tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140278042024-03-07T03:03:03.526-05:00******************************sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-70392809712461768722008-02-08T18:38:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:24.937-05:00San Francisco!Amy and I got super-cheap tickets to San Francisco on Virgin America back in August (I think). I had never really been to California, except for a brief drive through the desert about 10 years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGGTEIW5zOq8mfCaxJOlXZQIRuX337syK6XeFiou8zIUY9zvNyKtkHXhgtXDGxaULSk_431empc1_il1oivDerQWxqCUEsS-ZWO-D9XJy6KgBvimL-RO4yjdyTuGE5buifcpEeA/s1600-h/IMG_0230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGGTEIW5zOq8mfCaxJOlXZQIRuX337syK6XeFiou8zIUY9zvNyKtkHXhgtXDGxaULSk_431empc1_il1oivDerQWxqCUEsS-ZWO-D9XJy6KgBvimL-RO4yjdyTuGE5buifcpEeA/s400/IMG_0230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164763399922323938" border="0" /></a><br />So, yay! California! Palm trees and bikinis and sun!<br /><br />Except, apparently that is only Southern California, and only certain times of the year is it nice in San Fran. I had checked the weather before we left, so the three days of rain and bitter cold shouldn't <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> have surprised me, but they did. And I didn't pack very well. We ended up with two days of sun at least, which was a nice way to end the trip. On to the photos.<br /><br />Here is a picture of the inside of the airplane. I only put this up to show the cool pink/purple lighting. Really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s2XbUTfBSDJFhHseA7aTlszHwQiP56U8hnhJ6whW-RlwP9Gbi4XHCrhocplw6FyF_1PpVCxrIt26v1_KuCaXIXXGH0RLMhAPuun-ygGbPZOg3PtM3d4NI6qq3_1BmHVVFoe2uQ/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5s2XbUTfBSDJFhHseA7aTlszHwQiP56U8hnhJ6whW-RlwP9Gbi4XHCrhocplw6FyF_1PpVCxrIt26v1_KuCaXIXXGH0RLMhAPuun-ygGbPZOg3PtM3d4NI6qq3_1BmHVVFoe2uQ/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758404875358418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb52U8DQuWjERGDKVU9aKt5zPwmtu_x9QmgbgXT6oMg_5TBgQxCJxUMIqiHe3C9F0zZPHk8E_UruvNUUOXgSt2qA4wmi0XB9EgyBP-IIMRjzAWg_MPuTwQlGtm0FpizQJLa-3tyA/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb52U8DQuWjERGDKVU9aKt5zPwmtu_x9QmgbgXT6oMg_5TBgQxCJxUMIqiHe3C9F0zZPHk8E_UruvNUUOXgSt2qA4wmi0XB9EgyBP-IIMRjzAWg_MPuTwQlGtm0FpizQJLa-3tyA/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758396285423810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Being cold all the time makes me tired.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReUDLHRIZ19Vo_caSuvxuWq7N1wFQ3kzOuImSgGcBOsTUseNSWL191kxrmvtzSf5IGp-Vqt6JEnDTBulaVZRXVye1iy2g43GfCB_QP3ANrd4xGSAOrxjeIqX7ZxbR-o8xhF2jhQ/s1600-h/n12437971_40965877_2529.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReUDLHRIZ19Vo_caSuvxuWq7N1wFQ3kzOuImSgGcBOsTUseNSWL191kxrmvtzSf5IGp-Vqt6JEnDTBulaVZRXVye1iy2g43GfCB_QP3ANrd4xGSAOrxjeIqX7ZxbR-o8xhF2jhQ/s400/n12437971_40965877_2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164760990445670818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Adam (our wonderful host who let us crash at his apartment for three nights), me, Amy, and her sister Gina who came down from Redding to hang out:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9OF3LUAP8xMGv-B91XJD0oV6_BMrFOT_ymkej7PedtIZCzdYNh6iy7IGVepmiO45aWtGm3c3bpQJ5_33a5voLsO1yFeN-sglIz1PzqIqDUzOb4NTy8pi_c_94ajeQ7iUKVnrg/s1600-h/n12437971_40965885_4475.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U9OF3LUAP8xMGv-B91XJD0oV6_BMrFOT_ymkej7PedtIZCzdYNh6iy7IGVepmiO45aWtGm3c3bpQJ5_33a5voLsO1yFeN-sglIz1PzqIqDUzOb4NTy8pi_c_94ajeQ7iUKVnrg/s400/n12437971_40965885_4475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164761003330572722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Scharffen Berger Chooooocooooolate Factory tour! Here's a machine grinding nibs. Mmmm. Nibs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvqG75fs2DcwjEwXxfv6xyeaZPJHDLgVJ6RRtyUKLgA_Pw3tQKIilu9k9lgxzzub-zlHCe3bLfO4Z28utWxsplqmKBtmu5r8RhNfsbBEQnj85mQqpRrIDKhKIi5ciaGL_ubvOgw/s1600-h/IMG_0191.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvqG75fs2DcwjEwXxfv6xyeaZPJHDLgVJ6RRtyUKLgA_Pw3tQKIilu9k9lgxzzub-zlHCe3bLfO4Z28utWxsplqmKBtmu5r8RhNfsbBEQnj85mQqpRrIDKhKIi5ciaGL_ubvOgw/s400/IMG_0191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758409170325730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Those are tubes, tubes full of chocolate! overhead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuXbnUhLHoUKeoEQMLCM5jHWGh0rpBnHYl5Rwjl9t6y-9A9zP558YmzFUv0GxphEMm9TBHdSWeWnP8Hf8hsjdAluB1IcWzJelMzS3BSbz0OtHc1qhsDcAcGNGoCnoYC8qVZuvVw/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuXbnUhLHoUKeoEQMLCM5jHWGh0rpBnHYl5Rwjl9t6y-9A9zP558YmzFUv0GxphEMm9TBHdSWeWnP8Hf8hsjdAluB1IcWzJelMzS3BSbz0OtHc1qhsDcAcGNGoCnoYC8qVZuvVw/s400/IMG_0195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758881616728306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our last two nights we moved to a hostel. Besides being surrounded on all sides by strip clubs and porn shops (and having the most miserable mattress I've ever slept on), the Green Tortoise was pretty rockin. Siobhan (from Ireland, on her first few nights of a year of traveling ) was also staying in our room and became our third partner in crime for the next couple of days.<br /><br /><br />This picture is blurry. I know.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4YfDO8SJr5nL9BaDOYrDIg5V38lmN8PqiNvnbdsCdHrkoXpCQiNA5NJ4lfcFPOCllKWU_Xfb7nM3ZJ9WtqalJFcKdvufXKsj_9XqyVPwqr4GbuTYFzKg9BIhrzSCsM25rG2lAQ/s1600-h/IMG_0225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4YfDO8SJr5nL9BaDOYrDIg5V38lmN8PqiNvnbdsCdHrkoXpCQiNA5NJ4lfcFPOCllKWU_Xfb7nM3ZJ9WtqalJFcKdvufXKsj_9XqyVPwqr4GbuTYFzKg9BIhrzSCsM25rG2lAQ/s400/IMG_0225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759757790056818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Me, looking like a huge nerd in the bike helmet Amy made me wear, and the Golden Gate Bridge:<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizURA4YydE7MbEdXBO_CKZztqo4boe_6p4sz15ONtAc0HbRq6Ov4NdB8P-WQQzKQRDTHfPYvPFbiK4mK4bC-TnuNVSjjJuatT_Ri5IZbzXT5jtHe4yTIHtuRr2eekdoD7P69ObQw/s1600-h/IMG_0202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizURA4YydE7MbEdXBO_CKZztqo4boe_6p4sz15ONtAc0HbRq6Ov4NdB8P-WQQzKQRDTHfPYvPFbiK4mK4bC-TnuNVSjjJuatT_Ri5IZbzXT5jtHe4yTIHtuRr2eekdoD7P69ObQw/s400/IMG_0202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758890206662914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alcatraz! (we didn't go) :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWnioO0_fqPAki4CJk29HKVeW8LEOV055YOacUHvJrQfWs6066TgLtcNJULlYngWNJ5aej9kGuO4MbPB67Y30yzY6FZBYOxoaq1gyJ8p8hyphenhyphenmn6M2HDX2oEQbWfz1p0Mt5WGZyw/s1600-h/IMG_0215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSWnioO0_fqPAki4CJk29HKVeW8LEOV055YOacUHvJrQfWs6066TgLtcNJULlYngWNJ5aej9kGuO4MbPB67Y30yzY6FZBYOxoaq1gyJ8p8hyphenhyphenmn6M2HDX2oEQbWfz1p0Mt5WGZyw/s400/IMG_0215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759341178229042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bridge, Me, Amy:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuvDu-geL1GfiWLlr4mfovTzjcUaVte2ZpQNY_-XHlWXMEPIR8ViHbVbXEho3GWYoeKxXZSZx9okAR_hSwlzKoPNMrXEMwq2Re-3C7r9rAOXob59v3hiZgeFDtTI1AHmD8PdxjA/s1600-h/IMG_0208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuvDu-geL1GfiWLlr4mfovTzjcUaVte2ZpQNY_-XHlWXMEPIR8ViHbVbXEho3GWYoeKxXZSZx9okAR_hSwlzKoPNMrXEMwq2Re-3C7r9rAOXob59v3hiZgeFDtTI1AHmD8PdxjA/s400/IMG_0208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758898796597522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />:(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrOB6YL_FOe2Pj56LUQvthMN7HouPkFTbZI2x5z42pb3p7dkv2UkxDm0SITktt-OoEAekKq30xDGZrfVjTcZuBeCaWSb8iz77fqWtCTw-FT4Ndl9AgOlt2_ql-esoPCnE-ZaRWg/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrOB6YL_FOe2Pj56LUQvthMN7HouPkFTbZI2x5z42pb3p7dkv2UkxDm0SITktt-OoEAekKq30xDGZrfVjTcZuBeCaWSb8iz77fqWtCTw-FT4Ndl9AgOlt2_ql-esoPCnE-ZaRWg/s400/IMG_0211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164758903091564834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bridge pictures:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKX_CQa5FI9HdE3iowD2o5TIECBegPu7WdOcBRULAYEsbYeOeVW-1SMKeiT93HfqXa_ElvskPZoZP611UL_PXkIzdQj8zm4IJIWdpMFk9bdTT9_jIQJzi_J9kT8ZvImWOtkZIug/s1600-h/IMG_0217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKX_CQa5FI9HdE3iowD2o5TIECBegPu7WdOcBRULAYEsbYeOeVW-1SMKeiT93HfqXa_ElvskPZoZP611UL_PXkIzdQj8zm4IJIWdpMFk9bdTT9_jIQJzi_J9kT8ZvImWOtkZIug/s400/IMG_0217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759345473196354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FDlR6aBiacpcG1s3CjJWIT6Y1JOFUML5Fq4DqlFpR9vLOjaVerlu-4HmthkIoqU2EGSgTAC_D7WeybeEr_O0QdQjGYLZ-ZPVH8AZtpE_COs2-58bK_PBg2hK5sxy3or72SrGRw/s1600-h/IMG_0220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FDlR6aBiacpcG1s3CjJWIT6Y1JOFUML5Fq4DqlFpR9vLOjaVerlu-4HmthkIoqU2EGSgTAC_D7WeybeEr_O0QdQjGYLZ-ZPVH8AZtpE_COs2-58bK_PBg2hK5sxy3or72SrGRw/s400/IMG_0220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759362653065570" border="0" /></a>Our new Canadian skateboarding friends at the hostel:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsjyFKSkJQrdFUyaQvhpNerRuOEVudCUYbqMaAYP8kJcbG2Qbe6g9TGYEGIS7AT1FPne0LxSU6IpRV8fWk4S_EKeIs2NbX9ygLTef7N8PfMCHPZQkodIGkIl9jJC8VVRLa8x6YQ/s1600-h/n12437971_40965917_2524.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsjyFKSkJQrdFUyaQvhpNerRuOEVudCUYbqMaAYP8kJcbG2Qbe6g9TGYEGIS7AT1FPne0LxSU6IpRV8fWk4S_EKeIs2NbX9ygLTef7N8PfMCHPZQkodIGkIl9jJC8VVRLa8x6YQ/s400/n12437971_40965917_2524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164761003330572738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chinatown!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxsfzpK30YtUytB_oUmFMzzZEvd5dqNb8Xkuqs6O6TdxnALzVS_U_Ofm6TVWYY9Bkf61lXw66bh_svWcXM-R5HrgevDrWwfhb5eoTO_dwJjcZ-sIRr9FqqUXgdQB6ijEBrxLYSA/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxsfzpK30YtUytB_oUmFMzzZEvd5dqNb8Xkuqs6O6TdxnALzVS_U_Ofm6TVWYY9Bkf61lXw66bh_svWcXM-R5HrgevDrWwfhb5eoTO_dwJjcZ-sIRr9FqqUXgdQB6ijEBrxLYSA/s400/IMG_0226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759766379991426" border="0" /></a><br />Best lunch ever at Lucky Creation, a vegetarian restaurant in Chinatown:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEReYAzKdsB609CtBkyCRO07sWyV3lEJsbB90_luyRHMaL_9DU-eIcDHiD9WBSPRyjZXBBi8jNRn6ZplMDHYdiufIQ210LEggh9Hmcg_zV3UJ9XXAC9MXoWxpY_3370vZDJa2Fpw/s1600-h/n12437971_40965920_3324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEReYAzKdsB609CtBkyCRO07sWyV3lEJsbB90_luyRHMaL_9DU-eIcDHiD9WBSPRyjZXBBi8jNRn6ZplMDHYdiufIQ210LEggh9Hmcg_zV3UJ9XXAC9MXoWxpY_3370vZDJa2Fpw/s400/n12437971_40965920_3324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164761007625540050" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Riding the cable car up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRS4VZXBZ6RHtqyCbO_y_vWSBAVWSvO3GON4tGT-VZ_KCEim07uHSeGGJQ1CHTJPskd3jZYZnA8xGISqXd3_Vs-tA0722NsG9GGKCBUEXUNgY0nOilFXUGL0bdehjG8CUjDucXQ/s1600-h/IMG_0231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRS4VZXBZ6RHtqyCbO_y_vWSBAVWSvO3GON4tGT-VZ_KCEim07uHSeGGJQ1CHTJPskd3jZYZnA8xGISqXd3_Vs-tA0722NsG9GGKCBUEXUNgY0nOilFXUGL0bdehjG8CUjDucXQ/s400/IMG_0231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164759770674958738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A video of the cable car:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw7ou-v6emSL60qkuf7l833JNcbY_45dVfQr8NLrRYZnsi7UdWtkhmEG2UpIPYf2g_3J6DHu-N_' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-40803166471299092062008-01-29T21:50:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:26.080-05:00January in DC......is pretty miserable. In my old age the winters have become much harsher and harder to deal with. Another miserable thing is what is happening to my neighborhood:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJaXooyUFWol9HhRA01dk31uQtRPP5vRziJpky_4KKK-R6B4JOP1_LAaIUyyh6KYWahoUlAEHSlwwTPAV9vHJdBIHQqSMcIfwGqX8UBdDscaU7ewaG4PEUJ-6L1lCbQmILL15Fw/s1600-h/IMG_0172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJaXooyUFWol9HhRA01dk31uQtRPP5vRziJpky_4KKK-R6B4JOP1_LAaIUyyh6KYWahoUlAEHSlwwTPAV9vHJdBIHQqSMcIfwGqX8UBdDscaU7ewaG4PEUJ-6L1lCbQmILL15Fw/s400/IMG_0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161097731234533554" border="0" /></a>Bye bye affordable housing, hello overpriced condos. I give my apartment complex 5 years.<br /><br /><br /><br />I like it when the water in the plant pots overflows but doesn't quite flow over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagjGFb5P02GyMUIE41mGKAIY4-Yot5OUpgmZGZwjf8romv5QHGIAE89G3xgXGenRfQXIR15Fz_OpLtQBLOs8mkgb0calqqWME_vOlIA3BL1GGJT0rwDzmPh5veP1wGYroyFhA6Q/s1600-h/IMG_0145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagjGFb5P02GyMUIE41mGKAIY4-Yot5OUpgmZGZwjf8romv5QHGIAE89G3xgXGenRfQXIR15Fz_OpLtQBLOs8mkgb0calqqWME_vOlIA3BL1GGJT0rwDzmPh5veP1wGYroyFhA6Q/s400/IMG_0145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161097692579827826" border="0" /></a><br />Kelsey (and my parents) came to visit! We went to Gravelly Point Park next to the airport to watch the planes go over. Kelsey likes airplanes when they are in the sky and appear bird-sized, not so much when they are 100 ft overhead<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayMbAWMB1njEDJAl0jFx1cOXzyqoBQls8uZIw3JdQ9wqTQ_uo1PkzG3wD6R4Lh92136dDgV3lNPWjIjXyzgQDsgCqNqTBjqeSxt2haQjxe8nI5qDr6PasqxvHMMepzItk0Bsivw/s1600-h/IMG_0156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayMbAWMB1njEDJAl0jFx1cOXzyqoBQls8uZIw3JdQ9wqTQ_uo1PkzG3wD6R4Lh92136dDgV3lNPWjIjXyzgQDsgCqNqTBjqeSxt2haQjxe8nI5qDr6PasqxvHMMepzItk0Bsivw/s400/IMG_0156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161097705464729730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtJLh5WpBP570d_W7z2kAqzJ1atJVaAsBZIFJfkcN9VqruXzzQRJkjnsHXf8h4DnQPbOHJ0vBzuVfViEPuk6ylWihGL2YVSFFwA1DkI0VXK7LY_hTueiTKHA3dhxlRFSMzF-1Vw/s1600-h/IMG_0158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtJLh5WpBP570d_W7z2kAqzJ1atJVaAsBZIFJfkcN9VqruXzzQRJkjnsHXf8h4DnQPbOHJ0vBzuVfViEPuk6ylWihGL2YVSFFwA1DkI0VXK7LY_hTueiTKHA3dhxlRFSMzF-1Vw/s400/IMG_0158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161097718349631634" border="0" /></a><br />Super Furry Patriotic Dog?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJyydsSKsQlg1wkK81Pe4I75YFmQWj_VijcxgL1o7GCy3qicCU0WD5ow_g0ltrUw9XFXhTCkG2ofYI2F08zSr8mqQjsNgPnhDpaZAIlpP7oWHnbi1f-JPSNsMEdrY9MNX6zNIUA/s1600-h/IMG_0161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJyydsSKsQlg1wkK81Pe4I75YFmQWj_VijcxgL1o7GCy3qicCU0WD5ow_g0ltrUw9XFXhTCkG2ofYI2F08zSr8mqQjsNgPnhDpaZAIlpP7oWHnbi1f-JPSNsMEdrY9MNX6zNIUA/s400/IMG_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161097726939566242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm going to San Francisco Thursday; I cannot pass up a super super cheap plane ticket. I'm going to take lots of pictures. And maybe share them with you.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-41879139739528504812008-01-09T19:23:00.001-05:002008-12-09T17:03:26.883-05:00I'm BackHi.<br /><br />I got a new camera. It seems like I do that every few posts.<br /><br />I promise I'm going to try extra hard to post so that people might actually start reading again.<br /><br />Here is a picture of some baby cilantro sprouts:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOPPzyYnd3wAzlXdO2qMlLiaKKC6YKDxCky_yauQsRQGWZmrT88wHJh3OPWie2IT4P9E5Lmp_ua_g1e8TjhnY_BFVrGI6TRLTexnJbglj6W-cCTkloKnYo_2khYnrc2RQk2vXbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOPPzyYnd3wAzlXdO2qMlLiaKKC6YKDxCky_yauQsRQGWZmrT88wHJh3OPWie2IT4P9E5Lmp_ua_g1e8TjhnY_BFVrGI6TRLTexnJbglj6W-cCTkloKnYo_2khYnrc2RQk2vXbQ/s400/IMG_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153637350829520802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a picture of some baby cacti. We like to grow things at work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyZaTMd_l_P36cWBWQM8NON9kR2_ZDXXllLneT6rkEJNwrmBfgxfZczg8gV6sVvcIQEXoXDCogUiXurBdRkNfSVxc9GvkHSYq_xIaQXo6WbKTX-zCrQin_aO4spMp4HPQ03V4Hw/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyZaTMd_l_P36cWBWQM8NON9kR2_ZDXXllLneT6rkEJNwrmBfgxfZczg8gV6sVvcIQEXoXDCogUiXurBdRkNfSVxc9GvkHSYq_xIaQXo6WbKTX-zCrQin_aO4spMp4HPQ03V4Hw/s400/IMG_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153637355124488114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is my roommate and her devil eyes in the midst of a mess she created:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwZkdavJddSUpVmjT2BsEN2wEbZ0SfnUutgUdvWO6LGheWSRHmxVrccG0OrVaxMgYSaBmURgUQoTsq-0T7y26Ap6xFXjrpSZXR1QV1rc40gDaSZ_UtrPb5vGM1f-gS-YABdoNHw/s1600-h/IMG_0124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwZkdavJddSUpVmjT2BsEN2wEbZ0SfnUutgUdvWO6LGheWSRHmxVrccG0OrVaxMgYSaBmURgUQoTsq-0T7y26Ap6xFXjrpSZXR1QV1rc40gDaSZ_UtrPb5vGM1f-gS-YABdoNHw/s400/IMG_0124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153637342239586194" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't promise my posts would be good.