Thought I was in St. Louis for a second! Just one of the great sites
I biked past on my 40 Mile +/- trip around the smaller section of Lk Biwa.
Impossible to live up to Sarah!

I thought this bridge would never end...

x-mas dinner made by the lovely Sarah....

A walk in Osaka after game #1 with Bobby Nash, Brayden B & Big Ray

This little kid is paying "happy birthday" to Ray on his little key board. too cute!

What a joy it was to "have to" wait for Ray to finish

autographing items for us to give him a big hug!

I'm so proud of you Ray! This has been so much fun

wittnesing you grow up and seeing you play!

Fun times for sure....

One of the nicest buses I've ever seen! Go Stars!

Who is that 7 foot hottie! Or should I say,
"who's that lucky girl beside him" :) Miss u Ray.

Another one of Sarah's great meals! Cous Cous and salad was
probably the best, "bouon" idea to bring back to Italy w/me! thx girl :)


This is Lake Biwa that Sarah biked around in 2 days! What a trooper!

Subway fun with a cutie pie.....

Please notice my New Year's Eve "pal" with the lovely locks of orange

hair to help bring in 2009! What a guy!

Sarah, Ray and I after a great game vs. Osaka Evesa

Ray showing off his first win of the night with bingo

Got to love him

Coach Pierce and friends

cooking

Fresh sushi at Ray's team's New Year's Eve party


Most of the Lake Stars

Look at that guy fly!

Ray pushing into Walton for 2 points

Yes, this is a "normal" toilet for the ladies!

New Year's Eve lunch


Is that JT warming up!



Hanging out in Osaka....

Kristen, Sarah and I in Osaka after Ray's game.

Japan in a nutshell (in no certain order!)

In Arashiyama, on the outskirts of Kyoto...

We went to the monkey park...

Had a late night coffee and dessert on the top of the tall Prince Hotel, overlooking Lake Biwa...

A beautiful sunset...

At Ishiyamadera Temple...

Hiking/climbing up in the Japanese mountains...

Christmas night dinner!

Christmas Day service at the Catholic church...

Ray's 25th birthday!!!

I made pasta carbonara for Ray and Sarah... delicious!!!

Playing in Osaka with Sarah and Kristin...

Ray's game in Osaka!!!