tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86991744370550132282024-03-13T02:05:38.191-07:00TNT in the Lone Star StateTNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-43142376982781523482012-11-25T18:57:00.000-08:002012-11-25T19:07:24.837-08:00West Texas Voyage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And so we're finally back with a blog post! Both Thomas and I have been plenty busy with work and school which hasn't left much time for any adventures. We agreed to take a break for the Thanksgiving weekend and get the heck out of Houston to visit West Texas. Our trip took us to the little desert town of Marfa. </div>
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We took off on Wednesday night and traveled halfway to Garner State Park where we camped for the night. I was excited beyond belief to finally go camping but feared getting our camp setup in the dark as we all know Thomas isn't the handiest dude around and I lack patience. We surprisingly managed to get the tent all set up in about 15 minutes while Poof was busy getting himself tangled around a picnic table, covering himself in "stickies" (those spikey seed things that latch on to everything) and eating wildlife that would eventually make him sick. I also thought it would be super easy to start a campfire. Wrong. We were ill prepared and Thomas had to burn a book from his car to get the fire started. We celebrated with S'mores and Whiskey!</div>
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We survived the night in our tiny tent where Poof played security guard for a good portion of the evening. A pack of coyotes found food in the middle of the night and decided to let everyone know they were nearby which kept me up scared straight for a solid hour but all went well and peaceful. </div>
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Turns out we were camping right next to the Frio river which was much prettier in person than in these pictures. My camera skills need some serious work.</div>
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We left early in the morning and hit the road for another 6 hours. Here are some photo highlights. </div>
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We own our own cycle store in the middle of nowhere.</div>
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Crossing Lake Amistad. </div>
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We said a little hello to the Mexican Border where we got stopped at a border patrol check point where a fleet of 15 big huge dudes greeted us which their giant German Shepherd to sniff our car and make sure we were American Citizens (to which I mistakenly said yes because I was so damn nervous) before sending us on our merry way. United States to your right, Mexico to your left. </div>
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Crossing the Pecos River which feeds into the Rio Grande. This was such an awesome surprise. It's much much grander in person. It looks shrunk in this photo!</div>
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The drive to our cabin in Fort Davis.</div>
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The desert is incredible. We couldn't stop pulling over to take pictures and gawk at the scenery. </div>
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We hit up the Marfa Lights Viewing Area when we arrived. Marfa is most famous for it's "mystery lights" which draws peoples from all over the U.S. We saw a gorgeous desert sunset and reflections of car headlights that looked mysterious but no ghostly lights. </div>
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Marfa is a sleepy desert town that has a reputation for being hip and up and coming in the art scene. Our vacation timing was a bit off on this trip. Thanksgiving weekend meant lots of little shops and restaurants were closed. I imagine it to be pretty packed in the summer time with camping and music & art festivals. We visited the book store and a couple of art galleries that had Andy Warhol's rendition of the last super. Who would of thought there would be Warhol's in Marfa?</div>
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We also got pulled over on our way to the neighboring town of Alpine for lunch (since everything was closed or cash only in Marfa) We got in trouble for driving in the left hand lane (which is apparently only for passing in these parts) and for driving 4 miles over the speed limit. Luckily the cop realized we were silly out of towners and let us off with a warning. Oops!</div>
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Another year, another birthday. I'm halfway to 50! I was woken up to Thomas playing my new ukulele in the morning. I scored a bottle of pink champagne and a sun visor for my car ! plus flowers and cupcakes :)</div>
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Momma sent me flowers and balloons too!</div>
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Here's what happened to her chocolates hahaha. Houston heat strikes again!</div>
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Other than that, for those of you far far away I'm not sure I've mentioned yet that I've been at my new job for 3 weeks now and I absolutely love it! I work at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as a Special Events Coordinator! (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Houston</a>)</div>
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This is my front door garden. This is what I do every day in hopes I'll score some food. </div>
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I also had my first Polynesian dance show in Texas! I performed in the Tahitian section. Here's the only photo I managed to get of us looking not so sexy. </div>
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After a 2.5 hour girly chit chat car ride, we arrived within our hotel radius only to have me absolutely baffled at how to actually enter the hotel parking lot. After circling the highway at least 4 times we managed to get into the "Extended Stay America." Apparently the name of this place was supposed to be my first red flag indicator. The dirt cheap price should have been number 2. We entered into a swanky hotel lobby got our key cards, paid our dues and excited to pee, got into the elevator which ever so sweetly smelled of cigarettes. Oddly enough I noticed driving in that a lot of the hotel windows were open. I assumed it was because it was a such a nice day out. Wrong, the 4th floor reaked of cigs. People were definitely trying to air out their rooms. While I was busy opening the windows just like everyone else in the hotel, Vanessa screamed bloody murder at the sight of some large prehistoric bug straight chillin' in the sink. We got a refund without hesitation and high tailed it out of there.</div>
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Followed by thoughts of near death at having to consume this sourdough, cream cheese, banana, brown sugar donut afterwards: </div>
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We went to Hamilton Pools which looks like a sink hole beach with a waterfall:</div>
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The only picture of Vanessa and I from Austin Girls Weekend :(</div>
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Fields of Cacti</div>
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The drive to Austin had fields of pretty flowers but I had to resist my frolicking since there are hidden cacti ready to attack</div>
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Next time I'll have to take more pictures downtown. If Asheville and Palm Springs had a baby it would be Austin. I absolutely love it. So much to see and do. Young people everywhere and everyone seemingly loves to be outdoors even if it feels like your flesh is burning off. Super fun trip filled with one of my favorite people and wayyyy too much food. I had a hard time recovering. To Friends and Family...but mostly my blog lovin' brother, I promise to take more legit pictures and update this thing more. Cinco de Mayo is this weekend and we are ready for some serious margaritas!!!</div>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-70641721624971757952012-04-10T18:56:00.005-07:002012-04-10T19:15:02.754-07:00Crawfish BoilWe experienced our first crawfish boil this weekend. It was chaos.<br /><br />Tis' the season for crawfish and our neighbors threw a massive bash. Like 120 pounds worth in a kiddie pool. Which if you've ever had crawfish...it's really not that much meat. These suckers don't leave much to fill the stomach and they sure are ugly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpWWOxZCHD49moHh_oSNl3DuGD41yqkxXtKmCMRkTTeP1WvDfRhYJcB0uvOIx0nvMIsgiEHwfM4LNOeziZ-_KN2Figocgee3O5DnUWmfQcqoiaSr7ikKrwTlRjTd3_SCX-4njsnk6RKo/s1600/IMGP2779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpWWOxZCHD49moHh_oSNl3DuGD41yqkxXtKmCMRkTTeP1WvDfRhYJcB0uvOIx0nvMIsgiEHwfM4LNOeziZ-_KN2Figocgee3O5DnUWmfQcqoiaSr7ikKrwTlRjTd3_SCX-4njsnk6RKo/s320/IMGP2779.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957964962434034" border="0" /></a><br />Our neighbor's dog Bella couldn't resist trying to get a taste of them while they were alive and kickin' in the pool. She got snapped at a few times. Poof also snuck his way out of the apartment a few times to eat whole cooked crawfish that had dropped on the floor. Shell, claws and all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw55G2ICSCEBOa4r4-N8bzfeCAsxvRj_pMiHDFo1vx2t3Upr8TFbyEpmyWtRPVA_nRRN0ss4HmMquQmCZoESAv1leARX_whc-TXuYDCIT2M_tEb8GRNJsFvT8QfPxHSRf0SithpYjx00/s1600/IMGP2780.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw55G2ICSCEBOa4r4-N8bzfeCAsxvRj_pMiHDFo1vx2t3Upr8TFbyEpmyWtRPVA_nRRN0ss4HmMquQmCZoESAv1leARX_whc-TXuYDCIT2M_tEb8GRNJsFvT8QfPxHSRf0SithpYjx00/s320/IMGP2780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957958566713410" border="0" /></a><br />water, lots of crawfish boil liquid, creole spice, tons of lemons, potatos, mushrooms, onions and about 8 sticks of butter in each batch.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmS5B5VLt-2OW5N60_Eal8mfc9xzv6hAhdTTDX1krYttIE9YUthMx9Hf7ECQxratlM7cyV_jRt9JF3ry4qjx-0nfGpioD61KAIn9X44hMbQRqZOopq-4lAoEot6S1KwYuDluX432nhyphenhyphenw/s1600/IMGP2787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmS5B5VLt-2OW5N60_Eal8mfc9xzv6hAhdTTDX1krYttIE9YUthMx9Hf7ECQxratlM7cyV_jRt9JF3ry4qjx-0nfGpioD61KAIn9X44hMbQRqZOopq-4lAoEot6S1KwYuDluX432nhyphenhyphenw/s320/IMGP2787.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957699250743890" border="0" /></a><br />Bella approves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-OrjSbJoscnl-WBXYe20vEgEiY7LkmnC0XzoIO9lq7-yAAOhZh1BjvgYYjR4Rsz2B8WUCYNXDeZHlpszKqm26jthbE7CvuxXlKRfp1wIORMYZbxZn5NjXvK2J1q4RyX0Hq3Ya6uDuks/s1600/IMGP2789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-OrjSbJoscnl-WBXYe20vEgEiY7LkmnC0XzoIO9lq7-yAAOhZh1BjvgYYjR4Rsz2B8WUCYNXDeZHlpszKqm26jthbE7CvuxXlKRfp1wIORMYZbxZn5NjXvK2J1q4RyX0Hq3Ya6uDuks/s320/IMGP2789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957697607077074" border="0" /></a><br />ready!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKNvE0F2ANCGey78yRzXcfMVym1NZfat2bZO95szMT_QNcyvsXyPnpQaVT8O9zceKb29NWNZM0Fa6K9y1J9iV0Et69PnjV_GeICqY4wwf5hIyXNCzr3TQ35pVAtRJ7TKlm78Xis0ocr4/s1600/IMGP2791.