tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71392824075724695382024-02-07T20:39:58.094-08:00Brown-Eyed GirlKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-18067383879570638132012-01-31T14:18:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:24:37.271-08:00Real women can do more than just hold the flash light...<div style="text-align: center;">We can change the car battery ourselves! And get a little dirty in the process!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl3H1d5KeSJLYOjBkEl9iL9ShV2opmPhi3w6fk0i6OTwziGu4vfSoKDSAP1YTXx8OPqN3Ou93Wzh7RnTuquVbw1s1f40fO7kge0nwGeZge1GmiWOgDyebtQyMRgFt32CSBlsWIQI3S18/s1600/IMG_0819.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNl3H1d5KeSJLYOjBkEl9iL9ShV2opmPhi3w6fk0i6OTwziGu4vfSoKDSAP1YTXx8OPqN3Ou93Wzh7RnTuquVbw1s1f40fO7kge0nwGeZge1GmiWOgDyebtQyMRgFt32CSBlsWIQI3S18/s400/IMG_0819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703924543803712978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, we also might be wearing pink long johns and Burberry boots in the process, but that doesn't mean we didn't get the job done. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LG7iAixPzb_e-arFn49QP7n1us12cfB62t5ptZvF460nRzXuRkwKsjlWZfSp8csV2ivOhWu8acADapJtpNQ1vvhDlrGabZequT8_qmDviKeDLz9go8vpHbae4-MBxilsidZBFMVJJ_k/s1600/IMG_0824.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LG7iAixPzb_e-arFn49QP7n1us12cfB62t5ptZvF460nRzXuRkwKsjlWZfSp8csV2ivOhWu8acADapJtpNQ1vvhDlrGabZequT8_qmDviKeDLz9go8vpHbae4-MBxilsidZBFMVJJ_k/s400/IMG_0824.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703924539212440498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-1981584525314824912012-01-28T11:46:00.000-08:002012-01-28T11:51:48.253-08:00Hela<div style="text-align: center;">What is one thing German "Home Depot" style stores (called Hela) have over American ones? They contain bakeries!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A successful trip of locating lightbulbs (incredibly hard to do in Germany) and a fresh baked loaf of bread! Gotta love it!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6Txsiq-8KCSrJE8tZv8RUsMkekYzjEqcE4QAJuH2YHU-WgW-a6H42i-xH2kugI2XQsqa9LlrkN98u9mKJ0gOYyK5HRjTIgScX8sX5cwU_GBdNif3Un_ZVHjotsCRk3ktp9tbg9tfBcs/s1600/IMG_0809.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6Txsiq-8KCSrJE8tZv8RUsMkekYzjEqcE4QAJuH2YHU-WgW-a6H42i-xH2kugI2XQsqa9LlrkN98u9mKJ0gOYyK5HRjTIgScX8sX5cwU_GBdNif3Un_ZVHjotsCRk3ktp9tbg9tfBcs/s400/IMG_0809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702771981985676066" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-34957258877876128552012-01-13T16:06:00.000-08:002012-01-13T16:12:15.152-08:00Cuteness<div style="text-align: center;">Clara is missing her Phillip! I left the bedroom door open when I was out tonight, just in case I got back late and she wanted to go to bed. I had placed Phillip's shirt under his pillow because it still smells like him and I wanted to keep it close. While I was out Clara flipped up his pillow and made a little nest on his shirt! She loves her daddy!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GHEu1Kq4mqv-cgUbOdDfD2INVDKjEEh3vqvRYYgzyuql9wLabW47Gm2dePd_LaAno_lfsw_kIGQKVpFQvQoXSGfuxSEPYxgJxBudI2EAJ6prTwMvs-JC9SH7pdP0GpPoIHUlruXsQxY/s1600/IMG_0752.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GHEu1Kq4mqv-cgUbOdDfD2INVDKjEEh3vqvRYYgzyuql9wLabW47Gm2dePd_LaAno_lfsw_kIGQKVpFQvQoXSGfuxSEPYxgJxBudI2EAJ6prTwMvs-JC9SH7pdP0GpPoIHUlruXsQxY/s400/IMG_0752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697272621810247714" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-82512996573045381282012-01-03T15:46:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:36:34.778-08:00Happy New Year!!!<div style="text-align: center;">It's a new year so I thought I would try to resurrect my blog! I hope that you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve. We celebrated in London this year! It was fantastic!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year our little travel group celebrated in Zurich and after the fireworks there we went back to our hotel room and watched on the t.v as other countries rang in the new year. When London came up the show they put on was awesome so we decided then and there that the next year we would be in London to see it ourselves! Soo....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">365 days and an hour on RyanAir later and we arrived in London. We spent a total of about 4 days in London, which we absolutely loved! London is one of our most favorite cities to visit, because they have such great food, shopping, and entertainment. We never run out of things to do when we are there. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On New Year's Even we started our night pretty early at Marco Pierre White - Wheeler's of St. James for dinner. We made our dinner reservation for 6pm because we wanted to have a nice meal before we had to stand in the cold to wait for the fireworks. Since all the instructions we were reading online stated the viewing areas for the fireworks start to close up at about 9pm we wanted to be sure to give ourselves plenty of time to make it there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dinner was AMAZING!!! You never know what to expect when a restaurant has a set menu, and so far our tract record has not been good, but Wheeler's did not disappoint! I had the Lobster cocktail to start then the Lamb and Mussels with Potatoes as my main. Phillip had Salmon as his appetizer then the Steak and Potato puree for his main course! Then we both finished our meal with the most incredible Chocolate Tarte!! Delicious!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The only strange thing about dinner was that we were mainly in the restaurant by ourselves!!! We thought it was extremely odd (and scary) when we first showed up! We thought for sure the food was going to be terrible. When we asked the waiter if they were expecting more people he said of course, but not until 9pm and that most people would be staying in the restaurant to celebrate the new year. Not us though, we came to London to see fireworks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After dinner we walked to the Thames to try to secure our spot for the show and just as we arrived the first viewing area closed. We were told to start walking towards Trafalgar Square and there would be more entrances along the way. Well, as we kept going, the viewing areas kept closing! We were seriously starting to believe we would not get in. Finally we reached the last viewing area and luckily they were still admitting people. This was only about 9:30pm! We worked our way in and after some jostling we settled on a spot to stay in. While we were quite a ways down the river (at least a mile from where we first started), we could still see the London Eye, so all was ok. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had to wait around for almost 3 hours for the fireworks show, but London did not disappoint!!! The show was incredible!! It also helped that they are trying to show off for the Olympics this coming August, so they really put a lot of money into the display!! No doubt it was one of the best New Year's Eve's we have had!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming up on the first fireworks viewing area by Big Ben.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHIn9nGPYSoj6I8Pvgof7Re2Uhvag_d_Y1QYvaz4U6ZR500PSw21-yg6n-9BXwUzD1bWcwBqqho1QmWkcg8P1KYTrgeQgM7H7OX-Kvv_4C7Jds3xpCk5SRuAlNEHRU0D06KaLs4RQUpE/s1600/IMG_0718.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHIn9nGPYSoj6I8Pvgof7Re2Uhvag_d_Y1QYvaz4U6ZR500PSw21-yg6n-9BXwUzD1bWcwBqqho1QmWkcg8P1KYTrgeQgM7H7OX-Kvv_4C7Jds3xpCk5SRuAlNEHRU0D06KaLs4RQUpE/s400/IMG_0718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693558394753894834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally made it in and found a spot!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzTI5hYkSF9WpRYHM7UHPHkEWxrns-wFfjQA0SrIIr8mF6S0r-XAqoytLmHMwNJH4-OnimDQ2-q1_8FajWkk_gIltsu9gODnKM5VMVHNIwrhV6S2jVlqxjGZHdbG550H28rwlxuNBSI8/s1600/IMG_0723.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzTI5hYkSF9WpRYHM7UHPHkEWxrns-wFfjQA0SrIIr8mF6S0r-XAqoytLmHMwNJH4-OnimDQ2-q1_8FajWkk_gIltsu9gODnKM5VMVHNIwrhV6S2jVlqxjGZHdbG550H28rwlxuNBSI8/s400/IMG_0723.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693558405362395042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rhiannon and I.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N1qI5vf7vWW0fQdzY4jY7LanKZ4C5_QDtumfw8JsqFj7kQukU_TEWzntX5HoZpR0FNm5KhPz_9gwt15BpYAHCuW2aHYpNRhnU2Z0W5vyQbpN527GnX3OllNQECyzvQ8nkbmI_hL4uS0/s1600/IMG_0728.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N1qI5vf7vWW0fQdzY4jY7LanKZ4C5_QDtumfw8JsqFj7kQukU_TEWzntX5HoZpR0FNm5KhPz_9gwt15BpYAHCuW2aHYpNRhnU2Z0W5vyQbpN527GnX3OllNQECyzvQ8nkbmI_hL4uS0/s400/IMG_0728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693558421413108642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our group. We didn't make any plans yet for next New Year's since we likely won't be able to be together, but rest assured our New Year's tradition will continue in the future!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyiRX3SrKIS3QK7w1VWZIbRwo6G8hCQs16dFoeP0_2wbiNJ4gzv9XVojxq1WXPxBQQN5HxJcGkfcQSZI3K_P_-UapXOGGk3UGwuJqG5flBF9jyfhS6IqtlyDGVnHFrlU3XVkvKEfvF1M/s1600/395497_10100338367435911_17011499_46902966_445025159_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyiRX3SrKIS3QK7w1VWZIbRwo6G8hCQs16dFoeP0_2wbiNJ4gzv9XVojxq1WXPxBQQN5HxJcGkfcQSZI3K_P_-UapXOGGk3UGwuJqG5flBF9jyfhS6IqtlyDGVnHFrlU3XVkvKEfvF1M/s400/395497_10100338367435911_17011499_46902966_445025159_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693558388694190978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 2012!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While I don't like making resolutions, I am going to make more of an effort to blog this year! Talk to you again soon!!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-7592945506404009652011-05-19T14:25:00.000-07:002011-05-19T14:40:55.455-07:00Turning 29<div align="center">Turning 29 was a little hard this year, not because I am almost done with my 20s, but because Phillip is back in the States. He's attending a class and will be gone for a month, so unfortunately he had to leave 2 days before my Birthday. I still had a good day though, and spoiled myself thoroughly!<br /><br />My Birthday Card and Presents! A new wallet and perfume! <br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBeLLBdTngY7RHQ3t4BnHY7PSNJdrnEP7giG3GqkNKR2njw4Zyit45X1_ljMgQbi2wLGxxzaFe_e9wlUk29sRcF1lHRfiVA2szlfGzMIvUVBxiL8OqZiSMT32ssJuGEt5rCD97cpoq_I/s1600/Birthday+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608543398688526802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBeLLBdTngY7RHQ3t4BnHY7PSNJdrnEP7giG3GqkNKR2njw4Zyit45X1_ljMgQbi2wLGxxzaFe_e9wlUk29sRcF1lHRfiVA2szlfGzMIvUVBxiL8OqZiSMT32ssJuGEt5rCD97cpoq_I/s400/Birthday+006.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Birthday Cake! I called Phillip and had him sing me Happy Birthday over the phone then blew out my candle! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohYpKCc7ouNMTcJOHoVBAbqnB58ri0IedMLg8j_I0LUAD1kLPTvthQ2f1fLOJ6Z4uRZ7eb3ePypQfkYiS3ZS20qbGPaDr-pFIHsMn0rA0tG3KGjMcS_HT-ipw7GmJFrpjg2Y89Ih36g/s1600/Birthday+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608543396547521538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ohYpKCc7ouNMTcJOHoVBAbqnB58ri0IedMLg8j_I0LUAD1kLPTvthQ2f1fLOJ6Z4uRZ7eb3ePypQfkYiS3ZS20qbGPaDr-pFIHsMn0rA0tG3KGjMcS_HT-ipw7GmJFrpjg2Y89Ih36g/s400/Birthday+009.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />And then the spoiling...I took the day off work and went to one of my favorite Spas and had a massage, manacure, and pedicure. :) I then took myself out for Mexican food. Overall, not too shabby of a way to turn a year older! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLrY7yZnmV5FfzUEgwNxJ7c_Ok66sRO8xDQw0ec9WNmwTKyQkVUpOIEt6zXFb7Y8vJyUlnArCfaMiw3x6OJDK7hnYYlyN_zSp5_Oa8uHkKOBKZfRB5zx2kQ_f9NZRQGEwcl85KMNGwXw/s1600/Birthday+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608543388142903458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLrY7yZnmV5FfzUEgwNxJ7c_Ok66sRO8xDQw0ec9WNmwTKyQkVUpOIEt6zXFb7Y8vJyUlnArCfaMiw3x6OJDK7hnYYlyN_zSp5_Oa8uHkKOBKZfRB5zx2kQ_f9NZRQGEwcl85KMNGwXw/s400/Birthday+022.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-50676725521931893972011-05-05T13:02:00.000-07:002011-05-05T13:09:05.599-07:00Feliz Cinco de Mayo!<div align="center">This post is especially for Amanda! Not only has she been asking for a blog update, but she and B.J sent us some AMAZING jalapenos which we just opened today to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Thank you Amanda and B.J! They are delicious and pretty darn spicey too, which we love! I'll be updating the blog more often now. :)<br /><br />Tonight's dinner: tacos and homemade jalapenos!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyevdnN7XO3K__X-uhnlW_ycHwriFsOgEB68m_UHfTqN8g6E4xXxoaWF-RMKCxNPsjRcX_cdV1yzyR2tDrdec0R17EACsJxLvGyRHQOK1sU62V5J3YEf8e3ozlHuKvsb2ul2xCR0Ue0c/s1600/Spring+Summer+2011+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603325332341648418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyevdnN7XO3K__X-uhnlW_ycHwriFsOgEB68m_UHfTqN8g6E4xXxoaWF-RMKCxNPsjRcX_cdV1yzyR2tDrdec0R17EACsJxLvGyRHQOK1sU62V5J3YEf8e3ozlHuKvsb2ul2xCR0Ue0c/s400/Spring+Summer+2011+032.