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-41071588766715318062007-10-04T22:14:00.000-04:002008-12-09T17:03:29.039-05:00Horsey Island, VAaka Assateague Island<br /><br />Camping trip, back in the first weekend of August.<br />We bought lots of food at farm stands during the long, hot, all-around bad drive.<br />The funny part is that everything in this picture (except for the produce) is still in my trunk, 2 months later. The bread isn't even moldy yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EOqoU-XynCzgl7C8bwfOpLvx64amODa8d2eQTNB96-8gZ4YZ5MrSDX3tQtl0WvGX2LpTthC0AcKEE5zi5zBXdiP5NEX8Sq6eEpoO0KDPnSPOVGxQNb1qB1qcoU-IuqwZlJ-qOw/s1600-h/assateague+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2EOqoU-XynCzgl7C8bwfOpLvx64amODa8d2eQTNB96-8gZ4YZ5MrSDX3tQtl0WvGX2LpTthC0AcKEE5zi5zBXdiP5NEX8Sq6eEpoO0KDPnSPOVGxQNb1qB1qcoU-IuqwZlJ-qOw/s400/assateague+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117672263091350082" border="0" /></a><br />There were horses all over. They liked port-a-potties.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0EtKN7a7fJTcnj3B0dLo2DJNClfADUWVs4p2-hCnjjHNOyeHI0dR6HJLAky0JBflvmDIcFHNfJPktgV6YqydLCObS9Ut0iqHizdEFUqeFVxgvpgEFK7s2KLE99RoCf4GZ6AhhQ/s1600-h/assateague+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0EtKN7a7fJTcnj3B0dLo2DJNClfADUWVs4p2-hCnjjHNOyeHI0dR6HJLAky0JBflvmDIcFHNfJPktgV6YqydLCObS9Ut0iqHizdEFUqeFVxgvpgEFK7s2KLE99RoCf4GZ6AhhQ/s400/assateague+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117672293156121170" border="0" /></a><br />Awww, baaaaaby horse. Or pony, whatever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwJrJj-ZykbJKDf1VDwRudQjWOCHUCqwRw4IfG7zoYk0OQ4eVSsSor59OldUIsjRq2YkW-XFGFfDKuHDrwIlNuPbYrCkfMWl2Ytc-13jrv8jZo6_zPulemMndopIWMhve_2_aTg/s1600-h/assateague+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwJrJj-ZykbJKDf1VDwRudQjWOCHUCqwRw4IfG7zoYk0OQ4eVSsSor59OldUIsjRq2YkW-XFGFfDKuHDrwIlNuPbYrCkfMWl2Ytc-13jrv8jZo6_zPulemMndopIWMhve_2_aTg/s400/assateague+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117672301746055778" border="0" /></a><br />Diana is an experienced camper. She brought a knife. So smart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8UFNWgl49HIWEJHGRd1jQYuroIBBpdmL5BHIHbh8w02uixZZzWlG1YY8AZ6FxU0zQg21xY_nt8zuOhc9k7S0y5iZGSDKhjq7vA9S026c1OP9z4-ZAFyY2agjSS0KnWan_7jzbA/s1600-h/assateague+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8UFNWgl49HIWEJHGRd1jQYuroIBBpdmL5BHIHbh8w02uixZZzWlG1YY8AZ6FxU0zQg21xY_nt8zuOhc9k7S0y5iZGSDKhjq7vA9S026c1OP9z4-ZAFyY2agjSS0KnWan_7jzbA/s400/assateague+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117672344695728770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Way back in the day (60+ years ago? I can't remember exactly) some brilliant man thought cutting big strips into the marsh would get rid of mosquitoes. He was wrong, but the cuts never went away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitWqsxhTGdGXKjBPDy6A48lM3Xkd-mHuc6yJ8KPv4fJ7OPZMXHpqW9_6PH1j6SDJJ5yuQXxu33KD6qPH_zyNTlj7x0_Ym24XS9TYhEAikgVfizIEg6dNiKGRZbqAwhk8oTf5vCg/s1600-h/assateague+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgitWqsxhTGdGXKjBPDy6A48lM3Xkd-mHuc6yJ8KPv4fJ7OPZMXHpqW9_6PH1j6SDJJ5yuQXxu33KD6qPH_zyNTlj7x0_Ym24XS9TYhEAikgVfizIEg6dNiKGRZbqAwhk8oTf5vCg/s400/assateague+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117673916653759122" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty pretty salt meadow grass:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9aB455DfP5a6Zlb70VbMVr2RfQM8UqwWiO8KxjRmDdcLYx2L7VlxwzpDRk_4zdeWulbpo_tPpPxxL9OkHGhtIXRwbUZienNNKOdozppUcx0pS6M4fmavCUQbDSSn5bk5LZd9Lg/s1600-h/assateague+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9aB455DfP5a6Zlb70VbMVr2RfQM8UqwWiO8KxjRmDdcLYx2L7VlxwzpDRk_4zdeWulbpo_tPpPxxL9OkHGhtIXRwbUZienNNKOdozppUcx0pS6M4fmavCUQbDSSn5bk5LZd9Lg/s400/assateague+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117673925243693730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hello, deer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDhKiK3gFteJ8s-xFAIE9lP3MxRJR3MEhaRqkFYt0o6iy8EmsoG89NnrDMl9Rx4Dv4hJ5z6yT3UKGi4ygDOCvSpx3acJBnRGii4b7heqSv53cGl_g8EumEFP2zKZJJ63uMYyiXQ/s1600-h/assateague+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDhKiK3gFteJ8s-xFAIE9lP3MxRJR3MEhaRqkFYt0o6iy8EmsoG89NnrDMl9Rx4Dv4hJ5z6yT3UKGi4ygDOCvSpx3acJBnRGii4b7heqSv53cGl_g8EumEFP2zKZJJ63uMYyiXQ/s400/assateague+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117673933833628338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hello, beach.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9AbyVBOrnygcGEjil06W0TRAiPDin-ilgOgrwS0GOQO0XWHYtjG8yXiEHmfFgW7di9HTTH0m2AX_VlHjtc6y3ZRAMjmhLrcWN_Bx7M_2iAPU66mQCaV9Tg1uL8yRrtz2x-2wSg/s1600-h/assateague+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9AbyVBOrnygcGEjil06W0TRAiPDin-ilgOgrwS0GOQO0XWHYtjG8yXiEHmfFgW7di9HTTH0m2AX_VlHjtc6y3ZRAMjmhLrcWN_Bx7M_2iAPU66mQCaV9Tg1uL8yRrtz2x-2wSg/s400/assateague+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117673942423562946" border="0" /></a><br />Wild ponies grazing off yonder in the marsh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4ze0TiEzzkiIhLqnGwA5W9Cs7DrZBzpSGee_pMf81GA7zh1JdoMukYCFXSY0GKSN4k2wIYCllU8WzpIwO5tRJ9E_vu2rV0Rv3FCDM9GNRz25c-PQ4KJ-nE-LR7HlVeco6LL4Sg/s1600-h/assateague+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4ze0TiEzzkiIhLqnGwA5W9Cs7DrZBzpSGee_pMf81GA7zh1JdoMukYCFXSY0GKSN4k2wIYCllU8WzpIwO5tRJ9E_vu2rV0Rv3FCDM9GNRz25c-PQ4KJ-nE-LR7HlVeco6LL4Sg/s400/assateague+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117673946718530258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam3y7tAlJaHp9YHBJULb-02YNKlgn79w6v_oH3nczFJCrVPCaxX_UEDTz_ki3h7QPJ6Dk3zElni6mcae4-mPEa7ByQP2dBynJZOpYVyrFcxEGkCSF-aYTHGXgMn2buYtYCBTPjg/s1600-h/assateague+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiam3y7tAlJaHp9YHBJULb-02YNKlgn79w6v_oH3nczFJCrVPCaxX_UEDTz_ki3h7QPJ6Dk3zElni6mcae4-mPEa7ByQP2dBynJZOpYVyrFcxEGkCSF-aYTHGXgMn2buYtYCBTPjg/s400/assateague+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117672331810826866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pony on the road. See ya.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fEFWgmApeGxPwUUaFubEZoSHPNm7Zu-_4aQOt4b1u6qaZL6ruEhbXwOxkugMnJZhXP96_bVFerF_WDintCtNrvZ2FeoGeFgJ8-aO5-nyIPUhxe0dmSTG380t5Bm_qx-BEPzSaA/s1600-h/assateague+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fEFWgmApeGxPwUUaFubEZoSHPNm7Zu-_4aQOt4b1u6qaZL6ruEhbXwOxkugMnJZhXP96_bVFerF_WDintCtNrvZ2FeoGeFgJ8-aO5-nyIPUhxe0dmSTG380t5Bm_qx-BEPzSaA/s400/assateague+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117674900201269986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I haven't really taken any pictures of myself recently, and I won't be taking any in the near future do to my recurring lack of a camera. Here's one on a night out with Jo, except she isn't in it. Just me and her boyfriend, Adam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpbDYu9C4NTvX91g1e_jEn5ij6lKstkDZFQptnkn7Lx_FbFcIPBAq3XFcMTRkBIxoag32RdmVsamb8pFFfVd6Wa4G_j6jg5loILN3kSpKgaXC2EXD6dkg3RjCJuHTVB6_5kWQQg/s1600-h/n7819437_34395901_9064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtpbDYu9C4NTvX91g1e_jEn5ij6lKstkDZFQptnkn7Lx_FbFcIPBAq3XFcMTRkBIxoag32RdmVsamb8pFFfVd6Wa4G_j6jg5loILN3kSpKgaXC2EXD6dkg3RjCJuHTVB6_5kWQQg/s400/n7819437_34395901_9064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117674900201270002" border="0" /></a>That's all.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-19403737237498715232007-10-02T22:39:00.000-04:002008-12-09T17:03:30.376-05:00I've Almost Given Upon posting and buying a camera.<br /><br />So, here are some pictures. Yay.<br />My unbreakable camera got stolen. Of course.<br /><br />Here is a Golden Lion Tamarind at the National Zoo. They don't live in enclosures in the summer, they just hang out in the trees.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBxrud9rtb5pGxskikfGsySYv1OBW60Ve4I9Efy-QPd9nN2m1B7x0P-8RA7u1HvZo3Npsda7gsr8c794hZNWW-w7DInXmvT1vhHvRTkmDyeNwnsnegotPCOiELOfgk_PWt77odw/s1600-h/july07+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBxrud9rtb5pGxskikfGsySYv1OBW60Ve4I9Efy-QPd9nN2m1B7x0P-8RA7u1HvZo3Npsda7gsr8c794hZNWW-w7DInXmvT1vhHvRTkmDyeNwnsnegotPCOiELOfgk_PWt77odw/s400/july07+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116937750669289954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here I am with Pat and "Harry Potter" on the night Book 7 came out. Yes, I am okay with my dorkiness:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H58LUGbGFsa6xAfmUGPy_zFYy20HAMgH7x-4uqSbeRisWbeTlACZaOVEIRgNymomgsXigLH2z0c67i8De136lMUyaLwliWThTrKd3yxP5OZTIBoJEPOix7qpJOWvGE4BymrzgQ/s1600-h/july07+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8H58LUGbGFsa6xAfmUGPy_zFYy20HAMgH7x-4uqSbeRisWbeTlACZaOVEIRgNymomgsXigLH2z0c67i8De136lMUyaLwliWThTrKd3yxP5OZTIBoJEPOix7qpJOWvGE4BymrzgQ/s400/july07+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116937729194453458" border="0" /></a><br />Alison and Gustavo had their American wedding in Michigan. Ju is huge :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27g_ImbcQYzWpDTThKM56-gkQPR95ZmNY1O65tM6f5HDvT7W36OWAm74ECE4HTXuYAv45ug6zTqqSRWZE8hsfhea56Z5xQZ7qdNSwMPHsnpBa_qqCzCDa8moK98JhUeSpAcrFrQ/s1600-h/casamento+e+ann+arbor+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27g_ImbcQYzWpDTThKM56-gkQPR95ZmNY1O65tM6f5HDvT7W36OWAm74ECE4HTXuYAv45ug6zTqqSRWZE8hsfhea56Z5xQZ7qdNSwMPHsnpBa_qqCzCDa8moK98JhUeSpAcrFrQ/s400/casamento+e+ann+arbor+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116941375621687810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjem2E-TCjsVC0RanG3ISli1H_in8W9B7p6_ToadQJUb_hUwus8zGb207OETY4zIazbbVj16g2Bc_2XwHkHKRpAxwf9sxMLMfg03X4_ECuS_B6ogEqSUjdHhTKd6ufMmH1Gs6Hu1Q/s1600-h/casamento+e+ann+arbor+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjem2E-TCjsVC0RanG3ISli1H_in8W9B7p6_ToadQJUb_hUwus8zGb207OETY4zIazbbVj16g2Bc_2XwHkHKRpAxwf9sxMLMfg03X4_ECuS_B6ogEqSUjdHhTKd6ufMmH1Gs6Hu1Q/s400/casamento+e+ann+arbor+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116941384211622418" border="0" /></a><br />The Bahia/Michiganders:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-nS0GVSIdPmbpB3JjcwsoQO_er4SbQUJkLsNWFcfKvFzLCi-GBo7dFO73uCYo23XlTUY-xeSDC8xlkpxJsw1rfRC9iNmvei5B7WxwU8Fxfs2THTiCjfTqNyZrQlYStE7ZHiYQ/s1600-h/casamento+e+ann+arbor+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-nS0GVSIdPmbpB3JjcwsoQO_er4SbQUJkLsNWFcfKvFzLCi-GBo7dFO73uCYo23XlTUY-xeSDC8xlkpxJsw1rfRC9iNmvei5B7WxwU8Fxfs2THTiCjfTqNyZrQlYStE7ZHiYQ/s400/casamento+e+ann+arbor+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116941388506589730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho93i4Q6lDkSaiNoDy6wEAkNiVgR8cg3dXIlv4qH0hVcN4i9Q9-dPFahxF5wVUK1TkcD9iThbIBeBftf0vDbme1lF5Uk0YDbv52O_iWUAqaJN0ZMYUsfUVumgBkZYHV5gDtz2B9Q/s1600-h/casamento+e+ann+arbor+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho93i4Q6lDkSaiNoDy6wEAkNiVgR8cg3dXIlv4qH0hVcN4i9Q9-dPFahxF5wVUK1TkcD9iThbIBeBftf0vDbme1lF5Uk0YDbv52O_iWUAqaJN0ZMYUsfUVumgBkZYHV5gDtz2B9Q/s400/casamento+e+ann+arbor+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116941401391491634" border="0" /></a><br />It is impossible to say "no" to this animal:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaot2f9yQL6VoATxsgNPEmicm5HBfM68ABDII8xB3yYOYYZgJpRcetysPAQgTZ3a53jdiaTHfHTAYcb1nM8Oiy6oRdc7OZUY5WQ7MRmW9smgHFX-FRBn4Q-jr2nLBwVgM7sgJyw/s1600-h/casamento+e+ann+arbor+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaot2f9yQL6VoATxsgNPEmicm5HBfM68ABDII8xB3yYOYYZgJpRcetysPAQgTZ3a53jdiaTHfHTAYcb1nM8Oiy6oRdc7OZUY5WQ7MRmW9smgHFX-FRBn4Q-jr2nLBwVgM7sgJyw/s400/casamento+e+ann+arbor+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116941371326720498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's all for now. I have pictures of camping on Assateague Island and a couple of other adventures to post when I get some spare time (of which there will be more now that September is over). Also, this post is boring. Sorry.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-6732737251230371122007-07-08T19:07:00.001-04:002008-12-09T17:03:35.874-05:00You don't ever update blah blah blah....Yes, I do update. I am updating right now.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3wdgZ_kAFMU1XJD-weBC3wwTOEoTFvSvbvnyLF2HN924u2dlO7E6T2HqCNvvqZo33WMyfTdW6B6Rco4iPuUvn6fJ43NnRldQFkqbTZbVFjQCH-NsfHBUob9MoQM9QL7mdiCOdQ/s1600-h/pj+party+and+caitlin+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3wdgZ_kAFMU1XJD-weBC3wwTOEoTFvSvbvnyLF2HN924u2dlO7E6T2HqCNvvqZo33WMyfTdW6B6Rco4iPuUvn6fJ43NnRldQFkqbTZbVFjQCH-NsfHBUob9MoQM9QL7mdiCOdQ/s400/pj+party+and+caitlin+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084967266310497554" border="0" /></a>Caitlin visited back in the beginning of June.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBlMQlCgPhiUxOBvjtbRZgaAUDLC8AXwzhmdwtGCf32kND4FXJ6TjPeI88pjjik0-IfbxvT0Eo8mbWR-KfcJ00byo5qv1m8D2Av28lmBFa1ipuk6885THlWuez5487puxOgAIVQ/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBlMQlCgPhiUxOBvjtbRZgaAUDLC8AXwzhmdwtGCf32kND4FXJ6TjPeI88pjjik0-IfbxvT0Eo8mbWR-KfcJ00byo5qv1m8D2Av28lmBFa1ipuk6885THlWuez5487puxOgAIVQ/s400/flipcup+tourney+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084968537620817202" border="0" /></a>Part of my kickball team. We finally got shirts.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnv3IL8vDr9YS63wv9OZFrxilWclWReTMxQtF5fsf0MVxAfJwNC7mBHMOjE4tKBbK8c7nnjohkCiJ1hBBK2olVLjJ9BEpNft3e5DIh6CvGjhXxbLilrmMURAukxzhsosUP8l5vg/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnv3IL8vDr9YS63wv9OZFrxilWclWReTMxQtF5fsf0MVxAfJwNC7mBHMOjE4tKBbK8c7nnjohkCiJ1hBBK2olVLjJ9BEpNft3e5DIh6CvGjhXxbLilrmMURAukxzhsosUP8l5vg/s400/flipcup+tourney+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084968546210751810" border="0" /></a><br />Squishy face. This is a good, good, picture.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOoIMD1p7VZ11x46EcVB2TgaAdwvuhBYKSr-ZTPIAbMVlCW3Wk3-2XmlJ8shgFUpNoZ7e1piqD7XcJ2Loh02LQO3ZX5UXjZUwwIn1KgHPFqhnOh9vRRqBqu_OVgIb8h9SGD2tdA/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOoIMD1p7VZ11x46EcVB2TgaAdwvuhBYKSr-ZTPIAbMVlCW3Wk3-2XmlJ8shgFUpNoZ7e1piqD7XcJ2Loh02LQO3ZX5UXjZUwwIn1KgHPFqhnOh9vRRqBqu_OVgIb8h9SGD2tdA/s400/flipcup+tourney+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084968554800686418" border="0" /></a>So serious. Tim and Amy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-qibHyUfo68PL8iYlMdnHiYF4QCT31GasvAhchbI3CIzPoSx3BPaEWg1hWxR2hbHFpsoCvw1ejjx7GcIYKhVdQPBVMz810TY3edA7PtysxQ2JlfKbyvgnwOX7a8QPPgE_Xd9Wg/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-qibHyUfo68PL8iYlMdnHiYF4QCT31GasvAhchbI3CIzPoSx3BPaEWg1hWxR2hbHFpsoCvw1ejjx7GcIYKhVdQPBVMz810TY3edA7PtysxQ2JlfKbyvgnwOX7a8QPPgE_Xd9Wg/s400/flipcup+tourney+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084968563390621026" border="0" /></a>Did I mention this was the flipcup finals? And though they may at time encourage heavy drinking...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-qibHyUfo68PL8iYlMdnHiYF4QCT31GasvAhchbI3CIzPoSx3BPaEWg1hWxR2hbHFpsoCvw1ejjx7GcIYKhVdQPBVMz810TY3edA7PtysxQ2JlfKbyvgnwOX7a8QPPgE_Xd9Wg/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+033.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oMx02vUAMSkvFW9spmY2HC6XS4PYTE9gYzZqJHnDpHY_B4mx5XHA_I_WLGUcLLWftlSgyNvrUQKkVY17xabEjXo-HdY3nI2L-a5Q4_sv0UJoCQEE5ssCGo-Hu0RAno-kuxv5rw/s1600-h/flipcup+tourney+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oMx02vUAMSkvFW9spmY2HC6XS4PYTE9gYzZqJHnDpHY_B4mx5XHA_I_WLGUcLLWftlSgyNvrUQKkVY17xabEjXo-HdY3nI2L-a5Q4_sv0UJoCQEE5ssCGo-Hu0RAno-kuxv5rw/s400/flipcup+tourney+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084968567685588338" border="0" /></a>these boys do have a tender side.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwR3LEHQmC0eajeXZ6I52JdRjeUvp4Vyc9Vue3ehIP_bL0FI59ngyg2usLFgZL2nk2TmYQARWT2B2LVyCwkpif_svOTmyLPp_DzryPvhSgVT88N8a5gxDwefeROsHqYhsPnWk-g/s1600-h/P5220451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwR3LEHQmC0eajeXZ6I52JdRjeUvp4Vyc9Vue3ehIP_bL0FI59ngyg2usLFgZL2nk2TmYQARWT2B2LVyCwkpif_svOTmyLPp_DzryPvhSgVT88N8a5gxDwefeROsHqYhsPnWk-g/s400/P5220451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969070196761986" border="0" /></a>Hard at work with my lovely coworkers (minus Cindy) in our awesome new t-shirts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoQG5u1tgiYOnGdgQ3WpjjZLwSX7rpnGPXSPb2ujLQRyyPGsgXYgGDgkVSOiVmBNp2nhv_t7yp6iXyvxVefgXM6xVoo5mz2Be2qdAd5KYcvqMfdY4MrfGZfhTj34qulO04Fi16Q/s1600-h/P5220454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoQG5u1tgiYOnGdgQ3WpjjZLwSX7rpnGPXSPb2ujLQRyyPGsgXYgGDgkVSOiVmBNp2nhv_t7yp6iXyvxVefgXM6xVoo5mz2Be2qdAd5KYcvqMfdY4MrfGZfhTj34qulO04Fi16Q/s400/P5220454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969078786696594" border="0" /></a>Our text book really is that interesting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvADtgyD_f1JXhpdwoW5j0TF5f8WbKg0MTJj_hDBZ5xBcMEaqqWfgrwiK1Xhi7KoXNPCVoU5E35isa-L51w04wxhSbsI0db0DTy7r2lEE-IfINS3zJH6M1c5yPySXWwildaqLlLg/s1600-h/P5250455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvADtgyD_f1JXhpdwoW5j0TF5f8WbKg0MTJj_hDBZ5xBcMEaqqWfgrwiK1Xhi7KoXNPCVoU5E35isa-L51w04wxhSbsI0db0DTy7r2lEE-IfINS3zJH6M1c5yPySXWwildaqLlLg/s400/P5250455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969083081663906" border="0" /></a>And we really do work hard. rly.