high in the middle...

and round on the ends....

yes thats right we will be leaving for Ohio for the fourth of July. We have BIG goals for this trip like: eat at YT, and see Dad. Usually when I go home every min is planned, so we are trying to leave our schedule loose. Of course, this has created its own set of problems: "I guess we could get together on Saturday, unless I won't be there or unless it would work better some other time. Or we could do it on Sunday, unless what I was thinking about doing on monday might be better suited for sunday, what with the weather and all..." this conversation is something I have had with all of my immediate family. I know I will see almost every one on the 4th, but seeing everyone is like seeing no one at all.
It is great to feel loved, I just wish I had more time when I went home.

Today I have to get my teeth drilled again... you know I never had a cavity until I started going to this dentist... which begs the question is it my old dentist who was lacking or is this one drill happy?

Enjoy the fourth of July... I'll be back on Wednesday, hopefully with some cute baby pictures.

6 in '06?

Retired hurricane names
2002:Isidore, Lili
2003:Fabian, Isabel, Juan
2004:Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne
2005:Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan, Wilma

For the sake of our coastlines you have to hope the trend stops there.

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In other news the beautiful canyon drive that Bill and I took less than 2 weeks ago is closed and beeing threatened by wildfire.

We can only hope that the firefighters can hold the line of this fire that is only 5% contatined and was started by humans.

First Weekend Home

So this is my first free weekend I have had since I started studying (right after New Years). On friday, I watched about 8 or nine episodes of Gilmore girls staying up to 4am --because I could. :) I finished watching GG season 5 yesterday inbetween sleeping in til noon, going out to the outlet mall and seeing MI III at the "dollar" theater (that costs $3). Today I got to sleep in til noon again. We had a fathers day lunch with the in-laws, and then I cleaned up my study area... all the flash cards books notebooks pencils calculator batteries etc. Bill is grilling right now and we will soon have yummy beer brats and kabobs.

I hope if you are a father you have a great day nd if you have a father that you wished him a happy day.

still sad...

While we continue to mourn Mandy I promised pictures from the rest of the trip.

see bill's blog for some other photos and a recap to boot.


Oak Creek Canyon




Windy and windy mountain road


baby grand... redux


Sun setting...


the canyon...

pretty sunset.

desert museum

RIP

Mandy you were a smart, good, loyal dog. You will be missed.

bad day

you know that song "bad day" that they play on the radio a bunch... that was yesterday....

but enought about me you want to see pictures....

Sedona....















Sedona at sunset...









Baby grand canyon (it is call the Little Colorado)












I'll post more later today I hope.

off and away

we'll be back on monday with pictures....

all done

yup.