I was in Kansas City this past weekend, to work, not to play. And yes, this was booked well before Royals fever kicked in! Blue blue blue everywhere. Go Royals! (Sorry Nats.)

Honestly, when I found out the meeting was in Kansas City, my first thought was "ugh". Yup. Not excited. But, dear Kansas City, I liked what I saw and wouldn't drag my feet if I had to return! In fact, the marathon and half marathon were running on the Saturday I was there...not crossing that off the list of possibilities....

On our first day in Bhutan, after a lunch at Uma Paro, we took a 1 to 1.5 hour hike from our hotel to the National Museum in Paro. The hike was pretty--the first of a few hikes we would take, with gorgeous viewpoints down into the valley.

It was HOT. Don't let anyone tell you the weather in Bhutan is not hot in September. It's hot. Even at 7,000-8,000 feet, the days are very warm. What kind of warm, you ask? You will be drenched in sweat. It's like a day in Washington D.C. in the summer. It's a bit unpleasant in the shade, but o.k. if there is a slight breeze and you aren't moving. DH was shade hopping from shade spot to shade spot just like our dog to stay out of the sun, because in the sun--remember you are at 7,000 feet--you felt like a vampire that stepped out into the light.