tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90216752808511067692024-03-19T04:39:34.364-07:00My KokomoAlishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-13189064818714063062016-09-10T08:19:00.002-07:002017-03-03T17:22:17.830-08:00I got a little excited about Disney Cruise...I discovered this program called Fish Extenders while planning for our upcoming Disney cruise.<br />
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Essentially, Disney Cruise Fish Extenders are gift swaps that are run by a group of passengers that come together to make the cruise that much more fun. I love the creativity and community that comes from it.<br />
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As I searched, I couldn't find much about it online so I created my own <a href="http://www.picturethemagic.com/">Fish Extender Gift Ideas website</a> called Picture the Magic. I also created the largest list of <a href="http://www.picturethemagic.com/disney-cruise-tips/">Disney cruise tips</a> on the internet.<br />
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Hope you'll visit it and let me know what you think.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936820281931950078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-38149352498272551242010-05-03T10:56:00.000-07:002010-05-20T19:15:00.479-07:00Party Like a RockStar!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today is Kennedy's 6th Birthday. I can't believe my little girl is 6!!! It brings a tear to my eye knowing that she is my last and that she's no longer my "baby". The amount they change between the ages of 5 and 6 are dramatic. She goes to school and is a big girl now. She's out-grown Dora the Explorer. She has grown-up conversations with me and is learning to read. I have to hold on to the little things I guess. Like the fact that she still has a hard time saying her R's. I love that. And she will still snuggle up with me under Mr. Blankie. Last Saturday we had her birthday party with a few friends. This is the first party I have thrown for her so she was way overdue for one. We decided on a Rock Star/Club Libby Lu theme. It was so much fun! Here are some shots of the grand day. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These girls really knew how to ROCK IT. They had no problems letting </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">loose on the stage. I enjoyed every minute of it! I think we should</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have an adult version of that party! Rock on!!</span></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-44208147065078231132010-02-05T12:56:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:57:59.357-08:00Birthday Surprise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnf0yv3lpHiMTdhrSziocrRnSkesXib_gzUVG599M-tZQyX_dPb-MHwV5y-mFXeaDcOG3cqADI-r7yUL5ZVX-AqiY3PsAQj5kcdsG1gBzjRA9088CAeYloivt_8lQv4HbQWOVdz2Ke_DO/s1600-h/dessert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnf0yv3lpHiMTdhrSziocrRnSkesXib_gzUVG599M-tZQyX_dPb-MHwV5y-mFXeaDcOG3cqADI-r7yUL5ZVX-AqiY3PsAQj5kcdsG1gBzjRA9088CAeYloivt_8lQv4HbQWOVdz2Ke_DO/s400/dessert.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I had my 35th birthday and just as most birthdays come and go almost unnoticed, I thought this one would too. To my surprise this was not the case this year. First of all, I have wonderful friends who made sure to call, email and bring flowers and goodies over for me to enjoy. I was even treated to a GNO with dinner and a chick flick. I felt so LOVED and spoiled! Then a few days later I was told by Matt that on Saturday night we were going to hit the town...</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxCmvKjiSL6loGg5T8gpgoYmBYpxKPzc-wIL6VNuHc7EYKU6WDxTDpaFFhBThOwmRkw3n5M7OdhwacD9l0LcyH2bornZ7TZ6OCCol9ygvMOE9doE4dkNSDvrOKi87Q3YMoU91H2LE6Foq/s1600-h/Get%20Glam!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxCmvKjiSL6loGg5T8gpgoYmBYpxKPzc-wIL6VNuHc7EYKU6WDxTDpaFFhBThOwmRkw3n5M7OdhwacD9l0LcyH2bornZ7TZ6OCCol9ygvMOE9doE4dkNSDvrOKi87Q3YMoU91H2LE6Foq/s400/Get%20Glam!.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I just thought this was dinner at one of my favorite restaurants but nope...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">WRONG-O. When we arrived at The Purple Cafe <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thepurplecafe.com/menus.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">http://www.thepurplecafe.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">a bunch of our friends were there waiting to for us with a big "SURPRISE!" I'm usually pretty suspicious when Matt tries to surprise me but this time I had no idea. The 10 of us dined on baked brie, bruschetta, yummy spreads like edamame and toasted walnut. Then they brought out the pizzas: potato, margherita, goat cheese and roasted mushroom, and sweet onion sausage and ricotta cheese. De-lish! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpJfqIP1j15Avij5cfrqERe3rVJwgDsUgYWgqpBda3foBS4_yZMfOJ8zz3GukCesS5I24rjg2HMrZvdHJqnEpX3PgHKa3C96SqnsgpbE3OW9mvjOC_yUniov7kuFqQb9MregBNvOsYHj4/s1600-h/alisha-purple-laugh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihpJfqIP1j15Avij5cfrqERe3rVJwgDsUgYWgqpBda3foBS4_yZMfOJ8zz3GukCesS5I24rjg2HMrZvdHJqnEpX3PgHKa3C96SqnsgpbE3OW9mvjOC_yUniov7kuFqQb9MregBNvOsYHj4/s400/alisha-purple-laugh.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrJHDb102Cac0LPPzuEFevggQX8SQm0XkSDBIZFyT_b_hEnBnoBUsHqJIn5MmrywwBRUoS0kQ0szXanjjH2KiPltgUDNk0s7vTFcyl4CW1JIQqL1kuSE3NppEKKxzq-8-pTzCQlrtg4Fj/s1600-h/group-pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrJHDb102Cac0LPPzuEFevggQX8SQm0XkSDBIZFyT_b_hEnBnoBUsHqJIn5MmrywwBRUoS0kQ0szXanjjH2KiPltgUDNk0s7vTFcyl4CW1JIQqL1kuSE3NppEKKxzq-8-pTzCQlrtg4Fj/s400/group-pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He even had a quiz to see how well everyone knows me. </div></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxihCZwvBnyVwxvmQz7KA7z30mKUV7nHggaCbS7CV4XLuWRvcjhYap7cuIr6OgHHFCVDDGoHx1kTdKPBWRYGvsjrWoGKRdRlXhyphenhyphenmDsLBh2TkP5XFg_joo_qCWjVVMUkOsPIAIbzam8zMrq/s1600-h/kissy-faces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxihCZwvBnyVwxvmQz7KA7z30mKUV7nHggaCbS7CV4XLuWRvcjhYap7cuIr6OgHHFCVDDGoHx1kTdKPBWRYGvsjrWoGKRdRlXhyphenhyphenmDsLBh2TkP5XFg_joo_qCWjVVMUkOsPIAIbzam8zMrq/s400/kissy-faces.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">After dinner, Matt took me to a dance club where we danced the night away with our friends, the Chapmans. If you know me at all, you know I LOVE to dance. It was a blast! The best 35th Birthday EVER! Thanks Babe! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UZ799025NJMPZMO8IJ1Ip9eTx4gXI3xtG1MF2NUXXHUw1hsv9tbCAxxedb7_k_zrtmizUjIzE20r94wP2y1ds8HGTqXZP_xnPOGNDf6_Cs5uJIhaBdqZ4rhQdk9D_s4x6YIj2f7qR7Gb/s1600-h/us-overlay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UZ799025NJMPZMO8IJ1Ip9eTx4gXI3xtG1MF2NUXXHUw1hsv9tbCAxxedb7_k_zrtmizUjIzE20r94wP2y1ds8HGTqXZP_xnPOGNDf6_Cs5uJIhaBdqZ4rhQdk9D_s4x6YIj2f7qR7Gb/s400/us-overlay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-38787537850449885532010-01-26T14:43:00.000-08:002010-01-26T14:48:10.395-08:00Viva Las Vegas!<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">In December we took a quick trip to Las Vegas. Matt had to go for work and I tagged along. It's a pretty sweet deal. I should do it more often! The hotel, rental car, half our meals and Matt's flight were all paid for. I justed used a $50 companion ticket and we got a cheap vacation without kids! (Thanks Hoopes!) </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKvvlnPHQsWELKXPoMK70ZDlwA8h10S-LCf3dmUCZReLAC95woBjS-1eapgf6MZUxN8SaXZKv6Ig_pz0XlQ1sxoTSwSpC0yw2n9s4vyRvQvlUQH7wR_aiEM_23OIJ5NSVyjUSa7NO8P3/s1600-h/us-vegas-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFKvvlnPHQsWELKXPoMK70ZDlwA8h10S-LCf3dmUCZReLAC95woBjS-1eapgf6MZUxN8SaXZKv6Ig_pz0XlQ1sxoTSwSpC0yw2n9s4vyRvQvlUQH7wR_aiEM_23OIJ5NSVyjUSa7NO8P3/s400/us-vegas-sign.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We stayed at the Venetian. It's such a beautiful hotel!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTouNqdv0o9ML-i2KmhsHO2DOJubdd7gVA6JUVlDzU_MRC2Q448xyGiz9vozq-A0JG4hSxUuUdlQnAwQk8Yi97BVc6HeE7Bk3RIOn_HS7MvoU7E1fvxUvwdE_yds-H8Att2dskvPjqlNv/s1600-h/venetian-statue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTouNqdv0o9ML-i2KmhsHO2DOJubdd7gVA6JUVlDzU_MRC2Q448xyGiz9vozq-A0JG4hSxUuUdlQnAwQk8Yi97BVc6HeE7Bk3RIOn_HS7MvoU7E1fvxUvwdE_yds-H8Att2dskvPjqlNv/s400/venetian-statue.jpg" width="266" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The gondola ride inside the Venetian.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvFuvaMk1F74o4EBGVmUXBp8eOMp9poBRioJOtA6sTvQoiyJYVKhE7yxd3ZMLSTsnpHd5Ymd_bql-6HtXNacRWrRvDnFOmreWDRZSG28rcb34FbrFoaA9JGcOiFhUEtjAt6FhR1gLepRN/s1600-h/venetian-canal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvFuvaMk1F74o4EBGVmUXBp8eOMp9poBRioJOtA6sTvQoiyJYVKhE7yxd3ZMLSTsnpHd5Ymd_bql-6HtXNacRWrRvDnFOmreWDRZSG28rcb34FbrFoaA9JGcOiFhUEtjAt6FhR1gLepRN/s400/venetian-canal2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The view from our room. At night at the top of the hour, </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">we could see (and hear) the volcano erupt at the Mirage. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafwv-Sqa8MH0-k7blspbWbzvDna6DCqPsh2ZVRcYXyZwiMZ2Wcf3sr2DD8RUvtFo4GJRmSADHSOXs0YaB449XhgvKCuHqWJeS7yoe6wrb1ar95wWbiQFIigeTO2x4eG7HwnsMiKRnTQhV/s1600-h/mirage-volcano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafwv-Sqa8MH0-k7blspbWbzvDna6DCqPsh2ZVRcYXyZwiMZ2Wcf3sr2DD8RUvtFo4GJRmSADHSOXs0YaB449XhgvKCuHqWJeS7yoe6wrb1ar95wWbiQFIigeTO2x4eG7HwnsMiKRnTQhV/s400/mirage-volcano2.jpg" width="266" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Large hotels have A LOT of elevators! Just to get</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">to the hotel parking garage we had to take </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">THREE different elevators.</span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj8XZdiib9sWGkaBkp2TTy8a9dhwNgKMZgN4BLzp4-mksHArswQ_9a5yFa6cusBee5T9fcVRbnYekoY_Wyc2nZaloKwKbmN2nAYlqlOse_90wmhs5dirWI_hCLXOREQbmF8PYkiRStuZm/s1600-h/elevator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaj8XZdiib9sWGkaBkp2TTy8a9dhwNgKMZgN4BLzp4-mksHArswQ_9a5yFa6cusBee5T9fcVRbnYekoY_Wyc2nZaloKwKbmN2nAYlqlOse_90wmhs5dirWI_hCLXOREQbmF8PYkiRStuZm/s400/elevator.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bellagio had Christmas decorations all made from</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">flowers. Here's a carnation snowman. </span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc_dIPjdJ-QUF0zBSQzam-jxomuL3a8gbGPMV7oi0iYvMqnCRmIt-jlryj0IAe2TDueoWsxpIIOu55zjVwhNK9wrTUX8gE2Cn4Eo_d41Tjh_nw0PSjLn3VFqNlU6CZPH2unKgwoCuAdS9/s1600-h/matt-snowman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc_dIPjdJ-QUF0zBSQzam-jxomuL3a8gbGPMV7oi0iYvMqnCRmIt-jlryj0IAe2TDueoWsxpIIOu55zjVwhNK9wrTUX8gE2Cn4Eo_d41Tjh_nw0PSjLn3VFqNlU6CZPH2unKgwoCuAdS9/s400/matt-snowman.jpg" width="266" /></a><br /></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">What's Vegas without an Elvis sighting?! </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6WSWnPF4kjXWaShN3Tpf0H7YN6Ck9bWut95Olu3Vftj2bhJWEP7aZX85D9QQ7FcD1u9yxpWFjBRRtfnlMW_nq0TeFJdNZqD8aeGnzS4HvmYOEKULlF-5BxL57Lj4iWRbNrSzH146K4NG/s1600-h/elvis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6WSWnPF4kjXWaShN3Tpf0H7YN6Ck9bWut95Olu3Vftj2bhJWEP7aZX85D9QQ7FcD1u9yxpWFjBRRtfnlMW_nq0TeFJdNZqD8aeGnzS4HvmYOEKULlF-5BxL57Lj4iWRbNrSzH146K4NG/s400/elvis.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /></div> <br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I think the highlight of our trip was seeing the show La Reve. It's a little hard to explain. It's got dancing, acrobatics, synchronized swimming, and free falling from unbelievable heights into a small body of water. </span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Absolutely AMAZING! </span><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt_fOlW7WNMyr-vVBxymYa8R6fFIaLvTIKfzJqxipjj01bSmO0A2sfeKPujpr4wQuPo8yL3O11Fy1EHh_FHEKnMTq7AEXFjJgK_nxk31pPGQOvXe_Nw8lRyTlhGBZZm6cygCOBQMi2e6x/s1600-h/2328501810083837092RMemaB_ph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt_fOlW7WNMyr-vVBxymYa8R6fFIaLvTIKfzJqxipjj01bSmO0A2sfeKPujpr4wQuPo8yL3O11Fy1EHh_FHEKnMTq7AEXFjJgK_nxk31pPGQOvXe_Nw8lRyTlhGBZZm6cygCOBQMi2e6x/s400/2328501810083837092RMemaB_ph.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-20004188935774264922010-01-08T13:29:00.000-08:002010-01-08T13:32:44.796-08:002009: The Year of Concerts/Shows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">2009 seemed to be the year of concerts and shows</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">for us. I guess our friends the Chapmans have rubbed </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">off on us. We hit SEVEN in a matter of four months!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">SO MUCH FUN!!!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>1</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Depeche Mode in August for Matt's B-day present.