tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44155640196597129952024-03-05T07:32:16.043-08:00My Adventures in LifeStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-61593668637711780182008-07-31T08:36:00.001-07:002008-07-31T10:05:01.625-07:00Out back in Otto!This last weekend we decided to head up to Otto, Wyoming to participate in Burlington's famous Pioneer Day celebrations! Of course the instant we got there we were greeted with the welcoming committee of Page, Saide, and Wes by pegging us with water balloons while perched in spots surrounding the entrance to the Neves' home. Day one of our adventure we went horsebackriding around the the back parts of the house, <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9Hpo5Qzxpa135VafDdvISiHQvKY0MFKwEFnY_fLZk1PawCqYEntaDuASSCz8tCpiwguhuaqOT4UqU_K3MU73BUz3LDE0vKz-DyHiJ7Fr0uf1Rhvf-8Yfwnha4TkCJ0ih3urW6NAnBPkp/s1600-h/yippee.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9Hpo5Qzxpa135VafDdvISiHQvKY0MFKwEFnY_fLZk1PawCqYEntaDuASSCz8tCpiwguhuaqOT4UqU_K3MU73BUz3LDE0vKz-DyHiJ7Fr0uf1Rhvf-8Yfwnha4TkCJ0ih3urW6NAnBPkp/s320/yippee.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229211803715831954" border="0" /></a>I got to ride one of our "darn Morgans" as grandpa Neves likes to call them. Later that afternoon when Whit, Jenna, and Jordan showed up we decided to take the first-timers out to Trapper! For those of you who haven't been, getting TO Trapper is 70% of the fun. 45 min drive in the back of Uncle Jay's pick-up truck and then a treacherous hike down a cliff for a little over a mile, over the raging river, and then warding off rattlesnakes and man-eating grasshoppers. Yes, one grasshopper tried to eat off my hand while I was catching it for bait.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnjt3f-XBHsIbtsa0sdk4Sjo8evE6eAaSstzzCxNqfPCpljd-NV6P2HN8kPH5Xz8C9pmFhoLQbhUw6FalU_TyPzScYu55qnhE4OHnHix31xm3pNADsm-1iW3YFNOvu7klvCDcGCalemCN/s1600-h/truckback.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcnjt3f-XBHsIbtsa0sdk4Sjo8evE6eAaSstzzCxNqfPCpljd-NV6P2HN8kPH5Xz8C9pmFhoLQbhUw6FalU_TyPzScYu55qnhE4OHnHix31xm3pNADsm-1iW3YFNOvu7klvCDcGCalemCN/s320/truckback.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229204827924385090" border="0" /></a>It was in the back of this truck that I chipped my front tooth back when I was a young'in looking for arrowheads.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUCl0NBaxHA58bpVBE3DIOhiNealitSU3b33lAW63kh-t9jQv7G8260hwb8w5idnCS4tqlXMrGcZHwZHTqeoX5pxEec_xgQj1jShAg2SeTZlUWzjrftU_3OCO1c87eE_vU2b7xHovlJnv/s1600-h/wess.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUCl0NBaxHA58bpVBE3DIOhiNealitSU3b33lAW63kh-t9jQv7G8260hwb8w5idnCS4tqlXMrGcZHwZHTqeoX5pxEec_xgQj1jShAg2SeTZlUWzjrftU_3OCO1c87eE_vU2b7xHovlJnv/s320/wess.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229204835855279474" border="0" /></a>Taubi and Jordan's plethora of fish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQjiewhGyhSxBELAmFiZh_pvA0AMYYZ8NHKgSuBL7JDG0y6ec7AdG5gWsLG5nVBXseU2G_WhfnS607_rg6l7wNfQmXoM_oFeEOgu50UalnitMWO740cUZ_rS6QeylUosk6zCoMvZsz1JI/s1600-h/taubifish.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQjiewhGyhSxBELAmFiZh_pvA0AMYYZ8NHKgSuBL7JDG0y6ec7AdG5gWsLG5nVBXseU2G_WhfnS607_rg6l7wNfQmXoM_oFeEOgu50UalnitMWO740cUZ_rS6QeylUosk6zCoMvZsz1JI/s320/taubifish.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229204833531435074" border="0" /></a><br />Our little fish, Ernesto. He did taste really really good.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BNmqs14KF1gQFkZ5ge7p3TJ39x92bpMcdwMh_bXINizyFHz-7m3Qk82o96WeT9SIKbRj18nNwANx5kCh-F3gzS1k9WtxjfJ4rhpPM-VUo8UmWWk3kPMwe-14GyVUUQLjYNn4cMhzI7Sx/s1600-h/ernesto.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BNmqs14KF1gQFkZ5ge7p3TJ39x92bpMcdwMh_bXINizyFHz-7m3Qk82o96WeT9SIKbRj18nNwANx5kCh-F3gzS1k9WtxjfJ4rhpPM-VUo8UmWWk3kPMwe-14GyVUUQLjYNn4cMhzI7Sx/s320/ernesto.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229217620411319218" border="0" /></a><br />My not so white gloves that helped save my hands from shredding down the mountain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASCS9hOfEf5J_lC8et-3iJk4S_BUVzNr7Cd7s9EHinVdNsjuKOgOqIha-aVjnvFy6BfHakwqtw4vH6OZu3AaeVRBd5DCJyKYZI1w9Yi687iCvgHxaF__Sqs41hmFWovR5P9Hf76CJSGi2/s1600-h/minnie.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASCS9hOfEf5J_lC8et-3iJk4S_BUVzNr7Cd7s9EHinVdNsjuKOgOqIha-aVjnvFy6BfHakwqtw4vH6OZu3AaeVRBd5DCJyKYZI1w9Yi687iCvgHxaF__Sqs41hmFWovR5P9Hf76CJSGi2/s320/minnie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229204837187989410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Steph vs. Mountain: mountain-1, steph-0 :(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpugRFCXY0ps9tCDAXBybPW5dRkmTHzA_VuxpI78AWEWg7pgqslt9Q8BQm5SByiDTAdkMCzchSryff7bQS98rWsXNJCr09DZu_zWVcI6T1xytYPYHGC_h9wG4P4XxkaxkPk1a7ItbLO_m/s1600-h/booboo.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpugRFCXY0ps9tCDAXBybPW5dRkmTHzA_VuxpI78AWEWg7pgqslt9Q8BQm5SByiDTAdkMCzchSryff7bQS98rWsXNJCr09DZu_zWVcI6T1xytYPYHGC_h9wG4P4XxkaxkPk1a7ItbLO_m/s320/booboo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229203230286795794" border="0" /></a>More love in the back of the truck, Ninny and his lovely soon-to-be-wifey, Jenna.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMECs62OMXqZj_ZAy4kCan6kmjPh5kkLKQN3MIAwgQAG-5gVMqzRzy9EvlW1EBxscFQFUSDHi3mN071kQj8FYdyI37Lraj1hT24Ex1WXLih_ZePttHco9y5rhZ_bjY23f2spjYICXkHegH/s1600-h/mawwiage.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMECs62OMXqZj_ZAy4kCan6kmjPh5kkLKQN3MIAwgQAG-5gVMqzRzy9EvlW1EBxscFQFUSDHi3mN071kQj8FYdyI37Lraj1hT24Ex1WXLih_ZePttHco9y5rhZ_bjY23f2spjYICXkHegH/s320/mawwiage.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229204843171791378" border="0" /></a>The crew AFTER our Trapper adventure<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wZSRHJToLHJCinaGQzVuHVoCXrzDJKnt73YPC8jDj134JvKPzScsxXw5VYbmjrjEAaJwg7APYmwjxGO6OLFywvQP3mSkYmQIhteDrXIJZubxBins4XwbYu_8DSZjAHOEKibarF2s7tGu/s1600-h/aftermath.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wZSRHJToLHJCinaGQzVuHVoCXrzDJKnt73YPC8jDj134JvKPzScsxXw5VYbmjrjEAaJwg7APYmwjxGO6OLFywvQP3mSkYmQIhteDrXIJZubxBins4XwbYu_8DSZjAHOEKibarF2s7tGu/s320/aftermath.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229203223414843570" border="0" /></a><br />We rode horses in the Pioneer day Parade! I WAS on the back of Pippi with Brett but after a slight tumble I landed on my feet, no worries, Brett was fine and he saved his ice cream sandwich too. Pig.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDA0nKDJhBFKSF3b86yWDl3X2ezZSfyB07TVajEtWuK9BEbrJpiEAAJjnJde8xHc3CBGnEL0YNJ5NPmB10QiJcJNRJfLkeJ0z0H_MO1s-tlslZ3uhC78ZI55E9XiXvEaxqO0OsKk1oktA/s1600-h/horses2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDA0nKDJhBFKSF3b86yWDl3X2ezZSfyB07TVajEtWuK9BEbrJpiEAAJjnJde8xHc3CBGnEL0YNJ5NPmB10QiJcJNRJfLkeJ0z0H_MO1s-tlslZ3uhC78ZI55E9XiXvEaxqO0OsKk1oktA/s320/horses2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229203234166634098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5yf7CYf9DrYUSbuchXpUPBs40t1oAIGC23SKpFgtRjyAY_S8jwhyphenhyphenAaAaZEhxIYY8QTloMaQ5aQ5iyIm_a9gaO7f509_yT0UgcoKodRWoA4MlzdUO-x-6ZQI8lHMczuEYfu5d-EeFqpzm/s1600-h/myrock.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5yf7CYf9DrYUSbuchXpUPBs40t1oAIGC23SKpFgtRjyAY_S8jwhyphenhyphenAaAaZEhxIYY8QTloMaQ5aQ5iyIm_a9gaO7f509_yT0UgcoKodRWoA4MlzdUO-x-6ZQI8lHMczuEYfu5d-EeFqpzm/s320/myrock.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229203237319773986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqKVKAPJf9JI_iq3Sf64OcUaORdVrhE1WR7Dhhb1mfwuhyphenhyphenJFDWp_oZGJujS0RkK_nmSZvnaSCpPowhI9ARQpRQXLpDESl0VFEAAFdX4ob5wjorsXmm8tuPF3F1Bxjoyk_fLStC_6c2D8V/s1600-h/rocks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqKVKAPJf9JI_iq3Sf64OcUaORdVrhE1WR7Dhhb1mfwuhyphenhyphenJFDWp_oZGJujS0RkK_nmSZvnaSCpPowhI9ARQpRQXLpDESl0VFEAAFdX4ob5wjorsXmm8tuPF3F1Bxjoyk_fLStC_6c2D8V/s320/rocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229203248755150594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was especially good at Catching rocks while fishing...and the other pic is just another glimpse of what we hiked down...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All in all I'd have to say it was a fun trip! We also participated in the town's local dance, ate sloppy joes at the town picnic, played and got 2nd in the community volleyball tournament, and managed to not die the whole time! Good times always are had with the Neves crew!!!Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-76414475388649287142008-07-23T00:55:00.000-07:002008-07-23T01:19:13.990-07:00Havasupai: water wonderland.This is a picture of our group that went the first time, a YEAR ago! Julia, Brett, i think we've mastered this trek...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CVUvI5clkSWMijxY0r1PGrXBc24j_420L8NZq_LOBNe_bCf-9BBQMuON23m2iWI4IbSM_T2PizL1FJlQRkYxLqpckm3_QN1P6n63j5d0QqWMLnYiJCx5ngrHgvdjGJZOcqNBUnKnhHxK/s1600-h/first+trek.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CVUvI5clkSWMijxY0r1PGrXBc24j_420L8NZq_LOBNe_bCf-9BBQMuON23m2iWI4IbSM_T2PizL1FJlQRkYxLqpckm3_QN1P6n63j5d0QqWMLnYiJCx5ngrHgvdjGJZOcqNBUnKnhHxK/s320/first+trek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226120445842608434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Second trip down. Things that were different from the first one: we're tanner. Julia and Brett didn't acquire as many blisters on their feet. Brett and I were dating 2nd time around (it only took how many years?? :). We hiked both in and out in the dark so we didn't hit the HOT, SWEATY times of the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuM-vNnDlPDrwnQL0HvDagzw0ZtWZTRg3mwEao9wDc54T_447HBSAFawW_fypBkJMYV_JcLFbtKo2MnZJnuKGMG3u_kebQe1ZKGVyeDv6ZLM8W7aB6mxU1w4ObLq_VNREbpwMnDQYbeU/s1600-h/hardcore.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjuM-vNnDlPDrwnQL0HvDagzw0ZtWZTRg3mwEao9wDc54T_447HBSAFawW_fypBkJMYV_JcLFbtKo2MnZJnuKGMG3u_kebQe1ZKGVyeDv6ZLM8W7aB6mxU1w4ObLq_VNREbpwMnDQYbeU/s320/hardcore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226120172246708482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On our way down the hike..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU7VU4CQMxOMx04gAooooRGTjJ015VO-cEsSbrZjw997DqJwMj8XYZZk51NFBtktqUvyhQ-Oo4TubOUBRK0ojvLORIzkp5sneM2FrTHzTR9CTfrUIDekJlJK92kehDTjyvtWX5FRRQ53w/s1600-h/steph+and+brett.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGU7VU4CQMxOMx04gAooooRGTjJ015VO-cEsSbrZjw997DqJwMj8XYZZk51NFBtktqUvyhQ-Oo4TubOUBRK0ojvLORIzkp5sneM2FrTHzTR9CTfrUIDekJlJK92kehDTjyvtWX5FRRQ53w/s320/steph+and+brett.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226120177161982370" border="0" /></a><br />Our favorite falls. Navajo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFddU1ZISABxWA_CKg01_t9dligwrNzMI7HTpIuBoeMGNzAVscnWW-Bo7RH4Z0bQJhWECWgSroLJ0i3em8D8ivCt1Ga7LKUmfsfo_UPiVeIxjwcFs_dP30gX9CJxYCnn46Jw8eudM_n2T/s1600-h/CIMG0240.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFddU1ZISABxWA_CKg01_t9dligwrNzMI7HTpIuBoeMGNzAVscnWW-Bo7RH4Z0bQJhWECWgSroLJ0i3em8D8ivCt1Ga7LKUmfsfo_UPiVeIxjwcFs_dP30gX9CJxYCnn46Jw8eudM_n2T/s320/CIMG0240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226119491063592594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Havasu falls is pictured below. This is the first site of water you see when entering into the oasis of lush green trees and gushing waterfalls after hiking approximately 11 miles down some pretty rough terrain. This was the second year I've done this and was able to repeat the trip with Julia and Brett again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBYlahhMy1FuLoCR4GNLObSJvWSrAJ28ztUbVl39jvMXav4xknigDoDH9fO7OZJFun9tpDww0Ks-qcrQ5juaY2GmgGBv-dXvZXgT_-Y47NHsBVofaudffRVnigGZizQUsv_gEwspqqOPf/s1600-h/waterfall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBYlahhMy1FuLoCR4GNLObSJvWSrAJ28ztUbVl39jvMXav4xknigDoDH9fO7OZJFun9tpDww0Ks-qcrQ5juaY2GmgGBv-dXvZXgT_-Y47NHsBVofaudffRVnigGZizQUsv_gEwspqqOPf/s320/waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226117027723865042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Annie jumping off a perilous fall...the group favorite actually.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-yoDk01dXRMPzNgCdnSLl25vXb6aCXLRqx5J4CSdWte3b1a_vnqi3mODECKdi8UODLhA2Yhvk1Rq_RYueQhqgaw1nI065ug3YJHnQFQ09WCk4lutE5Yl8qu1jt8-8UTdtKAHJwZZWOsM/s1600-h/ann+nava.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-yoDk01dXRMPzNgCdnSLl25vXb6aCXLRqx5J4CSdWte3b1a_vnqi3mODECKdi8UODLhA2Yhvk1Rq_RYueQhqgaw1nI065ug3YJHnQFQ09WCk4lutE5Yl8qu1jt8-8UTdtKAHJwZZWOsM/s320/ann+nava.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226116844685092658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Julia braving that same fall...you have to climb down the first part of the waterfall to get to the ledge to jump off. I was very impressed with your bravery sister! I think having Brett up there as a coach helped her along the way a little bit...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0_6b6I5h0BoCvsFTjFxhi5pcrrrkltUqlGk_a-mlYIom6W_UTFLGnm0gi3IJh3rdbndxnrGKWhAFUA-Hq7Vmm2VaXBuJbxBuXXtRku7xvDAzjOVsotkVDQMvbC0mylPDCrq3fbUq2bsv/s1600-h/doonava.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0_6b6I5h0BoCvsFTjFxhi5pcrrrkltUqlGk_a-mlYIom6W_UTFLGnm0gi3IJh3rdbndxnrGKWhAFUA-Hq7Vmm2VaXBuJbxBuXXtRku7xvDAzjOVsotkVDQMvbC0mylPDCrq3fbUq2bsv/s320/doonava.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226116848399555986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Gals! FEARLESS! FREAKING AWESOME!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBOpWndi-IeGdx9c6ACEddvyxcrg7HIz-xTE8_QgOlE5szTnpiY5NKNelSdLTSMbYoSPHZ9W3BoCjSPLVRBBkTyRdFSqX_kNTYJXpa1Wd1MkfuIDQeKLrtJXxZAqNngZpQI9vcqowhSxn/s1600-h/girls.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkBOpWndi-IeGdx9c6ACEddvyxcrg7HIz-xTE8_QgOlE5szTnpiY5NKNelSdLTSMbYoSPHZ9W3BoCjSPLVRBBkTyRdFSqX_kNTYJXpa1Wd1MkfuIDQeKLrtJXxZAqNngZpQI9vcqowhSxn/s320/girls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226116848602396450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You'd think we had enough just hiking in the 11 miles into camp from the cars but we decided to hike another 5 down to Beaver falls. It was an interesting hike to the falls, but it was worth it after seeing the beautiful waterfalls. It was a 55 foot jump to go off of, only Brett and one other guy in our group brave enough to jump off it... the rest of us cheered them on and silently wished we had the guts to go off it as well...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjveV3oEWgB10JDDxsHTpH-FDbzGhfLRfw93XTvHhhXZBPq6rQXu7UmlVekCHqQkbBqA5-N3CI30mNLpYlv_EK2ajGISMPR9p5b2uEsJG69W8RAaEc5rd5BhPCdDSUw8V7wKBOBU01CiD/s1600-h/in+the+bushes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjveV3oEWgB10JDDxsHTpH-FDbzGhfLRfw93XTvHhhXZBPq6rQXu7UmlVekCHqQkbBqA5-N3CI30mNLpYlv_EK2ajGISMPR9p5b2uEsJG69W8RAaEc5rd5BhPCdDSUw8V7wKBOBU01CiD/s320/in+the+bushes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226116853299817874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A pic Brett took of one of the cooler falls right before it got dark.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwNo-GL4CiXrxl1k_lN2jBXUmsGriznrcljm6hptdJGbamGa3Ll60g2GZRr06aT_pdFZvusvUbMR9Yw28st8UlwxCOg-KjpTcv0BXEaD9-hIc-7QULnXiDjB_OW2TpCGRIgkWWhW2xxXp/s1600-h/morewater.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlwNo-GL4CiXrxl1k_lN2jBXUmsGriznrcljm6hptdJGbamGa3Ll60g2GZRr06aT_pdFZvusvUbMR9Yw28st8UlwxCOg-KjpTcv0BXEaD9-hIc-7QULnXiDjB_OW2TpCGRIgkWWhW2xxXp/s320/morewater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226116851266558402" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-77482092611322479642008-05-30T17:22:00.001-07:002008-05-30T17:31:18.799-07:00RomaWe were only in Rome for a day so we had to stop and see the major sites that were available for us!<br />St. Peter's Basilica is huge!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaBMzLcC-QeTHvZydfanLU9dIuWLswXIx0DK0XLZLmUJQA0RSIIX6XsjO03CMuVrW1Qaf-cno-4aS2kyTkVfePpWXeTEEeZXCaJMS_3GwLUkvvm4Hew5iAG1fM5Wjrrf32GaT8inGjpSX/s320/rome7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206332224959696962" border="0" /></a><br />Another archway for the champions...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG-LGhy6ARA07a7pboEmUman3lG0zvBxD9x6s7KoFlUWjlo9YwNJukQ74mz2V2weLcFJTMcXITL7ZMmVQHSu-ukoZL1BKcNhG5-jeOxODWjpollEXjbh9ML8MBE166erdYJuEZsBEGMkl/s1600-h/rome8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheG-LGhy6ARA07a7pboEmUman3lG0zvBxD9x6s7KoFlUWjlo9YwNJukQ74mz2V2weLcFJTMcXITL7ZMmVQHSu-ukoZL1BKcNhG5-jeOxODWjpollEXjbh9ML8MBE166erdYJuEZsBEGMkl/s320/rome8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331739628392370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try 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Very cool architecture.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2xP2bfsiRaSReohFfu1ysSKwZZNa9vZRPhEif8tAZtWbwqGb-9p5w550GDkW10g9_Mocjr2faAg-uwnIUnvoZlEik8Gq-Khd-KSKBRjO91BcoraIgRwMsb1lm18iLw15EwsGTouQPiPI/s1600-h/rome12.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2xP2bfsiRaSReohFfu1ysSKwZZNa9vZRPhEif8tAZtWbwqGb-9p5w550GDkW10g9_Mocjr2faAg-uwnIUnvoZlEik8Gq-Khd-KSKBRjO91BcoraIgRwMsb1lm18iLw15EwsGTouQPiPI/s320/rome12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331773988130786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8119ssH2_2R0SBQZicWeLjjRhNd_UbkQHG_SaWcUnVEKIEjV21khDFHdGHl5tL4qu-J-dYMoe9GDLmaGny2ddatwmrZXRKR9zhRT8tnLrVi4F1MHSbJfLerVRmExaESzsR9_yho1nH0k/s1600-h/rome14.