tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716815485618961302023-11-16T03:36:40.539-08:00melississippiMelissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-89489983183554842432013-05-30T19:00:00.000-07:002013-05-30T19:43:22.814-07:00Paris Part Quatre: Au Revoir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/2vFOzG3GYqo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After a couple days of rain I was so happy to see sunshine the next day on Wednesday for our trip to Versailles. We hadn’t bought tickets for the train as we were able to get in the doors with our metro passes, but on our way there I was getting nervous that we would get stopped at the train station (they have these electric doors that you have to enter your ticket to open to get off the platform) but we lucked out and the electric doors weren’t working and we went right through saving a few bucks. Once we got to the village of Versailles instead of heading straight in we took a detour and went food shopping at Les Halles du Marché Notre Dame which doesn’t have anything to do with Notre Dame Cathedral, but is a large food market. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg0cxcVMbeUkqDyxn1SiXIsEEOwB6DjCyb8HFmM-aqfVBnZRoC45D9tm7HbxJYALPaxd0j5R-cOzbdaM3ylSL4UC4Mdz0AZdPvdYrvT6vTT_eGHa8IYZ1HQYQ76zNgr0oKF9rPdXDqg/s1600/101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg0cxcVMbeUkqDyxn1SiXIsEEOwB6DjCyb8HFmM-aqfVBnZRoC45D9tm7HbxJYALPaxd0j5R-cOzbdaM3ylSL4UC4Mdz0AZdPvdYrvT6vTT_eGHa8IYZ1HQYQ76zNgr0oKF9rPdXDqg/s320/101.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM6xoeWkuG8mX7SosTdKoAP1sQA9bP82weKxYwed_N4jGI9KLG7_jnSiABzp0tnIS3-iQ6u61XEAK4JmDfw5woIERlcHA9FpbB8fH93Opfaw3timuxHhZIuxc4tKyaFsMA3miUL75_g/s1600/102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaM6xoeWkuG8mX7SosTdKoAP1sQA9bP82weKxYwed_N4jGI9KLG7_jnSiABzp0tnIS3-iQ6u61XEAK4JmDfw5woIERlcHA9FpbB8fH93Opfaw3timuxHhZIuxc4tKyaFsMA3miUL75_g/s320/102.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqmSv0h0dZL4xcVyKlVjlRgQxc34g8qh0KaRn9UvOFjq_akT5_lX27F3xQCjXt5bbiU0ZYkSo52mc_RyAVFDgKi82Pr-dbM5TNcRuVoY4C2_WkvwlTfNdIa71Iaxn0AtbD5VXwLz9g/s1600/103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMqmSv0h0dZL4xcVyKlVjlRgQxc34g8qh0KaRn9UvOFjq_akT5_lX27F3xQCjXt5bbiU0ZYkSo52mc_RyAVFDgKi82Pr-dbM5TNcRuVoY4C2_WkvwlTfNdIa71Iaxn0AtbD5VXwLz9g/s320/103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvujOoWQ5dqC1mqZhbtmcfMV7u7qZqRmglQfHn5553nqWN0bfi_IniQI-ACj4jRpCzUtbf4MWhg0mZPrfYL8dP1WiODTREgGkL07hWPKzk62UiBxXt66v2YtNPsZbpQB3RH4GCVKrSg/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvujOoWQ5dqC1mqZhbtmcfMV7u7qZqRmglQfHn5553nqWN0bfi_IniQI-ACj4jRpCzUtbf4MWhg0mZPrfYL8dP1WiODTREgGkL07hWPKzk62UiBxXt66v2YtNPsZbpQB3RH4GCVKrSg/s320/104.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
It took us a while to decide what to buy, but I was set on packing food for a picnic in the gardens of Versailles. I had read online they say it’s not allowed but don’t enforce the rule. It was worth all of the trouble because later in the day we ended up eating soft cheeses, baguette, the ripest raspberries, and some really good Portuguese wine (strange I know, but it was a steal). <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAxUQM8EyvPNq3Mq5_3pHhxBF81NAKJdQH6VU3MXJKsqis1aalUH7DOriNIATYIfE2JqqKPKtLC-dHzFrjyRwrveH6eY3WyAd2zsTQ5qm9nHYqoJbpZM7nIqbkF94YEHIsyauAVogcQ/s1600/114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAxUQM8EyvPNq3Mq5_3pHhxBF81NAKJdQH6VU3MXJKsqis1aalUH7DOriNIATYIfE2JqqKPKtLC-dHzFrjyRwrveH6eY3WyAd2zsTQ5qm9nHYqoJbpZM7nIqbkF94YEHIsyauAVogcQ/s320/114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Back in Versailles we toured some of the inside of the palace first. Do you remember that Sofia Coppola movie Marie Antoinette from 2006? Well they had gotten special permission to film most of the movie at the actual place, so I kept imagining Kirsten as Marie Antoinette and Jason Schwartzman as the awkward Dauphin would come around the corner any minute.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/1WjsqVwWyrI?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
The rooms were jam packed with tourists so we didn’t spend as much time inside (I don’t love being elbowed) but the Hall of Mirrors was really breathtaking in real life and there was plenty of room to enjoy it. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPNLEvhw5Z-5DqKcw2mgFGOJ44U2Uw6qGz4DlA5t8jyByAcrxXbfdq6RTVxjI8q4lxEe5eEWznCByzVcDIj66CwQwKiI9GcoNF0WWGdGOEtf7J2PzYzbn8gWdvNA5J5fV6F57iHfocg/s1600/105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPNLEvhw5Z-5DqKcw2mgFGOJ44U2Uw6qGz4DlA5t8jyByAcrxXbfdq6RTVxjI8q4lxEe5eEWznCByzVcDIj66CwQwKiI9GcoNF0WWGdGOEtf7J2PzYzbn8gWdvNA5J5fV6F57iHfocg/s400/105.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCykkOkmEVs4v97wzuzaQrbzwiyRFGmVMOe0i9dYuojSf8Ke_f4Kb_CyFcasge-Z4a1b3hRDC3Lmw8kNGGysa94DhXm96d_e-nck0IS8VnTyRWdDG_QWwuYNfotTCxVrWjxmrbTDc_SA/s1600/108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCykkOkmEVs4v97wzuzaQrbzwiyRFGmVMOe0i9dYuojSf8Ke_f4Kb_CyFcasge-Z4a1b3hRDC3Lmw8kNGGysa94DhXm96d_e-nck0IS8VnTyRWdDG_QWwuYNfotTCxVrWjxmrbTDc_SA/s640/108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihlge-Y3VxjzvnbhmBryzSHG-hbMzOQ-7aM3t-9o3NRVdBFeUwRD5REy1N2g1fDftBJaGJ3qmkAARmI7tl9AlVgnK_AIBsILnBCaL937WEoSy8oGmtSO4Q_QkYcrKtWUtPVTjHzEzlg/s1600/110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihlge-Y3VxjzvnbhmBryzSHG-hbMzOQ-7aM3t-9o3NRVdBFeUwRD5REy1N2g1fDftBJaGJ3qmkAARmI7tl9AlVgnK_AIBsILnBCaL937WEoSy8oGmtSO4Q_QkYcrKtWUtPVTjHzEzlg/s320/110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36YbpnPZ3soAKwFaaRj8f2zzG24zx-I0OJSSAbUP7q-8IEw_3NYbsL2geWPPcV7xMaq_uJHb4pcsHjcvAYmFSl55NM9tOBE51LJniWs_2sz4uXx7nZ2HvuaK47vz10V6w5n8pm7fdtA/s1600/111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36YbpnPZ3soAKwFaaRj8f2zzG24zx-I0OJSSAbUP7q-8IEw_3NYbsL2geWPPcV7xMaq_uJHb4pcsHjcvAYmFSl55NM9tOBE51LJniWs_2sz4uXx7nZ2HvuaK47vz10V6w5n8pm7fdtA/s320/111.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkzWNO1EMJkdqaZkKELp2iS24pPKx6XU0zqR2wk4sgDQFUFPGJuB40VzDx_aeVrieJGCuAiRsWRnWRycNSXiiLMn58F9B6rBwvVeDkfCWFfP1sefRkCNWDpAdVtMhsw4ykmpE8rfn0g/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkzWNO1EMJkdqaZkKELp2iS24pPKx6XU0zqR2wk4sgDQFUFPGJuB40VzDx_aeVrieJGCuAiRsWRnWRycNSXiiLMn58F9B6rBwvVeDkfCWFfP1sefRkCNWDpAdVtMhsw4ykmpE8rfn0g/s320/Paris,+France+2013+173.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kLJXwwqy_iTxXCCZbVUuB1NibfXKuAycP_0SMSfw_G2Q7zAtLzQX6vjtgaaS1znZhREAVdWX4gZOG_bjEEEM_6wV4h6U9jy8a4IMwUDh8MD67UW5mIVlN3Lv-ttlXuNP0yqYtyzMkg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kLJXwwqy_iTxXCCZbVUuB1NibfXKuAycP_0SMSfw_G2Q7zAtLzQX6vjtgaaS1znZhREAVdWX4gZOG_bjEEEM_6wV4h6U9jy8a4IMwUDh8MD67UW5mIVlN3Lv-ttlXuNP0yqYtyzMkg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnALcQkj10MpfUa6HO1-jgXw3tBnrc_ynQSRu-yvYva45Epv8iZcYIL26rbay8nIdG4h2wBkUY9UcdE53zMweqwStG-Nch_FG49SjZ40KzmJF-ijYHNqVMobaBt10Q86Hz02N3AVaVw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnALcQkj10MpfUa6HO1-jgXw3tBnrc_ynQSRu-yvYva45Epv8iZcYIL26rbay8nIdG4h2wBkUY9UcdE53zMweqwStG-Nch_FG49SjZ40KzmJF-ijYHNqVMobaBt10Q86Hz02N3AVaVw/s640/Paris,+France+2013+186.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2KK6HMoQvL9k8DdPKMHXGZVct8MSkNXHxtHZjVq6wAK9Kp7zOUpZpGLeqd7xK0FJFotb49P0RLlygQsCeRtsYf2TkOhPnSvJkyVuI3cxd5_8iKEVm6kyzbwscijvG47EzbKRnGgiBw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2KK6HMoQvL9k8DdPKMHXGZVct8MSkNXHxtHZjVq6wAK9Kp7zOUpZpGLeqd7xK0FJFotb49P0RLlygQsCeRtsYf2TkOhPnSvJkyVuI3cxd5_8iKEVm6kyzbwscijvG47EzbKRnGgiBw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+187.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamBf7LHOSQnl2weMuMPJRGSuH9EHz7sLrod8fESXT1fkEbAz1QTn2qgNFXmZtglOqk_dChpcIyyz158VmlFRTMNhnHVVLe4xTAjapP4944ZYunYbLuD8AW6Ctylo6JnflMAy1gJddlw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamBf7LHOSQnl2weMuMPJRGSuH9EHz7sLrod8fESXT1fkEbAz1QTn2qgNFXmZtglOqk_dChpcIyyz158VmlFRTMNhnHVVLe4xTAjapP4944ZYunYbLuD8AW6Ctylo6JnflMAy1gJddlw/s400/Paris,+France+2013+190.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_JgwRX2_IvjkWe6yypkA7OJmpei5Bp51ttBxxoiQKxaHPl3uujEuhefFo3D1qCTycw4ggJMThsNBHGcgN4mX1rscsU_4z6LkHRqcagrt_76nRh8RK2grI0SFQ8HZBIlB0RtsmN6UnQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_JgwRX2_IvjkWe6yypkA7OJmpei5Bp51ttBxxoiQKxaHPl3uujEuhefFo3D1qCTycw4ggJMThsNBHGcgN4mX1rscsU_4z6LkHRqcagrt_76nRh8RK2grI0SFQ8HZBIlB0RtsmN6UnQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+196.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
When we got out to the gardens I was disappointed as I’d read you can rent bicycles to ride around, but really it is only in a small area. Most of the gardens you are not allowed to bike in, but we walked around and rented the bikes for a little while to go visit the Hamlet, which is a very adorable old-fashioned farm Marie Antoinette had built to live a more simple life than the lavish palace. We walked around the Hamlet visiting the animals and looking for rabbits (didn’t find any) and got a little lost but we found our way back. Overall, Versailles was definitely one of the most fun sights to see as they have restored it to really feel like you’re stepping back in time.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE-D3eLROTkofL2hC3T5TUADxBH59N8UxXFVwndqFIT7jMIr9nBACn8ePGtGBTmSaims7Eixob3j1Kg8zIRT-zyD20gMdAYOj2M5Ph6DWujuy8xDpIYWwhComvUb3JzwD9wDOZ2WiRA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE-D3eLROTkofL2hC3T5TUADxBH59N8UxXFVwndqFIT7jMIr9nBACn8ePGtGBTmSaims7Eixob3j1Kg8zIRT-zyD20gMdAYOj2M5Ph6DWujuy8xDpIYWwhComvUb3JzwD9wDOZ2WiRA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAKroDgN0HA6v1iNbVAyM_vVSUob7oWJmVzWYPMZMEag-OUuj_yBWJ-FY8kr1S2aJ83GQzdz5yr90BtluPugvgdWi9EWtWyO7EGxnaZteZp521d-pEifNPas-eJbQbUYk6uAQgJ0j3w/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAKroDgN0HA6v1iNbVAyM_vVSUob7oWJmVzWYPMZMEag-OUuj_yBWJ-FY8kr1S2aJ83GQzdz5yr90BtluPugvgdWi9EWtWyO7EGxnaZteZp521d-pEifNPas-eJbQbUYk6uAQgJ0j3w/s320/Paris,+France+2013+201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahqLEd89Lyho53bS8pxi69KJ5kYas1SMQIPOX9zE_d_4OwxrHhSKBkNRiIwiEYUWDH1f2L8P18_iRiaioB6VWheKuUFYx__W7hvja1EFfBPANhv75kEAjLDdkBpRmEFom9dqMsIkr_w/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahqLEd89Lyho53bS8pxi69KJ5kYas1SMQIPOX9zE_d_4OwxrHhSKBkNRiIwiEYUWDH1f2L8P18_iRiaioB6VWheKuUFYx__W7hvja1EFfBPANhv75kEAjLDdkBpRmEFom9dqMsIkr_w/s320/Paris,+France+2013+204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66CIzUQxIt3_3JPpPDwD7jpIlHRF8ucjbcUEUF_iX7mSoSqPhFomLB3PO69l7OA2R_lA-IlCCratI2dl0Zg9w1qaeuCPBitsvjrfW7lFAnjVWRWoFQq32R6pGc09KedKyJFwZe23dvA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66CIzUQxIt3_3JPpPDwD7jpIlHRF8ucjbcUEUF_iX7mSoSqPhFomLB3PO69l7OA2R_lA-IlCCratI2dl0Zg9w1qaeuCPBitsvjrfW7lFAnjVWRWoFQq32R6pGc09KedKyJFwZe23dvA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+206.