tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86672379049283322172024-03-05T16:57:02.615-08:00Married to the Sea: A Sailor's Wife StoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-10455639668800473342012-07-31T07:01:00.000-07:002012-08-02T07:03:10.888-07:00Outdoor Challenge Returned<h1>
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From (Monday, July 26, 2010)</h3>
Since its nice weather out there Im blogging about my challenge to get outdoors! To get moving and to try and see more pretty sights while exercising. <br /><br />I hope that at least once a week I can take a new picture of somewhere I have been, doing some kind of activity. <br />
<br />Anyone who wants to take this challenge with me feel free to comment and we can work some kind of posting out! :) <br />
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<strong>POST ONE:</strong><br />
Kayaking at the Great Dismal Swamp<br />
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There are certain events in life that force one to
reevaluate your actual age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may
still feel a certain way but sometimes the reality of how old you think you
should be still, and how old you are sneaks up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Having three younger sisters, most of my events revolve around their “big
events”, as in when my youngest sister turned 18, the reality that I was no
longer a teenager (and hadn’t been for a while) sank in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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This last week my next youngest sister turned 21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again reality slapped me in the face and woke
me up to the fact that a few years have now passed since I have been 21, and
still in most ways I feel no more grown up then when I was enduring my “special
night out”. </div>
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With all that aside, we went out for her birthday and had a
blast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made her do the pub crawl
(luckily for her is was only two places) and did the 21 shots/drinks for 21
years.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-46056385213480861302011-10-12T19:57:00.002-07:002012-05-22T17:14:34.298-07:00Hawaiian Getaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fsHibd5HKMmm0ilJbdiw3XhEz2vHDROf3tIrF9sk4YwQdHG8t-DwwCkUn1py-cskpgUEdm1Jfvs3O6vzWaBPG-jxziAayJzhUYPpfwISCjlM9uThmKxTzhvrS5D1q806st4Qs1CIH54B/s1600/P9170110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fsHibd5HKMmm0ilJbdiw3XhEz2vHDROf3tIrF9sk4YwQdHG8t-DwwCkUn1py-cskpgUEdm1Jfvs3O6vzWaBPG-jxziAayJzhUYPpfwISCjlM9uThmKxTzhvrS5D1q806st4Qs1CIH54B/s200/P9170110.JPG" width="200" /></a>When I was younger my parents would take us weekend trips to visit relatives in another city, or take us on week long camping trips to the lake. They would haul all four of us girls out to a campsite, or packed into my aunts house for the weekend and these would be our getaways, our mini vacations from home life and school. With that being said I had never really been on a true vacation before this trip. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrKXBLIHBPR3-7cbyQgydrNqCmXfFlo0olPSTmN2FrPv9PMIBRbeTWiHKlbYvD_heBS_2w4pBhoBf5532AGTR4BRAQ50YXRGLcMOmMUhrO975CDt4DrEuhU706ZRY7BnJ5kA1InqhklmQ/s1600/P9170176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrKXBLIHBPR3-7cbyQgydrNqCmXfFlo0olPSTmN2FrPv9PMIBRbeTWiHKlbYvD_heBS_2w4pBhoBf5532AGTR4BRAQ50YXRGLcMOmMUhrO975CDt4DrEuhU706ZRY7BnJ5kA1InqhklmQ/s200/P9170176.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
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Never had I traveled to a distant state and/or country with the sole purpose of nothing but leisure and fun. I'm not saying I'm deprived of visiting new places, or that I have never taken a lazy day off at the river, however the idea of getting away to a far off place for vacation was new to me. Even though Danny had to travel to the next island over to take his Navy wide 3rd class exam in order for us to go I still consider it a vacation. :)<br />
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This trip was one of many things, but dull it never was. We ended up cramming more into the 5 days in Hawaii than I have in most summers at home. We tried everything from hiking to four wheeling. Adventurers we were. Each day we choose a different part of Kauai to explore by hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, four wheeling or even zip lining our way through the lush greenery and sandy beaches. By the end of the trip it seemed we knew most of the tiny island and how to get around where we needed to go. The whole trip was amazing, and I just want to thank everyone who made it possible, Mona & Dave, Grandma Pat, and Sara and Erik. Also congratulations to Erik and Sara for getting engaged during our time there!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0Kauai, Hawaii, USA22.0964396 -159.526123821.8607801 -159.8419808 22.3320991 -159.2102668tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-78723440014443055872011-07-21T16:22:00.001-07:002012-03-25T19:56:59.351-07:00Backpacking and beaches VA style<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqlxmyALn-6xFi_qlpbY2m1mrivtxMk1pv0xoT9phngKsNPplmY7AVGHxKRpeFKq4zJGAkhHzxbq9ScNpLy4wgxiGhWbpSOkjLQa3LMCCsrlrLRtIuGA1YkGUJ5iC1xQ5aob3KGVKLCiY/s1600/P5280803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqlxmyALn-6xFi_qlpbY2m1mrivtxMk1pv0xoT9phngKsNPplmY7AVGHxKRpeFKq4zJGAkhHzxbq9ScNpLy4wgxiGhWbpSOkjLQa3LMCCsrlrLRtIuGA1YkGUJ5iC1xQ5aob3KGVKLCiY/s320/P5280803.JPG" width="320" /></a>So its no secret that the scenery around Virginia is vastly different from that of the Northern California Coast. Even though I grew up with the beauty and elegance of the western climate its now time to explore the east coast of Virginia.<br />
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Over the summer so far we have been venturing out when possible and exploring what the eastern seaboard has to offer. Since we live in a military dense area, there are many many free concerts, festivals and other military friendly activities to choose from. Also being outdoorsy people we are we have been exploring the beaching and camping spots over on this side of the country. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-M3LiDnngHIFe-E8OdbWwHsDo6tjs5UDHcj_Pf-9YtdNRFHq_I6V3HFjX9VIIeei1FKKp8Y-4IaV5dVMbv5FNE0ltjQZ-piDyjf1XiYWZmu-sE0W3MfUhFAj4yY4G3QVup3ao0CM1laD/s1600/P5280811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-M3LiDnngHIFe-E8OdbWwHsDo6tjs5UDHcj_Pf-9YtdNRFHq_I6V3HFjX9VIIeei1FKKp8Y-4IaV5dVMbv5FNE0ltjQZ-piDyjf1XiYWZmu-sE0W3MfUhFAj4yY4G3QVup3ao0CM1laD/s320/P5280811.JPG" width="320" /></a>Virginian beaches are profoundly different in every way from our own rocky, cold, stoic beaches of home. They are very flat, crowded and white. They lend themselves to swimming much easier and have a better atmosphere for spending the day barbequing with friends or tanning in the sand, however I find that i do miss the coastal beauty of home.<br />
