tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67081077615765988372024-03-04T23:04:22.273-08:0028 Days in the SiennaTravel blogging around the US in the most elite vehicle. The Toyota Sienna.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-33273234712375507102016-07-02T21:53:00.001-07:002016-07-03T13:18:18.048-07:00Day 27: The ReflectionWe really did travel around the US for the last 26 days. About 7,000 miles and we did it with seven people in a Toyota Sienna van. The luggage "well" is a gift. Simply a gift. Here's how we packed it all. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWzwTTUIUErxFMB5Fp-ZChtxPTf28HG-ryeQyBjZxkRcP1F8bkTADYWLmtTg08lAasoPX-q5wwh9gm8CsK-EV6Ibtxgw4cr40VaOX9y5Zib-p6ETOKdT9FbsBCrVcGN0PLN4wmGAmP0w/s640/blogger-image-709329896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWzwTTUIUErxFMB5Fp-ZChtxPTf28HG-ryeQyBjZxkRcP1F8bkTADYWLmtTg08lAasoPX-q5wwh9gm8CsK-EV6Ibtxgw4cr40VaOX9y5Zib-p6ETOKdT9FbsBCrVcGN0PLN4wmGAmP0w/s640/blogger-image-709329896.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That there is six carry-on roller bags, a duffle bag, a queen sized Aero-bed, one camp mattress, one backpack (three others were in the seat area along with a travel ice chest). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was tight people! No lying there. But the storage capacity is honestly amazing. We rented a Suburban once on vacation and we had less luggage space. This 8 passenger beast is really just that. A Beast!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So after being on the road for nearly a month, you may be wondering how we did it. Like how do you pack for a month, how do you afford a month long trip, etc. so here's a little list of what we learned and some tips for you if you ever venture on an expedition like ours:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. Bring hot chocolate and oatmeal packets. If you stay at a hotel WITHOUT breakfast, chances are good that you'll have a coffee maker and that's all you need! Hot water makes oatmeal and cocoa. Grab a few liquid creamers to add to your oatmeal and you're golden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Reusable water bottles. I hate paying for water. Most gas stations with soda fountains have a tab for water. Refill and stay hydrated!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. Choose hotels wisely. On our trip, the hotels accounted for 50% of our total budget. While a Hampton Inn may be a few extra bucks than the cheapest place in town, the full breakfast that's included is worth it for our family of 5. I figure that the breakfast is worth about $40-$60 easy. Grab an extra yogurt or apple for a snack later. Kids tend to be hungry five minutes after eating right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. Try and skip a meal. We tended to eat a late lunch/early dinner and have some snacks throughout the day. This ended up resulting in a grand total of about $70 a day spent in food. That seems pretty good to me for a family of 5. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. Pack for a week and do laundry. Many hotels have washers and dryers and you're just gonna have to do it. There's no way you can pack for a month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Write a blog! Sometimes we were tired and it was a chore from time to time, but it was also fun getting the kids involved in it. This was a really fun part of our trip and afterward we realized that we wished that we had done this for ALL of our trips! What a great way to remember the trip and keep track of how you spent your days. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks again for reading everyone! Until the next trip!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-91910330720632745522016-07-02T20:42:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:54:08.375-08:00Day 26: The Long Haul HomeWe got on the road early today. Eager to find our beds at home. We had an eight and a half hour drive ahead of us so we grabbed a full breakfast at our Hampton Inn in Twin Falls Idaho and got on our way. <div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Note: </b>if you have NOT stayed at a Hampton Inn, I highly recommend it. Great quality for a fraction of higher prices hotels. <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6CNXLBYXqyx0YgcH1bOXZmGn5xlNSLWSmsCSrRU9_MefrsqAUon8oq-Pa1XmZl5CFxvaSlI7pH617euvtFVJsB9VYHll1yfxrhJxIm0DKOnBxf5JJHP1gvOlzHGsgKtvgOL0TCclmvk/s640/blogger-image--606273513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6CNXLBYXqyx0YgcH1bOXZmGn5xlNSLWSmsCSrRU9_MefrsqAUon8oq-Pa1XmZl5CFxvaSlI7pH617euvtFVJsB9VYHll1yfxrhJxIm0DKOnBxf5JJHP1gvOlzHGsgKtvgOL0TCclmvk/s640/blogger-image--606273513.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Yup, that's our map. It was pretty simple. Highway 80 forever. And ever. And ever. We grabbed some lunch in Reno, where the kinds used their phones to find what else - a Panda Express! And us adults grabbed a Subway. We are already beginning to try and eat healthier as we transition back to normal home eating. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLKM4MwKOvY6XCGtKlRemY_2lkNwrzeB7MAvMtTr-i3uNNKAMYEUz-vHq_c5AmVEFFWbRhvmuXWQySCdZ_I2hunYNIOrWhdEm7UW4flN3HnMYjeVWqrRGZhmw-YIR0ESn1vm3VXNa2us/s640/blogger-image--1804084193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLKM4MwKOvY6XCGtKlRemY_2lkNwrzeB7MAvMtTr-i3uNNKAMYEUz-vHq_c5AmVEFFWbRhvmuXWQySCdZ_I2hunYNIOrWhdEm7UW4flN3HnMYjeVWqrRGZhmw-YIR0ESn1vm3VXNa2us/s640/blogger-image--1804084193.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After playing <a href="https://amzn.to/41nO9zF" target="_blank">7 Little Words </a>and yelling "train" every time someone spotted a train...some people in the car may have been delirious with exhaustion, we finally saw an exciting sign. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS22T8sNXgLIYXtlmsISfSoLNmiI2hYw-4fVbSSrtxqnUYGc-c6rvvT65PWlGTuhyphenhyphen6ZLlwVi8p9ja6l2KCg41tFB7zPxiOefabzQCiARtISJUzJq6_VBYoH4B9AW1VMRNmfuy0Grjr09o/s640/blogger-image--1740693915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS22T8sNXgLIYXtlmsISfSoLNmiI2hYw-4fVbSSrtxqnUYGc-c6rvvT65PWlGTuhyphenhyphen6ZLlwVi8p9ja6l2KCg41tFB7zPxiOefabzQCiARtISJUzJq6_VBYoH4B9AW1VMRNmfuy0Grjr09o/s640/blogger-image--1740693915.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>Oh my. For the first time in 26 days we were finally seeing our home state. There are a lot of states in this nation, but after seeing a bunch of them on this trip everyone in our car still wants to live in California. </div><div><br /></div><div>After emptying the car and stretching out legs, we took one final photo just like the one we took before we took off on day 1. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UVWmu-D_-sQH010tFhZU3HdunNW5WcQnNoCAbs13Ir8G9efAqYtEyt3aj86ANcH3u571JfDws2KvmJkFRQJHGiF-4JFW3GF2kt7N4QavPSXheDT6oM8D3y-z8tTbD8HFc0Z4UIWfrec/s640/blogger-image-346388146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UVWmu-D_-sQH010tFhZU3HdunNW5WcQnNoCAbs13Ir8G9efAqYtEyt3aj86ANcH3u571JfDws2KvmJkFRQJHGiF-4JFW3GF2kt7N4QavPSXheDT6oM8D3y-z8tTbD8HFc0Z4UIWfrec/s640/blogger-image-346388146.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are all still smiling. We all still love each other. We know perhaps a bit more than we did about each and everyone who piled into the car day after day. We are grateful for vacations like this. We loved pretty much every minute, and we also agreed that we probably wouldn't have done it without the company of our multi-generational trip. A win-win for everyone! </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-63498882479574431692016-07-01T18:42:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:51:06.315-08:00Day 25: Idaho, Niagara Falls and FlowersAs we were packing up the Sienna this morning, we found this bear left unattended at a picnic table near our cabin. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhald_RVtNFWmwhyphenhyphen0sAnI9kyrHyip0_VabRx8pG-gCrzIhtDAN4-G3hllAZTn8e6auhxeCtd4QqQMXsiXUXwjoOfEGvJ02VDT4dlTOsHFlhKo5bgEK9ho3X_hY36AxlBl25M_lt_zvZPbQ/s640/blogger-image--1866959698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhald_RVtNFWmwhyphenhyphen0sAnI9kyrHyip0_VabRx8pG-gCrzIhtDAN4-G3hllAZTn8e6auhxeCtd4QqQMXsiXUXwjoOfEGvJ02VDT4dlTOsHFlhKo5bgEK9ho3X_hY36AxlBl25M_lt_zvZPbQ/s640/blogger-image--1866959698.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Definitely one of those wtf moments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Before exiting West Yellowstone this morning we hit up a little bakery called Ernie's. It was a perfect stop for something quick to grab and head into the park - but today we we're heading to Idaho! But first, a bacon donut!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIv6lUJD76kjl6vQTWyELJ5t5KMin6Tytq0w4qaRi86g224h5w8vzBoGHplwv6-RkI7E7JBLL6Dbc23Pr9DsRnZwz7HXmdL4pOVy1Klp3IhLu_Mny8LcfT2k9Sa5O43JwQHIq4pVHVcg/s640/blogger-image--871754609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIv6lUJD76kjl6vQTWyELJ5t5KMin6Tytq0w4qaRi86g224h5w8vzBoGHplwv6-RkI7E7JBLL6Dbc23Pr9DsRnZwz7HXmdL4pOVy1Klp3IhLu_Mny8LcfT2k9Sa5O43JwQHIq4pVHVcg/s640/blogger-image--871754609.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div>As we drove out of Montana and into Idaho, we found a field of potatoes. And they were flowering. So we stopped. Picture time! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTdjm9KVQL_ZDeizWIchyphenhyphenFwyoG2OHKDJGELxMobMyf6LQjeHug7sEz_w3Yw6mpYoXIOwnOZe-bS_5Yh8UR76To0LG8PlDiy0UX1k9cUsU3WLU3igaKg-GnijHdS6oigEhPL7WmsdyQY/s640/blogger-image--1160120759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GTdjm9KVQL_ZDeizWIchyphenhyphenFwyoG2OHKDJGELxMobMyf6LQjeHug7sEz_w3Yw6mpYoXIOwnOZe-bS_5Yh8UR76To0LG8PlDiy0UX1k9cUsU3WLU3igaKg-GnijHdS6oigEhPL7WmsdyQY/s640/blogger-image--1160120759.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>We have seen fields like this before but we never seem to stop. We lived in the moment today and pulled over, jumped out of the car, and snapped away! </div><div><br /></div><div>Making it to Idaho in about 4 hours we went straight for our destination. Shoshone Falls. "This is the Niagara of the west." <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">Shoshone Falls is 212 feet high—45 feet higher than Niagara Falls. Uh huh. And it's right here in the west!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXebTsLMBOyxRg7lXuN80blrP8YaKdsqXqPVu-TM0bwxdzHZYV8kilAmYk2tky6H57oTgUVX2RBIeyurycyXt6ITBq2Ms_h31ayy63FkCwhCW0FZjiDbGIt45yeyNSO05BmKQwU8HEJw/s640/blogger-image-730603523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXebTsLMBOyxRg7lXuN80blrP8YaKdsqXqPVu-TM0bwxdzHZYV8kilAmYk2tky6H57oTgUVX2RBIeyurycyXt6ITBq2Ms_h31ayy63FkCwhCW0FZjiDbGIt45yeyNSO05BmKQwU8HEJw/s640/blogger-image-730603523.jpg" /></a></div></div><div>And, in 1974 <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;">American <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stunt_performer" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Stunt performer">daredevil</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Evel Knievel">Evel Knievel</a> attempted to jump over Shoshone Falls on a rocket-powered motorcycle. He failed. You can read more here. (</span><span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone_Falls#">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone_Falls#</a>)</span></div><div>I know you've probably never heard of it (we hadn't either until some friends steered us this way), but if you're ever in Twin Falls Idaho you should really stop by. So beautiful and pleasantly natural. No tourism really to be seen around these falls. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOvNHy2GXrdNREynS6_uFNEfXIfndJNBvRXri9VCT6ZSGp7XcMvTCSD4wbg8laNjQzITylx6QUmbNh4tKVw2eq2Pn_2Qu31f_LS86CHO9ycEgoIZzp1DDJoQvq7mSv8TFiH3wx5MrPmc/s640/blogger-image-722325668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOvNHy2GXrdNREynS6_uFNEfXIfndJNBvRXri9VCT6ZSGp7XcMvTCSD4wbg8laNjQzITylx6QUmbNh4tKVw2eq2Pn_2Qu31f_LS86CHO9ycEgoIZzp1DDJoQvq7mSv8TFiH3wx5MrPmc/s640/blogger-image-722325668.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdxoIFaDoWFTq1vWGCDD6ahbD25txjvN7rJWdA4D8DOAeqzRlBzEUIDIbxtVSoY9LD8VNpGnylXJ-2X04N6FMZnbz8H995sE4RL3YUu8IqxpnRA-4Xtbsxox2qzTX7XP6Y8Yypt3A6kU/s640/blogger-image-1754636443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdxoIFaDoWFTq1vWGCDD6ahbD25txjvN7rJWdA4D8DOAeqzRlBzEUIDIbxtVSoY9LD8VNpGnylXJ-2X04N6FMZnbz8H995sE4RL3YUu8IqxpnRA-4Xtbsxox2qzTX7XP6Y8Yypt3A6kU/s640/blogger-image-1754636443.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdxoIFaDoWFTq1vWGCDD6ahbD25txjvN7rJWdA4D8DOAeqzRlBzEUIDIbxtVSoY9LD8VNpGnylXJ-2X04N6FMZnbz8H995sE4RL3YUu8IqxpnRA-4Xtbsxox2qzTX7XP6Y8Yypt3A6kU/s640/blogger-image-1754636443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyauVsDCXzmcPE-3KAPIgp1Hd-Mo0QrgaOtWsk-IAFttZ-Z6_1ZmK8DkG2sUZ_Z78QM5_CRVvmK9XkhOLJjkzJF74T4lBkO_BaAfmy4Md9yLoK0xXX4dnsMMXtAWrVrlj6Y7iGgTp-pP4/s640/blogger-image-1927522059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyauVsDCXzmcPE-3KAPIgp1Hd-Mo0QrgaOtWsk-IAFttZ-Z6_1ZmK8DkG2sUZ_Z78QM5_CRVvmK9XkhOLJjkzJF74T4lBkO_BaAfmy4Md9yLoK0xXX4dnsMMXtAWrVrlj6Y7iGgTp-pP4/s640/blogger-image-1927522059.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div>Pretty cool stuff. We found a theatre and took in a show - The BFG - before dinner. And dinner, our last dinner of this trip. I know the blog is titled "28 Days in the Sienna," but it's gonna be 26. Mama miscounted. The hotel suggested we try out Elevation 486 so we headed over and found amazing views. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-CvBmOI3ROvEQrq17I2RGdJhUDAIBO6wrmZ38DPiXr2x3LfvgwnbRZAGPJNoG0Xxa0lxe_5Up4N8SpecubBPgfWW8guhtyXfsGNWPTz4y7BPBokgPeKMN6dzOT7hGng52R3iuBvKFMM/s640/blogger-image-859531516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-CvBmOI3ROvEQrq17I2RGdJhUDAIBO6wrmZ38DPiXr2x3LfvgwnbRZAGPJNoG0Xxa0lxe_5Up4N8SpecubBPgfWW8guhtyXfsGNWPTz4y7BPBokgPeKMN6dzOT7hGng52R3iuBvKFMM/s640/blogger-image-859531516.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is just south of the falls and still has the Snake River running through this golf community. The restaurant's view is from above it all. Beautiful. Dinner was great. I started eating before the picture taking so excuse my partially eaten prime rib. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi240uyUO1rPKNGb5Q6HFxCksHyijAGngeTQa8yz4l8aA5heRjaK5V-s0GA8i0apBIJvKygXxtecQqkL33qOsWeZOYztrhigq2uhV-IOGC_N_b_cygK5cuY30qFO1d3Q0Oi5ZBVGE-oWSw/s640/blogger-image--645265751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi240uyUO1rPKNGb5Q6HFxCksHyijAGngeTQa8yz4l8aA5heRjaK5V-s0GA8i0apBIJvKygXxtecQqkL33qOsWeZOYztrhigq2uhV-IOGC_N_b_cygK5cuY30qFO1d3Q0Oi5ZBVGE-oWSw/s640/blogger-image--645265751.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div>Wonderful last dinner to wrap up our tour of eating across America. We drank wine and toasted to family and for the adventure that we've all experienced together. Todd and I were just saying yesterday that we wish we had blogged on all of our vacations. This was as much for us as it was for our family and friends following along. </div><div><br /></div><div>More tomorrow!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-47202000348588555502016-06-30T17:57:00.001-07:002016-06-30T17:57:39.670-07:00Day 24: Yellowstone and Done!Today was our last day in Yellowstone. We finally took a picture in front of the entrance sign. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNtRrEjzTtXLCW72P7U4m6OH0n3rI4TgI5_nY_AnVHi1UwwhaOmjm-HJRvz862eQhqpAQzBEDVZn9OpBkDK_QD7rH0BK6wc3IPgCLJiTMFdkvO_x5PElhzieiR4G9rXgEqOgVXXBnO4E/s640/blogger-image-1853330541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNtRrEjzTtXLCW72P7U4m6OH0n3rI4TgI5_nY_AnVHi1UwwhaOmjm-HJRvz862eQhqpAQzBEDVZn9OpBkDK_QD7rH0BK6wc3IPgCLJiTMFdkvO_x5PElhzieiR4G9rXgEqOgVXXBnO4E/s640/blogger-image-1853330541.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw some amazing geysers and pools. Some were smelly. At least we think it was the pools...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhXtkkYKU9Au6DCrlQnsDpfnxX9doetL2R4MKx6OTmAT5n4Erky3Lde7jhhHtvYCXHIn3S11SOOJYANBPR-XP8-oTitW-c9Y7dlUB0ufX0Z2UVhLTECBzgdP-28R3fZqi61pfRn0ExlU/s640/blogger-image--100739630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhXtkkYKU9Au6DCrlQnsDpfnxX9doetL2R4MKx6OTmAT5n4Erky3Lde7jhhHtvYCXHIn3S11SOOJYANBPR-XP8-oTitW-c9Y7dlUB0ufX0Z2UVhLTECBzgdP-28R3fZqi61pfRn0ExlU/s640/blogger-image--100739630.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig481quTbTIvK0diHkEca2mkU_mEDiHfBfx3dTFlzhmBtnZKNFuXuQiZeghmur9BHsQfzZYbLbqWyreNCJ9z8zNOZSf9RX2c3wN4jOAys5kM3ZmJPHdkk5TSjVwXO-YwTYuRXn-Qh6azw/s640/blogger-image--1662582850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig481quTbTIvK0diHkEca2mkU_mEDiHfBfx3dTFlzhmBtnZKNFuXuQiZeghmur9BHsQfzZYbLbqWyreNCJ9z8zNOZSf9RX2c3wN4jOAys5kM3ZmJPHdkk5TSjVwXO-YwTYuRXn-Qh6azw/s640/blogger-image--1662582850.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3hYJx5B8YjS6EP0qpa_6KQiWPc2ro8tOeNdljiZhLzomRdoocjrv-d7BXb5HvOMaNgMd1MIQp9YHYd57RTuAEVHxrDhaq1B8crZzODiLqJcHV3hXOoxgN2JU3CZrbC4J7scxT4VfPEE/s640/blogger-image--1317103127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3hYJx5B8YjS6EP0qpa_6KQiWPc2ro8tOeNdljiZhLzomRdoocjrv-d7BXb5HvOMaNgMd1MIQp9YHYd57RTuAEVHxrDhaq1B8crZzODiLqJcHV3hXOoxgN2JU3CZrbC4J7scxT4VfPEE/s640/blogger-image--1317103127.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Emily played photographer today and I snapped a quick one of her and papa sharing a moment. Such sweet times ❤️</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAh2nJRaWxqDbEzyqy7ZbfJSkc1NEj68iUQyJ0xmYh4obFdnHiDk9lW1EUZ5vlNlRzeKYTamdlulepjDn6KqIvob2yb8t6RzrqT7rOiEGLG_wNeNGk-2c2ZEwYnrFFLUb9nyfewhrA4Y/s640/blogger-image-2089053145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAh2nJRaWxqDbEzyqy7ZbfJSkc1NEj68iUQyJ0xmYh4obFdnHiDk9lW1EUZ5vlNlRzeKYTamdlulepjDn6KqIvob2yb8t6RzrqT7rOiEGLG_wNeNGk-2c2ZEwYnrFFLUb9nyfewhrA4Y/s640/blogger-image-2089053145.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We found Gibbons Falls in the park and snapped a few more pictures. The scenery is just gorgeous here. The pictures don't really do it justice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw70NFxy7JqT0a0ZMNzJGxuUOqyazfmOJjWrGxwl5KFs8cNPp5F9ytR8O1A27rTSZ05kt1XO3klLFouH2q8BCpQmD8ma84m4FDnXFTked7BhNyXpA9YxoRieTGV9c67VKcf1-5HeCyAM/s640/blogger-image-601624321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw70NFxy7JqT0a0ZMNzJGxuUOqyazfmOJjWrGxwl5KFs8cNPp5F9ytR8O1A27rTSZ05kt1XO3klLFouH2q8BCpQmD8ma84m4FDnXFTked7BhNyXpA9YxoRieTGV9c67VKcf1-5HeCyAM/s640/blogger-image-601624321.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We rolled back into West Yellowstone in the early afternoon for some downtime. We found grapes, wine, and cheese. Three necessary ingredients for a good time and a light lunch. We picnicked at our cabin site. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqdOLSoWC8INkhQ2be1O06sZ-fwOQmO4zZZLu1ou9s-C-tIwIefL_7JGhpLPcUdf4Z1CTBTCDqsfjRx1yDb6CrMNL0o6qNc-0H5fbed_Zsa1gN40l8HmSWkUfrw-hD1vxp1re3G6Fkyk/s640/blogger-image-1541628445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqdOLSoWC8INkhQ2be1O06sZ-fwOQmO4zZZLu1ou9s-C-tIwIefL_7JGhpLPcUdf4Z1CTBTCDqsfjRx1yDb6CrMNL0o6qNc-0H5fbed_Zsa1gN40l8HmSWkUfrw-hD1vxp1re3G6Fkyk/s640/blogger-image-1541628445.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And dinner, well we went back to what we loved yesterday. Mexican school bus! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq8Ikx3Bx33IPFXZWcFssCm7fMQPGOBaoT0KsrmsUrj7t_QHHaSwxDZdtn9lrL_An3ZUJqWgqqRjyFVzB_AK31ha-On43dg66b3llK9ZHSKmLJAVy-mDG3iRAyW2l0NKou1fKlv-lBw/s640/blogger-image--266891794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq8Ikx3Bx33IPFXZWcFssCm7fMQPGOBaoT0KsrmsUrj7t_QHHaSwxDZdtn9lrL_An3ZUJqWgqqRjyFVzB_AK31ha-On43dg66b3llK9ZHSKmLJAVy-mDG3iRAyW2l0NKou1fKlv-lBw/s640/blogger-image--266891794.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Some other people had Blizzards and someone else had a cinnamon roll. As you can see, we accommodate everyone's food requests. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPChGogFB_kaeQ8bhbSPGcWXQAEYdY8jMXA9dvXof6L_Fop058i0Mu54h-8mmF74fUk-vEGhDlYpdQvCeQgW6rJ7nwYPwk5TgExkqIjjrj-q_IF4oW5RbgrjEMvfb-h3rE6YSidt_2KY/s640/blogger-image--1697238228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPChGogFB_kaeQ8bhbSPGcWXQAEYdY8jMXA9dvXof6L_Fop058i0Mu54h-8mmF74fUk-vEGhDlYpdQvCeQgW6rJ7nwYPwk5TgExkqIjjrj-q_IF4oW5RbgrjEMvfb-h3rE6YSidt_2KY/s640/blogger-image--1697238228.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntRHrS2KVs87YkAbVCRLQZtGxcT86_lMVhgfMjgbbLEW5nEev-i5RLio7KBxSugpFMTScP1KSLKAhajVYFJJgCQ0lYFqwrHi03y1WI_KbrlqLKHjagDrwQh92zF2iwm2Zlf-OmDpBDMo/s640/blogger-image-1831430325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntRHrS2KVs87YkAbVCRLQZtGxcT86_lMVhgfMjgbbLEW5nEev-i5RLio7KBxSugpFMTScP1KSLKAhajVYFJJgCQ0lYFqwrHi03y1WI_KbrlqLKHjagDrwQh92zF2iwm2Zlf-OmDpBDMo/s640/blogger-image-1831430325.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And it started to rain so we are in the car. New location tomorrow!</div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-28152412656537068142016-06-29T20:40:00.001-07:002021-03-27T18:49:30.441-07:00Day 23: Yellowstoning AgainWe were off and running this morning! No, actually we slept in and rolled into Ernie's Bakery around 9:15. Yup, "sleeping in" on vacation means getting up at 8am. These kids will be so happy to get home and sleep in for real next week. <div><br /></div><div>Emily loves her bearclaw! She enjoys making faces like this during photo ops. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij159ZkFuT1ye7d_vIN3FuYE2EpxZjRM3FyzcgAKAeQFU3ZC-ZO9Bd7vQOwxv4J144NIRKTugW6GIkef6Xy6t53gl1ouicD_5mDbgwFmcv25K_Ta7nUU50U9dZg9fk85u0-17fGA7MZrs/s640/blogger-image-1825683543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij159ZkFuT1ye7d_vIN3FuYE2EpxZjRM3FyzcgAKAeQFU3ZC-ZO9Bd7vQOwxv4J144NIRKTugW6GIkef6Xy6t53gl1ouicD_5mDbgwFmcv25K_Ta7nUU50U9dZg9fk85u0-17fGA7MZrs/s640/blogger-image-1825683543.jpg" /></a></div>We hit the mother lode today. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmKXojkoRYZtHLmc6S8xYi9A36AIgaPmFwEN1J9U7FtTFbu49WGuGPRvDJUx4oCRoiemxQCQZynteBu-UDK5-leLRr3txjjb5dMHpKOYPp5PMrBHgO6Ry4VWbbVzxWm3hGY7yszPvuSE/s640/blogger-image--1770834677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmKXojkoRYZtHLmc6S8xYi9A36AIgaPmFwEN1J9U7FtTFbu49WGuGPRvDJUx4oCRoiemxQCQZynteBu-UDK5-leLRr3txjjb5dMHpKOYPp5PMrBHgO6Ry4VWbbVzxWm3hGY7yszPvuSE/s640/blogger-image--1770834677.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div>Wow, did we see a lot of awesome stuff today. The colors are amazing!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPHSm4cIcJw9yxGdqNLNIz2G0b6P-V1l3YAwO43KFFFNt3BgNjWqLmd1-GjbmgZRWpMGnB557eEoHW9uMK0w2DA-WlvCZ4KEZTC4xOwlMivTv6E6WtTF7FrJNROX6TwqwpILvOCntb1U/s640/blogger-image-248379366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPHSm4cIcJw9yxGdqNLNIz2G0b6P-V1l3YAwO43KFFFNt3BgNjWqLmd1-GjbmgZRWpMGnB557eEoHW9uMK0w2DA-WlvCZ4KEZTC4xOwlMivTv6E6WtTF7FrJNROX6TwqwpILvOCntb1U/s640/blogger-image-248379366.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPHSm4cIcJw9yxGdqNLNIz2G0b6P-V1l3YAwO43KFFFNt3BgNjWqLmd1-GjbmgZRWpMGnB557eEoHW9uMK0w2DA-WlvCZ4KEZTC4xOwlMivTv6E6WtTF7FrJNROX6TwqwpILvOCntb1U/s640/blogger-image-248379366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCyuhK6X3q3UjBttUIjjQBgYLA9vwb5mWkyOUhIdIHbmKQUKOqWNCwkrX-e6ThCMktlA-OCql5t7BSztTJAq_CA19WUx3MGs9Khyphenhyphenc3G3L2Zuw5jxMAEwJP2OJ3L9KWlMu5SZju-ltusI/s640/blogger-image--1250156903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCyuhK6X3q3UjBttUIjjQBgYLA9vwb5mWkyOUhIdIHbmKQUKOqWNCwkrX-e6ThCMktlA-OCql5t7BSztTJAq_CA19WUx3MGs9Khyphenhyphenc3G3L2Zuw5jxMAEwJP2OJ3L9KWlMu5SZju-ltusI/s640/blogger-image--1250156903.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You kinda get used to the smell of sulfur. Kinda...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCyuhK6X3q3UjBttUIjjQBgYLA9vwb5mWkyOUhIdIHbmKQUKOqWNCwkrX-e6ThCMktlA-OCql5t7BSztTJAq_CA19WUx3MGs9Khyphenhyphenc3G3L2Zuw5jxMAEwJP2OJ3L9KWlMu5SZju-ltusI/s640/blogger-image--1250156903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9SZtVw746dm8rqPGUyxp01T-ljVUhkwi2K7mE_g0zi728ZKMzDNJFLkJ_P6zOpq0ZNRQXg-f3N8dIyRIz7PvN8ZHsyD5vIICJzQiybSvwdDFCLB-SVdP-Eruzdt60XRq6xTIrwgbdrA/s640/blogger-image--2121379047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9SZtVw746dm8rqPGUyxp01T-ljVUhkwi2K7mE_g0zi728ZKMzDNJFLkJ_P6zOpq0ZNRQXg-f3N8dIyRIz7PvN8ZHsyD5vIICJzQiybSvwdDFCLB-SVdP-Eruzdt60XRq6xTIrwgbdrA/s640/blogger-image--2121379047.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>And of course, we saw the crown jewel of geysers, Old Faithful!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KJCuObRVR_cb-mg-GnmO1HRXvgStW2_H827IRYnQocKXf_h3aRpyN3Fdw7iI7waI2UhMQhqUSbO09LTRwi0xzcmKPSw4I3Vkj2Kr5M1X7iG49UAiUZ0yAACMFontZPeCOK7BSxP8NVo/s640/blogger-image--1653953252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KJCuObRVR_cb-mg-GnmO1HRXvgStW2_H827IRYnQocKXf_h3aRpyN3Fdw7iI7waI2UhMQhqUSbO09LTRwi0xzcmKPSw4I3Vkj2Kr5M1X7iG49UAiUZ0yAACMFontZPeCOK7BSxP8NVo/s640/blogger-image--1653953252.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div>We've had some rather weird eating habits on this trip and we once again ate ice cream for lunch. However, when we needed a snack, the Old Faithful General Store somehow, miraculously had the guacamole chips that Jessica loves and can't find in ANY grocery store! This is the face of a happy girl!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIrF4wXb6K1I3zXdRiCUN8qMYV15mHjG3f_BLfiVCa5YxEYrY-FF_IgZHWjTn31orYYJQ50sQGcNZaxmbisORWJMTfaNEmr_O3fL0M1mUiu1lEs3maKAIUb74ZjFGquxpXZFkBqEJO-E/s640/blogger-image-650195835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIrF4wXb6K1I3zXdRiCUN8qMYV15mHjG3f_BLfiVCa5YxEYrY-FF_IgZHWjTn31orYYJQ50sQGcNZaxmbisORWJMTfaNEmr_O3fL0M1mUiu1lEs3maKAIUb74ZjFGquxpXZFkBqEJO-E/s640/blogger-image-650195835.jpg" /></a></div>One of the cool historical facts that I learned today - the ash from the last volcanic eruption of Yellowstone spread over nearly half of the US. Check out this map! <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPRmL684vMN0wwSUat6JaLIBdCGaA4mfufSu8cWBNpKqGkl5OhsbKZdMEasBjh6UQQCDfvC3JFYThIcYXIY9MhXbJ3sJfkxdHVi4f-W6iotOB_-XLAOze2rR_OrRiT8FKILq7nlHPpzQ/s640/blogger-image-614008730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPRmL684vMN0wwSUat6JaLIBdCGaA4mfufSu8cWBNpKqGkl5OhsbKZdMEasBjh6UQQCDfvC3JFYThIcYXIY9MhXbJ3sJfkxdHVi4f-W6iotOB_-XLAOze2rR_OrRiT8FKILq7nlHPpzQ/s640/blogger-image-614008730.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I find this stuff so fascinating. We enjoyed our time there then drove down to Yellowstone lake and enjoyed the tranquil views and wildlife!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhkBWqEE4O2AHkHnQPBOIgJx5gONnmYFEN89FC_qz3mp1p_qYIAE3hpM2KyrVxTfU2blvHLPCv0IvijT0eCXoP4nDOPsiW4EDz0aNqOjOzRAZjeBQ3BN_r4JlSYYwVy6YCnh-JEX5qUw/s640/blogger-image--285608516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhkBWqEE4O2AHkHnQPBOIgJx5gONnmYFEN89FC_qz3mp1p_qYIAE3hpM2KyrVxTfU2blvHLPCv0IvijT0eCXoP4nDOPsiW4EDz0aNqOjOzRAZjeBQ3BN_r4JlSYYwVy6YCnh-JEX5qUw/s640/blogger-image--285608516.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We saw a grizzly bear from AFAR (hence no photo) and a buffalo was a little too close for some people in the car, and a little dear and elk roaming across the road. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM8tOs0OXQEt05A8j1WRZ3ZOodfMWM5oA4J4lCIBBy0rRt121V8fgyidB8ohAUUEDJEQUHRDZOICLyahbVokS_c1hnFdZWAkemY3kW-q6iQKJpFIo276seY4SCW4Hx73YdfMvEbwxkG8/s640/blogger-image-178329801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiM8tOs0OXQEt05A8j1WRZ3ZOodfMWM5oA4J4lCIBBy0rRt121V8fgyidB8ohAUUEDJEQUHRDZOICLyahbVokS_c1hnFdZWAkemY3kW-q6iQKJpFIo276seY4SCW4Hx73YdfMvEbwxkG8/s640/blogger-image-178329801.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf6SR7QNptW3dXciFDqRxPZg7rCGGLQMXZXctPwBsblu5ESqU_zuTo8rA8I7bKSnVNMDTnmjmhGtc9zu9NKdQ7QS0blylVSHFZkPP9lH34kIHePg03x_eSnWUiF9UtV_HZo3O0ImaN6E/s640/blogger-image--987194783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqf6SR7QNptW3dXciFDqRxPZg7rCGGLQMXZXctPwBsblu5ESqU_zuTo8rA8I7bKSnVNMDTnmjmhGtc9zu9NKdQ7QS0blylVSHFZkPP9lH34kIHePg03x_eSnWUiF9UtV_HZo3O0ImaN6E/s640/blogger-image--987194783.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>We found a teeter totter in a tree. Someone took a very unflattering picture of me being a goofball, but I'm posting it anyways and ignoring my self consciousness. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYwWu5l0OUXGfs3I1Kmohb3aQA_-crmsOQDlO1HsxNo6lF_8tBlvvur2akumMwdL35VogtnjhoW1x01a9hIvTXVrELEI8obHzBUwxUZ7bc5mNz588zIIRobWZ9qAwSt_oSYt6JY648U/s640/blogger-image-1220141363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYwWu5l0OUXGfs3I1Kmohb3aQA_-crmsOQDlO1HsxNo6lF_8tBlvvur2akumMwdL35VogtnjhoW1x01a9hIvTXVrELEI8obHzBUwxUZ7bc5mNz588zIIRobWZ9qAwSt_oSYt6JY648U/s640/blogger-image-1220141363.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And for dinner, Yelp directed us once again! I know some have horrible experiences with Yelp, but they've really never steered me wrong with food! We found an awesome taco truck where 1/3 of the bus is the kitchen and the rest is set up with counters and benches to eat. Totally cool and the good food made it even better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZwpKfb3KQ3N0jL1my91TzkYfH1DnWu5WWOoJXyAi8Z2SweN7g9F7V1Y7hEGm4etfTBrUIfuK0k_wDxVZ2aCYQgevMoK6w7bs1b111A2753uIhDtgHGGfbgJINfdZ4Ixmv6xk_grZnP8/s640/blogger-image-1883782077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZwpKfb3KQ3N0jL1my91TzkYfH1DnWu5WWOoJXyAi8Z2SweN7g9F7V1Y7hEGm4etfTBrUIfuK0k_wDxVZ2aCYQgevMoK6w7bs1b111A2753uIhDtgHGGfbgJINfdZ4Ixmv6xk_grZnP8/s640/blogger-image-1883782077.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ZwpKfb3KQ3N0jL1my91TzkYfH1DnWu5WWOoJXyAi8Z2SweN7g9F7V1Y7hEGm4etfTBrUIfuK0k_wDxVZ2aCYQgevMoK6w7bs1b111A2753uIhDtgHGGfbgJINfdZ4Ixmv6xk_grZnP8/s640/blogger-image-1883782077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmo3Pda85Kg4HTGXq8hoVMq2lHKgNMLneLpAV8ycBvBqT2YeKJt09DQO-AETiLmjR97n1F75ikUUJI_njXVqoN29AFZrNVggKW0Sm-pXhEWPdcSgEHa10zgPs6k722CtjE0iJ1hZvdl8/s640/blogger-image-1399302005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmo3Pda85Kg4HTGXq8hoVMq2lHKgNMLneLpAV8ycBvBqT2YeKJt09DQO-AETiLmjR97n1F75ikUUJI_njXVqoN29AFZrNVggKW0Sm-pXhEWPdcSgEHa10zgPs6k722CtjE0iJ1hZvdl8/s640/blogger-image-1399302005.jpg" /></a></div></div>Can you believe these twins found food that they actually liked!?! Shrimp and Spanish rice. They'll get over their aversion to good food. They will, right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wave goodnight everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsFah8JI8FjnfU5lAxlp6lsPtbXxqXb9u4VTBzk-jSGVyoaAdwrWMjrfMZAIy_R94PFj-Yr_biWv0oSMi0Uuokqfx2TyXerroAONny_3zvPx7jMqwawSoqCJ80wgUu0uTviOFNzXPXxY/s640/blogger-image-291437976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsFah8JI8FjnfU5lAxlp6lsPtbXxqXb9u4VTBzk-jSGVyoaAdwrWMjrfMZAIy_R94PFj-Yr_biWv0oSMi0Uuokqfx2TyXerroAONny_3zvPx7jMqwawSoqCJ80wgUu0uTviOFNzXPXxY/s640/blogger-image-291437976.jpg" /></a></div> </div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-32715455427260206312016-06-28T20:20:00.001-07:002016-06-28T20:20:57.743-07:00Day 22: Yellowstone National ParkHola Amigas and Amigos!! Tis I! The coolest Berry is the world!! You guessed it, it's a-me Emily! Get it? From Mario? <div><br></div><div>Alrighty. Well today was pretty fun, tiring, and well, pretty fun actually! Today we went to Yellowstone. I remember Yellowstone just a little because I was like 8 when we went last. We are going to the rest of Yellowstone tomorrow but here is what we did today. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>We went to Mammoth Hot Springs. This picture is from an old army fort, Fort Yellowstone. The army actually came to Yellowstone in the late 1800's and early 1900's to protect the animals from excessive poaching. They stayed for 32 years and protected the land until the National Park Service was created by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. There were lots of elk - makes are <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">bull</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> elk, and females are called cows (mom, dad). So go quiz your friends, kids! Elk are very big and we were supposed to stay 25 yards (two school busses) away from them yet SOME PEOPLE didn't follow those rules. Pff, rebels. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fJKfkQ4mJARXxOfHg1stZDXR55q1zzsx7ODT5nubKW_rUg88QHg5bd2-oAhUrSCRWgb37TsTsquEbrVxUA0uOQ_BCyqLhkyUEDHlqz0IrgXBHX9g3PDTAXT69JwVGVR0PfvuAi6SUF8/s640/blogger-image--738485852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fJKfkQ4mJARXxOfHg1stZDXR55q1zzsx7ODT5nubKW_rUg88QHg5bd2-oAhUrSCRWgb37TsTsquEbrVxUA0uOQ_BCyqLhkyUEDHlqz0IrgXBHX9g3PDTAXT69JwVGVR0PfvuAi6SUF8/s640/blogger-image--738485852.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Next, we went to the hot springs. They smelled...okay. It's probably going to be worse for the next two days we will be in Yellowstone. The sulfur smell is a natural byproduct of the gases being released. It was very pretty. All the ombré of orange and white. 10/10 would recommend. </span>Pictures of the actual hot springs. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dfUpvbNmxwztmGlLrnmKIBPvNHdaFjs6JPYPxM3d3PFcPj679qrFlBM3oRDEz3WUDF2RnTR4_BZeO5ohSMFmgKTtG7hOy_pEkdztX8VmuN5nadephXP01p_ZVGTMb1t5h7mgf_lfSOk/s640/blogger-image--1930133276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dfUpvbNmxwztmGlLrnmKIBPvNHdaFjs6JPYPxM3d3PFcPj679qrFlBM3oRDEz3WUDF2RnTR4_BZeO5ohSMFmgKTtG7hOy_pEkdztX8VmuN5nadephXP01p_ZVGTMb1t5h7mgf_lfSOk/s640/blogger-image--1930133276.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtqbhEek1Stvi90IDdH5d4Mk-Ntx72ZAShMTRFTL8suCm6a4NAYdO0d6kduTBC8-0P1CcLLYJ3JhAHbo1s0JmR_Nw4SwEe14KFjwsT30o403WIgDtfwNXuuM4Ry0eqgXuspxzcZ6aKnE/s640/blogger-image-450980293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtqbhEek1Stvi90IDdH5d4Mk-Ntx72ZAShMTRFTL8suCm6a4NAYdO0d6kduTBC8-0P1CcLLYJ3JhAHbo1s0JmR_Nw4SwEe14KFjwsT30o403WIgDtfwNXuuM4Ry0eqgXuspxzcZ6aKnE/s640/blogger-image-450980293.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTXOJdB2Rv1bwMRGXQ6jPepqvE1uY4eWSBL8KBcBZuRYcTIv3yrwOBd9MSnKsQIPNITAa_mAYqqieE8X4hvNYjZd3hsFvM9mmm3yEbK_8FjuzQDW792N4qSE71i9sLgqE10KZPGIWic/s640/blogger-image-1913833084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTXOJdB2Rv1bwMRGXQ6jPepqvE1uY4eWSBL8KBcBZuRYcTIv3yrwOBd9MSnKsQIPNITAa_mAYqqieE8X4hvNYjZd3hsFvM9mmm3yEbK_8FjuzQDW792N4qSE71i9sLgqE10KZPGIWic/s640/blogger-image-1913833084.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VTXOJdB2Rv1bwMRGXQ6jPepqvE1uY4eWSBL8KBcBZuRYcTIv3yrwOBd9MSnKsQIPNITAa_mAYqqieE8X4hvNYjZd3hsFvM9mmm3yEbK_8FjuzQDW792N4qSE71i9sLgqE10KZPGIWic/s640/blogger-image-1913833084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbLPaUA3kP_h86AFYYmKDkM1kodROu6OcZw8_G12TgbQG6Z2yCmHvgIxUj0BNySehYogI9BgSb6oLLKbNbm3L4wkvJnT8hUisdSSYgc_DxAcqRQLAABAf8XaHjAbsGdthQDvmrV6HPHI/s640/blogger-image-128208023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbLPaUA3kP_h86AFYYmKDkM1kodROu6OcZw8_G12TgbQG6Z2yCmHvgIxUj0BNySehYogI9BgSb6oLLKbNbm3L4wkvJnT8hUisdSSYgc_DxAcqRQLAABAf8XaHjAbsGdthQDvmrV6HPHI/s640/blogger-image-128208023.jpg"></a></div></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We then went to some look out points for the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. There was a lot of driving and getting out and driving and getting out, but at the end of the day it was a really good experience. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwuUPzpeNt3M9azWYUn4J6HyiZlaNpl8dDn64os4ia9Wk6RU9S10TRFMJAk3MEk-jaMkr6g89jlkCzyo1ki3203ro7vzDSoDOPVGXXqRlc2qBTOP9CkPtycTLjO8yESTmtgQaLw5FpEo/s640/blogger-image-1815614986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwuUPzpeNt3M9azWYUn4J6HyiZlaNpl8dDn64os4ia9Wk6RU9S10TRFMJAk3MEk-jaMkr6g89jlkCzyo1ki3203ro7vzDSoDOPVGXXqRlc2qBTOP9CkPtycTLjO8yESTmtgQaLw5FpEo/s640/blogger-image-1815614986.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IKC-xfLo7Axo2fmb8civYodGW2MFFqkh-rwKDAgr-DnBSBO2MXFXrVig7pIGrNUC_eJrNp5LRwxLu-UbjY0uTAARASgse3zQ0dshylHnI8zd4wXlnJGZLFZetJLZ77J23khPu8WzIkw/s640/blogger-image--434168279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IKC-xfLo7Axo2fmb8civYodGW2MFFqkh-rwKDAgr-DnBSBO2MXFXrVig7pIGrNUC_eJrNp5LRwxLu-UbjY0uTAARASgse3zQ0dshylHnI8zd4wXlnJGZLFZetJLZ77J23khPu8WzIkw/s640/blogger-image--434168279.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We will keep you posted as we always do. Well, I guess I'll let you go. Have a goodnight and remember, I'm the coolest Berry. Adios mí amigas and amigos. Have a good day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHhFIH1UMxvbvfl8kdJ_Fe3Z4wERv5PR3rPkRMhTTmCe1suWV_NpCvXdmAg5w1W654XARiJvZ-dERbqkp89RBnS2YZxU-sRy_RAe1jeYMlzZDkn4zHlerUgLYpFs7OOO7Rwu6bnJ_V7g/s640/blogger-image--1921928993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHhFIH1UMxvbvfl8kdJ_Fe3Z4wERv5PR3rPkRMhTTmCe1suWV_NpCvXdmAg5w1W654XARiJvZ-dERbqkp89RBnS2YZxU-sRy_RAe1jeYMlzZDkn4zHlerUgLYpFs7OOO7Rwu6bnJ_V7g/s640/blogger-image--1921928993.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ps) they're the twins and I'm the funny one </span></div><br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-15871879591016322962016-06-28T05:43:00.001-07:002016-06-28T05:43:10.451-07:00Day 21: The Magnificent Mount RushmoreHello everybody - jessie here. I'm here to tell you about our fantastic adventure at Mount Rushmore. <div><br></div><div>We started our day, but waking up early and getting on the road. It took us about 3 hours to get to the National Park, and we saw a lot of really cool things. Before we got to the park, we drove through some cute little towns. </div><div><br></div><div>Once we got into town, we took some pictures in front of the sign. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgsLsvHXGH__wPukR19_oVi448TAWbKJXUyb27DiLrvInAlXq2qtH2MY74sQjXXqXgMbz34MokqXjLuRkvGL9O0YycUqVKfd5CEOCEf6pUM6bDwm9VlFeP7toN2xJBsfPqAaL2lfqtrU/s640/blogger-image--1845629557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgsLsvHXGH__wPukR19_oVi448TAWbKJXUyb27DiLrvInAlXq2qtH2MY74sQjXXqXgMbz34MokqXjLuRkvGL9O0YycUqVKfd5CEOCEf6pUM6bDwm9VlFeP7toN2xJBsfPqAaL2lfqtrU/s640/blogger-image--1845629557.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnCmpv3xWagCryL1bD7Roy4bWs8PqNhbbm7ElTXlruFGQ89yAvUOq7axwJcOLNuXqneEyM0D7PSW3lUEHDHwJvF7P97BjYOEgC4jpKzQWofJvXXrcFYM0gSqsNG3nnDBnHhrviGhzgwI/s640/blogger-image--1601705465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnCmpv3xWagCryL1bD7Roy4bWs8PqNhbbm7ElTXlruFGQ89yAvUOq7axwJcOLNuXqneEyM0D7PSW3lUEHDHwJvF7P97BjYOEgC4jpKzQWofJvXXrcFYM0gSqsNG3nnDBnHhrviGhzgwI/s640/blogger-image--1601705465.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The park is laid out so that you park, and then walk toward the monument, while passing shops and food venders. We decided to head straight toward the monument first and shop later. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrYr7SOlX9X4dY6icIsBI_29O1oR8YB5_aoqHmCO3nOkWkxTxAVM0Kne8qeUXH9qPPAsUELVyx_Qy1L70-m1ixryfhFT4XkYLQ6MrQGrlX8P2ZTohOkxwmowPPDnYg86eE9iKR77GYq0/s640/blogger-image-494576147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrYr7SOlX9X4dY6icIsBI_29O1oR8YB5_aoqHmCO3nOkWkxTxAVM0Kne8qeUXH9qPPAsUELVyx_Qy1L70-m1ixryfhFT4XkYLQ6MrQGrlX8P2ZTohOkxwmowPPDnYg86eE9iKR77GYq0/s640/blogger-image-494576147.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the entrance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxscJPE9-fshRVNHWRWEwcf8-eX8Rs7NrZU3D1X_CY46tAnZ-d__wID-__ddY6v6Hnr3rByaUs7S2Q24uyBjErHbty_fLpzBJqmowLzH6f7bGzLMX2iHaQdR88D58aJKcx0D0hLirMg0/s640/blogger-image--2085802015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxscJPE9-fshRVNHWRWEwcf8-eX8Rs7NrZU3D1X_CY46tAnZ-d__wID-__ddY6v6Hnr3rByaUs7S2Q24uyBjErHbty_fLpzBJqmowLzH6f7bGzLMX2iHaQdR88D58aJKcx0D0hLirMg0/s640/blogger-image--2085802015.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1mr0kTfxN8N7wfTfFOCzz8ub84vGeElLOiAQHo3aHKa_JPhnwclszgQeLtCscvJxgw4psUnowv0r7T3OiWre4UQs0cjDK3Usm2SV7hHgywHpR70gu_AB1OoTv9oboEr7OWLrzjAs6jU/s640/blogger-image-736662293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1mr0kTfxN8N7wfTfFOCzz8ub84vGeElLOiAQHo3aHKa_JPhnwclszgQeLtCscvJxgw4psUnowv0r7T3OiWre4UQs0cjDK3Usm2SV7hHgywHpR70gu_AB1OoTv9oboEr7OWLrzjAs6jU/s640/blogger-image-736662293.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After taking tons of photos, we went down the stairs into the visitor center/exhibit hall. There was a small room that told you all about the creator and the process of carving the gigantic monument. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBNF9exuRa1lvFyIXuCV2l4rKPp-cnc5YmcqZycldBpBavytqtaJ-l8FZohU1SIytzccdVCbZV7v2Lirij3TO3l7nSgQLgiHLsffg-anHjhyotG4iDLQ1jv0-N7gAPoHUOXuzprfoVwM/s640/blogger-image-425326696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBNF9exuRa1lvFyIXuCV2l4rKPp-cnc5YmcqZycldBpBavytqtaJ-l8FZohU1SIytzccdVCbZV7v2Lirij3TO3l7nSgQLgiHLsffg-anHjhyotG4iDLQ1jv0-N7gAPoHUOXuzprfoVwM/s640/blogger-image-425326696.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was all very cool to learn about. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The main creator and designer of the monument is Gutzin Borglum. We learned a lot about him and also found a sculpture of him while looking around. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFpx6qpWlkjLJuVeHDVPbuKnHYu_HoG13QwhVMPynw8qda5rRDeHm2GihzWLo0sqpUIXseVpsPcnk-RSlxFkaZgC9rvqsEiW4npr5I0OyER3eKk_wGxldNasSLtodOWZeduPkUZB_o0/s640/blogger-image-90226167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGFpx6qpWlkjLJuVeHDVPbuKnHYu_HoG13QwhVMPynw8qda5rRDeHm2GihzWLo0sqpUIXseVpsPcnk-RSlxFkaZgC9rvqsEiW4npr5I0OyER3eKk_wGxldNasSLtodOWZeduPkUZB_o0/s640/blogger-image-90226167.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then we went to the gift shop and bought tons of souvenirs, including a hat for Moi!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLToFusSUAcHHwFUujMEkJXfUIlxCRQLleKVJktPUCJpKf9WQjSoK5X8t3erqNeVgtTs3nxHB4HrfUJ4aNPW8JE61nEEui5EKbBvP1IIVq_G2g1nKJrpjVpi_rInaYkiDcPDbS83i7Ac/s640/blogger-image--1467403149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLToFusSUAcHHwFUujMEkJXfUIlxCRQLleKVJktPUCJpKf9WQjSoK5X8t3erqNeVgtTs3nxHB4HrfUJ4aNPW8JE61nEEui5EKbBvP1IIVq_G2g1nKJrpjVpi_rInaYkiDcPDbS83i7Ac/s640/blogger-image--1467403149.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also had a short lunch break (which mainly consisted of ice cream) and then walked back toward the parking lot. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazNiVr7EWVxZPO-604bn1vtH_lujHcmU4hZEcczsFYDEMtkh3j3wxKp7OqNDeEcL5r1IDGgkz7inlhx3JG3unwSkdutNPEBzJIxTLO9g3R_mdPSaZ9pAb_0bYWs7Ve1NrCxIP7nmrF_g/s640/blogger-image--117341242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazNiVr7EWVxZPO-604bn1vtH_lujHcmU4hZEcczsFYDEMtkh3j3wxKp7OqNDeEcL5r1IDGgkz7inlhx3JG3unwSkdutNPEBzJIxTLO9g3R_mdPSaZ9pAb_0bYWs7Ve1NrCxIP7nmrF_g/s640/blogger-image--117341242.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOxx1B4mVWjAEt9aHTt4-SINJFuXsoxa2il7t1oDtmwfYhwe1gJC4EUslUhLkkMomyE5K3H0ys_Rzic923rdVEtR5ylhbBG0zpbNVDFhg8GWpM6e1jbbhSXUcVxc-7EyBcO_IepaXGkM/s640/blogger-image--1520749019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOxx1B4mVWjAEt9aHTt4-SINJFuXsoxa2il7t1oDtmwfYhwe1gJC4EUslUhLkkMomyE5K3H0ys_Rzic923rdVEtR5ylhbBG0zpbNVDFhg8GWpM6e1jbbhSXUcVxc-7EyBcO_IepaXGkM/s640/blogger-image--1520749019.jpg"></a></div>Fun fact of the day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the way to the parking lot (and toward the monument), you walk under these pillars that have each state and their flag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwQrsvLUc0NCEnfke-ZZNe-vnyvEgtun90vzs6YRff0OptxqpC9i0TbH-nxEbl7Y2WsuCaftLTQ0bQHMfANBGtAnHyYOXOm9hiV4AHEBKQ_i9FWYa90gZEa_GtMUhcIH9Ftu-cE0xQhM/s640/blogger-image-1325494805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwQrsvLUc0NCEnfke-ZZNe-vnyvEgtun90vzs6YRff0OptxqpC9i0TbH-nxEbl7Y2WsuCaftLTQ0bQHMfANBGtAnHyYOXOm9hiV4AHEBKQ_i9FWYa90gZEa_GtMUhcIH9Ftu-cE0xQhM/s640/blogger-image-1325494805.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> We found California and took a quick picture. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwifuQrPpITn_2OjbeqyM3_wWkZNbLSGvH2DegTStJdbnJgPBDuCl0nUwo1FbiYCH9bhgE80OZ3tzMMsZZmqOw_2ad9Vy7fLPSKTYETfWZlCVYXmjmGiFlS49wrWrwk8dSs_Rb5938sMg/s640/blogger-image--933126380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwifuQrPpITn_2OjbeqyM3_wWkZNbLSGvH2DegTStJdbnJgPBDuCl0nUwo1FbiYCH9bhgE80OZ3tzMMsZZmqOw_2ad9Vy7fLPSKTYETfWZlCVYXmjmGiFlS49wrWrwk8dSs_Rb5938sMg/s640/blogger-image--933126380.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We all hopped in the car and drove into a town that sculptures of all the presidents scattered across many blocks. We didn't get out, but we did snap a few photos. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqJ2bNciIzvKCy7htUVfDNGpTEloz4eZkw8t3mAShdQpG2GMst9KvSf9GXM035B3eAZOPNOD1Xa_C3_P2lrAB6MKKFVzn50NBU13-ewORaKBFde1y8VOLzLnd43dfNyw78G4ybytIuaY/s640/blogger-image--679434958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqJ2bNciIzvKCy7htUVfDNGpTEloz4eZkw8t3mAShdQpG2GMst9KvSf9GXM035B3eAZOPNOD1Xa_C3_P2lrAB6MKKFVzn50NBU13-ewORaKBFde1y8VOLzLnd43dfNyw78G4ybytIuaY/s640/blogger-image--679434958.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I believe this one is Abe Lincoln. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then continued our drive onto Billings, Montana. The drive was about 5 hours long, but wasn't too bad. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We decided to grab some dinner once we settled into our hotel. Us 5 Berry's found a nearby Olive Garden while the grandparents relaxed in their room for the night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For dinner I had some wonderful pasta and the most amazing breadsticks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4iHke2V0Q9XCBVV-WBsVKHya2gcLrSC7oPemqV72nIIjNVFQn3IsU-_aIlbKhY5xBM5JmNaMUFw1iy0H8vgE3Y2Vl5GmxTkVkjSZbD6q58Y1EQSjRKs8YVpGWbKbuwnAxHTQgYjN1KI/s640/blogger-image-2106084264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4iHke2V0Q9XCBVV-WBsVKHya2gcLrSC7oPemqV72nIIjNVFQn3IsU-_aIlbKhY5xBM5JmNaMUFw1iy0H8vgE3Y2Vl5GmxTkVkjSZbD6q58Y1EQSjRKs8YVpGWbKbuwnAxHTQgYjN1KI/s640/blogger-image-2106084264.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yum! (Pure Italian right here)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After dinner, we headed to Walmart and grabbed some snacks (including wine and Cheetos) for Yellowstone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tomorrow our journey continues! Thank you everyone for sticking with us! Only one more week :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love, jessie</div></div></div><br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-53924884209431357002016-06-27T05:37:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:47:57.716-08:00Day 20: A little lateWell hey guys! So sorry we missed the blog last night. To cut us some slack we were very tired. <div><br /></div><div>We drove from Madison, Wisconsin to Oakoma, South Dakota. It was a very long drive, about 8 hours. We never stopped for lunch so we were all very hungry. We found a lovely pizza place down here which we all enjoyed. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xQERATXwbZRlI1r6OiLgZBUUJYSDGflNtOkOFyb2aPEWGn9-ye4BNgX5m7oxvmYBl0RJwK3_2dUQhJocx3iKeHVgBJEjlDynpfxvNPpUzZ4i2pd-rbayKckEpxLXSg2DJSOAEdw8pZU/s640/blogger-image--1447399169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xQERATXwbZRlI1r6OiLgZBUUJYSDGflNtOkOFyb2aPEWGn9-ye4BNgX5m7oxvmYBl0RJwK3_2dUQhJocx3iKeHVgBJEjlDynpfxvNPpUzZ4i2pd-rbayKckEpxLXSg2DJSOAEdw8pZU/s640/blogger-image--1447399169.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Grandma had "some" to drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBF24uSjt0iINwvxKKfdK8EVebub3kYbwm8r6CPSnOoTsjxtth5B7gUypEhLmfr_FPA3E0W0aQp3tPB1ag7_KFP4z91gf0dw1Kc6TsANKKpDynQp4tlu_zKvOVFbqJ97MqYV6huIZaXY/s640/blogger-image-1719163206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBF24uSjt0iINwvxKKfdK8EVebub3kYbwm8r6CPSnOoTsjxtth5B7gUypEhLmfr_FPA3E0W0aQp3tPB1ag7_KFP4z91gf0dw1Kc6TsANKKpDynQp4tlu_zKvOVFbqJ97MqYV6huIZaXY/s640/blogger-image-1719163206.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Evidently, they have pizza (hot and fresh). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rypaWfPe56p8ldNgYYZ6pOh4V0fWgAjl-YpGa1kEiegnwbxihDv6zaPFl8nXUEG7L6AJ27Q8QRvFUFz7DhyphenhyphenyrwwPm7pk2yXepPrbM8NudWtRh8Vgg1MCNGKw3JaGcstf9qZWSU-DeWw/s640/blogger-image--435013594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rypaWfPe56p8ldNgYYZ6pOh4V0fWgAjl-YpGa1kEiegnwbxihDv6zaPFl8nXUEG7L6AJ27Q8QRvFUFz7DhyphenhyphenyrwwPm7pk2yXepPrbM8NudWtRh8Vgg1MCNGKw3JaGcstf9qZWSU-DeWw/s640/blogger-image--435013594.jpg" /></a></div>We saw a really cool flower "pot tree!" Grandma says that you should not use that term in California. Summer project perhaps?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On our drive home we found some bison and couldn't resist climbing on them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9kGGKFkJIJbq0euTMIJzy-DQs7fvDVI3sS1j9YfvFHmW4riLz4BSSddkTsB5enoEFM-jL6z7JrMaGGUwI3krzd35WQTM-TF6UGRZX8_q9G83KWByWWcBuOvl2NkiiZuiH_YuB6PO0ss/s640/blogger-image--751926184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9kGGKFkJIJbq0euTMIJzy-DQs7fvDVI3sS1j9YfvFHmW4riLz4BSSddkTsB5enoEFM-jL6z7JrMaGGUwI3krzd35WQTM-TF6UGRZX8_q9G83KWByWWcBuOvl2NkiiZuiH_YuB6PO0ss/s640/blogger-image--751926184.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9kGGKFkJIJbq0euTMIJzy-DQs7fvDVI3sS1j9YfvFHmW4riLz4BSSddkTsB5enoEFM-jL6z7JrMaGGUwI3krzd35WQTM-TF6UGRZX8_q9G83KWByWWcBuOvl2NkiiZuiH_YuB6PO0ss/s640/blogger-image--751926184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-c-j9fZrwxg27UgUppMPs9CFpd8HRa7xnZU7Hv7e7aVOZNmHDUiU6McKnxT0Dey8t2kQoIrjNyqtVmpeNH4ZZKZRy3gVeoCkPJWs3H0gtjv2fkUuAXeoYqXroFG1jx5kFLXLS81t1vo/s640/blogger-image--807737478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-c-j9fZrwxg27UgUppMPs9CFpd8HRa7xnZU7Hv7e7aVOZNmHDUiU6McKnxT0Dey8t2kQoIrjNyqtVmpeNH4ZZKZRy3gVeoCkPJWs3H0gtjv2fkUuAXeoYqXroFG1jx5kFLXLS81t1vo/s640/blogger-image--807737478.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>Even mom...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgN2GwjAv4z68TQ_yU30iB8FLVQI1QiJAslA7H59AOjKNDS623p_lqoDHYgnWTvKgO6GDQsYioJkXuY29d2L07u9aCynWOF3y-N_7K2GPskyhDX2KLR2FuLZn5IcryO5A7ET7Jxbbl3s/s640/blogger-image--1989981681.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgN2GwjAv4z68TQ_yU30iB8FLVQI1QiJAslA7H59AOjKNDS623p_lqoDHYgnWTvKgO6GDQsYioJkXuY29d2L07u9aCynWOF3y-N_7K2GPskyhDX2KLR2FuLZn5IcryO5A7ET7Jxbbl3s/s640/blogger-image--1989981681.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We went back to the hotel, swam for a little, and then played a little soccer on the grass. We are definitely trying to stay in shape, mom and Emily even hit the gym every few days. Good times :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EQXJxHaY8aNPpDnUou6CgsFN63XddGM4eE0bkzTDxeQaZtPgf-5VeJJ-5372RiZzPfdhsNZsWakIrXppXdB8CGhpePsTyl2zjW36BJT2yvM98CVkzFSGirNWxdcMHTZHpCyLimeRWZI/s640/blogger-image--455541588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EQXJxHaY8aNPpDnUou6CgsFN63XddGM4eE0bkzTDxeQaZtPgf-5VeJJ-5372RiZzPfdhsNZsWakIrXppXdB8CGhpePsTyl2zjW36BJT2yvM98CVkzFSGirNWxdcMHTZHpCyLimeRWZI/s640/blogger-image--455541588.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So sorry we were late on the blog! Hope you enjoyed it nevertheless. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Written by: kBbbbb</div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-2181006894037517682016-06-25T20:59:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:47:00.626-08:00Day 19: The Windy CityWell hello friends! I am back. The fabulous k berry is here to talk about a wonderful city called Chicago. <div><br /></div><div>This was not my parents first time in the city, but it was for us kids. We got into the city around 9 and drove around for a little. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwWG0fVI-dIa4ys5FQoKQXIM2eWdWsXoqN7OlgO7h78BIJsBkf0vOpeLuv84QczRYQRCl3yX4frIAetV1vxPNL7hvDJYnHiuYYIQpdlAXcjme4SgYAPI20JnzK2H1CAjl7qrf9lecbwE/s640/blogger-image-1606903096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwWG0fVI-dIa4ys5FQoKQXIM2eWdWsXoqN7OlgO7h78BIJsBkf0vOpeLuv84QczRYQRCl3yX4frIAetV1vxPNL7hvDJYnHiuYYIQpdlAXcjme4SgYAPI20JnzK2H1CAjl7qrf9lecbwE/s640/blogger-image-1606903096.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPILQas8Zz2OKq-FA_i6nmpLH_T7UX-tSUVU0hJaV4sISLTJjxzWLPwTnd55u6yaUjnmXPuo_XMyOcotoGxMS15BPb4rbtWHGEY4BKW4bgo2PAFdteI63JCxFgWEZY8V15OflRgfgqxA/s640/blogger-image-1633926739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPILQas8Zz2OKq-FA_i6nmpLH_T7UX-tSUVU0hJaV4sISLTJjxzWLPwTnd55u6yaUjnmXPuo_XMyOcotoGxMS15BPb4rbtWHGEY4BKW4bgo2PAFdteI63JCxFgWEZY8V15OflRgfgqxA/s640/blogger-image-1633926739.jpg" /></a></div>These are a few pictures we took from the car. </div><div><br /></div><div>Chicago had some super nice architecture as well. These old churches are between skyscrapers! Right in the middle of downtown. It reminded us of the movie Up. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVhFccYu9rIP35BUMbf5XoIS-6bUTLDd8rSc2Yh9B-lqSQLpfQM1Y5I-jx3M4bcASj3M6eTQx_yWmbCNgsstf0p0slaQvLYltDyamzKHtvU2ocMsl13nkFNRfN72ASdj26YdUEieFvUg/s640/blogger-image--1853552797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVhFccYu9rIP35BUMbf5XoIS-6bUTLDd8rSc2Yh9B-lqSQLpfQM1Y5I-jx3M4bcASj3M6eTQx_yWmbCNgsstf0p0slaQvLYltDyamzKHtvU2ocMsl13nkFNRfN72ASdj26YdUEieFvUg/s640/blogger-image--1853552797.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVhFccYu9rIP35BUMbf5XoIS-6bUTLDd8rSc2Yh9B-lqSQLpfQM1Y5I-jx3M4bcASj3M6eTQx_yWmbCNgsstf0p0slaQvLYltDyamzKHtvU2ocMsl13nkFNRfN72ASdj26YdUEieFvUg/s640/blogger-image--1853552797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIN2bNemPxy6WnjlBE2Kc3S1MnMgLnddwtOsFaQuzVT6HvCspD5h85UJA2oGZOy4ppA-FolWl3C5zhAmFIQ4N0LDELm7Ad5jibYMU1r4XnId8Xb_OCwUpE2rAvtZxahB8VqE_bySLhqc/s640/blogger-image--266935493.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIN2bNemPxy6WnjlBE2Kc3S1MnMgLnddwtOsFaQuzVT6HvCspD5h85UJA2oGZOy4ppA-FolWl3C5zhAmFIQ4N0LDELm7Ad5jibYMU1r4XnId8Xb_OCwUpE2rAvtZxahB8VqE_bySLhqc/s640/blogger-image--266935493.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div>We all wanted to stick our feet in Lake Michigan, so we hopped out of the car in a drop off zone and got sandy feet. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPsTPfZLghLHjotetaByimZwRnLw8_gIQ96V2zs_ildXqH1Li0SppmBIgpbGk1dr85wwpy_nZRJzJQ2WELvhTupZBvr-WOodkkfUCVQ-Bx9OEIM-RRYU1lvtWaWK26iZEROqTdw8FpyY/s640/blogger-image--434778633.jpg" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-size-adjust: auto;"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPsTPfZLghLHjotetaByimZwRnLw8_gIQ96V2zs_ildXqH1Li0SppmBIgpbGk1dr85wwpy_nZRJzJQ2WELvhTupZBvr-WOodkkfUCVQ-Bx9OEIM-RRYU1lvtWaWK26iZEROqTdw8FpyY/s640/blogger-image--434778633.jpg" /></font></a></div><div>We jumped back in the car and found a really cool aquarium. Sadly we didn't get to go in because the line was way to long so we walked over to the planetarium. Since it was getting close to lunch and none of us really had an interest in the planetarium, we built some rockets out of baking soda and lemon juice with a planetarium employee and headed to the Cheesecake Factory. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVQze2mQnYfAaGxEUqARrzYxcFByVwBCNVZRsvKtIvrVvw3cXMOxuV_3lSdza3_wv2Ou0dcQ3U83scIF8psP3xCP83TbQL5HHv6GK-15xXq2CGxiiqYIESEWJArNAVwDALwfiyVdnXnw/s640/blogger-image--458338289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVQze2mQnYfAaGxEUqARrzYxcFByVwBCNVZRsvKtIvrVvw3cXMOxuV_3lSdza3_wv2Ou0dcQ3U83scIF8psP3xCP83TbQL5HHv6GK-15xXq2CGxiiqYIESEWJArNAVwDALwfiyVdnXnw/s640/blogger-image--458338289.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BU6tZNW4XQdUThP4S-2Es6CAnl6kjAIqV2DU3bYcH5n9nDtnnbykdx-_FKB6mAoNq2hSyIIdiC79EA1rQ_6AH3H6tjGd6RuXE9gqgCkTEsUm0S3wOKqYOb0huaiemwnuJyCMDXK-hfw/s640/blogger-image-1801209605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BU6tZNW4XQdUThP4S-2Es6CAnl6kjAIqV2DU3bYcH5n9nDtnnbykdx-_FKB6mAoNq2hSyIIdiC79EA1rQ_6AH3H6tjGd6RuXE9gqgCkTEsUm0S3wOKqYOb0huaiemwnuJyCMDXK-hfw/s640/blogger-image-1801209605.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The planetarium had a very nice view over the city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We happened to pass this building more than once since mom got a little lost with her gps. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsNIeraFXtGyuvIQrJAI23A_ENJw1CfQCE8vGqhwubVlndz7kTWe2OGyrya0y2e-rUXKNxvmgtD-qbVBG5ivi17efredGm6ScIxkiyQZ0EMkMgj6ehJpQvfwqTmXlW-_s8GlwTq1sjow/s640/blogger-image--1963871129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsNIeraFXtGyuvIQrJAI23A_ENJw1CfQCE8vGqhwubVlndz7kTWe2OGyrya0y2e-rUXKNxvmgtD-qbVBG5ivi17efredGm6ScIxkiyQZ0EMkMgj6ehJpQvfwqTmXlW-_s8GlwTq1sjow/s640/blogger-image--1963871129.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cheesecake Factory was fabulous as always and we grabbed some food for dad. We picked up dad at the airport at 3 and ate cheesecake in the car. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We made our 3 hour road trip to Madison, Wisconsin and found some cheese and grapes at a really weird grocery store called Aldi's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wLbhQEpthPL7CX0WqQ7OghK6QSXW3LRr4q52oR7VIh-Dgw_RBD6uxacU5d_9tQu40fBkFQPuf8RfowokoZuTMYPiCdbZXkccK5eKFqljFjh_-Jyd4HSLAI9Rvd-s-Dpa6Kmh5OaTLaw/s640/blogger-image-1782367963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wLbhQEpthPL7CX0WqQ7OghK6QSXW3LRr4q52oR7VIh-Dgw_RBD6uxacU5d_9tQu40fBkFQPuf8RfowokoZuTMYPiCdbZXkccK5eKFqljFjh_-Jyd4HSLAI9Rvd-s-Dpa6Kmh5OaTLaw/s640/blogger-image-1782367963.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We've had a fairly relaxing evening and found a fun movie on tv. If you haven't seen <a href="https://amzn.to/41lOO4y" target="_blank">The Intern</a> with Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, you really should. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stay tuned for some of South Dakota for a few days! I'll be back talking about Mount Rushmore (my favorite monument!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks for reading guys!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ily fam</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-kbbbbb </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-17522645487035899332016-06-24T21:27:00.001-07:002016-06-24T21:27:50.567-07:00Day 18: Layin' LowWe didn't do much guys. This was by far the laziest day we've had. We slept in,ate breakfast, mosied around to a few yard sales (where are we going to put anything we purchase?), and just hung out. <div><br></div><div>We did take in a little drive to the Amish village and town center. It was an interesting conversation to have with the kids about the different lifestyle that the Amish have. We spotted an entire buggy parking lot at one shopping center. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCowASZCYUhjoZgwG2R_s5Aof_-u1IFA1mivy6RI4NAjU6GhhN5W-7hQsmWqyrosVPuq2Ks1gP7bcl3U5CXC63_MCb7H8E3qDFrzexi33S2NSv54dDQqItvrZ-6aWRm2pZ9nggVlu08wQ/s640/blogger-image--1184687375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCowASZCYUhjoZgwG2R_s5Aof_-u1IFA1mivy6RI4NAjU6GhhN5W-7hQsmWqyrosVPuq2Ks1gP7bcl3U5CXC63_MCb7H8E3qDFrzexi33S2NSv54dDQqItvrZ-6aWRm2pZ9nggVlu08wQ/s640/blogger-image--1184687375.jpg"></a></div>I wondered about them being stolen. The horses reigns are just lying there on the ground. No locks and no knots. Pretty interesting that nobody has thought to steal themselves a horse and buggy but apparently broad daylight isn't the time that this type of thievery would occur. </div><div><br></div><div>We hung out with my cousin Jon and his family again tonight, as well as had a lovely Italian dinner with Uncle Pete and Aunt Kathy. Forgot to take pictures and lost track of time. Emily and Aunt Kathy made biscuits and chocolate gravy for dessert. It was delicious! Again, no pictures. Strawberries and biscuits like a shortbread and then chocolate sauce drizzling over it all. Yummy!</div><div><br></div><div>Here it is after midnight again and tomorrow I have to be up and packed to drive to Chicago. We pick up Todd at the airport! Can't wait to have him on our journey again. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-10520746608838710912016-06-23T20:50:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:45:09.884-08:00Day 17: Family FunToday we spent a leisurely day in Goshen and Bristol Indiana. We started the day by sleeping in until 9am! That's the latest we've slept on this whole trip but since we are on east coast time now, we are having trouble heading to bed before midnight. This may come back to bite us in a few days....<div><br /></div><div>We checked out downtown Goshen and found a lovely courthouse. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MIzcX43SFx8QelSy2RSUEfqalH2h3nAbIN0WfLKmuJhVFobS9uMUXMkhyMRsUAKPXfwKxpuxFJVSbv-_AARuLcc7W86NwmuPPR__H3EitRQSGF0EyA9pS9wnZfqq6Qy4eIMt-YoMtJk/s640/blogger-image-1717201200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MIzcX43SFx8QelSy2RSUEfqalH2h3nAbIN0WfLKmuJhVFobS9uMUXMkhyMRsUAKPXfwKxpuxFJVSbv-_AARuLcc7W86NwmuPPR__H3EitRQSGF0EyA9pS9wnZfqq6Qy4eIMt-YoMtJk/s640/blogger-image-1717201200.jpg" /></a></div> There's even an old police booth that was built in the late 1930's to protect the banks from robber John Dillinger. You can read more about it here.<a href=" http://lincolnhighwaygoshen.blogspot.com/2008/12/goshen-police-booth.html?m=1"> http://lincolnhighwaygoshen.blogspot.com/2008/12/goshen-police-booth.html?m=1</a></div><div><span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Isn't history fascinating?</span></div><div><span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKBa-KAZxH38TCZEpvOWPb1dfekKtvEoc2i0ISTjrtGpsJYXznuaq-K9DjonIvjqMh0nbDmscuJPOTRaXEgJOPOfoqWAsQEFSzDtYFP57ieNmSovqqzXNF7VwX-cuR_gp2AKpqy_dG-k/s640/blogger-image-1933570768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKBa-KAZxH38TCZEpvOWPb1dfekKtvEoc2i0ISTjrtGpsJYXznuaq-K9DjonIvjqMh0nbDmscuJPOTRaXEgJOPOfoqWAsQEFSzDtYFP57ieNmSovqqzXNF7VwX-cuR_gp2AKpqy_dG-k/s640/blogger-image-1933570768.jpg" /></a></div>After strolling through Main Street and checking out the local antique shops, we hung with family and BBQ'd burgers. Emily made what Aunt Kathy called scalloped tomatoes but to us it seemed like a reconstructed bruschetta. </span></div><div><span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U3okYbOlzB76ZzFOekqFGC8tXgCQzWJsnsgC798BdCwrVMVPGf9PWlVj-km3V3kfG0ANrcr0EVpVCmCsgEhnrOPII7DM_BAaj0ZxoDOLkUlyzaQvkIEaoa1Zln5jb77mvcfPZ17ul1s/s640/blogger-image-421002428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U3okYbOlzB76ZzFOekqFGC8tXgCQzWJsnsgC798BdCwrVMVPGf9PWlVj-km3V3kfG0ANrcr0EVpVCmCsgEhnrOPII7DM_BAaj0ZxoDOLkUlyzaQvkIEaoa1Zln5jb77mvcfPZ17ul1s/s640/blogger-image-421002428.jpg" /></a></div>It tasted great! The kids had fun with their cousins and of course played video games. This is how cousins play these days. No more hide 'n seek in the dark like we used to play. They had fun and got to know their cousins better. Sweet times. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1I_UayOEXnZqWebDuQRxMPGzBiagC2io_5HBGe-spVc8rauwhQ4GYlnk36LWcxatoEi6INcgtYTqdN9a4r8de68G2eWjiYS27zpg4fh9ycgSBIAEM-yhq5KOBLYhH-ZfLdDiw538qk4/s640/blogger-image--671802545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1I_UayOEXnZqWebDuQRxMPGzBiagC2io_5HBGe-spVc8rauwhQ4GYlnk36LWcxatoEi6INcgtYTqdN9a4r8de68G2eWjiYS27zpg4fh9ycgSBIAEM-yhq5KOBLYhH-ZfLdDiw538qk4/s640/blogger-image--671802545.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1I_UayOEXnZqWebDuQRxMPGzBiagC2io_5HBGe-spVc8rauwhQ4GYlnk36LWcxatoEi6INcgtYTqdN9a4r8de68G2eWjiYS27zpg4fh9ycgSBIAEM-yhq5KOBLYhH-ZfLdDiw538qk4/s640/blogger-image--671802545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueUHlil93jCKbVMknj-DqNP-DDdMVZqT3rXTmycRBmZi6R_LmgtgjOa3OyyYa2093_FpGOA9n-qhK3MjJZhUJuj0wPWbAO8yrqMwmtQT9sTs5qgRzpowkfzvNRWZgGmrwLBhlKbDwLB0/s640/blogger-image--458439688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueUHlil93jCKbVMknj-DqNP-DDdMVZqT3rXTmycRBmZi6R_LmgtgjOa3OyyYa2093_FpGOA9n-qhK3MjJZhUJuj0wPWbAO8yrqMwmtQT9sTs5qgRzpowkfzvNRWZgGmrwLBhlKbDwLB0/s640/blogger-image--458439688.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBtLOvQ-735zbTXjwndUQGFkM2q-0LRDF4av2nHaq00i5uZ_8HK_PkIjHBTIHhawtX38qTiRO0nsN_vtc6J_C-1tDSmCDNhMlOvEhkpCzjoHhzxzjgJpMKJybPAk0GPUjkj1pajHbATA/s640/blogger-image--64725378.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBtLOvQ-735zbTXjwndUQGFkM2q-0LRDF4av2nHaq00i5uZ_8HK_PkIjHBTIHhawtX38qTiRO0nsN_vtc6J_C-1tDSmCDNhMlOvEhkpCzjoHhzxzjgJpMKJybPAk0GPUjkj1pajHbATA/s640/blogger-image--64725378.jpg" /></a></div>Silas really liked the hat we got him in San Antonio. Made my heart melt to see him wearing it all night. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHx_oVFCRV5_5htuBQFj0pRpaTqPNhyphenhyphenlMhcSvTprqPw3Ypi9YHNbwNsLch6eiz7Rg0nRKq_Ctb-M9lZxDziofTFFTqZhARxP3Ubgk1sZLEuBZ_UZ08v4kTu6bodFGXAMXGiOgjTzaTnI/s640/blogger-image--1039115746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtHx_oVFCRV5_5htuBQFj0pRpaTqPNhyphenhyphenlMhcSvTprqPw3Ypi9YHNbwNsLch6eiz7Rg0nRKq_Ctb-M9lZxDziofTFFTqZhARxP3Ubgk1sZLEuBZ_UZ08v4kTu6bodFGXAMXGiOgjTzaTnI/s640/blogger-image--1039115746.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not much better than family, food, and fun. We are blessed!</div></div></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-78185198490105618192016-06-22T21:40:00.001-07:002016-06-22T21:40:39.591-07:00Day 16: The Long Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">What is<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> up peeps?! It's me again! You know! Your favorite person ever? The youngest of the berry bunch? That's right! It's that type of week! Wow, these are really choppy sentences! My mom is probably very disappointed being an English teacher and all! Alright, I'll just go on with today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnidqLyBzn48sFXWcyFA6nPjpCwCxiGR2f4AxjRSnTEt6f0CX2TELE4GHaXTpE4ITIVsZDg5IhHaL_tfdN-WKFr9JrqHk_NEI-LcZgSNBI5m_cXrgEZL1VsDnqDex6z6h9Gx7Cd0N3as/s640/blogger-image-264413332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnidqLyBzn48sFXWcyFA6nPjpCwCxiGR2f4AxjRSnTEt6f0CX2TELE4GHaXTpE4ITIVsZDg5IhHaL_tfdN-WKFr9JrqHk_NEI-LcZgSNBI5m_cXrgEZL1VsDnqDex6z6h9Gx7Cd0N3as/s640/blogger-image-264413332.