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-86451662756220893052011-02-10T08:48:00.000-08:002011-02-10T08:59:58.782-08:00Christmas 2010<div align="center">This Christmas we celebrated at our home in Spangdahlem. It ended up being just Phillip, Clara, and I since we had a huge ice and snow storm the night before and our friends couldn't make it down. We had a nice time though and cooked a great meal!<br /><br />What we called our Christmas bush! It was more of a bush than a tree. The German who sold it to us told us that our expectations were just off because German trees are not like American trees. Or...Americans are just suckers and will buy anything sold to us!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mg581bcYQcL68h1T-t25AouwhmhHkr1zCFYUrogSDyIUgYSt1zQFt7q0SbfW7dG6uQICl3I696IsbyNd-1JmfNGKMB6-L1akeoWJKRwJt-fC7OTErnwaP9GV7jvkeNPjYOVslKbCNxs/s1600/Winter+2011+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572104937631600946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mg581bcYQcL68h1T-t25AouwhmhHkr1zCFYUrogSDyIUgYSt1zQFt7q0SbfW7dG6uQICl3I696IsbyNd-1JmfNGKMB6-L1akeoWJKRwJt-fC7OTErnwaP9GV7jvkeNPjYOVslKbCNxs/s400/Winter+2011+018.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Christmas dinner!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO9aT4dPuQhFo6AV5kS4MjLsqp0TAkUzEysErISl1N9bbxTOKqFS9wYJv_7qeaVydK_pbzZi9l72rHhcaoVa6zCHEhH7edHoHnNe8mcIHAooLQA5ahVKtTHHn-IWjl4P5H05Bfconp74/s1600/Winter+2011+011.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572104946904858642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO9aT4dPuQhFo6AV5kS4MjLsqp0TAkUzEysErISl1N9bbxTOKqFS9wYJv_7qeaVydK_pbzZi9l72rHhcaoVa6zCHEhH7edHoHnNe8mcIHAooLQA5ahVKtTHHn-IWjl4P5H05Bfconp74/s400/Winter+2011+011.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Clara with one of her Christmas presents. Just pooped from a long day.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G4jDusWQauBUqmqQNLs7D5LRd_F3CAPI_3lPQ6NhQYKFPz_CIGfIJPVm0gLorKsoyX5747brpxhaICX4fbNO05n7IXNXpvRs576W1hB0_AuB9hZ6G0ZilZnFbluj_ElId9bhiHgaiGM/s1600/Winter+2011+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572104942522821954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G4jDusWQauBUqmqQNLs7D5LRd_F3CAPI_3lPQ6NhQYKFPz_CIGfIJPVm0gLorKsoyX5747brpxhaICX4fbNO05n7IXNXpvRs576W1hB0_AuB9hZ6G0ZilZnFbluj_ElId9bhiHgaiGM/s400/Winter+2011+065.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Yep, I realize this post is just a little past due, but I am at least back to blogging again!! </p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-13620719462548036372011-02-04T08:41:00.000-08:002011-02-04T09:30:22.035-08:00Christmas Markets<div align="center">One of my favorite events of the year are the German Christmas Markets in December! They are wonderful!! It is just fun to go, get a mug of gluhwein, share a Brot with Phillip, and peruse the stalls. Oh, and I can't forget my chocolate covered strawberries! This is one of the few times of the year you can get them, so I can't say no.<br /><br />This year we went to Bernkastle-Kues and Trier for their Christmas Markets. We had planned to do more, but the weather wasn't very cooperative and we just ran out of time. However, these are two of my favorite markets so it was still a successful season.<br /><br />Bernkastle-Kues Christmas Market<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6lpqBmGKHehlPBgffX8Mqtk1Y_vW4ttLVPoJHeJh8YCjXYaKXD9rd7qbb1OP67qu2FfC30rvGG0J-0uPe3L4fJZLFQTWrndwin_S5lgMhxrg5AdfU2IjJgSIPrAjsK22fp1U3EMCn-w/s1600/Bernkastle-Kues+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569877919450216274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6lpqBmGKHehlPBgffX8Mqtk1Y_vW4ttLVPoJHeJh8YCjXYaKXD9rd7qbb1OP67qu2FfC30rvGG0J-0uPe3L4fJZLFQTWrndwin_S5lgMhxrg5AdfU2IjJgSIPrAjsK22fp1U3EMCn-w/s400/Bernkastle-Kues+028.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpINyuScNHRRkdoswPB-EIkBennI7TYrXIpXpriFEcmWKIKsMFRVhOB9Uv_F0rYPWnw1Y9PA9ZQ07E4ypffpn70GYSa7Xv6vg1e8B5bc7sI2BOC076dUMMQ_InE9mF3W-iU3VBXNSRBs/s1600/Bernkastle-Kues+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569877916628002546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpINyuScNHRRkdoswPB-EIkBennI7TYrXIpXpriFEcmWKIKsMFRVhOB9Uv_F0rYPWnw1Y9PA9ZQ07E4ypffpn70GYSa7Xv6vg1e8B5bc7sI2BOC076dUMMQ_InE9mF3W-iU3VBXNSRBs/s400/Bernkastle-Kues+027.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Trier Christmas Market<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfABG0MM5P3V2tio22SOqWZq3twvDXXycFNB1M1FUM2p4TPFJ-KIfJ2l4jwwJU9mPJsu-xYHqSy-M1f7htQo54laXLrKUpwwKH7hVXBHjYcjjfYigSjrNE_oprWrcIER1-2-exeIW7Po/s1600/Trier+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569877931564920114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfABG0MM5P3V2tio22SOqWZq3twvDXXycFNB1M1FUM2p4TPFJ-KIfJ2l4jwwJU9mPJsu-xYHqSy-M1f7htQo54laXLrKUpwwKH7hVXBHjYcjjfYigSjrNE_oprWrcIER1-2-exeIW7Po/s400/Trier+014.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqvZvqIx-b5glcTkOK2h0Tt7JDI2UnoX1fDu6X4Ts0EIjuC7KFvmbnDtunEsgjxm7uX6G6zx25f3Xe_aWVXNeZupIrauWDq02VXwJO2IJzxIGhw9PHe1YEnBoF-hk6OG0uEDacVLOQDQ/s1600/Trier+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569877934895748706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqvZvqIx-b5glcTkOK2h0Tt7JDI2UnoX1fDu6X4Ts0EIjuC7KFvmbnDtunEsgjxm7uX6G6zx25f3Xe_aWVXNeZupIrauWDq02VXwJO2IJzxIGhw9PHe1YEnBoF-hk6OG0uEDacVLOQDQ/s400/Trier+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTz6NRiD1fHr7DCFq-98D4yeM2as07j25Ux9MxIs07bmQm-jtkfDtlbsKXd4bgZ-jLUhVtwwM2ZhsRt3d46L_lYF4VIcGBQ5Hjo-jStP2sWKH9JrjuhvhzfEa3yjoS8Fj5-jawVvSl4Q/s1600/Trier+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569884579654407842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTz6NRiD1fHr7DCFq-98D4yeM2as07j25Ux9MxIs07bmQm-jtkfDtlbsKXd4bgZ-jLUhVtwwM2ZhsRt3d46L_lYF4VIcGBQ5Hjo-jStP2sWKH9JrjuhvhzfEa3yjoS8Fj5-jawVvSl4Q/s400/Trier+032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNHmbyZGFZW6re9UdqAdQipmYh2Xvnwi3MAc0-Vribe7BwpKXqPKa9IEOSg6n82h-4szTVkbzkk16zkPJbVWpDy9QzDJCKKg-HYXmzlAak0R-XQvKfSXIj8XbMJHS22AFfOXxOXLjaYQ/s1600/Trier+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569884567995824034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfxAUu46_1ixZXXp_h2sMTllAjxwmlIgORctNfYZi6yJxtRiWNeGhjLjhUk2u5N2weoM71Yq31xuwI4gJ62ncOxQcOcXiiouRbPWmznKU_wF2Vh0pXNT6QAq0v0R2LNt68xLAvx6sKts/s400/Trier+019.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-91322103790073259812011-01-25T08:03:00.001-08:002011-01-25T08:30:11.263-08:00Fuerteventura<div align="center">Since we couldn't be in the States this year to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving, Phillip and I decided to do something fun and warm! We headed to Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa! We had a wonderful time since it was still warm there, and being off season, it was uncrowded and less expensive than regular.
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<br />The view from our hotel room! GORGEOUS!!!</div><div align="center">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGZ9qjtreVkcUtM1CJc1pBAZSxhkYmPCEOhIObl6f6eiK2lIVgymlXLNnn1y2REm6VJo5-aFKi6Nddp8j6Z2XVv1AgJb67NjrE8I8eOq8beofT-y66hCAa30C6aU-QXiBXd1kzN7zZnE/s1600/Fuerteventura+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566158225220146850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGZ9qjtreVkcUtM1CJc1pBAZSxhkYmPCEOhIObl6f6eiK2lIVgymlXLNnn1y2REm6VJo5-aFKi6Nddp8j6Z2XVv1AgJb67NjrE8I8eOq8beofT-y66hCAa30C6aU-QXiBXd1kzN7zZnE/s400/Fuerteventura+002.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> Check out the Camel on the beach!!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE3bnRr48svLTdOmDTbyRetCgrkhYprQzdP6xxv_0xssxVIiNnvOCycmQIsd1n1naAyPIbIKqMV_afv38WH73fkOLzICDcVrUg5ycuAXSrVZbBE1yWsl9SSh_q1mJ5Ne7hs97VOHMlTI/s1600/Fuerteventura+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566158221626166322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE3bnRr48svLTdOmDTbyRetCgrkhYprQzdP6xxv_0xssxVIiNnvOCycmQIsd1n1naAyPIbIKqMV_afv38WH73fkOLzICDcVrUg5ycuAXSrVZbBE1yWsl9SSh_q1mJ5Ne7hs97VOHMlTI/s400/Fuerteventura+004.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>We were essentially located on a giant sand dune. The sand blows in from the Sahara Desert. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkA2JaFIN1C2fFAJ1-Vr2XLNvKLuUEvY824UEFrVgc354454msDq0jdMwEoeba_Zja84omKAU91M07RBAUmgP4tWeYp5s8YptolBrZHPAQk9ygBgeGfVddapS7-XzwkPhCrjLW5pbwvo/s1600/Fuerteventura+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566158213721653794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkA2JaFIN1C2fFAJ1-Vr2XLNvKLuUEvY824UEFrVgc354454msDq0jdMwEoeba_Zja84omKAU91M07RBAUmgP4tWeYp5s8YptolBrZHPAQk9ygBgeGfVddapS7-XzwkPhCrjLW5pbwvo/s400/Fuerteventura+006.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>
<br />Phillip playing in the water. The water was around 70 degrees, which really was ok after you were in it about 5-10 min.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdzl6nQOiJ0GxCz2HMv4pmE2thvu-ttwmqwYWaAZ6jrDePz5lz5GmEbnlhqFmkLEZxgr3my4e2oDUKAM1ncWfpIyFa2mBF021_3QqSpdf9QDJJo6HdydRlf56_bASklqTEjypVjarJ2g/s1600/Fuerteventura+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566158209715580802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdzl6nQOiJ0GxCz2HMv4pmE2thvu-ttwmqwYWaAZ6jrDePz5lz5GmEbnlhqFmkLEZxgr3my4e2oDUKAM1ncWfpIyFa2mBF021_3QqSpdf9QDJJo6HdydRlf56_bASklqTEjypVjarJ2g/s400/Fuerteventura+033.jpg" /></a>
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<br />Spending a windy day on the pool deck. That sand hurts when the wind whips up!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R1tzlDsxfb7cWdwYMWOPOmNCsv8d5R0IdYdIkQGYm2-p6YEoeT90wU61nrqGhKvWO457x2yldU6-gzGZaYlbEWOIohabq28XlWaoF96j1uOvrGvc126CAJsAgopgXkLycOLBTQP8m04/s1600/Fuerteventura+090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566156166832784978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0R1tzlDsxfb7cWdwYMWOPOmNCsv8d5R0IdYdIkQGYm2-p6YEoeT90wU61nrqGhKvWO457x2yldU6-gzGZaYlbEWOIohabq28XlWaoF96j1uOvrGvc126CAJsAgopgXkLycOLBTQP8m04/s400/Fuerteventura+090.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>
<br />Since we stayed at an all-inclusive hotel, we felt like we were kinda on a cruise ship that never went anywhere (honeymoon, anyone!). So, we found it kinda funny that our hotel was shaped like a boat.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ho_4jTv8lI4jbNrdbMM4AMTwTPy5Or2so8MgE9qWPULLLs0pAvvKLb2bzf5pehhjtyjMWduAu-CrshWhIhlC9wiK7ZY6kI4PSWZ4O5vO1EDV4cKFdiWCph4bgGtlEfmQY0CcbvoaZrw/s1600/Fuerteventura+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566159342763323042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ho_4jTv8lI4jbNrdbMM4AMTwTPy5Or2so8MgE9qWPULLLs0pAvvKLb2bzf5pehhjtyjMWduAu-CrshWhIhlC9wiK7ZY6kI4PSWZ4O5vO1EDV4cKFdiWCph4bgGtlEfmQY0CcbvoaZrw/s400/Fuerteventura+099.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>One last picture before we headed home. :( It was a wonderful vacation! Just rest and relaxation on a white sandy beach! Lucky for us we had gorgeous weather the entire 5 days until the day we left, when it started to rain. We must have really hit at the right time since they started to store all the beach supplies for winter on our last day.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJdAUqjCsrFwKFxymZ3Y0lmzDVgUhzFWQiTzKCPGhPWJNi4SvdZLXIf6A8gBLUMob3BvSj9mmYIYn3bV4kbv9YnEl1BqWAn7-Kd2GYRvMPplMMwWHOuh9__-ENOgp_ogHOu-ZPoy5Jzs/s1600/Fuerteventura+103.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566156165945136178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJdAUqjCsrFwKFxymZ3Y0lmzDVgUhzFWQiTzKCPGhPWJNi4SvdZLXIf6A8gBLUMob3BvSj9mmYIYn3bV4kbv9YnEl1BqWAn7-Kd2GYRvMPplMMwWHOuh9__-ENOgp_ogHOu-ZPoy5Jzs/s400/Fuerteventura+103.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>What we came home to! So so sad!! :(</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTypwdpq3RDO6rC5Zcoz55JAxvLV_UYGomKlKWiyqBUpJMs9uuUTHvCrFDZN1c-oRR-DJKeDY3IP1571-hbmBV0DKGlduoztRshpkNgpiHoSaJc4KpZg2lDWsDPzCjjCIYMNEvH9gJWqI/s1600/Fuerteventura+109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566156158206293714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTypwdpq3RDO6rC5Zcoz55JAxvLV_UYGomKlKWiyqBUpJMs9uuUTHvCrFDZN1c-oRR-DJKeDY3IP1571-hbmBV0DKGlduoztRshpkNgpiHoSaJc4KpZg2lDWsDPzCjjCIYMNEvH9gJWqI/s400/Fuerteventura+109.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>:)
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<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7KyplkQ75P1APLcEFUeZjWOq_D4ojpUUTdrIxFXOejWI0lTjbY6TANdZS06aZb1jBtr3k0EAd2g9EP0KNLt-54fN6P1IWuIKo0r9x9BAe4U9FbOAjo7GnftKMCm0WWC3R-MJtcRZvN4/s1600/Fuerteventura+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566156176102307026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7KyplkQ75P1APLcEFUeZjWOq_D4ojpUUTdrIxFXOejWI0lTjbY6TANdZS06aZb1jBtr3k0EAd2g9EP0KNLt-54fN6P1IWuIKo0r9x9BAe4U9FbOAjo7GnftKMCm0WWC3R-MJtcRZvN4/s400/Fuerteventura+045.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-27707691027565184882011-01-24T07:56:00.000-08:002011-01-24T08:53:14.666-08:00Milan and Venice, 2nd stop - Venice<div align="center">Oh, how I fell in love with Venice!! It was so beautiful! I'm sure it had a lot to do with the fact that we went in winter and it was basically empty, but that made it all the more perfect. Wandering through the alleyways, crossing all the little bridges, taking a gondola ride, spending an evening in a fantastic wine bar, just lovely!
