tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34052165206113827672024-03-05T10:58:06.236-08:00The Royal TanenbaumsJackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-52508407781732014702008-12-29T12:01:00.000-08:002008-12-29T12:43:59.611-08:00Post-Christmas FunWe were good boys and girls this year--so good that Santa came to visit us in NC. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">After</span> opening presents and having a traditional Christmas dinner with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fam</span>, we took advantage of the time off and packed the weekend with a bunch of fun activities. <div><div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285308592615595218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCU6gAiR3zNpEi2Q1gnxdTCDvPfrsBCbBuLb3KJ-Edhwwx_ajzy0df0wwzTVJAaijPGGy4Kkqh6yV4w1jkmZwvt0Q9FaMcVsUD4Mf-SL8xQm9kThRMi7PHd8cNl92apXlojgHVreSyzE/s400/CIMG2195.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>We went to the movies and went bowling. Congrats, mom, on the 166. That's awesome! The rest of broke 100, but not by much. </div><div></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285308606598602994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8KecRmCWAm3KX4gT2_TFXk2aLXiPZZBdBQYLFkxmolK6ImQMiN5mBjxM-JkyVF1i5Bu3zv0w1D1MN2K3tYKV1RQDgTLNPOWvJ7tKhbb22XIfSPISlDEkzELi5NKmRMY9p-dwiUJ6D9U/s400/CIMG2203.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Next, we went horseback riding on the world's most gaseous horses! Yuck!! </div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285308614572291746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMxXr8FR36rD9plj7yAg7K3a9AD7qfnv41nkJ73CRgu7Fg45fg3Dvevd8UJM6y0i4efxJVrQ7XoCluEyWD_osjivEQddXq9Q4t-dytYG8xtxUGHxM3Ni0n04uE7djHLDKm-nbu73yoxk/s400/CIMG2213.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285308626823195090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tmgr8Gyq_TTiyOdyB7I1vyJuGTcGP2airpVsMzLLhatzEmegORgPiA71kbK24BAzQgV2Bom9glKQH-nrLNVsJhqJsv-nlBtsE5NClkCfRxNT1joB2e_MCs00xJ5sz0TH64oKf5XQJUs/s400/CIMG2218.JPG" border="0" /> <div>And of course, we spent some time breaking up cat fights. It doesn't look like the "Christmas Spirit" applies to kitties. (P.S. Allison, thanks for the catnip banana! It's a blast!!).</div><div></div></div></div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzikNGlXZe4skxBCuqBAqjxqP66Yuk66uWz1gtUcZm9gkWXkZVfesiznHOkJDlkaSgqdgnM0XtOQrTz8T8Sgw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-46419299365383800072008-12-19T07:10:00.000-08:002008-12-19T07:15:30.693-08:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!We've spent the month of December shopping, visitng with friends and family and cleaning up messes made by bad little kitties:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281519460962520834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCsRB2poMrycZ9B_90BUpCauarcdks-MIP3VFmLhdgw8sKNDJVvmhJyR9Qa_W-OOVx7n5xRtezzEAaNE-3vPwvev0kx_Lc5Oy1ySU3UZQ22q_CIzJSa4Y2FdKzq0blyF515AxFC0DPxY/s400/bad+Kitty.jpg" border="0" /><br />We hope your holidays aren't as messy. Have a safe and happy holiday season! Best wishes for a wonderful 2009!!<br /><div></div><br /><div>Jackie and Drew</div>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-8569491858020197142008-11-13T08:36:00.001-08:002008-11-14T14:05:39.923-08:00Aloha!We skipped out on a summer vacation this year so that we could attend our friend's wedding in Hawaii. We were so glad to be invited-it was a ton of fun and the week in Oahu and Kauai was just what we needed!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268201531657571042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6-78u3qp6wJzmPUTrqNq4Vob7Ar4br0B7vQKc6hcfH66rh6qIkk27guM5ncC5gIfgWZAq3DnbkQw9pk0YzkpqfsS-1z4w_uPBWtFokrC7yZVYgTVbtgDsGvg9rkfU8KnQ7JCrIsEGEY/s400/1.JPG" border="0" />We basically went right from the airport to the beach. It was a good move as the weather more-or-less sucked for rest of the trip. We didn't complain though--a rainy day in Hawaii is still better than a sunny day at the office!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IRohyphenhyphensVqufYOiZEBShrzH_AC1OpfXH0pdRkExq0ePq6SeS-IGHcjI-K5esM3qMSjAPiKB37rdGohurJAIREseWjPp4_vcQgsgMbhhj1nGt2Q2nPKcEFwrcNvOs6eUY4Nh0-fljt4C8E/s1600-h/CIMG1818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268201539582154034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IRohyphenhyphensVqufYOiZEBShrzH_AC1OpfXH0pdRkExq0ePq6SeS-IGHcjI-K5esM3qMSjAPiKB37rdGohurJAIREseWjPp4_vcQgsgMbhhj1nGt2Q2nPKcEFwrcNvOs6eUY4Nh0-fljt4C8E/s400/CIMG1818.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268201533863484594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6bzp9wqpL_SWvlOWnJNl_hQ92bQOd4JgECgeYEvrhPg285ljeg_0xmLKiU_HHTt5Dy-Qw9ES51cEuRShpKB18RIvijt9hnGkkAm5_50V2lumn-ejRShnc9O6qrVBhF2_Dr1pygYvHa4/s400/CIMG1817.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268203728493786610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1X0X-8SjCn4P0rColPKPkLkROeEOCQzgib8mQBwuFF49ieUQ6FEz4yc0Bjg0f3xuxhRc8eAcnJqGaQJ_Q3eiZNnwFFhjRQtYDA0G1v7_BmDHOQFLen-1lFORSQwDwczLO7A31caGSEY/s400/CIMG1819.JPG" border="0" /> Check out this Waikiki sunset!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268201548447355234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-h7CsbVWihXy0_j9JEheamqdztcFHqv7mniDKVSIBxWXri5vZXcvbnbjjxNW4xKKynYKUKEvPfHy-zpcCPSfX8tx3BZrenj5bRk5fqBho0Ep_wwYafIluU6x4JDHr1y5M9LEav0wIhiI/s400/CIMG1823.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268201544533561218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmmej83S7rSrRsHtxaPdvInAr7KwDnzEdZZBlXldSqSxL6DSyT-ms-K_zCWpeX-0RlvCobjL1_x8yYBipyFk9NQ1qTEzb3PsRinXzlll5MWhsSPUr8tQvdhZufVEIe0l6dl17JG6arVtg/s400/CIMG1827.JPG" border="0" />Dinner at <a href="http://alanwongs.com/">Alan Wong's </a>was fantastic. Too bad the jet lag took over-Jackie nearly fell asleep between the last course and dessert. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268203127945287746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8NwQa-lXp4V2UB1r1HXEvmJGGEQYTYDAwDzEsvfzztH6ZUqMyz7UFlqOldoc_zHtjtuLvNK5toA8zTl1KNyMfoPRt7qane-2mFkO51fFV59a6ILlLAa57Oa6bPfw-X5bQauB45ToHBg/s400/CIMG1832.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268203122592114466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQo-I-8ZT9K3iEa2syq5DQznytlMdb3gEX-BLuMJcaFFhoBmKQV6zYDfo1FRRBAwYXuan8Tb2DrHs9_QFPLJL6te_z408ez_N6ZF1y4-YQnHynBUfgO-bnKNGGffG1n0CtpMMg-_0p8s/s400/CIMG1831.JPG" border="0" /><br />The next day, we "adopted" one of the bridesmaid's husband so he didn't have to get his hair and nails done with the rest of the girls. We went to Hanauma Bay to go snorkeling......<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268204974138526226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3lHJOSG4jV2EIdr_dn70Pzxs_Yye5UPg90peUuVG6MSMpznYGi2yTW6tjV5mRio4srzBiD3Rf7sD51WWYEqS1l-GmaNBCC3cAwjwiWuyM1VfgjQjV8wHEk79c8lPP12wBcFLg3lzqyI/s400/CIMG1841.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268203136688188258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zkCDq6snjRDbilJD87LXN1YwDD5jSsYCBx-2uUTC9z-ncqaNicJv5pJGP-wF1qC9WNzltoJzH_Rt5miz75yrzY6beP51gp81iKeGr36HoHVjArJCOjlXV1fvhu8vN_BJ2PpokiwPjlU/s400/CIMG1837.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268204972737590866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQKLs4stExHKgSY5s5Dy8ZfjDcypP9C65iGamgPFWqHag0SCEumGL0-YsNcT6FfoUG7RRoP-18JUYDcM4jkgfHepjcuLlQraaKbRcz7n2QQEboDouF2HCph2pR-jUkgm63auU8YiXuCE/s400/CIMG1840.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />We saw all sorts of fish and sea life including Hawaii's beloved Humuhumukununukuapua. Try saying that fast three times! We tried. It took sooooo long to learn how to pronounce <em>Humuhumukununukuapua </em>once that we didn't have time for a leisurely lunch. Thank goodness Drew can multi-task.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268204979912373378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy9OIKXT7nj-2UL-l_-HTmSfeRuzwPXJk4VScqBQOb6G2q-hjXWnTmJYIHQmv8XpnWHPAyeKX1QU0RGDFXsISoMp1YyiOI1dVDK7uv2RfL1Ws_1ei5Uu8dIrnH0G_huOChabT5SqnG8g/s400/CIMG1845.JPG" border="0" /> We were in a hurry because we had a surfing lesson with Hawaii's best (and most entertaining)surf instructor, Eric. Eric was definitely the best instructor on Waikiki as we all were able to ride the first wave that came our way. Watch out Long Board Champions....here we come! </p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRbZEQr387LKTek2hdnkJOohRnuvzCwCjt7Y1dkrRTR9eTgLTbD_r7bZx89M8YipTl1we35bj0O0CFwBl1QO-_QweFVW5iSZct-H8wxf_PYazacadj1CX6uHowxawd-hMX_2N6wF63t4/s1600-h/CIMG1854.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268621496556770418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRbZEQr387LKTek2hdnkJOohRnuvzCwCjt7Y1dkrRTR9eTgLTbD_r7bZx89M8YipTl1we35bj0O0CFwBl1QO-_QweFVW5iSZct-H8wxf_PYazacadj1CX6uHowxawd-hMX_2N6wF63t4/s400/CIMG1854.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoCf5w7Zr7vx09bVXbkRSx38T0F8zyewYBGlpm9zNgKBCk60_2sYefF5ZzUfDcypEeKSmTI__2ke4p7bL9CkhMlhUa3sYuo73IK7mhF-IrHGntyjQNB7NjqXAkdU3JXKAErIiE2UPzv4/s1600-h/CIMG1852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268621493232681522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoCf5w7Zr7vx09bVXbkRSx38T0F8zyewYBGlpm9zNgKBCk60_2sYefF5ZzUfDcypEeKSmTI__2ke4p7bL9CkhMlhUa3sYuo73IK7mhF-IrHGntyjQNB7NjqXAkdU3JXKAErIiE2UPzv4/s400/CIMG1852.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The end of the day was marked by the sunset wedding ceremony of Joanne and Carl. What a beautiful bride!!!!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268211085531330066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-78neJRXIZ-_Hajb1-VYYtBihEpZTjZSazGO_xoONPQCsXKuoTGHZE0Vvg7G9UKhVTw_iT7AWR7FXaw_PhEGHABVBFbd9srHaNLmeCoBAjzTBpv_iSIzHzfmlRyqNhHbYg32J-63s0g/s400/Joanne+and+Carl.JPG" border="0" />The wedding was perfectly short and sweet, which left lots of time for the good stuff:<br /><br />1. cocktail hour......<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268622097322454738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3X1toZd7RZbSCQ8U5m-GXgp6q4c4Z4Gs2lk4iVhODo1pWUWYUWgehFDDor1h3nITM5JwJi6I7mk8y4wbI4S_w9wCIlSxAryimlHDKE4wPW43vzVjjwpLt0XveSm4hJt7WwjHfX6rwYI/s400/CIMG1859.JPG" border="0" /><br />2. Appetizers....<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216854026685410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04XTJmsnIyL7k2u7lBb8PWcAnrQao4MMO8M3DndAwIncuhB1NAvRe6DP7nEWHAScCo2GMWxSnfhRtlBqL90QXANYQjfTKD5c2VfLaSeK3w4KQx8nQtCmA1dByU7EBpiOX3QF9wt9vA4o/s400/CIMG1861.JPG" border="0" /><br />3. Dinner.......<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216858797318786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspj739OGsiHJ1sj2TOnDehGI7x8XFml2RPmxlyjhJBEPlPy7WYMoIYQExOyzxDkSE_ZdoDpICIRVtEw_Xr1sBJhxBg2c5J8EP2THtjiqkrxvuhJOYikQYBMjYeqMbuGSIv_N8BanD8pM/s400/CIMG1865.JPG" border="0" /></p>4. Wedding Cake...... <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216870500057746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kRd0zIfaEQUUc_8_MwgbMJc7sb9us04s0R3sxFtr3jCMgKWpMQrBCOYwZyoQVnq2g5uVbQMJdxoGaWG6dy6TBBJU8uWSMSJ5erDiNy3WD1g70zgI1BxfD_QxlLjg65fSoUY3sO6mtz8/s400/CIMG1871.JPG" border="0" />....and 5. cheesy wedding dances...<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216888066553042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAfJBB45vI3QRLhpp4X19eUSJL1_pHg_QHyhboz87reLQs7DoykK_p4yubTjbUNdDiRVhpmBxsZTNr3vuErN0LwylrOnzI6ZjgaUjNtcCRNdR0DHxEwp8g3P9XJ1pjE9oQZWuHEh-_WM/s400/CIMG1884.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268216871181510226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ21jn2VGjQCbhUUL-Ni6RARMNgkyPIKaiJgx0gmLvEqTSaPab9UAZWmY0m3czT63Xuy9VmdauTUT7hE5YzM-E_Vm924b6g0rzM4heeCQdquT5fRG_Y3T4uS2BqC1TDwW2286sCpET7NE/s400/CIMG1880.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>The next morning in Hawaii, it was football time on the mainland so we skipped breakfast and headed to a sports bar to cheer on the Redskins. A 3 hour football game turned into a ridiculous day drinking fest where 4 of us drank 9 pitches of beer. Needless to say we are not 22 anymore so the rest of the day was shot, but we sure had fun (from what we remember!). </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268224170803854866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Be-sBczM0B0-EHgei2HOoQpXGn1cToEd5VbYYUTCGsumI1o-RGJn41IUJlUaNkHPurncO23wP8aOcwN2LoUJg9aa66yDtlEU39ZiKVdbrU4Unyv33ZgVcsaDueaBi4NfYPh6kHq3pUk/s400/CIMG1902.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268224177317190258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzE5xtmlfvwdrqY58S3U9q4xXXfv_lDtheMPyOymz1_Rvt42825eD0OYDIgH9lxsQ2vhDI2ist4lYi8LL0jYifQm1eUw9lnwU_HOiYa02K2NwciCPsicXG1RRLaF5k1EenzHVxrcoQRA/s400/CIMG1905.JPG" border="0" />We spent our last day on Oahu touring the island's sights and beaches. </p>First we headed to the Dole Pineapple Plantation.....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_G1WRr1U8vh0MuneNBqWsVIYmX02rRWSXk7UAJuy4ncl3kHwwTzKgyfOs6EJKAjeXsvQlWmjB3R_Wi5XwJXzvTegGE-j2r6SzA6-0ygbNocL50IEj6SWDly1i-mpdx9r2xU4_QlOH6eg/s1600-h/CIMG1908.