Belize ~ Part II ~ Xunantunich

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!
But I would still like to share with everyone the beauties of Belize! The first place we went was a ruin called Cahal Pech, but because I'm awesome, I pushed the wrong button on the camera and deleted all the pictures thus far. Luckily it was at the beginning of the trip and not the end!

Our stop after that was Xunantunich- across the river and up the hill from San Ignacio.

Imagine standing up top of this mighty ruin and hearing something loud and strange. Like a sawmill in the distance. And then having someone tell you they are howler monkeys going crazy in the afternoon. These long skinny ones are panoramic so make sure to click on them to get the full effect.

Here's a "winding staircase" inside the temple. I thought it was adorable.

Some of the carvings on the sides. They made every carving symmetrical.

The other side, symmetrically with the same carvings.

Truly beautiful and amazing.

A long shot of one whole side. The carvings are not only symmetrical on the building, but the actual carving goes in the pattern of CBABC. Radacooooool.

Michael at the tippy tip top. Imagine walking up there in 85 degree weather with 80% humidity. Talk about death.

That is why you will see very limited photos of me. Because I looked SICKNAST the entire trip due to the fact that I was a puddle of sweat the entire time.
The main temple in the back with smaller structures on the way. All the living quarters. Indescribable.

Belize ~ Part I

Belize! So much to say, so much to show! What a fun trip this was, especially because it lasted a whole week and not just a weekend! I'm going to have to break the trip up due to the amount of photos. Also, to give me time to search for my small camera that has additional photos-don't know where it is! Ack!

Most people give me a bewildered look when I tell them I went to Belize, so here it is for anyone who may be lost-Part of Central America on the Caribbean side.
A few bonuses to Belize-
1. Official language is English! Yay! What a blessing.
2. Exchange rate was ALWAYS 2:1. VERY easy math.
3. The People: Oh so friendly and wonderful! All they want to do is help you-not rip you off.

Getting there:
A.) Flew to Indiannapolis then to Charlotte then to Belize.
B.) Had to sleep overnight in Indiannapolis. It was VERY cold in the airport and we had not a single scrap of anything warm. (You wouldn't either if you were headed to 85 degree weather with 70% humidity) AND the lights were BLARINGLY bright. We're talking Super Bowl Stadium kind of bright. From 1 AM to 5 AM. ARE YOU JOKING ME? How is anyone supposed to get some shut eye in that kind of situation? They can't. We didn't.
C.) Arrived. Got our absurdly expenisve rental car. $60 a day! Say WHAAAAT? And that was for the cheapo POS that sounded like an earthquake was happening under the hood. Golly.

D.) Learned the hard way that it was so expensive due to the fact that only the one main highway was paved. The rest of the roads....well. I would have been happy with dirt. But noooooooo. It was something like this:

EVERYWHERE. Oh man it was rough. And the car was manual. Luckily Michael was driving. But still. It was Puerto Vallerta all over again. Oi Vey.

Okay. I've decided I can't go on until I have the rest of my pictures. So stay tuned for more on Belize! Starting with Xunantunich!

Government Morons...

I am non-too pleased with the situation of our government at this moment in time. 

I could spew- no - RANT about how disgusted I am with

Obama and some of his new, not-so-hot policies.

But it wouldn't get me anywhere.

Except to a pathetic party in the back of my mind

Where a gazzilion of my brain cells silently fume.

I think its unhealthy.

So I like throwing humor into the equation.

Maybe help balance things out.

Give my poor brain a break.

It works pretty hard.

Enjoy.

The Heaviest Element Known to Science

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science.

The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to complete.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2- 6 years. It does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.

In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.

This characteristic of morons promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.

When catalysed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

The Dig

Why do we get these funny sensations sometimes?

I've noticed a couple people confessing to nose picking on Lauren's Blog.

C'mon.

I'm 99.99999999% positive that every single person on this planet has picked their nose.

No. Has DUG up their nose.

At least once.

I know I have.

Sometimes I wipe them on the side of the seat of the car.

And my husband yells at me.

And I laugh like a maniac at him.

It's a natural thing people. (Picking your nose, not laughing like a maniac, thats only for the crazies)

So here is tribute to all, who so boldly pick their noses.

No matter how old you are :)

What kind of a sick person.....

This ones my cousin....I'm so proud of him. During wedding photos!

PICK IT PROUD PEOPLE!!!!!!

Pond Stop

This weekend we went up to Show Low with another couple and on the way back we stopped at this little pond. It was super cute and I decided to go a little crazy and have fun with a couple pictures.

The happy couple. We adore each other.
We were pretty much trying to find every different possible way to break the ice. A not-so-brilliant idea by Michael here. He didn't get very far.
No, he's not yawning, He's posing.
Here is one way.....Throwing rocks into the ice. VERY entertaining.
Michael finishing up his Bizzness not so discreetly.

Lavishing in Lavender.
Sunburst.
Green with Envy.
Flaming Phoenix.
This is my pic of the trip. I snapped a picture of some ordinary clouds from the car, hoping it would capture a cool rainbow I could see. The rainbow didn't show, but I got a whole lot more out of this picture than a rainbow.

Oahu II

Once again we took the excruciatingly long plane ride to Hawaii for a 2 day trip. Gotta love it! But hey, its free. I'm really not complaining. However, I did get excited to lay out on the beach....but apparently someone is in the works to keep me from getting some tanage. We had a cabo repeat aka NO SUN! Completely cloudy the whole trip, windy, rainy and actually a little chilly! So no awesome beach time for us but we went on this awesome hike to Waimano Falls!
This is my pic of the trip. I seriously can't get enough of it. I still sigh and get this dreamy look on my face when I see it. My husband doesn't know whats wrong with me. Little does he know...

This is what the hike looked like. We were basically picking our way through huge, slippery roots most of the time. I was fortunate to not have any falls this hike. Oh wait. I take that back. I almost fell, but LUCKILY my husband was holding my hand (because I made him) and he rescued me. My hero.
Joshie Josh and Nola accompanied us for this lovely hike. Notice again the staircase of death behind them.
I put this picture here for Michael's pleasure. He was the only one brave enough to actually attempt the rope swing-that if you didn't let go fast enough would catapult you into the rocks- imminently leading to a bloody death. He thought it was rad.
Oh Josh. Why ever would you push Nola into the freezing cold water? Oh wait. You're just joking. We all insanely decided for ourselves to jump into the freezing cold water. Who does that? I'll tell you who does-
Exhibit A:
My Husband. The Flying Squirrel.



Exhibit B:
Nola. The Leaping Frog.



Exhibit C:
Me. The not-so-enchanting Tinkerbell.



Don't deny our awesomeness.

Or the mental capability or our minds.

Now, onto more serious matters.
And yes, this is very serious.
I am calling all who look upon this to vote. Which version....
Blue???
or
Sepia???

Don't deny that my husband is simply adorable and looks good in every color.

These weird stacking-of-the-rocks are called Cairn.
They were randomly on the side of the road and Michael wanted a closer look.
He jumped out and ran across the street.
Apparently they can mean many things.
I like mysteries.
I waited impatiently and then decided to snap some pictures.

These pictures were taken rather hastily.
I wasn't expecting much out of them but I'm quite pleased with how they turned out.

Nola's into photography herself so she showed me a bit of stuff she had learned.
We practiced this little shenanigan for quite some time before we got it decently viewable.
My Husband. The Wise Monkey's.

Don't deny he can be in three places at once.
He's good like that.
The End.