Friday, March 28, 2008

Proud Moment


Last night was the usual, leave work, go to the gym, make dinner, etc etc. But there was a shining proud moment for me in there. As Sonya and I were on our mats doing our ab workout routine, a crazy girl she teaches with sat down beside me to stretch. In between sets, I was watching Mike do his pullups and admiring my awesome husband. To Sonya, I said "I could never do that. That's amazing!"


Even though I was talking to Sonya, this other girl thought I was talking to her. She says, "Me either! But you know, that guy is pretty good looking." :)


Ahh, my heart beamed as I was able to say, "That's my husband!"

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Breast Cancer Request

The Breast Cancersite is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to anunderprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

www.thebreastcancersite.com

Friday, March 21, 2008

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Fantastic Adventures

We had such a wonderful trip to New Zealand! The adventures began on Tuesday when we went on a city tour of the area around Queenstown and Arrowtown, both old gold mining areas. We were guided through mountains, fields, vineyards, mining towns, Lord of the Rings scenery, and more.


The skies are so beautiful it's almost tough to take a bad picture. In New Zealand, they have almost zero pollution. Somehow, though, they also have almost zero ozone layer. New Zealand has the highest amount of skin cancer in the world! This is why the skies are beautiful but sun screen is a must!

Here, we visited the ORIGINAL bungee jumping location, the Kawarau Bridge. The inventors of bungee (men, of course) were from New Zealand. This is the most famous spot for doing it. We got to watch several *crazy* people do it!
If you look super duper close, there's a man plunging toward the water in this picture!



We spent time driving through the villages around Queenstown... areas where people spend a lot of money on incredible land! Our driver was full of information, telling us about the vineyards growing Pinot Noir grapes as well as the number of jobs people have simply to survive in the area.
That was day one! Stay tuned for more....

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

NZ Teaser

A few teaser photos from you of our incredible trip to New Zealand. No, these aren't stock photos! They are unbelievable, though!!










And, yes, we're still alive! Can't wait to share our crazy adventures with you!


Thursday, March 06, 2008

WOW!

All of a sudden, last night, it hit me… we're going to NEW ZEALAND!! I've been packing and planning like we're going on vacation, but when I realized where and what we'll be doing, my heart skipped a beat.

We spent Tuesday night watching Lord of the Rings, which was filmed in New Zealand, so we could see the scenery. Not really sure what was real and what was a set, but it is beautiful! Incredible countryside, gorgeous seascapes, God's creation! (Good movie, by the way. I was sure I didn't want to see it, but now I'm glad I did)

So we are traveling to the other side of the world for an experience down under. I laid out my clothes - for the second time - last night, and I had to have things set out for : White water rafting, a Dart River safari (that takes us back to where L.o.t.R. was filmed), and sky diving. I'm not sure my mind is prepared for what all we get to do next week…. But I can't wait!!! :)

Looking forward to sharing photos and stories when we return!