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<br /></div><div align="center">Love at first sight! </div><div align="center">
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<br /><p align="center"></a>Aww, a bed just for Phillip! ;)
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<br /><p align="center"></a>Making our way through the alleyways to Piazza San Marco</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yovWTiIJSlz4mykvbdAb_eqERuDREcDhYZ55akhmYvcElUBCGDQEibnkORkr9pyhTiF7qg2AR0Iq_BozS4hiXEx-f518Yrzp1weDKCAs-H2N0J_B3_4eHWXdGB3qKCsWBPV-GsOjrzI/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+152.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565790438147273986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yovWTiIJSlz4mykvbdAb_eqERuDREcDhYZ55akhmYvcElUBCGDQEibnkORkr9pyhTiF7qg2AR0Iq_BozS4hiXEx-f518Yrzp1weDKCAs-H2N0J_B3_4eHWXdGB3qKCsWBPV-GsOjrzI/s400/Milana+and+Venice+152.jpg" /></a> <p align="center">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWG_qBeOnzrPyC7fPLTmJD6exYkOrO9Oziy4xyU-d9os-i4jWiyzxlPws553ld4l50TorBjAzS1Pk1OUuE_wSMFwQ9PrW6F5mZzlxrmTmZ7bi5NVyFJVOHCzRCx0Ml8Umhkuk_HWZUvs/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+278.jpg"></a>Picture from Rialto Bridge</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLmr2mGsH96No4mu5aoahVuTsHAfWzgxpPukiiwzLs8tScwBrk0LlWlrrMiC93GaZnjsIUDrQe8-R2h9YIDLnAsAe8aJNijpe1lePlbEApg1amWGIB_pamXH4AYm_K-JZOiwJr8zasAI/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+160.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565790424822221330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLmr2mGsH96No4mu5aoahVuTsHAfWzgxpPukiiwzLs8tScwBrk0LlWlrrMiC93GaZnjsIUDrQe8-R2h9YIDLnAsAe8aJNijpe1lePlbEApg1amWGIB_pamXH4AYm_K-JZOiwJr8zasAI/s400/Milana+and+Venice+160.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6zemRa1Kh3mpjMhw1z6NLJ0JaXOTjUR-oJ25JZRKnIwBHvE-tpZbyQTCz9-yk5SP_L5Qjs_hweiBe3cgoTExuE5T-W8Z4q3_gICHbF_Mx-CVbXc0CrS_XvkTgb6w4tA7-BTjKuQsx8s/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+143.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565788440737001298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6zemRa1Kh3mpjMhw1z6NLJ0JaXOTjUR-oJ25JZRKnIwBHvE-tpZbyQTCz9-yk5SP_L5Qjs_hweiBe3cgoTExuE5T-W8Z4q3_gICHbF_Mx-CVbXc0CrS_XvkTgb6w4tA7-BTjKuQsx8s/s400/Milana+and+Venice+143.jpg" />
<br /><p align="center"></a>Love the gondolas!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVWttbrnfveBJA9VATt_OpXkxVAURJ1MNZ29HYQYxtnVUISngmWj_eNyaITP6SW27tkgXvfD5CwH-SEFTHgfb9Q3hVZEeFMTk4MRZ_xKHs8VtQ-x__VpFuvqmoebyngfvUVk24WD_LPk/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+201.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565788434010153954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVWttbrnfveBJA9VATt_OpXkxVAURJ1MNZ29HYQYxtnVUISngmWj_eNyaITP6SW27tkgXvfD5CwH-SEFTHgfb9Q3hVZEeFMTk4MRZ_xKHs8VtQ-x__VpFuvqmoebyngfvUVk24WD_LPk/s400/Milana+and+Venice+201.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFRo8Hbp0oDl7aUI30grz6u050QrHnoYQFPYdqb7uj_FOUcrvOlRV2wQn2dZrGewHzpXdBv7v7VMQJ7WY6lh_xQg-kXdOygMom36ypTkzpRPNPuloUTsq8W3QMx1yJbSYXMP5tgel-WE/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+221.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565788418996034946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFRo8Hbp0oDl7aUI30grz6u050QrHnoYQFPYdqb7uj_FOUcrvOlRV2wQn2dZrGewHzpXdBv7v7VMQJ7WY6lh_xQg-kXdOygMom36ypTkzpRPNPuloUTsq8W3QMx1yJbSYXMP5tgel-WE/s400/Milana+and+Venice+221.jpg" />
<br /><p align="center"></a>Taking our own gondola ride!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwpsjNBH5o0MueRuU_DF5lEszU5bdRrkgclwcopKHADsjZ-YxMhfiEKmfge92i3eWpPIbow9eIk3x8IwOD9MLfr_isWW6msjIlx5g5g4b0jPlY7rFTUJTZKvlaq7tfY41RBpFBfQeC8I/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+283.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565788410654195810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwpsjNBH5o0MueRuU_DF5lEszU5bdRrkgclwcopKHADsjZ-YxMhfiEKmfge92i3eWpPIbow9eIk3x8IwOD9MLfr_isWW6msjIlx5g5g4b0jPlY7rFTUJTZKvlaq7tfY41RBpFBfQeC8I/s400/Milana+and+Venice+283.jpg" /></a>
<br /><p align="center">Drew and Rhiannon enjoying our ride </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS0o-D8CGKrwq4wA7E-56c0mu2XY0hOGxh6cM7clkGXEmhx7TVW6C_hLHePDQ3LwoCVl5wlmXF3vaLKeLgwUmHLqNalmagVv4F_ssqQNyqRJAn47EY4MK8UGXaoGqOodDuzK7jO1EyMI/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+274.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565786180122265922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS0o-D8CGKrwq4wA7E-56c0mu2XY0hOGxh6cM7clkGXEmhx7TVW6C_hLHePDQ3LwoCVl5wlmXF3vaLKeLgwUmHLqNalmagVv4F_ssqQNyqRJAn47EY4MK8UGXaoGqOodDuzK7jO1EyMI/s400/Milana+and+Venice+274.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><p align="center"></a>You know we couldn't visit Italy and Phillip not get gelato!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KuSnP22Y_BpHXpmROe2hBwiS_Up7Yl37Zpc1OHYFXJAgzbjFJcjrbB8xzSQfyhYeT4ftxReq8DPIgB9bb-xjtU4_nxdKbV4C-1loClDEr7bcTmJpgqqDN77ogc-XKn5TopRq3xOHZEc/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+223.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565786182816385090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KuSnP22Y_BpHXpmROe2hBwiS_Up7Yl37Zpc1OHYFXJAgzbjFJcjrbB8xzSQfyhYeT4ftxReq8DPIgB9bb-xjtU4_nxdKbV4C-1loClDEr7bcTmJpgqqDN77ogc-XKn5TopRq3xOHZEc/s400/Milana+and+Venice+223.jpg" />
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<br /></a>Piazza San Marco and the bell tower where Galileo tested his telescope. </p><p align="center">
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<br />View from the bell tower</p><p align="center">
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<br />Murano Glass Shopping! Got some beautiful glass bead necklaces!
