tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57918905215220045592024-02-19T13:51:12.452+00:00I know...right? Right!mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-57316456808621202652011-05-15T03:46:00.006+01:002011-05-15T04:01:02.853+01:00Are you rugged enough?<div style="text-align: center;">I figured since I haven't posted in a very long time the next time I do it better be a rugged post!</div><div style="text-align: center;">rugged enough for you?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xzDaw7dOiKYq-9BmO_3ronuim03pLEpXhjm7K6Lc0QOq1B04_p5jIo4ZullIRwKuTDv1Rq5FR0ttzzRA3lgzPmEcLqasy1vYPglY5tux_1bCmuovRwwBhBkDnA3JCdptZ-QVtOMP4U9G/s1600/P1020627.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xzDaw7dOiKYq-9BmO_3ronuim03pLEpXhjm7K6Lc0QOq1B04_p5jIo4ZullIRwKuTDv1Rq5FR0ttzzRA3lgzPmEcLqasy1vYPglY5tux_1bCmuovRwwBhBkDnA3JCdptZ-QVtOMP4U9G/s320/P1020627.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770681148786674" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And it begins...</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV6gXET8qFDy79X8JNOOJo-9acFOiytUo3iRJoS4qIvZ9qZEdKXUzRJSn7vmPp_bGtU9dozNqfoUSrXYOoMk0SznIPV_i46W9LT9WNHYTOoKJyxFhhQRUgJzWlL3Aw4RAQ-B_IfrqEdhZ/s1600/P1020629.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV6gXET8qFDy79X8JNOOJo-9acFOiytUo3iRJoS4qIvZ9qZEdKXUzRJSn7vmPp_bGtU9dozNqfoUSrXYOoMk0SznIPV_i46W9LT9WNHYTOoKJyxFhhQRUgJzWlL3Aw4RAQ-B_IfrqEdhZ/s320/P1020629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770315048120466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The before picture!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY9oVdhhAY6CY7cgqe9qHQAjW_3GS08dTt4-SH03vvyOTNbHz-atXuLuUpHWb263tgNXWwlRmKZbXfhgj4s7Tapp0yBu6dlVFT0fLYKl4N087NcI3cg0UhiDQxcsCEiD0OprpMA9p8ULn/s1600/P1020631.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY9oVdhhAY6CY7cgqe9qHQAjW_3GS08dTt4-SH03vvyOTNbHz-atXuLuUpHWb263tgNXWwlRmKZbXfhgj4s7Tapp0yBu6dlVFT0fLYKl4N087NcI3cg0UhiDQxcsCEiD0OprpMA9p8ULn/s320/P1020631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770310119315090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Where's mle...?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy3lrMuF-Jdm4DwnncO-JiNfxQCTsSyQPQjvqMnA1Ba7F0_fmcP9SgNEMyv1bYUc46OTu2Nfw9h8E0v5HCBkYT3UrVER3NJC6ywT_Jo0z3W_7biIxZjEjB4U4kc0FLvvW_mFqqerlwmhO/s1600/P1020636.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy3lrMuF-Jdm4DwnncO-JiNfxQCTsSyQPQjvqMnA1Ba7F0_fmcP9SgNEMyv1bYUc46OTu2Nfw9h8E0v5HCBkYT3UrVER3NJC6ywT_Jo0z3W_7biIxZjEjB4U4kc0FLvvW_mFqqerlwmhO/s320/P1020636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770306281423026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nPSDHyCJhkWhEymPjiGEEBBwHM471T3lSzHXSw2_yb8VQ0PJ5J4Pw6iHkRPc_Rxx_5dFhP9dJc8iSZsj-C3T01Y2_Cjkn-c1-Sd2Tyl2a3qn_kkm-UPtUQdpOjiLl3Z1GH5aglEEBMSz/s1600/P1020640.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3nPSDHyCJhkWhEymPjiGEEBBwHM471T3lSzHXSw2_yb8VQ0PJ5J4Pw6iHkRPc_Rxx_5dFhP9dJc8iSZsj-C3T01Y2_Cjkn-c1-Sd2Tyl2a3qn_kkm-UPtUQdpOjiLl3Z1GH5aglEEBMSz/s320/P1020640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770015112688706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1rIjDtnwjYwAL0NOMBASBeLrB__6sSJeFXWIiab5FdpSoda6LwqKexjR37R7xkO_dloL57541LO_-skT-AdNCFNJmT4LbWEOG4JyvETblRtsW9uaaUp0cb5PrZfyGODzEloOyTW8AN67/s1600/P1020641.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1rIjDtnwjYwAL0NOMBASBeLrB__6sSJeFXWIiab5FdpSoda6LwqKexjR37R7xkO_dloL57541LO_-skT-AdNCFNJmT4LbWEOG4JyvETblRtsW9uaaUp0cb5PrZfyGODzEloOyTW8AN67/s320/P1020641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770011023737314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3K3unrIFZ-WIkTJ-xYBKDS_CdPysB0As-kjCWMdzmkHdmyRRcfssWEaBX6gcNxflSOQmuHEAbxSvdOkKQvDujHyD5qjSZGs0Rk0TiHAs3eyqRnJuBC3C3D3o6SWVIcwrqi8tciU6lY89/s1600/P1020643.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3K3unrIFZ-WIkTJ-xYBKDS_CdPysB0As-kjCWMdzmkHdmyRRcfssWEaBX6gcNxflSOQmuHEAbxSvdOkKQvDujHyD5qjSZGs0Rk0TiHAs3eyqRnJuBC3C3D3o6SWVIcwrqi8tciU6lY89/s320/P1020643.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770006207080658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JM-eKI1COKnpcvFBHAAo9V2p0ssJAnUDZ3D8P8QdEkYBc4qgEUdd4tuFvGA21ZlHObj4eROAUcU369xpdKv8LOT7636FiVV_G5uvfRPvdBAgr7luE36ondIY_Y9cYaZlZLpm2jSGrMuN/s1600/P1020644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JM-eKI1COKnpcvFBHAAo9V2p0ssJAnUDZ3D8P8QdEkYBc4qgEUdd4tuFvGA21ZlHObj4eROAUcU369xpdKv8LOT7636FiVV_G5uvfRPvdBAgr7luE36ondIY_Y9cYaZlZLpm2jSGrMuN/s320/P1020644.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606770002959132066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSK_nZw5KhBfYms9B9uF3JsyO4ncMuNS5nE6J92JFH1_Y0EFLWw7aEf32pHgM_YTiZXBQ9lTnywzNWsts9FEzJ-nOGwsSmI3b0sW6cgOe_EcTnmc_Nvfzi7aTJfcMt1igVMcZxKVLgutO/s1600/P1020645.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSK_nZw5KhBfYms9B9uF3JsyO4ncMuNS5nE6J92JFH1_Y0EFLWw7aEf32pHgM_YTiZXBQ9lTnywzNWsts9FEzJ-nOGwsSmI3b0sW6cgOe_EcTnmc_Nvfzi7aTJfcMt1igVMcZxKVLgutO/s320/P1020645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769703836436162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Long legs have the advantage...even if they are weighed down by lead feet!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1asN3ALeHcuA9pMmG9SM3f5GwPPt3ML6MtPrTUZ2plwCcGgLEmCsV2T-Jl_7HeLGwLjyhKZmVR3r-ELQqZEjemnkH3P6Ap0MS2QOa9L-whAuaXrT2yuQQMdWwf4cV1E4PNVg8SMshMoF/s1600/P1020647.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1asN3ALeHcuA9pMmG9SM3f5GwPPt3ML6MtPrTUZ2plwCcGgLEmCsV2T-Jl_7HeLGwLjyhKZmVR3r-ELQqZEjemnkH3P6Ap0MS2QOa9L-whAuaXrT2yuQQMdWwf4cV1E4PNVg8SMshMoF/s320/P1020647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769699504101442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The mother of all slip-n-slides! Yes please!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgkse9oTsrFHTh9ELcamSXzFuCFgQB9MxG5rsJ86kgC0I2uw-YueSaoTAKiCBwREaG_sK6QObR04tBaHtHw3Sw6Y9mTNXA-XPQ9qSLKF5avTZcqbVDr-s_BkM26LMn3kIXUiCi58xXXsW/s1600/P1020650.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgkse9oTsrFHTh9ELcamSXzFuCFgQB9MxG5rsJ86kgC0I2uw-YueSaoTAKiCBwREaG_sK6QObR04tBaHtHw3Sw6Y9mTNXA-XPQ9qSLKF5avTZcqbVDr-s_BkM26LMn3kIXUiCi58xXXsW/s320/P1020650.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769693482687698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">refreshing...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa__cFaDsWvs35bDX7RQc9kf3gSV0ouCwTR9Rdh3M1PmQB7zre4riUOvt3uOD-p7xNdBHdlvtLMM7ieX2llTzM9VqJPagEN05EXW6U3bk5s6aa6yPfNGFnDrT1sVK8xpc1kfHnFb-2m6G/s1600/P1020651.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa__cFaDsWvs35bDX7RQc9kf3gSV0ouCwTR9Rdh3M1PmQB7zre4riUOvt3uOD-p7xNdBHdlvtLMM7ieX2llTzM9VqJPagEN05EXW6U3bk5s6aa6yPfNGFnDrT1sVK8xpc1kfHnFb-2m6G/s320/P1020651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769687836861954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The after picture...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDusTw1plFnFIW0l2sSq5Nvi7AYKQVYOLlciU3ydWzJZeKae4UqgjyzkQb87s7slJk2W_4t7gdqDbxkhwdsGRdVlEB66bMaJQAtQJxPkYLNTA6yZTC7N95MI_eHi2Dv6HFj0CHoWR0GHDJ/s1600/P1020652.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDusTw1plFnFIW0l2sSq5Nvi7AYKQVYOLlciU3ydWzJZeKae4UqgjyzkQb87s7slJk2W_4t7gdqDbxkhwdsGRdVlEB66bMaJQAtQJxPkYLNTA6yZTC7N95MI_eHi2Dv6HFj0CHoWR0GHDJ/s320/P1020652.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769304653120946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for coming to support me Kate!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next time it's going to be you and I!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVoYDqHVhRPRFvvRTRue_h2kpVtO0DQcDGSDkCEuuNrOl1DtkVtdLqPcfkqgsCVwdYD6j13iKlTDGWzOjq7Mh1MY_-2DVzpGiuI45rQwpPNUGbTPQPHWaH5acSUwn1w7n0JaweTIq3bGR/s1600/P1020654.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVoYDqHVhRPRFvvRTRue_h2kpVtO0DQcDGSDkCEuuNrOl1DtkVtdLqPcfkqgsCVwdYD6j13iKlTDGWzOjq7Mh1MY_-2DVzpGiuI45rQwpPNUGbTPQPHWaH5acSUwn1w7n0JaweTIq3bGR/s320/P1020654.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769302438408162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">shoes full of mud & stones</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCil_Aetb3p5PUZX3Q5-bAl3cjY9VvGxG11uq2wh6uYMtBGhwN255K9XCMMPwfOz3P3fKWpmmL_yDd2A2BbHnLTGqq_5doyDVkUJdPpM6iqjfB2w19_tp4c9aLS3N-4FERA1qwJlZzpba/s1600/P1020655.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCil_Aetb3p5PUZX3Q5-bAl3cjY9VvGxG11uq2wh6uYMtBGhwN255K9XCMMPwfOz3P3fKWpmmL_yDd2A2BbHnLTGqq_5doyDVkUJdPpM6iqjfB2w19_tp4c9aLS3N-4FERA1qwJlZzpba/s320/P1020655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769302052188530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicd5EYLWa_DLn_7tsmrV7JIQWI4bp4w64LdJR9MW0jnuOwFY56wDOAPSxsmuJbuv1ebNz50irfQSE2LkG8BErFpj1IoP1zvw3hDbXoks9B5T-CDr4cpo2qazlacVg6VUH3TOUPMCdJm31/s1600/P1020657.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicd5EYLWa_DLn_7tsmrV7JIQWI4bp4w64LdJR9MW0jnuOwFY56wDOAPSxsmuJbuv1ebNz50irfQSE2LkG8BErFpj1IoP1zvw3hDbXoks9B5T-CDr4cpo2qazlacVg6VUH3TOUPMCdJm31/s320/P1020657.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606769292031171026" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yes it was as bad-ass as it looked!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-57336055560637702902010-12-13T16:31:00.000+00:002010-12-24T16:45:52.121+00:00Chris' Birthday Dinner...<div style="text-align: center;">For Chris' Birthday I planned a surprise weekend get-away to explore the area in VA near us. I settled on Mineral, VA as they had several Christmas Tree farms where you could choose and cut your own Christmas Tree and it was only about 2.5 hours away. In addition I found this lovely historic Inn called the Littlepage Inn that was a plantation in the 1800 and is still owned by the same family today. On top of that loveliness I reserved us a 2 hour horseback riding trip in St. Anna's National park. If you would like to view pictures of all these activities see Chris' blog. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For Chris Birthday dinner, however, I made reservations at Pomme french restaurant in Gordonsville, VA about 1/2 hour away from Mineral on the recommendation of the Inn owner. What a fantastic reservation. The town of Gordonsville was lovely with Main St. all lit up for Christmas. There were many antique and quaint looking shops that we would have liked to explore had we more time, however, we were satisfied with our experience at Pomme.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR2ryb_vAdQ0djuKs-FA-_rNC9-tAqA2ySg0Kj80V9ifmkHjQIiXXeS8p4TmJZPsftcsFQZbJkvfwp1UfQVatnz9DyY0sbNNTBS8FENkbUn3PuPBq-Aa1AGZgBxNVlDemrMAz-QSk4ElO/s1600/P1020575.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizR2ryb_vAdQ0djuKs-FA-_rNC9-tAqA2ySg0Kj80V9ifmkHjQIiXXeS8p4TmJZPsftcsFQZbJkvfwp1UfQVatnz9DyY0sbNNTBS8FENkbUn3PuPBq-Aa1AGZgBxNVlDemrMAz-QSk4ElO/s320/P1020575.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554288954855590962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They had an extensive wine cellar and the specials for the night were lovely and complimented our meal perfectly.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6s1X8C0ILHSX3pEjv4SWV-RGDkkc4bPUwVyvC29QMsb1kqT7ve32XT_OMRjvSwc07bbtv9_d6lxl8gA_cCSoWdFR4siAH8zZg3-8RU1xyux48bakzli7Ga9qJGXyPRw9Mk5-Bq-boQuD/s1600/P1020571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6s1X8C0ILHSX3pEjv4SWV-RGDkkc4bPUwVyvC29QMsb1kqT7ve32XT_OMRjvSwc07bbtv9_d6lxl8gA_cCSoWdFR4siAH8zZg3-8RU1xyux48bakzli7Ga9qJGXyPRw9Mk5-Bq-boQuD/s320/P1020571.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554288956598111602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chris and I were seated at a lovely table near this mural of an apple orchard, which was fitting since Pomme translates to apple in English. The decor was lovely and welcoming, the service was attentive, but not over powering, the food was nice and overall we would go back.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBqgqHJbqzxIDZzq2HQpy_ommAYKc8503IvBHc00oteebLKVnzg3rMSr6uZpd_XoOtVGBpJa1NVZj6PoWBgjNJSPB5YffcZ-zt-18dhgD0TOl0zj9aNNct2z69lIzXO8qIiR6PeWjfgOc/s1600/P1020569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBqgqHJbqzxIDZzq2HQpy_ommAYKc8503IvBHc00oteebLKVnzg3rMSr6uZpd_XoOtVGBpJa1NVZj6PoWBgjNJSPB5YffcZ-zt-18dhgD0TOl0zj9aNNct2z69lIzXO8qIiR6PeWjfgOc/s320/P1020569.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554288944923230770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Two satisfied customers!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4D34uctEqua4kXAtYqGzHzjpS51TtSJgBdQ-n0ZH-P23w-WiaNREvTQOLoLtwjHznQTCeBF8LKGp8jitJaV28J-L-pZsKD4t1ggzwlzGOMI17uOIlTLukgFd37ojalbcpbYoZtQ-pmRK/s1600/P1020574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4D34uctEqua4kXAtYqGzHzjpS51TtSJgBdQ-n0ZH-P23w-WiaNREvTQOLoLtwjHznQTCeBF8LKGp8jitJaV28J-L-pZsKD4t1ggzwlzGOMI17uOIlTLukgFd37ojalbcpbYoZtQ-pmRK/s320/P1020574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554288944538598786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Chris!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-53067153521189564082010-12-10T16:17:00.000+00:002010-12-24T16:29:42.591+00:00Facial Fun...