What Happens When…

What happens when you realize the same year you turn 50 years old….

the invitation to my 50th birthday party where I tell no one it's my birthday

Is the same year you drop your baby off to college….

a piece of my heart is now at  BYU-Idaho

And is the same year you celebrate your 30th wedding anniversary?  

our wedding announcement:  Dec. 18, 1993

Well, if you're us....you plan a big trip!   

 It was originally supposed to be a 3-week trip to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and UAE...but with world events being what they are, the Israel and Jordan part of the trip was canceled shortly before we left.  We were excited/relieved that the whole trip didn't get canceled, but it did mean that we had the week and a half to fill in between the end of the Egypt portion and the beginning of the UAE.   And in case you aren't aware of the timing--our trip was scheduled to begin on October 20th, the Hamas attack on Israel happened on October 7th--so this fill-in-the-gap trip planning/rearranging was happening with VERY short notice.  It was a tad stressful figuring out those details, but we did it!  

Stay tuned for a more detailed glimpse at our trip coming soon...

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