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268224178491354706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_G1WRr1U8vh0MuneNBqWsVIYmX02rRWSXk7UAJuy4ncl3kHwwTzKgyfOs6EJKAjeXsvQlWmjB3R_Wi5XwJXzvTegGE-j2r6SzA6-0ygbNocL50IEj6SWDly1i-mpdx9r2xU4_QlOH6eg/s400/CIMG1908.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RolkiFLRQWJwmD6vct7flhO3MSylttztUoVnqJPAIJ-0RuklyaAdUx94UHce7_fO_O-kZNg98ii0n3wMRtyA-HgmLDBdE5dy9YoV0nh0Tgtx2nEjBOwpFGvCXyTTToBL_cn7WHehmqU/s1600-h/CIMG1912.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268224198666286162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RolkiFLRQWJwmD6vct7flhO3MSylttztUoVnqJPAIJ-0RuklyaAdUx94UHce7_fO_O-kZNg98ii0n3wMRtyA-HgmLDBdE5dy9YoV0nh0Tgtx2nEjBOwpFGvCXyTTToBL_cn7WHehmqU/s400/CIMG1912.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268224186000500418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwBdscChVouG24XnpqmlIJH8tbz95L0jcyPItaDldxggQaqV5aWMwg19cPjNb5uAKltNr9Z1BAVbI3_vXNa6Aklkh2QNS8MlvH9_22Vc-5veCCyOsUM-znEjRroOa7a779e0s9alpG5w/s400/CIMG1911.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268226353034512402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpXBPD-aliP1lg1c-jTsS2KSKm8MQVqfQWLTOr5x2xnH-FV5fwhOPp2scgM7UXRLQkpGCi8hfR9rh4trXLVEknIHaPqj4pDaBiOFVLUP8i2OU4lcm4wn9OKJJMNEYxLd5OJDhDfgsCG4/s400/CIMG1913.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268226354395539890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk3kGjQf5yrmiVImPpEgFJWHT2iqbMRe93o9IlFkBbMH3COdLUsOY-DO4WFYPg_JEcO-A69VMfRogoJgurnyzbsFve4HxAbZ95likckcbNVEUNJ66mkU5dSgIfjBoVI-NzI-NfTjZuvo/s400/CIMG1914.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268226366925458066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZgkgKhANFloVCttsxpF0MAV2P1uFqKe2_mwipkLodrwIdiBfoaDINk3AhLcsisWOpPTnTRx37nXanHuMTrEAQNeHimCNj8k8E0RMX53BVJPJWtTs4duAEi-86R7TF5sW_lJLiM01tYc/s400/CIMG1915.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW9JG_6X0n313BoVGAkVaYNI52AMaalmZD8O2QU0Tlj-Q0f81Qf39DYXDCzWb3iKYewWX2oL083DSZWTcfU1V4_-51qJHi4jkomwiFWX850j8XpgeC9L_BCe_-gzwAfxxMG7l0k-mqZ8/s1600-h/CIMG1916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268226373969597218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW9JG_6X0n313BoVGAkVaYNI52AMaalmZD8O2QU0Tlj-Q0f81Qf39DYXDCzWb3iKYewWX2oL083DSZWTcfU1V4_-51qJHi4jkomwiFWX850j8XpgeC9L_BCe_-gzwAfxxMG7l0k-mqZ8/s400/CIMG1916.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then we made it to the North Shore to check out the surf. The pictures don't do the waves justice...they were HUGE and POWERFUL. </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268228502733318594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbnmyDcentColPaz6A7fNIFalF_T6pjD8NBm244jy14uEafPwF1_4VbY92rOwluIHZOO4BMkYsiZvv9V2C9MYlJLtXP9fFIRavOPkFiB95J3S1xVIAjr85Q5sveYBrC4pTjDOzAc1qww/s400/CIMG1922.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268230388288822658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiHwHagA78nOQ35Zqm2doi2tmhKpoa21mUoWrduALEoTAuvbe86a_NzIKbfBzKl34I0n2T-AIZ4yK-lxNuRGPppNHDsoBd4QFlWRuXiPbM4KXX2YdxHpubXY9qec8Td5aAFCOfzKFqn4/s400/CIMG1925.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQyZOAxgViuD3_UVvrGsAOsH-qd4kFABDiowr7AbE21c3pVXt5aP-YCCTXVn-d2t42D4pfom7zpIhX4lrel8tX3pJB2awqxV5X-fMr0N3PzXB7IENrjlXBDAZOgjVTVcmDjUwoI3dj8w/s1600-h/CIMG1919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268228495527198018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQyZOAxgViuD3_UVvrGsAOsH-qd4kFABDiowr7AbE21c3pVXt5aP-YCCTXVn-d2t42D4pfom7zpIhX4lrel8tX3pJB2awqxV5X-fMr0N3PzXB7IENrjlXBDAZOgjVTVcmDjUwoI3dj8w/s400/CIMG1919.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Don't let Drew fool you....he didn't get a baby shark bite in Hawaii....a wave tossed a rock right at his knee. Ouch!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzS8_JqeNL5BN7JTMYnY0qe94-_sl2OriSGomLeDZ5fQBN8b_etl7wWOB4S0r4ESMNMTwZu17nxRtgoDmmMzMRh2cJPnzGKKVy8zZ2bUg_hjUO0e598gImlq5hiPQbtIb0NlITJ5_ff0/s1600-h/CIMG1927.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268228515569699954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzS8_JqeNL5BN7JTMYnY0qe94-_sl2OriSGomLeDZ5fQBN8b_etl7wWOB4S0r4ESMNMTwZu17nxRtgoDmmMzMRh2cJPnzGKKVy8zZ2bUg_hjUO0e598gImlq5hiPQbtIb0NlITJ5_ff0/s400/CIMG1927.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div><br /><br />All those waves got our stomachs growling so we headed to one of the North Shore's famous Shrimp Shacks for a delicious bite to eat. We highly recommend the garlic-chili shrimp if you ever make it to Kahuku's. Fantastic!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQoPlqmNIBfHPpDO4BWU9SSb0RGOuIieOXZkubYdIMUzdHsa45lYv_NKxhn9Q1fWVXmXFQ44_he2P998jCvIOsn_ol8iHlzPwMzJtSGehOb49tuQfkTbmxOC-Wz8ttM1YpItWngLYKfE/s1600-h/CIMG1931.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268232538789071010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQoPlqmNIBfHPpDO4BWU9SSb0RGOuIieOXZkubYdIMUzdHsa45lYv_NKxhn9Q1fWVXmXFQ44_he2P998jCvIOsn_ol8iHlzPwMzJtSGehOb49tuQfkTbmxOC-Wz8ttM1YpItWngLYKfE/s400/CIMG1931.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nAt-NIn11pXJm2g4xJfw9W7VAzvq29q8qgWF79UJBNm7duz-65w1_cZ-LcwtgLUDEZsE-NCzjirujjrBaBYBm0Qnh89dKq68XSDA0PugGGbjuZ_zbo0_sEGn9XA-P9Mbwi-rpwGwmGo/s1600-h/CIMG1930.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268232530449503170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nAt-NIn11pXJm2g4xJfw9W7VAzvq29q8qgWF79UJBNm7duz-65w1_cZ-LcwtgLUDEZsE-NCzjirujjrBaBYBm0Qnh89dKq68XSDA0PugGGbjuZ_zbo0_sEGn9XA-P9Mbwi-rpwGwmGo/s400/CIMG1930.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />After lunch, we drove around to Kualoa for some more tranquil waters and some R&R. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrfr_ASVOcSDIJ60QetSLtl43vW_AQRb9oYlcANusUCACzTXwZPYtnKl8XMB-xE2Eo5HsSRSwMwsj7wV2jZWqG_GrbaJREqlve-eDKB80AErEH89oU6WOzmmfXPOECTcG2lAEZ6fsFuQ/s1600-h/CIMG1936.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268232557584450066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrfr_ASVOcSDIJ60QetSLtl43vW_AQRb9oYlcANusUCACzTXwZPYtnKl8XMB-xE2Eo5HsSRSwMwsj7wV2jZWqG_GrbaJREqlve-eDKB80AErEH89oU6WOzmmfXPOECTcG2lAEZ6fsFuQ/s400/CIMG1936.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq82fzr1o02r1aV0ffkgT2caHQnXfxlnnrgZtcXw8EpqmhXms5f1fV-WqOrnPeatTpv41gqQUNeZZvLHx_v0Cpz-HoR_5OJ6o1lpbXGv5pT86piewx5h7w6ZrdoKivbfCvwqa8WcbSyMI/s1600-h/CIMG1934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268232549309970354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq82fzr1o02r1aV0ffkgT2caHQnXfxlnnrgZtcXw8EpqmhXms5f1fV-WqOrnPeatTpv41gqQUNeZZvLHx_v0Cpz-HoR_5OJ6o1lpbXGv5pT86piewx5h7w6ZrdoKivbfCvwqa8WcbSyMI/s400/CIMG1934.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The next day, we headed to Kauai, the land of wild chickens and perpetual rains. Good thing we rented a convertible! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268234955561904466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnDsSEho8IW59j97WVLs7pkPQFbeHiXF2YXNe7PZQrwvTGFKeQnYkn4-AamwXdz6nqlJS6-at-T43DB7R_R1-GiBXi5cEAmof01t8vAlPt0sN7bnVxAv3wTcYk4gTfSFtcy6iiorYAsE/s400/CIMG1951.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268234947950402322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPjZgkWaaXUc67ulws2sby1u2g4Xc6i2KfwT0REDs5C8XahR8Yx8LuenvWxXKMSWF4XwBDVlY6eX8_BZfCAazBt6-FRMH681uQsoFF36kykTnriKRPlMXeKQy2LdD-Rouvj1w5dJWqLM/s400/CIMG1953.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div><br /><p>The trip to Kauai was a true vacation. Jackie got to sit around with a beer and her nose in a book while Drew tended to the kitchen duties. When is our next vacation???<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268252082678536962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVgux5pVNmqXtTRpQ7u5qNCtZ2qwN-jh2vuEPG3-1YBbiBtlm8WxzoekFbFO0uKmQuIiG0bszXmqEBaQgjjBJVYcybVrgsazB7OOVVWHaYsPtWCprEZnS3lcFKp7pipEmKFuuZ6myR6U/s400/CIMG1971.JPG" border="0" /></p>Drew's dinner of lobster tails and filet mignon was good...so good that it was <em>almost food-blog-worthy. </em>Almost. :)<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268252080094533202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbs2CaCqS1inaiHKqq2l_UqkH9WAE6JVzQLL80Z7fhrDWq5srhS9EM1hb4cKJmJv9beRNsG1Gx8POtYoRU2jR6fib9_fDuEqeW2o7sksHWMJLJYQw7H48GpMFsUBMPq7hrIjKTBt13C0/s400/CIMG1969.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268253245515228018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_U2FoRsqrMeRgcQug93peA157FKbj-t6JK_B0XDssU5ntIoy14mvKQxbnhC-6F46dhqQaaDiObsRRjFdRrC49i1FjXKzwu4QP75P_PMPNHDvZL2G5GXZ89NaMPC_R7L5mpXbv2n1wCw/s400/CIMG1975.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Drew was off the K.P. hook for dessert because we went out for the local favorite..a Hawaiian Shave Ice.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268252100492637234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZPKRopxBDS0geQFK7oi1U_6QxBUFQwu1X_YNKDxTIlM3H7zeLoXWrMkkAYEuDyDlN-kxDpnO0PkrMwruDpSzi9p0-hSVOIF8JZTvVo9uTntBuf9-Rlvde8MmURlIhw2c_wDUiZYL4js/s400/CIMG1979.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268252093462637682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KEOX0CbSbP3YnKbMbDOMmad_eefONFvdefo92v2PWBLso9PZ2u2JdMTWXRKpinYHWEzr5-spSOAx-jmY7O7tf2T-LjQEyHsM-wV2ElFpiiJrsqSTqxDY-VgIa5y97rw9mht8NJJu_CI/s400/CIMG1978.JPG" border="0" /> <p>The next day, in between rain showers, we were able to catch a glimpse of Hawaii's Grand Canyon. It was beautiful! </p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6MfZ6oqPqCffYaob7MSWut4DNW9qFqTXirgLrC8c-oIVijk944jSmn6j5cNY_WL4Wh7JZiYxRj1hSxpMA6P9yfPgugvYHoiiLTpyHoq5FjNkyh2JQm6tzr0eHsP_P8CEokgzLuKEelo/s1600-h/CIMG1994.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268254690319986306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6MfZ6oqPqCffYaob7MSWut4DNW9qFqTXirgLrC8c-oIVijk944jSmn6j5cNY_WL4Wh7JZiYxRj1hSxpMA6P9yfPgugvYHoiiLTpyHoq5FjNkyh2JQm6tzr0eHsP_P8CEokgzLuKEelo/s400/CIMG1994.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTfllC0t_L_92nVq4vBApKRiGrs9-jpXgJJ7lf8_ptxwL6QsR2D-ojGHVVG4WZWjXPg_lNs8nl-xnrRExk6GkHODr9P5q3YcKQ6ET1jMWl4VKjeQEziqA6G4WPEOzL1y602wzyLenSk8/s1600-h/CIMG1993.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268254682230138386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTfllC0t_L_92nVq4vBApKRiGrs9-jpXgJJ7lf8_ptxwL6QsR2D-ojGHVVG4WZWjXPg_lNs8nl-xnrRExk6GkHODr9P5q3YcKQ6ET1jMWl4VKjeQEziqA6G4WPEOzL1y602wzyLenSk8/s400/CIMG1993.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>After touring the canyon, we met up with the newlyweds, Joanne and Carl, who were on their honeymoon in Kauai. We all took a boat cruise of the Napali Coast-one of the most picturesque spots on Earth . Too bad we had to turn around early because about 70% of the passengers got sea sick. Yuk! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268525694847135906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgTDBBfDXN3LD1nmps-wd4DPQ7h6IqWEa3LXApjiwbih31v_5czt_OCg3Kwvmea4tLbE9imqyNj1dasDSzDMCFq1_h76Wt9J06agL5dywPVUXu2Sdt6hQ-Hu0MSfCDW5-X9R503RLi3M/s400/CIMG2008.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtu79yNvl_WiOKCcnPuq41Y8u4qnFN_q9DGwC_vW2HGYXft-QFTwc_a1imw2NaPDpVm0hO9dEI_hyBDbkSDY0dNONcoBD04AaVfSCMzhG17D7QWVvUzRkUHwEBW8JPRLDZhznkJTClmg/s1600-h/CIMG2018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268525700045914082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtu79yNvl_WiOKCcnPuq41Y8u4qnFN_q9DGwC_vW2HGYXft-QFTwc_a1imw2NaPDpVm0hO9dEI_hyBDbkSDY0dNONcoBD04AaVfSCMzhG17D7QWVvUzRkUHwEBW8JPRLDZhznkJTClmg/s400/CIMG2018.JPG" border="0" /></a>Towards the end of our trip we took a kayak tour to a hidden waterfall. We got dressed for adventure and were ready to paddle! Does matching water shoes say "<em>Coolest Couple on the Planet</em>" or what???? ha ha<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268528879884209074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4d5viZsoJmmbFifQqHmiNs7ptxIByD_XJVILSAOWxWoBPnlwcnU26EPdDzub8CdTWDMNe9239j533KODMLSkRIkW6ZIMvA7nl1DVuUxFR1PPtoG2EAWjvRuMNPGx3kHL9dqIzJ0WSHc/s400/CIMG2023.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268525708087847090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3iUFFYnY6Wqp58NH84yMbnz4I8RTUTpWnC5bv5S5r9gqz32CvTEnPuoskKEC1_KRIf_N7QvJ3hPPWQINWo-sNhU694JSq1k4qcj0emF2RDDTLHmOtVSfJnkOsQceuIv15gCKUg6TK5G0/s400/CIMG2032.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Coldest waterfall ever: </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268525710782038226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX6cBKSsp5Ys5lF-CTvBQcX42uK3w_foz9yF6BecOFqGXK5NvBLbDDVOparBui4Da5VKhp3EcekrRExRyBnstrN8GzHj9nSGT9hG_iZJjhdVjm3UDb7hdU5HUyYZc3sCGBdKGymvboMw/s400/CIMG2028.JPG" border="0" />Finally, a few hours before we were to leave for the airport, the sun came out so we finally got to fool around like kids and play in the pool at our hotel. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssAMmByng70l6IFHARAOOR3gOk07dde6Ha68Jlw-UFHPXOL3kpKgTdYRgzdXzdA_CCVzwO_yVSHcp_t4PEWj3bJPPW_zWDNLazQiZZeY4o4D9nzMOWxISREoEjIPf-Nq1EDD5cEOAKuY/s1600-h/CIMG2074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268620486999610930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssAMmByng70l6IFHARAOOR3gOk07dde6Ha68Jlw-UFHPXOL3kpKgTdYRgzdXzdA_CCVzwO_yVSHcp_t4PEWj3bJPPW_zWDNLazQiZZeY4o4D9nzMOWxISREoEjIPf-Nq1EDD5cEOAKuY/s400/CIMG2074.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cEVITf95CT4gKoEOnr5b8NA0PcCHM-YTQjowtJ_NdukRaszlbNych2XagFW1odpG2Z9OEkpKrR2biiKPC8O-_QNtyANEn4mSe-qvCVCpVTBqG2U_nXiB9hmdbB7LCgH2nTTytoAsztg/s1600-h/CIMG2070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268620485542620882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cEVITf95CT4gKoEOnr5b8NA0PcCHM-YTQjowtJ_NdukRaszlbNych2XagFW1odpG2Z9OEkpKrR2biiKPC8O-_QNtyANEn4mSe-qvCVCpVTBqG2U_nXiB9hmdbB7LCgH2nTTytoAsztg/s400/CIMG2070.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p>Our last supper in Hawaii: A World Famous Bubba Burger. Sooooo yummy! </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268620486854021442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHx2KJl_MTEquc3uVRAE6g1UzSd0S4hLedoDQ4QMjy_M-JgbJXUrrKGc0o0TPoqH-LxiKB1Dyu1r3Jy8YFI0C2YTxXh73r9TszIaB0Wye__2k0ej4Up5r2wtbkhYl6uuwy2N5NsF6fvo/s400/CIMG2076.JPG" border="0" />Aloha again, and hope enjoyed the pics!</p>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-8606919535251511092008-10-20T12:23:00.001-07:002008-10-20T13:16:16.592-07:00October turned out to be an interesting month.It started out with a Girls Night Out at the New Kids on the Block concert in Washington, DC. <div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259320251778355634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoD2F0Uitpv2J_mS7vdCH9qucn1WMeQz3mBIqH-RF5SwBOsH3Kd0mOIdulKC-WQHn7YrrGpoGNbN3CEixZLl4sLc8eKb0pU5jTssuFzGD1h9MW5FQO_8bVVwVMjWG1nwnvUUdf3F7Kn8/s400/NKOTB+2.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>Jackie wasn’t a NKOTB fan as a teenager but nonetheless, she had an amazing time rockin’ out at the concert. Was it the music, The Block, or just the massive quantity of beer??? We’ll never know….<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259320257776863378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5819IyDpfxNtDqx2srV9M7c6TzRmvNklX6iiiQ-YHdoo88MwI5goijbfN3GUL6KasUP8RXMaQWEk1FwvoG2nqp-e0JrdlMPHxm19uscibuykahEazNCJGnCs726T6ZDF7TqZl7CLVLA/s400/Rockin+out+to+NKOTB.jpg" border="0" /><br />Due to an unfortunate incident with running shoes and a make-shift toilet (don’t ask unless you want to vomit!), Jackie hasn’t gone running in over a year, but that didn’t stop us from passing out tootsie rolls to the thousands of runners who ran the Baltimore Marathon on October 11. Keep your fingers crossed that Drew’s torn Achilles is 100% better soon so that he can start training for next year’s Baltimore Marathon.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259321339743795250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BlMdZ0bzWiXRReVtAkR5lcZGbhcw9-gtHjaYUOJXAYo0LuifsZIhw2OxlWGNqkfNUow0-OybB5cgE8RIf8xdUwli6H5IFzEZPWU60Kv2JCdfD2d8Jm7NfZva4rqlQ9mVCb_sPvUTm7g/s400/Marathon.jpg" border="0" />No October is complete without an Oktoberfest and we picked a great one to attend. It was filled with good food, good beer...</div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259320267556091298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqxdDXnnVVZIrh0bAsV5kV8yJ75pt3-spb7CqQslQoUlkdmE3MFlnxcTiADugKwhmdJR2Ghunxt71JHjHrNDmDF9x2nnq0vJP2bI_quzJrrBCPU66nE87axkMy5KgSXvaj_PB43tDiVU/s400/Beer+Fest+1.jpg" border="0" /></p><div>....random drunk guys </div><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259320277403945106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQ3sTAPklRzSu7oTV_Ej-LbfHobOCwC130OrAEPDIKJLYzI3scEM2AdrrT3PGGkrgqmB-WIdMnxLF7gZAb2exajSuxJ7GsGEl2H3Vfx_7wBw36eYmTtSjYahyphenhyphenj2o1QuQpiT2TeN4NCso/s400/Beer+Fest+2.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div>....and plenty of outrageous entertainment--women donned in Lederhosen for the guys</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259320289553063730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImr_pWAMxfF9fdaPULvjSv5_weAZ1vLINhzElJZIal7pAxFIZm4iXJufK6JwWX3f3TMi37hRxgJPv_-vVMV1Tq7yXYuw9HBwx4CWk3XLVoEESKAlt78ioq3JcRcbUxDbh_kdxdYAIQmo/s400/Beer+Fest+3.jpg" border="0" />....and a beer belly contest for everyone! </div><div> </div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259321302823426642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixz86F3vJQWNbke_s4Uj9oKLC98kY3pFfd_mIQ3qmOoPfcDYQnkoEwl6fT78tMfTxGW8xbDuca9B0_xMPyaj-OFn2_ek5B6jQ2YdVCLmzpW4zEgvvZPvAKL-2Fc3lcHTjiWYBTEdhkSnQ/s400/Beer+Fest+4.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259321319207818546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGzxB2HcUaWDdcAChgZzST1XAdGhbuxp135qfOoGwrWIsZ45OIRcxJ1fU_ieItLHiNxebQKvAZgFztUr0jXPa6YMx6NG00ZvKrZGIsBfoZChyphenhyphen_qIXgZDFX_I-5HrDgiWwBkLIGaRIhEk/s400/Beer+Fest+5.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259321319770840098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrTR1jowvSeUNEa5WRlT1PBBs305uIbAexSqKgyuwTI0s2o7luWFTt-eBqhROcjNa6vHBv3z4QaolYXk6vpgECAYNoMekPWaSRiei45vEXhv4qtnQN7qFkL5heAEdS2gIPw-s63eeGVo/s400/Beer+Fest+6.jpg" border="0" /></p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4HUjOiRNLLulpuLDMy_xyIq_2JG-safz16xA62WkQsUQ6vfefmez2Ncd0rPGSULYTHYS45FjqBlM9DFxf_w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><p></p><p>The two guys who tied for first place in the beer belly contest had guts that measured 5 feet 2 inches around. <strong>Seriously!!!</strong> To make matters even more outrageous, the tiebreaker was a dance off! Unbelievable. Only in America!!!! Ha ha<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwNjWaCWRcnvqdT8Rn_yVKTXCodcErZNGA4g9_VyWBiS5oOwzuHGJNVp7xC97MED6MAJCB3IbhgjT0mU_PQ6g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />We spent the next weekend in Philadelphia where we enjoyed the views and attractions.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259321372894323666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwsXugdMGXIUJ5NueQ80R65ER-QDBjq3WhfCt7E9lVA1V0kZa9IBODdB0gdxritGVrhCvrH3W7nbjE4XQ0e6l7kyr5NX9olsoDGhjncRFceIs5W94-7dvX4AeRlTHs9HaTJeZSq1cT6M/s400/Philly+1.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259323681570608306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnLRdWLjXwFkYx2Cocowy-I-_2wJbfUwU7r7bTQxKGY63l7nYfLku2JgtM3XxOrwUaXUQmVvpY7Z9UtCpXqgUEYhPnowcb7fbbxlr2E2O4U3Lz8moYU9gcaIXjVlsVKgi8njI6kU2aRk/s400/Philly+3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259323674985815458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPO6nUOaLBGvWFxVm6c30z6di7x6-GEsOqpmwuHwxfJ4suLlZ2lgv2k4bfe53dxDlkMnGIVcz9xby5fPN1C-yOP7Q6aCnWRrxKyCd7sc3t2d2X44O1GdKE8sVL1F7vFK6N0S7NnwraTQ/s400/Philly+2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259323690826808690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2bvY2y-oYJXCx0M8kW9emAKZSk62Ai8tKzBgBeFFueqXdFjt9pnNrnf9xND8DHrKZAy3PSBB01WNdQzkvct2wX-084KMjT9_KgSQQrYQ0AI4QtOrUxIeZ3qFa82eL7XzOO3TUkPrblg/s400/Philly+4.jpg" border="0" /><br />In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Philly dyed the “Love Statue Fountain” pink!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259323697320866930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw21oGs1F76uxFL8zQjCrzwZvdvRugo-ijiOowTCaJf8Jp6CsmUvdwEZsFbV3Oh1x2t-JLINqIUSadnE5L9bLKJwWOd0MdJy_flb26uuDbE9vfkrjyQ6Par49LnBqXpYwPvYLcxMgHqAA/s400/Philly+5.jpg" border="0" /><br />What’s Philly without a Cheese Steak? Thanks, Drew for the fabulous photography! Now we all know why Jackie’s “Skinny Jeans” rarely fit. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259323702351418082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gpHI1sP5SmTCl319T1TWiLTz2nOtpGze1PhzAjSagzyTtpbhKNdCTn5plx6_hfJ5HeBH7BdigAEXM4WmLMKOR9lmv217YLICb-Sgx03GbjGrY-HZCiH8S0A4P-IQE937fzxGj_qBSOc/s400/Philly+6.jpg" border="0" /> <em>Note to self: <strong>You </strong>could win the beer belly contest if you have another one of these anytine soon!!</em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259324644309586370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gT961BEJ5UvFuHc__QT1zzhvANTWF-ic8Pp2B1gpa_dptnB5M_UrHiRRcikMIOjxjSgHTCtEn-qGyuLKH2eXZbLjzzQDNVuoYYSBd0PYinvQr0Vjc7OLj2BN94qskmZRn_iKk1UxrUw/s400/Philly+7.JPG" border="0" /><br />We’re skipping Halloween next weekend because we’ll be 30,000 feet above sea level flying back from our Hawaiian vacation, but Ginger and Ernie sure couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dress up for the holiday.<br /><br />Ok….Ginger couldn’t pass it up….. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259324662699515682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMuZGwQGB6TD35k-ZOX_RduLBvD_1NafS6Qiz7yOi4uTp-4iqCzb__oPqn_AwrTxvtCvRS_Sg9L-EaiIK_jXBeevb75UxyEA0zloGNmWQIiY-sObfEOECOU1jsvBW7gUfYmrbhTd3OSc/s400/Halloween+Kitty+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259324649021619570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwm5-s9QPtH2eLdTOMUhgS5f-fh4iBjUK_duORZFfJN13-mtMm0lUmE4KJvbyQNgWPYUTWRqT-f3a1DrfVzDe39ylLVVF48NKYhO0yHkLCeJWcO1xynteGgpMNrpQlftNMft6Ki2BAzm4/s400/Halloween+Kitty.jpg" border="0" /><br />Ernie---different story!! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259324666508047890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-inVzf3vfmP1AYhfSX2_CApA56SR-ZvD8GCreM1Wr4woMi0J5v_YJnHGMzhqTZW69UQHmDaWeePtw7Mc4Py6-h-MgL4UOB_Y-JuKdsdMrD5lcsHsl79vFxWjSJwEMbouXxxrbSmExi3c/s400/Halloween+Kitty+3.jpg" border="0" /></p></div><br /><p>Check out this kitty frown! :(</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259324675356849618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZSAcL6MVuKz9A4tknkp6dIbkyBwu79KcjZpaYImrfLqRSpnJ-9z4YtckJ90DiTp-_4eUqDLha_SgajX4ae3dFcFBrSYbXILuotFousRtw8I1Bx3LN2mNvVauHbqWnsqNeuWwf4Dxzzo/s400/Haloween+Kitty+4.jpg" border="0" /></p>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-22605146303736870082008-10-13T08:54:00.000-07:002008-10-13T09:41:40.940-07:00The Last Little Bit of Summer Fun<div>With winter on the horizon, we packed the weekends in September full of fun outdoor activities.<br />First, we went to the Redskins home opener to cheer on Drew’s Favorite Native Americans……<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256673959290354034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimd5e1oz9SVuME59KcOjjvx8EaElcajM4OxucTN82vQvq0szUSDElf2jDhXP0ujWA1SSX67ZknCcLXwGTKYjFARdW4-fWnwNvlH7YYmktdEyMrlmftXVmX5yIRPYOo3GR_lX6gGMSamZY/s400/CIMG1609.JPG" border="0" />Can you spot The Chief in the Background???? <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256673951255132594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00M6YbPjqvSSC_ThSW_TxtFfb_0d2ABJ7cPf447pt8jnu62IZw40NqEF4j7QjMAlwOEs6IJA-GP8iEdsctWYXW9aWQo4tHXfcbyoxNHcEbGzaJcoODeqiPs0XfcqEWVFOe9Of2DjaAgs/s400/CIMG1608.JPG" border="0" />We then went to the bustling metropolis of VA Beach to visit Jackie’s Sister and Brother in law. we had fun but chose the wrong weekend to visit....it was the coldest fall weekend on record! Can you see how unprepared we were for the cold--Drew had to buy a VA Beach Sweatshirt to match Jackie's San Francisco sweatshirt from last summer!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256673965111472082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBP4ByrLncNXz-Y-A-mIoHHRjMdCDy2HZxrvj7RVUTzx8mCXbN3QuXvW6xaMLXys7XeWxLxVRP-Cmhn0DagqoB5KEYNh-3Po2U0lOWWku53LwiQVHcsZNV-lLxjzAdr3JvjRhfo1iAIGM/s400/CIMG1612.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256677066014064930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH-aF4xKg2UmxhL7y2_IYbZlZGp8zqaFJGfTakhVM5kPmkFwApt4J65KLn_jYqcKJdAailAeBm7Kt5er9LcNIbsL__U1ofut9jE0YychUkHoy_NjfxoB42l-786IBHatNx6KuyL_HeMI/s400/VA+Beach.jpg" border="0" /> <p>While strolling the boardwalk, we we lucky enough to catch the Virginia Beach Italian Festival which featured the Pizza World Champions. These guys really know how to play with their food!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwq7AReBwjgtqBz6EBJZkh0w-sktQAGzWhlREqzLn8H8xhRohJ9c-Qb8u_4UgHtE2lsf3pSjZPMzPxWwGE52g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx29--udXO41b7hfHeJh_cRnu6hlqAgmzICH6tMo3uM3yxqqwBXr4xZfKlc9uuuH_ZPB9Odepq18JcBBg-uYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Looks like Drew's taking lessons on playing with his food from the Pizza World Champions. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256673964682674754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgUn53Wv2Z2ZMV9limsHTpkdeHQLRdOkIN68fKUGW8C47TwuiHyX1Z0aDBj801q64Es3nHlLYN4KJviuoZrLjZblcF3H2EIioeKsSUQgUKUqw6x-I2i0VO5cnUHZopqUjNLbuzHkjP94/s400/Italian+Fest+1.