<div style="text-align: center;">After another night of games...I believe it was Catan or Skip-Bo this time...but really who can keep track, Carl, Chris and I started talking about weird things we could do with our faces. Inevitably the stories started rolling out about the crazy faces we used to play around with in our youth. These were two my brothers, friends and I used to do in elementary school.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WARNING: This next set of pictures is not PC, so if you are faint of heart turn back now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I was in elementary school the fun thing to do was "Chubby." The whole series isn't captured here, but basically the story goes like this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Hi my name is Chubby! I'm Chubby, my dad is chubby, my mom is chubby and my brother's chubby too. One day my brother says to me, "hey Chubby you want to go for a ride on my motorcycle?" So I say sure. We started riding on his bike and I said, "Faster, faster!" My brother asked, "Are you sure?" So I said sure (pull hands back on face to stretch the skin tight) and it went so fast!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAMsbglK315GzZzPfAsjy6fI8LUtl5tR3Lu98xDIkxh5gBPCaE-NyAzkAXj5Hh7hG0ImoQnaOLmPVUfdl3eYeH9wfwzpDuYOFr24-WqRRjWJWB-aERN8vIf7WBDmtr2j2JcvPXvkIpSz_/s1600/P1020560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAMsbglK315GzZzPfAsjy6fI8LUtl5tR3Lu98xDIkxh5gBPCaE-NyAzkAXj5Hh7hG0ImoQnaOLmPVUfdl3eYeH9wfwzpDuYOFr24-WqRRjWJWB-aERN8vIf7WBDmtr2j2JcvPXvkIpSz_/s320/P1020560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284678727699650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjYdm66uwWGK7ZwNiF7x6oRk5mHJPHqBrlRdrAmvoy8UTr18Emln_S1CP1rO6mmEjj0Nx8BKBzsqhl0C5Wf20bXwwD_fz4nySKrNMJ9rX24ar1wAWV4aatmfmBz88GV5oA2e0gpwc3FFx/s1600/P1020561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjYdm66uwWGK7ZwNiF7x6oRk5mHJPHqBrlRdrAmvoy8UTr18Emln_S1CP1rO6mmEjj0Nx8BKBzsqhl0C5Wf20bXwwD_fz4nySKrNMJ9rX24ar1wAWV4aatmfmBz88GV5oA2e0gpwc3FFx/s320/P1020561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284674679526834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U7bR22Ohb4DDpucCM9XdmWGBJgfnTJLkC_KQEpqhPcTv5OHyLcK6ksT3g6RZ6QSjxq4o9-pEOu05x7TEU2YikawECQcEl9CU4qIGQANCOcpv5EkLW1RERtgsijL6A9Dm71GaBjY1bIvq/s1600/P1020558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2U7bR22Ohb4DDpucCM9XdmWGBJgfnTJLkC_KQEpqhPcTv5OHyLcK6ksT3g6RZ6QSjxq4o9-pEOu05x7TEU2YikawECQcEl9CU4qIGQANCOcpv5EkLW1RERtgsijL6A9Dm71GaBjY1bIvq/s320/P1020558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284667305656306" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Then came my O'Connor family's "scary face". When my brothers and I were little we used to do all sorts of crazy face contortions. This is one I remember my parents showing us. My hands were so little at the time that it was difficult for me. As you can see, it's not difficult anymore...just a little disturbing!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliS2UkRdCngFhkFMUxCM7K3wNj9QPSQ2sGYaS7QQbadux_t5yjXS68jF_qqI1hbLOGqp4BGSxmldbkgQKY8lflm_k1wTPz5Wt495YG0DeNuYuEQJTPn9_55Sjm0JqfTekM29RKPQYpzZK/s1600/P1020553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhliS2UkRdCngFhkFMUxCM7K3wNj9QPSQ2sGYaS7QQbadux_t5yjXS68jF_qqI1hbLOGqp4BGSxmldbkgQKY8lflm_k1wTPz5Wt495YG0DeNuYuEQJTPn9_55Sjm0JqfTekM29RKPQYpzZK/s320/P1020553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284106552588802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTKX495xJMmumFy_5A8sf6FzZHOXGQZt0PlXS9F_G0Rl8wcFc5EDCzIZeZoEVsnwijknKqJuKA5MliEIrn-GYTAHBtVKjdoD8PIrrUKkCaWgxQA6ygyaZqRGArywp2uKKnAuEGMDpUYPR/s1600/P1020552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTKX495xJMmumFy_5A8sf6FzZHOXGQZt0PlXS9F_G0Rl8wcFc5EDCzIZeZoEVsnwijknKqJuKA5MliEIrn-GYTAHBtVKjdoD8PIrrUKkCaWgxQA6ygyaZqRGArywp2uKKnAuEGMDpUYPR/s320/P1020552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284101000593218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYbc7BVfh_w5j3OcZNwOft8UolSgw2OKKAcQchh9XIDTDhdaZJBcPTYUpjR6ZLZ78LdH76UY3Zy40z50tLbmCxeiCJ_VFgf6MMaFfxEGSnyCVwnX24MuuOIXc-AOq8YB_-GSlP6AKiWYo/s1600/P1020551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYbc7BVfh_w5j3OcZNwOft8UolSgw2OKKAcQchh9XIDTDhdaZJBcPTYUpjR6ZLZ78LdH76UY3Zy40z50tLbmCxeiCJ_VFgf6MMaFfxEGSnyCVwnX24MuuOIXc-AOq8YB_-GSlP6AKiWYo/s320/P1020551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554284098981644914" /></a></div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-91855553544401066252010-12-08T16:00:00.000+00:002010-12-24T16:15:46.907+00:00Kate comes to visit...again!<div style="text-align: center;">Kate came to visit for an evening to celebrate the end of two long and rewarding years of earning her Master's in Occupational Therapy at VCU in Richmond.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We celebrated by putting on some very large pants...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj-d-OPwkRGnDBsWL3eCSukDimqQ17YBLDModQtEYDqTtq2hR1KX9YZ4qIAEkx_YxyNLVPzg7B-m611miOxpCigaXiP5P18Hhu1Hu9nPxl9qq37tSocBqaeuH1vwKhuUA9pyCdCsTDQKZ/s1600/P1020565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj-d-OPwkRGnDBsWL3eCSukDimqQ17YBLDModQtEYDqTtq2hR1KX9YZ4qIAEkx_YxyNLVPzg7B-m611miOxpCigaXiP5P18Hhu1Hu9nPxl9qq37tSocBqaeuH1vwKhuUA9pyCdCsTDQKZ/s320/P1020565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554279473148644914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So large, in fact, that two grown women could fit into them with plenty of room to spare!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIDll1yA0V7-0g_DDSK92BMrJyB92Nn-JK2Yq_LXz9FOyZzy873V53-aOcVUF2SjTER89Kab2TJjmJDO5JrF-vYMFYuNgIqA6KuHXFa3HGcNQOpTCGlWY2rJ8qN1KH6M7Rh1SnuFVjBx8/s1600/P1020563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIDll1yA0V7-0g_DDSK92BMrJyB92Nn-JK2Yq_LXz9FOyZzy873V53-aOcVUF2SjTER89Kab2TJjmJDO5JrF-vYMFYuNgIqA6KuHXFa3HGcNQOpTCGlWY2rJ8qN1KH6M7Rh1SnuFVjBx8/s320/P1020563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554279468893136866" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-8852159000441250422010-10-31T23:16:00.000+00:002010-11-09T23:19:45.084+00:00Halloween...<div style="text-align: center;">What am I? I ask myself that regularly...</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was my Halloween costume this year, thanks to my quick trip to the Goodwill Thrift Store.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I won Most Creative Costume at work</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, can you guess?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0FhT3TSJB0kpj89ziyyTjxaiWTx_cgzCxdXe5Dfn9OcNxpQmFNrMvOjdDlOANORCQQ-oG5Sm1DEs_M29aU_mA6tyiI3YxuR9SsBOzdeNvqsid5qEEvCWNHNshfdIMNMJhNOAtoJqFiL-/s1600/P1020548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0FhT3TSJB0kpj89ziyyTjxaiWTx_cgzCxdXe5Dfn9OcNxpQmFNrMvOjdDlOANORCQQ-oG5Sm1DEs_M29aU_mA6tyiI3YxuR9SsBOzdeNvqsid5qEEvCWNHNshfdIMNMJhNOAtoJqFiL-/s320/P1020548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537693113528511010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A Psychedelic Candycane</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-68687870115128960522010-09-28T00:31:00.002+01:002010-09-28T00:42:16.986+01:00Celebratory lunch...<div style="text-align: center;">After a very long time searching, after many revisions of resumes and cover letters, after many discouraging interviews and lack of responses my search for full-time employment has come to a end...nd it was all worth it! I have been offered and have accepted the position of Fitness Coordinator at Chambrel at Williamsburg, a Senior Living Campus near William & Mary College. I will be in charge of personal training, group exercise, fitness programming, healthy cooking demos, nutrition and health education workshops...skies' the limit really...for independent and assisted living residents and staff! I am very excited and really feel like I belong in this environment. They are my kind of people!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To celebrate the joyous news Bev and Robin took Chris and I out for a celebratory lunch and it was DELICIOUS!!!! Thank you both so much for all your support and encouragement!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUkNbzvuUYJcsHVjd0tK8iXWSrqvIb7MFI3ja6Wx_1bc4_9DzgKwyx-ju1y2O6sED8AbeDkwCiyHcJHG4o6hNYQcEfNEn1tHFV4pH7ZjlLqPfSokRZyLRx7u0KicL4avMh3AWZYPEkHlU/s1600/celebration+lunch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUkNbzvuUYJcsHVjd0tK8iXWSrqvIb7MFI3ja6Wx_1bc4_9DzgKwyx-ju1y2O6sED8AbeDkwCiyHcJHG4o6hNYQcEfNEn1tHFV4pH7ZjlLqPfSokRZyLRx7u0KicL4avMh3AWZYPEkHlU/s320/celebration+lunch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521740091279678050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I would also like to thank my parents for their thoughtful card and oh so special box of chocolates that I love so much (you know me so well!), as well as their never-ending support and encouragement. I wish we could be closer, but I am glad for the chats we are able to have!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, of course, my loving husband who has continued to support and encourage me from the very beginning! I love you very much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you to everyone else who have been so supportive via e-mail and phone calls/texts! It has meant a great deal and helped me continue on even when there didn't seem to be a light at the end of the tunnel!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-26145358241550756192010-09-14T18:19:00.002+01:002010-09-14T18:27:09.425+01:00Nights of Catan...<div style="text-align: center;">As usual, Chris and I can't get enough Catan...luckily, we were able to partake Friday and Saturday night, thanks to Carl & Kate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yet another one of my talented husband's mysterious and "useful" tricks!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72OwVHeKfMXld-bS7Lfk7pWyxKMKd2VrCYB8CRapr-X4zCIvb3fqudGvKKAMYjSKpfbRs7QBitEbVm0_tELDkAm6ap3UBeuFyAU0pKXhC2jCJF7AESYZrwXkw8dDvHetuQB2BvIFjNdM6/s1600/P1020532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72OwVHeKfMXld-bS7Lfk7pWyxKMKd2VrCYB8CRapr-X4zCIvb3fqudGvKKAMYjSKpfbRs7QBitEbVm0_tELDkAm6ap3UBeuFyAU0pKXhC2jCJF7AESYZrwXkw8dDvHetuQB2BvIFjNdM6/s320/P1020532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516820248848487266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Carl studying the board very intently...we threw in a new spin by the "explorers" version that my brothers and sis-in-law came up with last year!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEGGFbUk2faTTCG2G97U3siWTZ2CCTR4YRKWxstu6-Yrgp8GuUC4ZOelOfHcwTfUaGp5G1y2OdkNofg1oWDNmtTj09AU8jH39CkfBrhKkOKhfCc1eTlqTvKbFvKGqPlwc5k_D_0j-uX_T/s1600/P1020534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEGGFbUk2faTTCG2G97U3siWTZ2CCTR4YRKWxstu6-Yrgp8GuUC4ZOelOfHcwTfUaGp5G1y2OdkNofg1oWDNmtTj09AU8jH39CkfBrhKkOKhfCc1eTlqTvKbFvKGqPlwc5k_D_0j-uX_T/s320/P1020534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516820238853434306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Kate joined us Saturday for a delightful grapefruit & avocado salad. She was in charge of making the salad dressing. Ever since culinary school, I've been giving Kate some informal lessons and one goal she's been working toward has been to properly emulsify a vinaigrette! Well, with a bit of over-motor stimulation, she has successfully done it! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jZB03p5KWwVnq-gZEl6vHU0JpX5TTfsJBogYAv1Af3aKOzA4j1Q5_xR-U5wzvlNZp6slMiS64rS26Em0gW-G-MCs9940uEFFlbiSRqkqLtVYhVnx3azqygtP0c7RK40yKZl-IxR6yIK6/s1600/P1020538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jZB03p5KWwVnq-gZEl6vHU0JpX5TTfsJBogYAv1Af3aKOzA4j1Q5_xR-U5wzvlNZp6slMiS64rS26Em0gW-G-MCs9940uEFFlbiSRqkqLtVYhVnx3azqygtP0c7RK40yKZl-IxR6yIK6/s320/P1020538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516820233091172450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And here's the proof! Isn't it beautiful!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7zYH0EtRqwhNm8aF20nxwJnwGFcE7AVDmmBBww-2qbByrhg_4rUEqcN7dZBm5efQ2BGAXH2c_-JAZsPVcM_zNmALlJsC_xFKYkufBxvZvVCAaI2ioSav2jPzoFIpqBH1LgP9KN3RWVe2/s1600/P1020537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7zYH0EtRqwhNm8aF20nxwJnwGFcE7AVDmmBBww-2qbByrhg_4rUEqcN7dZBm5efQ2BGAXH2c_-JAZsPVcM_zNmALlJsC_xFKYkufBxvZvVCAaI2ioSav2jPzoFIpqBH1LgP9KN3RWVe2/s320/P1020537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516820229107416210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Good job Kate!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-50968166823317977722010-08-14T22:47:00.005+01:002010-08-14T23:08:41.412+01:00Crabbing...<div style="text-align: center;">Chris and I took advantage of the lack of humidity, but warmth of the sun by heading out to the dock and me learning all about one of Chris' favorite childhood activities...crabbing. Now this isn't crabbing for meat, it's crabbing to be able to experience crab!