Two Tickets to Paradise

The Proposal

Before leaving for Hawaii, Brian pops the question. The answer from Nicole was "yes".

Hummingbirds

We didn't have many hummingbirds this summer, but all of a sudden, a lot of them showed up.

Spider vs Bee

Looks like the spider won.

Salt Water Aquarium

One of the more colorful creatures in Brian's aquarium.

Jordan Artist

We alway keep an I out for local artist when traveling.  However, we didn't find much of interest until we were walking through the shops on our way out of Jerash.  We met the artist that did these paintings and decided that we had room for a couple of last minute souvenirs.

Welcome Home!

Soon after boarding my flight home in Frankfurt, I checked out the news channel.  The first thing I saw was a bombing in Boston.  I didn't know if this was really happening or was a preview for a new movie, but it quickly became apparent that I was watching breaking news.

It's interesting that several people thought I was crazy for going to the Middle East, but the entire time I felt perfectly safe.  After watching the news though,  I was a little afraid to return to the USA.