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The idea here is to TRAVEL THE WORLD regardless of time or budget. It dawned on me one day that even if I had unlimited time and money (which I definitley do not), I still couldn't see everything in the world that I'd like to see--I'm simply not going to live long enough to do it.

But I had a bit of brain wave and soon after the travel envelope was born. This is an actual physical envelope. I typed the name of every country in the world, plus every state in the US on little slips of paper which I then put into the envelope. In the beginning we (myself, my husband, Dave and daugher Catherine) would draw out a slip at random at the beginning of the month and that's where we would go---at least in our minds. We grab some books about the country from the library and put them in our bathroom to look at. We also check out some videos about the country if any. We check it out on googleearth, listen to the music, try the food, maybe even attempt to learn a dance or celebrate a festival.

After the first two years we discovered that even virtual traveling can be tiring, so we travel now whenever I happen to be in the mood.

It's great fun. I especially love it when people I meet have been to the place I'm "visiting" in real life, or get excited and have some virtual adventures of their own. I hope that anyone who comes across this blog will feel welcome to come with us on the trip!



You have a standing reservation to see it all!

Nov 4, 2010

Green Jello


Oh the notorious green jello with shredded carrots!  My aunt Mary Jo responded to my facebook page inviting people to share memories of Utah.  I think she summed it up rather well.

"Green Jello! Funeral Potatoes! Canned Peaches! Homemade Bread! Majestic Mountains! Good People! Home! Family!"

For my non-LDS friends the green jello thing is a bite (literally) of Mormon culture. When I was growing up anytime there was a potluck of any kind (and there are a lot of pot-luck oriented activities in the church) at least one person would ALWAYS bring green jello with shredded carrots. My own mother was guilty of this on more than one occasion.  I don't know why it was such a staple, but the jello showed up as faithfully as manna in the wilderness.  Alas, it became such a staple that everybody began to laugh about it and it became such a joke that nobody dares to bring green jello anymore. I haven't seen it in years.  I know!  In honor of the travel envelope, I really will bring the jello--there's sure to be a Thanksgiving dinner this month!

As to the rest, it makes me feel right at home---the funeral potatoes still arrive at all funerals--for good reason, they're really delicious (think cheese and sourcream).  My mom and all my friends moms were always canning peaches and tomatoes. The mountains really are majestic and the people really are warm and wonderful.

A couple other comments were:

Hiking in the mountains!
Chapped lips--very true, especially if you're coming from a humid state.
Sleeping on my best buddies floor---Kaitlyn you're welcome back anytime.  Your comment made me remember some good floors that I slept on too.
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