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We did go backpacking this summer as well, where there were no giant California Redwoods, or rolling emerald hills around, we did get to hike through a wildlife reserve on our way to a secluded beach campground which served as a private playground for our small 6 person group.<br />
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Stuffed into 2 tiny backpacking tents and forgetting our camping stove we made it to camp and listened to the serenade of 1000s of bullfrogs and ocean waves as we fell asleep in the 80 degree nightfall. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-4029121360706916042011-06-14T13:03:00.000-07:002011-08-18T18:14:37.142-07:00Wine and Dine California Style<div style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bringing home to me</span></div><div style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</div>So back at home we used to have wine and cheese parties about once a year or so. These are smaller get together s where everyone dresses up (a great excuse to play dress up for the night) and brings a bottle of wine and a cheese to pair with it.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc4wzIg8huqWJiiYLHrWGWcWVXAATArLkPe5zA9pHV9ZpVFxsTzjekcMv42JY5ZICxGnZQwO-OYoQTk3fBiq5GbHcvb6vitU8vNXuLajAopO5I9TZLkjCLPyaHy28lrWTjlMqNomI12qf/s1600/DSCN1618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc4wzIg8huqWJiiYLHrWGWcWVXAATArLkPe5zA9pHV9ZpVFxsTzjekcMv42JY5ZICxGnZQwO-OYoQTk3fBiq5GbHcvb6vitU8vNXuLajAopO5I9TZLkjCLPyaHy28lrWTjlMqNomI12qf/s320/DSCN1618.JPG" width="320" /></a>The beauty of these things are you get to taste a bunch of different wines and cheeses without having to spend 100s of dollars buying each bottle of wine and every cheese. A few years ago I found this amazing Apricot cheese at one of these parties... something I would have never tried on my own.<br />
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Anyway to people here in Virginia it seemed to be somewhat of a new concept. I knew that I came from wine country in all, but most people our age just don't appreciate wine I guess. So we gave it our best shot at explaining things and I'm glad we did... turned out to be a great night.<br />
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If you like wine and cheese I would definitely suggest that you hold one of these get togethers, it truly is a great way to taste lots of different wines without having to live next to the wineries.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-42026192933042044622011-05-16T10:35:00.000-07:002011-07-19T23:38:59.088-07:00Birthday Ball Game<div style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;">New home, friends and birthday cheers</span></div><br />
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This year, though its not the first year I have been away for our birthday (danny has the same bday and me), but it is the first year that I have been living somewhere else. This being said things were real different this year. I ended up having a great time and all, however just seemed strange to me.<br />
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</tbody></table>I was getting ready for the day and kinda realized all my friends were back at home, although ended up wishing me a happy birthday through texts and facebook messages, it seemed very odd to not have any of them around. Dont get me wrong, I have made a good number of new friends and we ended up going to a baseball game and having a bbq at our house the day of, but it was a whole different experience than our normal birthdays.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LgyUDrcQ9Tn-aCxt1NElFptGulvfS4u4Hz3LcWrOgMjDb3TvRQ9subWjMvlv34YNQrcSGGR3p7BzSRtcsvKY7rfIj5Kgr2MYGzaMxBeyv7pn7yWsm-V-4uc4eEPwf3EmOa_wGBVunRNT/s1600/249515_227009187316130_100000211519751_1044552_4583620_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LgyUDrcQ9Tn-aCxt1NElFptGulvfS4u4Hz3LcWrOgMjDb3TvRQ9subWjMvlv34YNQrcSGGR3p7BzSRtcsvKY7rfIj5Kgr2MYGzaMxBeyv7pn7yWsm-V-4uc4eEPwf3EmOa_wGBVunRNT/s320/249515_227009187316130_100000211519751_1044552_4583620_n.jpg" width="320" /></a>First good thing was that Danny was able to get the day off work if he went to the tides game, a AAA baseball team here in Hampton roads. For me this meant we got to go to the game, and all his friends would be there, if for nothing else but to skip work. With that news we headed off to the game and tried to meet up with everyone we could, rounding people up for a BBQ we wanted to have after the game.<br />
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Luckily we had a good number of people that showed up and ended up having a great time that night.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-81216683941321674992011-03-28T23:30:00.000-07:002011-07-19T23:40:18.060-07:00New Home<div style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: large;">Packing, Purging and Parting</span></div><br />
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</tbody></table>We all know that moving creates a list of to dos about a million miles long, leaving the person feeling stressed and pressed for time. Throughout my adult life I have mad a series of short moves, mostly around town or the county, but nothing further than about 15 miles from my parents home.<br />
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Because of what I thought was my <i>extensive</i> moving knowledge, and the fact that the Navy was coming to pack my house up for me I felt that this move would be simple, painless and quick.... well....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Girls and Lexi Wine Tasting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>If any of you out there have ever done a cross country move, be it by yourself or with the military then you know how crazy things can get. Between the separating of mine and Danny's things from his parents (where I had been staying until the move) and the multiple goodbye parties, dinners and such from friends and family, I felt like I was being pulled a million different directions.<br />
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We threw in a few beach trips, wine tasting trips, going away bar nights, dinner parties with family, a camping trip and everything we could think of that I might miss is California.... the beauty, the fun and my wonderful friends and family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armida Winery</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On a serious note though everything actually went down pretty smoothly, all things considered and we only had to wait for our stuff in Virginia for about 5 days. Yes 5 or so days without a bed, tv, computer, or even clothes, besides what I took with me on our trip out. :)<br />