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV_qqDn2ZKAgjc5QW5xmE4pr0w6jFUT6zRJTizOm7CNzfIBfrmz9mOt760rYdn5J1-2jYSAjTujd5Rp8qUYvlABzQ1VjtNH1yP22Mkn99eaozjD-FwjIMd5YnrgjWxjUPMZxTIjfHJ8LG/s1600-h/iPhone%20Pics%20055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMV_qqDn2ZKAgjc5QW5xmE4pr0w6jFUT6zRJTizOm7CNzfIBfrmz9mOt760rYdn5J1-2jYSAjTujd5Rp8qUYvlABzQ1VjtNH1yP22Mkn99eaozjD-FwjIMd5YnrgjWxjUPMZxTIjfHJ8LG/s400/iPhone%20Pics%20055.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Rockin' Out!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRqxyaIQtXDTK7Lu_Xd0gu6koTsQNhG_Vp9FQ5MP7rt-IzTLSyXt9e9JaUHjny1p31qiaq5ng0NCFci8b-klrjNji3mBDxDKHMoS1ofDCn2ieV3qrMSwrkzqJSYBZPi4cD3AywDz6SCv4/s1600-h/iPhone%20Pics%20068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRqxyaIQtXDTK7Lu_Xd0gu6koTsQNhG_Vp9FQ5MP7rt-IzTLSyXt9e9JaUHjny1p31qiaq5ng0NCFci8b-klrjNji3mBDxDKHMoS1ofDCn2ieV3qrMSwrkzqJSYBZPi4cD3AywDz6SCv4/s400/iPhone%20Pics%20068.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>2</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Miley Cyrus in September with Cassidy.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8rFXPN3vRP9GE92BjN5_ao0Ua2mUq-_G3tB8HGljHMeSRCtF0n_eIgLUooxakQqB4z63YqCDz9u08MYFFQlFj3bubHcvKHImvUt9CXgRPhl4_MnBAGx-72k9FE1qVU1_AV1vbOfJ2G5c/s1600-h/mom-cass-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8rFXPN3vRP9GE92BjN5_ao0Ua2mUq-_G3tB8HGljHMeSRCtF0n_eIgLUooxakQqB4z63YqCDz9u08MYFFQlFj3bubHcvKHImvUt9CXgRPhl4_MnBAGx-72k9FE1qVU1_AV1vbOfJ2G5c/s400/mom-cass-poster.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>3</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Wicked the Musical two days later.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We went went with a whole group of friends</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">but I forgot my camera. </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.spurgeonworld.com/willsblog/archives/wicked0606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.spurgeonworld.com/willsblog/archives/wicked0606.jpg" width="289" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>4</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Matt and Cameron went with the Boys to see</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Star Wars in Concert in October.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EvRmFDOGH_3lckYxIs_Twsqf-xj3AIQVn82bgvqab9pYlabAKh6L8nQjFGafrWYQCU0GZpiGBluuK2Zhsrp4Yiplvzv3YvdSvkX2CR7a9pfSMJtxbPW_3KTlPRgN7o_-GUoMSF0JfSBr/s1600-h/dad-son-starwars-good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EvRmFDOGH_3lckYxIs_Twsqf-xj3AIQVn82bgvqab9pYlabAKh6L8nQjFGafrWYQCU0GZpiGBluuK2Zhsrp4Yiplvzv3YvdSvkX2CR7a9pfSMJtxbPW_3KTlPRgN7o_-GUoMSF0JfSBr/s400/dad-son-starwars-good.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>5</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we saw Black Eyed Peas and U2 with </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">the Chapmans in Vancouver BC. Look how HUGE </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">their set was!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX6dbalaJSzPmjae0YXyz5tGzY2T8rvgeGc1w7S1rU4Z2qYGJzJw_UiiCbuSR3lFxUExUPoXiZcIMKUpFsx8s97yddjGUv3wutwKzTeEDEYj4jbgK8xZhpcWFowS8Ki6PocP5A38-njcX/s1600-h/all-of-us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivX6dbalaJSzPmjae0YXyz5tGzY2T8rvgeGc1w7S1rU4Z2qYGJzJw_UiiCbuSR3lFxUExUPoXiZcIMKUpFsx8s97yddjGUv3wutwKzTeEDEYj4jbgK8xZhpcWFowS8Ki6PocP5A38-njcX/s400/all-of-us.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>6</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Then of course, New Moon in November.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks sweetie for waiting out in the cold</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">for an hour so we could get good seats!</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhHJp0WkAvyqhjUQFkHnj5lbtT7EWFfcx8Q8CrNTZ2wSz_mIWMhBEUZKTJTQPh7xwMKJ0S3F00eh24FoDHKre1qFWvKvnOGYMymofn1sdi6c7eJJUOVbuGJnaq4JdlofoZu1YStmlREy6/s1600-h/girls-new-moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Matt and I with my Bella and Edward Necklace.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC70JxLZSmkGeq9e3Urs0OU8n6QDZaTYg7OT5yMhY6hSsdAoH7JzL1rR_DiGvcwvLGyEnUzFvicX5C6FC_KM9KrfvlwDJYhnWsc5Yaz2BSYrtJ_yMgvy-9dUwRaVAgJk80ymdI8skSLPM/s1600-h/us-new-moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNC70JxLZSmkGeq9e3Urs0OU8n6QDZaTYg7OT5yMhY6hSsdAoH7JzL1rR_DiGvcwvLGyEnUzFvicX5C6FC_KM9KrfvlwDJYhnWsc5Yaz2BSYrtJ_yMgvy-9dUwRaVAgJk80ymdI8skSLPM/s320/us-new-moon.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>7</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">And our annual So You Think You Can Dance tour.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't forget the Hot Tamales! </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyqtR54cZLj33Fp3chfWUfnyipJYTjKOHq6348yNRa5ajVABdhHbqyU_c6J6Oq5fdu57HzDyzsuC4WLiTq1uDX0uWf7hxvyx1ltt_0yG3tLnCQP0brXf0kKxfTIDFbrvQCD6ZRSLLRto8/s1600-h/molens-sytycd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyqtR54cZLj33Fp3chfWUfnyipJYTjKOHq6348yNRa5ajVABdhHbqyU_c6J6Oq5fdu57HzDyzsuC4WLiTq1uDX0uWf7hxvyx1ltt_0yG3tLnCQP0brXf0kKxfTIDFbrvQCD6ZRSLLRto8/s320/molens-sytycd.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXq1h7DKXOs29jMZArO9N9PI4we6At_LWsEWE7UQwAHG_qc9hh0uFYm3rxeiOcNeEuJSBwX2IgcsFSYc9dES1fWvyrW12DoQCbAH7dpeSDXG3CZMfLQ1BYTiNl5-Vp7J8d32Wz6boUW80/s1600-h/alisha-jodee-sytycd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXq1h7DKXOs29jMZArO9N9PI4we6At_LWsEWE7UQwAHG_qc9hh0uFYm3rxeiOcNeEuJSBwX2IgcsFSYc9dES1fWvyrW12DoQCbAH7dpeSDXG3CZMfLQ1BYTiNl5-Vp7J8d32Wz6boUW80/s320/alisha-jodee-sytycd.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-75685572916831919552009-12-22T10:55:00.000-08:002009-12-22T11:02:57.296-08:00The Christmas Letter<div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; ">Yes, we are too cheap and too lazy to send out a Christmas card this year. I apologize for our lameness. Maybe next year we'll try harder to get this is in printed form, but as for now this will have to do.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the Molen Christmas Letter 2009 as written by my husband. Just remember, don't believe everything you read... I can't lie, most of it is true but there are some exaggerations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br />December 2009</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m married to a teenybopper. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously. Either Alisha is going through some sort of mid-life crisis or she is actually going backward in time. I’m telling you, my wife is getting younger! </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Less sincere men might say something along these lines to cull some romantic favor: “</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Baby, you keep looking younger every day!</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">” Sure, I may have uttered that phrase in my best Barry White voice in the past, but this time I’m genuinely concerned!</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The preponderance of evidence is overwhelming. I submit the following as proof:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof #1 - She is a total </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Twi-hard.</span></i></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><i><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">For those unfamiliar with the term, this is a slightly obsessive reader of the Twilight book series. A Twi-hard is one step above a Twilighter, which is one step higher than a “fanpire.”</span></i></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">How do I know? On our second trip to Forks (in 18 months), she declared her new dream car to be a silver Volvo. At Italian restaurants, she orders nothing but mushroom ravioli. And lastly, I have to assure her that 3 Team Edward t-shirts are MORE than plenty.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">** On a side note, I used to side heavily on the side of Jacob, simply out of jealous spite for the fantasy place that Edward occupies in my wife’s heart. However, after hearing Alisha’s sharp intake of breath at the moment in New Moon where Jacob takes off his shirt for the first (of many) times, I am now</span><u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">firmly</span></u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> on Team Edward. **</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof #2 – Her phone shows more calls to SYTYCD’s hotline than Tiger’s phone has deleted texts.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">As of this writing, she has cried herself to sleep for 4 straight nights at the prospect that there might not be a </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">So You Think You Can Dance</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> tour this year. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof #3 – Skinny jeans.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">1 pair is trendy. 2 pair gives you beneficial wardrobe options. 4 pair, however, just signals trouble.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Proof #4 – Miley Cyrus beats </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Wicked </span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">every time. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-family:Tahoma;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">It was an extravagant birthday surprise for our 8-year old daughter. I </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">assumed</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">the special trip to the Miley Cyrus concert in </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Portland</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> was all driven off a desire to appeal to my daughter’s love for the teen pop sensation. My suspicions changed however, when my sweet wife began to gush that it was the </span><u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">BEST</span></u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">concert she’d </span><u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">EVER</span></u><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> been to.</span></span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The following week, I took her to see the musical </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Wicked</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> (considered theatrical bliss for most females) in </span><st1:city st="on"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Seattle</span></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> on the same night that Miley was performing in</span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Tacoma</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">. During intermission, I turned to her and said something like “isn’t this great?” In response, she forced a weak smile and said “it’s okay.” “What’s wrong?” I asked. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">“I’d rather be watching Miley!” </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">So who’s to blame? I’m pretty sure it’s not me. While many still consider me to be a delicious piece of eye candy, the daily war I wage against my unruly eyebrows is testimony enough that whatever fountain of youth from which she’s imbibing has not afforded me a single sip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-family:Tahoma;font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">But if not me, then who? </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Normally I would just do as any good husband does and simply blame Oprah. Could this be a subconscious reaction to the news that Queen HARPO is leaving the air in 2011? (Maybe now we know why the Mayans ended their calendar in 2012.)</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">However, there is enough reason for me to believe that it’s the fault of those three unruly offspring of ours. After all, the issues of adolescence are beginning to engulf our lives. For example, we spent the better half of a year debating who was going to give our 11-year old son the next chapter of “The Talk.” (In case you’re wondering, I manned-up and shouldered that responsibility. I learned, however, that it isn’t wise to look up certain anatomical terms in Wikipedia in search for helpful diagrams. <shudder.>)</shudder.></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br />Additionally, she has to deal with our two prepubescent daughters (ages 8 and 5) whose moods change faster than Nobel can award Obama a Peace Prize. Both are cute as can be, and have many moments of sweetness, and goodness, but both have recently taken to the phrases “ohnoUdidnt” or “that is SO unfair!”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br />As you can see, she’s out-numbered by these hipsters. Their influence has overrun everything in our lives, even control of the most sanctified of domains – our cars. The speakers of our mini-van have been pushed to their very limits by the driving beats of the Black Eyed Peas, as she feels no choice but to give into their incessant demands.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">So, my friends, I ask for your help to save Alisha from those pop-culture ninjas we call our children. I don’t think it’s too late – there’s reason to believe there’s still hope. After all, she still mostly speaks in complete sentences and doesn’t rely on texting as her sole means of communication. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Oops, gotta go. Alisha needs the computer to look up when </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">High School Musical 4</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">is coming out. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas!</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; font-size:11.0pt;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The Molens</span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBX68Ql0gyc_ma5dEg5MxJKPvwqEPdUg6gfojFgnsEwGocUAtthBBSJseWlC3szFBSZx35m1scWOe5UHoqJxpagFupk7o0ndzxMJfEw1nJVs1GC1c05H_y_R4NwnHdjgqUvWt-tHzW88ph/s1600-h/christmas-card-2009-final2-for-web.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBX68Ql0gyc_ma5dEg5MxJKPvwqEPdUg6gfojFgnsEwGocUAtthBBSJseWlC3szFBSZx35m1scWOe5UHoqJxpagFupk7o0ndzxMJfEw1nJVs1GC1c05H_y_R4NwnHdjgqUvWt-tHzW88ph/s400/christmas-card-2009-final2-for-web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418137829395843234" /></a>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-4687109987447837372009-11-02T13:55:00.000-08:002009-11-02T13:56:23.361-08:00Halloween 2009<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Deciding on the perfect costume...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">A Year</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Finding just the right accessories...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Months</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Beautifying the hair and face...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Hours</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">How long it takes before the kids start shedding...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Minutes</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Those 10 minutes of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;">enthusiasm and excitement...</span> </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Priceless</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">After all the hard work and anticipation, it amazes</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">me how quickly they are "over it".</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />But it's so worth it - even if just for the photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Grim Reaper </b></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">(Again - but why not, the glowing eyes are really cool!)</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigad6K6kbGKXVNYRpOoIYqlULmMU5mGqGcvTJ0OQ2D_f3DIxb2rpGt7jhyphenhyphenRIDfp2Ha1pEqMjQSt-ibZ5dY8-sp0Bgnz46Pur5YKf7tpTUMdWnbRsLozDkqz-t1xUMF8HbVUxd6-UhP3xfj/s1600-h/grim-reaper-on-white.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigad6K6kbGKXVNYRpOoIYqlULmMU5mGqGcvTJ0OQ2D_f3DIxb2rpGt7jhyphenhyphenRIDfp2Ha1pEqMjQSt-ibZ5dY8-sp0Bgnz46Pur5YKf7tpTUMdWnbRsLozDkqz-t1xUMF8HbVUxd6-UhP3xfj/s400/grim-reaper-on-white.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Geisha</b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ts70QXzWEvYBtvv0wWyPaqOCsCEqQJmEHGWGweH6huqVBx934w1cnaltwsYzNlUtGTwQp2L9hqCII3aHRxQE_O28WMkOApoSJ_77RTXPvff63CB1yYraRyGblwUDhAOAcMfgqrU7G51n/s1600-h/geisha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Ts70QXzWEvYBtvv0wWyPaqOCsCEqQJmEHGWGweH6huqVBx934w1cnaltwsYzNlUtGTwQp2L9hqCII3aHRxQE_O28WMkOApoSJ_77RTXPvff63CB1yYraRyGblwUDhAOAcMfgqrU7G51n/s400/geisha.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh773BAhcfuihaDL4xy2tsgp2poLF3AJzH7gOYaPdX-2kCYn3GiZqh0L5_GuomkE3LUlLnecDGHqVEmf7TSNvNC8lVNEoW9HbyMxlSpbzSzzMKI6WteC8NCDH0dkFM0s9QQmsFFcHgPkA8Y/s1600-h/geisha-bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh773BAhcfuihaDL4xy2tsgp2poLF3AJzH7gOYaPdX-2kCYn3GiZqh0L5_GuomkE3LUlLnecDGHqVEmf7TSNvNC8lVNEoW9HbyMxlSpbzSzzMKI6WteC8NCDH0dkFM0s9QQmsFFcHgPkA8Y/s400/geisha-bow.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And the Movie Star</b></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD2aJZ0gx7ucWD_FoOXnrS7BEdj01LNQBtXw78SPhX4X-XjR6iwjLarQvLH34p_Ps6YLRUn9HinxnyxtdQ0jrty-lREy0LBJS9eFkefj0kjUdt20PFOlssjDvn4FbZRVhvGuYWVk-WTlK/s1600-h/kenn-full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD2aJZ0gx7ucWD_FoOXnrS7BEdj01LNQBtXw78SPhX4X-XjR6iwjLarQvLH34p_Ps6YLRUn9HinxnyxtdQ0jrty-lREy0LBJS9eFkefj0kjUdt20PFOlssjDvn4FbZRVhvGuYWVk-WTlK/s400/kenn-full.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tbzqzkum0CGSzM20HTzVNUWwIKRIkwVGoWEzpdo3Rqth-d12pWLm20t34Jl3iTIrjDqEhZq9nhJjsGhSsUsRacUh3qokPY-Yro4Zf8zwemylAcjw4N2lcu36ib9HyhO8biRNK9rX0nd2/s1600-h/kenn-close-up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tbzqzkum0CGSzM20HTzVNUWwIKRIkwVGoWEzpdo3Rqth-d12pWLm20t34Jl3iTIrjDqEhZq9nhJjsGhSsUsRacUh3qokPY-Yro4Zf8zwemylAcjw4N2lcu36ib9HyhO8biRNK9rX0nd2/s400/kenn-close-up.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-7117074631276131622009-10-19T15:14:00.000-07:002009-10-19T15:21:18.129-07:00A Special Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">On August 8th Cassidy was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We are so proud of our little girl!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpYytg5QllvkFjxcsLgc7o2NCpSpcm17lGdlcAYrGJYrAG2c8xFf6EclSbGL_00EGz7-N4NdDxYZm0yc0QekmppC6tzzPbRDhddaSgaTQDGNa5c_98F9DloU7qyQxSoU3hujAjer3sf9z/s1600-h/cass-gorgeous2-sepia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpYytg5QllvkFjxcsLgc7o2NCpSpcm17lGdlcAYrGJYrAG2c8xFf6EclSbGL_00EGz7-N4NdDxYZm0yc0QekmppC6tzzPbRDhddaSgaTQDGNa5c_98F9DloU7qyQxSoU3hujAjer3sf9z/s400/cass-gorgeous2-sepia.jpg" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYF20A-vZEu6j05KRO82KB_0BtnL0oQSmmL4MrCxqr9UYUWuV79k3ylTJCNCm9ZwjygvsnmykJEaMfc_bPEomqUvTKFdrFZjJbgr8W1eqIy70p5m0jizpOIZcfuCawsxR-tg4Kl1wBw7q/s1600-h/cass-temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYF20A-vZEu6j05KRO82KB_0BtnL0oQSmmL4MrCxqr9UYUWuV79k3ylTJCNCm9ZwjygvsnmykJEaMfc_bPEomqUvTKFdrFZjJbgr8W1eqIy70p5m0jizpOIZcfuCawsxR-tg4Kl1wBw7q/s400/cass-temple.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3atysCWvQWV3GIW3wusamSUZXnvqbS8SQ4OMY5BTORGIzEnZ95pxAhs2zrYGcFJCDtxfym9z_tPkdN_KQk44UI0-TSH3PWwv3KAiRzMMVpWUFhDIl-bPaUAG3bkpaEYk_d38mx7IgTM-K/s1600-h/cass-dreamy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3atysCWvQWV3GIW3wusamSUZXnvqbS8SQ4OMY5BTORGIzEnZ95pxAhs2zrYGcFJCDtxfym9z_tPkdN_KQk44UI0-TSH3PWwv3KAiRzMMVpWUFhDIl-bPaUAG3bkpaEYk_d38mx7IgTM-K/s400/cass-dreamy.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69-DkCQZnYdFKKRtJsjJ9Z65c2idQGAJoUFxTAha8lZHUwczgnUbtE1RhSDlOkNdkLnFETYnQycXpWZS81VAtN_W6lG-FE5jaa-SeSd0vdaCE_NxYutN9e0dj3t-x9N-T0595T7I11EEP/s1600-h/moroni-reflection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69-DkCQZnYdFKKRtJsjJ9Z65c2idQGAJoUFxTAha8lZHUwczgnUbtE1RhSDlOkNdkLnFETYnQycXpWZS81VAtN_W6lG-FE5jaa-SeSd0vdaCE_NxYutN9e0dj3t-x9N-T0595T7I11EEP/s400/moroni-reflection.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-85654014541088078602009-09-15T17:12:00.000-07:002009-09-15T17:19:18.814-07:00Her Biggest Fan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MLQ1DHv8byRm4SPF1fXqdJStR51Ab_VM7TCB6ZIe8gt34-eKM7m5OU2gHeDJESG2P1u562Z7hv7zyN3M3Qcz6wf1rHg4xF6WnYofXIc-lRz3Gi04NgSgYQWc1yFI9dsvU9vl-ABIXJsU/s1600-h/scream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MLQ1DHv8byRm4SPF1fXqdJStR51Ab_VM7TCB6ZIe8gt34-eKM7m5OU2gHeDJESG2P1u562Z7hv7zyN3M3Qcz6wf1rHg4xF6WnYofXIc-lRz3Gi04NgSgYQWc1yFI9dsvU9vl-ABIXJsU/s400/scream.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:48px;"><br /></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">Wow! I am still all giddy from Cassidy and I's <span style="color:magenta;">GNO</span> last night. Honestly, I can't</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">stop thinking about it. I do feel a little silly when I realize her intended audience</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">and then remember that I am 34 years old. But hey, what's wrong with that?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">I can still enjoy good music and good entertainment. Right?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">So, let's go back a bit...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">Yesterday morning I told Cassidy she had a dentist appointment she had to go</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">to at 10:00am. So we got in the car and started driving. We kept driving for </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">about 25 minutes before she realized hey, "the dentist isn't this far away???"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">I then told her that we weren't <i>really</i> going to the dentist and that I had planned </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">a mommy/daughter date to go shopping. She thought this was pretty cool</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">because she got to miss school. After another 10 minutes she started</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">wondering where we were going that was so far away. I told her, "Portland".</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;"> Once she found out that we were going to a different state she was</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">all giggly. She couldn't wait to tell her friends that she got to </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">skip school to go shopping in OREGON! We stopped for Subway</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">along the way and then got to Portland around 1:30pm. We hit Old</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:13px;">Navy, Ross and Target and finally found an outfit for her</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">to wear to the 'show' later that evening. I told her we would be going </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">to a show but she assumed that I was talking about a movie. She </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">was all pumped and ready to see the movie "Up" but I hadn't promised</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">anything. "We'll see..." was my answer a lot that day. We then headed to</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">dinner at Red Robin. Cassidy and I <b>love</b> their peppercorn burger. After</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Cassidy changed into her new outfit in the bathroom, she noticed that </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">everyone was wearing a Hannah Montana shirt and commented on it. </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">"That's funny", I shrugged off. I was planning on walking her into the Rose</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Garden unaware of where we were going but that was ruined by our</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">cute little RR server. The first thing she said to us was, "Are you going </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">to the Miley Cyrus concert too?" Cassidy just kind of stared at her with</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">wonder in her eyes. I didn't say anything until after the server left and then </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">I had to tell her. Yes, we are going to the Miley Cyrus concert and that's </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">the real reason we are in Portland. If you know Cassidy, you know how</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">badly she wanted to go to this concert but Matt and I had already bought</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">tickets to see Wicked with a group of friends the night she was in Tacoma.</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">She thought she was going to have to miss it and she was devastated about it.</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">When she realized she was going to get to go, she was ECSTACTIC! After that, all she</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">wanted to do was get to the concert as fast as possible! So we finished our burgers </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">and strawberry lemonade, fancied up Cassidy's hair, and headed over to the Rose Garden. </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">It was cute to see all the little girls in their get-up of sparkles and fancy clothes. </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Once we got in to the arena there were lots of things to buy - t-shirts, programs, </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">light up sticks and photo sessions... but Cass said she didn't want any of it. </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">She said they were all too expensive. (And that there ladies and gentlemen </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">proves she is my daughter!) So we went to the bathroom and found</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">our seats. She was in awe of everything. In fact, the first thing she said was,</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">"Can I scream as loud as I can?" And she did several times that night. I </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">thought it was interesting to see that she had no inhibitions. She was</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">standing up, singing, dancing, waving her arms. Anything and everything</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">to take in the whole experience. I have to admit. I was just as excited.