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6FywREjSvn6wfMPfUQIZAt6l37V_W_H41enKpIDlUhiheC1piEqex8snumbvdc1PUAYmnKVgGbd-uNZH9eAa6855_U6KqavqJx72tOv7IQ2KJLaRCFmURGXV6bII5Kxvs4HRwfDxYw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6FywREjSvn6wfMPfUQIZAt6l37V_W_H41enKpIDlUhiheC1piEqex8snumbvdc1PUAYmnKVgGbd-uNZH9eAa6855_U6KqavqJx72tOv7IQ2KJLaRCFmURGXV6bII5Kxvs4HRwfDxYw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+208.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSqHAxBteb3vk0CKGeS5mJvLLNP14g0AatbZevP1WFGX9OcK49CadbLZx5hJcpUgJ5YusnMek_sugRR3K-BRu_hl79jN1LFe9pNqGPL0uLMe7oE2e4ab4w3KueEKnVphDgeyBuZE_1Q/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgSqHAxBteb3vk0CKGeS5mJvLLNP14g0AatbZevP1WFGX9OcK49CadbLZx5hJcpUgJ5YusnMek_sugRR3K-BRu_hl79jN1LFe9pNqGPL0uLMe7oE2e4ab4w3KueEKnVphDgeyBuZE_1Q/s320/Paris,+France+2013+209.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDUa-NDyM3ZeBVihq9quD8b1hED2hh417iR1-O0HxSTzbEDuJGQHteN1qp8GiqE-3wK4YdhoFkqoqFEBhBSENwJbJVsg5YNMOefwJGfBl10Z5NhtwOyQ55ngOFxzi0YrMe5o8Nbu3Cg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDUa-NDyM3ZeBVihq9quD8b1hED2hh417iR1-O0HxSTzbEDuJGQHteN1qp8GiqE-3wK4YdhoFkqoqFEBhBSENwJbJVsg5YNMOefwJGfBl10Z5NhtwOyQ55ngOFxzi0YrMe5o8Nbu3Cg/s640/Paris,+France+2013+210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEPshdCjbD0HzkrOfh-aJ4c0ClgfBIV8dWQxj9LXtFLcXW1tKIFp5wH0dufETdmCox1kxtxp9GwctWyhi9KXVnkY-U3KdLTAMNYhUoSiCtA3O60osLxe0Ot1oGZmaprgGlmmFPZhAiA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEPshdCjbD0HzkrOfh-aJ4c0ClgfBIV8dWQxj9LXtFLcXW1tKIFp5wH0dufETdmCox1kxtxp9GwctWyhi9KXVnkY-U3KdLTAMNYhUoSiCtA3O60osLxe0Ot1oGZmaprgGlmmFPZhAiA/s400/Paris,+France+2013+211.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OTc-tptuJTyZMEnILVwBBr1PsdMBp7RAObL2TlGXN4M3hyoHCiQOutZlumkuEJn4ol8qQ_IXT4ZyzYcs-B_eUkRJUjOcPT8tPYBwHS2fTRBQLHFF5oLEL14KiftYNE34U0EHDXpxRA/s1600/115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OTc-tptuJTyZMEnILVwBBr1PsdMBp7RAObL2TlGXN4M3hyoHCiQOutZlumkuEJn4ol8qQ_IXT4ZyzYcs-B_eUkRJUjOcPT8tPYBwHS2fTRBQLHFF5oLEL14KiftYNE34U0EHDXpxRA/s640/115.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
We headed back to the city to use the boat-tour tickets that I had bought before the trip. I love a good boat tour since you can see the sights while taking a rest. We were sitting on the top deck when it started raining so we popped up the umbrella and opened the second bottle of wine. The lady in front of us was getting up to go sit underneath for cover and said “you two know how to do the boat tour right!”<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpPIfpF9pYgpuMKxU3WUX7N_wNQzJBKUxRF4_aU-jb98uSlzEIwb3S2QQud_bzc5IleuDd2HrqkBJjSfA6NOo7uPn1O8RFAsLWVDbXEl1E_fUF5H0SQlIrOmgSJssQe4_SY1NhLvR0w/s1600/116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpPIfpF9pYgpuMKxU3WUX7N_wNQzJBKUxRF4_aU-jb98uSlzEIwb3S2QQud_bzc5IleuDd2HrqkBJjSfA6NOo7uPn1O8RFAsLWVDbXEl1E_fUF5H0SQlIrOmgSJssQe4_SY1NhLvR0w/s320/116.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this bird was a pro, he came right up to us and ate baguette out of our hands</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fylDAPIG1Tt8afoXYsML8ov1YRvlvT7lNjAZFtiFE0MjF5vjl0wd7By-BY0jb616C76dKuBHPizoQkXt8GRBWNfnjmeKMcHVhANQ-9wu10adHo2tILVYcM7iBCCbcH8tDOcqwIoeWw/s1600/Paris%252C+France+2013+221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5fylDAPIG1Tt8afoXYsML8ov1YRvlvT7lNjAZFtiFE0MjF5vjl0wd7By-BY0jb616C76dKuBHPizoQkXt8GRBWNfnjmeKMcHVhANQ-9wu10adHo2tILVYcM7iBCCbcH8tDOcqwIoeWw/s320/Paris%252C+France+2013+221.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1Ujv0Xa3whVWQ2b0Yt-b52EUVgvR3y6woneGHK8i90rbZ6G2UYFPYG2kXIr9Fjvm-qfZcAgao1C5vLCMB6XsQ3ayA2DTYdA_tv4IBj6zExLrEk9KPsdPqlAS65fsS_gTTBeoi9Xdwg/s1600/Paris%252C+France+2013+225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1Ujv0Xa3whVWQ2b0Yt-b52EUVgvR3y6woneGHK8i90rbZ6G2UYFPYG2kXIr9Fjvm-qfZcAgao1C5vLCMB6XsQ3ayA2DTYdA_tv4IBj6zExLrEk9KPsdPqlAS65fsS_gTTBeoi9Xdwg/s320/Paris%252C+France+2013+225.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr0UyVLcToMW9fiD9sHXBnr52GhBYNjIad5H3hp8nT-2qyem36fXaZ4jd3_W3qgDTPy4QuUzwbikHWzZQvOY09rfyqXK8OzpVa6aa5j_rNeZbWNs3xxG2Cs-amkaja3omt89uczNe1g/s1600/Paris%252C+France+2013+230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr0UyVLcToMW9fiD9sHXBnr52GhBYNjIad5H3hp8nT-2qyem36fXaZ4jd3_W3qgDTPy4QuUzwbikHWzZQvOY09rfyqXK8OzpVa6aa5j_rNeZbWNs3xxG2Cs-amkaja3omt89uczNe1g/s320/Paris%252C+France+2013+230.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr7gpB6ti5e1ediN4Dg8s8GvPY55gzYM8RCFT9WjaII3l7Bfe1tyQMbO3yGCIxhS3Y_UqSIddGLP1qq5_6sMS5qGdx7wSgYh2LexEuuXwcYOsUIeXqNIk3wdE4yqWzJQXUBTBr9_RXQ/s1600/Paris%252C+France+2013+232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr7gpB6ti5e1ediN4Dg8s8GvPY55gzYM8RCFT9WjaII3l7Bfe1tyQMbO3yGCIxhS3Y_UqSIddGLP1qq5_6sMS5qGdx7wSgYh2LexEuuXwcYOsUIeXqNIk3wdE4yqWzJQXUBTBr9_RXQ/s320/Paris%252C+France+2013+232.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
That night on the way back we walked around the outside of the Louvre and had a really late dinner at a pizza and sandwich shop near our hotel, but my three cheese panini was still really good. It was next door to this strange reggae/punk/indie club. We had a drink there one night and it was definitely a dive but had lots of couches and Bob Marley playing. It seemed to always be packed really late at night. We thought it was really funny they were playing Bob Marley but the girl tending bar had to have her friend translate our request for Rum & Coke.<br />
<br />
The next day was Thursday and it was crazy to realize that was our last day of the trip. I still had so much to do! I was supposed to meet up with my co-worker Emily, visit the Musée de Orsay, Musée Rodin, visit Deyrolle (the crazy taxidermy shop), and a million other things! But that’s how vacations go, they fly by. We knew we had to see the Louvre, both having art degrees, so that’s where we spent most of the day. I will be honest, we got lost walking around a few times, I had trouble working the crazy Nintendo 3DS audio guide, and the crowds were noisy, but I’m still glad we went. There was so much art there, we were only able to take in a little, but we hit some of the highlights and spent a lot of time in the French painting rooms.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDC69DB7difqONYIXMVwkiQZMLo2QOGtsNn9sks59BJ3PEzd5Yn5NfcBMU5jldPD7nE8OZee43GmJNu4EEK04daS3Kr4W_18rzs5GQ5_5nxZ3GlHGKJ9jFbXm1YJ3uBQEroyDvm5aiA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDC69DB7difqONYIXMVwkiQZMLo2QOGtsNn9sks59BJ3PEzd5Yn5NfcBMU5jldPD7nE8OZee43GmJNu4EEK04daS3Kr4W_18rzs5GQ5_5nxZ3GlHGKJ9jFbXm1YJ3uBQEroyDvm5aiA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+236.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QIP23NMhmrIgnmR6EioWo1wuMQLzxXUOgwHuJPDMYoTuyuyunxfW0FJfbgXd3N7jVhN0iJBWMsCmt6UPQTutyRNT0sgptBMbqswAdR2xe_687O8MWQUEUNuSSktlu7RgUs7M-6qvrw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QIP23NMhmrIgnmR6EioWo1wuMQLzxXUOgwHuJPDMYoTuyuyunxfW0FJfbgXd3N7jVhN0iJBWMsCmt6UPQTutyRNT0sgptBMbqswAdR2xe_687O8MWQUEUNuSSktlu7RgUs7M-6qvrw/s640/Paris,+France+2013+239.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrY3PmtYeUbbRR4uMqpo21hqpe3QCNc50lG8H_87mrMFBrxRX3gmxbPbR8zAbqcbM97CuVZHGnq5njU72RzAFb5FT80qEJ0o46dS49J4P-pJAybPLAaswO4teniIpHKRZsvcB2WaxEQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrY3PmtYeUbbRR4uMqpo21hqpe3QCNc50lG8H_87mrMFBrxRX3gmxbPbR8zAbqcbM97CuVZHGnq5njU72RzAFb5FT80qEJ0o46dS49J4P-pJAybPLAaswO4teniIpHKRZsvcB2WaxEQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+241.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbxh3aRjxQlzxZmtdRTj3i4N3Kqckti6GsGwS8mQu2e7-AUnoM48Nu0-ET_heEnH-5h8HIfBDNFpaoDgBGGgW9fh_zBKzOyeAqcbXqrXz9FDvOMw9-Ddl3ktUEnbCK27fpxZQhwVGaA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbxh3aRjxQlzxZmtdRTj3i4N3Kqckti6GsGwS8mQu2e7-AUnoM48Nu0-ET_heEnH-5h8HIfBDNFpaoDgBGGgW9fh_zBKzOyeAqcbXqrXz9FDvOMw9-Ddl3ktUEnbCK27fpxZQhwVGaA/s640/Paris,+France+2013+242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7C_yYVU-_NivXdBLWh2npUKd6DnpOgE_zQD0fo2eG64yrNuVM3AXc9bD7UKsB2Kgoq_YRbva5_9f9jqOiLa7M3d_nnRxNmDjTcH6PqtjI46q9faKoHwRxUorLAR5z3o9DugY1dlOLQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7C_yYVU-_NivXdBLWh2npUKd6DnpOgE_zQD0fo2eG64yrNuVM3AXc9bD7UKsB2Kgoq_YRbva5_9f9jqOiLa7M3d_nnRxNmDjTcH6PqtjI46q9faKoHwRxUorLAR5z3o9DugY1dlOLQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+244.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIewich1bFkUrWe1HwWScslCF3PVmNLV0L6BeRvHM7xxf5QBTMtUb-4oKjPEUbt8n49iCV4Q_wtq1ZEPK830X0ZceKZOcf9368vlH2igKFX-4lrdLFCkr18a9HRWg5E4nr359riiJkZQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIewich1bFkUrWe1HwWScslCF3PVmNLV0L6BeRvHM7xxf5QBTMtUb-4oKjPEUbt8n49iCV4Q_wtq1ZEPK830X0ZceKZOcf9368vlH2igKFX-4lrdLFCkr18a9HRWg5E4nr359riiJkZQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeMXr_jayI-65nuWG9mWebV-PgojJpR9ZpVV42LHl3QQ3PzhQhCGW4oSnhFT5MR4n_UfmnmLsut4drbh3bxR1trXZpzSew9ykur3PvC88doP0jyozNPxwYO9zqacUcwvY0i13dgze5A/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeMXr_jayI-65nuWG9mWebV-PgojJpR9ZpVV42LHl3QQ3PzhQhCGW4oSnhFT5MR4n_UfmnmLsut4drbh3bxR1trXZpzSew9ykur3PvC88doP0jyozNPxwYO9zqacUcwvY0i13dgze5A/s320/Paris,+France+2013+249.