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256675193589876338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIL6BqXUTRlB5o0DHjYMCAUJiLQGuF3YZzSVPlVacw3SMbo0m5e2U2sV9MNyHF1qh3mP-4J0-wOg56a58SI5JMquHK1n9DZtrWbxrMTSz9okdYifqpgGWssz1dHq1yMeEB1891WGM7gtI/s400/Italian+Fest+2.JPG" border="0" /> After the Italian Fest, Jackie jetted off to Fabulous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Las</span> Vegas to work a little………………</p><p>Talk about a Monster Truck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256675194576940178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFD3POsaUAbZAJxIh2QHFajzmgRV_hricXiXjt0lshUFlc9-Yvl5zGY1Au3j4qEeSJR9Mn3p7fKNgcnB4JWG_fzNsDUY5IGaV1Jjt6awtUrHjRbvPs7pkprYY9rX2iyyiQ79Eh3ADfuk/s400/Mining+1.jpg" border="0" /> ..........and play a little.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256675199949887410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQewSmp9nw_ihR81raDKLPU66eVXk5ogTnvJWocadV8R0xEu8bAWYVXT50U6knD8yMwgAdH7LjJ4sA1C4T-h2I4IV4djGakL3glUdnuLCymM_7vBNGihgcmd-3On54R1jwiFhH7-tJRg0/s400/Vegas+1.jpg" border="0" /><br />The last outdoor activity was our annual neighborhood Block Party. It was a little soggy but when you’re partying for a good cause, who cares if you’re wet. We went through 22 kegs of beer, 1 pig and a couple hundred burgers and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hotdogs</span> all in the name of raising thousands of dollars for the <a href="https://www.southeastyouthacademy.org/Home_Page.php">Southeast Youth Academy</a>, a neighborhood non-profit dedicated to supporting teens from Southeast Baltimore. <br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256673961078526370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CculX2BuYz1I0ARlEWNhy4mVl2BRR-qJz9VycXGxQgdwAu1xhiT640xC2VtS6qXaDY77cFU1VOGB_tsr6oo463AmQpVlLV8KCa8-6lWV4rB8kSy0flwPKsCbsz-TfVjwDZqO25LVVgY/s400/Baylis+Street+1.jpg" border="0" />JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-24731386422805086192008-09-09T12:28:00.000-07:002008-09-09T13:06:08.842-07:00August Pictures from "The Blogenbaums"<div><div>We started out the month super-excited about participating in the <a href="http://greaturbanrace.com/">Great Urban Race</a> of Washington DC, a digital camera scavenger hunt that Jackie’s sister encouraged us to participate in. We drove down to DC for the big day but after 15 minutes of “Urban Racing,” we decided that the race was <em>A Great Urban Waste of Time </em>so we dropped out, had lunch and went shopping.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244107630232184034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1txCJGLThg1Twgj-WjW29uK7nl7HoTg041bsxERLuULBfNRKp8dpm_fMfhkK435qw478slZsEaJtB1foWnMKvL8Jy-YrFeFbit2BFe46oxF8E3UKkd2mzDVhrBSbcamgwqGbZ7B2KVk/s400/Urban+Race1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244107632768451122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBbqOq9XC21NDcrRlm9i6jBim10MK0Siy_vskNovWRcOg4f79vb0IYYSLtOmkls_2Qa1-3flgtOQjZJ_dWmuwWUYgOUg8UnT_KTYcJZBmdsEIjp6cvzn1RKvnaax12H400zLlS8Yd2MM/s400/Urban+Race+2.JPG" border="0" /><em>Dani, FYI: We’re still kind of mad at you for suggesting that we do this (and for Googling so slow for the 15 minutes we participated!) but we’ll let you make it up to us soon. Just kidding! </em><br /><br />The next weekend, we did something we actually wanted to do-We celebrated our wedding anniversary with a quick trip to Mill Run, Pennsyltucky, I mean, Pennsylvania, to visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We look rather civilized in this picture but a few seconds before it was snapped, Jackie entertained a group of Japanese tourists by falling off the rock! Whoops……<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244107634976463442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWSFJJXfuHtb6t-VgkHyP2tLwNj0tVQ05o_JrEQxFPLNlu9DN_qi0e9XnsBMzMg3Sd1kZ7x170TvPB158Bqhry2ipoiHLlHjVEiIIDstQYybL_glKkzm1F7FzcDpPtNrSBQF0eJy5X5M/s400/Falling+water.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244107641002743522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyusJSFrfsshAWzfREFMp9VR9BtvSwR_xHLr2xgc6vZlD5A9iGMFm8W7GyRvjxI3c1zwe-cpnYUtZafSrLEAWv0H00hQeu-YF5e_6CQqGhDZJ_EXxNxvDTG1wzO0BTAQMBo6hK1s4zRwI/s400/Falling+Water+2.jpg" border="0" />On the drive to the Middle-of-Nowhere, Pennsylvania, we came across a Wind Farm which was really cool. I’m still on this environmental kick that I started earlier this year so I’ve inserted this video to remind you to <strong>Reduce, Reuse and Recycle</strong>!! Thanks!<br /><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdyjo_hN1PFWDjloKCJ_164A1LCx26lZsJOgISN-9PlqvAHrMVxpiRrHcbz0whfwaEZFhlth1CCnuMypKhfA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br />The next two weekends were spent napping by the pool in NC and then hitting the links in WV. Somehow I didn’t have the camera for those escapades, however I did have the camera when I flew south to Sao Paulo, Brazil for a business trip.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244107646939532530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioC3OITL4-q8eCdEHBCLDcbwHZ1HMTz5kkq46Anc0GImJXLB9sjekoIgyYLZk0pCs1hqPO_AV4BUNEl8Xaa8yvg2YWD78ClJVe-2XOvBNz-6tN5qBAFqPSoSuaX41vbWjwdD5nzZIWz9c/s400/Sao+Paulo1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244108674443273458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGhWldB4_gXtLXPxdrc6WzF_5i9hqyYfsfxL6mvEOnPFCr3D2B82A3lk9C0TUd0JGALw4mWzHha9aDBrRhcgOH8TVyYsBLVRs9s-mcCZMLN5y5Oa1bwwjKOz1nrO0bL8I5iqQSuZgUwc/s400/Sao+Paulo+2.jpg" border="0" /> <p>Sao Paulo was a really nice city. It was really, really big, but really cool and modern. I’m not sure if I’ll ever go back—the 12 hour flight was dreadful—but seeing the Amazon in the distance from 28,000 feet helped break up the monotony. <em>Can you find the river in the picture?</em> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244110357376171634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdNddtDP0QOvHkFd1OPNLkB5-NKREuHyhSbbvU_sI9fZswS7rfI3Dqgbv4QrwDMY2xJ3MinK-1tnYs7xcwzzJCr1fSAaHWAnLa-R-4vNjbQ8W8jYlf8crh3xh200GitmUarDnv_vxZps/s400/CIMG1558.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>We closed out the summer with a visit to the Maryland State Fair and then a Crab Feast in Annapolis. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244108690240402002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibohuDcSuCvzyuvBD4H3b0GUYIRUiNKcRFLlLkPlWeZikZ9ckYw4jLB6ICK87RwmcyBFhp_ytUbS4l4J6QHVs1rwGnfIacsN8jpi-snsq58d2ZhUahux0o13hqrN1pTN-HME8e2HEKHX0/s400/State+Fair+3.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244108680028410642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BoidoCGxnjRS4FF5pvCx0vcqBunj7H9hZOte7R9YwWSB8zFXaAlqx1RWDmaU1ySelLqLJZXR-5uDA4Oa1nzxeShO-R5nyrRxql_sNztmdzn9E_QyQ1Qh3D1IR-lWxox5e5Ff8Gl6IzI/s400/State+Fair.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244108686496194402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLj0LRng7286p0Q1BB1Frf7zKMtacPU82kFZ67r2T-OC1I_Heg91YCEJJ0_JnknbT-weQIA8JploxTDj3YzO3tkEEyjpbWazuvfEXCHemBan6Jw9Xo8Evi3XPVkugR-BEG81f1P7aZEY/s400/State+Fair+2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244108695495091362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AV2dPlWZiWryQ-dk3SHoZSuvarJHvkuTCUq1wNqMCE1oYKWtpQBchq40TaYvdxO5eou7qabfoUDptCc84hF752lmVVI6DaUhbKfidOzXxPspYkht6nMyUqKO6XU5HhY8FFcbUBlLdck/s400/State+Fair1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244110349667954898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiG4_sfGwQfbV4c8nRRz5aCZ5LebmssOW7mh6S5QCgIRDwOSiKaJmq4DJ-rw8lf2eLvmHmghyphenhypheneWXfDIy4PzfOLwf6ZxY3oAFsOvqVDaeA-ZiL75ckdvdvdAimYXSOtTGwrRovdUjnol0/s400/End+of+Summer.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Jackie was disappointed that she didn’t win a blue ribbon in any of the baking events at the fair but she thinks she would have won them all had she actually entered something in the contests. Next year for certain!! </p>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-43615481361201819692008-08-05T09:19:00.000-07:002008-08-05T10:15:18.355-07:00Summer FunAs a kid, I spent most summers complaining that “there’s nothing to do” and whining “I’m bored” (Sorry, mom!) but Drew and I seemed to solve that problem as adults as we didn’t have a minute to spare in July.<br /><div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">We started out the month by celebrating the 4th with friends. Despite the rain, we had a great time watching the Inner Harbor’s fireworks from our roof-top deck. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231073287856211490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGpuUuwmkgLegJDEssMJ9g74IfthNvgMjwtiU6yweRk4DZ-J9uUOyIb_He9exFrKySK6kAFmVdQ4Rn7n5lN49YP66iyVSjeowyx5eZhUYvblrf6V4yh-SORDNw0Qd2Vy35TdDbUMPI_8/s400/4th-2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231073284524378754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ7-oqilSy6GA_K6Cz63vVzb0GHmZL1aux4PxY1RaTiWfZeZwZo5aYPkXz1P0zL8YQ-s9Thhtf2SI9oEg5K_P1unQRiuyVFtcB5WgBCloCP7wasCtzTyA1NySwY-AEqStdWxCUvO-RfQ/s400/4th-1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231073286265565570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSQLIsisxokDCjVFLelCwdFF2sAwGNN_3Rixx6r9qQpGwnRV7wEhpngH5MdakhZ9v3vgUvlEK9sfcB6_MYIMv6lQum9A4CtrRJqwidTKOF6I-uDzCRv6umjzbLuYYEpUNL1JgEXlRGt0/s400/4th-3.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231073291079263650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL21S9oASUa6a0xloFvfylg0qK4Rwb2LU479kQgem8VFR2Fze8RrFPf31p1CT1gDE8OHVlQztqE5VjIMwZ3vLVU5Ge-i7_FbbAYzEHPcxgT1jMnhmLl_D3y6QDhZ8DeOsY2ZxDDcSmW0/s400/4th-4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231073290111879922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgBqr7Tla-WqXo-WR8a7R4huppGZ_9TIMIsx-NXFqtDmEvd_8cHl_Y4-JzT6mf6YQPFvVakIF1ynKRpoL8glUn6kws8QGapIJkQaZ1nDiQmqQesjqhi5k9sr1XyGNGFlUiuvmDaIhynk/s400/4th-5.jpg" border="0" /><br />We spent the next Saturday celebrating Jackie’s sister’s wedding and Jackie spent Sunday recovering from the worst hangover on record.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231074480504439154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B5rLsVieR85yqhLK8tEoMSVvizT9LFpor_vF2zvIYdW1Rjkis9lUG-1nFu7HJOEfU3Q9FWagNf9dAICZ7sV3m_gp-lkjBirTPX8LSteJuJ3ufuU9DLrtSZidIt3Lf1fuERqPYsf2JKU/s400/Wedding+1.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231074487234513458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhneYhZqy12vRcVaL3nGasEMwwI2B8852LvYIvJnovIAbVj_C3DexWbFv_o5tPylbfNoc9r95Zghg0pE_bYr9ire31cXhkzJcJUr8lSGzsyWB2wA8pnpDykEbBwIDJszBTlZ2sQsLFZrkY/s400/Wedding+2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231074496786801122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLljravzGHpdOUzrXEpZOwiTKJTRqCiU_9PpOMRO8qfBOFTm9aoaDE7akBB-NuN_TzQGcEm6BTjMI8nZQhRKjJZ8vsEoQ3lmFWJEh9TVikFGtKZAFJbJTvm14AtVt20LPNPCV3S_9onY/s400/Wedding+4.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231074503346028018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCXsdlBGkJ-M9TWePO0Oo7Xio1KRtWspFN804ElMYa5JOiglbOpHbqdT8CMvoTiDg6XJlprjXWewhMFkoJ06HueZOhWHW4lXDWtFjW3WJ9DnTADIQgIWIXEdPldInqoG1fkPgPBM6CP0/s400/Wedding+5.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231074512931802322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZ9z49o5fckYAHtDEbVB1jfnE2udaREOwOlexFwBmkvPew2zXkLFbgg1L7OM2FY3zs2kwmd97qSK2mZTqtlGuoBjfSypAN4L3GC7FNu1EaZaUJmwlIF3RR7WWuIy2HbYw8IV_7TzvEew/s400/Wedding+6.JPG" border="0" />The next day, Jackie jumped on a plane to Jamaica to take care of business. Thankfully, she had a few minutes to relax with Bob Marley and rejuvenate with a coconut water from a street vendor.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231075142168230978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-BhcIk9mTHksAJyrG00OaQJj3V4wFTdjV8F3sjBQnzyXhZzvOzWP0ga4QhJIRd9exorX0ZQ7GHDxdV8jyS4-yRDD1Gg6rhn6T1WbwMkRPZMuZy3iBx79mi7JvueeqVl9JIaxdPjcjgNw/s400/Bob.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231075147718151026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI71vv41-Nf_2raUugp_9pxCZVr9A6Ol0P2bcj9T2VyTzcMypy_1g1Da0Vt41d-mRDX1LkfvWGyuKPM4lLQq3iBCDV6p0GYixVgu26OrwyECRyz8Q4xeaoNanaPbKUI12sDiAddUKGNuk/s400/coconut.jpg" border="0" /><br />Drew stayed home and broke up cat fights.<br /><br />Next, in true Baltimore form, we attended yet another summer street festival, <a href="http://www.artscape.org/">Artscape</a>, the largest free public art festival in the US. There were some really cool art projects and free concerts all day by various artists from Cisco of “The Thong Song” fame, to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, to Rusted Root. Our favorite art displays were the “Car Art” projects.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231076015511653250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsEWM2WZYfDcLZGcxdUnC-j0KUftNViHwtyCjgzudNurB3K3yyAhKbMi2-LVCeXQz9wQsM0RZdHkbkxEt5JVTYxOY2nC3xF_uK5r4-DIxfZfahtcI4q3VjiMOeV5p4EYQ0Z_iE2Co_f8/s400/Artscape.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyBIw65EiNJiihUIt9G_l7Jn-7mMeyw_BPRrZ_OLZkn06GUz6gCXDqtg44eFnCTPeHUcUANMT_zJbl8Qdk3Sw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br />Traveling to Jamaica and not going to the beach earlier in the month was a little depressing so we headed to Topsail Island, North Carolina with 6 friends to hang out at the beach for the weekend. We had an awesome time playing in the sand, flying a kite, eating crabs, and just playing around. We wish every weekend was a NC beach weekend!