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Anyway its about time we take the trip out of California, our comfortable zone and try new things... I mean really besides a short two weeks after my birth, NEITHER of us have really lived outside the state for more than a couple months (and that was all for his training for the military anyway). So with that being said we wait to see what lies ahead and hope that good things are in the future. New, exciting new people and places and experiences we would otherwise never had.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-36470125506231946322011-03-09T19:19:00.001-08:002011-07-19T23:25:32.615-07:00Leaving So packing and moving goes on for what feels like forever and ever but spending the last days with the friends and family seems to pass in the blink of an eye... crazy how things work out sometimes.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-81266087553016578632011-01-15T13:31:00.000-08:002011-01-31T16:10:45.841-08:00Country Roads, Take Me Home!<span style="color: #33cc00;">Danny's Long Awaited Return to Cali</span><br />
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So finally after a year of being gone, boot camp, A school, deployment and work its time for danny to come back to California to visit his friends and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAp85tZxsUIVUamRhmfTHOzXtZ1KARnNYfHNx677Mgh5RhVah0780xJe2xT54sPf0I1uXIXWwTGOcXn40Qfl3c8evTbfnrqseyyw0xkL09to0kT2hBaBnDlmh_Dr7Rj45UG0hmAIH4L32/s1600/tl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568496563119052146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAp85tZxsUIVUamRhmfTHOzXtZ1KARnNYfHNx677Mgh5RhVah0780xJe2xT54sPf0I1uXIXWwTGOcXn40Qfl3c8evTbfnrqseyyw0xkL09to0kT2hBaBnDlmh_Dr7Rj45UG0hmAIH4L32/s320/tl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px;" /></a>family!<br />
Of course everyone has been pestering me about when danny will be home, when he will be back and when he is gonna visit so now its here and the excitement is all very flattering.<br />
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I know Danny appreciated being missed while he was gone too! Unfortunately he was only able to be home about a week and a half before return to the sea but we managed to fit in so much fun stuff. <br />
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Family dinners and friends gatherings, wine tasting and even an 80's concert we love to go see when possible....<br />
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It seemed like we didn't stop mo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHT3RSgwBrZgvGvj_VK8XuMOk2KVgg6_NdUYG1RrS8eIV_2GYSN6TO6KspnNFXweH4FkgpUwYAheheSC38BpMKWsirdrQpLiZDYwjHWNI9Ox9TMYl-qfFHiCdXJBuEpsUgbAdvVo953D7/s1600/tl2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568496753139129282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHT3RSgwBrZgvGvj_VK8XuMOk2KVgg6_NdUYG1RrS8eIV_2GYSN6TO6KspnNFXweH4FkgpUwYAheheSC38BpMKWsirdrQpLiZDYwjHWNI9Ox9TMYl-qfFHiCdXJBuEpsUgbAdvVo953D7/s320/tl2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 237px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 320px;" /></a>ving the whole week and a half, but we managed to see everyone who made an effort to contact us. Overall I think it was a very productive home vacation trip.<br />
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I love you so much honey and Im glad that you got to come home!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-13125551290025322142011-01-02T11:54:00.000-08:002011-01-02T12:31:36.825-08:00NYE 2011 VIP Style<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">VIP Section, Drinks and Food!</span></span><br /><br />This year we decided to do things <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA1Lk8BczutHWFdmpvvjzj4MWBRLQJp2jvN58G7_Xv-3J_9s0jdDqVYALiZRx0ywiFruBTBcRHH3XoavMZFynm6vsoggzBpZD6-unPV_46zDxnCGPSZ1IRp6Jrn0jK5C8_8O4rQ_48pyq/s1600/PC310348.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA1Lk8BczutHWFdmpvvjzj4MWBRLQJp2jvN58G7_Xv-3J_9s0jdDqVYALiZRx0ywiFruBTBcRHH3XoavMZFynm6vsoggzBpZD6-unPV_46zDxnCGPSZ1IRp6Jrn0jK5C8_8O4rQ_48pyq/s320/PC310348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557685772608562450" border="0" /></a>a little different than years past. Since it was a little more momentous than usual with Danny's homecoming just a week before we actually ended up getting VIP passes to one of the clubs around our hotel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDSmTbId_uA03gLBFRayQl5oRMeehxDrIDKYr5JnGJm1W3cZY_V0j23_wDijUZ21gIBUM7qZcBnx7rU7_N4-gIJprDmKGL8MvvzleSHVvwYuS0ZmNeERha6dc2To1J3NlKQWsmBQrIfyD/s1600/PC310361.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDSmTbId_uA03gLBFRayQl5oRMeehxDrIDKYr5JnGJm1W3cZY_V0j23_wDijUZ21gIBUM7qZcBnx7rU7_N4-gIJprDmKGL8MvvzleSHVvwYuS0ZmNeERha6dc2To1J3NlKQWsmBQrIfyD/s320/PC310361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557686051115084626" border="0" /></a><br />Even though it wasnt Vegas or New York for new years we felt pretty cool about our plans. Usually for new years we end up going to a local bar, party or street fair, so this was a nice change of plans.<br /><br />We knew we wanted something close to the hotel (and who could ask for closer than one block away) and something fun and relaxing. That's exactly what we got this year with our choice of Peabody's.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfgpcn9A8m99hHp6RU0BaWAlVrPFU5lUQH0ARFArKRIUcH_UA378om5lXnA5sOghBlfqjfkbs7qHwXJFt4erSXkdMBawP8bZKgHSSPmO2iL0G75j7ArlsumF1FrJbvlAGq5DJvwBHAhAG/s1600/PC310375.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfgpcn9A8m99hHp6RU0BaWAlVrPFU5lUQH0ARFArKRIUcH_UA378om5lXnA5sOghBlfqjfkbs7qHwXJFt4erSXkdMBawP8bZKgHSSPmO2iL0G75j7ArlsumF1FrJbvlAGq5DJvwBHAhAG/s320/PC310375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557686485356943538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Actually it was a pretty chill night, lots of fun with unlimited drinks, food and shots, our own section for the VIP members with tables for us to chill at with party favors and champagne, and of course the awesome dance floor that the club always has.<br /><br />The night was all inclusive and we ended up watching the ball drop over time square for the countdown to the new year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp-30N4RiV8LFwkNMQSyYKvVzBcMYRfjphDIaQI6Vo5XhVKBn4_-_AuJ5JoKU1p0eSwEYzvStfx3rSSl0z_2gK1JczgnwotYk5zf3uFwUH1ZlaVGwELNoiFhGX-ci8_dhJ8YpQx5ZQcHP/s1600/PC290400.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp-30N4RiV8LFwkNMQSyYKvVzBcMYRfjphDIaQI6Vo5XhVKBn4_-_AuJ5JoKU1p0eSwEYzvStfx3rSSl0z_2gK1JczgnwotYk5zf3uFwUH1ZlaVGwELNoiFhGX-ci8_dhJ8YpQx5ZQcHP/s320/PC290400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557688807458910322" border="0" /></a><br />The champagne was corked and the screams rang out to bring in the 2011. Cheers all around and everyone was ecstatic.<br /><br />We ended up closing down the bar and walking home to our hotel for some much need sleep before morning began.<br /><br />I think it was a good kick to the new years and tribute to 2010.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-63454446758935620132010-12-21T17:35:00.000-08:002011-01-02T11:20:20.259-08:00Homecoming has arrived!