Sept 24-28, 2009 - Kansas City

Flew out to KC to visit friends on Thursday evening the 24th of Sep. Met up with Aunt Donna as she is going to visit Gregg and her granddaughters while we are there. We stayed at the Fairfield Inn in Olathe. Spent Friday with girlfriends, Bev, Phyllis, Corinne & Carolyn, shopping and eating. Satuday had breakfast with Mary and family, then off to visit Hink & Evenlyn who are doing great. Dropped by Phyllis's for a while in the afternoon, then off to Dinner with Krista & Carolyn and an evening out. Sunday met up with Kathy for lunch, was great to catch up with her and her family. They are doing great. Then off to meet the bar group for a drink, then out to Mary's for dinner and a very relaxing evening at her place.
Monday had breakfast with Carolyn and then back home to the routine. What a great time I had visiting all my friends that I miss in KC. Enjoyable long weekend.

Aug 7 - 12, 2009

Headed to Idaho, as my brother youngest daughhter is getting married. Flew up to Spokane on Friday night, stayed with Rick and Lori, Mom & Dad were there also. We visited and got the yard ready for the wedding, on Monday we all went out to the lake to spend a relaxing day. That it was, was a nice sunny day, we skiied, tubed and got some sun. Was very enjoyable. Tuesday was the day to get all the decorations and yard ready for the big day.
Wednesday we woke to rain, was an early morning putting together a car port to use and ordering a tent for the wedding to be held under. Was a beautiful wedding, Lisa was a pretty bride and so happy. The reception was fun and all enjoyed the day. Returned home early Thursday morning and worked that day.

Caribbean Cruise

Another trip yes.. However this one was a celebration vacation, we all had a blast.
There were 16 of us all together, we cruised out of San Juan, some of us arrived the day prior and spent the night to check out San Juan. We all met up on board the Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Sea Ship on Sunday the 19th of July. We cruise out that evening for a week of adventure, sun, beach and port. We visited the ports of Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, St Marrtin, St Croix. We saw some of the islands, enjoyed shipboard life, spent some time a the beaches and the pool. We all met up for dinner each night, which was great as we had lots of stories to tell from our adventures during the day. Some hightlights, some went on a zip cord, snorkeling, wave jumping, shopping and just relaxing. It was a fab birthday, thanks to everyone who was there to make it great.

Road Trip

Thought I would keep you all posted as it seems that my travel days aren't really over. Mom and Dad came this way and dropped off my nieces - Zoeann (9yrs) and Rebekah (13yrs) to stay with me for two weeks. We had a great time. On the 4th of July we attended the Stadium of Fire at BYU. A great time was had, the girls got to see The Jonas Brothers live, they loved it and had not been to a live concert before. The fireworks display was fantastic ! We did some shopping, swimming and relaxing. We then did a roadtrip to Reno to return them to their parents. We left on Friday the 10th and drove the 8 hours to arrive in Reno around 9pm, ahead of their parents. Annette and the rest of the family did make it, we visited, did a little shoppping, took the kids to the pool, then walked down to the riverwalk to have dinner. Was a very relaxing day. Sunday was loading the vehicles, checking out of the hotel, had mexican food for lunch and then started the drive back to Utah arriving home at 10pm.

Home ! Sandy, Ut....

Well a year has gone by, hope you have enjoyed my adventures thru my blog. I flew into Spokane on the 3rd of May, was met by my brother and his wife. Spent a couple of days there visiting and catching up on sleep. On Wednesday the 6th I left their place with my truck to do the drive back to Salt Lake City. What a beautiful drive, through the mountains, following the river and everything was turning green. Took me approximately 12 hours to drive, arriving at Marianne's that evening. Spent a couple nights there as no bed in my place. On Thursday got the keys back to my place, which thankfully was in great shape..Yeah!! Got my cable/internet/phone connected and had dinner with Gor. On friday my shipment from London arrived, so was here for that, did some cleanning, then dinner with Marianne. On Saturday we moved my things back in from storage was a busy day, but all in the garage now. Started work again on Monday, am now pretty much settled back in to my place and loving being home. The weather really helps as it feels like summer and the sun in shinning, the view of the mountains with snow is Fab.....

Last Hurrah before heading home !

We flew to Barcelona on Tuesday the 21St of April, spent the night, saw a little of the city. We visited The Familia by Gaudi, then ventured to the old town, visited a couple of local markets, which was fun. Then headed to the pier to board the ship.
We sailed at 8pm from Barcelona, first port of call on Thursday is Cannes, we took the local train up to Monaco for the day, was great and didn't even get lost. On Friday we docked in Livonia, we took a tour to the Cinque Terre, what a great day, the villages that we visited were built right at the waters edge then up the side of the hill, we went by boat to the first village, walked to the second, boarded the boat again to the third, had lunch there and then by boat to the 4Th to board the bus back to the ship. Saturday was Rome, again a good tour, saw the Pantheon, Trivoli fountain, Piazza Navona, St Paul's and the other major sites from the bus. Sailed for Naples that evening, did Naples on our own, took the hop on/hop off bus, got to see most of the city, an old city was interesting, but not my favorite. Next we were on to Messina, we did the sightseeing bus here also, got a good overview of the city, not a lot to do here, the square with the church was great. Sailed for Valletta, Malta - really liked this city, took a tour to the Mdina, was great very impressive and then time to shop and check out the town of Valletta, good have done with more time in this port. On next to Cagilari, enjoyed this city on our own, climbed the Bastion great views from here, old narrow streets, did some shopping then took the city sightseeing bus to get an overview of the city. Then we had a day at sea, which was a day of rest, watched a movie, read and checked out the ship again. Friday docked in Palma, was an overcast dreary day, but made the most of it on our own, walked the town, did a little shopping, then took the city sightseeing bus for an overview of the city. The Palace and Cathedral were very impressive, however they weren't open to tour due to it being a holiday. Our last night on the cruise as we sailed for Barcelona and our return to London. We returned to London on Saturday the 2ND, we meet my Keiron & Phil at the airport, checked into the hotel, then headed off to Windsor to check out the Queen's residence and the town. Had great afternoon wondering the town, shopping and visiting. Had a meal at the local pub then back to the hotel to relax. Phil, Keiron and myself headed to the pub downstairs for a couple of beers and to say good-bye, but not for long as they'll be coming to visit soon. We headed to the airport around 8am on Sunday to board our flights back to the states, Phyllis and Sharon to Kansas City and myself to Spokane.

Time is short....

Well my time is very short now, last day of work at the office is the 17Th of April. How fast a year goes. They decorated my desk, had a card and got a lovey picture of London and cat charm from everyone. We were then all off for drinks at The Tabernacle for my leaving. Was a great evening with lots of the guys from work showing up. Saturday was a quiet day, got things ready to pack. On Sunday, Phil & Keiron came over, went to the park, came back and had waffles (as Keiron had never had them), then they packed up all the stuff I couldn't bring back and headed back to their place, along with my 2ND suitcase which they will bring to me at Heathrow on the 2ND of May.
Went to meet my last visitors at the Heathrow airport - Phyllis & Sharon arrived on Sunday evening the 19Th of April at 10:30pm, we took a car service back to my flat.
Monday we awaited the packers, they took forever to arrive, suppose to be there at 9am and arrived finally at 11:30a, then finished all the packing around 2pm. We then too the tube to Hill stop, walked to Keningston Palace, toured the Palace, then on the bus through Piccadilly Circus and got off at Trafalgar Square, walked down Whitehall to Parliament and The Thames, past Westminster Abby, then back toward the flat and dinner. Tuesday morning we went to St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace, then back to the flat to head to the airport.