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG5BDwmWHSo7uW5Ld01MHexZCRVVEX-zZL-1-bxS2DWdkbuxZqa6ZjWa1C7aB1fcKTsXi8018dVbBad9gI3QYNUPQ7TmZc6egum7BAqApz5UEhRJHhndIsaAKS24dE9P4Rl3fDpjuYA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoG5BDwmWHSo7uW5Ld01MHexZCRVVEX-zZL-1-bxS2DWdkbuxZqa6ZjWa1C7aB1fcKTsXi8018dVbBad9gI3QYNUPQ7TmZc6egum7BAqApz5UEhRJHhndIsaAKS24dE9P4Rl3fDpjuYA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2y8l6oew_u95oSt0QBNkhO_wN69WIiCqeq6SdB9n7zQ5_6ZW6SWSMWThTAqQyUQelX1Qt8mDNiE7BSP13mwJDqkKEx05Pfy1fCNNzg5iLgv5UzFihZsrbOa4Uy_fvAZobBHZ-SUC3Nw/s1600/118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2y8l6oew_u95oSt0QBNkhO_wN69WIiCqeq6SdB9n7zQ5_6ZW6SWSMWThTAqQyUQelX1Qt8mDNiE7BSP13mwJDqkKEx05Pfy1fCNNzg5iLgv5UzFihZsrbOa4Uy_fvAZobBHZ-SUC3Nw/s640/118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbi4mSZxHv9eRrGrJa08u9BT5JXq77Gj0HDGfk61ffogJMtC7mQIZ2mN1H7NDggvmC9wTEx6M2EpnHgfh9AdH9Gd36jH1SOzBGsyURs4bHBI3A2xrkqYHNHFUw__04HUs-0BZM3zguQ/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbi4mSZxHv9eRrGrJa08u9BT5JXq77Gj0HDGfk61ffogJMtC7mQIZ2mN1H7NDggvmC9wTEx6M2EpnHgfh9AdH9Gd36jH1SOzBGsyURs4bHBI3A2xrkqYHNHFUw__04HUs-0BZM3zguQ/s320/128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjMSsuIy0728I8HnoLnkLGgo1dun_vHH9XE70iSyf8TgthQDR-50J9gQn6n7Gh7K0xcpiYBQ9PeygFd2p02cFPoHprIEnhJaHF35glLMDPOunyl9M8o8vTASf-SJ9gyBGBoPYqpGeuw/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjMSsuIy0728I8HnoLnkLGgo1dun_vHH9XE70iSyf8TgthQDR-50J9gQn6n7Gh7K0xcpiYBQ9PeygFd2p02cFPoHprIEnhJaHF35glLMDPOunyl9M8o8vTASf-SJ9gyBGBoPYqpGeuw/s320/129.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Is7M6iWPqnGQgq36RNKLYO-evidvyU5aWp3qj-ZSMXEjQr9KK4Sj2DUIfZpraMA2JXya0atC_deM4CHmaEeFiAFeK1HfKVqW7sOqhU9cGiZ6Xsjijf21YQixlRiXimOX4ivLtd4xkg/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Is7M6iWPqnGQgq36RNKLYO-evidvyU5aWp3qj-ZSMXEjQr9KK4Sj2DUIfZpraMA2JXya0atC_deM4CHmaEeFiAFeK1HfKVqW7sOqhU9cGiZ6Xsjijf21YQixlRiXimOX4ivLtd4xkg/s320/132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDOMDHtEEBBs9KCxFnfSx6ttFTZ53fB7cUv6-9b5ANT3rxDSDUYPMO5-1kr6eZb7TOVL1bPPGRRJ1lk73_aI4CHTk39tFOui1XlcGHQwbWnA8LgFjtOp9WdbSNpMXKIrad_-eI3YyEA/s1600/135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDOMDHtEEBBs9KCxFnfSx6ttFTZ53fB7cUv6-9b5ANT3rxDSDUYPMO5-1kr6eZb7TOVL1bPPGRRJ1lk73_aI4CHTk39tFOui1XlcGHQwbWnA8LgFjtOp9WdbSNpMXKIrad_-eI3YyEA/s320/135.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdNY1sdLn33xDkN7AXDD_4_rk113ivNWqbp_neNzwZuCP0_dTzPNN-VO7_xW5mP5UIGoHZ5osLaya_tbKy8ED_4431nL9UBnuI5GKki8RuO9FbqJ-yBghhpvqQtkNuKzdewzwU1nDcA/s1600/140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdNY1sdLn33xDkN7AXDD_4_rk113ivNWqbp_neNzwZuCP0_dTzPNN-VO7_xW5mP5UIGoHZ5osLaya_tbKy8ED_4431nL9UBnuI5GKki8RuO9FbqJ-yBghhpvqQtkNuKzdewzwU1nDcA/s640/140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
After spending most of the day there we ventured across the street to a little outdoor market and bought macaroons and some jewelry.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q3Zbx8UB0-R4PzLjyafaBme9pqtwYv121ywARL7TFd7EHGYRyL9AxwJl4ArSyrz3cOqk_HEKWZ07jEMRpw1cc9GCSnlFPQFl_AzyXjYOVwrxeQwM_ZTgSfmoFvsPISa-Kbxf_zHWhA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Q3Zbx8UB0-R4PzLjyafaBme9pqtwYv121ywARL7TFd7EHGYRyL9AxwJl4ArSyrz3cOqk_HEKWZ07jEMRpw1cc9GCSnlFPQFl_AzyXjYOVwrxeQwM_ZTgSfmoFvsPISa-Kbxf_zHWhA/s400/Paris,+France+2013+252.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Then, all of a sudden it started pouring rain and this was the one day I didn’t bring the umbrella. We hurried down a couple of blocks and were lucky to find a nice place to eat dinner under the outdoor heaters. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Kz1x8YUy-wCI9Rw2lCt29rPVcwP7Hzanqsf-EPttrAETbEd-Ncn70tp8P5tr4k6FBNRxihMgDDu54oG4tVXs6E5_uRLEXBH6W2QCRRuJ3ARBS4GOZP_eL1ONxG4HoxzivnNqC-WK-g/s1600/138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Kz1x8YUy-wCI9Rw2lCt29rPVcwP7Hzanqsf-EPttrAETbEd-Ncn70tp8P5tr4k6FBNRxihMgDDu54oG4tVXs6E5_uRLEXBH6W2QCRRuJ3ARBS4GOZP_eL1ONxG4HoxzivnNqC-WK-g/s400/138.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuT0mUl1zEvHsYFGRgx04JLQ5HgU2SK5EkYSxKkDtIDWUyN04_fP6OwuR3gKPF133BI6XcBuYTZVHCU8XFp7_B3HvXVyn-c7ltUGFQVbMjaTS1Q_n3aWMBsxZm550jIsyR2sje3Kkmw/s1600/139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuT0mUl1zEvHsYFGRgx04JLQ5HgU2SK5EkYSxKkDtIDWUyN04_fP6OwuR3gKPF133BI6XcBuYTZVHCU8XFp7_B3HvXVyn-c7ltUGFQVbMjaTS1Q_n3aWMBsxZm550jIsyR2sje3Kkmw/s320/139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The rain let up so we walked around the hip shops on rue Saint-Honoré like Colette and found a few more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invader_(artist)" target="_blank">Invader</a> tags.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhTKJtpO2tCxF5CSXGx_cASwTtNXi8Fbnt7z-7imcYZMfjHzKffFP0F9bdUeExUESxCmhxwKWiDwXdBbZbLcrfikxMrftg-kQONkV4u5rRVUJjhv7pguRceHw86QTWlReBBx8ya4YSQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhTKJtpO2tCxF5CSXGx_cASwTtNXi8Fbnt7z-7imcYZMfjHzKffFP0F9bdUeExUESxCmhxwKWiDwXdBbZbLcrfikxMrftg-kQONkV4u5rRVUJjhv7pguRceHw86QTWlReBBx8ya4YSQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+255.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The next morning we got two lovely parting gifts from Paris. One, when I was checking out our hotel somehow had an extra credit of €198 over what we had paid beforehand for the 7 nights. I asked him to double-check (since I am pretty careful with my credit card records) but he said we had overpaid. He used the credit to pay for the breakfasts & dinners we had and then refunded us €77. Basically it was like free food and $100, but I wasn’t going to complain! Then our taxi was quick and we got to our flight on time (long story but there have been many an instance of a missed or almost-missed flight in our travels). Unfortunately the way home was not so joyous, we spent probably 25 hours straight in airports and planes and our luggage was lost by the time we arrived in Phoenix. But it is much better for your luggage to get lost on the way home, as I spent the next day in pajamas anyways and they delivered it the next night. Since I’ve been home everyone keeps asking how the trip was and it’s hard to explain. I like to say we vacation hard-it doesn’t matter if I’m sick or my feet hurt I will keep going, but we had an amazing time. Je pense que je pourrais y vivre, c'est vraiment magnifique.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDKiV5XM33FaHtmNCV8t8Lh_OyBaxv1FmL1mjA3LRxKDLzik-fRdfgQTpfcN8tAsgsXb4u2WAAHJOeYI38rJf9aRFieUFuV6z2VxYoc4zkkqcz_mC2R3e7ea5pMS8WpiYcNj4zISMzQ/s1600/144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDKiV5XM33FaHtmNCV8t8Lh_OyBaxv1FmL1mjA3LRxKDLzik-fRdfgQTpfcN8tAsgsXb4u2WAAHJOeYI38rJf9aRFieUFuV6z2VxYoc4zkkqcz_mC2R3e7ea5pMS8WpiYcNj4zISMzQ/s320/144.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2agIJpY8kFsmgAAUGKa-1viBp_8cCL7-BngJeXxw0ye7fh2uHcb2UQy-vFaaqVW_cGVZf38UPO2ml8HoErw-46Obk2_rFK0r4CchlJZdR9bZZxIBH6JSeuTD-418XOwYOGh_ZA1ebQ/s1600/146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2agIJpY8kFsmgAAUGKa-1viBp_8cCL7-BngJeXxw0ye7fh2uHcb2UQy-vFaaqVW_cGVZf38UPO2ml8HoErw-46Obk2_rFK0r4CchlJZdR9bZZxIBH6JSeuTD-418XOwYOGh_ZA1ebQ/s320/146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-62380890483971422532013-05-30T18:28:00.000-07:002013-05-30T19:48:55.767-07:00Paris Part Trois<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/JABOZpoBYQE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
The next day, Tuesday, we slept in a little (finally!) and had breakfast at a Boulangerie Pattisserie near the hotel. I am not exaggerating when I say we had the best quiche frommage and croissants aux amandes I have ever tasted. We tried to go back to that place a few times but they were never open again (who knows what hours they keep?) so it will just have to be a delicious memory.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIyCvj3MrRG8erA_WOl_ALIH3iXrOQItsTrVkuArp20TxtSaTzwORNWd7uvJoBkKW-9HHYxkM-2RdvTbE_eAahsdKQYoSe1gCZX6Z0DNW8Z6zZcnAE6sQ-moSVWa4JJQQqFwvix5vzA/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIyCvj3MrRG8erA_WOl_ALIH3iXrOQItsTrVkuArp20TxtSaTzwORNWd7uvJoBkKW-9HHYxkM-2RdvTbE_eAahsdKQYoSe1gCZX6Z0DNW8Z6zZcnAE6sQ-moSVWa4JJQQqFwvix5vzA/s320/088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmRnKEAbgGwc31igOF3yZb2F6K0lMWKGLOkikjm0xSfO_4VdR5iiO5x90x69vGf4aJpiWPzIw-j6pwEt9nTaWwqgmkCOx3WGGDqDelHMQMkG3NCNIE2ElaB9zLbsCeb5ly0r6f7K3OQ/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmRnKEAbgGwc31igOF3yZb2F6K0lMWKGLOkikjm0xSfO_4VdR5iiO5x90x69vGf4aJpiWPzIw-j6pwEt9nTaWwqgmkCOx3WGGDqDelHMQMkG3NCNIE2ElaB9zLbsCeb5ly0r6f7K3OQ/s320/089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