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKNvE0F2ANCGey78yRzXcfMVym1NZfat2bZO95szMT_QNcyvsXyPnpQaVT8O9zceKb29NWNZM0Fa6K9y1J9iV0Et69PnjV_GeICqY4wwf5hIyXNCzr3TQ35pVAtRJ7TKlm78Xis0ocr4/s320/IMGP2791.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957691106852978" border="0" /></a><br />the party consumed all 120 pounds in between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSNVCFeVKOD80zL9QH18OSyfV0j4mnOSc46z1BrR55MRswAmwmJcMUqRHyFYn3PdSBL2zu36nOYy97m-zE8UV2JVN78mhdHLwFGhPS7XYv3U7q7CTJM6wu4RIsq73rMY6rOoTHEny2dM/s1600/IMGP2799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSNVCFeVKOD80zL9QH18OSyfV0j4mnOSc46z1BrR55MRswAmwmJcMUqRHyFYn3PdSBL2zu36nOYy97m-zE8UV2JVN78mhdHLwFGhPS7XYv3U7q7CTJM6wu4RIsq73rMY6rOoTHEny2dM/s320/IMGP2799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957683859329730" border="0" /></a><br />We also drank way too much beer. My new favorite local specialty: Micheladas!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink5334.html">http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink5334.html</a><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAdBDL_hm70TUvGXjZXeXBwM09t3tXNpTKqPP84md1eoe88GqwKbvanhlBJF0bwG1xgu2c10PpKhHlWSWVV3NPiQuc19wth1Dd-mqyBjh2vDHrP8Ld-JWX_PtP9TDcMnos3S1JECRaYk/s1600/IMGP2802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAdBDL_hm70TUvGXjZXeXBwM09t3tXNpTKqPP84md1eoe88GqwKbvanhlBJF0bwG1xgu2c10PpKhHlWSWVV3NPiQuc19wth1Dd-mqyBjh2vDHrP8Ld-JWX_PtP9TDcMnos3S1JECRaYk/s320/IMGP2802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957350850033666" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwwYLfoPipvdYD26cN-6eJ1_VZWH5ZcBd3LatEkUom8v3hf-Te08rvugL_Yj5f5RQjSWnh-0Wy3POmJrW4O3kKOpzg-ofVGztnHodxrN1mZeSSNm7mtgNasoBtzd6ScH6tP6YxVLEL84/s1600/IMGP2808.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwwYLfoPipvdYD26cN-6eJ1_VZWH5ZcBd3LatEkUom8v3hf-Te08rvugL_Yj5f5RQjSWnh-0Wy3POmJrW4O3kKOpzg-ofVGztnHodxrN1mZeSSNm7mtgNasoBtzd6ScH6tP6YxVLEL84/s320/IMGP2808.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957347475509986" border="0" /></a><br />The crawfish regularly escaped the kiddie pool, this one had it out for Jason.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YlG4FxpFjqRWIXiCZGemIGOgOjGhUE0EE2eEKyvAtdowXIoBoQ8x3lPhNWqnI_UcvEdQU7das-6HC6kKIGoCKag3MgLD11DG6Pka73CqkeusDw7p4c5yrqMfaAwScVMvGduXW_IH7hw/s1600/IMGP2809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YlG4FxpFjqRWIXiCZGemIGOgOjGhUE0EE2eEKyvAtdowXIoBoQ8x3lPhNWqnI_UcvEdQU7das-6HC6kKIGoCKag3MgLD11DG6Pka73CqkeusDw7p4c5yrqMfaAwScVMvGduXW_IH7hw/s320/IMGP2809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957344705741170" border="0" /></a><br />another fun filled night in the courtyard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP80gxhyphenhyphenU_7VXXk_Obg8wd5vYByXDUGUaP2rSLNPCWoT-009I2THq3nidXs706zOVB6rc77IDFlVsnI1JZvClqeynUEYTugrvQ3Q-y8w7xHKYlV0rp1aPf1ygCMjcZa25PdCZwn2t-ps/s1600/IMGP2811.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHP80gxhyphenhyphenU_7VXXk_Obg8wd5vYByXDUGUaP2rSLNPCWoT-009I2THq3nidXs706zOVB6rc77IDFlVsnI1JZvClqeynUEYTugrvQ3Q-y8w7xHKYlV0rp1aPf1ygCMjcZa25PdCZwn2t-ps/s320/IMGP2811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729957336857250434" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-10745842620414475042012-03-14T18:52:00.005-07:002012-03-14T19:10:05.073-07:00Brazos Bend State ParkIn no particular order here are some pictures for an excursion to Brazos Bend State Park a few weeks back. It was a good escape from the city and I couldn't help but notice how amazingly quiet life was. I must hear airplanes and ambulance sirens a million times a day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGFvXI9NbC218aSuEZMZaLXnVG4tN1GgKVtfAGBwl19TK_sevr50stk2L3Sds0kcxq1Rkr33-fIazCvCpG3XQdvp7sAz2XBwdX6XBxGqlaYiDah9vM4ieyJDuyf0JBTQdlcti5i0X7Bc/s1600/huhi+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGFvXI9NbC218aSuEZMZaLXnVG4tN1GgKVtfAGBwl19TK_sevr50stk2L3Sds0kcxq1Rkr33-fIazCvCpG3XQdvp7sAz2XBwdX6XBxGqlaYiDah9vM4ieyJDuyf0JBTQdlcti5i0X7Bc/s320/huhi+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719939147278595922" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5N5XkJCrAFVt3W_2hCCKdg_WHYQAWPw1Y4A4jvzs0EhtINjQhf43nq9pOugQjCx7wcEWE8XOabW4wFexYBxpT9v-LpFVsX9rqczvrpZTj8cvaqXGjUQMQk0qNzKAdPnUzJmcsNcUtFY/s1600/huhi+073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5N5XkJCrAFVt3W_2hCCKdg_WHYQAWPw1Y4A4jvzs0EhtINjQhf43nq9pOugQjCx7wcEWE8XOabW4wFexYBxpT9v-LpFVsX9rqczvrpZTj8cvaqXGjUQMQk0qNzKAdPnUzJmcsNcUtFY/s320/huhi+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719939141151197922" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHR9yVJoPILcb1gMMsiU03Pw1YuSFaG6nFN4jiV8pz06h8_13utZ4A0kjd9jO2E70qrbmH7dal63OErsF2vI5GNozlQMxwGqZSU2hDMyeFZBlMXKG0Ve4n9oqBF8WssMXTsV1TwZ8sMw/s1600/huhi+059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHR9yVJoPILcb1gMMsiU03Pw1YuSFaG6nFN4jiV8pz06h8_13utZ4A0kjd9jO2E70qrbmH7dal63OErsF2vI5GNozlQMxwGqZSU2hDMyeFZBlMXKG0Ve4n9oqBF8WssMXTsV1TwZ8sMw/s320/huhi+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719939154291050706" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlHfjeAzVRT7D-eSngjvTTyN7B0IbeYr7U-9hqPnB4hyphenhyphenbhcIV8IvDaR9uB12FqDbgls_4Hna8qi93nqXSP15rwlH9rnM3kFVwzmY1pH7gtEg1RGqwz-CS5RuR8BLImhflINtOe-AMN7c/s1600/huhi+126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlHfjeAzVRT7D-eSngjvTTyN7B0IbeYr7U-9hqPnB4hyphenhyphenbhcIV8IvDaR9uB12FqDbgls_4Hna8qi93nqXSP15rwlH9rnM3kFVwzmY1pH7gtEg1RGqwz-CS5RuR8BLImhflINtOe-AMN7c/s320/huhi+126.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719938535195822642" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQq6XGktTox74D1yWzZE_AMqYLwJyCl3hXiqQTdD90bkzeS7WrUlurDh_EtssggBtGSFa2mc25HPR67RS05HHMl-IJhgp6BnqXtw4VQXXRjaaYz7PltP3Zgibd8Z2RGlBhyWeRaISb_8/s1600/huhi+127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQq6XGktTox74D1yWzZE_AMqYLwJyCl3hXiqQTdD90bkzeS7WrUlurDh_EtssggBtGSFa2mc25HPR67RS05HHMl-IJhgp6BnqXtw4VQXXRjaaYz7PltP3Zgibd8Z2RGlBhyWeRaISb_8/s320/huhi+127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719938529649855874" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG11xv2smuhc2I7YmASF47UwerHUSCGNxqsx2-GbB636WVIhdyFRJE0RjCIIfKB5KhKs8u1jVImlwd9eh36JdjXbnEmAmutGUTVPL_0VUsy8QjzeKgMB2IuBfsrEjRQeRRBeJFxqx0S2c/s1600/huhi+142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG11xv2smuhc2I7YmASF47UwerHUSCGNxqsx2-GbB636WVIhdyFRJE0RjCIIfKB5KhKs8u1jVImlwd9eh36JdjXbnEmAmutGUTVPL_0VUsy8QjzeKgMB2IuBfsrEjRQeRRBeJFxqx0S2c/s320/huhi+142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719938527328264722" border="0" /></a><br />chomp. chomp. Poof doesn't look the least bit scared of what lies ahead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdVMhoFrEsfD-DEM1C82tZnC6PuoKsg_Zx8KBdtJxDo1Dl3e0DKTepwYnHqTdpDbjr10yF7quYdXRVEDvocChkK1YFISevEiUcpbDMl1-yel9r5NP7FaRCtpo-RgsawF9izDCZq27GQs/s1600/huhi+145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdVMhoFrEsfD-DEM1C82tZnC6PuoKsg_Zx8KBdtJxDo1Dl3e0DKTepwYnHqTdpDbjr10yF7quYdXRVEDvocChkK1YFISevEiUcpbDMl1-yel9r5NP7FaRCtpo-RgsawF9izDCZq27GQs/s320/huhi+145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719938514791883186" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCdEti-Ua_Na9oMJMSs0P5CoBtNZzXYUdXsMrvnrB1lMLXheuMp9RZnhsW-sMPmC3t-hDhKyCQTagKcJX46wS5x1QQRHhZh2UJ64G22hyphenhyphen2-hwNGpQrEiwJfbcDhY16A9Er5ltpGeDMIs/s1600/huhi+113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuCdEti-Ua_Na9oMJMSs0P5CoBtNZzXYUdXsMrvnrB1lMLXheuMp9RZnhsW-sMPmC3t-hDhKyCQTagKcJX46wS5x1QQRHhZh2UJ64G22hyphenhyphen2-hwNGpQrEiwJfbcDhY16A9Er5ltpGeDMIs/s320/huhi+113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719938538541549282" border="0" /></a>a flock of spoonbills<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdscvcFdUDK0hGcpt5wbs8gnqomogIr6mXeb2f48Bkkh0LDDCYgEBx79QJUlCdw6mJQPKjYu7wj5RVd39dkUO9Y5Fr67GtGTt4WYW0bWqcDqtoMO29hbOCIqQOpJg3PuzRXJzwKAsyWY/s1600/huhi+171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdscvcFdUDK0hGcpt5wbs8gnqomogIr6mXeb2f48Bkkh0LDDCYgEBx79QJUlCdw6mJQPKjYu7wj5RVd39dkUO9Y5Fr67GtGTt4WYW0bWqcDqtoMO29hbOCIqQOpJg3PuzRXJzwKAsyWY/s320/huhi+171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719936813993680050" border="0" /></a>Poof the conqueror.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPrudbqfDamRZcZKVFxI76dq0TGs8y6aT_rj3eMvbQQSi0xMreVtAJAvpUly3bpBpKwJmH8c8Gumzq60uQnhbvRa7P2RsLkQA8mzHvkQkfwAklN0tn8GtBGOx_6x0mS2x5noXmhvVsY0/s1600/huhi+174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPrudbqfDamRZcZKVFxI76dq0TGs8y6aT_rj3eMvbQQSi0xMreVtAJAvpUly3bpBpKwJmH8c8Gumzq60uQnhbvRa7P2RsLkQA8mzHvkQkfwAklN0tn8GtBGOx_6x0mS2x5noXmhvVsY0/s320/huhi+174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719936807661930786" border="0" /></a>this is what most rivers look like in Texas. I guess these are valleys?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlExJBzrPcSdc2pAgOVxuh5MqdN7eeFOn-UatWLkXQW4_2dR3WGiEcTZKIh-bEoLzyKxmMVWfGk8hmDPxmH9PDLsOJey2HDNVfIgmLvRrsHOwWb7c29QBJBpD83qcvglnWRXygL2CGPk/s1600/huhi+203.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlExJBzrPcSdc2pAgOVxuh5MqdN7eeFOn-UatWLkXQW4_2dR3WGiEcTZKIh-bEoLzyKxmMVWfGk8hmDPxmH9PDLsOJey2HDNVfIgmLvRrsHOwWb7c29QBJBpD83qcvglnWRXygL2CGPk/s320/huhi+203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719936802868087266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMLZIKfRjZ0M_-qd6DiV3KSsRwDERVaHGuBxPF6hYMMnDKToUKaXO5CX4HobkSXOQwGeczydRc0rzyxzBeD8jig974PCRYbjsXmnnpZg5JS2FATSLA1OK9RKu2o10AYULIicboBAjDpE/s1600/huhi+205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMLZIKfRjZ0M_-qd6DiV3KSsRwDERVaHGuBxPF6hYMMnDKToUKaXO5CX4HobkSXOQwGeczydRc0rzyxzBeD8jig974PCRYbjsXmnnpZg5JS2FATSLA1OK9RKu2o10AYULIicboBAjDpE/s320/huhi+205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719936795535747298" border="0" /></a>flat. farmland. houses.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXdP072GTY4XLtRNV0ECFA3Uyi9MMcsN9doWxRQn82x8f9GEVAt6sQ-Qjjjy1bOm5jRZVdiKPU3XOt6R3W25xzg5g-Zzuas1s9UOd7HnOJzU62jOZnZBh5yxw2GDedtU2s4af62Ra0pI/s1600/huhi+150.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXdP072GTY4XLtRNV0ECFA3Uyi9MMcsN9doWxRQn82x8f9GEVAt6sQ-Qjjjy1bOm5jRZVdiKPU3XOt6R3W25xzg5g-Zzuas1s9UOd7HnOJzU62jOZnZBh5yxw2GDedtU2s4af62Ra0pI/s320/huhi+150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719936820328827138" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-86977202777761594172012-03-14T18:34:00.002-07:002012-03-14T18:36:59.784-07:00Superstar AlertWe have another superstar alert! Not only do we have a music video director/rockstar and an actor friend but did you know our dearest Kyle is an agency represented model in NYC?!<br /><br />Check out the pics!<br /><br /><a href="http://http://thefashionisto.com/kyle-bretz-for-asher-levine-fallwinter-2012/1/">http://thefashionisto.com/kyle-bretz-for-asher-levine-fallwinter-2012/1/</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqaMVuiHdKbSdpYkF-P9qMi4r5Ta2fB96DQC3BMQ-Nvqoe0X2OSn21zbj9xfh51d1gQXedjh9lwtjTbVSS5r2k2jFMFx6q52vRS1IYxnZliu8DXNr0e0H5aCbPfEJBK8jYJg66vZnAg/s1600/AsherLevine_FW12_22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqaMVuiHdKbSdpYkF-P9qMi4r5Ta2fB96DQC3BMQ-Nvqoe0X2OSn21zbj9xfh51d1gQXedjh9lwtjTbVSS5r2k2jFMFx6q52vRS1IYxnZliu8DXNr0e0H5aCbPfEJBK8jYJg66vZnAg/s320/AsherLevine_FW12_22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719931255408357842" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-60273942236880152092012-02-21T17:13:00.000-08:002012-02-21T17:25:07.431-08:00chicken heavenI made this lemon pepper roast chicken a few weeks ago. My first roast! It was delicious.