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8119ssH2_2R0SBQZicWeLjjRhNd_UbkQHG_SaWcUnVEKIEjV21khDFHdGHl5tL4qu-J-dYMoe9GDLmaGny2ddatwmrZXRKR9zhRT8tnLrVi4F1MHSbJfLerVRmExaESzsR9_yho1nH0k/s320/rome14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331782578065394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTbTXxBP70Vfoacwci5Tlm0-FlVlQgDzaMZiGbZrCeXrn9J6WdWAzQ9oMx7-DDcXy1fKJAV9l2NIF53yB9f3_4d8hjbran3sl-MnPXwXusppCc_2RwOeE1eZxb1F3BZzCw0UE3rAJi5Xt/s1600-h/rome15.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTbTXxBP70Vfoacwci5Tlm0-FlVlQgDzaMZiGbZrCeXrn9J6WdWAzQ9oMx7-DDcXy1fKJAV9l2NIF53yB9f3_4d8hjbran3sl-MnPXwXusppCc_2RwOeE1eZxb1F3BZzCw0UE3rAJi5Xt/s320/rome15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331353081335650" border="0" /></a><br />Look, Nellie touched it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsePfUAuc6M1BpaoJZs5kwllzAHO68-1o-S37g5IwX1FApD5ZMOh7Rmq7hHlp6GTXeoZBlHpmvGo_EXaHGdUhsmBIhMGpStq171A3R3QgQZghjoeNREiWgs4qHfn9BSkYYpqoEnwtALlOv/s1600-h/rome17.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsePfUAuc6M1BpaoJZs5kwllzAHO68-1o-S37g5IwX1FApD5ZMOh7Rmq7hHlp6GTXeoZBlHpmvGo_EXaHGdUhsmBIhMGpStq171A3R3QgQZghjoeNREiWgs4qHfn9BSkYYpqoEnwtALlOv/s320/rome17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331361671270258" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the Parthenon...it has a huge dome on top of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MYbmS9mAValIx57cWkeUVp5BLHKULXLCtG0QZzRZBKmm9mJPxU93NLqUyhsd_huTQBos2jH0lLDT2ZoKSPHqs-wWzHqh5PBatCmCvYRi8jOVanq5n1Z7uqqrt6vTAgumtWOdd3-ZQ8Yy/s1600-h/rome20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4MYbmS9mAValIx57cWkeUVp5BLHKULXLCtG0QZzRZBKmm9mJPxU93NLqUyhsd_huTQBos2jH0lLDT2ZoKSPHqs-wWzHqh5PBatCmCvYRi8jOVanq5n1Z7uqqrt6vTAgumtWOdd3-ZQ8Yy/s320/rome20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331365966237570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4fs5dlALXe22cfTFM3E4GGvXL9203xZBfd4d1BE1jYFof79UA-ozs1nJ8KUuyaDKRwh9nkbamk4SbugSrUg_2AhaikgK37e4iaGUVc5QNkrARmv4xfyDxDf7s183gveXCv0IRj56pPe7/s1600-h/rome22.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4fs5dlALXe22cfTFM3E4GGvXL9203xZBfd4d1BE1jYFof79UA-ozs1nJ8KUuyaDKRwh9nkbamk4SbugSrUg_2AhaikgK37e4iaGUVc5QNkrARmv4xfyDxDf7s183gveXCv0IRj56pPe7/s320/rome22.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331378851139474" border="0" /></a><br />Nellie got her milkshake if you know what I mean...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4-IbVEfmt51puoBylc_fy2NoALUUCfJ6eRdvB5PAg8rlHKZlVu83PsGr_2sBT_y1atyXYGMq9lLlLhol5bWCVmwPxZ8APWOGdECZ33FL5YO2_rLhnGYogVNshKDiqD0zpsBJyTt4H65j/s1600-h/rome23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4-IbVEfmt51puoBylc_fy2NoALUUCfJ6eRdvB5PAg8rlHKZlVu83PsGr_2sBT_y1atyXYGMq9lLlLhol5bWCVmwPxZ8APWOGdECZ33FL5YO2_rLhnGYogVNshKDiqD0zpsBJyTt4H65j/s320/rome23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206331383146106786" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-68468214837009768562008-05-30T12:04:00.000-07:002008-05-30T17:22:36.807-07:00Florence, land of my heritage!We got into Florence in the morning where our Nonno (grandpa) was waiting to pick us up from the train station. He took our arms and brought us back to the hotel he got for us. Hotel is an understatement, he got us an apartment in an old 15th century reconstructed palace which happened to be 20 meters from his place. After dropping off our luggage he took us to his favorite restaurant (Carvaggio's...I'm sure I messed up the spelling of this place) where it has been owned by a family and run for the last 60+ years. Nonno goes there so much with Joycey (my Nonna) almost every day so going in there is like going in to see old extended family. After being greeted with hugs and kisses from ALL of the people working in there we proceeded to eat a HUGE Italian meal. These meals consist of almost 6 different courses. To say the least, I think I gained 15 lbs just in my visit to Florence... But it was all amazing and I'd do it all over again!<br /><br />After lunch we decided we needed to take a stroll out to help digest the food before round two of dinner (at the same restaurant again) with everyone. We walked up and down the Arno River. It was beautiful! I would wake up in the mornings and jog up and down it and made a couple running buddies while out there...or maybe better said I would try and beat all of them on the trails...and did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzQ_Mu76zn8XFppQ9B38m3oHcAO17D4NL_6QtDW8eRR-MRfI26ERvC1pMUR2SeWtJID1oy_GJ_f3HKLgU5YcPPZHKlS5ynWT5H4MJSnk1VBUWJYGTvr2v1w7v9nytO-UDuwUTYO44_7zS/s1600-h/arno1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzQ_Mu76zn8XFppQ9B38m3oHcAO17D4NL_6QtDW8eRR-MRfI26ERvC1pMUR2SeWtJID1oy_GJ_f3HKLgU5YcPPZHKlS5ynWT5H4MJSnk1VBUWJYGTvr2v1w7v9nytO-UDuwUTYO44_7zS/s320/arno1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254846828891954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlGAMA27FkTvnLGr-LX62qgPgKOhZ_3ZeSqqndB5Iecs6HlWMkBTehuAj03ppJ3afNl0LLHc-mUkKvQ0L-7MRJqUwEfjhjsBMBJNEM0H7j0j0U3WbQG3ctvbpk1zQ-HbZYj3mewm7tMTy/s1600-h/arno6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlGAMA27FkTvnLGr-LX62qgPgKOhZ_3ZeSqqndB5Iecs6HlWMkBTehuAj03ppJ3afNl0LLHc-mUkKvQ0L-7MRJqUwEfjhjsBMBJNEM0H7j0j0U3WbQG3ctvbpk1zQ-HbZYj3mewm7tMTy/s320/arno6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254859713793858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvageHLP4M8tigQacgqmkaDlXVo774V_0Ja2RunoaFDcRpT0tsU0XBKyqpL8G-rKnwlKnh9KQe6H3wVnEZuKzZ4eIuf6XJaj0id8W3gQa1yuF3DNhQDoLC2XmqsbhxKrvcGwPEImltUQUd/s1600-h/arno8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvageHLP4M8tigQacgqmkaDlXVo774V_0Ja2RunoaFDcRpT0tsU0XBKyqpL8G-rKnwlKnh9KQe6H3wVnEZuKzZ4eIuf6XJaj0id8W3gQa1yuF3DNhQDoLC2XmqsbhxKrvcGwPEImltUQUd/s320/arno8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254876893663058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We went window shopping along the famous Pointe Vecchio bridge that goes over the Arno. Of course we all were enamored with the lovely jewelry...Dad, this picture isn't a hint at all from Julia...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6lHQn8mHQuKXoHad_dhUzuP3h_-BQzImvjr9NIqhw9q2eEyocOyaiIqFFkoTIjZD0viBRli2lYu0-TftgeZqOJwE2_4hcJYESCYUM6AQvuPsnlvHSW1xmu-Jn6sHyk5UEdg23B9fGLrY/s1600-h/florence.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6lHQn8mHQuKXoHad_dhUzuP3h_-BQzImvjr9NIqhw9q2eEyocOyaiIqFFkoTIjZD0viBRli2lYu0-TftgeZqOJwE2_4hcJYESCYUM6AQvuPsnlvHSW1xmu-Jn6sHyk5UEdg23B9fGLrY/s320/florence.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254546181181154" border="0" /></a><br />In the afternoons we went out for walks with Nonno and Poly (another member of the family) and would get Gelatoes or other tasty snacks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqZ9KD2Piuk1zmDWpueLm6crvUm7Z7trWigeZha8KjQ6RvCIjR8KizGt4hCo8EFHfRiJB1mwMTuYOkB5csrhJbucFqxgBUXpt8Uvo98K2kIH-4-sFukEcdZN7IBkmd0cpQTnoUBq7bhTJ/s1600-h/florence1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqZ9KD2Piuk1zmDWpueLm6crvUm7Z7trWigeZha8KjQ6RvCIjR8KizGt4hCo8EFHfRiJB1mwMTuYOkB5csrhJbucFqxgBUXpt8Uvo98K2kIH-4-sFukEcdZN7IBkmd0cpQTnoUBq7bhTJ/s320/florence1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254563361050354" border="0" /></a><br />Joycey is so fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2sEzw9jsw48uPn0DGgD1pIVjiS1wRuxnUTyYbShbGfhCZ1ewQhNLkroTGEW67SCBBIfqtKyhhcAgoOOW98nmMO4BThanTXe0TQTI6JJlpsLoduTUpTTfqBrPYtRk74DWz7Wo1RfVfJRO/s1600-h/florence3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2sEzw9jsw48uPn0DGgD1pIVjiS1wRuxnUTyYbShbGfhCZ1ewQhNLkroTGEW67SCBBIfqtKyhhcAgoOOW98nmMO4BThanTXe0TQTI6JJlpsLoduTUpTTfqBrPYtRk74DWz7Wo1RfVfJRO/s320/florence3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254567656017666" border="0" /></a><br />Mmmmmm....I miss the gelatto SO much...ice cream's just not the same...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKWxgwKTOYiMXqHgI98D-HjPRPrvJvvuD3Z92U6khKhJXyM1hbN6d2xgUxeBaceVcUzRaSysuvWzy4UJBSF3VD-Snumfmr2a6dh0ZXQyHAT3st4nJfSlrCF8Vwcbm98y4GCadb9PMmKF4/s1600-h/florence4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKWxgwKTOYiMXqHgI98D-HjPRPrvJvvuD3Z92U6khKhJXyM1hbN6d2xgUxeBaceVcUzRaSysuvWzy4UJBSF3VD-Snumfmr2a6dh0ZXQyHAT3st4nJfSlrCF8Vwcbm98y4GCadb9PMmKF4/s320/florence4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254576245952274" border="0" /></a><br />Resting in the living room/dining room of our apt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jESRQ8qyVRMACdmKdp_Jom_J20Gccff6JAX3mTCTco2I1lwWmTIwc8QVW_Qn2pWf8fvSfvN6OWwPfuRrfBWcDOQlW-sUUJsTzLGNitvyhBbO0fRn23lWMDjKt6AoCQnB4F-ZepY2OYGq/s1600-h/florence6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jESRQ8qyVRMACdmKdp_Jom_J20Gccff6JAX3mTCTco2I1lwWmTIwc8QVW_Qn2pWf8fvSfvN6OWwPfuRrfBWcDOQlW-sUUJsTzLGNitvyhBbO0fRn23lWMDjKt6AoCQnB4F-ZepY2OYGq/s320/florence6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206254580540919586" border="0" /></a><br />The floor was quite comfy too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9iaem_gg8iAzq4WvErCmhmdxCD-BIi2mDmBH6s2gU8XcaX76KR8lMACq7BVHZVBn4c9XRVb59p_iVJxt9zlnO-k1AeAMdf7NgKZWupSQ7ZVakqqYE0qjpMva-No7L2gDprsV7kc2yds2/s1600-h/florence7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9iaem_gg8iAzq4WvErCmhmdxCD-BIi2mDmBH6s2gU8XcaX76KR8lMACq7BVHZVBn4c9XRVb59p_iVJxt9zlnO-k1AeAMdf7NgKZWupSQ7ZVakqqYE0qjpMva-No7L2gDprsV7kc2yds2/s320/florence7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252716525112978" border="0" /></a><br />One thing I realized is that Mary and I have some things in common...we like to take pictures of ourselves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiGEWnassmKCBknYKd-ndrwuITevfS67QhelmU5KZMEVrrGXlOTmGNtnacrImISVL2u-zQVD-gk6ncZpulL6W-eVAXgPAfRANekhyCATfJ8LuK6Wl0r5EKW8zo7Fx78J_pVtYbzib4kUp/s1600-h/florence10.JPG"><img style="cursor: 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I think I had a kg of cherries one night when we had a cherry eating contest. I lost. sad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpXE-B1QdwZYYzAtC5eDZNFUt0Ou339MtEFugCkSQZgtaqJujl-nK4bDFiwlRiTXWsPsR9-1U7dYmFehJxkjvRG6zds_RjyOa9v04s2kZpA2SwQgu6mHYPA4Lj4xj3u2WoXPAo9Iz3CBR/s1600-h/florence13.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpXE-B1QdwZYYzAtC5eDZNFUt0Ou339MtEFugCkSQZgtaqJujl-nK4bDFiwlRiTXWsPsR9-1U7dYmFehJxkjvRG6zds_RjyOa9v04s2kZpA2SwQgu6mHYPA4Lj4xj3u2WoXPAo9Iz3CBR/s320/florence13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252737999949506" border="0" /></a><br />One night we made artichokes Nonno's special way. It was delicious and SO much fun to get to cook with them and just play around at their place!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPEPgEjKPIgE92Z25lvdixJomGasbTENAmi_0t1BKnEs61q2kCRMphfiRdmk4hHy496DG5emfRlTmbDp3U9ft-rnDkWH4aclJAR4z2HdDSOnbTmXfEhcMs1zk61bUgWl6gnU4WP5jwAGg/s1600-h/florence14.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPEPgEjKPIgE92Z25lvdixJomGasbTENAmi_0t1BKnEs61q2kCRMphfiRdmk4hHy496DG5emfRlTmbDp3U9ft-rnDkWH4aclJAR4z2HdDSOnbTmXfEhcMs1zk61bUgWl6gnU4WP5jwAGg/s320/florence14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252742294916818" border="0" /></a><br />They didn't let me have a knife...thanks Julia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY6GEmGdTXL2PTSUXEByrnaqNYSAzDteh8AqCysoRQ7dUqcMTOS6jNLFNAOTq0QA_HdmIAFZNR3oh_oWaRC4C5wE38AWQ_WXyxFzooi9MSLn9ndy2h_djDTi0M_i97lJWqEMfRInMCFnY/s1600-h/florence20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQY6GEmGdTXL2PTSUXEByrnaqNYSAzDteh8AqCysoRQ7dUqcMTOS6jNLFNAOTq0QA_HdmIAFZNR3oh_oWaRC4C5wE38AWQ_WXyxFzooi9MSLn9ndy2h_djDTi0M_i97lJWqEMfRInMCFnY/s320/florence20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252115229691458" border="0" /></a><br />Poly and I just watched and drooled...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2XduJoiEW9BY2CkQRxb5widddVf2BuWngAQxO9Hc_gX3lzJA-imGmK5dAWU7_3zfsJhmevd4S6qiUDbZJCk8d94IEIewQjbjbhwd55EmOz6E34InrcpIkogNCX9yQmdwx1Hv6N3K61ZB/s1600-h/florence25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2XduJoiEW9BY2CkQRxb5widddVf2BuWngAQxO9Hc_gX3lzJA-imGmK5dAWU7_3zfsJhmevd4S6qiUDbZJCk8d94IEIewQjbjbhwd55EmOz6E34InrcpIkogNCX9yQmdwx1Hv6N3K61ZB/s320/florence25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252119524658770" border="0" /></a><br />Nonno in the background telling us the PERFECT way to cook the artichokes without messing them up, Joycey always smiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzelvIpJ5JfFNYMoL07VBf7di5XhhVhACTNbgrcB9-yTRt6Zty0ezxxV-TMCKij9Jqh9awwrVoJmISZQd4Xl9eoWuJiiJPKqTsHaGN-scglnp9chU4Nnty6chilE7cDF8CGOPN2UoXTzAm/s1600-h/florence24.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzelvIpJ5JfFNYMoL07VBf7di5XhhVhACTNbgrcB9-yTRt6Zty0ezxxV-TMCKij9Jqh9awwrVoJmISZQd4Xl9eoWuJiiJPKqTsHaGN-scglnp9chU4Nnty6chilE7cDF8CGOPN2UoXTzAm/s320/florence24.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252128114593378" border="0" /></a><br />Love them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWyfAx9ZNW_1Z7GRJXTj0B-ECjDXqHxKT113IePaQOUKv6WzHImx5CdvFvzDJNv2jlMJ76P7wFpBtBjO2o1NH4WjIbw3MW9cr0-XPbTUsvZujBTUUbqsbdpL1Sy8YtrjMvEj_4PaduizD/s1600-h/florence27.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWyfAx9ZNW_1Z7GRJXTj0B-ECjDXqHxKT113IePaQOUKv6WzHImx5CdvFvzDJNv2jlMJ76P7wFpBtBjO2o1NH4WjIbw3MW9cr0-XPbTUsvZujBTUUbqsbdpL1Sy8YtrjMvEj_4PaduizD/s320/florence27.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252132409560690" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting in line at the Uffizi gallery we decided to do Julia's hair.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFc_SIrpoeWyBAupnkiQqBUe5t9KcCitNpXcb-pWb60zUW-COCsF3sOMrcCI8rcGO332yifdgUx3AimTKNX0fZ78lDjF43W-0V151-XJYEUELJJv1u4lfGNMVEUT7pwKfAOK9Mmx9yrj_/s1600-h/florence28.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFc_SIrpoeWyBAupnkiQqBUe5t9KcCitNpXcb-pWb60zUW-COCsF3sOMrcCI8rcGO332yifdgUx3AimTKNX0fZ78lDjF43W-0V151-XJYEUELJJv1u4lfGNMVEUT7pwKfAOK9Mmx9yrj_/s320/florence28.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206252140999495298" border="0" /></a><br />She looked like Belle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTwjP9BQhWmuzUsNcSo6JpRFI9BV3Rx16tDOP7kJPI646gQ1FnSogjdUMCPG8FhfDVACAGmW0W89tA2Hb5PWGKL7bM5fo5pDdJBoOkhaajIX_HzL0xc4Vt2rVOnoBD4ytpq2DFU5lEjdJ/s1600-h/florence31.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTwjP9BQhWmuzUsNcSo6JpRFI9BV3Rx16tDOP7kJPI646gQ1FnSogjdUMCPG8FhfDVACAGmW0W89tA2Hb5PWGKL7bM5fo5pDdJBoOkhaajIX_HzL0xc4Vt2rVOnoBD4ytpq2DFU5lEjdJ/s320/florence31.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251659963158002" border="0" /></a><br />In the middle of Florence there is the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo), the baptistry, and a huge bell tower. If you climb to the top of the duomo-500+ steps- you can see ALL of Florence and the surrounding mountains. It's beautiful. The climb up is a little congested but way worth the hike!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48k-Vd2J7sad0MP1RPAEac8OS23NEfN75igMlSQ7nbb4KlT4xFC2F05mzXvS6b7Q3L454MOSHAW5HiFMQG4N3tiSDCM789zjnNA78t6tDdvpf0TZ5DVZBj067EDw79hqtOL0kofmMuKVY/s1600-h/florence36.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48k-Vd2J7sad0MP1RPAEac8OS23NEfN75igMlSQ7nbb4KlT4xFC2F05mzXvS6b7Q3L454MOSHAW5HiFMQG4N3tiSDCM789zjnNA78t6tDdvpf0TZ5DVZBj067EDw79hqtOL0kofmMuKVY/s320/florence36.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251664258125314" border="0" /></a><br />The clan!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDky783gqN3cWZjnkhh4rfu6wu2dS5ggEW8IpBul4KDToUnReHVF5ZN_38wv-5hsauSAr1Ro7lFc6rKHHPlK5GKYw4a7JjMPIEe_gwLO1dK_7TWdSm9q6Kg3ooTwhBTmgt5uk-dYllvucJ/s1600-h/florence37.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDky783gqN3cWZjnkhh4rfu6wu2dS5ggEW8IpBul4KDToUnReHVF5ZN_38wv-5hsauSAr1Ro7lFc6rKHHPlK5GKYw4a7JjMPIEe_gwLO1dK_7TWdSm9q6Kg3ooTwhBTmgt5uk-dYllvucJ/s320/florence37.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251672848059922" border="0" /></a><br />I LOVE Florence<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Thx27jk2J4gpv6QSYbrZ4M9WOcTgVqg2nELnIan4bxPeVu5F9LQSOX48qyt5RogmFtq6ctygCqMlgrt4gmA85Ml9IvTM6jMbd9n2A-0-JfA295UYq4vaX2mAagkpnYITyOTgdM3QCbeL/s1600-h/florence38.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Thx27jk2J4gpv6QSYbrZ4M9WOcTgVqg2nELnIan4bxPeVu5F9LQSOX48qyt5RogmFtq6ctygCqMlgrt4gmA85Ml9IvTM6jMbd9n2A-0-JfA295UYq4vaX2mAagkpnYITyOTgdM3QCbeL/s320/florence38.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251681437994530" border="0" /></a><br />One afternoon we went across the Arno and up on the mountainside of Florence where there are gardens, palaces, and fortresses. The gardens were beautiful to walk through!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mkD6BO_fW81XyTy1OVgg_HvRdxoaJrdn7jEe8Y70MB_SvHEfkpa2s3BJgMvSwqreJ77g51mV5jYqsrQ_ZYkxa6KMVN9fSdxBZTLA7WlKXp-X5RN00R_ue5y_Q6YqvceuDDmYXtOr0BtX/s1600-h/florence40.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mkD6BO_fW81XyTy1OVgg_HvRdxoaJrdn7jEe8Y70MB_SvHEfkpa2s3BJgMvSwqreJ77g51mV5jYqsrQ_ZYkxa6KMVN9fSdxBZTLA7WlKXp-X5RN00R_ue5y_Q6YqvceuDDmYXtOr0BtX/s320/florence40.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251685732961842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3gdAhupZo_OPdbxjEq4QwYxZfNjc94v4scUuAFFKXHoChdE_Q_a_oWGlx1rnF6XqF687v2pODZEq1AesgL0F7fLjtWF6tMcJC_fwAC8CWJYeNeA0l6ElnfCaEMQzzV6eaIPl95IWP0Pn/s1600-h/florence44.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3gdAhupZo_OPdbxjEq4QwYxZfNjc94v4scUuAFFKXHoChdE_Q_a_oWGlx1rnF6XqF687v2pODZEq1AesgL0F7fLjtWF6tMcJC_fwAC8CWJYeNeA0l6ElnfCaEMQzzV6eaIPl95IWP0Pn/s320/florence44.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251183221788066" border="0" /></a><br />A view of Florence from the gardens. The round topped cathedral is the Duomo. To the left a little bit is the Bell Tower.