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<br />Rialto Bridge
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<br />Ahhh, how I can't wait to go back!</p></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-89065247216082796652010-11-20T00:02:00.001-08:002010-11-20T07:46:32.696-08:00Milan and Venice, 1st stop - Milan<div align="center">This past weekend was a 4 day weekend, so you know we couldn't let that opportunity go to waste. We thus headed to Milan and Venice! We spent our first two days in Milan then took a train to Venice for the next 2 days.<br /><br />Milan was beautiful, especially the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Duomo</span>! The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Candoglia</span> white marble makes it especially stunning!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8ua7eEslLjCnGQwoU2zYaKA_ew7PGnXmvwzkMRPs8l7__Yy9cBqqxFRiBnONnNDGX7RoQzU9OhoAXL7p2Z6o45w1EwyWb6t2RvLY3zspgQyQ75zF0i8vOVC5YQfq-9N8VVJ7xfBCSgE/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541540051162995954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8ua7eEslLjCnGQwoU2zYaKA_ew7PGnXmvwzkMRPs8l7__Yy9cBqqxFRiBnONnNDGX7RoQzU9OhoAXL7p2Z6o45w1EwyWb6t2RvLY3zspgQyQ75zF0i8vOVC5YQfq-9N8VVJ7xfBCSgE/s400/Milana+and+Venice+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541540034779344370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyxIjNLuR0kEnEtgOMZ5WVKkMIlHKQd7wE47Dg2nS6jYKb6wq7hgpCAJdC0_ITl8t1zZA9R0zb9ivH_rEJZQkss3cQDRAoljh_PzKGUHHsW1C6fYjXj7qdotujZiX2dJ4KCElN-ETTxM/s400/Milana+and+Venice+026.jpg" /> <p align="center">The Milan <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Duomo</span> is the largest Gothic cathedral and the second largest Catholic cathedral in the world. It was started in 1386 and finished in the early 1800s for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Napolean</span> Bonaparte's inauguration as King, even though small work technically <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">continued</span> into 1965. The spires are really spectacular, which you can view up close since they allow you to walk on top of the roof! Very neat!!<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiya9WzRQDVxkWCNBK-cFvdSU4DQQ3QS8io16cYK1bGaIWrliIpMLCrZvmldDjgGTtPHC6ejL4T8ijSMs5FyF28GJ2ne8YUglOkzelJXDsBPkzMv78RK9VZyApWwD-A-pNRX3zESgAQOFg/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+060.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541543854284355874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiya9WzRQDVxkWCNBK-cFvdSU4DQQ3QS8io16cYK1bGaIWrliIpMLCrZvmldDjgGTtPHC6ejL4T8ijSMs5FyF28GJ2ne8YUglOkzelJXDsBPkzMv78RK9VZyApWwD-A-pNRX3zESgAQOFg/s400/Milana+and+Venice+060.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQSBcuAT2rk9l0PYS0MU222FugRHSw5OGAcFgd0V2F2o24ZLdJq9wVJJgwI8EZvHQrHI7TbdIuEsm6N73QVSo1o4ButOZIrXq7CcjgUS6zQMEUBnqypYzywxLx7taL-GwDOd1sA2etQU/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+056.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541543407613356386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQSBcuAT2rk9l0PYS0MU222FugRHSw5OGAcFgd0V2F2o24ZLdJq9wVJJgwI8EZvHQrHI7TbdIuEsm6N73QVSo1o4ButOZIrXq7CcjgUS6zQMEUBnqypYzywxLx7taL-GwDOd1sA2etQU/s400/Milana+and+Venice+056.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdfQjiuROlh2cCqPmk4euavKZZQTbGgCbXP70WiMFlwI75qZDGcFdIMW8w_c9HYxZOZLu0bDf3CAbTY4NTuaRBgvezdqSG1VgqgPDPY5EPftkCgVcGpVhuff1tLXgnK3O_Ss1qlV75oM/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541543394844292850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdfQjiuROlh2cCqPmk4euavKZZQTbGgCbXP70WiMFlwI75qZDGcFdIMW8w_c9HYxZOZLu0bDf3CAbTY4NTuaRBgvezdqSG1VgqgPDPY5EPftkCgVcGpVhuff1tLXgnK3O_Ss1qlV75oM/s400/Milana+and+Venice+078.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE1-eYk7sdQIT-ppQV_vHGmptQmLPmPqz5LKYj0QlHlCZDZ0g0OpdmJENqUHwdjYCUKWTuxAsn2OfSJJI79spo2AFA8eKwBb3fHGV1SqrMrQ1WlFAlKIqcBFKFS6qFP47SamV8Nr-T7Y/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+073.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541543387096353602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE1-eYk7sdQIT-ppQV_vHGmptQmLPmPqz5LKYj0QlHlCZDZ0g0OpdmJENqUHwdjYCUKWTuxAsn2OfSJJI79spo2AFA8eKwBb3fHGV1SqrMrQ1WlFAlKIqcBFKFS6qFP47SamV8Nr-T7Y/s400/Milana+and+Venice+073.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Of course, a trip to Milan would not be complete without shopping! We did our fair share, even when it was mostly just looking in the windows of the designer shops.<br /><br />The inside of the Galleria. Even the shopping gallery is art! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha02Hk2SdA1D7M3sTiROaN9ArGk05Ra5S1OlAUSfus7bmjBdDVy9Xh5BdwnGMqeOEgxcB-OnBr7D5A9qvBld27F6hz1vUPHypInugZzsIfwgZfoiWvvGQNA_ywTSjGDLs8Ksw6MpsaYXs/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541546118135160754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha02Hk2SdA1D7M3sTiROaN9ArGk05Ra5S1OlAUSfus7bmjBdDVy9Xh5BdwnGMqeOEgxcB-OnBr7D5A9qvBld27F6hz1vUPHypInugZzsIfwgZfoiWvvGQNA_ywTSjGDLs8Ksw6MpsaYXs/s400/Milana+and+Venice+004.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>(<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prada</span> to the left, Louis <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vuitton</span> to the right, us on the outside looking in :) ....someday!)<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChx2t6Oo9_c009skF18CR3XH6JdzMh7ad-hgLqCvbtDuhURF7womu-HpK3DWUp8sNDj4qIM6hn9lTL4oIhO_82iFJ39kviGoyPMMvPeyFG7aJNr-vhYYZ7Iu6hAHnJUcO0Irvfi0CSTk/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541546111050731810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChx2t6Oo9_c009skF18CR3XH6JdzMh7ad-hgLqCvbtDuhURF7womu-HpK3DWUp8sNDj4qIM6hn9lTL4oIhO_82iFJ39kviGoyPMMvPeyFG7aJNr-vhYYZ7Iu6hAHnJUcO0Irvfi0CSTk/s400/Milana+and+Venice+003.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> We also went to see "The Last Supper" painting by Leonardo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinci</span> in the Santa Maria <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">delle</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Grazie</span>. It was very large and impressive, completely covering the back wall of the room. Over the course of 500 years since it was completed the room has been used as an armory, prison, stable, and left without a roof for several years after it was bombed during World War II. Of course we weren't allowed to take pictures, so here is one of us waiting outside. They had serious security for this thing! Bar doors, 2 air sealed rooms to walk through, and then you could only view it in groups of 15 for no more than 15 minutes! Had we not bought out tickets 2 weeks before we would not have been able to get in! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJlInZwXayYsEZgF-62sDnynVJwWUyz8jPHm1d0dfIxjQgGVyaN1sgQAgvGEAxhGr-Nxytf89BKsxV1yrdWcDThkQWbMyvyoa0OtkbN25FQAmw1up31p_HL_HtDQ0lNfDcXGPpMzkcSo/s1600/Milana+and+Venice+081.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541653329475837538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJlInZwXayYsEZgF-62sDnynVJwWUyz8jPHm1d0dfIxjQgGVyaN1sgQAgvGEAxhGr-Nxytf89BKsxV1yrdWcDThkQWbMyvyoa0OtkbN25FQAmw1up31p_HL_HtDQ0lNfDcXGPpMzkcSo/s400/Milana+and+Venice+081.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> Then off we went on the train to Venice... </p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-38004576572094613302010-11-06T01:57:00.001-07:002010-11-06T14:14:44.965-07:00My Birthday in Mallorca<div align="center">For my 28th Birthday this past May we spent 5 days in Mallorca. Mallorca is part of the Balearica Spanish Islands, in the western Mediterranean Sea. It was GORGEOUS!! Our hotel was right on the boardwalk, just steps from the Platja de Palma (Palma Beach). We did a whole lot of relaxing on this trip, and it was absolutely fantastic!</div><br /><div align="center">Platja de Palma, where we spent most of our time<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBCdLJmP5Z4a1kXabssIjhnzAfTOGKsWpwtNv1Y-hLvTAglcFZCnALEr8bJZilgeI66cZ4agmwg2s087UYJXx0NWCkkh9iGJrVkFmBTiajrzfZMDmI1j4OVxHxuipUCbzDd6_6i8-kTY/s1600/Mallorca+2010+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536539408576654658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBCdLJmP5Z4a1kXabssIjhnzAfTOGKsWpwtNv1Y-hLvTAglcFZCnALEr8bJZilgeI66cZ4agmwg2s087UYJXx0NWCkkh9iGJrVkFmBTiajrzfZMDmI1j4OVxHxuipUCbzDd6_6i8-kTY/s400/Mallorca+2010+075.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Ahhhh...doesn't get much better than this!<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9bKoYCMEU3_vbpnSZDOxsqgavdPXrq3O_qU1EJ692cg7J4lsVAgpblJW-PRVCdP0szpua7ItOdJabFC2PkXvEIpepR4h5iTUYGRrxEsomjLSdFRedIm8CMFtkeVnyEJplj6_xPSexRM/s1600/Mallorca+2010+074.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536539405536576514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9bKoYCMEU3_vbpnSZDOxsqgavdPXrq3O_qU1EJ692cg7J4lsVAgpblJW-PRVCdP0szpua7ItOdJabFC2PkXvEIpepR4h5iTUYGRrxEsomjLSdFRedIm8CMFtkeVnyEJplj6_xPSexRM/s400/Mallorca+2010+074.jpg" /></a><br />Boardwalk<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPfhzAS4PToOB-38aiQMd-7bI2lR22TCd7Kk4iC8bBYo_c3EbzAvMHbsrx0Bz2bLrtd9M_flRHq02IScAQFcozwulR3Er7n2ww_p1kC8wOGMMpJplCN7Vcx5B7ssg4IJYlHF8a-brDGk/s1600/Mallorca+2010+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536539396071863298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPfhzAS4PToOB-38aiQMd-7bI2lR22TCd7Kk4iC8bBYo_c3EbzAvMHbsrx0Bz2bLrtd9M_flRHq02IScAQFcozwulR3Er7n2ww_p1kC8wOGMMpJplCN7Vcx5B7ssg4IJYlHF8a-brDGk/s400/Mallorca+2010+042.jpg" /></a><br />Enjoying the Sangria<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF5Sfp8fyS65fCKrsNZ8NR7LXrgmeA8ahdOnN0CbtxkEEZoCp2x0G5W4x11NMb_JNHzUrQXMYb0LG2FNDH5qfwDagzfgg1hJulonQ2O7h0oRDg3OcmZa8VMpeTxVO0BE0jEFEzwigIqE/s1600/Mallorca+2010+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537808966414450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSF5Sfp8fyS65fCKrsNZ8NR7LXrgmeA8ahdOnN0CbtxkEEZoCp2x0G5W4x11NMb_JNHzUrQXMYb0LG2FNDH5qfwDagzfgg1hJulonQ2O7h0oRDg3OcmZa8VMpeTxVO0BE0jEFEzwigIqE/s320/Mallorca+2010+058.jpg" /></a><br />Beautiful sunsets every night!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUS1OFKmiHbC-Oztuosvq8vbJOuA2E7xMZwazmab2Gh0b-rBu4Adft3dMROncAWVbGCefG7pn73gWcrJsd81xAhR7veTIOs3kq_a8hv0tgMtNDQjUcG4It5rwuG-FW79cgWaQayX0uds/s1600/Mallorca+2010+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537805363696482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUS1OFKmiHbC-Oztuosvq8vbJOuA2E7xMZwazmab2Gh0b-rBu4Adft3dMROncAWVbGCefG7pn73gWcrJsd81xAhR7veTIOs3kq_a8hv0tgMtNDQjUcG4It5rwuG-FW79cgWaQayX0uds/s320/Mallorca+2010+107.jpg" /></a><br />The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma</div><div>Gothic Style, began in 1229, finished in 1601<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_64bXj19LSIGg8uafe_Is_D__CFXP0cQLPCGrp7imu7NxXe9zI0NLRLfIuz1Gl1G1n3msXiAuySCA1zOI4Yxt1XU5K7M0vtAIb9yZH1UeilAp38aHInLxa4kWyrCjHZHqRAm_PYtbsY/s1600/Mallorca+2010+204.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537782192927698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_64bXj19LSIGg8uafe_Is_D__CFXP0cQLPCGrp7imu7NxXe9zI0NLRLfIuz1Gl1G1n3msXiAuySCA1zOI4Yxt1XU5K7M0vtAIb9yZH1UeilAp38aHInLxa4kWyrCjHZHqRAm_PYtbsY/s320/Mallorca+2010+204.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwzTgCjkoyxSmivHdV0EhvQRnjeJaidaCPMY9abbXQOiOp81Kr5RQ67d1cJZtDtcpuWyNpQS71QcgUW1Zx6CrMnmPnBJUgA96ZzwBbhV1m2ywoEQiWLchsJLcXeXJMAIq-IsWixD6YmM/s1600/Mallorca+2010+155.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537794111994338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwzTgCjkoyxSmivHdV0EhvQRnjeJaidaCPMY9abbXQOiOp81Kr5RQ67d1cJZtDtcpuWyNpQS71QcgUW1Zx6CrMnmPnBJUgA96ZzwBbhV1m2ywoEQiWLchsJLcXeXJMAIq-IsWixD6YmM/s320/Mallorca+2010+155.jpg" /></a><br />Stunning Interior!</div><div>The alter was designed by Gaudi during a renovation in 1901<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zG6Ij9Bo_lTpbmsacVyiwI4LLqhrBQFO7NFvEu3OTudzXFzCaDFlaRTyglnPKEeYInkibAX871xinn0UqK8sYZBEYEUste7xbK5HFr1xi1RxYMruSQoq-AhCy_fOV8yyV61rkUQ-YAA/s1600/Mallorca+2010+167.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536537776002955234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zG6Ij9Bo_lTpbmsacVyiwI4LLqhrBQFO7NFvEu3OTudzXFzCaDFlaRTyglnPKEeYInkibAX871xinn0UqK8sYZBEYEUste7xbK5HFr1xi1RxYMruSQoq-AhCy_fOV8yyV61rkUQ-YAA/s320/Mallorca+2010+167.jpg" /></a><br />Light reflecting on the floor from the stained glass<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI0W_a2UwjbWG4HZ_U38Rlw3wsWvvP0L8Ip2SEt6_9Xrzio9aDsUi1M9SIpq4ofOfX5_JzF3U1J3VRgjQotr2hF21_SlSP6rJo3mLgRoaLF_P7__CqSJYorZfFtrdVckxIL_rAKt9icQ/s1600/Mallorca+2010+190.