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Tami has asked that I post the 4th picture inside my 4th photo folder. So here it is. This is a beach in Tulum, Mexico (couple hours south of Cancun). I was here the beginning of July 2005 when I took a week of vacation from temporarily ending my job at AHLA and starting at a new job at Nippon. I was only at that job for a year and I'm back at AHLA. Anyway, Seth and I were at this beach and we were amazed at how beautiful it was and how there were no people to see anywhere. I wouldn't mind going back here. I wouldn't mind being on vacation right now, but knowing that I will be in Thailand in less than a month makes me happy!

long beach, ca

I was in Long Beach, CA last weekend for a get-away weekend. I originally planned the trip around the marathon that was happening there, but I hurt my hip over the summer and couldn't complete my training and so I couldn't do the marathon. (I'm just now finally able to start running a little.) Leslie, Tish and Brett all came down there with me to hang out. It was fun to spend time with family. Anneka hung out with us for a day and we explored Long Beach together. This is down by the marina. We luckily had really nice weather.

We thought Leslie should get these sunglasses.

The marathon had an expo on Saturday that we walked through. They had little give-aways of energy bars and drinks and had clothes and shoes for sale. But then we saw people walking around with 1/2 gallon containers of Odwalla juice. We found that booth right away and got the same thing. We couldn't believe they were giving away so much juice. We all agreed that this was the best give-away. It was so good.

We had yummy mexican for dinner with the lovebirds.

We went to church with Anneka in Santa Monica on Sunday and then went down to the beach afterwards. It was pretty windy, but still nice to be on the beach for a little. We also spent time with our friends Krista and Jen, but we didn't get any pictures. It was fun to catch up with them, too, since we hadn't seen them for over 10 years.

another story

I think this is funny, so I'm going to share it. I just received a call at work from an engineer that works in a mill in Alabama. This is what he said, "Did you just call me?" I said, no. He says, "Oh, that's strange, I just had a voicemail from a girl named Ann and it said to call me back. It was a happy voice and I thought it must have been you." So, I said, sorry, not me. And then he says, "Darn, I guess that means I don't have a hot date for tonight."

And then he said that he wanted to ask me about something else anyway and then I gave him that answer (nice cover-up). Oh man, I can't believe this guy. Let me tell you about him a little more, I think he's in his early 40s and smokes non-stop. I met him earlier this year when I was at his mill completing a study, for him. While I was there, he kept making comments that I had to laugh off, but really were inappropriate. Like, you look just like my ex-girlfriend, I can't get over how much you remind me of her. And another one about my arms being toned and then him asking me if I work out. Just because there aren't a lot of female engineers that work in paper mills doesn't mean he can just say whatever he wants to me, especially since when I met him I told him I was married. None of the guys that work here get hit on by female engineers, at least not that I know of, maybe they do and I just don't know about it. There is one engineer who is dating a secretary from a mill in Columbia. I just hope I don't have to go back to that mill....