Honduras in June

Anyone from planning to be around for the EIS reunion the weekend of 6/20? If so pls email so we can get together.

Honduras in May

For any of you living in Honduras or planning to be there this summer, I'd love to see you. I'll be in La Lima for Edith's graduation from EILL at the end of May. Nos vemos por alla....

COPAN

Here are some photos that I´m sure most will remember. In January I took my family to Copan ruins and found that they are still there. Here some photos to share. Greetings to all.

December photos

These are some photos on the meeting we had on December in Applebees. To everyone on behalf of me and my family we wish you all a prosperous and healthy 2007. And always anxious to hear of you and your families. GOD bless you all.

Feliz 2007, Muchachos!

Fue un placer pasar un ratito con Rol, Vir, Carlos, Yolany, Lidia y el recien-amarrado Roque (y algunas esposas y esposos) en SPS hace unos dias.....que privilegio poder compartir con Uds. Tambien fue un gustazo ver a Gaby...ojala la proxima vez tambien nos podas acompanar en la parranda, Gabilu. As always, I ate too much in Honduras and caught up on my sleep.

Carlos, si no me equivoco tomaste fotos esa noche. Espero que en algun tiempito libre que te quede puedas ponerlas por aca...

We also had the privilege of visiting Litza Flores at her home in beautiful La Esperanza. Always great to catch up with everyone. I'm ready for a US reunion so I can see the rest of you!

Best wishes,

Monica

Hello again and Happy New Year!

Hola chavos! Well, I feel like we have all had a nice break from each other and it is a great time to plan our US reunion. Houston is my choice given the number of classmates that live there. Anyone want to jump up and host this event?? I'm thinking March or April.

I am posting some pictures our our trip to Santa Fe, NM over the holidays. We got record snow and loved every bit of it! Yvette, I know Denver got pounded as well. The kids got lots of regalos from Santa and a grand time was had by all. :)

Virgilio emailed me and said that he was able to get together with Monica Powers, Rolando, Lidia, Roque, Carlos and Yolany in SPS.

Saludos a todos y empiezen a cranear ideas para nuestra siguiente reunion, OK?

Un abrazo,

Mark

I´m back(say it with Arnold Shwa... voice)

Hello everyone!!!!! I´m partially alive(computer). I´ve lost my hardware and recovering from a serious info. lost, but now my computer is in better shape although I can recieve e-mails I can´t send. So if I have to answer back I use another computer. We are now so close to Christmas; time is really flying. Since last time that you guys saw me I look a little different now; I´m wearing a beard. I think it will grow on time to become Santa. I´ve been practicing my ho, ho ,ho!
My wife sends her greetings to all and hopes to be part of another reunion. We both enjoyed seeing you and next time maybe we all can make it. By the way did the reunion take place in the US? If so please blog so we can share those special moments.

Blessings to all.
Your friend
Carlos

Where is the fire??????

Lamento que he estado desconectada pero no he parado de ver los comentarios. Que pasa con todo el mundo, donde esta el entusiasmo, these are the things that keep people going in life. Where is everyone?

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYONE HOME??????????

Que pasa con la people? Yo entiendo que todo mundo trabaja, yo también trabajo, pero siempre trato de entrar al blog para ver quien sigue "vivo" aunque sea por unos minutos.
Bueno, los dejo. BYE!!!!!!!!!! Que Dios los Bendiga a TODOS!!!!!!!!

Carlos and Samantha

Carlos and Samantha on this month are celebrating thier birthday. Samantha is now 4 and Carlos on the 29th will be 8. Courious this is the only time in thier lives where Carlos will double Samantha's age. Here are some photos of them and thier cakes.

US Reunion Brainstorming

OK, I have recovered from the Honduras reunion exhaustion and am ready to tackle phase 2 of the EILL/LAS reunion. The 2 key elements to decide are date and location.

I suggest the end of October through the middle of November. This should allow for enough planning time w/o losing the enthusiasm that has been building.

I also suggest Houston, given this is Adrian and Aldo's home and it is close for Joseph, Shanon, and myself. It would also be an easy flight for anyone wanting to join us from Honduras and other parts of the country.

Everything else can start coming together once we decide on these 2 ideas. We just need input from everyone who wishes to attend. We can then start mapping out activities, accomodations, etc.

I am certainly open to other dates and locations if this is inconvenient for anyone. Any other thoughts?

Alaska trip photos #2

These pictures are on the glacier and sailing down the inside passage towards Vancouver.

Alaska trip photos

Hi guys! It it great to be back on the EILL blog. I still haven't quite recovered from the trip down to Honduras. We left the following Friday for Anchorage and I am still stuck on AK time. Anyway, at the risk of posting too many pictures, I wanted to show y'all how unbelievably beautiful this part of the world is. There are several ships that cruise in this area and it is very easy to do (after that long 7 hour flight, that is).

