tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23158639158426456682024-02-19T12:02:12.976-05:00Mr. & Mrs. BMrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-14379841697730696662012-07-12T13:57:00.004-04:002012-07-12T13:57:54.637-04:00A Child Is Born<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">I have a horrible memory. Even now, I barely remember most of the details of Griffin's birth (who am I kidding - I didn't remember them the week after!). But here's what I do remember...</span><br />
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Griffin was measuring big the entire pregnancy, so near the end my doctor scheduled an ultrasound to check him out. I went in on Monday, April 2 to take a look and they estimated that he was about 8 lbs 7 oz. I was dilated to almost a 2. Doc decided I should be induced and scheduled it for Thursday, April 5 (2 days before my due date). I was happy that the end was near, and also glad to have it "scheduled" so my parents could travel back.<br />
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Wednesday, April 4 - I was told the hospital would call me to let me know when to check in. I was supposed to call if I didn't hear from them by 5:00 PM. I called at 5:45 PM and was told they didn't have room and would call me back within 2 hours. I called back at 8:45 PM. Still no room in the inn, and they tell me just to come check in at 11:00 PM. Mark and I arrive at Northside at 11:00 PM, as scheduled; we have to wait 2 hours before they check me in. I guess that's what happens when you deliver at the hospital that delivers the most babies in the country.<br />
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Thursday, April 5 - We checked into my room a little after 1:00 AM. Got things going with the Cervidil. My nurses that night were super nice. At around 3:30 AM I was given a sleeping pill. Then it went like this...Pitocin around 6:30 AM. Nurse tried to put in my first IV - vein collapsed. I should have taken that as a sign that the day was heading south. I got the epidural sometime in the AM. All day long, I was being told that Griffin was lying on the umbilical cord, so I was being rotated from side to side. One side was extremely uncomfortable for me. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I wasn't dilating; I never made it past a 5. Griffin's heart rate and oxygen levels weren't looking great, so that was monitored all day. I was throwing up and pretty miserable. I also had to have an oxygen mask on, which sucked. All day long, I just kept saying that I didn't want to have a C-section - ESPECIALLY after being in labor all day. At around 5:30 PM, I got the news that it wasn't working and I was pretty immediately wheeled into the operating room. I remember throwing up as they wheeled me down the hall. In the OR, I started having seizures (a complication from the epidural). It was basically a nightmare. I couldn't stop shaking, I was biting my tongue, hitting my arms on the sides of the bed. But the worst thing was that I couldn't open my eyes. Griffin was born at 6:41 PM and I heard him cry but I couldn't open my eyes to see him. The seizures lasted for a few hours so I wasn't able to hold him until 9:15 PM. It was pretty horrible. By that time, he was so tired that he wouldn't eat, and that led to eating problems for the first few weeks. </span><br />
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When we got back to my room, and my parents and Mark's parents came in I was still shaking pretty badly. The next few days were rough. We wanted to keep Griffin in the room with us at night, but the first night he had too much mucus and they were worried he'd choke so they kept him in the nursery. He wasn't eating well and lost more than 10% of his birth weight, so they made us give him formula. I was in a lot of pain from the C section. We couldn't decide on a name. <br />
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I was set to be released on Monday, and we were ready to go around noon - except we still couldn't agree on a name. I liked Griffin and Mark wanted Marek. And when we finally settled on Griffin, we realized that we'd never thought of middle names. So we spent the next 5 or 6 hours looking up names on our phones before we decided on Asher. Left the hospital around 6:00 PM and headed home.<br />
So to sum things up, I had a pretty horrible experience. I was talking to a friend 2 or 3 days ago and telling her about it and I still cried. So after 3 months, I'm still not over it.<br />
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But he was definitely worth it.<br />
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</div>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-69685253707529666822012-05-21T13:15:00.001-04:002012-05-21T13:15:44.946-04:00It's About Time, Right?You might be thinking this post title is due to the fact that I haven't blogged in a year. Nope. It's about having a baby. <br />
When you're Mormon, people pretty much expect you to get married and have a baby pronto. I wasn't really into that. In fact, if I hadn't been "pushed", I probably would've waited even longer to have a kid. But thanks to my BFF (love you, Chris!), Mark and I have grown from a couple to a family. And I don't want to forget the details; thus the new post.<br />
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Last summer, Christi decided it was time for us to have kids. We got married 3 weeks apart (over 5 years ago). All of our friends have kids. We're not getting any younger. Mark and I just bought our first house. Christi had it all planned out and let me know that July was go time. I thought it might take a few months, but apparently her plan worked out and we both got pregnant immediately. I was in denial for a while...and definitely thought if the second line
on the pregnancy test was faint it was a no...but after taking the
second test it was for sure. My due date was April 7 and hers was April 1. <br />
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Some people love being pregnant (I've heard). I am not one of those people. I hated the morning sickness. Hated being so exhausted (especially when working such long hours, as well as renovating our house). Hated the acid reflux. Hated not being able to sleep at nights. Hated when I found out it was a boy. I never felt excited or happy, honestly throughout the entire pregnancy, except for when Christi found out she was having twins, just like she wanted. But everyone said when the baby comes, you'll love it. Turns out they were right, cause I definitely love this little one.<br />
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I didn't take a lot of pregnancy pictures. We went to Mexico in
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Birth details to come in future post. For now, I've gotta get back to the babe.Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-29163599266930235732011-03-17T16:32:00.009-04:002011-03-17T16:56:19.484-04:00Yellow River Game Ranch<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >In February, we finally made it to the Yellow River Game Ranch. It's one of the few places left on my Things to Do in Atlanta list and I finally got to cross it off. Chad, Stacey, Khira and Ashton came with and we had a great time. Ok, the kids and I had a great ti</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >me</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" > and the o</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >ther adults were just along for the ride. But it was fun and the weather was great.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWMlgZ-3Zcpd62EfwEY-IzNr8vV0jS_TYVQoOxndtU3t2xt8M8cLY9nz3T02ou7by_eJvYmcr9K4qdwt3uOLHRBASTHAO1fW7-g_Vlvw9X3IVioQwdZPkrOTJAFmVsDATIyLtma57BOM/s1600/IMG_8363.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWMlgZ-3Zcpd62EfwEY-IzNr8vV0jS_TYVQoOxndtU3t2xt8M8cLY9nz3T02ou7by_eJvYmcr9K4qdwt3uOLHRBASTHAO1fW7-g_Vlvw9X3IVioQwdZPkrOTJAFmVsDATIyLtma57BOM/s400/IMG_8363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153851722915330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwiOrKnc3IeAfb0fG0uZU4U-PvxMDuFm7jRXLcO7MwAji0YUTw1WJAzvyafg8WkqEC8sPYDI5uOCBwRaVYSKOGavGJ6jTd4Gs_HRCfPGd1I3FiBJtXg1iizB4GVvqC7rv2JD9okC7INU/s1600/IMG_8367.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwiOrKnc3IeAfb0fG0uZU4U-PvxMDuFm7jRXLcO7MwAji0YUTw1WJAzvyafg8WkqEC8sPYDI5uOCBwRaVYSKOGavGJ6jTd4Gs_HRCfPGd1I3FiBJtXg1iizB4GVvqC7rv2JD9okC7INU/s400/IMG_8367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153846987184930" border="0" /></a></span>Right now, Stacey is thinking, "Is this a deer?" (Don't deny it, Stace.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8HOpvG3-_WP8WlT1mxuxq6lDA7v_38dYLDRDruOtKiklUU5_A4Qb9EVK9_2rb8VGX6mjAwffny8ZCxY-IiYcgBlBUWhyphenhyphendpyNBRgVCAaSc-d2gwyjWjXsty9cyD1mQWbzHwSNirbFrtA/s1600/IMG_8368.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8HOpvG3-_WP8WlT1mxuxq6lDA7v_38dYLDRDruOtKiklUU5_A4Qb9EVK9_2rb8VGX6mjAwffny8ZCxY-IiYcgBlBUWhyphenhyphendpyNBRgVCAaSc-d2gwyjWjXsty9cyD1mQWbzHwSNirbFrtA/s400/IMG_8368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153689121195874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3fGYeIqnqZ2sIFUjA_q66ejcJ3aqwfWOA7UP__dsKst0tABh4OTJY7DRawbDtfW8e1VZ9F9L53P09FWRqA20-b2SrF-SlJXU8wZtq2MWp17dstfsVrUrnCliYMLgwZvS-ICC2QfaowQ/s1600/IMG_8372.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3fGYeIqnqZ2sIFUjA_q66ejcJ3aqwfWOA7UP__dsKst0tABh4OTJY7DRawbDtfW8e1VZ9F9L53P09FWRqA20-b2SrF-SlJXU8wZtq2MWp17dstfsVrUrnCliYMLgwZvS-ICC2QfaowQ/s400/IMG_8372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153689728474466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_pUqHan1AhO2-43UChk6DGSicNPxlCv7JQLer8dcPxWJ73ah8HqZax_efKtzhTJ6mxPy81UQ_22OWRTtArOU-pci_YiRVoFcyHgJ_wppcIuOMiwn2qPZxQJ58ikejzqD9GYHwZjZ-lY/s1600/IMG_8383.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_pUqHan1AhO2-43UChk6DGSicNPxlCv7JQLer8dcPxWJ73ah8HqZax_efKtzhTJ6mxPy81UQ_22OWRTtArOU-pci_YiRVoFcyHgJ_wppcIuOMiwn2qPZxQJ58ikejzqD9GYHwZjZ-lY/s400/IMG_8383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153566670739154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyNlvDPEiwZ7HOMRnZ98Ba3mVIV_k6xoXzKoDEdmQoFfBkYxwLL2cp8-0iiXP65G5lXE45qwbiSGafWaJDmSEhft64lbNHzYcJiBITOQZ_PXWIUN2VSjQg-YVDqjvNn5zCzOY1AZgo_E/s1600/IMG_8384.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyNlvDPEiwZ7HOMRnZ98Ba3mVIV_k6xoXzKoDEdmQoFfBkYxwLL2cp8-0iiXP65G5lXE45qwbiSGafWaJDmSEhft64lbNHzYcJiBITOQZ_PXWIUN2VSjQg-YVDqjvNn5zCzOY1AZgo_E/s400/IMG_8384.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153556756349490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC28WtIBmlp6TWxgk7OfFVTshybpL7gAOkRVS49pcmnn5vdn5sieseyBn5cDxw_1l1RrDMnjrLYuIM7QH0UuRS0A3Yi2RN7aVdEVA4RsP_fx2OqlCQjkHGYVYkYZqXACAkYTGto0adBk/s1600/IMG_8394.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC28WtIBmlp6TWxgk7OfFVTshybpL7gAOkRVS49pcmnn5vdn5sieseyBn5cDxw_1l1RrDMnjrLYuIM7QH0UuRS0A3Yi2RN7aVdEVA4RsP_fx2OqlCQjkHGYVYkYZqXACAkYTGto0adBk/s400/IMG_8394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153553930606754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHAxKb-zzXD0AgbfctkVgMteAOrNMUAoNOCi40BpIIlJlPS0mpSpaKlVhKa1Z5EFlWCLpC9hrzZv9NHv5jaqxgJ3IMt_lnqymeAI_zSb0WIuMMZ6kCDDbUCXt7ZjUf4UhUFFzsweipRA/s1600/IMG_8396.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHAxKb-zzXD0AgbfctkVgMteAOrNMUAoNOCi40BpIIlJlPS0mpSpaKlVhKa1Z5EFlWCLpC9hrzZv9NHv5jaqxgJ3IMt_lnqymeAI_zSb0WIuMMZ6kCDDbUCXt7ZjUf4UhUFFzsweipRA/s400/IMG_8396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153392538404162" border="0" /></a></span>Ok, who knew buffalo's tongues were so insane?! Not me! You should've seen how long they were (this picture does NOT do it justice).<br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRoLOQa1eaeXJu8tthVBqS3M-bkgbNJUMGJogW_oGumdXFFseCKuNbdd4s7_SatXj1CBDY0KzAeS62Nx39moFpOf71nmoU4myPz2NNuF0mKzQ3qJ954A93ewZboAdCYG8hkKHx538_gE/s1600/IMG_8402.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRoLOQa1eaeXJu8tthVBqS3M-bkgbNJUMGJogW_oGumdXFFseCKuNbdd4s7_SatXj1CBDY0KzAeS62Nx39moFpOf71nmoU4myPz2NNuF0mKzQ3qJ954A93ewZboAdCYG8hkKHx538_gE/s400/IMG_8402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153394515158962" border="0" /></a></span>The only animal I saw Mark feed.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQ-LquEpAgwTzOetueyeY_hEjAnBhmg97Vg2moRnpdGn8Ra13ak_hC59WeU8Yh3op1p35xAXKQoaU8q77FBroR5-HVevHSvGdi1jm4G-zpWPDSzllOafAJdvd_XCOuOk2qTWH79M9ag/s1600/IMG_8404.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwQ-LquEpAgwTzOetueyeY_hEjAnBhmg97Vg2moRnpdGn8Ra13ak_hC59WeU8Yh3op1p35xAXKQoaU8q77FBroR5-HVevHSvGdi1jm4G-zpWPDSzllOafAJdvd_XCOuOk2qTWH79M9ag/s400/IMG_8404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153260343059282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH2tTvMAldhbsTy42hN1IiwwwAN2brnV3mCwHXHSoYR1XbC0IGJL-V-1ebgOY_P4u3CGAI2Es7W2_2D1YoJW63sSkHNXl3k_8Y-VWdg6q3Kl_zQ1t-eeF1cxExS1frWA0uHcxWKrE4I8/s1600/IMG_8407.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH2tTvMAldhbsTy42hN1IiwwwAN2brnV3mCwHXHSoYR1XbC0IGJL-V-1ebgOY_P4u3CGAI2Es7W2_2D1YoJW63sSkHNXl3k_8Y-VWdg6q3Kl_zQ1t-eeF1cxExS1frWA0uHcxWKrE4I8/s400/IMG_8407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585153256550018962" border="0" /></a>Here's the "lame adults" sitting down when they could be getting slobbered on by animals. Chad, you are especially lame for being on your phone. :)</span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-64791511199196987182011-03-17T15:23:00.008-04:002011-03-17T16:31:39.109-04:00Happy New Year<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Did anyone miss me?