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI3UITdtI83kDcW98pd07Cy0ivj27is4YZ5mMSdtD7TqJz0X_4-tSrPiZXVujRpu5X7uB3TAh0HjsQQHmVk_jcUT1vm_BWnE3Opv7AePE3jW1G3h8zzzAAZtaRp1oQSLj4U15L0Aximcz/s1600/P1020511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioI3UITdtI83kDcW98pd07Cy0ivj27is4YZ5mMSdtD7TqJz0X_4-tSrPiZXVujRpu5X7uB3TAh0HjsQQHmVk_jcUT1vm_BWnE3Opv7AePE3jW1G3h8zzzAAZtaRp1oQSLj4U15L0Aximcz/s320/P1020511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389685211969730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The bait...raw, gone-off, chicken wings...yum!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpURE6TxREf1cUXYDqOQo5tbDFFSJKAZSoHiG_OvNm8T7P1oxXexgO5z7mZD6RVFo8yO_VGlKCuoOQ4EUiRdnVlVTjGXU2NlE7y6XB9cr4rqmHDTS8uz5SV6BthA2Wm9NEKjU-LrlAO1Cn/s1600/P1020500.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpURE6TxREf1cUXYDqOQo5tbDFFSJKAZSoHiG_OvNm8T7P1oxXexgO5z7mZD6RVFo8yO_VGlKCuoOQ4EUiRdnVlVTjGXU2NlE7y6XB9cr4rqmHDTS8uz5SV6BthA2Wm9NEKjU-LrlAO1Cn/s320/P1020500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389678437837970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't sure what to expect yet...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWOWaJCayDdKosL61Bpy6nEpa3w_gL-ei7w3gXcWcGBXuQ3Brm5A0ET_SHg_T9VAWkS3OmIPpzaFUN5d4zHsDkTOeo7OHhpoyNIlfBf2ndybk42Q7r8jDNwZ5dLV0_qvkLYzd_KSJF7uh/s1600/P1020501.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWOWaJCayDdKosL61Bpy6nEpa3w_gL-ei7w3gXcWcGBXuQ3Brm5A0ET_SHg_T9VAWkS3OmIPpzaFUN5d4zHsDkTOeo7OHhpoyNIlfBf2ndybk42Q7r8jDNwZ5dLV0_qvkLYzd_KSJF7uh/s320/P1020501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389496646524610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">But I quickly caught my first crab...I yelped loudly when I thought it was going to pinch my toes!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOv9Wbt3lk7hj1cDgrb8L9kYToy1cUhRweRvdswxuUFjF_WqJVvNdVW_FVcYEeNZUX3_wU7ESdfvS1wsf8O6z7UUujPt7Q6zpvbUkhos5bjg7TRjmBFxPipt4OavdAfEPM1bRU4pCvfBP/s1600/P1020503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOv9Wbt3lk7hj1cDgrb8L9kYToy1cUhRweRvdswxuUFjF_WqJVvNdVW_FVcYEeNZUX3_wU7ESdfvS1wsf8O6z7UUujPt7Q6zpvbUkhos5bjg7TRjmBFxPipt4OavdAfEPM1bRU4pCvfBP/s320/P1020503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389490029276738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This one was enjoying his lunch so much he wouldn't stop eating even after being caught...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEcjYfMHuWQIuTk2pfEu_OL9_iUoyBvliZahJLJtQACLsG-_DLGzIHa-AsRlv8tBzdW5ckJpxBPDlxgrXjoJPB6szDdzv6fW3EjUpcc_DlFj8WzfckhReTQIHZWTQ8_DvUMugAepUaNrY/s1600/P1020505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEcjYfMHuWQIuTk2pfEu_OL9_iUoyBvliZahJLJtQACLsG-_DLGzIHa-AsRlv8tBzdW5ckJpxBPDlxgrXjoJPB6szDdzv6fW3EjUpcc_DlFj8WzfckhReTQIHZWTQ8_DvUMugAepUaNrY/s320/P1020505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389482062698898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcqwPCPl1tkhcnJLWB-FRL4lkxAZH0wkbiKhj6gz9XCaa_8wz0J8Aj1bb2BTcf1Mae0dW4qKesMzcr4UIhnxQo3Yenr_lAfkga60euOKeV6q8Ppj6XVHVqM1LAYjTRiKdi8QRXyoQw__G/s1600/P1020506.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjcqwPCPl1tkhcnJLWB-FRL4lkxAZH0wkbiKhj6gz9XCaa_8wz0J8Aj1bb2BTcf1Mae0dW4qKesMzcr4UIhnxQo3Yenr_lAfkga60euOKeV6q8Ppj6XVHVqM1LAYjTRiKdi8QRXyoQw__G/s320/P1020506.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505389473175264066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chris is "The Crab Whisperer"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm4eS5_KwKViV8bL_vIShnJcnSj47IHFfCG9F6P7_MUF_dzlhCR_Z63eO8-MVvM5nq5J0zA-F56b7rqqOJEjJTCvGPBbXy7noObuBt3I088yRtMiXMp-M-vwyavcNthYSHWjzMKqjH0_V/s1600/P1020520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwm4eS5_KwKViV8bL_vIShnJcnSj47IHFfCG9F6P7_MUF_dzlhCR_Z63eO8-MVvM5nq5J0zA-F56b7rqqOJEjJTCvGPBbXy7noObuBt3I088yRtMiXMp-M-vwyavcNthYSHWjzMKqjH0_V/s320/P1020520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505386351507712162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6UJ4ajxzJ1CkC03OfquGMKaj89ypNCGsv7GW0e1ruwE1ohStYh5YloPINidMFuVxL5TZoM3O033g4eyAB_fuo-uIT_2XaHrbBSlfznmiVzG-UMEEqLBHoYcHf6nzpkGFN7pXQnar2fI/s1600/P1020520a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6UJ4ajxzJ1CkC03OfquGMKaj89ypNCGsv7GW0e1ruwE1ohStYh5YloPINidMFuVxL5TZoM3O033g4eyAB_fuo-uIT_2XaHrbBSlfznmiVzG-UMEEqLBHoYcHf6nzpkGFN7pXQnar2fI/s320/P1020520a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505386344327180002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sittin by the dock on the bay...wastin time!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86AYG_wg89aiGXcjHH0u-p_nhxfU5U8_Ch1knWjBvMPi80rACaBDPwzd9bOJ9JuK8bnxGBngruPfyAUr_-ZxmUFwz1WvCGCJd1UR4Llg0s39laeOXiBbfm0M9fwcpzfvS2p6Ov5aGGBqf/s1600/P1020521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86AYG_wg89aiGXcjHH0u-p_nhxfU5U8_Ch1knWjBvMPi80rACaBDPwzd9bOJ9JuK8bnxGBngruPfyAUr_-ZxmUFwz1WvCGCJd1UR4Llg0s39laeOXiBbfm0M9fwcpzfvS2p6Ov5aGGBqf/s320/P1020521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505386339307916482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJ5FyFCf1JW_gSiWGfEUeqakmvT5HUGxJIXMr5Tra17Nt22nE3_kISzYt2daBmf6mbcp67BPPm0pI0nMnPbSBqK5hpZYkH0qnjtOzsYEMhXMZOF9QUVyB6tW7aKhp1pP_9u4N-8hh-lzh/s1600/P1020525.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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We decided to head to Luray where they have the Luray Caverns and tubing in Shenandoah Nat'l Park.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stayed at the charming Cardinal Inn...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA14mU_CzY4DvBvssz3Pj6xx3LTwodt58lL2aKj6KkVWZcHzZdcIzaGrs-cuiNAW5szdxC5T9EpFNeowzWx0_bHupGVoL8I2dsV3AotGV5P-6EKErejLoG3Jiv43TXtdm3MR-ioSzY31w/s1600/P1020455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoA14mU_CzY4DvBvssz3Pj6xx3LTwodt58lL2aKj6KkVWZcHzZdcIzaGrs-cuiNAW5szdxC5T9EpFNeowzWx0_bHupGVoL8I2dsV3AotGV5P-6EKErejLoG3Jiv43TXtdm3MR-ioSzY31w/s320/P1020455.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505383562747488658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was actually somewhat cool and without humidity the evening of our arrival, so we played cards in from of our room!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqp1vBLAY-IrTBo3pQRuQN189hth8uQgEp8UzIt2Kmfc7Pu2XsXJdB2FjkPmtzbwZ__2BPTYvCduhlp6G7hnAvGgsKaUZud8rpBwa3Z_eCuUI4lu-1KrF0pkzI4ku_glDU3NkA253n6T8/s1600/P1020453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqp1vBLAY-IrTBo3pQRuQN189hth8uQgEp8UzIt2Kmfc7Pu2XsXJdB2FjkPmtzbwZ__2BPTYvCduhlp6G7hnAvGgsKaUZud8rpBwa3Z_eCuUI4lu-1KrF0pkzI4ku_glDU3NkA253n6T8/s320/P1020453.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505383555146102626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ6QCeoQHqKvKJRX8W-jD_iE_Ao5Tx5MBUaqm15vO-YkGvsxsU35tCVYanBKTEtSw6pwXdQTH861NfgxM0VQIgOHCv7Wnxw9ZJdFmvT4R9aioTTVHJAKfpzGtW_FRds_2w4M_ask8B9aK/s1600/P1020457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ6QCeoQHqKvKJRX8W-jD_iE_Ao5Tx5MBUaqm15vO-YkGvsxsU35tCVYanBKTEtSw6pwXdQTH861NfgxM0VQIgOHCv7Wnxw9ZJdFmvT4R9aioTTVHJAKfpzGtW_FRds_2w4M_ask8B9aK/s320/P1020457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505383543812894594" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-54946337311841652662010-08-14T22:16:00.006+01:002010-08-14T22:38:49.935+01:00Luray Caverns - Audio tour...<div style="text-align: center;">Chris and I headed for the caverns and man were they worth it. Such beauty that has taken thousands, if not millions, of years to form below the surface of the earth! They have maintained them well. Chris and I were impressed with how respectful the tourists have obviously been, as it is very easy to touch the stalactites and stalagmites, but visibly people have refrained.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't love audio tours, as they often, in my experience, drag on and aren't very interesting. This one, however, was just the right amount of intriguing information with the option to learn more about specific formations. Chris and I synced our audio up by pressing play at the same time for each section, which made it more fun too!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p5DPgaxFPhcfTOc2J4rpGWEqzSfxdHH_qhh8_v6IsacFMid8SnpVLoBUi4ah79cYv5rWG1XzDC3KU-sGasTfi4eCXtqusUP2zwlQQ8IheOX2yRZNZrL793RYrDL6H8z6QbdPOBeNLG5Y/s1600/P1020461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p5DPgaxFPhcfTOc2J4rpGWEqzSfxdHH_qhh8_v6IsacFMid8SnpVLoBUi4ah79cYv5rWG1XzDC3KU-sGasTfi4eCXtqusUP2zwlQQ8IheOX2yRZNZrL793RYrDL6H8z6QbdPOBeNLG5Y/s320/P1020461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379539781794834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlR9MFQkFjgbAnmujPtlVGgxM0bsc17osFHEuCuhFO-EbroiTPwDPyBJqBoeGLVdCj5vxRqqc-IBjiZuhL1CuuJ1ZYva_VSGpWyzCYPJLacMKcWv59Ldycho8QHFnnCKbdAPrtwkSxZVns/s1600/P1020463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlR9MFQkFjgbAnmujPtlVGgxM0bsc17osFHEuCuhFO-EbroiTPwDPyBJqBoeGLVdCj5vxRqqc-IBjiZuhL1CuuJ1ZYva_VSGpWyzCYPJLacMKcWv59Ldycho8QHFnnCKbdAPrtwkSxZVns/s320/P1020463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379532178658210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDpHk1WsKynADk0TbM31SiL74Ak8uwrygqkIY46tkq1tds16LJAUeB6WQ6qoVLD3dLIXgXuLe0Qgaz6jrlFr5UNpIElNmzQcefUdL0JL3zr5XGCTxl2kJFUMRNslfdlEJ2UKKH5c3u_3E/s1600/P1020467.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDpHk1WsKynADk0TbM31SiL74Ak8uwrygqkIY46tkq1tds16LJAUeB6WQ6qoVLD3dLIXgXuLe0Qgaz6jrlFr5UNpIElNmzQcefUdL0JL3zr5XGCTxl2kJFUMRNslfdlEJ2UKKH5c3u_3E/s320/P1020467.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379527461263506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmY1LQYGtJssEe_H3O0D5gW13NqHMTZ_XrMp_-Mcm32Q6dOGsqknuwvxNTXAEH5utgaLvza1Y2pBVFsrNEWjfqFrdNPFwxeNzx8Ou_vkLA0eu8uY3GfkQvAeZuvc0JEkRoiPsfIbRgaqR/s1600/P1020468.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmY1LQYGtJssEe_H3O0D5gW13NqHMTZ_XrMp_-Mcm32Q6dOGsqknuwvxNTXAEH5utgaLvza1Y2pBVFsrNEWjfqFrdNPFwxeNzx8Ou_vkLA0eu8uY3GfkQvAeZuvc0JEkRoiPsfIbRgaqR/s320/P1020468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379071560724818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a good example of drapery. Apparently the surface was initially flawed and not smooth, which forced the water to take a round about root and ultimately formed the long, thin draping stalactites!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7GoRyY6kdFrsn4s1c-VlYHMelJMiiQi9_HavJXR8L43CILsGecaZZgloXmlYgCZCXBBoWqkJUdLSdNOnw-FvWqq3XiLMSyyvKbgUmRjj7UZaxcFFspj6ioz8WJnJSZJNI8712u4lUOkf/s1600/P1020473.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7GoRyY6kdFrsn4s1c-VlYHMelJMiiQi9_HavJXR8L43CILsGecaZZgloXmlYgCZCXBBoWqkJUdLSdNOnw-FvWqq3XiLMSyyvKbgUmRjj7UZaxcFFspj6ioz8WJnJSZJNI8712u4lUOkf/s320/P1020473.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379059674853826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the best picture I could take with my camera of the dream pond. It was a large pond when it came to surface area, but only about 12 inches deep at the deepest part. It was a mirror image of the stalactites coming down from above. Chris and I could have sat there for hours being pleasantly awed by it's beauty.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HFmTGXH70mCd68tw2VSklWUj2hWoUY9m9QA9JyUsAJD5Vfbp6GWCrDJFtDspZ6D5zEQbVYYqusRxSjUJx724fglTaK0fJQcgNgrkiuoHvB12MU30sZoQoKwsOi29NW1Z8C-oB0dd0Bf/s1600/P1020476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8HFmTGXH70mCd68tw2VSklWUj2hWoUY9m9QA9JyUsAJD5Vfbp6GWCrDJFtDspZ6D5zEQbVYYqusRxSjUJx724fglTaK0fJQcgNgrkiuoHvB12MU30sZoQoKwsOi29NW1Z8C-oB0dd0Bf/s320/P1020476.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379046966549106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You are witnessing a blind date cavern style! ;)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs10WoVxqrTZxYgUUXMBDpPEoJXbxcvc1NMIY8WItulkCYbCFpdIARpw5oC2Zwi8PhyphenhyphenZDFFncqnCrTFrqyaNz05tA7tPCmofz7qHarXmwNmtLgI2kNIbBw739FAQXjv1R0gHAsNsg53ok/s1600/P1020477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs10WoVxqrTZxYgUUXMBDpPEoJXbxcvc1NMIY8WItulkCYbCFpdIARpw5oC2Zwi8PhyphenhyphenZDFFncqnCrTFrqyaNz05tA7tPCmofz7qHarXmwNmtLgI2kNIbBw739FAQXjv1R0gHAsNsg53ok/s320/P1020477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505379043783764482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdA-bOn2lXnAMKwPgmwihubYSnENWeN96OmZmyFXKFYs_TFXbJxW678q4n7zsicVqtUshceeQl4x-dbVkqd7pgOeGN7OXom-rmv87Asd0aRFZ9c9P7vDHZlXOOLjpFPPGWbtAYGKCRev89/s1600/P1020480.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdA-bOn2lXnAMKwPgmwihubYSnENWeN96OmZmyFXKFYs_TFXbJxW678q4n7zsicVqtUshceeQl4x-dbVkqd7pgOeGN7OXom-rmv87Asd0aRFZ9c9P7vDHZlXOOLjpFPPGWbtAYGKCRev89/s320/P1020480.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505378586500618018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I do love those drapes!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ1JXzrNnKMLYGCF86DFzqGe-CM3EXqQ8vQLxwWea2MayQTfNdC2zRtxn2gZiTsun4zFSFI-YTpZKp3Wixq8iWX0rntRn_8FJmCZGbzBqH5swPP0Ex8EpiFG0Tn_gtFtZxZ_8sjyZUy3u/s1600/P1020482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQ1JXzrNnKMLYGCF86DFzqGe-CM3EXqQ8vQLxwWea2MayQTfNdC2zRtxn2gZiTsun4zFSFI-YTpZKp3Wixq8iWX0rntRn_8FJmCZGbzBqH5swPP0Ex8EpiFG0Tn_gtFtZxZ_8sjyZUy3u/s320/P1020482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505378576994656114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is a draping stalactite from the side. It's a good example of how this they are...and looks like a draping towel..yes?