Funny Fotos

It's been a while since I've done a funny fotos post, so here are a few fotos for your enjoyment today!

This is true in the case of our Playstation that came back to life last week!

Hilarious!

So true with my kids!

Notice this quote is by one of our favorite comedians, Tim Hawkins!

Guilty :)

This is in reference to the recent Powerball drawing.  

And as a child of the 70's, I can relate to these!

And here is one last funny one I sent to my sister, who is a school teacher! Ha!!

Weekend Wrap Up

Happy Monday!  Even though the weekend was super busy and non-stop, this post will be short today because we are running on empty and I will be out of the house all day today and tomorrow with meetings and bible study.

However, I will post later with a few more photos from our weekend.  The quince party was great and we all had a nice time.

Friday was Isabella's 15th birthday, so I pulled out our Happy Birthday plate!

Avery and I were at the school for an event with Brook's class and got to take a photo of Isabella with friends on their break.

Friday afternoon was spent decorating with Clara and Angela to help us.

Saturday, Edwin, Laura, and John flew in from Bucaramanga to celebrate with us and they spent the night with us too.  We took them to lunch at Sbarro at our mall.

We worked all Saturday morning getting the room ready and it looked beautiful! 

Isabella looked beautiful too!  Many more photos to come!

Sunday evening, we had the Floyds, our pastor, Javier, and another Colombian friend over to watch the Super Bowl.  It is quite different watching it here without any of the American commercials!

 

Standing for the National Anthem

It always gets me emotional and I thought Lady Gaga did a good job.

That's all for today folks!

Friday Favorites, February 2016

Happy Friday!  I did intend to post yesterday, however, our internet wasn't working until mid-day yesterday.  

This cute little girl turns 15 today!!  

Happy birthday to our Isabella!!

Check out www.bogotabridges.com blog for another post on her birthday :)

Avery hung photos on our wall of some of my favorite people this week!

About 3-4 times a year, Bogota has the day with no cars.  This basically means only buses, taxis and other forms of public transportation and hired transportation can be on the road.  I am officially a huge fan of this!  The city does this basically to reduce pollution, which is so terrible here because of all the buses. However, it obviously makes for a lighter traffic day, and my favorite part could be the lack of horns honking all day long!!

Basically, day without cars brings Bogota equal to traffic in any other major city.  

For us, the other highlight was that because it was day without cars here, the girls had a virtual day from school!!  This means the girls did not have to physically go to school yesterday, but only had to do their assignments from home.  We all loved this and it was great to have this day the week of Isabella's party.  Speaking of her party, I was able to go to Pricesmart and return home in 2 hours yesterday!!  Normally, it is one hour each way and an hour for shopping.  Yesterday, we made it there in 30 minutes and then 30 minutes travel time back home!  

Happy weekend and I'll post next week with photos from the quince party!

Memphis Throw Back

I loved growing up in the 70's,  And thanks to a facebook page, I have some throwback photos of Memphis to share with you today. Enjoy!!

(Disclaimer: This is the only photo that is originally mine)

Oh, how everyone loved the Enchanted Forest Downtown at Goldsmiths at Christmas time!  You walked through this tunnel which led you to the cute display of a winter wonderland! This was a childhood staple of every Christmas season and where we had our picture taken with Santa.

The Hungry Fisherman

We use to eat here and feed the ducks afterwards.

Sad day :(

BBQ place in Memphis 

I think this is where we went to eat to celebrate when my brother-in-law graduated from college.

Mid South Coliseum

This is still standing today, but is no longer used.  I saw so many concerts here, inlcuding my first, Elvis Presley.  

Speaking of Elvis, here is a photo of the hearse leaving Graceland when Elvis died.  Another sad day.

Libertyland

The original theme park in Memphis, which is now closed and non-existent. We use to go every summer with our cousins and also went there during the Mid-South Fair.  Avery and I went here the night we met.

Zippin Pippin

This is the famous wooden roller coaster from Libertyland, and Elvis' favorite.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor

I had my birthday here when I was in elementary school and it snowed the day of my party....in early November!!

Memphis Chicks

This was the AA baseball team in Memphis prior to the AAA Redbirds team which is there now. We use to go to the games each summer and we became friends with one of the players. 

Memphis Zoo

This is the original entrance to the zoo.

Charles Chips

We use to have an original can from this company from when we actually had chips delivered to our door.  I'm guessing this can is still in my parents house somewhere!

Pop Tunes

This is the famous record store that was in Memphis.  If K-Mart didn't have it, I needed a place to buy the latest Donny Osmond album, or later on, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, and my fave, Huey Lewis and the News.

Mall of Memphis

This is an interior view of the Mall of Memphis, which is originally where the only indoor ice skating rink was in Memphis.

Southbrook Mall

This is an old photo, as you can see by the cars.  My brother use to work at the movie theater here and we would go here and to the mall across the street every week  in the summer time with my grandmother.

Graceland

Graceland all in lights at Christmas.

Memphis International Airport

I've always loved seeing it lit up in Christmas colors every December.  I am glad I got to see this just last month!

I hope you enjoyed some of these photos and memories of Memphis!

Show and Tell Tuesday ~ How to Win My Heart

This month we celebrate Valentine's Day and the ones we love.  At the top of that list for me, is Avery.  He won my heart almost 22 years ago and we celebrate 18 years of marriage this year.

He is supportive of me experiencing the fun and frustrating things of living in another country.  He listens to me, laughs with me, and washes the dishes for me!!

He knows the little things that make me happy. In case you wondering, here are my five love languages:  1. acts of service 2. words of affirmation 3. quality time 4. physical touch 5. receiving gifts

These people have my heart.

I'm so thankful for the love I have for these 3, the rest of my family and sweet friends!

Weekend Wrap Up

I spent my Friday morning organizing and working on quince party plans.  We are 5 days away from the big party!! I will be posting more about the party this week and next.  Clara, my language teacher, and Angela, my teammate, came over to help me Friday.

We made the favor boxes, and here is a sneak peek:

 
Isabella went to youth group Friday night and Brook and I stayed home.  

For the first time, I put Isabella in an Uber taxi with 2 friends.  It is almost an hour ride, but thankfully, I am able to track them with my app and see when they arrive safely.

Brook enjoyed a dance on  the Playstation.

Saturday, Avery came home from his week away! They stayed in a very rustic place.  At our team meeting earlier this month, I said the word "rustic" in the USA scares me a little.  A teammate then said, "rustic in Colombia means make sure you have an updated tetanus shot".  Ha!!

Sunday, it was back to church for us all as a family. We spent some time playing games and outside at our apartment building, doing homework, and party planning.

Happy Monday and I'll be back with a full week of blog posts!