</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Glad I didn't make a resolution to blog more often in '11, cause I would've failed big time.<br />I had 2 very good reasons for my blogging break. First, we took about 2000 pictures in China, and I seriously stress about posting every single one for everyone to see. That's never gonna happen, so they're coming in small spurts. On Facebook. Second, we're temporarily staying with Mark's uncle, whose wireless Internet makes me feel like I live in 1912. It sucks a big one.<br />But I'm back now and I'll try to be more regular, for all my millions of fans. Here's a recap of life in the last whil</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">e.<br />October - We returned from China at the end of the month. (China was amazing. I'd love to go back for another few </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">months - or a year - but isn't super likely. We had the chance to see some amazing sights and really open our eyes to a part of the world most Westerners will never see.) Moved in with Uncle Bob while we started looking for a</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> house. Thought we'd be out in 2-3 months, but we're pretty much having the worst time house hunting...gone through </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">inspections on 2 places, been outbid on a foreclosure (that we offered full price on), and just had a sucky time. Right now, we're waiting for a response on a short sale we put an offer in 2 weeks ago. Fingers are crossed for this one, but we're not holding our breaths.<br />November - Celebrated Thanksgiving in Nashville with Mark's sister and her family.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE3xsdBPVfHuNZcmQXh9BUXmDT-79usWrkmm9VLoHIarcjUc5xIb3UoemV2KtXG3wPnpDY0UM9hH012BfPR-hB6FxEk1P2RyBzxFlMZZ_IsOtad_KSC5M5H0TnWWuWim1VDVncf_OSUQ/s1600/Thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE3xsdBPVfHuNZcmQXh9BUXmDT-79usWrkmm9VLoHIarcjUc5xIb3UoemV2KtXG3wPnpDY0UM9hH012BfPR-hB6FxEk1P2RyBzxFlMZZ_IsOtad_KSC5M5H0TnWWuWim1VDVncf_OSUQ/s400/Thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585141004520851714" border="0" /></a>December - We were each sick on our birthdays, so those were lame. But Christmas in Florida was really fun.<span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSZVHJk2g27UEYrakklOEFyoTs_BcYgDcP6mMbUylQ0o2c0JR8-2LMjICEVyQUV8Q73dRWYXSSfKg6XalqBtgsEAMxHD7HnRkJOrEr9qmsoPxuqu9CKC4Trl7oBdkxURDxsZLOU7AKLM/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSZVHJk2g27UEYrakklOEFyoTs_BcYgDcP6mMbUylQ0o2c0JR8-2LMjICEVyQUV8Q73dRWYXSSfKg6XalqBtgsEAMxHD7HnRkJOrEr9qmsoPxuqu9CKC4Trl7oBdkxURDxsZLOU7AKLM/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585141469584987682" border="0" /></a></span>January - I had a voucher from Delta and used to to get away to Boulder, Colorado for a week to visit Emily. We did so many fun things (ghost tour at The Stanley Hotel, tour of Celestial Seasonings, visit to the Molly Brown House and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, to name a few) and it was so great to catch up. I loved getting to meet her adorable foster baby and also being one of the first to find out she's expecting! </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzjl3gPuBpJsuJEwcKixXzDNfdSY5NNULZ2r3oov3etWzH-rUH16lgBsAaoCJA-Ymzxz3QNN-HhG_4k4ux9qpZxf-4U1lgmPCT6QH1Twoco1u4HeTFxa8QgfIec5MpRoC_U80VL3cwJQ/s1600/em.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzjl3gPuBpJsuJEwcKixXzDNfdSY5NNULZ2r3oov3etWzH-rUH16lgBsAaoCJA-Ymzxz3QNN-HhG_4k4ux9qpZxf-4U1lgmPCT6QH1Twoco1u4HeTFxa8QgfIec5MpRoC_U80VL3cwJQ/s400/em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585146225150440642" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">These pictures took about 45 minutes to upload - no exaggerating - so if you want to see more, I put most of them on FB. I gotta take a break, so I'll be back with February and March shortly. </span> </span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-43662128188193504282010-10-13T03:22:00.009-04:002010-10-13T03:56:01.118-04:00Happy National Day!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">National Day (October 1) kicks off a week long holiday in China. Mark even had a few days off, which was great. Here's what we did...<br /><br />[Side note: You'll notice that Mark isn't in very many pictures. That's cause I lost our small camera, which I used to take pictures and videos from these days, and also our trip to Macau. We are very sad.]<br /><br />On Friday, we went to the Shenzhen Safari Park (aka the zoo). It was surprisingly fun. And much nicer than we expected. I learned that Chinese people can speak monkey. I had a video to prove it but it's on the lost camera :( So you'll just have to take my word for it.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93f5vV-YyETODk_E-5DjDSbVNHFAXJJTkdHM_7JoGGPOZalTFVbyyWBGBOT1JG7Uh5yPYtSgtaX-c524QY8SG7NV22rb1x1O-PlZNdV1DF_P9zNAdLUm0ARksCjN_m7tCiZaQ1h859jk/s1600/IMG_7760.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93f5vV-YyETODk_E-5DjDSbVNHFAXJJTkdHM_7JoGGPOZalTFVbyyWBGBOT1JG7Uh5yPYtSgtaX-c524QY8SG7NV22rb1x1O-PlZNdV1DF_P9zNAdLUm0ARksCjN_m7tCiZaQ1h859jk/s400/IMG_7760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527434066768563474" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW3jMgHbInIDbuJsN4M_3ETODdKr3ftiFgVdLc0AbC2FiOJMZV80PqTAWgGyx-wzWkfqQdyXn2boniQKLmG1WGNC2vmOx2Alp9_T0FrRR4YVV8oCDQtwAOZ08Q0naS-eidTCzjrDaSGI/s1600/IMG_7769.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPW3jMgHbInIDbuJsN4M_3ETODdKr3ftiFgVdLc0AbC2FiOJMZV80PqTAWgGyx-wzWkfqQdyXn2boniQKLmG1WGNC2vmOx2Alp9_T0FrRR4YVV8oCDQtwAOZ08Q0naS-eidTCzjrDaSGI/s400/IMG_7769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433636499594674" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjrjFfG1FtLpL4NI85Eguvmb5D43VzrNOOOJ565LvwU9eT9D1WjxHSxmAg3ZDhvT-e5HsPNl2YhF11CQrhMPBDwFglDrqd7zuZkq2Y90zmX06pkdd7OoAjukWl3WxV-vpHrTUWRZwPI/s1600/IMG_7776.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjrjFfG1FtLpL4NI85Eguvmb5D43VzrNOOOJ565LvwU9eT9D1WjxHSxmAg3ZDhvT-e5HsPNl2YhF11CQrhMPBDwFglDrqd7zuZkq2Y90zmX06pkdd7OoAjukWl3WxV-vpHrTUWRZwPI/s400/IMG_7776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433634939152994" border="0" /></a></span></span>When it is hot (which it always is, in Shenz</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">hen) the guys walk around with their shirts pulled up. They also go to the bathroom outside. And I'm not talking pee. Stay classy, China.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYUGqRoFKPE6XNS0OoES57Bv7oDFYjb_YggoNiswpksrrHXTwfrUVtpGJuUrgPZv2Djmk5hxrIByWI4mOXkRvn2a9bkXKKzS8FSALogD7JaAIGyJpM9unWp7xszCR0XTOBE0B1MXKh2k/s1600/IMG_7751.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYUGqRoFKPE6XNS0OoES57Bv7oDFYjb_YggoNiswpksrrHXTwfrUVtpGJuUrgPZv2Djmk5hxrIByWI4mOXkRvn2a9bkXKKzS8FSALogD7JaAIGyJpM9unWp7xszCR0XTOBE0B1MXKh2k/s400/IMG_7751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527434063459163506" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>Exhibit A<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn17ZZ9kNf1Z1nhhUdznw09buu5dgWRo-7aSQDaHbthubATKa4mKgHlGEV3l0nbkCa45mcr4AgP3W0o6R4o-UmPRUWP0dnk3sLM4WJ9B7F2DIxLrzEAE0ktAsDDzaAH7Qe9OpXCqSpNXk/s1600/IMG_7764.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbgstrDDvTrjdMrj-Ye_cldQK7grcvrzVJ5nnfqzHqIPYmqyado5Ex-svsviHSXQ4tfABKsfjtT_7pymbao3DGgXr3PKiB9wrc4UiJGXA9iDc7O-f2g0RT40g3-BDJTb_MDPGPIVJhGo/s400/IMG_7737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433172483169282" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3IIweD3oAb5XZr-9jylBGPNi8RCZiVWAFP1dd_cbp3TPh7WOdZbcvy7LD9ptqQBl5XmuSXPbqMozMLCO-Y1xJKwdFW7TDrh6GLH9WvhyF4KmdSPzuTpe3P4Pb5T0TRP0Megv4TuxqOM/s1600/IMG_7777.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3IIweD3oAb5XZr-9jylBGPNi8RCZiVWAFP1dd_cbp3TPh7WOdZbcvy7LD9ptqQBl5XmuSXPbqMozMLCO-Y1xJKwdFW7TDrh6GLH9WvhyF4KmdSPzuTpe3P4Pb5T0TRP0Megv4TuxqOM/s400/IMG_7777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433630298151234" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Gotta love the "En</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">glish"<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayp1yQEyCNI2b4kbEAduCYBe7nIJFzVQSdGm3rzokLnO5KMmqauNLh77bRH_Vx4RWy-RpybDLaWF-Bh-Zrl_7lzDVv7MwtQ9mN6uJc30W_vH-lu2-J8MkyAvCHYVfE70py2390d2zHNw/s1600/IMG_7733.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayp1yQEyCNI2b4kbEAduCYBe7nIJFzVQSdGm3rzokLnO5KMmqauNLh77bRH_Vx4RWy-RpybDLaWF-Bh-Zrl_7lzDVv7MwtQ9mN6uJc30W_vH-lu2-J8MkyAvCHYVfE70py2390d2zHNw/s400/IMG_7733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433168821615266" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdkyH6emys3su1ASVoNch05pe4TmuJiSWgV_b86w0Qng-GlEFXajzF2_bdkjWWYO6SqIeBWOboe87oLWTP11vtZguHhkjCQZi_fBPPnvYYiXPpoOivSqJ9uJ31YLlIledRs-OGWAOMOE/s1600/IMG_7744.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdkyH6emys3su1ASVoNch05pe4TmuJiSWgV_b86w0Qng-GlEFXajzF2_bdkjWWYO6SqIeBWOboe87oLWTP11vtZguHhkjCQZi_fBPPnvYYiXPpoOivSqJ9uJ31YLlIledRs-OGWAOMOE/s400/IMG_7744.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433181071121858" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span>I'm a celebrity!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZXdqtg-mJfXBe4u0aOKm-VK1n7r9hyphenhyphene5gZpJ8E59JDEvbhnOOGkxJduzjmkiCsOALM7Esw6JGOTKWvfrRqln43GHY622JLVvCkWlOCQsDxWOR8QUCCfozd0iJVonCKutJ7Q51fyZgdo/s1600/IMG_7731.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZXdqtg-mJfXBe4u0aOKm-VK1n7r9hyphenhyphene5gZpJ8E59JDEvbhnOOGkxJduzjmkiCsOALM7Esw6JGOTKWvfrRqln43GHY622JLVvCkWlOCQsDxWOR8QUCCfozd0iJVonCKutJ7Q51fyZgdo/s400/IMG_7731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527433164083394690" border="0" /></a>On Saturday, we went to Hong Kong. We had planned to ride the junk boat, but decided to save some cash and ride the Star Ferry instead (and we're glad we did cause it was really windy so the sails were down, and the junk didn't even look that cool). I had planned a busy day, visiting a few different tourist places, but we pretty much scrapped that and decided to visit Stanley Market, on the south-side of Hong Kong Island. This part of the island is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely the prettiest scenery we've seen in China. The taxi ride there was so beautiful and we had a fun time wandering around.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CPwea8-f0YENgLViIsGbz8iG_TzwQNVD_zolGPFOUwqyt6AGXX0y1cdunBBZDIsZTR_RuINL73ViBWzsYWG08mU1-ZtlMKn59e6K51V_Gi-JTHoAg8iNXozDiNIoVskSupE5ZbDScVE/s1600/IMG_7801.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CPwea8-f0YENgLViIsGbz8iG_TzwQNVD_zolGPFOUwqyt6AGXX0y1cdunBBZDIsZTR_RuINL73ViBWzsYWG08mU1-ZtlMKn59e6K51V_Gi-JTHoAg8iNXozDiNIoVskSupE5ZbDScVE/s400/IMG_7801.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527429402552867490" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>The Junk Boat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwDtKl-QlQ-fib8ZJ4BbSAB5UjdITHx8I0LYVZ5hriyd3ByFfghvtSi4Loa8J2zJgjMOIc4MNX5tIEXH6nKdHa6qgb1pAsurz9_gvtCAKgT3tOTKHq3wqfmBXLzPTdCMUJvbVqPJPkU/s1600/IMG_7804.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QwDtKl-QlQ-fib8ZJ4BbSAB5UjdITHx8I0LYVZ5hriyd3ByFfghvtSi4Loa8J2zJgjMOIc4MNX5tIEXH6nKdHa6qgb1pAsurz9_gvtCAKgT3tOTKHq3wqfmBXLzPTdCMUJvbVqPJPkU/s400/IMG_7804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527431132742111330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwQZD40y1eH6ycF4BwsWMmoGFLr_r0cjQIVwJ4ZXQA07-gmuVwQBBrqMcTF1RY3XPk1ECPl3WC2bisWjpp0axyuAkDdzgevANBzKLgRXSCd1wWqh-Pxa0Isjahrn9_XeD6Ok8QZsvW0o/s1600/IMG_7805.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwQZD40y1eH6ycF4BwsWMmoGFLr_r0cjQIVwJ4ZXQA07-gmuVwQBBrqMcTF1RY3XPk1ECPl3WC2bisWjpp0axyuAkDdzgevANBzKLgRXSCd1wWqh-Pxa0Isjahrn9_XeD6Ok8QZsvW0o/s400/IMG_7805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527431136542737186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7YEaQ7oETw3s4BjuFvcD-dTpyw-Zv6kti2oX-pqc75U4tcyJJ6kAn5BeBLr6oYxyF1Qddgccrz95KbFIbM5WTm5Jf3kueYt7vKH4C8l9UoBjfk95i5VqdFXAqsQglDfLZ3OGQMutfaw/s1600/IMG_7816.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7YEaQ7oETw3s4BjuFvcD-dTpyw-Zv6kti2oX-pqc75U4tcyJJ6kAn5BeBLr6oYxyF1Qddgccrz95KbFIbM5WTm5Jf3kueYt7vKH4C8l9UoBjfk95i5VqdFXAqsQglDfLZ3OGQMutfaw/s400/IMG_7816.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527431140945440098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvndqIPTxN61O6_GjX2pxMCJH4MOsrIkAMdcl-Qi29MQ54ZSI76DQsxFlUcUpo_wxWg_WaIdB2v4xf5mHME333R0ar7BvGIlTbCiRMbGINeyaYXqt1qfFVmJ0D4MVBrDk5KpEAuFIIJLk/s1600/IMG_7821.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvndqIPTxN61O6_GjX2pxMCJH4MOsrIkAMdcl-Qi29MQ54ZSI76DQsxFlUcUpo_wxWg_WaIdB2v4xf5mHME333R0ar7BvGIlTbCiRMbGINeyaYXqt1qfFVmJ0D4MVBrDk5KpEAuFIIJLk/s400/IMG_7821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527431146380129986" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>On Tuesday, we went to Hong Kong again. We had to go meet with a colleague of Mark's dad, and we also visited the Nan Lian Garden (one of my favorite places) and got to go to the temple.