The year is almost done and I was sitting here thinking about it and all the blessing I have received. January saw my friend Bonnie and I go to Europe where we visited Spain, France, and London. We took her daughter to Spain to take a semester of College. We visited, Madrid, Bilbao, St Sebastian, and several other small villages. We were lucky enough to be able to tour with the college and was shown several of the beaches and haunts around the college. In Spain they take siestas in the middle of the day and EVERYTHING shuts down. They do not eat dinner until late in the evenings, and they eat very small dinners. At one stop we ordered Prawns and what we got was shrimp with their eyes and feelers looking at me setting on a bed of lettuce with a small loaf of bread. It took a bit to get up the courage to eat them but boy were they good.
From St Sebastian we took a train and headed into France. When the train ended just over the inlet we were advised that unless we rented a car there wasn't any way out until the morning. When we asked about a place to stay this beautiful young lady told us that there were 2 hotels but one was closed. So we trooped across the street and up a hill and across a road and into this quaint hotel where the innkeeper pulls out a book and asks "do you have a reservation?" Yea right like we planned on getting stuck in this little Podunk town. OK so the town turned out to be a wonderful seaside village with Spain on one side and France on the other. We walked around and than we went into a pub and asked for food and the man took our orders and left the building...some time later he came back with a loaf of French bread and proceeded to fix us a sandwich of bread, ham and butter served with wonderful wine. He never came back to our table or spoke to us again until we left. It was a Basque establishment and a Basque town. We did go back and have wine at the hotel and than crashed so we could catch the 10 hour train to our next location. Next day we are off on the train to Genoble France and time in the French Alps. Our journey is long and dry...they did not offer any food or water on the train and we were not prepared for that. The scenery was beautiful and it is exciting to watch the land, the houses, and the livestock change from location to location. So we finally arrive and are met by Bonnies' friends who take us to our lovely hotel and than comes back and we walk to the center of town and go to dinner where I have lamb chops and this wonderful potato dish. Tomorrow we are off to visit the Alps and play in the snow the next day we are off to Paris for a quick walk around and a sleep over. We are back on the train and headed for London When we arrive we will have traveled the length of France on a train and a big share of Spain as well.
London...the weather is wonderful..I am wanting to see it all. Woops we were suspose to have been her last nite and they canceled our reservation on us. Managed to get it back and the first evening we go to the theater and see Wicked, next day it is out to check out the sites ( Big Ben) and watch the changing of the guard, followed by another night at the theater watching Momma Mia. Next day we are off and headed home but not before we induldge in a massage.
Febuary Amanda, Mindy and myself go to see Gypsy Rose Lee at the Morrison Center. March or April saw us taking a trip to Lax but I don't remember the date. I remember getting sick..I remember watching a fisherman off Vience beach catch a Leopard Shark but I don't remember the date. May was the month I went to the retreat...see my blogg..June and July see me looking for a house. A dear friend made it possible for me to have the finances to purchase a place of my own. June brought Clay and his family in from Oklahoma and we had a great visit. I so wish they were not so far away. He has a wonderful family and we miss so much as they grow up. June also saw Mr Keegan turning one year old...In July I spent quite a bit of time in Cascade with Cecil and Dorla. August sees me one step closer to moving into my own place and Tristan turning TWO. Sept seen me packing and moving. In Oct.I held a house warming party on the 18th, with 33 adults, 5 kids and 2 dogs attending.
Nov. was a trip to San Diego and me cooking Thanksgiving dinner for my family.
In Dec. I am hosting the Lead/lead relief party and I don't know what else.
It has been a wonderful fulfilling year and I have grown both spritualy and personally. I am looking forward to what 2009 will bring. I pray it will be good and that I can get some thing taken care of and be able to go to Iowa and Arizona, among other places.
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