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535718559272418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI0W_a2UwjbWG4HZ_U38Rlw3wsWvvP0L8Ip2SEt6_9Xrzio9aDsUi1M9SIpq4ofOfX5_JzF3U1J3VRgjQotr2hF21_SlSP6rJo3mLgRoaLF_P7__CqSJYorZfFtrdVckxIL_rAKt9icQ/s400/Mallorca+2010+190.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x0L2WG5urCKtDufsCg9w_3pjhEPRQSYaGOYzSPLKlGiVyQkPsMXBDzrSIJsYJKgNY-YaPA7BOTKekWdsaVlPTVx0osfKmzpOClpWlsxFnKVXNDqZP-kNIyq-XwE_cEZQfCDGKhTLyIo/s1600/Mallorca+2010+226.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535695183784674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5x0L2WG5urCKtDufsCg9w_3pjhEPRQSYaGOYzSPLKlGiVyQkPsMXBDzrSIJsYJKgNY-YaPA7BOTKekWdsaVlPTVx0osfKmzpOClpWlsxFnKVXNDqZP-kNIyq-XwE_cEZQfCDGKhTLyIo/s400/Mallorca+2010+226.jpg" /></a><br />We tried all types of the local Spanish cuisine. This tapas bar in Palma on our last day was our favorite. The rings are fried squid, delicious!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4MQFL9f0yoA_5q-tkJfIEqzrvC6PCrBqMkbYw0faO-HKV6reZ9FZQ1tVBRHQ4jzLkJEBm6ze9Eygseup8yuFXeptQAFZO1rBOumbihBnS-xWvawfcTPJ7a_HpfBAL5rJ-y2sQrO2wpU/s1600/Mallorca+2010+216.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535709511961522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4MQFL9f0yoA_5q-tkJfIEqzrvC6PCrBqMkbYw0faO-HKV6reZ9FZQ1tVBRHQ4jzLkJEBm6ze9Eygseup8yuFXeptQAFZO1rBOumbihBnS-xWvawfcTPJ7a_HpfBAL5rJ-y2sQrO2wpU/s400/Mallorca+2010+216.jpg" /></a><br />Jewelry shopping in Palma. :) Mallorca is especially known for their faux pearls.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeRWBT6z1FWVOhGvFBYVDPDCUDbuvGuyR7G1yKT_nBVpxE9DNjPU3K5Tc3W9COo_TClmqOF-iVg2kLQh-hjCimNdWd4VHMTgNq6jnH_MeaLZQV48Z5sLle-qb2SndxNsi1NMvzpvTnfo/s1600/Mallorca+2010+217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536543471663586178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeRWBT6z1FWVOhGvFBYVDPDCUDbuvGuyR7G1yKT_nBVpxE9DNjPU3K5Tc3W9COo_TClmqOF-iVg2kLQh-hjCimNdWd4VHMTgNq6jnH_MeaLZQV48Z5sLle-qb2SndxNsi1NMvzpvTnfo/s400/Mallorca+2010+217.jpg" /></a><br />Wonderful vacation! Until next time....<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H9jQaSGiZng/TNW54EXHoII/AAAAAAAAAx8"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536535689816416386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5UCaGFWfNCpqj1qaloLIsvmRO2RUq5ArPx34fdCQ43eaN4C2ZamPamqQhZxtlFhRes8AiTrPg1MIPcogMrHKtBwHT-RYREcQ6oGsP3-fNK7Wntz5DsdKUP_vzBAcRQdpIafrOddhNtk/s400/Mallorca+2010+232.jpg" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-64903041177061257242010-11-04T15:32:00.000-07:002010-11-04T15:39:35.404-07:00Adventures in Running, Part II<div style="text-align: center;">New lesson learned on today's run...It is fun to pet the horses, not so much fun to get shocked by the electric fence!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-48827550761957119612010-10-26T14:17:00.000-07:002010-10-26T14:28:22.408-07:00Long Overdue Project<div align="center">I am tackling a project that I have been putting off for way too long. Cleaning out our office and files! I need to get this done now so that I have a happy work environment when I start teaching my online classes again in about 2 weeks. How long has it been since I cleaned out our files....ummm...lets put it this way, I am throwing away last years Christmas cards that were sent to us!<br /><br />GAAAH!! This is only the contents from our Cheese box! BONUS: I found our State Tax Return from Kansas that we had yet to cash! All $11.00!! Combine that with the Subway coupons I found and I think Phillip and I will be treating ourselves to a lunch out this week!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa70hl8CKd_LpUBFKkDrdAhOUv-X0owa6Q5v4ugsGy1Z3URhOmvUnQFbSAh0P06mGxYrvsFtpgZZtxuEHDTy9364DVye0AjOWEArETSmTNtIK1b14wn8LUscawqpaXOKI-4ly3KmekUg/s1600/Blog+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532467610809110194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxa70hl8CKd_LpUBFKkDrdAhOUv-X0owa6Q5v4ugsGy1Z3URhOmvUnQFbSAh0P06mGxYrvsFtpgZZtxuEHDTy9364DVye0AjOWEArETSmTNtIK1b14wn8LUscawqpaXOKI-4ly3KmekUg/s400/Blog+032.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />More to come.... Oh My! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFkKBA5O-3P4U5dQRrmBYiezD5a2rMPp38l1GOCl758A3YqVfmYyPKyu_IxjxxLZbCrb-sJ4K0WtlFGSE82hAxtL9U0bmQXYKfla7T4-Uvb3fu0DlqOlb0SqPREMwfXUPEmctrTJOCXk/s1600/Blog+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532467604338707602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFkKBA5O-3P4U5dQRrmBYiezD5a2rMPp38l1GOCl758A3YqVfmYyPKyu_IxjxxLZbCrb-sJ4K0WtlFGSE82hAxtL9U0bmQXYKfla7T4-Uvb3fu0DlqOlb0SqPREMwfXUPEmctrTJOCXk/s400/Blog+034.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-74836592529819195082010-10-21T08:38:00.000-07:002010-10-21T09:01:21.731-07:00October...what!?!<div align="center">How are we already in October, and not only that, almost done with October!?! Where has the time gone? Ok, I know where, work, but wow. I have been meaning to update the blog, and well, there is just so much to talk about that I hardly know where to start. We have gone on several trips, had friends visit, etc. but nothing has been talked about on here. So, I am starting to work on that. But just to keep you entertained, and hopefully coming back and checking the blog again, below are some pictures of our latest trip to Bavaria. We went down to spend the weekend in Garmisch and Munich to run a half-marathon (Phillip) and a 10K (Kimmy). (Another blog post to tackle, agh!) I love Colorado in the Fall, and well, Bavaria is just the same if not more beautiful. At the very least it reminded me a lot of home! Enjoy!!!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySgo3Wj9HWnLS-TJQ5J7isLVhUn_k25eWJuThfJB5gKu4xczp2AKOxduKsr1IzS3lBLUBKI3BpEp37g6Qwp_4JrAJXkGGpDp1kVwVVq5neHEeLdIHP2jrWANZ96EoHGvQc9bCxCb2gA4/s1600/Bavaria+Fall+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530527549276062994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySgo3Wj9HWnLS-TJQ5J7isLVhUn_k25eWJuThfJB5gKu4xczp2AKOxduKsr1IzS3lBLUBKI3BpEp37g6Qwp_4JrAJXkGGpDp1kVwVVq5neHEeLdIHP2jrWANZ96EoHGvQc9bCxCb2gA4/s400/Bavaria+Fall+2010+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Mc40oIibWJxra3Z_LvJlgcMwUgZw1CKr2LDN3i0GCeNz9FFJRGsNdHKpg-kgNGf5-2-HloA-S4U_DKBCnvmSS-K51nwAGgELCfMODxAbTqXWdqT6eQWWc7CTdBId-2TxVNgT2dmxLDo/s1600/Bavaria+Fall+2010+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530526450371051666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Mc40oIibWJxra3Z_LvJlgcMwUgZw1CKr2LDN3i0GCeNz9FFJRGsNdHKpg-kgNGf5-2-HloA-S4U_DKBCnvmSS-K51nwAGgELCfMODxAbTqXWdqT6eQWWc7CTdBId-2TxVNgT2dmxLDo/s400/Bavaria+Fall+2010+045.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vwqXxqOJqAKZoCn3c81hWr1FqUOusTSi2uPRkPEIsCXwk_p0aRxOdbFBzPnMDWhYExgrrCt2MAnVZqfVMZlm6OsXiLcS0IEmfKVSxmgDCw_JUp7el5QO0nSR296EiuJIvnNqvChoHMk/s1600/Bavaria+Fall+2010+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530526449249777570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vwqXxqOJqAKZoCn3c81hWr1FqUOusTSi2uPRkPEIsCXwk_p0aRxOdbFBzPnMDWhYExgrrCt2MAnVZqfVMZlm6OsXiLcS0IEmfKVSxmgDCw_JUp7el5QO0nSR296EiuJIvnNqvChoHMk/s400/Bavaria+Fall+2010+101.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmndiJogH1yjZb4dYSEodymrBeM2Z9NO-_60iJwteqhhjdZk7nW779WAUZefsNKExrZTvTfqxzi2KfWvGHDwI2VJyUMhKa9eA-4m7vXDuOn2Vn8PMGmucDSJ3mSdPLB1RGBmfiu1zHWG0/s1600/Bavaria+Fall+2010+098.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530526432859979922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmndiJogH1yjZb4dYSEodymrBeM2Z9NO-_60iJwteqhhjdZk7nW779WAUZefsNKExrZTvTfqxzi2KfWvGHDwI2VJyUMhKa9eA-4m7vXDuOn2Vn8PMGmucDSJ3mSdPLB1RGBmfiu1zHWG0/s400/Bavaria+Fall+2010+098.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSvGLtttWmy0U2TPWukv6i4MFaUFmPlkDgAP5yelHS5YkYu-jT846kdIvBy7tLFBhWw7p5cYnJTPA6pVXIR4iVl0IHTZJJcNUCQdVtgElGOcIjbpsKZkX1TNPZ6OCoBIieDyPraSUucg/s1600/Bavaria+Fall+2010+104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530526427031589666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSvGLtttWmy0U2TPWukv6i4MFaUFmPlkDgAP5yelHS5YkYu-jT846kdIvBy7tLFBhWw7p5cYnJTPA6pVXIR4iVl0IHTZJJcNUCQdVtgElGOcIjbpsKZkX1TNPZ6OCoBIieDyPraSUucg/s400/Bavaria+Fall+2010+104.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-80314971632791975432010-08-29T12:47:00.000-07:002010-08-29T14:02:41.824-07:00Today's RunSometimes (often times) I am just lazy and don't want to go on my run. Today was one of those days. However, with getting back to work this week I missed all of my runs, so I was not allowed to cop out on today's run. It was supposed to be my long run of the week, but it didn't quite turn out that way. Here's why:<br /><br />1. Have massive headache. Decide eating lunch would help, so put off run to afternoon.<br /><br />2. Massive headache still present after eating. Take Excedrin and decide to wait another 1/2 hour.<br /><br />3. Get dressed and open window. Wow, how did it get so cold out in the last 30 minutes?!<br /><br />4. Change clothes, now I'm ready!<br /><br />5. Open front door. What, now it's raining?! Are you kidding me?<br /><br />6. Decide to head to the gym instead, but don't want to change clothes again, I'll tough it out.<br /><br />7. Get almost to gym; realize I am wearing my Mizuno Heat Gear shirt which heats up when you sweat. Great for running outside when its cold, not so great for running in the gym.<br /><br />8. Drive to BX which is across the street from the gym. Buy new short sleeve shirt. Easier than going home to change clothes.<br /><br />9. Change shirts in car at gym.<br /><br />10. Finally running!!<br /><br />I was supposed to run for 6 miles today. I made it 3 before I had to leave the gym because 1) we had plans tonight and 2) the gym was about to close. I am still calling this run a success because I at least still ran in spite of all this mess! I am hopeful tomorrow's run will go better!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-60106640735166661252010-08-25T13:49:00.000-07:002010-08-25T13:59:17.235-07:00Kimmy's First Day of School<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc2H10s5J_wlA-wfuy0x6IBJZPsomCboKxz05Zo2BE6b9uNVypeb-MA6LCmHcZVQspncx_Wx_cUji9RW5h0ukHT3PNTvB9xOhxdtqy4uZMw9XJGrPp9cP-4vwL4QY2IKLsZEbI-WpNxs/s1600/Fall+2010+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509454770386203218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc2H10s5J_wlA-wfuy0x6IBJZPsomCboKxz05Zo2BE6b9uNVypeb-MA6LCmHcZVQspncx_Wx_cUji9RW5h0ukHT3PNTvB9xOhxdtqy4uZMw9XJGrPp9cP-4vwL4QY2IKLsZEbI-WpNxs/s400/Fall+2010+003.jpg" /></a>It's definitely not my first, and I'm sure it won't be my last, but today was my first day of school as a full-time Para educator for Spangdahlem Middle School. Actually, it was my first teacher work day, as school for the students doesn't start until Monday, but it still counts.<br /><br />Can we all say, "YAY!" for a full-time paycheck!</div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-22923419504787830762010-08-24T10:34:00.000-07:002010-08-24T10:59:06.710-07:00Pig Fest<div align="center">This past weekend was Pig Fest in Wittlich. It is our favorite festival to go to as it is always lots of fun, great food and drink, and not crazy overcrowded like some of the other festivals can get. The top reason to go to Pig Fest though is to eat the Pork Sandwiches and drink plenty of wine; so so good!<br /><br />The walkplatz where the main festivities are held.<br /><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509033638505695474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nNP-_eMQwaqrE270Gpj-rjhHswuwTpOnCMkHX7yr8t0EIyW0uyXj2qHO-fOVoSU9nuWURtIVTphrfda6FWFYMRAnryFXQsATpoqWXOVRzMSzuHjaJamRGfYnDM6UbTG00iPqzcT_mlw/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+014.jpg" /> <p align="center">Roasting of the pigs.<br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3vQaGeegiAIHRLPje1SMLTM3pw5yqlUGpCUx9NaWd7BG6opBGkEu23cA9vUIxdgRy2iQwgz3-gv0CSm9nKnUuFxRbpFW8wlkoa7bNpVJxLMzd2DOfn9ReYsPovRtkXGCSODYbWz9JdI/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509032614621849538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3vQaGeegiAIHRLPje1SMLTM3pw5yqlUGpCUx9NaWd7BG6opBGkEu23cA9vUIxdgRy2iQwgz3-gv0CSm9nKnUuFxRbpFW8wlkoa7bNpVJxLMzd2DOfn9ReYsPovRtkXGCSODYbWz9JdI/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+010.jpg" /></a><br />Making the pork sandwiches.