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38MooIY-Q5rhgOrmneFMd7dqwD68UXjmDoqn7ebGb4BqLzC1ILqsJF3qVkCopQAKNOLstKlZjQR5WJ_tMi4cUBYvT-Nl674glbIflOkpdWazkpqjEPYhT_yrOE_PA1dIsaIaRGpKsn-c/s1600/IMG_7828.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38MooIY-Q5rhgOrmneFMd7dqwD68UXjmDoqn7ebGb4BqLzC1ILqsJF3qVkCopQAKNOLstKlZjQR5WJ_tMi4cUBYvT-Nl674glbIflOkpdWazkpqjEPYhT_yrOE_PA1dIsaIaRGpKsn-c/s400/IMG_7828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527429397076277010" border="0" /></a></span></span>Empty Metro...a rare sight.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRghaAoiJF6eVxoc9sRL4BNF_ZozRq8HxQ9ZFSYePtQ-0cEOkNmGbJ2rG0bEEFpAw2IdaXURHZDgnYLsYFTOBRC8gk1QPJcE0374aG_6qo47u1rsFBXHOPqO4gOpr-C4ymso7Birp20k/s1600/IMG_7830.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gSM-mpp8uDSxtTYw5cfBOUVsYlZJ88JcmFzjJQ1CXYTDKWkyo7Bs3fL0HC5r5bSzge042UaIKK6I4cpaVUKvdoTVAojzVJdFm7pETMraNi0i-Mj2BKw_jmxm8EFB8iEgjb4VCrvomXk/s400/IMG_7865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527428565886397954" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-27200847181598861962010-09-27T05:45:00.005-04:002010-09-27T06:11:15.366-04:00China - Finally!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Did I mention we're in China? I know you're all dying to see pictures and hear more about it, so I'll just jump right in. We've been here for about 2 months now and will actually be wrapping the trip up in just a few more weeks. It's been a blast so far. My favorite things are: the hotel staff (they are super friendly and I love being called Mrs. Mark, although most of them know my name now), everyone smiling at me and saying "Hello!", strangers taking pictures of me, babies and their crazy crotch-less pants, the amazing temples/gardens/history that we've seen, and just getting to see a place that is SO foreign to me. My least favorite things are: the squatter toilets, people hocking loogies all the time, people peeing (and occasionally pooping) in public all over the place, weird guys who just stare at me, the complete lack of personal space, smoking (everyone smokes, everywhere...it's very hard to breathe here), and spending most of my days alone. I'm pretty much by myself all day, every day (except for the weekends). I had a friend that I was able to hang out with for the first month or so, but she's back in the States now, so it's just me. I'll make plans everyday so I can get out and see everything I want to here in Shenzhen. Yes, somedays the plan is lay by the pool, but most days it's a bit more exciting.<br />But then again, sometimes I'll just walk down the street to Walmart. It's about a 15 minute walk, or just 1 metro stop away from our hotel. A week or so ago, when I last went, I took a few pictures. Enjoy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JQV1XP3d4mvBRJuCuS-Zw6diGbVwcGM_7v_77LWi3PbyL99jCjOJBCJXpL4ctl_XUHjidXknAWTc8MkeX-rZaDWrvqzvoYyC_Jztv1nvrsj454KAWOdF3f6D6xFD8wz2gujCAJ5GqqE/s1600/DSCF2674.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JQV1XP3d4mvBRJuCuS-Zw6diGbVwcGM_7v_77LWi3PbyL99jCjOJBCJXpL4ctl_XUHjidXknAWTc8MkeX-rZaDWrvqzvoYyC_Jztv1nvrsj454KAWOdF3f6D6xFD8wz2gujCAJ5GqqE/s400/DSCF2674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521528584666103298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0pc-HSNNGQ2SkKfqPQUmpJC-hNz7BEtAfvaxx91i8n0pF_bxlKyK2NKeaPZB2R7JRLjw7cYukYuIFYoAwNnpkQ8kPsWhjCJgojUf_5hBCRokjuApeBwn-Spt5xasWR-mfmoVVp7DHek/s1600/DSCF2673.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0pc-HSNNGQ2SkKfqPQUmpJC-hNz7BEtAfvaxx91i8n0pF_bxlKyK2NKeaPZB2R7JRLjw7cYukYuIFYoAwNnpkQ8kPsWhjCJgojUf_5hBCRokjuApeBwn-Spt5xasWR-mfmoVVp7DHek/s400/DSCF2673.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521528571507005298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5BHnxydZLy2YVQtqExNr40Vl5H7lZ-_cpc33AnCeqOpPwiifv6NIZ8-tltt6jgAKNpoMF-AjZTHSLm9Yr8819oDulhyphenhyphenz_Fpz2CHLyvViMcXj0NLVWtw7HlAJ7KJMutBsPTMcl9ZRTus/s1600/DSCF2672.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5BHnxydZLy2YVQtqExNr40Vl5H7lZ-_cpc33AnCeqOpPwiifv6NIZ8-tltt6jgAKNpoMF-AjZTHSLm9Yr8819oDulhyphenhyphenz_Fpz2CHLyvViMcXj0NLVWtw7HlAJ7KJMutBsPTMcl9ZRTus/s400/DSCF2672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521528569187596914" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0huv2CG3pwm370GjOdSlNPH0GfnW4B59T-JgmCWxQ0ETc9ZoSnX38XEnPYQ3hYsmG-Z_NeUnhuuKzQRwO_hnDsxzQhcnmC-z7d1SxWm6qehpAYejP2mViqRD4Ohjbpaj32oxH0jgf9xI/s1600/DSCF2668.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0huv2CG3pwm370GjOdSlNPH0GfnW4B59T-JgmCWxQ0ETc9ZoSnX38XEnPYQ3hYsmG-Z_NeUnhuuKzQRwO_hnDsxzQhcnmC-z7d1SxWm6qehpAYejP2mViqRD4Ohjbpaj32oxH0jgf9xI/s400/DSCF2668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521528279063298514" border="0" /></a>I love the flavors...in case you can't read the small print, these are Little Tomato Flavor, Lemon Tea Flavor and Breezy Blueberry Flavor. I also like how they're "Cool & Refreshing".<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YCpSZoS8PB3GqFI222oOL-CQjGK3DTnjisCJYak0pt_cgvTK2wtsLvFLdilas7SpoS1lGYlJGVDGEn_l8UkDds5IUQ8-7eweud0LJ5K77Pm-aDOARexURkK1g4zFV54dzM0ezuFrIeg/s1600/DSCF2670.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YCpSZoS8PB3GqFI222oOL-CQjGK3DTnjisCJYak0pt_cgvTK2wtsLvFLdilas7SpoS1lGYlJGVDGEn_l8UkDds5IUQ8-7eweud0LJ5K77Pm-aDOARexURkK1g4zFV54dzM0ezuFrIeg/s400/DSCF2670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521528284643060946" border="0" /></a></span></span>And here we have BBQ Steak, Shrimp and Aromatic Crispy Chicken<span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33jGpzmzxngvEmr03Mj1Nd1yQvXaaVlndBN_noJKkgzIpOM-9l2i3qkVlztcBzwrDxKqje0k85FPbp_Dg3hjrkgrBDIbV8_OA8mvDb3XyRehiYfzW8ckefaRTMu0eHfv1SYEEWjxnFzE/s1600/DSCF2671.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSpVg_IcUNWDtVOTDuI3QzcWvT1I22ADeWWYG5iBawZR-KuXjXwQ6IFYsndO0F0uXF6-qvzwjFvZ6Z2d74SpnkY8lPZTe1j8jM0sJRrkEUwYc_gxL7xqgfuomzHhyDd25dph03qyBcrY/s400/DSCF2659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521527671382724354" border="0" /></a>Rice cookers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa8baLEKQBFxYmoT0NTIzxLQs-Qv65fCIHTYUnfCKaP1MiRDc6PFnXmu_AJUQHvBzb8y6CDW3tPXXLQxCthu6rLjcka-gyZFZgBizj5gODPDdTt_q3HSBFlA3nyZv9H3H81JseylwFKg/s1600/DSCF2654.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa8baLEKQBFxYmoT0NTIzxLQs-Qv65fCIHTYUnfCKaP1MiRDc6PFnXmu_AJUQHvBzb8y6CDW3tPXXLQxCthu6rLjcka-gyZFZgBizj5gODPDdTt_q3HSBFlA3nyZv9H3H81JseylwFKg/s400/DSCF2654.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521527667004709602" border="0" /></a>Want to get a new mattress?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC78h_ahf1Z9lqRLAwWrT6DJhNlLx2-aApnHSBu_jEmbgbQrPmKo574Mh8LR9yS023aqs7wVw86nUt3G7agEr8U7wo8YH9KjzvnkVLgCq8SSQ6WQ7UgoqIPiPDktCB4zb2BRa0vVxFRo/s1600/DSCF2655.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpC78h_ahf1Z9lqRLAwWrT6DJhNlLx2-aApnHSBu_jEmbgbQrPmKo574Mh8LR9yS023aqs7wVw86nUt3G7agEr8U7wo8YH9KjzvnkVLgCq8SSQ6WQ7UgoqIPiPDktCB4zb2BRa0vVxFRo/s400/DSCF2655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521527661880405938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Love this aisle</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">...so random.</span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-91228961854794749282010-09-21T03:58:00.003-04:002010-09-21T04:15:54.999-04:00Summer Road Trip - The End<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-n1e6vW1p1BfZU6gBk430_Q5EBShyphenhyphen-etWd5tZ2kGuwdrywWkkL5cSsoyRcfp_1lyvUISZpJWg5rRKTv83uPtYnt8dwReGSoA6BrF_a5EKr3I8ji0jnwM3huR3r8WcKwABuOr-5vQ7a8/s1600/IMG_6788.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-n1e6vW1p1BfZU6gBk430_Q5EBShyphenhyphen-etWd5tZ2kGuwdrywWkkL5cSsoyRcfp_1lyvUISZpJWg5rRKTv83uPtYnt8dwReGSoA6BrF_a5EKr3I8ji0jnwM3huR3r8WcKwABuOr-5vQ7a8/s400/IMG_6788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519274045409973858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After leaving Niagara Falls, we started the drive home. Although it was a long drive, it really wasn't that bad. Until the tire started unraveling. But that didn't happen until we were about an hour from home, so that's good. Too bad it was when I was driving!<br />Anyway, we left Niagara and drove for a few hours that night. We stopped - somewhere in New York - and had some very yummy BBQ for dinner, and then stayed the night in The-Middle-</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">of-Nowhere, Ohio. The next morning, we realized we weren't too far from Kirtland, so we made a quick stop there. (Side note: we met a fam with 4 kids at the Kirtland Temple that was in the midst of a 2 month road trip...and I thought our trip was big!) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSZ8_XiBj5TLhyphenhypheneMzx60D-MJ1lmQkK52NKJXLeKGLAOmDkuK8cSVVhXFIEayGG04A9F1cnyNBRJLtqGgfwe7J779C5IChejKdqklc0raHdojpGkVgJ77jOalNwA0XlDxF3hvM0A9QX1w/s1600/IMG_6781.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSZ8_XiBj5TLhyphenhypheneMzx60D-MJ1lmQkK52NKJXLeKGLAOmDkuK8cSVVhXFIEayGG04A9F1cnyNBRJLtqGgfwe7J779C5IChejKdqklc0raHdojpGkVgJ77jOalNwA0XlDxF3hvM0A9QX1w/s400/IMG_6781.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519274036738112306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2K13baCQ1KQJOhtlkRWefLpeEFtUAWKIzBWIgwWogNs3OuQdi9J0pAdb_QGWxFP5qFR7HKJaBRVJgPMJMhi-F5IKu-0beEsYaPfZY5sLt5I549tnzzgH_ntIEywGQx-XYByvPI7URek/s1600/IMG_6789.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2K13baCQ1KQJOhtlkRWefLpeEFtUAWKIzBWIgwWogNs3OuQdi9J0pAdb_QGWxFP5qFR7HKJaBRVJgPMJMhi-F5IKu-0beEsYaPfZY5sLt5I549tnzzgH_ntIEywGQx-XYByvPI7URek/s400/IMG_6789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519274052331710978" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Tfs9_sa-ahmRdHsBmRTnJmp4qcvg8ZLy1GrnGpyrqF42YTeS3o0NTQde93AmPNu6_cbrbr1GUrC-gHMMfUzjZT1IopxbmVGkwE7VE2JrQ-tTrjSs3HCvconz3EdD-uhbQNpjuB13WeI/s1600/IMG_6779.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Tfs9_sa-ahmRdHsBmRTnJmp4qcvg8ZLy1GrnGpyrqF42YTeS3o0NTQde93AmPNu6_cbrbr1GUrC-gHMMfUzjZT1IopxbmVGkwE7VE2JrQ-tTrjSs3HCvconz3EdD-uhbQNpjuB13WeI/s400/IMG_6779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519274028265230546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Then Mark decided he wanted to swing by to see his sister (Nashville isn't really on the way, but whatev) so we ended up staying there for the night. On the 4th of July, we had to get up really early, so we could make it to Mark's parents for a late lunch (this is when the tire gave up...it put us a little behind schedule, but oh well). We were really glad to have Monday to relax, since when Mark returned to work on Tuesday, it became all about China!<br />So for a quick trip recap...we had an amazing time. Loved every place we went. I am really glad we got to visit so many awesome places together. If you ever want any tips on any of the places we went, just let me know.<br />And, if you haven't noticed, my "States I Haven't Visited" list (on the right side of the blog) is getting quite short. Now I just need to continue to grow the "Countries I Have Visited" one...<br /></span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-77908350384479944712010-09-14T23:23:00.008-04:002010-09-14T23:40:02.268-04:00Summer Road Trip - Niagara Falls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxjxPIoNetLsXSEPP-VgDpNFnJGlPNV1Oh39t54syxypNR8riSLrERuHvypgYCt6DSn3Y9KoJW_-X9RZLR3fWX11Rr9bVUenW1SeTmAr6t_UkZoSuvA5EmHlw0GDWO_bvsV13RXCYCj4/s1600/IMG_6746.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxjxPIoNetLsXSEPP-VgDpNFnJGlPNV1Oh39t54syxypNR8riSLrERuHvypgYCt6DSn3Y9KoJW_-X9RZLR3fWX11Rr9bVUenW1SeTmAr6t_UkZoSuvA5EmHlw0GDWO_bvsV13RXCYCj4/s400/IMG_6746.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516977264109994034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After the morning at the CN Tower, we hit up Niagara Falls in the late afternoon. We arrived around 5:00 and were on the Maid of the Mist almost immediately. This was my first time to Niagara and I had a fabulous time. Who doesn't love getting soaked and taking pictures from under a poncho?! If you've never been, I'd highly recommend it. And don't forget your passport - I don't understand why anyone would go all the way here and then stay on the US side. It's WAY more spectacular from the Canada side. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPDEBLKMP9EJ-6w8VhJBxesKR5pg2gMKnoITG_RDm4IoeOowrhyphenhyphenCNNFcYbT5MYoBh4FQ5IshLlBJySUlatg_Q0ekqKmECnx-pNY8t0OSidMGSQsLH3i2k_qDftuJn6QBG00qg7XT2dQo/s400/DSCF2026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516976317116736306" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-38321356539702025992010-09-09T23:30:00.006-04:002010-09-09T23:53:05.643-04:00Summer Road Trip - Toronto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhezkFJxKbfuQiC5il0M0mDBCoEvnl-XBxSox-hXej6c_zdCKJ_T7Eeu7LrAeTW78_KBZCYes8g56Vc_TCZ121qqSftkWXiFo8PevCfWwoGtkfWkGZgCW_V9Z8kQ077Cpe1dGv-klbmk/s1600/DSCF2034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhezkFJxKbfuQiC5il0M0mDBCoEvnl-XBxSox-hXej6c_zdCKJ_T7Eeu7LrAeTW78_KBZCYes8g56Vc_TCZ121qqSftkWXiFo8PevCfWwoGtkfWkGZgCW_V9Z8kQ077Cpe1dGv-klbmk/s400/DSCF2034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515124416839587890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Just in case you were curious, the drive from Montreal to Toronto is long. Very long. We didn't get to our hotel until around 1am, so the next day it was a little slow starting. But we were excited to visit Casa Loma and also to meet up with one of Mark's co-worker's from China, Maggie. He'd never met her in person before, and it was fun hanging out with her. We went to lunch and then headed to the castle. I'd definitely recommend this if you're in the area...especially if you're going to visit Niagara Falls. We all really enjoyed the audio tour and learning about Henry Pellatt. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ7qxZFBHE8iDPnbl5Up5qYXojxlxzOkITUoa-0dArSXhCx49zths7oNg71PCzcqx6mRKttQQ0fEarkMZWT0knYfitNtxW3kSSjw55Rxu0Mgfau-S3v2PMiPlYraYA995pFEj3p2cjvE/s1600/IMG_6703.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJ7qxZFBHE8iDPnbl5Up5qYXojxlxzOkITUoa-0dArSXhCx49zths7oNg71PCzcqx6mRKttQQ0fEarkMZWT0knYfitNtxW3kSSjw55Rxu0Mgfau-S3v2PMiPlYraYA995pFEj3p2cjvE/s400/IMG_6703.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515125213918040642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfeL2XsPDpRTn-TVyJG-g5mVdUDl0jImBoIBtPUN5oySjCij52YqNrBXzjrkf0c6BPkApMAvVNB-KKDqYnIYKCja7T7LSQR7clujElKcWhDdrVFyOgBfYPcJYXB1sS3d_4ubY9G7oukI/s1600/IMG_6690.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfeL2XsPDpRTn-TVyJG-g5mVdUDl0jImBoIBtPUN5oySjCij52YqNrBXzjrkf0c6BPkApMAvVNB-KKDqYnIYKCja7T7LSQR7clujElKcWhDdrVFyOgBfYPcJYXB1sS3d_4ubY9G7oukI/s400/IMG_6690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515124409897290578" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCgBdqRlKXyPKXkDicmEoJM1yTWBDrl3XFtUd-lDWV7Miqk_o7KTulGLO-9FConmsnXdRCuYwEWJMGxfQacX6_Ck3SdUQJ7cjIC52Ho0Luslu-PgtrN_jNVxamTxbjrz_KErzpVdKvrY/s1600/IMG_6712.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCgBdqRlKXyPKXkDicmEoJM1yTWBDrl3XFtUd-lDWV7Miqk_o7KTulGLO-9FConmsnXdRCuYwEWJMGxfQacX6_Ck3SdUQJ7cjIC52Ho0Luslu-PgtrN_jNVxamTxbjrz_KErzpVdKvrY/s400/IMG_6712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515125221634620962" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrzIU-K2Xm6H-edHfi72Re8ajCtpkxy7zFoQoOn4HzwstedYsStVtgzbjJhlCSGtMsksXJGPNnLeNByShr1PkMwQPuYvYnELBW_MvpM6gfHbLdaHaQ9ZpnfrC6s3CxNfYIv6BRY3IHLo/s1600/IMG_6679.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCrzIU-K2Xm6H-edHfi72Re8ajCtpkxy7zFoQoOn4HzwstedYsStVtgzbjJhlCSGtMsksXJGPNnLeNByShr1PkMwQPuYvYnELBW_MvpM6gfHbLdaHaQ9ZpnfrC6s3CxNfYIv6BRY3IHLo/s400/IMG_6679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515124400646413826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNjgmNAnbIK5ZG5eka5BOQaaz7liWB5U-vI90XFMXEw_REhv-pTryrlNQERB3fYk8ZUWhRTyj8jG-TARYC6ukg5ySH1mHPmPTkB5yWSRxFtzrSfnP9hW2PwFZsBSzRS4IHOhwzjMh7jY/s1600/DSCF2035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNjgmNAnbIK5ZG5eka5BOQaaz7liWB5U-vI90XFMXEw_REhv-pTryrlNQERB3fYk8ZUWhRTyj8jG-TARYC6ukg5ySH1mHPmPTkB5yWSRxFtzrSfnP9hW2PwFZsBSzRS4IHOhwzjMh7jY/s400/DSCF2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515124395942774466" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiLdUjNuUKDK2EkkCtq7TYra9KZFOZoG0pWImeNyy14LMdKdjRFP7kUCyqjPM7NvUJHR5FTF9EGBUVgG6hgTCFVGB5ZXOc1iKQgOGT3EJNAgVZcgKNPJxNaga9uyIAWZehBTB0xOVKPI/s1600/IMG_6699.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiLdUjNuUKDK2EkkCtq7TYra9KZFOZoG0pWImeNyy14LMdKdjRFP7kUCyqjPM7NvUJHR5FTF9EGBUVgG6hgTCFVGB5ZXOc1iKQgOGT3EJNAgVZcgKNPJxNaga9uyIAWZehBTB0xOVKPI/s400/IMG_6699.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515125204396445458" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>On Toronto Day 2 we visited the CN Tower, the 3rd tallest radio tower in the world. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fdoE68lFcN_Gnb4mEQ11QK_XwhwDzrsCfedO_1zmjf7SQWgc-LFQIxGpKbPlWYY0ZvFrRJgkG1rM8AMZDj0ZDGzFKnlxucTaTxEkxoRPNlM9E3kQz2V4I4DMAXy8oA2vmpCc8xPZ4PY/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515123122308343570" border="0" /></a></span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-5573137974514302562010-09-07T04:23:00.011-04:002010-09-07T05:14:33.884-04:00Summer Road Trip - Montreal<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We arrived in Montreal in the evening after visiting Ben & Jerry's. The first night, we just went out to eat in the Longueuil area (near our hotel)...where I promptly realized I'd definitely forgotten all of the French I used to know! It was fun hearing the language again, but my comprehension was pretty much nul. Mince!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0-6wf4faFUB2T1T80eqEjLBCKjwYnSNfnF2x43q0GZbmlenKG00Qw_68BP1DfiozAyFPEHXB8R750cp5cqh3QQwthvIthMZTbaaAe1bjZRip304udm_KQ-dXxtlkRCOmrwKP7yKsSEY/s1600/IMG_6540.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0-6wf4faFUB2T1T80eqEjLBCKjwYnSNfnF2x43q0GZbmlenKG00Qw_68BP1DfiozAyFPEHXB8R750cp5cqh3QQwthvIthMZTbaaAe1bjZRip304udm_KQ-dXxtlkRCOmrwKP7yKsSEY/s400/IMG_6540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514091049765406690" border="0" /></a>The next day, we were up nice and early, ready to see tons of sights that I'd planned out. Unfortunately, the day wasn't quite what I'd hoped for. We arrived at our first sight only to find that the workers were on strike so the first 2 places we'd planned to visit were closed. So we headed to the Botanical Gardens (which I'd planned to visit in the afternoon, since the weather was supposed to clear up by then). A cold, rainy day is not the ideal way to see a huge garden, but it was still gorgeous. I just wish I'd had a jacket! 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I really enjoyed our guided tour, and especially our cute tour guide.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB6tl__4lFgp6JzzwGwJaAdOGFL410MqmmsXh69RyYdJDWEcwZAo4yQD8krfa7LNQjHA-niHLQHYLv-eZpayuKBrO5uaarpPJWLogQPJf8_PZ0bUkLTmhoNbu2HomDlD-jtVUXhyphenhyphenya80/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB6tl__4lFgp6JzzwGwJaAdOGFL410MqmmsXh69RyYdJDWEcwZAo4yQD8krfa7LNQjHA-niHLQHYLv-eZpayuKBrO5uaarpPJWLogQPJf8_PZ0bUkLTmhoNbu2HomDlD-jtVUXhyphenhyphenya80/s400/DSCF2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086350064628962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1LUR9dmSGUJP-tudaTOO_vrlZR3G3LkDSxCLs35osY-iPyTD1mfqrSA97UcFMyKn8RCp-XaXlpEGYzFgnRBkhX_-qimrGlCvotlZvKuhz34wT2i3b9OIVloDCGR3i-Ps3aYaL12NlBs/s1600/IMG_6641.JPG"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAVPrPAXQslChp_vTpFt1UJQcAy0DWO2cDbx-JWsSkEL5SQfyWLyVgOEitDSN2vHYFut4es4xsRqwY2KDbJYyssBKXE3ngLxZmo5ilnBX1WF_cFWV4k_uowFGeH66eH3tbVbZ5cZyiaA/s1600/IMG_6635.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAVPrPAXQslChp_vTpFt1UJQcAy0DWO2cDbx-JWsSkEL5SQfyWLyVgOEitDSN2vHYFut4es4xsRqwY2KDbJYyssBKXE3ngLxZmo5ilnBX1WF_cFWV4k_uowFGeH66eH3tbVbZ5cZyiaA/s400/IMG_6635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085091291873010" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3giaDIfWAhc4qNwOQL3-l-TfizrJjeB-g3x0H-hH0fmqtQC4usAByVCyN1XoDjawJTzgmcDU1QqHP6sCK2ZLf9vtaCOdmd_zeZEXco8UG0S2pdCWEKFHa5lyQTluKOtQUvZPrc5Tg4WE/s1600/IMG_6643.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3giaDIfWAhc4qNwOQL3-l-TfizrJjeB-g3x0H-hH0fmqtQC4usAByVCyN1XoDjawJTzgmcDU1QqHP6sCK2ZLf9vtaCOdmd_zeZEXco8UG0S2pdCWEKFHa5lyQTluKOtQUvZPrc5Tg4WE/s400/IMG_6643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085743361972994" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmF_DS4XUjA8Gt1r-DSOXtPNKUoDwBh8FirlCdY1LbEPkjxfMt0TVWKzWJ57ZgqGbyBCAtwkAX1V8MDiFMli0ETPxso2k8jjl4BkVH3Jo0gpVkJq0kvxu5zUtFORBJlFuBuxPlrzd4Rg/s1600/IMG_6646.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmF_DS4XUjA8Gt1r-DSOXtPNKUoDwBh8FirlCdY1LbEPkjxfMt0TVWKzWJ57ZgqGbyBCAtwkAX1V8MDiFMli0ETPxso2k8jjl4BkVH3Jo0gpVkJq0kvxu5zUtFORBJlFuBuxPlrzd4Rg/s400/IMG_6646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085097723457458" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1LUR9dmSGUJP-tudaTOO_vrlZR3G3LkDSxCLs35osY-iPyTD1mfqrSA97UcFMyKn8RCp-XaXlpEGYzFgnRBkhX_-qimrGlCvotlZvKuhz34wT2i3b9OIVloDCGR3i-Ps3aYaL12NlBs/s1600/IMG_6641.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1LUR9dmSGUJP-tudaTOO_vrlZR3G3LkDSxCLs35osY-iPyTD1mfqrSA97UcFMyKn8RCp-XaXlpEGYzFgnRBkhX_-qimrGlCvotlZvKuhz34wT2i3b9OIVloDCGR3i-Ps3aYaL12NlBs/s400/IMG_6641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085735089736834" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Then we headed to St. Joseph's Oratory. We learned about the church's founder, Brother Andre, on our morning tour. He is currently nominated for sainthood (there was a petition to sign in the church). The inside of the church was actually really plain for a Catholic church, but there was one stand out "feature" - Brother Andre's heart. Yup, that's right, his heart. It's on display in a case. We didn't take a picture, cause really we were just so stunned that his actual heart was sitting there. 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<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YXiCYl5JJblFdYrbJ999ZbDscZfZju-LZO6JvgQciOs_QxMRQWdP2S0G4AjJ4WOBww5sx28LpbCD_vPdgYcxGwXOQ8PJazAIzwjFpMQgjC4qF9b5SwRbIVX3KSz7zVQhyphenhyphen8pZnqBOYq0/s1600/IMG_6668.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YXiCYl5JJblFdYrbJ999ZbDscZfZju-LZO6JvgQciOs_QxMRQWdP2S0G4AjJ4WOBww5sx28LpbCD_vPdgYcxGwXOQ8PJazAIzwjFpMQgjC4qF9b5SwRbIVX3KSz7zVQhyphenhyphen8pZnqBOYq0/s400/IMG_6668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514086174506351746" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q2GT3jb4ezGTDVjjc5gNr5h0_KhhBivH8kFwxz3M1qIauGpV0bz6kg9VcnVAbZvTvIPc52_yI22XOjpqmdrsWu4axwWoTIMA_sh-AkLdB1h9O5zFyjFSGDqXbaMMIkx5DQN7Ep-G4l0/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q2GT3jb4ezGTDVjjc5gNr5h0_KhhBivH8kFwxz3M1qIauGpV0bz6kg9VcnVAbZvTvIPc52_yI22XOjpqmdrsWu4axwWoTIMA_sh-AkLdB1h9O5zFyjFSGDqXbaMMIkx5DQN7Ep-G4l0/s400/DSCF2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514085082802573522" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-62902977281810694272010-08-27T03:42:00.007-04:002010-08-27T04:18:47.236-04:00Summer Road Trip - Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74Tv6nvbu6IpbNfvFWBw6oFBQXq01YCV5JkQ0rzXLORjB7F95WrRi8-ZRAS7a9xFa56mrJOf1j-a_MTS7yRdWoHz3veaob0xz1NUm6qHctY0sO-KKIdBUOmJ7RB8DjeldooGIj5LCxVY/s1600/IMG_6498.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74Tv6nvbu6IpbNfvFWBw6oFBQXq01YCV5JkQ0rzXLORjB7F95WrRi8-ZRAS7a9xFa56mrJOf1j-a_MTS7yRdWoHz3veaob0xz1NUm6qHctY0sO-KKIdBUOmJ7RB8DjeldooGIj5LCxVY/s400/IMG_6498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509996810743316834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We left Boston in the early afternoon, and headed to the Lobster Shack in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Mark's allergic to shellfish, so he ate some fish and laughed at me eating a whole lobster for the first time. Those suckers are tricky, I tell ya! I think it took me an hour or so to eat, and I nearly puked when I cracked the head off and the green slime came pouring out, but it was a fun adventure. 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This was our favorite hotel that we stayed at the whole trip. It was more like a B&B and was so cute (I didn't get any pictures though, cause we got there really late and it was raining when we left the next morning). We had the Babe Ruth room, which was fun since we'd just been to Fenway that morning.<br />After a great breakfast at Peaches (yum!), we drove on. New Hampshire is a really pretty state and we saw some gorgeous scenery as we drove through the White Mountains. It's also extremely windy, as you can see in the video. Apparently, the peak of Mount Washington (that was nearby) is the windiest place in North America.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmuYoadBbcCyhDRP2K5t-SJHlgxAuSBH21ugPurc_F3U5SFHB8ZxUDYagK91SOnjjioaxG18V575Q2q_3A1RQO0ulrCWbxd7DBreP_oQGTdV1c5IjwfeYjyMHbwWMKFdWZLQfGUJ0N0s/s1600/IMG_6528.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmuYoadBbcCyhDRP2K5t-SJHlgxAuSBH21ugPurc_F3U5SFHB8ZxUDYagK91SOnjjioaxG18V575Q2q_3A1RQO0ulrCWbxd7DBreP_oQGTdV1c5IjwfeYjyMHbwWMKFdWZLQfGUJ0N0s/s400/IMG_6528.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509993681619470226" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDlkXOii0ZheJzzMi33WUIAjm8YmiLQKbVtXfvZQpWnfPmiMz5AbhDUcD9aHqWxL7gheHbCEwKayGou6lNBeZVrqB9mg6uvoAmpQrv9k86u7wqcUeBcvwYKN44Lxc5Q0tJx_pN63Fg_s/s1600/IMG_6515.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDlkXOii0ZheJzzMi33WUIAjm8YmiLQKbVtXfvZQpWnfPmiMz5AbhDUcD9aHqWxL7gheHbCEwKayGou6lNBeZVrqB9mg6uvoAmpQrv9k86u7wqcUeBcvwYKN44Lxc5Q0tJx_pN63Fg_s/s400/IMG_6515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509993667314595234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL14nJa5RvXf5I-vsHg_KXqikWVEs7FudvRhWtQL93nb3RklqDAXsfPg737-44R5Sn3Wl1tC98Nfasrgm9M-JLKbeEjW3iDh1pR7E_esO-fE8rOgON0IZAIXAZ8xralqXlvG-__62PGOM/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL14nJa5RvXf5I-vsHg_KXqikWVEs7FudvRhWtQL93nb3RklqDAXsfPg737-44R5Sn3Wl1tC98Nfasrgm9M-JLKbeEjW3iDh1pR7E_esO-fE8rOgON0IZAIXAZ8xralqXlvG-__62PGOM/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509993643723816258" border="0" /></a></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyllA1eCVwD_METGWRyhAqspEO50-Pt27AQ7h7HJXQq5O-MMDK7EqAEkz0Zn4beN5B5Il-G8K4u3QuTtfHo5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />After driving for a few hours through New Hampshire, we arrived in Waterbury, Vermont at the Ben & Jerry's birthplace. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDfaGocXYmpR4lunYlgFr86vbbbrDoKqWWhetFOePq2BT3cRdo8XHhgigoZKmzE_iBA14IWqEWHdXPw1E-7k2jwwAnD_chY2xku8-9wiuljIyK0uWxGoDAsP20rwox0qahyphenhyphen-2WXHHlNs/s400/IMG_6278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509976492201101586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Newport, Rhode Island turned out to be a surprise fav on the trip. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuLXqr4gbIENRD_LHCCn7i-LkUzVgqqrMQUjpGrgTFrncFddR308SlKflSgQGCLLFFMxvMqbSGRC5K53pinVVVogZbUA2OG2sW_3XrN-PZvqIM0ArUP-ApF2UW_aJQSJRbqOrYKfK5n8/s400/DSCF2031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509974020715193298" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-40050950682628834912010-08-26T03:21:00.021-04:002010-08-26T22:15:21.507-04:00Summer Road Trip - New York & New Canaan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65kqO52fkZKUHLrncAmRYwGq3Cy8MnY7BLMKqYYlcVIrjVrIqFXEFfjb8gH_177XdpxrIEhzxTYXltePduhfyvcve0-Mx6jc5eZYzMZJUfZQYDcR6YO70ABbn2rfY02Y6yaYaAV0-lmM/s1600/IMG_6175.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65kqO52fkZKUHLrncAmRYwGq3Cy8MnY7BLMKqYYlcVIrjVrIqFXEFfjb8gH_177XdpxrIEhzxTYXltePduhfyvcve0-Mx6jc5eZYzMZJUfZQYDcR6YO70ABbn2rfY02Y6yaYaAV0-lmM/s400/IMG_6175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509729931096093986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I love NYC. Truly, madly and deeply. I don't, however, love Blogger, and the annoying way pictures are uploaded. So this post will be big on the pictures, small on the narratives.<br />NYC Day #1 - We met up with our friend Matt (Mark's friend from the mish; we were able to see him almost every day while we were in town) and explored Central Park and the Lincoln Center area. Dinner was at an amazing Mexican place. 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Seriously, I'm salivating right now thinking about it. Unfortunately, we didn't get to visit my nanny fam (they were out of town) but it was fun seeing the old place. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ67X9Xbw24kp9P_1akPSyH45AGxidUvKC3BJ1M2i7f1jQBs3jVusLCYP6qAPRgn6eRD6Oace9xac4XBXhYaDTYUfVjmdnSfytOaupEW1Fn8ccWpp24s2RvZKNny4CCi8_BHSlVYcbpi0/s1600/IMG_6264.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ67X9Xbw24kp9P_1akPSyH45AGxidUvKC3BJ1M2i7f1jQBs3jVusLCYP6qAPRgn6eRD6Oace9xac4XBXhYaDTYUfVjmdnSfytOaupEW1Fn8ccWpp24s2RvZKNny4CCi8_BHSlVYcbpi0/s400/IMG_6264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509671854813709826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After dinner, we said bye to Matt and then we were off to Rhode Island.</span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-21080061874954180592010-08-09T23:21:00.014-04:002010-08-11T03:01:17.691-04:00Summer Road Trip - Philadelphia<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB60McY76-iZiYLcxDaMecI66WKOYfSCn2YmuHUH2k4L15g6rPkyfIyJs1jwcW5DxabDerULtRMVgpkcC2QOcopfwplAJHxFUVgu3MX4fyRI2HVK0iaZdRxmxL9aLg9pvvY8kftfYYs-I/s1600/IMG_5988.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB60McY76-iZiYLcxDaMecI66WKOYfSCn2YmuHUH2k4L15g6rPkyfIyJs1jwcW5DxabDerULtRMVgpkcC2QOcopfwplAJHxFUVgu3MX4fyRI2HVK0iaZdRxmxL9aLg9pvvY8kftfYYs-I/s400/IMG_5988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504039068369397522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I was really excited to visit Philadelphia, since it was one of the major cities we were visiting that I hadn't been to before. We started the day at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/edal/index.htm">Edgar Allan Poe's house</a>. It's run by the National Park service, so it's funny when you walk in and see park rangers. I enjoyed the visit, but Mark wasn't super impressed. Apparently, Poe lived in Philadelphia for 6 years and li</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ved in 5 places but this home is the only one still standing. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbCirI-cd0eXZ-yN6iMcMCTKfJD7i0quWxgigELYrPFv8PNtdqLkD_CBG54gp1bR2RpY6BZ0rfpk1RfmtmqSGwI0Az0hs7rA4PjA2vrQ8SztZOzYXB6m85NVhhkc_JPmihCqfmtphAOs/s1600/IMG_5978.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbCirI-cd0eXZ-yN6iMcMCTKfJD7i0quWxgigELYrPFv8PNtdqLkD_CBG54gp1bR2RpY6BZ0rfpk1RfmtmqSGwI0Az0hs7rA4PjA2vrQ8SztZOzYXB6m85NVhhkc_JPmihCqfmtphAOs/s400/IMG_5978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504042639350781346" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXE67kMkJ09irCVU1cIb0olUZWhRDJaFK7WEgzkWcWClwpdf8R-IRii82MMh9C7izDqPSyF9bceHcC06A4szB9wMudVyORpe05oNhD__lcBjwYt8KxhyphenhyphenEOMSPhok1Lazyc4EUr2abbRY/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXE67kMkJ09irCVU1cIb0olUZWhRDJaFK7WEgzkWcWClwpdf8R-IRii82MMh9C7izDqPSyF9bceHcC06A4szB9wMudVyORpe05oNhD__lcBjwYt8KxhyphenhyphenEOMSPhok1Lazyc4EUr2abbRY/s400/DSCF2014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504042244338793938" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">He did write some of his mo</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">st famous po</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ems while in Philadelphia, including The Tell-Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0mabUUmYYQeMB0_C4nsKj8WseIQIvNk8l_iyOnyBkz3VtRQXby4cVDl2G61foePF9ogvayHBgAay_laxABAN3DMikWiLxISAesIspBUmY7TONPtD5KzFFbS5MZ5gaCLXtzzPl7JPs8Y/s1600/IMG_5973.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0mabUUmYYQeMB0_C4nsKj8WseIQIvNk8l_iyOnyBkz3VtRQXby4cVDl2G61foePF9ogvayHBgAay_laxABAN3DMikWiLxISAesIspBUmY7TONPtD5KzFFbS5MZ5gaCLXtzzPl7JPs8Y/s400/IMG_5973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504042654393985522" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TlWjUQwS9BhxurLQPezOgp-pEGrRWrnPTcJB5SgSurpE-Dy4Dx6bKo5hFzrYlofuSnrlGWhVAx4mA0H4J_hDFc6xO7G0foWrwjSlr8oKILwAwKIlpOQzWAZ2X9KiZXvIujnAwPF3viM/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TlWjUQwS9BhxurLQPezOgp-pEGrRWrnPTcJB5SgSurpE-Dy4Dx6bKo5hFzrYlofuSnrlGWhVAx4mA0H4J_hDFc6xO7G0foWrwjSlr8oKILwAwKIlpOQzWAZ2X9KiZXvIujnAwPF3viM/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504042234831235826" border="0" /></a>After leaving Poe's house, we headed over to <a href="http://www.genosteaks.com/">Geno's</a> and <a href="http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/">Pat's</a> for lunch. I didn't know which </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">one we were going to try (having seen them both on The Travel Channel) but decided that Geno's would be a better backdrop for a picture, so it won out in the end. Philly Cheese-</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">steak...overrat</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ed. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I got a </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Provolone With and Mark got a Whiz With (With = with onions). I </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">thou</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">ght it was good, but it was </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">just lacking a little something. I think cause it was too dry, or maybe they</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> need some spices or </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">something. But the locals were loving it and the place was totally slammed, so maybe it's just an acquired taste.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmGP73L9b7esZ3LtCUM2geYDvZcyJX8PfERrTq6G9-hwtNs7MmxG1rD1S9aaLEDdRYSAVvXSM16Acw8Yj4uED0Ud3xMGxqnuS6igVY3UbbwCg85iGa66KXOY6qAWfw3s9qJqpMH8L_j0/s1600/IMG_5981.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmGP73L9b7esZ3LtCUM2geYDvZcyJX8PfERrTq6G9-hwtNs7MmxG1rD1S9aaLEDdRYSAVvXSM16Acw8Yj4uED0Ud3xMGxqnuS6igVY3UbbwCg85iGa66KXOY6qAWfw3s9qJqpMH8L_j0/s400/IMG_5981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504042229108764498" border="0" /></a>In the afternoon we hit up the walking tour of of the city. Among the sights we saw were Betsy Ross's house and grave, Benjamin Franklin's grave, Christ Church, Independence Hall (where the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were signed), the Liberty Bell. It was extremely hot, but we had a great time.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mcrku-3i6-rJ6EG02d-XbjSiWpkJBj7tNxYaEq_42-_LpsfdZfGZw1f6VV9VEEzxd7GLKF4lfmh6F7hjNOfV0LXVFE0HVI-A8oAdAgVjzsRph3UaEwM9k_4i6sP87KKM2_CohqCCsos/s1600/IMG_6019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mcrku-3i6-rJ6EG02d-XbjSiWpkJBj7tNxYaEq_42-_LpsfdZfGZw1f6VV9VEEzxd7GLKF4lfmh6F7hjNOfV0LXVFE0HVI-A8oAdAgVjzsRph3UaEwM9k_4i6sP87KKM2_CohqCCsos/s400/IMG_6019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504039514415741890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdWzjVD3h34PaBdXXu8LAunHHnVLzUe5-w_8vSeJjeF7eaB1kAGU9AqxMCVZTsvf-fx0D4oDcSURZ7ZSvvCGbdKItmiXL5nHNrLA9itMDJIaUTbctYVN65kJQCPcn0A6DJjWH3v2riXg/s1600/IMG_6017.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-C4qmHHQl6eM3lhgBVzW_zfefxFQi9om5FiiCq6lTg7dR3cRK-Kio_Yg0rdhUGCNpRfdxXAjlyeZ6VWpJ-IOADy9XxRQNBZZnrLECc3xaacGt0PVaODy5r26hvc5BRjjOp0TOURjlA8/s400/IMG_5986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504039073683928306" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Did anyone else think the Liberty Bell would be bigger?</span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsRVDq1wwGKzRzlia5dHLRsMlYLiGaHljwB30LJnalx136kX9p6N-9IPw-FBaBKFZ_ZufoznF5RPWQ7NFFlHvbLRVXUHaizmlolio1IERHeGPhAYBW8Rc033f32NtlwpGhjboJi6SozU/s1600/IMG_5999.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsRVDq1wwGKzRzlia5dHLRsMlYLiGaHljwB30LJnalx136kX9p6N-9IPw-FBaBKFZ_ZufoznF5RPWQ7NFFlHvbLRVXUHaizmlolio1IERHeGPhAYBW8Rc033f32NtlwpGhjboJi6SozU/s400/IMG_5999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504039092540923394" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span>Christ Church Graveyard, where Benjamin Franklin is buried.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlHP0gyVDqwP1RN1wHmmBZeOpgzvmCRghrcPdA5v8ukri9MCNkvKQlgYi-elq37jdvD4sIPi07bQn5cjUDXvRnradD7EvDQTgNwao2p_RgHJrtvLq45u4vwVdxHNfUpZu_fbkTQ5iTE4/s1600/DSCF2019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlHP0gyVDqwP1RN1wHmmBZeOpgzvmCRghrcPdA5v8ukri9MCNkvKQlgYi-elq37jdvD4sIPi07bQn5cjUDXvRnradD7EvDQTgNwao2p_RgHJrtvLq45u4vwVdxHNfUpZu_fbkTQ5iTE4/s400/DSCF2019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504038404223528818" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Franklin's Grave: "A penny saved is a penny earned".</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0Ev0Dm_nk53Z187JuqjWZiIJ0zHRGL2V5ddtj9C7b47M8KjTNwV77Ry2nfjhforhB1Jd-bQrCLHUIc9h-FujsbV-A0tD9UsK_6q81zMfvXk6CzO1qVgkgFj364JoFv-OisEufIXrh70/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0Ev0Dm_nk53Z187JuqjWZiIJ0zHRGL2V5ddtj9C7b47M8KjTNwV77Ry2nfjhforhB1Jd-bQrCLHUIc9h-FujsbV-A0tD9UsK_6q81zMfvXk6CzO1qVgkgFj364JoFv-OisEufIXrh70/s400/DSCF2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504038384352366882" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF0K_Ti_9mDZsqbt729EzLLlN4Fx1FMUCHpI4fhpDHmBNTRCq34a7keW9t2SzflrtZCcqXa89pd2F7or2V1c825cqyW-I2IdZpqIRX_WG-mHv2fYW011rLcJ-ukKlIFx9ZyNxUBs5U4U/s1600/IMG_6010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicF0K_Ti_9mDZsqbt729EzLLlN4Fx1FMUCHpI4fhpDHmBNTRCq34a7keW9t2SzflrtZCcqXa89pd2F7or2V1c825cqyW-I2IdZpqIRX_WG-mHv2fYW011rLcJ-ukKlIFx9ZyNxUBs5U4U/s400/IMG_6010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504038412111068450" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLRJ-sooYUSt12BFD9SsDZqcNHIC2T53qIvN2T5cOm3byoNmh9Q_Qm7N6GcjUAooOj5IrBoBevYVkt546xh6hsYdZF2ZrJDHBR-rwgd0EvlyCPku1IJyocFv8CNEgvzWES1hxp3vZaGw/s1600/DSCF2030.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLRJ-sooYUSt12BFD9SsDZqcNHIC2T53qIvN2T5cOm3byoNmh9Q_Qm7N6GcjUAooOj5IrBoBevYVkt546xh6hsYdZF2ZrJDHBR-rwgd0EvlyCPku1IJyocFv8CNEgvzWES1hxp3vZaGw/s400/DSCF2030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504038395794480882" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Inside Independence Hall</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The next morning, we visited the <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/?action=philadelphia">US Mint</a> before heading to New York. It was cool to see coins being made (although they didn't give out free samples - bummer!).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJLTljr8HNVLPyULdtW5Scg4qmVvjAj0wBzRhSuFoWdiz5ZmXGGxnwZXHxEqZVOKaeDqmRRxImv-0AlUzquhAhCWPrJ-ynb_JOPXdp_h8a0MoH9gcG_tkRfV_8vsim2iMG-i9cqBpl7U/s1600/DSCF2035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJLTljr8HNVLPyULdtW5Scg4qmVvjAj0wBzRhSuFoWdiz5ZmXGGxnwZXHxEqZVOKaeDqmRRxImv-0AlUzquhAhCWPrJ-ynb_JOPXdp_h8a0MoH9gcG_tkRfV_8vsim2iMG-i9cqBpl7U/s400/DSCF2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503616504886714658" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgtlzY4FZnptItqWNNVtFWAxssca2L7hMdFlzMTgmw0DUGklaoE_M7GAZAMGEi33v7cy3i651mAs1C-XZqxyxg-So6tXe-YRK8cS0iUKKhI5Vl5_PiC-x_VRDbm5vZ6AWEqckJwSdVPo/s1600/DSCF2034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgtlzY4FZnptItqWNNVtFWAxssca2L7hMdFlzMTgmw0DUGklaoE_M7GAZAMGEi33v7cy3i651mAs1C-XZqxyxg-So6tXe-YRK8cS0iUKKhI5Vl5_PiC-x_VRDbm5vZ6AWEqckJwSdVPo/s400/DSCF2034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503616496821458226" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-87644105646737508262010-08-09T22:55:00.005-04:002010-08-09T23:13:56.331-04:00Summer Road Trip - Annapolis & Wilmington<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We drove to Annapolis in the evening, after leaving DC. