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USA (Home Sweet Home & Vegas)

Mom welcomes me home
'Ahhhh... I needed that'
Unpacking onto the kitchen table
Visiting Grandma Jones (Me, mom, & Betsy)
The fiercely competitive scrabble rounds begin
Grandma worries as I triple word 'ubiquitous'
Visiting Grandma & Grandpa Fortney (Ruby, PopPop, me, & mom)
Welcome to Vegas, city of lights!
The Luxor tower makes a good walking beacon from the airport
A torturous hour later I arrive on 'the strip'
The Big Apple? Thought I was in Vegas...
Huh? A castle in the middle of the desert?
'What a shame... the dealer's got Pai Gow' That's nada!
'Show me the money!' $$120$$
Not quite enough to win this car
We have some nice waterfalls and pyramids in the states too
'And their off... Number 4 takes the lead'
Surprise guests at the Happi Inn (Roy, Ron, Diane, & Franklin (the bastard that owes me $50))
Welcome to 'Fly Away' Indoor Skydiving
Ready as I'll ever be
A picture before the door closes
'We have lift off!'
A vertical standup
Face down, getting 'big air'
Waiting my turn
Face up, getting 'big air'
The tunnel weenie reprimands me... I grin
Nancy, asleep in the back
Lance, behind the wheel
Welcome to the famous 'Mad Greek' restaurant
Smack dab in the heart of Death Valley, where the world's biggest thermometer is currently reading 117
Nancy & Lance give a loving pose
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
The plane ride back to PA
Bill Kite of York and his lawnmower shop
I met the Kites during the SkyTrek in Monteverde