What the hell?

This image is a great example of what I mean when I say that this site is not about art. This is just a ordinary snapshot. But the story is hilarious. We were camping with my husband's family in Bastrop State Park, Texas. We had been thinking about trying to take a short backpacking trip with our dogs. We wanted to start getting the dogs used to these doggie packs, so we decided to put them on for our afternoon hike. We put a water bottle in each side of Zoya's. She went to sit down, and just lost her balance and fell over. She looked so baffled. My father-in-law took this shot immortalizing the incident.

Meeting my Niece

Gavin and I flew back to Casper for Columbus Day, and met our Caroline for the first time. I hadn't held a baby in many, many years before this. She's so beautiful. She didn't cry at all during this first meeting, though she gave me plenty of chances to rock and comfort her later in the weekend. I'm rather upset that it will likely be about a year before I get to see her again. Babies grow up so much in a year. I can't wait until we can start our own family. Yet one more reason that we need to get the Space Shuttle launched again soon. I want to work a couple flights before taking a maternity leave.

Machu Picchu - Classic Image

The classic Machu Picchu image. The mountain behind the ruins is Huayna Picchu. The site is named after Machu Picchu, which is behind the camera in this image. There's actually sunlight on the site in this picture - that didn't happen too much while we were there. I took this while waiting for all my friends that hiked the Inca Trail to go check in at the site. I had to turn back before lunch the first day because I was getting over a really bad cold and didn't have the aerobic capacity to climb the hills. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who likes the outdoors and a little bit of adventure. You can take the train from Cuzco to Aguas Calientes and the bus up to the site if you don't want to hike around the mountains.