It's Saturday again!

So it's been a while since I last wrote...
Update on the bathroom, "it looks marvelous darling!" It didn't look as great when I was putting the special glaze on. I kept washing off the glaze and starting over. But as it turns out, the stuff is pretty forgiving. In the end it looks like a pro did it, and our powder room looks like a hotel bathroom. :) Nice. I will take pictures tomorrow and upload them here. I forgot that I was supposed to take pics of our house for Mark to show to his mom. opps. Tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day in DC.
My latest adventure was my struggle with my arch nemesis, the screw on the license plate cover of our Camry. Naturally over time, metal screws will rust. This one however decided it was happy were it was and pretty much fused itself to the car. I had already been driving a few days without sticking the 2005 sticker on our license plate, and with how strict the cops are here, I wasn't about to go another day without the sticker on the car. So I fought and struggled with this certain screw. I even bent the screwdriver in my attempt to just crack its seal.
After a few attempts with multiple screwdrivers and a pair of pliers, I gave up. I was cold, late for work, and my hand hurt. I ripped that little sticker from its backing and slapped it right on to the clear plastic plate cover! At least I can't be ticketed for not having the sticker. I was told by a co-worker that it’s pretty much impossible to peel it off in one piece because it basically disintegrates as you pull on it. That's cool.
I guess I'll wait for Mark to get back from his trip to AZ to figure this one out. Meanwhile, I'll go to the DMV and ask for a new sticker.

I went to see Mark in AZ last weekend. It was so good to spend some time with Mark, even though the town of Sierra Vista next to Ft. Huachuca isn't all that exciting. AZ is fun for a visit, but long term is out of the question. There are too many creepy crawlies that could kill you. But they do have the most beautiful sun sets.
We visited our friends the Romneys in Phoenix (we used to be in the same ward in VA) on Sunday and watched General Conference on satellite with them and there little boy Jase. Jase is at that age where he’s personality is starting to shine from his little body. I’ve been around a lot of kids at 18 months and they are all so much fun. They just bought a cute little house out there, in a newly developed community with a lot of other LDS in the area. It’s not a bad place to raise kids, since they are pregnant again. Wow, we’ve got some catching up to do. : )
We also went to visit the Krouses in Tucson. They just barely moved out there from Mukilteo, WA where the evergreens are tall and the Puget Sound is blue. Big change. They moved into a really nice adobe styled home with an amazing view of the mountains. They’ve got quite a bit of land there and say they’ve seen jack rabbits, coyotes, scorpions, snakes, tarantulas, and wild boar that smell bad. They said that if your pet gets out, they’re pretty much goners. That’s so sad! I can’t live there always worrying about that’s out there. We had a good time visiting them and chatting. Mark helped them by figuring out how to turn the shower on in the tub. It’s weird you have to pull down on part of the faucet.

So things have been great. I love how things are going now. I’ve never traveled SO much in my life! I think a majority of our income goes to our housing and travel. Mark’s mom has been super generous to us. For our Christmas present she’s paying our way to Taiwan. Wow, thank you! I’ve never been and I still haven’t met Mark’s mom side of the family that still live out there. I’m taking Chinese classes now to get better at mandarin. I’ve done ok at listening, but speaking is another thing. The teacher is from mainland China so when I’m done with class I’m going to sound like I’m from Shanghai. : )