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQQIQ6CF-QoocDQPzYYkGkNwqOs4kTBvcK7Nasrlv7Tbzs6DBO-VyOGYZFAFfa90hexZ1IjOTLecc2GrzPAmsYQ6lh6CIkDkLzibRIwUsbX-In4R2_YzC6shd2IA5p2d6q8ZUl4TKcwA/s1600/huhi+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQQIQ6CF-QoocDQPzYYkGkNwqOs4kTBvcK7Nasrlv7Tbzs6DBO-VyOGYZFAFfa90hexZ1IjOTLecc2GrzPAmsYQ6lh6CIkDkLzibRIwUsbX-In4R2_YzC6shd2IA5p2d6q8ZUl4TKcwA/s320/huhi+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711762214954535266" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-84482581519115178182012-02-15T20:19:00.000-08:002012-02-15T20:34:44.912-08:00Busy BeesLife is so busy here in Houston. Thomas is back in school full force and swamped with work 24/7. I'm working and taking in any free time to cook. Not to mention nearly 8 hours of Tahitian rehearsals on Thursday and Fridays.<br /><br />Did I mention Hawai'i Hula Oni' E competition is a no go? We do not have the funds or the proper skills and technique for a competition of this magnitude. Instead we will be competing in Orlando, FL in July for a more mainland and low key competition where I will be competing in the Tahitian solo division. That's where the 8 hours of Tahitian rehearsals come in!<br /><br />Here's Poof looking handsome in his bowtie for Valentine's Day<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6AxpMC963HdkzpkC1Mkrz3vPzyhCnfMAM1wnVNBEhUET7t4Ro6UszVcMU1fBxE9WOm8xggaM2KYkIKwo2usmtuYwqCoPetljQiq7bsUoY5DnlZKrnKzNwEd_vlM-nyrlbO91xpxCxlQ/s1600/402754_911609600225_33408568_39003048_923418960_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6AxpMC963HdkzpkC1Mkrz3vPzyhCnfMAM1wnVNBEhUET7t4Ro6UszVcMU1fBxE9WOm8xggaM2KYkIKwo2usmtuYwqCoPetljQiq7bsUoY5DnlZKrnKzNwEd_vlM-nyrlbO91xpxCxlQ/s320/402754_911609600225_33408568_39003048_923418960_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709584198771199778" border="0" /></a><br />I made Thomas this crepe cake with raspberries and honey lemon syrup. We devoured this thing and felt like fatties the rest of the evening. It was delicious.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHh2PDguTJW9PxabMYdoHPw3Cqu_bG6Taz29eY_nKET6-IKUgsm9xhoV7Uo2d2hGksg2JyXrgBjZ1tpQgqBdCMy1tNxUXobhxgQBR5ybFo-yOm6oC-i2jnJLAEUBP9zKMsdQH6ExLh8Q/s1600/423665_912306618395_33408568_39005156_205597170_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHh2PDguTJW9PxabMYdoHPw3Cqu_bG6Taz29eY_nKET6-IKUgsm9xhoV7Uo2d2hGksg2JyXrgBjZ1tpQgqBdCMy1tNxUXobhxgQBR5ybFo-yOm6oC-i2jnJLAEUBP9zKMsdQH6ExLh8Q/s320/423665_912306618395_33408568_39005156_205597170_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709584196064701506" border="0" /></a>I finally bought some pots and seeds over the weekend and started my super tiny balcony garden. These poor things have received little to no sun with all this crap weather lately. Hopefully they will sprout soon! I've got cilantro, basil, marigolds, tomatoes, beans, red peppers and lettucce.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbdt0Y7lveMAoQDKS5ELLnNmbqZ4EdvYeOjgyvqp1sI_G4xNpcMuShyb4X4rT_52Lb3UcJLgXg_7A98jn7PtVmHABnX5OndRMK3NT9Pexkf6ZslA_CBbmTaESoRB7INRPGBcZNpdKZgI/s1600/426897_910304291075_33408568_38997988_1220741499_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbdt0Y7lveMAoQDKS5ELLnNmbqZ4EdvYeOjgyvqp1sI_G4xNpcMuShyb4X4rT_52Lb3UcJLgXg_7A98jn7PtVmHABnX5OndRMK3NT9Pexkf6ZslA_CBbmTaESoRB7INRPGBcZNpdKZgI/s320/426897_910304291075_33408568_38997988_1220741499_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709584190437999298" border="0" /></a>More as the garden grows!TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-16587936592638218382012-01-23T18:43:00.000-08:002012-01-23T19:01:51.980-08:00Cernuda Came to Town!Our favoritest Netherlands McDonald's commercial star stopped in for a quick visit before shipping off the Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. Wishing you all wisdom in 2012 from all of us and the Rice University wise owl.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU4YGiNy52_6WgIcq3Z-hdN10u2guSgsgE83HvW2EIQqW2_taFWUWe-otE6vn1DNsAog-mDzyms9AQXr6eXC0UumFM8WYysJt_wTfSvNmRMp3a4i6Ti4JiHjd6MLlGtqlIegeSuA7zak/s1600/400293_10101759925921161_2003556_84968677_1713271607_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU4YGiNy52_6WgIcq3Z-hdN10u2guSgsgE83HvW2EIQqW2_taFWUWe-otE6vn1DNsAog-mDzyms9AQXr6eXC0UumFM8WYysJt_wTfSvNmRMp3a4i6Ti4JiHjd6MLlGtqlIegeSuA7zak/s320/400293_10101759925921161_2003556_84968677_1713271607_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701025172484062034" border="0" /></a>We managed to cram in a whole lot of activity into barely 2 days. Here's Thomas and I after spending a half hour deciding our meal at a build your own burger place. Wayyy too many options. I got a herbed goat cheese sun dried tomato burger with alfalfa sprouts and balsamic dressing. YUM.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoF3C04e4MhFvMkVFP25_h2KIedzGSKib0Xg0w9eJOdUYuZaPhUTy6WqYzjHGmsSF1e9_skD0x_IgseGXqSpEwA21kjKy8LauC2Pr2g0xRyrKRFcgLIwTLLkuQWyoR_wTID8x1BpfJXY/s1600/407273_10101759940876191_2003556_84968734_560124292_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRoF3C04e4MhFvMkVFP25_h2KIedzGSKib0Xg0w9eJOdUYuZaPhUTy6WqYzjHGmsSF1e9_skD0x_IgseGXqSpEwA21kjKy8LauC2Pr2g0xRyrKRFcgLIwTLLkuQWyoR_wTID8x1BpfJXY/s320/407273_10101759940876191_2003556_84968734_560124292_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701023925940157090" border="0" /></a><br />Dessert? No problem. We went to a chocolate bar where Cernuda settled on some kind of triple chocolate mud pie with chocolate orange ice cream.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO043CAN95HnR_vvT0XIxRDlrejL84KsBZtB-lvn5XjXZMGvQnGEjKL8Zmz7_McvR5p0x4qir9yw9qWHOh-PLsu30EAbfiCk_Yr4YNXRQVLFwB3EhSyWhUl0SstmikujsGGHATdpLxZyk/s1600/374364_10101760014009631_2003556_84968987_878459343_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO043CAN95HnR_vvT0XIxRDlrejL84KsBZtB-lvn5XjXZMGvQnGEjKL8Zmz7_McvR5p0x4qir9yw9qWHOh-PLsu30EAbfiCk_Yr4YNXRQVLFwB3EhSyWhUl0SstmikujsGGHATdpLxZyk/s320/374364_10101760014009631_2003556_84968987_878459343_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701025177111737570" border="0" /></a><br />We had a "best picture with the dinosaur graffiti contest." I definitely lost.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u_St5J1G32A5NeLKOQUHpFSkzOi3LWcj6qNvk0WiqN2pEzIJrZEKGbt1MezHvj71VqOTIgrVhyphenhyphenIp5Bp17kjzR8wFoUU5MVtnNwaH4GRczEth3iPPsTYx1wNnA6ZHNo8IFCOVQl9rEzI/s1600/402587_10101759941819301_2003556_84968741_55452691_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5u_St5J1G32A5NeLKOQUHpFSkzOi3LWcj6qNvk0WiqN2pEzIJrZEKGbt1MezHvj71VqOTIgrVhyphenhyphenIp5Bp17kjzR8wFoUU5MVtnNwaH4GRczEth3iPPsTYx1wNnA6ZHNo8IFCOVQl9rEzI/s320/402587_10101759941819301_2003556_84968741_55452691_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701025171311425506" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFYL8PKrnRhnbU2zC89dnklPZVh1FpTsl28Gasj3rXiBBMl2A_qqzAg9mp3QbS-4PPHTUXAZ-SSZinzfCYgIhHH0tQO1klk7uXPBXDReCAIfD_yVUPTEAehQl43w9EE8mMxN5eJat0tY/s1600/396263_10101759941609721_2003556_84968740_1627446989_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFYL8PKrnRhnbU2zC89dnklPZVh1FpTsl28Gasj3rXiBBMl2A_qqzAg9mp3QbS-4PPHTUXAZ-SSZinzfCYgIhHH0tQO1klk7uXPBXDReCAIfD_yVUPTEAehQl43w9EE8mMxN5eJat0tY/s320/396263_10101759941609721_2003556_84968740_1627446989_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701027338544554818" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJMvg8v2NFtBkf3Sx-76dA2qvUb4UU5alElAXYEbH9xRIKnBSMwICanU4dKrZJoNxYnQfjsghs3c34UpJdSsP6I89ERlUt1sx0UGr9yn7V4luwnmccVuhoB5hxK5lw_wn-Binpbd0QC0/s1600/407299_10101759941225491_2003556_84968736_582970218_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJMvg8v2NFtBkf3Sx-76dA2qvUb4UU5alElAXYEbH9xRIKnBSMwICanU4dKrZJoNxYnQfjsghs3c34UpJdSsP6I89ERlUt1sx0UGr9yn7V4luwnmccVuhoB5hxK5lw_wn-Binpbd0QC0/s320/407299_10101759941225491_2003556_84968736_582970218_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701023927463199634" border="0" /></a><br />Visited the wall of water. It makes you really dizzy and nauseous.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi_1Xhz521ykozif_EAIffh0qmC2Jai1klPzf2FdKfWeA-tzpJe_ljP-tUMhnp1U7vo2UbkqY5iUFK6DIa_J2mNiYuGS9L93tBEAOV28l_TPoN3eCbSn2uiGQCPfgeH4mLuEU6tjj7HI/s1600/399386_10101759935586791_2003556_84968713_2073427369_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi_1Xhz521ykozif_EAIffh0qmC2Jai1klPzf2FdKfWeA-tzpJe_ljP-tUMhnp1U7vo2UbkqY5iUFK6DIa_J2mNiYuGS9L93tBEAOV28l_TPoN3eCbSn2uiGQCPfgeH4mLuEU6tjj7HI/s320/399386_10101759935586791_2003556_84968713_2073427369_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701025186151765970" border="0" /></a><br />and it was super windy. Poof was not a fan.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BsfgN6SvysF2FhyphenhyphenhXQamUGQJ7VDVMgPIV8qJVW8h8NwXjAoqoB9lpw9Qd-O18J54Iufc0fXqlFPmTBFiTuPz3jKgIf9v5o1OeCPr6A57ev3nbkLSEsdgiD-DLc3L5sj1adIqPBpp-Qk/s1600/375554_10101759931255471_2003556_84968695_1973944246_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BsfgN6SvysF2FhyphenhyphenhXQamUGQJ7VDVMgPIV8qJVW8h8NwXjAoqoB9lpw9Qd-O18J54Iufc0fXqlFPmTBFiTuPz3jKgIf9v5o1OeCPr6A57ev3nbkLSEsdgiD-DLc3L5sj1adIqPBpp-Qk/s320/375554_10101759931255471_2003556_84968695_1973944246_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701023932037355650" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpWECzB48OlVFQtDa6lBlDNEtM-Xs_Cgs3pGi-rNnNrWpXKO8MwzrU5SRW_698ADbfPfaYDXXyyrKjft7fes4961JSlwdBx1r9JRL-a2Q37bDXt8hgA8RKPceioj6zqX17-2mHx8N17Y/s1600/403369_10101759936809341_2003556_84968717_1221467553_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzpWECzB48OlVFQtDa6lBlDNEtM-Xs_Cgs3pGi-rNnNrWpXKO8MwzrU5SRW_698ADbfPfaYDXXyyrKjft7fes4961JSlwdBx1r9JRL-a2Q37bDXt8hgA8RKPceioj6zqX17-2mHx8N17Y/s320/403369_10101759936809341_2003556_84968717_1221467553_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701028079587924978" border="0" /></a><br />This is my best imitation if Vanessa's gangsta face I've seen in so many pictures<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghY5dY7kEnyaVqpEvHJaSqfzNMopy5ipaDvz8j6CyAABnP4oEBobQRHB8CPGk7V2cROfAv_rOwvBCAFm05_Rmey4lYZ6mjq63XWjWz_aaSVXwsFW37o-UHrZEiwNzBM6mmZTWLDkQfHVQ/s1600/383272_10101759939938071_2003556_84968730_1593351259_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghY5dY7kEnyaVqpEvHJaSqfzNMopy5ipaDvz8j6CyAABnP4oEBobQRHB8CPGk7V2cROfAv_rOwvBCAFm05_Rmey4lYZ6mjq63XWjWz_aaSVXwsFW37o-UHrZEiwNzBM6mmZTWLDkQfHVQ/s320/383272_10101759939938071_2003556_84968730_1593351259_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701023954569321266" border="0" /></a><br />Fun weekend indeed! Have fun in the snow Cernuda!TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-40282174241801410842012-01-23T18:26:00.000-08:002012-01-23T18:41:35.516-08:00New Years<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /></span>New Years included a whole lot of fun downtown...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V-zJtXJ35lds-S9QJWYz8juSebCgyA8Ow0Tlv5ieUILY_bil0jZrOiNA2NlvpK5tLM2lY3egowl2p-sxgPNeGO8RlnJus1OV0qK-fyglApLyAHVZ2VjTd8oVoAYjm1wvXuir5x7vNQk/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V-zJtXJ35lds-S9QJWYz8juSebCgyA8Ow0Tlv5ieUILY_bil0jZrOiNA2NlvpK5tLM2lY3egowl2p-sxgPNeGO8RlnJus1OV0qK-fyglApLyAHVZ2VjTd8oVoAYjm1wvXuir5x7vNQk/s320/IMG_0220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701020716647582562" border="0" /></a><br />Hope it was a good one for you too!