Today was my second hypnotherapy session with Orange County hypnotherapist Vrisayda Boggess to work on my fear of flying issues. Despite the fact that I spent a significant portion of my childhood and teenage years flying, I have been developing an increasing fear of flying ever since a particularly rough flight back from nationals a few years ago, where the plane dropped about 200 feet.
10.26Our 1st Anniversary
So, it’s been one year together (as a married couple), and to begin/continue the tradition, we went to Hawaii for the Hawaii Star Ball ballroom dance championships. We left Pumpkin with Frank and Francoise (along with Newton and Kepler), and set off for a week of dancing, snorkeling, surfing, and swimming.
It was lots of fun! [...]
05.162008 Europe Photos
I’ve finally gotten around to processing and posting pictures of our trip to Europe. We hope you enjoy them, and we were grateful how accommodating Laetitia’s family was during our time in France!
Venice, Italy
Lyon, France
Biarritz, France
Pays Basque, France/Spain
Paris, France
Laetitia and I had a great time in Europe, but we were ready to get home. My shoulder had really been bothering me in Paris, we missed Pumpkin, and were tired of the same clothes over and over again!
Our last night, we bubble wrapped up some art Laetitia purchased, and got our bags all [...]
It was time for the last stop on our French tour, Paris! Anne Marie picked us up from the airport, and as Laetitia and her caught up during the drive, I just enjoyed the sites; I kept checking out all the cool cars they won’t sell here in the US for some reason: Citroen, [...]
After spending time with cousins in Lyon, it was time to head out to Biarritz, on the coast in the southwest of France. Uncle Marc met us at the airport, and we took a beautiful drive to their home via the winding roads, with a stop off for fresh bread, of course. Marc [...]
05.04From Venice to Lyon
Here I am, in Lyon and Caroline’s house, getting my blog on, on an AZERTY keyboard… The trip from Venice to Lyon went quite smoothly, and was very easy compared to the start of this grand escape. We had exit-row seats, a clean/new plane, and plenty of jus d’orange to make me happy [...]
So, we made it… our travels took us from San Diego, through Dallas and Paris, to finally Venice! We were met by a representative of the dance festival who guided us to our water taxi, and we were off to the hotel on Lido. It was quite strange to be taking a boat [...]
Laetitia and I are leaving for Europe this coming Tuesday. We’re flying from San Diego, through Dallas and Paris, to arrive in Venice, where we’ll be competing in a ballroom dance event. After enjoying Venice for a few days, we’re off to France to visit with Laetitia’s family in Lyon, Biarritz, and Paris. [...]
02.18Dancing in Canada
Laetitia and I went on a last-minute dance trip to Canada this past weekend. It started with a phone call: ballroom dancers were needed to partner with local doctors in a benefit/show to raise money for an MRI machine. Laetitia and I were scheduled to dance at the California Open, but thought that [...]