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS23Gtj4EJCPMvNWqikAKpXmtg6RNxZPaztCq4CpDuV5b9bnMwYSIlw-AP7P4e46yQllu2ypYTYj37yy5kQ63JrEwcFhwkoIA4JoXnrRr3aCyDA2p7pifWcGI-3Kp9SB36RZr58aTcz3o/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS23Gtj4EJCPMvNWqikAKpXmtg6RNxZPaztCq4CpDuV5b9bnMwYSIlw-AP7P4e46yQllu2ypYTYj37yy5kQ63JrEwcFhwkoIA4JoXnrRr3aCyDA2p7pifWcGI-3Kp9SB36RZr58aTcz3o/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612706527840674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">The next morning, we visited the Naval Academy and walked around the campus for an hour or so. I'd planned a much more relaxing day, since we'd definitely over-extended ourselves in DC.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU_932YSD1H2EBxXPZFuLRXxFxKBThNwTXPO3MADn7sUEpdxfNK4tCtsXkzo6C8m3cq7uRXDHIEqH8PdYil2j2s5nNSATRXd4jfboQ7MrJEp-8GSrGp4PJm9cMOxKHB-U1m9aDKNYYNs/s1600/IMG_5955.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU_932YSD1H2EBxXPZFuLRXxFxKBThNwTXPO3MADn7sUEpdxfNK4tCtsXkzo6C8m3cq7uRXDHIEqH8PdYil2j2s5nNSATRXd4jfboQ7MrJEp-8GSrGp4PJm9cMOxKHB-U1m9aDKNYYNs/s400/IMG_5955.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503613030985090210" border="0" /></a></span></span>The Academy Chapel</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DLm4AH1MGCZWTyai_tOcxfrIE3_9Tt7obUQ8Tsgq05r45bPtT8FylDQHLqQHQepgThzO41eNFOMPmgOzSrUO2Gt9jlhqHmui9mPgSrZf4u99g9MIgoV_75uPoRmaY5i1azYXXszEO8s/s1600/IMG_5956.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DLm4AH1MGCZWTyai_tOcxfrIE3_9Tt7obUQ8Tsgq05r45bPtT8FylDQHLqQHQepgThzO41eNFOMPmgOzSrUO2Gt9jlhqHmui9mPgSrZf4u99g9MIgoV_75uPoRmaY5i1azYXXszEO8s/s400/IMG_5956.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503613035555207906" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbBOeEh_wbt6m8spGxCHWkx-fX5cxkDg2mJVC9GHBwn9-9cmVsKfG0rhq1Fyg1D2MF6tFFwdMEUE6UDQQl-8tfx3Hke-rcFqAbTMv_aDWeM43gfHWkEcRoEsXh5WWSNON7Ta0Jk_jemI/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbBOeEh_wbt6m8spGxCHWkx-fX5cxkDg2mJVC9GHBwn9-9cmVsKfG0rhq1Fyg1D2MF6tFFwdMEUE6UDQQl-8tfx3Hke-rcFqAbTMv_aDWeM43gfHWkEcRoEsXh5WWSNON7Ta0Jk_jemI/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612718678531250" border="0" /></a>The crypt of </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones">John Paul Jones</a></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SsuChHe4NZmmN66fgc-vGqJt79rYkXmtBkcoN7cXxVvrHKpK5JkqJf8a7kBeDwoGtTdvoJGPMKqahZ8Ci_v-S6MuaC25ocwc3jW0pADT03KjQseIHdOzivFbdZP3BFgVMoLxJC7m354/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SsuChHe4NZmmN66fgc-vGqJt79rYkXmtBkcoN7cXxVvrHKpK5JkqJf8a7kBeDwoGtTdvoJGPMKqahZ8Ci_v-S6MuaC25ocwc3jW0pADT03KjQseIHdOzivFbdZP3BFgVMoLxJC7m354/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612733944988978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After visiting the Academy, we continued on to Wilmington, Delaware. We walked along the riverfront, saw a sweet ship (the <a href="http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/">Kalmar Nyckel</a>) and had some sushi for dinner. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7f_pZg_xie4NEK9_ODARfTsnXIAbDXBZRsSVabrbbv6CUCnzZ0SMaDcGgyi3CrFxsNCjsb310FDPrJZQIZR03beSJ5RDZL0fAjwK4X2iDlTsByc5YDmSOEF-vLoRJqweaB3tCU80KNk/s1600/IMG_5962.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7f_pZg_xie4NEK9_ODARfTsnXIAbDXBZRsSVabrbbv6CUCnzZ0SMaDcGgyi3CrFxsNCjsb310FDPrJZQIZR03beSJ5RDZL0fAjwK4X2iDlTsByc5YDmSOEF-vLoRJqweaB3tCU80KNk/s400/IMG_5962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612354421542034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8rUD3zTkg82Usw9kPwSaoNWqNj-suTPt2d0n0XqBDiG89wD7wB_rBmFtWcti0beMbZ-C3pKGwhoDClXcYR9cJAUJswTVAqef4WEc9o6k9jy6KZ0awmYHkIgW0GnZUVvf4gvGGCC4eX4/s1600/IMG_5965.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8rUD3zTkg82Usw9kPwSaoNWqNj-suTPt2d0n0XqBDiG89wD7wB_rBmFtWcti0beMbZ-C3pKGwhoDClXcYR9cJAUJswTVAqef4WEc9o6k9jy6KZ0awmYHkIgW0GnZUVvf4gvGGCC4eX4/s400/IMG_5965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612371182623138" border="0" /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNda0nOIeFaBtMZ8G3C-xA98tVR5Lsci23QCpVfiKZ-uFuu1dHv2FyBLFxIyOySr4oTUgkidaiSYfQYVPBzM1QHENc6NkWIRxmPAiOjyN5TXCb5IosIK2Byz9vryajTbazy7K2bIGCcyI/s1600/IMG_5969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNda0nOIeFaBtMZ8G3C-xA98tVR5Lsci23QCpVfiKZ-uFuu1dHv2FyBLFxIyOySr4oTUgkidaiSYfQYVPBzM1QHENc6NkWIRxmPAiOjyN5TXCb5IosIK2Byz9vryajTbazy7K2bIGCcyI/s400/IMG_5969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503612363345582258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After dinner, we drove to New Jersey to stay the night, before continuing on to Philadelphia in the morning. </span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-5926544331378796712010-08-09T03:50:00.021-04:002010-08-09T22:51:42.246-04:00Summer Road Trip - DC<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Mark totally messed up my flow with that last post...uugghh! I guess I'll have to h</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">urry up and finish blogging about our road trip, so we can continue with China stories.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_mxlvJvjrn3XXfsrgTfn7S2RgxvOA0CI0dL3IgIZTGVsiab-_Aj9ps_mFfdp9Ova9MxgKALoHEUjxRpEfaNi1fmwnYdaobW8ezNHNFg3733QHwgNFEIu3vOrcXqViS9-9XC2VdmZtrU/s1600/IMG_5763.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_mxlvJvjrn3XXfsrgTfn7S2RgxvOA0CI0dL3IgIZTGVsiab-_Aj9ps_mFfdp9Ova9MxgKALoHEUjxRpEfaNi1fmwnYdaobW8ezNHNFg3733QHwgNFEIu3vOrcXqViS9-9XC2VdmZtrU/s400/IMG_5763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503607900896035378" border="0" /></a>After spending the morning at the mine, we continued on to DC. We arrived just in time to visit </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/">Arlington National Cemetery</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> that afternoon. We stopped by JFK's grave, saw the changing of the guards, and reveled in the solemn sites. It is a really powerful place to visit, and definitely make</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">s me proud of all those in the military who fight and die for our freedom.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv-xA4eSmS5tO5adh7sGhkZus7abXfxyeqpuVdvOE9qEVNYm81LiXdk9irhErr-rNsJMX2BKSPKdTLFNteieHHxA8Oav0v-qoGRM0gi9nNbDLWsr32LzMyUAjfE8q1mc3otv0fzywQGs/s1600/DSCF2023.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv-xA4eSmS5tO5adh7sGhkZus7abXfxyeqpuVdvOE9qEVNYm81LiXdk9irhErr-rNsJMX2BKSPKdTLFNteieHHxA8Oav0v-qoGRM0gi9nNbDLWsr32LzMyUAjfE8q1mc3otv0fzywQGs/s400/DSCF2023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503607452806977490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AIc2B_r6TKGCNd8rx_bcdJSqBfIk4Qu1dZMEIdprOCkR-YtKYKq2g_UP8I3dpUfaMidI7wzk01hTGzCDWgJDcETPzQoIMyaW_zP3jswFTtrFJffd1FcWzv1_kbtV7fzqqYT7TEKVrTs/s1600/IMG_5745.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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We loved all of the skeletons and </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">replicas, and I especially loved seeing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond">Hope Diamond</a>.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU896_my5nYwQHABb7naJO4GHL5K78U8TRNdODeI4bSwrUaBaizISQmk0Rcp7YVwMxCqn-fSZIEDGzJlf7xgHRTyvV1q8CUoyeBBeDu9gfRVLDuxcDtc9AUXx5KS6sTH-RSgG4b3_a3A/s1600/DSCF2054.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUU896_my5nYwQHABb7naJO4GHL5K78U8TRNdODeI4bSwrUaBaizISQmk0Rcp7YVwMxCqn-fSZIEDGzJlf7xgHRTyvV1q8CUoyeBBeDu9gfRVLDuxcDtc9AUXx5KS6sTH-RSgG4b3_a3A/s400/DSCF2054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503337227407973618" border="0" /></a></span></span>Waiting for the museum to open.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnC7T5oJ0NLo-KjXyoBkxR1_z_-iYeCuwWlI65hzjzIFduRMJHdEg5LtDHay0DZnlZd701rj4QGasrLt9zHhqLOY5VqnMVmnw4YM2_tMi1cq_z47DvyWAN3se7vE-Qn6-r_rKaQ0LUw00/s1600/IMG_5768.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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I'd emailed ou</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">r congressman a month or so earlier and was really excited that we were able to get in. When we</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">arrived, we were told our tour was postponed fo</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">r an hour or so, so we had</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> lunch nea</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">rby while </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">we waited. At 1:30, the time we were told to come back, we headed to the line and were told th</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">at our tour was canceled and was reschedule</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">d for 3 day</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">s later...too bad we were only there 1 more day. I was so upset!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDprvF3YIFdLMcXAnXTumMQM8bx9SYVmYp5EG_1zxfe9eb6zLeMsiCJOB3gHp8q21dCP3la1bkww1m64LXFt_-X-OzahyVA_G6eXPDr85RDUjPMcRb-sFm5zDpn8dFZHgW1QCUiwau8Ss/s1600/IMG_5852.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDprvF3YIFdLMcXAnXTumMQM8bx9SYVmYp5EG_1zxfe9eb6zLeMsiCJOB3gHp8q21dCP3la1bkww1m64LXFt_-X-OzahyVA_G6eXPDr85RDUjPMcRb-sFm5zDpn8dFZHgW1QCUiwau8Ss/s400/IMG_5852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503336843894182226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">After pouting and cursing Obama, we headed over to the <a href="http://www.ushmm.org/">Holocaust Museum</a>. I've always been interested in the Holocaust, ever</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">since middle school when my </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">favorite teacher dedicated most of our year to studying it, and </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">thought this museum was very </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">informative. The main exhibit was </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">about the propaganda during tha</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">t time, and they also had an exhibit told through the eyes</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> of a child during the war.<br />That evening, we joined up with a free walking tour called <a href="http://dcbyfoot.com/">DC by Foot</a> and visited</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> the </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">memori</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">als. This was definitely one of our favorite parts of our visit. The tour guide was great and it was fun talking to other tourists and hearing some background info on th</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">e memorials. 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We started off the </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">morning with a visit to <a href="http://www.fordstheatre.org/">Ford's Theatre</a>, which we really loved. It was really interesting to learn more about </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">John Wilkes Boo</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">th and to hear details about that tragic day.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjFH62Fi7CC4Mfebf_Kgw8TzK3gOHfQtyCg910w-GrbYiYocSAsD05MDlVBYp4NKB_duUiGmQEkwOLf9mSaziCwM9Gelxd9X3XXG5F1pDcJM8Ph_bdPq8iCq3JeZHmzfSslptHq6XlBw/s1600/DSCF2117.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjFH62Fi7CC4Mfebf_Kgw8TzK3gOHfQtyCg910w-GrbYiYocSAsD05MDlVBYp4NKB_duUiGmQEkwOLf9mSaziCwM9Gelxd9X3XXG5F1pDcJM8Ph_bdPq8iCq3JeZHmzfSslptHq6XlBw/s400/DSCF2117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503325365840877458" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hWjXjLfP8rwSu-kTixTpHGdPw4VpCeEQjTTaaDX7DvnK8PTb5uxGgeKwc6SIi3sTHHmZo14EMcVQ5bCP8naFVsDQFPnkyafWAvj7OL1gSRr3zOhK7JjUcGMIftkrD8FBfwrMTXdIMWQ/s1600/IMG_5854.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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This is touted at the most popular of the Smithsonian's...I've</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> gotta say one word: over-rated. It was an OK museum</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">, but I just wasn't feeling it. Except for the photography exhibit, which was amazing - photos of the planets like you've never seen.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZmEhZ2CTs6GsTNqLsON9go6DYGOSRT-voMm7mGCOS_HnA__D3CppmS_lcQKBvcOqnT3cmaIt8_pHs0HP6f6MW-JFndqlZaT_8Dkdi1uAK2HyWlpgv98UrjTubmOJk0quLCdNEnEIvVs/s1600/IMG_5901.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZmEhZ2CTs6GsTNqLsON9go6DYGOSRT-voMm7mGCOS_HnA__D3CppmS_lcQKBvcOqnT3cmaIt8_pHs0HP6f6MW-JFndqlZaT_8Dkdi1uAK2HyWlpgv98UrjTubmOJk0quLCdNEnEIvVs/s400/IMG_5901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503326576653702722" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmls4g_WOI8VUeU6o6y3G4OjUpA8rCIwQYAntVkM1U8cX4Qk6Tha60vzIV6iSzL3lRLug9zWXhUfdQq-KG2iJa8ynklC14heGwqpymdgchqe6WhBaC27Fsvh5HXjMA6-MdZ5X_A0JbHo/s1600/IMG_5925.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcwfaTNhBrLwagXb8DKAOggntFqUojluQcwJTkC3a5hlxpL0cPQ208Z5B1jvw1U-4Bg-DmL6HfhyphenhyphenKBVqkQp9vAgvT-0AwxAfDXluDDfwvunus6U7pCJvdsr6Bprr8fE5tYpwFG2n61uk/s400/DSCF2132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503325955014270722" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Mark, on the tour.