We have arrived in Switzerland! I have to say, the 10 hour flight + 1 hour second flight wasn't as bad as I had expected! Flying international is a vastly different experience than domestic; we had two hot meals (dinner and breakfast), with ice cream snacks and plenty of beverage service. We lucked out and had a spot right next to the bathroom--ordinarily, one might not think this was a good thing, but with a toddler, it's awesome! On the second flight, they served the funniest sandwiches--cheese with some kind of horseradish spread on it, and a "minced meat"that was peppery and yummy. All in all, Todd and I hardly slept, and it was a little disconcerting to have the sun go down only to have it come back up a couple hours later. We're still pretty off on the timing, with all of us waking up at 3:30 a.m. Mark and Carla's place is beautiful, about 12 miles outside of Zurich, in the countryside. Everything is so green! Todd goes into work today, and Carla and I are going to entertain the kids and probably go grocery shopping. For some reason, I can't wait to see the grocery stores! Maybe I'm just hungry...

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Techno = Therapeudic. If you have a hard day... a little electronica seems to turn it right around. Although I probably look like a fool jumping around in my basement with my headphones on at midnight... so be it.

1. Redanka - Ghosts in the mist2. Christian West - Quench (Part 1)  
2. Shmuel Flash - Chilling Moments
3. Lemon 8 - New York, New York (Out of the Sancuary mix)
4. Ashtrax - Digital Reason (Filterheadz Remix)
5. Midtone - Pearl (Original Mix)
6. Gus Gus - Desire (Burns' Dirty F*cker Remix)

Have I mentioned how much I love my new camera? Yeah, I love it. Other than the beautiful pictures it takes, I like the satisfying sound of the shutter closing most. Reminds me of my standard SLR camera that is now even farther back in my closet. Granted, there is no video-taking capability, but I'll take quick response, depth of field and that shutter noise any day. Now I just have to read the books I bought on how to use the manual functions--I guess that's what a whole month of vacation in Zurich is for.

Just some photos from the past couple of weeks--berry picking, birthday parties, aquarium in San Francisco, visit from Grandma Hightower and Papa Chuck, trips to Sausalito, Santa Cruz, etc. etc. I've been taking photos of my cooking for a while for my Tastebook, but have decided to start posting them as they come in.