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWtFBqDXBoCGSJnE87OUnxDtdFKMyyetDo6Ak1RnwrVYuNyT-PMngUQ3ivQ3DXIBnnsu_EBMTpisIOrBMq-xJKYrx3ecYO8TG0wCMebTKm4L33oxTR_5Srq2Yh6A9d2YGs1sh2w/s1600-h/June+2007+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWtFBqDXBoCGSJnE87OUnxDtdFKMyyetDo6Ak1RnwrVYuNyT-PMngUQ3ivQ3DXIBnnsu_EBMTpisIOrBMq-xJKYrx3ecYO8TG0wCMebTKm4L33oxTR_5Srq2Yh6A9d2YGs1sh2w/s400/June+2007+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084967652857554210" border="0" /></a>We work together, we go out together... me, Erin, Diana, and some random brasileiros at a brazilian party in DC.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUEIGiC2Ni3LImj7bxLeO-hduMj8bt7kfT082g1TC_IO3AlsZJQBTLggBMnep7FZ-XuBzbw55Sj3A_04bVlqlrdkln29l-szBaSMJzQ2hvpu3Cp2XFbB6MdLiF3VQy4So9g4cPw/s1600-h/P5300465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUEIGiC2Ni3LImj7bxLeO-hduMj8bt7kfT082g1TC_IO3AlsZJQBTLggBMnep7FZ-XuBzbw55Sj3A_04bVlqlrdkln29l-szBaSMJzQ2hvpu3Cp2XFbB6MdLiF3VQy4So9g4cPw/s400/P5300465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969783161333202" border="0" /></a><br />We also go on weekend trips together. I guess we like each other. We went floating down the Shenandoah in tubes. For almost 5 hours. It was fun. Afterwards we found our super-secluded and super rustic campsite. The toilet was a wooden box, but I didn't even see it until the next morning. Here I was experimenting with the "night" setting on my camera, minus a tripod. it didn't turn out great. Me: "You guys, just don't move for a second. Don't move, don't move...... don't moooove. One more secoonnnd. Ok." "Adam. You moved your head."<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb2jcVU140MtUaeWWVL4DvQ9Pl8Qrk3A1-x0rLODw_WHslXwrXSszhyphenhyphenWZvFDaAxaB19A36Uj5Oc3BxJaXBrJ9GFnP1QzLGgWHAr9KhUFJnJock5-qvWR4_BLCmnynIZS8Z1eGww/s1600-h/P5300459.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPb2jcVU140MtUaeWWVL4DvQ9Pl8Qrk3A1-x0rLODw_WHslXwrXSszhyphenhyphenWZvFDaAxaB19A36Uj5Oc3BxJaXBrJ9GFnP1QzLGgWHAr9KhUFJnJock5-qvWR4_BLCmnynIZS8Z1eGww/s400/P5300459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969778866365890" border="0" /></a>"Okay Cindy, just don't move for onnne minute."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RrWA-9jyZZ-Fm3WR_S2sqmI3nEdFc2-ZyLvpGIdo3KTOKBr54cBqJv47Rm-KLxgpXqpgQXgTToehNP6fCoMByAvjK2T_58Kp6_FOmORxnJNN1VDh0IQe3XaqNZtZYaucMkle6Q/s1600-h/P5300472.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RrWA-9jyZZ-Fm3WR_S2sqmI3nEdFc2-ZyLvpGIdo3KTOKBr54cBqJv47Rm-KLxgpXqpgQXgTToehNP6fCoMByAvjK2T_58Kp6_FOmORxnJNN1VDh0IQe3XaqNZtZYaucMkle6Q/s400/P5300472.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969791751267810" border="0" /></a><br />"Okay Cindy, just stay there for a second again. Don't move. Your hand isn't burning. It will be worth it. This is going to be a sweet picture." <br /><br />It's okay. Not that sweet.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH-k6b4eVS2dlCAGONIta7VK4FKHNL_xOkd_ociOtUU2OotRZp_cnBZd6kuebWnSefSQditCsYobPp2B3uTJ-YpDgDHRjjuEgDkQ9PEx0jw7IA-pcj5AZLkKnsIH1X03Aj0G12Q/s1600-h/P5300477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH-k6b4eVS2dlCAGONIta7VK4FKHNL_xOkd_ociOtUU2OotRZp_cnBZd6kuebWnSefSQditCsYobPp2B3uTJ-YpDgDHRjjuEgDkQ9PEx0jw7IA-pcj5AZLkKnsIH1X03Aj0G12Q/s400/P5300477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969796046235122" border="0" /></a>"Fine, I 'll just use the flash."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbaY6DfpEJNcFosNqFEDTffXcF28lVMepyruEl8xcGs-Y3K_p8FAywJOxLaMwfYhksrEgb28F8kVtbqeYo1LlosrY7csOk7ZKAN7hw3PljKEeTiuEqm1IQ4slwWeKWapXF5LzaA/s1600-h/P5300458.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbaY6DfpEJNcFosNqFEDTffXcF28lVMepyruEl8xcGs-Y3K_p8FAywJOxLaMwfYhksrEgb28F8kVtbqeYo1LlosrY7csOk7ZKAN7hw3PljKEeTiuEqm1IQ4slwWeKWapXF5LzaA/s400/P5300458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969774571398578" border="0" /></a>Raar. Erin Monster.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMLdEoaOG9dKlh-gIsEsjbO6FeBPGsk94iQraKKyFeHG7lXkKj9VGhXGVRCRjbG_31K2hbcBd1wCniWrALAu7aYmroWvTdhgBK2RwSkpTP0DUFGL6hyphenhyphenRUl7vurbJHlgiNBLuJNQ/s1600-h/P5300479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMLdEoaOG9dKlh-gIsEsjbO6FeBPGsk94iQraKKyFeHG7lXkKj9VGhXGVRCRjbG_31K2hbcBd1wCniWrALAu7aYmroWvTdhgBK2RwSkpTP0DUFGL6hyphenhyphenRUl7vurbJHlgiNBLuJNQ/s400/P5300479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084970281377539586" border="0" /></a>Campsite in the morning.<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UfVGEZqz2mzdpqIhD6xR8UaIQ_lhT362_-_Qj6NKEvL3nfdbj0xt8ZXW7Gro29RbgX6GX2W2QYjI-YWDPbeKhm5vWf4lSEV2gYmIAhZz9wlef3FgyASfrJKNwNQv_cxfc_369g/s1600-h/P5300484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UfVGEZqz2mzdpqIhD6xR8UaIQ_lhT362_-_Qj6NKEvL3nfdbj0xt8ZXW7Gro29RbgX6GX2W2QYjI-YWDPbeKhm5vWf4lSEV2gYmIAhZz9wlef3FgyASfrJKNwNQv_cxfc_369g/s400/P5300484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084970289967474194" border="0" /></a>I <3 moss.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66_E-JcrD2thoTEhm_0KJ1ZtEcJcAQIRLw2jbQAddaZ6ClS6epCv1btxUhsrcG7vHLeUjwFoYUxKpUMFg6MI3tLNiw2LwDGcqlDJ8HEXolAByXWBbPVDxSKaEpRUVz2-op7gwpw/s1600-h/june-july+07+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66_E-JcrD2thoTEhm_0KJ1ZtEcJcAQIRLw2jbQAddaZ6ClS6epCv1btxUhsrcG7vHLeUjwFoYUxKpUMFg6MI3tLNiw2LwDGcqlDJ8HEXolAByXWBbPVDxSKaEpRUVz2-op7gwpw/s400/june-july+07+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971020111914562" border="0" /></a>Heck yes! I ran into this on the mall (Fourth of July preparations) while heading to the Botanic Gardens to check out....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0MEpYLeY4EZ9s6OF1Vq0gtna3gNABCaScuZ699EOnl2NaIjvThj-feCu3y2vA3KLFlJPBjIWXv1VoSNp6CARUxfZUC_CrXY5w2AbDQPVe77hgI0IRAMg7hLJUowZhgeYRH_GYg/s1600-h/june-july+07+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0MEpYLeY4EZ9s6OF1Vq0gtna3gNABCaScuZ699EOnl2NaIjvThj-feCu3y2vA3KLFlJPBjIWXv1VoSNp6CARUxfZUC_CrXY5w2AbDQPVe77hgI0IRAMg7hLJUowZhgeYRH_GYg/s400/june-july+07+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084970998637078050" border="0" /></a><br />The corpse flower! A brief summary: it only blooms every couple of years, and only for 24-48 hours (here it's already closing, I missed the real blooming). It smells, strongly, of dead mammal (and apparently looks like it too on the inside) in order to attract its pollinators, beetles and flies. Yum. Also, it's huge. Like 6 feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD0M7rhawd2wWvKLlus8hsejW7-5SfQxHVtwV5Xyk4ob-xA7MNXoUODspQAp27dxtHcwTJt0DwZYy7YKAr0V1i7STZ7MsAQbHxQz2rKkvlrKQAJdO961LHP2Wmo4N-bHm7kjZDg/s1600-h/june-july+07+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijD0M7rhawd2wWvKLlus8hsejW7-5SfQxHVtwV5Xyk4ob-xA7MNXoUODspQAp27dxtHcwTJt0DwZYy7YKAr0V1i7STZ7MsAQbHxQz2rKkvlrKQAJdO961LHP2Wmo4N-bHm7kjZDg/s400/june-july+07+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971011521979954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2sLq2HitrlWWSO-1D6fzJNSQbd1WpiKDYlAjGV1xHVEfyGGd0C9tEXRk4WJHzLu5mMBO9jpUoDGkd-ynKmKZFdeeJFJDcpWq2r5pmllqVWS2mEZN-JPlEsFC4Kq2YlBVv9MMEg/s1600-h/june-july+07+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2sLq2HitrlWWSO-1D6fzJNSQbd1WpiKDYlAjGV1xHVEfyGGd0C9tEXRk4WJHzLu5mMBO9jpUoDGkd-ynKmKZFdeeJFJDcpWq2r5pmllqVWS2mEZN-JPlEsFC4Kq2YlBVv9MMEg/s400/june-july+07+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971028701849170" border="0" /></a>Fireworks on the mall for the fourth. Exploding monument.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4tQvKckduYYN5Ny3Fa0wKn-30LS0FcSkwEiWJOJ9yA5nkr4HVhWpCe0XilP6F6MjFX3VsRwp8KT5KfCwdxUfV-ykilZWkZT_axMLNeKLSQQ26VGGXl8o3FtrFriyo8LK_I5XFQ/s1600-h/june-july+07+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ4tQvKckduYYN5Ny3Fa0wKn-30LS0FcSkwEiWJOJ9yA5nkr4HVhWpCe0XilP6F6MjFX3VsRwp8KT5KfCwdxUfV-ykilZWkZT_axMLNeKLSQQ26VGGXl8o3FtrFriyo8LK_I5XFQ/s400/june-july+07+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971037291783778" border="0" /></a>Pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GOH3Bqz9JhcW6mnT058bgZroq89P9Zpfr3XXdWkUQYZR9rOCsvBKK_C-zd-l6SwWDWTX3tyYXT8e-REtF0YH72Ox3JzoldzBRRZBi-5PfbaAwtp_Vc8sLlF5zKpNqRWznGJv4Q/s1600-h/june-july+07+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GOH3Bqz9JhcW6mnT058bgZroq89P9Zpfr3XXdWkUQYZR9rOCsvBKK_C-zd-l6SwWDWTX3tyYXT8e-REtF0YH72Ox3JzoldzBRRZBi-5PfbaAwtp_Vc8sLlF5zKpNqRWznGJv4Q/s400/june-july+07+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971247745181298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nbiCONLyTdHzIglDYT0-hR6Ont8CBV8OQAaTg8XpFp_61L8cUySCgQDwmG1VXZGTUzbhYSwUgWBkcHsFG-yRtSaDbsG6x2eByKPNfPU8oDKEoiY-fpDWLfYkIwUzDuFmToSyTQ/s1600-h/june-july+07+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nbiCONLyTdHzIglDYT0-hR6Ont8CBV8OQAaTg8XpFp_61L8cUySCgQDwmG1VXZGTUzbhYSwUgWBkcHsFG-yRtSaDbsG6x2eByKPNfPU8oDKEoiY-fpDWLfYkIwUzDuFmToSyTQ/s400/june-july+07+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084971256335115906" border="0" /></a><br />Three Washington Monuments. oops.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-27229745938329569632007-05-20T17:57:00.000-04:002008-12-09T17:03:40.513-05:00Visiting Friends, Kickball, and BVIsIt's been a busy month, and I've been slacking on the posts, so this one is extra-long for your perusing pleasure.<br /><br />Amy and I preparing for a night of salsaing. Flossing is very important.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EQxF755mNWwfvEzIJf3chr_v8hn7FdWPwaHg3IH1a9rpjIKPtr49QIYyP6TnPALb9wTHicMh6iq-a8W6WTrXauSPhrq7Ebmk3mqxqBaOR7O4etW1wXbea_tC4C33IFz4vxG79Q/s1600-h/amy+and+sheila+bathroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EQxF755mNWwfvEzIJf3chr_v8hn7FdWPwaHg3IH1a9rpjIKPtr49QIYyP6TnPALb9wTHicMh6iq-a8W6WTrXauSPhrq7Ebmk3mqxqBaOR7O4etW1wXbea_tC4C33IFz4vxG79Q/s400/amy+and+sheila+bathroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066765906446828562" border="0" /></a><br />Watching Cindy in the Washington Chorus at the Kennedy Center. Our seats kinda sucked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNt5P8KDoo0kwHKQt6c9PY9UMLT3QvdZqip1Y4dJ4GOH2l7UlyJFZDyXWgVPPwfgyQH-PXj0S_euHK4JKHDxmy0UcOSSmHUAi0pIitViGWGUqXwmOTgdv87I-zKpINZd16ExvVw/s1600-h/new+camera+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNt5P8KDoo0kwHKQt6c9PY9UMLT3QvdZqip1Y4dJ4GOH2l7UlyJFZDyXWgVPPwfgyQH-PXj0S_euHK4JKHDxmy0UcOSSmHUAi0pIitViGWGUqXwmOTgdv87I-zKpINZd16ExvVw/s400/new+camera+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066766129785127970" border="0" /></a><br />Meet me at The Mall. Kickball is goin down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi723CdQJW4a53xb6WKIy9SiSGiNizEVLFqPfwJgvmA6W-x2xWo_V3BU4tJFxtmejdD2gjiQgzOE-cTO8e5uDsuQGMW8zYF5RhGsTAwryxj3wIhZWtDdndeIBxAmnIUFCcx72GFHg/s1600-h/dovas'+dc+pictures+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi723CdQJW4a53xb6WKIy9SiSGiNizEVLFqPfwJgvmA6W-x2xWo_V3BU4tJFxtmejdD2gjiQgzOE-cTO8e5uDsuQGMW8zYF5RhGsTAwryxj3wIhZWtDdndeIBxAmnIUFCcx72GFHg/s400/dovas'+dc+pictures+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066766937238979650" border="0" /></a><br />Post-kickball, at the bar for the real competition- flipcup.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys_W3F5KXjHymaKIEoZS19BKPUQNMmPUKpGTQidENkAb93Sq6Hk5AMaGrmkIPrno4kv_260GcgV_RBzbgHvShBjvfLcKRGA7YlZVIxFfCqT9oLYBHrgftu150AaqRWHMv2C5uQQ/s1600-h/my+kball+4-21+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys_W3F5KXjHymaKIEoZS19BKPUQNMmPUKpGTQidENkAb93Sq6Hk5AMaGrmkIPrno4kv_260GcgV_RBzbgHvShBjvfLcKRGA7YlZVIxFfCqT9oLYBHrgftu150AaqRWHMv2C5uQQ/s400/my+kball+4-21+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066766666656039986" border="0" /></a><br />Flipcup, oh yeah.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ_eT32xlgBJO24spDnnXLYt6CbMUc-PUg2Eax6qnWYyYqZPwRLmyaLI6kW436aJ0MqVp_ElS-KfKiO4Y8GAmsIcSHrGvAMllzVeI5q4aSVctuXqRgjwnw2DwP2ao8QL5032Yiw/s1600-h/dovas'+dc+pictures+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ_eT32xlgBJO24spDnnXLYt6CbMUc-PUg2Eax6qnWYyYqZPwRLmyaLI6kW436aJ0MqVp_ElS-KfKiO4Y8GAmsIcSHrGvAMllzVeI5q4aSVctuXqRgjwnw2DwP2ao8QL5032Yiw/s400/dovas'+dc+pictures+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066768796959818834" border="0" /></a><br />Yay, Dovas visited! He's so happy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy1M7CaiZ3y2m9_DpmA606vdT6msmF_GBUDPodDOr_IHId5G8dbKxw7MzNHKCW5CAcgXfHfyE9VNkA2lc43_P5cFKGB4fx89fHxjmlxJQeB4MMVpcDKRX4-YDbU81SuxtEtA2XQ/s1600-h/dovas'+dc+pictures+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy1M7CaiZ3y2m9_DpmA606vdT6msmF_GBUDPodDOr_IHId5G8dbKxw7MzNHKCW5CAcgXfHfyE9VNkA2lc43_P5cFKGB4fx89fHxjmlxJQeB4MMVpcDKRX4-YDbU81SuxtEtA2XQ/s400/dovas'+dc+pictures+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066768805549753442" border="0" /></a><br />I'm tough. Watch out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSGGqVUSA1l2ZeJiE0OQOqClApq5XXWfxVEldvLz9rMRaHefAk5nJyzc5QYpOr3gM1u2tS8D-fC9TVX-WHTHT4zAlDKN6EWq-y47Z8E7RoLQ0jHmkPjr3rVGyupzC2FrOX5E3EQ/s1600-h/april+20ish+007e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSGGqVUSA1l2ZeJiE0OQOqClApq5XXWfxVEldvLz9rMRaHefAk5nJyzc5QYpOr3gM1u2tS8D-fC9TVX-WHTHT4zAlDKN6EWq-y47Z8E7RoLQ0jHmkPjr3rVGyupzC2FrOX5E3EQ/s400/april+20ish+007e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066773186416395378" border="0" /></a><br />Me, Jo, and Amy out for Jo's 25th. I'm wearing part of a sombrero. And look like I need a nap.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ELqUXdIfaaNgeXN1jy2XtWRSqfGFIfMUrBREV_ms9vIMQbSd5I5JjSqOXx9fDFZozsd8WLXXylgVadgxI-V0tiNPYsnS1RqS5otPEgHOfRblrxN2Y5lJKPxwv28xIRSbBb2bw/s1600-h/may+07+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2ELqUXdIfaaNgeXN1jy2XtWRSqfGFIfMUrBREV_ms9vIMQbSd5I5JjSqOXx9fDFZozsd8WLXXylgVadgxI-V0tiNPYsnS1RqS5otPEgHOfRblrxN2Y5lJKPxwv28xIRSbBb2bw/s400/may+07+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066773869316195458" border="0" /></a><br />And then out for Erin's birthday. Erin isn't in this picture. But Allison is! She visited for a few days. Allison, Royston, Cindy, Amy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39sFSff6OcdbHda4-lOobtsWGyaZ_hJ2pz0vV69Q2kOF3OtBcqNHBAxrf1TdK9MdsDBavzPStq2EwuB0xl0NU7BzdXCEYW9OZ3pGUGu1P9Jfs4kO4xTDILUHxeww5CyL2oAOWQw/s1600-h/allison's+visit+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39sFSff6OcdbHda4-lOobtsWGyaZ_hJ2pz0vV69Q2kOF3OtBcqNHBAxrf1TdK9MdsDBavzPStq2EwuB0xl0NU7BzdXCEYW9OZ3pGUGu1P9Jfs4kO4xTDILUHxeww5CyL2oAOWQw/s400/allison's+visit+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066776493541213330" border="0" /></a><br />Allison and I doing the best dance ever.<br />Ever.<br />"The Robber"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c_cWzLG3sp7Y_ajrk7oE6KtxjjrhaUtae1-f7LPacL3G5d78eWYrE8QHabLqaH85qGC2HJfNXL_AjHkVJmHK22F5YPDQIKKgTsEezD3Nl6pXzVZP1IIMGKWo4Rda1ELEEx3ANw/s1600-h/allison's+visit+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c_cWzLG3sp7Y_ajrk7oE6KtxjjrhaUtae1-f7LPacL3G5d78eWYrE8QHabLqaH85qGC2HJfNXL_AjHkVJmHK22F5YPDQIKKgTsEezD3Nl6pXzVZP1IIMGKWo4Rda1ELEEx3ANw/s400/allison's+visit+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066776497836180642" border="0" /></a><br />Allison and Spencer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6255-O-d1Ef1g4sogul-ZHoOApbwieUoyU-G9jNochBjlApXErkUYdUcPU6IP6PoxBKTGejJn9D9swdTfFnnv9fAZYCbw6pWX43BlcezCOI7iinT2WtJIPzgQcPeVmmpun3WHAA/s1600-h/allison's+visit+015e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6255-O-d1Ef1g4sogul-ZHoOApbwieUoyU-G9jNochBjlApXErkUYdUcPU6IP6PoxBKTGejJn9D9swdTfFnnv9fAZYCbw6pWX43BlcezCOI7iinT2WtJIPzgQcPeVmmpun3WHAA/s400/allison's+visit+015e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066776506426115250" border="0" /></a><br />Allison and Jumbo Slice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgIzgz7TD_CBd2LjuShY7Iay5nakMRlHbiOh7cF-Sp0J9NJxO4YxjJX49KtR5p_QbLTDck7e8OVRdCLVX6Qhr2GALbhbNdsp-4KkUjGyoEavOpqRvAZsYzcyuDouO7GfIbjOrUA/s1600-h/allison's+visit+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgIzgz7TD_CBd2LjuShY7Iay5nakMRlHbiOh7cF-Sp0J9NJxO4YxjJX49KtR5p_QbLTDck7e8OVRdCLVX6Qhr2GALbhbNdsp-4KkUjGyoEavOpqRvAZsYzcyuDouO7GfIbjOrUA/s400/allison's+visit+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066776515016049858" border="0" /></a><br />The next night, Me and Jumbo Slice. And JP.