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wygFJDHHWV54c3M-u8qwTbSmJNoSTlaRmTDPZ1QveZ5nrYo6-cP3G8aTLNndsOBy2MzPHnzh6BJ8Dab0g9j5_xm_aV1Dt-4j5Jo2aQSMrhQDnJ5sdvaolCN8iM7NcD3QrBMS1xG9cQGb/s1600-h/florence48.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wygFJDHHWV54c3M-u8qwTbSmJNoSTlaRmTDPZ1QveZ5nrYo6-cP3G8aTLNndsOBy2MzPHnzh6BJ8Dab0g9j5_xm_aV1Dt-4j5Jo2aQSMrhQDnJ5sdvaolCN8iM7NcD3QrBMS1xG9cQGb/s320/florence48.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251191811722674" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, we climbed up all those stairs....lots of stairs are in Florence...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyozQ8-B0dhOrTK7ZFokpsd2muiJ_g7N70F91HaZArN2sQuJNE9uEDWv5Jum99e45zbcAYre60-7ATafbWyWUPESrD_e9lFqtl_7sbYGlGoIF8q4sUnIrdC0ydjinmrEjlJ7f_jwzaUa8b/s1600-h/florence49.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyozQ8-B0dhOrTK7ZFokpsd2muiJ_g7N70F91HaZArN2sQuJNE9uEDWv5Jum99e45zbcAYre60-7ATafbWyWUPESrD_e9lFqtl_7sbYGlGoIF8q4sUnIrdC0ydjinmrEjlJ7f_jwzaUa8b/s320/florence49.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251217581526466" border="0" /></a><br />Ilaria (our aunt) took us up to the top. It was so nice to get to spend some time with her and get to talk about life. She's an amazing woman.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEYCdlDM1_XAGSUcozRs7WfyD78ikJEe9ckq7RvA8qkG6LWRew-1vyEhNiKpEsagk0BdJeeUvKK0QO-8t6uEfhUrtfm9AZ2u_nJ-grVOQVXMP-YbXCFYSdsTmRY9MIzTnNA8uv7gwD6cB/s1600-h/florence50.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEYCdlDM1_XAGSUcozRs7WfyD78ikJEe9ckq7RvA8qkG6LWRew-1vyEhNiKpEsagk0BdJeeUvKK0QO-8t6uEfhUrtfm9AZ2u_nJ-grVOQVXMP-YbXCFYSdsTmRY9MIzTnNA8uv7gwD6cB/s320/florence50.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251226171461074" border="0" /></a><br />Talking/taking a breather after climbing up all those steps...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WrFTTeh_5bGDvB5Je_2HDGdix26mxzqRX18XcpM7XoG5tBKtzBQ3n6oi-UQ3fWjdlecd0q7UnU7EZ7tEIvEH0gHobn-euPiLNQAdGTzQzYHVVo3aqXhG-AoHnxEFZr7XIGHObQrdLSuJ/s1600-h/florence53.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WrFTTeh_5bGDvB5Je_2HDGdix26mxzqRX18XcpM7XoG5tBKtzBQ3n6oi-UQ3fWjdlecd0q7UnU7EZ7tEIvEH0gHobn-euPiLNQAdGTzQzYHVVo3aqXhG-AoHnxEFZr7XIGHObQrdLSuJ/s320/florence53.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206251234761395682" border="0" /></a><br />I have no idea what Julia's pointing to...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMojl6H_CRg_rUXaWTJPGn0uhCBl-Dwg_ftdlk6_J2uswXNeYDen9oO9BalWjoY30PZVvYU4Mk2aLpyGm3MyiDHc6vgOYL02qEZgpa05GlIPqnNTUFZP_AIHIWaVvuoHV1oNehrdiegAE/s1600-h/florence54.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMojl6H_CRg_rUXaWTJPGn0uhCBl-Dwg_ftdlk6_J2uswXNeYDen9oO9BalWjoY30PZVvYU4Mk2aLpyGm3MyiDHc6vgOYL02qEZgpa05GlIPqnNTUFZP_AIHIWaVvuoHV1oNehrdiegAE/s320/florence54.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250551861595474" border="0" /></a><br />Sistas! I think I look 5 months pregnant in this pic.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E-nE1dQm9YxaY8JmGdCrTQVSIeUFv9yDAxrjha2D6lDDZC9tUAStCzgKpe61XGUzZEep79qtC2wn3yae1f4-Dx0QZleXZ6Ir29AZvs99-PKeVtgxR_hfYlxu90X75-utYmNieDTaJVAG/s1600-h/florence56.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2E-nE1dQm9YxaY8JmGdCrTQVSIeUFv9yDAxrjha2D6lDDZC9tUAStCzgKpe61XGUzZEep79qtC2wn3yae1f4-Dx0QZleXZ6Ir29AZvs99-PKeVtgxR_hfYlxu90X75-utYmNieDTaJVAG/s320/florence56.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250556156562786" border="0" /></a><br />The middle door was open to the cathedral which implies something specials going on over there...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu16gbGizrDJqc2Jh0E-eBN1pm6-mRe4ODm8rAB01nY1q-Mn3IVffeZ6XrxllqM9FbspS-wQFSwMY_6wpeAMEezLchyphenhyphenwTheoEIqyMC1WG-dE5e7kSBef6cmsL3jOgXlkm4JdJ0xKpOd7G/s1600-h/florence57.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu16gbGizrDJqc2Jh0E-eBN1pm6-mRe4ODm8rAB01nY1q-Mn3IVffeZ6XrxllqM9FbspS-wQFSwMY_6wpeAMEezLchyphenhyphenwTheoEIqyMC1WG-dE5e7kSBef6cmsL3jOgXlkm4JdJ0xKpOd7G/s320/florence57.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250560451530098" border="0" /></a><br />Lovely ladies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRwA2pCBjC7fmzi23DOXm-B9vt0wn_OhJjV_C40hXC-5h6bJEY1DlCjyE2eVn_5tgzBJwQFWX5XB3SDUb5OaIh8GjLi703Gy6lTYxHOg-sXUSZDXZ9mafTJWg9B_fz44-amGmBGTBMfCA/s1600-h/florence59.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRwA2pCBjC7fmzi23DOXm-B9vt0wn_OhJjV_C40hXC-5h6bJEY1DlCjyE2eVn_5tgzBJwQFWX5XB3SDUb5OaIh8GjLi703Gy6lTYxHOg-sXUSZDXZ9mafTJWg9B_fz44-amGmBGTBMfCA/s320/florence59.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250564746497410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12j84_UJtqFoesdwJARQfOUpD2DRW5OF9BkkJMfd9wXKDaC_8wcPWM8i4hQnZwOdAx_jnBecwAavqXL5vsCxEcTk2HCSKHhoYGvsrhsHBeq66icK3dwI4NUeimZj1wT-3jKim07FbahUI/s1600-h/florence62.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12j84_UJtqFoesdwJARQfOUpD2DRW5OF9BkkJMfd9wXKDaC_8wcPWM8i4hQnZwOdAx_jnBecwAavqXL5vsCxEcTk2HCSKHhoYGvsrhsHBeq66icK3dwI4NUeimZj1wT-3jKim07FbahUI/s320/florence62.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250573336432018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNTm8eFs8eVUsbjibdSvfRDqyhLAxekoc6KLuIxShreQ1uWUjZi-EoV-0m2SWgIv9yWCxVrTnmSVzwTznrwvs6SKj4-cZqDP4oy-XR1Trs_0_rVRfEIr6xJDDtWSboM-nSJ1qgv_bLpsF/s1600-h/florence65.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNTm8eFs8eVUsbjibdSvfRDqyhLAxekoc6KLuIxShreQ1uWUjZi-EoV-0m2SWgIv9yWCxVrTnmSVzwTznrwvs6SKj4-cZqDP4oy-XR1Trs_0_rVRfEIr6xJDDtWSboM-nSJ1qgv_bLpsF/s320/florence65.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250126659833090" border="0" /></a><br />We walked from the gardens over to the Pitti Palace in Florence. This was built by the Medici family (very wealthy merchant family) and had it as their home until all of them died out. It was turned into a museum with all of their old collections and original furniture. Very beautiful in there. Just down the street is where Elizabeth Barret Browning and Robert Browning moved after they eloped to get away from her father. AND there's a really good Gelatto place...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK3DH7cTtA5VfK2nseQZvIWvDGCxBpdnBjNfDMpBFCzSLvro5JRgjg0kVJO9udc5KmAMcYi4PDw97EIuBKppibe_hOHAy9ls0Q2NNxBCKQqsyv0K3C6qs_9xVgLqqN4xdKi2eItQ72kjj/s1600-h/florence76.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuK3DH7cTtA5VfK2nseQZvIWvDGCxBpdnBjNfDMpBFCzSLvro5JRgjg0kVJO9udc5KmAMcYi4PDw97EIuBKppibe_hOHAy9ls0Q2NNxBCKQqsyv0K3C6qs_9xVgLqqN4xdKi2eItQ72kjj/s320/florence76.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250130954800402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-htC3ctZTcRaYoMlmcbRjQMkhftNpvwV2CjhmMioCUo8vaEnNBjbzvZiQwnxVtehSinYRIR2jooStkGDEreDw2bgy4L_pyE2GOAvxSTI5hcFAM0Yr-fxpYBmOO18_CwvBJEbW8rwl0wcF/s1600-h/florence77.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-htC3ctZTcRaYoMlmcbRjQMkhftNpvwV2CjhmMioCUo8vaEnNBjbzvZiQwnxVtehSinYRIR2jooStkGDEreDw2bgy4L_pyE2GOAvxSTI5hcFAM0Yr-fxpYBmOO18_CwvBJEbW8rwl0wcF/s320/florence77.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250139544735010" border="0" /></a><br />Another dinner where I left feeling slightly larger. But it was hard to stop with all this amazing food in front of me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNBGtJ-3T8T-PaZJ0jBw12pSrf0BotL0mRg6SVQ0Kz8Zoh6mm0YVdZkqP7NzNGHOAPJIlmpcDSQ486b9f_i-uy_9QILb5fQUd6z_rHtHODzp1tgs6voULOt-hqHGnDPQ8ryQKDNKCBqdi/s1600-h/florence78.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNBGtJ-3T8T-PaZJ0jBw12pSrf0BotL0mRg6SVQ0Kz8Zoh6mm0YVdZkqP7NzNGHOAPJIlmpcDSQ486b9f_i-uy_9QILb5fQUd6z_rHtHODzp1tgs6voULOt-hqHGnDPQ8ryQKDNKCBqdi/s320/florence78.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250148134669618" border="0" /></a><br />Winners of the cherry eating contest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ2VUjfj9SCOB5uez7qDQN4rVm441r5ke5FrRowGSvlhAMXtixQ7SfZnZNndR6yGb3U2CGYCV6vCpBFeJdOB_lTeB8oCBB-f1DN1sYXk9He3JQ20J5FCTUxq2LMFKUrjumY3lJBZzATaV/s1600-h/florence79.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJ2VUjfj9SCOB5uez7qDQN4rVm441r5ke5FrRowGSvlhAMXtixQ7SfZnZNndR6yGb3U2CGYCV6vCpBFeJdOB_lTeB8oCBB-f1DN1sYXk9He3JQ20J5FCTUxq2LMFKUrjumY3lJBZzATaV/s320/florence79.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206250152429636930" border="0" /></a><br />Mary loves Poly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3bWKh7f_b_2YpTxmGG2vdqTpHy4kwovY93lP8EnGcxVanagOnPxc23SERmgtgeh_6BQ_4HSGmF9byDQBrgFM03WJ_e6CTU-b8FsjfXq8LRprPtyT2WIn_mZYmxz0164-YvDIyGo5AWJZ/s1600-h/florence88.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3bWKh7f_b_2YpTxmGG2vdqTpHy4kwovY93lP8EnGcxVanagOnPxc23SERmgtgeh_6BQ_4HSGmF9byDQBrgFM03WJ_e6CTU-b8FsjfXq8LRprPtyT2WIn_mZYmxz0164-YvDIyGo5AWJZ/s320/florence88.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206249177472060594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLFhI8ZKg3RipHZVqf2kzzZmtzkJvNAL-sAfk-RunpoDvZpM63mVYTHtxqOHDLHmvrMXuGxDt_yMWEPsc_YnrZUvhSyrh3vZ2QICPCt-_bnimyTVXjX8wIfbAwUQO-4hbb4CeiaWGMHQQ/s1600-h/florence87.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLFhI8ZKg3RipHZVqf2kzzZmtzkJvNAL-sAfk-RunpoDvZpM63mVYTHtxqOHDLHmvrMXuGxDt_yMWEPsc_YnrZUvhSyrh3vZ2QICPCt-_bnimyTVXjX8wIfbAwUQO-4hbb4CeiaWGMHQQ/s320/florence87.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206249194651929794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd6mUhplL1RdyuG4rkoNui8uU7b-y1jBBAwgHSm1gBkbd0BFcHxo76mJuQbPDuIIlkHwtpUoA8RjiOUuxGmY22MUM2Bpcj7AsPfTeV6yxyVUSRyOMYKUFpQRAUTCB7Mg8bhMLbkrKeJ76/s1600-h/florence82.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd6mUhplL1RdyuG4rkoNui8uU7b-y1jBBAwgHSm1gBkbd0BFcHxo76mJuQbPDuIIlkHwtpUoA8RjiOUuxGmY22MUM2Bpcj7AsPfTeV6yxyVUSRyOMYKUFpQRAUTCB7Mg8bhMLbkrKeJ76/s320/florence82.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206249203241864402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49Bvenmexa893je7U0RACTSSADWynaIBGLlw0Sampn-6NRgzJRS-9sJK6eTTY-TmnGZoBACoXxLaUIm4P_raqRVeLgrcWZVHckveLTGaYmB_85NsF_d6DKjYKIrPYOQVEDa8aJep3klqd/s1600-h/florence81.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49Bvenmexa893je7U0RACTSSADWynaIBGLlw0Sampn-6NRgzJRS-9sJK6eTTY-TmnGZoBACoXxLaUIm4P_raqRVeLgrcWZVHckveLTGaYmB_85NsF_d6DKjYKIrPYOQVEDa8aJep3klqd/s320/florence81.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206249211831799010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaRVAl6dYoeZoHUhbXV2KnyTVQi28BJnVbSLzyDPRXEuoNyTofpGOYsJLqE5AoCqLW_4sZEUZj8ZsXG9geVQ1YPxLwhwE2Kpub4cE8nkJZYtFbwJD60qFKLkUjfgNCnlvkqwF16CxLI80/s1600-h/florence80.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaRVAl6dYoeZoHUhbXV2KnyTVQi28BJnVbSLzyDPRXEuoNyTofpGOYsJLqE5AoCqLW_4sZEUZj8ZsXG9geVQ1YPxLwhwE2Kpub4cE8nkJZYtFbwJD60qFKLkUjfgNCnlvkqwF16CxLI80/s320/florence80.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206249220421733618" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-85825306216718933362008-05-30T07:19:00.000-07:002008-05-30T07:55:02.745-07:00Venice, where I left my heart.We arrived into Venice around 10:00 at night...bad idea when you don't really know where your hotel is! When we first got there we got on the public transportation (a boat) and enjoyed Venice at night. We figured it would take FOREVER to ride on the boat all the way to San Marco's Square so we decided to jump off at one of the stops and venture out on foot to find this mysterious Ca Bauta Hotel! Well, to make a long story short, we ended up finding our hotel at 12:45, and made a ton of friends along the way...<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TKOde5mXErQYbfd-lMMgZ3TaqP9J6ocbT4VgQdb90z2z8QqXDcl2NyRa3YsTVO5LzENXQhNePHZ-s1kwXeUGJmcySLGG6GXGjYc53K3-btyiVffx8xixyxXs21eW3CFbwOIgHtgp_dpn/s1600-h/venice.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TKOde5mXErQYbfd-lMMgZ3TaqP9J6ocbT4VgQdb90z2z8QqXDcl2NyRa3YsTVO5LzENXQhNePHZ-s1kwXeUGJmcySLGG6GXGjYc53K3-btyiVffx8xixyxXs21eW3CFbwOIgHtgp_dpn/s320/venice.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206178069993508002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DotGgvjXkaEi7vcfLp5QV3P9lAtYl6GOvRNQR5AcA8a7W1TM0wG7y2QG-vRJjbuoeXxtrocC7_ZKzdOn1daUggs6bkARAb8MoHMYO_mGgkhxtMLh1XHoQ_dV_FqFQuspNSMkYSRkM-RD/s1600-h/venice4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DotGgvjXkaEi7vcfLp5QV3P9lAtYl6GOvRNQR5AcA8a7W1TM0wG7y2QG-vRJjbuoeXxtrocC7_ZKzdOn1daUggs6bkARAb8MoHMYO_mGgkhxtMLh1XHoQ_dV_FqFQuspNSMkYSRkM-RD/s320/venice4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177958324358258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6hVSiwPEAMiL2UaKXrYPhlpy6zzaoHewugL9e2m46rQlpJsM37VYZRjAjjmTVLAZYlNeoJtlk6t0SrWpFvKRRV-Af_60Zt7UzQaJHpizbL-CM4NsUnSMK7b_nGBx1XakZ8Swt3-QuinS/s1600-h/venice2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6hVSiwPEAMiL2UaKXrYPhlpy6zzaoHewugL9e2m46rQlpJsM37VYZRjAjjmTVLAZYlNeoJtlk6t0SrWpFvKRRV-Af_60Zt7UzQaJHpizbL-CM4NsUnSMK7b_nGBx1XakZ8Swt3-QuinS/s320/venice2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177962619325570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCtTqTeeDjRSDknQGFjNCC-nbZ7f1JV3HsSCiBLM-xXHBj0czuGe6XFAymoxHGn5RF94r0odoFkbN0m9jYlS4E2foGX3_s7bquVKNSqZ2SB4sgx8rrLeIY15R0XvWn2mlFeXUPs_5rqEG/s1600-h/venice1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCtTqTeeDjRSDknQGFjNCC-nbZ7f1JV3HsSCiBLM-xXHBj0czuGe6XFAymoxHGn5RF94r0odoFkbN0m9jYlS4E2foGX3_s7bquVKNSqZ2SB4sgx8rrLeIY15R0XvWn2mlFeXUPs_5rqEG/s320/venice1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177966914292882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Venetians are known for their glass blowing, lace, and their Carnivals where people would dress up in masks and parade around. Carnival means celebration of meat so they'd have these parties right before Lent.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPei8lE2epNkiGF5B25GP7HzllNfe-5_R9UP97bTI61gdhRlLI6J3UchV9NMu_hjnlfg7RGv6bxFvNG2VqoBUha6DEX3u-Ku9EvoM41f8CicF5fznhWGP09FGIP622JFtUajBvHGc8AC95/s1600-h/venice12.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPei8lE2epNkiGF5B25GP7HzllNfe-5_R9UP97bTI61gdhRlLI6J3UchV9NMu_hjnlfg7RGv6bxFvNG2VqoBUha6DEX3u-Ku9EvoM41f8CicF5fznhWGP09FGIP622JFtUajBvHGc8AC95/s320/venice12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177546007497794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEH6MsilHt-utcxNI1V17T9y9ELWniwRqouvx5yGMFA-Op7rICvaL5-xsKfSTk-4QKomQ-BRoJa1mdh0yC6BHCSffBvyePsf7UX_C5c4ddQNTLmCUf8NEgyeERbxC0kjHxHBQnzUCdPbKT/s1600-h/venice11.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEH6MsilHt-utcxNI1V17T9y9ELWniwRqouvx5yGMFA-Op7rICvaL5-xsKfSTk-4QKomQ-BRoJa1mdh0yC6BHCSffBvyePsf7UX_C5c4ddQNTLmCUf8NEgyeERbxC0kjHxHBQnzUCdPbKT/s320/venice11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177941144489042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />When we were in Venice, the sidewalks were flooded with water all the way up to our mid-shins...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcdm8mL-UISuXT3O9q41RLW_iQuF24QGGi0VQznhb4u7V6BxMYMJbbrl-5Vx4HXCTu-4jai5kdoHJzTBq71pykn-vrSxgv8A2iScbVeIdI6d68-IxoI0AF2iUJy4rdptaYubUi2tp9opB/s1600-h/venice21.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcdm8mL-UISuXT3O9q41RLW_iQuF24QGGi0VQznhb4u7V6BxMYMJbbrl-5Vx4HXCTu-4jai5kdoHJzTBq71pykn-vrSxgv8A2iScbVeIdI6d68-IxoI0AF2iUJy4rdptaYubUi2tp9opB/s320/venice21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177503057824770" border="0" /></a><br />We tried to have a candid shot of some of us walking in the high water...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7VpV3TZNgH3uAd1U2z0jaaiG8q2VRmaeN7IDyTwv5J9awugOlOF5SVVo7NChWoI86s7gOhJBKBUrZR3rBmU9rbiQaV7Fw6oaazDvY2rqrOxUd95OB92aBDq7AvZ1pZA0i4NNpwB9GMAF/s1600-h/venice17.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG7VpV3TZNgH3uAd1U2z0jaaiG8q2VRmaeN7IDyTwv5J9awugOlOF5SVVo7NChWoI86s7gOhJBKBUrZR3rBmU9rbiQaV7Fw6oaazDvY2rqrOxUd95OB92aBDq7AvZ1pZA0i4NNpwB9GMAF/s320/venice17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177511647759378" border="0" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvTiPQPeOGnCcd5oJNI8HeRbw6c55j3ahC-zbFAGKRXIfnVmLdETxPtFq0PWNS_WAbKYAmThsm15xTCRUwM0Wn2cqT96R77ZG8p8nd9NYvF0wl9wQj0DitbjIxxKybp10g-Tnu7yEev16/s320/venice14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177537417563186" border="0" /></a><br />The girls displaying their new scarves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GA5WLR2el142bET1CWBNKVjp0_HrYE5_LV4-prLgXM6sfrNo1pfcNfVF7h-tg70JiiE39-WQCDQMQlKWACaNJfzg5fh8xflhAZkLkvJHNuosP-GpK_r_BVEfpteQdJHYwqZvNeVgLcIW/s1600-h/venice28.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GA5WLR2el142bET1CWBNKVjp0_HrYE5_LV4-prLgXM6sfrNo1pfcNfVF7h-tg70JiiE39-WQCDQMQlKWACaNJfzg5fh8xflhAZkLkvJHNuosP-GpK_r_BVEfpteQdJHYwqZvNeVgLcIW/s320/venice28.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177052086258610" border="0" /></a><br />It was WET<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9PG0-ZefLeeesPmmt7XagcVHsugW5foH6E0TbKuesFZKtsHcI1IQSgNLqRjEaAw5_zI3olLeMb0RMLPPHajoGzstO-tqTlR9AEkQwKLuX8A8UfL9xp4HQA5kUczIgGOE76QV8rviXRGP/s1600-h/venice27.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9PG0-ZefLeeesPmmt7XagcVHsugW5foH6E0TbKuesFZKtsHcI1IQSgNLqRjEaAw5_zI3olLeMb0RMLPPHajoGzstO-tqTlR9AEkQwKLuX8A8UfL9xp4HQA5kUczIgGOE76QV8rviXRGP/s320/venice27.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177064971160514" border="0" /></a><br />Very Wet<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf7Ai_Pg7YXLtijGsffouwMZDi0XTtdrC1yp8fl1cnzvXWJyjWJ0xSjGcf6wBExKkJElMCHuNd3-a3P257fe3bF7U-wEfkaF71UAQYHkJm0mf9_ht0H0Oj7m-wWN_G7vHq15_QYjl7BPl/s1600-h/venice26.