Guam Trip, travel

Travel Blog #8

January 20, 2008

Started 7a Monday January 21 Guam time; posted at 9a Monday.
We went on a site-seeing adventure yesterday. We headed to the other side of the island to find Talofofo Falls and Yokoi Cave.
On our way to the falls and the cave, we drove through the old Navy base where my folks lived after they moved from Dededo. The naval air station was closed by Bill Clinton in 1997 and the property was turned over to the Government of Guam. The old Officer’s Club and adjoining buildings are occupied by the Police, and the housing is now occupied by civilians. …

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Guam Trip, travel

Pool Baby

January 19, 2008

Posted Sunday January 20 at 6am Guam time

Here is our little pool baby. You can just barely make out her strap marks on her back. Thank goodness she was lathered up in 50 SPF!

Yesterday & last night we got fairly normal sleep out of Mallory. She took two brief naps and she went down for bed around 8.30p. The best part is that she didn’t wake until 4.30a this morning. I know it’s early but 9p-4.30a is about what I get at home so I was happy. The only hard part is that we …

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Guam Trip, travel

Roots

January 18, 2008

Posted Saturday January 19, 1:35p Guam time
We tried to find our old house today. We found the street but not the house. Either my parents don’t remember what our house looked like or else all the houses changed in the past 36 years. All they can remember is that the carport was on the left, and that there was an entrance to the kitchen from the carport. Only one house on the road matched that exact description, but then my dad vetoed it because the driveway wasn’t long enough. So then my mom wanted to find their friend’s house on …

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Guam Trip, Mallory, travel

Travel Blog #5

January 18, 2008

Posted Friday, January 18, 10p Guam time
We made it. Mallory was OUTSTANDING on the plane – a few little meltdowns but in general she was great. She even slept the entire second leg of the flight, which was nice, since it was 9p (and 7am Ann Arbor time).
A couple notes about our trip yesterday:

On the big flight, Mallory had finally fallen asleep. My mom said “good- let her sleep as long as possible…”, but I pointed out that it was really noon where we were going to be spending the week, so maybe she should be awake. She said “NO, …

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Guam Trip, travel

Travel Blog #3

January 14, 2008

From LonelyPlanet.com
Think palm trees, white beaches, coral reefs – and the world’s biggest K-Mart. Guam doesn’t fit the stereotype of tribal villages and ancient cultures untouched by the modern world. This highly developed strategic US territory is no postcard ‘Tropical Paradise’. Sure there’s sun, sand and wilderness but travelers know Guam mainly for the duty free shopping.
Oops!!

Guam Trip, Off-topic, travel

Travel Blog #2

January 12, 2008

Well, if you’ve gotten this far, you know we are going to Guam. We have had this trip planned since last February, as soon as we could book the flights with our frequent flyer miles.
Why Guam? I was born on Guam, my dad was in the Navy, and we lived there until I was 1.5 years old. Obviously I don’t remember anything but I have always wanted to go back to visit. My dad promised me a trip back when I graduated high school if I had a 4.0. That didn’t happen so he promised me a trip back when …

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Guam Trip, Off-topic, travel

Travel Blog #1

January 12, 2008

We are gearing up for our big trip. Part of me thinks it is silly to leave so soon after the bowl game but I guess there really isn’t any other good time to travel. July is the only other month that Rick has down time at work and we want to be on the lake as much as possible in the summer. Two years ago we were getting ready for our belated honeymoon to Aruba…hard to believe that was only two years ago!

hockey, Mallory

and she naps!

February 28, 2007

we are more than halfway through our bachelorette week and we are surviving. i am not going to bed as early as i should to accommodate my earlier alarm in the morning but other than that, it’s all good. we had a fun afternoon – playing and laughing. seeing her smile is one of my favorite things!
the big news of the day is that she is finally napping at daycare – yeah!! – and went down easily for a nap ~5.30p tonight – double yeah! we have been having some napping issues (which you can read about in this blog) …

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