My son Andrew and I took a helicopter to the top of a glacier outside of Juneau and got to explore on ice that is slowly moving and almost a mile deep! The blue color of the ice was breathtaking. We also rode some off-rode vehicles to the top of a mountain and saw a grizzly bear and a large black bear. There were bear dropping all along the trail which made everyone a little nervous, but we didn't have any real close encounters. Bald eagles soar like buzzards do here in Texas; they were everywhere!

I would also highly recommend a stay in Vancouver, BC. It reminds me of San Francisco, only cleaner and with flowers, sequoias, and parks on every other block. Water taxis are the preferred method of travel across the city and the people could not have been nicer.

It seems Catrachos are hard to escape. On the ship I met about 6 people from La Lima, San Pedro, La Ceiba, Roatan, Santa Rosa de Copan, and Yoro. Too weird!! They work for 7 months at a time and then go home for 2 months. We had some good laughs. One guy graduated from "El Patria" and his uncle works at FHIA. Go figure...

I hope everyone is well. We need to get busy and set the date for reunion #2. Cuidense, Mark

MY pain in the ass...

Well, Yvette, I have to admit your puppy is darn cute, but since we are now officially cat people, I thought I'd post a picture of my pain in the ass, Chessie. She's been with us 11 years, which really is longer than we knew to expect. Sometimes we just want to grab her by the tail and fling her into the neighbor's yard, because she's so demanding. In spite of her demands, we have become quite attached to her. Ty really didn't like cats until this one came into the picture. Now he bends over backwards for this creature....

my pain in the ass dog

These are my two little headaches, Jared and Hamlet. Hamlet is the white puppy, and as you can see, he is a social little fellow. They say you get payback with your kids, but in this case, I got it with this dog!

hey,no hablen todos a la vez!

ya me tienen mareada!

SOME MORE PHOTOS

Here are more photos. I have really enjoyed seeing you all. And I hope to see the rest soon. Now all these moments belong to my memory but defenitely you are all unforgettable. Guys my wife told me you are all good looking(remember I'm her reference!). She was honored to have met each of you and your wives and kids. It's been a very emotional weekend and I wish you all the best. Enjoy!!!

My Family Pictures

The first picture is of my son. He is 8 yrs. old. He will be 9 this Saturday. The second picture is of all my family. Each one of us with our son or daughter. The oldest one is Veronica's son. He's 15. The youngest one is Franklin's daughter. She's 3 months old.
This last picture is of me and my boy.

El Tiempo

Les cuento que hoy salimos en el diario El Tiempo. Está muy bonito lo que escribieron. Empieza diciendo que ni la distancia ni las fronteras fueron obstáculos para que el grupo de amigos de la infancia nos reunieramos para recordar los viejos tiempos. Tambien dice que no nos veíamos desde hace 21 años y que entre risas y carcajadas revivimos las hazañas y travesuras infantiles.
Está bien bonito.

A few more pics. Notice how proud Nelson is of the "best rear end award"!

Photos of EILL reunion

Hola todos! Yvette is right, everyone is probably exhausted after the weekend. I know I am!! Here are some photos that should help capture the essence of what was a truly a wonderful weekend. The first of many, right? Enjoy...

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Everyone! I am so glad to join the blog. We had a wonderful time, but we did miss those of you who were not here. With you guys, it would have been a lot better. I really hope to see you guys for the next one.

LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL!

ahorita han de estar bolos aquellos que dijimos...

I wish I was there, but in honor of the reunion, I'm drinking margaritas. Cheers!

Estoy muuuy triste :( ...

...después de tanto alboroto y emoción y tanto hacer planes, de no poder compartir con Uds. Tuve un colapso pulmonar y no me dejan viajar en avión al menos por varias semanas. I was SO looking forward to seeing everyone....you'll have to have lots of fun on my behalf and please take plenty of pictures.

Maybe we can have the US version of the reunion for the rest of us.

Is there rain in the forecast?

I know it will be warm, but can anyone comment on the expected rain conditions? Gaby, is there a chance that it will rain Sat night and does that affect your BBQ plans? Lei que "esta perro el Ulua!"

Nelson Borjas is joining us!

I just spoke to to Nelson and he is flying down tomorrow and staying through the 25th. He will join us Friday, Saturday lunch, and for the BBQ at Gaby's so count him in!

Monica P news from her husband

I just got an email from Ty, Monica's husband. She is in the hospital for an unscheduled medical procedure and will need to postpone her trip. :( He mentioned it is not urgent or worrisome, but do keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Monica, we will miss you and wish you a speedy recovery.

Virgilio Alberto!! Reportese!

I figured maybe if I called you what your Mom called you when you were in trouble that you might respond! :) I wasn't sure you were checking this until you posted your address way down at the bottom. Dude, estas chavas revueltas de EILL te quieren ver como pocos te ven y no has respondido al reto!

I was surprised you didn't respond to Aldo's doctor's visit memoir about the time...you know!

