I'm FREE!!!

I'm done with my civic duty (at least for a year...but something tells me it might be longer!)

The verdict was... NOTHING! The jury couldn't decide. We were just about split SO he walked.

I celebrated my freedom with a trip to Warner Brother's Studios and went to the Ellen Show... Look for me (I'm wearing a purple sundress!) in tomorrow's Show and on Wednesday, April 1st, when Keith Urban is on!!!

I'm still here... and still BLOGGING!

Just a heads up... I haven't given up on this website, I just have been out of town, back into town, then out of town again... now am back into town - BUT am fulfilling my civil duty as a Juror... and have seriously not had any time to add any more pictures from the trip! We seriously have A LOT more and so many more stories to update you on... so please be patient... a POST IS COMING!!!!

Introducing... THE MAASAI MARA

This was one of the AMAZING parts of the trip, and trust me there are more to come. I have never been anywhere so fascinating before in my life! Nature at it's purest state of being... INCREDIBLE!

After the quick flight, just about an hour, from Nairobi to the Mara the very first thing we saw was...The Maasai Giraffe!




From the "airport" (ok it was more like a dirt runway in the middle of nowhere) we loaded into our Safari Vehicles and headed to camp. This was the crucial point of the entire trip... because whomever you choose to be in your car with you was with you during the entire duration of the safari. If you choose poorly you most likely wouldn't have had nearly as much fun as we did in our vehicle! Because, in our humble opinion, we had THE BEST CAR EVER!!!!



There is Penny, a dear and close family friend who has known Jared since he was a baby. Then our 2 newest members to join the "family" Patrik and Eric. Once we met there was NO hope for the two of them... they just fit into our little group and since they live here in LA they naturally became a part of the bigger group.

The first INCREDIBLE memory I have was of a mama cheeta and her 2 baby cubs. She was just doing her motherly duties when we came along...I'll let the pictures tell the story.











That is the mama cheeta with her kill and her 2 little ones hanging out under the vehicle for shade!

We're Off... to AFRICA

The ONLY way to travel... Business Class! It made the 11 hour flight bearable! Thank heaven's for American Express and their Miles Program!

FREE TICKET!!!

Our Last Night in Paris

A great shot by Jared



We had a truly Parisian moment when we stopped at a small cafe and ordered crepes and hot chocolate with whip cream! TO DIE FOR!!!

It's good to be King!

Our last day in Paris we took the 40 minute ride on the Metro to Versailles... The largest palace in Europe. And it was HUGE! We both were simply awe struck by the size of this palace (and we only got to see the main rooms). As we walked through the palace Jared and I kept saying it would be great to be King and Queen and to have a home like Versailles... I soon started refering to Jared as "my lord" he really got a kick out of that!





This is us checking out the ceiling... Everything in each room is so ornately designed. If it wasn't the richly painted ceilings, then it was the walls covered in either marble, wood paneling, or fabric. I could have studied the design and architecture of the building FOREVER... in fact I would have been more than delighted to move in!



This is entering the Hall of Mirrors. A room that is an example of perfect symmetry... my favorite! It is a LONG room over 200 ft. Along one wall are windows overlooking the gardens, on the opposite wall are mirrors - each one lined up PERFECTLY with the window. What a grand room. I imagined wonderful Balls with dancing and entertaining for all the men and women of the court!



This room was Marie Antoinettes... BEAUTIFUL and Ornate to say the least. My favorite is the "fence" in front of the bed. That is what divided the room into "her" personal space with only a handful of servants able to enter and the public space. It is a little hard to see but there is a doorway to the left of the bed it is the secret door that she escaped through when the mob came to take her away to behead her. Also, this was the room the Queen delivered all the Kings children... with an audience watching. How else would they know that the child was surely the Kings?



This is a study on the main floor of Versailles. Do you see the two people together in the mirror... that is Jared and I! Plus check out the size of the globe... it was a gift.



Because it wasn't cold enough... Jared and I decided to walk through the gardens to the 2 other homes of King Louis XV... Petit Trianon and the Grand Trianon... What a walk. And although everything was hibernating for the winter we were able to see the symmetry and order of the gardens. Can you imagine how these gardens look in the spring! I can't wait to return.



Saying good-bye to Versailles.

Professional...

So most of our photos are of me... can you imagine that? Well this is why:





Mr. Professional and His Professional Camera!

Doesn't Jared take some great pictures... and he looks good doing it too!

Ha Ha!! He IS going to KILL me!