Thursday, April 29, 2010

Contents of Pickpocketers Wallet

  1. $0.99 Perlina wallet from Goodwill
  2. 2 LDS Pass Along missionary cards
  3. Personalized note to lucky winner
  4. Receipt to return wallet, should one want to do that
  5. Some "Silver" in coin (Canadian), card (Jeans tag), and bill (Honduras) form
  6. Chinese fortune cookie message...(hey some people pay to get their fortunes read...or a cookie)

"You will soon be involved in many gatherings, parties, and communications"

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

I knew I liked these guys...

I have really respected how these cousins have been working this season. Rather than tear others down these two have supported and built each other and their competition up. They want to have those that challenge their workouts surrounding them rather than taking the easy route.

Go Koli! Go Sam!!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Take that Pickpocketers...

One warning that Rick Steves' guide books states about many of the places that I am planning on visiting: "Remember, pickpocketing attempts throughout Europe can be expected unless you wear a moneybelt under your clothing. Smart travelers leave wallets at home and store their credit cards, passport, paper money and rail ticket(s) in a secure moneybelt." Well as a smart traveler I have my money belt ready to use. But as I was thinking about this phenomenon, I decided that I would like to see some of these performances. So I went out and purchased this:

"fake pickpocketers wallet"

I am going to put a note or some such in it and hope that I will not be coming home with it again...

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Europe Finally


It has been a dream of mine to visit Italy one day. In 5 days I will board a plane that will hopefully make this dream a reality. Hopefully volcano eruptions will hold off to allow me to do this. On my To Do list this week?
  1. Enjoy the week with the kids I nanny for

  2. Decide what clothes/accessories/shoes will fit into a single carry-on

  3. Pack winning clothes/accessories/shoes into said carry-on

  4. Print up traveling documents

  5. Double check that my passport is with me- ready to go

  6. Pick the perfect reading material to keep me occupied for my flights

  7. Make it to the airport on time :)

To Italy, Spain, France, and England I go!

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Happy Earth Day

I went bike riding on the BertGilman Trail today. The weather was just about perfect - not too hot but not so cold that your nose begins to run in the cold air - As I was pedaling along the water and enjoying the sounds of nature I came across a person standing on the side of the path. I rode past him and as I did so he stepped out to hand me a dandelion and proclaim while smiling -

"Happy Earth Day!"
So I am here to pass the sentiment on to you, take a moment to breathe in and appreciate our Earth today.