Tag Archive: Ennis Ireland

1. Happy 21st Anniversary!

   January 15, 2015 1:09 PM 2 Comments

   John started a new job in August, and since then he has been asking me (repeatedly) to gather some photos of the two of us to display in his office. So I purchased a frame that would hold 19 photos, and I came home to start picking the ones I wanted to include.

   The only problem was, I found over 100.

   So I decided to take a different approach. Using Shutterfly, I made two posters that would hold 30 photos each. I love looking at all of these reminders of how much fun we have together.

   I’m so lucky to have you as my partner John Hetrick! Thank you for 21 wonderful years, and here’s to (at least) 21 more.

   

   See if you can match the place to the picture.

   Anchorage	Ennis Ireland	Lake Bled Slovenia	Roatan Honduras
   Arusha Tanzania	Ennis St Patricks Day Parade	Lake Louise	Scottsdale
   Baltimore	Funchal Portugal	Lava Tower Tanzania	South Beach
   Banff	Glendale Arizona	Ljubljana Castle	St Lucia
   Buenos Aires	Governor’s Arts Awards	Madeira, Portugal	Summit of Kilimanjaro
   Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul	Guadalajara Mexico	McNight Gala	Superstition Wilderness
   Cliffs of Moher	Havasupai Falls	New Orleans	The Concorde Room
   Cork Restaurant	Inca Trail Peru	Olomana Peak Hawaii	The Modern Waikiki
   Costa Rica	Isle of Skye Scotland	PF Chang’s Marathon	Vancouver
   Cross Lake	Key West Florida	Phoenix Art Museum Fundraiser	Venice Italy
   Denali National Park	Kibo Tanzania	Phuket Thailand	Waikiki Beach
   Denmark	KoKo Head Hawaii	Prince William Sound	Western Breach
   Diamond Head	Kotor Montenegro	Puerto Vallarta Mexico	Whiskey Row Half
   Dublin Ireland	Krka Falls Croatia	Recoleta	Zanzibar
   Dubrovnik Croatia	La Récréation	Reid’s Palace, Portugal	Zion

    

2. Phoenix Sister Cities Delegation Visit to Ennis Ireland

   March 13, 2013 4:56 PM 1 Comment

   John and I love to travel, and at the risk of being repetitive, I’ll explain that we have a promise to each other that each year we will go to a country neither one of us has visited. We started this practice in 1998 and have been going strong for 14 years. This year we will have our 15th anniversary New-to-You-Country-Trip with Sweden in August. We’ll be going to Denmark too but I’ve been there so it doesn’t count towards our promise.

   1998 Venezuela
   1999 China
   2001 Belize
   2002 Scotland/Ireland
   2003 Costa Rica
   2004 Honduras
   2005 Argentina
   2006 St Lucia
   2007 Korea/Thailand
   2008 Turks and Caicos
   2009 Spain
   2010 Peru
   2011 Portugal
   2012 Tanzania
   2013 Denmark/Sweden

   But let me tell you something about our trips. With the exception of Buenos Aires, we tend to plan very active vacations that require lots of gear so we usually show up at the airport looking like college kids/ hippies/ vagabonds. That has made preparations for today’s trip a bit challenging. We are required, for once, to Pack Like Grown-Ups.

   

   Packing Like Grown-Ups

   Why the requirement? We’re headed to Ennis Ireland as part of the 25th Anniversary Delegation for the Phoenix Sister Cities. John sits on their board, and we will be representing the good ole US of A at such events as:

   • Ennis Town Council Mayoral Welcome and Reception
   • Tour of the Microsemi Corporation Semi-Conductor Plant
   • Mass at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
   • 5 Mile Run at the Cliffs of Moher
   • Ceile at Cois na hAbhna
   • St. Patrick’s Day Parade at the Ennis Courthouse
   • The Official opening of Anon is Anall Contemporary Audio-Visual Exhibition
   • Delegation 25^th Anniversary Reception/Dinner at Cloister
   • Farewell Dinner at Old Ground Hotel hosted by the Mayor of Ennis

   What does one wear for dinner with the Mayor? I sure have no idea, so I had to pack several choices. I’ll be updating the blog with plenty of pics so you can see if I succeeded.