<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231078927064054546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlFTffOKYz1_oOIIgBEdSva5T1XYPFS_RVV8MMJOGQXgcIkE8WqIHelpSpP5MOpWuVZdSp_ThMk31pMugABdVA1R6koq2r8rAgskahJ4FhPC-gw_vL4OygDmKVEXoAPu-u5sJs2SRCK8/s400/Sandcastle.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231079752444292082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghS8hrRvpIFRs5BxUKSUQ2jDReXv2DX0nCB47Dr2gAiaeCpFozCjwk7k3sThr07aGo5lHsKqBT-lFs32RZ-Zr9jICzZNv6Ue8qcO3M3d9uNzGsi_VXVYaKMIJChRWKnDeS9oyQqCtH18/s400/945306803603_0_ALB.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231078934129445618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdOzYMTcTd7J3KGhE5-5XTXgS01uXgTpYj9YlcZ1SfRORRCodQRXQabAvxwuvPqS65zVKT-W6k-cirsMdOTvSeymU0VZbm2j9V9sk_4gLsGpEc7wW-hDM1jCrtqumB1HyJ4NJeWAPhJY/s400/Flying+a+Kite.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231078945810437986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllWEdIcns0poOaL48LBlU8jnw1MNAhzCJmAPS7aaDP0_zGus5iZNwG1AvWHGTeItYonmFv-oOAq9oeanYGwXUQ47fQqHPAIA0NZ_WDtbLVuIRAU6jyNXK4B5Yemx25FynJG0k18K6-n4/s400/979284203603_0_BG.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231080891760230914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl61OW7KDGPYBIoT7PCmVsJQJyphpMS5rq9TCDJSy6vt4pyCA_laC6EdGqhS-zhzIBrKEUe6gb9q0Vxe_SJ2HUGN2taq7E0zoxRErCiKJLzDGomj1D7r6cXlJPeP4lxLJ-9fovbdK3Itc/s400/Eating+Crabs.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center">(Slats: FYI...<em>These c</em>rabs were not "Bunk")</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231078944588188386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtZCZD_AQAn-igAlD9gAZT3SQm_SKCsKjUwqKlyhYUC1Zh0ZrcbvjQmIOcnABgj55dGUvcWO0yY4SDmQJ4FgepE2dfSIIQikrfw7yR2gQW8O3SpWLcbD9o4XrilGpny1O_APeTxUxEvE/s400/CIMG1474.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231079747543059234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU_xjUn7NFFqC17YgOWHXL68bgcrO6vW4_deaNn5f9JZ13Davg_dCJ9Tdf9GECOa8siy5QMC06E-14TsqB5g_qEZged3msIX7aAODsHwlx_pGbLJYeivGS3diBqjNq6kba_hQDVz9-do/s400/114425203603_0_BG.jpg" border="0" /><br />We came back to two refreshing sights…1. Ginger taking what seems like her first nap since we got her, and 2. a perfectly ripe cucumber from Jackie’s garden. I don’t know what else anyone could need in life...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231079765833364546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnYlbBO3VNWz-uHrT8lOlm1vHeLbh2aup4kVtq9hONh9d8xYBmoAfMFtxjPBHVVemPnealvoxmaxz_9I1g_lK4KzhaAEcYdXbdSqN1APKKRbV84240AU61hBT5hLBF5m9i_7rNWUOm4M/s400/CatNap.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231079759058599922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58-jWWfhX925Dg8_ENFFyo5tQ331dEGsgB3k53EhBRwXfImQAjI8qKLDgtqMW4LAPjpaU9zFxeIP9AzHpNRqOqLCGjorzWRQ6meLryPbXb8hFO0sAFcKZgkmEygPCQqpkcF_GRryRd8M/s400/cucumber.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-70979741895152638852008-07-22T18:52:00.000-07:002008-07-24T10:27:41.962-07:00June--A Month of "Firsts"The First day of Summer, which goes hand in hand with our First urban bike ride, the First sighting of baby ducks on the harbor, and Jackie's First tomato....<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022573709339346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtgQiwG4tAOVUCgJ-ULiwx3LvMf2adehODovEdoR9kfkfHufFsmlmuSvEGssR8PbwGxVoIcajEG-A8Qs_6X68sf_Q2dpD-grGCrz3kSpEZS7ZqSbnbIZghyBCzYN_a-E8nab33ldZOlY/s400/Bike+Ride+1.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022578372007090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmcGcodLygTt_PD-uAkuLZeVtHFnoxkw8HAyR5HvqrNGgQeshQonMpZMWwfh960193SrADGnwUNmdi1zFUclUcyWamEhZtB0cLFjN5vLNjg8yh5GLlMRmkiEhrlCeuz3PT_YZkzuwl52c/s400/Ducks-2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022582298255906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjmrSwEPab4iVYCGznCxPpmUFZNSBcWjUZa8FWCDQcxKS2ztz04t7TgNHDH0FIxfbWA5PhE9u6CqA6DBNRz3i6plh8cWL27x582WUVrD8TEmqfJy1OcGAluTgXsvCQuuyweY7Y2CzC3Y/s400/Tomato-3.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p>We also made our First visit to the Aquarium since we moved to Baltimore......</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022591253272754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnECvDasMACzQQKhinjEfxVIPt3sHaHtOMkS3gU7X-1Fsvbk967Dv09Myws64AWu3DjrtNo9lb69AHmw0jaH8R8my09TkJamjrisu2F-DbwoFAgw5W79Y8sgpOTSPwcOXLAFxsSJkac4/s400/Aqua+1-4.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226022598033149570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MYdFE7GvDxky6SL3_V7Cry-QaA6jh6nbSsc_hf16IQx9Fc4coLMt9yGwHV9bnljUoCs_Pn0pgVMfJvtDVIxGI3JT7ClpI0_LeqrjdhRNNrUrwRVs5zGP7rCBQcg-blcS0VobyjxtUNg/s400/Aqua+2-5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023787102310354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIu6BqLZZWxLR1tOzzddyOVGobkmWQ1kkk3v3X_SoMYSMVX8k8yG-fYNh9uzmDRkXBC9VGWwmlROj9aaChWUcBBPxEgvClybBbtgsWOY-PoboQsMWnd1dh8KlBWB52v1wJhAXJQoLU9qk/s400/Aqua+3-6.jpg" border="0" /><br />Next, we went to our First summer festival…In Baltimore, we have a different festival every weekend in the summer honoring this group or that group. Our First festival of the summer was the <a href="http://www.honfest.net/">Hon Fest </a>, a kitschy festival to honor the old-school working-women of Baltimore. I don't know about you but I can't think of a better group to honor, except for maybe the new-age working women of Baltimore, including yours truly! :)</p><br /><p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023794272913602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIy2Hwo6sREjbkoBVyeVA_v_M3mQVv3mWKHRpr8YMiHgcWzM1pMqlIaT4QKURtvLUwIsP_22Cld3w3WvM36wQc_xcg4poIQ_EXAu-K1G96DnL10M75uW5_Ne1aCkMJhb-teQMVJkX-rE/s400/Hon+1-7.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226023847138502178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Xf2ANNHLCCEBjWVkYLusiwa0i15Zhc1EL1B4ea94csT1QR1YtlO2UYP_HzhQhO6KV8B5ZbUF0nEq79eYvdBhK3SftKeXZY3x12HvLvzlHtrk3ckUypOAq4QUiG67_XvHriPq3CvL_WI/s400/Hon+2-8.jpg" border="0" /><br />Finally, we had the First play date for Ginger and Ernie… </p><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcJ-KQ9F83yNzN4dKfDv2R6WH8X0tl5KcLF9goRdqE6GyRrmHRurQy1L1ESK1Sp1SYXeXlOVZgV3RSmeM_AA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-46151764634061462022008-06-25T06:20:00.001-07:002008-06-25T07:31:29.750-07:00Meet GingerAs of 9 pm last night, Drew and I are the proud parents of Ginger, a loveable 8 week old kitten who we adopted from Last Chance Animal Rescue, a local non-profit group that rescues animals from high kill shelters.<br /><br />Ginger is playful and cuddly. She's an attention hog and seems to have a slight case of ADD. She never sits still-hence the blurry pictures. Hopefully you can see the video though.<br /><br />All in all-she's Puuuurrrrrrfect! We love her already, although we can’t say the same for Ernie-he’s been hiding in the basement all morning. Hopefully he’ll adjust soon.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhrq6m_U12FPTvqrmA4GrsUcxb7w3JjXnmQ3275s7XXOPYeZWn6E0scGrKN1TZQSmcaAWPq8sf6ggZhvGtmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215817237855711186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbU8_H12KJkG9Agze14pk2gYkv4B3dblNN1wJ6xvnlmGqP6MtqF8fQS3pkrlqlSu39UNBpNBIu0a_feySzz9vm1SMwFhCKHPHM12oURoQZSQTRtE-QVa1tpVaf8pBS_nfuioifRLzn3g/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215817233060037506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrq5Dw_GGQmjRq4fl9rchwFBRKXLpFf1NJI-IK3F7JjSsT27AJRUhsTMNVmEQFfB8Jdx0kt2CsZ8rN3Ge4m3_FmCCZT2jRG-yKsQIwXciOz_dhXsZeqxtClVf0Hoq0mG1sAj9eBr6rLkE/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215817247796421602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCQLM9Gd15CrNv5s9Jjnz8oCp4RG2SU7VIgSiDiXy_buwrvZpAyTaXsQ85lqhK0u2pHLAzj4Ne_38cCISOxbZxGgoBN9vf9YhQ4ja-TEDa4lqTbO2aH79oDeye1XRr0itlIAesuxp_d8/s400/3.jpg" border="0" />JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-47714858856533428452008-06-07T09:29:00.000-07:002008-06-07T10:00:03.038-07:00Back on our feet and out and about...April and May just flew by. Drew was busy recovering from his torn Achilles tendon and Jackie was busy traveling to Mexico, New York City and Philadelphia for work. We were able to have some good times though. <div><div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the highlights:<br /><br />We welcomed home our Brother-in-Law, Josh, from Iraq.</div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178700319344946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CQTe5TMVCTiEC_bU4QjNr2Ul6aRY1KbtlttEdSOtBsujmjZC5rFAWHfemqQiCSmE5tHft01juMiyqeNnr1oDok39YP5lzc9ZiuT3mVhweVDFHfu6PUEgtt8essRTKfhReypNyYP3Peg/s320/CIMG1062.JPG" border="0" />Josh flew into the Baltimore airport and was welcomed by his new bride, Danielle, us, and volunteers from <a href="http://operationwelcomehomemd.org/">Operation Welcome Home Maryland</a>. (Please check out their website for volunteer opportunities and/or to donate).<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178709643723842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKGVn95qDKLu4A3WnvL-PDnj2ef_gSO8jYd1Vk0QlHapmLGyjoudgDZKPbbOwuRS4Ax1DLhSZFdgyLac-oRzjpD_cPwqluO89GtpZn5REkuMgliw85qgZjh-ZimgdVDSetywp6zB4wh4/s320/CIMG1067.JPG" border="0" /> Shortly after Josh's return, Jackie headed to Boston to cheer for Danielle in her first Boston Marathon. Danielle finished in 3:29:26. Amazing and Congrats! (Also, Happy Birthday Drew-We missed you).<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178717390358898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDbKwPXac37gI5VFDYplGyoLyWNhqLiixyLjWDcKbJOAWKc9k_TzKP0eHvAaOpjUookI1HODEIZ4XZxx52sF_oW9NNh_5YIHg_xo4c9wTlU33fMlZpLVtJDtTyPfRy78KpEmWpbwAcqE/s320/CIMG1072.JPG" border="0" />We celebrated Danielle’s Amazing Race with Boston's Favorite: Lobster Dinner. Yummy!!! </div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178727111164626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFAH5SP3arxQWrxS0MkbMRredmFjEnV7kCskrfXWt3fRV4Lt-GhRHAEUXpC1XYhjxaJ3LWo1an0ueIRWaY-Y02Gi9vcQ-DtRKyVEL8EU1GYJIuC1ZKVqXh44v9SG8Qa5R-py6_mV4SAU/s320/CIMG1073.JPG" border="0" />In early May, Spring <em>FINALLY </em>sprang so Jackie got to work on Baltimore's largest container garden. She hasn’t stopped talking about “the harvest” since. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for good weather!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209178728452193698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfC93ixd1wjg72_XrPPPfLOIk8a9bw-acmlEn3tq1u8ynnewwpOQ9gpu_gqC25p5ZUFZ4GW8D5-nNbrhP45D1Snu7Q1501z_OQDV2ycHdhHRFeput0bL3sSS71YwLyRSW73C-k5RaHDXc/s320/CIMG1077.JPG" border="0" />Memorial Day Weekend is finally here and there is no better way to celebrate the start of summer than to be on the water. Unfortunately, none of our friends have boats yet, so we took the Baltimore Duck Tour. Quite cheesy (we both covered our faces when we passed our office buildings!!) but we had lots of fun and learned a lot about Baltimore in the process. </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179574614167234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pZymFyW1-PY4wC54rjq-X4gHWVlbRv2tnA_X-uEd-y_N64nRSb7YAJPBKayWDW8aJPH-_92kZbECj5YWh_q_heKHxsGaNPyafmylIYL903biYZVbfeYLBq6YtgKyYNDxN3S8oknULLM/s320/CIMG1094.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179561142296882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJTsIT2c7BuOXokVrhaqKAUDvNZDPqznxuJmqYTqG68ld86KkH_VFQdHMp5myeHR119T9TecUui10UbDYKMup94E61FB2PJpzJH8F3cxZ4Xvr3w-z0vxGxu6RRxe9Dcymt4RH2iq0lcU/s320/CIMG1080.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179571994086258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOEVh1hbzGEItGmQ_F4KZnNYFkswFzqPw8qE96EbiWJnqKTtmc54W6I5Hs3KVJQIvQlUVf9VyeIwlC2r-loHCN2EGq3bzkHtpLRwb6M2pdchawOPRvELNnLh3w-TBvozdr0qHIc7Wu6w/s320/CIMG1084.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>We closed out the month with a quick vacation to Nantucket Island to celebrate our friend’s wedding. Nantucket is kind of off the beaten path, but worth the effort of getting there.<br /><br />Wandering around downtown Hyannis on Cape Cod before the ferry left… <div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179587300765938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaji6Wx9IPNyuurMEla-9aeQeVwv_ieXdIRETbkJqbkmDQ2mtKfXmtUy_jEPVnh_NBMbCvDzbbAGWkVyYAViL4ZpEJhOY-RFOz1XHDclXvx-AoceNKQn_shlEG-Ur5ZTNK8_dtqPVeonc/s320/CIMG1110.JPG" border="0" /> Off we go…..onto the Grey Lady. Fun!!!! </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209183513306802194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPC2SdM2VhVEkW3hFD-5wxPJb-0B3a9bu1Zy7f8ObKUva9hb4Z6CDo4bDlHs-jwqdh5ciK8jGGVfhGjjKvCWxYAGWXU5Ub1iR0Bdve5jcg_pv1No3Q_mIW6UDavDirzHSBha2rRJZceEk/s320/CIMG1198.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209179592349874754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36TYGhJ4IIa-t69UgBrWmnU6-C_zGWfCpDeaM79b5HHOO8vfI9pco6sRXhhDSewoYIrM-buwlKTRn-6TbAafNBPNkTFElw81Jos_b6LjXl2FMMXJtcJXI4EYlNr716RSY8yVm3IfwMGw/s320/CIMG1112.