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rJ-L6snxgOXEoi84Cu3ZQ9d5CR4woA3ZHTijeaOgsaoO9mf52cYOi-7bg2mKnYrijkrfVvsH8L2umMlWoetPrjlwd4yyoZsQ3Ri09KhbNPmNAGTIoVFxaseYFYjEBgRpNoB_UGSuNWw/s1600/DSCF2133.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rJ-L6snxgOXEoi84Cu3ZQ9d5CR4woA3ZHTijeaOgsaoO9mf52cYOi-7bg2mKnYrijkrfVvsH8L2umMlWoetPrjlwd4yyoZsQ3Ri09KhbNPmNAGTIoVFxaseYFYjEBgRpNoB_UGSuNWw/s400/DSCF2133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503325963153387362" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>The underside of the dome.</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Apparently I scheduled our visit at the National Archives too close, and we didn't want to miss that of course. So we tried to get out of the Capitol with time to spare, but it was a madhouse exiting that place. The exits were all closed for some reason, so we had to go through the underground tunnel and exit through the Library of Congress (which is the wrong direction from the Archives). By the time we were finally out of there, we only had 15 minutes til our tour started and we had quite the time getting there. We arrived just in time, but totally sweaty and tired. Getting to see the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence, along with some other awesome documents (like the Louisiana Purchase) was well worth our hustle there.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJn7B5_mir-K5w6iBLpxmGVTX6ArG2fsByQIXejti5w3kSmIQgmfhbbTbcCl_JdtoSSfSb3k1C7gKMdYo-KpOMftmOcNiRcybGXgEnhBXAJguKP_UezPglEqru2U2ma5VvOMrbIQp3us/s1600/DSCF2138.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJn7B5_mir-K5w6iBLpxmGVTX6ArG2fsByQIXejti5w3kSmIQgmfhbbTbcCl_JdtoSSfSb3k1C7gKMdYo-KpOMftmOcNiRcybGXgEnhBXAJguKP_UezPglEqru2U2ma5VvOMrbIQp3us/s400/DSCF2138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503326569748646322" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">The National Archives</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />That pretty much sums up our time in DC. I'd recommend about 1 week here, but you can sure see a lot in 2 days too!<br /></span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-6739795337611349132010-08-08T10:05:00.012-04:002010-08-09T03:37:40.998-04:00This... This is China...I had to sift through the Chinese characters in order to hack Noelle's account and make this post... and I am interrupting our summer road trip with news from China - so you will have to follow us from Virginia to Shenzhen and when Noelle blogs again you will probably be back in DC. I guess this is my inaugural post. I thought I might share my perspective on China so far... and I thought this was a better place to post it rather than blast you with facebook updates. Here is what I see here:<div><ul><li>I only realize I'm actually in communist China when I do, or see, the following: 1) We cross the border to Hong Kong - it's very nerve racking to have these austere people searching your stuff. 2) when I see people's identification... most people will have a standard picture with a red background, white shirt, black tie, and no smile... even if the people look totally nice, their ID screams commy. And 3) when we go to church and realize you have to have a foreign passport to even come in...</li><li>Driving is pretty bad... but there are bad drivers everywhere. In Dongguan, where I go almost everyday, there are a few lights and absolutely no stop signs... so if an intersection does not have a light - it's a free for all! People just honk and cruise right through. I am pretty sure I have had three lifetimes flash before my eyes. I have never heard so much honking. Drivers will honk when they approach the blind spot of a car... they will honk at the pedestrians 200 yards away who don't even look both ways (I guess they missed that preschool class). Also, I've decided we as Americans take driving too personal (me included). Somebody will literally cut your driver off... he will simply honk and swerve to the other lane - cutting someone else off - and pass the slow car... continuing the insanity, but I have yet to see a driver get angry. We Americans, we get road rage and want to get even.</li><li>The Chinese will eat anything. I have had beef intestine and sheep stomach... but last night we watched sheep heart, sheep stomach, sheep skin meat balls, and some very strange fungus just get pounded by my supplier friends that took us out to eat. Who knows what I will eat this week.</li><li>Baby seats - never heard of them! I saw three humans on a scooter... two adults sitting and a 3-4 year old standing on the foot landing... all with no helmets.</li><li>Can you imagine not using diapers for your little ones? I can now! So, it is rare that you will see a baby with diapers. The Chinese parents TIME and FEEL the baby's need to use the bathroom and then will hold the baby over a bush or something... how are more people not shat on in public?!? I could never do that.</li><li>It's pretty hot and humid here... maybe slightly more than ATL, but not much. People walk around the streets with their shirts pulled up past their nipples to stay cooler.</li><li>I have been working a lot, so when I leave Dongguan at 9-10 I will see groups of people sitting out in front of their favorite convenient store watching some TV... groups of 15-20 all gather to watch TV on the sidewalks.</li><li>As I stated on Facebook, I have now seen a 10 story building adorned in bamboo scaffolding. That type of scaffolding would only ever hold a Chinese person.</li><li>Hong Kong drives on the right side of the car and the left side of the street... but once you cross the border into China, they drive on the left side of the car on the right side of the street. It gets so confusing when a Hong Kong driver takes you across the border and they start driving from the right side of the car on the right side of the street. Try sitting in the front seat with a glove box and no pedals to press... it's weird.</li><li>Random people will take pictures of us (more with Noelle)... why do they assume we are foreigners... AND why are they asking Noelle to pose with their kids?</li><li>There are really no black people here.</li><li>we walked out of our hotel with my supplier and he says "ahh look an Indian" as a person from India walks away from us... we thought it was funny.</li><li>The Chinese don't say um or uh... they say nigga. It translates to "that is" but it sure sounds odd to my southern ears.</li></ul><div>Well, Noelle just caught me writing on her blog and told me not to publish it. we'll see what she does when she sees it - hahahah</div><div><br /></div><div>- Chinese Mark</div><div><br /></div></div>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-72789974057368327682010-08-03T03:37:00.009-04:002010-08-03T04:30:26.262-04:00Summer Road Trip - West Virginia<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj013fTtqkDQmOBGehwhmKtHXsNAr_uh7kOUE2QrvsZ4jy0ICigA0UQIxm3JoQ0-MiQGo1GTZgtpIK-GacUpvtpsI-KrgYK6hRXb7VbG4q-kCk1rQC19NYjxpmenYDKXh4QmyWpe1gIdME/s1600/IMG_5695.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj013fTtqkDQmOBGehwhmKtHXsNAr_uh7kOUE2QrvsZ4jy0ICigA0UQIxm3JoQ0-MiQGo1GTZgtpIK-GacUpvtpsI-KrgYK6hRXb7VbG4q-kCk1rQC19NYjxpmenYDKXh4QmyWpe1gIdME/s400/IMG_5695.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501090119866138562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In front of the mine opening</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyone dying to hear about China?<br /></span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Tough for you. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Anyone who knows my OCD tendencies knows I've gotta do things in order, so the road trip pics need to come first. They're long overdue anyways.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />To catch you up, my job was a contract position and ended the 2nd week of June. So on June 15, Mark and I took off on a nearly 3 week trip. I want to see all 50 States before I'm 35, so I planned a trip to help check a few off the list.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I picked Mark up from work around 4:00 and we spent the first night driving, around 7 hours, to Beckley, West Virginia. We got up the next morning and headed to our first attraction of the trip, the </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.beckleymine.com/">Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcvpg0XTqG18E9bvD7ACRTVdaK6uF9Qps7UQvFAB_uuXFYX-yguv7psaAG7cc6ZYo9hq0eUGU4wliU3ZGB1n1xojEiLXHmEwzx8Lhhr61BbhYG-BxFqHnfhcBT2DYx8obLAlD5rOpwmA/s1600/IMG_5691.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcvpg0XTqG18E9bvD7ACRTVdaK6uF9Qps7UQvFAB_uuXFYX-yguv7psaAG7cc6ZYo9hq0eUGU4wliU3ZGB1n1xojEiLXHmEwzx8Lhhr61BbhYG-BxFqHnfhcBT2DYx8obLAlD5rOpwmA/s400/IMG_5691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501089168974407394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">It actually turned out to be super cool. They have a small museum, and a "coal mine town" with a schoolhouse and miner's shanties (aka teeny houses) that you can tour, and the highlight of the visit is obviously the trip inside the mine. Our tour guide had been a miner for 40+ years and taught us tons about how the miners worked; it was actually fascinating to learn that man</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">y of their old-fashioned methods are still used, or have just changed in the last 20 years or so. <br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zwo6srlz6XqtwKjiVP-cDaDM3Pdc-OlEAP1aIB5PilCpf4P8o2fwWsY5-nPKbi_uo5fF8O0qqmyiWSwcFdqdPD7MUvwurf_Lus6X9we4wOYQ_haOTv9Dty2TjTFfz3_JG9sF5FuPQXM/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zwo6srlz6XqtwKjiVP-cDaDM3Pdc-OlEAP1aIB5PilCpf4P8o2fwWsY5-nPKbi_uo5fF8O0qqmyiWSwcFdqdPD7MUvwurf_Lus6X9we4wOYQ_haOTv9Dty2TjTFfz3_JG9sF5FuPQXM/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501088894523342850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Our tour guide</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQpqkhzCZLjrIt7iVN8Tp_H7QX_OX67svl4PneC_bmgtAwGECG3YadVENEZMJEB0VZNFuVc4qneBVwLdgiqNdj36dX_bWCyiPu-WUtj0t_RMocWcQmhJ8Ff8xYJYS5vpvkH9QaKqjAhk/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQpqkhzCZLjrIt7iVN8Tp_H7QX_OX67svl4PneC_bmgtAwGECG3YadVENEZMJEB0VZNFuVc4qneBVwLdgiqNdj36dX_bWCyiPu-WUtj0t_RMocWcQmhJ8Ff8xYJYS5vpvkH9QaKqjAhk/s400/DSCF2012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501088904927813906" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Kettle bottoms = petrified wood stumps<br /></span></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzXTB30NUFov9BNaIG95aZdw19YEeHJyikENaGYYQRhGQKxbidEmmYRoJm2ZUg3DDdtKgmQW4JznzeBE5U' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />Inside the mine<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_Uusn6OOfA2J4vmrOCexUXhoL0wTLcsvUDqfM2pbQYrOUeSl8fa0gyhX7WnFe3X6MNHWdlia4SMvw0gy1hM7F0wNMZHcS4e3SUQ1caWhWXnwWQO-RQ48_1LaKoORApv6sT2Opb-t5mc/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxv0H1beshVv7FVuxP4es6ek-mu6VB_FpTmJRnb06wgwjnq8O3Oa-Dhd4Brh5pY5VR7sOJYIFvuI83MEXfI0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br />Exiting the mine<br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVrhheXhSh3rAEF8WKOK6xyKLFsmbYDYlbDwbARDwd5x26WYlkeqWTCmu6x6Lqn-j-TPLluthUe6FFmTwItfft9bjW8zfoCCOnifJ0yDEoSS6Wyj_ffYzQvHcGj0svDhM_u_SSDFZA6Q/s1600/IMG_5717.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVrhheXhSh3rAEF8WKOK6xyKLFsmbYDYlbDwbARDwd5x26WYlkeqWTCmu6x6Lqn-j-TPLluthUe6FFmTwItfft9bjW8zfoCCOnifJ0yDEoSS6Wyj_ffYzQvHcGj0svDhM_u_SSDFZA6Q/s400/IMG_5717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501090127140393346" border="0" /></a></span></span></span>Inside the old </span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">schoolhouse<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_Uusn6OOfA2J4vmrOCexUXhoL0wTLcsvUDqfM2pbQYrOUeSl8fa0gyhX7WnFe3X6MNHWdlia4SMvw0gy1hM7F0wNMZHcS4e3SUQ1caWhWXnwWQO-RQ48_1LaKoORApv6sT2Opb-t5mc/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_Uusn6OOfA2J4vmrOCexUXhoL0wTLcsvUDqfM2pbQYrOUeSl8fa0gyhX7WnFe3X6MNHWdlia4SMvw0gy1hM7F0wNMZHcS4e3SUQ1caWhWXnwWQO-RQ48_1LaKoORApv6sT2Opb-t5mc/s400/DSCF2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501089163129255138" border="0" /></a></span></span></span>Th</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">e miner's shanty</span></span></span><br /></div>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-82111190645138226372010-07-19T22:55:00.005-04:002010-07-19T23:13:02.541-04:00The Northeast was fun...now I'm thinking Far East....<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our 3 week road trip in June/July was amazing. We visited every state from West Virginia to Maine, plus a few others, plus Montreal and Toronto. As you can imagine, we took about 1500 pictures. I'll post them soon. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">But not this week, cause we're moving to China. I CAN'T WAIT!</span><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDmj1oWtmaaOq-KlwR6N4p2YOI_1kzKZv7VYdS6f1LFY7tkEY48xN5ATZE9RKNWu9CGzNUVmokVv9EDpZ1QYZp6cUYGXFSlDCXmoqUYCydOZ7dpwzaMkgYibAACU3w51YNys5-7x9ins/s1600/map.