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Yup, we drove through Kentucky. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54IY8Ye6Sl5xEOGKa7ShJNuuHu-MAJUOBW0b1MyQFwPKFsR5CCbOvqnYNFhCw5OHrdyucfL94CBOA8JoURXweMgRyroTcYbGLRs_qwBAKweYbSFkj-6ZOr5H1iTGUTs9pzywovT0ByEQ/s640/blogger-image-1546781493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54IY8Ye6Sl5xEOGKa7ShJNuuHu-MAJUOBW0b1MyQFwPKFsR5CCbOvqnYNFhCw5OHrdyucfL94CBOA8JoURXweMgRyroTcYbGLRs_qwBAKweYbSFkj-6ZOr5H1iTGUTs9pzywovT0ByEQ/s640/blogger-image-1546781493.jpg"></a></div>Abraham Lincoln's birthplace. We followed a road before this sign trying to find it but we didn't. I guess we should pay attention to signs better. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">We left at about 9:30 to make our 3 state, 8 hour expedition. It was a pretty normal drive for the most part, trying to get around big rigs, listening to music, sleeping, playing "7 Little Words". Pretty much just relaxing with our legs cramped up. Considering we are in a mini van (Toyota Sienna), we actually have a lot of foot space and luggage space. No, I'm not sponsoring Toyota, who do you think I am? Anyway, we just sat in the car, stopped for junk food and snacks, got back on the road, 3 hours later eating lunch, getting back on the road. We ended up eating lunch in Indiana. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKfo7ITuc7Qcq4KrgRuzrSz31TYqCTn6HEfXHN-8LmO79WYu_HVybovfiwVKFVv00C1TaKa62ro1uCQLNVrKXo_r3la5t7YeMRzV09fmZLYoIGORl1mfCUykxLW2ETpCowCZIFqsrLKg/s640/blogger-image--610329954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKfo7ITuc7Qcq4KrgRuzrSz31TYqCTn6HEfXHN-8LmO79WYu_HVybovfiwVKFVv00C1TaKa62ro1uCQLNVrKXo_r3la5t7YeMRzV09fmZLYoIGORl1mfCUykxLW2ETpCowCZIFqsrLKg/s640/blogger-image--610329954.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In Indiana (where we are and where I am writing this currently), Grandma and Papa are sleeping at a hotel in town for 2 days while the Berry family is sleeping at my great aunt Kathy's house (she and her husband Pete are really nice) Aunt Kathy is my mom's aunt but I still call her my aunt. She likes to bake and craft so Katie, Jessie, and I are having lots of fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the way here we saw a McDonald's that was a castle? <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVUs6J4WyKHzWALl2DHfvnq9xCXMEMen_MDktJQFc4zjWUNwk83-D6NdktfF7507X_2qXR_BNT7-LzQqHepFGjWWHzbOW3aj3Jx_VC6-ffW4MGgIwC1UAIBu2bLkwOajRq3kBzvNQedk/s640/blogger-image-1091103410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVUs6J4WyKHzWALl2DHfvnq9xCXMEMen_MDktJQFc4zjWUNwk83-D6NdktfF7507X_2qXR_BNT7-LzQqHepFGjWWHzbOW3aj3Jx_VC6-ffW4MGgIwC1UAIBu2bLkwOajRq3kBzvNQedk/s640/blogger-image-1091103410.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I can't quite explain that one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also saw a lot of Amish people. My mom also taught us Berry children about their religion and the religion Scientology? I don't actually know. Um. I think I'll just stick to baking (I want to open a bakery when I grow up. Come to Berry's Bakery!) <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3IAaB-QZJfiV2rwuXl-oHQnMtb7uxFRQzJMNKvwmyIgbplZ6CYpoBXSzsrrFVHPVz2UTXkyfUWcGjUkRvf30IODUE3_ZOHv63noIEN59NCqAJzFHl7ygfnKF-pw-EE_Bxn1uQXX3kv4/s640/blogger-image--1935327547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3IAaB-QZJfiV2rwuXl-oHQnMtb7uxFRQzJMNKvwmyIgbplZ6CYpoBXSzsrrFVHPVz2UTXkyfUWcGjUkRvf30IODUE3_ZOHv63noIEN59NCqAJzFHl7ygfnKF-pw-EE_Bxn1uQXX3kv4/s640/blogger-image--1935327547.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's storming outside currently. There is also a tornado warning and lots of lightening and loud thunder. It's 11:38pm and we are playing hacky sack and walking around. My sisters and I were going to sleep in the basement (which if there were a tornado we would go) but we got scared of the dark closet/storage space with a water tank that talks (metaphorically. Goodness if it did talk I would hope my aunt and uncle would move out of this house as fast as they could). </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Well I hope you liked this short little blog. We have about 13 more days until we are home! I'm excited about seeing my dogs but I like traveling to new places. Well y'all have fun reading more of our blogs!! Have a good day!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~The Coolest Berry In The World</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Ps) They're the twins and I'm the funny one </div></font></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-42585585533003230862016-06-21T18:29:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:42:26.814-08:00Day 15: Good Ole Country MusicHowdy folks! It's Jessica and today I'm going to be telling y'all about our fantastic day in Nashville, Tennesee. <div><br /></div><div>We started our day by going to the Grand Ole Opry. It was so amazing to see all the history in the theater. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC6u-3Jmp14R-Qzn9f81ZdiXe7SZP_6tDLrWAKZriEkElupfMcX8D5Y2MofWIr_gpBexk4sg4D-JiHkhPrJla6NHaCHremmSwvFxOixMG4pMvGGMq6QamdgXWjXz6xZWrbzTo_tj3ZXM/s640/blogger-image-1220579763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC6u-3Jmp14R-Qzn9f81ZdiXe7SZP_6tDLrWAKZriEkElupfMcX8D5Y2MofWIr_gpBexk4sg4D-JiHkhPrJla6NHaCHremmSwvFxOixMG4pMvGGMq6QamdgXWjXz6xZWrbzTo_tj3ZXM/s640/blogger-image-1220579763.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj393W_c9glf2GCQkTGkkBADdfRddTm2HO5RxwIPcV4rOmzneAHRqB9YagLIPTLv9ZGSP5_TZi5KmLSvcixa2n43EajDhqLK7pvlTkM2thUbjGVnZxn8RbZO7wA1AMS_OQCV-4O-qPI3tY/s640/blogger-image--84380874.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj393W_c9glf2GCQkTGkkBADdfRddTm2HO5RxwIPcV4rOmzneAHRqB9YagLIPTLv9ZGSP5_TZi5KmLSvcixa2n43EajDhqLK7pvlTkM2thUbjGVnZxn8RbZO7wA1AMS_OQCV-4O-qPI3tY/s640/blogger-image--84380874.jpg" /></a></div>We were able to go on the Backstage tour, so we learned about more than just what you see on stage. We also leaned about a stage in the building called Stage A. On that stage, shows including Nashville and Hee Haw were filmed. We also got to see some of the clothes worn on the show in a small exhibit. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIQ3eytLMLl0sYVNLOM5QeIIIAbL77rEiMw7bpwpI08nISzC3Z5ESNyWiciFO6H1uD_nq04ow0jw6W-LNr6-wRS26uXQoWI-0NtQrrO_hjXD2jUOl2sYBi51KQKrTXNlM0gWFYYexcs/s640/blogger-image-727434504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZIQ3eytLMLl0sYVNLOM5QeIIIAbL77rEiMw7bpwpI08nISzC3Z5ESNyWiciFO6H1uD_nq04ow0jw6W-LNr6-wRS26uXQoWI-0NtQrrO_hjXD2jUOl2sYBi51KQKrTXNlM0gWFYYexcs/s640/blogger-image-727434504.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We continued the tour and learned about the Post Office located on site and how one becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. It was interesting to learn that we haven't had a new member since 2014. Currently there are only 63 living members out of the 211 total. It's by invitation only and the management of the Opry are the ones who decide. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z-N7-Z70hAcBUS2AJ40xxSH4OnACoNPHHWyxQNS_AvR4B0nQ1K4MA6Jbxxg47cBeY67IznX5rO9WfxfF1F5OSsxxUBUnoS-jC0WsYbQgKLV1JN2O5zwuaJBx0m5Rrjas1hM10ibm6f0/s640/blogger-image-715988569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z-N7-Z70hAcBUS2AJ40xxSH4OnACoNPHHWyxQNS_AvR4B0nQ1K4MA6Jbxxg47cBeY67IznX5rO9WfxfF1F5OSsxxUBUnoS-jC0WsYbQgKLV1JN2O5zwuaJBx0m5Rrjas1hM10ibm6f0/s640/blogger-image-715988569.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did I mention our video tour guide was Blake Shelton!? <span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">We then walked down the halls and were able to see a good number of the dressing rooms the musicians stay in. Note that all the rooms were freshly remodeled after the huge flood in 2010. Here's a few examples:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclk4QF9BTQAdvTeX8j0zKzp0KplI5wCYDeiu9JUW4jBiSS3S1PVHWt2Dw7Heb6j9D_hJasIsEWbff73PxZ0WCpm3gvXHkOHiEG4i_eiVlesLqyZECpBarzFhhUHEjOhALxVHi1e8DmVQ/s640/blogger-image--636773032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclk4QF9BTQAdvTeX8j0zKzp0KplI5wCYDeiu9JUW4jBiSS3S1PVHWt2Dw7Heb6j9D_hJasIsEWbff73PxZ0WCpm3gvXHkOHiEG4i_eiVlesLqyZECpBarzFhhUHEjOhALxVHi1e8DmVQ/s640/blogger-image--636773032.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK_WMlfd7Nl1Yp1nMKA_0nJ4rZjHuxapzOLoCgOv_Lvg7nK1_TeDt3JHpBdAOGPBT3CNyHp8BC9pKjLfUS_trsh_udHWiiYmfOHHog571xoT0uDMbEc9mLQFmo6MlJE_vYy4Pyp0BF50/s640/blogger-image-1350720870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwK_WMlfd7Nl1Yp1nMKA_0nJ4rZjHuxapzOLoCgOv_Lvg7nK1_TeDt3JHpBdAOGPBT3CNyHp8BC9pKjLfUS_trsh_udHWiiYmfOHHog571xoT0uDMbEc9mLQFmo6MlJE_vYy4Pyp0BF50/s640/blogger-image-1350720870.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvLNN5ARfvLIcizO_HFmiVla76ir4FkXgjibJrePS_wvIbTQUJijokWF86qpPSSA5GToURXBFqPZumKnbDp3R-0f1aFcpqfDDAWwT3q9WQ2oN7pIkMRCKLx2QX-Jyg2ZIuGf4_9Ah9k8/s640/blogger-image-927770942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvLNN5ARfvLIcizO_HFmiVla76ir4FkXgjibJrePS_wvIbTQUJijokWF86qpPSSA5GToURXBFqPZumKnbDp3R-0f1aFcpqfDDAWwT3q9WQ2oN7pIkMRCKLx2QX-Jyg2ZIuGf4_9Ah9k8/s640/blogger-image-927770942.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then continued onto the stage where our picture was taken. That wooden circle was taken from the original Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Theatre where it all began and it was moved here in 1974 so that performers get to stand on the exact same spot as all the great musicians before them. And Grandma Joyce can now say that she sang on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry - cuz she did! (Albeit, quietly.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvz-s3Kf8upQzb3RW76tFTL0LeyRsToB1Ds1eeonaQO_KyLSW_I3TgpbzS_CN75DzxiD6zvqKC3jMco2WFv7yRVsEHHTgNJ29vGdZA2syN_VdXzLgSzA1i2o8PxLtYG4Y5oRwZ87amk/s640/blogger-image--81625961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvz-s3Kf8upQzb3RW76tFTL0LeyRsToB1Ds1eeonaQO_KyLSW_I3TgpbzS_CN75DzxiD6zvqKC3jMco2WFv7yRVsEHHTgNJ29vGdZA2syN_VdXzLgSzA1i2o8PxLtYG4Y5oRwZ87amk/s640/blogger-image--81625961.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvz-s3Kf8upQzb3RW76tFTL0LeyRsToB1Ds1eeonaQO_KyLSW_I3TgpbzS_CN75DzxiD6zvqKC3jMco2WFv7yRVsEHHTgNJ29vGdZA2syN_VdXzLgSzA1i2o8PxLtYG4Y5oRwZ87amk/s640/blogger-image--81625961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2TsyPsYJi22HMXWS6GssVeRHcY6IQZ2HzdUXlFN0M1z4oES7QbUK3ncY2InCAnLBNd2vmozbKIgYl_xDglXMdLsQBSPVsaskERctyTRASXgsJ65cKjZeqr8IMCMsLywcENFQWuJm1DA/s640/blogger-image--351233465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2TsyPsYJi22HMXWS6GssVeRHcY6IQZ2HzdUXlFN0M1z4oES7QbUK3ncY2InCAnLBNd2vmozbKIgYl_xDglXMdLsQBSPVsaskERctyTRASXgsJ65cKjZeqr8IMCMsLywcENFQWuJm1DA/s640/blogger-image--351233465.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We were then lead to the studio audience seating to snap a few more photos. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTgnHpaCPOu3L_iGkDvbwkGzJRJOl94gpWseyLcRaQTFoZHHXiRjFrpCESD_TO_RpBvnr166xpbIIJ65hDkUDLTUw-INfTKQWqTdK7JHOeK7JNcofnK0DOl3FqTnwJC30zC1moS0dhig/s640/blogger-image--150864287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTgnHpaCPOu3L_iGkDvbwkGzJRJOl94gpWseyLcRaQTFoZHHXiRjFrpCESD_TO_RpBvnr166xpbIIJ65hDkUDLTUw-INfTKQWqTdK7JHOeK7JNcofnK0DOl3FqTnwJC30zC1moS0dhig/s640/blogger-image--150864287.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finished our exciting adventure with a short game of checkers outside and then headed to lunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4WvTv1ZMNjyRy44DiUmwC2o-K9GHuW0nMZmsJ2prlzdJ_e7VSepBMYkNRS3oLEh7TNVKGoxcveDGShhkMQZ640HbM5Sa9q_0ATAMuYbDZnINEkaH7AvctTtf5Z0rrkSP7bkeKswTMu4/s640/blogger-image--1118918357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4WvTv1ZMNjyRy44DiUmwC2o-K9GHuW0nMZmsJ2prlzdJ_e7VSepBMYkNRS3oLEh7TNVKGoxcveDGShhkMQZ640HbM5Sa9q_0ATAMuYbDZnINEkaH7AvctTtf5Z0rrkSP7bkeKswTMu4/s640/blogger-image--1118918357.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For lunch, we stopped at a restaurant recommended by grandma's friend. It was called The Pharmacy, but it was not your regular Ole Walgreens. I had a fantastic hot dog, while the others found some pretty good burgers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rnrXsG7OeCy44HZgLAXRvVtDtyDXaGfXvxguavwZ8Jlz197P6VgpV8vrNlW7QGJJD79ygQ94rWfo_dDSiHYsz6H-yO5MFUz0a-Q8qtVEo-e5QkAWynnBSCEWF9T3LEwNmfKmGX8zwB8/s640/blogger-image-741254523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rnrXsG7OeCy44HZgLAXRvVtDtyDXaGfXvxguavwZ8Jlz197P6VgpV8vrNlW7QGJJD79ygQ94rWfo_dDSiHYsz6H-yO5MFUz0a-Q8qtVEo-e5QkAWynnBSCEWF9T3LEwNmfKmGX8zwB8/s640/blogger-image-741254523.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eQGlPrHK5SgC3X4T8cmK5iaLj6gbQGz4KROrjY4c9Kwx0jWLOfwO_Xo6AIf1H33sIskhGYnBG61JrWFkYRdBbNqZSdqucuk5SkoIWVSdRYL02iMLJlk33DkLhgE5pcIkcZrKOriS7yw/s640/blogger-image--1307338338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eQGlPrHK5SgC3X4T8cmK5iaLj6gbQGz4KROrjY4c9Kwx0jWLOfwO_Xo6AIf1H33sIskhGYnBG61JrWFkYRdBbNqZSdqucuk5SkoIWVSdRYL02iMLJlk33DkLhgE5pcIkcZrKOriS7yw/s640/blogger-image--1307338338.jpg" /></a></div>(Mom's burger).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Evw58nrRVbF2j7F5VaS9zgCg3pKlSWNyR_WXlp2q1cbs1Rz6D0h3i0vjDQKgb9ddCYRZ-ZhPHNTasYeJ7WVCC4OzAB9tK22qJnbJqz9XqcbuRK9mD4qzkPGbSFxygqYUuDg1Bq86gtI/s640/blogger-image--825178614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Evw58nrRVbF2j7F5VaS9zgCg3pKlSWNyR_WXlp2q1cbs1Rz6D0h3i0vjDQKgb9ddCYRZ-ZhPHNTasYeJ7WVCC4OzAB9tK22qJnbJqz9XqcbuRK9mD4qzkPGbSFxygqYUuDg1Bq86gtI/s640/blogger-image--825178614.jpg" /></a></div>(My hot dog).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After lunch we made plans to go to the Opry Mall and see Finding Dory at 2:20. Before the movie, we walked around the mall and shopped a little.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the movie, we drove to The Bluebird Cafe (featured in the tv show Nashville and a staple for musicians). We took a few pictures, but the place didn't even open until 5:00. There were already several people in line outside the cafe which just goes to show how poplar this place is - even on a Tuesday night. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbO8Ug2srTd5_6kSTBlGJiyhEv7cx0wsWfN7Cdrv2J29J6t2Ey21E2iqApeQaeuMUNeLIFrT1gDQ6W7BW5Gf9uk0c1BSheJjBZp7xAdY2rcPqLufwexf6etrBr2QvisrmL3v67l1-qg/s640/blogger-image-1165812120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbO8Ug2srTd5_6kSTBlGJiyhEv7cx0wsWfN7Cdrv2J29J6t2Ey21E2iqApeQaeuMUNeLIFrT1gDQ6W7BW5Gf9uk0c1BSheJjBZp7xAdY2rcPqLufwexf6etrBr2QvisrmL3v67l1-qg/s640/blogger-image-1165812120.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecbO8Ug2srTd5_6kSTBlGJiyhEv7cx0wsWfN7Cdrv2J29J6t2Ey21E2iqApeQaeuMUNeLIFrT1gDQ6W7BW5Gf9uk0c1BSheJjBZp7xAdY2rcPqLufwexf6etrBr2QvisrmL3v67l1-qg/s640/blogger-image-1165812120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3XFoCo11Ksd5dz1IO2rbHRlJPgQYPsbdo_f1gbLGQuUD7y06esIviaWhThS9812tisWeGhHQTIlWW9dJyPuHDzl9YnaHGKdYVosb4ZjaEC8NdlNF5t-nXRyWEeQU9bq8-oJDX9dzLDk/s640/blogger-image--2033282638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3XFoCo11Ksd5dz1IO2rbHRlJPgQYPsbdo_f1gbLGQuUD7y06esIviaWhThS9812tisWeGhHQTIlWW9dJyPuHDzl9YnaHGKdYVosb4ZjaEC8NdlNF5t-nXRyWEeQU9bq8-oJDX9dzLDk/s640/blogger-image--2033282638.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After all the excitement we decided to head back to the hotel for the free drinks and free food. For dinner, we resolved to the pasta from the downstairs restaurant. We relaxed and watched many episodes of Fixer Upper (a personal favorite). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Grand Ole Opry was one of my favorite from our trip so far. I'm so glad I was able to write about it for y'all. Thanks again to all of you committed readers :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have a wonderful day! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Love, Jessie </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-12059058310622173872016-06-20T20:06:00.001-07:002016-06-20T20:06:20.205-07:00Day 14: Nothing but the two kingsWelcome folks to this special edition! (By Katie of course.) I will be writing about our experience with the two kings themselves. Elvis Presley and Martin Luther King Jr.<div><br></div><div>Buckle in for lots of Elvis facts and pictures of the house. <br><div><br></div><div>We started out our day with Graceland. We took a tour bus up to his beautiful mansion. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo8xx9NVWbl2LRbEs0Bs9bFeh2_iWf4I_1vkCiZNQiMf0uVD5hXlXSwssUOlVhaWsJYqBTiLtun46tW4IkZXTZ-sUWOpSUFLX0AaD_Mw89fip2F-YDj9bGSOoBKc_jYws7gcu6Rw-FcU/s640/blogger-image-1984893373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo8xx9NVWbl2LRbEs0Bs9bFeh2_iWf4I_1vkCiZNQiMf0uVD5hXlXSwssUOlVhaWsJYqBTiLtun46tW4IkZXTZ-sUWOpSUFLX0AaD_Mw89fip2F-YDj9bGSOoBKc_jYws7gcu6Rw-FcU/s640/blogger-image-1984893373.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They give you iPads and headphones for a digital tour. Your tour guide is John Stamos (get it? Cuz in full house he loves Elvis! Hahahahahhaha I know right). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You start the tour with the living room. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhQKGkqDN2YbB5ltpupLutNzHFtD5W6dScYcSZzz6fR5ZwAYSQKRGDWszi85VZVs29xCb73Jj7dDgaroIAw4kzpLhjvlJATXZtTJrEbammxWGiC6PYt50lpaxlE37YjoYneDI4ubcsRQ/s640/blogger-image-1235479001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhQKGkqDN2YbB5ltpupLutNzHFtD5W6dScYcSZzz6fR5ZwAYSQKRGDWszi85VZVs29xCb73Jj7dDgaroIAw4kzpLhjvlJATXZtTJrEbammxWGiC6PYt50lpaxlE37YjoYneDI4ubcsRQ/s640/blogger-image-1235479001.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then you move to his parent's room, Vernon and Gladys. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6cpJ-FljvG-uMx46AyyAbHkLzVLb4lTSETEhioeAI8m0bYvHnNRBgAo40FEHie5PYjtB7zuRfFOslkCjd9Wz_1dD3WNcDCFN18Upk-5PUsd1ad2TB7sedTYI6IrPIHVInnm24tPPLWA/s640/blogger-image-431342683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6cpJ-FljvG-uMx46AyyAbHkLzVLb4lTSETEhioeAI8m0bYvHnNRBgAo40FEHie5PYjtB7zuRfFOslkCjd9Wz_1dD3WNcDCFN18Upk-5PUsd1ad2TB7sedTYI6IrPIHVInnm24tPPLWA/s640/blogger-image-431342683.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since his family was poor when he was younger, he always wanted to be able to give them a better life and he did. You then walk back under a beautiful chandelier. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD8tWXcjey2T0HM0GP2QhtgKjbEnc7aFDJKupaPNFC2azYOA_PqIMxjEa2QP7YupG5JYpOOsgTplUSZe1L0EjqOIWKVSVELdo7um8yINpa9-NGGUFj8bSLjOPdhQ1x63Af6quVtoNFCk/s640/blogger-image--210261058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwD8tWXcjey2T0HM0GP2QhtgKjbEnc7aFDJKupaPNFC2azYOA_PqIMxjEa2QP7YupG5JYpOOsgTplUSZe1L0EjqOIWKVSVELdo7um8yINpa9-NGGUFj8bSLjOPdhQ1x63Af6quVtoNFCk/s640/blogger-image--210261058.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You weren't allowed to go upstairs because that was his private space where he rarely let guests enter. Next you see the dining room. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSmRwd8xhPjvqtgC9-dm4dC4xNAm2rLlOFr6RH4jxEwBcNgE7Io_gK5eV4xnlWkrZwcYw5BetXoyHkVyCsMyaS6666QEvArDMrVIqPpXHQg5JJCvCtNggNfB3KA7PE9aeYC4D4YFdjkc/s640/blogger-image-600535979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSmRwd8xhPjvqtgC9-dm4dC4xNAm2rLlOFr6RH4jxEwBcNgE7Io_gK5eV4xnlWkrZwcYw5BetXoyHkVyCsMyaS6666QEvArDMrVIqPpXHQg5JJCvCtNggNfB3KA7PE9aeYC4D4YFdjkc/s640/blogger-image-600535979.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's all very fancy. Then you get to the kitchen. With carpet as flooring?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoyFMfVTTOgdljRC4OnHpIhUlCGTTt7N8gajBRoXBypi0Zc97uwpsFtlBeaatGrxOX_vml4VIOoi3Wk77srysE1HZ7wJKPOMT-_mjzUvy9za4AmP9iptjkTELqAxGVLkwCE85cZ7v3lw/s640/blogger-image-1853241962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBoyFMfVTTOgdljRC4OnHpIhUlCGTTt7N8gajBRoXBypi0Zc97uwpsFtlBeaatGrxOX_vml4VIOoi3Wk77srysE1HZ7wJKPOMT-_mjzUvy9za4AmP9iptjkTELqAxGVLkwCE85cZ7v3lw/s640/blogger-image-1853241962.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next you go to the jungle room. This was his daughter, Lisa Marie's, favorite room and was later a place for recording because the green carpet on the ceiling was good for the acoustics. This was clearly decorated in the 70's!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBKUwbyEs-U7Vk9LUuX6BOwKKPcbD0zJyNCZEycHiZAR-26eiR6r3l_xAznVsIexmglecwJnuO1xShyphenhyphenGtV1PlKjB1aRWECup4-CBTnc1jcHTVgUcjEtvlIknVtuifALSqYhadZgjTyoI/s640/blogger-image--505538296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBKUwbyEs-U7Vk9LUuX6BOwKKPcbD0zJyNCZEycHiZAR-26eiR6r3l_xAznVsIexmglecwJnuO1xShyphenhyphenGtV1PlKjB1aRWECup4-CBTnc1jcHTVgUcjEtvlIknVtuifALSqYhadZgjTyoI/s640/blogger-image--505538296.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBKUwbyEs-U7Vk9LUuX6BOwKKPcbD0zJyNCZEycHiZAR-26eiR6r3l_xAznVsIexmglecwJnuO1xShyphenhyphenGtV1PlKjB1aRWECup4-CBTnc1jcHTVgUcjEtvlIknVtuifALSqYhadZgjTyoI/s640/blogger-image--505538296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWwsoY6lM-7qZiKZQxLDznt1tlU3VKccjrRw0RPG87GNc3uw68s9VDmPPxdPRyqCbmcM_gTLew0t1SJs1YrGKQUfFKgpxk4KRdnMyv20qVkFHA6aQeOumiT_8H_v9NQTkk-n0HN1OILc/s640/blogger-image--858994807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWwsoY6lM-7qZiKZQxLDznt1tlU3VKccjrRw0RPG87GNc3uw68s9VDmPPxdPRyqCbmcM_gTLew0t1SJs1YrGKQUfFKgpxk4KRdnMyv20qVkFHA6aQeOumiT_8H_v9NQTkk-n0HN1OILc/s640/blogger-image--858994807.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next you go downstairs into the basement. There's a bright yellow tv room with a bar. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbA2CCC3Uo1tJRr8bArHcosscxi-QuMD-hvOisjM8L9Rc3qkPaAPbVmATqoUhi280zBwtKKsuVlFoDVksbgyVnbuWTZif9lU3mNT3ZNdH5o5hkxr3V_cgQDICawReS_DPAp9c9wzbTls/s640/blogger-image--978938936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbA2CCC3Uo1tJRr8bArHcosscxi-QuMD-hvOisjM8L9Rc3qkPaAPbVmATqoUhi280zBwtKKsuVlFoDVksbgyVnbuWTZif9lU3mNT3ZNdH5o5hkxr3V_cgQDICawReS_DPAp9c9wzbTls/s640/blogger-image--978938936.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbA2CCC3Uo1tJRr8bArHcosscxi-QuMD-hvOisjM8L9Rc3qkPaAPbVmATqoUhi280zBwtKKsuVlFoDVksbgyVnbuWTZif9lU3mNT3ZNdH5o5hkxr3V_cgQDICawReS_DPAp9c9wzbTls/s640/blogger-image--978938936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoLrRtVaVCt6JJnD_5bKBWW5H8N1BrixlytRl2QWdznCvcs5Fv21VNKcu1HTQENMdgE2LfKerTKzTCe0lNOB7fC-5qDcU-k_aZmOwZt8T6YxwfixSAUL1XtpN6cGpXHZ4ous-p5N6VLA/s640/blogger-image-1923636482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLoLrRtVaVCt6JJnD_5bKBWW5H8N1BrixlytRl2QWdznCvcs5Fv21VNKcu1HTQENMdgE2LfKerTKzTCe0lNOB7fC-5qDcU-k_aZmOwZt8T6YxwfixSAUL1XtpN6cGpXHZ4ous-p5N6VLA/s640/blogger-image-1923636482.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You then walk into the pool room, where Elvis played pool with a lot of his friends. It's got crazy fabric on the ceiling AND the walls. It took ten people eleven days to hang it all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBYnUe2-pXkULYH04oHWO5skuz8vpZDo9gQcYLZ_D2hfL0DkQwQqNw5OTuCNkQOUN0PQ29s6m7-SdMeauOPo5-KZlKkSoiSc-u-94F3tTbRvMqdsXumHN-x5tS4T3wCXCybItJKBpXkM/s640/blogger-image--651611675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBYnUe2-pXkULYH04oHWO5skuz8vpZDo9gQcYLZ_D2hfL0DkQwQqNw5OTuCNkQOUN0PQ29s6m7-SdMeauOPo5-KZlKkSoiSc-u-94F3tTbRvMqdsXumHN-x5tS4T3wCXCybItJKBpXkM/s640/blogger-image--651611675.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You then walk back upstairs and into the backyard where you see his father, Vernon's office. This is where a lot of meetings were held for record deals and stuff like that. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4rN_6pqS2nDhcYA9yjjO3395bSLpgiUbTN1PzhhExnm0i7xLR1YpQVtBsVik4YgSZek7aOpHtxBStidfFR8k0tQV2wJJGy593XxQvID3Wwxve5Cfl_N_v1-FkD814Jw1abQSjoHaPLk/s640/blogger-image-1546937421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4rN_6pqS2nDhcYA9yjjO3395bSLpgiUbTN1PzhhExnm0i7xLR1YpQVtBsVik4YgSZek7aOpHtxBStidfFR8k0tQV2wJJGy593XxQvID3Wwxve5Cfl_N_v1-FkD814Jw1abQSjoHaPLk/s640/blogger-image-1546937421.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You walk outside back into a building for trophies. So many trophies and awards! However, it was interesting to learn thatElvis only attended ONE award ceremony. It was for the U.S. Jaycees award for "One of the Ten Outstabding Young Men of the Nation" and it was to commemorate Elvis' extreme sense of giving and charity. Read the plaque below...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9FPnfDC736IX9Hp992RXOL8_T10zC_26fU5UM_SQHxwha5Y9RaBPOV5qOwHtI76QvdVgg3oUvYaJVEv_wC41XWfPTzBV1UFnrCSJvp556xKqbriuL-rfAje-7NCO6_qohk0Jjr3h4OU/s640/blogger-image--1291551954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9FPnfDC736IX9Hp992RXOL8_T10zC_26fU5UM_SQHxwha5Y9RaBPOV5qOwHtI76QvdVgg3oUvYaJVEv_wC41XWfPTzBV1UFnrCSJvp556xKqbriuL-rfAje-7NCO6_qohk0Jjr3h4OU/s640/blogger-image--1291551954.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s_80x57MEsWg07bdvVtYj1gvZdxhARqp-S8djku7EvlhgtAAyAbQFNL_q7U3DMqmVPlRWSeAFxNUQ8BkZDO8p4YZgJSE2mxNN-jXP3hwYPG2kBZW16PHpJmNUi-Y4psgNsDcWafxOak/s640/blogger-image-529873794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s_80x57MEsWg07bdvVtYj1gvZdxhARqp-S8djku7EvlhgtAAyAbQFNL_q7U3DMqmVPlRWSeAFxNUQ8BkZDO8p4YZgJSE2mxNN-jXP3hwYPG2kBZW16PHpJmNUi-Y4psgNsDcWafxOak/s640/blogger-image-529873794.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s_80x57MEsWg07bdvVtYj1gvZdxhARqp-S8djku7EvlhgtAAyAbQFNL_q7U3DMqmVPlRWSeAFxNUQ8BkZDO8p4YZgJSE2mxNN-jXP3hwYPG2kBZW16PHpJmNUi-Y4psgNsDcWafxOak/s640/blogger-image-529873794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttQShW8XW-Nnwn0H7souehyJ2PH7iZZqJOl5kCeDvyM8g44pdESJRzdeSoGvf39EkmXVNb3gxFDCRmWvjAfz7GY9i3eZeaKlrRRU8uhR2fPOjJWk8UqF5iM0lgawYPynzm_hcWXIjYtc/s640/blogger-image--470842417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttQShW8XW-Nnwn0H7souehyJ2PH7iZZqJOl5kCeDvyM8g44pdESJRzdeSoGvf39EkmXVNb3gxFDCRmWvjAfz7GY9i3eZeaKlrRRU8uhR2fPOjJWk8UqF5iM0lgawYPynzm_hcWXIjYtc/s640/blogger-image--470842417.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Next you walk into the movies room. 31 movies made in a two year period! Lots of clothing. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyXM15i3T4blsmdmcOZBj0P217y5b20jKsYt2Wsq3YNXpSmJTJywpu1hUGPEgGpvQ1Nq-2BSJK3u3eTOXiY9feD8d0YJqTweKq8tYcsBWx3HGP9TPceYISTTM14ZgcV59jQl2Rj492-E/s640/blogger-image--1674787579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyXM15i3T4blsmdmcOZBj0P217y5b20jKsYt2Wsq3YNXpSmJTJywpu1hUGPEgGpvQ1Nq-2BSJK3u3eTOXiY9feD8d0YJqTweKq8tYcsBWx3HGP9TPceYISTTM14ZgcV59jQl2Rj492-E/s640/blogger-image--1674787579.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyXM15i3T4blsmdmcOZBj0P217y5b20jKsYt2Wsq3YNXpSmJTJywpu1hUGPEgGpvQ1Nq-2BSJK3u3eTOXiY9feD8d0YJqTweKq8tYcsBWx3HGP9TPceYISTTM14ZgcV59jQl2Rj492-E/s640/blogger-image--1674787579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRH_vrYdCpDcH8FJ1Nam89dzJeVnNVpNj_aSJNddFKUe0HqrG_RwKfd4lZe53OHC5m9zdiwB993w9NrY3xOtDOcRIv6zCVWEpPss-wzxNLNcGfW8hHXT-6kYkRY1Pq5Hl2ipMTEhevp8/s640/blogger-image--1878091750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRH_vrYdCpDcH8FJ1Nam89dzJeVnNVpNj_aSJNddFKUe0HqrG_RwKfd4lZe53OHC5m9zdiwB993w9NrY3xOtDOcRIv6zCVWEpPss-wzxNLNcGfW8hHXT-6kYkRY1Pq5Hl2ipMTEhevp8/s640/blogger-image--1878091750.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Did you know Elvis was drafted into the Army in 1958 and served until 1960?<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRH_vrYdCpDcH8FJ1Nam89dzJeVnNVpNj_aSJNddFKUe0HqrG_RwKfd4lZe53OHC5m9zdiwB993w9NrY3xOtDOcRIv6zCVWEpPss-wzxNLNcGfW8hHXT-6kYkRY1Pq5Hl2ipMTEhevp8/s640/blogger-image--1878091750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzdcSGmesIURz5aAMHVhlBQMCMYQ2BFfnLiYnDMlfC9B8QI5maJRrOai7fI-G_xd9ktZQ6DBxZp-tePqOBO1b16CRMZiwSBuMyA5R79c9NxjFUnesyYWqI8KHBul5DGCjbn5W9MKDD04/s640/blogger-image--962810630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzdcSGmesIURz5aAMHVhlBQMCMYQ2BFfnLiYnDMlfC9B8QI5maJRrOai7fI-G_xd9ktZQ6DBxZp-tePqOBO1b16CRMZiwSBuMyA5R79c9NxjFUnesyYWqI8KHBul5DGCjbn5W9MKDD04/s640/blogger-image--962810630.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzdcSGmesIURz5aAMHVhlBQMCMYQ2BFfnLiYnDMlfC9B8QI5maJRrOai7fI-G_xd9ktZQ6DBxZp-tePqOBO1b16CRMZiwSBuMyA5R79c9NxjFUnesyYWqI8KHBul5DGCjbn5W9MKDD04/s640/blogger-image--962810630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvV3UA8y1D29cdob3IPPlyBc7phccsW-QhpUM6axHtPJ9DIdxtDrGq6Nxb4mKbNf6t6A7oL321qTf5JHj2KYknOy3Wn52_HmnoqPie6EGId2kgD1cn7ZgImGSHEOmLvshzSEXbhKjB6gg/s640/blogger-image-1989111071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvV3UA8y1D29cdob3IPPlyBc7phccsW-QhpUM6axHtPJ9DIdxtDrGq6Nxb4mKbNf6t6A7oL321qTf5JHj2KYknOy3Wn52_HmnoqPie6EGId2kgD1cn7ZgImGSHEOmLvshzSEXbhKjB6gg/s640/blogger-image-1989111071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You then go into the racquetball room where he is said to have spent his last hours. He played racquetball, then played a few songs on the piano in the adjacent viewing room, then went upstairs to rest before a tour starting the next day. He died of a heart attack that night. Lots more clothing and awards. </span><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvV3UA8y1D29cdob3IPPlyBc7phccsW-QhpUM6axHtPJ9DIdxtDrGq6Nxb4mKbNf6t6A7oL321qTf5JHj2KYknOy3Wn52_HmnoqPie6EGId2kgD1cn7ZgImGSHEOmLvshzSEXbhKjB6gg/s640/blogger-image-1989111071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8sAUOhgfyZ2rwsDA-iHHM2K53CUIPcLty1ac6w4JDnZP4iGqZIfPfcSiBW0PDOAyb4rr_jqOSQ8am5uOrLPk-UswIYUh8I_rtm1zTWul8-EJ-jc6hzyiHHN5mTWX_3cAOkho6wVXUhc/s640/blogger-image-1538609031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8sAUOhgfyZ2rwsDA-iHHM2K53CUIPcLty1ac6w4JDnZP4iGqZIfPfcSiBW0PDOAyb4rr_jqOSQ8am5uOrLPk-UswIYUh8I_rtm1zTWul8-EJ-jc6hzyiHHN5mTWX_3cAOkho6wVXUhc/s640/blogger-image-1538609031.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8sAUOhgfyZ2rwsDA-iHHM2K53CUIPcLty1ac6w4JDnZP4iGqZIfPfcSiBW0PDOAyb4rr_jqOSQ8am5uOrLPk-UswIYUh8I_rtm1zTWul8-EJ-jc6hzyiHHN5mTWX_3cAOkho6wVXUhc/s640/blogger-image-1538609031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnv1zXz_MfycJus-mf9lQlHdUM7fdWeq4GOp5Xymk7NQQysW-5_yXgySmNzKKp-zJauTTCWk-MhkMqKv9rILoQz6WvKiNnbd__3Hc-CQ3HanTLnzeAY18nh4vrROMTYxDM6BgKgkKunI/s640/blogger-image--1590542489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnv1zXz_MfycJus-mf9lQlHdUM7fdWeq4GOp5Xymk7NQQysW-5_yXgySmNzKKp-zJauTTCWk-MhkMqKv9rILoQz6WvKiNnbd__3Hc-CQ3HanTLnzeAY18nh4vrROMTYxDM6BgKgkKunI/s640/blogger-image--1590542489.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You then walk outside to the meditation garden where the graves are. There lies his mother, his father, his grandma (she outlived everyone and died in 1980), a memorial for his stillborn older twin brother Jesse, and of course the king himself. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdPJV1IZ3gcMgc9if8PzLLq7-V6hcCsh9u0QGtQEaSWsqwbaqg2DtHJzVgIZqyAnbB9E1N34dUKV61QbzAymyTnS-EoORaGMU65E7ckySN2TMrazm3PkA_PRgh8930j3wYLNnhvaeaYo/s640/blogger-image-577680686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdPJV1IZ3gcMgc9if8PzLLq7-V6hcCsh9u0QGtQEaSWsqwbaqg2DtHJzVgIZqyAnbB9E1N34dUKV61QbzAymyTnS-EoORaGMU65E7ckySN2TMrazm3PkA_PRgh8930j3wYLNnhvaeaYo/s640/blogger-image-577680686.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdPJV1IZ3gcMgc9if8PzLLq7-V6hcCsh9u0QGtQEaSWsqwbaqg2DtHJzVgIZqyAnbB9E1N34dUKV61QbzAymyTnS-EoORaGMU65E7ckySN2TMrazm3PkA_PRgh8930j3wYLNnhvaeaYo/s640/blogger-image-577680686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTs9epDmHlfKC9nz5HjbQBVXHlT4Vlh7if_jYpias-1lEN6w1mr_ktR4g9kFUjxy8bFKi2vmAuAF7r5bGvIGZX48e10uOgD1jjDg6SG18nzNlzI4Zphc4RMyfeGxk5vzWk6NZRICwhn8/s640/blogger-image--1220482868.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We headed back to the main building and went to the automobile museum, the Hawaii museum, and the Tupelo museum (all about his modest upbringing and childhood). <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTP7-0lx_fAdrg00Yui8C8-TaK1UB72LT8kOsCurt6chOtaBlGDG4DQ0y85RmS5TCwyEmIFs4keg9VqNT5PWyw2WNTZ8NpzCcWPlrIQOLC9W30Krl52-j5iYtkPuwd8KfykxWMWuPaqCY/s640/blogger-image-2032585000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTP7-0lx_fAdrg00Yui8C8-TaK1UB72LT8kOsCurt6chOtaBlGDG4DQ0y85RmS5TCwyEmIFs4keg9VqNT5PWyw2WNTZ8NpzCcWPlrIQOLC9W30Krl52-j5iYtkPuwd8KfykxWMWuPaqCY/s640/blogger-image-2032585000.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTP7-0lx_fAdrg00Yui8C8-TaK1UB72LT8kOsCurt6chOtaBlGDG4DQ0y85RmS5TCwyEmIFs4keg9VqNT5PWyw2WNTZ8NpzCcWPlrIQOLC9W30Krl52-j5iYtkPuwd8KfykxWMWuPaqCY/s640/blogger-image-2032585000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was the photographer on this specific occasion so I hope these pictures were okay quality for some of you professionals out there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks again and peace out :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">By: kbbbbbbbb </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">(Katie B)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-77755269165797262542016-06-19T20:57:00.001-07:002016-06-19T21:00:32.225-07:00Day 13: Driving Much?Yeah we are! Driving and driving and driving some more! <div><br></div><div>We started the day with lunch at a kid's dream restaurant. Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches at...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcblOdwPf0hHOaZOnPKE9jkKK5SF_OvIt7aZmJIQzj4Gm4YeXoT4tOzejM4OO2TZfNocLHs47lVFJDNAS_G2rlLbkTZpR14mo2RNx4VXuPUwh_OCS_pYtIeRJCd344xrfCTS0m-lnzG2E/s640/blogger-image-1674487544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcblOdwPf0hHOaZOnPKE9jkKK5SF_OvIt7aZmJIQzj4Gm4YeXoT4tOzejM4OO2TZfNocLHs47lVFJDNAS_G2rlLbkTZpR14mo2RNx4VXuPUwh_OCS_pYtIeRJCd344xrfCTS0m-lnzG2E/s640/blogger-image-1674487544.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was good! Since it was Father's Day Todd got to pick the restaurant and when I mentioned this place he immediately said yes! He got his favorite, classic grilled cheese with tomato soup. This place was awesome!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw3Dd2fhk4Fj3azlgJj3CLSR4uUHLHPuG9am3GJ5fzMpVeP9zQqDpwKQeW_YNxPwc5xU8lBdD5-7o9yNVSbd2d42dKFilEb9WjF43UQ4gzmsMufP8Iz6It9DT2jIU9VWnKUVT6X9mnZA/s640/blogger-image--921958966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw3Dd2fhk4Fj3azlgJj3CLSR4uUHLHPuG9am3GJ5fzMpVeP9zQqDpwKQeW_YNxPwc5xU8lBdD5-7o9yNVSbd2d42dKFilEb9WjF43UQ4gzmsMufP8Iz6It9DT2jIU9VWnKUVT6X9mnZA/s640/blogger-image--921958966.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Sadly, after this we had to drop him off at the New Orleans airport and ship him back to Sac to work for the week. He will join us again in Chicago soon. </div><div><br></div><div>We began our 380 mile jaunt to Memphis we came through Mississippi which apparently is the birthplace of America's music. Who knew?</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpmeTA5-8hpfQ4egE2v7Ysdx__lzTTUbtUs_VcUHqNc0sgpzDAi0e_mSlKFA0PiaJQuknVnPPpd5R3ncQnj2bnCUrv938n-RYDPVRm3wCLS3ZeFHaJm6ow6xgGUVNuxn5qto2KjQQHhA/s640/blogger-image-79829854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpmeTA5-8hpfQ4egE2v7Ysdx__lzTTUbtUs_VcUHqNc0sgpzDAi0e_mSlKFA0PiaJQuknVnPPpd5R3ncQnj2bnCUrv938n-RYDPVRm3wCLS3ZeFHaJm6ow6xgGUVNuxn5qto2KjQQHhA/s640/blogger-image-79829854.jpg"></a></div>We didn't do much inMississippi except stop for gas and Baskin Robins. Two necessities while on a road trip. </div><div><br></div><div>And this great state of Mississippi. This is what I looked at for about 5 hours while driving.... Very green, and very tall trees. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kUqgdqo8lkW4RNuOYvf76WT84vNxmsY7gVDB4jq_DTU5byfO9yoYOojxmrz7m48-dOF2S4m8U8-XikTTBZrswd21c_TqKJZ5paM_VEXIikA_33E0pnjtDvYYf2ijhf5Jyx4GUh9Irbg/s640/blogger-image--1292132447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kUqgdqo8lkW4RNuOYvf76WT84vNxmsY7gVDB4jq_DTU5byfO9yoYOojxmrz7m48-dOF2S4m8U8-XikTTBZrswd21c_TqKJZ5paM_VEXIikA_33E0pnjtDvYYf2ijhf5Jyx4GUh9Irbg/s640/blogger-image--1292132447.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And if you didn't know already, Memphis Tennessee is just barely over the border from Mississippi. We finally made it this evening! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnBEPQsHr7in5pZgrX0EnjYhjG2IVXZt_CPGuztaJHbaATWTlbxtGs8k1DD8K5-IS4mQyT1ExfXL7wqIOq32w4k-apzY8ZtGjuMvQtO2W_HT6YeAt0QOlTnvRrTvJFH8-MiYzozO1AHM/s640/blogger-image-2139713613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnBEPQsHr7in5pZgrX0EnjYhjG2IVXZt_CPGuztaJHbaATWTlbxtGs8k1DD8K5-IS4mQyT1ExfXL7wqIOq32w4k-apzY8ZtGjuMvQtO2W_HT6YeAt0QOlTnvRrTvJFH8-MiYzozO1AHM/s640/blogger-image-2139713613.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Had dinner at hotel and believe it or not, it was killer. Shrimp Casaer salad, chicken Caesar salad, chicken strips and we are happy campers. Tomorrow is Graceland!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-88918601699188903602016-06-18T19:40:00.001-07:002016-06-18T19:40:04.182-07:00Day 12: Nothing but Food and RainGuess who's back folks!<div><br></div><div>The Roswell writer in the flesh, Kaitlyn Berry. </div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We woke up at 9:30 and ran downstairs to get breakfast, which ended at 10. We sat around and ate in our hotel room until quite late in the afternoon. We heard lots of thunder outside and it poured for a good portion of the day. We rolled out of our nest about 2pm and took a walk back to the French Quarter. We found some very nice food at Capdeville. (Our waitress was great). </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4BycPr_lvyZAOkTuE9sY6FGydvNJiuj2QBHv7VyeOGfE2vd57XEKWYUSKBYx65ZbHtBTXl5IiEB9BBpKb045Brnj1X3Bk7T1EkKSeGxvBq7x46laxTrwce0-zEqAhWXGlZl8cpSDqc/s640/blogger-image-1434399824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz4BycPr_lvyZAOkTuE9sY6FGydvNJiuj2QBHv7VyeOGfE2vd57XEKWYUSKBYx65ZbHtBTXl5IiEB9BBpKb045Brnj1X3Bk7T1EkKSeGxvBq7x46laxTrwce0-zEqAhWXGlZl8cpSDqc/s640/blogger-image-1434399824.jpg"></font></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">("Nothing but meat" was Jessie's and my burger). We just thought her note on our bill was funny. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My mom found this place on Yelp and got an extreme Mac and cheese dish called Truffled Mac n Cheese. Apparently it was very good. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl6qaFVjC_AUTfNu0Ij8oDl3N0qIyLmLeV6YAgPYCzHSyrnitUUpjlVsCHLcTE3yfduaH3Y25J4mUcRVGbytgD2lEMD-kQpumTR_ZtrmxKq8Sd8GfDyRKXABFdIXprJYM7Cu6CkWsdtI/s640/blogger-image--2109194480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJl6qaFVjC_AUTfNu0Ij8oDl3N0qIyLmLeV6YAgPYCzHSyrnitUUpjlVsCHLcTE3yfduaH3Y25J4mUcRVGbytgD2lEMD-kQpumTR_ZtrmxKq8Sd8GfDyRKXABFdIXprJYM7Cu6CkWsdtI/s640/blogger-image--2109194480.jpg"></font></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After lunch Emily found a cute little bakery that we all stopped and ate some goodies at. She wants to open a bakery when she's older and we all dreamed about what her place will look like while we dined on a few sweets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYlCOF56F4kiHD0LXwDvgsmhUUw4VrAzOIzlGm0YpjBzsJXdd1cJZN80yPpcSR7iy90CLGC4qFWC_uLF9bduGJpr5OywDAuhlwubjb6sTbuRyrPKwuWlVnMuS03ZuqIiHoi02OSTfxjE/s640/blogger-image--912360779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYlCOF56F4kiHD0LXwDvgsmhUUw4VrAzOIzlGm0YpjBzsJXdd1cJZN80yPpcSR7iy90CLGC4qFWC_uLF9bduGJpr5OywDAuhlwubjb6sTbuRyrPKwuWlVnMuS03ZuqIiHoi02OSTfxjE/s640/blogger-image--912360779.jpg"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I did not have anything, but it did seem quite good (everyone else stuffed their faces). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lplBgouEzK6kAwgmg_EV13M3p4viEgr71q0AmRcSAYblm0LIQxJMRdXvuCiCPw3eJvs5o_7wRcbE1ZdGk3QF8vZ-yrx-sNYM_cpTrJcZ3KiVJNqUmTOZFBOdyxtPl2jwmRdFw7zgo6A/s640/blogger-image--198895224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lplBgouEzK6kAwgmg_EV13M3p4viEgr71q0AmRcSAYblm0LIQxJMRdXvuCiCPw3eJvs5o_7wRcbE1ZdGk3QF8vZ-yrx-sNYM_cpTrJcZ3KiVJNqUmTOZFBOdyxtPl2jwmRdFw7zgo6A/s640/blogger-image--198895224.jpg"></font></a></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is me at the Musical Legends Park and outside the Cafe Beignet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ISz5hWUDKdXCSl3bMCXgDdRV0JOn45d9V19_AAELhM2A-bnP0wg1JKcm-lQJkF-Pk_PuwsVaZEyKN94WEClTqwR7oPitiQKSCeWCvpA1iy_R_6aNj46dUDchc8vQL2jZuEdeuQdVDxE/s640/blogger-image-343873930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ISz5hWUDKdXCSl3bMCXgDdRV0JOn45d9V19_AAELhM2A-bnP0wg1JKcm-lQJkF-Pk_PuwsVaZEyKN94WEClTqwR7oPitiQKSCeWCvpA1iy_R_6aNj46dUDchc8vQL2jZuEdeuQdVDxE/s640/blogger-image-343873930.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then went to the Cafe Beignets (as featured above) and we listened to some very nice music, and ate beignets of course. These beignets are actually BETTER than Cafe du Monde and Alton Brown from the Food Network even says that they are the "best thing I ever ate."<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5Tv-7nut_u3TL16t0xI-dIYWhUeYaIEyZmqpoP4CklqVlpys009d8oEPxnJH5q0yK3Rc88WyNgWiTsWBzho1mFKU88LfjG0nj8rdZbhlFbuNGlfT_FHLZcFRwfDXPTlPBuFFV1mIPZo/s640/blogger-image-687075993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5Tv-7nut_u3TL16t0xI-dIYWhUeYaIEyZmqpoP4CklqVlpys009d8oEPxnJH5q0yK3Rc88WyNgWiTsWBzho1mFKU88LfjG0nj8rdZbhlFbuNGlfT_FHLZcFRwfDXPTlPBuFFV1mIPZo/s640/blogger-image-687075993.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the very funny logo they had. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxrBia22L2WQnPE_ImYuzF0eXbDDYxLuN9E_DDwbVIgMSLdBtPxg4YJnG50HLzhccRhuZ2E0sCRlJY9tUYiUkbTfAzjiqs-9ADcdtGpyOpxpfB5XcNeWn0LnfkOsWmT7RXHMeNA-872o/s640/blogger-image-1521432293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxrBia22L2WQnPE_ImYuzF0eXbDDYxLuN9E_DDwbVIgMSLdBtPxg4YJnG50HLzhccRhuZ2E0sCRlJY9tUYiUkbTfAzjiqs-9ADcdtGpyOpxpfB5XcNeWn0LnfkOsWmT7RXHMeNA-872o/s640/blogger-image-1521432293.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And this is Jessie, oddly enjoying the new food. She's been known to be very discerning when it comes to food. I would not know anything about that 😉<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxrBia22L2WQnPE_ImYuzF0eXbDDYxLuN9E_DDwbVIgMSLdBtPxg4YJnG50HLzhccRhuZ2E0sCRlJY9tUYiUkbTfAzjiqs-9ADcdtGpyOpxpfB5XcNeWn0LnfkOsWmT7RXHMeNA-872o/s640/blogger-image-1521432293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wx0YaE7e1dLtu7LjbLBev2vimNEvy4tgUAVaJDj0E_0j8mlurD76sd-vonlSLOVDAk08XnPmt3uSwpx6m_GgvE-ZB3A9X_l318nv7fiLwJJgxhacruwAHi3tgypoW-zSfWlh84Z6G-U/s640/blogger-image--620199641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Wx0YaE7e1dLtu7LjbLBev2vimNEvy4tgUAVaJDj0E_0j8mlurD76sd-vonlSLOVDAk08XnPmt3uSwpx6m_GgvE-ZB3A9X_l318nv7fiLwJJgxhacruwAHi3tgypoW-zSfWlh84Z6G-U/s640/blogger-image--620199641.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the really nice band that was playing. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjA_0ZhM_Jy29pHC3sAj1QAhKVZYfQN6pyL7q4yrepiZX1xqFAPhNIIxUAzd9rXWs0AAXvnk-WFF5Ru5E8HeOwH4usNNQfW-ruQEKtJ0zKdRPBK9ORMgxV6VeYLxT_8S7g658N-c3tpY/s640/blogger-image--375763646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjA_0ZhM_Jy29pHC3sAj1QAhKVZYfQN6pyL7q4yrepiZX1xqFAPhNIIxUAzd9rXWs0AAXvnk-WFF5Ru5E8HeOwH4usNNQfW-ruQEKtJ0zKdRPBK9ORMgxV6VeYLxT_8S7g658N-c3tpY/s640/blogger-image--375763646.