Dinner with the Governor (sort of)

FM and I attended the 25th Anniversary of the Guam National Guard last Sunday. Had I known what a big deal it was going to be, I would have dressed more formally.  The Governor was there as well as elected officials and all the top brass from the Air Force, Navy and Army.  I’m still counting it as dinner [...]

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Flashback Friday: Prague (July 2001)

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In our five years in Germany, our only visit to Prague was in July 2001. You would have thought we’d have visited more often since we were only a 2 hour drive away but there was so much to see in Europe and we never made it back to Prague. Too bad because it’s a wonderful [...]

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A Little Quirky…

I’ve noticed things are a bit quirky here in Guam. They are a little different then what we’re used to and yesterday was a funny example of Guam quirkiness.
FM went to get our license plates for our second car and was told that not only were they no longer doing personalized plates, but they were out of [...]

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Tagged

I got tagged by Itzy Bitzy Me.
Five things in my purse:

Photo of FG
Brillentuch  (German eyeglass cleaner wipe ~ thanks, Marty)
AT&T global prepaid telephone card
Wash Away Your Sins Towelette  (I miss all of you 2-2 ladies)
Frequent Coffee/Tea card from the Cafe Latte

Five things in my refrigerator:

GoGurt
Leftovers from Tuan’s Vietnamese Restaurant
A big bowl of salad
Thawed phyllo dough
Three [...]

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Weekend Recap

Jack and the Beanstalk was a theatrical success. The storyline was very PC with the giant being a vegetarian who shared his treasure with Jack. FG did a great job in her part as one of two ballerinas:

Directly after the show, we raced to the airport to pick up FM ~ it was only 24 [...]

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Flashback Friday: Thrown out of School July 2003

In July 2003, FG was thrown out of kindergarten ~ literally! It’s a great tradition they have at the German kindergarten she attended in Neunkirchen. FG started kindergarten at age 3 and learned to speak German fluently. Good thing because she became our translator
When it’s time for the kindergartners to move up to [...]

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Guam’s Liberation Day – 21 July 1944

A little bit of Guam history….
Days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, on 10 December 1941,the Japanese forces overtook the US garrison in Guam. The island remained under the brutal control of the Japanese until 21 July 1944, when the Marines & Army troops began the battle to liberate Guam and to use the island [...]

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Audition Angst

Throughout the entire 2.5 hour audition, I sat on the edge of my chair with sweaty palms and a dry mouth. I was a bundle of nerves. Me ~ the one everyone refers to as cool, calm and collected. What was the cause of all this angst? Would you believe an audition for Jack and [...]

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Tropical Depression

I’m talking about the weather and not my mental state ~ another storm is brewing off of Guam and we’re expecting at least six inches of rain today with winds up to 30 mph. Right now, the sun is out but I learned from the last tropical storm to skirt Guam, that the weather will [...]

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St. Patrick and the snakes

FG went to Catholic Kid’s Camp this past week and the theme was St. Patrick. For my family, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations include lots of food, fun and more than a little green beer. My father had a blow-out party every year and it was considered “the” party to go to in our small town. [...]

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