This day we tried to take the bus thinking it would be fewer stairs and walking than the metro stations and then proceeded to miss our stop and ended up walking back, ha. We had gotten off in the Marais, a trendy neighborhood, and walked over to Notre Dame. The line wasn’t too bad to get in and the cathedral was beautiful inside, especially the windows. We had one of our only encounters with a rude person there, as the lady behind the counter selling the audio guides had no patience for Tom, but she was speaking French so it was just sort of funny. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB79p98XWjS50P1fv3M7c4SVHuzkZilMahTu-gE5lBax_hK1G8l-e7g5WBoWHEURlciS5hIIJ9ppoD5QiuMHEbGwvq5_WYREoUQhGZfhBuKVqC6QZ93sY9QTcBMQgip207a9XmMkAog/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB79p98XWjS50P1fv3M7c4SVHuzkZilMahTu-gE5lBax_hK1G8l-e7g5WBoWHEURlciS5hIIJ9ppoD5QiuMHEbGwvq5_WYREoUQhGZfhBuKVqC6QZ93sY9QTcBMQgip207a9XmMkAog/s320/Paris,+France+2013+081.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yTic5kEYigwU6ZD1yFl_fNFJ4JrJsD6tihOO5FLGQAM1pNTONS0A1_GTjUbfQKmSKXWErJWYv6AUY7L14o9Bz6jcKJWDoZmzKNvycrhs1XkWtai3lLDiFm5mwuIxN5G54u2Paf6Y0Q/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yTic5kEYigwU6ZD1yFl_fNFJ4JrJsD6tihOO5FLGQAM1pNTONS0A1_GTjUbfQKmSKXWErJWYv6AUY7L14o9Bz6jcKJWDoZmzKNvycrhs1XkWtai3lLDiFm5mwuIxN5G54u2Paf6Y0Q/s320/Paris,+France+2013+082.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsmg0Ioz0B7zlW6eHywoS_zCEjvRXmUI5B-FS3OZ-MjpoL_wzeX1IRTitFDDe_obYdGE41Ii32Q3bypqcW9lim09Op8Zh1zn72biskjMf03qnuyGV7CYsMsAmXdNnb2iLnM_UKhnPDA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsmg0Ioz0B7zlW6eHywoS_zCEjvRXmUI5B-FS3OZ-MjpoL_wzeX1IRTitFDDe_obYdGE41Ii32Q3bypqcW9lim09Op8Zh1zn72biskjMf03qnuyGV7CYsMsAmXdNnb2iLnM_UKhnPDA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tmXleoJEtpN1iR9df_re_4IRa-jQrzu4fUp6OZ8DUC35RwHuXCrTzUeLKAze3_xVl6dXoGHJFe9IDzZ46dMfR7Y5bwPaAo3lkF7zjdjpv-6dSRQ5MTwlnCTxFMsP-f42CpWYZQL8Yw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tmXleoJEtpN1iR9df_re_4IRa-jQrzu4fUp6OZ8DUC35RwHuXCrTzUeLKAze3_xVl6dXoGHJFe9IDzZ46dMfR7Y5bwPaAo3lkF7zjdjpv-6dSRQ5MTwlnCTxFMsP-f42CpWYZQL8Yw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+096.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPKuvpcyiUkwUCe027VFE2nt6btDDNGcnUmqKWhrIcm1MtJRc5DI3ds73c-duEQ5QLjRYJfrYXimMh3tEol-36L1g0i6J9YW-q2gjM-ZcXgQJmXSp1ssYOGpMY8BdqRs1jZv3Cz9LSw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPKuvpcyiUkwUCe027VFE2nt6btDDNGcnUmqKWhrIcm1MtJRc5DI3ds73c-duEQ5QLjRYJfrYXimMh3tEol-36L1g0i6J9YW-q2gjM-ZcXgQJmXSp1ssYOGpMY8BdqRs1jZv3Cz9LSw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+098.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
After touring the inside we waited in the long lines to walk up the towers to look at the gargoyles. I think Tom was not excited to wait another hour or two to climb stairs, but once we were up there it was totally worth it. Unfortunately, they have put a cage and lights around everything up there (for safety I’m sure) so it’s not quite as picturesque, but still awesome.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAycv1E5TVi2ae348j70nRFXOWvEcuyJ_0Se3TFvoL2f6Ljkq_cCcMywSXDxnjnuHK5fGj-6xSGr9FnTz4RwTR0GcY07MuRes42P4cZPJKHxrNFCIA6TDHDDX38rCJnCgFFQkk7T869Q/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAycv1E5TVi2ae348j70nRFXOWvEcuyJ_0Se3TFvoL2f6Ljkq_cCcMywSXDxnjnuHK5fGj-6xSGr9FnTz4RwTR0GcY07MuRes42P4cZPJKHxrNFCIA6TDHDDX38rCJnCgFFQkk7T869Q/s640/093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwtTvXdydsE19UJIjSwmGBenofG1auPGbbjOlGJnCjMc86Pnsx1GlQSXbsSy3SBtF_mQFNjbGrknj7PG0og' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWtPH284E7NelD5FQ5RVX24ukaXvW0O5kgqPGb4IyTRE2goSCNOkQ84JYombJMFuhBWezJCuXSqW5x-pmSfzD4SQzkmvPUmrKysd6JSZ4jSSXXlJ0WJ8NsjXLRnkWFQKm8aRAK1MDNA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWtPH284E7NelD5FQ5RVX24ukaXvW0O5kgqPGb4IyTRE2goSCNOkQ84JYombJMFuhBWezJCuXSqW5x-pmSfzD4SQzkmvPUmrKysd6JSZ4jSSXXlJ0WJ8NsjXLRnkWFQKm8aRAK1MDNA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKScywOT1_voIscwypA_ZMoN_hYKw5oeDJ9Sjd_aNEw81jjxOZhlxL-KRhE7SQYfTg-QQDP7wyZUdu1ymZ14shYdpvstJs8hxDqTqlPNKHndldxii_IVFdJeG9SvwnskhU6dAjiBoHZA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKScywOT1_voIscwypA_ZMoN_hYKw5oeDJ9Sjd_aNEw81jjxOZhlxL-KRhE7SQYfTg-QQDP7wyZUdu1ymZ14shYdpvstJs8hxDqTqlPNKHndldxii_IVFdJeG9SvwnskhU6dAjiBoHZA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUsBwuYp0yP_wafvXLH40jBtLoI1jSrlg6vD0jvCa3AE57-2wmAuOaiDXTxdkDronKoiDzKUPMSzqqLFiESftsc0LCegyk3qqMrKOIzhUbvorc2SDdz4cXXG1wRuMqwtDvbeF5amQUg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUsBwuYp0yP_wafvXLH40jBtLoI1jSrlg6vD0jvCa3AE57-2wmAuOaiDXTxdkDronKoiDzKUPMSzqqLFiESftsc0LCegyk3qqMrKOIzhUbvorc2SDdz4cXXG1wRuMqwtDvbeF5amQUg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+129.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
A sad side note, while we were up there, unbeknownst to us, a radical right wing writer shot himself inside the cathedral, you can read the story <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/notre_dame_catherdral_closed_after_pAfeeupcdIAlPBKItNQHsJ" target="_blank">here</a>. We had no idea, but did notice the line to get in was huge when we were leaving (probably because they were in the middle of evacuating and closing up). We found out after we got home and our friend commented on our InstaGram pictures, funny the way we got the news all the way from Arizona. I can’t express how glad I am that we didn’t have to see that and that he didn’t hurt anyone else in the process.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CfRnAWaMj6RK8yLZvh7OMJ-QntK38M-3pmrZTVcac3FKhlVt9e4WLfLGRyEeHgjGAQDwsJi_AseeqTXmbSsv6AhwQcxPJXW0gttipRmlX8q8V9KrEP5TnzSYfXRvW6rkP1ANBPwNLQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CfRnAWaMj6RK8yLZvh7OMJ-QntK38M-3pmrZTVcac3FKhlVt9e4WLfLGRyEeHgjGAQDwsJi_AseeqTXmbSsv6AhwQcxPJXW0gttipRmlX8q8V9KrEP5TnzSYfXRvW6rkP1ANBPwNLQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+132.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
On our way back we stopped at a couple of vintage shops in the Marais, I ended up with a dress for €10. I did find an awesome Yves St. Laurent skirt, but it was €60 and I’m a cheapskate.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K2NWoKG5F2ucyzsgWTbnEk8AHWtqkV8i486WOJuTZ_l03judJ7XB8i2DhWPY_PgJXIza86jr7dNeFPE7Kw_e2GBrbaG1WEawmaHv0Okardwww3hRbk_sMxhI3tGDivGo8G4uw0oa5A/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K2NWoKG5F2ucyzsgWTbnEk8AHWtqkV8i486WOJuTZ_l03judJ7XB8i2DhWPY_PgJXIza86jr7dNeFPE7Kw_e2GBrbaG1WEawmaHv0Okardwww3hRbk_sMxhI3tGDivGo8G4uw0oa5A/s320/096.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0OvkX3QpKIawxg3x9I6vZiFQjPccdS-Xg16TKrvP8m1vyEUpkon6_JE8Bn7sUPBsmq8Wl8LsWAKvpchVGBPuUpfdG75csEYjh-54JdatKTxUcDf_kO1ImhH5z805NA74cvOtS2x8ww/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0OvkX3QpKIawxg3x9I6vZiFQjPccdS-Xg16TKrvP8m1vyEUpkon6_JE8Bn7sUPBsmq8Wl8LsWAKvpchVGBPuUpfdG75csEYjh-54JdatKTxUcDf_kO1ImhH5z805NA74cvOtS2x8ww/s320/098.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
We then rushed over to Père Lachaise Cemetery where we had about an hour before it closed. I could have spent a day there, it was such an interesting old cemetery. The ceiling of old trees, moss everywhere, crumbling headstones and statues, and the telephone booth sized tombs . . . They say over one million people have been buried there, and with one million different memorials it seems. I have a fondness for old statues so that amazing. We did of course find Jim Morrison’s grave, but it was fenced off, covered in graffiti and trinkets, and not the most impressive. I do love a good Doors song though so I don’t mean any disrespect. When it was closing time more than one guard driving around made us leave, I wondered if people hide and spend the night there? It seems like it wouldn’t be too hard to do.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2cCa0XVUPHHZ3Co4PDpY-ncuxnEBVN9aZCr_UPOLrksA2BAjZ5aY5e2SoACbRk5w-wMWFakqLdagoyPrv6roK3hUGWkiyhJ9S4UQlC32f48QOyr3ajl3dsFy5ufwJ5bAJsCefwJGrg/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2cCa0XVUPHHZ3Co4PDpY-ncuxnEBVN9aZCr_UPOLrksA2BAjZ5aY5e2SoACbRk5w-wMWFakqLdagoyPrv6roK3hUGWkiyhJ9S4UQlC32f48QOyr3ajl3dsFy5ufwJ5bAJsCefwJGrg/s640/100.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZAxPBlC79W8nmmn4MDUyZLnsEXxTQg9L_gjFKuPcIpBLF027gPPz65WDnscMdgythQtkpkEmT5TRDp4Y7ziIbfsH9-f_Qptv9krc2ovlWmtomxtP5IhHkxUBGnzQAu04uchc6Tc9LQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZAxPBlC79W8nmmn4MDUyZLnsEXxTQg9L_gjFKuPcIpBLF027gPPz65WDnscMdgythQtkpkEmT5TRDp4Y7ziIbfsH9-f_Qptv9krc2ovlWmtomxtP5IhHkxUBGnzQAu04uchc6Tc9LQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+146.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8lJ-5Mo-emwnw79mX_PY6etau95DTVdV1e4t3AAQKFwfOCMGssnrSdoV8L0erGwqjO2L4c5jvWvAFFDiP5PuKrCb5ab8uleT-0Ch_FPT0YtskKIO9b_4OA1KU2FyZw2uhnyGaQ3nYQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8lJ-5Mo-emwnw79mX_PY6etau95DTVdV1e4t3AAQKFwfOCMGssnrSdoV8L0erGwqjO2L4c5jvWvAFFDiP5PuKrCb5ab8uleT-0Ch_FPT0YtskKIO9b_4OA1KU2FyZw2uhnyGaQ3nYQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+152.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlgwmVb6wl2w6FmhGeH1Dlt84Jbgy8zUd6r6-pgwdFPj18XxDwjBjU7VQ5XWXXbmOpctCEwBdqICYdZca_O0zGfcFdHNoPBZvypaITVm7sEGecduqRAtmjJypFokzzAA0kgByuVMcFw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlgwmVb6wl2w6FmhGeH1Dlt84Jbgy8zUd6r6-pgwdFPj18XxDwjBjU7VQ5XWXXbmOpctCEwBdqICYdZca_O0zGfcFdHNoPBZvypaITVm7sEGecduqRAtmjJypFokzzAA0kgByuVMcFw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+156.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcxf8o7Qkp5IroOjOBHZUl5O7_gG177BK8dDGsHFp_HaYjXRWlLQw4IL669UpvpzckTWuhelnI8J_zhk-lwurRakQNMjCYUG7Q7a9bhJi2ZEdCVFNDtAD1QAJ8z-pSUGWPu0H8jvBg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcxf8o7Qkp5IroOjOBHZUl5O7_gG177BK8dDGsHFp_HaYjXRWlLQw4IL669UpvpzckTWuhelnI8J_zhk-lwurRakQNMjCYUG7Q7a9bhJi2ZEdCVFNDtAD1QAJ8z-pSUGWPu0H8jvBg/s640/Paris,+France+2013+159.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle2Xh9CEtOUInKW32LxJ1bxGBVDrykp8XW7PRsv3U3WYsh5aJfyNSwLyCyoyyolFS8LlQRG2Dq6wdT_OjnVE5eXyQ-rVbGf_2kYZQ053HJMBYbtFiaGl_ZHQLTJD8NUBUMPoDXMAdZw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjle2Xh9CEtOUInKW32LxJ1bxGBVDrykp8XW7PRsv3U3WYsh5aJfyNSwLyCyoyyolFS8LlQRG2Dq6wdT_OjnVE5eXyQ-rVbGf_2kYZQ053HJMBYbtFiaGl_ZHQLTJD8NUBUMPoDXMAdZw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+161.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0F3HQlosfE88cULq13GyYkGLVsumZhWJEkzZQPmWgAOYr_0Fg8-4sukb6rcQf8Zlrm4TV1RNiDYQvF5NhoIwKJDhO9d3RgU5NZkR57cFU_RVxtksPxcJtdAigaKIdJKO68OfSro_lQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0F3HQlosfE88cULq13GyYkGLVsumZhWJEkzZQPmWgAOYr_0Fg8-4sukb6rcQf8Zlrm4TV1RNiDYQvF5NhoIwKJDhO9d3RgU5NZkR57cFU_RVxtksPxcJtdAigaKIdJKO68OfSro_lQ/s640/Paris,+France+2013+165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-72602492521861623802013-05-30T17:58:00.000-07:002013-05-30T20:08:09.028-07:00Paris Part DeuxThe next morning, Sunday, I again dragged Tom out of bed early to go check out the marche aux puces [translates to flea market] at porte de vanves. We are becoming old people and love to go antiquing so I had done some online research to find out the best antique market. There was definitely a ton of treasures to look through, most of them unmarked so I would try my best “combien?” Unfortunately the answer was usually €80, €100, or €200 so I did not buy as much as I would have wanted. We ended up with an old map, a cheese knife with a vintage handle, a souvenir ashtray (that I’m going to use to hold rings), a nautical glass float (for our future pirate bar patio), and a really tasty breakfast of croque-monsieurs from a food truck. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE_FP7DMuT30GeC_W9_xaNrcE98yn3SoLhG9C4QWX6TwwQac53RQV8sPElkPO4Jpk6oCbFPNxpa3e_3rhP0Vc4yt3639XhCpt85dvuRIoGewbwSPmB9nv-mzR1HiKMy269rnfT17asA/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE_FP7DMuT30GeC_W9_xaNrcE98yn3SoLhG9C4QWX6TwwQac53RQV8sPElkPO4Jpk6oCbFPNxpa3e_3rhP0Vc4yt3639XhCpt85dvuRIoGewbwSPmB9nv-mzR1HiKMy269rnfT17asA/s640/066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