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" >Finally after a 7 month deployment</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbRmhCpTVkggDdZgf0WJ6ggfCMMcV5uvyQSO81XPRWP9myY1AL5po4VtVsTOthQcrCEE0UGynfqsHntTQ1rBL4Ugt934VJHNAcVb2aF-GB2G51IHFIGAPrr1NIYCQqBCLInJBlSMZ9dM0/s1600/PC180142.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbRmhCpTVkggDdZgf0WJ6ggfCMMcV5uvyQSO81XPRWP9myY1AL5po4VtVsTOthQcrCEE0UGynfqsHntTQ1rBL4Ugt934VJHNAcVb2aF-GB2G51IHFIGAPrr1NIYCQqBCLInJBlSMZ9dM0/s320/PC180142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557663285593938674" border="0" /></a><br />Long deployment and over a year of on and off separation due to training, boot camp and deployments the wait is finally over.<br /><br />It really feels so nice for him to be home... seriously now its time to start workin on the move out to the east coast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CqQSKtrj2eupOPajwZ_4JUvGQWZh4IL_r9YEeD5c2ibBWJ6Qp9uiCGYq_NyIocc767zDKfm1n67G9_XxNeqWNHQClEUBSQRLRpTW5qO9FpCSbm8r08XtmKzysDfhRsFXrd8fubDj0d3L/s1600/PC180157.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CqQSKtrj2eupOPajwZ_4JUvGQWZh4IL_r9YEeD5c2ibBWJ6Qp9uiCGYq_NyIocc767zDKfm1n67G9_XxNeqWNHQClEUBSQRLRpTW5qO9FpCSbm8r08XtmKzysDfhRsFXrd8fubDj0d3L/s320/PC180157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557662869244244754" border="0" /></a><br />So when the day arrived and we got up early in the morning, cold norfolk morning and got ready, did the make up, hair, picked out a cute (but warm) outfit and set out to find a spot on the pier to wait for the ship.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVDc12iUvJfPEdukBY3RyMznC9zjRHfootRfi4d3m3I1vT1Shg2oB8BYANp8NzcQpzj5vOtBepULlAXczMBTOAHidIhXdof9OMi9AEeUcFprRY2eaEqYABk7eJ0JclI-Ql4FDGleB8KRO/s1600/PC190278.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVDc12iUvJfPEdukBY3RyMznC9zjRHfootRfi4d3m3I1vT1Shg2oB8BYANp8NzcQpzj5vOtBepULlAXczMBTOAHidIhXdof9OMi9AEeUcFprRY2eaEqYABk7eJ0JclI-Ql4FDGleB8KRO/s320/PC190278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557668226905523890" border="0" /></a><br />And as expected the two hour wait in the cold seemed multiplied by the prolonged slow chug of the tug boats pulling the ship into the bay to dock at the pier, and the icy wind that blew upon the enthusiastic families who await the reunion.<br /><br />My sister and I had our eyes locked on the sea of soldiers passing by at the edge of the pier waiting to see our loved ones. I th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5a6oVWq881xrEQywFRvZMTJkUszFPKOIQXZs__lhwO17qlZN9SkmN7E8YeOZ7FbyNz5SOocqkfbJyL7p9MiQR0k5_yWCEGGI1Ey47UQIZ92XsXDhGiJDFlFsJWCX0WeIj178TFvkjbcP/s1600/PC190277.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5a6oVWq881xrEQywFRvZMTJkUszFPKOIQXZs__lhwO17qlZN9SkmN7E8YeOZ7FbyNz5SOocqkfbJyL7p9MiQR0k5_yWCEGGI1Ey47UQIZ92XsXDhGiJDFlFsJWCX0WeIj178TFvkjbcP/s320/PC190277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557668959077213970" border="0" /></a>ink we were so focused on the big crowd that I didn't see Danny and Andrew coming up near us until they were practically at the base of the bleachers. They had slipped through a break in the fence and were coming up on us from a different direction than the main crowd.<br /><br />Overall it was an exciting and heartfelt experience.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-35089645155709952512010-12-14T13:38:00.001-08:002010-12-14T13:41:29.964-08:00Show Your Support and Send A Letter Today!<img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI5MjM2MjcwMzY3NSZwdD*xMjkyMzYyNzE3NjQzJnA9NjY5MzAxJmQ9Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImbz*5ZmUwYTkzODg2NzQ*/NTY2YWVlMDBmY2NlYTg4YmRkMiZvZj*w.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><br />This will show your support and they will also receive a Zack brown band cd...<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="Call2Action_Widget" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="280" width="336"><param name="movie" value="http://c2a-common.s3.amazonaws.com/Call2Action_Widget.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="&c2aXML=http://c2a-common.s3.amazonaws.com/c2aw251.xml&c2aRef=http://www.blogger.com&tubeloc=amazon"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://c2a-common.s3.amazonaws.com/Call2Action_Widget.swf" flashvars="&c2aXML=http://c2a-common.s3.amazonaws.com/c2aw251.xml&c2aRef=http://www.blogger.com&tubeloc=amazon" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" name="Call2Action_Widget" play="true" loop="false" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="280" width="336"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-52182736203934136082010-11-08T14:17:00.000-08:002010-12-07T00:21:55.269-08:00Airline Tickets and Hotel Reservations<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />Merry Christmas in Virginia!</span><br /><br />So here com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dh9Zyym65RU1aYPwhuN1O7zDf_5NnH8QPWkL1E3cGsUDoNfLETNa_f_uXNfquy0O1i9VisRTvk2fQ-nesC4HHhZe7WXLZasgRdlMcmabcmGCuIY8dro9-f_7dgpOmQNISy6p39cdmb0g/s1600/danny.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dh9Zyym65RU1aYPwhuN1O7zDf_5NnH8QPWkL1E3cGsUDoNfLETNa_f_uXNfquy0O1i9VisRTvk2fQ-nesC4HHhZe7WXLZasgRdlMcmabcmGCuIY8dro9-f_7dgpOmQNISy6p39cdmb0g/s200/danny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547852539535849762" border="0" /></a>es the crazy hectic time of vacation planning and hotel reservations. This means i get to go visit danny back in virginia!!! YAY! :) He should be coming back home shortly and we get to spend christmas together.<br /><br />But before that can happen it means I have to search for hotel deals, airline tickets, rental cars and so much more before the hectic holiday season.... time to stop procrastinating and start reserving things!<br /><br />Baby here I come!! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-55155010263192271942010-10-18T13:49:00.000-07:002010-11-08T14:16:32.767-08:00Wine & Cheese Party Take Two!<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Happy Birthday Liz & Yay for Our Wine and Cheese</span><br /></span><br />So this is t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP9kvnSPyzLE0jHif33UTyZITup5K4HKOe3Mt24GhbYlmO_jxyU6ELw2Ctx_dKuKawkFfdAHzd3V2vzElR2U3ASxJoGOKzDIKEVvmS6UfvV0xyzdflBnRCga_2MRwjCrpcj8mt_UDDopx/s1600/CIMG1884.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgP9kvnSPyzLE0jHif33UTyZITup5K4HKOe3Mt24GhbYlmO_jxyU6ELw2Ctx_dKuKawkFfdAHzd3V2vzElR2U3ASxJoGOKzDIKEVvmS6UfvV0xyzdflBnRCga_2MRwjCrpcj8mt_UDDopx/s200/CIMG1884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537305808656681378" border="0" /></a>he second year of the Wine and Cheese Party at liz's house. Both times it seems to have fallen on or around her birthday. :) We originally came up with the idea because last year Danny was leaving soon and we wanted to try and go wine tasting befo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCsStTWVtmQOp7lRnDBDhEiN0T8bKF9cGETqzJH9_WvhcqaCdWMTee3PoWcTqNo6bYoAMSqIcCqgWNsU9OrIymNFLKOoNkmIUlCxlEq7Gyp1TG4-gKnNRfbquy5Xu0eYF_IBQOGH8hYCQ/s1600/CIMG1886.