The Eagle has Landed

This is my code word when I talk to Mom-mom about something. She never understands the code, and it makes me laugh when she's trying to figure out what I'm talking about. I just do it to be silly. It means nothing and everything at the same time.
Anyway, the sneaky mouse has been caught and the wheels are in motion. That's what the code means today.

Ed and I went to an awesome slideshow and presentation last night on an African safari. I had an email from REI and it was one of their clinics. The man giving the presentation lives in Baltimore, is a photographer/veterinarian, and has traveled to eastern and western Africa several times. He leads groups of 8-15 people several times a year. Of course, once the presentation was over, I had to find out how much the trip costs. It's like 6000 dollars for two weeks. CRAZY!! I guess I'll have to win the lottery before I'm able to go on one of his trips. The funny thing is that Ed said when we were eating dinner 'That sounds like a really cool adventure. Of course, if I'm paying 5-6000 dollars, I want to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.' I just rolled my eyes. I remember talking to him about going to Africa, and I specifically looked up an adventure where you could climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. His response-'Why would I want to go to Africa when I have so much in the US to see, and I don't have to get shots, or be concerned about diseases, random politics etc..?' At the time, his dad said he'd go with me. I love how he always changes his tune about everything once he learns about it. Closed minded people aren't my bag. I get annoyed when people don't even have questions for the man that has gone on this amazing adventure. How can you not have one question?

After I got home, I watched a show called 'Confronting Evil' on A&E. I don't really know why I stopped because I don't like to hear about murderers and stuff, but this show sounded interesting. I watched two separate people confront the murderer of their family member and one guy that got shot in a robbery confronted the shooter. The last man's story was the most interesting. The robber/shooter was very apologetic and told the man that he didn't plan for things to be like that, and he's sorry for all that he did, and how he changed his entire life in a split second. I cried. HA!!HA!! Then I realized it's my one day a month to cry, and I continued crying. I'm a nut.