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYvLdMEaPxZqi89SZGbG1HPy9D7D96E4RWyqPDuGR1FvU1C71pNWCUD8dJU-BG_PFG_tOAKLUQNJcHTPSI5AQqnFLPUKw_Z1wv9b7XTO8DaZKefeJ6kARiI-1OkL0CrOGhT_a0JxDhUgb/s1600/P1020483.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYvLdMEaPxZqi89SZGbG1HPy9D7D96E4RWyqPDuGR1FvU1C71pNWCUD8dJU-BG_PFG_tOAKLUQNJcHTPSI5AQqnFLPUKw_Z1wv9b7XTO8DaZKefeJ6kARiI-1OkL0CrOGhT_a0JxDhUgb/s320/P1020483.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505378567128254338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This caught my sights as I rounded the corner! I call it the Buddha temple underground.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijy1xvNARoTZVJaCsmufJDHn4hCChoQ_ZUxAOHUUYWNDMjfXKADbnaKhawGkaOenJzLMqhGy3_IIKU_a08Hen1RjqhorotN_cMFYbBuvOHK9AKsFWZKFl4JcSsPDRMQG3qjlghv7yKtHrK/s1600/P1020484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijy1xvNARoTZVJaCsmufJDHn4hCChoQ_ZUxAOHUUYWNDMjfXKADbnaKhawGkaOenJzLMqhGy3_IIKU_a08Hen1RjqhorotN_cMFYbBuvOHK9AKsFWZKFl4JcSsPDRMQG3qjlghv7yKtHrK/s320/P1020484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505378557683279010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A great example of a stalactite (right) and stalagmite (left) union...they've been together for hundreds of thousands of years...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hKX4YMg0SOuAwwoc-UAqr9EFFDEyc8wnKTMHKup0sF80DqlcgT8BZuHY7TVYTTtyrkpoesYMBMqEPy2L8NBg_wj6OOki5pC5QdzJe6vJQ9pbxegTwHOpeGNkEWZ0s17ef63jji8meIqj/s1600/P1020485.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hKX4YMg0SOuAwwoc-UAqr9EFFDEyc8wnKTMHKup0sF80DqlcgT8BZuHY7TVYTTtyrkpoesYMBMqEPy2L8NBg_wj6OOki5pC5QdzJe6vJQ9pbxegTwHOpeGNkEWZ0s17ef63jji8meIqj/s320/P1020485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505377781245350194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the organ that serenades many a wedding in the caverns...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWtjC1iH2EXTud6oNK0rxLHMBgmTBpxHd6tFeFWPz2qu8-ZwkXRYrgVx4bDftJfKfJglUwiPJBWG3Rt3-AxMiOQp12pPgxxY_ozrxpRgTivdxFoIq5D9mCgGZBE9Ff_RXko0LwjXmX1hT/s1600/P1020489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWtjC1iH2EXTud6oNK0rxLHMBgmTBpxHd6tFeFWPz2qu8-ZwkXRYrgVx4bDftJfKfJglUwiPJBWG3Rt3-AxMiOQp12pPgxxY_ozrxpRgTivdxFoIq5D9mCgGZBE9Ff_RXko0LwjXmX1hT/s320/P1020489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505377777628006962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The guy who created it wanted to make the rocks sing...and sing they do with the help of tuning forks attached to various stalactites around the organ, that is in turn attached to specific keys on the organ. It was beautiful and had wonderful acoustics!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdhWKJneZ00-yqvwhA-TZSpc_7sO-QqB1dHpq0b0YvfkLcr9TPhR6vOJKe8eJBGq6OnkIaEUxpRqOpAJkSnWYbeCJ0tpXIeatnOqt6kfbrw01Wj_Xp6CzfpJzfzc9NnkBDoPaO8coqV9M/s1600/P1020490.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdhWKJneZ00-yqvwhA-TZSpc_7sO-QqB1dHpq0b0YvfkLcr9TPhR6vOJKe8eJBGq6OnkIaEUxpRqOpAJkSnWYbeCJ0tpXIeatnOqt6kfbrw01Wj_Xp6CzfpJzfzc9NnkBDoPaO8coqV9M/s320/P1020490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505377770052678066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is most people's favorite part. They are called fried eggs...they were stalagmites that broke off and back in the day people would rub the nubs for good luck upon their exit from the caverns (which isn't allowed anymore) and that action over and over again caused the smoothness that resembles egg yolks frying!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW-dQjvnfVaL3xasyv7h_vPsYVwJXY7-xeTAPwqTrqTT7o9LAnkGllxqz8is6sgqi2jSAxG_6lmfe8MsmMcdCk79_geuyjVZLhnD5LCVH8KDC6kvWP3Y8CHwNJngZkuFBi6Ih3jgt7G0v/s1600/P1020491.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW-dQjvnfVaL3xasyv7h_vPsYVwJXY7-xeTAPwqTrqTT7o9LAnkGllxqz8is6sgqi2jSAxG_6lmfe8MsmMcdCk79_geuyjVZLhnD5LCVH8KDC6kvWP3Y8CHwNJngZkuFBi6Ih3jgt7G0v/s320/P1020491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505377759350939986" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-6748433818965906822010-08-14T21:48:00.002+01:002010-08-14T22:16:05.759+01:00Luray Caverns - Garden Maze...<div style="text-align: center;">With our pass to the caverns we got free admission to the Secret Garden Maze. Chris wasn't too excited about it in the beginning...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGMO5695TfIK9cAfzF01ZC8SaFxFdT5sk4Xf1nOkaS3CgihrJQkeVtxYJgfQ2fummACreshStX57TxIEkPjUZ0fO0ELTvy7CbvgTeanhj9Xg6hHE3-NI0bdqFGAHICoEBSNEhn97dh5T1/s1600/P1020492.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGMO5695TfIK9cAfzF01ZC8SaFxFdT5sk4Xf1nOkaS3CgihrJQkeVtxYJgfQ2fummACreshStX57TxIEkPjUZ0fO0ELTvy7CbvgTeanhj9Xg6hHE3-NI0bdqFGAHICoEBSNEhn97dh5T1/s320/P1020492.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505376829940492338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ERA51wvp0i8Ut2uQ4j8-tMTObcOR7lf2rjzmFkuyM0oXtxYFU6zTzAAboabCkc3b1Qnq6tUhQotZoCQGKyLGXnDP3WxIv7PQ3IqyK58_9n3LNFu0ZJkcjc6pgy5657PIYspt5nUEs05b/s1600/P1020494.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ERA51wvp0i8Ut2uQ4j8-tMTObcOR7lf2rjzmFkuyM0oXtxYFU6zTzAAboabCkc3b1Qnq6tUhQotZoCQGKyLGXnDP3WxIv7PQ3IqyK58_9n3LNFu0ZJkcjc6pgy5657PIYspt5nUEs05b/s320/P1020494.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505376814697350546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then he found relief in the misters and I had a happy camper on my hands again!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTa5wNkFtToFHnkJyGFkTlv2AW5ac-lFmbTeq3KpWLgKpkCLC84I28MgjY9KGEzQ0RG39zzrMEZTxeRHwKRcXqnFhx5iw2WQHxo7WixDgq8mkocofis27gKqG0zHxK47SCNMZ2wumUfSv/s1600/P1020495.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTa5wNkFtToFHnkJyGFkTlv2AW5ac-lFmbTeq3KpWLgKpkCLC84I28MgjY9KGEzQ0RG39zzrMEZTxeRHwKRcXqnFhx5iw2WQHxo7WixDgq8mkocofis27gKqG0zHxK47SCNMZ2wumUfSv/s320/P1020495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505376811625663506" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-75194660422014363142010-07-28T01:52:00.004+01:002010-07-28T02:16:05.232+01:00And then there was Kate...<div style="text-align: center;">Oh Kate... One of the things I have truly loved about living in Poquoson, VA has been being closer to Beth and Kate, who both reside in Richmond now. It's a quick drive up for the weekend and I've always got a place to stay!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kate found out about that South African Wine Festival going on at a local VA Winery, so we partook in the food, wine and festivities! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The parking lot was right next to the vines...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfNCtuUlRepRkeRA3FfiAGlOWeTjk0STP_8ygQj7QXvKeE5eZd7oQv4G6nfqvYYSLbfH6Vmp3K44bZ2xbrfcpt9D6yXrpGLFhjEsQzvXXnNo9ObKMgxfNzK6nws_52_HvjI9ovgAyP6X2/s1600/P1020441.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfNCtuUlRepRkeRA3FfiAGlOWeTjk0STP_8ygQj7QXvKeE5eZd7oQv4G6nfqvYYSLbfH6Vmp3K44bZ2xbrfcpt9D6yXrpGLFhjEsQzvXXnNo9ObKMgxfNzK6nws_52_HvjI9ovgAyP6X2/s320/P1020441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498756494465719106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They love their meat!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm1wQ24F_vuYzTeSvx33fLMRyq44griWl-zRoBXZK5EgXtptXjCtW3n8LpuNa6L-f0flS2Nc3wtfnkDcozYP6lvr-62wQQ94sXvDIk1AuCayrgLLgA7MYYdIiA92mwUg8lg_SS6uRAgT9/s1600/P1020443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZm1wQ24F_vuYzTeSvx33fLMRyq44griWl-zRoBXZK5EgXtptXjCtW3n8LpuNa6L-f0flS2Nc3wtfnkDcozYP6lvr-62wQQ94sXvDIk1AuCayrgLLgA7MYYdIiA92mwUg8lg_SS6uRAgT9/s320/P1020443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498756483596459666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">La-a-a-a-a-amb</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw_5afcwST5gWaExgwAlymOPjjVob6SOiSOqzYIAmoojww6_g4CNtNlBCvRPaSSoEOuoF6mkfxFFWAts3GeyDaMZGNWRhhzvDiwVHmitvZyH37Ob2svgAy1QFRQLwgyrNFtQDmQOF-0Lg/s1600/P1020445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJw_5afcwST5gWaExgwAlymOPjjVob6SOiSOqzYIAmoojww6_g4CNtNlBCvRPaSSoEOuoF6mkfxFFWAts3GeyDaMZGNWRhhzvDiwVHmitvZyH37Ob2svgAy1QFRQLwgyrNFtQDmQOF-0Lg/s320/P1020445.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498756474783154962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying all the overpriced delectables!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLutAb1fopI46-_hlXVwdYdzUYtCm5tsRr780prAKOJGT6GuIBQ2B_Tr8birGPpkDdw9F0bz-lhtwDp5YXM1UJg27VTOfdvToBZDlHlpYNiZPNRg1bDWdE3nDMgxncXaMDLmWynPdJO6au/s1600/P1020446.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLutAb1fopI46-_hlXVwdYdzUYtCm5tsRr780prAKOJGT6GuIBQ2B_Tr8birGPpkDdw9F0bz-lhtwDp5YXM1UJg27VTOfdvToBZDlHlpYNiZPNRg1bDWdE3nDMgxncXaMDLmWynPdJO6au/s320/P1020446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498753953203997298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Only at a wine festival...or an O'Connor family reunion (he-he)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2_zmJEfvb5dyzATogorf8FoTl61hYMkuOvlHqKtI655EX7M_DNSl6KeUx84Rvb6TasVpFHwWKyC0V-YSE2SVZBH6CzirfiyXIX-jYB9QSmEv7Bs7RPAq_ggxCcKOwRPk1QEmUrn_1dcD/s1600/P1020448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2_zmJEfvb5dyzATogorf8FoTl61hYMkuOvlHqKtI655EX7M_DNSl6KeUx84Rvb6TasVpFHwWKyC0V-YSE2SVZBH6CzirfiyXIX-jYB9QSmEv7Bs7RPAq_ggxCcKOwRPk1QEmUrn_1dcD/s320/P1020448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498753943965491394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our favorite part was the entertainment!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQ7Jc5cynfelxFUpEIjnSLZ1IiN2pmz8Re25AKtwikSepLrTjCzynQHQfHx5IF62v7z0AUSTJCWIewmAnApg29JjjewdrPviiBEyAvb1oyqZedJQ75c9OoCpetTwyqUTuLK0SQJWdRcQU/s1600/P1020450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQ7Jc5cynfelxFUpEIjnSLZ1IiN2pmz8Re25AKtwikSepLrTjCzynQHQfHx5IF62v7z0AUSTJCWIewmAnApg29JjjewdrPviiBEyAvb1oyqZedJQ75c9OoCpetTwyqUTuLK0SQJWdRcQU/s320/P1020450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498753941753117842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwGpiShQ0LzP8ARCHIM5V0ta-fDCwqTyYYLvz0eUm1LKm3JU35HWOuuoZheCst6q3779ob8WEBcUq-Ve3EjLeWNGU_-egmdLUTK2gHigSht6euwNZRaWLt_PrPl5QJ8-b0oBnCpv2OVo-/s1600/P1020452.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwGpiShQ0LzP8ARCHIM5V0ta-fDCwqTyYYLvz0eUm1LKm3JU35HWOuuoZheCst6q3779ob8WEBcUq-Ve3EjLeWNGU_-egmdLUTK2gHigSht6euwNZRaWLt_PrPl5QJ8-b0oBnCpv2OVo-/s320/P1020452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498753934511568802" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-1337348124369446612010-07-28T01:21:00.003+01:002010-07-28T01:52:07.665+01:00Carthage, MO...<div style="text-align: center;">So much happened in between Munising, MI and Carthage, MO...Here's a quick recap:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carrie, Ian's wife, was kind enough to put me up for a night while I was en route. She showed me the great haunts of Duluth, MN! She is now living with Ian and working as a vet at an alternative therapy clinic for animals in Hong Kong...and from what I can tell, loving it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was also able to visit my Aunt Kat, Uncle Dan, cousin Devon, Great Uncle Jerry and Aunt Ellen and friends Chris and Kate while in Grand Forks, ND...great to be back there, always!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next stop on the list was good old Dub-C! I always love heading back to my hometown, especially during the spring/summer. My dad was busy working hard as a park ranger at TRNP and giving Memorial Day addresses to honor our veterans. My mom and I played. We had people over for dinner. I watched the last of the kids I used to babysit graduate from HS; all of which impressed me with their levels of maturity! Yes, it was a lovely visit!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a stop over in Kansas City, MO to see my one and only. He introduced to "fine" KC cuisine (Backyard BBQ, Gates BBQ, Strands Fried Chicken where I introduced our waitress to the Arnegard Martini...), track ball and walks around the neighborhood!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That brings us to Carthage, MO where I had the privilege of having an extended with Krista, whom I hadn't seen in many years! Krista and I had many adventures and some pretty competitive games of ladder ball! We watched many great movies and cooked even greater meals! Oh, Krista...thank you for such a wonderful time!