Volviendo a algo mas serio y decente, como van los preparativos para el viernes? Nos vas a acompanar el jueves en Friday's? Queres que te traiga un thong para el sababdo? (Oops, I regress!) Mauri ya hizo planes para estar con Scott?

Let us know! See you soon!

Dona Neftalia

Esta manana platique con Kori y ella me cuenta que su mama se encontro con Dona Neftalia. Me cuenta que Dona N. esta emocionadicima con la invitacion al almuerzo y comento, "Van a venir un monton de cipotes! Que emocion!"

Gracias Kori, por el adelanto, y espero verte en el blog pronto, OK?

Menu Club Lima

Partidos del Mundial (Hora de Honduras)

15 de junio

8:00 am Ecuador vs. Costa Rica

16 de junio

8:00 am Argentina vs. Serbia

2:00 pm Mexico vs. Angola

17 de junio

2:00 pm Italia vs. USA

18 de junio

11:00 am Brasil vs. Croacia

Quien recuerda esto?

Monica P. was an addendum to our class, because of that huge brain she carries around. I remember Mrs. Davis coming up to Mrs. Avila when we were in line and they put Monica in there with us on the second day of school. She was with us ever since! :) Y para rematar, era mejor alumna que la mayoria de nosotros!

Bananapeople

I just got off the phone with Clyde Stephens in FL. He is the auther of a wonderful book about life in the tropics called "Bananpeople". You can read more about it at www.bananapeople.net. He has a few copies left and I know some of you have expressed an interest in this book. They cost $23 and I am happy to place an order and bring the books down next week. Simply let me know if you would like one and I can handle the rest. He is going out of town next week and I would like to place the order in a couple of days to make sure I get them in time. Thanks!

Aldo Corral

Hasta que al fin encontramos a Aldo! Ricardo Coto le consiguio el # en Houston y platicamos esta manana. Katrina le hecho a perder todo, pero esta contento de vivir en Houston con su esposa. Tiene 3 hijos y promete postear info dentro de poco.

Su informacion: Tel. 281-303-5340. Email: acorral1@houston.rr.com

Bienvenido Aldo!

Vir!!!

I thought I was going to have to wait until the actual reunion to hear from you!! I posted a picture of you and your family a ways down. I know Scott has been writing to Mauricio and they plan to see each other. Divertite leyendo y postea cuando puedas, OK?

Missing Classmates

¿Alguien ha sabido algo de Leonardo Galindo, José Pagoaga, René Suarez, etc? Se han vuelto a comunicar con Ricardo? Who else are we missing?

Emi Canahuati in Nashville

Hola! I got an email from Emi and she was excited to hear about everyone. Monica, she lives in your town, so perhaps you guys can catch up! I gave her the blog address as she wanted to post some comentarios. I'll let her tell you more about what she has been up to.

Kori and Monica B's contact

Wow! I just spoke to Kori and Monica and had yet more trips down memory lane! Kori plans to attend our reunion and is requesting tickets from TACA as we speak. Monica has 4 children (9, 3ish, 14 mo, and 5 weeks. YIKES!). They are all boys and during our 10 minute conversation one busted a lip in the pool and another fell into the pool filter. She wonders if they will all be like Troy! :) Her husband is out to sea (he is a sea captain) and she manages all this and teaches as well!!! You go girl! She is bummed at the prospect of missing the reunion and may find a way to get down after all. Monica B, we all completely understand if you can't, trust me!

Anyway, Kori's email is korija70@yahoo.com and Monica's is monicaloca@mchsi.com. Monica R, can you send an invitation to them por favor?

Monica B's phone #'s are 850-450-8838 and 850-936-6492. Please send them a message. I know they would both love to hear from all of you.

We found Adrian Lanza!

Ricardo Coto put Adrian in touch w/ me today and we had a very nice conversation. He has been living in Houston for the last 4 1/2 years and works in the real estate division of a credit union. He promises to post some pics and info soon. His sister Patty has 2 children and Maritza has 1. Their parents are also in Houston.

Monica, will you please send him an invite to the blog?

His contact info is klanza@houston.rr.com or alanza@fccuhouston.org. His phone #'s are 281-856-5531 or 832-620-2125. Bienvenido Adrian!

I am about to call Kori. Her # is 305-542-3595 should anyone also wish to call. She should lead us to Monica Bocock.

Back from Grand Cayman

Hola chavos! We just got back from Grand Cayman and had a wonderful time. Andrew and I got to go to Stingray city, which is a huge gathering spot for these amazing creatures. They would literally suck the squid we brought along for food right out of your hand. Weird!! We also went on a night snorkel adventure and saw more stingrays. lobsters, a moray eel, squid, cow fish, and various other night creatures. Elizabeth enjoyed the 4-7 year-old kid's club and made some new friends as well. Mom and Matthew were happy to relax by the pool with grandma Rowe. Hope everyone is well and I can't wait to see y'all!!