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKjMpcMEhGGf7vWiFYfB8kOnz4LQnkvXVODDSk6MWUU6RVhx1TgLrLCUi96HwxqI3DatXvGGzalVrgkQOBtMnvxD71oCAkMRB3cNCoXWztNM__sSyjqcVSS2Erb0GgEZd0HCWSA/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+021e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKjMpcMEhGGf7vWiFYfB8kOnz4LQnkvXVODDSk6MWUU6RVhx1TgLrLCUi96HwxqI3DatXvGGzalVrgkQOBtMnvxD71oCAkMRB3cNCoXWztNM__sSyjqcVSS2Erb0GgEZd0HCWSA/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+021e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066777034707092690" border="0" /></a><br />I went to go visit Kara while she was in the British Virgin Islands. We were on Jost Van Dyke. This is our plywood cabin at Ivan's Stress-Free Bar and Campground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpYIf5gbbFZzh4GQDc8UTV49Of9GShEwMMskqerEDUATnxTVssQAl4AAtuKbGhyphenhyphene3CA3aoYoK6FdrhW2RWN77k14vk6-u1qxw2aHLJ-izcoOICz437YhTuJfmujGQynhcdL0xfQ/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxpYIf5gbbFZzh4GQDc8UTV49Of9GShEwMMskqerEDUATnxTVssQAl4AAtuKbGhyphenhyphene3CA3aoYoK6FdrhW2RWN77k14vk6-u1qxw2aHLJ-izcoOICz437YhTuJfmujGQynhcdL0xfQ/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066777498563560674" border="0" /></a>A view of Ivan's from the water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNn7HIC96k67SPdEDOD7AYjVQT39NJUOu5M8cEQtWNCU5K6gViQfrWkWGH8us7Wyhj2fxDVaPrXBj-8Mvb_0UpYDUyKSro_CkeVcRUEtiEVnwLpxTLYr6v0yRBf8Ej676Wkh-nw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNn7HIC96k67SPdEDOD7AYjVQT39NJUOu5M8cEQtWNCU5K6gViQfrWkWGH8us7Wyhj2fxDVaPrXBj-8Mvb_0UpYDUyKSro_CkeVcRUEtiEVnwLpxTLYr6v0yRBf8Ej676Wkh-nw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066779190780675362" border="0" /></a><br />Underwater camera! Fishies! They blend in, look closely.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJD696FbelV6yn1Z5oTfk5tzwqxMha4_X2HQWu7fbxzN6Sem-vQ_EpvZqjf_VwTrFknfsJ8lPnwD4CVaYg2wOyoSGZufHTL-g_oTk6pFFLU0i5DSwP4GUlW-F5hkp-uz3oqW8GQ/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJD696FbelV6yn1Z5oTfk5tzwqxMha4_X2HQWu7fbxzN6Sem-vQ_EpvZqjf_VwTrFknfsJ8lPnwD4CVaYg2wOyoSGZufHTL-g_oTk6pFFLU0i5DSwP4GUlW-F5hkp-uz3oqW8GQ/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782115653404050" border="0" /></a><br />After my first day sunburn, I spent most of my time hanging out under this tree. Not a bad place to hang out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf0UqdB2NZQ9QbV2sBTTvzgpIA15hwgFiuph-w10JM5tGymdVyBQJGyKlQRB6bXY8ovSj1FhWQoq8MfqI23Yq4Ej0F_wUlmBDDvJO4ZcoGsbYLQOY_02hpopYiPOVk1ILw0XbKg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf0UqdB2NZQ9QbV2sBTTvzgpIA15hwgFiuph-w10JM5tGymdVyBQJGyKlQRB6bXY8ovSj1FhWQoq8MfqI23Yq4Ej0F_wUlmBDDvJO4ZcoGsbYLQOY_02hpopYiPOVk1ILw0XbKg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782128538305954" border="0" /></a><br />The bar at Ivan's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlraTQaoKPjfaJKrz2juVbbiuw2hN_89aMaMVdy7TuqjIF49Jwn7kg-R-SFg_UdluL1qb1yINz7LIQu5h_0E6s0uho8i2gknAoyLO1N0crRynMU2srxupBN9Z8oqsVECNyNpphg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlraTQaoKPjfaJKrz2juVbbiuw2hN_89aMaMVdy7TuqjIF49Jwn7kg-R-SFg_UdluL1qb1yINz7LIQu5h_0E6s0uho8i2gknAoyLO1N0crRynMU2srxupBN9Z8oqsVECNyNpphg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782137128240562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LdYx3oq2BYfgzaBt7Lv4_r34i5ngfm4Z8d0A4JzgrBInQZKwQgrpMPTINXMIF4FOjzHID2fFryMQzIr7jgxug1rtQzxvXBCdmR1oTP4OC4mp0QsqgayPQof9V1VMo_4-sVy0GA/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LdYx3oq2BYfgzaBt7Lv4_r34i5ngfm4Z8d0A4JzgrBInQZKwQgrpMPTINXMIF4FOjzHID2fFryMQzIr7jgxug1rtQzxvXBCdmR1oTP4OC4mp0QsqgayPQof9V1VMo_4-sVy0GA/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782145718175170" border="0" /></a><br />Tidal wave!<br />Or not.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzi5RsMF6P-WH5K7GDqcPbvtEs49FTYdFk1KEAGHwnbfh84A4oDnaU8oRObayKwsSYf-FSGOMlnmvcjLbER3BdUT3xfr3hw2eBVVElTWH0ZRRiXyHoc6GjHUJ6PWB_L1XbzTRgw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzi5RsMF6P-WH5K7GDqcPbvtEs49FTYdFk1KEAGHwnbfh84A4oDnaU8oRObayKwsSYf-FSGOMlnmvcjLbER3BdUT3xfr3hw2eBVVElTWH0ZRRiXyHoc6GjHUJ6PWB_L1XbzTRgw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066780423436289362" border="0" /></a><br />Hello fishy friend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfqAISUHvnLgq4XPoobFaELT55a-G_i6rE-QkNRtyhiXaW8Ae0PczrEcgEnPRp1L-uDXZ9Pq_RS0ByzMY_1B9TX7XLWkprlBJHE10CnMGVMENwTudBsqDM_ndX6w1LlAmE3Llg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIfqAISUHvnLgq4XPoobFaELT55a-G_i6rE-QkNRtyhiXaW8Ae0PczrEcgEnPRp1L-uDXZ9Pq_RS0ByzMY_1B9TX7XLWkprlBJHE10CnMGVMENwTudBsqDM_ndX6w1LlAmE3Llg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066780432026223970" border="0" /></a><br />One of the campsites, this one belonged to the Scots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2iCd4rOKu_-TjVvVVbtltoRDRAkDBVPrsBRyGpw4CzsfR88O8NB9RY4N-nxj3fquovORhXdExtZ06aWHtaDCwUKr0f3kfVSITST9YD1vRweSDwiHbxil39suUmrb1cnlXEWoZQ/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2iCd4rOKu_-TjVvVVbtltoRDRAkDBVPrsBRyGpw4CzsfR88O8NB9RY4N-nxj3fquovORhXdExtZ06aWHtaDCwUKr0f3kfVSITST9YD1vRweSDwiHbxil39suUmrb1cnlXEWoZQ/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066780444911125874" border="0" /></a><br />A crab trying to hide from me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviorB3QpPb1ZqT0dVZVPmsEe6H36q1L62y3t_LNfuGlKiNASMt1zmDwr_3rCNaSgY8Uun9_mNhpqAZv6dWDm-Vm1S2PXF4Z582I43vPZZSUoEIuIncnZIA_9S93l-1mdbZ-A1bw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviorB3QpPb1ZqT0dVZVPmsEe6H36q1L62y3t_LNfuGlKiNASMt1zmDwr_3rCNaSgY8Uun9_mNhpqAZv6dWDm-Vm1S2PXF4Z582I43vPZZSUoEIuIncnZIA_9S93l-1mdbZ-A1bw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066780462090995074" border="0" /></a><br />Jost.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFUn4WHufkHeo4onHKeRfhkT-j3Hui0SruG3tLkoV59WQ-LKG6tp6G5ER1NOKR8gkL4S2MXa9hAxAKmGIxUy_5AnR4kMRL1n5Kd_ElFbewGUIKn8zJd7kWBDwK-kPOOcgDEEMlQ/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFUn4WHufkHeo4onHKeRfhkT-j3Hui0SruG3tLkoV59WQ-LKG6tp6G5ER1NOKR8gkL4S2MXa9hAxAKmGIxUy_5AnR4kMRL1n5Kd_ElFbewGUIKn8zJd7kWBDwK-kPOOcgDEEMlQ/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066779169305838850" border="0" /></a><br />My new island friend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmNBkeJmcvPlnpVFCmQlnu7IJlwGHu1iP2llIPStQKfl1LprYDFcwzyFkEC5mjxTngPSMjRxDX2g6zDmn45Zw9gnq9Hg39lfGA9FNhb2xUuklAaicBFAjs_GvytEfKrWTkxOrjg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmNBkeJmcvPlnpVFCmQlnu7IJlwGHu1iP2llIPStQKfl1LprYDFcwzyFkEC5mjxTngPSMjRxDX2g6zDmn45Zw9gnq9Hg39lfGA9FNhb2xUuklAaicBFAjs_GvytEfKrWTkxOrjg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066778121333818610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQzlrtv2tdlsWQl8t2wDipAvEU0Tk2sXuzaB3QqmJlE8bo1_sh1HCE3TBPMhsjnPD1A9LCremchZYpGDHD2_es1egARb7nlhl3A9X3OPxS9lTO2kr8W5JhVQhMb29qtpcGrdHAg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQzlrtv2tdlsWQl8t2wDipAvEU0Tk2sXuzaB3QqmJlE8bo1_sh1HCE3TBPMhsjnPD1A9LCremchZYpGDHD2_es1egARb7nlhl3A9X3OPxS9lTO2kr8W5JhVQhMb29qtpcGrdHAg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066779182190740754" border="0" /></a><br />I look awesome from underwater.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBgLkw673qUWyiIyEUxXP5IzyxNMDSTDEczkRdEpmwWTteIgHjz0VmzubAK-0iwraU7-Db_83SYJokZyBdHlIDW6JLaDkcaDOuJ3eIvkKqpO1JDWYtllz4lUc4e5ChcJ5qn4eYg/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBgLkw673qUWyiIyEUxXP5IzyxNMDSTDEczkRdEpmwWTteIgHjz0VmzubAK-0iwraU7-Db_83SYJokZyBdHlIDW6JLaDkcaDOuJ3eIvkKqpO1JDWYtllz4lUc4e5ChcJ5qn4eYg/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066780414846354754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnRq7x5wkePgwdQV-wgdSSNyaKJhLSBR9CN9pRXiQ1M5oD-I7USicpHOfoQLsD4lO2ny0iWoHPw8Z7LHGEkJpJwczlkyRQiLZeHWNZagOHmdgCTjVCJkDF7cE3OYTV25z1eQwTw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnRq7x5wkePgwdQV-wgdSSNyaKJhLSBR9CN9pRXiQ1M5oD-I7USicpHOfoQLsD4lO2ny0iWoHPw8Z7LHGEkJpJwczlkyRQiLZeHWNZagOHmdgCTjVCJkDF7cE3OYTV25z1eQwTw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066779199370609970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bye bye Jost Van Dyke.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpx6D6iTym4XbfyN-Fh0TF8snL8R6nvpHPkCp02ZbaSqtvgSZhP52Xsdu7JIM23ylkcSe9Mikbq1Lbz8I04d8m-6tzZM2xpOCdFCYMHSB6RRDlu3W-53ULURXrYm0XvV0wyvvyw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpx6D6iTym4XbfyN-Fh0TF8snL8R6nvpHPkCp02ZbaSqtvgSZhP52Xsdu7JIM23ylkcSe9Mikbq1Lbz8I04d8m-6tzZM2xpOCdFCYMHSB6RRDlu3W-53ULURXrYm0XvV0wyvvyw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782154308109778" border="0" /></a><br />And, last but not least, Me, Michelle, and Karla at Karla's law school graduation dinner in Baltimore. I don't know what I'm looking at, and I swear I don't have a lazy eye. At least not one that bad.<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ4thEae6bDrqXAhVSE_Z_GONFltBai418xIB_19-qRjqdqRbOq_DwTjWVc06F5vZlIS7rs-JYT1051Ekpu_kBwysbtQpeutCD4f7zYxjLLgAhOsEOxq8sdrgB3G7LDpVvQKkGw/s1600-h/kball+party+and+BVIs+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ4thEae6bDrqXAhVSE_Z_GONFltBai418xIB_19-qRjqdqRbOq_DwTjWVc06F5vZlIS7rs-JYT1051Ekpu_kBwysbtQpeutCD4f7zYxjLLgAhOsEOxq8sdrgB3G7LDpVvQKkGw/s400/kball+party+and+BVIs+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066782648229348834" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-28803691942911867812007-04-03T18:14:00.000-04:002008-12-09T17:03:44.334-05:00March 'n StuffYes, Alison, it is about time for an update.<br /><br />First, and most exciting, I bought a new camera.<br />I have learned that maybe, just maybe, I am a little tough on my cameras(2 in 2 years?), and maybe I should accept that fact. Thus, I bought myself an Olympus Stylus 770 sw... I can drop it 5 feet onto concrete, I can take it 33 feet underwater, into temperatures of 14 degrees Farenheit, AND, it can be sat on by heavy dudes. 220 lbs. of pressure, or something to that effect.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZxKv1pnRRoh5q5WPl9heDmdfJcOhjbDjIdY8h3blDWn07DtlLyNVOHv50V5lqBuCjZG6AGyDrGVQKV5hXX2oLC6DPu6UbGEWpEwDhqr9m7-eO6rETACiD3SfePNAWzKPbhk6jA/s1600-h/olympus_770_front_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZxKv1pnRRoh5q5WPl9heDmdfJcOhjbDjIdY8h3blDWn07DtlLyNVOHv50V5lqBuCjZG6AGyDrGVQKV5hXX2oLC6DPu6UbGEWpEwDhqr9m7-eO6rETACiD3SfePNAWzKPbhk6jA/s320/olympus_770_front_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049332605240098258" border="0" /></a>Pretty. Mine will be blue when it arrives in the next few days.<br /><br /><br />Hey, guess where I went?<br /><br />Yes, home to Michigan. I think the following were taken at the end of February.<br /><br />Guess where I am going this coming weekend? I can't help it, tickets are so cheap and Kelsey misses me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvuiWA-PRdJS8-C3Hdgq2noTNj8fsoA8RDjsGf5BWZS75NgFJxW_AfoghgN-69fOvBxFLXjTxunH72iP9txGCqcO6xlj481uEuwvMyhDpPUoBoLUCdGtTQ4lcZM6MQerqMpwAKA/s1600-h/lovebang+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvuiWA-PRdJS8-C3Hdgq2noTNj8fsoA8RDjsGf5BWZS75NgFJxW_AfoghgN-69fOvBxFLXjTxunH72iP9txGCqcO6xlj481uEuwvMyhDpPUoBoLUCdGtTQ4lcZM6MQerqMpwAKA/s400/lovebang+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049333335384538594" border="0" /></a>Allison (not Alison with one L) and I at the lovely 8 Ball Saloon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1imSgAzwhC5tMJaenidqfaRc2DCsL3v1WGO9u6Re3RHtqaYgV-ExGVIBOj07FWnNGbdSTnilXoscJ-oQZ22ssG9BXXWJPjSBoZtUCfVdqFlAbzpXr-JhTgPk-rbbTIYgi9ftg/s1600-h/snowy+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q1imSgAzwhC5tMJaenidqfaRc2DCsL3v1WGO9u6Re3RHtqaYgV-ExGVIBOj07FWnNGbdSTnilXoscJ-oQZ22ssG9BXXWJPjSBoZtUCfVdqFlAbzpXr-JhTgPk-rbbTIYgi9ftg/s400/snowy+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049334615284792818" border="0" /></a>Allison and Kelsey and I tried to go to the dog park, but it was closed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y_ywS063Lpm0jLUdsDe8LwA3wL9_B3QbOunBdFdNXxmFyrrGTEY6IjfiJYUJXl1jhueBCUnIN16grfGivXAwnCMSc49afJNpVCRaS169Jdk7IJ_S82F1dF0n1YT6tdD90Jxew/s1600-h/snowy+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7Y_ywS063Lpm0jLUdsDe8LwA3wL9_B3QbOunBdFdNXxmFyrrGTEY6IjfiJYUJXl1jhueBCUnIN16grfGivXAwnCMSc49afJNpVCRaS169Jdk7IJ_S82F1dF0n1YT6tdD90Jxew/s400/snowy+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049334628169694738" border="0" /></a>We played anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ER3-AY9eAFM_ICFGVlqYH6D_rrPE7yEvo-UOyEGyPvy84jxQYWBMgkcc6vNis5IjZIV__tB4mprhoSJWM06Mycs3B4xSWwGe9VJsuh8ozulq98wFuvlxz9xEb80p18RQV9MUkw/s1600-h/snowy+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Yay. :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH64ZcroZaBL-gdHXB-p8-boQcF7DwZMnWfjF4IoohmIgqbHkYPI9GJws_Tq7BWxyIQG7o8SGxZKpT9J6NPqUDHyF-E54S3OOdnn4gVZNjKZbG6Ym2y2exHzZjvvwG5ci4W4IqQ/s1600-h/DSC02712.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXH64ZcroZaBL-gdHXB-p8-boQcF7DwZMnWfjF4IoohmIgqbHkYPI9GJws_Tq7BWxyIQG7o8SGxZKpT9J6NPqUDHyF-E54S3OOdnn4gVZNjKZbG6Ym2y2exHzZjvvwG5ci4W4IqQ/s400/DSC02712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049336530840206930" border="0" /></a><br />Seany came to visit the weekend before St. Patrick's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW-cH7bi3DaFW-5JnuLoai3vEYCrtavp_ChIL26YCyltAgEJ_V31rBMvITUdVFNaryMsEwjZDi1X0iejr3Q0mdJHPPF86VatM8HVp25l4gduvwCygmitcrLHqomfkcoUjM30h9Q/s1600-h/to+delete+288.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW-cH7bi3DaFW-5JnuLoai3vEYCrtavp_ChIL26YCyltAgEJ_V31rBMvITUdVFNaryMsEwjZDi1X0iejr3Q0mdJHPPF86VatM8HVp25l4gduvwCygmitcrLHqomfkcoUjM30h9Q/s400/to+delete+288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049337553042423394" border="0" /></a>I guess he loves his friends in DC.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpMg7y5M5FZQEltq7Lp5UYtzVRFH9g6EzvQi_DOctiDkO154ybrlNt0qj2moK2-ktECO41mS_6cVVpO_LNDcOGip4kMO575UwLaHIWmIT3Kbz04EK77yEGki3KNmQ1hDp38n63A/s1600-h/to+delete+296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpMg7y5M5FZQEltq7Lp5UYtzVRFH9g6EzvQi_DOctiDkO154ybrlNt0qj2moK2-ktECO41mS_6cVVpO_LNDcOGip4kMO575UwLaHIWmIT3Kbz04EK77yEGki3KNmQ1hDp38n63A/s400/to+delete+296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049337557337390706" border="0" /></a><br />We went to Shamrockfest. It was fun, except when Sean tried to fight a girl.<br /><br /><br />And Adam visited this past weekend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8DGbkNprBp7KAl5sjNp1xXpsUtmiqysLGr59VkTQTMpF3fjjK5xvfRLOzvKRy_2PNCmfw6lQTpK44LJhvkNMQWq_A-IzruQV7TDpZdV1M6PuItg3eZ-CAXM3_GvxdgstYHemMA/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8DGbkNprBp7KAl5sjNp1xXpsUtmiqysLGr59VkTQTMpF3fjjK5xvfRLOzvKRy_2PNCmfw6lQTpK44LJhvkNMQWq_A-IzruQV7TDpZdV1M6PuItg3eZ-CAXM3_GvxdgstYHemMA/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049338927431958146" border="0" /></a><br />We saw many of the important sights in DC, including:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTnHLzpbvrmyHUS2GkcT_SMzQXdOzUvJqaMR74IWhF7HTBfe64ZFZKjqy0c9Kjr8JwJOyL4pr_lqbK-7NkIqKEEL4Y09YS6tb0Sz9hg2ErGtvxmMak5DTOIDzWoJSXCwWB-3Qbw/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTnHLzpbvrmyHUS2GkcT_SMzQXdOzUvJqaMR74IWhF7HTBfe64ZFZKjqy0c9Kjr8JwJOyL4pr_lqbK-7NkIqKEEL4Y09YS6tb0Sz9hg2ErGtvxmMak5DTOIDzWoJSXCwWB-3Qbw/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049339764950580882" border="0" /></a><br />C-3PO<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VZeevCtBJ8qr3WchA7vdhwLPTm2SZ4fvKo_bv8A92zQnACCN7YAP733NhWNK0HWYsdh2bw5u1ysHcTcQSTdkRFWCdDubYeVnsl_IPiQAMriAH8iTr0d1bGNeVP5BSvFl8yTgyg/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VZeevCtBJ8qr3WchA7vdhwLPTm2SZ4fvKo_bv8A92zQnACCN7YAP733NhWNK0HWYsdh2bw5u1ysHcTcQSTdkRFWCdDubYeVnsl_IPiQAMriAH8iTr0d1bGNeVP5BSvFl8yTgyg/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049340314706394786" border="0" /></a><br />Seinfeld's Puffy Shirt<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5udw3Gn3Dc8GDNxyjXJdmQWEEZUEUb-9Qkwpz2Ytd88izuWmYTcY7DYljpkdukaEEzcuCv6taPkQl8Zszs5REO6DqW9k7eMcPRyS8hzqAIW0YVovqgMMfT5f8A4MUA5lBfAl3gA/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5udw3Gn3Dc8GDNxyjXJdmQWEEZUEUb-9Qkwpz2Ytd88izuWmYTcY7DYljpkdukaEEzcuCv6taPkQl8Zszs5REO6DqW9k7eMcPRyS8hzqAIW0YVovqgMMfT5f8A4MUA5lBfAl3gA/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049340701253451442" border="0" /></a><br />A giant gold thumb<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0AwRk0AP3njWsNZllwYzTRmuutKR2NALQ9bsYIAoymGYpNZED-FWruHtVkhG5zDYijUPehP-Ryp27cuHZQtMjhQ6Y6fTOrztsJkhIc6wwJ3nVXIKYIakmFAMHpseL4vstiuG2Q/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0AwRk0AP3njWsNZllwYzTRmuutKR2NALQ9bsYIAoymGYpNZED-FWruHtVkhG5zDYijUPehP-Ryp27cuHZQtMjhQ6Y6fTOrztsJkhIc6wwJ3nVXIKYIakmFAMHpseL4vstiuG2Q/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049341036260900546" border="0" /></a>And that one monument<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiSY74ZJ1SYLI7WOEqiOu_Ola5Ubnq2IRQ_F4eVksGL3dqBGZ89pQqfz3XowyMduC0T1Ubw_RrqtOQVkGYTrmprJkL0_VhERzrnFmytd-OFKys0SNTc3so5KAsNMrl5gytJX2Mw/s1600-h/Adam's+visit+March+07+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifiSY74ZJ1SYLI7WOEqiOu_Ola5Ubnq2IRQ_F4eVksGL3dqBGZ89pQqfz3XowyMduC0T1Ubw_RrqtOQVkGYTrmprJkL0_VhERzrnFmytd-OFKys0SNTc3so5KAsNMrl5gytJX2Mw/s400/Adam's+visit+March+07+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049341598901616338" border="0" /></a><br />And some cherry trees.