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdf7Ai_Pg7YXLtijGsffouwMZDi0XTtdrC1yp8fl1cnzvXWJyjWJ0xSjGcf6wBExKkJElMCHuNd3-a3P257fe3bF7U-wEfkaF71UAQYHkJm0mf9_ht0H0Oj7m-wWN_G7vHq15_QYjl7BPl/s320/venice26.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177077856062418" border="0" /></a><br />But the canals were awesome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pk8QUrJmus5AuVKjbENJrAfKrKLoZz3cKWa3vrDeKFT35xEuVrSFFENICeckcBceu2D54d8WsX3we-X9WrbaKGnUr16FTGFiBfUUtacr3DsrCqn8SzLj39sppfD1gid9CZntwpedOtRV/s1600-h/venice25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Pk8QUrJmus5AuVKjbENJrAfKrKLoZz3cKWa3vrDeKFT35xEuVrSFFENICeckcBceu2D54d8WsX3we-X9WrbaKGnUr16FTGFiBfUUtacr3DsrCqn8SzLj39sppfD1gid9CZntwpedOtRV/s320/venice25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177082151029730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBc_0IazwYMT5l66TT0QCpWdtoy0P2Oyl_kYdqqkRpbxcJThmQT0CfLWzLGqnP_WnvHW2kjpvrwhh6_VdWklB1lqdbnEoNITQEcW8ibQ-p0dtH1YlSW8Ze-hy03OvD0HRNOSZJtA_1JAs/s1600-h/venice23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBc_0IazwYMT5l66TT0QCpWdtoy0P2Oyl_kYdqqkRpbxcJThmQT0CfLWzLGqnP_WnvHW2kjpvrwhh6_VdWklB1lqdbnEoNITQEcW8ibQ-p0dtH1YlSW8Ze-hy03OvD0HRNOSZJtA_1JAs/s320/venice23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206177086445997042" border="0" /></a><br />This is Nicky...I think Julia's eyes say it all... :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtf65eq0tgUpJKpjacKan94TJl4_GR-t-kWt2i_m1WOoWyOc763_CENKq74BHKgnCM4SSq5pxucAugrUqvPRwT_QSFWcITcZXNFYrfVBoH_2aR5qL-zIA_SsqB2gEDqGQF1rlaUdYQ1et/s1600-h/venice37.JPG"><img style="cursor: 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It takes 10 years as an apprentice to become a master glass blower and THEN you STILL only have a 7% chance of actually becoming a master... they make it look so easy how they move the glass around but seriously, I'm sure I'd burn myself trying...but I wonder if a masters in physiology could carry over to glass blowing?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdIsBTD2g40-PusASmlxfyzdcIVuHBZGKicXFFzRcVoe5OuA9kzEvRR0OkGVAJ4LgTglyn-G7nkmkz1xy-EbrhIl_mkRxz1GifA8Z1OmqorP5f90mMoXGb8-JIgERkDnNKyssPJ74ojuQ/s1600-h/venice36.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdIsBTD2g40-PusASmlxfyzdcIVuHBZGKicXFFzRcVoe5OuA9kzEvRR0OkGVAJ4LgTglyn-G7nkmkz1xy-EbrhIl_mkRxz1GifA8Z1OmqorP5f90mMoXGb8-JIgERkDnNKyssPJ74ojuQ/s320/venice36.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206176425021033330" border="0" /></a><br />I found myself a couple times being left behind from the girls...it's like I embarrass them or something...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3cBtzL1TYZDvxKIkEX8GtpPRAG-oQNRuo34leqEfw9_ixnbPvnX1IBjYNY6uOyV6vKOi4KHWM3YVe1cCWZnj2NyL98E55PGxJr6bGLhx07gjgTyIwQbwAMhzc8JuL_n0qBv8grpBwgHl/s1600-h/venice32.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3cBtzL1TYZDvxKIkEX8GtpPRAG-oQNRuo34leqEfw9_ixnbPvnX1IBjYNY6uOyV6vKOi4KHWM3YVe1cCWZnj2NyL98E55PGxJr6bGLhx07gjgTyIwQbwAMhzc8JuL_n0qBv8grpBwgHl/s320/venice32.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206176433610967938" border="0" /></a><br />The Gondolas! It was a little too wet to do them that day. Sad.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxJIJq8rLfA5Gsy8Xse-q7-BuX145OMnCeznqrk7dJ6qmvmR25mmr7tdTreG93ZpBidKrfqpMIu3dJLz6wParNi4s_yiz_iirXcIPP7T35RmLPK2iHLR_PNUCsV55FHUnwNZzaUziMRVj/s1600-h/venice31.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxJIJq8rLfA5Gsy8Xse-q7-BuX145OMnCeznqrk7dJ6qmvmR25mmr7tdTreG93ZpBidKrfqpMIu3dJLz6wParNi4s_yiz_iirXcIPP7T35RmLPK2iHLR_PNUCsV55FHUnwNZzaUziMRVj/s320/venice31.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206176437905935250" border="0" /></a><br />We gave ourselves curfews to not be out after dark so we resorted to Sudoko challenges and card games at night. Living it up!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop14p0Idt9Ek9z5WwPxvSTenqvpjqT4xFMbXxZgEGLvmhceEMiDe98PCIchqqbMwS3q04rqTKSytrTrteQ-ajzQOcNviQA6Vkz9XMjls5XhKAQvIUb0hPcNP5_452RC-5mOphfkNbDVGV/s1600-h/venice29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop14p0Idt9Ek9z5WwPxvSTenqvpjqT4xFMbXxZgEGLvmhceEMiDe98PCIchqqbMwS3q04rqTKSytrTrteQ-ajzQOcNviQA6Vkz9XMjls5XhKAQvIUb0hPcNP5_452RC-5mOphfkNbDVGV/s320/venice29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206176455085804450" border="0" /></a><br />Mary and Nellie's first gelatto!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHg039CGxAufX6xHhYHcERnt308s1QnQRfbBOXTDQnUhj9MYTtNxwG5R4SQdvkDs45znWFGH1tS3vyygi1VRPvtwbRN4a-n_JRM4K3W7HxajanKLCd96Yentj7JKHhs9cfTXOMkD0WomK/s1600-h/venice43.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHg039CGxAufX6xHhYHcERnt308s1QnQRfbBOXTDQnUhj9MYTtNxwG5R4SQdvkDs45znWFGH1tS3vyygi1VRPvtwbRN4a-n_JRM4K3W7HxajanKLCd96Yentj7JKHhs9cfTXOMkD0WomK/s320/venice43.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206175879560186642" border="0" /></a><br />We got kind of wet getting them...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165tuFaUhYIAXu9PQe01-OhC19phRN3e1YPVP3oCc8DARQogfVUjU9-1E5ZkhdGE8gzxQ0JMTC5hvA_4_FyZHp0LAmIVwUzdmRoQVjfDIgSrknPGezwuy8bpfEdQR00OOiVlex3jThijT/s1600-h/venice42.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg165tuFaUhYIAXu9PQe01-OhC19phRN3e1YPVP3oCc8DARQogfVUjU9-1E5ZkhdGE8gzxQ0JMTC5hvA_4_FyZHp0LAmIVwUzdmRoQVjfDIgSrknPGezwuy8bpfEdQR00OOiVlex3jThijT/s320/venice42.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206175896740055842" border="0" /></a><br />Gifts from the glass blowing shop. Thanks Nicky!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYKwrvxNaysTosjDNArOayukNhUBS1E9b0BS4DlGDiJRBuZI4mi-OGx3RmZW2myTcuccDNWvaXQg1mZ4oLGKigaQ5UtyK6NP_-dM8YQPZtE5O4vUNdT1_7LCqCduNnnQVklvHzzcFXO5J/s1600-h/venice41.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYKwrvxNaysTosjDNArOayukNhUBS1E9b0BS4DlGDiJRBuZI4mi-OGx3RmZW2myTcuccDNWvaXQg1mZ4oLGKigaQ5UtyK6NP_-dM8YQPZtE5O4vUNdT1_7LCqCduNnnQVklvHzzcFXO5J/s320/venice41.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206175905329990450" border="0" /></a><br />No room for me on the post. Yes, another candid shot that made other people stop and stare at us...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNVFXd0HfIlCD1Xk_WV7H1arUq4RRsugotYGvDINMJ3TWGyCsRvgNI4gTsshirkW3jYUUGPOHuO2Z3tmEmSifo5W5V4bV9fe5jpzU3A43Aw8Owe6qLpRbnfoLpMZ2ykpAr3Gu4v3RgdE9/s1600-h/venice40.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNVFXd0HfIlCD1Xk_WV7H1arUq4RRsugotYGvDINMJ3TWGyCsRvgNI4gTsshirkW3jYUUGPOHuO2Z3tmEmSifo5W5V4bV9fe5jpzU3A43Aw8Owe6qLpRbnfoLpMZ2ykpAr3Gu4v3RgdE9/s320/venice40.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206175913919925058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was so windy Julia put her silly umbrella in front to try and fight the wind. Quite a comical view.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk_oTaYSNT5r-TNysxwmjIDpAUDqXV_N0mAbX7apUYXT6gTwyG8mMv6Kht40LxKoI9tWVRE9YFDgtvBwcOMZfaLwlV4a6hZxVHaflE534l90gPTEoHmqkQCq_7FfbAAIgYZMuz2wVd50k/s1600-h/venice38.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk_oTaYSNT5r-TNysxwmjIDpAUDqXV_N0mAbX7apUYXT6gTwyG8mMv6Kht40LxKoI9tWVRE9YFDgtvBwcOMZfaLwlV4a6hZxVHaflE534l90gPTEoHmqkQCq_7FfbAAIgYZMuz2wVd50k/s320/venice38.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206175974049467218" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-2774590051343314642008-05-29T09:31:00.000-07:002008-05-29T12:04:12.904-07:00France!!The famous Arch de Triumph in Paris! Victorious captains would lead their troops through this arch when returning to Paris. Napoleon was one of the many names written on the wall for leaders going through...that was pretty neat! Julia, Mary and I decided to make our own tower of triumph...yes, people stared, and the Asians took pictures...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RJ9bZYaOxVJeukMJLepckYFDwC4_BAg2XzZK-9i0biATzFEP1HH0T4Y95XFiitAuPmq8dW3XVr-IBSI2MtOKR0VMr5nuq5MH8jkFe7dcd57lcBGq24Hy4V8Yjz6MuJe-y0UKnNFNSsNU/s1600-h/archtriumph.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RJ9bZYaOxVJeukMJLepckYFDwC4_BAg2XzZK-9i0biATzFEP1HH0T4Y95XFiitAuPmq8dW3XVr-IBSI2MtOKR0VMr5nuq5MH8jkFe7dcd57lcBGq24Hy4V8Yjz6MuJe-y0UKnNFNSsNU/s320/archtriumph.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848349649160946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzjcglPTM8tRSVVfbjBTUvipwYzaCR9jGUnhC_UNGiU3Wx3oKDR-gkfDpBQpadQBKdNMKq3QE-81n3X2CvumLoCwje_KQIaPN-f4eTYvNxN4pvK6zSfoCmdhCjzl0xGTokkyehRIKpJTP/s1600-h/archtriumph4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzjcglPTM8tRSVVfbjBTUvipwYzaCR9jGUnhC_UNGiU3Wx3oKDR-gkfDpBQpadQBKdNMKq3QE-81n3X2CvumLoCwje_KQIaPN-f4eTYvNxN4pvK6zSfoCmdhCjzl0xGTokkyehRIKpJTP/s320/archtriumph4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848353944128258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The first full day we had in France we took the train out to the Palace of Versailles. Inside is where King Louis XIV made a palace to live in outside of Paris (where he had been living in the Louvre). We saw the art galleries inside this place, their royal bedrooms, and the famous room of mirrors. It was beautiful. But what was maybe a little more impressive was the garden found outside of the palace... You could get lost out there!<br /><br />The famous room of mirrors<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTqx6-mqGLxEfq0RniMTyUZ6cDWWkwglElLj480fYK2aIb-ANlo07sS-ToSQrtW3FQzgIuKuG2dmxvkdt3XzLHcm5j-7zutPJY-wkIl0pVRdEnDW1osf4ubrgadW_1dtlLRNUpIHFPnda/s1600-h/versialles6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTqx6-mqGLxEfq0RniMTyUZ6cDWWkwglElLj480fYK2aIb-ANlo07sS-ToSQrtW3FQzgIuKuG2dmxvkdt3XzLHcm5j-7zutPJY-wkIl0pVRdEnDW1osf4ubrgadW_1dtlLRNUpIHFPnda/s320/versialles6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848341059226338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVtjiINDfdboOvzGQQc_XpPD4lnduoA1pQGfsjIXti-gQy7ABYOiLo6CJX-6lhFSUnn1TFEnuy9nrtkvmFBPk4Ry8JrNPvE8skzL5raEWiHWcUA3yn7UfbCySWYGKh26KSbMRSRvy5H9j/s320/versailles1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848113425959586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Of course we had to stop for goodies on the way...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JEswBnFkgx3fC8QbH55LQnJm3uwPRzEo1RhEN5VBGGJZUxykvpsBTB0B-uAaG3mzZTwqbrfMLfYb3Kjd3BWmBvBuRky_aibgpja1GKlpJUA_4Qv5hAHzd3-JMr_bsq2khqpo6Hd9dcyK/s1600-h/versailles4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JEswBnFkgx3fC8QbH55LQnJm3uwPRzEo1RhEN5VBGGJZUxykvpsBTB0B-uAaG3mzZTwqbrfMLfYb3Kjd3BWmBvBuRky_aibgpja1GKlpJUA_4Qv5hAHzd3-JMr_bsq2khqpo6Hd9dcyK/s320/versailles4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848122015894194" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Q6lnYRWnIhyphenhyphen02f_zCo-DEOin3kdocJ794-3t5fwFwwxVZ3jD1Bvj9CMJ09mMv2pLUdE_v-LMuKVmah7CUsQ6DA31NHqgmT9Ho8f_532yn1cs1eu5jovMaDFSLN6wr8I4yXrQ5yeo1Kha/s320/versailles8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205848130605828818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The ugly stepsisters dreaming of our palaces above...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Y8n3bdpZeIJ4OhNXKbcR_TBkymGKmvAgeiO-idQrvGGtpPjzFggeYukOzCHFNXWjvuXtzyIoQzYzvBYxf3l3FvDGPepU8lGh8CPyqyU2TWD3R-ccNmuuU5D9zrqmEwNTXxlwrYQZAjK/s1600-h/versailles19.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Y8n3bdpZeIJ4OhNXKbcR_TBkymGKmvAgeiO-idQrvGGtpPjzFggeYukOzCHFNXWjvuXtzyIoQzYzvBYxf3l3FvDGPepU8lGh8CPyqyU2TWD3R-ccNmuuU5D9zrqmEwNTXxlwrYQZAjK/s320/versailles19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847748353739330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEFuExBLzOT_Uq0IFu78CHwh7lM3h3hJrQPUs5pfdQ0W_K4Vuu7w-Fgv2pFz8E8QX-2xaiucK3nDDTs5sp4e-WIui25z5aX9Rm7CGOmyBOuHQdjnMkTfb5yI7-24936FUEH8yIwWr-Lt3/s1600-h/versailles20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEFuExBLzOT_Uq0IFu78CHwh7lM3h3hJrQPUs5pfdQ0W_K4Vuu7w-Fgv2pFz8E8QX-2xaiucK3nDDTs5sp4e-WIui25z5aX9Rm7CGOmyBOuHQdjnMkTfb5yI7-24936FUEH8yIwWr-Lt3/s320/versailles20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847756943673938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, the gardens go ALL the way down the walk behind where Nellie's standing...past the pond way back there...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3oMIN0gRcSV7Pi-9GzHNuPOIpd91j45502TExQb1aC0XAu8gA9ubT8nSV-thXptxGc-ungwOewVmurG7nEY-xK9g6vzvMR8T5PSqVR5gdmwvN8o5duw4pT0JC3NgiVBandAz4z9B06to/s1600-h/versailles22.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3oMIN0gRcSV7Pi-9GzHNuPOIpd91j45502TExQb1aC0XAu8gA9ubT8nSV-thXptxGc-ungwOewVmurG7nEY-xK9g6vzvMR8T5PSqVR5gdmwvN8o5duw4pT0JC3NgiVBandAz4z9B06to/s320/versailles22.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847761238641250" border="0" /></a><br />Julia's future summer residence...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaL-KNoWLtVYklS2Pd2IhB1niZKCRtVzeBCzK9dACcaQ38V9A2Ki1xGQOUcExByI7S6aMEpovs3Y0Py6bz9D5vQsSnkB7vVN1jIDBfbwZ4jAIy0jzJIarrXujYGfBUxuVYgJ28FrixcK3/s1600-h/versailles23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" 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catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1MIBGkKUtU8C3FXTdJJLWOTukGC7XdyE4L3_oejL74KsCe2-8o1UcdNmZCZx9sP25jJwAx9HcNJsqB98O3hMq1XXHPetuj5Qvm-Jv-BdrENfvwwZUd_eZ89UqOyGSlP7pYRjjCtKjph-/s1600-h/versailles9.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1MIBGkKUtU8C3FXTdJJLWOTukGC7XdyE4L3_oejL74KsCe2-8o1UcdNmZCZx9sP25jJwAx9HcNJsqB98O3hMq1XXHPetuj5Qvm-Jv-BdrENfvwwZUd_eZ89UqOyGSlP7pYRjjCtKjph-/s320/versailles9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847336036878834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I found a snail and thought I'd pocket it later for dinner... and yes we had escargot while in France.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Okv8akY8hQG725j9Y2akRJYPHaNAzhIlAd35gkz1XlgtGDbi3zzcCIysdgtINvmv_CWUbWKUllxq4Hx9k2L38xhN3ZHKR6Yiz1cLt3t8d_yGaoAHdCo_eZLGMUyFPu5DeCVayBaoNm1Q/s1600-h/versailles10.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Okv8akY8hQG725j9Y2akRJYPHaNAzhIlAd35gkz1XlgtGDbi3zzcCIysdgtINvmv_CWUbWKUllxq4Hx9k2L38xhN3ZHKR6Yiz1cLt3t8d_yGaoAHdCo_eZLGMUyFPu5DeCVayBaoNm1Q/s320/versailles10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847348921780738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dpdw-vyk17ryY9W25yzrwdH2QNJIYpO_ZB0Wi5xxVN_jpJY58mf8ef_aUNfX70Gx52AR80_txYXDHLqyL4rwVZQD01cGaDyCPmIGXWgamrfdBnNpvxPkdTZXpoCNnelEtegPLRJBb0d4/s1600-h/versailles11.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dpdw-vyk17ryY9W25yzrwdH2QNJIYpO_ZB0Wi5xxVN_jpJY58mf8ef_aUNfX70Gx52AR80_txYXDHLqyL4rwVZQD01cGaDyCPmIGXWgamrfdBnNpvxPkdTZXpoCNnelEtegPLRJBb0d4/s320/versailles11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847361806682642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We had to PEEL Julia away from this man...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVfWPqb5oMGviIoS2bRW94q4rnwXL-TGOS8Qd4z-2yvrOhc0YFwn3uTl8bl2A_l2aJZekEBZwx1_ATlUKY_ImmmlrwsYm1BiqIz0x3uKkI2512zdd1xiAb3J42fWsr4jQiqplDw2TMX0F/s1600-h/versailles13.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVfWPqb5oMGviIoS2bRW94q4rnwXL-TGOS8Qd4z-2yvrOhc0YFwn3uTl8bl2A_l2aJZekEBZwx1_ATlUKY_ImmmlrwsYm1BiqIz0x3uKkI2512zdd1xiAb3J42fWsr4jQiqplDw2TMX0F/s320/versailles13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205847370396617250" border="0" /></a><br />I liked the trees.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh079Ac4JvDya2LkYMn31rd-0-t02pyJOH8VUmjqOTHyLIMy2QXydBByBqwVY1j4xvoZhflMsog8FL4GRh7RxtgCxAKE2QIL06TrB07ArSZxEPxbA10DlLo3UMPXOh_OUmBJMs7A59BrqBF/s1600-h/versailles14.JPG"><img 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pretty windy up there, but the view was sooo cool! I almost saw West Plains from up there!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxNuWs65bDPkc7VoC-JA3RBcJXuKfSx0YQpbrmtXRYzH30yy8G2veQ8tJ5boyiaBl4K2gfF3ZO1pQYCndGOxQlDH5g3RhzR4jIaPe1MlhNlENBESu5sKh-0PevsgMCDDaZcucapMuYocm/s1600-h/eiffel15.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxNuWs65bDPkc7VoC-JA3RBcJXuKfSx0YQpbrmtXRYzH30yy8G2veQ8tJ5boyiaBl4K2gfF3ZO1pQYCndGOxQlDH5g3RhzR4jIaPe1MlhNlENBESu5sKh-0PevsgMCDDaZcucapMuYocm/s320/eiffel15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846515698125234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Julia doesn't like heights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hOsqfGkseJmQy8e5rilBiLhlBzeg20CXeIZGOfPK-L8Pvbc8B8wOL4KI7_F_21_OCPgfHnbcsHsZzeYRlp6z8GWOmGE2ItTceRU83SyUq3nUMvIs0BNo0oEkduhEg45CMALMx8n6JfuC/s1600-h/eiffel17.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hOsqfGkseJmQy8e5rilBiLhlBzeg20CXeIZGOfPK-L8Pvbc8B8wOL4KI7_F_21_OCPgfHnbcsHsZzeYRlp6z8GWOmGE2ItTceRU83SyUq3nUMvIs0BNo0oEkduhEg45CMALMx8n6JfuC/s320/eiffel17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846524288059842" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know what I'm doing with my face...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp1MxTLpxwg6xAcXCFsjsFwIirEDZVperKxrwg1woEq0znnUqUgsChaAhpVP8OU-6GYjIcy-bo6vWpHCkkJa3SiIljkHCjKYUiGE736yDoe8XO6RZ6IWIzGGlJoCHtNH6mrRSuu824Y62/s1600-h/eiffel20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp1MxTLpxwg6xAcXCFsjsFwIirEDZVperKxrwg1woEq0znnUqUgsChaAhpVP8OU-6GYjIcy-bo6vWpHCkkJa3SiIljkHCjKYUiGE736yDoe8XO6RZ6IWIzGGlJoCHtNH6mrRSuu824Y62/s320/eiffel20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846532877994450" border="0" /></a><br />Sistas!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_zRoS1ZbWmBQenr1zaR_k-XUvU6-sIffnRGdfC2f7SF-WQGL91zFyz7GYVIBS2B-de4SlbKVv05r5kdWlQO4EdYih-CLCK2cPY23Q8kc3gpNR-6y2ip20uNK-yzyUOVLD7xZBh2B8Rez/s1600-h/eiffel23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_zRoS1ZbWmBQenr1zaR_k-XUvU6-sIffnRGdfC2f7SF-WQGL91zFyz7GYVIBS2B-de4SlbKVv05r5kdWlQO4EdYih-CLCK2cPY23Q8kc3gpNR-6y2ip20uNK-yzyUOVLD7xZBh2B8Rez/s320/eiffel23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846545762896354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We hiked up the first part of the tower, as far as they'd let us. It sounded like a good idea when we started at least...