<br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEmMToX5STPEU1vHPWyXIDhnHidSfEpB73LebL2OLy1ZZH5ynw1uDTxlE10XnNTyS7LygcSbuGNkHAp5Mt-PTnIZi-PiEn6-wF6otG8Fs1DHMLCl2SRqO6PT59ZQxawHHrgwC5wkYlcY/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509033628699971330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEmMToX5STPEU1vHPWyXIDhnHidSfEpB73LebL2OLy1ZZH5ynw1uDTxlE10XnNTyS7LygcSbuGNkHAp5Mt-PTnIZi-PiEn6-wF6otG8Fs1DHMLCl2SRqO6PT59ZQxawHHrgwC5wkYlcY/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+009.jpg" /></a><br />YUM!!! Deliciousness!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D2621-e9DLj-eaq2Nl206u3TXKdgvewuJoUHBL-MZNei0w1brTefF2GbaCFidpuVaD0MAt9hdDo8iKdo0WN5-iT40S-yelvFsPR_-wSpeWdx3_lCUs_QWXpNEUAUx_VPiSXMSbjq2c4/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509032604419872050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1D2621-e9DLj-eaq2Nl206u3TXKdgvewuJoUHBL-MZNei0w1brTefF2GbaCFidpuVaD0MAt9hdDo8iKdo0WN5-iT40S-yelvFsPR_-wSpeWdx3_lCUs_QWXpNEUAUx_VPiSXMSbjq2c4/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+012.jpg" /></a><br />Phillip and Drew having a good time, enjoying the wine and food.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou9IA22g4BPeiYP25ovZ4zmzbJE-aA6UKCHBzr_MWxxpOjjGIhbLauXlHpj4UP3muxc66EkYD_Twsrlh9EhtMcn7O7P3ZD39m7hChA0IZwCjRaEtiKNmTxfZYXEqfkzIRBOAMPoYAwaA/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509032602968732146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou9IA22g4BPeiYP25ovZ4zmzbJE-aA6UKCHBzr_MWxxpOjjGIhbLauXlHpj4UP3muxc66EkYD_Twsrlh9EhtMcn7O7P3ZD39m7hChA0IZwCjRaEtiKNmTxfZYXEqfkzIRBOAMPoYAwaA/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+013.jpg" /></a><br />A view of the fairgrounds from the ferrous wheel.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0HIaLfKweHJC7XMV6hXUfqPnFpW-2gsP5hXgY8lAsIKBrRur1Z5xs5nyI69EtwqKcIeE8vkier8cfhVT0RYYFCeyNnO145hqXDCo1-l2NQSFxzNAw64EveFi1wcfjmzHHhBO4HDYm0o/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509032596483761250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0HIaLfKweHJC7XMV6hXUfqPnFpW-2gsP5hXgY8lAsIKBrRur1Z5xs5nyI69EtwqKcIeE8vkier8cfhVT0RYYFCeyNnO145hqXDCo1-l2NQSFxzNAw64EveFi1wcfjmzHHhBO4HDYm0o/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+020.jpg" /></a><br />Phillip was not too keen on the ferrous wheel, but we made him go anyways! :) Poor little guy had a death grip on the handle bar!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIHGw_lyhWXRapepKmmdQRqoW-xy6OgH6_lDKDu-Yu9gLwhpzW0jGGDEI3YAPUL04nfCxjcgK_PRWDFTER_MjVsQId2LU2cqvRLyCV6epEsq7OQHkpFhOmrK6HIfaRfCmh03GSlQPmyM/s1600/Pig+Fest+2010+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509032590706067234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIHGw_lyhWXRapepKmmdQRqoW-xy6OgH6_lDKDu-Yu9gLwhpzW0jGGDEI3YAPUL04nfCxjcgK_PRWDFTER_MjVsQId2LU2cqvRLyCV6epEsq7OQHkpFhOmrK6HIfaRfCmh03GSlQPmyM/s400/Pig+Fest+2010+022.jpg" /></a><br />And thus was another successful year at Pig Fest!! I didn't take near as many pictures as I would have liked. Guess I was having too much fun to take a break!</div><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-19868038195930868692010-08-04T12:55:00.001-07:002010-08-04T14:39:50.117-07:00I'm still here!!<div align="center">Wow, so the last time I blogged was back in May! I've been really meaning to take the time and catch up the blog, we've just had a pretty busy summer!! We've been very excited to have lots of people come visit us this summer, so that is really what we have been up to. I will work on getting more detailed posts after this, I just thought I would break the silence and let you know I still plan on updating the blog on a more regular occurrence.<br /><br />Here is the Roth family when we took them over to Paris!! Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Tony, Aunt Shelly, and Cousins Braxton and Samantha. They were here for about 10 days in June and we visited Paris and Rome.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53Zbv5lJQFoioqsV4961z5sMMBx7-rCSnNELQ2M7OeqP5M1quKCedypFuCIjOpfN2W216zhHi6gkHM_eusT9Qn39QcKhcPzB6-jSfG9Qhcngws2e7zW8BM0CZMR-cQaBSi6exu2_NAk0/s1600/Roth+Vacation+154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501646661681077170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53Zbv5lJQFoioqsV4961z5sMMBx7-rCSnNELQ2M7OeqP5M1quKCedypFuCIjOpfN2W216zhHi6gkHM_eusT9Qn39QcKhcPzB6-jSfG9Qhcngws2e7zW8BM0CZMR-cQaBSi6exu2_NAk0/s400/Roth+Vacation+154.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Here are my parents when I took them to Rome! They were here for 2 weeks in July and we visited Germany, Rome, Belgium, Luxembourg, and even slipped over into Austria when we were down in Bavaria. </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501646659294571186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipePnoad5ERpIOUyBqXc2CN6jRMI_7csb0UCHTF1CV8ulUhwtSBkO5SVtxIN3cCP654gD9A22XOEWduFMAU_gGBh-KrFHnRh4ThuwOHxzIPNqrs3bRHceOxa7BLObB1HYLHfLYTeIhvPg/s400/Dale+348.jpg" /> <p align="center">Talk to you again soon!!</p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-53270707261893906902010-05-31T09:34:00.000-07:002010-05-31T13:10:51.100-07:00Captain Roth<div align="center">Phillip is now a Captain! He had his promotion ceremony this past Friday. The ceremony was really nice. It was held at the officer's club and Phillip's current commander gave him his oath and I pinned on his new rank. Two other officers also got promoted, one to Captain and the other to 1st Lieutenant, who actually also happen to be husband and wife. The Lieutenant also works with Phillip in Finance. Then afterwards there was a nice reception with hors d'oeuvres and cake.<br /><br />Pretty soon Phillip will be moving down to the Budget Office to be the Budget Officer. Plus in about a month the other Captain in the office will be leaving for a new base, so Phillip will then be second in command. Lots more responsibilities to come...pretty scary! :)<br /><br />Congrats to my little Captain!! I'm very proud of you!<br /><br />The start of the ceremony, all those involved. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljTwYP9SNndxqNHdDoCWsmzUj8gpjwa9dYncvEcFTlNduribdy-kSxTBo9xWNLOtes5KJlKCtAtSmMabuWtPUTLUYKLe4KfxOfSVaIol5VDJwUFhw3Jvkf3KpK673D-STkzJUin_XEVo/s1600/Spring+2010+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477525534444317730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljTwYP9SNndxqNHdDoCWsmzUj8gpjwa9dYncvEcFTlNduribdy-kSxTBo9xWNLOtes5KJlKCtAtSmMabuWtPUTLUYKLe4KfxOfSVaIol5VDJwUFhw3Jvkf3KpK673D-STkzJUin_XEVo/s400/Spring+2010+084.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Phillip's commander, Major Stevenson, talking about Phillip.<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477524735112590002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPaSiEYb5IBEUEn9q4mz6jF4igvda4yWlB8UpPBHRkVn6tpARM7xO5jocRq5RGQogoQkZO9jggWNNij45ONMYQydvuDmEAn885szYHZAK1TwhgvnN0U26lAI8MUptVAL9b9WRdsdJmRQ/s400/Spring+2010+094.jpg" /> <p align="center"><br />Taking his oath. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHCn5qu0ti8jkv3HI1E6e_qPOZThNApCUorG5y6VnR0h05vcOd83qYOc5v5jy1Rdy4LSbQh6lsrSZry0KvuP5W8a2Eaj880Qm7NUXz1pYbeNVXPlfC0jExfiqUO-tdUdjGbbF4jimNRI/s1600/Spring+2010+098.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477524716316876834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHCn5qu0ti8jkv3HI1E6e_qPOZThNApCUorG5y6VnR0h05vcOd83qYOc5v5jy1Rdy4LSbQh6lsrSZry0KvuP5W8a2Eaj880Qm7NUXz1pYbeNVXPlfC0jExfiqUO-tdUdjGbbF4jimNRI/s400/Spring+2010+098.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Pinning on his new rank. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mug_ygLAjDGifLJbIUgkFKagRJ31kIdaH7fGiHxihrlMau8p1IaQ9RVPGPiZjY4JHABBa_oZIbzNpHTKTgwM0kMGEWw7LvZJ53AW8v_wCy2r-xQIPn2CdNNxJFk1ltF0nGqQlwQL3s0/s1600/Spring+2010+105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477524714581904050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mug_ygLAjDGifLJbIUgkFKagRJ31kIdaH7fGiHxihrlMau8p1IaQ9RVPGPiZjY4JHABBa_oZIbzNpHTKTgwM0kMGEWw7LvZJ53AW8v_wCy2r-xQIPn2CdNNxJFk1ltF0nGqQlwQL3s0/s400/Spring+2010+105.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />It's a tradition to give the spouse flowers at the ceremony. I like this tradition, a lot! :) </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9iiOkkepoCUlzCvkThw6cZ7eKrwQcGcwZSzAgnpb87E59IM10lWPUY-TP-69arTmAt1c9Ba-1CASqqdF9Z-HT0kzw8-oKB38z941FezCvcENaSkV5Gsyql5N_c2QOgw67JjYUuAupWE/s1600/Spring+2010+110.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477525526909122002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9iiOkkepoCUlzCvkThw6cZ7eKrwQcGcwZSzAgnpb87E59IM10lWPUY-TP-69arTmAt1c9Ba-1CASqqdF9Z-HT0kzw8-oKB38z941FezCvcENaSkV5Gsyql5N_c2QOgw67JjYUuAupWE/s400/Spring+2010+110.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a><br />1st Lieutenant Smalenberger, Captain Smalenberger, and Captain Roth<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqxK15TW5Eylyt-cAE2ky8NcQNU8MX9PgwVQmr9YM4MUjNi9c5DkWI-qz2EgEKtL4s2ih1LPuOko67ezCPDCsvovav4ep5ej1qNEmSSRhRsyMRvawLLBo0uDdKYw8LyxSk_kxFbP_1P8/s1600/Spring+2010+115.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477524705568256674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqxK15TW5Eylyt-cAE2ky8NcQNU8MX9PgwVQmr9YM4MUjNi9c5DkWI-qz2EgEKtL4s2ih1LPuOko67ezCPDCsvovav4ep5ej1qNEmSSRhRsyMRvawLLBo0uDdKYw8LyxSk_kxFbP_1P8/s400/Spring+2010+115.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxV98pKm2TWsHLal1-iZf7YhmxdqkVFffgdzSX5NUzw6neV6sc8pT1VJi4hjjcxwoLAXXve-yj6bBgNfWI_tAh8EmsnWibjsTFRAFcYAnOCxJ-BDs6hh4bYycoIR9WqEn8rsJg36PDE4/s1600/Spring+2010+123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477524697671416434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxV98pKm2TWsHLal1-iZf7YhmxdqkVFffgdzSX5NUzw6neV6sc8pT1VJi4hjjcxwoLAXXve-yj6bBgNfWI_tAh8EmsnWibjsTFRAFcYAnOCxJ-BDs6hh4bYycoIR9WqEn8rsJg36PDE4/s400/Spring+2010+123.jpg" /></a>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-13963290872166871352010-05-07T17:14:00.000-07:002010-05-08T11:56:59.859-07:00Scheveningen, Den Haag, and the North Sea<div align="center">Here are a few more pictures from our trip to the Netherlands. When we went we stayed in the Carlton Beach Hotel, right on the North Sea shore.<br /><br />Unfortunately when we arrived late Friday night we got stuck in this itty bitty corner room. The previous tenant had complained to the front desk about the noise from the Rave going on down on the beach, so we think he got switched into what would have been our room. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_18aYYieBQiKO__JlpGU96Nj2qoD-p8HNzmimy980Lo0f_DcA-v8lwk0QKtENBxwWyDyJjAQ72pJPIe-LxNL1vOrEfLxe2gt6REpZOQwyoTg0Fo9b0le6dWpbr5HBnefVOHM1kNucVDU/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468688920844275202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_18aYYieBQiKO__JlpGU96Nj2qoD-p8HNzmimy980Lo0f_DcA-v8lwk0QKtENBxwWyDyJjAQ72pJPIe-LxNL1vOrEfLxe2gt6REpZOQwyoTg0Fo9b0le6dWpbr5HBnefVOHM1kNucVDU/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+013.jpg" /></a><br />But....check out the view!! Sea view room for a basement price!!! Lucky for us we brought our earplugs to drown out the Rave music, and even better that the Rave only took place on Friday night. We slept with the patio door open the other nights to listen to the waves crash! </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHS3EANm-GWciUX6CUfVawcfzQph1ZyQeqwy_WsnhQDL0U1IoZMpYhIEHLjuksNKMbAa2fy2469R3xQkN6QK8g3JZMlvGXG4843lOq1AkRYNtlZqT32JUXE1pyghSXB_ra29EO6Ht6JA/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468688914868796770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHS3EANm-GWciUX6CUfVawcfzQph1ZyQeqwy_WsnhQDL0U1IoZMpYhIEHLjuksNKMbAa2fy2469R3xQkN6QK8g3JZMlvGXG4843lOq1AkRYNtlZqT32JUXE1pyghSXB_ra29EO6Ht6JA/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+007.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>Gorgeous!!! </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqNowkS4LAHjL0PwI2_RD-wWJ7Icm3y9Bw6YyMcvsboEn3nej9hFJPzO1tL9Tf03DtLlyFCKlzdhMds0oCfDayT9ZsKiFneTrF6zcUvPxMxwoJlFEIEy8QFnLEhCAWzuGm4ZOwyDu2NU/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468688900073048338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqNowkS4LAHjL0PwI2_RD-wWJ7Icm3y9Bw6YyMcvsboEn3nej9hFJPzO1tL9Tf03DtLlyFCKlzdhMds0oCfDayT9ZsKiFneTrF6zcUvPxMxwoJlFEIEy8QFnLEhCAWzuGm4ZOwyDu2NU/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+009.jpg" /></a><br />Phillip and I on Saturday morning after we went for a run on the beach!