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div> </div><div>Taking a break from strolling around town…<br /><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209180541917295362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDcsZMFQYPyeDqf4UghqVmtHkDydPjaPnWJ42PjbWa2zH7SWPje4or4PF1U5oq2IOnj-Eh0eiYjyOIpqx2MZnQOGwW_CrAeqf-zybkjIW9CcSzy2icQZDOobImrRphr-51fe1qOv1ts4/s320/CIMG1113.JPG" border="0" />What’s a vacation without champagne?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209180556108948882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISnGLlTNu5cZaCJaUeeW5ELOv1pFjSr63CLRfzoeYtn7RLSEhiAlTtgyeQjsNh2xww5cZm98vj4l9R2GQf92dk01V_2zltHeWgBExjYhyn048cd-LyZhSs53wDCtkD4lL0mzgvkSOD6g/s320/CIMG1117.JPG" border="0" /> We visited the Nantucket Whaling Museum and really enjoyed the history and the exhibits. Who would have thought that such a charming little island was founded on a nasty, dirty, smelly history?<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209180561632634162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHvwYZJHgWCsO2yAK7X0JGLHLCz_rYDGoZurG4m9JDbpnSyMwVLFnckevse_zhL85E_9yCtSrVhCwpDuedZbyihyphenhyphen07wbXj2QcSgQqTUInroTzbE7TXzHIlxYsSGsnD2b5OT-4pwOLvlA/s320/CIMG1121.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209180580196689074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tSo8bPPJZDrfp9BVwQS73u8bMgUQomBxN5yNXn9c1ZOJYpRHmYiJ-bCRPlGiIoz1yBYHmB80cpWrCPUP-WhaV1aYLN-R1eDbUTLAkSWTaxD1-VNa9GTLUvk3rocjeqRPif3g9K_u7xA/s320/CIMG1126.JPG" border="0" /> Ready for the Whaling movie.<br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209180571468388578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxPhRl2bf-t6_ygocQWdCNRlPmuN4TkX94i5umiaWw1XH993at4VIYF12CLOkfJzJZ4NDsfFZxNg4Ixf37RSlw-TQ-GWeJa4F-abA2FFvEmQCF7lVwt1taozXUngYAYJc9WVcxsbMkhk/s320/CIMG1122.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div>Check out the whale teeth in the background. I wonder what a trip to the dentist would have set this guy back?<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209181902922517906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGDACEjVxtCh0YruXjdrBf_kPz6dzSLjE_DeVtMZm_hHdrucOipsi-Qf7NK4Rschf-3sA6Czp2KqB3Z221eJoMUMYL3LC7BQJ3t-6czhLAOsqxNRxGoyU8zx16PUN8kHCd_LQYSa8H2I/s320/CIMG1127.JPG" border="0" /><br />Onto the beautiful wedding of Laurel and Ken… The reception was at the Nantucket Golf Club. The view from the clubhouse was gorgeous!!!!<br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209181925807113538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjy8DJ0xfztiVAgkLVdjFA3BOe-kOZg3XAlC3uiu9byqNrESBohspv4cJcmh70dK_zyVnF6355jTXnvaKgJWRJuewp8CHZR2BQ4PrMl60NlmOcz-9jiw9yZaCPUfTw3gm5vkLf_d0l6vg/s320/CIMG1134.JPG" border="0" /> What’s a wedding without cake????? Delicious! </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209181944895649522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEuReA8vspBCGSy6OCBvrMLrMkLeXEio2TKJbU1_W3-D4XqTcxAVtfBUyAgfHI2azjcIkFyzaG0uQjF67ezOx-Imzbh2tD3kOYvyRC7qVynqiNiyR4otK7Xvanf0UbYsM19I7U4oAqmM/s320/CIMG1146.JPG" border="0" /> Jackie cut up the rug most of the night but Drew sat a few out to rest his ankle.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209181988852456178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMsXAsE1v-AaAMym4AyXWGkPpzrHnuvko4H17cHmtOq2457JNswLaJkSi3-rJItRha8uRf66II-EomTs5cAL7NYJwZmmajWRsvd80CAqFiQP3TarRPR6ROB9Ekg61J24nGXdQ9NHxURxg/s320/CIMG1158.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209181969368854034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZfiPyKDvvQ4GWH1-3eay7XYxK5C4dhmCD_BGHqSnMmGW5meUqZT2XEAtM49_UkjmQh3IKWnIuHiDT2zU8Es3lxACCs1Djgzde8tSIdw37Z54rjTz6GWvOmMjsDV3lSPl753v22c8wug/s320/CIMG1156.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209183491434126322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-Y5qvn7M2Wl1QtRP-dTBeOelQTUbj0iZIOnTYneyPHHYiQKcIeV960_hF5i1TzTb8t7aqshKHQ1wapd-AXvpZATKrLAJ5uhAJSH-NTcmSERTrBWORk3w62wsun9Dc3u-n-5vER5N-QU/s320/CIMG1165.JPG" border="0" />Brunch the next morning at the Nantucket Yacht Club was so good. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209183499793717698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzNpCXim3hONAPFbaswfMmk4mkyhvwcDUPRYczPAnhLBTriotH_CJ9wJk5zYCW0AgopQh7qoZ9aE5zKqwrDJI7ZlbvjIjU8jSlxFIrNhafTF5UWZNRXkU1ABSnZp1j1urxP3Pv3b6My8/s320/CIMG1180.JPG" border="0" /> One last stroll around the wharf then it was onto the ferry.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209183504410240290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxHXKBCCd53BQwYGcOLw8MYETpNH5kTHvgea0AVQrlVjKQvCXVzzVSQByBp5_iXaoCrpHeVqBPHi-rbEiDCnpnwwrrmIbs0yY49AjGHoB3PPDCJw44p3RrL-ttCgFGiZjqE6ymtforN7c/s320/CIMG1196.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209184344501143042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhE7t6dTrIFe9ZXdwGSFpgncCRfwwH5Mn2j_Cc5tpmcKrfnFz9VcvwyalpOnV6hvT7GqyvEcYorPiB1vSvNWl8pYkmB3M90G8BThguGF7iCD5jrqi34QM1sqHgfqgJWN6JqBFMxPewF4g/s320/CIMG1197.JPG" border="0" />What’s a weekend without pizza? We had dinner in Little Italy of Providence, Rhode Island, before heading back to the airport and back to reality. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209184348112897986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUY6kCrilVkKjO-AMs9AJdPB0e9TbFOw6nynWTvQBngQ7ZYGHw4rQM5KL-RhzDhANhRvzg-rX0u6tjnotuzeYQypIesIKEDykBtQFlQtRi4aYfNL8LCledNeSBQUCQy3A01265TfOCENk/s320/CIMG1200.JPG" border="0" /></p>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-90450142647248627052008-03-31T09:32:00.000-07:002008-03-31T09:47:55.781-07:00March Madness.....The old saying goes “March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb” and there couldn’t be more truth in this for us. March started with a late night excursion to the Emergency Room after Drew tore his Achilles tendon in a basketball game. We were thrown for a loop with Dr.’s appointments, surgery and recovery. <br /><br />It’s 1 am: Do you know where your Achilles is???? Drew is NOT a happy camper. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3YGiZE9t-joXlj1wmJh2wPhnaujQ8pr5xbsj-iQBrBTdYk1kQ4Ge8qhPqKy8G3BoObntq4CgOh-xmxsw50r7lsNiuVxLSj3x8MTef4hyphenhyphenAhoP_77xRzj8-q4D-Zr1xQQ0HPOLLC0VQ78/s1600-h/Ankle+01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3YGiZE9t-joXlj1wmJh2wPhnaujQ8pr5xbsj-iQBrBTdYk1kQ4Ge8qhPqKy8G3BoObntq4CgOh-xmxsw50r7lsNiuVxLSj3x8MTef4hyphenhyphenAhoP_77xRzj8-q4D-Zr1xQQ0HPOLLC0VQ78/s320/Ankle+01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183946695396330450" /></a><br />It’s now 5 am and Drew is bandaged up and feeling slightly better. He’s ready to schedule surgery for later this week. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg676a-l73TXciUxnFzDEy0yqPzT77YJydaKMGVDRRfs1lYQTt5Mon0ER4BrT7VLVjRrbI4h5kNew_5T8Lo6ybt1K0vxf10ZqcjGtkwN6HcFm4xGfqVQgCktSBZKtA43hBKac8d-1R56pQ/s1600-h/Ankle+02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg676a-l73TXciUxnFzDEy0yqPzT77YJydaKMGVDRRfs1lYQTt5Mon0ER4BrT7VLVjRrbI4h5kNew_5T8Lo6ybt1K0vxf10ZqcjGtkwN6HcFm4xGfqVQgCktSBZKtA43hBKac8d-1R56pQ/s320/Ankle+02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183946712576199650" /></a><br />He makes it through the surgery and is on the road to recovery. We’re both all smiles and thankful for the good work of the doctors at Johns Hopkins. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeO1DEAC5LCeacoF3KxAXMnk32hQSKB7UmYfeMHjrvrWJLyqLEKWkWJS3fxjIe9KAXY7g4wrVDHsQvvzTJNBB5a0K0FAWua6nUFqCk3x-BxZU4ZAVWqewF9_8h59Ow5-u5a2O1chrI68/s1600-h/Ankle+03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoeO1DEAC5LCeacoF3KxAXMnk32hQSKB7UmYfeMHjrvrWJLyqLEKWkWJS3fxjIe9KAXY7g4wrVDHsQvvzTJNBB5a0K0FAWua6nUFqCk3x-BxZU4ZAVWqewF9_8h59Ow5-u5a2O1chrI68/s320/Ankle+03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183946721166134258" /></a><br /><br />Drew’s new mode of transportation. Life on crutches in a 4 story rowhouse is not fun!! Keep your fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o6OXRQ8rG6uS6oGAlzoZM1HFPgKHHOalFjP-XzlsoXqi3Cdc0OG7tT6rGpIH8vAFiPE4T0QDywI-BcV1dEVKf2pdwAI1YoOvtu-roOWO1Ws9q1WtoeVyCzOWSoHkl-1dJ_4dwkNcliE/s1600-h/Ankle+04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5o6OXRQ8rG6uS6oGAlzoZM1HFPgKHHOalFjP-XzlsoXqi3Cdc0OG7tT6rGpIH8vAFiPE4T0QDywI-BcV1dEVKf2pdwAI1YoOvtu-roOWO1Ws9q1WtoeVyCzOWSoHkl-1dJ_4dwkNcliE/s320/Ankle+04.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183946725461101570" /></a><br /><br /><br />In the meantime, we had a Duckpin Bowling Party to celebrate Jackie turning 30 (ouch!). The jury is still out on which hurt more: Jackie reaching middle age or Drew’s torn tendon!!??!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Kg8rk6099MaYJ4sumFMjyqtymhJGtTagelg_Qk8E5Dhk0MsabVsZpjq7lkdpcEvmEe18lnzm6Ic1gx1D4neluWD8JBxqlgMh2O_YIV4aCkxUHG6lISRkCesUO2ht_raVTwOoklE7mQ/s1600-h/Birthday+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0Kg8rk6099MaYJ4sumFMjyqtymhJGtTagelg_Qk8E5Dhk0MsabVsZpjq7lkdpcEvmEe18lnzm6Ic1gx1D4neluWD8JBxqlgMh2O_YIV4aCkxUHG6lISRkCesUO2ht_raVTwOoklE7mQ/s320/Birthday+01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183946742640970770" /></a><br /><br />About 40 of our closest friends and family came out to celebrate the big day. <br /><br />Getting Ready to Party……<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBJ2aCMs0kXWY8bgT03gvSiGCK6wYHIL8HxVRI8iOsAkTuuxz7gnwTguJOLvIIacvF3vulVCYbXi5K0b8kYBDPp0cP7dA8fF1ldIONRxODo33ul2zPhtBc9K6O82jzKIToX4HN2rFmuk/s1600-h/Birthday+02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBJ2aCMs0kXWY8bgT03gvSiGCK6wYHIL8HxVRI8iOsAkTuuxz7gnwTguJOLvIIacvF3vulVCYbXi5K0b8kYBDPp0cP7dA8fF1ldIONRxODo33ul2zPhtBc9K6O82jzKIToX4HN2rFmuk/s320/Birthday+02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183947464195476514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oF2acqC9KkrRKKyiYtLSJnqvhRsoj156X-fum7tPm-FdzCwpb_-Tvk_mzIztqRM6bEt38B86-ydJOCeNQT9nlAvFOO98TzdNAHPYLu6QcOv8hjH-BNjXvuYqR6MKhQNWGf6ZxYf7MAo/s1600-h/Birthday+03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oF2acqC9KkrRKKyiYtLSJnqvhRsoj156X-fum7tPm-FdzCwpb_-Tvk_mzIztqRM6bEt38B86-ydJOCeNQT9nlAvFOO98TzdNAHPYLu6QcOv8hjH-BNjXvuYqR6MKhQNWGf6ZxYf7MAo/s320/Birthday+03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183947468490443826" /></a><br />Testing out the keg……..<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimxPr5lvFbwQEzsqgcvzgbuTJ4to_DLbcrj6wJxZtXTXvzvi_aS1KWFPg8_OxPYGJk1uN9tXZjK5C96-igO7oY1_zP8bRqunha2LHLGY8iOBxfmhNhRl5vdMpPJvSlvbTUeDxFsR9zE/s1600-h/Birthday+04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQimxPr5lvFbwQEzsqgcvzgbuTJ4to_DLbcrj6wJxZtXTXvzvi_aS1KWFPg8_OxPYGJk1uN9tXZjK5C96-igO7oY1_zP8bRqunha2LHLGY8iOBxfmhNhRl5vdMpPJvSlvbTUeDxFsR9zE/s320/Birthday+04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183947477080378434" /></a><br />Poor Drew couldn’t bowl. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg733s7460MwSv4MsAAuieL7Rp2JpiRYFrnmNtq40ecIunNa-QogUQZbtc5e4DgSkdvc5MlO4ZPrTL4QHRVzJGmANkpWJ75Xh9M4CY0jLs5JLS-qns5Mc_05388rTisI_KumHlB1SukD8M/s1600-h/Birthday+05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg733s7460MwSv4MsAAuieL7Rp2JpiRYFrnmNtq40ecIunNa-QogUQZbtc5e4DgSkdvc5MlO4ZPrTL4QHRVzJGmANkpWJ75Xh9M4CY0jLs5JLS-qns5Mc_05388rTisI_KumHlB1SukD8M/s320/Birthday+05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183947481375345746" /></a><br />Could this be the World’s Biggest Birthday Cake?????<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Fjo7qXK6JCphSX3aVUVxqexTV69aYGUMvlkmsQAt_9NBABSll5-7l-7d6Vp1EpQNvUhN5_t-I1Rdk0xKNYV45y2WFy3KIb9p6P4H6L2U6iJNS2hiLrDtm-N5quWBIEr7I9bjrDsJnKw/s1600-h/Birthday+06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Fjo7qXK6JCphSX3aVUVxqexTV69aYGUMvlkmsQAt_9NBABSll5-7l-7d6Vp1EpQNvUhN5_t-I1Rdk0xKNYV45y2WFy3KIb9p6P4H6L2U6iJNS2hiLrDtm-N5quWBIEr7I9bjrDsJnKw/s320/Birthday+06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183947485670313058" /></a><br />Hanging out…..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNf-FYNfQeSlQGjkkXTcE4M-YyuCBpeyXy_RcYti_-MamYcfh7o8zMOBzwVWuJ3HPJywKskjsNHs_ad1TCXfr6flSOMTR0pRHyCmXIWG0MRC5wwZNjAFFaaGrGXHUl3M0StgNwt0ju4Q/s1600-h/Birthday+07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNf-FYNfQeSlQGjkkXTcE4M-YyuCBpeyXy_RcYti_-MamYcfh7o8zMOBzwVWuJ3HPJywKskjsNHs_ad1TCXfr6flSOMTR0pRHyCmXIWG0MRC5wwZNjAFFaaGrGXHUl3M0StgNwt0ju4Q/s320/Birthday+07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183948091260701810" /></a><br />Finally, we ended the month with a laid back Easter dinner at Jackie’s Sister’s house. