just...

about done w/ my holiday shopping. how 'bout you guys?

now...i wish i could say the same for xmas cards. usually, i get them out the first week of december. well, i haven't even started them yet.

sigh

lately, i've just been daydreaming about travel...what else? lois' birthday is in april and i'm gonna redeem 60,000 miles for a couple tix to either Puerto Rico or Belize. Panama has an outside chance too, since we've never been.

Puerto Rico would be nice because we really didn't get to see much of the island in 1997, when Lois presented a paper for the applied anthropology meetings. it's not the cheapest of places, but we should be able to see a lot more of the island in 4-7 days since it's a mere 3000 square miles (100 miles from east to west and 30 miles north to south.

Belize is a good choice for us because of its important Maya sites such as Caracol, El Pilar, Cerros, Lamanai, Altun Ha, and Xunantunich. Lois hasn't been and although i've been there 3x, it has been nearly 14 years since my last visit. It would be a bit cheaper than Puerto Rico but with the archaeological bonus :)

Besides, could you ever pass this up...


Panama? well...mebbe. guess i'd better get readin'!