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then took a stroll back in the direction of our hotel and found this very colorful mural. Took awhile to read it all. It says "We dance even when there's no radio, we drink at funerals, we talk way too much, and laugh too loud & live 2 large & frankly we're suspicious of others who don't!!! Nola"</div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38hhjKlJruETLhiKvvFJfZpiCYbg7iVNcpf733Rkiezr3lrmQSm_xU7RDlOaSlIAGf-Gw_5dg8Wo8ilXJprU4FYDdgEWQlvhGgxpKr3ykobxVNp-ug-dRxkdLx-q9yJxydWwPO7wotQw/s640/blogger-image-69287235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38hhjKlJruETLhiKvvFJfZpiCYbg7iVNcpf733Rkiezr3lrmQSm_xU7RDlOaSlIAGf-Gw_5dg8Wo8ilXJprU4FYDdgEWQlvhGgxpKr3ykobxVNp-ug-dRxkdLx-q9yJxydWwPO7wotQw/s640/blogger-image-69287235.jpg"></a></div>Hope y'all loved my writing again. It's been a real honor. Ily y'all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The best writer out there: Kirby, katie, Kaitlyn, kberry, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Katie B</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-6433545243663801212016-06-17T20:47:00.001-07:002016-06-18T09:34:18.422-07:00Day 11: Everything Smells<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We were ready this morning to start our exploration of all things French Quarter and we stopped first at the beautiful waterfront just outside Jackson Square. That's the Mississippi River people. It's huge! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VADMhbYrewOs0l56aN347QkYDxxr37aJI30W8ceKqeaESVWkztRB6ffIpzZ8tBPQzspEmeO8ICV2w8BAB8hPcXRgWxAMdNUBKuFEevXj8cr0w-5nGi4ooRuA68YLMn4j2Iu5htrddgY/s640/blogger-image--356643903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VADMhbYrewOs0l56aN347QkYDxxr37aJI30W8ceKqeaESVWkztRB6ffIpzZ8tBPQzspEmeO8ICV2w8BAB8hPcXRgWxAMdNUBKuFEevXj8cr0w-5nGi4ooRuA68YLMn4j2Iu5htrddgY/s640/blogger-image--356643903.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Jackson Square is in the heart of the French Quarter, but salt smells like a downtown city that needs a good bath and maybe an air freshener. But there's a lovely little Cathedral-Basillica of St.Louis King of France. It was gorgeous inside as all old churches are in my opinion. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczfj7GcSFzE-mGE8ZqDeKKRzv2M6BgbWOxJUtnYoJBo6ul4hRiBWPQIFpvopPHs7aQ1RZ1TSnQrIs3sTu51-NBjVPRPDG6I2Sl_8wwbV1yUGSI8QhDEq1lqeBPDRL_5iL8QPiZAj3YDo/s640/blogger-image--1595984745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczfj7GcSFzE-mGE8ZqDeKKRzv2M6BgbWOxJUtnYoJBo6ul4hRiBWPQIFpvopPHs7aQ1RZ1TSnQrIs3sTu51-NBjVPRPDG6I2Sl_8wwbV1yUGSI8QhDEq1lqeBPDRL_5iL8QPiZAj3YDo/s640/blogger-image--1595984745.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8clGrmAdxu0ovQg2XwYIGTtL5Nl_dI3W9qHCZSjg5KIue9gROs1CH9xNU53pwvaxc9qhcRptczVVvjjF6kgDFGfhBHfViVrueu3uAt4mFJxIKl5o6_19xcB15VtGFaBBzeY5JG0hXzJI/s640/blogger-image--1760745048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8clGrmAdxu0ovQg2XwYIGTtL5Nl_dI3W9qHCZSjg5KIue9gROs1CH9xNU53pwvaxc9qhcRptczVVvjjF6kgDFGfhBHfViVrueu3uAt4mFJxIKl5o6_19xcB15VtGFaBBzeY5JG0hXzJI/s640/blogger-image--1760745048.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA-1IWpicSj6TI5sJZu4G-Ja0BqhX-HAfma4iZZLjzUF8ZZk6F9UlwCL1Bf71c5zmaH54oX-b3o3xdGAulzVlBsPIcTxDI4-ItGZdyrcfVG7fvWOgj_cIk2incFv43rC_yfqPQv4E1Og/s640/blogger-image-1612183651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihA-1IWpicSj6TI5sJZu4G-Ja0BqhX-HAfma4iZZLjzUF8ZZk6F9UlwCL1Bf71c5zmaH54oX-b3o3xdGAulzVlBsPIcTxDI4-ItGZdyrcfVG7fvWOgj_cIk2incFv43rC_yfqPQv4E1Og/s640/blogger-image-1612183651.jpg"></a></div>Isn't that cool how they used a clam shell for the pulpit?</div><div><br></div><div>We walked around and found numerous shops and places to buy souvenirs. We found a few spots to stop and take memorable photos. Since we tend to get our days started early, it seemed like all of the workers were cleaning up from whatever happened on Thursday night...which we assume is also happening again tonight. Must be some sort of pattern. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fWIYz14uFpuz5A2cbG-b45Ai2vz2TN79iAaa4axq1h8EzClPdna5LEYaycrOkimzhe-afAben_ZqqCCy4QSuTO2hyphenhyphenVCXfqcUhRt5v9aQU1KO63gvPkyINXVI2LkPa7hweIzcief6Ucs/s640/blogger-image-2015283789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fWIYz14uFpuz5A2cbG-b45Ai2vz2TN79iAaa4axq1h8EzClPdna5LEYaycrOkimzhe-afAben_ZqqCCy4QSuTO2hyphenhyphenVCXfqcUhRt5v9aQU1KO63gvPkyINXVI2LkPa7hweIzcief6Ucs/s640/blogger-image-2015283789.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX5Mi40svlBy2AoZb1B5X9gjS4g5_iTkyEAVHKinWoYlsvpSeYIGNwwYyxYgelYaDFs6mHswrbSh3kMXdY1YvNlkrTma-Fg0i_2Ej4ZArnqCbCeAZWXmLdLKmx7Wvyp_YqnmcvzY1XUA/s640/blogger-image--1554118885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVX5Mi40svlBy2AoZb1B5X9gjS4g5_iTkyEAVHKinWoYlsvpSeYIGNwwYyxYgelYaDFs6mHswrbSh3kMXdY1YvNlkrTma-Fg0i_2Ej4ZArnqCbCeAZWXmLdLKmx7Wvyp_YqnmcvzY1XUA/s640/blogger-image--1554118885.jpg"></a></div>Those are somewhat forced smiles and us saying between our teeth, "hurry up I'm hot. Hurry up so we can stop touching. We are sweaty." Yeah, our days are filled with being hot. At 9am today is was only 84° but my iPhone told us that it actually felt like 97° with the incredible humidity... We are not happy about all of this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrFv3kki8qqqnsj1qbQWK2CBigIrxuidP4stmmHJ-wpJvaFCnD3lvcMt0ASs1wzN-ZSJ-Bejm-u8UFlyx6K-lrFsGpCezXMbnVD5oa83IKJ-vOo-CVtr0S6j3UriZyCw3_AiYr6kaB_8/s640/blogger-image--626453495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrFv3kki8qqqnsj1qbQWK2CBigIrxuidP4stmmHJ-wpJvaFCnD3lvcMt0ASs1wzN-ZSJ-Bejm-u8UFlyx6K-lrFsGpCezXMbnVD5oa83IKJ-vOo-CVtr0S6j3UriZyCw3_AiYr6kaB_8/s640/blogger-image--626453495.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So if nothing else, I think we've all come to realize that while these are nice places to visit, we aren't moving. Same goes for the kids and college. I don't think any of them will be heading toward this part of the country. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course we stopped by the ultra famous Cafe du Monde and picked up beignets. Those smelled like fresh baked goodies with powdered sugar to top. All good smells. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUdh7ihEci-1ZSt57CyCkEkC6t8NJHr32kAtrD1fKSDG_r8Ra_dz06vaw86klDJrJXDK7u2dXUvxSI045pmk7VNXBFrR0bgEx39xChok3Sj44pxFYt1AitTBqqMV6CaL-lWVqTS4OxO8/s640/blogger-image--647453940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUdh7ihEci-1ZSt57CyCkEkC6t8NJHr32kAtrD1fKSDG_r8Ra_dz06vaw86klDJrJXDK7u2dXUvxSI045pmk7VNXBFrR0bgEx39xChok3Sj44pxFYt1AitTBqqMV6CaL-lWVqTS4OxO8/s640/blogger-image--647453940.jpg"></a></div><br></div>And Papa John made a bit of a mess with his. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGcfInxJhs6KbNSuRPT5kPG23OJAKdkOC6Gp014xET8RkhOjc3mUmAIifiI-_H1bXweLNqkFRN10YZizF6j34e1dvhHluvI3ucAgAGGep-iH-eUm3j6w2sKaZQqmYyhqLUTfHIh-1-fI/s640/blogger-image--799204854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGcfInxJhs6KbNSuRPT5kPG23OJAKdkOC6Gp014xET8RkhOjc3mUmAIifiI-_H1bXweLNqkFRN10YZizF6j34e1dvhHluvI3ucAgAGGep-iH-eUm3j6w2sKaZQqmYyhqLUTfHIh-1-fI/s640/blogger-image--799204854.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So much powdered sugar lost on that concrete. Later, we came across this Historic New Orleans Collection that had a great exhibit on money and counterfeit money. It was really fascinating. Did you know that every state, and even different banks within a state, made their own money until after the Civil War? This of course caused a lot of problems with validity and thus counterfeiting was rampant. The guide was fantastic and for free, this was a score for the day! We also learned that Lincoln had this Confederate $5 bill in his wallet when he was shot at Ford's Theatre. It's know as the Assasination Bill. So why would he have Confederate money in his wallet??? I smell something fishy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1h3U6Brse6WlwZznH1OMEWyJOgTtMMwG1FJ87h-k9sBkbTTsjplADmLpJtQ-ATvt2YUuZ4kKsgplazPporCcWWBUgBV-v1j0ouo_-EnEo1wptosUq1afn4pjG9-gYb__0xfhyphenhyphen4EFFdBc/s640/blogger-image-1025120815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1h3U6Brse6WlwZznH1OMEWyJOgTtMMwG1FJ87h-k9sBkbTTsjplADmLpJtQ-ATvt2YUuZ4kKsgplazPporCcWWBUgBV-v1j0ouo_-EnEo1wptosUq1afn4pjG9-gYb__0xfhyphenhyphen4EFFdBc/s640/blogger-image-1025120815.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And to round out our day of walking, shopping, and a little learning, we ate. We had late dinner reservations at Bon Ton Cafe which was absolutely delightful. As soon as we walked in, we could smell the amazing food and the fact that the place was crowded helped us know that picked the right place for dinner. We ordered family style so we could try lots of different dishes. Did we take photos before? Nope. We ate and then remembered afterward. Oops again! We did snap on photo of the Shrimp Ettouffe that we ordered seconds of. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1kh9PZBjBFs5AAiUxHqJ6l8Icp4X1qLfLgcTGws9gzRGp2wfGqeiPQ7VcjZ8S_3OySSmMo4bOrNG0ezuCbsgdcBLDC-o_EBSAYJzs2cHgAD9MIgcy88BBu1sd8wKljYJGyCsZnWmseM/s640/blogger-image--173698036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1kh9PZBjBFs5AAiUxHqJ6l8Icp4X1qLfLgcTGws9gzRGp2wfGqeiPQ7VcjZ8S_3OySSmMo4bOrNG0ezuCbsgdcBLDC-o_EBSAYJzs2cHgAD9MIgcy88BBu1sd8wKljYJGyCsZnWmseM/s640/blogger-image--173698036.jpg"></a></div>We also ordered crab Au gratin, creamed cauliflower, jambalaya, crab gumbo, crawfish bisque, fried catfish, and a whiskey bread pudding with buttered pecan ice cream. You can probably still smell the whiskey on our breathe as it was not burned off during the cooking process. That was gone but we got a picture of sorts - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD-v3TW8dwHJ7hlta_4eIWIVHccq8MOigYO2kunWJ0gNWg2jgM5Ob5qs4CXxLatibdyl65FqPS341SPGRF_Io0bP_QY84HSP6vujdVG9cUriWuH-Xa23QxhQuqCKN8Coi4ao9JWBDKKo/s640/blogger-image-1137810435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsD-v3TW8dwHJ7hlta_4eIWIVHccq8MOigYO2kunWJ0gNWg2jgM5Ob5qs4CXxLatibdyl65FqPS341SPGRF_Io0bP_QY84HSP6vujdVG9cUriWuH-Xa23QxhQuqCKN8Coi4ao9JWBDKKo/s640/blogger-image-1137810435.jpg"></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yeah, that's the empty plate. We all agreed dessert was the best, but the crab Au gratin was a close second. And the girls loved the shrimp Ettouffe so much that we ordered another after they finished the first. So proud of them for eating new foods!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are stuffed and ready for air conditioning and bed time. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-6678117405935068222016-06-16T20:46:00.001-07:002016-06-16T20:46:16.679-07:00Day 10: Driving ForEVERWell the ten hour drive that was only supposed to be 7 and change wasn't the best today. Between traffic and a few more stops than anticipated we rolled into NOLA about 6pm after leaving SA at 8am. How many McDonald's did we stop at today? 3. We didn't eat there though. We grabbed some BBQ before we exited the Texas state at a cool place called...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1DV6J2Ryho2tgvjz7mLBaJYNpxyW6nqZ0wjCWWhlBFYaKmagoDfwBMv3gFLEXDsw2H91ptu1FFtlLhr3HDVD4N5Zu9-wpCm-Qd5T7a5z3gx-H1GKHVtYf25X2wpBfC7isJSa6yM7e3U/s640/blogger-image-1741144468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1DV6J2Ryho2tgvjz7mLBaJYNpxyW6nqZ0wjCWWhlBFYaKmagoDfwBMv3gFLEXDsw2H91ptu1FFtlLhr3HDVD4N5Zu9-wpCm-Qd5T7a5z3gx-H1GKHVtYf25X2wpBfC7isJSa6yM7e3U/s640/blogger-image-1741144468.jpg"></a></div> Yummy food was found and happy tummies were filled up and moved out for the rest of the drive. Pulled park sandwiches were eaten my four of us and we all skipped dinner...again. This seems to be a recurring theme. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GcaXtHgAmVfYXhXA5B5R2rwBUBeAUZlw3cVLE-YaHYB3YcWHMECSTIaiW0Jw6OH1TYfPSWkWG4LxAFUGi55RXdDW-xvFXKFi__otAFzrMMdBecjxncGEaOE8G5sXYAuF9zKV8Qs1yXE/s640/blogger-image--1280965072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GcaXtHgAmVfYXhXA5B5R2rwBUBeAUZlw3cVLE-YaHYB3YcWHMECSTIaiW0Jw6OH1TYfPSWkWG4LxAFUGi55RXdDW-xvFXKFi__otAFzrMMdBecjxncGEaOE8G5sXYAuF9zKV8Qs1yXE/s640/blogger-image--1280965072.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We happened to take a carpool lane that took us off the freeway and dropped us in downtown Houston - remember how I said that we had a few driving snafus? We we caught a glimpse of this which was pretty cool since we will be seeing the real thing as we near the end of our trip in Mount Rushmore. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXF-FNF-6itJMiqxbjo43dhUsuhhCqTgEYe46i2-_NCWCHm_P0FYVSCRGZ2YQ898FWTJNEj2WrppLA_F31Xu4mEK93_iWACzj6Fwh_iMauQW4JNgi2893FZkm5eYY_faTaZTuy1RlL_I/s640/blogger-image-740437866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXF-FNF-6itJMiqxbjo43dhUsuhhCqTgEYe46i2-_NCWCHm_P0FYVSCRGZ2YQ898FWTJNEj2WrppLA_F31Xu4mEK93_iWACzj6Fwh_iMauQW4JNgi2893FZkm5eYY_faTaZTuy1RlL_I/s640/blogger-image-740437866.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>We found a not so little town called Katy which was close enough to our Katie's name so we made her snap some shots from the back seat. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mekVkBLrUtvWm6rtBiWeF0tSJbeFzAmS9IcxmML_rFjm-oGMLhByZjJ_NBgZHvumvZUmv-4q2hHpVJwXhULKNUnP60uW8PIi7Ts6j5_eAVsb-pInVuxt0A4zqKKa0idCNWronIHiG9c/s640/blogger-image-1273693042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mekVkBLrUtvWm6rtBiWeF0tSJbeFzAmS9IcxmML_rFjm-oGMLhByZjJ_NBgZHvumvZUmv-4q2hHpVJwXhULKNUnP60uW8PIi7Ts6j5_eAVsb-pInVuxt0A4zqKKa0idCNWronIHiG9c/s640/blogger-image-1273693042.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And as we made it into Louisiana (pronounced Lose-ee-ana), we found a pretty cool swamp. First one we saw. There's no shortage of water down here! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL97T8Jj0bd-plmV0tRogxfLrYT5dBs0wSdb4D_g21kuTGKtM8SoAml3XKyPxaynXobUxV0Y_RcuSjXx7YM4Gp8AepGkKQyON210_Rk0nmgORicBz81V8K3l4avilbq8Tmea4rAMhO8zY/s640/blogger-image--656683291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL97T8Jj0bd-plmV0tRogxfLrYT5dBs0wSdb4D_g21kuTGKtM8SoAml3XKyPxaynXobUxV0Y_RcuSjXx7YM4Gp8AepGkKQyON210_Rk0nmgORicBz81V8K3l4avilbq8Tmea4rAMhO8zY/s640/blogger-image--656683291.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Notice the trees growing right in it. Weird. And as we got into the French Quarter we saw the famous Superdome.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB14p50o3qiS_vM_HGAwPfZNGHkbrJvbTDxqwKRAC_E-DKskpBh3-KTW5hCO2vAsRR6GY12BhuH8Eft6ra0jLy4C3XI7IywNupN3wpHHnsyQDezlCY5UAKQ4yaPpOg9uH2Ce_eZApgVG0/s640/blogger-image--1879554946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB14p50o3qiS_vM_HGAwPfZNGHkbrJvbTDxqwKRAC_E-DKskpBh3-KTW5hCO2vAsRR6GY12BhuH8Eft6ra0jLy4C3XI7IywNupN3wpHHnsyQDezlCY5UAKQ4yaPpOg9uH2Ce_eZApgVG0/s640/blogger-image--1879554946.jpg"></a></div>That's it folks. We stayed in tonight and watched the Warriors lose. Tomorrow should be more exciting. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-64636318054455739272016-06-15T19:44:00.001-07:002016-06-15T19:44:54.978-07:00Day 9: Last Day in the Lone Star StateWell today was the slowest wake up we've had. We were barely moving at 9am and staying up until midnight the night before didn't help. Once we finally got our butts moving, we found a Starbucks! I think this has been our first Starbucks run on the whole trip... It's weird not seeing them on every street corner but I have a feeling that Starbucks isn't that big in Texas. <div><br></div><div>One the walk to coffee land, we stumbled upon the Majestic Theatre and while we sadly could not go inside, I did get a picture of a little of the gorgeous architecture. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdFPojwtWlsCoArAWLmEgxMeRgbEYjtucm46vczmkhPlGhx7RFHCHqtkEiwUKloPVJOw3mw99aSos-buhZKfR3DQchnYT2jncvNyc75UVYrhJgLwVJOGmaQGQGiHx-DUse26H2fzeUD8/s640/blogger-image--1295147311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdFPojwtWlsCoArAWLmEgxMeRgbEYjtucm46vczmkhPlGhx7RFHCHqtkEiwUKloPVJOw3mw99aSos-buhZKfR3DQchnYT2jncvNyc75UVYrhJgLwVJOGmaQGQGiHx-DUse26H2fzeUD8/s640/blogger-image--1295147311.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Next we went to <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SanFernando Cathedral, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">the oldest Cathedral in Texas. It was beautiful and had ornate details that you only see in historic buildings. I just love that stuff. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM85s4yZb2pZZR9I3qKBzcigvHxi0DWZkXyqLeV8WcKB9gHcW3eu2fJhbwmcMErCP7nQevcq9luh1IUgcMtJJnRhZiF7H5tmbBEj9l-jrsVQ7NmP-EVga-KrA9UTLeWr8j3S0INyydSo/s640/blogger-image--819964874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM85s4yZb2pZZR9I3qKBzcigvHxi0DWZkXyqLeV8WcKB9gHcW3eu2fJhbwmcMErCP7nQevcq9luh1IUgcMtJJnRhZiF7H5tmbBEj9l-jrsVQ7NmP-EVga-KrA9UTLeWr8j3S0INyydSo/s640/blogger-image--819964874.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So right inside the doors of the church is a casket with the dug up bones of Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William B. Travis the heroes of the Alamo. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd89h6BTu3zG-vgMfx5C_JqfWT3Simh90SYmK2Vl785z9HaXZ3lliDJo4nqWgb5L1gXeYRGIrNpHIWj1e45w2cs2JZvk5znf2YfJnJExjDXmdLuibBqu0VOfH1_2yK05q61eVqw_qqYU/s640/blogger-image--1127186473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd89h6BTu3zG-vgMfx5C_JqfWT3Simh90SYmK2Vl785z9HaXZ3lliDJo4nqWgb5L1gXeYRGIrNpHIWj1e45w2cs2JZvk5znf2YfJnJExjDXmdLuibBqu0VOfH1_2yK05q61eVqw_qqYU/s640/blogger-image--1127186473.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM7VhpViWh2hyphenhyphenGIt3tRoyMy3nyoW7jv5yTorPCiSIWuMLkcjnHos8z9ZOsvO-C9vP0jh1DOaBEFcQgHL23LY7h5IXSN8jeqOfTmhOQiyTw8suK1_9BvgAMROcdcrdDWvH0eM3sbNrbl4/s640/blogger-image--1401749685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxM7VhpViWh2hyphenhyphenGIt3tRoyMy3nyoW7jv5yTorPCiSIWuMLkcjnHos8z9ZOsvO-C9vP0jh1DOaBEFcQgHL23LY7h5IXSN8jeqOfTmhOQiyTw8suK1_9BvgAMROcdcrdDWvH0eM3sbNrbl4/s640/blogger-image--1401749685.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lSIVVtmCts748QyvE0eQeQxRpZdxsv_wDa7LlqODZpP7Ky4OncUYxC4tQdRImSC5u8JNduTjk25TzfPgrpe5DvUelFZTyE1N21k0JfvVMlweXNdiah9wExuzZPlQ-26zLzlrwMfFT24/s640/blogger-image--1740402922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lSIVVtmCts748QyvE0eQeQxRpZdxsv_wDa7LlqODZpP7Ky4OncUYxC4tQdRImSC5u8JNduTjk25TzfPgrpe5DvUelFZTyE1N21k0JfvVMlweXNdiah9wExuzZPlQ-26zLzlrwMfFT24/s640/blogger-image--1740402922.jpg"></a></div>In 1987 Pope John Paul II visited this Cathedral and they commemorated a statue for the event. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWOfEOCV8H3kvM7UmsoNFxfQGOR241M1XFS2A1PgbohmCoW2oH1kx72dNq-jM7ZeWi904uTiZhjubW61zNsskmtBBY2hKvHGjDXGqNRdnSy2p02KYIy4J28cb-eh3OgPOcL8OTWuflA8/s640/blogger-image-1823050939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWOfEOCV8H3kvM7UmsoNFxfQGOR241M1XFS2A1PgbohmCoW2oH1kx72dNq-jM7ZeWi904uTiZhjubW61zNsskmtBBY2hKvHGjDXGqNRdnSy2p02KYIy4J28cb-eh3OgPOcL8OTWuflA8/s640/blogger-image-1823050939.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVce2lXMxrLU1bC8-yiy4Pokp13qjlcexChyphenhyphenCwvrwJwyldRXfzziZp4xQjENNfDe2yjNVE7cJGyhdaQK_Fz0hcb5wP93jdqr7_Ks0DUUz1ZVkEGYaZvVb1fGRNR2Cijq9NWD-IHXIfP0/s640/blogger-image-460786365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVce2lXMxrLU1bC8-yiy4Pokp13qjlcexChyphenhyphenCwvrwJwyldRXfzziZp4xQjENNfDe2yjNVE7cJGyhdaQK_Fz0hcb5wP93jdqr7_Ks0DUUz1ZVkEGYaZvVb1fGRNR2Cijq9NWD-IHXIfP0/s640/blogger-image-460786365.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the church, we saw the county courthouse, but since it appeared like people were showing up for jury duty, we didn't didn't go inside. It was pretty from outside though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUc5cWIWzYxTpLYjeLG2q1KCmKEJJBqXxP3CoirpqdlhaONHq5uUM3Qy8_H8_dCoouTK1ID95tW3AYGU0EXnkuUfKqqPWsp0d0_lB1I1G8ZQFKPO8-pRa5vemvQY00bxxlxhXWVw_tss/s640/blogger-image-890068033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUc5cWIWzYxTpLYjeLG2q1KCmKEJJBqXxP3CoirpqdlhaONHq5uUM3Qy8_H8_dCoouTK1ID95tW3AYGU0EXnkuUfKqqPWsp0d0_lB1I1G8ZQFKPO8-pRa5vemvQY00bxxlxhXWVw_tss/s640/blogger-image-890068033.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1XfXAB-1IAxZfbIvTC-Vckke8cRiudX93cpy7g_mUz2FAi6VqjgDXEW7LgY4BF_xIBq2YXM6hJIgYExELx_f2wC0kxp7GLUIgf_RVInQlNHwTWGPKS1twf-2dTcixyvGRq2EoPRiuI/s640/blogger-image--2015741047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC1XfXAB-1IAxZfbIvTC-Vckke8cRiudX93cpy7g_mUz2FAi6VqjgDXEW7LgY4BF_xIBq2YXM6hJIgYExELx_f2wC0kxp7GLUIgf_RVInQlNHwTWGPKS1twf-2dTcixyvGRq2EoPRiuI/s640/blogger-image--2015741047.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So today was full of history and architecture and a lot of walking. After a little shopping we grabbed a delicious lunch at this Mexican bakery and restaurant that is open 24/7 called Mi Tierra. Pretty crazy huh? 24/7...that could be dangerous for my waistline. The bakery counter is HUGE! I don't know those people in the photo, but they wouldn't move so...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HfqEXBbrhTGbBmmOJWHxbUUDfu8UhyphenhyphenG721baxw31xCfNAbDRwRmfU0RiM5E9dCDPMwMOhgGiwiZrdyP3kGeqwt5f6F1IfkNvkSftB0-RRN0-ul4z_uLye2ToZujs7hY1HdQM5dEaHuc/s640/blogger-image--1688407999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HfqEXBbrhTGbBmmOJWHxbUUDfu8UhyphenhyphenG721baxw31xCfNAbDRwRmfU0RiM5E9dCDPMwMOhgGiwiZrdyP3kGeqwt5f6F1IfkNvkSftB0-RRN0-ul4z_uLye2ToZujs7hY1HdQM5dEaHuc/s640/blogger-image--1688407999.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Lunch was fantastic and the restaurant had a vibe that was celebrating all the time. Check out their decor!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcPsWtmpvxT9yf_iV3dnv5dp_0p1pgsg4wz7C4leMUICR5NSLPUOyId3RLWCw18yTVp3M1Ai2J2zO6lqijFfHTXSKOU8JF90mDRwMvCaGHkkbq4pGRgvbEJlkzd1ExZO-mWw618B13Hc/s640/blogger-image-915792111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcPsWtmpvxT9yf_iV3dnv5dp_0p1pgsg4wz7C4leMUICR5NSLPUOyId3RLWCw18yTVp3M1Ai2J2zO6lqijFfHTXSKOU8JF90mDRwMvCaGHkkbq4pGRgvbEJlkzd1ExZO-mWw618B13Hc/s640/blogger-image-915792111.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So then we had to have a little siesta to sleep off all that food. I'm still stuffed (had to skip dinner.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We shopped a little more. Found a cute shop for Jessica 😋</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOFZOp_cIEofRw4kUfafFUSucAR-fxac1TT8eObTMbUS409aRVWhfpTzkAh7j-emffGjO6m-MabMBn9Llt_SZb3gBUygltq3nOfT5MCyZDlttjJJU7rnf5tMrKaiePDjbXVDFy74rmyI/s640/blogger-image-1199693333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOFZOp_cIEofRw4kUfafFUSucAR-fxac1TT8eObTMbUS409aRVWhfpTzkAh7j-emffGjO6m-MabMBn9Llt_SZb3gBUygltq3nOfT5MCyZDlttjJJU7rnf5tMrKaiePDjbXVDFy74rmyI/s640/blogger-image-1199693333.