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iQ917NbfVGlL4TihyLnk-lSUWeMXQ2HFI4D8V9-iN2-FLnNE6-jmdxa9x0fR5CJ99luWENdN6SCs3JM7WRjNzAa6zolKd4lEKyC9pp5aPZlemXlllco5cnfFiswZAS_ORAseRBObwto/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468688894379145906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iQ917NbfVGlL4TihyLnk-lSUWeMXQ2HFI4D8V9-iN2-FLnNE6-jmdxa9x0fR5CJ99luWENdN6SCs3JM7WRjNzAa6zolKd4lEKyC9pp5aPZlemXlllco5cnfFiswZAS_ORAseRBObwto/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+005.jpg" /></a><br />Closing down the hotel bar Saturday night. Good thing Phillip and Drew have each other since they basically have the same job and can vent about the same problems! That leaves Rhiannon and I to chat, which is also good since we have the same job too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-sTrv-zeWbo9Llog8VLFSMdG0DknRh7Nnp-Wv5p5CfPCF7D4hqZUCH2p1JbXSXS0oOnr2hH3VgTXPhbc4reUyAt13je-D5Y9TVwexNmBfO_Uac-tUb8fQXlYqQvF6hdVLyVEeVMz-rk/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+225.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468688887999773730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-sTrv-zeWbo9Llog8VLFSMdG0DknRh7Nnp-Wv5p5CfPCF7D4hqZUCH2p1JbXSXS0oOnr2hH3VgTXPhbc4reUyAt13je-D5Y9TVwexNmBfO_Uac-tUb8fQXlYqQvF6hdVLyVEeVMz-rk/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+225.jpg" /></a><br />Sunset Saturday night<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg521xKKwnNsUk4uunUY5P6koakUTJMWtsRwwmjC9l89vRw3iGVL-AnTnAwshNOdNZz6TgrKOYSONeeh8AxuWHVEyPlypG9AhTIo63wBUVQM4Z_0K9O5uX8yMmaKrg7w48CeDO-gvrsWmY/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+222.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468687357207068546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg521xKKwnNsUk4uunUY5P6koakUTJMWtsRwwmjC9l89vRw3iGVL-AnTnAwshNOdNZz6TgrKOYSONeeh8AxuWHVEyPlypG9AhTIo63wBUVQM4Z_0K9O5uX8yMmaKrg7w48CeDO-gvrsWmY/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+222.jpg" /></a><br />So Pretty!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvzIgcSc_VIN2mrSHCg25AXEAzF-hytRgSTfwOFV0Bqg4S5mDWnsz-LXVMPx4ugRwe13Y7DN6QItu4JzsZ_7blidNl00l9qRUb-rNtPytnoAp78jGktnsEPOlkBO4lC0a549ooXxovOc/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+220.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468687363095337218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvzIgcSc_VIN2mrSHCg25AXEAzF-hytRgSTfwOFV0Bqg4S5mDWnsz-LXVMPx4ugRwe13Y7DN6QItu4JzsZ_7blidNl00l9qRUb-rNtPytnoAp78jGktnsEPOlkBO4lC0a549ooXxovOc/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+220.jpg" /></a><br />Toes on our balcony!! :)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP3ABrc2au6JdKZRl3WopTSM2YsQWdtdCCXab4naLe1gLf6oC_mYLDeNCYj7ejc1aoPfAxrj_Gn4g9dQFfr_R8lNfIkRPccyrdTUh9wwXiSe982vuia_zQxFC6WAKR4geCPuBUo44b5U/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+223.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468687349726463154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP3ABrc2au6JdKZRl3WopTSM2YsQWdtdCCXab4naLe1gLf6oC_mYLDeNCYj7ejc1aoPfAxrj_Gn4g9dQFfr_R8lNfIkRPccyrdTUh9wwXiSe982vuia_zQxFC6WAKR4geCPuBUo44b5U/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+223.jpg" /></a><br />Dad, your jerky also made the trip to Holland!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2RreIBhLEtX0i85_ozxNnXzP2eDMh-aswHb3BO3_ipTdeXqyJ-AAM0IEIf0J87P0VEuxa1aUIDVx-f-vQ1Z6i5eJfB3oFV_NYjemfgUUDEzhHNiOpn8WUfbZkyjsKcIzjwCshSWuR84/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+224.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468687340100353538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2RreIBhLEtX0i85_ozxNnXzP2eDMh-aswHb3BO3_ipTdeXqyJ-AAM0IEIf0J87P0VEuxa1aUIDVx-f-vQ1Z6i5eJfB3oFV_NYjemfgUUDEzhHNiOpn8WUfbZkyjsKcIzjwCshSWuR84/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+224.jpg" /></a><br />Windmill!!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDz2j6nFcLHUjpBCWAH5QZJsHSjXgzTca6o34jrko5wSfU34mxeAzO9gKkHQlHJxMms2PBXb49s-9zYNMYuSlvRfdTCvW29MlYWomZjzeoomj5inNF-fybt6mx2yH9DikbGE1zQJn5GA/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+219.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468687336539656146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDz2j6nFcLHUjpBCWAH5QZJsHSjXgzTca6o34jrko5wSfU34mxeAzO9gKkHQlHJxMms2PBXb49s-9zYNMYuSlvRfdTCvW29MlYWomZjzeoomj5inNF-fybt6mx2yH9DikbGE1zQJn5GA/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+219.jpg" /></a> <p align="center">Overall, a great trip!</p></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-62318056484611023152010-05-07T09:35:00.000-07:002010-05-07T16:05:21.164-07:00Amsterdam at High Speed!<div align="center">While we were up the in the Netherlands for the Tulip Fields we decided to also spend a day in Amsterdam. We took the train in from Den Haag, which only took about 50 minutes. So worth it, because one should never, NEVER, try to drive in Amsterdam. It is absolute craziness!! Just by walking I still almost got run over by a Light Rail Train, a Scooter, and numerous bikes!<br /><br />So to explain why I titled this post, "Amsterdam at High Speed," is because we basically got to Amsterdam around noon and only had a half day to see everything. We bought the I amsterdam pass, which allowed for us to enter almost all the museums and sights for no extra charge, plus unlimited transportation on public transport, and a Canal ride. We wanted to get our money's worth so we packed as much in as we could!!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnLPdqWIeU9Wt62NGdQ0khVsEuGif3yyzvgxG5w5MtCzJuq3fVYrmaDCHv7MHz32I9svkhlQIbSYtwqNuqtQgmuVbwbNs2eC_wDcAx1aY8mmEkW0439iHtwpqdTPM1c_Owa5s_SbMwgk/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+250.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468574655129351106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnLPdqWIeU9Wt62NGdQ0khVsEuGif3yyzvgxG5w5MtCzJuq3fVYrmaDCHv7MHz32I9svkhlQIbSYtwqNuqtQgmuVbwbNs2eC_wDcAx1aY8mmEkW0439iHtwpqdTPM1c_Owa5s_SbMwgk/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+250.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>The Oude Kerk. The oldest church in Amsterdam built in 1260.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dACEsatcfsacYrcLUkeKsk-a-8upIkGbrIWBpE2eBEvfXlwP75pPnVuccpDvmxAnWqJqZw2pA1dPA1HM2K91qfHGkvKzRWEsI_AsioLHHh-W6F9xdDkfzO-tKoK1tYmeo0PqdWV41X0/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+247.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468573554718289730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dACEsatcfsacYrcLUkeKsk-a-8upIkGbrIWBpE2eBEvfXlwP75pPnVuccpDvmxAnWqJqZw2pA1dPA1HM2K91qfHGkvKzRWEsI_AsioLHHh-W6F9xdDkfzO-tKoK1tYmeo0PqdWV41X0/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+247.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61q-_zIMjHJ5kkkHA6hPSa65wBzvHn7Hb6KFyvgWCm5ilFkKmQUwXg4CzjpgVmlr4iXNYDu3VbALqb4QzeX_VB_L1U0anArXiP_ZSIZMSlxPIMWV7qwwNtneF4E7BXajQm1UmoCp5Jhg/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+246.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468574651308959714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61q-_zIMjHJ5kkkHA6hPSa65wBzvHn7Hb6KFyvgWCm5ilFkKmQUwXg4CzjpgVmlr4iXNYDu3VbALqb4QzeX_VB_L1U0anArXiP_ZSIZMSlxPIMWV7qwwNtneF4E7BXajQm1UmoCp5Jhg/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+246.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Id5TN-h11VfwLxpbbE3YI_evbMJFsYIky4NxLJm9AIneh5mbC-MAmiRjwWpRCu5rzGJDZ9XP_-pFstW0rgkJTJQBP3LgznCCUCmT8uMTdnIAY1dKH3DPx-wbUWU2SV91M4WLGszIIMk/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+227.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468573547233450306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Id5TN-h11VfwLxpbbE3YI_evbMJFsYIky4NxLJm9AIneh5mbC-MAmiRjwWpRCu5rzGJDZ9XP_-pFstW0rgkJTJQBP3LgznCCUCmT8uMTdnIAY1dKH3DPx-wbUWU2SV91M4WLGszIIMk/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+227.jpg" /></a> The floor of the church is made up of tombs, where approximately 10,000 people are buried.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1omur3fH_G7xSODW10H_PxGKdur9T3tJJZU5Fos280uiZ1s7s3oZlbcUXzfoJGNFG7ch4YWKAGpmA_QGX15HGbXA0HQQieQf5YQ-5vHiHf8CGoESHsKf2D-8p8zX0b7w6AP8FTZpFIo/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+236.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468573542683679746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1omur3fH_G7xSODW10H_PxGKdur9T3tJJZU5Fos280uiZ1s7s3oZlbcUXzfoJGNFG7ch4YWKAGpmA_QGX15HGbXA0HQQieQf5YQ-5vHiHf8CGoESHsKf2D-8p8zX0b7w6AP8FTZpFIo/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+236.jpg" /></a><br />The Bulldog; the most famous Amsterdam coffee house. Completely legal, but being government employees we couldn't partake. More than likely you will get popped as soon as you get back! Maybe we should go back after I leave my job right before we leave Europe. :) I do think it's really funny all the little old ladies standing out front!<br /><br />It's basically right by the Oude Kirk, right in the center of the Red Light District. Now that was an interesting experience! Seeing scantily dressed prostitutes standing in windows like dogs in a pet store was really weird! Then you see the red light turned on above some of the windows, which means someone is in there getting serviced, even weider! And these weren't attractive women either, they were scary and had no problem glaring at you! Absolutely no pictures there!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IaC0T-I1jlIJRmVjToCi8DpwQdcPqliE-KN19jHyBhlQN8RJn-UHE2tqs6LBXP6hvEGspa0Jzdf4lqjFDtPmpyOF_gZCGdeso0yp3_1C2ZHAlJdxeuvGvMz8QTaLT2Y0yItJxYAOdAo/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+239.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEZL2cOTXQF90APYfjuX1OzcvmvBZjhkzjxgyNcDT4FJl_qgUqNONGWTOzgfS1OaK77dUp47cON5ASlEinNbsD3FbTDwGYcPorNKCe5OkTPC2zdWuH7P39iTx8pyu2M1GdvaHJ5j0TCY/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+248.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468573524241989010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEZL2cOTXQF90APYfjuX1OzcvmvBZjhkzjxgyNcDT4FJl_qgUqNONGWTOzgfS1OaK77dUp47cON5ASlEinNbsD3FbTDwGYcPorNKCe5OkTPC2zdWuH7P39iTx8pyu2M1GdvaHJ5j0TCY/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+248.jpg" /></a> In the museum district.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ft-El_wIlCDQ5b6BPcW6YuginFHFGdFumk6Tha3-dVQn1x2n1WA3-UUXnAWG1N-IL5oNrZWLFwk5XEOANxokb3JiEib3PXum_AIWEA9bKJmJHnw0MTp5gZo9951TZAXP6ngRbkv7_4k/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+259.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468572240929246098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ft-El_wIlCDQ5b6BPcW6YuginFHFGdFumk6Tha3-dVQn1x2n1WA3-UUXnAWG1N-IL5oNrZWLFwk5XEOANxokb3JiEib3PXum_AIWEA9bKJmJHnw0MTp5gZo9951TZAXP6ngRbkv7_4k/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+259.jpg" /></a><br />Van Gogh museum. Really neat, but a little bit of let down. Many of his paintings were not on display since they were doing renovations. We saw his famous Vase with Twelve Sunflowers, his Self-portrait, Blossoming Almond Tree (my favorite!), and many others, but Starry Night, The Bedroom, and his Self-portrait as a painter were all missing. It was still interesting to learn about his life, and extremely interesting that he was never an appreciated artist until after his death. He only sold 1 painting ever, and that was to his brother.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bLzinad3W3LbYSbzKHBQxHg_g8x51wVwQMwPRtCeCMyIONMXTCtRslRswHhg3HuGuEXwOFa-cvXCBICV4M9T8ZE4YtldOt79HIClk3J0sVzhXRkcaESGHe4WAbxvannL71cOyqEQTAk/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+261.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468572230212192082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bLzinad3W3LbYSbzKHBQxHg_g8x51wVwQMwPRtCeCMyIONMXTCtRslRswHhg3HuGuEXwOFa-cvXCBICV4M9T8ZE4YtldOt79HIClk3J0sVzhXRkcaESGHe4WAbxvannL71cOyqEQTAk/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+261.jpg" /></a> I loved the Canals!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOKUhstZt7j2bJmWkKTpKgarpJMwaZTCBdjo7LFDbz-UZM6Yn1Sdg9CSAea6zXnjIpRXIyR_3CxJEZ_CAn1JmzyZ3fhBrefj25hczpbKUxC41IXAotSsSYBuVQXN8CBgx549LXNJcpNY/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+264.