Fun Future Trip

My husband and I took a short vacation after a conference in Duluth and met this delightful pilot who loves, loves his plane and his work. The next time we are in the area, we're going to schedule a tour by air with him! That's what happens when you are open to exploring a new area.

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial

Did you know that it is the Arch in St. Louis? We wanted to buy tickets to take a ride to the top. I've been to the top before to see the awesome view and thought that would be really a cool experience for my girlfriend. But it was closed that day! However....we'll try again!























The base is larger than one realizes!














This is the view when you rest your body against the arch looking straight up!

Thanks Debbie and Larry!

My very dear friends living in St. Louis always open their home to me and my friends! We've known each other for almost forty years.....and they are the best!

Thank you for such a wonderful visit, being our tour guide, and delicious conversation!

Wedding Rings

McDowell's in Dublin came highly recommended to us as the place to purchase our wedding bands. Let me explain how I lost my first wedding band....I took it off while making bread in the kitchen laying it on top of the old refrigerator. The vibrations from the refrigerator had my band falling inside on the back. There was not a way we could take the back apart to retrieve the band. The second band was lost to a foe and not a friend. I had taken it off as my hand was swollen and there it was on my dresser for a dishonest foe. So a few years later at the local flea market, I found a silver band for $6 that had the Runes symbols inscribed. This band I wore for over 15 years.

My husband lost two bands as he is in construction. It is strongly advised that when doing electrical work, you take your bands off and place them in your pockets. And this is how he lost his. He never replaced his last lost band.

One of the dreams we both have had was to replace our lost bands with matching bands from Ireland. The store manager was super. We must have viewed a hundred bands. The store sized our rings and they would be shipped to us. We had our choices of how we wanted our rings, whether white gold, yellow gold, combination, etc., etc.

Then my husband spotted this particular band and wouldn't you know it....his fit perfectly and mine fit me perfectly. The only two of all the hundred bands we tried. Guess it was meant to be!





Thirty-seven years of marriage and we finally have matching wedding bands. Wow...I really feel committed now. I hope our marriage works out!

And NO....WE'RE NEVER TAKING THEM OFF!!!!

Sights and Sounds of Dublin

This is the front of Trinity College. I took gobs of photos as this place was so magical. We had tickets to see the Book of Kells which was amazing. But the breathtaking experience for me was the Library itself at Trinity. The arched beam ceilings rise to an astonding height. Then there are the book shelves soaring at great heights, too. So many ancient volumes so beautifully maintained!






We ate at this restaurant before we went to the theatre. This was one of Kimberly's favorite places when she studied in Dublin. Oh my, they have the best crepes ever in this whole wide world. Yummy!




Bill is inside Lemon where we picked up their menu just in case I want to place an order "to go"!


Click on the photo to see the Heineken sign. It was very cool walking Dublin at night!



You will need to click on this photo to see the amazing casts of shadows on the building and landscaping. There were so many eye-catching photos!









































































































Look at all the cranes! They were everywhere in Dublin.....the city is definitely filled with vitality. (Tulsa is definitely dead...poor Tulsans!)













This clock is very cool. On the hour, the dancers on the clock perform....just like the wall clocks from Germany.