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fFldDIdWWqJmPePrr9VHuwlTi-HHg5ezE_t0q2gwquWQ6dBa1ROPDlWxg1GsIvDnu2ZCXNoYyv-_i_wj82nTa7oXKn1BqIwEp31GwS0ZOnDmIHpMYk2Gl990OeJVyqFbbf7MrWbHLwUs/s1600-h/eiffel.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fFldDIdWWqJmPePrr9VHuwlTi-HHg5ezE_t0q2gwquWQ6dBa1ROPDlWxg1GsIvDnu2ZCXNoYyv-_i_wj82nTa7oXKn1BqIwEp31GwS0ZOnDmIHpMYk2Gl990OeJVyqFbbf7MrWbHLwUs/s320/eiffel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846094791330130" border="0" /></a><br />We knew we were in trouble when Julia crouched into the fetal position...heights aren't her thing. And she wants to go SKYDIVING?!?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4daw6_c0a3qZrt7On-4r5kmtfVsS4BK_angEKWewUWsANdadXUkXQsnqt6BPcyLxxnnqzXO1Fwdb0kTKkWzu6J3NY7iqpl_27ou0uO8rFgzZQJ6L1hKb9h805yYoOT0dBWXve42Wqs86/s1600-h/eiffel2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4daw6_c0a3qZrt7On-4r5kmtfVsS4BK_angEKWewUWsANdadXUkXQsnqt6BPcyLxxnnqzXO1Fwdb0kTKkWzu6J3NY7iqpl_27ou0uO8rFgzZQJ6L1hKb9h805yYoOT0dBWXve42Wqs86/s320/eiffel2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846099086297442" border="0" /></a><br />MERNIE<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lwg0ON1UvMHzRzkzB3kdslVr4bx1d1z3Kfj9thVVJsLLWG3T5_7fggz_WFe-pBBOpBm5UpBcw0x3McS2mzgCw5YFQjQWGU6q3CrpUjIPNAxSJoyFz0IXgqbujFmF9XzzukzeECERoE8t/s1600-h/eiffel3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lwg0ON1UvMHzRzkzB3kdslVr4bx1d1z3Kfj9thVVJsLLWG3T5_7fggz_WFe-pBBOpBm5UpBcw0x3McS2mzgCw5YFQjQWGU6q3CrpUjIPNAxSJoyFz0IXgqbujFmF9XzzukzeECERoE8t/s320/eiffel3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846107676232050" border="0" /></a><br />Julia's good at cool photo views.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfwY897mIoXuh7qQIrz4_xZUFGKFGvg0-MLVbD6HhCCdkUx9oG4E7CGgmuzjW8KYPVfWSoyNLF0BhR2j35BIFNAoi9anyZ7AFstW-2C59QsqZGYragUHucww6dPdF56s2DUEGQ4adn3yO/s1600-h/eiffel5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfwY897mIoXuh7qQIrz4_xZUFGKFGvg0-MLVbD6HhCCdkUx9oG4E7CGgmuzjW8KYPVfWSoyNLF0BhR2j35BIFNAoi9anyZ7AFstW-2C59QsqZGYragUHucww6dPdF56s2DUEGQ4adn3yO/s320/eiffel5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846120561133954" border="0" /></a><br />Paris!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c00Z_BfxOZcAsBy2CDcvu1TRYmnm9Neo2e0AySjNDf2TRorBRkyFYSWyiVJqbjYwD-qZbZxRFY7tMA21hyZTfTyQ9LpT4wqiAhEbhmDUB1tGOe8HuXGuLSZyXklyPdN4VsMtm4_4yqg4/s1600-h/eiffel6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_c00Z_BfxOZcAsBy2CDcvu1TRYmnm9Neo2e0AySjNDf2TRorBRkyFYSWyiVJqbjYwD-qZbZxRFY7tMA21hyZTfTyQ9LpT4wqiAhEbhmDUB1tGOe8HuXGuLSZyXklyPdN4VsMtm4_4yqg4/s320/eiffel6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205846124856101266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Venus in the Louvre. I don't know if you can tell but I got this amazing idea the night before to have us all put our hair in braids so we could have crimpy hair...I think we'll all agree we looked like we put our fingers in the light sockets...frizzy disasters...Or at least all of us except for mary, her's turned out quite nicely...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45CTIH4tndZ6uGHUTQAYFGamnTOgDfZzs6IzhhvnTMcEKGhyphenhyphenrXlOuTn3ATJMr9743eAvJZ8nxjiM0y6gxDJ97WP2mpNJjfTlWSAP9KxRaPNp8n5TK4atTwZvgnXVrDrgtvEwBCnc53Qur/s1600-h/louvre25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45CTIH4tndZ6uGHUTQAYFGamnTOgDfZzs6IzhhvnTMcEKGhyphenhyphenrXlOuTn3ATJMr9743eAvJZ8nxjiM0y6gxDJ97WP2mpNJjfTlWSAP9KxRaPNp8n5TK4atTwZvgnXVrDrgtvEwBCnc53Qur/s320/louvre25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845532150614322" border="0" /></a><br />The Winged Victory. Mary's favorite piece in the Louvre. The sculptor is unknown but they found in in the bottom of the ocean. It used to sit on the front of a large ship. It really is an amazing piece of art.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraiEYW1y5C0D_qJzUYxF95BkU36l0efFEB-NtGDr5P4bprib0lORCikVV-22aHe46Nf94l0FpwaIrUV37zzCuDRZNZ7khy6CXMm-u0erXDUWiiZGAF3oqsp-zV4Ncynt8UKG_bWBgEYQC/s1600-h/louvre27.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraiEYW1y5C0D_qJzUYxF95BkU36l0efFEB-NtGDr5P4bprib0lORCikVV-22aHe46Nf94l0FpwaIrUV37zzCuDRZNZ7khy6CXMm-u0erXDUWiiZGAF3oqsp-zV4Ncynt8UKG_bWBgEYQC/s320/louvre27.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845540740548930" border="0" /></a><br />The combining of "modern" art with the older stuff. I actually don't like the triangle in the middle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JuZYtK4LRoLEVlGdjR3uy-Q4NnYWNX32mSB4D5bwRBk6rczg0GyauAQQQ7SqUtU5rQlr67AIBITkfbDHEiYwy3BmSabwAztHjiGr7zvJSiCzhdkjauiurWuWnzMGKBSjIXprPu00XLji/s1600-h/louvre16.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JuZYtK4LRoLEVlGdjR3uy-Q4NnYWNX32mSB4D5bwRBk6rczg0GyauAQQQ7SqUtU5rQlr67AIBITkfbDHEiYwy3BmSabwAztHjiGr7zvJSiCzhdkjauiurWuWnzMGKBSjIXprPu00XLji/s320/louvre16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845295927412962" border="0" /></a><br />Trying to look like Marilyn...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsI8-fZdjUDITPlCdc4bFVLWX3OkdZjiIwbixttkN3vTJl_eMylIjxJi06fEhhVh_9jRoRJRzY6O2P46yBzDmMHOwDAU7uaWxZgB2_ndsabvGaxTTeg9L_y61PJqoCMO4RWEhg9l39mvn/s1600-h/louvre18.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsI8-fZdjUDITPlCdc4bFVLWX3OkdZjiIwbixttkN3vTJl_eMylIjxJi06fEhhVh_9jRoRJRzY6O2P46yBzDmMHOwDAU7uaWxZgB2_ndsabvGaxTTeg9L_y61PJqoCMO4RWEhg9l39mvn/s320/louvre18.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845308812314866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_wEFA6ctyzCr9c3WZ8d_08O0JE5EsJRp2ZU6Ek53-BMf2QCNxwGPJT4IANIO5BnCzLOkOpPWof_PgMF7wti8kUNkryV2F46r5SdJ6JW_nlhIUYsnvFKPNbKxuJ2J-VDH8VIaSqj5qxV/s1600-h/louvre20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJ_wEFA6ctyzCr9c3WZ8d_08O0JE5EsJRp2ZU6Ek53-BMf2QCNxwGPJT4IANIO5BnCzLOkOpPWof_PgMF7wti8kUNkryV2F46r5SdJ6JW_nlhIUYsnvFKPNbKxuJ2J-VDH8VIaSqj5qxV/s320/louvre20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845317402249474" border="0" /></a><br />Taking a breather.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-E7Ynw8L8vYhygDbyAejOc6hsKPiYitgA244QWHamRs8ieEpBg5FIvEHrEjVYV0jrdBIbTQuVXpBD4q-0cS_khgBrduuY9xb_xMZRWVB0kgxNNtgKkG3h_NQmfwANgZ7UnwxzT4aYF3P/s1600-h/louvre21.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-E7Ynw8L8vYhygDbyAejOc6hsKPiYitgA244QWHamRs8ieEpBg5FIvEHrEjVYV0jrdBIbTQuVXpBD4q-0cS_khgBrduuY9xb_xMZRWVB0kgxNNtgKkG3h_NQmfwANgZ7UnwxzT4aYF3P/s320/louvre21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845325992184082" border="0" /></a><br />We played a game where we'd pose as some of the statues around us. The three muses was our favorite. Good job girls!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNMU5VcsqPYY-eScojJ37YB6REyE4NVagLFrza2Sr5T7J8svuG28iew40yTsqTKQ-2wdXeFZjnX6bOLi-OWWyqH6ytDBNV4JPa3YXBRduVYJSE1GADVAIkviABl93aM6RyGHvFerS4KpK/s1600-h/louvre23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNMU5VcsqPYY-eScojJ37YB6REyE4NVagLFrza2Sr5T7J8svuG28iew40yTsqTKQ-2wdXeFZjnX6bOLi-OWWyqH6ytDBNV4JPa3YXBRduVYJSE1GADVAIkviABl93aM6RyGHvFerS4KpK/s320/louvre23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205845330287151394" border="0" /></a><br />Outside at one wing of the Louvre<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfCk9kLRZ8th5KJyDJteYKB4OVISHY9TBDMr7dB5nMfeBlSfR_jc5vzfS5kxD1kGgT2oyUx_Q-nLos1hEq7VC7E7IzhOP09Fenqk_SRC2NSZdl51rRUQNqF8kKsVaCRhyYQRl0UdG4SJd/s1600-h/louvre8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfCk9kLRZ8th5KJyDJteYKB4OVISHY9TBDMr7dB5nMfeBlSfR_jc5vzfS5kxD1kGgT2oyUx_Q-nLos1hEq7VC7E7IzhOP09Fenqk_SRC2NSZdl51rRUQNqF8kKsVaCRhyYQRl0UdG4SJd/s320/louvre8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205844905085388946" border="0" /></a><br />Oh silly Nellie!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdQ00vgk-sQF-mpEtxzuC9gvKnibR4fD6jW9EvynF6YGfU3mn6jVM-DAEFThkMGEK7A4pIZYLyaxO0B7MeHTALP4G9vw190zzd3LaWYLffIU-lNLYK1SGDvVHmUFQ0LxvUxTX35bgxnPC/s1600-h/louvre9.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdQ00vgk-sQF-mpEtxzuC9gvKnibR4fD6jW9EvynF6YGfU3mn6jVM-DAEFThkMGEK7A4pIZYLyaxO0B7MeHTALP4G9vw190zzd3LaWYLffIU-lNLYK1SGDvVHmUFQ0LxvUxTX35bgxnPC/s320/louvre9.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205844913675323554" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the Louvre, the older part of it used to be an older fortress. They built around it when they made the bigger part of the Louvre. It's cool to see the older stuff inside it...crazy crazy French people!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9NzzhU7Yt4i_NwyD-Q6gw4cG5J8JHWR3q77r8zP01Gw-0tkHcSew27JwTm9W-Bw4wibs_bXX4bBkGAC9kzPNAF0gaeSwIxpBZ_STimoqDrMlLzVMs1GSTQ1-tcYbAoRypegvErpKdCA0/s1600-h/louvre10.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9NzzhU7Yt4i_NwyD-Q6gw4cG5J8JHWR3q77r8zP01Gw-0tkHcSew27JwTm9W-Bw4wibs_bXX4bBkGAC9kzPNAF0gaeSwIxpBZ_STimoqDrMlLzVMs1GSTQ1-tcYbAoRypegvErpKdCA0/s320/louvre10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205844926560225458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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It was so nice to have a personal docent around to tell us about EVERYTHING. Such as in the picture below, it is an example of the Rose Windows. Very famous. I was proud of myself for remembering about the Flying Buttresses...I just forgot that they were a form of GOTHIC architecture. Every time I saw an archway I'd ask if that was a flying buttress...luckily Julia was able to set me straight...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj-A5H-B66iKcBtz7LI91l63tSquAozRwNVj-_jQCuOPzBqF-pbbh0Yd5ytQzjIoxVj22h6uYpba4OuWCIYmQ8V7ktoK2JoiuaPvqwckCavYo5S9G2ZhYzPdZr_kTdUh-pMyPr4jonlC2/s1600-h/notredame12.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj-A5H-B66iKcBtz7LI91l63tSquAozRwNVj-_jQCuOPzBqF-pbbh0Yd5ytQzjIoxVj22h6uYpba4OuWCIYmQ8V7ktoK2JoiuaPvqwckCavYo5S9G2ZhYzPdZr_kTdUh-pMyPr4jonlC2/s320/notredame12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843912947943426" border="0" /></a><br />More rose windows, also they were having a service when we went in so we got to see the incense burning and hear a beautiful boys choir sing for a while.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF0oZtc4wcrdnPD15CX5fcQRXeCKOgb6grz41lSTUqvw96SZdp36h32bAr4ybCQ9jqsmBXEzPTazyPBniXb4pyd74pA6bPXsZMemk5bzE9lrbnExqk3lxiLfP8tJb_msXrNenrL9eGuDE/s1600-h/notredame15.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpF0oZtc4wcrdnPD15CX5fcQRXeCKOgb6grz41lSTUqvw96SZdp36h32bAr4ybCQ9jqsmBXEzPTazyPBniXb4pyd74pA6bPXsZMemk5bzE9lrbnExqk3lxiLfP8tJb_msXrNenrL9eGuDE/s320/notredame15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843925832845330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GKgCuf2zLrQ6Wr9rF0NEz4lJOKzDlSH1B16iOwhGUdPgWEMZi3wCVH_Uct0APpGVMQzhLMG3YQ0IofQ01l-NTGUJHwYdhldhesmYUqkZc81dMDP1joWh6eBuzOX1Ndwym2DwJ_PVe-06/s1600-h/notredame16.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GKgCuf2zLrQ6Wr9rF0NEz4lJOKzDlSH1B16iOwhGUdPgWEMZi3wCVH_Uct0APpGVMQzhLMG3YQ0IofQ01l-NTGUJHwYdhldhesmYUqkZc81dMDP1joWh6eBuzOX1Ndwym2DwJ_PVe-06/s320/notredame16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843930127812642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs8TW68Aow-crrld86eFrreJ8upX1oPoIi36O1bLsBAN-FIqXf63yWt4kQmEUTKPxLbZWu_Tf7HS6wSV_ASHSffuh4yxyCZH6Suh7Exgmzw1s8KNzmuh9Kp5vvjGg-_oeOKDjts73mdDL/s1600-h/notredame19.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizs8TW68Aow-crrld86eFrreJ8upX1oPoIi36O1bLsBAN-FIqXf63yWt4kQmEUTKPxLbZWu_Tf7HS6wSV_ASHSffuh4yxyCZH6Suh7Exgmzw1s8KNzmuh9Kp5vvjGg-_oeOKDjts73mdDL/s320/notredame19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843947307681842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jhVHhkgpZHybumzKOIjyo8ly1Hu5h1V08XJ__03HYE9vdpKF6goQ_JH-w_LIIvTl00IgeiwvkkvrpegCrVxSEnE709tIY8VfTo3-_wPE68KYWt3D_g-ca7YhURZOuKCHm0a_y6Vrnp-2/s1600-h/notredame.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jhVHhkgpZHybumzKOIjyo8ly1Hu5h1V08XJ__03HYE9vdpKF6goQ_JH-w_LIIvTl00IgeiwvkkvrpegCrVxSEnE709tIY8VfTo3-_wPE68KYWt3D_g-ca7YhURZOuKCHm0a_y6Vrnp-2/s320/notredame.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843088314222498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCxzOAtewSm5sUsHdDlik1KV9hmA3TwAQ-ETP7zQEhdD_v9v3ZyJ0_QjGkZvd7-KTbBDKnRKsQ-68uCoczpBRb4zLfG9_x0-MYtoVWRMl5NfNola5RHVhfJxMc1kYqPgLqstf1f131Luz/s1600-h/notredame2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVCxzOAtewSm5sUsHdDlik1KV9hmA3TwAQ-ETP7zQEhdD_v9v3ZyJ0_QjGkZvd7-KTbBDKnRKsQ-68uCoczpBRb4zLfG9_x0-MYtoVWRMl5NfNola5RHVhfJxMc1kYqPgLqstf1f131Luz/s320/notredame2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843109789058994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ygnXE82vyKNMQfkm1pQygquTq09jDG9JQ81oWtVfXELGR_YU0WtoBb9HU3Bt4VD6RcY8GCjcjmmi3GVLOvNT9uP5ff4AU0xOp2gFfkKVJcJTfRXoktLmKgzlEWutW_aeDZDoyoo9AJcP/s1600-h/notredame4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ygnXE82vyKNMQfkm1pQygquTq09jDG9JQ81oWtVfXELGR_YU0WtoBb9HU3Bt4VD6RcY8GCjcjmmi3GVLOvNT9uP5ff4AU0xOp2gFfkKVJcJTfRXoktLmKgzlEWutW_aeDZDoyoo9AJcP/s320/notredame4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205843174213568450" border="0" /></a><br />It rained on us a TON! Nellie and I hid inside a phone booth for a short burst of torrential rain...we forgot our raincoats that day...<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE64zNRPIFkrGighEyLrptclxy5bcMfHObTiD6qqWIJRsdTgJFKHOsi3eVLSfmi9YM1H8IB4Mt78ea0ndwdtuOzNOHqzNZbfvjQZDq7T7Rmr3KKILHXw4E1DW7AK6jXz_A9jPG4l6jzUI9/s1600-h/paris24.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE64zNRPIFkrGighEyLrptclxy5bcMfHObTiD6qqWIJRsdTgJFKHOsi3eVLSfmi9YM1H8IB4Mt78ea0ndwdtuOzNOHqzNZbfvjQZDq7T7Rmr3KKILHXw4E1DW7AK6jXz_A9jPG4l6jzUI9/s320/paris24.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205842203550959490" border="0" /></a><br />Julia laughed at us...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQ3OW06R9v7UIBtnpIopeZcpj71D7FX0K2KSoKrmA6ZLthBY3s_kvxBi-a5E891j0kzVhrdDMqen3Hud12nv9VGXwqwUjQnef-naMn81l33xc_J9q9FeUj2v642bUDJnnsZPcq64S6l2t/s1600-h/paris25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQ3OW06R9v7UIBtnpIopeZcpj71D7FX0K2KSoKrmA6ZLthBY3s_kvxBi-a5E891j0kzVhrdDMqen3Hud12nv9VGXwqwUjQnef-naMn81l33xc_J9q9FeUj2v642bUDJnnsZPcq64S6l2t/s320/paris25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205842220730828690" border="0" /></a><br />It's water...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2XDj0auOYH2-Vh9kq0V4EdLyeoLTmF-T4NYytN7oaWGisJ_-yx41P6BLRkwQiQZBjEriRqk1Az18ZZqdNNM5bGSvLqBWxvYV8IMVhuksuopF8CKNqK2_L49IcraCVN73YLJ1MTwcApXT/s1600-h/paris10.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2XDj0auOYH2-Vh9kq0V4EdLyeoLTmF-T4NYytN7oaWGisJ_-yx41P6BLRkwQiQZBjEriRqk1Az18ZZqdNNM5bGSvLqBWxvYV8IMVhuksuopF8CKNqK2_L49IcraCVN73YLJ1MTwcApXT/s320/paris10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841954442856242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoYyzFA7_v5pY5TGNJB3e8TzbkKubHxaz40mRAS7G1uYk2kNivZwecTe8GJs1We0fsBCbarO__VClnh1c7Jh0NsIFpUaZyS-yhS2vkQo_E6qrcBwOsby87GeU6dYtu0mjHN8BW6FZCcSQ/s1600-h/paris11.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoYyzFA7_v5pY5TGNJB3e8TzbkKubHxaz40mRAS7G1uYk2kNivZwecTe8GJs1We0fsBCbarO__VClnh1c7Jh0NsIFpUaZyS-yhS2vkQo_E6qrcBwOsby87GeU6dYtu0mjHN8BW6FZCcSQ/s320/paris11.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841971622725442" border="0" /></a><br />Desert was fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClglMS6v-8ry6qKUfkXBqDSsyjfa6H44rIg6g3FRIGfu0GiS_bRl-ATLny7eUZHEbAti4pm3aIN7pNHguquR5O4_IJGOv28hLigBDwhMK2d7k-PmqK8PqFwcm344cxuSBsEUtQG7M4nFO/s1600-h/paris12.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClglMS6v-8ry6qKUfkXBqDSsyjfa6H44rIg6g3FRIGfu0GiS_bRl-ATLny7eUZHEbAti4pm3aIN7pNHguquR5O4_IJGOv28hLigBDwhMK2d7k-PmqK8PqFwcm344cxuSBsEUtQG7M4nFO/s320/paris12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841980212660050" border="0" /></a><br />Sunset in Paris around the Seine River!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7wckiRC7_Q4dyiuihyphenhyphen3hnxwVJz4VVs_2Rb4KnjAmILDXzC1JcA6rDIr8Ww0itlHiliUonthkaDq1HJcpwGU_XsAlKizBTZPU6T6dN5Sj666X9dESXHNi8FIxcNfaeu_HYOWF_IZv9sCq/s1600-h/paris17.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7wckiRC7_Q4dyiuihyphenhyphen3hnxwVJz4VVs_2Rb4KnjAmILDXzC1JcA6rDIr8Ww0itlHiliUonthkaDq1HJcpwGU_XsAlKizBTZPU6T6dN5Sj666X9dESXHNi8FIxcNfaeu_HYOWF_IZv9sCq/s320/paris17.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841988802594658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Snails! Julia I believe liked them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPcr8eZXsVDL3J4xHCPd8xWe50LJtwmu49QfYHU7fl-rWO-O8BBH93pEB1kS_dTLYyIzG7rpcJRSj4SW6JrV-5TBf66-ydaMIiGh3I5np8G9Ja6US2PbFyiBlp4LnGmtm9GytYVP2zif2/s1600-h/paris21.