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-27381899171466000272007-02-28T23:18:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:47.563-05:00Virgin Islands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAyZvxIl3dJrwZC8UIMRuXMJhdUJVLsM9kOBbJhhBXKdiODaJ62xxTmjFQprv2VjILrtIHZDlzQ6wPanWX9djHYT7JrU_dkSCNvBNmjKPsQIc4f6K5T2sTmwOt4rzVcCx-XrJOg/s1600-h/Virgins+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUAyZvxIl3dJrwZC8UIMRuXMJhdUJVLsM9kOBbJhhBXKdiODaJ62xxTmjFQprv2VjILrtIHZDlzQ6wPanWX9djHYT7JrU_dkSCNvBNmjKPsQIc4f6K5T2sTmwOt4rzVcCx-XrJOg/s400/Virgins+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036812392965520898" border="0" /></a><br />I've never really had any desire to visit the Virgin Islands. They just seem so... touristy. Island, beach, resorts, blah, blah. You can get that anywhere, with maybe even some "culture" added into the mix. Then Kara moved there, and I moved to D.C., and a warm tropical island (with a free place to stay) wasn't seeming like a bad vacation choice.<br />Amy (aka my hetero life parner) and I headed down there in the end of January. We slept and went to the beach and went out. That's all. And it was nice. And very different than I had expected (less resorts, less fat, obnoxious tourists).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglo4lR2d28lHiVg42QUpN_umxl9MK2qtw4LXXjnfvegfbQ0cGJXSyhBYWU8_1r7cxvg6TBZ5ijfua7rKcuLlXN8xBbRkoV1RotBmT75mhlNLBG9-JsJ3hAnTYryc8zyv0aQbr_Q/s1600-h/Virgins+026e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglo4lR2d28lHiVg42QUpN_umxl9MK2qtw4LXXjnfvegfbQ0cGJXSyhBYWU8_1r7cxvg6TBZ5ijfua7rKcuLlXN8xBbRkoV1RotBmT75mhlNLBG9-JsJ3hAnTYryc8zyv0aQbr_Q/s400/Virgins+026e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036807243299732770" border="0" /></a>Nevermind, there were plenty of those.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomVlx2pTVjdYzuYPpL8IxdVHfd1e7ehKfzZzHk9Br45kyFQNxjbRJTIB4TVlwlc2D3BE_-9Kq4o8ls8lc8-KTddMUHcb4UrdmWyB7NiyQw9CE_4TQ0BbRo4SJW-lT8PLJOTeNMQ/s1600-h/Virgins+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomVlx2pTVjdYzuYPpL8IxdVHfd1e7ehKfzZzHk9Br45kyFQNxjbRJTIB4TVlwlc2D3BE_-9Kq4o8ls8lc8-KTddMUHcb4UrdmWyB7NiyQw9CE_4TQ0BbRo4SJW-lT8PLJOTeNMQ/s400/Virgins+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036808591919463746" border="0" /></a>Ow, ow! My wifey and I<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKCLzvUuYU4b9sTdLLGMV21JCQEeYLG_Eeqd-FJg4PQcyMN1vuVQsVAwDcY47V2vXwuvQFX0Fc_zvkVLCjTXVYcE5IHrn4CLXRGlpLN27gGxofoqepILqtxjrFEbxQ5fsNqF-rA/s1600-h/Virgins+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKCLzvUuYU4b9sTdLLGMV21JCQEeYLG_Eeqd-FJg4PQcyMN1vuVQsVAwDcY47V2vXwuvQFX0Fc_zvkVLCjTXVYcE5IHrn4CLXRGlpLN27gGxofoqepILqtxjrFEbxQ5fsNqF-rA/s400/Virgins+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036809764445535586" border="0" /></a>My favorite sister<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTD4FJbXGGz6uVlbUuryRyv8rOXRvMBPWeJVzbZERf60o3VdeSZZLfjB5iB1beq9N1kyPVe31wwAkqFaYs4lFZ6YLopMhQdhIVMV_o6nb1FL19kaBX2EuAZK6CUtELEKNTbgKfQ/s1600-h/Virgins+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTD4FJbXGGz6uVlbUuryRyv8rOXRvMBPWeJVzbZERf60o3VdeSZZLfjB5iB1beq9N1kyPVe31wwAkqFaYs4lFZ6YLopMhQdhIVMV_o6nb1FL19kaBX2EuAZK6CUtELEKNTbgKfQ/s400/Virgins+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036810778057817506" border="0" /></a>Amy's calves<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OyqKFcY3UsUrhpLGUDiraI1-q9K3R4audlNMgjNmrAT85NHGmZJbkhGZlzLigld4UQVC9CkmJAG-bC861ykLX7hOhRZe96dDAZ-srasSCiSEsTL9zhHnEjVEVG3cMhe1p8BJTg/s1600-h/Virgins+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OyqKFcY3UsUrhpLGUDiraI1-q9K3R4audlNMgjNmrAT85NHGmZJbkhGZlzLigld4UQVC9CkmJAG-bC861ykLX7hOhRZe96dDAZ-srasSCiSEsTL9zhHnEjVEVG3cMhe1p8BJTg/s400/Virgins+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036812388670553586" border="0" /></a>Kara said there was a trail through the rocks to get to the smaller, secluded beaches. There wasn't. Amy wimped out, but Kara and slipped and slid our way over the rocks till we got there.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieOnUOMLYkdtp59EL8rH8RcwpLlOTCd5bZE-7qER5_wqH2d_LkgR5rmVSCrTGvxFfoSJLZ2Z3Z4LjLvSiDkYikGrBp5n0QYSJ2uBe1QhIDcufipqfuxVt64fKzfgPbm3vnJMqag/s1600-h/Virgins+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieOnUOMLYkdtp59EL8rH8RcwpLlOTCd5bZE-7qER5_wqH2d_LkgR5rmVSCrTGvxFfoSJLZ2Z3Z4LjLvSiDkYikGrBp5n0QYSJ2uBe1QhIDcufipqfuxVt64fKzfgPbm3vnJMqag/s400/Virgins+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036812401555455506" border="0" /></a>Rocks like these.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVZ9hzXGumvZhi1TcHcSK7kNvWZBloBdgU-ODf_dVR4o3wVAbNJztFSoCsImR86CMglOGoSOAFL20iQ7J1cGMA_kmQhcd1ptQlU_T8SqQ8SpzxfNh1H0Wd6PllUQ4vgvHGWYzmQ/s1600-h/Virgins+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmVZ9hzXGumvZhi1TcHcSK7kNvWZBloBdgU-ODf_dVR4o3wVAbNJztFSoCsImR86CMglOGoSOAFL20iQ7J1cGMA_kmQhcd1ptQlU_T8SqQ8SpzxfNh1H0Wd6PllUQ4vgvHGWYzmQ/s400/Virgins+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036812405850422818" border="0" /></a>Or we walked through the water when possible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHN1tge2wMCgTQW-wcDMDawzTEKl0floin4U0BcqTbVkyyRAaqYOSXI21aSpL4QbyCS69kHAQkFlDr_owC3hac3anDnTBXM0SaWA37aUhQfpM8x2YLG-SvQsOnVCVUwjMyvoLUUw/s1600-h/Virgins+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHN1tge2wMCgTQW-wcDMDawzTEKl0floin4U0BcqTbVkyyRAaqYOSXI21aSpL4QbyCS69kHAQkFlDr_owC3hac3anDnTBXM0SaWA37aUhQfpM8x2YLG-SvQsOnVCVUwjMyvoLUUw/s400/Virgins+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036810773762850194" border="0" /></a>Kara's driveway.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmHGvhFa54UQTOnDpBy25QD5jHrMtui2A5FuyDbRauXBbRMiYRLy2Y5Fpsgd_XlqHG-ROvlpPkkkOKHRhY2jEe2byir0JkV7eJrMe8szDJgMZrTfA-qbdWLbd_V0aOERiPbgmFg/s1600-h/Virgins+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmHGvhFa54UQTOnDpBy25QD5jHrMtui2A5FuyDbRauXBbRMiYRLy2Y5Fpsgd_XlqHG-ROvlpPkkkOKHRhY2jEe2byir0JkV7eJrMe8szDJgMZrTfA-qbdWLbd_V0aOERiPbgmFg/s400/Virgins+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036811594101603762" border="0" /></a>We also went out.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmabXSVrlNQb14qicB7LueZmmdl0ZvUwr_YS_V-2avIR-hki325P6YYbVq8852EjUB7Bn2eq8u0ls33E__3zA8IhUVnmgqahuwZx3im0YJuJt-vpqPlMPSBlR2ZbCopL241cFJ0Q/s1600-h/Virgins+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmabXSVrlNQb14qicB7LueZmmdl0ZvUwr_YS_V-2avIR-hki325P6YYbVq8852EjUB7Bn2eq8u0ls33E__3zA8IhUVnmgqahuwZx3im0YJuJt-vpqPlMPSBlR2ZbCopL241cFJ0Q/s400/Virgins+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036811602691538370" border="0" /></a>And tried to find... men?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW7YwEvljD0Qf_VdDT9-sqfU3kX6QKyO5ImhmVXrS9EuIhPLWzsS6v6c3EKThRcKQFewMzlus37kJNaQ6_TqaFxiP8803wwkLZEcS8GLrIex2lOEJJz-6G8p8dDKu13F2O3lCow/s1600-h/Virgins+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW7YwEvljD0Qf_VdDT9-sqfU3kX6QKyO5ImhmVXrS9EuIhPLWzsS6v6c3EKThRcKQFewMzlus37kJNaQ6_TqaFxiP8803wwkLZEcS8GLrIex2lOEJJz-6G8p8dDKu13F2O3lCow/s400/Virgins+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036811606986505682" border="0" /></a>Islanders are hot.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSczXrqselzwVdVLWSHAgnY_dJocm5Zi8QAVV0b8O7VMhuJMOXiKffz7Qt-bfMHlexG4-sl7Wor7Fd5gisH_2m-3IAENx1zKDtTN7wt5XPhOSEm8L-eWvgxeQTDYSjEPpp1uVYMQ/s1600-h/Virgins+180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSczXrqselzwVdVLWSHAgnY_dJocm5Zi8QAVV0b8O7VMhuJMOXiKffz7Qt-bfMHlexG4-sl7Wor7Fd5gisH_2m-3IAENx1zKDtTN7wt5XPhOSEm8L-eWvgxeQTDYSjEPpp1uVYMQ/s400/Virgins+180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036809760150568274" border="0" /></a>Wasn't that guy in Pirates of the Caribbean?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdWk-1SeXq3fZGKX9iBIUzKyM3dYT77a8g7X8nUHmQefmpAVWd0PwNAB9z5Xn9FapSRQcpZekfnhaPJ-0eXdfFWlsq5uUAvwO304t_5-r-kC5iDssl3Qk1FEkoGF811YZ3zAq0g/s1600-h/Virgins+205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdWk-1SeXq3fZGKX9iBIUzKyM3dYT77a8g7X8nUHmQefmpAVWd0PwNAB9z5Xn9FapSRQcpZekfnhaPJ-0eXdfFWlsq5uUAvwO304t_5-r-kC5iDssl3Qk1FEkoGF811YZ3zAq0g/s400/Virgins+205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036810765172915586" border="0" /></a>Sunrise off of Kara's balcony.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWdEPt9jKmXHWWksi1zZ3vYq0ZYcEKF6Kx7Y2wuRSJGqXS_vwBN2zc-x424Gn7tEJFcfa0kvNFrrv-48SLNhREoTbmIvEJWl90jTkBdzWfCoZLUSh2Z_X8K6ezaG82IjBuqBEw/s1600-h/Virgins+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWdEPt9jKmXHWWksi1zZ3vYq0ZYcEKF6Kx7Y2wuRSJGqXS_vwBN2zc-x424Gn7tEJFcfa0kvNFrrv-48SLNhREoTbmIvEJWl90jTkBdzWfCoZLUSh2Z_X8K6ezaG82IjBuqBEw/s400/Virgins+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036811615576440290" border="0" /></a>Bye bye islands. I'll be back soon.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-42348673465095908252007-01-29T15:16:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:47.817-05:00I Am So PhotogenicI used to think that this was the best picture of me ever taken:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyGatsDIrA02tZKRbxNTBBNJWU8vmUds7HoF-JOs5bE9FGjbNtCShg2LATBlT1lhBlbFS85KlmhLiTnCWB23rcLtTMPceK_lSSI-f2aAxTVbUDPHITZG7MytjZaLpwwqgIUlkPw/s1600-h/twp26e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyGatsDIrA02tZKRbxNTBBNJWU8vmUds7HoF-JOs5bE9FGjbNtCShg2LATBlT1lhBlbFS85KlmhLiTnCWB23rcLtTMPceK_lSSI-f2aAxTVbUDPHITZG7MytjZaLpwwqgIUlkPw/s400/twp26e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025549795492037778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />But I now know that <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span> is, by far, the best picture of me. Ever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADVMzafJSVq6aPYUBfPuPHKbADhxqrWP-gYe5iMZHc0s5g07YqxDhW1B-FSme-tOEjW6DgCCgkvS0sXU4Qfg2urk6S6x-OfGBnfg7Y-2YzLbN8yuNrj0zfsTzMvQ-D_uUNjYGig/s1600-h/wtf+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADVMzafJSVq6aPYUBfPuPHKbADhxqrWP-gYe5iMZHc0s5g07YqxDhW1B-FSme-tOEjW6DgCCgkvS0sXU4Qfg2urk6S6x-OfGBnfg7Y-2YzLbN8yuNrj0zfsTzMvQ-D_uUNjYGig/s400/wtf+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025549340225504370" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-24455444163268105092007-01-23T18:32:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:50.582-05:00My Title<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhiG0ImkN4kkrqOE4jtzt9i0fIgoDNcUtGllIUihfkzknMR61ASQVJTzIJ_AiydSmlgjogsJ1wnmDIoB2NR3FwYdSnR5Z5xmCTEpZmCeZCw6nxFDa3y2ZnBZKvk-_imKXZgoP2Q/s1600-h/broken+005.jpg"></a>I still don't have internet in my house, which explains why I haven't been keeping up with my posts. Oh, and the 60-70 hour work weeks. Those are over for the moment.<br /><br />Also, I <span style="font-size:78%;">broke my camera (again). <span style="font-size:100%;">It wasn't my fault! Some dude sat on it at a bar</span></span>. Some dude that looks exactly like that guy behind me:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhiG0ImkN4kkrqOE4jtzt9i0fIgoDNcUtGllIUihfkzknMR61ASQVJTzIJ_AiydSmlgjogsJ1wnmDIoB2NR3FwYdSnR5Z5xmCTEpZmCeZCw6nxFDa3y2ZnBZKvk-_imKXZgoP2Q/s1600-h/broken+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhiG0ImkN4kkrqOE4jtzt9i0fIgoDNcUtGllIUihfkzknMR61ASQVJTzIJ_AiydSmlgjogsJ1wnmDIoB2NR3FwYdSnR5Z5xmCTEpZmCeZCw6nxFDa3y2ZnBZKvk-_imKXZgoP2Q/s320/broken+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023373969354851154" border="0" /></a><br />It took me awhile to figure out what had happened, because my screen now looks like bad modern art. But, it still takes pictures! I took about 35 pictures that looked like the following, while trying to figure out what was up:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1OLrw-_Rbo4oQa_PiC5ScYHnSddhzI2pfpHZHfwkKrXFqRtOyIbM0hwmsujQmTMNvEfA2PixzXIjBsAaIWn-UElzw0ZI7p2Awu5j_9AP29IhXuuim-7TWEFiqBxrZ67djBrgig/s1600-h/broken+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1OLrw-_Rbo4oQa_PiC5ScYHnSddhzI2pfpHZHfwkKrXFqRtOyIbM0hwmsujQmTMNvEfA2PixzXIjBsAaIWn-UElzw0ZI7p2Awu5j_9AP29IhXuuim-7TWEFiqBxrZ67djBrgig/s320/broken+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023374824053343074" border="0" /></a><br />So, since I've last posted there was a trip back to Ann Arbor where I:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGesU_SmtoHbpJzTKpMOE3zbmrMVUig5VaMfo3898AvIoZk7H7ghIcA4b14WCyuBtkGpl4pRSBwE9FpSXgSpQDGvynLlS5B4_P2VRKfU6Sl2eDVrVhvoQfRrGY4RTzToYkaB0ZA/s1600-h/home+xmas+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGesU_SmtoHbpJzTKpMOE3zbmrMVUig5VaMfo3898AvIoZk7H7ghIcA4b14WCyuBtkGpl4pRSBwE9FpSXgSpQDGvynLlS5B4_P2VRKfU6Sl2eDVrVhvoQfRrGY4RTzToYkaB0ZA/s400/home+xmas+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023376146903270258" border="0" /></a>played with my puppy<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nitihaOkV-NnGeE3VG8tLklHJJqDME8R4ujKLHY2i-0_zDttIDluWh4sK7KAlKKbfqBe3XAs1Lk6UVLoOS76Rp2PMdkr8IB4ZrqMJjcom42a2HYfdmCV6PK_2xL0Xbe0Bwnsng/s1600-h/P1040099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nitihaOkV-NnGeE3VG8tLklHJJqDME8R4ujKLHY2i-0_zDttIDluWh4sK7KAlKKbfqBe3XAs1Lk6UVLoOS76Rp2PMdkr8IB4ZrqMJjcom42a2HYfdmCV6PK_2xL0Xbe0Bwnsng/s400/P1040099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023376151198237570" border="0" /></a>drank good beers with good friends<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RyrqtTNWSboMJlJTkqpZXc-Ne1C527vMnTwhqBBq9NAILNkkNYyWm726YH8u3DM-B7wZ9l8eJ6sP_DCwrjb_wuBrxFqFXCew8YCerVL0gVntEhITlxAnY6T0H5YH93AY-ikYLA/s1600-h/home+xmas+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RyrqtTNWSboMJlJTkqpZXc-Ne1C527vMnTwhqBBq9NAILNkkNYyWm726YH8u3DM-B7wZ9l8eJ6sP_DCwrjb_wuBrxFqFXCew8YCerVL0gVntEhITlxAnY6T0H5YH93AY-ikYLA/s400/home+xmas+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023376159788172178" border="0" /></a>drank more good beers with more good friends while avoiding cigarette smoke<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpis8yvoIr-qmQ_SiH9ceuBLIXheg8VDJupkOLWqgvtrkn3Ak9ou5QvpGD3NaFgmHyUVfMSrVV4BC7d2_ZH5J9foxKbhlGe4EuCp_-l0Qx4BaZxrNMbFm7D4g-0aZxMJWdKrijA/s1600-h/home+xmas+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpis8yvoIr-qmQ_SiH9ceuBLIXheg8VDJupkOLWqgvtrkn3Ak9ou5QvpGD3NaFgmHyUVfMSrVV4BC7d2_ZH5J9foxKbhlGe4EuCp_-l0Qx4BaZxrNMbFm7D4g-0aZxMJWdKrijA/s400/home+xmas+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023376894227579810" border="0" /></a>hung out with my photogenic family<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj421yx2GZQqRCfFBnCzmbkV2WMcx2eO5zQq8ldyGJqs8D4-h4pLvX0FfDQGYZ5OIhZnvE3TrhVz29vwKKPgRDfd4Q8p8msmE71-OFndmUmWR00oA7HHB0DaGpTYvvZK9UgEZ-WKg/s1600-h/davey's+cam+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj421yx2GZQqRCfFBnCzmbkV2WMcx2eO5zQq8ldyGJqs8D4-h4pLvX0FfDQGYZ5OIhZnvE3TrhVz29vwKKPgRDfd4Q8p8msmE71-OFndmUmWR00oA7HHB0DaGpTYvvZK9UgEZ-WKg/s400/davey's+cam+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023376902817514418" border="0" /></a>and took corny pictures with them (pajama pants and a cashmere sweater)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-muadA019gAAl1bniKvH7NEzWSzzdWym7gTPiEaI3nrANMXLipCN9JpDnbuO5hiovppYqLIYEdJ9IdTlRUwUlUem2xLiZBdGvbhyWaN33czY55hz33ZpVuuBTTjL_z94ZJTd6Q/s1600-h/lemoneyee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-muadA019gAAl1bniKvH7NEzWSzzdWym7gTPiEaI3nrANMXLipCN9JpDnbuO5hiovppYqLIYEdJ9IdTlRUwUlUem2xLiZBdGvbhyWaN33czY55hz33ZpVuuBTTjL_z94ZJTd6Q/s400/lemoneyee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023378393171166146" border="0" /></a>let Monica laugh at me after she sprayed lime juice in my eye<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsvxTAu_meA5UzlkthFVp2Kd2u5YTnp2PalmTaLhCSWv6qyg8cV5ZiIyKQFoinDDWuegKUBnuJ02EU88ZYNN0n7hJzfrzJcrnukfRz83hw-HqfUasBEYCoM5uKfYw-XL0JkzBGA/s1600-h/n2255788_34229715_7120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsvxTAu_meA5UzlkthFVp2Kd2u5YTnp2PalmTaLhCSWv6qyg8cV5ZiIyKQFoinDDWuegKUBnuJ02EU88ZYNN0n7hJzfrzJcrnukfRz83hw-HqfUasBEYCoM5uKfYw-XL0JkzBGA/s400/n2255788_34229715_7120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023378397466133458" border="0" /></a>got a serenade of Mark's original compositions<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Aj7Xq9EKwADpHU7W05ezPfaZml3JbcOCWafrfp_ymGt05eSgEtgSgribf9H-OWlhesq5HXcXmEA9vif5vMDC1AIwOTtX01yYFjhbVsE8m4ZNwMzXUOzvPFaiFb1GWTBVEr-l8g/s1600-h/n38502932_30782368_3501.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Aj7Xq9EKwADpHU7W05ezPfaZml3JbcOCWafrfp_ymGt05eSgEtgSgribf9H-OWlhesq5HXcXmEA9vif5vMDC1AIwOTtX01yYFjhbVsE8m4ZNwMzXUOzvPFaiFb1GWTBVEr-l8g/s400/n38502932_30782368_3501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023378397466133474" border="0" /></a>and uhhh, drank some water.