On our way out Tom got a first-hand view of a girl getting arrested for pick pocketing while he was waiting in line. We saw more than one pick pocketing arrest, so I give it to the French police for at least trying to contain the problem (our hyper-vigilance paid off and we didn’t lose anything the whole trip except for a book left on an airplane). In the afternoon we headed to the Arc de Triomphe. We had to climb quite a few stairs to get to the top but the view was beautiful from up there. The sculptures and reliefs on the Arch itself were interesting too, but I’ll admit I just wanted to sit on the bench for a while at that point.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXlyCPMbbab0jTFDJ2SJoe-xhd5hurCE4fDkOIeO6Pvzh_w34b0MzuULYLF0FujaUih4W8Yel-1ZHDtFSCLzkMqd0IdzLc1_jqGCqSizc81lKJ6y95Q1AJKo0BLjhAHHZEvm2GAkGoA/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXlyCPMbbab0jTFDJ2SJoe-xhd5hurCE4fDkOIeO6Pvzh_w34b0MzuULYLF0FujaUih4W8Yel-1ZHDtFSCLzkMqd0IdzLc1_jqGCqSizc81lKJ6y95Q1AJKo0BLjhAHHZEvm2GAkGoA/s320/060.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieubAUspUiJbRO07GjVDbrScbAG77NItfVFBAEkYd6k5zGhhBq7aQeBndrF3CWHQDXFqSVcb7msw75-9FmoYGvx5skLqLVeefNrY4kfXlJ1HxFRa1lo1wJuhcS0y4dG-wtofGwNmPdnA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieubAUspUiJbRO07GjVDbrScbAG77NItfVFBAEkYd6k5zGhhBq7aQeBndrF3CWHQDXFqSVcb7msw75-9FmoYGvx5skLqLVeefNrY4kfXlJ1HxFRa1lo1wJuhcS0y4dG-wtofGwNmPdnA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCHOsSC3O1W_6byapBoHuV7f955Wzra3YVRnjhqMYTJw2E3hNlI3knxICjxEOIG80chdciJEavrnabJeabX19aC6QrVOTX7zpPwXzHoLYkx_6BaVTqgyyKrettNgR2pR9YBkHB17K9g/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCHOsSC3O1W_6byapBoHuV7f955Wzra3YVRnjhqMYTJw2E3hNlI3knxICjxEOIG80chdciJEavrnabJeabX19aC6QrVOTX7zpPwXzHoLYkx_6BaVTqgyyKrettNgR2pR9YBkHB17K9g/s320/Paris,+France+2013+053.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ddx8376kOTLb13Yej67RR7lWSkCgRzH81w_6pFnEGgtnphVGRICayAz-Ncrk_CmS6c6eCbJqwHSwgHuyQDHq-3dk84iKvNWJEG9PS8zEgBX6HszsxiEoGcw1LMZYYwM29MSfKy67w/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9ddx8376kOTLb13Yej67RR7lWSkCgRzH81w_6pFnEGgtnphVGRICayAz-Ncrk_CmS6c6eCbJqwHSwgHuyQDHq-3dk84iKvNWJEG9PS8zEgBX6HszsxiEoGcw1LMZYYwM29MSfKy67w/s320/Paris,+France+2013+058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHTtAYrLYmS081Mw0ITHCYkoTbYVjIs7j1yabKskUWBJzTr-fJJS9ZqSp64-ZLKLGCGgZzNdXFdf6ajyLerOKFYzeFqvnrm6bUrAQOo2shz8f66HXXX8w_1l_pBn2Brl1LJWgEc5epQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHTtAYrLYmS081Mw0ITHCYkoTbYVjIs7j1yabKskUWBJzTr-fJJS9ZqSp64-ZLKLGCGgZzNdXFdf6ajyLerOKFYzeFqvnrm6bUrAQOo2shz8f66HXXX8w_1l_pBn2Brl1LJWgEc5epQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+068.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldAAYGpKbOcVhMy1oL2sudJ6j3yMTGWqHcOel6WSdYmG-C8Z4ZBv-TH0r8P-9HEjkiy6J0bxFW_Tw73-7-rgjOF4EfaJIPczB8hdQV3FJ5Tv6C-0JT5-Rx2dzSKEMmVTjrbwDRZNTPg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldAAYGpKbOcVhMy1oL2sudJ6j3yMTGWqHcOel6WSdYmG-C8Z4ZBv-TH0r8P-9HEjkiy6J0bxFW_Tw73-7-rgjOF4EfaJIPczB8hdQV3FJ5Tv6C-0JT5-Rx2dzSKEMmVTjrbwDRZNTPg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+069.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qgGNsOe4-Gx4sI09BvSG_cUCm14PEPvhZp9s5PaO-rSw12Xa-QzH8a97LUohA0nbs6E347lbdk_-txFEjEiqN5d06SoJyTqQQByGikwqWbDuptQknlXMR4zziXj_Q8X0seBPKjUprQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qgGNsOe4-Gx4sI09BvSG_cUCm14PEPvhZp9s5PaO-rSw12Xa-QzH8a97LUohA0nbs6E347lbdk_-txFEjEiqN5d06SoJyTqQQByGikwqWbDuptQknlXMR4zziXj_Q8X0seBPKjUprQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkHCqfcpQ1_bCoulc-EsGnkD1OGuh5P-LYEtFaN9TAGehEjoXqyUkDRXhaEUrl5s_xfYAetIGiaX2ViN-x' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
After checking that out we headed down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées (click the video to listen to the song that was playing in my head the whole time):<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9V-zUlrhEE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
It was beautiful, but man was it packed! Trying to get a rest and hide from the crowds we stopped at a café for a late lunch and had vin blanc, frommage, baguette, and a carafe de l'eau. They say it’s the most expensive place to eat in Paris, but since we really just had an appetizer cheese plate it wasn’t bad at all.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHk37fr0eSSQA-wtQcqhkjgQsMxMx40Ejbkljm0Qzj7C1XLtMjMXU-wXhl7CPmB3lM7Sg13GOKhR_7rG0xxg7dokJ9fP3C2VYmyWIyjzSvOQJrIaPjs__bM8AWkuSX6eq3rRHS5YysQ/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHk37fr0eSSQA-wtQcqhkjgQsMxMx40Ejbkljm0Qzj7C1XLtMjMXU-wXhl7CPmB3lM7Sg13GOKhR_7rG0xxg7dokJ9fP3C2VYmyWIyjzSvOQJrIaPjs__bM8AWkuSX6eq3rRHS5YysQ/s640/063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
That night we ate dinner at the hotel, but in the more upscale restaurant portion. The food was AMAZING, but at that point of the trip I realized I was coming down with a cold so I was probably not the most gracious diner. It was fun to watch the slideshow of the photo booth at the hotel which they played on a screen near our table. So every room in the hotel can use their iMac TV as a camera and so there are lots of crazy pictures with people wearing masks (they leave a couple in your room) and also some risqué business. <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DJOieVJDXOkc15fUTC8630UlWBqns3ZYwfsGHhmjSITHCig55u9MXGYc4ewC3i7GLRaiK6RjvQfHDw4ha_3Bof27lx1vpWidNMMpsLeHhmVlivZwJV1BwED6lsYD4E0pkHBAx52CjA/s1600/hotels-mama+shelter-paris-flickr-cavern___.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DJOieVJDXOkc15fUTC8630UlWBqns3ZYwfsGHhmjSITHCig55u9MXGYc4ewC3i7GLRaiK6RjvQfHDw4ha_3Bof27lx1vpWidNMMpsLeHhmVlivZwJV1BwED6lsYD4E0pkHBAx52CjA/s320/hotels-mama+shelter-paris-flickr-cavern___.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from <a href="http://beaulifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/11/during-our-stay-in-paris-we-were-in.html">http://beaulifestyle.blogspot.com/2010/11/during-our-stay-in-paris-we-were-in.html</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The next day was Disneyland Paris and despite the rain and being sick I still had a good time. On our way there we stopped at a pharmacy and I was lucky the pharmacist could understand my English request for cold medicine since that wasn’t covered in my French class.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkAp2Cip_BA3vto-nrzPM9EX89A4kNdR49oxZ0Ll9zsJl2CWPJ0N3FR76jqWe5MRYJSPC_Zy1KeGKElIThop2CUi5lo43J6Oie6JHlonlOJenh_Qj5jxARn-22sZZxGdhXWJ96DJYKQ/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkAp2Cip_BA3vto-nrzPM9EX89A4kNdR49oxZ0Ll9zsJl2CWPJ0N3FR76jqWe5MRYJSPC_Zy1KeGKElIThop2CUi5lo43J6Oie6JHlonlOJenh_Qj5jxARn-22sZZxGdhXWJ96DJYKQ/s200/072.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>
<br />
As Tom and I are both a bit of Disney enthusiasts we had fun comparing the park to Disneyland and Disneyworld. Some parts were way better: Sleeping Beauty’s castle, the waterfall outside of Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain 2, and Crash’s Coaster. The overall park was a bit smaller and the Indiana Jones ride which is one of my favorites in Disneyland was really just a small rollercoaster there.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8X3yMkbCwJej9b7NkescRycWJen6AvjPNs9EoFvtX4evgc4jW7BEjLJ1D5pS81gUFC5xex5wHm3sCv4EQGDd0MqTaMkL_yHU3Zw7U9f6xuXQj6raW9xe1bLrfDOQ8HOF3G5ZRIxOkg/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8X3yMkbCwJej9b7NkescRycWJen6AvjPNs9EoFvtX4evgc4jW7BEjLJ1D5pS81gUFC5xex5wHm3sCv4EQGDd0MqTaMkL_yHU3Zw7U9f6xuXQj6raW9xe1bLrfDOQ8HOF3G5ZRIxOkg/s320/074.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOB0pVaXdvJBih2yUfP-_itgu7sVmgVkD1rs2zansqQ8fR_zqelez0_sS4xVm60LZwH8OQ4KVPD1B_Q-Pzh6p9lkrexOrgy9kcpWkY8r0rEq6r6_VdhPpuw-bVUqxWTvuNrEzB73rSw/s1600/077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOB0pVaXdvJBih2yUfP-_itgu7sVmgVkD1rs2zansqQ8fR_zqelez0_sS4xVm60LZwH8OQ4KVPD1B_Q-Pzh6p9lkrexOrgy9kcpWkY8r0rEq6r6_VdhPpuw-bVUqxWTvuNrEzB73rSw/s640/077.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is how we do Disneyland Paris-like hoodrats</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkzLFUhLdHAJuzPVpWO8hV26SMzWM-SUX3D9b02QOtcdEfozaN9-0z7Ny9BpXH2CGv3jbenc_aj69892YabND15Y6F2bYaPYkFJhtFYRrsosPoidJhRMsbnCb6tOVMf-n4ycDaWqvQ/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkzLFUhLdHAJuzPVpWO8hV26SMzWM-SUX3D9b02QOtcdEfozaN9-0z7Ny9BpXH2CGv3jbenc_aj69892YabND15Y6F2bYaPYkFJhtFYRrsosPoidJhRMsbnCb6tOVMf-n4ycDaWqvQ/s320/082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsojeKONb8nb5n7uK-wGbbXlfYrb1XNDjSbO2rXxHbsUQJqPXhEQlcpeumqbqg_Rw3MoO_EgCZBYmd8KFTkflXLJJEqtON47KtopF0Hwxb6Y7qd6v_7MzbzmrVtmrN1gwV-IX6Fq8og/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsojeKONb8nb5n7uK-wGbbXlfYrb1XNDjSbO2rXxHbsUQJqPXhEQlcpeumqbqg_Rw3MoO_EgCZBYmd8KFTkflXLJJEqtON47KtopF0Hwxb6Y7qd6v_7MzbzmrVtmrN1gwV-IX6Fq8og/s320/081.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