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPcr8eZXsVDL3J4xHCPd8xWe50LJtwmu49QfYHU7fl-rWO-O8BBH93pEB1kS_dTLYyIzG7rpcJRSj4SW6JrV-5TBf66-ydaMIiGh3I5np8G9Ja6US2PbFyiBlp4LnGmtm9GytYVP2zif2/s320/paris21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841997392529266" border="0" /></a><br />Inside the Concierge. They imprisoned Marie Antoinette and a couple other big names in here. There were some cool prison cells. You could get different grades of cells according to how much you could pay them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERd5VA_2VolkY2yAJJsW65rgaIOdoAxoyF427ATugdLnsYHetQ4cf4j5XfW4cadvtJmXn3KVXKiphptb1Vs942n7yn4rMX0qMDQkgNJtLfh-Hn_8fmKosUEqMVeLlNue4EVoUeMn6aVXB/s1600-h/paris3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERd5VA_2VolkY2yAJJsW65rgaIOdoAxoyF427ATugdLnsYHetQ4cf4j5XfW4cadvtJmXn3KVXKiphptb1Vs942n7yn4rMX0qMDQkgNJtLfh-Hn_8fmKosUEqMVeLlNue4EVoUeMn6aVXB/s320/paris3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841567895799522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTpOxgh3EnH3AQtC1lRox3bPXkxIAyYJMXPDxTnnPpe21isQOfaUXIoufGk3DS7lva9ppsOVNDi4oqxgt5vcxImO5iUqEEOaWTuHwfnqBf1hW4_Pmp1cAbsdFsWlGSM4eq2bDDqol8oVm/s1600-h/paris4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTpOxgh3EnH3AQtC1lRox3bPXkxIAyYJMXPDxTnnPpe21isQOfaUXIoufGk3DS7lva9ppsOVNDi4oqxgt5vcxImO5iUqEEOaWTuHwfnqBf1hW4_Pmp1cAbsdFsWlGSM4eq2bDDqol8oVm/s320/paris4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841580780701426" border="0" /></a><br />Frog Legs! We tried to eat food specific to the Country we were in so of course frog legs are a delicacy out there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAqMVXPF_ddzne-jtRfLZgt8HDgrELpgIVgXtVNOmjKYGhP4_fEyMjwwabBwj_vardvVqQT-41l4YscFuEpo_iN8myKg2J152Qe9YdWS1Pva78pVAloO1pgL-wUDTv-YgMT2bcHJAyKEZ/s1600-h/paris5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAqMVXPF_ddzne-jtRfLZgt8HDgrELpgIVgXtVNOmjKYGhP4_fEyMjwwabBwj_vardvVqQT-41l4YscFuEpo_iN8myKg2J152Qe9YdWS1Pva78pVAloO1pgL-wUDTv-YgMT2bcHJAyKEZ/s320/paris5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841589370636034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yu83GJdYEK4uEzE82s1uEO7QL9sjtYExfziay0s6iszNB8hWcQqGagHNSGrmpEUJz_lB9nOARlA-e50tIJ9AbDkBP6B96uenerrdy-isGHW8YU5i5lcNnYT1ReVsYZstNv_2ThXxDsfH/s1600-h/paris6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yu83GJdYEK4uEzE82s1uEO7QL9sjtYExfziay0s6iszNB8hWcQqGagHNSGrmpEUJz_lB9nOARlA-e50tIJ9AbDkBP6B96uenerrdy-isGHW8YU5i5lcNnYT1ReVsYZstNv_2ThXxDsfH/s320/paris6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841593665603346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABfvGDPs4ZCSW6hrEP4H5FNfueTOFsqFCSCIZAnq-rCx9H6SOI-k-fI8NMVotqrq_fFEqzwqjQjjb8ydRUpjCkoODAsZp50SjZ273Jsly2NgXk7P1ro46ZSrgwLBsyUcN5g_dyfDR_3cp/s1600-h/paris8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABfvGDPs4ZCSW6hrEP4H5FNfueTOFsqFCSCIZAnq-rCx9H6SOI-k-fI8NMVotqrq_fFEqzwqjQjjb8ydRUpjCkoODAsZp50SjZ273Jsly2NgXk7P1ro46ZSrgwLBsyUcN5g_dyfDR_3cp/s320/paris8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205841597960570658" border="0" /></a><br />After a few days we threw out Mary's Carb counting book and estimated on our own. I'd say we did a good job!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vFgkGtCQIY5vfyEsIAED5KaNZZR50-xRNXQjFKwxEo-_aiiDZCDUgjSCGqLCC2LDxhjQ6teIf76602rJO-8tLN2R2PQ7gnavYfgfDkCPPaoflEkLvDqnMVOLlSrarupLlDq5LmpKW9Mr/s1600-h/paris2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vFgkGtCQIY5vfyEsIAED5KaNZZR50-xRNXQjFKwxEo-_aiiDZCDUgjSCGqLCC2LDxhjQ6teIf76602rJO-8tLN2R2PQ7gnavYfgfDkCPPaoflEkLvDqnMVOLlSrarupLlDq5LmpKW9Mr/s320/paris2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205840807686588114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5vkjivO9cDiX3g16x4cr43aLj1ANQRjorPOmsFJcNWE72OWs-mNRu6E-s__-5QYlLctLfA2OFg-EcSiJNqL4DO87ng0QoZcv3uT3hdF-TO71O5OMRFAt6ky5PIGaYk1im_KEyIsByY_g/s1600-h/paris1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5vkjivO9cDiX3g16x4cr43aLj1ANQRjorPOmsFJcNWE72OWs-mNRu6E-s__-5QYlLctLfA2OFg-EcSiJNqL4DO87ng0QoZcv3uT3hdF-TO71O5OMRFAt6ky5PIGaYk1im_KEyIsByY_g/s320/paris1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205840781916784322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The River Seine. I thought it'd be cool to go walk along it. Julia thought it'd be funny to try and push Nellie in... I'm the nice one..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zK1RBF9ClPOYIf3LGf3HSH42WpIhfhai0lqj9-8AEfrq5fK3TLD3CQIcaUM6-vjKGVlO7FVUnuyHwOTADOp_XV6I0jyCSXQj1Xkxz_l_9oKBaZ1W9pE9272cqAdpWKr3_dIOW9OwTU3y/s1600-h/seineriver1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zK1RBF9ClPOYIf3LGf3HSH42WpIhfhai0lqj9-8AEfrq5fK3TLD3CQIcaUM6-vjKGVlO7FVUnuyHwOTADOp_XV6I0jyCSXQj1Xkxz_l_9oKBaZ1W9pE9272cqAdpWKr3_dIOW9OwTU3y/s320/seineriver1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205840734672144018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-6lijXoyUb5AjEW-D4u1gEdqD1PzECTn973GnTQF5RVXxbInWWiZfLXSqLu-URg6zrRQEIHKVCT5wqhBAR7ZHgq2ojvPLQlm_ylVA7-WbbA7i4T66xPiKyTKH3xOh2EfEplnOZROHcH4/s1600-h/seineriver2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-6lijXoyUb5AjEW-D4u1gEdqD1PzECTn973GnTQF5RVXxbInWWiZfLXSqLu-URg6zrRQEIHKVCT5wqhBAR7ZHgq2ojvPLQlm_ylVA7-WbbA7i4T66xPiKyTKH3xOh2EfEplnOZROHcH4/s320/seineriver2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205840747557045922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZTXgMYy03ktzzF4rW-FpQi0aXtChY8GQdS6kQm2WCxR8hFx5JtK1Qh2wg2G7tYRowwjINT3fqM5W3Fg3PQkGKvbojcmIfUNWLBpEMm_bFg2DmzFR6dAHpiFSH4fWssv2Wm3SMaG4kjgR/s1600-h/seineriver3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZTXgMYy03ktzzF4rW-FpQi0aXtChY8GQdS6kQm2WCxR8hFx5JtK1Qh2wg2G7tYRowwjINT3fqM5W3Fg3PQkGKvbojcmIfUNWLBpEMm_bFg2DmzFR6dAHpiFSH4fWssv2Wm3SMaG4kjgR/s320/seineriver3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205840764736915122" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-13820464833253666312008-05-29T06:29:00.001-07:002008-05-29T06:38:31.738-07:00The Tower of England!So I forgot to put these in the England list...but it's necessary to add these ones on!<br /><br />Four girls in a small place...trouble...<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrBag0PWWHNdYam-aN1_SzJeN7c71if1BkwXiVuVMZwWMwRrwe1up7Y5Oi-Hepztm4N5GOtPdKzZVMcXZcbWwxaTIMILf6gfqxYVX4JyiUoxPc2ZTIy5do8a1fTUdhC-9GRaoQFSsPkiq/s1600-h/towerengland.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrBag0PWWHNdYam-aN1_SzJeN7c71if1BkwXiVuVMZwWMwRrwe1up7Y5Oi-Hepztm4N5GOtPdKzZVMcXZcbWwxaTIMILf6gfqxYVX4JyiUoxPc2ZTIy5do8a1fTUdhC-9GRaoQFSsPkiq/s320/towerengland.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205791952433595970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Outside the tower. This was such a cool place! Did you know Newton lived inside these walls?!? A lot of other people as well... accommodations weren't really the best usually though...people tended to leave pretty fast...to the guillotine that is...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uq2DNgoUzVMVlqs9hZLJtsG-vuEg_7AqR19-wkpQY8io0VgAObhv1cS0j4_zQzqckUpUml8SPl5D0sW01Lo3ODul5Grm8tK3HVh9dX4XoGoQ_Fd0tuUfGiKk1J6PwkT2j-_iWP4iZIN-/s1600-h/towerengland3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uq2DNgoUzVMVlqs9hZLJtsG-vuEg_7AqR19-wkpQY8io0VgAObhv1cS0j4_zQzqckUpUml8SPl5D0sW01Lo3ODul5Grm8tK3HVh9dX4XoGoQ_Fd0tuUfGiKk1J6PwkT2j-_iWP4iZIN-/s320/towerengland3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205791961023530578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I really wish you could see the hand that's in the little box these girls are pointing to! We were on this tour of the tower and walking to the next site when Mary screamed at the top of her lungs and darted one way, of course the rest of us females too flight at the sound of Mernie's yelp and screamed on our own. There was a hand in this hole! Well, to say the least, we made a scene... and a lot of people laughed at us...oh well...good memories!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLayToVlqLrAMyg34kmXQsZy0ksqEHBhBJiwrc5P4rWndnmIdvZK01Gbll2rF3xkG-9Ax4KbcdZfnc6LiVJuqLFwb6O40Gd6ooaefGJNR2Up4pEurJmHhC0Ljlepre5ETboIL8zm5AtN2h/s1600-h/towerengland5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLayToVlqLrAMyg34kmXQsZy0ksqEHBhBJiwrc5P4rWndnmIdvZK01Gbll2rF3xkG-9Ax4KbcdZfnc6LiVJuqLFwb6O40Gd6ooaefGJNR2Up4pEurJmHhC0Ljlepre5ETboIL8zm5AtN2h/s320/towerengland5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205791965318497890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0M4d3qqpxYdZc06UZbwZqqFoPlOF7kwYfj1nJyP50R7onQ0ZDIdW9jxx1hOdD9OS8V4rbvPvBQPFmiGWPUTE6rYfDbVwbOfdJBH979ONxj1XkKL-PnZuze0AQLm2Lk1JszeSXeOUREM-d/s1600-h/towerengland6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0M4d3qqpxYdZc06UZbwZqqFoPlOF7kwYfj1nJyP50R7onQ0ZDIdW9jxx1hOdD9OS8V4rbvPvBQPFmiGWPUTE6rYfDbVwbOfdJBH979ONxj1XkKL-PnZuze0AQLm2Lk1JszeSXeOUREM-d/s320/towerengland6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205791973908432498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nellie really enjoyed hearing the torture stories. Sicko!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jvzqGn3xFcq9rqswsN5wJGTorQJbpEovt55SavxzH1sLpluZKiomwOsbnbCwX11dcks3-iRfKgMDb19-GckFl8lHJko-IR8IsMc5W1GrmFX2sq2FwczsJ4Mr-Wnd5psJcxzBRmSfm7Mj/s1600-h/towerengland7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jvzqGn3xFcq9rqswsN5wJGTorQJbpEovt55SavxzH1sLpluZKiomwOsbnbCwX11dcks3-iRfKgMDb19-GckFl8lHJko-IR8IsMc5W1GrmFX2sq2FwczsJ4Mr-Wnd5psJcxzBRmSfm7Mj/s320/towerengland7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205791978203399810" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-85072574841849604982008-05-29T05:34:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:28:39.683-07:00Hey don't you know that we're off to see the world?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeVanxzslgmu8l8W7LznZGr2a4GHSxJbe3-3aAAcnaVhHxSMNR1jV3kOKfGNZKhtrUTRat65Cr-G95S1Hrl4QsYxfu_46NYctdcaX6sGflTEqi2MNjDKwNnvVQSpcsBFDIHboLgHsnlbZ/s1600-h/airplane2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeVanxzslgmu8l8W7LznZGr2a4GHSxJbe3-3aAAcnaVhHxSMNR1jV3kOKfGNZKhtrUTRat65Cr-G95S1Hrl4QsYxfu_46NYctdcaX6sGflTEqi2MNjDKwNnvVQSpcsBFDIHboLgHsnlbZ/s320/airplane2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781068986467474" border="0" /></a><br /> <p class="MsoNormal">“Life is like a windshield, it ain’t no rearview mirror, the only way to get where you’re goin’ is to find that higher gear… life’s gonna run you over if you don’t get goin’!” –Garth Brooks</p> <br />Because there are so many different pictures I want to put on this I decided that I'd do it in segments. The first is our trip to England...the first stop on the European adventure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />While in England we stopped in the Globe Theater to watch a Shakespearean play. Midsummer's Night Dream... Although this is not the authentic building, it is an exact replica of it and is built in the exact same place as the old one! It was so neat to get to see the performers act on such a small stage so well. The musicians that accompanied used the same type of instruments as back then, and there was even a man that had an amazing falsetto voice. There were all the different types of seating. On the floor of the building there was the standing room. It looked like it would've been fun to stand down there for maybe 10 min...we were happy we snagged some sitting seats on the second floor. But the people down on the floor were fun to watch... :)<br />Good job Globe!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7I0Xbb6EWaOnAkHmZPJPcate0h8nQmLD58xfLhZ9leqK-DjqR-agSwOWgTBiWjSXBXJ4F87GkcFwo5acDUOL0ciAl9WhNlyxCY_Hfa12HSV3B5O2PgnFMwHOKlW-z5FqrQowFrp5yKxS/s1600-h/globe2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7I0Xbb6EWaOnAkHmZPJPcate0h8nQmLD58xfLhZ9leqK-DjqR-agSwOWgTBiWjSXBXJ4F87GkcFwo5acDUOL0ciAl9WhNlyxCY_Hfa12HSV3B5O2PgnFMwHOKlW-z5FqrQowFrp5yKxS/s320/globe2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783697506453026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDddsRIQA6lZd4G29jI4Q6rBi3zIiBxnst2ZEExIWQxernTpbO9YHRpJP99x-KDhMOF2EGJa5ILU-c6l5zG07O4lfHvr-7DCATQHio1EH0-YVnaCs-VXYB8xWs9KMD8G4Q6MzVoq3nn3v/s1600-h/globe4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDddsRIQA6lZd4G29jI4Q6rBi3zIiBxnst2ZEExIWQxernTpbO9YHRpJP99x-KDhMOF2EGJa5ILU-c6l5zG07O4lfHvr-7DCATQHio1EH0-YVnaCs-VXYB8xWs9KMD8G4Q6MzVoq3nn3v/s320/globe4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783706096387634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The actors would walk around on the floor around the people standing as well...pretty cool. None of them wore microphones, you could hear them all very well without.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yYCcI7kfIPAmi6fcDO4xhQK-k7Lz44iZExgYbUGPVrPMgH5ZmNptN5gFP0LfYuN4hj0c4j_x4253ztpSQBBqttEwZ4TKrKTlT91iWL7jRAoo_bxWrvhYcELaiNQVbJoI3K-Hb1CH-k-i/s1600-h/globe.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yYCcI7kfIPAmi6fcDO4xhQK-k7Lz44iZExgYbUGPVrPMgH5ZmNptN5gFP0LfYuN4hj0c4j_x4253ztpSQBBqttEwZ4TKrKTlT91iWL7jRAoo_bxWrvhYcELaiNQVbJoI3K-Hb1CH-k-i/s320/globe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783388268807666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXEimNMHM-qYYYqXVXvkCjOOVN3WnPmeyC7jObMv3M9mNoI3OgW7hyMC_BwdVXsWSJZp0q4HWiwmZSt8J8ZBGb8WxFI0gWuZ3j3Y1Gfyh16Aqt-0nn5HMswH8uEQcrlOFl0O_j5q3v68x/s1600-h/globe1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXEimNMHM-qYYYqXVXvkCjOOVN3WnPmeyC7jObMv3M9mNoI3OgW7hyMC_BwdVXsWSJZp0q4HWiwmZSt8J8ZBGb8WxFI0gWuZ3j3Y1Gfyh16Aqt-0nn5HMswH8uEQcrlOFl0O_j5q3v68x/s320/globe1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783392563774978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This Globe was floating in the center of the theater...fitting, eh?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8p-Rp9dRUwq3JV7ANkGZNUsN1xowrJGQzv1PIPEliyG4qV0i-IyOlhdNr8eFYECCpTIyDCnSbUFSo1bIZQnXdXj8PNhlstCrMOaj1uiuAX0Mnz1-cHL975u1-RF5tUMKmdSMUz-ZDtvy/s1600-h/globe3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8p-Rp9dRUwq3JV7ANkGZNUsN1xowrJGQzv1PIPEliyG4qV0i-IyOlhdNr8eFYECCpTIyDCnSbUFSo1bIZQnXdXj8PNhlstCrMOaj1uiuAX0Mnz1-cHL975u1-RF5tUMKmdSMUz-ZDtvy/s320/globe3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783401153709586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our first experience of Fish-n-Chips in a Pub. SOOOOOOOOOO yummy! I ate mine in half the time of the others...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dULF5i7bFTLDxO4pG74vH3j_Up5I3h_DtQUla1-CXJ6yxFHlAZoZzfuzxB4LhVyHyAnm_uhyDA8_b4Dv1HNw71hGTqH0hewc6mkf-e_RlpW1C3YFTH4XaqM8NjheTgokLrUjA8aMk5bX/s1600-h/fishnchips1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dULF5i7bFTLDxO4pG74vH3j_Up5I3h_DtQUla1-CXJ6yxFHlAZoZzfuzxB4LhVyHyAnm_uhyDA8_b4Dv1HNw71hGTqH0hewc6mkf-e_RlpW1C3YFTH4XaqM8NjheTgokLrUjA8aMk5bX/s320/fishnchips1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783379678873058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivW4HbUYGTA9E2mwKeZCEKcPqgK4Q8T1bPnFw2JxpDPM-Xl5KzuFPgVzCNilWMXZd5L54D-N61x832WlRYX_ai-fspqHjX5_wsgBNC1_pr-MjjfdQn6xARbb3ikHNVAK6ZrR9zph5nlQo/s1600-h/fishnchips.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivW4HbUYGTA9E2mwKeZCEKcPqgK4Q8T1bPnFw2JxpDPM-Xl5KzuFPgVzCNilWMXZd5L54D-N61x832WlRYX_ai-fspqHjX5_wsgBNC1_pr-MjjfdQn6xARbb3ikHNVAK6ZrR9zph5nlQo/s320/fishnchips.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205783366793971154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The guards didn't like us that much...I know because one told me he'd beat me up if I got any closer....it's a long story but when when they say "mind the arches" that means, don't come any closer to the arches they are walking by!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqhoMWagBQymCFLkYaWba6uBh_7XcBb-xvcnhZR0A4hV-0lAG0xrDu5C7cO283axBq6tDjLvg4ocXAvLTwasTidF8j2yYj_JfLEUY52-Hvl6DSpgLwx69qnV5UB_B-FJxh-9PVfzQYWEA/s1600-h/england3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqhoMWagBQymCFLkYaWba6uBh_7XcBb-xvcnhZR0A4hV-0lAG0xrDu5C7cO283axBq6tDjLvg4ocXAvLTwasTidF8j2yYj_JfLEUY52-Hvl6DSpgLwx69qnV5UB_B-FJxh-9PVfzQYWEA/s320/england3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782563635086786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeUN43s9_7MQ-X8JOPJIeEny8-SPDFFRTZx7aYGJy2C-yAcjs0P7zeOdnOS8pQEqqORN59IeJhfT1HTvPy0F4H7wD1Nj0CWXqjtR4vuOELmcUvjkE_0SlzFRTJNmskoHQ5TduCjxy20qc/s1600-h/england7.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeUN43s9_7MQ-X8JOPJIeEny8-SPDFFRTZx7aYGJy2C-yAcjs0P7zeOdnOS8pQEqqORN59IeJhfT1HTvPy0F4H7wD1Nj0CWXqjtR4vuOELmcUvjkE_0SlzFRTJNmskoHQ5TduCjxy20qc/s320/england7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782529275348354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDEK26HFscACgt5jiyHd2Ey1RlulFP1dBQo-8Gfyx6c5WDmEdx7DZyVMF3p8CTLT9w-d3axTIen1YAItToBFbZYVfytXR5M3DkY2-qq8nYMcJLLF3XSkngsIQrmwzEsNNaauXeMCN0dC2/s1600-h/england6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDEK26HFscACgt5jiyHd2Ey1RlulFP1dBQo-8Gfyx6c5WDmEdx7DZyVMF3p8CTLT9w-d3axTIen1YAItToBFbZYVfytXR5M3DkY2-qq8nYMcJLLF3XSkngsIQrmwzEsNNaauXeMCN0dC2/s320/england6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782546455217554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal">Everyone drives on the wrong side of the road! I almost got hit a couple times looking in the wrong direction while trying to cross the street.<span style=""> </span>The worst was when I went jogging out on my own and I didn’t have a sister (Julia most of the time) to grab my shoulder and scold me for not being cautious enough while crossing these treacherous roads.<span style=""> </span>Luckily there are reminders for which way to look when crossing the bigger streets.<span style=""> </span></p> Nellie and Julia can't read English...poor little things, good thing I was there!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxTOoFJKliXQ9AGk4SRYImQuNQ61kKyUeoWyJHcivGHTIOQqW1i9YfqLCVMiIFdr1nP6re5wSwwESWZ2XeeSdv4rN9XfNYt_cZHXGwjeg0dIy6A1V5woAZhrzpvLusAiTmZmnrulCjQES/s1600-h/england5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxTOoFJKliXQ9AGk4SRYImQuNQ61kKyUeoWyJHcivGHTIOQqW1i9YfqLCVMiIFdr1nP6re5wSwwESWZ2XeeSdv4rN9XfNYt_cZHXGwjeg0dIy6A1V5woAZhrzpvLusAiTmZmnrulCjQES/s320/england5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782559340119474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wPSOaz76qoey9wMStgaS6d7UV5sCbTeDTU70yxUkBi6madzeE_koW-IZ93RYwUj1ezv_ZzjJEHAiCrcmpV8C_n8ygKfmVub3xjp9J1kKq9Huisf55t_Po3ZQqPTu6Fmwo5ZMbXKJhbnh/s1600-h/england8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wPSOaz76qoey9wMStgaS6d7UV5sCbTeDTU70yxUkBi6madzeE_koW-IZ93RYwUj1ezv_ZzjJEHAiCrcmpV8C_n8ygKfmVub3xjp9J1kKq9Huisf55t_Po3ZQqPTu6Fmwo5ZMbXKJhbnh/s320/england8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782211447768434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />My first Tube experience! I think I fell asleep every time I sat down on there. For some reason the phrase, "Mind the gap" is on repeat in my head...