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyf2Z_goy4hrQszlojWdA2quTgkEQzjmkxUK3QEK_x_BG_xz118ZghgiRRfqJSIEEQdLUGC0YhyphenhyphenP7rh3GnlyqjAEWhBRxq8L6ZU2AMocxLZDycFaYUFf-5lONJMR_cgTb8Rfaq1gWuA3M/s1600/DSCF1435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyf2Z_goy4hrQszlojWdA2quTgkEQzjmkxUK3QEK_x_BG_xz118ZghgiRRfqJSIEEQdLUGC0YhyphenhyphenP7rh3GnlyqjAEWhBRxq8L6ZU2AMocxLZDycFaYUFf-5lONJMR_cgTb8Rfaq1gWuA3M/s320/DSCF1435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498745911390130930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2r7GfFqbYLF6jppDyJCQAyNTFx9UlW45HQn1mFH5JsY0fuZUopM0GqGOeaEd1Ob7JamjFXDqn8_1XzCgh0nOCevB1M2ZV2Q3HDTcj6A9rX7hPoLTOhNVohvxZBuBsPXz_1AL_fliuK9d/s1600/DSCF1439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2r7GfFqbYLF6jppDyJCQAyNTFx9UlW45HQn1mFH5JsY0fuZUopM0GqGOeaEd1Ob7JamjFXDqn8_1XzCgh0nOCevB1M2ZV2Q3HDTcj6A9rX7hPoLTOhNVohvxZBuBsPXz_1AL_fliuK9d/s320/DSCF1439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498745896063860514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FmtAkJRdXp7B-t3xvkZY7iGg1WCRCavubPSJ9YtuOZkkpxluxv7w-qkCDD6mi7l_qRcuUpGBvGdDb8LLYBJmFHf72zsk59a_3Lst8ZrkMUon74E6uJue3vlfNdjsjApL840H0B3Ac695/s1600/DSCF1442.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FmtAkJRdXp7B-t3xvkZY7iGg1WCRCavubPSJ9YtuOZkkpxluxv7w-qkCDD6mi7l_qRcuUpGBvGdDb8LLYBJmFHf72zsk59a_3Lst8ZrkMUon74E6uJue3vlfNdjsjApL840H0B3Ac695/s320/DSCF1442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498745887530619458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6OzwPcfvBw-z_epw776rQH0Wx2B1etpb73qgjvqAvbLyySO3zeaEirokMTiYA5J5CWBzXLzn1r5MlN_mSUODFE1x3gsAok_YOVwR-YDrt8sh4oJAq_cMcV7PQsc14WYTG-Vgo6JKmVpl/s1600/DSCF1443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6OzwPcfvBw-z_epw776rQH0Wx2B1etpb73qgjvqAvbLyySO3zeaEirokMTiYA5J5CWBzXLzn1r5MlN_mSUODFE1x3gsAok_YOVwR-YDrt8sh4oJAq_cMcV7PQsc14WYTG-Vgo6JKmVpl/s320/DSCF1443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498745879897498754" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-71016913782707566472010-07-28T01:06:00.004+01:002010-07-28T01:21:05.588+01:00Munising, MI...<div style="text-align: center;">The other memory that plays so fondly in my mind from that roadtrip was our stop over in Munising, MI. Now I really built this up in my head every since I was in 8th grade, so you can imagine how excited I was knowing I was finally fulfilling my dream of revisiting the area. As it were, it was much less exciting than the memories I had, however, as an adult and with much more time there I was able to explore and create new memories!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first of which was on the falls trail!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-jfmWy6aXYsf1TMHdjwZZ8MGO9ShW1rJuRpLhIZSeuyIQgWH7s7nqocN6fNUPsXudvl3wkQ2ea5P3JWQu5msS1aIvZGtmShEOKk8RQdNFmDbJb6joPdZAm7LVN6AnMeLCZeMmHnxwZx1/s1600/P1020408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-jfmWy6aXYsf1TMHdjwZZ8MGO9ShW1rJuRpLhIZSeuyIQgWH7s7nqocN6fNUPsXudvl3wkQ2ea5P3JWQu5msS1aIvZGtmShEOKk8RQdNFmDbJb6joPdZAm7LVN6AnMeLCZeMmHnxwZx1/s320/P1020408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742956388866930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfVFyv3LnGw2bj2qeYDz26xYDMRv-atswzFqgrb6SQINoDPZkt-6JvdG8Ixjh3Xgj3fIimXe1tmYJRRB8vGd3LYz6HJctgztGCgZiwb241NIdQ-CXkPLfE9s8lpxyBd1n71x52PiiFNgq/s1600/P1020415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfVFyv3LnGw2bj2qeYDz26xYDMRv-atswzFqgrb6SQINoDPZkt-6JvdG8Ixjh3Xgj3fIimXe1tmYJRRB8vGd3LYz6HJctgztGCgZiwb241NIdQ-CXkPLfE9s8lpxyBd1n71x52PiiFNgq/s320/P1020415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742949510144546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And Sand Point Beach!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcTYs2IEd19Y1_Pj_MkX0XqkE9ea3EgSJiLg-cjB-y1xHaqHNVs_j6gMujwRC2jqEwm9osJQ0nF-ZDOhhY0wYoX5LqMGVvSXnqhdJT4oQTT6zHqB8kwt7jQFQ80bXLJmtpxThXKNOwKmB/s1600/P1020419.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcTYs2IEd19Y1_Pj_MkX0XqkE9ea3EgSJiLg-cjB-y1xHaqHNVs_j6gMujwRC2jqEwm9osJQ0nF-ZDOhhY0wYoX5LqMGVvSXnqhdJT4oQTT6zHqB8kwt7jQFQ80bXLJmtpxThXKNOwKmB/s320/P1020419.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742942175139042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The first time I ever had fresh seafood was at this place...The Dogpatch restaurant! They had an all-you-can-eat fresh seafood buffet the day we passed through. I remember being grossed out by having to peel the shells and legs off the shrimp (what do you mean the are real live creatures before I eat them?) however I fell in love with crab legs!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately I should have listened to my hotel front desk clerk when she encouraged me NOT to eat at the Dogpatch. It was greasy, bland and smoky...with no seafood buffet. But it was fun going back!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydwl8en1F3VOByh7IXowrXmqj_CDqoJlR7__2m1OGm7wyiuTc_aN67rXC6VbEbaKrhHepfcveJiQDZoMhi5RcfY9ZV7hnKTlu_63J1-NNUjUA9yvwfCNLWxQtDuBZjQdBVJpWT_x6PIAj/s1600/P1020420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydwl8en1F3VOByh7IXowrXmqj_CDqoJlR7__2m1OGm7wyiuTc_aN67rXC6VbEbaKrhHepfcveJiQDZoMhi5RcfY9ZV7hnKTlu_63J1-NNUjUA9yvwfCNLWxQtDuBZjQdBVJpWT_x6PIAj/s320/P1020420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742936935463442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">They have so many trails to waterfalls and along the cliffed coastline of Lake Superior, so I took advantage by taking a 4 hour hike!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OYZ_6BiAN9TlFQGtzzJd9g-3pO_fEXkZziFzgzju3uwV6CwITCKye6Ocj9VSxDK89tyMZ0YZUjMJ_ojnWWsZsc377qIDQIuc9Y_mWmNzwz5mpYB4OCZU-J3ArzGVqZaKAy1GAjKx8iPa/s1600/P1020425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OYZ_6BiAN9TlFQGtzzJd9g-3pO_fEXkZziFzgzju3uwV6CwITCKye6Ocj9VSxDK89tyMZ0YZUjMJ_ojnWWsZsc377qIDQIuc9Y_mWmNzwz5mpYB4OCZU-J3ArzGVqZaKAy1GAjKx8iPa/s320/P1020425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742100842353090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruQ-uVhRMrywdDXGZ4acjAevzFRWFH_tk2SD-Xj7OePQ5RlJx9mKeOQUjou89RVsQJmONJoDEx23ubu5oRrAiMOXZnMmR9lwNb5RCxBJHfJjl6ldYDNr4XbVPjuTxaYioOoHm4qVQFYfF/s1600/P1020424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruQ-uVhRMrywdDXGZ4acjAevzFRWFH_tk2SD-Xj7OePQ5RlJx9mKeOQUjou89RVsQJmONJoDEx23ubu5oRrAiMOXZnMmR9lwNb5RCxBJHfJjl6ldYDNr4XbVPjuTxaYioOoHm4qVQFYfF/s320/P1020424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742090653734514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMAqxpRroWdkxLZ5ixwu1_TIvWTzkL80WCh1E83z1HsV5BFdGXlRricR3w4NLV1KxuKRyOjxD393iaQwrkphrrLy3qVvReUSonMgkJ3cKPk1SB-KKw_HMpL9T7GBTWRBzmLtvngYX81xq/s1600/P1020435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMAqxpRroWdkxLZ5ixwu1_TIvWTzkL80WCh1E83z1HsV5BFdGXlRricR3w4NLV1KxuKRyOjxD393iaQwrkphrrLy3qVvReUSonMgkJ3cKPk1SB-KKw_HMpL9T7GBTWRBzmLtvngYX81xq/s320/P1020435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742078556462082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2exLO9upRHZV01y3pZNDWazo1Tp2cvxhtkTR9LFMYo0vNf7QD37T6VjzKBu3D61zeSTdLdexXhLPxNFJEqm74i6c0CtM4ylylMgLm1O08638hncA1sXrqx1egQl-Hiwrjlrjv5phqtsPd/s1600/P1020438.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2exLO9upRHZV01y3pZNDWazo1Tp2cvxhtkTR9LFMYo0vNf7QD37T6VjzKBu3D61zeSTdLdexXhLPxNFJEqm74i6c0CtM4ylylMgLm1O08638hncA1sXrqx1egQl-Hiwrjlrjv5phqtsPd/s320/P1020438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498742070765830722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Though you can never really go back, you can always visit and make new memories!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-86363661539172283962010-07-28T00:59:00.002+01:002010-07-28T01:06:06.524+01:00Mackinac Bridge...<div style="text-align: center;">When I was an 8th grader (technically the summer prior), my mom, brothers and I took the northern route back to MI when visiting the family rather than the quicker, but more congested southern route that takes you near Chicago. I have such fond memories of this trip. One of which was crossing the Mackinac Bridge. Though the water was every bit a brilliant blue and beautiful as I remember, I figured it wouldn't be safe to take pictures while I was driving, so you will have to settle for this one from my side mirror!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOW0uJ3zHPbvtCL3ZdxEHLAL8fB-MtLtzCUX105Zy6TOCQ8Smr8ktWFIKFvRqxqEHoZGEXcp0YendXnaOR23kySchOzhdaaclFsiBsHd_OH9ovaRZ8q5bJeF0ldppq55H2Gd_R_kk4oK/s1600/P1020398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOW0uJ3zHPbvtCL3ZdxEHLAL8fB-MtLtzCUX105Zy6TOCQ8Smr8ktWFIKFvRqxqEHoZGEXcp0YendXnaOR23kySchOzhdaaclFsiBsHd_OH9ovaRZ8q5bJeF0ldppq55H2Gd_R_kk4oK/s320/P1020398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498740158070759554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-4RFBhRc4AX4Tj6j2oOJP6GEJzmpzVKTEXQrFkPKs6QkwuGCeR6GhMdnh7435avxUegy7seww3SIcMauq4ECobpu6snMdkp6KZiIEHw0i9kNrHdMPwiM94CfS2fFCDPmU7t9TcCTBj4n/s1600/P1020400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-4RFBhRc4AX4Tj6j2oOJP6GEJzmpzVKTEXQrFkPKs6QkwuGCeR6GhMdnh7435avxUegy7seww3SIcMauq4ECobpu6snMdkp6KZiIEHw0i9kNrHdMPwiM94CfS2fFCDPmU7t9TcCTBj4n/s320/P1020400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498740151022475122" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-75019630016576665512010-07-28T00:44:00.004+01:002010-07-28T00:59:06.210+01:00NY, OH, MI...<div style="text-align: center;">So after all the picture taking I did in Europe, I was plum sick of it when I got back to the states, so though I visited alot more people than will be reflected on my blog, I did take some pictures (after getting razzed by Uncle tom). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before I go on though, I want to give a shout out to Uncle Rory, Aunt Judy, Meagan & Ryan in Williamsville, NY. They were gracious hosts (as were their mammoth dogs) and I very much appreciated their hospitality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another HUGE shout out to the Cyrus clan; Aunt Becky, Ashley, Kassie, Shelby, Sami & DJ. I had so much fun getting to know you all again! Teaching and learning...lots of good food was had, lots of great jokes were told!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am with Uncle Tom (in his cabin) and Great Aunt Ruth! She came over for breakfast and unfortunately the waffles I made were less then tasty! Nothing a lot of syrup can't fix though!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPCBFnepkVQX7xUQ0MuYfFKFhcZFqSyd5ZznxMDnunWTgP12RbH2rlBF_sWmiepzDaeCntmOWX3OZvdbXa3GlbS7x_uaxnwp7QvIP4Y8t5BFjbbYqsIDuAWXUwr5v_pn49IxbkYFCQrRY/s1600/P1020387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPCBFnepkVQX7xUQ0MuYfFKFhcZFqSyd5ZznxMDnunWTgP12RbH2rlBF_sWmiepzDaeCntmOWX3OZvdbXa3GlbS7x_uaxnwp7QvIP4Y8t5BFjbbYqsIDuAWXUwr5v_pn49IxbkYFCQrRY/s320/P1020387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498737394816630194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzcQTmOa5dF7gJL-ALHPTb-NgELl1NIFLnNKtbuBCQJGEa7OLIJP0gOze85vSRthJRh_Wyp7ZLL4lzi-LhBHbVrBWtNA80tdpOHFpJfb6aX5XI3U9PRO8pwXCwfZlG0zH4Ln12k8Dvyc9/s1600/P1020389.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzcQTmOa5dF7gJL-ALHPTb-NgELl1NIFLnNKtbuBCQJGEa7OLIJP0gOze85vSRthJRh_Wyp7ZLL4lzi-LhBHbVrBWtNA80tdpOHFpJfb6aX5XI3U9PRO8pwXCwfZlG0zH4Ln12k8Dvyc9/s320/P1020389.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498737384442263074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Uncle Tom took me out a couple times on the kayaks! I fell in love and can't wait to get my own!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WU4mZ_22G4VnKP-PjBa76je_U7TtkLh6cOBD0Ph6NTfRih7SKt1E1OXMtoLPe2mZqltAnpPuLF258NLIiFshiR3dOTBmLYiQ-SpVuNCJfL9HlxPrCgzGmQMmV3iomOzKiQOHEc8umL_n/s1600/P1020390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WU4mZ_22G4VnKP-PjBa76je_U7TtkLh6cOBD0Ph6NTfRih7SKt1E1OXMtoLPe2mZqltAnpPuLF258NLIiFshiR3dOTBmLYiQ-SpVuNCJfL9HlxPrCgzGmQMmV3iomOzKiQOHEc8umL_n/s320/P1020390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498737372032261810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then he took me to Hell for some ice cream!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg715GuKrwDwRmied4Abwdk2hvEBpKH0leCWDEZWmKoAWKyputpGqKCnhHCVye5WCwvTtHfAyPPuGTWWF-D0jU8q215RMzqWg1kF6HlTyLXaydZ9kc_0ZD9phCYKC4TrQ1GiyWl-3Y4agdD/s1600/P1020391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg715GuKrwDwRmied4Abwdk2hvEBpKH0leCWDEZWmKoAWKyputpGqKCnhHCVye5WCwvTtHfAyPPuGTWWF-D0jU8q215RMzqWg1kF6HlTyLXaydZ9kc_0ZD9phCYKC4TrQ1GiyWl-3Y4agdD/s320/P1020391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498736538492538674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAM083ry5P1d0NYp8prlN4eWjsXdrNNvc4i2BtPsg_kztHkBZrqvAZJmdBtEi-tWKxea9yaHZsV9ec06Sv8NhUBbm4bW1kQJmVXg71FFSziyjCsRH7uMD-4C8ycVbrnJnyO79eDxSIJKE/s1600/P1020392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAM083ry5P1d0NYp8prlN4eWjsXdrNNvc4i2BtPsg_kztHkBZrqvAZJmdBtEi-tWKxea9yaHZsV9ec06Sv8NhUBbm4bW1kQJmVXg71FFSziyjCsRH7uMD-4C8ycVbrnJnyO79eDxSIJKE/s320/P1020392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498736520092658770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb_FCYY2l7tFx80q4dVh9fQCbMBbQb32sd6Fc-Hipm6VUETNbJtB3yrElQqG6sKtAEl_-JfFAgB_Oh2Syx3JFfQUe6Wg5k4LiSMxLz1G2Ip5F-E9kvmlMyE0JOBmGtgFepWFq8buzgV7t/s1600/P1020395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb_FCYY2l7tFx80q4dVh9fQCbMBbQb32sd6Fc-Hipm6VUETNbJtB3yrElQqG6sKtAEl_-JfFAgB_Oh2Syx3JFfQUe6Wg5k4LiSMxLz1G2Ip5F-E9kvmlMyE0JOBmGtgFepWFq8buzgV7t/s320/P1020395.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498736513827416354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I feel pretty special as I made the list of people who Uncle Bruce and Uncle Tom take to the diner! Very important business!