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCsStTWVtmQOp7lRnDBDhEiN0T8bKF9cGETqzJH9_WvhcqaCdWMTee3PoWcTqNo6bYoAMSqIcCqgWNsU9OrIymNFLKOoNkmIUlCxlEq7Gyp1TG4-gKnNRfbquy5Xu0eYF_IBQOGH8hYCQ/s200/CIMG1886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537305638677209730" border="0" /></a>re he left but didnt think we had the time.<br /><br />Liz had been talking about having a get together at her house and so we decided to join the two and make it a wine and cheese formal tasting. It is now that time of year again and sadly Danny is gone out to sea, and my other sister Tessa is in Americorps across the country. This year we still did it but seemed that there was definitely a few<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemgSAwCSxnPvVgPP9YU9GW5cH8P0FutqsdNfSLAkm9YSTmGx7bI2FwvgaHe8VNnQCtvkQLd25Yorbxf_raS4BRdYsbSc5H1x-70IZf9ifNvtqCEyY5e0ytr9zFiUb3mbkB6-vlm8D9APN/s1600/P9210377.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemgSAwCSxnPvVgPP9YU9GW5cH8P0FutqsdNfSLAkm9YSTmGx7bI2FwvgaHe8VNnQCtvkQLd25Yorbxf_raS4BRdYsbSc5H1x-70IZf9ifNvtqCEyY5e0ytr9zFiUb3mbkB6-vlm8D9APN/s200/P9210377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537305179324800610" border="0" /></a> things missing!<br /><br />We ended up doing tastings with the different wines. Our goal was to have everyone bring a wine and a type of exotic cheese (not t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6kptoyJlBtOWca4QXH0zSXnU6JeyGx7NGFA5bLsGvPsA2eGK3haTFhDOXveq_2Ze2CqNLZBu7PmLUsdaewB9EtCkUlq-lGNcupiWC2GuIa5Bk4wrF55bZDrHvtEaowa4Jsop_Y81ilF7/s1600/P9210372.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6kptoyJlBtOWca4QXH0zSXnU6JeyGx7NGFA5bLsGvPsA2eGK3haTFhDOXveq_2Ze2CqNLZBu7PmLUsdaewB9EtCkUlq-lGNcupiWC2GuIa5Bk4wrF55bZDrHvtEaowa4Jsop_Y81ilF7/s200/P9210372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537305007259670658" border="0" /></a>he everyday american or cheddar ) so we could all try new things without having to buy a million wines and cheeses ourself.<br /><br />I must say this is a great way to try new things, and a great excuse to dress up for sure.<br /><br />The first two pictures are from last years wine and cheese party. I figured I would add them in as a tribute to Tessa and Danny :) so they can feel included in this one!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-46252642055137235502010-10-11T22:55:00.000-07:002010-10-11T22:55:00.388-07:00Catching Up on Life<div>New Job, Dog Training and business All Around!</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>So I know its been awhile since my last post, however I have been busy with so much lately its been hard to find the time to get on and write. My new job is relatively easy, but I like it! Gives me something to do during the days instead of missing Danny.<br /><br />I feel all official working at a Property management company! :) Now its just time to get everything else together and start working on organizing things for the big move. I know its still months away but I am probably the worlds biggest procrastinator. <br /><br />So the way I see it, if I start now and do a little, put it off and keep that cycle up by the time its close I will be mostly organized. Thats the plan at least, lets see if it works out that way.<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-59531307652442101912010-09-30T19:30:00.000-07:002010-10-11T19:38:54.180-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://tizi86.blogspot.com/2010/07/halloween-tradition.html">Halloween Tradition</a> </h3> <div class="post-header"> </div> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">End of An Era<br /><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" >I know I had this same picture and title up last year but halloween is coming up fast and its strange to be uncertain of what my plans are. It seem</span></span></span><a style="font-style: italic;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/5/l_fe12f624ea854c3996be76a5250ab3f3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 455px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/5/l_fe12f624ea854c3996be76a5250ab3f3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" >s like since forever I can remember having the halloween parties at the ranch (My moms old house out in the co</span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" >untry).<br /><br />Halloween is one of Danny and my favorite holidays, so it makes things even harder that he is not here and we dont have the ranch to have our parties.<br /><br />Seems like EVERYONE is asking me already if what the plan is for halloween and the ranch. Even people I dont know. The other day I was at the bookstore at the JC and the clerk at the counter ended up asking me if there was going to be a party out at my house. This actually made me laugh that the parties have hit so many people, but also made me a little sad and reminiscent.</span></span></span><em><em><br /><br />Over all it seems unfair that Danny has to spend ANOTHER halloween away from his </em></em><em><em>friends and family here at home, but at least he is not in bootcamp this time! :)<br /><br />I miss you honey!! Love you so much!!<br /></em></em>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-900773117269541212010-08-30T23:32:00.001-07:002010-09-01T14:28:40.427-07:00Halfway Home<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Phones Down, Time Difference and Anticipation</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Its about that time now, the halfway point and my feelings are mixed. Yay we are halfway there, only the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7rHWsVFuXgjIG4A33b5R2vlqHl-c09ImwpQCu4Etw6IKWqplJLnL4K0NKRTu_1WWRyX5GQ33kl7KUECW4_JG-eSp8Fk7mNmrM6OowbmzG4qQoaepS-fO5PEGD_iOmQXMordgdGJjIHP-/s1600/IMG_8521.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7rHWsVFuXgjIG4A33b5R2vlqHl-c09ImwpQCu4Etw6IKWqplJLnL4K0NKRTu_1WWRyX5GQ33kl7KUECW4_JG-eSp8Fk7mNmrM6OowbmzG4qQoaepS-fO5PEGD_iOmQXMordgdGJjIHP-/s200/IMG_8521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512039770573595906" border="0" /></a> second half of the deployment to go and it seems like things are in reach. On the other hand it means I have to go through what I just did, waiting just as long as I have already wai<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLjiGc-woT8SlzsGe_LzSr96pkEuq1NnIrzBfIS-3CtaVjZd_SzCmaqrgUMkwSK_J0xAvfAawLxrBFOW2Fum0ar13U8yeRLYmY9aM_rnnq417cYJBd0uSpABU5vmJtZKu_uio1hpnaa5i/s1600/17340_1210072213907_1291782359_30547256_7788231_n.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLjiGc-woT8SlzsGe_LzSr96pkEuq1NnIrzBfIS-3CtaVjZd_SzCmaqrgUMkwSK_J0xAvfAawLxrBFOW2Fum0ar13U8yeRLYmY9aM_rnnq417cYJBd0uSpABU5vmJtZKu_uio1hpnaa5i/s200/17340_1210072213907_1291782359_30547256_7788231_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512039687022937474" border="0" /></a>ted... hmmm....