I suck at posting. Let's just get that out there. Okay, I feel better now.
We have had an incredibly busy summer this year. We traveled to Orlando, Malaysia, Jordan, Kentucky and Las Vegas. We have one more trip in a couple of weeks to New Mexico and then we will stay put here in Rochester for awhile. At least until I can dream up a reason to go somewhere else.
The trip to Malaysia was fantastic. It was 18 days of no pager, no cell phones, no television, just uninterrupted time together in the hot sun.
We spent 5 days in Kuala Lumpur and had a great time eating wonderful food and shopping in Chinatown. Then we traveled to Tioman Island, which was the most amazing place either of us has ever visited. We spent the days laying on the beach, hiking in the jungle, snorkeling right off the pier and getting massages. Who could complain about that? Our final destination was Penang where we visited a snake temple, lounged around the pool and ate some amazing street market food. All in all, it was a wonderful trip and we can't wait to go back! (Pictures from Malaysia are in the previous post!)
We also visited Jordan and our family there this summer. We had a great time relaxing in Aqaba with Ahmad's brother and his wife and their adorable son, Hashem (2 and half years old). We also went to two weddings and ate a lot of home cooked meals that were out of this world.
Ahmad and Hashem building a sandcastle in Aqaba.
Delicious!
Virginie, Sufian and Hashem
Ahmad and our nephew, Hashem. He is the son of Ahmad's younger brother, Sufian, and Virginie, Sufian's wife from Belguim.
Hashem
Finally, we just got back from Vegas this past weekend. We met Shannan and Aleco there and had a great time gambling, watching Ka and Chris Rock and eating at Tao (the best meal any of us have ever had!). We didn't win any money, but we didn't lose any either, so I guess we can't complain. 
In front of Paris hotel in Vegas.
Shannan, me, Ahmad and Aleco shopping in Vegas.