</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">We listened to her music all the way down to Portland and knew every</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">song Miley sung. The show was <span style="color:#674ea7;">AMAZING</span>!</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Some of our favorite parts...</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">When Miley fell backwards into the "ocean" during <b><span style="color:#6aa84f;">At the Bottom of the Ocean</span></b></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">The ribbits of the frog during <b><span style="color:#e69138;">Fly On The Wal</span></b><b><span style="color:#e69138;">l</span></b> and when Miley litterally <i>flew</i> into the crowd </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Dancing to the <b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;">Hoedown Throwdown</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"> </span>and <b><span style="color:#cc0000;">Party In The U.S.A.</span></b></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Watching Miley float over the crowd on a motorcycle during<span style="color:#bf9000;"> </span><b><span style="color:#bf9000;">I Love Rock N Roll</span></b></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">Hearing an entire arena sing along with Miley in <b><span style="color:#3d85c6;">The Climb </span></b></span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"> </span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">This is something Cassidy and I shared that we will remember for a VERY long time.</span></span><br /><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">A mother/daughter bonding experience. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4bdrN0jcJXKozj2ACvztVUNSk0ezh3804Me8qc9dFQdCGYXB4fTTTvMoeYrzEEi9AyqaROoyXj-9MsldI6Et3yxvsbD028B0w51Lr0oMOQafxK6Tgqca22HZWA6FyekHQDAiPxtJFptT/s400/motorcycle.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And MORE screaming<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNyEFfWpgtyXNUG-K3P9fhjbRECip41wt33bxeQcdDe7EDLN6waF8ZQTb2xj-WT0BBbYZjQ87MjeADYzWTOmzdV9vF_BN8iyTAGJBGt3rszODmS9A4M_inTXdt8mqs1U8YmuMpCXEXiFB/s1600-h/more-screaming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNyEFfWpgtyXNUG-K3P9fhjbRECip41wt33bxeQcdDe7EDLN6waF8ZQTb2xj-WT0BBbYZjQ87MjeADYzWTOmzdV9vF_BN8iyTAGJBGt3rszODmS9A4M_inTXdt8mqs1U8YmuMpCXEXiFB/s400/more-screaming.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-14655233680456925632009-09-04T10:12:00.000-07:002009-09-04T10:12:52.257-07:00Kindergarten!?!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe my baby is in Kindergarten! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Thursday, Kennedy had her first day of </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">real </span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">school. She was so excited</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to go, meet her teacher, and be at the same school her brother and sister were attending. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as we arrived, she turned to me and waved good-bye. "Bye Mommy!" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was no hesitation. No doubts about this new adventure. She was ready. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for me? I'm not so sure. I have loved having my little buddy around helping me </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">make cookies, clean the house, color pictures, run errands, and play games with. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She will be missed. Now she is growing up and becoming a big girl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Am I ready for this? I don't know... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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You just </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">can't beat it! Our "summers" are very short here (3 months tops) </span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">where we actually get warm sunny weather, but they are in my </div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">opinion so worth it! I guess there must be some consolation for </div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">the other 9 months of the year. We love to play it up as often as </div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">we can and take advantage of this gorgeous place we live. A </div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">couple of weeks ago we went to Seattle Center and played in the</div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">International Fountain. The kids loved it. And the best part? </div></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">It was FREE! Well, except for the $4.00 I paid in parking. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHawIldxnfDAx3HZZtL-zBrNsXoegRqLHY92qtvXRMpx6py4OCsVtNdUQJ21q1KQ8N55OiN-l4aC99ueVjIkFa8NCNqBNDHIvbXrfBjwQ6mjiZUaBxst8dcVtgx9O83-x2QYPuh8yqnqU/s400/families-laugh-bw.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Last Saturday our good friends the Rules moved away. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We have shared a lot of great memories with them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and will miss them dearly. We wish them the best</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">and know that they will make many new friends and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">touch their lives as they have touched ours. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Good luck in MO! We love you! </span></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-85031622126975564832009-06-07T08:13:00.000-07:002009-06-07T08:13:01.549-07:00Happy Birthday My Friend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzJEgnxItVEaBt-KW6T1SDyq-Pf1b4kltEdmURsaIBUus7p28NRIy4qhf09F_yzknVgX8IQhS_mgLEx2TikVcEG9YZBrYKB3h826jI7JDTqL8CrV6CfeQXCx-TvqdizUP8i1Ynpp74ItC/s1600-h/kiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzJEgnxItVEaBt-KW6T1SDyq-Pf1b4kltEdmURsaIBUus7p28NRIy4qhf09F_yzknVgX8IQhS_mgLEx2TikVcEG9YZBrYKB3h826jI7JDTqL8CrV6CfeQXCx-TvqdizUP8i1Ynpp74ItC/s400/kiss.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Okay. This is a test to see if my friend Jill </span></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">really </span></span></i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">checks my blog as </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">often as she says (even though I don't post that often!) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">So, Happy Birthday Jill! I hope your day is full of a bunch of nothing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No sharing time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No dinner making.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No dishes.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No whiny kids.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No laundry.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No cleaning.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">No responsibilities!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Just a nice, relaxing, enjoyable day filled with family and friends who love you!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">And of course, GIFTS! (I'm crossing my fingers for ya! "Kris, Kris, Kris, Kris!")</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: yellow;">Now, what time is it? PARTY TIME!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-33582536558526603292009-06-02T11:49:00.000-07:002009-06-02T11:51:36.395-07:00Welcome to Paradise!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to Kauai!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Truly a Tropical Paradise.</span></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUH63PAkH9_dYH7961YEG1J23eQsuaok1DBGWHkqro3AyvUUBGKRsQz75hj1DZEkIzrW7NrNg_JNOzMxXWQWsUaF-UZz0JHF6-xks6hLVUUMyC9HlrPTB-X1WYnmaLHh4cYOA6kWIp3rM3/s1600-h/pond-sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUH63PAkH9_dYH7961YEG1J23eQsuaok1DBGWHkqro3AyvUUBGKRsQz75hj1DZEkIzrW7NrNg_JNOzMxXWQWsUaF-UZz0JHF6-xks6hLVUUMyC9HlrPTB-X1WYnmaLHh4cYOA6kWIp3rM3/s400/pond-sunset.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to Simplyfun (Matt's board game buisness)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">and my niece, Alayna for watching the kiddos, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Matt and I were able to go to Kauai at the end of May.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxkFcxQ35IIGYH8fXRHHDQB2LT5f6mCeLUSaBesx83qQdATGCVZFNcebaBO880cMcJivaLTqbtRWJxz4QaQPfFgEwJ3ZFiTXUm-KhbE_HjVtITLUtjX5PWfa3HeAYRHWX463JOeZLwSC-/s1600-h/matt-alisha-welcome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxkFcxQ35IIGYH8fXRHHDQB2LT5f6mCeLUSaBesx83qQdATGCVZFNcebaBO880cMcJivaLTqbtRWJxz4QaQPfFgEwJ3ZFiTXUm-KhbE_HjVtITLUtjX5PWfa3HeAYRHWX463JOeZLwSC-/s400/matt-alisha-welcome.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, we have been to Kauai before so I knew </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">EXACTLY where I wanted to go first. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Jo Jo's Shave Ice! They have the best shave ice</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">EVER! No joke. Picture this. First you start with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">macadamia nut ice cream, then layer with shredded</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">coconut, then finely shaved coconut flavored ice,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">and topped off with some coconut cream. Delicious!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">If you ever go to Kauai you must stop by Jo Jo's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">You won't be sorry!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc9FuI1IXYbIiL8GIPmitpO-LFR1VlTakD3Hc5D59-zu9-R93mj9gVp5DVFffpqlTFmUzAu2lhFR1gHjwAig-WFI33-gwN8FKb6YAfgaV2O-k9dUG5_MngijNXB0Fo-iZ-IfGyKnHoflc/s1600-h/jojos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc9FuI1IXYbIiL8GIPmitpO-LFR1VlTakD3Hc5D59-zu9-R93mj9gVp5DVFffpqlTFmUzAu2lhFR1gHjwAig-WFI33-gwN8FKb6YAfgaV2O-k9dUG5_MngijNXB0Fo-iZ-IfGyKnHoflc/s400/jojos.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Me in Shave Ice Heaven!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EQauyLX80DISwJDU77-Wu7e54eEHHtkWopH7x1hwx-QUJnKD1wOpb01gr76Y7yXrvH5Mp7BIqoTAvpf0AmEnGxPKV7-CTt2ROgY98I6sIvS7KT0wu-VNXwGKpJvpJ9uucQsjR7WcVQ-I/s1600-h/alisha-jojos3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EQauyLX80DISwJDU77-Wu7e54eEHHtkWopH7x1hwx-QUJnKD1wOpb01gr76Y7yXrvH5Mp7BIqoTAvpf0AmEnGxPKV7-CTt2ROgY98I6sIvS7KT0wu-VNXwGKpJvpJ9uucQsjR7WcVQ-I/s400/alisha-jojos3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">After that we did things like go to a Luau...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xg0bl2gZrOfjsHB50ZjbD3670MO44rIUBLv2IBAktVjOR5cmNZRtEKHYi6i4W3noxyuZpKvRG6ZuYZxwsCO_n4ZKyk3LxYUWdit1BW0Mq8RMmK7nrfqAt9TPUFQz-UFoPxB_v7ePm5ab/s1600-h/molens-luau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xg0bl2gZrOfjsHB50ZjbD3670MO44rIUBLv2IBAktVjOR5cmNZRtEKHYi6i4W3noxyuZpKvRG6ZuYZxwsCO_n4ZKyk3LxYUWdit1BW0Mq8RMmK7nrfqAt9TPUFQz-UFoPxB_v7ePm5ab/s400/molens-luau.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Go see a lighthouse...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKoBC998Ny2ahJqaozkNXAXH-u1u5KelHE1XGuuX2gOh4kkLB7D8u5B_-bjr_bkB5OS7l153bhRggPIZCkFHUA-xqlk9eXDxoDahS17-tOxwejidbjj7MrVArQ3cTaMxttyVr_X4tmphr/s1600-h/molens-lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKoBC998Ny2ahJqaozkNXAXH-u1u5KelHE1XGuuX2gOh4kkLB7D8u5B_-bjr_bkB5OS7l153bhRggPIZCkFHUA-xqlk9eXDxoDahS17-tOxwejidbjj7MrVArQ3cTaMxttyVr_X4tmphr/s400/molens-lighthouse.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">See Puff the Magic Dragon...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5w4IEoGmuMh6IpyJJ4yFQjNl5uAP4-cyoCpWosLarc0JZdVEsS1FRXG0lv2ni4n67TeLnjIU8JRR2G0gdQfLj4m36ecS7EAsdNaynPCe0tz9Iearq5yn9W2anbigehmru6eF60lI6ubl/s1600-h/molens-puff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5w4IEoGmuMh6IpyJJ4yFQjNl5uAP4-cyoCpWosLarc0JZdVEsS1FRXG0lv2ni4n67TeLnjIU8JRR2G0gdQfLj4m36ecS7EAsdNaynPCe0tz9Iearq5yn9W2anbigehmru6eF60lI6ubl/s400/molens-puff.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">And beautiful waterfalls...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNVca74HSiBojAP1oZlcuHB6a9mZE7HaKdUJ5XWH6oyn8FgE7gqDCSNVr2xLjtSP8rDbzaLywnvwocran7iU86bxXhbFv7e9-40XMmhlpgT_HkXvSsZRCdS00prOOqIRBU33MRYhLfPWd/s1600-h/hotel-waterfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNVca74HSiBojAP1oZlcuHB6a9mZE7HaKdUJ5XWH6oyn8FgE7gqDCSNVr2xLjtSP8rDbzaLywnvwocran7iU86bxXhbFv7e9-40XMmhlpgT_HkXvSsZRCdS00prOOqIRBU33MRYhLfPWd/s400/hotel-waterfall.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">And colorful peacocks... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">(Doesn't that look fake? So gorgeous!