Something I Drew

The theme for May 18 is Something I Drew.

This picture was neither taken May 18 (it was taken on Thursday, May 15), nor is it something I drew, but nonetheless.

Nile drew our portraits on our respective hands. I particularly like how she captured our hair. Pretty accurate.

I Spy

The PhotoADay theme for May 13 is "I Spy." And this is a pic I did take on May 13.

I Spy .......... something not available anywhere but in the U.S. .......... And Mexico.

A good Mexican restaurant!!!!!

Tacos Jalisco of Scottsdale came highly recommended by a classmate of Neil's in his New Mexico workshop upon said classmate hearing that Neil is from AZ.

It wasn't quite what I expected (I pictured something not next to a laundromat and "The Closing Soon Saloon"), but it was good!

I'm filling up on all the Mexican food I can before heading out, because funny enough, the rest of the world just does not do Mexican food like we do! ;)

Mother's Day

Nile made this in Primary with the help of her teacher, but signed it herself.

Cute, sad, funny, all in one!

In The Garden

In the Garden (yard) or not -- a tea party warrants a post!

My sister in law Becky hosted a tea party for 12 ladies in my honor on Saturday, May 10.

Lovely!

The front entry.

Becky on the right

My sister in law Kristin! The wife of my husband's identical twin.

The whole group! I need this pic in color, everyone looked gorgeous and colorful, like a bouquet of flowers.

Cucumber sandwiches, egg salad, macarons -- we had it all.

Becky's house is the perfect setting for a tea party!

My BYU-H roommate, Krystal, is seated to my right! Beside her is my sister in law, Lisa, and to my other side is my mother in law, Fran, and my friend Kastle, the wife of Neil's former roommate, and our friend Leann!

Yes, another pic of me :) A rare moment when I am on this side of the camera!

Favorite!

Today's PhotoADay theme is "Favorite."

Enough said!

T-Minus 7 Days

We are one week out from boarding a plane to our new home in Switzerland. Lots to do before then!

The biggest thing weighing on me is shipping our pets. It is becoming complicated and very stressful as it always seems to. Not to mention costly. So trying to iron out all of the logistics in a race against time. Nightmare is an understatement. Why is it always like this? Next time (?) I will let a professional pet shipper handle all of this, just tell me where to sign!

Today's PhotoADay theme is "Blue" which is appropriate because I've been blue all day. I wish an international move meant just showing up, but there are so many details, and then the realization that you are LEAVING your home and family, and all the good times to be had here in the States. Ups and downs.

I thought about "Blue" all day and really came up with nothing, but I do have a favorite little item right now, a little jewelry dish I bought at the beginning of home leave. I have subsequently taken it in my carryon for each leg of this trip, because it is so handy to have a place to drop my earrings and accessories at the end of the day. Or the odd button that's popped off the girls' clothes.

I think Neil will appreciate me using it. Sure, it's not putting things away right away, but it still has a bit of the "a place for everything ..." spirit to it. I love it. And it's blue (and white)!

Catch Up

Come on, we knew every day was a bit ambitious! But I DID at least take pics every day, so I back-posted the past four days.

Today's PhotoADay theme is "Taken From Above."

At this moment I'm sitting outside at my in-laws' house in Mesa, AZ, the setting sun warming my back, hanging out with my two dogs -- yes, my dogs, shipped here from Botswana -- just enjoying life!

Happy Wednesday!