must see t.v.

globe trekker. tonight at 9:00 p.m. on pbs. this is the one show we (almost) faithfully watch. tonight they go to cyprus and crete. bon voyage.

80,000 hippies in one place

last weekend was bonnaroo, a big music festival in manchester tennnesee. it was so fun last year, and we heard so many great bands. i have been reminiscing about it lately, but unfortunately couldn't go this year. but here are a few pictures from last year.








keep your calanders open for next year if the lineup is good. or alternatively, vegoose in october.

too bad she's too young to appreciate this

annie at chichen itza. january 2007.

i finally am getting my pictures from our mexico trip put on the computer. we have been having computer difficulties, but hopefully we are up and running again with a new hard drive. i'll post more pictures soon.

well traveled

i just got a roll of film developed. (the stuff you used to have to put in cameras to get pictures...remember?) this roll of film has been in my camera probably 4 years. here's what's on it.

• pictures from when dan and I went to cabo san lucas, mexico with my parents the year after we got married.
• my summer class when i was teaching in the intensive english language institute at utah state.
• alyssa, emily and me somewhere. i think when they came to visit me in logan for my birthday.
• dan somewhere in southern utah i think.
• a balloon ride in new york.
• joseph smith birthplace in sharon, vermont.
• dan's brother robert on one of those velcro walls with a velcro suit on.
• the temple in hermosillo, mexico. dan and i drove down one december.
• my graduation from utah state with my masters degree.
• some of my students from hillcrest elementary in logan.
• dan and i in front of the parthenon - athens, greece.
• various mosques in istanbul, turkey.
• siena in a halloween parade in clifton park, new york.
• a few pictures to finish off the roll - annie, xander, me.

what time is it?

so coming back from mexico delta lost one of our bags, and one bag from each of the groups in our party. seeing the luggage being handled in mexico city i am amazed not more was lost. there were bags piled all over, and falling off of the little carts they use to pull them to the planes. anyway, a few days after we got home i got a call at 2:00 a.m. (did you notice the a.m.?) it was a guy sounding exactly like my father-in-law asking me when i would like my bag. i told him in the morning would be great. he then said "well how about right now?" he was just in the driveway. (the guy with the bag, not the father in law). i hate it when people mess with me when i am not coherent.

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.