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLTfR61nSBELMPomNHpkg_IhAuulVLXbxU4i3VDAH2e4QzLstSmHVR2agXp0DOrnFN_NoSlHGw5ighUgIjAit-z8DKNDMZxnWpKZKyk05tbkraP3aN2MhBPNi7Xq6VbgqLSCRSHgYYQOe/s1600-h/peacock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLTfR61nSBELMPomNHpkg_IhAuulVLXbxU4i3VDAH2e4QzLstSmHVR2agXp0DOrnFN_NoSlHGw5ighUgIjAit-z8DKNDMZxnWpKZKyk05tbkraP3aN2MhBPNi7Xq6VbgqLSCRSHgYYQOe/s400/peacock.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">And chickens?? Yes, LOTS of wild chickens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHU48fcqThx7PQhzwlCmja7NY1Y68lJET149SpT29L5uXvnAiTLBPJmovP3RwtiV1oYq_aEwnLtb46KWKUp_mnnT1Torc6XF5kudXIs8kxnwgh5VR14w3QfXbOOF4z_Jm2D12AVAf5z0R/s1600-h/rooster-palm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHU48fcqThx7PQhzwlCmja7NY1Y68lJET149SpT29L5uXvnAiTLBPJmovP3RwtiV1oYq_aEwnLtb46KWKUp_mnnT1Torc6XF5kudXIs8kxnwgh5VR14w3QfXbOOF4z_Jm2D12AVAf5z0R/s400/rooster-palm.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">And my favorite picture of all, a surfboard fence...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzlZirjrG2dsxJpDLmtZeKXP6F1BGdfSHxVTTN1mceXLZXzN7e7AbkDC5UOL5CmCS9EToE1rLXxX6gaSVwfzBN6ak1X8GXL-xLqsy5hkKnr96TuOZmdDrCc4Pz8HIV7DhQlLohDaYGifN/s1600-h/surfboard-fence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzlZirjrG2dsxJpDLmtZeKXP6F1BGdfSHxVTTN1mceXLZXzN7e7AbkDC5UOL5CmCS9EToE1rLXxX6gaSVwfzBN6ak1X8GXL-xLqsy5hkKnr96TuOZmdDrCc4Pz8HIV7DhQlLohDaYGifN/s400/surfboard-fence.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, and of course more Jo Jo's!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCutUAfSZVYRMqiB1WU4Qzb2uZSxl4J8qWB0_1qjNgm8iJgN7GjJDpMMPpK7dQS6Q8Lp9eY8dxkZENAIoZqVbbPLYs-iG_ZHBm3gi5wvVwSCoMJjDsSR1GfApG9jh_HcZhv5SjBiHYidK/s1600-h/alisha-jojos4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCutUAfSZVYRMqiB1WU4Qzb2uZSxl4J8qWB0_1qjNgm8iJgN7GjJDpMMPpK7dQS6Q8Lp9eY8dxkZENAIoZqVbbPLYs-iG_ZHBm3gi5wvVwSCoMJjDsSR1GfApG9jh_HcZhv5SjBiHYidK/s400/alisha-jojos4.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a blast and loved hangin' with the top</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">SimplyFun consultants. If it wasn't for them we</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">wouldn't have got to go to Kauai. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">So THANK YOU guys!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Keep up the awesome work!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HLChVPWE2pXG_uGqy1UR59JVfR6zMrVyWhSAVHPM6Z1nySDSaaaOL0yVQM6O-VU_hQz2b2zYEUrE_2HAmJ5SsVY3dUWoJXB4yipxHqF-5zod4SR9dDuBY5mekzMTNGWAbAa8SJogga9K/s1600-h/group-shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HLChVPWE2pXG_uGqy1UR59JVfR6zMrVyWhSAVHPM6Z1nySDSaaaOL0yVQM6O-VU_hQz2b2zYEUrE_2HAmJ5SsVY3dUWoJXB4yipxHqF-5zod4SR9dDuBY5mekzMTNGWAbAa8SJogga9K/s400/group-shot.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">All in all, it ROCKED! Can't wait 'til next year!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Until then, hang loose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyokyJr9eQnpunPkNQZEl2KE7POPG7AZNIeFnllKRvETKZbQdTDP1F5_dNH-OEHV0JsG6Bpe3bJIGBeoH6bFycpvwlDT4p1y1yuepkoZx6rRT1dHD6qRKp7Z7-MpPugWVIipIEaciUwXi/s1600-h/convertible-chick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyokyJr9eQnpunPkNQZEl2KE7POPG7AZNIeFnllKRvETKZbQdTDP1F5_dNH-OEHV0JsG6Bpe3bJIGBeoH6bFycpvwlDT4p1y1yuepkoZx6rRT1dHD6qRKp7Z7-MpPugWVIipIEaciUwXi/s400/convertible-chick.jpg" /></a></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-6740747144120182262009-05-01T14:25:00.000-07:002009-05-01T14:33:38.381-07:00Crazy Hair Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Today was Crazy Hair Day at school.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Sweetie, I apologize in advance that I did not</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">edit these photos in anyway. This is crazy hair at it's rawest. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iVT9wAYYYuF8JbWJu8M9s8Obdi4uswt-eGY4ikJ7WoLGl5Uz2PEInNTzHLEY2412YX_FV0hvqAiHvRhs5dq0bOO5roM6X8-OhcrE9YEI1b8y9jHDCAln4n5iBnRbtFVdMG01LOVSW9b2/s1600-h/IMG_1705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iVT9wAYYYuF8JbWJu8M9s8Obdi4uswt-eGY4ikJ7WoLGl5Uz2PEInNTzHLEY2412YX_FV0hvqAiHvRhs5dq0bOO5roM6X8-OhcrE9YEI1b8y9jHDCAln4n5iBnRbtFVdMG01LOVSW9b2/s400/IMG_1705.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I can't fail to mention Kennedy's self-named </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">"pumpkin" hairdo that she is so proud of. You</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">can't really tell but the pumpkin part is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">highlighted bluish green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei0oi4RtauQMldJfLGArYCim2hdZgEsuN8oGag54ZLL7N7I1USXxXBj4TYEM3uypjfuysIRSHOJ_FlRIit6TsqEbcAXSNAVOv6BRc3GXUTao-pWaJGCQmdJVD07I3uQCqdKI_fUbwpWFI/s1600-h/IMG_1717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiei0oi4RtauQMldJfLGArYCim2hdZgEsuN8oGag54ZLL7N7I1USXxXBj4TYEM3uypjfuysIRSHOJ_FlRIit6TsqEbcAXSNAVOv6BRc3GXUTao-pWaJGCQmdJVD07I3uQCqdKI_fUbwpWFI/s400/IMG_1717.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; ">The classic red-tipped mohawk.</span><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvMYM93xOmtxgY8GmkC9rPYxzikkG5worYLlhH9w5th2n5k0m5dQSa3ZznrcgEjad-qQJpMnCJTIZwXDnHCQSngrKi10Dk_XbuddKbxWCiaKrFKeQuQV0mLvv7m_7FZtrecYBYWmTx6EW/s1600-h/IMG_1708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvMYM93xOmtxgY8GmkC9rPYxzikkG5worYLlhH9w5th2n5k0m5dQSa3ZznrcgEjad-qQJpMnCJTIZwXDnHCQSngrKi10Dk_XbuddKbxWCiaKrFKeQuQV0mLvv7m_7FZtrecYBYWmTx6EW/s400/IMG_1708.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Cassidy and I wanted to do something more wild with her </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">hair but we couldn't make it work and we ran out of time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Instead we went with lopsided Princess Leia.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-3755208719262181072009-04-13T17:51:00.000-07:002009-04-13T17:53:02.396-07:00Easter UmbrellasWhat's Easter without some April showers? Thankfully, the Easter Bunny had <div>brought the girls their very own umbrellas. Sounds exciting doesn't it? Well, </div><div>they think they're pretty cool especially the button they get to push to open and </div><div>close them. The Easter Bunny was trying to be a little more practical this year </div><div>and not give lots of toys and candy. Unfortunately, Cameron wasn't as excited </div><div>about it as the girls were...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2Q5J-p0IH0GEJjx2w_b94HxDShb1EIYGCGztjb32uk2eUtvwtTtCgrQdsyu-yd1T_oGmN2EPVVTx1WUg1CvYLiLlOqVNnSusD9LHyfxx5tuwaC4p2dYR8I85HLgj9jfcRFEWyeU5Fz2c/s1600-h/cass-umbrella-easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2Q5J-p0IH0GEJjx2w_b94HxDShb1EIYGCGztjb32uk2eUtvwtTtCgrQdsyu-yd1T_oGmN2EPVVTx1WUg1CvYLiLlOqVNnSusD9LHyfxx5tuwaC4p2dYR8I85HLgj9jfcRFEWyeU5Fz2c/s400/cass-umbrella-easter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcbQovmrjqaLNH0hUEo4451ou0HUI0HIghRvfIGDyfDUt6F86q9edGedhD0EiGprRmagAOymjB0pklOidwVhbuM6whRuiAUOh1nQzENZp3gxDL1gbtQEjYZCZEKObQbG9nBatXT1C1xcy/s1600-h/kennedy-umbrella-easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOcbQovmrjqaLNH0hUEo4451ou0HUI0HIghRvfIGDyfDUt6F86q9edGedhD0EiGprRmagAOymjB0pklOidwVhbuM6whRuiAUOh1nQzENZp3gxDL1gbtQEjYZCZEKObQbG9nBatXT1C1xcy/s400/kennedy-umbrella-easter.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zAnvVQsIh95xE6ALP1FZcVf-43Qrpd56WdtyFBTsvyTtiZOt7XRix17rzPGQeI-qPEgB-p4Md608LmDal3mZR2Kh18ezyBd2PpS8wdZDKNakvcugzlw2BAqeNeMIfemCyT9jJYXRCi2F/s1600-h/cass-umbrella-close-eyes-color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zAnvVQsIh95xE6ALP1FZcVf-43Qrpd56WdtyFBTsvyTtiZOt7XRix17rzPGQeI-qPEgB-p4Md608LmDal3mZR2Kh18ezyBd2PpS8wdZDKNakvcugzlw2BAqeNeMIfemCyT9jJYXRCi2F/s400/cass-umbrella-close-eyes-color.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEhA20jy4j4YgvYcsMHXNSB_WO4ukjWt9Z1mxNjXHAW7iZzE81xSgyBlSYFfUcIySTzyBu_amcmM8q3hkfl3CvhX8-iMT_lQvo_cwAhVejGEGQb2stoX3mMsUreokSkaTPMRH9lTXTrjf/s1600-h/kennedy-umbrella-easter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEhA20jy4j4YgvYcsMHXNSB_WO4ukjWt9Z1mxNjXHAW7iZzE81xSgyBlSYFfUcIySTzyBu_amcmM8q3hkfl3CvhX8-iMT_lQvo_cwAhVejGEGQb2stoX3mMsUreokSkaTPMRH9lTXTrjf/s400/kennedy-umbrella-easter2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-18378371490431635122009-02-24T15:21:00.000-08:002009-02-24T15:29:04.241-08:00Hawaii - Day 4<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">DAY 4</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This is the last day I promise!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We spent the morning hanging by the </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(salt water) pool reading and doing sudoku.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToNIXYh7rWFzpr2AaSK11nxmDGSo92_jV7V81GcyEZbZjjGPkoPwW139cve4YS-_mtSHhH88C1Pgn2Z403AkQbcOljlfQCVONb1lDXhFwFFtdBCy5-BtgmSEJDKtLQQO-Jnq2Uy3vWVlf/s1600-h/alisha-sudoku.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiToNIXYh7rWFzpr2AaSK11nxmDGSo92_jV7V81GcyEZbZjjGPkoPwW139cve4YS-_mtSHhH88C1Pgn2Z403AkQbcOljlfQCVONb1lDXhFwFFtdBCy5-BtgmSEJDKtLQQO-Jnq2Uy3vWVlf/s400/alisha-sudoku.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here's a glimpse of my view from my pool chair. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Palm trees just make me happy.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpXvsuzQwQU5QH1UVJim6g-6lQoaIWtxOjGTbQAHmxZfXL0ZIWuVdCadX2f3fTWV2YaPM4mOe9mCPGs1S7XuS7KOhKT9eMaZtrW2SVRiwtAvsdBS9iZ1Wl4809b9wU8ewGT2WS6O8Dcvg/s1600-h/Hawaii+592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpXvsuzQwQU5QH1UVJim6g-6lQoaIWtxOjGTbQAHmxZfXL0ZIWuVdCadX2f3fTWV2YaPM4mOe9mCPGs1S7XuS7KOhKT9eMaZtrW2SVRiwtAvsdBS9iZ1Wl4809b9wU8ewGT2WS6O8Dcvg/s400/Hawaii+592.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">North of Kona they have a long stretch of lava</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">graffiti (made with white rocks) along side the road. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ8F_mPds55u2SQOgYKTmSARWNDtJd7m6eu4kC9p53yvccBRfcJs6T2Bw_62daFZDLvQI47uGHAZz3lTt4d3XDXwNn3PNu9DbP-nEVIq9cgcDCul-9TLoFN6R7F0aJGG8eT_nF9plda4r/s1600-h/desert-grafitti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJ8F_mPds55u2SQOgYKTmSARWNDtJd7m6eu4kC9p53yvccBRfcJs6T2Bw_62daFZDLvQI47uGHAZz3lTt4d3XDXwNn3PNu9DbP-nEVIq9cgcDCul-9TLoFN6R7F0aJGG8eT_nF9plda4r/s400/desert-grafitti.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Matt and I thought it would be fun to leave our mark </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">on the Big Island too. So if you ever go to the Big Island, </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">look on the east side of Highway 19 between </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">mile marker 93 and 94 and you should see this...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiL5q76GiGFkVxhyLOaZvyJTKHGGsMRw2-R4_O6u0vwwtRcaJ6J4KzbIY1_aAP_USXIKK8ucmJ8hWAWfU7nJXnqEd8O0y_lfPwRf4IhZxnIVftupaWZwk_t7SxlEAjjUHy-PnKyTEYU9z/s1600-h/our-grafitti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiL5q76GiGFkVxhyLOaZvyJTKHGGsMRw2-R4_O6u0vwwtRcaJ6J4KzbIY1_aAP_USXIKK8ucmJ8hWAWfU7nJXnqEd8O0y_lfPwRf4IhZxnIVftupaWZwk_t7SxlEAjjUHy-PnKyTEYU9z/s400/our-grafitti.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Those who broke ancient Hawaii's law</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">- </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">perhaps </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">by treading on the shadow </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of a chief, or fishing in the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">wrong season - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">could expect execution unless they fled (swam) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">to this sanctuary called "Place of Refuge". If successful, they would </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">escape execution and be given a second chance. Thank goodness</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGkrOWtf7FzNzsfGu8QKzy0uAafpfo0Q0NszF2DfzNVy0_XyLrzqwgaWiLg9FCaEkbWSREDB1O64-2spetVnCPtzvKXJHzctbBqmbajRyOK1j358PnqoGowZ4Oo0qhwh6274nfBGpYsDY/s1600-h/alisha-refuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">our judicial system doesn't work this way today.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font-family:'Times New Roman';"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGkrOWtf7FzNzsfGu8QKzy0uAafpfo0Q0NszF2DfzNVy0_XyLrzqwgaWiLg9FCaEkbWSREDB1O64-2spetVnCPtzvKXJHzctbBqmbajRyOK1j358PnqoGowZ4Oo0qhwh6274nfBGpYsDY/s1600-h/alisha-refuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">thi<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGkrOWtf7FzNzsfGu8QKzy0uAafpfo0Q0NszF2DfzNVy0_XyLrzqwgaWiLg9FCaEkbWSREDB1O64-2spetVnCPtzvKXJHzctbBqmbajRyOK1j358PnqoGowZ4Oo0qhwh6274nfBGpYsDY/s400/alisha-refuge.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Matt looks just like them doesn't he?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQIqwErH68Ef7DKAX9K3qhGlG_DxeGo3zRJVaNS1ZIUtYc_bERKMMtOHDL_AXjQp7K2XfZYeolXqF8tquHwW3PPLhKTHPhQH1DYzz8dG9iioIZoYl8K9o9TLTzsbtyP299Btjt_WgHn1w/s1600-h/matt-statues-refuge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQIqwErH68Ef7DKAX9K3qhGlG_DxeGo3zRJVaNS1ZIUtYc_bERKMMtOHDL_AXjQp7K2XfZYeolXqF8tquHwW3PPLhKTHPhQH1DYzz8dG9iioIZoYl8K9o9TLTzsbtyP299Btjt_WgHn1w/s400/matt-statues-refuge.