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4ea-jilEPxyp4hbdFhtukySFiBjGn7LuHpiov1GfdX56o4VPhCEyiJPw6EOhU0ZZz6isebiSVl3vaRmJTIR8Z332PM0bR6cwU1E5sGx6_DdcpQBzoFMQYMbgAmu5YZTAdRRPbuybDi4/s1600-h/Easter+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4ea-jilEPxyp4hbdFhtukySFiBjGn7LuHpiov1GfdX56o4VPhCEyiJPw6EOhU0ZZz6isebiSVl3vaRmJTIR8Z332PM0bR6cwU1E5sGx6_DdcpQBzoFMQYMbgAmu5YZTAdRRPbuybDi4/s320/Easter+1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183948095555669122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvmQNmevtojC8zrNYFASuZOegaTvnJlO6AUV2mIm5klmrKiggrptInCjGZyXtBdlnivld31y-1sK6Md19avvuOh2NlDcEcKvoFAdkWR4uiqQZj4ouxwQu2xH1ZEkszQ69h5lLK-gk1dg/s1600-h/Easter+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvmQNmevtojC8zrNYFASuZOegaTvnJlO6AUV2mIm5klmrKiggrptInCjGZyXtBdlnivld31y-1sK6Md19avvuOh2NlDcEcKvoFAdkWR4uiqQZj4ouxwQu2xH1ZEkszQ69h5lLK-gk1dg/s320/Easter+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183948099850636434" /></a><br />Let’s hope April is less crazy.JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-51437563734135441132008-02-18T19:03:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:21:45.311-08:00The Tanenbaums head South of the BorderOver President's Day weekend, we took a trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, to escape the cold at home. We fell in love with the town and by the second afternoon, we were trying to figure out when we could find time to return. Here are some pics from our trip. Enjoy!<br /><br /><strong>Day 1:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-c05Zv2bS_04Vk0k00K3EmOCFC1NFccr-1udUnJwlMu09mmDzq97B1CqBFoPfILBqdU8ncg87y-fPedNRwoFiw-6i6we165tBXo7Q1jXQWX0p0W3WnJvklAUrSbZlKr5HB4nc2Q4ZHk/s1600-h/Picture+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-c05Zv2bS_04Vk0k00K3EmOCFC1NFccr-1udUnJwlMu09mmDzq97B1CqBFoPfILBqdU8ncg87y-fPedNRwoFiw-6i6we165tBXo7Q1jXQWX0p0W3WnJvklAUrSbZlKr5HB4nc2Q4ZHk/s320/Picture+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168522315898034130"/></a><br /><br />Yeah, we know how to party. Within 10 minutes of arriving to the Hotel, we were at a bar on Playa’s main drag, 5th Ave. Just kidding...we’re lame -- these drinks don’t have alcohol. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ECqcxj8ZdTM40i5X5BFyBCpvLiJO_Wktuo3fe7qGKY99QgPGr8O598FTffM16scpCc2TUPEO8R9fELu1rorTM9cZn1tPvNUoNuy5iO3BNZI61xmqIJIWaIwOjEnCymprAzmjXVKqAL0/s1600-h/Picture+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ECqcxj8ZdTM40i5X5BFyBCpvLiJO_Wktuo3fe7qGKY99QgPGr8O598FTffM16scpCc2TUPEO8R9fELu1rorTM9cZn1tPvNUoNuy5iO3BNZI61xmqIJIWaIwOjEnCymprAzmjXVKqAL0/s320/Picture+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168522320193001442" /></a><br /><br />About 15 minutes after checking into the hotel, we were on the beach. The weather was awesome--sunny, breezy and highs of about 85. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2LZGMjtwG7rijT1i5TLbbUbiU2qpKd6vkfe6ripw8nvKV-ekJdsWImrZ1Uj1_EkmsBimwcYxYLmAB0bPMqX0PCTwb_iCA0ozuBBLG21EdQdrcDpm_kT2EmrdAg1j33WH67lRYcICLWI/s1600-h/Picture+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2LZGMjtwG7rijT1i5TLbbUbiU2qpKd6vkfe6ripw8nvKV-ekJdsWImrZ1Uj1_EkmsBimwcYxYLmAB0bPMqX0PCTwb_iCA0ozuBBLG21EdQdrcDpm_kT2EmrdAg1j33WH67lRYcICLWI/s320/Picture+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168522328782936050" /></a><br /><br />We finally showered and then went out to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Flambéed fruit for dessert was a sweet treat. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfoWgHftxvRLsi5mMG14lufSbYuvkLqIqR6jFt4YK_Ji3fdKhixLMdnBez4EkA1WoAggY4zomtmPmNt0lpXKd_S6IJJ6bveDoCqb3kAC_8YuVHklIFazCS3YD81Ma3Q6zn8rxhG8UCPg/s1600-h/Picture+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfoWgHftxvRLsi5mMG14lufSbYuvkLqIqR6jFt4YK_Ji3fdKhixLMdnBez4EkA1WoAggY4zomtmPmNt0lpXKd_S6IJJ6bveDoCqb3kAC_8YuVHklIFazCS3YD81Ma3Q6zn8rxhG8UCPg/s320/Picture+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168522333077903362" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Day 2:</strong><br /><br />Drew went for a jog while Jackie went for a walk. Then we hit the beach for the morning. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy7VJgPeypVwHWUKJPn8LUoOASf8tou3wRMl-an-W56B1bYWX4U1OwC-lXYe7xZNk2QOl3eby6lxz1vqncWKhKHYGK9VPvQrVuqhF7pughUMz69Fn7g2iCKWorrcIDv3Bj_ol5ta2vM8/s1600-h/Picture+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy7VJgPeypVwHWUKJPn8LUoOASf8tou3wRMl-an-W56B1bYWX4U1OwC-lXYe7xZNk2QOl3eby6lxz1vqncWKhKHYGK9VPvQrVuqhF7pughUMz69Fn7g2iCKWorrcIDv3Bj_ol5ta2vM8/s320/Picture+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168523913625868306" /></a><br />These two gringos were getting fried in the hot Mexican sun so we went for a walk around the town. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkTcAwDNLlhEAZVgQub12M_s-MmXA6M00rsA3E_npj6Z_oWwFyO0lG7Tf5yQ8L51rz4nTbvibGt9ai2iR645OE53dWpSFq3nSrfC_FUahk-PW4bcUMvbvEWElf5Bd6Z6NCvocwErSdFg/s1600-h/Picture+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkTcAwDNLlhEAZVgQub12M_s-MmXA6M00rsA3E_npj6Z_oWwFyO0lG7Tf5yQ8L51rz4nTbvibGt9ai2iR645OE53dWpSFq3nSrfC_FUahk-PW4bcUMvbvEWElf5Bd6Z6NCvocwErSdFg/s320/Picture+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168523935100704802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_hEYgftLOztBRNzVHaO6yoCkWPijW2h5fDxYwRF_dxePnQjtFw8AajwFf_QyhmPhym7fPjNLtNGR39-27vNFr4wKcfDC4ZVzr8YCV4pxw-I-PHJ9639DoZg4ILHZiEg_vEG9fvC6Qw/s1600-h/Picture+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_hEYgftLOztBRNzVHaO6yoCkWPijW2h5fDxYwRF_dxePnQjtFw8AajwFf_QyhmPhym7fPjNLtNGR39-27vNFr4wKcfDC4ZVzr8YCV4pxw-I-PHJ9639DoZg4ILHZiEg_vEG9fvC6Qw/s320/Picture+7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168523939395672114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbEqbrkEE_Bw34EA7d42LHebWIzUCjxccggrpV1iNNByx0pA-TovToMGGtT0PVs2OUp2JWOwCDqFmPhrpfca0QQptN91ejTIo899H3KjwQ9UNXu6ADvfql3Fhyphenhyphenuf3hUzdBtMXOBUXjGw/s1600-h/Picture+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbEqbrkEE_Bw34EA7d42LHebWIzUCjxccggrpV1iNNByx0pA-TovToMGGtT0PVs2OUp2JWOwCDqFmPhrpfca0QQptN91ejTIo899H3KjwQ9UNXu6ADvfql3Fhyphenhyphenuf3hUzdBtMXOBUXjGw/s320/Picture+8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168523943690639426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EpvfN85v9ntKAl6CTSZ0PXhVoN-7cXjuNIpu6umix9aclILXlWE_IUUBFg-5FxVL_MyeZl9i16b8PjVBMBt2SiATyG-IphzfbwlSPztHx6hPiADvNJuMnNQfYUt1JXL_1-Qe1TzUcnk/s1600-h/Picture+9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EpvfN85v9ntKAl6CTSZ0PXhVoN-7cXjuNIpu6umix9aclILXlWE_IUUBFg-5FxVL_MyeZl9i16b8PjVBMBt2SiATyG-IphzfbwlSPztHx6hPiADvNJuMnNQfYUt1JXL_1-Qe1TzUcnk/s320/Picture+9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168523960870508626" /></a><br /><br />We were slightly appalled by the Wal-Mart in downtown Playa but we did have to go in because yours truly forgot to pack toothpaste! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVoVLsBIjDnlq95Lyt_AeLNI235eJI1n_Tvu1R_Iegysf3AJK5NhYaGKLVW6S5r4_0gD8DTtjhIDSlSY4ZYy4BW5eX7zTe1FjZjhlnlsDDOluMrQFf0HuNmp1U4MoyQkOr3O-nnEJpOY/s1600-h/Picture+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVoVLsBIjDnlq95Lyt_AeLNI235eJI1n_Tvu1R_Iegysf3AJK5NhYaGKLVW6S5r4_0gD8DTtjhIDSlSY4ZYy4BW5eX7zTe1FjZjhlnlsDDOluMrQFf0HuNmp1U4MoyQkOr3O-nnEJpOY/s320/Picture+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168524609410570338" /></a><br /><br />After the Wal-Mart experience, we needed some culture so we headed to El Fagon for some authentic cuisine. It was sooooo good...... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwI88cH38cYuo1adKRzhqLrjsXzhTEOJ6SR0MFy_vcr9xWcYpeRzUnwLlbCYEetVt9KKFXY9UhZ60WxzPP4BD545R8fa3H45mlvlNoj1mlJ_fvFhLvLI_nv1KnTVbrn3Tt6LDINnuJi8/s1600-h/Picture+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwI88cH38cYuo1adKRzhqLrjsXzhTEOJ6SR0MFy_vcr9xWcYpeRzUnwLlbCYEetVt9KKFXY9UhZ60WxzPP4BD545R8fa3H45mlvlNoj1mlJ_fvFhLvLI_nv1KnTVbrn3Tt6LDINnuJi8/s320/Picture+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168524613705537650" /></a><br /><br /> and spicy!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkAzBULjxTRK83jEB2N0rq_dssVCLOlkqzYJT3aOJlLe55DKksz6qgF55onZYF2Ej6CLSlR6oADPZlRZjiwWbHnkJh_gE2mHNOWuCAV0daORKy2zA-YynkRvAkYAgmIfIONtqwJ17cvA/s1600-h/Picture+12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkAzBULjxTRK83jEB2N0rq_dssVCLOlkqzYJT3aOJlLe55DKksz6qgF55onZYF2Ej6CLSlR6oADPZlRZjiwWbHnkJh_gE2mHNOWuCAV0daORKy2zA-YynkRvAkYAgmIfIONtqwJ17cvA/s320/Picture+12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168524622295472258" /></a><br /><br />After a huge Mexican lunch, nothing hits the spot like a siesta. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAzUml8WPN5Dqn1UjufDgPztSGZ0_uTV70VhEiToR-mSPlD4yQUjunsn5FaBC6pI3pOsz-OIEu9VUvwAbLixZPgtfR7PTo25EXdzDQoWIb2Ms5O_PZBzsFiJFwNmqiBCO34KBXr447Jk/s1600-h/Picture+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAzUml8WPN5Dqn1UjufDgPztSGZ0_uTV70VhEiToR-mSPlD4yQUjunsn5FaBC6pI3pOsz-OIEu9VUvwAbLixZPgtfR7PTo25EXdzDQoWIb2Ms5O_PZBzsFiJFwNmqiBCO34KBXr447Jk/s320/Picture+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168524626590439570" /></a><br /><br />We finally got motivated to hit the town. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36xj7UV2Dv_6EOaP1oGNsh23xpwvzoQe4YromIQv4VbJ1v9MAP_kasZ7nPn4F_Y50awaaxYClDPNwtpp86snVDsIzmIpSacCr8jLE27tupcTFtq5E0V16WAtwVEnT9aYeRUV-2bR2gj8/s1600-h/Picture+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36xj7UV2Dv_6EOaP1oGNsh23xpwvzoQe4YromIQv4VbJ1v9MAP_kasZ7nPn4F_Y50awaaxYClDPNwtpp86snVDsIzmIpSacCr8jLE27tupcTFtq5E0V16WAtwVEnT9aYeRUV-2bR2gj8/s320/Picture+14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168524635180374178" /></a><br /><br />Love the Mariachis!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJma6QK4lpB2l5jGfdEKKWabD-BWcC02ooLJhro0EM5wfKVFV_KMTbASCMZNYaMLP2n1os0p7erpahRdNTr9Dgzsj_OogiOGEiZD0aEf5M6yzXy6Q2Qhhxk9jvybTH2f53dCszGY47XM/s1600-h/Picture+15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJma6QK4lpB2l5jGfdEKKWabD-BWcC02ooLJhro0EM5wfKVFV_KMTbASCMZNYaMLP2n1os0p7erpahRdNTr9Dgzsj_OogiOGEiZD0aEf5M6yzXy6Q2Qhhxk9jvybTH2f53dCszGY47XM/s320/Picture+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168525249360697522" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Day 3: </strong><br /><br />We don’t know what happened to Jackie, but “Yaki” got some coffee to fuel the Aventura Mexicana that lay ahead. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliZ4VFx2giXUbpCbGyGrKvlJzTU1O2IfnhbVhfkgRlbeR8f9vawQ0Y69_CLT3SruOgv5f3v3rS8AsYelGyUj3XDeKkEKBF7VX4JHLVcExVDdmR1QarFn2CwbmnKNvWmTrdfd9CzZ9IV4/s1600-h/Picture16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliZ4VFx2giXUbpCbGyGrKvlJzTU1O2IfnhbVhfkgRlbeR8f9vawQ0Y69_CLT3SruOgv5f3v3rS8AsYelGyUj3XDeKkEKBF7VX4JHLVcExVDdmR1QarFn2CwbmnKNvWmTrdfd9CzZ9IV4/s320/Picture16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168525975210170562" /></a><br /><br />It just so happened that Drew’s colleague and his wife were vacationing in Cozumel at the same time we were in Playa so we planned a day trip with them to the Mayan ruins of Tulum. <br /><br /><br />We rented a car and Drew drove while Yaki navigated. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ4ADlMjrKS6DhFcPKnvzgS5ERpIVvmC1rKZQItKY4xi1xEYeVdleqz8N8vfM_K8xgs06p5dQZrRTeEwJiMrGCPTMkhohK7qqmjPmT9X4cFmJOdR7cnL_5whWVmFA6WVdUW3tyanSQj4/s1600-h/Picture17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ4ADlMjrKS6DhFcPKnvzgS5ERpIVvmC1rKZQItKY4xi1xEYeVdleqz8N8vfM_K8xgs06p5dQZrRTeEwJiMrGCPTMkhohK7qqmjPmT9X4cFmJOdR7cnL_5whWVmFA6WVdUW3tyanSQj4/s320/Picture17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168525983800105170" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAF6fkGyIQONQ9dPQKB-eaiKcco9IlvdPsQ3uUmPTC_MAKk7BAsvNkdbvH-eGOeTKdr0yFHa3CdaXKVuFR9WNkYD3C4bDs3jzU6OGvPV3vdJxUXPqLdD7kO8C2u8KHYjewYNlcnwsh5c/s1600-h/Picture18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAF6fkGyIQONQ9dPQKB-eaiKcco9IlvdPsQ3uUmPTC_MAKk7BAsvNkdbvH-eGOeTKdr0yFHa3CdaXKVuFR9WNkYD3C4bDs3jzU6OGvPV3vdJxUXPqLdD7kO8C2u8KHYjewYNlcnwsh5c/s320/Picture18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168525988095072482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqUsSbbMssRl5pXPNCHs6x_n24vwytZOl1txpipDzPWOJ1MzL05rirZ74kdntlC1uuPvQlYZnijuzMi5hY6hWNGW-YhJJJb9bGyYJNG93ngq-N4HkXpNuePhXKs7Qh_hB3x5qgN_nT0M/s1600-h/Picture19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqUsSbbMssRl5pXPNCHs6x_n24vwytZOl1txpipDzPWOJ1MzL05rirZ74kdntlC1uuPvQlYZnijuzMi5hY6hWNGW-YhJJJb9bGyYJNG93ngq-N4HkXpNuePhXKs7Qh_hB3x5qgN_nT0M/s320/Picture19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168525996685007090" /></a><br /><br />We made it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMxwhAFqwZA7E7GQTlV41kiH3Sx96OtJOO09vLeWdgVpFgseLfGne9sTnGzhrJAKRQMstZFtfdkUgbDz-HGz61P2ONWdDsdT4vpoysBQFGaLShLIgYIHRVN-tpiFbi8skgXd_-MkfSGE/s1600-h/Picture20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMxwhAFqwZA7E7GQTlV41kiH3Sx96OtJOO09vLeWdgVpFgseLfGne9sTnGzhrJAKRQMstZFtfdkUgbDz-HGz61P2ONWdDsdT4vpoysBQFGaLShLIgYIHRVN-tpiFbi8skgXd_-MkfSGE/s320/Picture20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168526000979974402" /></a><br /><br />We were greeted by some natives. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgKfiqpIaF3uT9BXjuooaSH9TciGFsHzXdKAKXaqQ4jU6ATvR-36AxySqsUFsKqNmsRKKlXsalgSVFi8Tl79yFse3EpOG8YdDXA6-RUvNOqNcEPMMFkwFS2WIMUQ4BA1qbqft_NjSeDc/s1600-h/Picture21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgKfiqpIaF3uT9BXjuooaSH9TciGFsHzXdKAKXaqQ4jU6ATvR-36AxySqsUFsKqNmsRKKlXsalgSVFi8Tl79yFse3EpOG8YdDXA6-RUvNOqNcEPMMFkwFS2WIMUQ4BA1qbqft_NjSeDc/s320/Picture21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168531004616874530" /></a><br /><br />We then watched some performers do the original pole dance. This pole dance is much more elegant than the pole dances that are performed on “The Block” back home in Baltimore. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYUS1W1g8KiClGenVMWR4TfYe-GF28qx39pcLE98V0jPQ1pDfWMc0bLtCt81n8sGNoz4lNHv2EJtuORdrsm2qg2BsHSDYoFy2jF9zpT-l31WoaFvVFLEHzmqFSkFqkN3RKYVq_08NaSc/s1600-h/Picture22.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYUS1W1g8KiClGenVMWR4TfYe-GF28qx39pcLE98V0jPQ1pDfWMc0bLtCt81n8sGNoz4lNHv2EJtuORdrsm2qg2BsHSDYoFy2jF9zpT-l31WoaFvVFLEHzmqFSkFqkN3RKYVq_08NaSc/s320/Picture22.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168526615160297746" /></a><br /><br />One last stop before we get to the ruins. Jackie can’t resist loving a stray cat. By the way, can you guess which one in the picture is pregnant???? Don’t get too excited, mom, it’s the kitty! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMi6EgYxXqqqTQqsPit5qMVmICV329sbtgYrXfA3qrHYy9-ctYkCTPaVrC_GBEmuO4waObeitLSoW9Vg3hvt8LznQZ9OBJjmbCbF9FQoVaZEJZ4imBcVrkT_vBY5TjlhaVYpZCMxo1zg/s1600-h/Picture23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMi6EgYxXqqqTQqsPit5qMVmICV329sbtgYrXfA3qrHYy9-ctYkCTPaVrC_GBEmuO4waObeitLSoW9Vg3hvt8LznQZ9OBJjmbCbF9FQoVaZEJZ4imBcVrkT_vBY5TjlhaVYpZCMxo1zg/s320/Picture23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527177801013538" /></a><br /><br />Onto some culture.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0jvNG1utY0nNps2QKJcdK_L_u3T49HNJX1hXyjseA7Gkv3ZDSikxy7ek0N6_areJqmlurFMI8NNpgJ37pPPwp9c0_8dCg0VNq3onmBs1u39B6lqueAsrXXXtXPO5B7Czm67xNeyMEaQ/s1600-h/Picture24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0jvNG1utY0nNps2QKJcdK_L_u3T49HNJX1hXyjseA7Gkv3ZDSikxy7ek0N6_areJqmlurFMI8NNpgJ37pPPwp9c0_8dCg0VNq3onmBs1u39B6lqueAsrXXXtXPO5B7Czm67xNeyMEaQ/s320/Picture24.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527182095980850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyeAtP7LLWTZplhZuAmWNSN7qWNCOggG-38M4jAp54WsD6H3r1rxf39tK4pXVK0Bgs_IzfFd4NFejvz4zmiB55Lt4ib-mQJQyXRECtlQifdR8pJtHrA4oGhNrmy8XXvEohL6Cot-jlcU/s1600-h/Picture25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyeAtP7LLWTZplhZuAmWNSN7qWNCOggG-38M4jAp54WsD6H3r1rxf39tK4pXVK0Bgs_IzfFd4NFejvz4zmiB55Lt4ib-mQJQyXRECtlQifdR8pJtHrA4oGhNrmy8XXvEohL6Cot-jlcU/s320/Picture25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527190685915458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQml3lb-yy2mJBlbT1oEOLdfCi5tzOY3xSin5L74hJcE_G4WLliSXop_MuMbuuRUM6csaWZa6hIA7YDdpAbm_DVgcLIKj0u3A_B2VcR8bNAcJCiLmNATHG3aJVf0tZ5jQaT0TZA_j4Xt8/s1600-h/Picture+26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQml3lb-yy2mJBlbT1oEOLdfCi5tzOY3xSin5L74hJcE_G4WLliSXop_MuMbuuRUM6csaWZa6hIA7YDdpAbm_DVgcLIKj0u3A_B2VcR8bNAcJCiLmNATHG3aJVf0tZ5jQaT0TZA_j4Xt8/s320/Picture+26.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527194980882770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPMZqOqCPj85HQ7DVbM1ShLhrWKMMI_HvDArh8QpcR5C8s6e4UmWidd7WgEXvuzp_1_czE2UzersSKaYd4JJa5bLXeKCxIUuiDXmuViadb3pFUh9P4ppYrR_JzdXSrn2gTM5n9gIWXHg/s1600-h/Picture+27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPMZqOqCPj85HQ7DVbM1ShLhrWKMMI_HvDArh8QpcR5C8s6e4UmWidd7WgEXvuzp_1_czE2UzersSKaYd4JJa5bLXeKCxIUuiDXmuViadb3pFUh9P4ppYrR_JzdXSrn2gTM5n9gIWXHg/s320/Picture+27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527203570817378" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZFLwkvcRlJzWHqdz8Gv7dAf0nccpeyRiScJxh2IOzIbJ1gw_9weFlC0Rj8EKYJN5b4CdeFU12nygWU6v_IieYCqrd0jcklWikT2AkGcE6knxGQsvp3mcXCNEqJ7-kdMyZ5Ew4raCqQ0/s1600-h/Picture+28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZFLwkvcRlJzWHqdz8Gv7dAf0nccpeyRiScJxh2IOzIbJ1gw_9weFlC0Rj8EKYJN5b4CdeFU12nygWU6v_IieYCqrd0jcklWikT2AkGcE6knxGQsvp3mcXCNEqJ7-kdMyZ5Ew4raCqQ0/s320/Picture+28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527985254865266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeilCk26UPbGoBZwm1Vh8iNFx1FlDZoqE_1j1dzSu_3G86l0OHexz8jYFxXJvONjZMcLTyEH3agUg-tQXvMIAdMfmiNPPwy-vdogALOIxk75KtWGHVUGQhDSweeeP7gkaCZb_4b8tSRFI/s1600-h/Picture+29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeilCk26UPbGoBZwm1Vh8iNFx1FlDZoqE_1j1dzSu_3G86l0OHexz8jYFxXJvONjZMcLTyEH3agUg-tQXvMIAdMfmiNPPwy-vdogALOIxk75KtWGHVUGQhDSweeeP7gkaCZb_4b8tSRFI/s320/Picture+29.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168527998139767170" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then lunch at taco stand in the town of Tulum. Muy delicioso!!!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqa4qIySM5k1eGeKuyN00dRiCa97HFEL2WFQHWQxsOHHODYEGiUEiMP0VmCoYRUhvRF2LJrAZwVmfBkkZ1B4EzabfNEj5tGKs3120szmVpxYUlGwmNjWdSNkxQq_JhN7v4ZtX8bpgwtE/s1600-h/Picture+30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqa4qIySM5k1eGeKuyN00dRiCa97HFEL2WFQHWQxsOHHODYEGiUEiMP0VmCoYRUhvRF2LJrAZwVmfBkkZ1B4EzabfNEj5tGKs3120szmVpxYUlGwmNjWdSNkxQq_JhN7v4ZtX8bpgwtE/s320/Picture+30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528006729701778" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then, back to the beach...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR4-s50NROGMhX810M-IgM082e29imFcAEiFRD5DxRZs5NF18yklg-9ckyJJaaDuvsXsQviJicJI3U88lHlgHv-BV9ExqjZmztO1N1X2NugpMdp39WDLXRpjDNLyZTdAaRr6d_vLwSQM/s1600-h/Picture+31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOR4-s50NROGMhX810M-IgM082e29imFcAEiFRD5DxRZs5NF18yklg-9ckyJJaaDuvsXsQviJicJI3U88lHlgHv-BV9ExqjZmztO1N1X2NugpMdp39WDLXRpjDNLyZTdAaRr6d_vLwSQM/s320/Picture+31.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528011024669090" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKdXgb6H3MFzdlxCej7cDbx0VCgxwZ6YtDkMU66H75HVrOvOzd8BSIfT72388giV5Bq4ETVwyT5VznYtxG-xG5_pB3lDIKA-VTOMQB6aJrLE7YBFL_JTOYMkyAZAfDkid4PVtF4iGeGc/s1600-h/Picture+32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKdXgb6H3MFzdlxCej7cDbx0VCgxwZ6YtDkMU66H75HVrOvOzd8BSIfT72388giV5Bq4ETVwyT5VznYtxG-xG5_pB3lDIKA-VTOMQB6aJrLE7YBFL_JTOYMkyAZAfDkid4PVtF4iGeGc/s320/Picture+32.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528023909570994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaxpM5l2SPftWgV-svC92gpnMFIBs9bJxx1q__uXWM2Dc1_gaEtQ43jXeTW0-F9NtxRBmWvmJJlXJO-KeKtdIq7IlccX9SByHo-YtVwCphIRPF9AoD4r8AVq0HjGXCrBdTZosvYiG62k/s1600-h/Picture+33.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaxpM5l2SPftWgV-svC92gpnMFIBs9bJxx1q__uXWM2Dc1_gaEtQ43jXeTW0-F9NtxRBmWvmJJlXJO-KeKtdIq7IlccX9SByHo-YtVwCphIRPF9AoD4r8AVq0HjGXCrBdTZosvYiG62k/s320/Picture+33.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528681039567298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRmOOftKQ3J4OE6SGnfdMs4pI_rhNRgZIq5c9JGAwzOBT5An0DLAY74coucEX7vfurQmaY-RRzeJyOn4JP-2IpUQ94XjuRbxVgihS5tcVu2-DuDJbG3BcJGXAWc8iuO7zsDfjr4q-gr8/s1600-h/Picture34.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRmOOftKQ3J4OE6SGnfdMs4pI_rhNRgZIq5c9JGAwzOBT5An0DLAY74coucEX7vfurQmaY-RRzeJyOn4JP-2IpUQ94XjuRbxVgihS5tcVu2-DuDJbG3BcJGXAWc8iuO7zsDfjr4q-gr8/s320/Picture34.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168533989619145266" /></a><br />All that laying around in the sun made us hungry. Take note, Whole Foods: This fruit cup was less than $2! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TW8iI8gmdb8KfF4arVwV_IjWAvZrGAUkVwo0cZeITm43a1HkyoHoaCWmMrA35eL6Cmo8GwgvMgLk9PTzgyisffhfJvoTfl3wGCflPOkps9hMLbyMIs_blNGkdrQTlov9GuwzDJfYYdQ/s1600-h/Picture+34.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TW8iI8gmdb8KfF4arVwV_IjWAvZrGAUkVwo0cZeITm43a1HkyoHoaCWmMrA35eL6Cmo8GwgvMgLk9PTzgyisffhfJvoTfl3wGCflPOkps9hMLbyMIs_blNGkdrQTlov9GuwzDJfYYdQ/s320/Picture+34.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528689629501906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfB2trHc-580QpSA-fTcCi1z2RtoDTYrCbW1C029rVZCsIagBJkpkua5zVAW0nGcBx2By0z8mS3R7SkoBOOkdeiN2I1e1LGaehrBHW-GfXCrh0VKvvlPbFgOVJ6o3VcsyAM87eqMiCoeE/s1600-h/Picture+35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfB2trHc-580QpSA-fTcCi1z2RtoDTYrCbW1C029rVZCsIagBJkpkua5zVAW0nGcBx2By0z8mS3R7SkoBOOkdeiN2I1e1LGaehrBHW-GfXCrh0VKvvlPbFgOVJ6o3VcsyAM87eqMiCoeE/s320/Picture+35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528698219436514" /></a><br /><br />Onto the good stuff and some people watching on the Avenue.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5Fwh5E4TdrtK4rXCzNLO0YtPEAhZ28xdN-s1HUw9AycyfUv_sciiIYciOQky84Q_heKhaxU1dgo4FPqdPl1UCF5_SgtNtgeyb8GE3yrQqVOU0D9JSv4pfDyRIl_VM7N25_jAxv6SaLM/s1600-h/Picture+36.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh5Fwh5E4TdrtK4rXCzNLO0YtPEAhZ28xdN-s1HUw9AycyfUv_sciiIYciOQky84Q_heKhaxU1dgo4FPqdPl1UCF5_SgtNtgeyb8GE3yrQqVOU0D9JSv4pfDyRIl_VM7N25_jAxv6SaLM/s320/Picture+36.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528702514403826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ikfWzFdoVsg5VDyo_UyNM30r8aarHzWG27XA6sYQqtmmVdzy8iX-mZrjhyVZgDkL_rCmX8M95hDbo4mayrxXOVcsEJ52lo5TsS81UZB0UM0PaYn12qlzWT9l6D-pk-CbFFASoFAE8Mg/s1600-h/Picture+37.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ikfWzFdoVsg5VDyo_UyNM30r8aarHzWG27XA6sYQqtmmVdzy8iX-mZrjhyVZgDkL_rCmX8M95hDbo4mayrxXOVcsEJ52lo5TsS81UZB0UM0PaYn12qlzWT9l6D-pk-CbFFASoFAE8Mg/s320/Picture+37.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168528711104338434" /></a><br /><br />And just like that, it’s back to reality....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxufxxLh4hFivx53kwckuY5mV4oRZu0pZwZ6DUd0PRzdDKw8VCLrC95zGfdAS5TzVxWgzlCcgauBsAekt_VvhPBxnnU-EVChu-M7_Qh8AUd9gETJEKcWYSyfFw55FejXErlF-1yYsRFM/s1600-h/Picture+38.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxufxxLh4hFivx53kwckuY5mV4oRZu0pZwZ6DUd0PRzdDKw8VCLrC95zGfdAS5TzVxWgzlCcgauBsAekt_VvhPBxnnU-EVChu-M7_Qh8AUd9gETJEKcWYSyfFw55FejXErlF-1yYsRFM/s320/Picture+38.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168529007457081874" /></a>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3405216520611382767.post-52721924355299103182008-01-31T06:33:00.000-08:002008-02-06T06:08:02.378-08:00Welcome & IntrosI know, I know, we're not heirs to the throne but I am a Princess and we both can be Royal Ps.I.T.A. once in a while so why not the Royal Tanenbaums? <br /><br />Although the only people who are going to read this regularly are our family members and friends, and you know us already, a brief introduction is necessary for anyone that happens to Google drift into our lives, so here goes: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0cWkZ5GPVFNuSGhfEsPPXkpL8kA-UpbV3Xus-Js_KEwWduLPsv5L8qSCmC7QWHhAFKm1rHDdaFHrGyJOGcyv34TLE1wNLBWpj38ShowmeefEpLKcLEf8u_vXRkrppi5DoBR4dBKllDU/s1600-h/MeetJackie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0cWkZ5GPVFNuSGhfEsPPXkpL8kA-UpbV3Xus-Js_KEwWduLPsv5L8qSCmC7QWHhAFKm1rHDdaFHrGyJOGcyv34TLE1wNLBWpj38ShowmeefEpLKcLEf8u_vXRkrppi5DoBR4dBKllDU/s320/MeetJackie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161662662343541858" /></a>I'm Jackie, a 29 year old international banker by day, culinary & yoga goddees by night. My major goal in life is to learn something new everyday while striving to be a better wife, friend and world citizen. I start (and usually quit) at least 8 new hobbies a year. Right now, I'm really into Bikram Yoga, recycling EVERYTHING, local politics, and sewing. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbtMhiCmnfe13BQxPfPR-qkefaduRap5lAyFP5TM0oyJ57urVXV6tEnHKaFe0TKdj4si_bbZ5xiclHN3mFJwQtLNMmg5AWh1wGTqtBZFhzQqNXIS6iNkR8ZuWItXSWEhBo9H8Okvu9wU/s1600-h/MeetDrew.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbtMhiCmnfe13BQxPfPR-qkefaduRap5lAyFP5TM0oyJ57urVXV6tEnHKaFe0TKdj4si_bbZ5xiclHN3mFJwQtLNMmg5AWh1wGTqtBZFhzQqNXIS6iNkR8ZuWItXSWEhBo9H8Okvu9wU/s320/MeetDrew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161662675228443762" /></a>Drew is a 28 year old attorney. He's into health-related stuff including weightlifting, raquetball and eating healthy food (especially my cooking, which is one of the reasons why I love him so much!). He likes to play golf, travel, play Xbox, watch movies, play basketball and shop. He's also into local politics, and (unfortunately!) the Repubican Party. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCuErM4qj5lJc8D-QL5yPTi1pDN7dv7fR7LsfKNI3Su33bLux7VklFKZmXCIqrcR_Ad9wHqh3a02apLvLc__PdXxabnOpytS0VFCY3rM8m2CGqyyN4-edzRpA0Sv9e_GPOpuNoBpsrIY/s1600-h/AdorableErnie.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCuErM4qj5lJc8D-QL5yPTi1pDN7dv7fR7LsfKNI3Su33bLux7VklFKZmXCIqrcR_Ad9wHqh3a02apLvLc__PdXxabnOpytS0VFCY3rM8m2CGqyyN4-edzRpA0Sv9e_GPOpuNoBpsrIY/s320/AdorableErnie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161662683818378370" /></a>There's also Ernesto, aka Ernie, our 6-toed cat. We rescued him a few years ago and he's lucky we did--he never would have made it on the streets. <br /><br /><br />Buckle up for the ride....our journey might be slightly scatterbrained but it won't be boring--especially since this year, instead of New Year's Resolutions, I made a list of 101 things to do in 2008. This blog will feature alot of the itmes on that list...along with whatever other fun things come our way.<strong></strong>JackieThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618329409509329059noreply@blogger.com1