I'm in the Coke refidgerator here because of the scorching 120+ degrees f that day. I kept thinking that the pregnancy must have been making me into a wimp (which it did), but when our tour that day was comming to a resting point I realized that it was actually really hot, it wasn't just hormonal hot flashes taking over my vacation. So I crawled into the fridge to keep from passing out. Then we drank about 5 liters of water. And panted alot. The cool looking Arab is Refat, our tour guide while in Luxor. He can read hieroglyphics, and he taught us some.

Eypt 2008

Some incredible architecture and sculpting done by the ancient Egyptians. Eddy and I in front of the Sphinx in Giza. And here I am learning how to make a silk rug. It is so complex. No wonder they charge an arm and a leg for them!

Egypt, April 2008

I'm going to breeze through some of the highlights of 2008 here. I am starting with our incredible trip to Egypt and Israel. This the first pyramid, the Step Pyramid. It was one of our first stops in the unusually hot April in Egypt.

Still working on it...

We just got a new computer, so I should be able to upload pictures without crashing my hard drive for once. So I'll eventually be telling people that I have a blog and making real posts about what matters- MERRICK! Please stay tuned and I promise this will be less lame than the last few months.

Half Iron Woman

Hi, I am so awesome. I'm learning how to make a blog. Here's the race I did last July-- a Half Ironman Triathlon. I think I'm a stud.
This is my support crew, Eddy Torriente.

Francie helping slather on the sunscreen.

Crossing the finish line. Eight hours and fourteen minutes of excersize later. Whew!

Remember those abs? Yup, they're no longer.