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDmj1oWtmaaOq-KlwR6N4p2YOI_1kzKZv7VYdS6f1LFY7tkEY48xN5ATZE9RKNWu9CGzNUVmokVv9EDpZ1QYZp6cUYGXFSlDCXmoqUYCydOZ7dpwzaMkgYibAACU3w51YNys5-7x9ins/s400/map.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495819798860075170" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you're dying for more info...Mark is a Mechanical Engineer and works for Motorola. They're sending him over to work with some of their Chinese suppliers. So, duh, of course I'm tagging along. We'll be staying in Shenzhen (which is near Hong Kong). Specifically we'll be staying </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/szxns">here</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. Looks nice, right? Mark's leaving on Wednesday (he's going to Korea for a week first) and then I take off on the 28th. We've been crazy busy packing the apartment for storage, getting our visas, and just trying to get ready. We're not quite sure how long we'll be there (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a LONG time) but it'll probably be around 3 months. I'm sure we'll take millions of pictures, so hopefully blogger isn't blocked and I can upload some while we're there. Wish us safe travels! And if you've ever gone to...pretty much anywhere in Asia, and have any travel suggestions, email them to me!</span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-14988684382484571302010-07-19T22:27:00.007-04:002010-07-19T22:55:40.641-04:00Deep Sea Fishing<span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnz1GmBZnYrbnwvo4Z1214ZujTBheHGbszvOvNYUMLaSCTaQG1204qItkUiz_e8XRQzpfyporHrlbM0zO7qsP8mxikj_FUqtuC3QTurglv2mcoiTbzn6KQ53-Nd-obk_Cwntl3eeDAcs/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_068.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnz1GmBZnYrbnwvo4Z1214ZujTBheHGbszvOvNYUMLaSCTaQG1204qItkUiz_e8XRQzpfyporHrlbM0zO7qsP8mxikj_FUqtuC3QTurglv2mcoiTbzn6KQ53-Nd-obk_Cwntl3eeDAcs/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495813539588792978" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >I've been meaning to post these pictures for a few months, since they are super sweet. Mark got to go down to Florida with Todd, Dennis (Todd's dad), Quentin (Todd's father-in-law) and Jim (one of Quentin's customers) for a deep sea fishing adventure in late May. It was a very quick trip, but they sure hooked some good one's!</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA6yDAjfadIvIsCN0_Meu3nXMlsBH23we_C8Y1SdsQqZWV3qjdnxWB8Om7gF7-4uMeJ01qqRvhlnbEhDsXGmK4nywcS6B7tGSPeHKrLudGdx4lJAZMpv8oRzMC3fUMozz4NGraJmOkvU/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA6yDAjfadIvIsCN0_Meu3nXMlsBH23we_C8Y1SdsQqZWV3qjdnxWB8Om7gF7-4uMeJ01qqRvhlnbEhDsXGmK4nywcS6B7tGSPeHKrLudGdx4lJAZMpv8oRzMC3fUMozz4NGraJmOkvU/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495812044333195714" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">First catch of the day</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpdhWm5MiOqsnznWQVn7v-qXTsPsOSXQuBZx5KgtzQMoF6QQr8JwX7LQ2n6tBaGfn_44Fl5yJpOq3EsbLMhbRabcET3tWv8Yi_SK1RRRU8zOegznCsxM2Xy1bHhiZTRunCDETz86Xou4/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_090.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpdhWm5MiOqsnznWQVn7v-qXTsPsOSXQuBZx5KgtzQMoF6QQr8JwX7LQ2n6tBaGfn_44Fl5yJpOq3EsbLMhbRabcET3tWv8Yi_SK1RRRU8zOegznCsxM2Xy1bHhiZTRunCDETz86Xou4/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495813005477558754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ok, Todd's was a bit bigger :)</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2bwmzLbGD2Ge8E98O4PgY7A5RzLws06ZWSBdqdtQAlditO-LernAcOUnz4KEFQBH5xf9WuU3ywkD9XcsgUyaN4yljFySvVDQspe1LTp6Lh562vbOoMrVEC2muG-iW3jv4Xw3k6VWFH8/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2bwmzLbGD2Ge8E98O4PgY7A5RzLws06ZWSBdqdtQAlditO-LernAcOUnz4KEFQBH5xf9WuU3ywkD9XcsgUyaN4yljFySvVDQspe1LTp6Lh562vbOoMrVEC2muG-iW3jv4Xw3k6VWFH8/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495813548444303698" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Todd was the only one to catch a sailfish; they hooked a few others, but they got away.</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Ro81BDHLYAqttBb7-vHuqDYO_10aH7RIAv1oee2tSrI5XdnDmsG4lv7kKrymGJvQDb4TMGzNv8lXOLu-4Vh2HFMvavlZ9BkA_7VL3Vqdmib-vCIeiX4cujWVZ_1WYqNiQzhFSRIDgE/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5Ro81BDHLYAqttBb7-vHuqDYO_10aH7RIAv1oee2tSrI5XdnDmsG4lv7kKrymGJvQDb4TMGzNv8lXOLu-4Vh2HFMvavlZ9BkA_7VL3Vqdmib-vCIeiX4cujWVZ_1WYqNiQzhFSRIDgE/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495812998763151874" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Quentin caught this giant Mahi Mahi...</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58uObtEi5ixV2lORKc2kxaI-eVP_-6e3_R7EO6tZHdS4vY4JPwzJrbT8gxQx2yppI10u6OzU0AIq-Frck-hsjyW0v7epd3nLY2QVzS9zUbBrbivhWgk722VBDHozMqv7zt36BVgr2Vl4/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_084.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58uObtEi5ixV2lORKc2kxaI-eVP_-6e3_R7EO6tZHdS4vY4JPwzJrbT8gxQx2yppI10u6OzU0AIq-Frck-hsjyW0v7epd3nLY2QVzS9zUbBrbivhWgk722VBDHozMqv7zt36BVgr2Vl4/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495814137750493586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">...But Mark caught the most (he caught the other 3 shown here). And I've gotta say, from a girl who love shimp and sushi but pretty much nothing else from the sea, it really does taste better when you catch it yourself! These babies were yummy!</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS3PobitEjxvCd4tjqGJEb1rqgPA6lKSJDWOWhuAMH5qD8SmQp7TdId0ECEET5HMqBh8IQSFqqXtwZp9DaDVISK8wbk2PpZcr2Uh7DZl7r5VByrMsfna2q836nSxBZNN4UGtI9jStXdo/s1600/Jupiter_2010-05-28_098.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxS3PobitEjxvCd4tjqGJEb1rqgPA6lKSJDWOWhuAMH5qD8SmQp7TdId0ECEET5HMqBh8IQSFqqXtwZp9DaDVISK8wbk2PpZcr2Uh7DZl7r5VByrMsfna2q836nSxBZNN4UGtI9jStXdo/s400/Jupiter_2010-05-28_098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495814150227996674" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">We thought this picture was pretty sweet. (Yes, that is a dolphin eating a giant fish.)</span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-71231767429748715402010-06-02T09:58:00.006-04:002010-07-06T08:23:04.817-04:00Travels<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">You may have noticed my 2 new lists on the right side of my blog: "Countries I've Visited" and "States I Haven't Visited". Since I have a terrible memory, I've decided to track these here. Hopefully, these number will go up and down (respectively) in the next few months.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Summer vacation...I can't wait!</span></span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-87973808399866420112010-05-30T15:27:00.006-04:002010-05-30T15:39:36.633-04:00Tanglewood Miniature Animal Farm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfF2zir2ZTazrjtmPOZgP1Act46KIUrtVwBEWdLp2Vr1p2uI4B0aKxuEewFq9RUGkCpMlBwqGbnQu1zO9-SIsZ3CLY8ckKaMTQmEosEMfGJcIFyDErEfEMP8bHiIZ7jX_R9PMTCl3hMM/s1600/IMG_5516.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfF2zir2ZTazrjtmPOZgP1Act46KIUrtVwBEWdLp2Vr1p2uI4B0aKxuEewFq9RUGkCpMlBwqGbnQu1zO9-SIsZ3CLY8ckKaMTQmEosEMfGJcIFyDErEfEMP8bHiIZ7jX_R9PMTCl3hMM/s400/IMG_5516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477148363918353666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been meaning to get these pictures up for a while. I know you've all been waiting anxiously, so I hope they live up to the expectations. Mark and I took Khira and Ashton (Chad and Stacey's 2 youngest kids) with us to the mini animal farm and we had a great time. We all loved the mini goats the best, but there were tons of other cute animals too (mini pigs, mini llamas, mini donkeys, etc). 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style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">February – We saw Mama Mia at the Fox.<span style=""> </span>It sucked.<span style=""> </span>I was super disappointed, since it’s one of my favorite shows, but the sound was totally off and we couldn’t hear half of what they were saying/singing.<span style=""> </span>Very lame.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">March – Work started getting a bit busier, which I’m very happy about.<span style=""> </span>My parents were in town for a night (on their way to NC) so we had a fun night out with them.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">April – We had a great trip to Utah over Easter weekend.<span style=""> </span>It was an insanely fast trip, but still lots of fun.<span style=""> </span>Highlights include lunch with Michelle and Finn at Café Rio; getting to meet Katie’s new son (and hanging out with her cute daughter); catching up with Chelsea, Matini and Eni (even though Chels scarred me for life!); dinner at Guru’s with Curtis and Shari; dinner with Natalie and Carly; getting to go to conference with Mark (he went to Priesthood and we went together on Sunday morning); and just spending so much time with Christi and Ryan.<span style=""> </span>[Now all of you need to come visit me!]<span style=""> </span>It was a great trip, but lame in the fact that I didn’t take a single picture!<span style=""> </span>What’s wrong with me?!<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Since the Utah trip, we’ve done a few more fun things…went to our first Braves game of the season, celebrated Stacey’s birthday at the Punchline, and finally visited the miniature animal farm (where we <u>did</u><span style=""> </span>I’ve still been dreaming of vacations, as always, and have pretty much finalized our East Coast road trip (we’ll see if it happens).<span style=""> </span>We’ve also been super busy every Sunday with our church callings (we’re in the stake youth) and can’t wait for ward conferences to be over. take pictures – stand by for those in the next post).</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok, enough catch up for now.<span style=""> </span>I’ll try to get the pictures of the mini animals posted soon.<span style=""> </span>They will make you want to own a miniature goat, guaranteed.</span></p> Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315863915842645668.post-87233721598148798112010-02-06T20:46:00.004-05:002010-02-07T14:32:15.669-05:00Road Trip?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMTfyewGek-1xpiD8aTzpFHSSbY-PrWbG1tR2YLolQ8z1x7y4NOrsDPsvU5RxzbgxX70dOjv81hgDkzL6eNBQI_x3yINEXO63Gs75jskjeNkRDltqiC9S3LrsBrNhJLNohdzsV0a3QRk/s1600-h/usa-map-06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMTfyewGek-1xpiD8aTzpFHSSbY-PrWbG1tR2YLolQ8z1x7y4NOrsDPsvU5RxzbgxX70dOjv81hgDkzL6eNBQI_x3yINEXO63Gs75jskjeNkRDltqiC9S3LrsBrNhJLNohdzsV0a3QRk/s400/usa-map-06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435586574254951810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">I realize that we just went on a cruise in December. But I'm still obsessed with traveling, so I'm already anxious to plan our next trip. I've decided that we should take our first big 2010 trip in June, mainly because that's when my contract with <a href="http://www.meetingexpectations.com/home.aspx">ME</a> ends. (Of course, I'm hoping they'll offer me a permanent position, and that would be great cause I could start right after our trip. Fingers crossed!) Now, I just decided this today, so things are definitely in the very beginning planning stages (What can I say? I'm a planner!) but I think a trip to the Northeast might be fun. I've been wanting to get back to NYC for a long time, and would love to re-visit Boston, DC, and also go to lots of places I've never been.<br />I started perusing Google Maps today, trying to decide a route (an <span style="font-weight: bold;">extremely</span> tentative route) and I realized I need help. I have no idea what/where to visit in lots of these states. Like West Virginia for example. And Ohio. What are the big tourist attractions there? Do we do something outdoorsy, like hiking, or are there cool museums or zoos? I have no clue! So I need suggestions. If you know any cool "must see's" for the places I list, let me know. Cities, landmarks, anything will help!<br />1. First stop, Garden of the Gods, Illinois (Mark said its really cool, so we'll start there)<br />2. Next stop, Kentucky somewhere (Louisville?)<br />3. Somewhere in Ohio, next (Cincinnati? Toledo? Dayton?)<br />4. Indiana (Indianapolis?)<br />5. Chicago, Illinois - I've never been but can't wait! This is likely the first place we'll stay 2-3 days.<br />6. Michigan (Detroit? Grand Rapids?)<br />7. Niagra Falls<br />8. Toronto, Canada<br />9. Montreal, Canada<br />10. Quebec, Canada<br />11. Vermont/New Hampshire/Maine<br />12. Boston, Mass<br />13. Providence, Rhode Island<br />14. New Canaan, Connecticut (where I lived when I was a nanny!)<br />15. NYC! I can't wait to return! (Don't need any suggestions, here, unless you know of some place/thing that's totally unusual.)<br />16. New Jersey<br />17. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />18. Delaware<br />19. Baltimore, Maryland<br />20. DC<br />21. Virginia<br />22. And finally West Virginia<br />Sounds fun, right? Think we can do it in 3 weeks? I might have some serious editing to do, but right now I'm just excited to start planning!</span>Mrs. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038873564161591972noreply@blogger.com13