Since some every important people couldn't all make the same date, one of my best friends Lisa threw me another shower for those who missed the first one, with help from some of our good friends. It was so much fun! The men were such good sports! Good people and good times. Thanks all!

My Aunts on my Dad's side threw me such a very nice shower at my Aunt Cindy's. So many people showed up too! I have very happy. Though it was odd for me, 'cause even though it lasted about 3 hours I didn't get more than 15 minutes with any one person, and some only 5 minutes! I was utterly wiped out by the end of it too. Whew! So many great gifts and great people though. Thanks!

October 23rd to October 28, 2008

Started in Boston in the pm, spent a day at sea, spent just under two days in Bermuda (including my swim with Dolphins the second day!!!), spent a day at sea, and back in Boston early am of the last day.

July 23rd to August 4th, 2006

I left MI on Sunday with my Aunt Bonnie, then left Chicago area on Monday with both my Aunts (Sherri being the second one) and too little sleep. We drove straight to Yellowstone with only a brief stop at the Corn Palace and an amazing moment as I the driver came upon the Missouri River. We spent all day (the 25th) at Yellowstone then drove straight through to Seattle. Brief time in Tacoma (26th) then a stop for a beautiful view of Seattle from a park and our first phone calls. The 27th I toured Seattle with my Aunts, underground and the Space Needle. We parted ways morning of the 28th, the same day I went to Mount St. Helen's - WOW. On the 29th I went to NERO Seattle and slept a lot, fighting what I thought was a cold. Then I moved from the campsite to a hotel in Seattle on the 30th, and promptly sprained my ankle heading to the SciFi Museum. I still went to the temperate Rainforest on the 31st and hobbled around, because that was the whole point of the trip for me!, and because it was the last day I had my rental car. I managed to get to the SciFi Museum on 8/1, but was very slowed down by my cold resurging. Met back up with my Aunts on the 2nd in the evening and started heading back home. I had an interesting driving shift through the mountains of Idaho - "Fire In Progress, Do Not Stop" -, then we lost time in Wyoming while I got diagnosed with tonsilitis and waited for medication to be filled. We stopped at Mount Rushmore on the 3rd, and managed to make it to the Badlands that same night before the sun went down. We stopped again at Wall Drug, this time while most of it was open. And after dropping Sherri off in Indiana, Bonnie and I finally got home on the fourth.