GIVE ME YOUR WALLET!!!

So my roommate on tour Travis is out from the show because he has a pulled hamstring or something. Today he came to the theatre to see our physical therapist and on his way back to the theatre he was MUGGED! There 4 men and one had a KNIFE! They took his iPod and nothing else. Thank goodness! He wasn't hurt but pretty shaken up as you can imagine.

NOTE TO SELF: NO walking alone in strange countries.

This reminds me of a funny Japanese exercise to learn English.

Bonjour Belgium!

I love speaking French again and being in the land of my biggest weakness. Pastries! I can't wait for some Belgium WAFFLES! Liege is also known for their FRIES! Ughh! I might gain some weight here. Good thing I am only here for a week.

Last day in Amsterdam!

until I come back....so we will be back to the Netherlands for the Christmas/New Year in a town near Amsterdam. About 50 min. out. Also BIG NEWS....drum roll please.....MY NEPHEW CHAD is visiting me for Christmas! YEAH! I will have family here! So I will meet him here in Amsterdam for a day then he will come with me to Scheveningen and spend Christmas or at least Christmas Eve together since I have 2 shows on Christmas. Its going to be fun. I'm excited!

Not saying goodbye to Amsterdam which I love..but a see you later. I really liked this place.

MEXICAN NIGHT CAST FIESTA!

So one day I decided to find a Mexican restaurant by myself. I googled the closest Meixcan joint and I went. It is a really small taco shop called THE TACO SHOP. Anyway, while having dinner the guy running the place sounded American. So I started up a conversation with him. He moved here to Amsterdam 5 years ago to start his father's business here in Amsterdam. After I told him what I did I offered to get him tickets and he complied. Then in return he said he wanted to cater a cast party for us.....FOR FREE! I was all about it and made sure it happened. After arranging everything with some help of a few people it all worked out. A true success!

The Food! The Burritos were HUGE!

The Cast Eating and Mingling

Decor done by Kendall and Scott
It was so much FUN!Logan the TACO SHOP GUY. We got him a Program of our show and all signed it.He gave a little speech after we all sang "For he's a jolly good fellow." LOL!

I love this Video!

A canal boat cruise.

Our first day off I set up a boat cruise with a non-profit organization.Meet Kevin our guide

A boat along the Canal

Buildings along the Canal..

Some friends came along for the ride

The Church with a bell tower.

Beautiful View

Look at all the bikes.
The Smallest House in Amsterdam between 2 bigger ones. You see it? Very Narrow Living!

The Geese came out to play

Where I want to live

Renovated houses. Use to be storage warehouses.

A House Boat

A Bridge

A famous boat apparently here in Amsterdam

These houses are cool!

EL GATO! A cat rescue/adoption unit.

This house is kind of leaning.

The Canal of Seven Bridges

Hey that's US!

After our cruise we went shopping...Umm, I think this wooden clog is too big for me.

But we can all FIT in it. Perfect! I'll take it ;)

It's General Conference Weekend!

It's 179th Semiannual General Conference. Our church has a huge conference that is in Salt Lake City twice a year.

The First Presidency invites all members of the Church to participate or non-members alike by attending, viewing, or listening via television, radio, satellite, or Internet transmission at www.lds.org. Messages of inspiration and guidance will be delivered by the First Presidency, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and other General Authorities and general officers of the Church.

I find these weekends very uplifting and inspiring. I will be working all weekend but will try to read what the Brethren have to say to us at a later date.

I really love and appreciate what these inspired men and women have to say. I feel there is alot of negativity in the world and a lack of HOPE. Their words provoke hope and faith. I'm grateful for my knowledge of God and the healing power of Jesus Christ in my life. Though far far from perfect I do long to better myself and be a good example of Christianity.