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAjQ06V-25x9wun4ta6QfrBsFBli0HrCjSW4z9tMl91gyc1Ia_TrnPx9Y4WJmUUCVQOxLwePBIuwBVaAPRES9k1PT1ib-vtj3gfE5Bt78gB77HvaRvnYu-Rvpe0XMHFoqpZFUD7H7DFoO/s1600/P1020396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsAjQ06V-25x9wun4ta6QfrBsFBli0HrCjSW4z9tMl91gyc1Ia_TrnPx9Y4WJmUUCVQOxLwePBIuwBVaAPRES9k1PT1ib-vtj3gfE5Bt78gB77HvaRvnYu-Rvpe0XMHFoqpZFUD7H7DFoO/s320/P1020396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498736474783565058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love my MI relatives. Though I don't get to see you all enough I really appreciate the time you take to make sure I see you when I'm there; Ronnie, Devon, Karl, Uncle Karl, Aunt Margaret, Buddy, Dave & Charlene, Aunt Ruth, Uncle Bruce, Zach, Grandma Marianne and of course, Uncle Tom. Here's a holla to Brad and his lady as well!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-52662743111890346412010-07-28T00:39:00.002+01:002010-07-28T00:44:18.943+01:00Silver Spring...<div style="text-align: center;">I was lucky enough to visit my cousin Maura and her two new additions (one more recent than the other...) Gwydion (her husband) and Porter (their son). Gwydion and I got along famously and he's still razzing me to have Chris and I move across the street from them! We are chefs in the kitchen, getting all geeked up about food and different dishes / ideas!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was wonderful catching up with Maura again as well! As for Porter, well he was 3 weeks old at the time, so he mostly slept. Although I was surprised at how much I noticed his small changes each day I was there! The miracle of life you know!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCzeV9ZHTALVrZRvt3mrUaKLPb9EMSL9KQeqMTO_vCKN5LTrf-V8ic74xovi8AZ-Cw0GknwxiNpAT9GMOGhUmqBSTLjw6bewjpZwgsrKyKZhkPmgfXw63s4J3civd7GLCsSk_q5GdZoVi/s1600/P1020380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCzeV9ZHTALVrZRvt3mrUaKLPb9EMSL9KQeqMTO_vCKN5LTrf-V8ic74xovi8AZ-Cw0GknwxiNpAT9GMOGhUmqBSTLjw6bewjpZwgsrKyKZhkPmgfXw63s4J3civd7GLCsSk_q5GdZoVi/s320/P1020380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498735147957410562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nUyeXWzuwD7PpAocW9GcD-SAAkd8ZBCFE5KGpQ8VdT_ag8ARS5PSixvR3QoWDBDdxzcMcOqem1LMrplxBBL2ovZ2gYS18nxkAf1eMzDFhzxA9M79CRqitcyeiSVPQ2sgB7gVt4MB9Hge/s1600/P1020384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nUyeXWzuwD7PpAocW9GcD-SAAkd8ZBCFE5KGpQ8VdT_ag8ARS5PSixvR3QoWDBDdxzcMcOqem1LMrplxBBL2ovZ2gYS18nxkAf1eMzDFhzxA9M79CRqitcyeiSVPQ2sgB7gVt4MB9Hge/s320/P1020384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498735135305261154" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-49133871753532217072010-07-26T15:45:00.002+01:002010-07-26T15:55:20.732+01:00Charlize...<div style="text-align: center;">Not Theron, but my spunky, red 2004 Forrester! I love her! When she's feeling extra spunky she like being called Charlie! I got a great deal and with the awesome patience and negotiations of MILly, I drove her home in less than a day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ain't she a beaut!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDNYYc7HAvf8TYUlS4W3XRDTcx4HGN0EbwLkgON9WyabHurtFX9tbYMFFALhZR0n_ZZ8UzLL-jKEUYLr7KywFPnprcnVI_gOCQXZLGkB82AVt_I789Pw7gZyQorwrz5S9od3EzV6jtflC/s1600/P1020377.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDNYYc7HAvf8TYUlS4W3XRDTcx4HGN0EbwLkgON9WyabHurtFX9tbYMFFALhZR0n_ZZ8UzLL-jKEUYLr7KywFPnprcnVI_gOCQXZLGkB82AVt_I789Pw7gZyQorwrz5S9od3EzV6jtflC/s320/P1020377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498226343116843906" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-48088371114492858782010-07-25T21:00:00.004+01:002010-07-25T21:13:04.787+01:00Last days in Paris...<div style="text-align: center;">I was meant to fly out of Paris a week prior to my actual departure date due to the Icelandic Ash Cloud that shut most of European air travel down for weeks.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD_ppa9WmuJdszmznyVRzi68efIjlzCzQlCgJIALPN8fVujWSBaXwcjyaJdDx9SV0YoOOmixaQRKsGjcVMloTQCbtyX0JgOCFq6_7sEkt3C7d5ECfuuDMP4eqqTq9up3MjxeRymDE9JrC/s1600/P1020348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD_ppa9WmuJdszmznyVRzi68efIjlzCzQlCgJIALPN8fVujWSBaXwcjyaJdDx9SV0YoOOmixaQRKsGjcVMloTQCbtyX0JgOCFq6_7sEkt3C7d5ECfuuDMP4eqqTq9up3MjxeRymDE9JrC/s320/P1020348.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938243481710370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The day before my departure I decided to walk around the city one last time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame from the front...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d8kp1YZkB9bUCqO6_wdMENfG6kKeCPHnBs53LDov8sbpCrzSsdzwH0jfADO2PfBgOOUCnGanWttmEfpjUQ2GyZwTm5gcFxWJJjAkeelbsnMAvXVpl1-zuqH4kJ4fUM2pF_nXT8BoSm4V/s1600/P1020350.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9d8kp1YZkB9bUCqO6_wdMENfG6kKeCPHnBs53LDov8sbpCrzSsdzwH0jfADO2PfBgOOUCnGanWttmEfpjUQ2GyZwTm5gcFxWJJjAkeelbsnMAvXVpl1-zuqH4kJ4fUM2pF_nXT8BoSm4V/s320/P1020350.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938227115470946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">He is the Bubble Whisperer...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRVtCnvVbUBBxU_qnoPFyPOCQLIsk4RoeiswhsLXOki2jLmUcZJbHFAIN6lncuyTiTCFxIXs98eGknfSNDKQVDlgcw4typzRBDsCZU92JjXwTGpWbaZTSnPLKRMxuX2FjiJag2EoKm2mN/s1600/P1020352.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRVtCnvVbUBBxU_qnoPFyPOCQLIsk4RoeiswhsLXOki2jLmUcZJbHFAIN6lncuyTiTCFxIXs98eGknfSNDKQVDlgcw4typzRBDsCZU92JjXwTGpWbaZTSnPLKRMxuX2FjiJag2EoKm2mN/s320/P1020352.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497938219778223906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrN4oV6WasivTjzT4b0BeiDBDeA8dlYmnC_0bil7ko5EAVS9Z0HduYwivxqGMqfR04uNQ7OV_HFN4lblF826enlA1YYAEXOzK9i08PmNmRsJSG0FsUNQvtq0SsF3MWGO7FnNdRgcizgzr/s1600/P1020360.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrN4oV6WasivTjzT4b0BeiDBDeA8dlYmnC_0bil7ko5EAVS9Z0HduYwivxqGMqfR04uNQ7OV_HFN4lblF826enlA1YYAEXOzK9i08PmNmRsJSG0FsUNQvtq0SsF3MWGO7FnNdRgcizgzr/s320/P1020360.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937836859516978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-nPuaIRL_xWyZKyri-TKlTeNw3vSHfahyphenhyphenLA4445J5wtcHDoOJDQ3ZGkp4ExccTFxnN7rFzP6jWDqY1p-8BOjqt5usmt1pOzjN_XmZZm9YCgewi_w9VPX8jVMa5iTxpXNsknGXYUWEw8I/s1600/P1020361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-nPuaIRL_xWyZKyri-TKlTeNw3vSHfahyphenhyphenLA4445J5wtcHDoOJDQ3ZGkp4ExccTFxnN7rFzP6jWDqY1p-8BOjqt5usmt1pOzjN_XmZZm9YCgewi_w9VPX8jVMa5iTxpXNsknGXYUWEw8I/s320/P1020361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937829418661906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I came upon this and wished my nephews were here, as they would have loved trying this out! I wanted to do it myself, but alas, I am not longer child-sized!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSplFtQhZ9SmrxnYn1fCE4epnp9Sagd_0ha5JubKwH1GPSAVZS7TFgNeSeyWAwhj7LZRV7umQE-2WbB_5PsqfWkHzwquOJzjOj7hdpT3FnsNQZu1BUwsUPn-dpuIgYRre1m8Xy4f11xlx/s1600/P1020362.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSplFtQhZ9SmrxnYn1fCE4epnp9Sagd_0ha5JubKwH1GPSAVZS7TFgNeSeyWAwhj7LZRV7umQE-2WbB_5PsqfWkHzwquOJzjOj7hdpT3FnsNQZu1BUwsUPn-dpuIgYRre1m8Xy4f11xlx/s320/P1020362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937806108993298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V_geJRlAaBB0gOZWJHldTvSe4QCX5u14DbxObnsTILQPYa6x712xTtRl_A235dLVae6V9G_KzH_i69GFBGqy-5bhWy66PQvDgsh8iKspNTm6S1Opxstdomh2sLTpMySAv9LdmpiLFR4F/s1600/P1020364.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1V_geJRlAaBB0gOZWJHldTvSe4QCX5u14DbxObnsTILQPYa6x712xTtRl_A235dLVae6V9G_KzH_i69GFBGqy-5bhWy66PQvDgsh8iKspNTm6S1Opxstdomh2sLTpMySAv9LdmpiLFR4F/s320/P1020364.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497937800846440754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing stops this crowd of tourists....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T-9yGALwcxa6kY5nFPCIzoGI2Tk0NxiO4tYQo1K0hV_f9OWmG2zRSs3bpgRHUlFfiFUXm5aonQBT1vD2IGT-q1eVvkPEjcpZmnctjUEElLXYkyMzIP71q8SosixKSo3rwCJuwx3NrYm-/s1600/P1020367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7T-9yGALwcxa6kY5nFPCIzoGI2Tk0NxiO4tYQo1K0hV_f9OWmG2zRSs3bpgRHUlFfiFUXm5aonQBT1vD2IGT-q1eVvkPEjcpZmnctjUEElLXYkyMzIP71q8SosixKSo3rwCJuwx3NrYm-/s320/P1020367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497936656309460930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nNH8oBR8CNDijTOgMy7eikIuajIic1ZuZncSQqX3NHXC_K5iuP1t-HAuyNwdQ6TlGzw22Kw2-ERMFl-Kfm0oVP-DVgXvkDZgWlia2ykjt4Vy2JOTD0mdiF7kkLq4q9Rpr7UiLOEkoDUk/s1600/P1020368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nNH8oBR8CNDijTOgMy7eikIuajIic1ZuZncSQqX3NHXC_K5iuP1t-HAuyNwdQ6TlGzw22Kw2-ERMFl-Kfm0oVP-DVgXvkDZgWlia2ykjt4Vy2JOTD0mdiF7kkLq4q9Rpr7UiLOEkoDUk/s320/P1020368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497936649586739874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtNNMoSTJFuMWiTuNUmikq69mRh9l3GFyf_yO5Xyf_I00qZ97zBTDxRaxSD7yjGl7K_m-LPUerc9_TWqmkw-2GCA7eAz60FpYoETNYw7X_BhQg-EVZfrmxWVT1nYkr0PrCeb8KWFnwo2G/s1600/P1020371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtNNMoSTJFuMWiTuNUmikq69mRh9l3GFyf_yO5Xyf_I00qZ97zBTDxRaxSD7yjGl7K_m-LPUerc9_TWqmkw-2GCA7eAz60FpYoETNYw7X_BhQg-EVZfrmxWVT1nYkr0PrCeb8KWFnwo2G/s320/P1020371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497936637736082434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_x4dhWWMFNZA0Jd971zN9IplxY1khXtcbuLl_XLGN3s16qconu79dtbp1ISYBG-tkiIlKFE4AxQAVwPd7Z0NFTfiHbPamgsfSpjonlHpYJIwP9mc1pRB989CXgV0uZRHCjwktAmqo59Y/s1600/P1020373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_x4dhWWMFNZA0Jd971zN9IplxY1khXtcbuLl_XLGN3s16qconu79dtbp1ISYBG-tkiIlKFE4AxQAVwPd7Z0NFTfiHbPamgsfSpjonlHpYJIwP9mc1pRB989CXgV0uZRHCjwktAmqo59Y/s320/P1020373.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497936625373124066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye France, Goodbye Europe...Hello Homeland!</div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-41524102232672726612010-07-25T20:20:00.005+01:002010-07-25T20:58:11.147+01:00Jardin de Luxemburg...<div style="text-align: center;">The other garden I found and visited twice was the Garden of Luxembourg. Upon arrival I found everyone was enjoying the sun...avoiding the shade!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk9NQRGb5DLKYDvoTgw8pbNsz_fpDmTAyT5VORvExKEeFjmP4Fdmr5Czjlpb2yGWQYomoONNM8nHStaDnEtWUA3LYpM-44ZSKGgKuF74XGq8gDnj5z3-RCVqq9y6InFbzOFlmGHga675g/s1600/P1020336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk9NQRGb5DLKYDvoTgw8pbNsz_fpDmTAyT5VORvExKEeFjmP4Fdmr5Czjlpb2yGWQYomoONNM8nHStaDnEtWUA3LYpM-44ZSKGgKuF74XGq8gDnj5z3-RCVqq9y6InFbzOFlmGHga675g/s320/P1020336.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497932979437282514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_luxF6j1GJX9tgw-rdqk-YuSRtrW13IKK6RbAUD8ODK-BCdA21h-FXsPKP9kuc7fslea7rOuQ6pynLjPTwCWOyRtPa1ICILjUiUUeZ1t0rhiCHCBMRUVuuQXmcygMTYnzkfYocEiVCF/s1600/P1020326.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_luxF6j1GJX9tgw-rdqk-YuSRtrW13IKK6RbAUD8ODK-BCdA21h-FXsPKP9kuc7fslea7rOuQ6pynLjPTwCWOyRtPa1ICILjUiUUeZ1t0rhiCHCBMRUVuuQXmcygMTYnzkfYocEiVCF/s320/P1020326.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497932970544401714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I sure do love tulips...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2VIu70aytnlF7Ib4tvs-eud_Ia-i0xrElEryYP1dGB_dFi5JaDJ67Bjzfh8WsLrbZ8ApWedzseRPOl0FirYyBLTIIUuzNyhBYcnFzKZVjLiiv7WStJ8fpx7-FSQOvtwiUYS_Ls7e_-3m/s1600/P1020327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2VIu70aytnlF7Ib4tvs-eud_Ia-i0xrElEryYP1dGB_dFi5JaDJ67Bjzfh8WsLrbZ8ApWedzseRPOl0FirYyBLTIIUuzNyhBYcnFzKZVjLiiv7WStJ8fpx7-FSQOvtwiUYS_Ls7e_-3m/s320/P1020327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497932959563402146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This dog was truly smiling...now that I review the pictures I see it's not as obvious as it was in person. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DRuxDQOnO2hZqnwFRF_BL6Hd8keslxVpvzXRcvbMoVINTkfXmPH_LiSYLH5kpl7LwSzvHyhWtuLBb5tUkhAS6yJnFS6K6d082pnOMDcu8cfIdBaLAJBCpar4P40ZALYS8E4i3BYzFXGq/s1600/P1020331.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DRuxDQOnO2hZqnwFRF_BL6Hd8keslxVpvzXRcvbMoVINTkfXmPH_LiSYLH5kpl7LwSzvHyhWtuLBb5tUkhAS6yJnFS6K6d082pnOMDcu8cfIdBaLAJBCpar4P40ZALYS8E4i3BYzFXGq/s320/P1020331.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497929195596867858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Thought of my nephews when I saw these...bet they'd love em!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF-AtkGbO0dLEwoRDxwjyWIM728IrvwjHBvBHZazuh9mDU6DwjS_DyL8622RLyVmIMQD-KRFeu844bNw5oI7JBz38xQ5kaS4SJrhm6sqYO9blE5Yjis5tNuYjmb_5tEKPnPbX-S9a_aTF/s1600/P1020338.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWF-AtkGbO0dLEwoRDxwjyWIM728IrvwjHBvBHZazuh9mDU6DwjS_DyL8622RLyVmIMQD-KRFeu844bNw5oI7JBz38xQ5kaS4SJrhm6sqYO9blE5Yjis5tNuYjmb_5tEKPnPbX-S9a_aTF/s320/P1020338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497929185978289442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm4JmJsByXQj0r3EVSsRxRGeoc2Vl9Ic8ZrhnC_YUtode80TAZ-GgVkWwoeWi4P-R1rMZJEpVU9V9YZq7Ft-Md8Nu67g6qwAxwz9fJtJtYQSbKECDeovq73QzcwuYbXjBkgQoPIX40Pnr/s1600/P1020347.