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8Zd3QEdDacHYEIV5W_FJ-2Rv1Mhu0oXP1rqesMvhuJYLzcyVba5a9mHEnVMxd7nLfS2n4DTEic8Ll4dTXa7ndFkZ8LpjfivO4jeJ85An0kzySk35Hk_3D7K0F47eh-pGGYjkd1LIc3Ai/s1600-h/england20.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8Zd3QEdDacHYEIV5W_FJ-2Rv1Mhu0oXP1rqesMvhuJYLzcyVba5a9mHEnVMxd7nLfS2n4DTEic8Ll4dTXa7ndFkZ8LpjfivO4jeJ85An0kzySk35Hk_3D7K0F47eh-pGGYjkd1LIc3Ai/s320/england20.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782056828945698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EPoF8HJ-Cihp81aU9_o9bB-YskEc-wK9AeXqH32iFipaMW8l0YiDbyPhxpO2M8MqRTwF4f4iW6aqjVmZ29CsvRK5b_NczDGA53TMo2ce1najTmlfgAXKe5_6KOUNdiepkMcH0cxmfJsc/s1600-h/england21.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EPoF8HJ-Cihp81aU9_o9bB-YskEc-wK9AeXqH32iFipaMW8l0YiDbyPhxpO2M8MqRTwF4f4iW6aqjVmZ29CsvRK5b_NczDGA53TMo2ce1najTmlfgAXKe5_6KOUNdiepkMcH0cxmfJsc/s320/england21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781644512085266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Big Ben! I tried syncing my watch to His time...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3Eu2wwzxxzC15ib5KeApHfgF4xS1mtT7EDq3DtdY3jnp13gSzAvm2NLHpBx4HQiAcgKtGD9U-O4EvgBR7ufgiYaYwM3ld29QTvsyLwCLVBxs-6ZfLoosw44EWw9_eH-TIWReDZ-fP8iW/s1600-h/england16.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3Eu2wwzxxzC15ib5KeApHfgF4xS1mtT7EDq3DtdY3jnp13gSzAvm2NLHpBx4HQiAcgKtGD9U-O4EvgBR7ufgiYaYwM3ld29QTvsyLwCLVBxs-6ZfLoosw44EWw9_eH-TIWReDZ-fP8iW/s320/england16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782069713847602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I found myself trying to mimic the accents of the particular country I was in.<span style=""> </span>My English accent isn’t quite so good. Some phrases that seem to be engrained into my head are: “Mind the gap”, “I can’t be bothered”, “Rubbish”, and a couple other silly ones.<span style=""> It seems as if whenever I tried to blend in with the locals, Julia, Nellie, and Mary would disappear or pretend to not know me...</span><span style=""></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDgW9MEVtc9KpHiXOkDI5vmjEemzMw3zo5QpVw-kihRSB0YCmLRKvWS-AOL9O4Avu4EWpMLwZOzdun_wTq0zZG1DNiJ9pQ0EqbpFnTzVWWn4GPTgo-LI0VIdGu0GHB_VyEpKMW2zSfsGb/s1600-h/england15.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDgW9MEVtc9KpHiXOkDI5vmjEemzMw3zo5QpVw-kihRSB0YCmLRKvWS-AOL9O4Avu4EWpMLwZOzdun_wTq0zZG1DNiJ9pQ0EqbpFnTzVWWn4GPTgo-LI0VIdGu0GHB_VyEpKMW2zSfsGb/s320/england15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782082598749522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdQ5myJYVDkV0wbMeh25hOQLfaINUxnP8qkJSs1GwkPjQohjoso-0rSZgYNU5rtE357zpNv8CZyXhS0Tnlcly1qZ5aOc6zAed-kBP93LpR-w2asPFRJ8xEfnjbnzGMFavdrUyrUofS2j9/s1600-h/england10.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdQ5myJYVDkV0wbMeh25hOQLfaINUxnP8qkJSs1GwkPjQohjoso-0rSZgYNU5rtE357zpNv8CZyXhS0Tnlcly1qZ5aOc6zAed-kBP93LpR-w2asPFRJ8xEfnjbnzGMFavdrUyrUofS2j9/s320/england10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205782091188684130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We tended to like to sit in front of the major rivers in the cities we visited to rest for periods of time. That was time for photo-ops, random games, and cool conversations. Good times girls!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizFDkkcueaPwwle2VYMBhG7uFMzp4sfxJGxiejyIF-lJJL3zA1gRMMdqM7xhvDsAuL8cS5u25mYAkBfzmdL3ZWUcut77ij7ZPeAI8T7Cgpfz3dvHzC7Xb4zU0hQ3rUARM2ghLZa8TuUGb/s1600-h/england26.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizFDkkcueaPwwle2VYMBhG7uFMzp4sfxJGxiejyIF-lJJL3zA1gRMMdqM7xhvDsAuL8cS5u25mYAkBfzmdL3ZWUcut77ij7ZPeAI8T7Cgpfz3dvHzC7Xb4zU0hQ3rUARM2ghLZa8TuUGb/s320/england26.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781610152346834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCdqTHNYdkVxGqq3ftItTLL2Y7mgSKeWegZx3RnK7SOqWMj16jXsdTPccMGMI9slkiQYT2qq5_wTBaQICI2Iqd_r-ztLyA82nUEg7IKYmzLM_I1hbkAgaNB8HLzYHO6K9ivJvN1r-wKne/s1600-h/england25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCdqTHNYdkVxGqq3ftItTLL2Y7mgSKeWegZx3RnK7SOqWMj16jXsdTPccMGMI9slkiQYT2qq5_wTBaQICI2Iqd_r-ztLyA82nUEg7IKYmzLM_I1hbkAgaNB8HLzYHO6K9ivJvN1r-wKne/s320/england25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781623037248738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9EOwmLsJTYi6qTHubWobAVXPSWWPTm_Ih8Q0cKdjXKCbj_HIklYH93PPH_CUPm4Zy-errWrabse8DrzhsC9D2zyJ-RNF-BT2z-eotySHvFXxLVVgOTF5jku3kHpM-2hphOk1KnrC9T2b/s1600-h/england23.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9EOwmLsJTYi6qTHubWobAVXPSWWPTm_Ih8Q0cKdjXKCbj_HIklYH93PPH_CUPm4Zy-errWrabse8DrzhsC9D2zyJ-RNF-BT2z-eotySHvFXxLVVgOTF5jku3kHpM-2hphOk1KnrC9T2b/s320/england23.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781627332216050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Every time we'd go to a palace these three would start fantasizing how they'd decorate THEIR castle, what THEIR gardens would look like, and which prince they'd have to marry to get in on this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2lb9lE1emZ9lU1SVszIRqunK9n-A3KDkVfckqG1P3PhlZKaThlPdRi-rp3eSmb4ewvlEiAgLjFcKFWo1TTOzY_JSAF7o6xRvh6JxuXqRaNlu6jRWEugNSU77I99s3AA6txzKfGmp2LYk/s1600-h/england22.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2lb9lE1emZ9lU1SVszIRqunK9n-A3KDkVfckqG1P3PhlZKaThlPdRi-rp3eSmb4ewvlEiAgLjFcKFWo1TTOzY_JSAF7o6xRvh6JxuXqRaNlu6jRWEugNSU77I99s3AA6txzKfGmp2LYk/s320/england22.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781631627183362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0I4buA0n3Gyn6UjcHbqPXHccXgI6xpQeSZoxsSMCinkNF5uUp222XBQkc3OmK45rvwmSaNiAnePTQq_xQJgfsm0_CYY4KJFDjxQKqHswr2_1Tr0m2bc34SO7A9wxMcLIixHS8-2pDQhA/s1600-h/buckpalace2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ0I4buA0n3Gyn6UjcHbqPXHccXgI6xpQeSZoxsSMCinkNF5uUp222XBQkc3OmK45rvwmSaNiAnePTQq_xQJgfsm0_CYY4KJFDjxQKqHswr2_1Tr0m2bc34SO7A9wxMcLIixHS8-2pDQhA/s320/buckpalace2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781081871369378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCg4uCpgBZD6CXhOSx53hphvkurPqjbknmGxBzBrn6YAq8iOMkxnO9Bj5GLyGOsFZKgY_cEXhBUsMQxs7-wGwMMMRMiO3KHbqDmt7VHJGIgH-4L6pkmxR0oUlVeFjQRsKoFDe9E92vKzG/s1600-h/buckpalace3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCg4uCpgBZD6CXhOSx53hphvkurPqjbknmGxBzBrn6YAq8iOMkxnO9Bj5GLyGOsFZKgY_cEXhBUsMQxs7-wGwMMMRMiO3KHbqDmt7VHJGIgH-4L6pkmxR0oUlVeFjQRsKoFDe9E92vKzG/s320/buckpalace3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781086166336690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We were kind of crazy on our first day after being couped up in the airplane for SO long! So yes, we did some silly things....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonue0UbIay0ckFX5bxBU099L-Lbl6FY2woopQYwItjcwN22pqLNXQxSXvgzqUGtBT1FjyKVdDhkMfutEMxemcuV5ldUixErTfSF6PvpAjViNNz6qT8GVTVmLL9VQyu5-SHt6cWZJfkXtk/s1600-h/england.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonue0UbIay0ckFX5bxBU099L-Lbl6FY2woopQYwItjcwN22pqLNXQxSXvgzqUGtBT1FjyKVdDhkMfutEMxemcuV5ldUixErTfSF6PvpAjViNNz6qT8GVTVmLL9VQyu5-SHt6cWZJfkXtk/s320/england.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205781099051238594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Overall feelings of England: It was a little cold AND rainy, but that made us appreciate the museums that much more :). The modern Museum of Art was fabulous, we also stepped in the Portrait Gallery...also very very cool. The castles were awesome and the parks- amazing! I went out in the morning to go for a long run from our friend's house outside of the city a little bit and found myself in this HUGE park/forest trail. It was amazing! Miles of trees, hills and dales :), knolls, rabbits...tons of rabbits... England is a beautiful country. The park I was in had a couple horse barns outside where I imagine they'd go riding around in the area I was jogging in. I missed my Daisy-Mae then, it would have been so much fun to go riding in there, OR jumping! next time!Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-85051075718747456372008-05-07T14:38:00.000-07:002008-05-07T14:50:48.277-07:00Julia's big day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p60S-K8I1pRbyTZ4s4PA0_rtsgBpJ6nI6tNiZ34lUWYTZ9o7nlmc0v1s_14yFeo0KEKNd45YU0CAFQno_8Dfk8vaSXfwOQbt73eFf8JqHd4huAo4t1TuWwOOv5WtQtA67lbhp_8EmOGW/s1600-h/100_1581.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8p60S-K8I1pRbyTZ4s4PA0_rtsgBpJ6nI6tNiZ34lUWYTZ9o7nlmc0v1s_14yFeo0KEKNd45YU0CAFQno_8Dfk8vaSXfwOQbt73eFf8JqHd4huAo4t1TuWwOOv5WtQtA67lbhp_8EmOGW/s320/100_1581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197756183550811010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrfi4hVPpYMig5HAo0Pdh068uLrzd7vv52cpK3nuvN_J6MVMsK6aJdW2gX3FW8bs-o8qTCH9Ju5R9UM0qiTRlg7neCNuqwM5wJjKoflaIW6XeWOrP3_Iz_ULjJqDxfsraGmUS4yzsUdlH/s1600-h/100_1584.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrfi4hVPpYMig5HAo0Pdh068uLrzd7vv52cpK3nuvN_J6MVMsK6aJdW2gX3FW8bs-o8qTCH9Ju5R9UM0qiTRlg7neCNuqwM5wJjKoflaIW6XeWOrP3_Iz_ULjJqDxfsraGmUS4yzsUdlH/s320/100_1584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197754929420360482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Julia Rosa Jones is now officially a Graduate from Brigham Young University! Yay! She decided to last minute steal a cap and gown from a friend and walk in her graduation ceremony for her class on Friday afternoon. Me being the ONLY relative around got the job of going and taking pictures/sleeping during the lovely speeches. Luckily I had my friend Chad come along to keep me company and stab me every time I started to snooze...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa5bia6wRLWNeLiG594iW5__FnLJ19LZrdIK1RXRYizQV77dX5rQds8vb3YvNjQ696GxRM1gE5PPDI0g1Go3zTLDrUfY-SrsKowIR4T9WNEi-iJBNqAA4XkXc-YgPikZQpfX-SAWrMbwR/s1600-h/100_1586.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwa5bia6wRLWNeLiG594iW5__FnLJ19LZrdIK1RXRYizQV77dX5rQds8vb3YvNjQ696GxRM1gE5PPDI0g1Go3zTLDrUfY-SrsKowIR4T9WNEi-iJBNqAA4XkXc-YgPikZQpfX-SAWrMbwR/s320/100_1586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197754942305262386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mammy made sure I took her out for a celebratory lunch. There were SO many people EVERYWHERE we improvised. Einstein Bagels lunch with Guru's sweet potato fries! Delicious! We ate our food while ordered (via phone) the fries to go that were just next door. We were very pleased with our decision. Janelle was able to make it for the food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDDFhmVvPMiVnurtJkX-XdPDysfnOY_-NMsQXx1lgl-DQMiUrIaoz0kI44_KJEOwpBmSQy49VRAhVCTHZ2fGzPqtqE5NWr3G9-rdr_RHsFvTSJB5SIHhULrZCDoJbQkMr4KtNjOFg8EBp/s1600-h/100_1589.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDDFhmVvPMiVnurtJkX-XdPDysfnOY_-NMsQXx1lgl-DQMiUrIaoz0kI44_KJEOwpBmSQy49VRAhVCTHZ2fGzPqtqE5NWr3G9-rdr_RHsFvTSJB5SIHhULrZCDoJbQkMr4KtNjOFg8EBp/s320/100_1589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197754972370033490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrcKaALxYe_znLj2PeS-LAWifSP-GsVsFesIxex-D_JwfgYdOk5eQRqkSGqN7Hdh_z0Q_JNu5ihDP5H3-tM8WYm6YIFPM1Jx29RhKQQMYJji2LHxTXZKshWTtNIT6GApqq9C5nr_BmdR-/s1600-h/100_1591.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrcKaALxYe_znLj2PeS-LAWifSP-GsVsFesIxex-D_JwfgYdOk5eQRqkSGqN7Hdh_z0Q_JNu5ihDP5H3-tM8WYm6YIFPM1Jx29RhKQQMYJji2LHxTXZKshWTtNIT6GApqq9C5nr_BmdR-/s320/100_1591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197754980959968098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It was such a nice day they decided to take pictures while outside. The tree had pretty flowers but I HATE the smell of those white flowers. GAG! But whatev, it was all for the picture I guess. As Joe joe would say, Cheese girls!!!Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-48119586390364936582008-05-07T14:23:00.000-07:002008-05-07T14:38:05.111-07:00My 1/2 Ironman training...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEUVEEPNRF6TZj_aRiIUPprjwwYZdqjrirCf8W_v5arTIoahMivVSz1POgEFromcZF72wbLNsu8Y4XiukidVp1uwxokXCQSN7qiWHs5yrS-_mwSUOAlXnhYgbpi4b0DerESFw6U8qK1Aq/s1600-h/100_1593.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEUVEEPNRF6TZj_aRiIUPprjwwYZdqjrirCf8W_v5arTIoahMivVSz1POgEFromcZF72wbLNsu8Y4XiukidVp1uwxokXCQSN7qiWHs5yrS-_mwSUOAlXnhYgbpi4b0DerESFw6U8qK1Aq/s320/100_1593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197750849201429266" border="0" /></a><br />So I've been putting in the miles quite a bit lately... Last week I think Crystelle figured we ran 30 miles? I biked I think 85 miles? And probably swam a couple miles...swimming seems to be my least favorite part of the training stuff. Probably because I suck the most at it! Biking is becoming so much fun that it's becoming one of my favorite ones hence me adding some pics of me and Semaj (my bike). <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkuOpnHRiTMesPAARVfrFpFvfznTcbggHq_4M9O2CQsut9AXGIVSfrmIsDCeTm0X1ZezuSdRFVyjVerm2wYwwiphNLko928eihyfNVRxH24dFt6hpd0TuqrbZDgBC-pmLFooWFc7JIXL_/s1600-h/100_1595.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkuOpnHRiTMesPAARVfrFpFvfznTcbggHq_4M9O2CQsut9AXGIVSfrmIsDCeTm0X1ZezuSdRFVyjVerm2wYwwiphNLko928eihyfNVRxH24dFt6hpd0TuqrbZDgBC-pmLFooWFc7JIXL_/s320/100_1595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197750836316527362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I'm leaving for 10 days to go to Europe, this is going to put a little damper on my training schedule, I hope the Europeans are ok with me running around their little streets in the morning! I'm still trying to figure out how to get my mace across the ocean so I can keep pappy J happy while I'm out there.<br /><br />Some people might think I'm kind of crazy for PAYING to swim 1.2 miles, biking 56 miles, and then running 13.1 all in the same day...but really this is something that I want to prove to myself I CAN do. I decided that since I'm in a situation in life right now where I CAN afford to take the time to train for these things I might as well take advantage of it!Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-39614012774469090442008-04-27T23:10:00.000-07:002008-04-27T23:59:01.645-07:00Fast Cars and Freedom<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br />I like motorcycles!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cz-Ohw9GduN32sZKkm8EGSJfSKRTZQgDTDL5t3nvcG3aGlx5LPqwYoeK20u3sQJDPmYRmea2i5JQ08PCs3BrOSB8MXRsKdpA4y4d8vdDQKGLPEDFm5AghRDdpPNFnW1-jjnDv4zYbrBR/s1600-h/IMG_1625.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cz-Ohw9GduN32sZKkm8EGSJfSKRTZQgDTDL5t3nvcG3aGlx5LPqwYoeK20u3sQJDPmYRmea2i5JQ08PCs3BrOSB8MXRsKdpA4y4d8vdDQKGLPEDFm5AghRDdpPNFnW1-jjnDv4zYbrBR/s320/IMG_1625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194183927784326994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlSM2GZUEVmD3zyhv6kI4xIvkE6SUAoSno6nwrygm_ejNrXq05esQwPLf7B4L_qKV-pHc-tYUvJWCEb-QpO57No28zhPgYFnkrbnfeqiX7qHoFiopvTRQWazQ4emf4mfbzGlo9bHQx7Ac/s1600-h/IMG_1626.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlSM2GZUEVmD3zyhv6kI4xIvkE6SUAoSno6nwrygm_ejNrXq05esQwPLf7B4L_qKV-pHc-tYUvJWCEb-QpO57No28zhPgYFnkrbnfeqiX7qHoFiopvTRQWazQ4emf4mfbzGlo9bHQx7Ac/s320/IMG_1626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194183936374261602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Especially when I get to ride them with buds out to the lake and watching the sunset with best buds.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-69020663867758399732008-04-10T00:23:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:57:36.558-07:00Just some random ramblings...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsuKx4Ly_GI2tmqhWNDsPpAhlHsvhgv8rmKRGQXqkQ-PGEsxkrl7cGrffM8XXM1mp3FywslSk_nzu2FpNnc5qlwqFfgUHsglNKioeNJosEPPtEGS8ZpqHhVLpDVXOUbp8oEkpOpO5mIjl/s1600-h/Picture+14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsuKx4Ly_GI2tmqhWNDsPpAhlHsvhgv8rmKRGQXqkQ-PGEsxkrl7cGrffM8XXM1mp3FywslSk_nzu2FpNnc5qlwqFfgUHsglNKioeNJosEPPtEGS8ZpqHhVLpDVXOUbp8oEkpOpO5mIjl/s320/Picture+14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187514273918687394" border="0" /></a><br />“<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">It is in the darkness of their eyes that men get lost</span></span>.”--Black Elk. (from one of my favorite books, Leadership and Self-Deception) Eyes unfortunately can expose your thoughts to those that look into them. They can serve as the medium in which to communicate when no words can seem to be found. Now this could be a good or bad thing... Saying one thing when inside your heart wants to say something else can prove to be more difficult than it seems. I've noticed that when in love you can find yourself learning a lot from the other person's eyes. It is in THEIR eyes where the past and future become unimportant to you, the present life only matters when with them and how to make them happy.<span style=""> </span>My advice, wear sunglasses... :)Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-15926360882362025172008-04-08T08:35:00.000-07:002008-04-10T23:20:42.875-07:00If chipmunks can have adventures, so can I!