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHLpfZ2XmckG-1nDlFWO5QqfcFGV0A5TFvG9j6S3ufTyFE8K4epVJJhOXItUieotNnvhPcy7Rfq0JlT8difVKzATI-k2UejnG-KOKkVOJ9l8bCcR7NTTTweq9vSOfLsufgZdTQ3fpzj0/s1600/IMG_0250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHLpfZ2XmckG-1nDlFWO5QqfcFGV0A5TFvG9j6S3ufTyFE8K4epVJJhOXItUieotNnvhPcy7Rfq0JlT8difVKzATI-k2UejnG-KOKkVOJ9l8bCcR7NTTTweq9vSOfLsufgZdTQ3fpzj0/s320/IMG_0250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701020708564852226" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-81615732588678271142012-01-15T09:35:00.000-08:002012-01-15T14:37:04.473-08:00Belated ChristmasSo I've been doing horrible with this blog thing lately. Truth is, there isn't much to do in Houston for nature people. We've started going to Rice University campus on Sundays to walk with the dog for some exercise but that's another post.<br /><br />Here's a surprise we had from Momma Joanie in early December!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hjboU9e3rDdXEF7_L7P0Dv6rfaZORcY1l6c_kxKxfvjQ4AMtRoDtE0PykSMWiBEvuFqgQRKO9KGafNRWCM1-gURZKsFo3BzCJbqZMjRNRGn3P8MjtFgHDIZ-sx85ZVnn1SOG2TTM4yw/s1600/IMGP2418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hjboU9e3rDdXEF7_L7P0Dv6rfaZORcY1l6c_kxKxfvjQ4AMtRoDtE0PykSMWiBEvuFqgQRKO9KGafNRWCM1-gURZKsFo3BzCJbqZMjRNRGn3P8MjtFgHDIZ-sx85ZVnn1SOG2TTM4yw/s320/IMGP2418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697917115474818274" border="0" /></a>We had all sorts of goodies in there! We got a lot of great things to decorate with and Poof knew this little package had some sweet treats in it for him!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFui-eEGAJsdkb_aZjzEm3aMLwj8m40XffH8V8MDr5tuL1FCCzYPb1bc8tz0uF1gI2xWSFD9u70Kx6hn1UToeSIwmW_dUHEhSOlhn30inA8R1UXvvyURMNaEXNRfcnlLzfnSAvNhK9rvE/s1600/IMGP2426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFui-eEGAJsdkb_aZjzEm3aMLwj8m40XffH8V8MDr5tuL1FCCzYPb1bc8tz0uF1gI2xWSFD9u70Kx6hn1UToeSIwmW_dUHEhSOlhn30inA8R1UXvvyURMNaEXNRfcnlLzfnSAvNhK9rvE/s320/IMGP2426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697917109913723506" border="0" /></a>a big mess as usual<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9d_vT_zv26FhJ0SdkvnM73kOcNkm6QuytvCQb1L9XSbWyp3NdezkdFZdcd9Gz7-peYQrsD5Np-doXpRTy4HcfrtWV-wglfYOQz7ZdfA0iwKp6exbgt-4k3YqsGgxRtbVZQopVBBrxK8/s1600/IMGP2429.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9d_vT_zv26FhJ0SdkvnM73kOcNkm6QuytvCQb1L9XSbWyp3NdezkdFZdcd9Gz7-peYQrsD5Np-doXpRTy4HcfrtWV-wglfYOQz7ZdfA0iwKp6exbgt-4k3YqsGgxRtbVZQopVBBrxK8/s320/IMGP2429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697917108990486786" border="0" /></a>In case you haven't heard about our pipe tapping issue, this is what our "living room" looked like for 2 weeks during Christmas. In short, after replacing a pipe and sealing the wall back up. They had to cut through again and muted the noise with more insulation. Here's to hoping that will keep it muted until we move out in August.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W2hkvTptX6qude4rK88ZEPESbX_qfdSuST0pGw1WE0yJHde51Fn_I-WWSSxa_eEfvOy3z25fuNn3gLnWwPjiMSWSelXj55IibOU-Q6j4zzMuHbMd8sy3qug_gMv5OYEW_kVUKO9Rr3M/s1600/IMGP2521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2W2hkvTptX6qude4rK88ZEPESbX_qfdSuST0pGw1WE0yJHde51Fn_I-WWSSxa_eEfvOy3z25fuNn3gLnWwPjiMSWSelXj55IibOU-Q6j4zzMuHbMd8sy3qug_gMv5OYEW_kVUKO9Rr3M/s320/IMGP2521.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697917123184346930" border="0" /></a><br />We got a gingerbread house kit for xmas too!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6qetM4_E2iObBV81aTANPTp_suIVMI9MsL0hIyYIKVfeiRzzGgF6PtlqPS8FE0Aqp49ry6E-OfMNNiE2uJljVln1IR2Gvd1N-jGA8SvXxpLK1tXtSqWXwbCj6vMgfmp27J6oPmHCz3w/s1600/IMGP2448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6qetM4_E2iObBV81aTANPTp_suIVMI9MsL0hIyYIKVfeiRzzGgF6PtlqPS8FE0Aqp49ry6E-OfMNNiE2uJljVln1IR2Gvd1N-jGA8SvXxpLK1tXtSqWXwbCj6vMgfmp27J6oPmHCz3w/s320/IMGP2448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697915925971383426" border="0" /></a><br />we're not very skilled in decorating<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBYPZ5fBs3LcqXnkDGw_h1njbdQBiQ1FBobAnXaxYac7wbymvvzBdI1Zx3y2XrqWiuoYAEYWE7TEzqA2Igf8Af3rLPT65Hat_TX82Q2wy7RRtMsjLFMDMTTMkbfBpAqZmyhoiPOSojkA/s1600/IMGP2439.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBYPZ5fBs3LcqXnkDGw_h1njbdQBiQ1FBobAnXaxYac7wbymvvzBdI1Zx3y2XrqWiuoYAEYWE7TEzqA2Igf8Af3rLPT65Hat_TX82Q2wy7RRtMsjLFMDMTTMkbfBpAqZmyhoiPOSojkA/s320/IMGP2439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697915936425656802" border="0" /></a>the final product<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jxz8lWYSrn0WpVZEf9Tc72L_74aIETPOaFh9J9hvy7ItDZHK7l8PI-p5bpZ9qIiP1YhOkuVJCHZ3BHVN1UcIaR8GG0Igero5DCzFNGxXeLC1a5RjQEPSEbn0owAK3Y1TS9vHWYL6hhg/s1600/IMGP2461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jxz8lWYSrn0WpVZEf9Tc72L_74aIETPOaFh9J9hvy7ItDZHK7l8PI-p5bpZ9qIiP1YhOkuVJCHZ3BHVN1UcIaR8GG0Igero5DCzFNGxXeLC1a5RjQEPSEbn0owAK3Y1TS9vHWYL6hhg/s320/IMGP2461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697915920721266274" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-35985328015810651112011-12-21T18:54:00.000-08:002011-12-23T15:58:48.136-08:00Mamma Came to Town!My lovely Mamma came in for a quick visit last weekend. She also braved sleeping on our barely 5ft long couch. Poof completely flipped out when she arrived. If he could talk I imagine he would have been yelling (in a french accent) "oh my god madame! is it really you!? are you really here!!!?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqhmPrD_4NJCrbpi02_J91lJQg8TRCR8C5JwQ1RRIyw8SN9bBGgow0G0inxRLaS4Nodb7h1z6Q2gTmhtNSwY0cL3xOrqEA33BwU8iEA_WS57j0h7uvJY9FDqSQHwnLv_EqoC_jgFxMZQ/s1600/IMG_2160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipqhmPrD_4NJCrbpi02_J91lJQg8TRCR8C5JwQ1RRIyw8SN9bBGgow0G0inxRLaS4Nodb7h1z6Q2gTmhtNSwY0cL3xOrqEA33BwU8iEA_WS57j0h7uvJY9FDqSQHwnLv_EqoC_jgFxMZQ/s320/IMG_2160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688785314458442610" border="0" /></a>So when she arrived Friday night we went straight to Hula class. It was nice having Tom and her there watching. I think it was the first time Thomas has ever really seen me hula dance.<br /><br />Saturday morning we went to the Museum of Fine Arts (the type of museum I WISH I'd be working at!) and spent most of the dance roaming around the place. It was way bigger than I thought. Museum day was followed by delicious Tapatia tacos, wine & fancy cheese for dinner and then River Oaks (the Boca Raton of Houston...but probably a bit richer, think higher up oil company employees) for out of this world Christmas light displays!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYMSYNcYQ_uX4RiOj8rd2EgfmZLH9bjw1mcu9-721wAp6v2L_L6llj4BxaLRx7sULLAOUEEAgkSRpbNUnP-evUS3x4RCRt4jrLc1uqnvkdsQFnxHdh8zFvUwOOKGLERm6WuvBv4TLen0/s1600/IMG_2224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYMSYNcYQ_uX4RiOj8rd2EgfmZLH9bjw1mcu9-721wAp6v2L_L6llj4BxaLRx7sULLAOUEEAgkSRpbNUnP-evUS3x4RCRt4jrLc1uqnvkdsQFnxHdh8zFvUwOOKGLERm6WuvBv4TLen0/s320/IMG_2224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786869333188706" border="0" /></a><br />Amazing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdsj5MexFVB5lGwN7IT-Md3canU2fH-42aPyBAEVJivSWIStS1uSe8NpjoILOuxxGvCzuVjLMHEQVVpjwXInqV3XMBsJMteGBGq95hSbHCPjTw3t-LxOuhdD9QbY4MWKEyR7ydCR2FJQ/s1600/IMG_2217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdsj5MexFVB5lGwN7IT-Md3canU2fH-42aPyBAEVJivSWIStS1uSe8NpjoILOuxxGvCzuVjLMHEQVVpjwXInqV3XMBsJMteGBGq95hSbHCPjTw3t-LxOuhdD9QbY4MWKEyR7ydCR2FJQ/s320/IMG_2217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786731960946370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdapu6RGrkLnr9doizbTEZWwF3cTTW-iU1ybpgLnZDWeWgf1BKEjPOTKDwupDUb-TqLCfefDBv8pAqppRl-iU8etIFCWFQA6jjxD2anjM3xW6c2DX6iYxIfr5WO2Ny7W3l_xBaSSqkd8/s1600/IMG_2214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdapu6RGrkLnr9doizbTEZWwF3cTTW-iU1ybpgLnZDWeWgf1BKEjPOTKDwupDUb-TqLCfefDBv8pAqppRl-iU8etIFCWFQA6jjxD2anjM3xW6c2DX6iYxIfr5WO2Ny7W3l_xBaSSqkd8/s320/IMG_2214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786728055525842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZbqtCa53zzQdJhCoIrNm_4hbm7p_QPOp5bdMUdojYUh71EbiDi9mymp2Z0ZI4zR1LeCz8P-Nai8zzIj4R-aqnV14Vi0aMEy1uyIad_iS1CWBmUN1A5ORdVVO7zpcnCMxx1ntMOzgaJo/s1600/IMG_2207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZbqtCa53zzQdJhCoIrNm_4hbm7p_QPOp5bdMUdojYUh71EbiDi9mymp2Z0ZI4zR1LeCz8P-Nai8zzIj4R-aqnV14Vi0aMEy1uyIad_iS1CWBmUN1A5ORdVVO7zpcnCMxx1ntMOzgaJo/s320/IMG_2207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786718285531026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv30s-fvtk0b9ju7Aj4a2iGmoCh6OxVMhExWiuR-gRDQPHNP70gUl6VaqAU0Hk2liM8HTRbaSsVtAfmceRczosbspp33Cmw_Twz5jz8zsTCyPq1EHY2C9f1iSyOukxra-NBQZ79il5tw/s1600/IMG_2206.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvv30s-fvtk0b9ju7Aj4a2iGmoCh6OxVMhExWiuR-gRDQPHNP70gUl6VaqAU0Hk2liM8HTRbaSsVtAfmceRczosbspp33Cmw_Twz5jz8zsTCyPq1EHY2C9f1iSyOukxra-NBQZ79il5tw/s320/IMG_2206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786715682733810" border="0" /></a><br />I love this! Too funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PsjkJo9jVINJTtnUqKNfxKEiyW-uSOox4978dTkFWJwE-OvS9RhmRaQ3qWbqDmopcjHAsLumV2LsdnMhpleebwmdtYLKI9gJ31P5fu-Ru1Ny_xyKvEnKgMkAqD5LFbs01LQIjeS-Kp4/s1600/IMG_2220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PsjkJo9jVINJTtnUqKNfxKEiyW-uSOox4978dTkFWJwE-OvS9RhmRaQ3qWbqDmopcjHAsLumV2LsdnMhpleebwmdtYLKI9gJ31P5fu-Ru1Ny_xyKvEnKgMkAqD5LFbs01LQIjeS-Kp4/s320/IMG_2220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786736907604402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBaejCMrKsimMgX1XppwxrpnyKUcdwOLqDw1aI65As2-ygDZjhh-TG9wZWpUGcVHTdACFCZ8l1OYUS-P30qq4SaJOTet1hbzhydzAhprj5QUqZ0rIOpYE7C3l5rnRLBOvCDRqyjJfT4w/s1600/IMG_2200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBaejCMrKsimMgX1XppwxrpnyKUcdwOLqDw1aI65As2-ygDZjhh-TG9wZWpUGcVHTdACFCZ8l1OYUS-P30qq4SaJOTet1hbzhydzAhprj5QUqZ0rIOpYE7C3l5rnRLBOvCDRqyjJfT4w/s320/IMG_2200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786155765432450" border="0" /></a><br />Note to Madden: Pom found a gnome!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhBktHYMzlawURWhoExykfu5j0DT2l4DogOhxqQMMJ1Nnr2BdasI-zEOv_q0UIoH5N356183u5xPkJWIpb-IkP0L3b86uI97aKWoW-4I9d3AIzDwa_VIwflmJTxuuU71ZPPgIg55fm04/s1600/IMG_2192.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhBktHYMzlawURWhoExykfu5j0DT2l4DogOhxqQMMJ1Nnr2BdasI-zEOv_q0UIoH5N356183u5xPkJWIpb-IkP0L3b86uI97aKWoW-4I9d3AIzDwa_VIwflmJTxuuU71ZPPgIg55fm04/s320/IMG_2192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786152980358930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrdR7bzjG0_qZoTlzzRVMWgJ_YTMkQWqsHvQo0F7uHwXeVC4qvi4ihxbqqMkWElPV_cev685ijRTX2mXb4_Tdh9UTKcHMhurKmhzwHxnwvBOlNpcKaEU8oZ9ML5JEiHb88aFXPnquN1M/s1600/IMG_2191.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrdR7bzjG0_qZoTlzzRVMWgJ_YTMkQWqsHvQo0F7uHwXeVC4qvi4ihxbqqMkWElPV_cev685ijRTX2mXb4_Tdh9UTKcHMhurKmhzwHxnwvBOlNpcKaEU8oZ9ML5JEiHb88aFXPnquN1M/s320/IMG_2191.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786148056176786" border="0" /></a><br />We found Santa too! Poof's first Santa experience! He thought Santa was sketchy individual.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwBauU5b88B6p1ygLYJ-G2fdjhShvoDm_cJNcD-mlbGdSqSqQ-_urSrM09-r0XN-Iow8GfrreipGivgmDYcCD-UBiwS3pevui0MImhx7F-rPDVVFZ2o1_X7PShOnyvaMzJo5w0z1mKk8/s1600/IMG_2202.