Happy Fat Tuesday!

I'm getting ready to embark upon a tour of the western hemisphere and I thought I'd send out a little note before I leave.

This weekend I'm off to the great state of Washington to visit Miss Kathryn Gramelspacher. I can only imagine our weekend will be full of Starbucks and Pho which are the only two things that I know exist there. Rumor has it that KG is living in the top of the space needle and one can only imagine the view. It will be a treat!

Next weekend I'm off to the giant state of Texas!! I'll be visitng the new Laskowski family and Ryan and I will officially duel it out for the love of Natalie. Rumor has it he's a little jealous of my facebook status and the fact that my phone number has been memorized. I can't say I blame him but let's face it, I met Nat first.

After that I'm off to Mexico--Corporate Style. In other words, I'm not going to be near the coast, I'm not going to be drinking an abundance of cerverzas or taking any siestas. But I'm sure it will still be an adventure. I've heard that the people are not as friendly when you can't speak Spanish so I'm doing my best to at least LOOK Mexican by leaving my hair curly, and hoping for the best.

My trip home from Mexico is going to route me through Kansas City, Kansas where I'll be attending a wedding that one might say I invited myself to. I'm sure it will be a great time because Ben and Nat and Ryan and Bill Kercher and Blake (who you might remember from the Laskowski wedding of '07) will also be in attendance. I have never been to a wedding that wasn't a grand time so I can't see this one being any different!

Finally, I'll round off my tour with a trip to Brazil where I will be equipped with a bodyguard and will be working with two other Brazilians. I might even attempt a side trip to Rio b/c it's one of the only 2 places that have impressed my dad (the other being Hong Kong if anyone is curious). Regardless, it's another trip to another country where I don't speak the language which I can only hope will provide you guys with entertaining e-mails at the very least.

After that, I think i'm scheduled to spend May and June in the beautiful state of Michigan which actually isn't bad b/c summer is the only reason I agreed to live in this state. So, if anyone wants to come visit, that'd be the time to do it!! There is no saying where I'll be starting in July (except that I will be in Turkey but that's for a personal vacation).

I hope that everyone is having a good day!!

I miss you all!!