I couldn’t get over how fun it was to see rides where you know all the sayings being done in French. I taped quite a few on my phone and only got told “no pictures” once ;). I posted the videos on FaceBook (they're long), click below:<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201077032111015&l=4561877951551222104" target="_blank">The Intro to the Haunted Mansion</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10201076901067739&l=4364495601394044422" target="_blank">Star Tours in French</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-5134401523326556172013-05-30T17:22:00.001-07:002013-05-30T17:24:26.627-07:00Paris Part Un“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” ― Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast<br />
<br />
“That Paris exists and anyone could choose to live anywhere else in the world will always be a mystery to me.” -Marion Cotillard as Adriana in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris<br />
<br />
“You can’t escape the past in Paris, and yet what’s so wonderful about it is that the past and present intermingle so intangibly that it doesn’t seem to burden. “-Allen Ginsberg<br />
<br />
A few years ago we had made some plans (the kind of plans that are like “someday in the future when we have money”) to go to Paris with our friends Chris & Lori. I really wanted to see the city, Tom really wanted to visit Disneyland Paris, and Lori said she could speak French fairly well to help us along. The years went by and Chris & Lori now live in Pennsylvania with two adorable kids so I’m sure going to Europe is not high on their wish list, but with me turning 30 this year I thought it would be a great excuse to take the trip just the two of us. After about six months of planning and one very beginner French course (watch this video to see my level of French) we were off.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/X5hrUGFhsXo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa3hThYePB2gk4rN44ILcot8q5EkOq2N_3TDNTokzO0grRIO9O2mRqqsiBxh74NoOrVp09fjq-2c8jprEmhnfLnS6SLCKGw5s5Z3QdqBseC-urEKVsg1aQDMrqB-Ih4nOVaMAj-EIfA/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa3hThYePB2gk4rN44ILcot8q5EkOq2N_3TDNTokzO0grRIO9O2mRqqsiBxh74NoOrVp09fjq-2c8jprEmhnfLnS6SLCKGw5s5Z3QdqBseC-urEKVsg1aQDMrqB-Ih4nOVaMAj-EIfA/s320/006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We flew Air Canada because a few years back when we went to London we thought the Air Canada leg of the trip was most enjoyable, and it did not disappoint. Free movies, free drinks, lots of meals & snacks, and $90 a person to upgrade to the exit rows for lots of leg room for my 6’4” husband.<br />
<br />
With all of the time difference we got to Paris in the morning on Friday. It took a bit of walking, confusion at the RNCF ticket machines, a train, and a bus to get to the hotel. I was pretty proud though as it was about €22 total to get there versus the €40-70 a taxi costs. We got to our hotel early but they were kind enough to speed clean our corner room and let us check in early. This was just one of the many things I loved about our hotel the <a href="http://www.mamashelter.com/en/paris/" target="_blank">Mama Shelter</a>. Seriously, I probably posted so much love about the hotel on InstaGram and FaceBook everyone probably thinks I work for them (my trip advisor review can be read<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187147-d1149494-Reviews-Mama_Shelter-Paris_Ile_de_France.html" target="_blank"> here</a>).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6G8LFm7_lMuogTDX_pLRzYQICWpwwSFYkt2HCLCKoM5ToDQ3xjhsWsDKF71lUubMeu5pNJxReF1ZogboS3_quQ1MYMKCgKFcxaj_0rp0B6JOAy68gbHKYINVZUS79h9ZBJJPBr7DNQ/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6G8LFm7_lMuogTDX_pLRzYQICWpwwSFYkt2HCLCKoM5ToDQ3xjhsWsDKF71lUubMeu5pNJxReF1ZogboS3_quQ1MYMKCgKFcxaj_0rp0B6JOAy68gbHKYINVZUS79h9ZBJJPBr7DNQ/s640/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
After some unpacking and a quick nap we headed out to try and check out the modern art museum the <a href="http://www.centrepompidou.fr/en" target="_blank">Centre Pompidou</a> because they were supposed to be open late. Notice I said “try?” Well, turns out the museum is open late but the ticket booths and even the ticket machines close at 8pm. Why? I have no idea. But we still had fun checking out the gift shop, walking around the neighborhood, eating dinner an outdoor café call <a href="http://www.qype.fr/place/1386301-Cafe-Le-Parvis-Paris" target="_blank">Le Parvis</a>, and watching a crazy street performer levitating. Dinner was pretty good and I was very relieved to see it wasn’t as hard to order as everyone had been telling us. All of the cafes we went to had English or pictures on the carte [menu] and the waiters were very fast. It was also nice to not have to worry about a tip (it’s included there) but we ended up leaving a euro everywhere we ate just to be nice.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhbzZ-XjPIkI18aCUbJSyqEueLvL1qrwfuMGNZ1GSiAjQuNwqU-q1gGoQRJ1Bz9dLHByhUpD2WpoUYA55vGNTKqNIkyrcZvqUIcKZsyAUxLFsC9NIIZ_YViwVN7RH_bFLncBfPmfTlQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhbzZ-XjPIkI18aCUbJSyqEueLvL1qrwfuMGNZ1GSiAjQuNwqU-q1gGoQRJ1Bz9dLHByhUpD2WpoUYA55vGNTKqNIkyrcZvqUIcKZsyAUxLFsC9NIIZ_YViwVN7RH_bFLncBfPmfTlQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMfLst6tCv5UL0wVOAhK6mEmgCueLHIJGtBhqs6NhPynLsR7hDUJONjAWaM2sgkYNfnMf9PTg6qwZFeT2YeOrX2z2sYKBXMf0cbd1QTXtuBk-47Z7V0tAOGx-vCi978s71OAU5LDsLg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMfLst6tCv5UL0wVOAhK6mEmgCueLHIJGtBhqs6NhPynLsR7hDUJONjAWaM2sgkYNfnMf9PTg6qwZFeT2YeOrX2z2sYKBXMf0cbd1QTXtuBk-47Z7V0tAOGx-vCi978s71OAU5LDsLg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nUn6_2pKZ73JpW3LckE9OlZiHypDXAMCUMnDP2qD1z2FaoBc__d-ZsH1Afh8zDU0WtNDIa3IgwmPNVSLcYBsdfqlfG8Yvu8AWS8E7xvODGzLfdYByYGuzhLzZxMHIYYZ72hb7UeM1A/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nUn6_2pKZ73JpW3LckE9OlZiHypDXAMCUMnDP2qD1z2FaoBc__d-ZsH1Afh8zDU0WtNDIa3IgwmPNVSLcYBsdfqlfG8Yvu8AWS8E7xvODGzLfdYByYGuzhLzZxMHIYYZ72hb7UeM1A/s640/Paris,+France+2013+003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W0L4A9iAj6K83hY0T00rF6QCyrtInxMtxp2SiblWANA1jRHBp4PsD5GKO5QgFRO5uC-Jq9iWwr5_JrQMvS3dIC9jNYuuLNkF_PtfHefLYZmJQeqf_7u3JPso_YyAKq-R_9BFRnfLEg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3W0L4A9iAj6K83hY0T00rF6QCyrtInxMtxp2SiblWANA1jRHBp4PsD5GKO5QgFRO5uC-Jq9iWwr5_JrQMvS3dIC9jNYuuLNkF_PtfHefLYZmJQeqf_7u3JPso_YyAKq-R_9BFRnfLEg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+004.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcCJFzjvS52Hc9AGU1D30-hnScHT2j1pejzthvbDWKQ-CThI4bItNFuNNTmcvp_osq1X0AjS66T9VqiZWgQ0B3qmNWukZgYLydNUUy_HvTlx6FiTQa8fqllCN5YdHzqkSD8FB7S5jmA/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcCJFzjvS52Hc9AGU1D30-hnScHT2j1pejzthvbDWKQ-CThI4bItNFuNNTmcvp_osq1X0AjS66T9VqiZWgQ0B3qmNWukZgYLydNUUy_HvTlx6FiTQa8fqllCN5YdHzqkSD8FB7S5jmA/s320/Paris,+France+2013+005.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
The next morning I woke up at 5am, this seems to be a pattern as whenever I travel my body wakes up super early. It’s the weirdest form of jet lag, but I won’t complain since it’s better than being tired. I took a couple hours to get ready, unpack some more, wander around the hotel, but eventually I had to wake Tom up because I wanted to get out and about! We had breakfast at the hotel and were the first ones there (I told you I was up early!). The dining room there is really cool, the whole hotel was designed by <a href="http://www.starck.com/" target="_blank">Philippe Starck</a>. Breakfast definitely lived up to French standards with crepes, a long counter full of croissants, pain au chocolat, a make-your-own softboiled egg station, teeny tiny coffee cups (the Parisians all like the strong but only 4 oz cups it seems), and tons more.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ9IQp7MpyJUA1mLJUBPHQIvtMvQjhQthO_aGt4VTkxEqEM16SQm0_HQRJMp6VmUV_GqESthw9_triEGfLjneQVj_n7LAMcaNLFT8eAzB28jsy5VWJEiLIh_a5UxHCswhGTnoVHp1lw/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ9IQp7MpyJUA1mLJUBPHQIvtMvQjhQthO_aGt4VTkxEqEM16SQm0_HQRJMp6VmUV_GqESthw9_triEGfLjneQVj_n7LAMcaNLFT8eAzB28jsy5VWJEiLIh_a5UxHCswhGTnoVHp1lw/s320/019.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kH0-X498_2uE8qqnEOgGuE5MXcWa_vAtWpKZZjxqiebZk409YojcrPq_h5A6kClmfGJ-tUQ8hNf-WSuljj8bUo6CUytWTobudx0ep-01yfEmvnjDpl49DIaGUJURT-8AEHOVx727Ww/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kH0-X498_2uE8qqnEOgGuE5MXcWa_vAtWpKZZjxqiebZk409YojcrPq_h5A6kClmfGJ-tUQ8hNf-WSuljj8bUo6CUytWTobudx0ep-01yfEmvnjDpl49DIaGUJURT-8AEHOVx727Ww/s320/Paris,+France+2013+007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2wLjM_RFsnLA9kPMMat4Zv1i2PLBqVNmw87X638NETzH3_pkMVsr2FUlmxT5O5f36e1DoVpZFYcFehGyvDtLdEWvJZfkTHQqALrHlU1SR0k_agKDP3kUkQEzUZ8TuQ_TKkHZoJ-jUg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2wLjM_RFsnLA9kPMMat4Zv1i2PLBqVNmw87X638NETzH3_pkMVsr2FUlmxT5O5f36e1DoVpZFYcFehGyvDtLdEWvJZfkTHQqALrHlU1SR0k_agKDP3kUkQEzUZ8TuQ_TKkHZoJ-jUg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+010.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDZ1iZUoj3JvNAQHCMTIJ5ahMxpnRICDL6TWyAw9ePJeGEqxrDXVNcaZ0ziTwbEMXNWETun8XMRHMe3ni4PEvNZas3O37S-KICNezlOPomtIHIxV7HwuZ2_YIoz_FY-CvxTH340b-OQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDZ1iZUoj3JvNAQHCMTIJ5ahMxpnRICDL6TWyAw9ePJeGEqxrDXVNcaZ0ziTwbEMXNWETun8XMRHMe3ni4PEvNZas3O37S-KICNezlOPomtIHIxV7HwuZ2_YIoz_FY-CvxTH340b-OQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFI_WovatSOiN5IWdzt-xVc37zCnxCvpF-q91scl9sSQhgL8Ujcpc3uDOzk0fA8lUZj_ZrO8qPPTUw00_LOhFq8-0VQyT35xwuLgzKvmzOJyYnjEVtiFSAq13uSBs6zFPbNXoeTAIUw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFI_WovatSOiN5IWdzt-xVc37zCnxCvpF-q91scl9sSQhgL8Ujcpc3uDOzk0fA8lUZj_ZrO8qPPTUw00_LOhFq8-0VQyT35xwuLgzKvmzOJyYnjEVtiFSAq13uSBs6zFPbNXoeTAIUw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xHw9s6yn4APn4J-A2G0-T3PlcT87l5Kxm9sjQ_J_Sm2Omj1HEF0PeKLenDZ2-sBO5uNuBS7ZznZS7SPd8IRR7z9PWLsTWzv0NRWfbr7qMtNoGTlFiecKC089IqlAOEiKHElRhA1Qdw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xHw9s6yn4APn4J-A2G0-T3PlcT87l5Kxm9sjQ_J_Sm2Omj1HEF0PeKLenDZ2-sBO5uNuBS7ZznZS7SPd8IRR7z9PWLsTWzv0NRWfbr7qMtNoGTlFiecKC089IqlAOEiKHElRhA1Qdw/s320/Paris,+France+2013+013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