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwBauU5b88B6p1ygLYJ-G2fdjhShvoDm_cJNcD-mlbGdSqSqQ-_urSrM09-r0XN-Iow8GfrreipGivgmDYcCD-UBiwS3pevui0MImhx7F-rPDVVFZ2o1_X7PShOnyvaMzJo5w0z1mKk8/s320/IMG_2202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688786159241769794" border="0" /></a><br />Looks like coral. Every single branch was wrapped<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom7110IZhCs4QvdACOla5Gyv1dgV2mXlcFTFdUTHjhGEfY8iNNMvqYTqUE0LO5b6ZlnFO95sSTEWMiJHMjdtQlQBut-zfc0OEkVDH4G2zIz_LyfAHjjguLFNgr0FZ0rSInON4OibFDb4/s1600/IMG_2179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiom7110IZhCs4QvdACOla5Gyv1dgV2mXlcFTFdUTHjhGEfY8iNNMvqYTqUE0LO5b6ZlnFO95sSTEWMiJHMjdtQlQBut-zfc0OEkVDH4G2zIz_LyfAHjjguLFNgr0FZ0rSInON4OibFDb4/s320/IMG_2179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688785339950834514" border="0" /></a><br />We also went to Discovery Green and there happened to be some type of festival going on where Mom and I found an old pull down map like they had back when I was in elementary school!<br /><br />My map collection is getting out of control already but I absolutely could not walk away without this. I'll take a picture of it once we hang it up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfsMbA3u_Sn95SjGBJ_BRST_uZIPIKhQ0IezjW1EAu_uzTb0l9DqehOVNeOG7k6qYWVLojw_5L0bBsZB7KGph-j7vk5zv7cDOGt0WrGWOtst150kypDJuE2zUkGDNcFNXZh4p4lJ528/s1600/IMG_2167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfsMbA3u_Sn95SjGBJ_BRST_uZIPIKhQ0IezjW1EAu_uzTb0l9DqehOVNeOG7k6qYWVLojw_5L0bBsZB7KGph-j7vk5zv7cDOGt0WrGWOtst150kypDJuE2zUkGDNcFNXZh4p4lJ528/s320/IMG_2167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688785333289660882" border="0" /></a><br />Discovery Green ice skating rink!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl2gaMGUZzDp4lxcKBM6mtazLUoo-iMHpI-Ez9fXMTKQOkDKYr_jsYFp9LEOt15RhPeAM7RBXnMK9d8nuJtZ4b2y0W7oE3apf08NtwPO-n6VniLe66e4UusF9x_VMJ4Npguopqh8Fqvk/s1600/IMG_2162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl2gaMGUZzDp4lxcKBM6mtazLUoo-iMHpI-Ez9fXMTKQOkDKYr_jsYFp9LEOt15RhPeAM7RBXnMK9d8nuJtZ4b2y0W7oE3apf08NtwPO-n6VniLe66e4UusF9x_VMJ4Npguopqh8Fqvk/s320/IMG_2162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688785318583397618" border="0" /></a><br />We could pass for 12 year olds (minus Tom's beard). It's pathetic haha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YA7friFCIb6E2_NDbW8neynYyzh0_KuHhsAO69BU16G6BPtmtqSowCBRrNQ0sMbw4pfJyLfee31EPIKhQyV1iZQ9_MzNOv7TJgmXtkaqrjaZCsv2t3GHO1dfT1rCEmxXPXeSmb4sEMY/s1600/IMG_2163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YA7friFCIb6E2_NDbW8neynYyzh0_KuHhsAO69BU16G6BPtmtqSowCBRrNQ0sMbw4pfJyLfee31EPIKhQyV1iZQ9_MzNOv7TJgmXtkaqrjaZCsv2t3GHO1dfT1rCEmxXPXeSmb4sEMY/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688785329807650226" border="0" /></a><br />These are all the pictures I have stolen from Mamma's camera. All in all it was a very fun time. Thanks for visiting Mom! I LOVE YOU! XOXOTNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-40349854710990207342011-11-30T20:08:00.000-08:002011-12-01T19:43:05.689-08:00Current EventsLet's talk about Thanksgiving. In the nearly 3 years I have had the wonderful Thomas in my life he has NEVER made anything other than sandwiches, mac and cheese, and eggs. So of course when we were assigned the task of making pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes for our friends Thanksgiving celebration I assumed I'd be making it all. But Tom said he'd make the mashed potatoes. "Yea, whatever."<br /><br />So he made them. From scratch. No recipe. WHAT?! WHERE DID THESE COOKING SKILLS COME FROM!? But most importantly...<br /><br />WHY HAVEN'T YOU MADE THESE FOR ME BEFORE?!<br /><br /><br />...men. ugh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6SCVnk9VSJryrh3oTckjeJGRi31osomoX0bF4Gvfa3Hzocz26X18S9-i-LiPJ_ZQBr2dtwydEeY4-J4ieOCSjL9Zlbm6kJ5JTt9RdzRXY3lNWlj1FDl-Yf0eEmk6wpFn1v5rtWtdSUA/s1600/IMGP2408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg6SCVnk9VSJryrh3oTckjeJGRi31osomoX0bF4Gvfa3Hzocz26X18S9-i-LiPJ_ZQBr2dtwydEeY4-J4ieOCSjL9Zlbm6kJ5JTt9RdzRXY3lNWlj1FDl-Yf0eEmk6wpFn1v5rtWtdSUA/s320/IMGP2408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681013538301287666" border="0" /></a><br />and of course they were the bestest mashed potatoes I've ever had. Bitter? Upset? Feeling neglected after all these years.....nah.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOYMg9Rvb6h66QGn4VqzDL5WPWL5xIQDaZGxRDUT324ta3wT4IRZP_-qeSbOEimZTgPbQj7vF7IxFBKTzp7Y1UiIk6_SvltjVzSeI5u8Ng5hLQ4Zo7jR1c8TWe4d8Fac_rkjIQMVnXeo/s1600/IMGP2393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOYMg9Rvb6h66QGn4VqzDL5WPWL5xIQDaZGxRDUT324ta3wT4IRZP_-qeSbOEimZTgPbQj7vF7IxFBKTzp7Y1UiIk6_SvltjVzSeI5u8Ng5hLQ4Zo7jR1c8TWe4d8Fac_rkjIQMVnXeo/s320/IMGP2393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681013539738697810" border="0" /></a>So my slacker Tom can cook. I'd consider myself lucky if I could reep the benefits more than once every 3 years. Silly Tom!<br /><br />On another note...I made the pumpkin pie thinking I would maybe decide to like it if I made it myself. Nope, still gross.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kGxwsBBT2Y6l-xJloWh_iFgChIhVEfDSdw_o09N-LBSzHes4ye8NSckp_CRFpOSJvdhHVjd6WbH50xTOQSFWv307Kenq0-N7jp0sVgc6fA8fmWPwQUpVbI7YzggW3UnoY1QLgpfJG7Y/s1600/IMGP2391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kGxwsBBT2Y6l-xJloWh_iFgChIhVEfDSdw_o09N-LBSzHes4ye8NSckp_CRFpOSJvdhHVjd6WbH50xTOQSFWv307Kenq0-N7jp0sVgc6fA8fmWPwQUpVbI7YzggW3UnoY1QLgpfJG7Y/s320/IMGP2391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681010687863281250" border="0" /></a><br />As for other recent happenings...today was Tom's official last day of his first graduate school semester! He truly maintained coolness throughout the intense workload he had and I am so proud of him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgDHz4mZtN4BSvWtWGcbK9iZiT0ZKulqaesxx8ta6OPJtHDJ1THGulV3xey7r3DK_NkxXiFnlxH1a8SIGC1CTmMfufdQ2rZ4I0Niyqlvby-5YIdCrpNkKdMdgaDnYgSyxUK93dmAqdtg/s1600/264309_10150234011733509_782663508_7510440_7852881_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgDHz4mZtN4BSvWtWGcbK9iZiT0ZKulqaesxx8ta6OPJtHDJ1THGulV3xey7r3DK_NkxXiFnlxH1a8SIGC1CTmMfufdQ2rZ4I0Niyqlvby-5YIdCrpNkKdMdgaDnYgSyxUK93dmAqdtg/s320/264309_10150234011733509_782663508_7510440_7852881_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681367284987663922" border="0" /></a>I can never get enough of that picture. Miss Madden's happy face always makes for a good celebratory picture!<br /><br />So up until now we have been super busy. But December calls for some exploring so we hope to bring you more interesting adventure posts soon!<br /><br />Here are some photos of one of the larger Houston parks nearby (I think it's call Memorial-Hermann Park?) Notice the heavy jackets, dog sweaters and mittens!? It's been in the 40s and 50s for a solid week now. Before that on and off temperatures of insane freezing winds to tropical rainforest hot and humid. My wardrobe cannot keep up with this. I might need two separate closets for summer and winter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO3D_WX8nL0NLyBpyEOApcYIiyN6Ozq-WrOW26n1FqNNxmf30-GAASUC_PKQ_T8ePn8yRgj2EY16yEeNczrytAJIvORUeq9mydrdwECnaQUqoVnRiat9477f0YrtoCUqyecMoK2gi2UY/s1600/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNO3D_WX8nL0NLyBpyEOApcYIiyN6Ozq-WrOW26n1FqNNxmf30-GAASUC_PKQ_T8ePn8yRgj2EY16yEeNczrytAJIvORUeq9mydrdwECnaQUqoVnRiat9477f0YrtoCUqyecMoK2gi2UY/s320/IMG_0103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681010671569757330" border="0" /></a>The obligatory insightful Patapouf photo<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKS4oK6tLP2mKZNSvyYC4trb3sbujKBi8e2A4mIBznc6XV9tgd8z5awfQtQsGROEV2TTEiYsKMezJQNpYJZwGiW3RXIIwlZ6yyRPf_T-a2Ka_rMajCOU-h6nxv2FwxXNOQTixCicUwOU/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKS4oK6tLP2mKZNSvyYC4trb3sbujKBi8e2A4mIBznc6XV9tgd8z5awfQtQsGROEV2TTEiYsKMezJQNpYJZwGiW3RXIIwlZ6yyRPf_T-a2Ka_rMajCOU-h6nxv2FwxXNOQTixCicUwOU/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681010663959067602" border="0" /></a><br />Terrified on the statue<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGolP20oHdIYtD32Ytx4Hs6rfzmscdrO25GIHt0lO_6n4xrVF4elvhGihuq4S0n3PShU70PN7esSSfWWdNVMSS7bnBuxHRBPzRDU9ygJ7G2dTP5jga76fhIC_WPMhGqz4Q4NFN5VHFCo/s1600/IMG_0108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGolP20oHdIYtD32Ytx4Hs6rfzmscdrO25GIHt0lO_6n4xrVF4elvhGihuq4S0n3PShU70PN7esSSfWWdNVMSS7bnBuxHRBPzRDU9ygJ7G2dTP5jga76fhIC_WPMhGqz4Q4NFN5VHFCo/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681010659710907170" border="0" /></a>Some other neat statues. Deep in thought.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7dHJsNC_Wh_JrAQdZ7N1uNfc9xfQLMfvNqmPpYjPrbivalxkNzgToX8Ler0x1DO7wElo5TTobivBduouD8e4SUNSTSTQ9kmjP9dmMomLmm4M8YMXDcwpBLjfVlMH1_AV8UICz-i7X2E/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7dHJsNC_Wh_JrAQdZ7N1uNfc9xfQLMfvNqmPpYjPrbivalxkNzgToX8Ler0x1DO7wElo5TTobivBduouD8e4SUNSTSTQ9kmjP9dmMomLmm4M8YMXDcwpBLjfVlMH1_AV8UICz-i7X2E/s320/IMG_0132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681008910529938642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac8EfsNUJoxHb2ZiIY-YsuDZ6xGcytmUbN2nTcK7Pb_JZmBxKvA5USW-EdV7mmozFqM4LZUeIfD5D_ymJTFNnLpcWB4BZ5mbB3jzZ9AxWqCUcixbfwZbUT91rWEtAxnygbzKQO7CPFX4/s1600/IMG_0138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac8EfsNUJoxHb2ZiIY-YsuDZ6xGcytmUbN2nTcK7Pb_JZmBxKvA5USW-EdV7mmozFqM4LZUeIfD5D_ymJTFNnLpcWB4BZ5mbB3jzZ9AxWqCUcixbfwZbUT91rWEtAxnygbzKQO7CPFX4/s320/IMG_0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681008906936441554" border="0" /></a><br />I keep meaning to take more photos of Houston street art. So much good stuff out there, especially in the Museum District.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Wzq_gzvVYk7V-Ch-a-sUjlvqdxDXUrKLtnEVT2I9uP4dXDhJKNACqlAN9KmOPMwsqp0d6hWqHkjGb7q_gec9IQLPQ93Xh5pRYXyXRgMUUWPzU310k0Sn5KmbuFGJTUdJnVsdWXLUcWM/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Wzq_gzvVYk7V-Ch-a-sUjlvqdxDXUrKLtnEVT2I9uP4dXDhJKNACqlAN9KmOPMwsqp0d6hWqHkjGb7q_gec9IQLPQ93Xh5pRYXyXRgMUUWPzU310k0Sn5KmbuFGJTUdJnVsdWXLUcWM/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681008900502854322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXfVmMAdIp24wv2j5UHbKUJftn3e-rs3aqnEJaG3lTa5UXiI1_VlKDm5kPztGx-A-QvdJIN1NqRzQsV39f2RBp-03y9JVdxBdnXeHd-119FHEnqYklYOvCpOTJxFplff8KTpgrucHsEQ/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXfVmMAdIp24wv2j5UHbKUJftn3e-rs3aqnEJaG3lTa5UXiI1_VlKDm5kPztGx-A-QvdJIN1NqRzQsV39f2RBp-03y9JVdxBdnXeHd-119FHEnqYklYOvCpOTJxFplff8KTpgrucHsEQ/s320/IMG_0142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681008892440168018" border="0" /></a>I think he's quite handsome without the scary lumberjack facial hair.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnB2PvuzHF85gjH0Rr-N9x1FHbhDNDmGJsKs-vi0yWlKcp5caj05bvZ4KgTe1zv_c0AjJ_iUlT10uuJhEzeGYM03mT7YS5GqG1S1H-rW4sSknu2lGO2E0FmQAZMwNoSTXJwlmDxcgNaU/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnB2PvuzHF85gjH0Rr-N9x1FHbhDNDmGJsKs-vi0yWlKcp5caj05bvZ4KgTe1zv_c0AjJ_iUlT10uuJhEzeGYM03mT7YS5GqG1S1H-rW4sSknu2lGO2E0FmQAZMwNoSTXJwlmDxcgNaU/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681008915013350914" border="0" /></a>Stay tuned! December will be exciting! Momma comes to visit and I'm taking her to Hong Kong Market! Craziest grocery/Asian shopping experience ever! Not to be missed!TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-75884638795819800342011-11-30T20:04:00.000-08:002011-11-30T20:08:38.649-08:00BewareIf this doesn't scare you, I don't know what will...