<br /><br />Also, Caitlin and Kathleen came to visit for New Years! It was pretty darn fun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr6m4_NtDpnSp2f2uFbaktmsiFuWlY37xcesZI3CohipdB7t650y7aaXgVoiONCylecp_AoNX0ViRHTFN303ZYstHhpSsqMNyDc2U3gpxdGKsZtE4kGpHywsEKSMwTumBm94OJw/s1600-h/new+years+06+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwr6m4_NtDpnSp2f2uFbaktmsiFuWlY37xcesZI3CohipdB7t650y7aaXgVoiONCylecp_AoNX0ViRHTFN303ZYstHhpSsqMNyDc2U3gpxdGKsZtE4kGpHywsEKSMwTumBm94OJw/s400/new+years+06+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023381021691151362" border="0" /></a>This is us an one of our NYE friends. He gave us rides and stuff.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh3M2ANOac5AK-9UAf0ks8Ei4Ke5jgDkgIMwRXKyp4Cc6YSgu6Y4VGzGZLuigXZoxucb0ivQ6xj2Q5a2g4z0RY6ZVSaFiNi1xmkJonGPZHlpeRafg7BRiDl0_cTaMx6Q8DHMyvg/s1600-h/new+years+06+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh3M2ANOac5AK-9UAf0ks8Ei4Ke5jgDkgIMwRXKyp4Cc6YSgu6Y4VGzGZLuigXZoxucb0ivQ6xj2Q5a2g4z0RY6ZVSaFiNi1xmkJonGPZHlpeRafg7BRiDl0_cTaMx6Q8DHMyvg/s400/new+years+06+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023381030281085970" border="0" /></a>This is a jumbo slice. It may not be the best pizza ever, but it's big. Really big. Jumbo. And that is good enough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7459rymBK4zm9EQh6tT8JxbPMNPM8yUIO2At2D1HthyphenhyphenkVyeyEDKQUAI5LXzmCN7UY7uKzN4KZic2opaxFkpanaS0cCmyYu3gxXWpJrqhgo-mhCLXedX454eSMrNW_qGZz9rwqw/s1600-h/new+years+06+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7459rymBK4zm9EQh6tT8JxbPMNPM8yUIO2At2D1HthyphenhyphenkVyeyEDKQUAI5LXzmCN7UY7uKzN4KZic2opaxFkpanaS0cCmyYu3gxXWpJrqhgo-mhCLXedX454eSMrNW_qGZz9rwqw/s400/new+years+06+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023381034576053282" border="0" /></a>Amy made lots of friends that night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyi_kjk8NLajEHqXslBM3Rb6yr4wy7E5xzprp-6JZ_e_UH3pNNkgc0lLevMb3pWq6HrkutpcsEJzo_vIYMz0mopK1Rl6kuD4VKFPt4s1mdqPIrz9iA_6nsR4z5T3b4Ni55atSrQ/s1600-h/new+years+06+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyi_kjk8NLajEHqXslBM3Rb6yr4wy7E5xzprp-6JZ_e_UH3pNNkgc0lLevMb3pWq6HrkutpcsEJzo_vIYMz0mopK1Rl6kuD4VKFPt4s1mdqPIrz9iA_6nsR4z5T3b4Ni55atSrQ/s400/new+years+06+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023381043165987890" border="0" /></a>And, hm, so did Caitlin.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHykEFaYNZ7MdrLxWieHhFqcgcZAizq-VidBGQb78KC3BF0455JbvukChQFC51L1p0TcQMM5SW7xTNB67pUktIhtM6MAQF2rFrpHiCdJNTQvCmPw8cvcf9rRNSw7t7i1HmhD_MQ/s1600-h/Touring+DC+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHykEFaYNZ7MdrLxWieHhFqcgcZAizq-VidBGQb78KC3BF0455JbvukChQFC51L1p0TcQMM5SW7xTNB67pUktIhtM6MAQF2rFrpHiCdJNTQvCmPw8cvcf9rRNSw7t7i1HmhD_MQ/s400/Touring+DC+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023382619418985538" border="0" /></a>Even though he/she looks like a devil, this is the cutest squirrel I have ever seen. It's almost white, even though you can't tell. He/she lives by the Vietnam Memorial.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDcBRj9bWKF59uwJWfU7OF5E9X-GPym7qAMQXS9PafuubUqUiqIDNtIpKAeKSYDo86LvIxMrEj7BTaFUgeG0md8Mwx2HNvOhMRzA8KVNNsGchCbj7o9Lj3f1FrcY4G0GWZRCyzA/s1600-h/Touring+DC+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDcBRj9bWKF59uwJWfU7OF5E9X-GPym7qAMQXS9PafuubUqUiqIDNtIpKAeKSYDo86LvIxMrEj7BTaFUgeG0md8Mwx2HNvOhMRzA8KVNNsGchCbj7o9Lj3f1FrcY4G0GWZRCyzA/s400/Touring+DC+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023382628008920146" border="0" /></a>Oops! Don't forget my lcd screen is broken! (and I have no viewfinder; apparently cameras don't need them anymore. Apparently muscley guys who shave their arms don't sit on peoples cameras often enough to have a need for viewfinders)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVyNuPdDjoZ87fQw6faSlzy6tI8_ebn564siwC5CmWOhY9Ji6LDDD9JJOzK434hVpF4uYsqPQPUiLK6OpRw5WAb5MPlpoEU3ajH3zoCRylAeIoJbx9xiAr3BYky8Ab5NKQ4QB3A/s1600-h/Touring+DC+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVyNuPdDjoZ87fQw6faSlzy6tI8_ebn564siwC5CmWOhY9Ji6LDDD9JJOzK434hVpF4uYsqPQPUiLK6OpRw5WAb5MPlpoEU3ajH3zoCRylAeIoJbx9xiAr3BYky8Ab5NKQ4QB3A/s400/Touring+DC+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023382632303887458" border="0" /></a>A beautiful day in Washington D.C.<br /><br />I'm really working on getting internet soon, or at least breaking into one of the secured networks.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-4521920816151730492006-12-09T12:15:00.000-05:002008-12-09T17:03:54.480-05:00Some Stuff<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>I've been busy. Really, really busy. I wanted to take pictures of all the neato things here in D.C., but I haven't seen or done any of them. I probably won't have time to do them until February. Instead you get the usual pictures of my dog, and me at the bar.<br /><br />This is Kelsey sleeping. She slept on my lap almost the entire 9 hour drive from New York to Michigan:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92d1vh2VVySfXouA92N2uuXlI9F1PpZ8ac6E2cJOppw7d-8zDA4Rb6R4kLBAIvNU_I-OXkWRf3m0qdT35DbipbXwcdGFowx6YmLGD8bfzwKG1x8HMqUd2oyIBXSz-97blMdIZOw/s1600-h/kud's+wedding+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92d1vh2VVySfXouA92N2uuXlI9F1PpZ8ac6E2cJOppw7d-8zDA4Rb6R4kLBAIvNU_I-OXkWRf3m0qdT35DbipbXwcdGFowx6YmLGD8bfzwKG1x8HMqUd2oyIBXSz-97blMdIZOw/s400/kud's+wedding+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006577384963586578" border="0" /></a><br />This is Will and me and Karina and Tobias and Karla. Some of my bestest high school friends:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKLgisi0TQv6rzNw_CuBJnz8PrLGLs2IDf5D-au2M_eH2R72CgWR896B8v9EVWGl7prJNaO3oLA7Q-WcFwP5EA5xCEvwCtZM-XPw6946caJbHNJaiuYpkYwYL1MyFfD03Ss48og/s1600-h/kud's+wedding+006e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKLgisi0TQv6rzNw_CuBJnz8PrLGLs2IDf5D-au2M_eH2R72CgWR896B8v9EVWGl7prJNaO3oLA7Q-WcFwP5EA5xCEvwCtZM-XPw6946caJbHNJaiuYpkYwYL1MyFfD03Ss48og/s400/kud's+wedding+006e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006577389258553890" border="0" /></a><br />Karina and Jacob:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18EkAvXnzhZIyfcRL5evp-2NaFtYq-24u8j35ofBSUV0BRWnPwKfiIfKvb-aH8_zy63mlPNWqthUS1-RmQZkIdVF6QBLnBrmLY7hEyRF5E6xy1avZWrIAZe-O_swspaYMzoTS3Q/s1600-h/kud's+wedding+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18EkAvXnzhZIyfcRL5evp-2NaFtYq-24u8j35ofBSUV0BRWnPwKfiIfKvb-aH8_zy63mlPNWqthUS1-RmQZkIdVF6QBLnBrmLY7hEyRF5E6xy1avZWrIAZe-O_swspaYMzoTS3Q/s400/kud's+wedding+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006577397848488498" border="0" /></a><br />As promised, here are pictures of me at the bar. This looks like the 8 ball. It didn't smell so bad this particular night:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzezgPsobqtAVj8dgLBACgQAIwtIt-aGJiqJys3mD52xFzVXuqYJtu708errsmQPXjCzrZEYRyVwhi5VoO8O6YFj-i0nW-E-tnYGp4kRkyUoAgHAHUObOB16u2misIf9hyphenhyphenvsNhg/s1600-h/visiting+a2+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzezgPsobqtAVj8dgLBACgQAIwtIt-aGJiqJys3mD52xFzVXuqYJtu708errsmQPXjCzrZEYRyVwhi5VoO8O6YFj-i0nW-E-tnYGp4kRkyUoAgHAHUObOB16u2misIf9hyphenhyphenvsNhg/s400/visiting+a2+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006577930424433250" border="0" /></a>Caitlin and Adam- this is one of the few pictures from this night I feel comfortable posting in a public place:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjasG2HvRUWfPL7Nt8zMYJOwBdQsGCNv8G0iAkLLAzQRNWFrMx1DW4NnXkWWAIgFxOZyeIeulXIwN7c65232O4rlponPeuNHIBpNLc5j5bKYu5sh6eNiUmfSTCWTYjTe8ohZHMg/s1600-h/visiting+a2+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjasG2HvRUWfPL7Nt8zMYJOwBdQsGCNv8G0iAkLLAzQRNWFrMx1DW4NnXkWWAIgFxOZyeIeulXIwN7c65232O4rlponPeuNHIBpNLc5j5bKYu5sh6eNiUmfSTCWTYjTe8ohZHMg/s400/visiting+a2+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006579493792529074" border="0" /></a><br />Caitlin and Jamal turning the 8 ball into a dance party... kind of.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5myThqE1q2RrCc0DrYEngsVdjp-NWVLPQLoNtFlZUZUJ7488JVvE3WP4BfdfsT9JU95ivGoK8ozatjvI0Q3CrM8CHsRtYhMFMCPNkw3y6Db4XUdNsJM8G5VO-D1UtNKxhaVp_g/s1600-h/visiting+a2+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-5myThqE1q2RrCc0DrYEngsVdjp-NWVLPQLoNtFlZUZUJ7488JVvE3WP4BfdfsT9JU95ivGoK8ozatjvI0Q3CrM8CHsRtYhMFMCPNkw3y6Db4XUdNsJM8G5VO-D1UtNKxhaVp_g/s400/visiting+a2+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006577921834498642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The glass war that took place under my bed.<br />Mirror vs. Cup. <br />Mirror won.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM7Ab-Z2-yibqa3YjUNr-isfT00YXJ3YptV-VsP7vkgDZZj2_KH_h75gib6ykuUUk2zMWCkCEVcvlN3ku8xNeN0t8-WiX6yL3nAT1TGpUaQVB8Rp93xFqOD_3NPnIuslbqJpVOA/s1600-h/tito+n+stuff+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhM7Ab-Z2-yibqa3YjUNr-isfT00YXJ3YptV-VsP7vkgDZZj2_KH_h75gib6ykuUUk2zMWCkCEVcvlN3ku8xNeN0t8-WiX6yL3nAT1TGpUaQVB8Rp93xFqOD_3NPnIuslbqJpVOA/s400/tito+n+stuff+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006578437230574194" border="0" /></a><br />Tito was in D.C. for a few days! Que Saudades! A little bit of Salvador! Crazy hair! Yay! I look super pale but I swear it's just the camera!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzJocaTCsPh2XILyQ_vncw2i1IjmQMgJncckG_hG2WzG_v7PLG2guyLNEkci-6MnqYcN2Jq0APIkylJpneQ5Ycky1EGruihowlBjDzjJoZosHjs1PLXCdOTC8Txw54SY31Fa94A/s1600-h/tito+n+stuff+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzJocaTCsPh2XILyQ_vncw2i1IjmQMgJncckG_hG2WzG_v7PLG2guyLNEkci-6MnqYcN2Jq0APIkylJpneQ5Ycky1EGruihowlBjDzjJoZosHjs1PLXCdOTC8Txw54SY31Fa94A/s400/tito+n+stuff+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006578450115476098" border="0" /></a><br />Sandra, Tito, Me. This one didn't turn out so well:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7G-IgiYt0zgpnyk5pUGZd335iCbqpuLsL23JJ0PcvVf90XZ1Av_uGvooxCb_4kpby9AWeD6X8eki3DzFaFsyx5Q-YqCjs-TiRHZuvgF50-3UUhJl0GXrNVDZwK3kr8m3UIQzZQ/s1600-h/tito+n+stuff+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7G-IgiYt0zgpnyk5pUGZd335iCbqpuLsL23JJ0PcvVf90XZ1Av_uGvooxCb_4kpby9AWeD6X8eki3DzFaFsyx5Q-YqCjs-TiRHZuvgF50-3UUhJl0GXrNVDZwK3kr8m3UIQzZQ/s400/tito+n+stuff+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006578467295345298" border="0" /></a><br />Awww.... One real Baiana and two wannabes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOv_zazC3dvGCgXdAzdogZ1xtm16rcxh9aZP6vb_8_Mt_MU5lGazZJy-bSbOb0KAkFwdVca5dw5IospqVxhUuRYHKvHGAdWARDUfQ3F6jyV7pkzAodcZhkm2UuPKPEw5s5Cn84A/s1600-h/tito+n+stuff+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOv_zazC3dvGCgXdAzdogZ1xtm16rcxh9aZP6vb_8_Mt_MU5lGazZJy-bSbOb0KAkFwdVca5dw5IospqVxhUuRYHKvHGAdWARDUfQ3F6jyV7pkzAodcZhkm2UuPKPEw5s5Cn84A/s400/tito+n+stuff+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006578480180247202" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-53957213059562179932006-11-24T00:33:00.000-05:002006-11-24T01:17:12.706-05:00Thanksgiving DayI'm in Hamilton, New York right to visit my father's side of the family for Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><br />Kara came back from the Virgin Islands to visit:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/907238/thanksgiving06%20010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/283933/thanksgiving06%20010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />All the females on this side of the family:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/832150/thanksgiving06%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/993783/thanksgiving06%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A close-up on some of the beauteous ladies:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/93251/thanksgiving06%20005e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/457512/thanksgiving06%20005e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Thanksgiving is fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/971833/thanksgiving06%20029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/689712/thanksgiving06%20029.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kelsey getting manhandled:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/910508/thanksgiving06%20033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/640761/thanksgiving06%20033.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My 9 year old cousin is an amazing artist. It's worth zooming in on this photo to see the portrait she's drawing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/337211/thanksgiving06%20035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/323699/thanksgiving06%20035.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Dinner, minus turkey:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/147622/thanksgiving06%20041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/639577/thanksgiving06%20041.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/414552/thanksgiving06%20043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/739840/thanksgiving06%20043.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And the best part of the previous photo, in case you didn't catch it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/907598/thanksgiving06%20043e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/613164/thanksgiving06%20043e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kelsey, waiting for the turkey to fall on the ground:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/691738/thanksgiving06%20044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/367819/thanksgiving06%20044.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Some of the pies:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/896677/thanksgiving06%20051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/449676/thanksgiving06%20051.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is what happens when you have a "Who Can Gain the Most Weight In One Day?" competition:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/465097/thanksgiving06%20056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/707744/thanksgiving06%20056.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-48543409176195851962006-11-20T18:18:00.000-05:002006-11-20T19:16:28.130-05:00My Last Michigan PostI have finally gotten around to putting up some pictures from October, my last month in Ann Arbor. On a scale of 1-10 I'd give October an 8.<br /><br />Before we get to the more debaucherous pictures, here is some pretty ivy growing on a wall:<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/367546/zparty%20003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/840695/zparty%20003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In reverse chronological order, we start off at the Zingerman's Halloween party. This is Allison, Jack, and I (with Jamal in the background). Jack was a pirate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/794239/zparty%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/14485/zparty%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Jamal was not dressed up. Lame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/427171/zparty%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/105483/zparty%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Some of us lined up for the costume contest:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/437649/zparty%20009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/555528/zparty%20009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Paul and his girlfriend:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/355514/zparty%20004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/590929/zparty%20004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is a bad picture, but good costumes. Stewie!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/975635/zparty%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/714703/zparty%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I love this picture. Monica was not happy about waiting to get into the Blind Pig.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/576778/october%2006%20015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/262540/october%2006%20015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Inside, uber-hipster party, but at least everyone was dressed up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/281055/october%2006%20018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/137650/october%2006%20018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, so I was NOT drooling, I just didn't realize that my straw was leaking all over my shirt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/880190/october%2006%20019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/787594/october%2006%20019.