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm4JmJsByXQj0r3EVSsRxRGeoc2Vl9Ic8ZrhnC_YUtode80TAZ-GgVkWwoeWi4P-R1rMZJEpVU9V9YZq7Ft-Md8Nu67g6qwAxwz9fJtJtYQSbKECDeovq73QzcwuYbXjBkgQoPIX40Pnr/s320/P1020347.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497929180483775202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Upon my exit I found that the sun shifted and so did the people!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiY6bo9zHvV82Y8z7yRWO7RR9tkw7-NOCm52oIoEUDTfooYxaVJfPHSpF6NOGKrIUw2xPL1Pj0xn6ulbksehIwoQvE7e6_K0YtuwLLqBdPrKtYoRoHApUJ88Es6Dyx0sQQHERbOPP6bVH/s1600/P1020342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiY6bo9zHvV82Y8z7yRWO7RR9tkw7-NOCm52oIoEUDTfooYxaVJfPHSpF6NOGKrIUw2xPL1Pj0xn6ulbksehIwoQvE7e6_K0YtuwLLqBdPrKtYoRoHApUJ88Es6Dyx0sQQHERbOPP6bVH/s320/P1020342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497929167611807634" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-17893315643512825162010-07-25T19:52:00.003+01:002010-07-25T20:20:18.209+01:00Jardin de Plantes...<div style="text-align: center;">I went out seeking gardens and find them I did!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xfOZBuVX2IPhczUNP_7BcmhCR2tEMeQ1hr236cZTF90K4iomUWOQUJp4YrYPAvpQ-drMJmBm9MfIpGv1L6OB1D6kjNYnf-9rVy-jHXUTySX6b4BqFk0yLUV1JwCCKVAFbwAp0PRVX4Qz/s1600/P1020306.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xfOZBuVX2IPhczUNP_7BcmhCR2tEMeQ1hr236cZTF90K4iomUWOQUJp4YrYPAvpQ-drMJmBm9MfIpGv1L6OB1D6kjNYnf-9rVy-jHXUTySX6b4BqFk0yLUV1JwCCKVAFbwAp0PRVX4Qz/s320/P1020306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497925359445422338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Poppies...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGj07rbLodj0v0xTpOL-MG5ELEa3jcxejsLyyI3doK5uBDCvJXVFAkSisdtVQDYvkWW55cvP0hy0RfeaA47rC-PlICny4pg77ajiEqvzVHboupfOtNnbryouUMS15qCSbr-_ZG_0d2rMO/s1600/P1020307.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGj07rbLodj0v0xTpOL-MG5ELEa3jcxejsLyyI3doK5uBDCvJXVFAkSisdtVQDYvkWW55cvP0hy0RfeaA47rC-PlICny4pg77ajiEqvzVHboupfOtNnbryouUMS15qCSbr-_ZG_0d2rMO/s320/P1020307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497925347272592706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg65zvBGXA31YXbo6e-iYfkwtX9Rj0E5P-T2zKshtDgTKTQ5RP9Ig7lSPku8aW6JuS-eOlw7jPzuHsVSfo51HIzoY5vNwgDI30CNHF6hMxyPme1bZrEYvVRxniIcmaQf61GqX585ZIKF4T/s1600/P1020308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg65zvBGXA31YXbo6e-iYfkwtX9Rj0E5P-T2zKshtDgTKTQ5RP9Ig7lSPku8aW6JuS-eOlw7jPzuHsVSfo51HIzoY5vNwgDI30CNHF6hMxyPme1bZrEYvVRxniIcmaQf61GqX585ZIKF4T/s320/P1020308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497925334539221666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cherry blossoms!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGgG4nqMY6pJD4Pg4QP0di4a4mkGkfPedI_NkrScDjtMDsYmfM6pbdGF-LA7bVOXGxJMmqHit-TFyZD6VklgoIao59-7VHoUY_kesZwYc30uWZqA5t7x-Lo-sIu6Q9R3n0woYCQ0MGCgU/s1600/P1020314.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGgG4nqMY6pJD4Pg4QP0di4a4mkGkfPedI_NkrScDjtMDsYmfM6pbdGF-LA7bVOXGxJMmqHit-TFyZD6VklgoIao59-7VHoUY_kesZwYc30uWZqA5t7x-Lo-sIu6Q9R3n0woYCQ0MGCgU/s320/P1020314.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497925326044631250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqfe3PSmFxoF48BOIZxA3vourZm115QSeqRgtv-nR3JYhLbyBW5j6ZN3LxDQzZsWvSIna7R6Q2nwbS3LGyYA5M61EwK1jwZYc-JDVWO60sKEPzFDMQbqGSlDYywXAH07bWptrtD0RF08B/s1600/P1020315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqfe3PSmFxoF48BOIZxA3vourZm115QSeqRgtv-nR3JYhLbyBW5j6ZN3LxDQzZsWvSIna7R6Q2nwbS3LGyYA5M61EwK1jwZYc-JDVWO60sKEPzFDMQbqGSlDYywXAH07bWptrtD0RF08B/s320/P1020315.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497919050855463570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigmyReRShJF0E9VBW86d46xkyzmIXB3bg6DKDOvFHrwQbvAlW9-0LEOwLSsrTQqIceLVqwXzeWGBXD91S3dK8i7dNl0HqLXocy6FFU6an0IGH0qypo3sRzvxPuV8J5jpdlz1N8x3MrSsT/s1600/P1020319.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigmyReRShJF0E9VBW86d46xkyzmIXB3bg6DKDOvFHrwQbvAlW9-0LEOwLSsrTQqIceLVqwXzeWGBXD91S3dK8i7dNl0HqLXocy6FFU6an0IGH0qypo3sRzvxPuV8J5jpdlz1N8x3MrSsT/s320/P1020319.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497919038462810034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Harry Krishna, Harry Krishna...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOFo1DGisa1_CKU6EMTwD6iq6ohVw0mrkdgpeJkMQ9JM2JiJALOuaGcGwRMt24z7iL0AMvCBl7EB5QEr1fa_hr_HjDAB6qIto9qxiBCNTVHqKNdOZAMdf-n2Gd38Hsxi8WEdWcxWlfQEl/s1600/P1020320.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOFo1DGisa1_CKU6EMTwD6iq6ohVw0mrkdgpeJkMQ9JM2JiJALOuaGcGwRMt24z7iL0AMvCBl7EB5QEr1fa_hr_HjDAB6qIto9qxiBCNTVHqKNdOZAMdf-n2Gd38Hsxi8WEdWcxWlfQEl/s320/P1020320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497919030260521874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mmmmmm...dessert!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cIdsjrl-GKaV4WqW1i4a79fjH2du_S9oEPBvBwvaevhHiY0TTXmriz-ZI7qBnEETSBVaF0g4p9VQp1llcV3z_oZQf9v8ky6FUqYM_RFog1RR-viKZ0EmpsAibWXtF0944WMqzLXBr6Ru/s1600/P1020322.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cIdsjrl-GKaV4WqW1i4a79fjH2du_S9oEPBvBwvaevhHiY0TTXmriz-ZI7qBnEETSBVaF0g4p9VQp1llcV3z_oZQf9v8ky6FUqYM_RFog1RR-viKZ0EmpsAibWXtF0944WMqzLXBr6Ru/s320/P1020322.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497919022512989122" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-22748992719036670022010-07-25T17:54:00.008+01:002010-07-25T19:51:51.376+01:00Long walk in Paris...<div style="text-align: center;">Upon Chris and my arrival in Paris, France, we immediately set out for the Seine River for a walk to the Eiffel Tower.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboABNwsc6OfFyfYCzZwjo2rQpnRsffAIBlCa1EX8fEe9wtOFgjbP9ymEfRe-oZ3MsJ8r-0coRkEXGkU-sv0QVpAwPRzTR8gyt3Gsj22FLFP5Fl5fWP3859hMGvy5PANJGBT-E6GPM7LC5/s1600/P1020218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboABNwsc6OfFyfYCzZwjo2rQpnRsffAIBlCa1EX8fEe9wtOFgjbP9ymEfRe-oZ3MsJ8r-0coRkEXGkU-sv0QVpAwPRzTR8gyt3Gsj22FLFP5Fl5fWP3859hMGvy5PANJGBT-E6GPM7LC5/s320/P1020218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497915362642680002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First stop was the Notre Dame Cathedral...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCjquBMfojEzxp0rRsF4MYyAc1nJkwy2FDrShlhbGZHM6kNWKLO1hlAD47TUeShQ-DYrGlYF9kMmdZhq8UpwQ4tNQ1Rs5XRDVMAiwkTP3L77fJN9vMvcLqL7CKqnmwNQmmlYQEbHrcKsZ/s1600/P1020228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCjquBMfojEzxp0rRsF4MYyAc1nJkwy2FDrShlhbGZHM6kNWKLO1hlAD47TUeShQ-DYrGlYF9kMmdZhq8UpwQ4tNQ1Rs5XRDVMAiwkTP3L77fJN9vMvcLqL7CKqnmwNQmmlYQEbHrcKsZ/s320/P1020228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497915349738876466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Complete with street artists...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiQjXe4NFHN_u_IcFQi3S8d-Rds4O9bo4IoKaquUXfNUH_uU-ykqmridup2C2Rhy9fqaXUwdyaEbw31Q4bd8OW7P84Mt9QmkLchnn3n0K7sQn99vlRIqBNrmoSfaaC0Pw7VaMBNoJPLgn/s1600/P1020231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiQjXe4NFHN_u_IcFQi3S8d-Rds4O9bo4IoKaquUXfNUH_uU-ykqmridup2C2Rhy9fqaXUwdyaEbw31Q4bd8OW7P84Mt9QmkLchnn3n0K7sQn99vlRIqBNrmoSfaaC0Pw7VaMBNoJPLgn/s320/P1020231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497912111216231794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Along the Seine. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On Saturday and Sundays, or perhaps just really nice days, they close down the roads to cars and pedestrians abound.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZyi_H8gtWbJBuxtDWeyZJUTQQMjacIiurtL29GBYgGcITyQPvpesUroG19FfeKQERj386AIx1x-8eA_x2pBqC-FTvrjrjjS4lsczZPTnen84f05mxVmdX3T0evOy-Lyfwmz3Sai5nKMd/s1600/P1020241.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZyi_H8gtWbJBuxtDWeyZJUTQQMjacIiurtL29GBYgGcITyQPvpesUroG19FfeKQERj386AIx1x-8eA_x2pBqC-FTvrjrjjS4lsczZPTnen84f05mxVmdX3T0evOy-Lyfwmz3Sai5nKMd/s320/P1020241.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497912103156843570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Where have all the trash bins gone?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-la3ESGWlSB9YTaX_O3cAiiX8ijd-brGb1fTRDm9RsZfKeEeECvM6A4IJ46M77tPqvyBEI4b7wIunkERcSZIRMC2THkUpJId8wt3bLiXjiYJ-lnMt94XEPfXL5K3Corao5SptO89YSW9/s1600/P1020242.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-la3ESGWlSB9YTaX_O3cAiiX8ijd-brGb1fTRDm9RsZfKeEeECvM6A4IJ46M77tPqvyBEI4b7wIunkERcSZIRMC2THkUpJId8wt3bLiXjiYJ-lnMt94XEPfXL5K3Corao5SptO89YSW9/s320/P1020242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497912093262968210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuLaxtVDrVb9PX0lupdXXrxxagXp_n59SqUr4iR8jeChl4bl4bSOxSJWj9JL3ncq6-ONlpTklWBocAHLrqxNba26-J3tPN7Y3SUTb4nvkwajlShA-KHjux-yD_qFIhHbr3mSZuf2awJyj/s1600/P1020244.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCkwic7TFVC2TjCNToNw0tbKxcaSegHcmW3Cip_Ljy61lOpo5LY94rR8UMpRVoZ9WJjRT6taXQ9UcA2OFjYmRrQzBMb2s1l7qef4QTRKtTgPLE29_DxeJzeTtxAY2BYvg0v1VGQex-QEA/s320/P1020247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497910302742549314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mmmmm...Lilacs!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTgqKsYy2XeYJBgeiRnEqNjLte9uH_35HxRWKQSqk4FPSbrZ0wcFjcclQLB0vDJ1qGLCn4AUfjRV9m3-ukzuHZU7W81X53lf0NqNWskINYnkc-mg0Le83_7zqWmlfwkWG9AX2o4thHEIe/s1600/P1020251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTgqKsYy2XeYJBgeiRnEqNjLte9uH_35HxRWKQSqk4FPSbrZ0wcFjcclQLB0vDJ1qGLCn4AUfjRV9m3-ukzuHZU7W81X53lf0NqNWskINYnkc-mg0Le83_7zqWmlfwkWG9AX2o4thHEIe/s320/P1020251.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497910292030419506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHKGJ4MW3y2blj6lkUSEgRZ4T3lQGU7p-H0eP3aq_yesbXLgC-3B4i8MKI_oZuw3tGBuo25oCaeBWEVzwBXdnVWav6DyuixGc8bzx_JOFqUlevuoVUrBDxjlyVJaRIWksTKh7bnF-X9ug/s1600/P1020250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHKGJ4MW3y2blj6lkUSEgRZ4T3lQGU7p-H0eP3aq_yesbXLgC-3B4i8MKI_oZuw3tGBuo25oCaeBWEVzwBXdnVWav6DyuixGc8bzx_JOFqUlevuoVUrBDxjlyVJaRIWksTKh7bnF-X9ug/s320/P1020250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497910286370534210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">After walking for two hours in the hot, hot sun we finally caught a glimpse of our destination point. Although it still looks pretty far away! Let's keep trekking!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu5h35eqJd79jtMgcKFeaTHkEzoNu5k2SWRwnlRbK7WmocFP2Vt5PZ7imVt0KowQwq9xKtTceowIMMO1_6mE242Zzsf68qPrUM4WPtFw235qzPB2DJAPl1CGnurc5Eg9dleWdvdEo8QUl/s1600/P1020252.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgu5h35eqJd79jtMgcKFeaTHkEzoNu5k2SWRwnlRbK7WmocFP2Vt5PZ7imVt0KowQwq9xKtTceowIMMO1_6mE242Zzsf68qPrUM4WPtFw235qzPB2DJAPl1CGnurc5Eg9dleWdvdEo8QUl/s320/P1020252.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497905993930915218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Zh4b409KonshFi21_haXog9PrcfAdJR2HSA1Hbd7qM-OxTWF3OwPzIJd3GK5Al8MEGYWXWbc8Pt_5MVW23BdeflPibMOsrXsZ4xRnl868Y8d3Qejnab1_AoWDDia8PfIvVhbyvIMIhyphenhyphen9/s1600/P1020256.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Zh4b409KonshFi21_haXog9PrcfAdJR2HSA1Hbd7qM-OxTWF3OwPzIJd3GK5Al8MEGYWXWbc8Pt_5MVW23BdeflPibMOsrXsZ4xRnl868Y8d3Qejnab1_AoWDDia8PfIvVhbyvIMIhyphenhyphen9/s320/P1020256.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497905986144769298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These were all over Paris...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_dmsedfFjowtBD-h2u2HwvmpDAYRmAYv7dmFXFkhJs4hUwe_45QNmuv8sW4MDjpxl-IMby4-clFx-GjYmfSnaMav5dVnPSUr2aernhFFHvpe_87qupGgOwP7iPFZrE4PFbZsqCt0eyTb/s1600/P1020257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_dmsedfFjowtBD-h2u2HwvmpDAYRmAYv7dmFXFkhJs4hUwe_45QNmuv8sW4MDjpxl-IMby4-clFx-GjYmfSnaMav5dVnPSUr2aernhFFHvpe_87qupGgOwP7iPFZrE4PFbZsqCt0eyTb/s320/P1020257.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497905977055487858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnTIJ961tPc4-MZBM9tdITKqMXz9aaV_D7qWPDSIu0mSshrNRYi9GVWY4B6-fPM9Eeuk1m_rbrKtkks-czW_A234HQeCAeRgsSsDOihx3SdxCJdSUEpX7FOWYechhRPhB3SUvpXZkMdjX/s1600/P1020258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnTIJ961tPc4-MZBM9tdITKqMXz9aaV_D7qWPDSIu0mSshrNRYi9GVWY4B6-fPM9Eeuk1m_rbrKtkks-czW_A234HQeCAeRgsSsDOihx3SdxCJdSUEpX7FOWYechhRPhB3SUvpXZkMdjX/s320/P1020258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497905964418140210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We're almost there!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMwJJIhMVowYeQkO_M9puH8-_XzhQ2nCHFc57jalBLi1WjzY5RIfU3RckLo2rrFyNcubpw7qp6Q-TbVR_keNFQep84TEsmMQ07XY5epv53tnpIR4cc2yfO0illf5s88mAskY5ro0lI7Gs/s1600/P1020260.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMwJJIhMVowYeQkO_M9puH8-_XzhQ2nCHFc57jalBLi1WjzY5RIfU3RckLo2rrFyNcubpw7qp6Q-TbVR_keNFQep84TEsmMQ07XY5epv53tnpIR4cc2yfO0illf5s88mAskY5ro0lI7Gs/s320/P1020260.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497889797518992562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">View from the top!