Gems and Minerals.

Geodes.

Crazy!

Pay no attention to the pic of me, but look at that fish!

Ugly!

This panel is awesome!

We made our annual trip to Tucson this weekend (for the last time). We always go on Valentine weekend and Saturday is always the last day of the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. We stumbled across it a few years ago and have been going ever since. It is perfect to go on the last day because everyone is making deals. We always see new things and as you can imagine, there are some very interesting people.

Maryland.

found here

This one is tiny, found here

found here

We are moving to the east coast! Although Mike has not received his official orders, we have gotten word that he will be going to Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Pretty exciting! We will be very close to DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York...oh, and Delaware. I've never lived on the east coast before (Florida doesn't count) so it will be an experience. I am also a hot weather girl, so it is going to be brutal in the winter but there are some great cold weather clothes and shoes/boots out there. I will keep you posted about the adventures of moving and house searching. We won't be leaving here until spring and then we will settle in Maryland some time in September. I am busy doing all kinds of research on the area and the Chesapeake Bay. Here are some images to inspire.