<br /><br />Well either way I look at it everyday we get closer and closer to his arrival home! I dont have that much to say this time just wanted to say that :) So Yay... hope everyone else is as excited as I am to hit the halfway point.<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-24108043601709817412010-08-30T22:51:00.000-07:002010-08-30T23:15:21.249-07:00Crabbing for Fun - - - And Dinner<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Week 7 Challenge Time</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzqyWoPfnWZ6PTKHgn5LaS412jKVvLuRl4mNrLOz7giwBJ0_vIgI94ey-N5l0FrHkDV_VKQLFJxFxeELyKnMJifHrBpPHkCRTr3hjMXfgFJqOJ_R8xSU7RmoujeupqgwXLRStsg-_tPKN/s1600/P8260163.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzqyWoPfnWZ6PTKHgn5LaS412jKVvLuRl4mNrLOz7giwBJ0_vIgI94ey-N5l0FrHkDV_VKQLFJxFxeELyKnMJifHrBpPHkCRTr3hjMXfgFJqOJ_R8xSU7RmoujeupqgwXLRStsg-_tPKN/s320/P8260163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511452956203583522" border="0" /></a><br />This weekend I decided to take advantage of the nice weather we were having and head out to the Bodega Head. We usually go out there to go crabbing, however it has been closed for some time now and just recently reopened.<br /><br />So as we went out t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0V4zWbBLGp_ymXRD3JBPw4IHv5OjSKE8W9R-i3qmiOXKGhiF_E4tCoP30Jdu85eTIqv9PNhnUckWKli0vx7DmSVLj_waw9bH_416NqmOP2fpjAyCwFnF5cgJS-yoTiaZsTRSWJgg8xFY/s1600/P8260182.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0V4zWbBLGp_ymXRD3JBPw4IHv5OjSKE8W9R-i3qmiOXKGhiF_E4tCoP30Jdu85eTIqv9PNhnUckWKli0vx7DmSVLj_waw9bH_416NqmOP2fpjAyCwFnF5cgJS-yoTiaZsTRSWJgg8xFY/s320/P8260182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511453092533623762" border="0" /></a>here this time we had no idea how the catch would be, of course expecting the best because no one has been out there for months. As expected we actually did pretty good, could have done better but we had MORE than enough crab for all of us and then some.<br /><br />The jetty that we crawled out on seemed to be longer than normal and more difficult (probably due to lack of practice) but we all ended up making it out there eventually. :) Once out there though you definitely have<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs154.ash2/41062_1568558935397_1278175942_1575536_1254554_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 249px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs154.ash2/41062_1568558935397_1278175942_1575536_1254554_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> to stay for awhile to make it worth the hike out, and to catch enough crabs.<br /><br />This time we ended up catching a sun star in one of our nets as well... that thing was gigantic!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-79830263872836191542010-08-23T22:33:00.000-07:002010-08-30T22:50:13.046-07:00Challenge Week 6<div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy 30th Birthday Camping<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs313.snc4/40979_1473033940592_1075952347_31376196_3853732_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 261px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs313.snc4/40979_1473033940592_1075952347_31376196_3853732_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So this weekend we ended up heading to the coast for the weekend to camp, fish, hike and chill. This time we decided to go back to Ocean Cove up past Jenner for the easy ocean access. We ended up eating like kings out at the coast, had everything from fish, steak, venison, eel and abalone.... soooo good!<br /><br />It was <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs153.ash2/40979_1473033780588_1075952347_31376192_3977798_n.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 241px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs153.ash2/40979_1473033780588_1075952347_31376192_3977798_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>one of my good friends 30th birthday which is the reason we headed out to the coast for camping, but it was a great excuse to be in the outdoors!<br /><br />We went fishing both days, crawling over rocks out to the deeper part of the sea, quite a hike and very relaxing once your out there. The boys ended up catching 4 fish and an eel, a nice dinner for all of us :) Of course us girls didn't get anything except wet from the waves!<br /><br />We watched the sun set over the ocean from our campsite while cooking dinn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs188.ash2/45082_475050956368_583041368_6451025_4924535_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 237px;" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs188.ash2/45082_475050956368_583041368_6451025_4924535_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>er, we woke up and saw the mist fade away from the sea after the clouds burned away, we made smores and toasted marshmallows.... overall the trip was a blast and everyone ended up having a great time. So Happy Birthday Jared!! Thanks for having us out there!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-50866868495017670282010-08-03T13:47:00.000-07:002010-08-11T14:06:27.540-07:00Week 4 Challenge<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >Disneyland Day of Fun and Huntington Beach Visit</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So I know this is more of a road trip than an outdoor challenge this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUvsu_UyXfrNi2n9nN107R8JM7KO68UnSqKCtg-XrQ7vKBl2j_VeIB5Db7xb4y0yG1adc_UxM4moO5kRGc-7bndTRbztJqtlihvElgB5vLjKoXpvRK_9lV0GXhlY5MIqVQwV3hMYQZIyw/s1600/tink.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUvsu_UyXfrNi2n9nN107R8JM7KO68UnSqKCtg-XrQ7vKBl2j_VeIB5Db7xb4y0yG1adc_UxM4moO5kRGc-7bndTRbztJqtlihvElgB5vLjKoXpvRK_9lV0GXhlY5MIqVQwV3hMYQZIyw/s320/tink.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504258105270257938" border="0" /></a> week, however I still took time to get outdoors and see some beautiful sights. A few friends and I took a trip to Orange County to visit Disneyland this weekend and took the day to spend at the beach before heading home.<br /><br />This trip was nice and fun, a bit short for my taste but it has been since sophomore year in high school since i last went to Disneyland. I have to admit one day in disneyland is not nearly enough though, there were so many rides and things that we did not get to see, or rushed through because the time was run<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_fuB75ZGi5FFc8qj02p0B9Y57qP1fY54LXPaM96QzVsIF9_YRSQ7enVJBSJ7nFQNsObJKr88YF3Mz5WZJn4N8BVxrlbF6yMKOcyhimGmFyuhnRNVWg_1RIVU9-YcMe85cfwtEZox7fRs/s1600/420.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_fuB75ZGi5FFc8qj02p0B9Y57qP1fY54LXPaM96QzVsIF9_YRSQ7enVJBSJ7nFQNsObJKr88YF3Mz5WZJn4N8BVxrlbF6yMKOcyhimGmFyuhnRNVWg_1RIVU9-YcMe85cfwtEZox7fRs/s320/420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504261235020819394" border="0" /></a>ning out. Overall it was a very fun day, how could it not be, being in the 'happiest place on earth'. :)<br /><br />The next day before our drive home we embarked on our long drive home we decided to stop in Huntington beach, and spend a few hours on the shore. Since it wasn't the usual extreme heat that southern California is know for in mid summer, we were pleasantly surprised to find that it was perfectly warm in the sun with a gentle cool breeze.