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiW98LxvV3Q0PmeaT0IehE9Fl51kWhLiagno3qF8pf7vIvCcoIcbR7Mf-DAVYXKknDNZysfahdmDMsCUxRpE1fi_pPxTFNporM3U6QYUc7pW0PhzGp7EvoaiXeF5GA-kHKgnQ0sUpONg2/s1600/P1020271.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiW98LxvV3Q0PmeaT0IehE9Fl51kWhLiagno3qF8pf7vIvCcoIcbR7Mf-DAVYXKknDNZysfahdmDMsCUxRpE1fi_pPxTFNporM3U6QYUc7pW0PhzGp7EvoaiXeF5GA-kHKgnQ0sUpONg2/s320/P1020271.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497889783945770642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL92K9USRrqacUwB-LD6M7y2D7oPzR-vmFCDq3mNb9Sc64bqB0KGBLXOXUA2xL_ow2mtphfg9IJLEhWW5-LcXCrE_CvmAFJKXRFaO_aD-5fTwDOCVvteVlAhac3YJoIEQ270EBBiXPUKAe/s1600/P1020275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL92K9USRrqacUwB-LD6M7y2D7oPzR-vmFCDq3mNb9Sc64bqB0KGBLXOXUA2xL_ow2mtphfg9IJLEhWW5-LcXCrE_CvmAFJKXRFaO_aD-5fTwDOCVvteVlAhac3YJoIEQ270EBBiXPUKAe/s320/P1020275.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497889759271113698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4A5kzug-dW6L-GURUwzVbqpqPgOu6Xbgw0ebF3G4lMY08SVUhru_B77Gb1E5ELldseqQJcjAoC0DvjRpZGDGvAP5A09P4voJQOB1XAH3JbKkObCSBN35aIOZnClcTfj7AjKFnKW4wjL/s1600/P1020287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh4A5kzug-dW6L-GURUwzVbqpqPgOu6Xbgw0ebF3G4lMY08SVUhru_B77Gb1E5ELldseqQJcjAoC0DvjRpZGDGvAP5A09P4voJQOB1XAH3JbKkObCSBN35aIOZnClcTfj7AjKFnKW4wjL/s320/P1020287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497889740570113138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On my way down the Champs d' Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQx5JBBtXeD79-8OlyU_7mslckwMkHNPWjbXDAiiiSEdaJ5MC7mNZaSQGrUS1tG3EHEHo3wiO5J2S7hgiTBMg1YsUvt2PqmNi8JRsKfS1JfxZME-e-ZqozqxCOwFKshOBqcXg1PbHxml_/s1600/P1020293.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQx5JBBtXeD79-8OlyU_7mslckwMkHNPWjbXDAiiiSEdaJ5MC7mNZaSQGrUS1tG3EHEHo3wiO5J2S7hgiTBMg1YsUvt2PqmNi8JRsKfS1JfxZME-e-ZqozqxCOwFKshOBqcXg1PbHxml_/s320/P1020293.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497888998956566546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2JuOtENXDbA6QubZjJ7QjXBC-6oUeoF0A0deiQFM3NKd-3BXTNm5_aux3x5U-UqVGhS_70sqvoOHvIPMpCMqRYsGiTrM0PWv4OmMToW0Dc4TUPHoePKlG3UpAm6Hgj0eZctqX52tGK_s/s1600/P1020295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2JuOtENXDbA6QubZjJ7QjXBC-6oUeoF0A0deiQFM3NKd-3BXTNm5_aux3x5U-UqVGhS_70sqvoOHvIPMpCMqRYsGiTrM0PWv4OmMToW0Dc4TUPHoePKlG3UpAm6Hgj0eZctqX52tGK_s/s320/P1020295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497888976929402786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Arc de Triomphe...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hpFP3Fuqtmecz94nTVWVU6cZfnwUvVB2AoOj0upylcAQ-6m0Ck74ASDRTwtX2gBUD4cBIfd52Dh1Qd_-WrEM2zSRicFUy-Bpkp7oEtmwtlIMdVYHwHNJkh2AxmPCttD6C0uJq6OwGRhL/s1600/P1020297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hpFP3Fuqtmecz94nTVWVU6cZfnwUvVB2AoOj0upylcAQ-6m0Ck74ASDRTwtX2gBUD4cBIfd52Dh1Qd_-WrEM2zSRicFUy-Bpkp7oEtmwtlIMdVYHwHNJkh2AxmPCttD6C0uJq6OwGRhL/s320/P1020297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497888961913135170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"What's up man...I'm just hanging out on my big boat painting my little boat."</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Qi-k5t5Hvl53Ww45wo9oN2xnqNNZ9cTZSFbNtvd8ZDjVByLKaQ9m2tnUnoJm4vm6oiXzoFobYRzIPofuwUddBN4jkfP25HWKXzkZ_t0uxmEJEJfyHXWVqlCv5qIP8VSdWKy5ZM6Vok5C/s1600/P1020300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Qi-k5t5Hvl53Ww45wo9oN2xnqNNZ9cTZSFbNtvd8ZDjVByLKaQ9m2tnUnoJm4vm6oiXzoFobYRzIPofuwUddBN4jkfP25HWKXzkZ_t0uxmEJEJfyHXWVqlCv5qIP8VSdWKy5ZM6Vok5C/s320/P1020300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497888942504034146" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-63372565606446661632010-07-25T17:35:00.004+01:002010-07-25T17:54:00.057+01:00La Rochelle...<div style="text-align: center;">La Rochelle delivered on the much sought after self-service launderette AND another gorgeous farmer's market. The only difficulty was trying to figure out the directions for the washing machines and driers, as they were posted in French. We managed just fine in the end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the vibrants colors!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVccNZQvj-WGdXE0WsAuMJKgivaEG8MaIPOfQhy86N2On8FsvBDSo6l2hefBBdJrE4Xywmy2ldLtOus8kVUICunR148YbSnhcwnuVlU_QZKgJMmG-jjFJWPpOBIKtHPLmdHkiuKBcMHmf/s1600/P1020204.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVccNZQvj-WGdXE0WsAuMJKgivaEG8MaIPOfQhy86N2On8FsvBDSo6l2hefBBdJrE4Xywmy2ldLtOus8kVUICunR148YbSnhcwnuVlU_QZKgJMmG-jjFJWPpOBIKtHPLmdHkiuKBcMHmf/s320/P1020204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497886117391905890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE6MefudQub5rWuRh5CYcFaoqXnez5Mv1CssGoiUgGxWwF8AqZxkqUir9IqF1hr2LxKlsWiGlk8MhLYRIBagtPaX3W03pcwZ_KvtDj4iKXQf6rSf5fyGhpwUZLjE7YvdH4QKoNdsGDmue/s1600/P1020206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXE6MefudQub5rWuRh5CYcFaoqXnez5Mv1CssGoiUgGxWwF8AqZxkqUir9IqF1hr2LxKlsWiGlk8MhLYRIBagtPaX3W03pcwZ_KvtDj4iKXQf6rSf5fyGhpwUZLjE7YvdH4QKoNdsGDmue/s320/P1020206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497886110956713394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And the seafood...</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE4I_QfOG51ooKEMAEnNnwhZHMv8eGJS93DgZirrZ8scK4Drki3N7rLMjtk9IHd8b8x_lr0fBjSjXf0nfD109LV5gBs7IVpoVh55eXA7ZTspzfv6fzTJfuuajvKjq0JRuFOHkbZW1Dk_d/s1600/P1020207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE4I_QfOG51ooKEMAEnNnwhZHMv8eGJS93DgZirrZ8scK4Drki3N7rLMjtk9IHd8b8x_lr0fBjSjXf0nfD109LV5gBs7IVpoVh55eXA7ZTspzfv6fzTJfuuajvKjq0JRuFOHkbZW1Dk_d/s320/P1020207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497886100407954642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB2i23Y8PrQgtYWX8ywuzoe5n3rf-W9FjDV92ApspW2yAVofedaa2y1towp_2-pm7Ys69_xZa7I4F8mHD97DtwBpqqmrHvGUOq5kXZpLF0wYTzwDSLX1GdG16LlIse_S262Kx7FqmtV-0/s1600/P1020208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB2i23Y8PrQgtYWX8ywuzoe5n3rf-W9FjDV92ApspW2yAVofedaa2y1towp_2-pm7Ys69_xZa7I4F8mHD97DtwBpqqmrHvGUOq5kXZpLF0wYTzwDSLX1GdG16LlIse_S262Kx7FqmtV-0/s320/P1020208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885774183844258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHiMyyxYdY_CTU8cwElggZEoT4f64YJQ1qH3faGK7ujUejliRvUZmDCCUnFx1oH0GzMz_rJm-95em9C6Rq7OLuNxDzOIyLBb_032dcI6AEuG0g6X7jwu7KvqPK6X6ibORRs7LS_Vs1hbl/s1600/P1020209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHiMyyxYdY_CTU8cwElggZEoT4f64YJQ1qH3faGK7ujUejliRvUZmDCCUnFx1oH0GzMz_rJm-95em9C6Rq7OLuNxDzOIyLBb_032dcI6AEuG0g6X7jwu7KvqPK6X6ibORRs7LS_Vs1hbl/s320/P1020209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885764523413058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yes please!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLbs5qjBHTyTsYR72jtVLDH3iYJwkoqf_qD3RCNhRPa8Rm5Z8klX8cmELvVoY041-JwFtrapLn678_KnOHaEcoc1bhWyN47mVRoabCIdk-O1l07CyIopVVvNwRCRZl5xXNUGhNQZcDvDI/s1600/P1020210.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLbs5qjBHTyTsYR72jtVLDH3iYJwkoqf_qD3RCNhRPa8Rm5Z8klX8cmELvVoY041-JwFtrapLn678_KnOHaEcoc1bhWyN47mVRoabCIdk-O1l07CyIopVVvNwRCRZl5xXNUGhNQZcDvDI/s320/P1020210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885753785054674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Do any of these come in green?</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnof5hy68s_fMmS0sUAbXuBFgKGsKStGWf1pBWlHwmX9kLhSUp_XYTa2F0vVvwuKkJH1QsrDRr8aRkRg8yPe3XwkP9w7RRPIYdYyCbOfskI05_tG0aLpjDygfvKPkyfIizcXkPH-Rlnc5V/s1600/P1020211.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnof5hy68s_fMmS0sUAbXuBFgKGsKStGWf1pBWlHwmX9kLhSUp_XYTa2F0vVvwuKkJH1QsrDRr8aRkRg8yPe3XwkP9w7RRPIYdYyCbOfskI05_tG0aLpjDygfvKPkyfIizcXkPH-Rlnc5V/s320/P1020211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885745351393906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is the picture of restraint for this pup...tied to a sausage stand. The smells were tempting us, so I can't imagine how difficult it was for him!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUt8vFTKZkGs3Zyek_edCtHibQdy12jQqj-Bl_51zvZJoeKx8MaOKzPw0GH6Wk8EqGKlVmg0SAs2Zgq1yTngTEROiNj895q6oMNla5yAONzQ8AcEgzw0R31ZdU3H7JOl2jk6ri6jEGefA/s1600/P1020212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUt8vFTKZkGs3Zyek_edCtHibQdy12jQqj-Bl_51zvZJoeKx8MaOKzPw0GH6Wk8EqGKlVmg0SAs2Zgq1yTngTEROiNj895q6oMNla5yAONzQ8AcEgzw0R31ZdU3H7JOl2jk6ri6jEGefA/s320/P1020212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885310225960706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These are mini macarones... we were going to taste them, as Chris has never had one, but the line was so long we settled for pictures!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dcVw4QAvaDDdcWYRLoX6qkZD9x7Fd_jS39hwomOCB1r2y8VGVCypbnNcJJqZR0OrtlDl27o2lBF_OHOn8f2s_A4MMovxKPyqmEEWROsShDyFVQoClL-oMTCLhGIqlrDzwwrTe5Kff1ZE/s1600/P1020215.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3dcVw4QAvaDDdcWYRLoX6qkZD9x7Fd_jS39hwomOCB1r2y8VGVCypbnNcJJqZR0OrtlDl27o2lBF_OHOn8f2s_A4MMovxKPyqmEEWROsShDyFVQoClL-oMTCLhGIqlrDzwwrTe5Kff1ZE/s320/P1020215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885299002920770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"He wants a shoehorn, the kind with teeth!"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ6NeSUsVrh0dOPPVdXrgPNH23GYuqy9ruHE1bsEbS4bMeRD5q1x5wrUmR9OXC-kCcOuN0mbY_6KLpaIa4zL_fzudXL9OgnhzaLfXMhWlEq2kGFEWSwRv3xnxbe2MeOHfq4Ze7yS1dJj2/s1600/P1020216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZ6NeSUsVrh0dOPPVdXrgPNH23GYuqy9ruHE1bsEbS4bMeRD5q1x5wrUmR9OXC-kCcOuN0mbY_6KLpaIa4zL_fzudXL9OgnhzaLfXMhWlEq2kGFEWSwRv3xnxbe2MeOHfq4Ze7yS1dJj2/s320/P1020216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497885287501403202" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791890521522004559.post-48173630996566911842010-07-25T17:26:00.004+01:002010-07-25T17:35:32.996+01:00Bordeaux...<div style="text-align: center;">On our way from St. Emillion to La Rochelle, Chris and I stopped in Bordeaux for a couple hours and lunch, of course! The boardwalk was pretty magnificent!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0gQb1yoUPZ1Ajq7wuamWy-FvpLC0X1PRn1WplpuN0YZGPRfqfR8jp91y9rHCdpXZ9LsINAMGzD202Rp1Gm7ECh7mF5GDTooGBhPwkwtebJWzMIgJbC0jtfJ_iSmD8Px9F_KNMxBphU3u/s1600/P1020174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0gQb1yoUPZ1Ajq7wuamWy-FvpLC0X1PRn1WplpuN0YZGPRfqfR8jp91y9rHCdpXZ9LsINAMGzD202Rp1Gm7ECh7mF5GDTooGBhPwkwtebJWzMIgJbC0jtfJ_iSmD8Px9F_KNMxBphU3u/s320/P1020174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497882703781605410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC022gA932Z8yhwlkPKH9g9FQSBVpw3ZWuiZCdK0U3pIq_vODKejDNm5JCnIpKW5C3jPMhYdk3_pylksAjjNaWihtbxR6NAq_o8K43z6317fB52G25Jg1qcz0eTG3Nc33PZxZQ7TNuf1W/s1600/P1020175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC022gA932Z8yhwlkPKH9g9FQSBVpw3ZWuiZCdK0U3pIq_vODKejDNm5JCnIpKW5C3jPMhYdk3_pylksAjjNaWihtbxR6NAq_o8K43z6317fB52G25Jg1qcz0eTG3Nc33PZxZQ7TNuf1W/s320/P1020175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497881887476012514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3O7rAxY5tKChlvU5YNxPvPAWcD72aQfuw9flvTuxl-yO_DQr8f6YGOd1uKcXulY7M8p14OqzpqjYFrfhZyWO97ys9ApJhfWLx73MHjcGfeCrrGauInLa_rlBCxg2PcOy-4yB3vIBZYR-/s1600/P1020181.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3O7rAxY5tKChlvU5YNxPvPAWcD72aQfuw9flvTuxl-yO_DQr8f6YGOd1uKcXulY7M8p14OqzpqjYFrfhZyWO97ys9ApJhfWLx73MHjcGfeCrrGauInLa_rlBCxg2PcOy-4yB3vIBZYR-/s320/P1020181.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497881878301835010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZFAaNBer4le-tEopDs7c6Xv3atqDPMJMr3mbuNLsW3jSRz7u-rCRvLhvRZ9J42ky-o8QkaFM1BFRCavLWlRI5XnQAhmN9044lK3THB32mWBpYt3Nrb3gV8Qota8GZj-NVzVJePdhAQdF/s1600/P1020193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZFAaNBer4le-tEopDs7c6Xv3atqDPMJMr3mbuNLsW3jSRz7u-rCRvLhvRZ9J42ky-o8QkaFM1BFRCavLWlRI5XnQAhmN9044lK3THB32mWBpYt3Nrb3gV8Qota8GZj-NVzVJePdhAQdF/s320/P1020193.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497881863859983618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJztjOBJOZwt7lERdEzDZrEgqZmk-C8eAP2q4I63M2ltI-m3PmAOt0Z8nm3fmjEivPVhGrcvKpOb6fy9MNtYqR7QhgtHz13OEneGnaBBnRyUja1QS7CnDr-byO_suLBkytG1QrO_BQZvp/s1600/P1020198.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJztjOBJOZwt7lERdEzDZrEgqZmk-C8eAP2q4I63M2ltI-m3PmAOt0Z8nm3fmjEivPVhGrcvKpOb6fy9MNtYqR7QhgtHz13OEneGnaBBnRyUja1QS7CnDr-byO_suLBkytG1QrO_BQZvp/s320/P1020198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497881854651546594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiyu0VgvmOmUxvzzU_rYiRFuwwx4fG5-79iq9bGmafBIJashqy01UZvfrSuOJWByvHMkVFQ8k94z1papF3WgUuKYs-_6PNW0oSAiW2C9fzV7hoKcvn-Es5zl4Dypv7NCJFbrJdw_QW6Jf/s1600/P1020203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiyu0VgvmOmUxvzzU_rYiRFuwwx4fG5-79iq9bGmafBIJashqy01UZvfrSuOJWByvHMkVFQ8k94z1papF3WgUuKYs-_6PNW0oSAiW2C9fzV7hoKcvn-Es5zl4Dypv7NCJFbrJdw_QW6Jf/s320/P1020203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497881845010480322" /></a>mle...http://www.blogger.com/profile/13686580018793089019noreply@blogger.com0