April 28th Beryl's 16 year and 10 month birthday party!

Beryl's birthday is June 28th and she will be back in China for it. In fact she will be gone by May 27th. We surprised her with an almost 17 birthday celebration. We got her Arizona inspired gifts. A necklace with a scorpion in it, a mini globe necklace to symbolize all her travels and coyote earrings. We have a band of javelinas that visit the property so her card had a heard of javelinas on it. We took her to the most cowboy restaurant in Tucson, Pinnacle Peak. They cut off any necktie that comes to the place so naturally we gave Beryl a necktie to wear. It was a fun night, we are really going to miss her. We later had apple pie and icecream. I can't believe our foreign exchange year is rapidly coming to a close. I can't wait to hear about all her success in the future. She is a bright, shy and kind young woman. We will miss her but hope to keep in close contact! We have loved getting to know you Beryl!