<br /><br />Though I did not go hiking this weekend, or workout by holding on for dear life on tubes, I still got the satisfaction of seeing some of our beautiful places outdoors in California.<br /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-23470949070969230072010-07-26T16:39:00.000-07:002010-07-26T16:48:07.348-07:00Week 3 Outdoor Challenge<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Boating and Camping at Lake Sonoma</span><br /><br />So this weekend I went on a last m<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKhRRKK_Nbo3KaycK8HykE221LZZpXffsy-gYXPVVb4vdqfw6QD6IlNwCwODS5BCC_Ao3Zbpt94-WnnoGY01cRBFia0wjR95CSexKlE4oyLuncKrTca-xzIMGepMOX0JqZlZtyfujf0cK/s1600/Boat+Camping+048.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKhRRKK_Nbo3KaycK8HykE221LZZpXffsy-gYXPVVb4vdqfw6QD6IlNwCwODS5BCC_Ao3Zbpt94-WnnoGY01cRBFia0wjR95CSexKlE4oyLuncKrTca-xzIMGepMOX0JqZlZtyfujf0cK/s320/Boat+Camping+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498365264936968642" border="0" /></a>inute, but fun trip to lake sonoma. A friend had a few campsites and a boat out there and I decided to pack up and join them for the night. So my sister and another friend all got ready and made the short drive to lake sonoma, not sure what to hope for except fun.<br /><br />We got there and it turned out to be a boat in campsite, meaning only accessible by boats, and no cell phone service (not like im not used to that so it was fine). We ended up going tubing both days and <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr0RCZmK3fhvawJk-GAtBEkeERQJpA92NzEqI-ccpDjOpJOvv4hPj58XuKcfOAyp860lnWhzjy-w_qoHXqftkc1kRhYSX1ZBJXQvTMx4tJW1EZrJI-s5VCeU-XzmIHeykRfel35nz7Y8i/s1600/Boat+Camping+077.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjr0RCZmK3fhvawJk-GAtBEkeERQJpA92NzEqI-ccpDjOpJOvv4hPj58XuKcfOAyp860lnWhzjy-w_qoHXqftkc1kRhYSX1ZBJXQvTMx4tJW1EZrJI-s5VCeU-XzmIHeykRfel35nz7Y8i/s320/Boat+Camping+077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498365618670449474" border="0" /></a>made smores, played liars dice and everything else you do when camping.<br /><br />Over all it was a great trip, lots of fun and the tubing actually gave me more of a workout that I thought! Gotta get back in shape :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-38449812231198995092010-07-23T12:31:00.000-07:002010-07-23T12:36:15.988-07:00Good Old Game Night<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">With an adorable puppy! </span><br /></span><br />So its been ages since I actually got one together, but thankfully last night my frien<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL5Sb0faBeSVtLFVDRYpMWuP2PkpH2D0tr5RHuVKsrQdbirVKAEsh_kdHQO2yNJbIREDmRloldx64MFq8QT5Ng7YJ_hWu3WBABTwtJL2NWCIJUVX06Ylwh17NQzwvUPC1tZyf8k7uUYef/s1600/239.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL5Sb0faBeSVtLFVDRYpMWuP2PkpH2D0tr5RHuVKsrQdbirVKAEsh_kdHQO2yNJbIREDmRloldx64MFq8QT5Ng7YJ_hWu3WBABTwtJL2NWCIJUVX06Ylwh17NQzwvUPC1tZyf8k7uUYef/s200/239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497187629976147842" border="0" /></a>d Liz pulled a last minute game night before she leaves. She is in the National Guard Reserves and goes on here two week yearly training tomorrow morning, so called up a few friends and had us all come over!<br /><br />I forgot how much fun it could be just sitting around and playing games. Its something that's low key and very much fun. I'm defiantly down to do it more often, like we used to.... and next another friend and I have been talking about having a Disney night, and watching many of the great older classics :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-165489381953384532010-07-21T23:05:00.000-07:002010-07-23T11:50:29.557-07:00Husband Deployed Means Playing Musical Chairs For Rafting Partners.<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" >White Water Rafting, Solo Style....</span><br /></div><br />So this trip is something I have been doing every year since I was about 18 years o<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbLTud5MUj9ajFIwNU7UCf8sq4pIf8NUFy3sQXEFZW2BdkGFAZRJ_BnD9HJMfEO6FLGdFsZh8QuXB_7WsT9Z6Lh9O1wU1sHCgJ4MLjBf2pvTgSeyYYiS5R2JuHvejoqQqgHZlIsh-EeUD/s1600/P1010182.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbLTud5MUj9ajFIwNU7UCf8sq4pIf8NUFy3sQXEFZW2BdkGFAZRJ_BnD9HJMfEO6FLGdFsZh8QuXB_7WsT9Z6Lh9O1wU1sHCgJ4MLjBf2pvTgSeyYYiS5R2JuHvejoqQqgHZlIsh-EeUD/s200/P1010182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610292976246594" border="0" /></a>ld... I think I have been about 6 times now or so, tons of fun and always worth the time, money, soreness and sunburn.<br /><br />This year since Danny was gone I didnt have the comfort of having an automatic partner. Also since most of my friends have bf or husbands it seems like I was destine to not have a partner for this thing! God thats part of the point, they are two people boats for gosh sakes.<br /><br />Anyway I ended up <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyszKtL3Ubvd5hbHNy0qfKjhlYMzEkii4Sg_xO70EmFmJf0FtgDIVeKsHLlhTQadR64pdFI9hkh3hCYFXiSxG1MNAmO0bSP6g49oVd9fmqLuxZMIfiUnNfodskguaPiiXNguzbGZ_9DL_/s1600/34667_414207407181_627367181_4842639_2327930_n.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyszKtL3Ubvd5hbHNy0qfKjhlYMzEkii4Sg_xO70EmFmJf0FtgDIVeKsHLlhTQadR64pdFI9hkh3hCYFXiSxG1MNAmO0bSP6g49oVd9fmqLuxZMIfiUnNfodskguaPiiXNguzbGZ_9DL_/s200/34667_414207407181_627367181_4842639_2327930_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609895679119090" border="0" /></a>not having a partner and had to basically pray that someone would be willing to go alone so I didn't have to.... luckily someone did after lots of back and forth. So after all this I got a partner... luckily someone I have meet before (only a select few times but still not a total stranger).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI86fWRXxqvcDFnwskBYMYX6nKbD2US28E8byQ2srePi6qXU-DuaikMhQJDenfocujZiipRJtH9822szqNmI7X4VfoXtYPIu-XElsVvz8HFn4wmNZMBsgXaTELEeDotleajom9s8iRdixY/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI86fWRXxqvcDFnwskBYMYX6nKbD2US28E8byQ2srePi6qXU-DuaikMhQJDenfocujZiipRJtH9822szqNmI7X4VfoXtYPIu-XElsVvz8HFn4wmNZMBsgXaTELEeDotleajom9s8iRdixY/s200/001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610074044279954" border="0" /></a><br />So my partner ended up being glad he rode with me (his first year so I saved him from being tossed from the boat many times). We only tipped once and that was because people crashed into us at the last minute, and made it through pretty easily.<br /><br />The second day my first partner ended up having to bail and not go down the<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h6PHgvek9ROXbjUlbY3X3Y8k3uSxzdm4Ed2aytyj9JjHr6rTlPGDz44schQgI6tFqjhyphenhyphen8hhd3cqNj0b066DA13H30kBRymaw3qyPk_LWyyoKLlsRflJa-1563rAt1UOb3LfydJPzVFML/s1600/P1010188.