Well it has been almost eight months since we have been back in the states and I still haven't written my last blog entry. Somehow I knew that in writing the final blog entry, our trip would officially be over. There are many days when both Lucy and I reminisce about a memory from our trip, or find ourselves saying "I wish we were still in France because…" We learned so much about ourselves on the trip and about each other. This week one year ago we were pack...

Today is a sad day for me because my friend Margaret's mother passed away this week. Margaret and I have been friends since preschool when our mothers enrolled us in the same church school. We went to school together through high school, were in each other's weddings, and have always kept in touch. Margaret is one of those friends where time doesn't matter, you just pick up right where you left off. Our families were very close friends growing up in Denver. We ...

Sunday I awoke to a parade coming down the street in front of the house. I rushed out of bed, grabbed my camera, and opened the front door. Now I'm not sure if I told you but Maury and Gail's house opens almost directly into the street. This is the way the houses are built in town. They are all connected, sort of like fan houses, with a small curb, and then the street. As I opened the door to take pictures I almost ran in to the parade! Anyway the parade consis...

We all went to see the new James Bond Movie, Skyfall, while in London. It's awesome, but a little different than the other Bond movies in my opinion. I won't give it away in case you haven't seen it yet. The movie theatre was interesting. First off, there are 3 price choices for seats. We sat in the middle price range and the price of that ticket was 15 pounds which is about 28 dollars per ticket. The least expensive tickets are in the front section closest to ...

Lucy and I were in London for Halloween and did not know what to expect. We arrived with no costumes, but that was quickly taken care of. Grace and Lucy went upstairs for about an hour and when they surfaced Lucy was Princess Lea and Grace was Darth Vader. We were so impressed that they could wrangle up costumes without having to buy a thing! Very resourceful I must say. They looked great and were able to borrow a light saber from Willem the younger brother. ...