Love Week

#7 I love the Ocean

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#6 I love my bed

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#5 I love my family

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#4 I love to Travel


My First trip....Japan
First Flight...to Japan 14 hrs.
Favorite Trip...Maui, Hawaii Last Spring
Most Expensive Trip....Almaty, Kazakhstan
Second Most Expensive Trip....Astana, Kazakhstan
Most Traditional Trip...Santa Barbara, California
 We have made that a family trip for the last
 Eight years. We love it there! Every sun and sand
 filled day and night.
Worst Trip...Camping in Ridgeway Colorado.
 Pouring rain and wind. Eight people in a camper!
Shortest Trip...Holiday Inn, Montrose Colorado.
 Just a night away without kids.
Next Trip....Moscow  and St. Petersberg Russia
 May 12th This Year! I can hardly wait!

Love Week

#3 I love Books

Simply... I love the way they smell. I love to hold them.

I have had access to a kindle for months now and I continue

to buy books to read. Call me traditional.

Right now I am reading "The Forgotten Garden" by Kate Morgan.

I also am reading "The Swan Theives". Both are very good so far.

Both I bought paperback at the book store. Going to the book store

is one of my favorite things to do. I took Sierra a few months ago.

The minute she walked through the door she said " the smell of 

books just make me faint". She also has a love of books. Last summer

we formed our own book club. We read "Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale.

Sipping lemonade on the back porch and reading together. Memories

to be cherished forever. What are you reading? 

Love Week

#2 I love my Mother
Pearls of Wisdom From My Mother......

Remember Who you Are

Always Wear a little Lip Stick

Never Chew gum in Public

Never be to proud to say your Sorry

The best way to make a friend

is to be One.

I will always love you the most.

Celebrating Love Week

#1 I love Sugar.
 A few weeks ago I tried to knock sugar out of my diet.
It didn't go over so well. Chocolate is one of my favorite sugars. I have a piece
of "good chocolate" everyday. Two Valentines ago I was pleasantly surprised.
We were deported from Kazakhstan. (This was also a surprise but not a pleasant One!) We had expired visa's. That is another story.
I was surprised to be spending Valentines in Frankfurt Germany alone with Ben. 
I had never had German Chocolate Truffles. They were so smooth and velvety.
Sight seeing in Frankfurt was wonderful...but the chocolate I will never forget.
After spending 32 hours flying from Denver to Kazakhstan and then back to Germany. Chocolate was LOVE. I remember crying my eyes out and then grabbing for the
tissues and the truffles. This year I will not be in Germany. But I will have a truffle
or two.