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Drinks at the hotel with some blackjack at a quaint table on the Riverwalk rounded out our night. I think we are all beat. Long ride tomorrow so we are packing up and saying goodbye to the Lone Star State. One thing that we came to realize while in Texas, we've never been in state that was so patriotic. These people really love America. It's been fun! Peace out Texas! 🇺🇸</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-46972523747716910392016-06-14T19:58:00.001-07:002023-02-23T15:34:55.301-08:00Day 8: My Birthday In Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yo yo! It's the best Berry child in the blog. Now I know the twins were pretty funny and good writers but let me tell ya, that was just the beginning. We still have 20 days left. </div></div></div></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Today was pretty eventful being my birthday and all. That's right, I'm 13 years old now. How does this make me feel? Not any different. Do I feel old? I'm 13, how old can I feel? </div><div><br /></div><div>Today was very eventful, as I said, let me start at the beginning. </div><div><br /></div><div>We woke up and went to breakfast at our hotel and it was DELICIOUS. I had the kids pancakes (I'm not really dealing with this whole "teenage" thing yet). </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxnEHsHWtHulY0ws2Oq_TQ4I7X18Ods3WQeNk0KYQ6WOl61TLLAz_mZFSRmNycZJfMb4tpWAyFvMVOHF2hMJZug9d1BlC2QQFlSMR9SeK9kBmgWw6tDuapyLk1UUvhjZiwPJanwdGrUo/s640/blogger-image--717731585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxnEHsHWtHulY0ws2Oq_TQ4I7X18Ods3WQeNk0KYQ6WOl61TLLAz_mZFSRmNycZJfMb4tpWAyFvMVOHF2hMJZug9d1BlC2QQFlSMR9SeK9kBmgWw6tDuapyLk1UUvhjZiwPJanwdGrUo/s640/blogger-image--717731585.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then walked along the river to the Alamo. The Alamo is an old Texan fort if you didn't know already. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiVlTTGs5n_njlTCNnxWisebEFo8Sn2kpVcc2UGUWKY2TX7DeEMwwkUhad07Iqh-H5NdcgjkQA2CGrLAiDQXhGgHYA4mugLNrg-yF7hZbTlc2oLloAv5NlT-AlK1bdeocljTXUfuZQSc/s640/blogger-image--1854122810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiVlTTGs5n_njlTCNnxWisebEFo8Sn2kpVcc2UGUWKY2TX7DeEMwwkUhad07Iqh-H5NdcgjkQA2CGrLAiDQXhGgHYA4mugLNrg-yF7hZbTlc2oLloAv5NlT-AlK1bdeocljTXUfuZQSc/s640/blogger-image--1854122810.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCbAX6OPSfe3fNmFQM0niIaDhdrs8kPTUwsdVzlsIKwk8tM6dhCDN6Vx-W4vRgOoO0VEUeNU0QLf64yN32W25Btok-VicTIzsz77HDbSsqUqKjMBMLZ3pk8-1DjBgKRL7JmW9V0fOKw4/s640/blogger-image-1085646371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCbAX6OPSfe3fNmFQM0niIaDhdrs8kPTUwsdVzlsIKwk8tM6dhCDN6Vx-W4vRgOoO0VEUeNU0QLf64yN32W25Btok-VicTIzsz77HDbSsqUqKjMBMLZ3pk8-1DjBgKRL7JmW9V0fOKw4/s640/blogger-image-1085646371.jpg" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was actually really interesting. It had a lot of old architecture and artifacts. The indoor areas had AC, but obviously not the outdoor areas. AC is a must here in San Antonio since it's very humid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then ventured down the river once again and we stumbled across The Rainforest Cafe. Of course we had to go inside and sit down. The adults got some drinks while the kids drank smoothies. We all shared some nachos and played blackjack for about an hour, which Jessie and I tied at. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRXsIOVTS2G-WtP2Zw8E4yNhIkJMtCsmlBIwEYWuUfMiclYRn_-IaPqJdacyODFqwCna0GzYvjjO41eMee5rx_gzZnMgtj3ntjWodrbQTQHAGsJcxBOVf41MIfSXnlsbnLMyORAY1qU/s640/blogger-image-264027318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRXsIOVTS2G-WtP2Zw8E4yNhIkJMtCsmlBIwEYWuUfMiclYRn_-IaPqJdacyODFqwCna0GzYvjjO41eMee5rx_gzZnMgtj3ntjWodrbQTQHAGsJcxBOVf41MIfSXnlsbnLMyORAY1qU/s640/blogger-image-264027318.jpg" /></a></div>After that, we just kind of hung out at the hotel, watched some soccer, and relaxed. After that we went to the Japanese Tea Garden. It was a beautiful park like setting, but again - the humidity and the heat. We were walking and sweating. Not fun. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljA9ULSbvFatu82ro9F-6ZpZJ3pekgsWGQLJwqXA6kSU7XJsYoQDyuHeXY00cl4uvUKNvEjptHmex0M2PiWK1fbiP4K_npzuD88miz5FQrpRP3jN0j8deyU6fkCo4A9fX1qmbzTA25ZU/s640/blogger-image--256289372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljA9ULSbvFatu82ro9F-6ZpZJ3pekgsWGQLJwqXA6kSU7XJsYoQDyuHeXY00cl4uvUKNvEjptHmex0M2PiWK1fbiP4K_npzuD88miz5FQrpRP3jN0j8deyU6fkCo4A9fX1qmbzTA25ZU/s640/blogger-image--256289372.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj4p1m8z3fKYRwAGzmS6dbUCpT4T4GxMOl4igYHvPcfZeh5KAoXVSQznodLunLt3ln0dof-G4Skxb3YbOfMKzl3XQw4G_mxAhfpiWI3TMBV3PJQKVbuecp6Gkgyw0dcDAto1FwfbO6UY/s640/blogger-image-535241068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRj4p1m8z3fKYRwAGzmS6dbUCpT4T4GxMOl4igYHvPcfZeh5KAoXVSQznodLunLt3ln0dof-G4Skxb3YbOfMKzl3XQw4G_mxAhfpiWI3TMBV3PJQKVbuecp6Gkgyw0dcDAto1FwfbO6UY/s640/blogger-image-535241068.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOE3E6mlI4g8lc5g0eqy9BewF_zr5Jte4foxFzKiy34bHqNaKAlSjwwf5Br-9PBs9OMnhgkLbGHzdvtd184-5Fer8_yFAPXC11JXPxztVN9qLNnTGmd5VVJ2nIocYmP9louVG5Jh5THs/s640/blogger-image--191951519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOE3E6mlI4g8lc5g0eqy9BewF_zr5Jte4foxFzKiy34bHqNaKAlSjwwf5Br-9PBs9OMnhgkLbGHzdvtd184-5Fer8_yFAPXC11JXPxztVN9qLNnTGmd5VVJ2nIocYmP9louVG5Jh5THs/s640/blogger-image--191951519.jpg" /></a></div></div>After the tea garden, we went to the hotel and swam. In Texas, it's very muggy and humid and just bleh. It's hard not to stay in the hotel air conditioning all day long watching Fixer Upper. </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For dinner, we went to the Chart House at the top of the Tower of the Americas. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSAM0XenS2Qo22DHs64VZietT0i9FJbJPlZWWYEZHKFSF76WUATQNvttC6EcUntUweadQtgzO_i0VoddpNOFt0jqxE4ouxP1skyMdc2Kv42Jo2OJ1pOjZXie8mQ7kfXtB5FG9hKoVrNc/s640/blogger-image-735184282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSAM0XenS2Qo22DHs64VZietT0i9FJbJPlZWWYEZHKFSF76WUATQNvttC6EcUntUweadQtgzO_i0VoddpNOFt0jqxE4ouxP1skyMdc2Kv42Jo2OJ1pOjZXie8mQ7kfXtB5FG9hKoVrNc/s640/blogger-image-735184282.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It looks like the Space Needle but it's actually 16 feet taller (EVERYTHING'S BIGGER IN TEXAS). We happily ate our dinner enjoying every bite and were in awe of the view every minute. We celebrated my birthday by getting molten lava cakes for dessert. Us kids love those!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg4mAQ8o5bnPuFw2e1dbB0tkvltFkHoX5qmm-SHNYFGmJIu2vt2Tx2vAQK1qJ_Ia7PVhf0CmavHuo6HTmNgdJtJ7zHMmy75wt13VanWSnvK_vPIITz9yGCSmSMLXi_fasMv-IWePZ4Dg/s640/blogger-image-1763009659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg4mAQ8o5bnPuFw2e1dbB0tkvltFkHoX5qmm-SHNYFGmJIu2vt2Tx2vAQK1qJ_Ia7PVhf0CmavHuo6HTmNgdJtJ7zHMmy75wt13VanWSnvK_vPIITz9yGCSmSMLXi_fasMv-IWePZ4Dg/s640/blogger-image-1763009659.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Look how high up we are!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_lJyqhAepOGD8oLJfdVr_uIEA_UXFPTDFoFj41GURDGQbXeiGvl7A6OCO0PD50f3OVYhAmLSSij-j_nl9X8rQdrD1xVr7wsslpfB2KRNZJyyvYqduCjn0Cki2-6DGTILThDABUws8Yg/s640/blogger-image--767834998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfDIbPfxxswyxSmsRc6tRcy5xB6_dym88VlE0gS1ZQ9i6wQu7ZRqhAyEbNsDJvXtMQpAHgr4gLwjSZ_nKBsQma2ukHw0mlKn9nvXVm4yCUVPCrUpI0yS8AqJjCsxQWdfO-5LwqMGe7Gg/s640/blogger-image--615805463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfDIbPfxxswyxSmsRc6tRcy5xB6_dym88VlE0gS1ZQ9i6wQu7ZRqhAyEbNsDJvXtMQpAHgr4gLwjSZ_nKBsQma2ukHw0mlKn9nvXVm4yCUVPCrUpI0yS8AqJjCsxQWdfO-5LwqMGe7Gg/s640/blogger-image--615805463.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfDIbPfxxswyxSmsRc6tRcy5xB6_dym88VlE0gS1ZQ9i6wQu7ZRqhAyEbNsDJvXtMQpAHgr4gLwjSZ_nKBsQma2ukHw0mlKn9nvXVm4yCUVPCrUpI0yS8AqJjCsxQWdfO-5LwqMGe7Gg/s640/blogger-image--615805463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nOXjFLpT3ldhutz_oaiSh_qWK1L37oLvLgbJ_MbaBLgY3QKfeqYLMJRO_uZSTZ1Z1BL4t9nybZ6VYwKaT3ZwJEdyrcDWP5zSwEtEQIAkIC20goXhPcETBzzuidj6yRS8j3j3unF1xrI/s640/blogger-image-1601938574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nOXjFLpT3ldhutz_oaiSh_qWK1L37oLvLgbJ_MbaBLgY3QKfeqYLMJRO_uZSTZ1Z1BL4t9nybZ6VYwKaT3ZwJEdyrcDWP5zSwEtEQIAkIC20goXhPcETBzzuidj6yRS8j3j3unF1xrI/s640/blogger-image-1601938574.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN5zULF1ciz8GI04agQZcuVnKvXijNvQIZbE21VewDc1Vo7UPa0sDp-eqs9AxNkkMAjP8ty0KcfYXTdzzk3T-XySVNnXPMrDoA5fN9kjxvVe1lvwyM8r4tavzGJWYAtI3dqbA-34JSTQ/s640/blogger-image--1471061783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN5zULF1ciz8GI04agQZcuVnKvXijNvQIZbE21VewDc1Vo7UPa0sDp-eqs9AxNkkMAjP8ty0KcfYXTdzzk3T-XySVNnXPMrDoA5fN9kjxvVe1lvwyM8r4tavzGJWYAtI3dqbA-34JSTQ/s640/blogger-image--1471061783.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then saw some crazy hats and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make some funny faces..... I'll let you judge the hats yourself. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XEXdGlepc8U64TRHZHHFHfkUTRIWbkd6XVN2E18uHo8v1xjNV5K6YRoAmds4JVScxYe5N0pdioT5quQ18bl8U9hQzgWTVHHe5I7n_ZhGOUI0npXcmJEKlV2UpOfVUPdkkfJHK2ibSpI/s640/blogger-image-1465356016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XEXdGlepc8U64TRHZHHFHfkUTRIWbkd6XVN2E18uHo8v1xjNV5K6YRoAmds4JVScxYe5N0pdioT5quQ18bl8U9hQzgWTVHHe5I7n_ZhGOUI0npXcmJEKlV2UpOfVUPdkkfJHK2ibSpI/s640/blogger-image-1465356016.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-LdP9Hz10dmntT8EKd7aPtWumzDem4_-Nj0FLcfYDccVaBdL_6pcMqicH8hmGPy60VqrCazgqFsUxicFtCxDRjGKNCvsfIpdyxkaxTnPBXGEbgPrvYqzgEyK8o8G29a9c-8oRlHTuQQ/s640/blogger-image--262726475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-LdP9Hz10dmntT8EKd7aPtWumzDem4_-Nj0FLcfYDccVaBdL_6pcMqicH8hmGPy60VqrCazgqFsUxicFtCxDRjGKNCvsfIpdyxkaxTnPBXGEbgPrvYqzgEyK8o8G29a9c-8oRlHTuQQ/s640/blogger-image--262726475.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>After eating our to die for dinner (did I mention that we had lava cakes with ice cream? Oh ya, well, let me tell you. Those were diVINE), we went to The Briscoe Western Art Museum. We then took some silly pictures and this time, Grandma and Papa got in on the action. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRn9pjco06DHrdwBA5umOWNQfJFKVPVhv1F5WcUfuxeb_kbf41RX9KFOK8Y3Hr2SJUOQZZ5vogwITyW4GtgrBaD6N1m2g9zstHUw6Ex5V3d0Mhg7mcis3OmaCKSNAlnrGmoPN2FeosJU8/s640/blogger-image-1359809051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRn9pjco06DHrdwBA5umOWNQfJFKVPVhv1F5WcUfuxeb_kbf41RX9KFOK8Y3Hr2SJUOQZZ5vogwITyW4GtgrBaD6N1m2g9zstHUw6Ex5V3d0Mhg7mcis3OmaCKSNAlnrGmoPN2FeosJU8/s640/blogger-image-1359809051.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAFmhCp1XL3TIx3AlIl6KOKFdOGY0mN3Cb5nlQhk0SzAO1ob5H6YRqvN-Uo3BQxggLJdre_XT13mcaJWoYT1Mn-w6duuaGM2qGxPyfEuSGVUg_XvfxosktKF1eYuN__b-QXkhu56aM3c/s640/blogger-image--2062375050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAFmhCp1XL3TIx3AlIl6KOKFdOGY0mN3Cb5nlQhk0SzAO1ob5H6YRqvN-Uo3BQxggLJdre_XT13mcaJWoYT1Mn-w6duuaGM2qGxPyfEuSGVUg_XvfxosktKF1eYuN__b-QXkhu56aM3c/s640/blogger-image--2062375050.jpg" /></a></div>I would say that today was the best way to spend my birthday. Nothing could make this birthday any better (not even a million bucks. Ya, THAT'S how good it was). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you loved my blog and hopefully our leader (mí madre) will let me write again. Well, EMI OUT! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ps) they're the twins and I'm the funny one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~Emily Berry</div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-74469089161069535862016-06-13T18:17:00.001-07:002016-06-13T18:17:33.607-07:00Day 7: San AntonioEveryone is quite pleased with the hotel I booked. Riverwalk views and every room is a suite with two beds AND a sectional couch in the living room. We are excited to have some space! I appreciate that they had an educator discount. Way to go Hotel Contessa! <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsIQx5f6aL4ce5xuFsFrheUzvy2EG29G96qqgtpGwLrLgChQ152-KIAm6rJA6GDG6aQuE2H18KwdP7lxxqUdfkA0TMmjnSNPs1Je2tZWQPlB4t94P9mixur4f_vDjRVapZ1qS9b0iaY/s640/blogger-image-1179283271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLsIQx5f6aL4ce5xuFsFrheUzvy2EG29G96qqgtpGwLrLgChQ152-KIAm6rJA6GDG6aQuE2H18KwdP7lxxqUdfkA0TMmjnSNPs1Je2tZWQPlB4t94P9mixur4f_vDjRVapZ1qS9b0iaY/s640/blogger-image-1179283271.jpg"></a></div>And your rooftop pool? Well it's amazing. After a two mile run on the treadmill in the gym, Emily and I hit the pool as fast as we could. This humidity is NO joke. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk7jsSAeJ8nUB2iXULnKz0_Hx2NorPBP5p2PMKQghIzjaHgH3iTw7GofRPHuhu4V-IUsWpEZ4yiSjJcbGzImNeBZZ0iTqx58yKo2YUfUeDxZhuB2tMnMU7AcQq7dQ5wws7B-JgnXPoMU/s640/blogger-image-236452643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk7jsSAeJ8nUB2iXULnKz0_Hx2NorPBP5p2PMKQghIzjaHgH3iTw7GofRPHuhu4V-IUsWpEZ4yiSjJcbGzImNeBZZ0iTqx58yKo2YUfUeDxZhuB2tMnMU7AcQq7dQ5wws7B-JgnXPoMU/s640/blogger-image-236452643.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The loungers certainly made these girlies feel like queens. 👍</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGdlYQwfddxXZpndqad_tFm8JhRFYtG16A4eaDE24fJRP_hHFz4yqrfcb6RCm_O0PlyHHUiBDrO2jqIDxY6gJmVlm2LpNszu60vvauF4Dih2_X8yLtbE8kf5rb4HePvEhC2L1ElQVbww/s640/blogger-image--196578657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGdlYQwfddxXZpndqad_tFm8JhRFYtG16A4eaDE24fJRP_hHFz4yqrfcb6RCm_O0PlyHHUiBDrO2jqIDxY6gJmVlm2LpNszu60vvauF4Dih2_X8yLtbE8kf5rb4HePvEhC2L1ElQVbww/s640/blogger-image--196578657.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dinner was a hit and a miss. Todd's lamb tacos and Emily's grilled cheese were eh, but my steak salad, grandma's burger, and the twin's ribeye was awesome. A mixture of tastes from that restaurant. We haven't learned that they like to fry everything here, and if it ain't fried, it's been pickled. The pickle fries were okay and the deviled eggs were a 👎 from everyone. So, we probably wouldn't eat at The Esquire again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEfzPzSXm79YSJZtJ3kVO4c7aRZiXv502eoT5a2NMqi9ei8axjSFfBSJyJXGZesSpwNKQe923JLCJjkx5EAzASoYxkKDvLirNzEQr7uXMlbAJwedwez9sj_wi_-Wtc8hUfTgL3-ticEM/s640/blogger-image--933249759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEfzPzSXm79YSJZtJ3kVO4c7aRZiXv502eoT5a2NMqi9ei8axjSFfBSJyJXGZesSpwNKQe923JLCJjkx5EAzASoYxkKDvLirNzEQr7uXMlbAJwedwez9sj_wi_-Wtc8hUfTgL3-ticEM/s640/blogger-image--933249759.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We enjoyed a short leisurely walk on the Riverwalk right outside our hotel (more time for exploring tomorrow). It is pretty magical and we stopped to snap a few pictures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkUPH5mJpJvXFhCNuj67gXn_7WNmoEhy8zRekTASEzf_RwRsxGQzAwkiYEvXbeEgYVo_ZRoKNg-fj96SmAlC4LMuPWgwYSE-B5zZt4qm_aG-cW82bOh7jm2GcEV4OmGfAGJRMi_HSJi8/s640/blogger-image--1938575272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkUPH5mJpJvXFhCNuj67gXn_7WNmoEhy8zRekTASEzf_RwRsxGQzAwkiYEvXbeEgYVo_ZRoKNg-fj96SmAlC4LMuPWgwYSE-B5zZt4qm_aG-cW82bOh7jm2GcEV4OmGfAGJRMi_HSJi8/s640/blogger-image--1938575272.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG2lvWpVIVBA10tHu2Hdmpr3VV8w5Y97T1MfyIDDMDHQuAF3JRESU1NfSkzqVhMf4cVzXOdIOWv-3lumvAaCdP967QzKUehbsIcJ2DBRI_LItfmuDhbfQP0TEfsWbF9wTuA0ZgSKAGn8/s640/blogger-image-1573726038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG2lvWpVIVBA10tHu2Hdmpr3VV8w5Y97T1MfyIDDMDHQuAF3JRESU1NfSkzqVhMf4cVzXOdIOWv-3lumvAaCdP967QzKUehbsIcJ2DBRI_LItfmuDhbfQP0TEfsWbF9wTuA0ZgSKAGn8/s640/blogger-image-1573726038.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We'll get some pics of this kiddos tomorrow. We wrapped up the evening with ice cream and now a viewing of the Warriors! Another busy day, and we are preparing for Emily's birthday tomorrow. It's he big 1-3!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-42391853560170304652016-06-12T14:35:00.001-07:002016-06-12T20:13:59.450-07:00Day 6: A Day in the Caves<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hello readers, this is Jessica and I'm going to be writing about our fantastic adventure today! </div></span></div><div><br></div><div>Today we ventured into the Carlsbad Caverns. It was breathtakingly beautiful. The walk down into the cave took a little less than an hour, and was a little spooky (if you ask me). </div><div><br></div><div>In the picture below we are standing outside of the entrance. The path keeps going down until you eventually get inside of the cave and follow the path further into the magnificent national park. The walk down was a little steep, so if you have any knee injuries the walk may not be best suited for you. There's an elevator! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhSrAgdVZp2-Kw7nVfqzNwfNGICaZ4EiiQonP2Ob82b07hGL5eMKkPFnWWawzri1hT-3AQBgrXwVYdK9Y0Lw_7JgYUpXD6oHUTKFt22WG7PFPzlUbPcUN40qxT5nIwSaIZqksh5EUG_8/s640/blogger-image--963600114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhSrAgdVZp2-Kw7nVfqzNwfNGICaZ4EiiQonP2Ob82b07hGL5eMKkPFnWWawzri1hT-3AQBgrXwVYdK9Y0Lw_7JgYUpXD6oHUTKFt22WG7PFPzlUbPcUN40qxT5nIwSaIZqksh5EUG_8/s640/blogger-image--963600114.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2M4vFO-_lORno-5xZBPDRiNrSQGB1_OPO8NMFuEr2WePYWZ4S5K1KIpS2jDNskk7Dc2NH-mye1hjVj2lPUhzAn-21OAqlnk9ROF7QZRrSC1hgQfhfoQJonicuKBwdvHlwTeML8XuF7eY/s640/blogger-image-468101222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2M4vFO-_lORno-5xZBPDRiNrSQGB1_OPO8NMFuEr2WePYWZ4S5K1KIpS2jDNskk7Dc2NH-mye1hjVj2lPUhzAn-21OAqlnk9ROF7QZRrSC1hgQfhfoQJonicuKBwdvHlwTeML8XuF7eY/s640/blogger-image-468101222.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inside the cave, we saw so many beautiful different types of crystal-like structures. Below are some pictures, but I promise if you ever get the opportunity to see this, your breath will be taken away. Literally and figuratively. It did get a little chilly, so I recommend a sweater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeNg5HTl_V4ON-vWDyMRfbewuNAFmw1BGsCQkROI4wCVOT69cnc-LPx7WuVDXQYYFRmSnr8EIt-y8OBP3bq2QUx5T5FSGgPHE0t41f09PDWLHtbyXHKjiN9M0jEJcZtoh6xaDXvGyJ48/s640/blogger-image-305585791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeNg5HTl_V4ON-vWDyMRfbewuNAFmw1BGsCQkROI4wCVOT69cnc-LPx7WuVDXQYYFRmSnr8EIt-y8OBP3bq2QUx5T5FSGgPHE0t41f09PDWLHtbyXHKjiN9M0jEJcZtoh6xaDXvGyJ48/s640/blogger-image-305585791.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWRrAtPixOS9kf5ULetjqEeZiNsn2x-5efxiVAJCBj-fjSKW0FS7hATu6aIXo-Nnl_YMLPDvN6UNLv7t1QbwEqN5mSoua-t6H9LaCHkxSwZOw8TutRP27QJEWAL7WY-LSC_yEnXxiCss/s640/blogger-image--558778199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuWRrAtPixOS9kf5ULetjqEeZiNsn2x-5efxiVAJCBj-fjSKW0FS7hATu6aIXo-Nnl_YMLPDvN6UNLv7t1QbwEqN5mSoua-t6H9LaCHkxSwZOw8TutRP27QJEWAL7WY-LSC_yEnXxiCss/s640/blogger-image--558778199.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Every once in a while we were struck by water droplets, because the way these structures form is due to water inside the rocks. Along the walk, we also saw a very old ladder hanging into a hole under us. That was pretty cool. The ladder was first put there in 1924 during an exploration sponsored by the National Geographic Society. We also saw a set of wooden stairs installed along the side of a part of the cave around the same years. These historic sites were fascinating and really interesting to learn about on the walk down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Before walking into the Big Room, we decided to hit the bathrooms and grab a little snack. Daddy and Katie bought T-shirts while I bought a very nice gift card to add to my scrapbook. For a snack, Katie bought a turkey & cheese sandwich, and I bought a very delicious Rice Krispy Treat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After our short stop, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">we finally arrived at our destination: the Big Room. This room is basically a gigantic room full of those structures called stalagmites and stalactites where you get to walk around and see all the different types. It was absolutely spectacular. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT6KhbnX65H9KPxlamZLgdjp2-RxgsoPEOjq3x0szVbHlylOIPsENpVoYzDNAqtjx9xEVOwJGgrlic8FTREmbIbF7_-pna4T4UQvt4hZbS79WbdnsoIrJ_5EoFfUTiCR3f7fyso_IBC4/s640/blogger-image-1273167746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT6KhbnX65H9KPxlamZLgdjp2-RxgsoPEOjq3x0szVbHlylOIPsENpVoYzDNAqtjx9xEVOwJGgrlic8FTREmbIbF7_-pna4T4UQvt4hZbS79WbdnsoIrJ_5EoFfUTiCR3f7fyso_IBC4/s640/blogger-image-1273167746.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDT6KhbnX65H9KPxlamZLgdjp2-RxgsoPEOjq3x0szVbHlylOIPsENpVoYzDNAqtjx9xEVOwJGgrlic8FTREmbIbF7_-pna4T4UQvt4hZbS79WbdnsoIrJ_5EoFfUTiCR3f7fyso_IBC4/s640/blogger-image-1273167746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_QCbhgV6f7Oi0yJ22CfzxNos4u0eT3IxnMYYJ2fP2pERLwPXrrGXPIrkf1P10xGgLPKbbkIaGuNqEElxbizU1N80SEgWbZhUdMSXr-T-I5pDbIT_-C2CuwO0vE_gyhqkSGdq3g8_gYM/s640/blogger-image-216508678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_QCbhgV6f7Oi0yJ22CfzxNos4u0eT3IxnMYYJ2fP2pERLwPXrrGXPIrkf1P10xGgLPKbbkIaGuNqEElxbizU1N80SEgWbZhUdMSXr-T-I5pDbIT_-C2CuwO0vE_gyhqkSGdq3g8_gYM/s640/blogger-image-216508678.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_QCbhgV6f7Oi0yJ22CfzxNos4u0eT3IxnMYYJ2fP2pERLwPXrrGXPIrkf1P10xGgLPKbbkIaGuNqEElxbizU1N80SEgWbZhUdMSXr-T-I5pDbIT_-C2CuwO0vE_gyhqkSGdq3g8_gYM/s640/blogger-image-216508678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNlH2prW_FPeHctuSLILL0yjhapsYGh_YgvWMJNeS_AnxvD60JhxO6QZjs-SoOv2fvIr5VgIAsopQT84Hu4UZfmZV2fSVIe9Lkwz27WPGFv7u7pZbBsHSf2qnb0QZzlQrASq9wt3x2_A/s640/blogger-image-657128816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNlH2prW_FPeHctuSLILL0yjhapsYGh_YgvWMJNeS_AnxvD60JhxO6QZjs-SoOv2fvIr5VgIAsopQT84Hu4UZfmZV2fSVIe9Lkwz27WPGFv7u7pZbBsHSf2qnb0QZzlQrASq9wt3x2_A/s640/blogger-image-657128816.