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We also had the opportunity to see the Kona Hawaii Temple.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It was absolutely beautiful at night.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInQNEX_L1JmVcNZVFLdDH6WidLIlsgJmOzsQClShFUjJazS_XIuU8_wsCYJTfDLDWepxJ5wHfSofFyFAKq_EJ7iUq598YLAYiOdNK8Wufo6_CTzuMObHNIflTVwyVdBxfRIqrWPy8Hqym/s1600-h/temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInQNEX_L1JmVcNZVFLdDH6WidLIlsgJmOzsQClShFUjJazS_XIuU8_wsCYJTfDLDWepxJ5wHfSofFyFAKq_EJ7iUq598YLAYiOdNK8Wufo6_CTzuMObHNIflTVwyVdBxfRIqrWPy8Hqym/s400/temple.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We had a fabulous time in Hawaii! We are so </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">incredibly lucky to have such great friends who </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">willing watched our three little ones while we were </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">partying it up. We love you guys! </span></span></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-18443851282145518452009-02-20T16:32:00.000-08:002009-02-24T11:10:08.646-08:00Hawaii - Day Three<div style=" text-align: center;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">DAY 3</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;">At the beach!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;">We spent the morning at Hapuna Beach</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;">soaking up the rays. It is said</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;">to be rated one of the top 10 </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:small;">beaches in the U.S.</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2L-pEDYH_4FM0JUTNINU6HwsZnEc8t_5VLIa0F5g5vTdObUB7k8Ga0_SwC6umxeVpeBCpX2D3S0Y9eVGTwxAnMe8Cq1-g60eKczSTDS0TUFHcj4qgxPr_LcbTKdUQO8si_UNa9IjrY30/s1600-h/beach-us-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirN3odWchwONW8a6imRuN98ZjfcKuRdhmaQa332tgwqPRDfqkVHmXQa0h8YyM7Dv9Eo-rXG60QRG4t2tYFv9bVxeRvi6j-mIhB6JznUjMSMbyoSaduEMNE8t9Kp60DbZbXN_dES4urAc/s1600-h/beach-us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirN3odWchwONW8a6imRuN98ZjfcKuRdhmaQa332tgwqPRDfqkVHmXQa0h8YyM7Dv9Eo-rXG60QRG4t2tYFv9bVxeRvi6j-mIhB6JznUjMSMbyoSaduEMNE8t9Kp60DbZbXN_dES4urAc/s400/beach-us.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We are probably the only people</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">that carry around a camera with a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">tripod everywhere we go. Sometimes</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I think we're a little crazy but in the end </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm always glad to have the memories</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">captured in photographs. It's a good</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">thing because I have a terrible memory! </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XLiYmqFbwfZZWT36TaWbd9u0D7rP97hFGJHDndwwDMgmt5DA61qWtzZS0BVgEhUsA11IxMnSsbu1IPaXrM9uNJEBAbvzD11wCaSQMd8yycOs9e_9TtxHpT1lWP4-hsCPDYjP03ucw7E/s1600-h/beach-us-piggyback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XLiYmqFbwfZZWT36TaWbd9u0D7rP97hFGJHDndwwDMgmt5DA61qWtzZS0BVgEhUsA11IxMnSsbu1IPaXrM9uNJEBAbvzD11wCaSQMd8yycOs9e_9TtxHpT1lWP4-hsCPDYjP03ucw7E/s400/beach-us-piggyback.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">While I chilled on the beach, Matt enjoyed the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">waves and went body boarding. It was pretty</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">rough out there and was tossed around a few</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">times paying the price with bruised ribs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDzZYxPsZ5-pyGrrPGNGIBKIgf_LVCyd3fScGF2_14N6XJfDmxpcvhnhbrExQWQs8LGBL4fLBZNhcDHDPjaMyQEHiLuEIG17cUBNWoyuTAnb773Hw2w2Ft79DsuYIEruzZiaaWBaG9SI/s1600-h/boogie-matt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDzZYxPsZ5-pyGrrPGNGIBKIgf_LVCyd3fScGF2_14N6XJfDmxpcvhnhbrExQWQs8LGBL4fLBZNhcDHDPjaMyQEHiLuEIG17cUBNWoyuTAnb773Hw2w2Ft79DsuYIEruzZiaaWBaG9SI/s400/boogie-matt2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Then we drove to Kona to do some souvenir shopping.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Along the way we stopped to get some shave ice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">I was dying to try some to see if it compared to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">JoJo's Shave Ice in Kauai. Not even close! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">It was truly disappointing. At least I will be in<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Kauai in May to quench my Hawaiian shave ice desire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdHK5MeJ0X-rreA1mIGlIdsZKnWw92CeUudKhJfW6xOhBEJbZt4FlFkASXNV5L9GNbFyTciFOwkecouxYozXaKV8b5wnGCjDW4E_Zz6Wkbo4hQz0rUCKvPnfsgeAPbu73-hkSOWpFp7Q/s1600-h/shave-ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdHK5MeJ0X-rreA1mIGlIdsZKnWw92CeUudKhJfW6xOhBEJbZt4FlFkASXNV5L9GNbFyTciFOwkecouxYozXaKV8b5wnGCjDW4E_Zz6Wkbo4hQz0rUCKvPnfsgeAPbu73-hkSOWpFp7Q/s400/shave-ice.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We thought our shave ice was big but you </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">should have seen the LARGE. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsozjETsSHC6n8Ep0rxs5aywpCQ0Iaqs3RRNyOmyf6CduTAIBeIo23s5gN1PBT46Tu3JdloUJcNDblhxPdFSHmwqfxUA5IWhBknXarH8rV3wYIsYTXHSwFK9RxQeJgJi4-D8Ax3DmH-kQ/s1600-h/shave-ice-prep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I loved the contrast between the black</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">lava rocks and the blue water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Gorgeous!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1wI2cQ3uVWWzkEDgPU87PXZFnAZCQm8RgzC2zR4VXUEo5JwjLSr8g365jsO8hFAwOy7rq2aQhXXRsh-dP2wOd7JUW81C98X5sbsGYUjBFjJjDsPZ00-GBPcd72dcSBxpsC8_Fyy5Idlx/s1600-h/rocks-us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1wI2cQ3uVWWzkEDgPU87PXZFnAZCQm8RgzC2zR4VXUEo5JwjLSr8g365jsO8hFAwOy7rq2aQhXXRsh-dP2wOd7JUW81C98X5sbsGYUjBFjJjDsPZ00-GBPcd72dcSBxpsC8_Fyy5Idlx/s400/rocks-us.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS7N1LY_JUEhk4Xr3zpWQJZ16lZBKlVZJqtn8RgjIIniOsvVt_7SblyMfiP-6yEBYL5G4Iy2lEID2NaLGWJ-9K0RiS1ybTsvY6hB22rSBoKESY2waB8cz1YPD7TWfGvzQXeMjJ7es3JQg/s400/rocks-heiau.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">This photo reminds me of Hawaii. Us watching</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">the local surfers while the sun sets. </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3HTGO0wYctcNn1vcScDdnhyMwp_DR8kG8mH2BWNcVvdGmFBuESKvYNcMjeNImBvxrcR7-KaTEIdG6tjtgy3aZPJo64VabcOAfclX_4BH51-alF5ffhk-8rHOQE1X_fsj64gV8OFARNpT/s1600-h/watch-sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3HTGO0wYctcNn1vcScDdnhyMwp_DR8kG8mH2BWNcVvdGmFBuESKvYNcMjeNImBvxrcR7-KaTEIdG6tjtgy3aZPJo64VabcOAfclX_4BH51-alF5ffhk-8rHOQE1X_fsj64gV8OFARNpT/s400/watch-sunset.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">What's Hawaii without a romantic kiss at sunset.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3KpUKDQt7tzyPXQs3jcVcLPdIB6hCt5tBzkTShlx2qJGplByyBr0VbBYQW5Cqv4gzqrnNyPOdZi7H86qYTFDLgBnx1JNjcl2Q42DYmGUgAPR3U4HPSW-bBkeM30KQ8_o9hLmOBPxr7Ga/s1600-h/sunset-kiss-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3KpUKDQt7tzyPXQs3jcVcLPdIB6hCt5tBzkTShlx2qJGplByyBr0VbBYQW5Cqv4gzqrnNyPOdZi7H86qYTFDLgBnx1JNjcl2Q42DYmGUgAPR3U4HPSW-bBkeM30KQ8_o9hLmOBPxr7Ga/s400/sunset-kiss-crop.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We didn't do much better for dinner this night either.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We ate at Outback Steakhouse (Cheese Fries!)<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">and then hit a movie - She's Just Not That Into You.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-9241295243412081852009-02-18T10:33:00.001-08:002009-02-18T11:03:57.161-08:00Hawaii - Day Two<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">DAY 2</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
We started the day driving from the west side of the island to the east side. Our first stop was to Akaka Falls. A beautiful 420 foot waterfall.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEdVB59leBS84hNVwjUS2XtNsHwVIIwb00YfWKMR80hi1tc1Whne8u4ZmpqYTfEoT1fK1Ej6vZXxnmq5i84L3nq5OY-gVpwhn7MUn8VwA9JPFrOG64kfU2jRGN8ChYCsBGRZsRmR8Yf4/s1600-h/akaka-falls-us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEdVB59leBS84hNVwjUS2XtNsHwVIIwb00YfWKMR80hi1tc1Whne8u4ZmpqYTfEoT1fK1Ej6vZXxnmq5i84L3nq5OY-gVpwhn7MUn8VwA9JPFrOG64kfU2jRGN8ChYCsBGRZsRmR8Yf4/s400/akaka-falls-us.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4JWekmk3hAoHPbIg_xUi0iy62Og8dTj7AG4sKtfr18QwjO8P_pIMTiKbvmFM0KW-V-EICuCiqsptLt1B_zsGwWyOT81_Vys65so4EKcS6xtc-LUaUOm4HHhB1rUA-_Ima6pTPqbTXg/s1600-h/akaka-falls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l4JWekmk3hAoHPbIg_xUi0iy62Og8dTj7AG4sKtfr18QwjO8P_pIMTiKbvmFM0KW-V-EICuCiqsptLt1B_zsGwWyOT81_Vys65so4EKcS6xtc-LUaUOm4HHhB1rUA-_Ima6pTPqbTXg/s400/akaka-falls.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We came across this much smaller waterfall along the path to Akaka. Ah, the beauty of nature! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNgjhJesyBJM5_wqqG5jTInYYyyS4xu4x7EpNfPFaeCjpcr_G2rZUzRNvKo7W0PPHljTrDCr-WvlsK-E5PdQE76li12r-ygoEj4_7hyORPY-QEhHa6qDr4gOs2ZKG1YYLvWm0vEJ81R8/s1600-h/small-falls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNgjhJesyBJM5_wqqG5jTInYYyyS4xu4x7EpNfPFaeCjpcr_G2rZUzRNvKo7W0PPHljTrDCr-WvlsK-E5PdQE76li12r-ygoEj4_7hyORPY-QEhHa6qDr4gOs2ZKG1YYLvWm0vEJ81R8/s400/small-falls.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Along the way to/from the falls I saw these Banyan trees and fell in love with them. They are monstrous trees with huge solid canopies and complex root systems. Of course this picture doesn't do them justice to their size so just take my word for it.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qj-2MInSFI6yZuSqZVWMJ_fey92FXgrcn4C_ZBZxRfAG33_4xWgiEDmm7kvaP7Fx8gYXcnemh_O_129zGsn_dH91bCyUgG_FsrLFc0n__QqlDzt9i0jYT8JcZ6Hx7xk8u3o5yKuAdvc/s1600-h/banyan-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qj-2MInSFI6yZuSqZVWMJ_fey92FXgrcn4C_ZBZxRfAG33_4xWgiEDmm7kvaP7Fx8gYXcnemh_O_129zGsn_dH91bCyUgG_FsrLFc0n__QqlDzt9i0jYT8JcZ6Hx7xk8u3o5yKuAdvc/s400/banyan-tree.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Next we headed south to the volcano. Honestly, I can't remember it's name but that's pretty par for the course with all Hawaiian names. It's not my forte. This is a steam vent from the volcano. It's warmth felt good (it was pretty cold up there) until you walked away feeling damp. </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was about as exciting as our volcano experience got. It was still neat but we were a little disappointed that we didn't get to see any lava flowing.</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was really hoping to see something like this... </span></div><br />
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<div style="color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Or this...</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: white; font-size: small;">But instead we got this... <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And this. How can you be upset when you get the opportunity to see a cloud shaped like a dog?</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The hardened lava was pretty cool though. </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSLOtbz1LMI66o45EkLFp4YHus42V7LsTvETkmcde0bH1wL-8zpmjI1iFgWi8cZvYtqaqr1E4enYExAh7vXvPD0qjy1SCf0cZnS4rJDder1tiPp4QeuFba74uHRV-ZCeialKsxUFeSJ8/s1600-h/lava-formations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSLOtbz1LMI66o45EkLFp4YHus42V7LsTvETkmcde0bH1wL-8zpmjI1iFgWi8cZvYtqaqr1E4enYExAh7vXvPD0qjy1SCf0cZnS4rJDder1tiPp4QeuFba74uHRV-ZCeialKsxUFeSJ8/s400/lava-formations.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ03r13klxdd_ghjTPvBm-LRWl9dwzB-m70uASu3HLJpUPdR1tOnkQn6mGXPGqGAQK1pFdcGd9IKgacD-fGbHkVopqhYrtXn0-FoEV4g0epGMImxktSNYqr55ipdl0j1Mz6uUFSG4UiI/s1600-h/matt-lava.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZ03r13klxdd_ghjTPvBm-LRWl9dwzB-m70uASu3HLJpUPdR1tOnkQn6mGXPGqGAQK1pFdcGd9IKgacD-fGbHkVopqhYrtXn0-FoEV4g0epGMImxktSNYqr55ipdl0j1Mz6uUFSG4UiI/s400/matt-lava.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We also hiked through the rain forest to a...</span> </div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lava tube.</span></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Nature is pretty amazing.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We ended the day with dinner at Macaroni Grill -- again. Oh, I could have eaten there every day! Although I did feel a little guilty. Afterall, we are in Hawaii. Shouldn't I try something a little more authentic? But then again, why mess with something you know you love? </span></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-3350599322098010752009-02-15T16:39:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:32:01.146-08:00Hawaii - Day OneWell, it's been a week since Matt and I got back from Hawaii and I'm think I'm ready to post now.<br />