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468572226198603010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOKUhstZt7j2bJmWkKTpKgarpJMwaZTCBdjo7LFDbz-UZM6Yn1Sdg9CSAea6zXnjIpRXIyR_3CxJEZ_CAn1JmzyZ3fhBrefj25hczpbKUxC41IXAotSsSYBuVQXN8CBgx549LXNJcpNY/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+264.jpg" /></a><br />Bikes!!! And do not walk in the bike lane! Where is the bike lane? Can you see it? It's that smooth strip of pavement right by the rear end of those bikes, that has a redish grey tint. It looks exactly like a sidewalk and runs right next to the sidewalk, only if you walk in it you could get killed by a bike or scooter (yes, they cheat and ride in the bike lane!).</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh328CK9TN6tzFx5EDNkF5FQCCkx7Ex6D1SDC6CN_fFlK4f3zcbnZnZsPessnTMGsxcnoL4SNq_pBsTfdtvQkfip91EXryvTrwy3oHvbBIkKs0ZjDqAvjV9l9JD0BHBQ-g3BR9Cuw_8cfs/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+269.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468572216936770162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh328CK9TN6tzFx5EDNkF5FQCCkx7Ex6D1SDC6CN_fFlK4f3zcbnZnZsPessnTMGsxcnoL4SNq_pBsTfdtvQkfip91EXryvTrwy3oHvbBIkKs0ZjDqAvjV9l9JD0BHBQ-g3BR9Cuw_8cfs/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+269.jpg" /></a><br />Heineken Experience in the original Heineken Factory.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVtBmftZHaeLKxMta6OOoG7Ky7ddlOqoxCwTCMyqRR1h2yIZcJYGejZrC2SIaX6d0zZhIytoGZ49Is0gE8SlTbucYPmVo3J9piuI8Iw_1aT74ERjXpiqRGuoARuXN0rbqbX5zINEdRLo/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+266.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468572209293001778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVtBmftZHaeLKxMta6OOoG7Ky7ddlOqoxCwTCMyqRR1h2yIZcJYGejZrC2SIaX6d0zZhIytoGZ49Is0gE8SlTbucYPmVo3J9piuI8Iw_1aT74ERjXpiqRGuoARuXN0rbqbX5zINEdRLo/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+266.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPRP0QqiM8_2U-106iu8ZCt64tzCZOTkgFVPfkTw4eTFf_Yh1IPf6uk1aPpUmoU9rxVWurgiBHy_JDXGT67Mo_MWj_ZpWcDPfp4Pls3z3UEPm1QVL0W4U4FHyr3xiG0XUMw6O2x-zDYU/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+277.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468570815287515954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPRP0QqiM8_2U-106iu8ZCt64tzCZOTkgFVPfkTw4eTFf_Yh1IPf6uk1aPpUmoU9rxVWurgiBHy_JDXGT67Mo_MWj_ZpWcDPfp4Pls3z3UEPm1QVL0W4U4FHyr3xiG0XUMw6O2x-zDYU/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+277.jpg" /></a><br />Group Picture!</div><div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gk5iCRjDljjBev6eScIvqa1-Xs05chIvo9I0mYRM7L_mbVqqsQEq6S_ikDQRw_A_E1yNdA43LqSevg2QE0pxJ7hEhpzP0-Zt-aoh62wDTFHPbzmBjgot2SzdcSHUFsNU8IOGlxkcowQ/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+300.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468570791142080738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gk5iCRjDljjBev6eScIvqa1-Xs05chIvo9I0mYRM7L_mbVqqsQEq6S_ikDQRw_A_E1yNdA43LqSevg2QE0pxJ7hEhpzP0-Zt-aoh62wDTFHPbzmBjgot2SzdcSHUFsNU8IOGlxkcowQ/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+300.jpg" /></a> More Heineken to drink, this time in Bar #2!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNvq2RMoBxA3Cs9u9ZxGSOrpCdL9f2tZc04jz2kdMyE8ACxwLQlOdb5mC52toPhFp1CN7Xaa1mftW9qCvsl8buzAiKgxwAMyhmcPEEcVUJuGDD4-XtAKf_Vo_tRGtsr-Pevmrj-tW7rM/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+318.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468570788866919506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNvq2RMoBxA3Cs9u9ZxGSOrpCdL9f2tZc04jz2kdMyE8ACxwLQlOdb5mC52toPhFp1CN7Xaa1mftW9qCvsl8buzAiKgxwAMyhmcPEEcVUJuGDD4-XtAKf_Vo_tRGtsr-Pevmrj-tW7rM/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+318.jpg" /></a><br />Riding the light rail, after we figured out we were headed in the wrong direction and only had 15 minutes to make it to the Anne Frank House. There would soon be running involved so that we would make our reservation!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQJKjn_ulx2Uwakma6X5JQwhIQVGbPO3qTpjx1S6P2nmf0591McjBkXnZ177lBIkGmmoXiwnSFok69r_OJr-rnAULMPUHV1dqFQaItI6ZBwrGB5SwEDeR53oA3C4r33gmEMGY-qMkpb8/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+323.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468570785436487266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQJKjn_ulx2Uwakma6X5JQwhIQVGbPO3qTpjx1S6P2nmf0591McjBkXnZ177lBIkGmmoXiwnSFok69r_OJr-rnAULMPUHV1dqFQaItI6ZBwrGB5SwEDeR53oA3C4r33gmEMGY-qMkpb8/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+323.jpg" /></a><br />We made it!<br /><br />Unfortunately no pictures are allowed inside, but it was so neat to see. They allow you to tour through the entire house, and while the house was emptied by the Germans after the raid and Otto Frank wanted it left that way, there are still posters and markings on the wall from Anne and her family. You walk through the same entryway hidden by the bookcase and go through all of the secret annex. You aren't allowed to go into the very top attic, but you can still look up the staircase and see what it looks like with mirrors that they have set up. Through the mirrors you can also see the window and the tree that Anne often wrote about. You also see the original diary on display, right up close!<br /><br />We were told not to keep our expectations too high as other people have said there is not really much to see, but I think they have really made this a nice museum. This ended up being my favorite sight we went to in Amsterdam! </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr_AutClvIgVUtb_AO6C8homCpXH20e47eMZUqJKLK1wUK5-ztH-lZ0lWqTfqjteW09W1KECcMVB-By1ryao7k87NVlkb8px2LiWoUamk0OmJGu_D7a1ZXEX3XVBEZPYVkq31WjjmvUA/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+331.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468569122143733538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr_AutClvIgVUtb_AO6C8homCpXH20e47eMZUqJKLK1wUK5-ztH-lZ0lWqTfqjteW09W1KECcMVB-By1ryao7k87NVlkb8px2LiWoUamk0OmJGu_D7a1ZXEX3XVBEZPYVkq31WjjmvUA/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+331.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GXD0WittHqYoxz0KeSdizoZ-dnx3ef_f6T57ZdsEYDd1GvC48ruiu6yjTR2l7YR5Fbdf7JR0_k8IvW2Xo_w16LJVLYFjurQS6Y7UAs6af908haYbbDwy56p8C1xmNnwFugmrf6eMAuE/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+326.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468569119495058674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GXD0WittHqYoxz0KeSdizoZ-dnx3ef_f6T57ZdsEYDd1GvC48ruiu6yjTR2l7YR5Fbdf7JR0_k8IvW2Xo_w16LJVLYFjurQS6Y7UAs6af908haYbbDwy56p8C1xmNnwFugmrf6eMAuE/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+326.jpg" /></a><br />To end our trip in Amsterdam we took our Canal Cruise. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxA32761UoVsMIWsgxCgXv-VErMUc6b6c69HD6pLrv4SVN3-dJGVs3TXyij1glcYCS51wkkT35Vl1vpMdNnyVyuMe1HFdrNnQMrrtT2RbMuaPa0D5ODk_YBcBOb8zrNuEq_OANfJZf1w/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+334.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468569107434991426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxA32761UoVsMIWsgxCgXv-VErMUc6b6c69HD6pLrv4SVN3-dJGVs3TXyij1glcYCS51wkkT35Vl1vpMdNnyVyuMe1HFdrNnQMrrtT2RbMuaPa0D5ODk_YBcBOb8zrNuEq_OANfJZf1w/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+334.jpg" /></a><br />Really pretty!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3-TxJxam3g-ffXwijtNsV71MoeXJl3xIZ6zEtvn4YBqqn8S708y-3FQ0XJNgkYDXL43FpMtwCRDb8EfUSJtRd2MLM8Ekn16qgSS76LFQ4PF4o6sytHlgpAHo689IsfHfH4_u_hOqN4o/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+358.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468569104291564786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3-TxJxam3g-ffXwijtNsV71MoeXJl3xIZ6zEtvn4YBqqn8S708y-3FQ0XJNgkYDXL43FpMtwCRDb8EfUSJtRd2MLM8Ekn16qgSS76LFQ4PF4o6sytHlgpAHo689IsfHfH4_u_hOqN4o/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+358.jpg" /></a><br /><p align="center">So as you can see we packed a lot into essentially a half day! But we got our money's worth and had a great time!!</p><p align="center">More pictures are on facebook. Copy and paste to check them out!</p><p align="center">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2345914&l=eda53f72c6&id=17019382</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-42277360366575303272010-05-03T14:51:00.000-07:002010-05-03T15:01:06.942-07:00SUCCESS!!!<div align="center">I have done it! It took me around 14 hours, a sleepless night, a pinched nerve in my back and now I am walking around hunched over, but I did it!</div><div align="center"><br />I wrote my first Final Exam for my BIOL 101 course I am teaching!!!<br /><br />In the process of writing the exam I also finished all materials for the rest of the course, mainly so I would be sure that what I tested the students on I would be teaching them. This thus hopefully means the rest of the course will be smooth sailing!<br /><br />And now to go have dinner and off to bed, because I haven't really eaten or slept for the last 24 hours!<br /><br />Auf Wiedersehen! </div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942605269256614604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7139282407572469538.post-67261341878345420602010-05-02T07:41:00.000-07:002010-05-02T08:29:59.712-07:00Flower Parade Pictures<div align="center">Here are my pictures from the Flower Parade! I have tons of pictures, so these are some of my best. As you can see, we were right up next to the street and there was no crowd control. This was both good and bad. Good because you got to see the floats right up close, bad because everyone kept running in the street to get pictures, so lots of my pictures are right up close after all the people finally moved. It was pretty crazy! I plan to post more pictures to facebook later. Enjoy!!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIL8nmH5A3tAvpWYyEyWygrBqB7rHs1V90oIYUQYDR6Nr5Dy_KuQ_HSuF6XORp6L5ktymwMcuMc6rVKM-Hsi7wrZ81Xrogx5yb_L8nyMe_mcBcrRgNCFSCfCRgs87CgmKwTBzYOFuru0/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466693750085034674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIL8nmH5A3tAvpWYyEyWygrBqB7rHs1V90oIYUQYDR6Nr5Dy_KuQ_HSuF6XORp6L5ktymwMcuMc6rVKM-Hsi7wrZ81Xrogx5yb_L8nyMe_mcBcrRgNCFSCfCRgs87CgmKwTBzYOFuru0/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+100.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVfmUCZSmFFIsuTPDEzOvx-C0ftH4HA_x-G-LMwsmYvdsYbqKAx9tzpboAmj0qf2H6s3Kw1kPQHF-1F_-xtR-ZBWAqGJWx6wLm3BiFh1p0PZCW2Jub54rEOb56SJrZjdG9KLLivjx1EA/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+102.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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It was really really neat. Fields and Fields of Tulips and Hyacinths; they were just incredible. We also went to the Keukenhof Garden, one of the most visited flower gardens in the world. As we drove to the garden from our hotel we rolled down the windows to take pictures and found you could smell the flowers from the car!!<br /><br />The weekend was also extra special because they were having the Flower Parade. Similar to the Rose Parade in Pasadena, but with Tulips and on a smaller scale. It was really neat, but I don't know if we would try to go to the Parade again, only because it made the Gardens and Fields extremely busy! We were stuck in a traffic jam for almost an hour just driving in. Plus the Gardens were packed!! We enjoyed it, but will likely skip the parade next year and just go to see the flowers.<br /><br />Since I have tons and tons of pictures, I will split them into 2 posts. This post has all the pictures of the Flower Fields and Keukenhof Garden. Enjoy!!<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1hcX9wMwpdIPNj8aSoib6Bg6cE5QzcAZ2aIyL9cgenYby3OytjW7un7JYyX3NxaZyEeWrglK6wFcMOQYt2EDh0MY98-lJHgrkxLHlC_Db61Qj8Rcwj1kTreD788LlM38ETtPZjixwko/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+027.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466371624566315906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1hcX9wMwpdIPNj8aSoib6Bg6cE5QzcAZ2aIyL9cgenYby3OytjW7un7JYyX3NxaZyEeWrglK6wFcMOQYt2EDh0MY98-lJHgrkxLHlC_Db61Qj8Rcwj1kTreD788LlM38ETtPZjixwko/s400/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+027.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyL0fcu3nGrdyqrh9W9QPJO8n5ViwTvebne2W6SueGrH4R9takAA0ksc2hC42Xd8FAIWvw-kw2gmo3JMhHaveGSFXfAM0QF4i8gzWLhxg0U7Ai7iMhVS6NrHgoloY27AbNa1phf3M2cCI/s1600/Tulips+and+Amsterdam+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; 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