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Gumby and Gumby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/774927/october%2006%20016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/268990/october%2006%20016.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Some other night, at the Heidelberg with Zing people, drinking boots of beer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/336584/october%2006%20003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/45769/october%2006%20003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My going-away dinner at Cherry Blossom, delicious Japanese food. Allison eating sushi:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/177952/october%2006%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/933971/october%2006%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Julia, Caitlin, me, Allison:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/246648/october%2006%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/217507/october%2006%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Caitlin was so hungry that she was drinking soy sauce:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/956637/october%2006%20009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/895451/october%2006%20009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sean was so disgusting he was eating raw meat, raw meat that he was supposed to be cooking at the table:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/423074/october%2006%20010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/81310/october%2006%20010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Caitlin and I at Circus:<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/23225/mencait%20001e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/81243/mencait%20001e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Hot:<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/898477/mencait%20004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/4490/mencait%20004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hotter:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/1600/859542/mencait%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/3100/1712/400/904804/mencait%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1163028664530719162006-11-08T17:42:00.000-05:002006-11-13T19:16:53.027-05:00A visit to the Apple OrchardSean and I went to the apple orchard back in September (I think).<br /><br />Inside, sorting apples:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/apples%20n%20bunnies%20001.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/apples%20n%20bunnies%20001.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Seany dodging the terrifying bees to try and rescue the cider and donuts:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/apples%20n%20bunnies%20004.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/apples%20n%20bunnies%20004.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Best. Donuts. EVER.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/apples%20n%20bunnies%20007.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/apples%20n%20bunnies%20007.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Apple trees!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/apples%20n%20bunnies%20002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/apples%20n%20bunnies%20002.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Stopping by the Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary to check out the Open House (I forced Sean) and the arrival of hundreds of rabbits from another state:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/apples%20n%20bunnies%20017.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/apples%20n%20bunnies%20017.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />More (and more exciting) pics soon...sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1162774244455471072006-11-05T19:47:00.000-05:002006-11-13T19:16:52.950-05:00I movedHello.<br /><br />For those of you not aware, I've moved to Virginia.<br />Alexandria for a week or so more, then to Arlington. That's the D.C. metro area to the not geographically inclined or not American reading this.<br /><br />I have some pictures from my last few months in Michigan, but I'm stealing a wireless internet connection and it is spotty and slow and so I gave up trying to upload them.<br /><br />I promise to start updating more regularly, now that I have a life.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1157911819073039212006-09-10T14:06:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.870-05:00So,I haven't updated in awhile.<br />That's because I haven't really done anything worthy of pictures in awhile.<br /><br />Here's a really great photo of me changing a tire at 3am:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/sept4th%20018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/sept4th%20018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'l work on being more interesting.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1155967601820151812006-08-18T21:28:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.786-05:00An Extra-Long Update<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Sheila/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />Some of the things I have been up to recently:<br /><br />First, weddings. This is Hillary and Scott's, a picture of them cutting the cake, obviously:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/320/nights%20out%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A few of the beautiful bridesmaids:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/nights%20out%20017.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I was Allison'd date. I'm even wearing a suit jacket:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/nights%20out%20014.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Random night out in Ypsi:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/nights%20out%20019.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Karla was in town and somehow she and I ended up at what is quite possibly the worst bar in Ann Arbor for the weekly beer pong tournament. Here is a picture of Karla in the high-class bathrooms:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/nights%20out%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, organized beer pong tournaments actually exist:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/320/nights%20out%20028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Friends we met up with that night- Wes and John. And some random guy in orange and Brian Scheel-Ares or however you spell that:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/nights%20out%20024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/320/nights%20out%20024.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another wedding, this one was James'.... MJ, James, Tom, and Matt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/james%20wedding%20001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/320/james%20wedding%20001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Noah and I:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/james%20wedding%20005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/320/james%20wedding%20005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The groomsmen serenading the bride:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/james%20wedding%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/james%20wedding%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me, two beers, Blair:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/james%20wedding%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/james%20wedding%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Blair looks much more excited to be taking a picture with this random street character:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/james%20wedding%20018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/james%20wedding%20018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Allison and I took a quick camping trip up north. If you've been following my blog for awhile you migh recognize this as the same place I went last summer. So some of the pictures may look similar. Too bad.<br />Here is our tent. And Kelsey:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Allison lugging firewood around in a dress :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />When the mosquitos came out, so did the pants and shoes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We grilled lots of veggies that we bought on the side of the road on our way up. Here is a roasted Amish potato, with our fire in the background:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Allison eating the World's Smallest Potato:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Potatoes and corn got really old, really fast:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Pomato Hash concoction:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20022.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kelsey going for a dip on the beach at sunset:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20019.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And hunting for rocks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20037.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Token sunset picture:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20042.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Pretty:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20054.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Breakfast. If only that little melon knew what was coming....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20062.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Allison demonstrating how to crack open a watermelon with no tools:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20064.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>1.) Smash<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20066.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />2.) Rip apart with bare hands:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20067.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20067.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />3.) Eat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20068.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kelsey and I on top of what is not a sand dune, but rather a "glacial bluff":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20107.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think about 90% of the people who decide to go to the bottom don't know what they're getting into on the way back up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20098.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20092.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20089.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You could see all the way to Wisconsin, if the earth didn't curve:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20090.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Allison and Kelsey hanging out at the top:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20094.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20103.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Bye bye lucky handicapped camping site:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/camping06%20072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/camping06%20072.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1154496213920349652006-08-02T00:55:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.716-05:00Being UnemployedBeing unemployed gets kind of depressing and gives you too much time to think. And also to notice strange things among your surroundings, like this cabbage patch premie who has been laying in the garden for a few weeks and is now sprouting a pretty plant collar and a flower in his hand:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/bw%20015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/bw%20015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also have a lot of time to go out, and am kind of becoming (even more) nocturnal. Karina finally came in to town, and we went out for the first time in well over a year. This is Chris and Karina at Gracies:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/bw%20006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/bw%20006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is the dirty floor at the Fleetwood. And my bandaged toe- I kicked a broken bottle and was bleeding all over til the bartender gave me some bandaids and a free drink:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/bw%20010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/bw%20010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting for our hippie hash:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/bw%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/bw%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another night out, this would be Thursday and reggae night. Dovas, me and my weird face, Andrew, Monica, Mark:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/thurs10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/thurs10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Moving on from the bar to Monica's neighbor's house:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/thurs12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/thurs12.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Which turned out to be an interesting time, as is usual with an intoxicated Mark around:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/thursday%20nights%20013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/thursday%20nights%20013.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Believe it or not, this picture was taken prior to the previous one:<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/thurs15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/thurs15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />of course:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/bw%20004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/bw%20004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sean cuddling up in the front seat of the Explorer with one of his friends:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/carbike%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/carbike%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I really need a job.sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1153111031372853282006-07-17T00:15:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.651-05:00Monica's BirthdayWe celebrated Monica's Birthday out at her grandparent's cottage on Saturday. Here's a view of the little lake from the yard:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/monicas%20bday%20003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/monicas%20bday%20003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Monica and her cupcake cake:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/monicas%20bday%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/monicas%20bday%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some baby eating a cupcake:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/monicas%20bday%20016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/monicas%20bday%20016.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Monica and I. Why does my mouth look huge in this picture?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/monicas%20bday%20017e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/monicas%20bday%20017e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Volleyball, sort of:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/monicas%20bday%20010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/monicas%20bday%20010.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Volleyball, after it got dark and people were a little intoxicated and wearing things they definitely should not have been (Paul, Mark, Elaine) :<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/liths7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/liths7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The mosquitos were out of control:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/liths11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/liths11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I took off my protective covering for long enough to take a normal picture too:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/liths9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/liths9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Later, at Paul's house, as the night got progressively stranger and stranger:<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/liths5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/liths5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />People actually looking at the camera and fake smiling for this shot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/liths4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/liths4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1151869244865744182006-07-02T14:25:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.566-05:00StuffWelcome home dinner for Allison and I, and going-away dinner for Kara at The Quarter Bistro.