Trivia Time: Round 2!

Alright, well, here you go, folks. The 2nd round of trivia since 1) I was told the clues were too hard and 2) in true Navy style, things have changed a bit and I am sorry to say that I will have to get rid of #4. The beautiful #4, which Amanda Henck said looked like Bora Bora, was actually Pattaya, Thailand where Dan and I were trying to plan our 2nd honeymoon. Tis a bummer.

So here are some clues to help keep you guessing. I will add in #5 & #6, probable places we will go. Remember, reply via the "comment" option on the blog or via email. Without any further ado...

1) In order to get to this location, Molly will have to partake in the age-old nautical "Crossing of the Line" ceremony to turn her from a slimy pollywog into a worthy shellback mariner
2) This city, being built both up and out, is sometimes considered the Middle East's more opulent Las Vegas
3) On this island, one word means "Hello", "I love you", and "goodbye"
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One more clue: one of these places is home to a US Navy Base.

Hmmm, what else. Well, it's Saturday night, which means if you have caught on to the crazy wild ever-changing daily schedule of ABOT (insert sarcasm here....), you know that tonight we ate ice cream. This time our trusty Chaps managed to get his hands on some magic shell, making the usual Baskin Robins even more delightful.

While most of you all are back home doing things like pulling out your Uggs (or maybe that's just in California... :), unpacking your winter sweaters, turning up the heat, complaining about the impending snow, or picking pumpkins and sipping on Starbucks' fall-themed lattes, you'll be happy to know that elsewhere in the world, we're keeping it hot so you can stay cool. In keeping with the trend of living in places that don't believe in seasons (like Florida & San Diego), the Gulf just can't seem to embrace that whole seasons thing.

This morning, by 9:30 we'd reached a whopping 109 degrees, WITHOUT the humidity factor. Which by the way, I had to take my scissors with me to work this morning to cut through the air.

I started putting my clock outside to test the weather guys out here, and have discovered that they are pretty spot on. When I left for watch at 11:20AM, it was about 118. Lovely. Although we shouldn't complain, our colleagues that were here in the sweltering summer days considered 130 degrees "normal". Ick.

That being said, pictures of crunchy leaves and other such fall memorabilia is much appreciated. My last real fall was 3 years ago in c'ville and I miss it!!! Although we were blessed and lucky with cool and breezy weather for our wedding, it was EXACTLY fall yet.

Also, thinking back to one year ago today (I saw somewhere this weekend is Head of the Charles in Boston) made me remember experiencing my first New England fall in the suburbs of Boston last year with my mom and sister. It was AMAZING and I miss the New England farms and wine and cheese and family from that trip :) It was a year ago that I first met my adorable, quick-witted, "fresh", and chatty niece, Alexandra Kwon, who bears a striking resemblance in personality to me when I was a wee-little one. According to my mom :)



Here is Alexandra last year, but she just turned three in August! If Betsy is reading this, hopefully she will send me more pictures of the little munchkin- miss you Bets & Alexandra!




Well that's about all for now. I'd better get to resting. Looking forward to hearing from everyone soon!

Love,
M