After breakfast the first spot we headed to was the <a href="http://www.catacombes.paris.fr/en/homepage-catacombs-official-website" target="_blank">Catacombs</a>, we had quite a few friends who recommended it and I’d heard the line to get in can get crazy. We were lucky and got there right as it opened so the wait was just about an hour. I highly recommend the audio guide as it was nice to have a British professor explain why in the world millions of bones are just piled up under the city streets like that. It was a little creepy though when they had whispery sound effects and organ music playing.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1WUXJ3wNScF_8DYI24GrZht75-EzzbrCW_yg_M_Kx-UKIOWdYNnFgrGi-PXUd7-bHYG0VudmclAkyKeWZDQMLNo5rqm7OMWCgXAWjB5nG3Aldo5pb9qOAuJBK09VaxX2ezdliRE68w/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1WUXJ3wNScF_8DYI24GrZht75-EzzbrCW_yg_M_Kx-UKIOWdYNnFgrGi-PXUd7-bHYG0VudmclAkyKeWZDQMLNo5rqm7OMWCgXAWjB5nG3Aldo5pb9qOAuJBK09VaxX2ezdliRE68w/s320/Paris,+France+2013+019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElP9qzcOmXitSobfBSl9OSPClO1xTI4gTw8Y_HwoEquIPhyGez2Xj509CrMRF4nLZcagO7uXQhoOQZfITMNDLJsa-j5i7ERQlSnpiFg-TEILnbRkfFHmNkdwqNrAzwThIJX5g46kEUw/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElP9qzcOmXitSobfBSl9OSPClO1xTI4gTw8Y_HwoEquIPhyGez2Xj509CrMRF4nLZcagO7uXQhoOQZfITMNDLJsa-j5i7ERQlSnpiFg-TEILnbRkfFHmNkdwqNrAzwThIJX5g46kEUw/s640/Paris,+France+2013+029.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JhAtrJjrXbscuosm_0WQXk-DgusX-Lz17Hh8PzczeXGGp6RlvLjk4Hdz0elx_fkRRAVOlXcaXSttSUuZZ65WQ-bDR3FXbDpuiMzn8_wsbN3yJOlLqSsBbwDUotGvxj6Z-fjg8d3SCA/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JhAtrJjrXbscuosm_0WQXk-DgusX-Lz17Hh8PzczeXGGp6RlvLjk4Hdz0elx_fkRRAVOlXcaXSttSUuZZ65WQ-bDR3FXbDpuiMzn8_wsbN3yJOlLqSsBbwDUotGvxj6Z-fjg8d3SCA/s320/027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Next stop was to go and see the Eiffel Tower. A little side note, I am highly entertained by the Parisian street performers I guess because on the way there a guy on the metro was singing Dust in the Wind for tips and another guy we saw had a rabbit dressed up with a French flag collar eating carrots. We saw more than one homeless person with a rabbit, but Tom was reluctant to tip them because it’s probably not very safe for the rabbits to be in busy metros and streets (which I have to agree with, but they are so CUTE). We lounged around the Eiffel Tower and walked around the parks and over the bridge but didn’t go up. The line was hours long and I thought I’d rather see a view that included the landmark rather than one from it. I would have liked to see the museum they have up there though. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTKIZckB67imFntzEbc34JpjCDyiu7w57RvH7_HkyWuIBfjiJqUW9XWQwQ_Kbew9YiwHyfYYiL4i0Q5nFevpogmtfoMXQlAihX5ADuWXoRszqUfZ8vGzkeVSLh9QvehzfyRiigdtFyA/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTKIZckB67imFntzEbc34JpjCDyiu7w57RvH7_HkyWuIBfjiJqUW9XWQwQ_Kbew9YiwHyfYYiL4i0Q5nFevpogmtfoMXQlAihX5ADuWXoRszqUfZ8vGzkeVSLh9QvehzfyRiigdtFyA/s640/035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP4pgZlDxSeG_xwV6bQyBgHR-HfC0p9FnWcRzrBVv3pXQUONzwt56VxB38Ajbvoayq-4KzePG_47RZS8R19bSYt8-ZpY_pOJxQt9H5J9WphjBlOJ24L9EjkJg71Xc3P_eBpREYkSYYQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmP4pgZlDxSeG_xwV6bQyBgHR-HfC0p9FnWcRzrBVv3pXQUONzwt56VxB38Ajbvoayq-4KzePG_47RZS8R19bSYt8-ZpY_pOJxQt9H5J9WphjBlOJ24L9EjkJg71Xc3P_eBpREYkSYYQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+039.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
By that point we had picked up some Paris Museum passes good for 6 days so we walked over to check out the <a href="http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/" target="_blank">Musée du quai Branly</a>. We learned much too late that we didn’t really need the 6 day passes. Everywhere we went we just flashed them and no one scanned or marked them at all till the next to the last day. We probably could have gotten away with the 2 day pass but we’ll hope the money goes to preserving the museums. The MQB had really beautiful gardens and architecture, but the exhibits seemed a bit small. Upstairs was a fun exhibit on art centering on hair and hairstyles. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgVofU4G43iZDpqi_Z-JTMFuSfMPu63RfY6hn2ttNNQUVf76ohSlTBsE226BjVSRMsimSUyb0HpFkBXc5Oh77oWCEab-zIHA-i6eH4l_2qrge9BA1wr2CmY5vGNPMR6bnQImeAF5Ajg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgVofU4G43iZDpqi_Z-JTMFuSfMPu63RfY6hn2ttNNQUVf76ohSlTBsE226BjVSRMsimSUyb0HpFkBXc5Oh77oWCEab-zIHA-i6eH4l_2qrge9BA1wr2CmY5vGNPMR6bnQImeAF5Ajg/s320/Paris,+France+2013+043.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmY2k3eHTURHcIPKGp3sO5OptMrTVVQqsNYwmy3oE6n0PVVrdVq669d7f7z0jXuUGHdUhG3QRnC2dJNco2vBqb1nKkQMYb04X3ox-LC_dqWpEIgq9vzZf8dpQNf_fGn4RG1tAoRpBeQ/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmY2k3eHTURHcIPKGp3sO5OptMrTVVQqsNYwmy3oE6n0PVVrdVq669d7f7z0jXuUGHdUhG3QRnC2dJNco2vBqb1nKkQMYb04X3ox-LC_dqWpEIgq9vzZf8dpQNf_fGn4RG1tAoRpBeQ/s320/Paris,+France+2013+044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6daQADHATMTWKexyy4k95E1p2I5ArUObgLsaBlBa8t2kWFoDnWfSK0Ph3hA3xwzaXZYdWWCwl5v0nANmfjqTp6r-xmaj3dNKSOehm0Gx7Zh2hbwgV2-v9RTi7RmJorvpYE_rDKambA/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6daQADHATMTWKexyy4k95E1p2I5ArUObgLsaBlBa8t2kWFoDnWfSK0Ph3hA3xwzaXZYdWWCwl5v0nANmfjqTp6r-xmaj3dNKSOehm0Gx7Zh2hbwgV2-v9RTi7RmJorvpYE_rDKambA/s320/038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMQ_p-iN9ALd6bsoNFbVXke4DawX7EgBjBaaD4HhExqyqv8P9l-A4qcLk4V-5RULWv5EokUDAJhfYfWKUwFJSOvQy2pA8N5O3LkrYRGNLDc35ro8mMvOff4DLe50GOLDJrJ33uQ_4qg/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMQ_p-iN9ALd6bsoNFbVXke4DawX7EgBjBaaD4HhExqyqv8P9l-A4qcLk4V-5RULWv5EokUDAJhfYfWKUwFJSOvQy2pA8N5O3LkrYRGNLDc35ro8mMvOff4DLe50GOLDJrJ33uQ_4qg/s320/040.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After walking the museum for a while we were pretty tired, we had known all the walking would be tough on us lazy kids, but man were my feet not prepared! We decided to go back to the hotel and eat at the pizzeria there which was a good choice. Part of the pizzeria has vintage school desks that were set together so dinner was casual but the wood fired pizza was tasty. You can see our table with the checkerboard desks in the left corner:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__OiZ__PxQXO0RFGxlJu3sKWNJU07G2ZhqxhdgLPwM1ZiPTYewvdgG6JbUnEaHNHjhe_17yNCr7SQi4SzxFHA-K3CZBEB4CzT_C5kC_6hZlC8DQxa2zPWP0_iyW6MXscdTMT47og2dw/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__OiZ__PxQXO0RFGxlJu3sKWNJU07G2ZhqxhdgLPwM1ZiPTYewvdgG6JbUnEaHNHjhe_17yNCr7SQi4SzxFHA-K3CZBEB4CzT_C5kC_6hZlC8DQxa2zPWP0_iyW6MXscdTMT47og2dw/s320/041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Later that night it turned out it was Nuit des Musées, the one night a year that most of the museums are free and open past midnight. We figured this time we would definitely get in to the Centre Pompidou and we wandered around there. My favorite part of the museum may be the crazy escalator tubes where you can see the night view of the city.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkh8TsdHlsOoA-_bKkjptgoH1vXZLqD_JiE65mTxKC5rMhyYVyyt-jkgdklXIKxC4gYQM0bGxzC9qYAv9gzrKSrG-VQmjcaQA7UOWqv_aCOi5_KUVO95b26Z-qoMwxktCLilQSWSNTA/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkh8TsdHlsOoA-_bKkjptgoH1vXZLqD_JiE65mTxKC5rMhyYVyyt-jkgdklXIKxC4gYQM0bGxzC9qYAv9gzrKSrG-VQmjcaQA7UOWqv_aCOi5_KUVO95b26Z-qoMwxktCLilQSWSNTA/s320/043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKiOoRbrYGQ5DxeJW2T5WDVjQZRig9ShymfgJWHsYU2PaIb_0ntO78vTTyigMUp81aVBJ5-rF18GDGvxuh7ywJZcP6GxK-D1zNLAZQ3-JlmCrfN7enfu6KZ0-9s83mEA3lzUFVRgVNA/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKiOoRbrYGQ5DxeJW2T5WDVjQZRig9ShymfgJWHsYU2PaIb_0ntO78vTTyigMUp81aVBJ5-rF18GDGvxuh7ywJZcP6GxK-D1zNLAZQ3-JlmCrfN7enfu6KZ0-9s83mEA3lzUFVRgVNA/s320/044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOgxfqYYVnmppfSK-6YqwUjI1N62d2EAmc9NI2H673bxC8U2ehrrEDLpOQt_8bW4kmaJROOIakk_rx-pILh2ujGGQYneBohfSJF_lODQFaXPs2dZomTFvMU7xVyczROZsj-KCyCvaMQ/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOgxfqYYVnmppfSK-6YqwUjI1N62d2EAmc9NI2H673bxC8U2ehrrEDLpOQt_8bW4kmaJROOIakk_rx-pILh2ujGGQYneBohfSJF_lODQFaXPs2dZomTFvMU7xVyczROZsj-KCyCvaMQ/s320/047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5rlsfCe_UqMLSrfr-7KhR7VtFAktA7lLTwN0RhafdGX6qK8eOxsPWj6qHQPM7RXPSOcxvtttQFsks4pCiTqNCLslEDbPkF_f6sR95VCwil2lSJdmv2P-b7urIZiaqVoU4Rt83B1fKg/s1600/Paris,+France+2013+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5rlsfCe_UqMLSrfr-7KhR7VtFAktA7lLTwN0RhafdGX6qK8eOxsPWj6qHQPM7RXPSOcxvtttQFsks4pCiTqNCLslEDbPkF_f6sR95VCwil2lSJdmv2P-b7urIZiaqVoU4Rt83B1fKg/s640/Paris,+France+2013+047.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-31921363109473187372013-05-09T15:28:00.001-07:002013-05-09T19:48:50.050-07:00Drink a mint julep for poor Gatsby<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I can’t wait for The Great Gatsby movie coming out tomorrow. I, like everyone else in America, read the book in high school and also love most everything Baz Luhrman and Leonardo DiCaprio do. I re-read some passages from the book today in a hunt for the scene where they go to the hotel to drink mint juleps. The way F. Scott Fitzgerald describes how they were driving around trying to figure out something to do in the heat always stuck out in my memory. If you don’t remember I’ll set it up quickly, Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, and Nick were all having lunch (which pretty much means just drinking and smoking cigarettes) and they’re bored. They decide to go in to “town” (NYC), taking two cars and packing a bottle of whiskey. Once they get downtown they’re not sure what to do and are talking about seeing a movie:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"It's so hot," she complained. "You go. We'll ride around and meet you after." With an effort her wit rose faintly, "We'll meet you on some corner. I'll be the man smoking two cigarettes."