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2h6PHgvek9ROXbjUlbY3X3Y8k3uSxzdm4Ed2aytyj9JjHr6rTlPGDz44schQgI6tFqjhyphenhyphen8hhd3cqNj0b066DA13H30kBRymaw3qyPk_LWyyoKLlsRflJa-1563rAt1UOb3LfydJPzVFML/s200/P1010188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496610862874719186" border="0" /></a> river and again Im stuck without a boat mate.... Good thing I found somone at the last minute and to ride, a friend whose partner also left, had lots of fun and ended up going both days with someone i knew, but lets face it, I lucked out immensely!<br /><br /><br />This year was fun, I reallyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-5615586792476532782010-07-14T22:32:00.000-07:002010-07-22T13:04:10.244-07:00Past Pictures to the Rescue ;0)<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Lost Camera, Lost Challenge... Sorta</span></span><br /><br />So I took a Challenge... I said I would go out once a week, but my camera has been missing somewhere in my ho<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzVCmMVTyLaAnQBECfe-D2u1T9_O3fjCcy81UqmH5frtLVB_99qqP_p20kF4TmxpcHuhSI1D5LjOlG-8sn0BZfStQsUIcaLqA0VnJ_pawZ26Dt4O3bbf9HaRXGjWYxOxAxC6t_LxVPvgb/s1600/l_6508dea4174e4685957b37a49ef49248.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzVCmMVTyLaAnQBECfe-D2u1T9_O3fjCcy81UqmH5frtLVB_99qqP_p20kF4TmxpcHuhSI1D5LjOlG-8sn0BZfStQsUIcaLqA0VnJ_pawZ26Dt4O3bbf9HaRXGjWYxOxAxC6t_LxVPvgb/s200/l_6508dea4174e4685957b37a49ef49248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496602005298636418" border="0" /></a>use and I couldn't get a picture somewhere outside. I promise and assure you that I did end up taking a long walk, me and Juno wen to on a two mile trip across town. (Granted I left my keys at Robs house which is the motivator for the walk) but nevertheless I did it.<br /><br />Juno was happy I took her, even though it was 95º outside... haha i almost about died and i don't have a black fur c<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXGfyUs6EznH4fWXCQlD8RVhSUJjiCQgo6yINQI5BoWv4RqZN6UZPom7BNrOuEBCxfnR4JRwcaHokGjHBio8eqjxcpB1-_LTb4bI8UtWX9AByg8d9bsrX_mKJiYIvoKENLG03dkY-l8Vr/s1600/l_5b260a9df5ab41478e25cdbb4af023c3.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXGfyUs6EznH4fWXCQlD8RVhSUJjiCQgo6yINQI5BoWv4RqZN6UZPom7BNrOuEBCxfnR4JRwcaHokGjHBio8eqjxcpB1-_LTb4bI8UtWX9AByg8d9bsrX_mKJiYIvoKENLG03dkY-l8Vr/s200/l_5b260a9df5ab41478e25cdbb4af023c3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601886136361122" border="0" /></a>oat on, but i know she was happy to be with me and walking. It was nice to get outside... it was nice to exercise, and to just go somewhere without a car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnDYthoSIm4xGyNwvnDa5CYxnxMcA43W92s_9Nqop188hKxY0eqVHBCSDArJ30D_FJ7olWWLLkwRh_wp82JGbWxHcDuMFXtYvbmO7-G6W_IzWzLuZ36A-zVCZDYLe2TUwAHxOzSmWgAMj/s1600/l_5b260a9df5ab41478e25cdbb4af023c3.jpg"><br /></a>So as my challenge goes I failed for not taking a picture, but have no fear I ha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QCAL7JkMtJdUq4RbiY3JeEC-7bUweRnmTqz51DJGx0yi1K-T5Q6OOZxdm9pl0iBx5EF5kwF3qDE8VvSf-z6RzVV5Eu0EfoOUr-kcXRhwCXTRo9-JLOQ1_4XjHBcpeLzexU3bWtc7hnOd/s1600/l_8c31715a61c74c2a88d9d383470dfe2b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QCAL7JkMtJdUq4RbiY3JeEC-7bUweRnmTqz51DJGx0yi1K-T5Q6OOZxdm9pl0iBx5EF5kwF3qDE8VvSf-z6RzVV5Eu0EfoOUr-kcXRhwCXTRo9-JLOQ1_4XjHBcpeLzexU3bWtc7hnOd/s200/l_8c31715a61c74c2a88d9d383470dfe2b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496601390608941954" border="0" /></a>ve plenty of older pictures to share (we are outdoors people).<br />The three pictures im loading up are from three different days. Two of theme are from hikes out in Pt Reyes, the first being on the path and the last being out on the cliff out-looking the ocean at the end. The silhouette picture that i posted is from one of the days we went crabbing out at the bodea head, stayed out til after the sun went down and ended up capturing this gorgeous picture of danny and i as the sun was setting.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8667237904928332217.post-80147827540831447572010-07-11T23:30:00.000-07:002010-07-19T10:32:49.276-07:00Lost on the Russian! :)<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">River Trip Craziness</span></span><br /></div><br />So my sister and a few friends decided to embark on a journey down the Russian river. Floating on rafts from one beach to another point about 5 hours ahead. We staked out the two spots, part one car at each end and made our way to the first beach. Floaties, Check... Floating Cooler, Check.... Dry bag, Check... Lunch, Check...Box O Wine, Check... Radio, Check.... so looks like everything is gonna work out great.<br /><br />We set off a bit later than expected but the sun is still in ful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://richbergerroots.com/rchb-river-kids-on-tube-1958.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 275px;" src="http://richbergerroots.com/rchb-river-kids-on-tube-1958.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>l bloom and the weather is hot. We figure 4 or so hours from now would only be 6ish, still sunny and warm usually so everything is good. The first few hours went by like a breeze, warm sun and great people. So much fun just relaxing on the river.<br /><br />So the sun starts setting and its beginning to get cold and we realize... hmm should have been there by now. So we get off our rafts and paddle, trying to make good time and hurry up. Much to our surprise about an hour later were still nowhere near where we need to be. FML... what do we do now?? So two of us got out of the water (since it was straight dark now) and walked to one of the houses around to use the phone. Come to find out we passed our beach by a whole town.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh3R24CkNIZtSg1N_yNihONYd0J_w509tDhLkyKMny7fdRd5pX1bszQbwSZrLiUr1_DRiHELTkUXmF8c32NBXYeiQ-CHiRWpOXJlCaVaXH6S05wUwJkdujMOfGnoNVrtofDLK5E8gxIXg/s1600/IMG_5829.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh3R24CkNIZtSg1N_yNihONYd0J_w509tDhLkyKMny7fdRd5pX1bszQbwSZrLiUr1_DRiHELTkUXmF8c32NBXYeiQ-CHiRWpOXJlCaVaXH6S05wUwJkdujMOfGnoNVrtofDLK5E8gxIXg/s320/IMG_5829.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493633080228022450" border="0" /></a><br />So luckily the lady offers to give us a ride, so two of my friends go and we stay with all our stuff. About 30 minutes later they return with the cars and pick us up... the day is saved cuz we got back, but realistically things could have been bad. At one point I was ready to hide under a canoe and wait til morning :) haha but didnt come to that.<br /><br />Overall we had lots of fun though, and talked it over and had we left on time, and NOT missed our beach the timing would have been perfect to end up at Stump town (the pub/restaurant) for dinner. Maybe next time :) Just gotta mark the beach before we try again!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661168108035906835noreply@blogger.com0