7 years ago
DC Fun
It's Kody's spring break this week so he has come to visit his Aunt Brooke. We spent Monday down in DC with my friend Kim, Susan, Sara Kate & Sami. We all had a great time and Sami and Kody really enjoyed the metro ride downtown. I'm sure people thought they were nuts. They were yelling that we were on a spaceship and there were light beams coming at us (in reality the lights of the tunnel). It was pretty funny. We saw the White House, Washington Monument, Presidents Motorcade, Air & Space Museum and Natural History Museum. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly sure that McDonald's may have been one of the highlights of the day for Kody, even with all the cool stuff we saw!
Cherry Blossoms
We just had the National Cherry Blossom Festival during the first 2 weeks of April. I went downtown to enjoy the festivities with Dionne, Kaylee, Zach & Samantha Walsman. We had a lot of fun seeing the different performers and admiring the cherry blossoms.
Europe 2009
Finally! I am finally posting my pictures from my last trip to Europe. I've been trying to learn how to use my imovie program and this is my first video. Angie and I had the best time. We flew into London with our packpacks, passports, cash, credit card & guide books. We had a bit of trouble entering customs, I guess we looked a little shady? The agent there seemed suspicious of us since we didn't have proof of a place to stay, proof of when we were leaving, and proof of our available credit. Needless to say, after lecturing us, they let us through. We managed to secure lodging before leaving the airport, exchanged our cash for pounds, and found the metro. It really was not that difficult. London had so much to see and we took a day trip to Salisbury, Stonehenge & Bath. We arrive Sunday afternoon and on Thursday night we took a bus overnight to Paris.
The bus ride to Paris was interesting. We made some new pals who were able to help us with the metro upon our arrival. We rode up to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night. It was a scary ride up but awesome! Angie was really looking forward to shouting "Sanctuary" at the Notre Dame. It fit really well because a rain storm broke out & we really had to run for cover. Unfortunately that same weather kept us from going up to the top outside. We saw the tombs of Victor Hugo & Alexandre Dumas. We saw the Mona Lisa and the Louvre, which is unbelievably massive. It was soo much bigger than I ever expected. We also got to see the pyramid lit up at night, which I've wanted to see since seeing it in the Da Vinci Code. The only thing missing was Tom Hanks. The National Theatre was beautiful but we couldn't find the Phantom, but not for lack of trying. I'm sure some people thought we were crazy!
We were set to leave Paris on an overnight train to Barcelona Saturday night. This is where we had our first and only major problem. We packed up and headed for the train station, which was a bit of a long walk, only to find that our train had been canceled due to a major storm in southern France & northern Spain. Well, we were exhausted, hungry, and penniless! We had no place to go to spend the night and no cash. We used it up on the way to the station thinking we would be fine until the morning when we arrived in Barcelona to meet my parents. After facing a tearful Angie, the nice station people gave us a sleeping car to spend the night in. After facing a tearful me a lovely lady even snuck us in some boxed food. They also gave us blankets and pillows and the night wasn't so bad once we were tucked into our little room. The next day I journeyed to find an ATM and got us some cash for breakfast. We then found out we would have to wait a few hours for information on a new train. So I amused myself by going to the lovely showers and pampered myself until the floor was flooding! It was nice... At 2pm we still had no news on a future train - too much flooding. So we hopped the metro to the airport & hopped onto a flight.
We finally made it to Barcelona on Sunday night, just not in time for the concert my parents were going to take us too:( We were soo thrilled to see a real hotel room with a bathroom in it! After the hostel shower it was great to be able to shower without flip flops. The next day & 1/2 my parents showed us some of the most popular sights and we had a great time. Then we took the train to their home in Alicante. Alicante was beautiful. There was a gorgeous beach and the weather was nice. We were finally able to wash our clothes (I'm sure my parents appreciated that) and my mom made us some wonderful home cooked food. It was a super fun trip and we had a great rest before starting our journey home. Well, I think I've typed enough so enjoy the pictures!