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After walking along the path in the Big Room, we took the elevator up to the visitor center (Which is a total of 754 ft or 75 stories) SAY WHAT!!???? So yeah, we walked down a total of 75 stories mhmmmm try that some time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the Gift Shop we bought stickers, magnets, a Christmas ornament, a hat (for padre), a necklace, and a lovely T-shirt for Papa John. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After all the fun and excitement, we headed back into town for a nice lunch. We decided to eat at a place called Little Italy. I had spaghetti and marinara sauce (below is a picture). Although the service was slow and rather hectic at times, our meals were pretty satisfying. The bread was to die for (although it took a while for them to get to us). We also got Bruschetta, which was more like a cheese pizza (in my opinion). <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR6fpcWxrZ5gMD_9c67t8mcib-uZeUSSCjkt6-hL4NoQtZiY6hyphenhyphenOZBrhe6OgWuJOQ-x8oyo-SYNPD6kNTRqLNhBxDIy7B2SpWka-NNKFYSz0PWEJ9ysfnnOGyXOm4pkjmdgdm0FBqu34/s640/blogger-image-657698398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRR6fpcWxrZ5gMD_9c67t8mcib-uZeUSSCjkt6-hL4NoQtZiY6hyphenhyphenOZBrhe6OgWuJOQ-x8oyo-SYNPD6kNTRqLNhBxDIy7B2SpWka-NNKFYSz0PWEJ9ysfnnOGyXOm4pkjmdgdm0FBqu34/s640/blogger-image-657698398.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Also in the parking lot of the restaurant I found this beauty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yWFJ6f0fahoiQZ6Y_reS5H09pzjLCQI5F9gc7emUvoJhDD8QlL2tmhJ7kchyphenhyphenlmPZ7Rq9PPTIJcYb-1ofutXTc17xTsEbBhFooGGNoI7u41Yzgw-ipWS096yEnpeSLgjIMuCxzRhd6wk/s640/blogger-image--1520720273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yWFJ6f0fahoiQZ6Y_reS5H09pzjLCQI5F9gc7emUvoJhDD8QlL2tmhJ7kchyphenhyphenlmPZ7Rq9PPTIJcYb-1ofutXTc17xTsEbBhFooGGNoI7u41Yzgw-ipWS096yEnpeSLgjIMuCxzRhd6wk/s640/blogger-image--1520720273.jpg"></a></div>It's a beautiful painting of Edgar Allen Poe (a personal favorite).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After our fantastic lunch, we got back in the car and found a Walmart! We found lots of wine (for the adults), Oreos, plenty of candy, and I even found a swimsuit! Then we ventured back to our hotel, where many of the elders fell asleep right as they hit the pillow. </div></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After the short nap, us grandkids and the grandparents walked over to the grocery store and ate some ice cream. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd_v6xJf-3fR1010YfaiweZhdBrS1Jg1pMtAtM0TfydWy-GvkMB1__4rLUKnqrlVJ52b2vVQ1NVWSRMqrCkL4TahAmH-_jZFLptfYPGHMafCkpkDA5cO0IGckUaik5eydQ2x1Uee1sfw/s640/blogger-image--88508978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd_v6xJf-3fR1010YfaiweZhdBrS1Jg1pMtAtM0TfydWy-GvkMB1__4rLUKnqrlVJ52b2vVQ1NVWSRMqrCkL4TahAmH-_jZFLptfYPGHMafCkpkDA5cO0IGckUaik5eydQ2x1Uee1sfw/s640/blogger-image--88508978.jpg"></a></div>This was in the ice cream store, so of course we had to take a picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Then we came back and swam in the pool. They have a pirate ship and 2 water slides !!!! </span><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyaEIZiYVnCkFJgnjTzbvc3ti56TobIudFxVtznGxeDJYPBfaSKsaNGW6mIrJNGNO921BxY7FJbcEOJOGgJopbdf81PdbOKXtZpUq4rN9GMox6HNEm42H9A27xD5qj4sxYfSHu9156fI/s640/blogger-image-20523099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyaEIZiYVnCkFJgnjTzbvc3ti56TobIudFxVtznGxeDJYPBfaSKsaNGW6mIrJNGNO921BxY7FJbcEOJOGgJopbdf81PdbOKXtZpUq4rN9GMox6HNEm42H9A27xD5qj4sxYfSHu9156fI/s640/blogger-image-20523099.jpg"></a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had loads of fun. We went back to our hotel and played a few games of cards. After relaxing, we got back in the car and drove the 7 miles back to Carlsbad Caverns to watch the bats fly out of the cave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On our way to the cave we saw this massive Bull (or Cow - not sure). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmzcdYN2xTY0OR6zdBdRd1tYcNVjMS3fgfNb2wBiA-OXXonekEB6Id915SbG4XDWmSRvH6gKpBYQ6Fl5eF3aybfJIkbDnMHhdByexoRyXnpMHzL2YtUcLIe_rT1Xok_qpH0mjoWp0WQM/s640/blogger-image-1449752786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmzcdYN2xTY0OR6zdBdRd1tYcNVjMS3fgfNb2wBiA-OXXonekEB6Id915SbG4XDWmSRvH6gKpBYQ6Fl5eF3aybfJIkbDnMHhdByexoRyXnpMHzL2YtUcLIe_rT1Xok_qpH0mjoWp0WQM/s640/blogger-image-1449752786.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We drove back to the park and found seats for the Bat watching. While watching from the amphitheater, all cell phones are strictly prohibited, so the only picture we have from the seats is from mom sneaking a photo (mom the rule breaker). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV1OJqf2lWap7FBoxeohY8IGDX8crU_YuRoqp8vdnJMWlZOWNeEqF3IBC1QRSEIy2tXnJ-iVUb30jtZUKSMNUiBO6RmX9_zg05hV1-rGq7eQQUxtNVhd0nc6WVWMYdrM0WO6SPp9BIqc/s640/blogger-image--1447200015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV1OJqf2lWap7FBoxeohY8IGDX8crU_YuRoqp8vdnJMWlZOWNeEqF3IBC1QRSEIy2tXnJ-iVUb30jtZUKSMNUiBO6RmX9_zg05hV1-rGq7eQQUxtNVhd0nc6WVWMYdrM0WO6SPp9BIqc/s640/blogger-image--1447200015.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">While walking to our car, Katie snapped a few photos <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Seen below) </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">of the some 400,000 bats in the sky. I must say it was absolutely stunning. You will never see something so naturally beautiful as that. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrtLbO1nnooSoD00PfGWuTvMOR8O1fTYHQYOe0kE-JXiaa-4qeBtybx0uRji6zt-eUiiNiEclzAFADzXdaMbnN3m8DmVF-0mc9R4Cn83DGjrfSq4RDq3_siu5pPHnlct_0kKTObT1vfM/s640/blogger-image--499955861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrtLbO1nnooSoD00PfGWuTvMOR8O1fTYHQYOe0kE-JXiaa-4qeBtybx0uRji6zt-eUiiNiEclzAFADzXdaMbnN3m8DmVF-0mc9R4Cn83DGjrfSq4RDq3_siu5pPHnlct_0kKTObT1vfM/s640/blogger-image--499955861.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Not only did we get to see the bats, we also got to learn a lot from the Ranger. We learned things relating to the cave and the bats, including what labor and nursing is like for bats. They are mammals after all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After the long day, we got back to our hotel, had some cheese and sat down to watch the Baseball game (Go Giants !!!!). Today has been so spectacular and our next stop is San Antonio, Texas. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And that's a wrap :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Love,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Magnificent Jessica Berry</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-88624092003572449852016-06-11T18:01:00.001-07:002017-06-16T16:32:53.615-07:00Day 5: THE Alien SightingHello good friends! I am the newest (and best) writer to this blog. I am writing today's blog because we went to my absolute favorite place in this world. Roswell, New Mexico!!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXV7hep1Y6vjTIClf3mUAYw-kSUdQF6FvjZHJbHLnRmR8LQMKjFPU79akwrQwYCSOSRrx3v6xJL14Bjdag0KdVGTNV-P4DpzS7p7LRityXlBzSKxEPYTqimc-owkG_nfe0HHsawqXISs/s640/blogger-image--785037716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXV7hep1Y6vjTIClf3mUAYw-kSUdQF6FvjZHJbHLnRmR8LQMKjFPU79akwrQwYCSOSRrx3v6xJL14Bjdag0KdVGTNV-P4DpzS7p7LRityXlBzSKxEPYTqimc-owkG_nfe0HHsawqXISs/s640/blogger-image--785037716.jpg"></a></div>This is the beautiful sign, that I so generously took for my family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We arrived in Roswell and quickly saw a very interesting attraction. (A UFO MCDONALDS, SAY WHAT!?!) <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bbQ8f1ZhV1R6OrrfWfGCQ_DqvtVZh9zjmvGRufgyHrYeHYpuksJK_NOQj1ZtkG4rdkXNHweROROfV-acwa4cv8On_woWV-YV0moaDO_WUYEybttRvVvWaXnTTh_Z6XMibrZ3LY7DhE0/s640/blogger-image--1978198844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bbQ8f1ZhV1R6OrrfWfGCQ_DqvtVZh9zjmvGRufgyHrYeHYpuksJK_NOQj1ZtkG4rdkXNHweROROfV-acwa4cv8On_woWV-YV0moaDO_WUYEybttRvVvWaXnTTh_Z6XMibrZ3LY7DhE0/s640/blogger-image--1978198844.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Am I the only one who thinks it looks like the millennium falcon?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We then went to a fabulous lunch place called Pepper's Bar & Grill. 10/10 would recommend. After that Dad, Jessie, Grandma, Papa, and I all went to the amazing UFO museum. Admission was only $15 for all 5 of us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">WORTH EVERY PENNY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We walked through the awesome place, which I would highly recommend for the readers out there, and finally stopped in our final destination. The gift shop. I got a ton of stuff, including a tattoo!! (As seen below). <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOR3YPApskQCIeJ8_X2hp1fh3BqK2FrPf07RLmomKLHyZcPvCOuYLC7qn-KBrlQLdtvoA1nMmJG4G-bnTOf5ipc1cIj49y8rwgpatzePsvjgbTUBWXiQWRsNZ9575Zf6dbdNrqTwo6RY/s640/blogger-image--1019056728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOR3YPApskQCIeJ8_X2hp1fh3BqK2FrPf07RLmomKLHyZcPvCOuYLC7qn-KBrlQLdtvoA1nMmJG4G-bnTOf5ipc1cIj49y8rwgpatzePsvjgbTUBWXiQWRsNZ9575Zf6dbdNrqTwo6RY/s640/blogger-image--1019056728.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We also took lots of pictures with plenty of the murals and attractions. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1LrgIA7VEuuGHL0spaeSDt86Jiq1PalSRmHuuqoJcrbONOlIc4JSaqqefFF7Yq34Xg_sf7FU35mR9J2BXB2T81gdDO9NkuXdrTrsDLkg8KOmOBd-whskJKK4X8Lzwh0qCcWpSJIqCis/s640/blogger-image--1717178552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1LrgIA7VEuuGHL0spaeSDt86Jiq1PalSRmHuuqoJcrbONOlIc4JSaqqefFF7Yq34Xg_sf7FU35mR9J2BXB2T81gdDO9NkuXdrTrsDLkg8KOmOBd-whskJKK4X8Lzwh0qCcWpSJIqCis/s640/blogger-image--1717178552.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwqz1Nu-YLNTanIjBf-YIma6pbe3GqC_DVrevU7Sth0KhAa4-bnKRMgBeGbnx6vQyUWB5dX8R-pMoiTTgVa47HahTlG_gzb3-2-Qd3EFevpEXR7aglA45E53f2i10kTlL8NHtI4RoMk8/s640/blogger-image--357339268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwqz1Nu-YLNTanIjBf-YIma6pbe3GqC_DVrevU7Sth0KhAa4-bnKRMgBeGbnx6vQyUWB5dX8R-pMoiTTgVa47HahTlG_gzb3-2-Qd3EFevpEXR7aglA45E53f2i10kTlL8NHtI4RoMk8/s640/blogger-image--357339268.jpg"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwqz1Nu-YLNTanIjBf-YIma6pbe3GqC_DVrevU7Sth0KhAa4-bnKRMgBeGbnx6vQyUWB5dX8R-pMoiTTgVa47HahTlG_gzb3-2-Qd3EFevpEXR7aglA45E53f2i10kTlL8NHtI4RoMk8/s640/blogger-image--357339268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkzENfAXc7xRWtlEPk0LuWzsiHpa9IInGJ2JmtXEMWzEfZwO7oTDIVV2Ku3dGfCIh1-PBs72xuierQpZBpXW1H27yKdN8oYzQU1P_EECahoVro4rQzeDaQS8S-fXebDscx8Rzy7NnQuw/s640/blogger-image--1333929541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkzENfAXc7xRWtlEPk0LuWzsiHpa9IInGJ2JmtXEMWzEfZwO7oTDIVV2Ku3dGfCIh1-PBs72xuierQpZBpXW1H27yKdN8oYzQU1P_EECahoVro4rQzeDaQS8S-fXebDscx8Rzy7NnQuw/s640/blogger-image--1333929541.jpg"></a></div></div>While we all had a blast at the museum, Emily and Mom skipped the museum but stopped at a Mexican Bakery for some food and walked around in some shops. (Not as fun, just as tasty). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f5XxdVmkyiSw2xUbCQaqExITXLco20bqi7Kn55HWiVwTirLgsv9UDK3DngWOuztZg7ICWNSgdPLC53pjnaKHBup5kRXHBZfOEVdcEsVpkoYTDZOBYTguFYl1GErFgOZbEFlmNgkX8p8/s640/blogger-image-1619863654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f5XxdVmkyiSw2xUbCQaqExITXLco20bqi7Kn55HWiVwTirLgsv9UDK3DngWOuztZg7ICWNSgdPLC53pjnaKHBup5kRXHBZfOEVdcEsVpkoYTDZOBYTguFYl1GErFgOZbEFlmNgkX8p8/s640/blogger-image-1619863654.jpg"></a></div>We ended our Roswell adventure with an hour and a half drive to the fabulous Carlsbad. Some thunder (and hopefully cooler weather) has resorted us to sitting inside and enjoying the rest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I thank you all for sticking with me during this adventure of over 1000 characters. Hopefully if the head producer (madre) appreciates my writing style (and humor) she will let me write again. See you all again soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Written by: k swizzle, k dawg, kberry, berryk, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, and THE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Katie Berry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-41175025280993786192016-06-10T20:42:00.001-07:002016-06-10T20:42:46.609-07:00Day 4: Fun in the Tucson SunToday was just a fun filled day with a family BBQ and some excellent pool time. Oh, but we did a few things before that. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDac8e-NYSSgJaFbFjhDnr62ArdTAK7-1XLoLcjTShyphenhyphendTQMqM40RVY4-_Sgz5iPpvtvk0CQFtil8wG-8FVY1_MXnncGXx2ywfV_1Vy6Ix2PJ6DLOcREV8abnQ9n1-F0ThXYu8NgwYkw0/s640/blogger-image--544419510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDac8e-NYSSgJaFbFjhDnr62ArdTAK7-1XLoLcjTShyphenhyphendTQMqM40RVY4-_Sgz5iPpvtvk0CQFtil8wG-8FVY1_MXnncGXx2ywfV_1Vy6Ix2PJ6DLOcREV8abnQ9n1-F0ThXYu8NgwYkw0/s640/blogger-image--544419510.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">That right there is a drop biscuit covered with Huckleberry preserves. They. Were. Awesome. I have another picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWj1A7ZMAonPN2ijBscFw8k8-AtEq6jSrpuKtw8WIGic5AdiAJKCAqU5TQQeLadNfj1ezWT1DjiBP4pUbIALU9ODgXV54wpW7qutR7BXE6KdB2f8rk64QtenJBVbkRaEciBl-a0iKeNE/s640/blogger-image--1507491669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWj1A7ZMAonPN2ijBscFw8k8-AtEq6jSrpuKtw8WIGic5AdiAJKCAqU5TQQeLadNfj1ezWT1DjiBP4pUbIALU9ODgXV54wpW7qutR7BXE6KdB2f8rk64QtenJBVbkRaEciBl-a0iKeNE/s640/blogger-image--1507491669.jpg"></a></div></div>There were two left, but then we ate those too and there were none. That's how biscuits should be treated at breakfast. Eat them all while they're warm and hot from the oven. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After our splendid breakfast courtesy of Aunt Yvonna, we got to making dishes for the BBQ and cleaning the house up a bit. After a local trip to the hardware store and some general house fixes, we set Papa John to dust the hard to reach places. Thanks for reminding me to snap a photo Yvonna!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5A-aBKedXFHJ3a9arkK7N2jBnuYQr5rB6ei2HEp1EMPOJma9ujGjH42lKTLr0d4uxCkZ_B-FXDej4bCy2O5K7J0JdLApwl0RwUa3QXvNzAryKWc_q1FJN26Gr1fhEXs_K4a_yEgCZvQ/s640/blogger-image-1310644816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU5A-aBKedXFHJ3a9arkK7N2jBnuYQr5rB6ei2HEp1EMPOJma9ujGjH42lKTLr0d4uxCkZ_B-FXDej4bCy2O5K7J0JdLApwl0RwUa3QXvNzAryKWc_q1FJN26Gr1fhEXs_K4a_yEgCZvQ/s640/blogger-image-1310644816.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> The BBQ was basic burgers and dogs with only 97° heat. The pool was a hit with all the little peeps and Aunt Gina got some baby time with little Zachary. He loved me! Look at all those happy smiles. Cousins are the best!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ydtJbIgBx5XsG3hPhwjgM6NWjBG-HAk2saJZBDQatq88Qrhgp-NU3G3y-5Ka1IsB4DScebzFbSQIkTCu7isniwgurmryOOofiZPOE6qYpH4hwrgqNih-8UYGvo-dtwBrrvyZ-Qhd2xo/s640/blogger-image--630989874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ydtJbIgBx5XsG3hPhwjgM6NWjBG-HAk2saJZBDQatq88Qrhgp-NU3G3y-5Ka1IsB4DScebzFbSQIkTCu7isniwgurmryOOofiZPOE6qYpH4hwrgqNih-8UYGvo-dtwBrrvyZ-Qhd2xo/s640/blogger-image--630989874.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The kids all just had a fabulous time and the best part was picking up daddy at the airport this evening. We are so glad he's ready to vacation with us. He's already knew deep into a weird twisted card game where there are rules but you have to figure them out as you play. Mama's brain is too tired for that, but they are having fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQahaErY6ccBfsoR4OeTHVfcibhKz-IfQdGbLFYIFUcopikIv-dDw5HT5_c0hcShqpjIysmQZY1zGwkFWdWaW_gb_25RaAv7bTCEzjKp0Lyh_S6oc7nG1avGTgK2Sxg789Ao7B1ZbyfI/s640/blogger-image-1506298173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQahaErY6ccBfsoR4OeTHVfcibhKz-IfQdGbLFYIFUcopikIv-dDw5HT5_c0hcShqpjIysmQZY1zGwkFWdWaW_gb_25RaAv7bTCEzjKp0Lyh_S6oc7nG1avGTgK2Sxg789Ao7B1ZbyfI/s640/blogger-image-1506298173.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The last photo is from two ladies who didn't make it into the pool but apparently figured out how to work my camera phone long enough to take two half head selfies. Silly girls...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DsSMsxm1y5nkv-JZVO4SoOolU7W-gsKDdqUOi5JhnhZLdXHJThFSD8FGUpyn0YiEVENkxhStUhzagzFLDfQ0RcgQCj8t-RylgF3suCGv0Ise86JqJbcqUI95CdAUFUvgm-pA8Ah9kGw/s640/blogger-image-2022777036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DsSMsxm1y5nkv-JZVO4SoOolU7W-gsKDdqUOi5JhnhZLdXHJThFSD8FGUpyn0YiEVENkxhStUhzagzFLDfQ0RcgQCj8t-RylgF3suCGv0Ise86JqJbcqUI95CdAUFUvgm-pA8Ah9kGw/s640/blogger-image-2022777036.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708107761576598837.post-53623831157618807162016-06-09T20:44:00.001-07:002016-06-10T06:56:26.680-07:00Day 3: Food, Friends, and CactiI've learned as I'm preparing this post that I need to take pictures of the food before we eat it. So there will be no mouth watering pixels for you to salivate over but hopefully my descriptions will suffice. <div><br></div><div>We started the day at Saguaro National Park and we saw a different type of forest. You can see all of the cacti in the photo below. Did you know that one arm can take 70 years to grow? So those things are literally older than dirt. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoG7Kgc1Qh6WkKKHSUdJzBaMLdRff295Bun50xVpvSbVAl4jLUVFbOo3dBv9X7KvSF1ELENF60QevhntqxdMvQ4GXgI_F_yAN83rHSAwuAkedpLev67SYw44VYMTuvVaGBWFArmJnc4o/s640/blogger-image--47313071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoG7Kgc1Qh6WkKKHSUdJzBaMLdRff295Bun50xVpvSbVAl4jLUVFbOo3dBv9X7KvSF1ELENF60QevhntqxdMvQ4GXgI_F_yAN83rHSAwuAkedpLev67SYw44VYMTuvVaGBWFArmJnc4o/s640/blogger-image--47313071.jpg"></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>As we drive through Tucson on the way to our lunch destination, we came across this excellent piece of artwork on the side of an art gallery. I love this stuff, don't you? </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3saWZuXvlB2KQ7kuevgv73VH3awUnQq47dhL3vp2zZGRcMqARaQZ34vMe3ee1DlCBgaYti3VbVWtioav74uJ12tZ3NLRHixUNvETbSsW0dClrxoPajUzvXIdZf7w3LoAAF0LowAwWE8/s640/blogger-image-1973134157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3saWZuXvlB2KQ7kuevgv73VH3awUnQq47dhL3vp2zZGRcMqARaQZ34vMe3ee1DlCBgaYti3VbVWtioav74uJ12tZ3NLRHixUNvETbSsW0dClrxoPajUzvXIdZf7w3LoAAF0LowAwWE8/s640/blogger-image-1973134157.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>We moved our day along to Todd's cousin Jen's and she made a mouthwatering homemade butternut squash soup. Beside that, was a decadent quiche with homegrown zucchini, and some delectable bruschetta with basil and tomatoes from their garden. It's was a feast for kings, which we appeared to be today. We did have a few mishaps with our drinks though. Jenny spilled hers while cutting the quiche and John knocked his over and actually broke his wine glass. Luckily there were refills on the mango mimosas which were delightful!</div><div><br></div><div>We rounded out our day with photo ops with all of the beautiful flowering plants here in Tucson. We've somehow come to town during "the bloom" and everything is just gorgeous. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsioxr3SgmNkYlPpUM9OSngxKSCYjqnWF-6DKtcUUefFEsJfyCi7QtUAo63AwMlT8Owm2kIvsnZdPcnNmF8GOg8bTUXvY0teoqG-nRWk-MEisc6r_PA8_NIh9RyJSc4rA-8IqFxuMEApg/s640/blogger-image-203996515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsioxr3SgmNkYlPpUM9OSngxKSCYjqnWF-6DKtcUUefFEsJfyCi7QtUAo63AwMlT8Owm2kIvsnZdPcnNmF8GOg8bTUXvY0teoqG-nRWk-MEisc6r_PA8_NIh9RyJSc4rA-8IqFxuMEApg/s640/blogger-image-203996515.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGLrmm-cqdmR_owVb7GeCEO1TgrYd5H6wwYv2khCI33lHSg1wf_TXgm2lkcn8udNuZ0rpe8x3IQp9VxaZ8ifbKtGCXL5aeBrvW8SHCVVLpIyuN6sG-OnvFt-u4emTpR3SChG4ymrN6so/s640/blogger-image-1922082501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGLrmm-cqdmR_owVb7GeCEO1TgrYd5H6wwYv2khCI33lHSg1wf_TXgm2lkcn8udNuZ0rpe8x3IQp9VxaZ8ifbKtGCXL5aeBrvW8SHCVVLpIyuN6sG-OnvFt-u4emTpR3SChG4ymrN6so/s640/blogger-image-1922082501.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My day ended with some time in Aunt Yvonna's pool and some time with a new book, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Then dinner was chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, and beans - followed by banana cake and ice cream. I promise that I'll start taking photos of the food. Besides the company, they were the best part of the day. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The girls are hanging out with their cousins, playing video games, cards, and going to the mall. They even saw a movie today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-DkNtr4A4FYoEVK6Uqo3a5kXMJL-nTIMhI0ZPZdqXbzdqn03LTySKaRWnhZiZdaE-smAB4jGfAvTX2zrSAy2OoxKzelhk47u0bLvmBuJn-l1_dDcZAJZNrsPGunvVKIfDe5hJTIHKzs/s640/blogger-image-1930419841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-DkNtr4A4FYoEVK6Uqo3a5kXMJL-nTIMhI0ZPZdqXbzdqn03LTySKaRWnhZiZdaE-smAB4jGfAvTX2zrSAy2OoxKzelhk47u0bLvmBuJn-l1_dDcZAJZNrsPGunvVKIfDe5hJTIHKzs/s640/blogger-image-1930419841.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV9qUdNcNotyJvzqBJhlrj7iAKv0HgRnFoHv8SvBGECnFHkKxZW_phS42Om5eWyw4PeHFtlBHABzjJKsuS9qrzpO3kakJjumfAA12gKnyoqbtrBxhDp3KUSPsU7EBU2rO6rbg9kdnZ_g/s640/blogger-image--945494149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeV9qUdNcNotyJvzqBJhlrj7iAKv0HgRnFoHv8SvBGECnFHkKxZW_phS42Om5eWyw4PeHFtlBHABzjJKsuS9qrzpO3kakJjumfAA12gKnyoqbtrBxhDp3KUSPsU7EBU2rO6rbg9kdnZ_g/s640/blogger-image--945494149.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0