<br />Kara, Davey, Kristy, Allison, Sean, me:<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And the parents:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm related to them :-/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />All the siblings:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030026.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kara and I went to Chicago for a weekend.<br /><br />Look how convenient this "Convenience Center" in a restaurant bathroom is! You can get everything you'd ever need while in a bathroom- tampons, Sour Drops Liquid Candy, and glow sticks!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/june-chicago%20006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/june-chicago%20006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kara in her oh-so fashionable sunglasses:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/june-chicago%20005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/june-chicago%20005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hanging out with my old roomies, Anne and Amanda:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/june-chicago%20004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/june-chicago%20004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Back in Michigan, out for Kathleen's 21st Birthday. Me and Caitlin. And $3 mugs of goood beer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030064.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And before:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030054.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Shots:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030057.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Those mugs were just asking to be slammed together, Oktoberfest-style.<br />P.S. doing that results in a lot of spilled beer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030055.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View out my window of a storm passing over:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/P1030032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/P1030032.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Monica and I went kayaking. This is a scary statue on one of the canals:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/stupid%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/stupid%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is one of hte little lakes we went kayaking through:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/stupid%20001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/stupid%20001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Joshwa, me, and Allison:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/ju%20e%20josh%20022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/ju%20e%20josh%20022.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The other Alison (one L Alison) and Ju are in Michigan right now, so of course I went to go visit.<br />Ju, I apologize in advance for having pictures of your pinto on my website, I hope you forgive me when you're older.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/ju%20e%20josh%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/ju%20e%20josh%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/ju%20e%20josh%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/ju%20e%20josh%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/ju%20e%20josh%20009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/ju%20e%20josh%20009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/ju%20e%20josh%20012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/ju%20e%20josh%20012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1149902739236731492006-06-09T21:02:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.497-05:00Back HomeSoo, I am back in Michigan. It's alright. The same as it was when I left, with a few changes.<br /><br />One change, Mom's grey hair. I made the cake on her birthday, but all the ice cream inside melted so it looks ugly:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/kels%20001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/kels%20001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Kelsey the devil with her really ugly and tacky Louis Vuitton collar:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/kels%200262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/kels%200262.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />awww, kelsey and one of her babies:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/kels%20005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/kels%20005.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />one of the best after-bar foods, ever. NYPD's ziti pizza:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns%20and%20back%20home%20028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns%20and%20back%20home%20028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My first night out, too many soco and limes, even the boys were kissing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns%20and%20back%20home%200162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns%20and%20back%20home%200162.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />new car, as in i had never seen one of these until i came back:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/mostly%20home%20003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/mostly%20home%20003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I had dreams about this for the past seven months. Pancheros. Best. Burrito. Ever.:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/kels%20and%20diamondback%20013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/kels%20and%20diamondback%20013.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kelsey watching movies with me. Really, she watches TV:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/mostly%20home%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/mostly%20home%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Kara took this picture of herself and left it on my camera, so I don't feel bad posting it:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/mostly%20home%20021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/mostly%20home%20021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Isn't this sickening? Kara was trying to decide which jeans to pack, this is a selection of some of them:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/mostly%20home%20009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/mostly%20home%20009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me and Monica at the Diamondback Saloon. Good people watching:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/kels%20and%20diamondback%20028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/kels%20and%20diamondback%20028.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1149659909796186952006-06-07T01:38:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.432-05:00spazZspazZ was my pet rabbit in college. he was supposed to be jill's rabbit too, but she disowned him. i recently found a bunch of pictures from the "flying spazZ" photo shoot, taken with jill's mini poloroid camera. yeah, i'm not in brasil anymore....<br /><br /><br /><br />spazZ in his natural state, hanging out on the couch:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20029.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />spazZ from below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20020.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />spazZ leaping onto stimpy, if you look closely, you can see me crouching in the background:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20026.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />incoming! :<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20016.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />spazZ, heading for the tv:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20021.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />that's allison in the background of this one:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and jill:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />me again:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/spazZ%20009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/spazZ%20009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1148268839163663522006-05-21T22:27:00.000-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.359-05:00Moving in with the Burns'Last week I moved out of Alison's condo, and into a house with the Burns family. They are also from Michigan, recently transferred here by Ford, and they'll be here for 3 years. They've been nice enough to be my surrogate family for the next couple of weeks.<br />These two pictures are from our first dinner together, on Easter.<br /><br />Terry and I:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/100_0654.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/100_0654.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Terry, Me, Lindsey, Mike:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/100_0655%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/100_0655%281%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Lindsey and I changing a tire on the side of the road in the rain. Probably the first females in Brasil to do so:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/DSCF1826.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/DSCF1826.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My bathroom:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20002.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My bedroom:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The patio:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A piscina:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />part of the backyard:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />the dryer!:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20015.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A house in the neighborhood:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The view out my window:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20026.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The house across the street:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20027.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Julian visiting for the day, my face looks weird, but it kind of matches Ju's:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20031%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20031%282%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ju and I making weird faces again, his always look much cuter, imagine that:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20036%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20036%282%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Out to dinner in Arembepe (north of Salvador) on the beach:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20044.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The view from the table:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20047.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/burns2%20056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/burns2%20056.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14027804.post-1147238779519447992006-05-09T23:09:00.001-04:002006-11-13T19:16:52.291-05:00Chapada DiamantinaThis is how our trip started off- rain, more rain, harder rain, downpour...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20035.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wandering around Lencois in the rain:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20038.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A cute bug. Caitlin and I were hanging out in the bus station in Lencois, waiting for a bus to Palmeiras. I was talking to two interesting characters there, one of them picked this bug up and kissed it on the mouth, to prove to Caitlin it wasn't dangerous:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20040.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A collection of random things found in the drawer at our creepy pousada in Palmeiras:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20041.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Weirdest night ever. Our overly pink room:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20042.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We finally found ourselves a ride to our final destination, Capao. An hour on what was by FAR the worst dirt road I have ever seen in my entire life, in what was also probably the worst car I have ever ridden in. It wasn't pretty, but at least it got us there:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20047.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />In Capao, taking a walk:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20048.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Other sights from the walk, like this milipede/centipede-y thing. I have a great video of it walking, if I can figure out some way to put it online I'll let you all know. (And yes, I have more interesting videos to post as well):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20053.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />A snake!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20061.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me walking:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20072.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The next day Caitlin and I decided to hike to the Fumaca waterfall, against everyone's advice, without a guide. The trail was pretty easy to follow, in retrospect, a guide would have been a waste of money. Here is part of a cool mini waterfall along the way, the water has cut the stone into these squares:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20081.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Me and incoming rain, which thankfully didn't ever make it near us:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20091.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We were up high:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20097.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Part of the trail, the rock (sandstone?) has been worn down by the water:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20103.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another part of the trail, we had to be pretty nimble on our toes here:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20119.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Finally to Fumaca (and since I can't type Portuguese accents on my keyboard, that's pronounced Foo-ma-sa). It was way better than we thought it would be:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20123.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And way higher up. You really can't visualize how big and deserted this all was from a picture. Imagine being the only people at the Grand Canyon and you get the idea:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20125.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Clouds starting to roll in..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20126.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The pond we had to traverse:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20143.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Caitlin pondering how to cross:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20144.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is the shallow part:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20145.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The view on the hike back:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/1600/chapada%20150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5854/1256/400/chapada%20150.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>sheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08575433213444705001noreply@blogger.com2