The laundry is done, Valentine's Day is past, the school parties are over, Matt has edited the<br />
photos and I've come to terms with the fact that Hawaii is gone and done. Well, kind of... <br />
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We didn't correct them : )</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcujK7_UKm4AQrjoDW-qqB6R_qxXZHMzVha2_Xvz5fpFHfAQkLXzAn1mNyrbf-Bp6GNSnmDHOsE7bIFzp91QwP_47McO8hd2hs-jCzcSMJ6KZ4I2I54sP5E_NTFWtF7pi46TtIEQXE_8/s1600-h/chocolates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcujK7_UKm4AQrjoDW-qqB6R_qxXZHMzVha2_Xvz5fpFHfAQkLXzAn1mNyrbf-Bp6GNSnmDHOsE7bIFzp91QwP_47McO8hd2hs-jCzcSMJ6KZ4I2I54sP5E_NTFWtF7pi46TtIEQXE_8/s400/chocolates.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> That night we headed to the Luau. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What's Hawaii without a good Luau? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o0qHor3BsWa5rPP4aawjvlxVJhDVDkb6FK1WHmTmV3vbRq_0OY7vV6vh1DjImt2acL5VtmOihRebz3br_VE79dJgAvtymkfIND5UOTQi06Cj50ZNe93xSKliwH-gxDxPwt_lX8xhn58/s1600-h/luau-us-together.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_o0qHor3BsWa5rPP4aawjvlxVJhDVDkb6FK1WHmTmV3vbRq_0OY7vV6vh1DjImt2acL5VtmOihRebz3br_VE79dJgAvtymkfIND5UOTQi06Cj50ZNe93xSKliwH-gxDxPwt_lX8xhn58/s400/luau-us-together.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And sipped on some tropical drinks like virgin strawberry daiquiris. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_eE51Q-oa400LIeGaKKO9q8HpXe1A7mhGLcjnPZgXsGJ5fUFgJAIFbRu70gnR5FqeF3PIaShTb0ZxdMZi47uvvyxFFHWWgIh_Q5m8xYeRPVk0sprWUwzKwnVRrgA6HQU_XheyUvGFPI/s1600-h/alisha-daquiri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_eE51Q-oa400LIeGaKKO9q8HpXe1A7mhGLcjnPZgXsGJ5fUFgJAIFbRu70gnR5FqeF3PIaShTb0ZxdMZi47uvvyxFFHWWgIh_Q5m8xYeRPVk0sprWUwzKwnVRrgA6HQU_XheyUvGFPI/s400/alisha-daquiri.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we all headed outside to watch them dig up the pig from the pit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not sure why we went because it was disgusting! I don't know</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how anyone could eat the pork at the Luau after seeing that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">poor pigs carcass lying there so lifeless and helpless. After that</div>I haven't been able to eat bacon - the only meat I would eat<br />
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We both</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">picked at what we had knowing we would get something</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to eat after the show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the show began...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaWeX97d29MrRuMAUCLKpDSlqyE2B9eRFo0aLO2gQe0buqUPTmVzWYdFJ34b3bfFqNndr6k0U_ZCLEkPoZgxLL01NqW43bfCa1e0btNYPIjlUBNrn6lVxd41W5VwxjdnvBrta7BOFxBE/s1600-h/hula4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaWeX97d29MrRuMAUCLKpDSlqyE2B9eRFo0aLO2gQe0buqUPTmVzWYdFJ34b3bfFqNndr6k0U_ZCLEkPoZgxLL01NqW43bfCa1e0btNYPIjlUBNrn6lVxd41W5VwxjdnvBrta7BOFxBE/s400/hula4.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It ended with a fire dancer which was the best part of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the whole evening. Just amazing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobLwS6_zMoquYkhpJY3HSRFEUkL7P4u1YG2yh4uJf7mroqAFNHq15oxNCHgV42nyCKacJnfqqjkUODn-uOBg81QrGSPWDoezH4yqF5XHhmeqQEQZe5Bx9Obz0d3cUfRJwvFtL2WyXn9A/s1600-h/fire-eater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobLwS6_zMoquYkhpJY3HSRFEUkL7P4u1YG2yh4uJf7mroqAFNHq15oxNCHgV42nyCKacJnfqqjkUODn-uOBg81QrGSPWDoezH4yqF5XHhmeqQEQZe5Bx9Obz0d3cUfRJwvFtL2WyXn9A/s400/fire-eater.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we were driving up to our hotel I squealed in delight to see</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that my favorite restaurant was right next door.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Macaroni Gill! So this is where we ran to after</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Luau. So fabulous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5H1oD4nJZWHw2JKQ45U8gmuLb3vSiOrj11clqtI3inioEXXunalkxG94OI3ldjuliw2j-WwK_4dCxNYUuWVUvhMrwwyhixN6jT6gffZmh3aClc4TulUa7UvE3x9IOEthb1fOhzOZKeA/s1600-h/macaroni-grill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5H1oD4nJZWHw2JKQ45U8gmuLb3vSiOrj11clqtI3inioEXXunalkxG94OI3ldjuliw2j-WwK_4dCxNYUuWVUvhMrwwyhixN6jT6gffZmh3aClc4TulUa7UvE3x9IOEthb1fOhzOZKeA/s400/macaroni-grill.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And thus ended our first day in Hawaii.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-82227742481600734632009-01-18T14:34:00.000-08:002009-01-18T14:43:42.758-08:00Welcome Home Sweetie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOkQzJxILJMgOb9701CKIyFunPTooZ-oO_v_l6Xzy43UeBIjuEAhampCcFSPPEN3I-L7ZmcgWXs56Ds4f3WM1_oWuuoTgkRqbtABsRFnPt4nXUmqaFfMfcv1jmQmyib92h6Jl4QvvhRI/s1600-h/matt-seabrook3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOkQzJxILJMgOb9701CKIyFunPTooZ-oO_v_l6Xzy43UeBIjuEAhampCcFSPPEN3I-L7ZmcgWXs56Ds4f3WM1_oWuuoTgkRqbtABsRFnPt4nXUmqaFfMfcv1jmQmyib92h6Jl4QvvhRI/s320/matt-seabrook3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10 Days</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11 Flights</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8 States</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6 Business Meetings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(in 6 different cities)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 Married Niece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all that, we are glad you are home!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-49733238485337085812008-12-19T15:52:00.000-08:002008-12-19T16:03:08.872-08:00Snowless Snow DayOn Wednesday, I rolled out of bed, took a shower and then checked my email as I do every morning. I noticed an email from the school district which stated that school was cancelled for the day. I then proceeding to look out the window and as I did I noticed absolutely no snow on the ground. Hum. That's strange I thought. Then I went back to the computer to further read the email. School was cancelled because of the <i>prospect</i> of snow that was suppose to arrive sometime during the day. Okay. Afterall, our school district cancels school if there is a light dusting so It didn't surprise me too much to hear of the closure. Funny thing was, it never snowed on Wednesday. Matt ended up staying home from work thinking "a storm was coming" so I took off and went shopping. It was like a Saturday in the middle of the week and we loved it. Although, Cameron is not looking forward to making it up at the end of the year. Needless to say, it did snow early Thursday morning and all day Thursday so we actually did have two REAL snow days Thursday and Friday. Christmas break came sooner than expected. Yippee!<br />
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We got together at our place, ate pizza, answered Twilight trivia questions (I came in second or third because of my terrible memory), and then went and saw the movie. By the way, I really liked it! It was definitely a low budget film but I still thoroughly enjoyed it! I'd love to hear what you thought of it...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">my</span> Edward. He sent me love notes signed "Edward"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all week long. He's such a romantic and I love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Click on this picture - you need to see it big to get the full effect)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwi8TnrJv3RCZg325SOWhdXBYqHeqp9KSlfGW9qSyaQV0-tYabrZe9GiSLdKgDLANFhfquKtIo4m1LwK1u0hoZujej0okTIEq6BgMhFw2p_II8oqWpGjdGUxhNP7y_xvMZPFZcguKwSw/s1600-h/matt-alisha-twilight-party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwi8TnrJv3RCZg325SOWhdXBYqHeqp9KSlfGW9qSyaQV0-tYabrZe9GiSLdKgDLANFhfquKtIo4m1LwK1u0hoZujej0okTIEq6BgMhFw2p_II8oqWpGjdGUxhNP7y_xvMZPFZcguKwSw/s320/matt-alisha-twilight-party.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course we had to get some vampire shots...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joe and Chris<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4mv6M0UiGdOvA6Cn8w7e2Lb3bBmMMu9ikXKI-_0DvpEWr6aQVb83h9dT8tJijC13y7BSIwTHADojzet3w89PI6IVe7FiaVEQrJwbI7Jfi0Je0qSmblDQiTmgteQTa5IDXukaEuTauXs/s1600-h/callans-bite2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4mv6M0UiGdOvA6Cn8w7e2Lb3bBmMMu9ikXKI-_0DvpEWr6aQVb83h9dT8tJijC13y7BSIwTHADojzet3w89PI6IVe7FiaVEQrJwbI7Jfi0Je0qSmblDQiTmgteQTa5IDXukaEuTauXs/s320/callans-bite2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Troy and Amy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxd9C4hmusW3OnN1LiXUBQpaq5G0jOw9oT8cyL5vJ2Vcc0iNxWvLvHvQbPhnQZSkSUAMwYVYf-GiuB46UHHpN5aF4sTyKmCMIwAgFKv8tomdfgn9LtU-x5AYNqo70gxjCTyu44DzVrG4/s1600-h/rules-bite2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxd9C4hmusW3OnN1LiXUBQpaq5G0jOw9oT8cyL5vJ2Vcc0iNxWvLvHvQbPhnQZSkSUAMwYVYf-GiuB46UHHpN5aF4sTyKmCMIwAgFKv8tomdfgn9LtU-x5AYNqo70gxjCTyu44DzVrG4/s320/rules-bite2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ginny and Steve<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcD4wAXvZ0QIzr8XFDvkfcOspAFkKHDLGtMnrdvPgkCQbWrkVpfxTGgojaEfJM9kIO8gJM5OeLVPTNNEiKnfrV1rjMFx3DJWuxncVkeWydTJOM6ZjgRl5w5Muv313cOA384QB-N0sx5_o/s1600-h/meachams-bite-horror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcD4wAXvZ0QIzr8XFDvkfcOspAFkKHDLGtMnrdvPgkCQbWrkVpfxTGgojaEfJM9kIO8gJM5OeLVPTNNEiKnfrV1rjMFx3DJWuxncVkeWydTJOM6ZjgRl5w5Muv313cOA384QB-N0sx5_o/s320/meachams-bite-horror.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Elisa and Doug<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5brCCgisEggDwafAyOwgNC-u385P7FbqA3s8l21Umua3VDhN-cgKUn9JpbEQD4N81TMOinbn0dXMY8_H-pwdRjOJcC-4PIYSL88yVZqurEQWOGfc-PUcR7IWA3KYAHkARRVBaf8cKFkc/s1600-h/tehero-bite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5brCCgisEggDwafAyOwgNC-u385P7FbqA3s8l21Umua3VDhN-cgKUn9JpbEQD4N81TMOinbn0dXMY8_H-pwdRjOJcC-4PIYSL88yVZqurEQWOGfc-PUcR7IWA3KYAHkARRVBaf8cKFkc/s320/tehero-bite.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Doug really wanted to see the Bond movie instead...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnIU0aJNm8vYoBx90bTs2gfs_7fA_UR9gSfEUXlLouV0MzNRKPLDMdTH25upXATwcLOg8iaMW_d0XttscUYVBuUYmA2J_GOPamEzfUb8kQqxL6xUr9-IdH38zFxwheT0Zwaj_XIllHf4/s1600-h/tehero-bond2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnIU0aJNm8vYoBx90bTs2gfs_7fA_UR9gSfEUXlLouV0MzNRKPLDMdTH25upXATwcLOg8iaMW_d0XttscUYVBuUYmA2J_GOPamEzfUb8kQqxL6xUr9-IdH38zFxwheT0Zwaj_XIllHf4/s320/tehero-bond2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So he did this to his poor wife...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR3kCFh_I80OQ6GsNkCSPWjnpIj-cDjgsxG5kfM82l4stUcp-ADP5yqPXB0iBFoV2d7sWC1HHDonZAStVydIkkHBLcvXN28RwWqqkZ_lunK9P9818T748O9QpVE6nC8EZlMiTy1ZZhtU/s1600-h/tehero-wet-willy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR3kCFh_I80OQ6GsNkCSPWjnpIj-cDjgsxG5kfM82l4stUcp-ADP5yqPXB0iBFoV2d7sWC1HHDonZAStVydIkkHBLcvXN28RwWqqkZ_lunK9P9818T748O9QpVE6nC8EZlMiTy1ZZhtU/s320/tehero-wet-willy.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I look a little bored here. Would you hurry it up already!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofDxvK70U3NdLErHx2bDBoPduyZy5ncmD0gKBKHTUqhwFergptopPJ9PHNGrC1SVNAJSkroHT8LkwNdTg1ZqQMh8cgAFYv7gpOTi_10uznxppr2nxCnFdj1SmRzugmnCT5jBWCEytbx0/s1600-h/molen-bite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofDxvK70U3NdLErHx2bDBoPduyZy5ncmD0gKBKHTUqhwFergptopPJ9PHNGrC1SVNAJSkroHT8LkwNdTg1ZqQMh8cgAFYv7gpOTi_10uznxppr2nxCnFdj1SmRzugmnCT5jBWCEytbx0/s320/molen-bite.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was off to the movies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0SbIr3u7EUyqIu7kw_bPFS2qVD4unkIk1dotg85-H7Ath2a0UEjOVtTzDQIM9GgRYX1zjaKFJAbBxd36DhInCR36vX0aGMSifpZmrGKNcFp9EfOJZx3PW9kPGKsOdDL3yVaYUEQYKc4/s320/troy-sleep.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And waited...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyMFuO4h1a19YmiqumAOlIBBjzSm-b3gkMVZRtiuKrivlAHywTyeM2ermQsXpEz4hwgVzWBgRqnY5L6DxDbiwTJuzLGNaw2BjVIdIGzjI_9v3IdisAYj8BR6_8erfuSJpz8RC1XM43NE/s1600-h/troy-watch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyMFuO4h1a19YmiqumAOlIBBjzSm-b3gkMVZRtiuKrivlAHywTyeM2ermQsXpEz4hwgVzWBgRqnY5L6DxDbiwTJuzLGNaw2BjVIdIGzjI_9v3IdisAYj8BR6_8erfuSJpz8RC1XM43NE/s320/troy-watch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it was well worth the wait!</div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9021675280851106769.post-55945099132322186962008-11-19T13:37:00.000-08:002008-11-24T13:59:22.339-08:00Forks, Washington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP1sUue9NkRVMKzPdBmOWuw6ZAOt5g-BJi3B1FIoX7zXtX_UodGeGRkXmIw4E69ECffTUB8QQipY0SO9tx0dyRIOpDzB39CH2ajU0kkA-HymzNIv7cRzwguGz2sXsXyNjMAPPp4ecZ9c/s1600-h/vamps-in-forks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFP1sUue9NkRVMKzPdBmOWuw6ZAOt5g-BJi3B1FIoX7zXtX_UodGeGRkXmIw4E69ECffTUB8QQipY0SO9tx0dyRIOpDzB39CH2ajU0kkA-HymzNIv7cRzwguGz2sXsXyNjMAPPp4ecZ9c/s400/vamps-in-forks.