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0_1Y6KTLykQp-tC7a0h0_mv40Mfu4GlijEAsQwJL1P7hVK-sZzXAnDAAYU4AHVMOzw8sYYdXD1jBYguvwxc2Xg679BSo4AhrIygwf3wb00JSwiNM_1hKI-rM5pe5E1kPesD5cOvPyeKW/s1600-h/200px-Chipmunkadventure1987.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR0_1Y6KTLykQp-tC7a0h0_mv40Mfu4GlijEAsQwJL1P7hVK-sZzXAnDAAYU4AHVMOzw8sYYdXD1jBYguvwxc2Xg679BSo4AhrIygwf3wb00JSwiNM_1hKI-rM5pe5E1kPesD5cOvPyeKW/s320/200px-Chipmunkadventure1987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187867869986232514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last weekend Julia and I were out at Walmart trying to find a tv to replace our currently dying placed in our living room when we happened to run across <span style="font-size:130%;">The Chipmunk Adventure</span> dvd!!!! Ok, happened isn't the right word, we were searching the piles of cheap old dvds that sell for $4.99 desperately trying to find this gem of a movie. And yes, I've been to the store a couple other times only to return unsuccessful so you'll have to imagine the excitement Julia and I experienced that beautiful night!<br /><br />I don't know how many of you have actually experienced this brilliant show of wit and humor displayed in this 1987 cartoon where Alvin, Simon, and Theodore <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPrMvBA8DiVBVcsVhH4ivpo8FfjtZ6xznIyv7QlYFL3oWgpTZbGFAC75nqC8jCpYa00TAldqboyhZk_EnrXau6cnTg5_dOk1DOw6kem1kDb1BNnL1v6jvtW35nM69vXv8uwQekTs-167L/s1600-h/chipmunks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPrMvBA8DiVBVcsVhH4ivpo8FfjtZ6xznIyv7QlYFL3oWgpTZbGFAC75nqC8jCpYa00TAldqboyhZk_EnrXau6cnTg5_dOk1DOw6kem1kDb1BNnL1v6jvtW35nM69vXv8uwQekTs-167L/s320/chipmunks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187868123389303010" border="0" /></a>compete against their rivals, the Chippettes,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplyKrsnsEH3wq9xsK6NosvYfvWXLh3FWp6fqZWNTluULVigps0mNO8aKKqazEvNb_9YgrIbusnNvmq5DZ3qum2fdt0V4ZlzJQv6c1rZB-ZgCdjz9HaTn5HH7ZEJhn8UyRy21fNPZp8vAO/s1600-h/chippets.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplyKrsnsEH3wq9xsK6NosvYfvWXLh3FWp6fqZWNTluULVigps0mNO8aKKqazEvNb_9YgrIbusnNvmq5DZ3qum2fdt0V4ZlzJQv6c1rZB-ZgCdjz9HaTn5HH7ZEJhn8UyRy21fNPZp8vAO/s320/chippets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187868445511850226" border="0" /></a> in a race around the world. Both groups set off on their adventure on hot air balloons and race to all corners of the earth dropping off character dolls of themselves, which in fact were filled with diamonds and $$ (unbeknown to our young adventurers), to various pit stops along their way. The clever tricks they play on their babysitter (my personal favorite character in the whole movie, Miss Miller), songs they sing, stunts they perform, and places they visit all add up to one heck of a movie!<br /><br />My dream in life is to have an adventure like theirs! Travel the world, RACING! Two things I'd have to say that I love doing! Put a competition or a dare at the end of anything and I'll probably be sure to be game to do whatever...Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-5353674410653440512008-04-08T08:19:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:31:14.065-07:00Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e5271b9fc3ce8110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=true#footnote3"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e5271b9fc3ce8110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=true#footnote3" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDOh78Sv1X4mnlm7gQaesSZUCA-ZJ37740OlBM2VinJvwSMN15A3WlawgBA9Sxvk0BXsfaQJuaSkI1uSZRXqPvqDGqLmwWAWfkingKM9lY2Ew3y2Ypvy1Fqd0dnxApz_3de313kQyuGxB/s1600-h/MonsonTS_96_rgb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDOh78Sv1X4mnlm7gQaesSZUCA-ZJ37740OlBM2VinJvwSMN15A3WlawgBA9Sxvk0BXsfaQJuaSkI1uSZRXqPvqDGqLmwWAWfkingKM9lY2Ew3y2Ypvy1Fqd0dnxApz_3de313kQyuGxB/s320/MonsonTS_96_rgb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186896376141895474" border="0" /></a><br />I just read this article, <a href="http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e5271b9fc3ce8110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=true#footnote3">Treasure of Eternal Value</a>, from President Monson and it made such an impact on me I thought I'd share it in the blog. Hey, this is my blog and I can put whatever it is I want on it! Everyone should read this, whether or not you're LDS, it has some good advice anyone can take advantage of.Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-1665051755572084942008-03-30T16:31:00.000-07:002008-03-30T20:14:47.867-07:00Late nights and Salsa?!So I have a ton of different things to talk about but I just decided I wanted to add some photos with my comments just for today...<br /><br />A week ago Travis Arthur Epperson and I were able to sneak (well we still paid the $5 fee) into the infamous Salsa Chocolate' Club to watch Crystelle debut her dance routine with her team. Let me just sum up our experience into a couple adjectives: HOT, Sweaty, hips, and a TON of Salsa Love! I've decided that I would like to become a salsera now! Seriously, I can't imagine anything hotter than shaking my hips that way... Crystelle, you're my idol, please teach me your ways.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluTOTu2kaLgS3G1FujOe9zu-CjuWJgqSdcf4xyQv9ra90btRQqxgQ4PJg7-lRI33xm_Uf8Q05sK4WM72_Nt-WhDcy5CYRC5gqGN-fp5K9rzRRfx7ozsQMHz0Zwt0t3DrdplUWpDMKw5S6/s1600-h/fab+3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluTOTu2kaLgS3G1FujOe9zu-CjuWJgqSdcf4xyQv9ra90btRQqxgQ4PJg7-lRI33xm_Uf8Q05sK4WM72_Nt-WhDcy5CYRC5gqGN-fp5K9rzRRfx7ozsQMHz0Zwt0t3DrdplUWpDMKw5S6/s320/fab+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183686120016369442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dnESMfgXqM7xh0TIuRf8ykxmkzL_CV7Vs-33Ic6gxkbg2GMHR5XX_8khIJS9IZZxxbPwFemq0EWpFI-Rra7cMgu1exgg2Bt-9daIKW7NO6NRs54zRAsoDNV79ITpFQpPmnHMGSwE2R0-/s1600-h/cheesers.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dnESMfgXqM7xh0TIuRf8ykxmkzL_CV7Vs-33Ic6gxkbg2GMHR5XX_8khIJS9IZZxxbPwFemq0EWpFI-Rra7cMgu1exgg2Bt-9daIKW7NO6NRs54zRAsoDNV79ITpFQpPmnHMGSwE2R0-/s320/cheesers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183685711994476210" border="0" /></a><br />Crystelle + ME + Travis = Fun times!<br />Travis and I tried to get some good shots of Crystelle as she was dancing but unfortunately I'm a sucky photographer and none of them made the cut for the blog...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT77w6SavmtQoetqTwNqHSb2DlHbeEVqoqGw-UYuMdI6Vm3CIi4xi4ctldYLIwESvnNsdFQLTf2aZdVkCwSteJjMAMYsH0F2RigyR86ZFd6Q170thP600XJzbuiMY8SmRJ1f4Vwvs69e1f/s1600-h/chocolate.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 546px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT77w6SavmtQoetqTwNqHSb2DlHbeEVqoqGw-UYuMdI6Vm3CIi4xi4ctldYLIwESvnNsdFQLTf2aZdVkCwSteJjMAMYsH0F2RigyR86ZFd6Q170thP600XJzbuiMY8SmRJ1f4Vwvs69e1f/s320/chocolate.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183685716289443522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />THE master prepping for her dance. Professional, huh? Crystelle, how can I be more like you??<br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />One random late night Julia, Nellie and I traveled up to the top of a mountain to get to a friend's cabin pajama party...well, it seemed like no one else really got the memo that it was a PAJAMA party...but Nellie, you won the award with polka dot pants! Luckily Dino (the Rav4) was able to brave the cold, icy mountain without slipping!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictVhXH-MBUNUhBIuWPg3ehRz6bXpxhk5vG1RD4AN9Co50LoCrL1RUMtUYQQU3suWIAvdLWaRYnBd8W1m3Rdr3BmBIMerNxqYRdzC3P72dbRuzVbCoi_wv-KiAp3_XbMecOOdrW37BoQpx/s1600-h/icey+snow.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictVhXH-MBUNUhBIuWPg3ehRz6bXpxhk5vG1RD4AN9Co50LoCrL1RUMtUYQQU3suWIAvdLWaRYnBd8W1m3Rdr3BmBIMerNxqYRdzC3P72dbRuzVbCoi_wv-KiAp3_XbMecOOdrW37BoQpx/s320/icey+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183685720584410850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gibaSsrmFbM0nALZgRPrcTCdF9SU21wqld7gtxT7OY93Rd4pABISoXhXMtRk_aEc68LP7qk570p4yjGw4vmYOUaGiCiCcy8jqEFqvU0z8-ahGOzSYIAHLHf1CsqMwe0TThRUg_2ieSrN/s1600-h/dino.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3gibaSsrmFbM0nALZgRPrcTCdF9SU21wqld7gtxT7OY93Rd4pABISoXhXMtRk_aEc68LP7qk570p4yjGw4vmYOUaGiCiCcy8jqEFqvU0z8-ahGOzSYIAHLHf1CsqMwe0TThRUg_2ieSrN/s320/dino.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183686107131467538" border="0" /></a><br />I thought it'd be cool to climb up the side of the road and be queen of the mountain till I got my slippers full of snow (note my left foot with the huge snowball that started the decline to my FROZEN feet for the rest of the night). Julia and Nellie love Dino. I love Nellie's pants... and Dino...and Julia...and Nellie...ok, I'm a nerd... <br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsDQhYEQzTz3C2tJd5G6w-PGW6_8zihqhT6INelph10-yUWRGuI9bLeuBL-BgeSWH22-_uoaasxvbr90rb7f5XPFTLHpd5ivAyGOnDPQuHq0AaxuPziRgP5vadNGKWJmxwRlZCb09cXS3/s1600-h/crystelle.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsDQhYEQzTz3C2tJd5G6w-PGW6_8zihqhT6INelph10-yUWRGuI9bLeuBL-BgeSWH22-_uoaasxvbr90rb7f5XPFTLHpd5ivAyGOnDPQuHq0AaxuPziRgP5vadNGKWJmxwRlZCb09cXS3/s320/crystelle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183685716289443538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nM3_6hqpklDJJIY8NtaAXnXC1x1JqD6a8_z-66K_XHpmZIaKX-O4iPQ_TKage4deGTdC16hHPyFDgWP2zA-DusEos9rNBZsBCOexPMiXQb1YZosCChMQxCJ3HGjdG0QYu-37dkd3IIq9/s1600-h/sneaky+eyes.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nM3_6hqpklDJJIY8NtaAXnXC1x1JqD6a8_z-66K_XHpmZIaKX-O4iPQ_TKage4deGTdC16hHPyFDgWP2zA-DusEos9rNBZsBCOexPMiXQb1YZosCChMQxCJ3HGjdG0QYu-37dkd3IIq9/s320/sneaky+eyes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183685724879378162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So lately Crystelle and I have been spending a TON of time in our office working on projects, Mack Tests, and the dreaded theses. I do believe these picture s were taken at 2:00 am after we had FINALLY finished a Mack project. I think the late night janitors might think we're a little weird when they come in and we're there EVERY night...sometimes salsa dancing, sometimes me falling out of my chair after trying a random balancing act, or us gossiping about some random thought going on in our head about someone or something... It's probably rare for them to come in and we're ACTUALLY focused on what we're supposed to be working on...oops...Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4415564019659712995.post-66860427434123539542008-03-25T00:44:00.000-07:002008-03-25T08:25:49.347-07:00I'm jumping on the bandwagon...<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >I'm doing this just because everyone else seems to be doing it...<br />Reasons why I think I might enjoy this blogging stuff:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >1. I seem to be long-winded and like to talk and there's NO ONE out there to stop me from talking all I want to on MY Blog!! hahahaha</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >2. Some crazy things seem to happen to me and maybe someone out there will like to read about them...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >3. I'm cool...</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >4. I'm anticipating a lot of traveling soon this coming summer and it'd be cool to start something I at least would like to read instead of just guessing what happened from the funny facebook albums you can make.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >5. Refer back to point #3...I'd just like to reiterate that one...</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Well, with all that covered, I guess I'll just start out with what's going on with my life as of right now:<br /><br />I'm currently up to my neck in my master's program. I'm discovering more and more how much I DON'T like writing, but I LOVE researching...the two kind of go hand in hand so I'm finding myself in a constant battle of making myself sit and write when really all I want to do is stick people with probes and make them do extremely hard tests on treadmills... </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >My thesis in a nutshell is evaluating the influence hydrostatic pressure has on the body's physiological response to underwater treadmill running. More specifically I'm measuring the change in production/clearance of the metabolite lactic acid produced from skeletal muscle after a maximal aerobic capacity test. Don't ask me where I am in writing about the darn thing and especially don't ask me when I'm going to be done. With things such as my computer crashing, pure laziness, and my life seeming to go crashing down at various times this last year, my graduation has been delayed to possibly this August...again...don't ask for more details unless you really are bored!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Other things going on in my life:<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwMqUnuVZYv7ASI20m9oOnTP9_Xe9vNBIFbkhxEn7DM-oX8dBPi0dNoJWuhiDI8PdzNqjdBhbmszwF606VFp_O69JfT4kNiQVb5TK4nOrwdDqzB4zm7HWrpHkMJiHD_IwTKXi3akpOALE/s1600-h/IMG_0825.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwMqUnuVZYv7ASI20m9oOnTP9_Xe9vNBIFbkhxEn7DM-oX8dBPi0dNoJWuhiDI8PdzNqjdBhbmszwF606VFp_O69JfT4kNiQVb5TK4nOrwdDqzB4zm7HWrpHkMJiHD_IwTKXi3akpOALE/s320/IMG_0825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181596416563402402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >1. I've decided this year is going to be another extreme racing year for me! Last year I seemed to have taken a little bit of a break from my triathlon/marathon stuff... But I'm back into it and am LOVING the training that goes along with it all over again! Well, this is week 2 of my workouts and the soreness feels GREAT! I've already got a couple 1/2 marathons planned, one marathon, and there's a 1/2 ironman my friend is trying to convince me to do the first week of June that I'm starting to convince myself is something I want to do :)<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzhv36acTfCPFc-cT38QZAWEcCicBFlz9StEK6ol_-moriejYnBrDve9Fz11iIkzi8ixgfqYIsKWet0d6aaOV014JsyUrwEEcnmj84QAeDLLS2HCmf0k3dQkdBiDODxIcM_eqG3aZSeBx/s1600-h/IMG_1145.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzhv36acTfCPFc-cT38QZAWEcCicBFlz9StEK6ol_-moriejYnBrDve9Fz11iIkzi8ixgfqYIsKWet0d6aaOV014JsyUrwEEcnmj84QAeDLLS2HCmf0k3dQkdBiDODxIcM_eqG3aZSeBx/s320/IMG_1145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181596403678500450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >2. I'm going to Italy with the sisters this May sometime to visit with Nonno! The plan is for sure to be seeing France, travel to Italy, and perhaps we'll catch a boat to Greece for a bit. We'll have to see how things pan out but I'm thoroughly excited to have an adventure out there with the sisters! Look out Europe!!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >3. Every weekend I'm here in Utah I'm hoping to be spending it out camping or something.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJT1eV3Ej0EPfPGiia_Q_CvZS2eUfcMmR9Q2jjA-YgkL9YrcSvOHplP0jfO5io4GH1syoUrvMxPqZqFbBiR3SN_AGN3oda02E4RShp6aWlb6T7cDZ_BgiQ1jbZMlT96pCmDpx3yCm7Xsn/s1600-h/IMG_1436.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJT1eV3Ej0EPfPGiia_Q_CvZS2eUfcMmR9Q2jjA-YgkL9YrcSvOHplP0jfO5io4GH1syoUrvMxPqZqFbBiR3SN_AGN3oda02E4RShp6aWlb6T7cDZ_BgiQ1jbZMlT96pCmDpx3yCm7Xsn/s320/IMG_1436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181596403678500466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >4. I just found out that our baby horse Gaylord isn't so little anymore and I'm going to get to start showing again! It has been 3 years since I've shown in the arena so I'm pretty excited about getting back into my Derby hat, long jacket, tight pants and pull my hair back into a bun and run around in the ring again! It'll be fun to get to go out with Phil our horse trainer again and chill around the barns. </span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKk-guHjGlcMhbqkeocxlx0vlXKnHQiMnKf3WsLcFkeYmxoxDopUjQA97VT66AYTBn3nXqWaIMeUL4MByqNhS0RqHnMxGPUu3ggcny2YYD6wej3w4AijO_QDdtGFPnDwQ_M6JZ3-jXDwd/s1600-h/me+and+cam.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKk-guHjGlcMhbqkeocxlx0vlXKnHQiMnKf3WsLcFkeYmxoxDopUjQA97VT66AYTBn3nXqWaIMeUL4MByqNhS0RqHnMxGPUu3ggcny2YYD6wej3w4AijO_QDdtGFPnDwQ_M6JZ3-jXDwd/s320/me+and+cam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181596407973467778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;" >Well, I guess this is a good enough introduction to my blog... who knows really what I'm going to put on this thing! I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of excited to have an excuse to express my thoughts on something!!! yay!<br /><br />Here's to some fun adventures!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdthWaMVObsNW6hZ-xEO48VcPWYclDPQYAtSOPN9BIWK9azYsE1LByHOWGSqsH0-my45efkaE5VaYi_gwlVOrpN_-RQ1trmfN7DFcpdtLOFoKXcJ0ZirDFplGPWoTynxPs7yTvgisW0Kx/s1600-h/IMG_0088.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdthWaMVObsNW6hZ-xEO48VcPWYclDPQYAtSOPN9BIWK9azYsE1LByHOWGSqsH0-my45efkaE5VaYi_gwlVOrpN_-RQ1trmfN7DFcpdtLOFoKXcJ0ZirDFplGPWoTynxPs7yTvgisW0Kx/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181596412268435090" border="0" /></a>Stephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16186159188228460264noreply@blogger.com2