The bus ride to Paris was interesting. We made some new pals who were able to help us with the metro upon our arrival. We rode up to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night. It was a scary ride up but awesome! Angie was really looking forward to shouting "Sanctuary" at the Notre Dame. It fit really well because a rain storm broke out & we really had to run for cover. Unfortunately that same weather kept us from going up to the top outside. We saw the tombs of Victor Hugo & Alexandre Dumas. We saw the Mona Lisa and the Louvre, which is unbelievably massive. It was soo much bigger than I ever expected. We also got to see the pyramid lit up at night, which I've wanted to see since seeing it in the Da Vinci Code. The only thing missing was Tom Hanks. The National Theatre was beautiful but we couldn't find the Phantom, but not for lack of trying. I'm sure some people thought we were crazy!
We were set to leave Paris on an overnight train to Barcelona Saturday night. This is where we had our first and only major problem. We packed up and headed for the train station, which was a bit of a long walk, only to find that our train had been canceled due to a major storm in southern France & northern Spain. Well, we were exhausted, hungry, and penniless! We had no place to go to spend the night and no cash. We used it up on the way to the station thinking we would be fine until the morning when we arrived in Barcelona to meet my parents. After facing a tearful Angie, the nice station people gave us a sleeping car to spend the night in. After facing a tearful me a lovely lady even snuck us in some boxed food. They also gave us blankets and pillows and the night wasn't so bad once we were tucked into our little room. The next day I journeyed to find an ATM and got us some cash for breakfast. We then found out we would have to wait a few hours for information on a new train. So I amused myself by going to the lovely showers and pampered myself until the floor was flooding! It was nice... At 2pm we still had no news on a future train - too much flooding. So we hopped the metro to the airport & hopped onto a flight.
We finally made it to Barcelona on Sunday night, just not in time for the concert my parents were going to take us too:( We were soo thrilled to see a real hotel room with a bathroom in it! After the hostel shower it was great to be able to shower without flip flops. The next day & 1/2 my parents showed us some of the most popular sights and we had a great time. Then we took the train to their home in Alicante. Alicante was beautiful. There was a gorgeous beach and the weather was nice. We were finally able to wash our clothes (I'm sure my parents appreciated that) and my mom made us some wonderful home cooked food. It was a super fun trip and we had a great rest before starting our journey home. Well, I think I've typed enough so enjoy the pictures!
My version of the mastercard commercial....
Canon digital Rebel XTi - $900.00
Garmin GPS Nuvi 660 - $500.00
IPOD Classic - $300.00
Sony Portable DVD player - $200.00
Gap Sweatshirt - $40.00
The look on my face when I found my car window smashed to pieces and the above belonging gone - PRICELESS
Garmin GPS Nuvi 660 - $500.00
IPOD Classic - $300.00
Sony Portable DVD player - $200.00
Gap Sweatshirt - $40.00
The look on my face when I found my car window smashed to pieces and the above belonging gone - PRICELESS
Suicidal Birds
Early this morning Kim & I left Ocean City to come home. So we are driving down the road and the car up ahead hits their brakes and swerves a bit. There is a goose in the road. He's crossing the road & was at the center line. Another car was already pulling over, I assume to supervise the rest of its crossing, so we had a laugh and continued on our way. About an hour or so later we are on another road. Just cruising along. I was looking ahead down the road and there's a couple white birds in the road. I wasn't concerned because birds always fly out of the way. Well, the first bird hightailed it out of the road as I approached and I assumed the 2nd one would as well. Nope. It lifted up a bit and headed for the windshield! At this point I screamed and swerved. Kim, who had been looking down, hears me yell and looks up to see a big white bird headed her way! It was absolutely hilarious. We were cracking up for about 10-15 minutes. I wish we had been able to take a picture. I'm wondering what my coverage is if I am hit by a suicidal bird?
Ode to Kelly
This is my wonderful friend Kelly. She recently moved out of state and I really really really miss her. I also miss all the dinners she would cook me. Especially her sweet & sour chicken.
Randomness (is that a word?)
Look at that sweet face! I made the kids dinner and Sami ate every bite of her food. If you don't know Sami, this is a pretty big deal. Unless candy is involved, she eats like a bird.
Kevin's motocycle is his life. That & eating at California Tortilla. He's going to try racing soon.
Dean, my boss, needed a picture for his new facebook page so we had a mini photo shoot
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