little boy sam. now annie has 6 boy cousins within 1 year of her. 3 born the year before her, and 3 the year after. also all of my friends youngest kids are boys. what is going on?

pleasant suprise

i usually try to avoid airplane bathrooms, but the lemongrass wasabi handsoap in the delta bathrooms is delightful.