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzwWgVXP7lIKkBh-yIHQo7VfUwg0RTnAOk3bzp9hmGr3yzOGoCeXlLNcHKIa1KY4DdfasDMQLY1iR_tsvbPKQ9rE2tsBMOhnnL6xXdZTQ8urDXV0rZPG9Cfgln2xffks5ROu0_Haytm0/s1600/xmas+318.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzwWgVXP7lIKkBh-yIHQo7VfUwg0RTnAOk3bzp9hmGr3yzOGoCeXlLNcHKIa1KY4DdfasDMQLY1iR_tsvbPKQ9rE2tsBMOhnnL6xXdZTQ8urDXV0rZPG9Cfgln2xffks5ROu0_Haytm0/s320/xmas+318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681006801494597586" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-6864835043662993382011-11-20T18:32:00.000-08:002011-11-20T18:36:48.780-08:00Facial Hair<div style="text-align: center;">Fugitive? No, just the many looks of Thomas Calder<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7fiBYgtyOKBl6fxc28LUKwoZZoVWyzti5Cn1_10BaU6eSkfKJmamDfZ8BpN0p8u1EiggGhMayVW-z1ANVQPMJvh_7ZhGP9MwP1-9RiGOu8RTX1zm3j-7paTxXMMZvLu0WHkFSmMYAcc/s1600/new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7fiBYgtyOKBl6fxc28LUKwoZZoVWyzti5Cn1_10BaU6eSkfKJmamDfZ8BpN0p8u1EiggGhMayVW-z1ANVQPMJvh_7ZhGP9MwP1-9RiGOu8RTX1zm3j-7paTxXMMZvLu0WHkFSmMYAcc/s320/new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677271715329020706" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-21337505867635019092011-11-14T11:21:00.001-08:002011-11-14T12:30:41.828-08:00Things to do in TexasIn an effort to motivate myself to go out and really explore Texas when we are not insanely busy...I'm posting some future adventures to look forward to! Grad school is definitely hectic. I'm anxiously awaiting Tom's winter break for some adventures!<br /><br />Here's the problem with Texas though, this state is way too damn big. Everything is hours and hours away and it seems like Houston is not the best place to be if you are looking for outdoor adventures. Central Texas seems to be a good location for access to state parks and some nature. Here are some things I'd like to visit within my 3 year stay in Texas:<br /><br />Pedernales Falls State Park (4 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08DGeyTbyVMPI33yz3CTgbboni918EpBVTQRNp4O1EP5qX10bz03ABCIx29S1VAhV_iQC_l9jXlH7fiYpAN6RIJ0Y75TXgEn9xtqmP5KzyXEgoUZ-yEtWW2ZkzFyK1lEmhyphenhyphen_L50Ie16Q/s1600/large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08DGeyTbyVMPI33yz3CTgbboni918EpBVTQRNp4O1EP5qX10bz03ABCIx29S1VAhV_iQC_l9jXlH7fiYpAN6RIJ0Y75TXgEn9xtqmP5KzyXEgoUZ-yEtWW2ZkzFyK1lEmhyphenhyphen_L50Ie16Q/s320/large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674945386978688290" border="0" /></a><br />Enchanted Rock State Park (4.5 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_4JP5Ixt3N9A-B2t-vTVa7E5Stt42RJtUznVvuIzN4RnOnt9wHZ-Nlc1TQ9B3XS5Av2lO3lmH-j8YyDPiW_rhc2tdKLylOKGcbhUZgyRh1Ki2P3wNp2ol1Db0tWns3KR3izCV0PJcAo/s1600/4861944-Enchanted_Rock_Fredericksburg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_4JP5Ixt3N9A-B2t-vTVa7E5Stt42RJtUznVvuIzN4RnOnt9wHZ-Nlc1TQ9B3XS5Av2lO3lmH-j8YyDPiW_rhc2tdKLylOKGcbhUZgyRh1Ki2P3wNp2ol1Db0tWns3KR3izCV0PJcAo/s320/4861944-Enchanted_Rock_Fredericksburg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944630852495458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Marfa, Texas for some alien lights (10 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDyZwxgMeJxBRWL9npu56pWJ7V2w8CvJwGuzf5Y4USxCske1F9QWJ_JD1o0dfpfnK67YRqCVWFIPtAoJuK3_iFloBHvzgqxfa4xKYAYntQ4NBbecmLY7qytJ2KgevGWMVlUO9dlfMhiI/s1600/2316453059_57224ddc56.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDyZwxgMeJxBRWL9npu56pWJ7V2w8CvJwGuzf5Y4USxCske1F9QWJ_JD1o0dfpfnK67YRqCVWFIPtAoJuK3_iFloBHvzgqxfa4xKYAYntQ4NBbecmLY7qytJ2KgevGWMVlUO9dlfMhiI/s320/2316453059_57224ddc56.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944645866494994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK3HiBvqMYZhdOH9AGJs6588SVw30EaORjjMUmRiEWPC1koLIbcMIXvSATcqodbFgT-tIU5NB8pOejoUyycIuZNx_9FkQJKeKd2ebUUwbUmXLE-ATbrXQ211a5MyZXAkF6JoX_qh8y1A/s1600/D9+View+of+Rio+Grande+en+route+Presidio+2+x.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK3HiBvqMYZhdOH9AGJs6588SVw30EaORjjMUmRiEWPC1koLIbcMIXvSATcqodbFgT-tIU5NB8pOejoUyycIuZNx_9FkQJKeKd2ebUUwbUmXLE-ATbrXQ211a5MyZXAkF6JoX_qh8y1A/s320/D9+View+of+Rio+Grande+en+route+Presidio+2+x.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944997761121906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The San Antonio RiverWalk (3.5 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAde1hJqt9-40mRGoyuJo2RQaCrz5p-16LTXg3kPQ1yVCH8VCUWcJDpdSnvE-9R9whIW0lCwDsppVGNHydufCPgURm9Iwh0JQV-PdDC4HbOgyVE5XO2qD_49qE2YoYuyQkOCGkuf5e7U/s1600/2640887935_f73a570632.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAde1hJqt9-40mRGoyuJo2RQaCrz5p-16LTXg3kPQ1yVCH8VCUWcJDpdSnvE-9R9whIW0lCwDsppVGNHydufCPgURm9Iwh0JQV-PdDC4HbOgyVE5XO2qD_49qE2YoYuyQkOCGkuf5e7U/s320/2640887935_f73a570632.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944645353505442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP51Op6ClduvAOo4sJOBkyS86u5dugHpNq47-Tcbtu83tp37oXFam8EeMnhaZ_BlBoUjyR8ugPJcGyn9OUX0Bh0P3I4LMERZBM6epTPMStkvWHdQ9Ai9RhZIGSKcQrnWqJJr7aM2A8XlY/s1600/RiverWalkChristmas04-AlRendon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP51Op6ClduvAOo4sJOBkyS86u5dugHpNq47-Tcbtu83tp37oXFam8EeMnhaZ_BlBoUjyR8ugPJcGyn9OUX0Bh0P3I4LMERZBM6epTPMStkvWHdQ9Ai9RhZIGSKcQrnWqJJr7aM2A8XlY/s320/RiverWalkChristmas04-AlRendon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674945399137247810" border="0" /></a><br />Big Bend National Park (10 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Tt-lEVzsjVuKDGOl2A1izQY4f8FrK0m5-m2kAPeDZ0JzQMaaZytOMar9UGEH0qlS7jkVklVmhzkSu8iSzqUPfupCTJzqmgwQdYXXINywqsx9wt5X0n0VSL7Wig5A_kbca93mKwVTvus/s1600/Rio+Grande+River%252C+Big+Bend+National+Park%252C+Texas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Tt-lEVzsjVuKDGOl2A1izQY4f8FrK0m5-m2kAPeDZ0JzQMaaZytOMar9UGEH0qlS7jkVklVmhzkSu8iSzqUPfupCTJzqmgwQdYXXINywqsx9wt5X0n0VSL7Wig5A_kbca93mKwVTvus/s320/Rio+Grande+River%252C+Big+Bend+National+Park%252C+Texas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674945392883174050" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WMgvlGMEsXGn3rc2A9ezZx8CxtVL-vUtQWFMuctjwJHGL-efwLl-DDq83N2meQwA4Gh1Ws9vMmrMS8VK_7ngnlyJkQtiJpIjovpH84XWLnSGv1vkOOr00eomVS6xcBGbxVuH-kYOOqc/s1600/big_bend_national_park.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WMgvlGMEsXGn3rc2A9ezZx8CxtVL-vUtQWFMuctjwJHGL-efwLl-DDq83N2meQwA4Gh1Ws9vMmrMS8VK_7ngnlyJkQtiJpIjovpH84XWLnSGv1vkOOr00eomVS6xcBGbxVuH-kYOOqc/s320/big_bend_national_park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944989855954882" border="0" /></a><br />I've always wanted to cross the border into Mexico by car and drive through small Mexican towns and meet people and then somehow go see the Crystal Caves in Chihuahua. I really really love Mexico. Here's to hoping it gets safer to cross into.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnESBYHrlvjkEJ9zBnfRdjbWckaiv3yw6_clCAi5ksrlAb4_E1K6mYW-WB_i3SRAkDCxEaHsUYgdRbQxmgwakQv4BLRfc2QYTTVkzusbb7QtOjAzJvoI6ZOw0qanBdTzYdM0CaoXiXwA/s1600/crystal-cave-615.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnESBYHrlvjkEJ9zBnfRdjbWckaiv3yw6_clCAi5ksrlAb4_E1K6mYW-WB_i3SRAkDCxEaHsUYgdRbQxmgwakQv4BLRfc2QYTTVkzusbb7QtOjAzJvoI6ZOw0qanBdTzYdM0CaoXiXwA/s320/crystal-cave-615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674948563819095330" border="0" /></a><br />I'd like to pass by Cadillac Ranch one day (10 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLcn1hIXO2mZAPKkzNCPDNq__Om3oAKdCCXTFJKJVjHeE8sV4ghQQqnd79bM8SR1zJCW3R7rhH18Iho4GjG2n-OQwo382mxhWzO__hbH87d2QcSWwNoFrMSGp-rF3ZsCOgoV70vg7rQk/s1600/cadillacranch2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLcn1hIXO2mZAPKkzNCPDNq__Om3oAKdCCXTFJKJVjHeE8sV4ghQQqnd79bM8SR1zJCW3R7rhH18Iho4GjG2n-OQwo382mxhWzO__hbH87d2QcSWwNoFrMSGp-rF3ZsCOgoV70vg7rQk/s320/cadillacranch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944995419798482" border="0" /></a><br />The Alamo (in San Antonio, 3.5 hours)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCX78P2re5ZlSiMwRyrj0PTVUFLtGW7d0mpYsqqmi3KkkGUKk8-SuyAcXnc6h4D9V2EyMasSi7QePGUfrt8Oy1EtFpA4ON8dnf7uKCLBLooHeDk3EkBSqyAkl42hytsDDrSlBUH30OXk/s1600/Alamo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCX78P2re5ZlSiMwRyrj0PTVUFLtGW7d0mpYsqqmi3KkkGUKk8-SuyAcXnc6h4D9V2EyMasSi7QePGUfrt8Oy1EtFpA4ON8dnf7uKCLBLooHeDk3EkBSqyAkl42hytsDDrSlBUH30OXk/s320/Alamo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944979659649218" border="0" /></a><br />Wildflowers are a huge deal in Hill Country. Apparently you see Bluebonnets all along the highway driving to Austin in March. Can't wait!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3apR1m4NnrcTgTWTzMDf-Pc_-5ZIMBq9Z2p6PywDUGbb7OBDGuOlG_XdQDd1ufnc7cLdJ3nMThF_-tLjn9iHIeL8V0Wkf9f1AQWc5I0EN5e5r4F8SBQI38DwW5G0jHprQ6i9Qy213yoE/s1600/4513063174_a744714e72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3apR1m4NnrcTgTWTzMDf-Pc_-5ZIMBq9Z2p6PywDUGbb7OBDGuOlG_XdQDd1ufnc7cLdJ3nMThF_-tLjn9iHIeL8V0Wkf9f1AQWc5I0EN5e5r4F8SBQI38DwW5G0jHprQ6i9Qy213yoE/s320/4513063174_a744714e72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674944975349062306" border="0" /></a><br />and the Houston Aquarium and the Zoo!! (2 minute drive! YAY!)TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-18652119172357695292011-10-31T09:52:00.000-07:002011-10-31T09:56:52.947-07:00Happy Halloween!Thomas is just a scary guy with a big beard. the usual.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPy7mUHAqqOovYPNu0WLyCDqWnwhtw8OVO_LrAFrxT6CGe38B04h40V-geOS73RlO54jXcClGtwpM2j8ZTd1zANzQCpQ4IBb41W51Ge12h49r9-EYodV6h_B3AUNmmlWThvOLk15s3yI/s1600/scan0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPy7mUHAqqOovYPNu0WLyCDqWnwhtw8OVO_LrAFrxT6CGe38B04h40V-geOS73RlO54jXcClGtwpM2j8ZTd1zANzQCpQ4IBb41W51Ge12h49r9-EYodV6h_B3AUNmmlWThvOLk15s3yI/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669700848734887570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVYCTKmU9aVENWLSqLfg9aC8t4mkzDI6PFS6q8256A5QeumRNA1W0rkSJuSGPxPCDPmB__z5slxbp3HsLnS2bVdF58Z40q60CcEdFZOhy2i5pK0Sf8IOLSRI9c1ET35_xG9pPdtoZKKA/s1600/fdfgd+145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVYCTKmU9aVENWLSqLfg9aC8t4mkzDI6PFS6q8256A5QeumRNA1W0rkSJuSGPxPCDPmB__z5slxbp3HsLnS2bVdF58Z40q60CcEdFZOhy2i5pK0Sf8IOLSRI9c1ET35_xG9pPdtoZKKA/s320/fdfgd+145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669700842477556002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cXVrlzjnr-Op6V5cR7qiJcYGBbGjI2MP1F8tx3hmHconv1nbYsPVLjjiO8RYEKwdeqaJLYi1hJj4Sp044l8TEFenp5JWTw5mCnjAdaPcUx9c4j5qiJo7nBHyf0VMtm3CZ4t-R8vkG9k/s1600/fdfgd+146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cXVrlzjnr-Op6V5cR7qiJcYGBbGjI2MP1F8tx3hmHconv1nbYsPVLjjiO8RYEKwdeqaJLYi1hJj4Sp044l8TEFenp5JWTw5mCnjAdaPcUx9c4j5qiJo7nBHyf0VMtm3CZ4t-R8vkG9k/s320/fdfgd+146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669700834409953122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPy7mUHAqqOovYPNu0WLyCDqWnwhtw8OVO_LrAFrxT6CGe38B04h40V-geOS73RlO54jXcClGtwpM2j8ZTd1zANzQCpQ4IBb41W51Ge12h49r9-EYodV6h_B3AUNmmlWThvOLk15s3yI/s1600/scan0001.jpg"><br /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-90981811489141294792011-10-26T17:32:00.000-07:002011-10-26T17:35:48.946-07:00I Haz ChocolateMy Museum Directors brought me back this lovely treat from the Czech Republic. I have my own brand of chocolate! Yum!