You had no idea that Sarah and can wear the same glasses did you?

Don't you just want to kiss him!

Is that Jane making friends with the monkeys?

Kyoto Monkey Park! What a blast to be reunited with thousands

of brothers I had no idea I had!

True Love...


At the "Hub" pub in Kyoto on New Year's Eve with Ryan
and Braydon.... Haveing a little fun before 09'rolls in....

I have to give credit to Brayden for teaching me how to roll the ball
correctly....Thanks to him I finally broke 100!!!!Yipee!


The view from where the team party was held ...was it 37 floors?

Before and after pictures...is that a 12 pack I see....:)

That takes skill to raise an eyebrow like that!

Trucker look.....

There's just no excuse for this look....

oh yeah baby! my favorite!!!!!! this could have been

one of the best times in Japan...in the "shaving room"

Can't remember the name of MY FAVORITE food I found in Japan

but all I know is if Italy knew how to make this I might have stayed....

(special Mexican style rice with 3 eggs beet and flipped to go around the rice.

Red sauce or katchup could be used for the topping) Does life get better that this?

Me wearing hat that Sarah made for x-mas! I love it so much! thx Sis!

X-mas morning....what did Santa give me?

Just doing a little sewing to extend my leans to fit a bit better....

Tall people run into these problems often...just ask any Schafer :)

Ray sewing on patches of "hard" earned countries I've visited onto the

jacket Roy Lee gave me.

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!