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As most of you know I am a crazy obsessed Twilight fan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to prove it I dragged my family and the Rules</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all the way to Forks, WA - the small town where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Twilight series takes place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Right outside of the Forks Visitors Center is Bella's truck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Personalized name plate and all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9_Uaqgr4GeDDusY-Q1OPOljMLa8DOOViM66YgVIvAgH2W_C2q3Hyiy6y6xNS4OROi8h8GMhRzr6SILbmc7ZaSRNYuHMPLvZ5-CAbUec6GpphJs2HoSoPmUt9rre4VNiPtD7Pq8ehpYs/s1600-h/forks-bella-truck2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9_Uaqgr4GeDDusY-Q1OPOljMLa8DOOViM66YgVIvAgH2W_C2q3Hyiy6y6xNS4OROi8h8GMhRzr6SILbmc7ZaSRNYuHMPLvZ5-CAbUec6GpphJs2HoSoPmUt9rre4VNiPtD7Pq8ehpYs/s400/forks-bella-truck2.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9_Uaqgr4GeDDusY-Q1OPOljMLa8DOOViM66YgVIvAgH2W_C2q3Hyiy6y6xNS4OROi8h8GMhRzr6SILbmc7ZaSRNYuHMPLvZ5-CAbUec6GpphJs2HoSoPmUt9rre4VNiPtD7Pq8ehpYs/s1600-h/forks-bella-truck2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That's why</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephenie Meyer (the author) chose this town, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because of how cloudy it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7dLUlP77bd1XaCsY-60W770d4lFfsR05cXYdW_FpwsXacun9ilUqbXKDVhp96xv0LHIRujNSsD8w4RUEfkLLaE0_BjrFJjIUM6CXkZ0ixIrNtGl0XPVyIBINMiGcflMeFNxMhlxyTQU/s1600-h/forks-bella-truck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7dLUlP77bd1XaCsY-60W770d4lFfsR05cXYdW_FpwsXacun9ilUqbXKDVhp96xv0LHIRujNSsD8w4RUEfkLLaE0_BjrFJjIUM6CXkZ0ixIrNtGl0XPVyIBINMiGcflMeFNxMhlxyTQU/s400/forks-bella-truck.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we arrived we were starving! So we hit the local</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hamburger place, Sully's Burgers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUXIuU2lMk75-dLIctPrwBAr4BTCvG3MS4AnHxWSd1sqLdPty73kdF36dhEkkT_M_WUMY31yUMQE3zFqJJ5_oKtt0RKge6p87zAwKT5p_Njuh-60Q5n84g0Zyy5YA38L4abpmiJY87cA/s1600-h/sulleys-burgers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUXIuU2lMk75-dLIctPrwBAr4BTCvG3MS4AnHxWSd1sqLdPty73kdF36dhEkkT_M_WUMY31yUMQE3zFqJJ5_oKtt0RKge6p87zAwKT5p_Njuh-60Q5n84g0Zyy5YA38L4abpmiJY87cA/s400/sulleys-burgers.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUXIuU2lMk75-dLIctPrwBAr4BTCvG3MS4AnHxWSd1sqLdPty73kdF36dhEkkT_M_WUMY31yUMQE3zFqJJ5_oKtt0RKge6p87zAwKT5p_Njuh-60Q5n84g0Zyy5YA38L4abpmiJY87cA/s1600-h/sulleys-burgers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We heard they had a special burger named after all the Twilight</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">craze called the Bella Burger. Amy ordered one and it even</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">came with plastic fangs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5IbXvS5Gcih3t7mB5WJaI9zaRPcTsXiogAh7BQEnoUkJJJHJLk8pyylHHjdRMQj1Y3QKO48fTXxkIJUgSCVrCBhxpKnSxmOGUbqGuVFNk6IooQAyE_n36fW4UO5-8YM3gf4vWLbF6yM/s1600-h/forks-bella-burger-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5IbXvS5Gcih3t7mB5WJaI9zaRPcTsXiogAh7BQEnoUkJJJHJLk8pyylHHjdRMQj1Y3QKO48fTXxkIJUgSCVrCBhxpKnSxmOGUbqGuVFNk6IooQAyE_n36fW4UO5-8YM3gf4vWLbF6yM/s400/forks-bella-burger-sign.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5IbXvS5Gcih3t7mB5WJaI9zaRPcTsXiogAh7BQEnoUkJJJHJLk8pyylHHjdRMQj1Y3QKO48fTXxkIJUgSCVrCBhxpKnSxmOGUbqGuVFNk6IooQAyE_n36fW4UO5-8YM3gf4vWLbF6yM/s1600-h/forks-bella-burger-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we are eating the Bella Burger. See Amy's fangs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYjN1G5Y78c0ZaVToxLOGUQNCRB0T6ERjona1vztbrNLwPVU297ff5L-zBXtfyh3S4w_ry1VWXwD0cTDxGscWaNSBLPsZb70EI-wHyZuKtk3lnrhxdp2ne4y5vge3acW_H-CqdUF1l6c/s1600-h/forks-eat-burger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYjN1G5Y78c0ZaVToxLOGUQNCRB0T6ERjona1vztbrNLwPVU297ff5L-zBXtfyh3S4w_ry1VWXwD0cTDxGscWaNSBLPsZb70EI-wHyZuKtk3lnrhxdp2ne4y5vge3acW_H-CqdUF1l6c/s400/forks-eat-burger.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYjN1G5Y78c0ZaVToxLOGUQNCRB0T6ERjona1vztbrNLwPVU297ff5L-zBXtfyh3S4w_ry1VWXwD0cTDxGscWaNSBLPsZb70EI-wHyZuKtk3lnrhxdp2ne4y5vge3acW_H-CqdUF1l6c/s1600-h/forks-eat-burger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next on to Bella's house. We tried to peek around the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">backside to see if we could see the window where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Edward would sneak in to see her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzTs5avGXA0s1gkvT7IPpuH3I4A8vtj9IsLrjQRsdUdZedyA-AlrAVG23vQOdoVyNCl-pKmSnWQiJcMiUfHh7_7Z8kwXISQZC3-24aXk9Goo2mZka95uXY3y2Up2mBCtyr4CIyMKJhxY/s1600-h/swans-house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzTs5avGXA0s1gkvT7IPpuH3I4A8vtj9IsLrjQRsdUdZedyA-AlrAVG23vQOdoVyNCl-pKmSnWQiJcMiUfHh7_7Z8kwXISQZC3-24aXk9Goo2mZka95uXY3y2Up2mBCtyr4CIyMKJhxY/s400/swans-house.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzTs5avGXA0s1gkvT7IPpuH3I4A8vtj9IsLrjQRsdUdZedyA-AlrAVG23vQOdoVyNCl-pKmSnWQiJcMiUfHh7_7Z8kwXISQZC3-24aXk9Goo2mZka95uXY3y2Up2mBCtyr4CIyMKJhxY/s1600-h/swans-house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the hospital where Dr. Cullen works. He</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">has a reserved parking spot just for him. It's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a shame they're wasting such a good parking space</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a fictional character. Oh well, it made me happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4-NE2fbjh73KiHNXro2yG5aVZxNlSgwqW0P5GY-g_4F3GLegkprTekkL59F0gei3z7Ki7bJUFLoLSgooFH2CZmnxw3ZPQSSo7rR5bv3RgPZgiWRg1hB-5zU7TEaCQKpaOwAO0zUhyxY/s1600-h/forks-cullen-parking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4-NE2fbjh73KiHNXro2yG5aVZxNlSgwqW0P5GY-g_4F3GLegkprTekkL59F0gei3z7Ki7bJUFLoLSgooFH2CZmnxw3ZPQSSo7rR5bv3RgPZgiWRg1hB-5zU7TEaCQKpaOwAO0zUhyxY/s400/forks-cullen-parking.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the high school where Bella and Edward meet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not to mention where he saves her from being crushed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the parking lot between two cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsFpOZat9GrY7-e_LytVgJGXBqlYJlcgum7iXv9HVErd0T1kGwLxYXqrJbClfX3rl3zBMiZvplKKxlk31cAsYCIv25Ak65Sc9_8ydnbtyXa0iczn_9rBhyphenhyphenD82bZbdD5l00b8BlaKg_Y/s1600-h/forks-high-school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsFpOZat9GrY7-e_LytVgJGXBqlYJlcgum7iXv9HVErd0T1kGwLxYXqrJbClfX3rl3zBMiZvplKKxlk31cAsYCIv25Ak65Sc9_8ydnbtyXa0iczn_9rBhyphenhyphenD82bZbdD5l00b8BlaKg_Y/s400/forks-high-school.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsFpOZat9GrY7-e_LytVgJGXBqlYJlcgum7iXv9HVErd0T1kGwLxYXqrJbClfX3rl3zBMiZvplKKxlk31cAsYCIv25Ak65Sc9_8ydnbtyXa0iczn_9rBhyphenhyphenD82bZbdD5l00b8BlaKg_Y/s1600-h/forks-high-school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Well, it's actually</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a bed and breakfast but hey it was the closest thing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to a mansion they had in Forks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIqDUtL1iMOM_aaMgsCMoDnQ6VvtGdTd1g3Qjv3ft-fX6lqu9M9A_wxBnkFM-UyUE5J08-vBxOm26rXWrVagBmJ-Kwv3wddDTCIs8Q2wl0Upap0ZP2ON70MRW2vNJKQEkz5BHqpaEw1k/s1600-h/forks-cullens-house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIqDUtL1iMOM_aaMgsCMoDnQ6VvtGdTd1g3Qjv3ft-fX6lqu9M9A_wxBnkFM-UyUE5J08-vBxOm26rXWrVagBmJ-Kwv3wddDTCIs8Q2wl0Upap0ZP2ON70MRW2vNJKQEkz5BHqpaEw1k/s400/forks-cullens-house.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mailbox even had the Cullen's name on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxXol4IGBcy9sAuhi6AobKLL8yt-guoWdR_zuPTkwTXVSKTGRHbes7hJwB27sKn3N41ijTtOdzWJfz4SJQDQnzaMU-3bLpRrPe3obfhdHKQieySovQ29EFsAH3KB_wAI-_q9uMmpFo90/s1600-h/forks-cullens-mailbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxXol4IGBcy9sAuhi6AobKLL8yt-guoWdR_zuPTkwTXVSKTGRHbes7hJwB27sKn3N41ijTtOdzWJfz4SJQDQnzaMU-3bLpRrPe3obfhdHKQieySovQ29EFsAH3KB_wAI-_q9uMmpFo90/s400/forks-cullens-mailbox.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxXol4IGBcy9sAuhi6AobKLL8yt-guoWdR_zuPTkwTXVSKTGRHbes7hJwB27sKn3N41ijTtOdzWJfz4SJQDQnzaMU-3bLpRrPe3obfhdHKQieySovQ29EFsAH3KB_wAI-_q9uMmpFo90/s1600-h/forks-cullens-mailbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The visitor's center also told us that the owners of the bed and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">breakfast leave a different note everyday just outside the Cullen house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the day we were there it said, "The Cullen family (and Bella)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">have gone to Fairbanks to check out the University of Alaska."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we stopped by Forks Outfitters (where Bella worked I believe)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and had to have a picture with this Twilight cake they were selling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kQfXT91UTo_NuosoIcMzj6z9Qz6zkg3MU_VXlRvKM6Gl6OCh6ahibimzKdQPegtEKA7tZsLShyphenhyphen9C3xX-NsW81ZIZBwmaXRLsJ5_cMC83J1wVnPokRz0s_HPBGJzGFP_osvtXPijvPgM/s1600-h/twilight-cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kQfXT91UTo_NuosoIcMzj6z9Qz6zkg3MU_VXlRvKM6Gl6OCh6ahibimzKdQPegtEKA7tZsLShyphenhyphen9C3xX-NsW81ZIZBwmaXRLsJ5_cMC83J1wVnPokRz0s_HPBGJzGFP_osvtXPijvPgM/s400/twilight-cake.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also bought a t-shirt here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtsCEKyWVUkavLkJX3xMKKyGHto15_6IcgqS2QJ1gm7mdcvPD7KLrNCn4lNEDV9KSDWStzfB0P1AYRfSkyWHzzEtGO7H9H-m_mYl396HDl2xZzNqbvLFjNXJcsmbEsIL1670MTqPsxWQ/s1600-h/alisha-edward-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Then we were on to La Push which was about a 10 - 15 minute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drive to the coast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfEfiNnHMSWeve_a0zL6K1n76oRF2RCW-JM7Jbvaacd5QycOAd6vVEzPIttXhGvwOg08v5oiw5BLg-l_bvCgqBq3fYKx-vi9dmmAyGdZaTQmiTtdeDF5w7G0_scysfzXI_RRZGXoObHw/s1600-h/forks-la-push-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfEfiNnHMSWeve_a0zL6K1n76oRF2RCW-JM7Jbvaacd5QycOAd6vVEzPIttXhGvwOg08v5oiw5BLg-l_bvCgqBq3fYKx-vi9dmmAyGdZaTQmiTtdeDF5w7G0_scysfzXI_RRZGXoObHw/s400/forks-la-push-sign.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAfEfiNnHMSWeve_a0zL6K1n76oRF2RCW-JM7Jbvaacd5QycOAd6vVEzPIttXhGvwOg08v5oiw5BLg-l_bvCgqBq3fYKx-vi9dmmAyGdZaTQmiTtdeDF5w7G0_scysfzXI_RRZGXoObHw/s1600-h/forks-la-push-sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There we went to First Beach were Bella first met Jacob.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLQCVfCpZ4p0xLWdlN4R6CDx2K4H1xT6K7jFASzm2p4a6tV3-LgURKHwctltF840ok5pFK65XLT_i__qe5C1GsGPUPjoyN3i8FHS1GJ6dKJvU5eSUzlAElNzQGyQER8wYJlY_ynFIOf0/s1600-h/alisha-first-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLQCVfCpZ4p0xLWdlN4R6CDx2K4H1xT6K7jFASzm2p4a6tV3-LgURKHwctltF840ok5pFK65XLT_i__qe5C1GsGPUPjoyN3i8FHS1GJ6dKJvU5eSUzlAElNzQGyQER8wYJlY_ynFIOf0/s400/alisha-first-beach.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLQCVfCpZ4p0xLWdlN4R6CDx2K4H1xT6K7jFASzm2p4a6tV3-LgURKHwctltF840ok5pFK65XLT_i__qe5C1GsGPUPjoyN3i8FHS1GJ6dKJvU5eSUzlAElNzQGyQER8wYJlY_ynFIOf0/s1600-h/alisha-first-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way out of town we saw this wolf... Is that you Jacob?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHD4XZoDkQL1rM4yh4xy-RQ2hQPXdWOjqNKixUceaxZExbhg-fqMSJPpeO6nFAcIgomsbY7-eklyPoCnpnmYMhTRRzqIVl3wvAvSsPI3lUvvtEfqn3ST9QVwfKzHVAZYTw-XXSMXJ0-w/s1600-h/la-push-werewolf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHD4XZoDkQL1rM4yh4xy-RQ2hQPXdWOjqNKixUceaxZExbhg-fqMSJPpeO6nFAcIgomsbY7-eklyPoCnpnmYMhTRRzqIVl3wvAvSsPI3lUvvtEfqn3ST9QVwfKzHVAZYTw-XXSMXJ0-w/s400/la-push-werewolf.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I SO can't wait to see the movie. We are going to see it this weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope I like it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UILP4MvKMf2u5LY3WuVg6Tv9wnLGle7P9GnO2U5Iq53wMM_Ps1I9G9ypHhyOSI9Bm-R0rmrzqNxI0wQPTDpsO64hT1t2opB-hJlow4sUVaqeJdlRBnN_i8csC0Dmcm1YTfcSzZnirtc/s1600-h/103108_twilight00b_400X400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UILP4MvKMf2u5LY3WuVg6Tv9wnLGle7P9GnO2U5Iq53wMM_Ps1I9G9ypHhyOSI9Bm-R0rmrzqNxI0wQPTDpsO64hT1t2opB-hJlow4sUVaqeJdlRBnN_i8csC0Dmcm1YTfcSzZnirtc/s400/103108_twilight00b_400X400.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UILP4MvKMf2u5LY3WuVg6Tv9wnLGle7P9GnO2U5Iq53wMM_Ps1I9G9ypHhyOSI9Bm-R0rmrzqNxI0wQPTDpsO64hT1t2opB-hJlow4sUVaqeJdlRBnN_i8csC0Dmcm1YTfcSzZnirtc/s1600-h/103108_twilight00b_400X400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the way, Matt has made a Twilight blog. If you are a fan, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you should check it out. It's www.afterthebite.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Alishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04914240572514575797noreply@blogger.com8