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq49wpqrEq8eaQ-rl6LGlbSSMoeXX8g6kKsfjo-iSc6doGHynIpJfS_D6HuhsnhXIFh7gvjEmAvjZ9fN8PjOMB6ZBJr36EP72_YdedVD9E_rj9Hi2LrdCEOzvddGpty1qMFlVjou-U8B0/s1600/bvhjjb+087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq49wpqrEq8eaQ-rl6LGlbSSMoeXX8g6kKsfjo-iSc6doGHynIpJfS_D6HuhsnhXIFh7gvjEmAvjZ9fN8PjOMB6ZBJr36EP72_YdedVD9E_rj9Hi2LrdCEOzvddGpty1qMFlVjou-U8B0/s320/bvhjjb+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667963621160054450" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-88341260863315906102011-10-21T17:51:00.000-07:002011-10-21T17:54:07.096-07:00Mission Accomplished<div style="text-align: center;">Oh my god, I finished baking them.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdqUFtPnznuM9JMLJ_Yb4crMAAWyGXlNRaJCSEbGJXI0MMQz-ajUoJjYyW11mPnya7v5BMu0IUMbTstp7Eac1b06zISeotdWscYjsz0C3antemV208X5vRXGc0XEcyfm4zXy_ZXl94Ec/s1600/gdg+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdqUFtPnznuM9JMLJ_Yb4crMAAWyGXlNRaJCSEbGJXI0MMQz-ajUoJjYyW11mPnya7v5BMu0IUMbTstp7Eac1b06zISeotdWscYjsz0C3antemV208X5vRXGc0XEcyfm4zXy_ZXl94Ec/s320/gdg+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666112919816893922" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-36704371463960553192011-10-20T20:19:00.000-07:002011-10-20T20:22:12.154-07:00Baking, Baking, Baking...I don't know how many more I have to bake tonight but I think it's close to 500. Wish me luck!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjHGxL2ZQff_cSKgIImMWfQvqb78F7aMAD6AbDX0DNDD1U2oTTZVzoEA7YIipD_3Xd8MsPo7lWyw8F2HEnc1Ba-YmHXkuAK_hElfV3XutI9sFb3XQ2L76ko41NPCbtrdv6Dj9V9w7T3k/s1600/bgi+061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjHGxL2ZQff_cSKgIImMWfQvqb78F7aMAD6AbDX0DNDD1U2oTTZVzoEA7YIipD_3Xd8MsPo7lWyw8F2HEnc1Ba-YmHXkuAK_hElfV3XutI9sFb3XQ2L76ko41NPCbtrdv6Dj9V9w7T3k/s320/bgi+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665780237945233586" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-388298789311231562011-10-18T19:14:00.001-07:002011-10-19T11:50:29.669-07:00Hula 'Oni E 2012For those of you who don't know (since it's all I've been talking about lately) our hula halau (school) will be going to Hawai'i next September to compete in the Hula 'Oni E festival in Waikiki! I posted a video from last years competition at the end. Are we excited?! YES.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLfJgZGZp1mtj-cZ3zq9kXak31IZiNwkc5FxWb5n8mkhA4jumjYtl1AiS2yc2cJC-aWtJCmr1qMkqKqY3gNnj5vjwaZg1GkA6BB2sg31VexsNiUkXdPncPmoT6trrlKu7ihZw_aSe0Uc/s1600/Waikiki-765124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLfJgZGZp1mtj-cZ3zq9kXak31IZiNwkc5FxWb5n8mkhA4jumjYtl1AiS2yc2cJC-aWtJCmr1qMkqKqY3gNnj5vjwaZg1GkA6BB2sg31VexsNiUkXdPncPmoT6trrlKu7ihZw_aSe0Uc/s320/Waikiki-765124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021844593604050" border="0" /></a><br />Here's our Tahitian class, a good chunk of us are in the competition team. We practice to live music from our lovely musicians in the front row. My Kumu (teacher) is all the way on the right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqd2xvaNrGUV7lvVTzYn68LQ6BP6fc1BQt8VYvX6iK_xc-WFBr4L38DshVvR_TQtPnHx_mMmJK-xscvmV6De28bPWujxuqc9Y_IaLMXG5mh5Gpp0IsDXXUMHlVxekTf7UCUMfXkdWKPI/s1600/308556_2538385866055_1445886927_2979000_205010970_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqd2xvaNrGUV7lvVTzYn68LQ6BP6fc1BQt8VYvX6iK_xc-WFBr4L38DshVvR_TQtPnHx_mMmJK-xscvmV6De28bPWujxuqc9Y_IaLMXG5mh5Gpp0IsDXXUMHlVxekTf7UCUMfXkdWKPI/s320/308556_2538385866055_1445886927_2979000_205010970_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665024866767244418" border="0" /></a><br />So to get us all to Hawai'i we are fundraising like crazy. Our goal is to fund raise our entire trip for everyone so that no one has to spend any money out of pocket. This weekend is the Puerto Rican/Cuban festival. Our halau has one of only a few food stands at a festival (most of them are for drinks...drunk hungry people? Look out!) with over 20,000 people so we are preparing for absolute chaos. My job? Bake 600 lime-coconut cookies. I'm trying to get ahead and started on Sunday, freezing as many as I can until my nonstop bake-a-thon on Thursday night but I'm running out of freezer space! 480 done, only 120 to go!<br /><br />This is certainly preparing me for my future bakery/catering business! Here's what making 600 cookies in a kitchen the size of my bathroom looks like. Trust me, the picture makes my kitchen look way bigger than it is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofvD4X8ETOcoqr0FgKuFYwNjDka1AY-DYFhBnqUgI_ikmsqdbgrTaM8CFcyQKGCcqnYQSSLdIDwWd404RnP0V15QRK5-WYCP23RbKRj4aJ0lPlbYnSBihiMg6-HnUgHOXGnvGc3Bhbfg/s1600/cookies+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofvD4X8ETOcoqr0FgKuFYwNjDka1AY-DYFhBnqUgI_ikmsqdbgrTaM8CFcyQKGCcqnYQSSLdIDwWd404RnP0V15QRK5-WYCP23RbKRj4aJ0lPlbYnSBihiMg6-HnUgHOXGnvGc3Bhbfg/s320/cookies+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665022605535947970" border="0" /></a>The current situation in my freezer:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_xvf8asuiEKtB7Dfw7ypzpBfT7bgYkNRQ0eViM1nkYnrB58yphE2-qwB0mOj4Apsv9cI-YKxMuUn8Ayuq3NA0J_VArvaUO2BqPQSXzOPaIcdsIgnq9J6QWWTWbrN_QF_WaCmt7dFYbs/s1600/cookies+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_xvf8asuiEKtB7Dfw7ypzpBfT7bgYkNRQ0eViM1nkYnrB58yphE2-qwB0mOj4Apsv9cI-YKxMuUn8Ayuq3NA0J_VArvaUO2BqPQSXzOPaIcdsIgnq9J6QWWTWbrN_QF_WaCmt7dFYbs/s320/cookies+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665022610510937362" border="0" /></a><br />Anyways, hopefully outside of practicing like crazy the entire week that I'm there, I'll have some time to do a little of this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5W6PXVA3DlXK8bx6SYI1QY8wSbRARUuJ8-kakLuR2q0i_ScoGPewl-yCtjUEqGT9Ytx7dN7arTqxx0nBOohvFL7iXSyn4SeA88ou4SuB5ikbWuJCzqAvhJuUwTXGrQDXIW3lqUGZbS8/s1600/39matsonwaikiki.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5W6PXVA3DlXK8bx6SYI1QY8wSbRARUuJ8-kakLuR2q0i_ScoGPewl-yCtjUEqGT9Ytx7dN7arTqxx0nBOohvFL7iXSyn4SeA88ou4SuB5ikbWuJCzqAvhJuUwTXGrQDXIW3lqUGZbS8/s320/39matsonwaikiki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021841378203842" border="0" /></a>I'll also be stopping in to Momma and I's favorite quick food stop Coconut Cafe for some...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC87-TmjzrDBYK-6xb4mreV4CmH0UHT3cdCLTVSZo_pNGasYWE02a3ssgvL5h_XEENBK1WpnpJxsj5xnFjWlxrM7iJqVtxq8EBk6RxwrEgGLORzO7AONu1W0E5mwq2q0Hw0ZqD0V7YgQ/s1600/5724250285_d9f51d09db.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC87-TmjzrDBYK-6xb4mreV4CmH0UHT3cdCLTVSZo_pNGasYWE02a3ssgvL5h_XEENBK1WpnpJxsj5xnFjWlxrM7iJqVtxq8EBk6RxwrEgGLORzO7AONu1W0E5mwq2q0Hw0ZqD0V7YgQ/s320/5724250285_d9f51d09db.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021826056580050" border="0" /></a><br />passionfruit & pineapple Hawaiian shaved ice!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8LjDzwV4jKXOr_z6oj5UujkOCZVJGn393Bq9knpyqUXXez9N2nbBUI7RFjdPWfCDDPAudplgg61jm1tVl6bjtL6be4j5XYrwl_NXcUfZjBhAYW-ngqnAZls7wsLvg-PlDJ3Mbb5yy9A/s1600/trio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8LjDzwV4jKXOr_z6oj5UujkOCZVJGn393Bq9knpyqUXXez9N2nbBUI7RFjdPWfCDDPAudplgg61jm1tVl6bjtL6be4j5XYrwl_NXcUfZjBhAYW-ngqnAZls7wsLvg-PlDJ3Mbb5yy9A/s320/trio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021827345582274" border="0" /></a><br />Hopefully I'll get to climb Diamond Head again!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVZ-74Evwz7O2OhA6kd_obfXW5gZehNF3vkVInAn1q-nrb0VzLxO_moxfsOSPBvJUt79egyXtZVjU7aOvHNmmrd9KJchFO62eec-1FyrCGTTgdrmIqPXsW4KfQCLaizNLLaQKRckj56U/s1600/waikiki_beach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVZ-74Evwz7O2OhA6kd_obfXW5gZehNF3vkVInAn1q-nrb0VzLxO_moxfsOSPBvJUt79egyXtZVjU7aOvHNmmrd9KJchFO62eec-1FyrCGTTgdrmIqPXsW4KfQCLaizNLLaQKRckj56U/s320/waikiki_beach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665021822080747730" border="0" /></a><br />and soak up as much sun as I possibly can! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!<br /><br />First place. We have a lot of work to do! These girls are amazing!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lRSnGxKu_JM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-26266212225186331042011-10-16T17:49:00.000-07:002011-10-16T18:28:43.990-07:00Glow Car ShowWe actually went downtown over the weekend and gawked at the buildings to the point where people probably thought we were just small town folk who had never seen anything higher than 2 stories. It's pretty amazing that we can create skyscrapers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKXNeUOcKcqoouk6JzzJkjakxSu4EK74Wc7LFEjmoNMpT8LZrb13jLFO4Kp0pZ1_TwHGxAfBITtp88kLUGfLO04vZdhEgdL9_7gy7kgMGK_BFIpr1BqnyjrhgB40zEA-9OjTmdukCEdk/s1600/fhgj+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKXNeUOcKcqoouk6JzzJkjakxSu4EK74Wc7LFEjmoNMpT8LZrb13jLFO4Kp0pZ1_TwHGxAfBITtp88kLUGfLO04vZdhEgdL9_7gy7kgMGK_BFIpr1BqnyjrhgB40zEA-9OjTmdukCEdk/s320/fhgj+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261990551345298" border="0" /></a>The prettiest Ferris wheel I have ever seen<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5myg2zkowjXQ-YxrH34ewvqC78el9ekl4nkaXibbkpgbV20E5BxKOcq_Iyz67ob9d_Mr7OFikdTtZ6_1oXf6vqLxwjPIUrf_Ud5AnAb4dfp3hK0ntwTDNwL7ecT9d_3soyHaX6e6TR8/s1600/fhgj+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5myg2zkowjXQ-YxrH34ewvqC78el9ekl4nkaXibbkpgbV20E5BxKOcq_Iyz67ob9d_Mr7OFikdTtZ6_1oXf6vqLxwjPIUrf_Ud5AnAb4dfp3hK0ntwTDNwL7ecT9d_3soyHaX6e6TR8/s320/fhgj+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261983509582482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There was a festival downtown at Market Square park and we missed the earlier festivities of beer and soda cocktail samples but we were just in the time for the glow in the dark car show and some live music. Here are some pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAz87YuGKvLEw-iGVA9QQRQTmq7adXApWtGvnEyXPmoQsNlZ9LRiIdrSpoKa0ao42aWKcSUqE1yD-8bYtne4q_2INK6z0uHaj7rvBvIK9t9Imrj_KpjMaMRTHvkvqhWmFO2DgukS8pKY/s1600/fhgj+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAz87YuGKvLEw-iGVA9QQRQTmq7adXApWtGvnEyXPmoQsNlZ9LRiIdrSpoKa0ao42aWKcSUqE1yD-8bYtne4q_2INK6z0uHaj7rvBvIK9t9Imrj_KpjMaMRTHvkvqhWmFO2DgukS8pKY/s320/fhgj+042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261101003383794" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtqLPkJ0GNKG92CRC5t1nwLJg8q7_FZlNvlV1APUITAsv8FSDP_SFWgznvKCTw2ut724VPPX36XAkru4Z9iDr80DThnMz9lAsuHC-kLELvZq_La88u-k6Xn7AnrzOv7rL1NzhpzVM4dQ/s1600/fhgj+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtqLPkJ0GNKG92CRC5t1nwLJg8q7_FZlNvlV1APUITAsv8FSDP_SFWgznvKCTw2ut724VPPX36XAkru4Z9iDr80DThnMz9lAsuHC-kLELvZq_La88u-k6Xn7AnrzOv7rL1NzhpzVM4dQ/s320/fhgj+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261088295426002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtqLPkJ0GNKG92CRC5t1nwLJg8q7_FZlNvlV1APUITAsv8FSDP_SFWgznvKCTw2ut724VPPX36XAkru4Z9iDr80DThnMz9lAsuHC-kLELvZq_La88u-k6Xn7AnrzOv7rL1NzhpzVM4dQ/s1600/fhgj+044.JPG"><br /></a>Coolest car I have ever seen. Who wouldn't want a chicken car!?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l9jmiuHo5M3NLGDagNDzsmbxyt0X17rboPcSpJqU0h0MlDPIu5FvVwZYAZB3XpqunwNkbEo-jI4VMxtg13CXfmsMn5yvqsTVPG8gGMR9A7kHeIIzSsTcOBugRZ_TrskTfp8QoEyvZo/s1600/fhgj+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l9jmiuHo5M3NLGDagNDzsmbxyt0X17rboPcSpJqU0h0MlDPIu5FvVwZYAZB3XpqunwNkbEo-jI4VMxtg13CXfmsMn5yvqsTVPG8gGMR9A7kHeIIzSsTcOBugRZ_TrskTfp8QoEyvZo/s320/fhgj+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261084839378674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAWYBp_rpghLbkrXMP5ThAgu8X23dvUxTRq04KCzzqXO6t3y7CL4_Uez6c88nMMevnGJxtuMRfsocmzuZOhgCVY4L6T0AgsOD7gC5QV3E3Xen8Y8iCeVAjXBjEqVKRqbcTwkqtJvvI8/s1600/fhgj+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzAWYBp_rpghLbkrXMP5ThAgu8X23dvUxTRq04KCzzqXO6t3y7CL4_Uez6c88nMMevnGJxtuMRfsocmzuZOhgCVY4L6T0AgsOD7gC5QV3E3Xen8Y8iCeVAjXBjEqVKRqbcTwkqtJvvI8/s320/fhgj+047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261079938277922" border="0" /></a><br />MOMMA!!! A margaritaville car all the way in Texas!! Straight outta Key West properly equipped with margarita machines and pink flamingos. I could drive this around alll day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal5fZ72SHV6SN9jnS0mgKRdhw_bW8FRfzBts6GdWzaG5eyP6e6_IXMf77HjUnpmMve_BPSk0ekJ5lJ7sMAPe6AjelgD9d3KPDTM5zIjJOl6hkBE7sil6ao9PpwzfD3kh2PzaqitRdSKA/s1600/fhgj+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal5fZ72SHV6SN9jnS0mgKRdhw_bW8FRfzBts6GdWzaG5eyP6e6_IXMf77HjUnpmMve_BPSk0ekJ5lJ7sMAPe6AjelgD9d3KPDTM5zIjJOl6hkBE7sil6ao9PpwzfD3kh2PzaqitRdSKA/s320/fhgj+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664261108897072002" border="0" /></a><br />Zebra car anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibjx8LdKYtjgVigW-ypDdmb4WqY0KbBML9lEd2pUIHOP3Gw3x4cwa4b9pCnUdHFVn2Tp4zjyxwQSc9mVqxgZK34Qp9Ddm8PeAZdBvIUaikQPAoC8baJGcthYz4uP3GnN8s2q_cubtoI4/s1600/fhgj+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibjx8LdKYtjgVigW-ypDdmb4WqY0KbBML9lEd2pUIHOP3Gw3x4cwa4b9pCnUdHFVn2Tp4zjyxwQSc9mVqxgZK34Qp9Ddm8PeAZdBvIUaikQPAoC8baJGcthYz4uP3GnN8s2q_cubtoI4/s320/fhgj+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664260089168867922" border="0" /></a><br />For Shane:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVLXagsyxG1yyUTcIZbZuPsk30YzvlGuEVQ3Fz1qWK6Hw5sL4zInOcT8IHWC_SQjenJkvJT3sXAxIUZxrjwVuqRI9MasX5fgMKlOtLzuhF8ytl42KKMNmHIFKHNODFQ_KiIwG4hO2PWU/s1600/fhgj+056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVLXagsyxG1yyUTcIZbZuPsk30YzvlGuEVQ3Fz1qWK6Hw5sL4zInOcT8IHWC_SQjenJkvJT3sXAxIUZxrjwVuqRI9MasX5fgMKlOtLzuhF8ytl42KKMNmHIFKHNODFQ_KiIwG4hO2PWU/s320/fhgj+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664260071206024530" border="0" /></a>Hippie car. Belongs in Asheville.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdzrpxyOradkCv7N4hMv9RI6myjyWSphtRIBb6h2UNhb9U4z62MXkQuHU1pa7Xjmi20kkzArEufggCMwzH61Y-9IU3JqyfBEvj-MIwG0u-FQnwwx8c1s25i4RBXJDif_Xm0QtcPbeITg/s1600/fhgj+054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdzrpxyOradkCv7N4hMv9RI6myjyWSphtRIBb6h2UNhb9U4z62MXkQuHU1pa7Xjmi20kkzArEufggCMwzH61Y-9IU3JqyfBEvj-MIwG0u-FQnwwx8c1s25i4RBXJDif_Xm0QtcPbeITg/s320/fhgj+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664260086786217362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1maUkkBgdoyMegh1HpE_78VZB-GRPhgz36xT9gIQvHcJupJdxFa7MhekHil8sr_Kj0jDWA2lrG4lubfDnZQSsq_xvkKsfg9THr8AizFiT6UUTo-glM7KDV1SC4judXDnj6U06fjrGhg/s1600/fhgj+055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1maUkkBgdoyMegh1HpE_78VZB-GRPhgz36xT9gIQvHcJupJdxFa7MhekHil8sr_Kj0jDWA2lrG4lubfDnZQSsq_xvkKsfg9THr8AizFiT6UUTo-glM7KDV1SC4judXDnj6U06fjrGhg/s320/fhgj+055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664260075729665634" border="0" /></a>Dia de los muertos car!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d38gg56FVynBdoQnwQHEmZvuuotcU5yPdrFgCc-Bv-ZdvVFGR1HxMFYXILb55YxB51AXEAfgO5zphACQ2aJYePlvTs0_B8s8cyqp618yd8KF70RH9MVt_FXDJBCn9aVKUy-BCM2Diec/s1600/fhgj+049.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTu8YXsbB-xJ0w83KmR3zaHH0l0hK8bCLtLTiEyaVmLCotoJ7awIki5VGyiCWCONTf5M9iTPOBA7d2OxHrl4SP52ZagCByNX3Yl1WCTdGkWzYwSBjdpThA1cAxn2lbg4EaejPt_dwqDqU/s1600/fhgj+058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTu8YXsbB-xJ0w83KmR3zaHH0l0hK8bCLtLTiEyaVmLCotoJ7awIki5VGyiCWCONTf5M9iTPOBA7d2OxHrl4SP52ZagCByNX3Yl1WCTdGkWzYwSBjdpThA1cAxn2lbg4EaejPt_dwqDqU/s320/fhgj+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664258965885626066" border="0" /></a>stegosaurus car!? This would've been my dream dinosaur vehicle as a child.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9Fs_0Y7GhnjAJw1awZ5axyF6PY5TdVACcBA1ynBSreoneaEpoDQexJ6gf4lNhBbrQGUxvrIUp7rK81O7C20d1ip5vakb4kuhRhzg1WpeCPK9VH1cEYHxvsNpz2CyW5DZ9VB4EZet6E0/s1600/fhgj+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9Fs_0Y7GhnjAJw1awZ5axyF6PY5TdVACcBA1ynBSreoneaEpoDQexJ6gf4lNhBbrQGUxvrIUp7rK81O7C20d1ip5vakb4kuhRhzg1WpeCPK9VH1cEYHxvsNpz2CyW5DZ9VB4EZet6E0/s320/fhgj+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664258959632078434" border="0" /></a>The Jitterbug Vipers. Lots of fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a_qJSbIBOjLVO4D0e2EhHDFKei2CSK__MihJtpFBQIPmv4alwug1IXThGaMLQ8GV_wulCNhgERh5zEpeRj0l_Hj8pMpZu83uBiyI9KxgviZLx-GRfDA5MT585HVQpCY5pRlZCJIezZY/s1600/fhgj+061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a_qJSbIBOjLVO4D0e2EhHDFKei2CSK__MihJtpFBQIPmv4alwug1IXThGaMLQ8GV_wulCNhgERh5zEpeRj0l_Hj8pMpZu83uBiyI9KxgviZLx-GRfDA5MT585HVQpCY5pRlZCJIezZY/s320/fhgj+061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664258955772024418" border="0" /></a><br />and a random enormous statue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHIRVySG-g-D5gWkJZSZ9aURQWEBfPHn65mZ6ENc7ag6PYv4XUhzmN-sjLSMdxn9ME_8zmc31b2XTz6yWcwFphGPKQloUPerxc7o0SQwdk41NUCjQ3xOiT17aPuxxWqF1EIpMHV6LVM/s1600/fhgj+065.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHIRVySG-g-D5gWkJZSZ9aURQWEBfPHn65mZ6ENc7ag6PYv4XUhzmN-sjLSMdxn9ME_8zmc31b2XTz6yWcwFphGPKQloUPerxc7o0SQwdk41NUCjQ3xOiT17aPuxxWqF1EIpMHV6LVM/s320/fhgj+065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664258950718362434" border="0" /></a><br />Came home and hung out with the neighbors in the courtyard till nearly 3 am playing apples to apples and drinking too many beers. Life is good.TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-45066495843397453262011-10-08T16:44:00.000-07:002011-10-08T16:54:37.116-07:00Belt Phase 2Here's an unfinished belt. Here's what I have to do by Thursday to get it halfway done: Soak my raffia in the bathtub to straighten out, wait for that to dry, make many more tassels out of it. Hot glue those in between what I already have on there, sew on lots of velcro at the front, and then secure each tassel by sewing them onto the belt with dental floss putting a bead in the middle of the tassel to make the straw poof out.<br /><br />What a project! Can't wait to see it all done! It'll be great to have my own costume instead of borrowing like I did back in Florida. The borrowed costumes never fit, leaving me a constant victim of wardrobe malfunctions at shows and events :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-HK69xm-R7-On33H8BKRQZA_6gYSWX4WAx5o9Rjz2eoeA_VvMsuMnIEm0_z2nus7oHPX7qJwruxyaHe2odB8CIffdkfRjd8_ZGSV204t3IfBkHMGWpP0qtc1cXk3HYRm4jIkhxTEfX4/s1600/hu+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-HK69xm-R7-On33H8BKRQZA_6gYSWX4WAx5o9Rjz2eoeA_VvMsuMnIEm0_z2nus7oHPX7qJwruxyaHe2odB8CIffdkfRjd8_ZGSV204t3IfBkHMGWpP0qtc1cXk3HYRm4jIkhxTEfX4/s320/hu+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661271900982849986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_nTrBE5MsmtUzTrAJscSqC8j4xaAm_tkwL2EQCCDR2c2CsJ2yexMhyt2dspz90IruRe7qiZfnY6H9AE5bPQr97d1L7Q6ep3lrNNEPE5dbSVf92ghAkpx9xWxQGXonJGnX7mgWFXJA_w/s1600/hu+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_nTrBE5MsmtUzTrAJscSqC8j4xaAm_tkwL2EQCCDR2c2CsJ2yexMhyt2dspz90IruRe7qiZfnY6H9AE5bPQr97d1L7Q6ep3lrNNEPE5dbSVf92ghAkpx9xWxQGXonJGnX7mgWFXJA_w/s320/hu+045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661271903821434370" border="0" /></a>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-84941315409195709942011-10-03T20:45:00.000-07:002011-10-03T21:33:07.328-07:00Tahitian CostumeOur Tahitian class has begun the process of making our own costumes from scratch. My kumu, blurred and on the left knows how to make everything from costumes to instruments. Our first task was to make our tassels for our belt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijac-nLR9uwjL4gwuz79YhhdFSeV7N1IcFBf7DhHU-P6v6R30XPl2-eX3LtpLMtE4L6IM82AIg1AqWWipcqMehBE_NXzKOlm_FTe2i82UMLgPTQak-_OHrpg7mcfJYaQh5YuSrqTEOaNY/s1600/gsaga+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijac-nLR9uwjL4gwuz79YhhdFSeV7N1IcFBf7DhHU-P6v6R30XPl2-eX3LtpLMtE4L6IM82AIg1AqWWipcqMehBE_NXzKOlm_FTe2i82UMLgPTQak-_OHrpg7mcfJYaQh5YuSrqTEOaNY/s320/gsaga+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659481171680836114" border="0" /></a><br />These will go across the backside and we will sew on shells and beads for the front. I used to complain about the high costs of Tahitian costumes. Ohhhh....now I get it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEul7oJTelBVfxb0Q-3j-3sHe5vPFvx79U4CuKbKbg1AOTRkGUutdWp2efgEL1RbmhtvtyEb_tp1v6ZxtIZRhJkVTyt7sEKsoNDPafUmB0bvMtht9vMU4gipUGj78UeeyWCLxD5Ocbns/s1600/gsaga+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEul7oJTelBVfxb0Q-3j-3sHe5vPFvx79U4CuKbKbg1AOTRkGUutdWp2efgEL1RbmhtvtyEb_tp1v6ZxtIZRhJkVTyt7sEKsoNDPafUmB0bvMtht9vMU4gipUGj78UeeyWCLxD5Ocbns/s320/gsaga+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659481166728786018" border="0" /></a><br />I also learned that raffia is coated with a fire retardant that makes your hands waxy for two days after weaving. yuck!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MXNyVTzeIolCtebikkbWH213MCcPO8jhLuSjI7u_jQuFZrcwMJIFyqLA3vwFXzob7oQFC5d7nXWTFb1beKRmnE57u4IX1PR9ABaJcb-ISzkYSLOTR3bQJS_znBHoPLQjcsPoUQe3Tzo/s1600/nhj+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MXNyVTzeIolCtebikkbWH213MCcPO8jhLuSjI7u_jQuFZrcwMJIFyqLA3vwFXzob7oQFC5d7nXWTFb1beKRmnE57u4IX1PR9ABaJcb-ISzkYSLOTR3bQJS_znBHoPLQjcsPoUQe3Tzo/s320/nhj+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659481179726149794" border="0" /></a><br />Here is an example of a finished costume. See the belt? A lot of work for the first part of the outfit.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8gr8x8pFSKESTKwWrVkyYv3VADbcIZX9wb3PuF_0gmJBWfyY1aa1Cy1uVAmz-Uf_oent1SSUr965wlC0iTfJG-HwFXpwzyK4nB8O-J7sVpaYqhUl2vOh3KjnAAWzG74yqSOatLdNIMQ/s1600/blog+Tahitian_woman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8gr8x8pFSKESTKwWrVkyYv3VADbcIZX9wb3PuF_0gmJBWfyY1aa1Cy1uVAmz-Uf_oent1SSUr965wlC0iTfJG-HwFXpwzyK4nB8O-J7sVpaYqhUl2vOh3KjnAAWzG74yqSOatLdNIMQ/s320/blog+Tahitian_woman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659481177371915298" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YEhuOOl2S0RkpC9MGbjpctGU4vp7MLddjiDTtkW1f0d_lsRZ5FJ9_cR4qPID7H2WcSMd8h-YwbPwb0skSt-PzZQKJSyswx_FqlskJer-6KkLXOFvIZSfeREcI_ZhxPs2pazu476IV74/s1600/blog+Tahitian_woman_close.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YEhuOOl2S0RkpC9MGbjpctGU4vp7MLddjiDTtkW1f0d_lsRZ5FJ9_cR4qPID7H2WcSMd8h-YwbPwb0skSt-PzZQKJSyswx_FqlskJer-6KkLXOFvIZSfeREcI_ZhxPs2pazu476IV74/s320/blog+Tahitian_woman_close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659481174120123266" border="0" /></a>If you've never seen Tahitian dancing. You should watch this.<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PTtdQ5U58j0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8699174437055013228.post-1372113441866379872011-10-03T07:06:00.000-07:002011-10-03T07:10:35.409-07:00Superstar!our very own Robert Cernuda has scored some fame in the Netherlands! Here he is in this super cute McDonalds commercial. Yellow trimmed shirt playing tonsil hockey with the brunette. Go Cernuda!<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UwHkSh_THtM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>TNTinNChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236026932617265849noreply@blogger.com1