</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We can't argue about it here," Tom said impatiently, as a truck gave out a cursing whistle behind us. "You follow me to the south side of Central Park, in front of the Plaza."</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Several times he turned his head and looked back for their car, and if the traffic delayed them he slowed up until they came into sight. I think he was afraid they would dart down a side street and out of his life forever.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But they didn't. And we all took the less explicable step of engaging the parlor of a suite in the Plaza Hotel.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The prolonged and tumultuous argument that ended by herding us into that room eludes me, though I have a sharp physical memory that, in the course of it, my underwear kept climbing like a damp snake around my legs and intermittent beads of sweat raced cool across my back. The notion originated with Daisy's suggestion that we hire five bath-rooms and take cold baths, and then assumed more tangible form as "a place to have a mint julep." Each of us said over and over that it was a "crazy idea"-we all talked at once to a baffled clerk and thought, or pretended to think, that we were being very funny . . .</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They head to the room, open all the windows, and have someone “bring up the ice” (oh the joys of being rich, I always have to go get my own ice at hotels). Shortly after Tom is trying to embarrass Gatsby about not actually going to Oxford:</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Daisy rose, smiling faintly, and went to the table.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Open the whiskey, Tom," she ordered, "and I'll make you a mint julep. Then you won't seem so stupid to yourself. . . . look at the mint!"</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well, if you’ve read the book you know that sadly no one actually gets to drinking any of the mint juleps as everyone starts arguing and telling their secrets and heads back. I know this afternoon will be a big scene in the movie and I’m excited to see it come to life.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you want to have a drink for poor Gatsby below is the classic recipe from Wikipedia, cheers!</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBVdfFrNAboF23J5v4M0YffF4Q8uWD49J-WMqbiVpej4Go1nv9Ajyyigl37oJF8S3AqVvtXdtTfdjhuMABMCOJRSzk3qgmJV7qooSxuRMWkiGTtDienFbq9CXNHZ28Pn21cnL_4n7Q/s1600/432px-Mint_Julep_im_Silberbecher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pBVdfFrNAboF23J5v4M0YffF4Q8uWD49J-WMqbiVpej4Go1nv9Ajyyigl37oJF8S3AqVvtXdtTfdjhuMABMCOJRSzk3qgmJV7qooSxuRMWkiGTtDienFbq9CXNHZ28Pn21cnL_4n7Q/s320/432px-Mint_Julep_im_Silberbecher.jpg" width="230" /></a></span></div>
</div>
<br /><table style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); background-color: white; border: none; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 13.5pt; padding: 0px; width: 264pt;"><colgroup><col style="width: 66.5pt;" width="110"></col><col style="width: 197.5pt;" width="329"></col></colgroup><tbody>
<tr><td style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Type</span></b></div>
</td><td style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_drink" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><u style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mixed drink</span></u></b></a></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Primary alcohol by volume</span></b></div>
</td><td><ul style="margin: 0px; padding-left: 36pt;">
<li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Bourbon whiskey</span></u></a></li>
</ul>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Served</span></b></div>
</td><td><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">over crushed or shaved ice</span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Standard garnish</span></b></div>
</td><td style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">mint leaves</span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Standard drinkware</span></b></div>
</td><td><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">tall glass, or julep cup</span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Commonly used ingredients</span></b></div>
</td><td><ul style="margin: 0px; padding-left: 36pt;">
<li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">3 US fluid ounces (89 ml) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>Bourbon whiskey</u></a></span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">4 to 6 sprigs <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>mint</u></a> leaves</span></span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">granulated sugar, to taste</span></span></li>
</ul>
</td></tr>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Preparation</span></b></div>
</td><td><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal;">Put mint, sugar, and a small amount of bourbon into the bottom of a mixing glass. Gently <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muddler" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><u>muddle</u></a> the mint and sugar, then let stand for a bit to allow the muddled leaves to release their flavor. Strain and pour into a julep cup (or similar vessel), rotating to coat the sides. Fill with ice, then add the rest of the bourbon whiskey. Garnish with a lightly slapped small mint sprig.</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-21544895232815026012013-05-08T21:59:00.000-07:002013-05-08T21:59:47.854-07:00Forever 21 Online Shopping Spree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So after work Tom & I went to Arizona Mills to look for some clothes for my upcoming trips. I'm usually pretty pleased with the selection at the Forever 21 there, but this time they didn't have my size in black skinny jeans. They had a size too big and a size too small, but not just right. Luckily I went online and found them! They totally hooked me with the "Free Shipping For Orders Over $50" and I bought not only black skinnies, but galaxy leggings, and studded flats. Whoops . . .</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=plus&Category=faith_denim&ProductID=2027704755&VariantID=" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzx48rYMbsEQv4KpFoNSOZCeGEW4iJse7RAB4A4JCysG7QPbRwC-p_HkrnXTgw-m86So0BPWmOnOJWLJchcDrA86vCFB8l_bi04NBFD3DXVEibN_huWknrNS5J4wcdg_qebWQ-rZyojg/s320/black+skinnies.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?Br=PLUS&Category=FAITH_Bottoms&ProductID=2074793381&VariantID=" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmf2kzulhtYFhrVEdACNoi6kwnJyDbIBKuUlE8nhSkP0jlOHo3ZnqvZUYi_LRsj2KUI8iMgBe57sT1mE-8SUpUxtCFGuLgbzAbG-vgv1u_BuLpVaF_RcwYHDekH7lZLIYhDH8Bgs4rg/s320/galaxy+leggings.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?Br=F21&Category=Shoes&ProductID=2027706118&VariantID=" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24H8TP3n6KMpoJMyvy6LqT_kvtpGCpmqTH0fF6uFVMQnKyAVs3LZ0Q_cMDgbdNIakZ5AVJECSN-bHKyj8nMK5vDMF2yD1noarEHEfmbpvpm-bP24Orb-mEctEnxF1AvjnXiSCMBQ_lw/s320/pyramid+studded+flats.jpg" width="262" /></a></div>
<br />Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-10193768933594840072013-05-07T20:01:00.000-07:002013-05-07T20:01:12.461-07:00Guest Post on They Call Us CraftyMy friend Sarah and her cousin Jessica have a blog sharing their art, crafts, and adventures. Sarah asked me to write a post about how I use her ceramics. I was more than happy to help, check out the post at <a href="http://theycalluscrafty.blogspot.com/2013/04/dont-take-my-word-for-it.html" target="_blank">TheyCallUsCrafty.blogspot.com</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlbBJA5xrZMLy3AglBimna-e4ziOQVIj0yj-v15mCLtRnTpqQPzfbPjD4i-BWkoilHp0TNu4v98HMAgnJikgyA7yEdRIKWXQ_qJXqd2IVu9CgzNRR5-EcKPFiNUHyOo0hQQDcYKKv8g/s1600/mug+collection.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlbBJA5xrZMLy3AglBimna-e4ziOQVIj0yj-v15mCLtRnTpqQPzfbPjD4i-BWkoilHp0TNu4v98HMAgnJikgyA7yEdRIKWXQ_qJXqd2IVu9CgzNRR5-EcKPFiNUHyOo0hQQDcYKKv8g/s1600/mug+collection.jpeg" /></a></div>
<br />Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-4153350538216979192013-05-07T18:54:00.004-07:002013-05-07T19:05:17.252-07:00Summer Pool PartiesIt's getting hot in here . . . like really actually hot. The other day it was over 100 degrees when I got in my car. Born and raised in Arizona I know exactly how to deal with this, go swimming! As I'm 30 now I've come to embrace the fact that I'll always be pale and I'll probably never have a "bikini body," but I don't care. I'll put on my coolest swimsuit, a layer of fake tan, bring some friends, and have a great time. I've been looking around to see who has the best deal, I've found six options, two I've already been to and four new pools to check out.<br />
<br />
<h2>
1. <a href="http://www.hotelvalleyho.com/hotelinformation/ohpoolschedule.html" target="_blank">Session Saturdays or City Sundays</a> 10am-6pm at the Hotel Valley Ho</h2>
I have yet to check out the Hotel Valley Ho, which I will definitely fix this summer! The hotel is probably the best-looking in the valley with it's midcentury modern vibe. This would be the perfect place to wear a retro swimsuit and soak up the Mad Men vibe. The pool is for guests only on Saturdays, but Sundays it's open to the public.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TeIKznUc19cvvMmmZjC1TdSDY_tJ0Xfvqi8xFL8iam1H2UPGBJduvNS4jrtkoUUqpkvm8CmUn1EMv6C5zW_W_9R2ZwmeMMzmZLsLKN0-o6tY1o2JbjfUQOmYYi3QcdSqDkmDXCNdXA/s1600/Hotel+Valley+Ho.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TeIKznUc19cvvMmmZjC1TdSDY_tJ0Xfvqi8xFL8iam1H2UPGBJduvNS4jrtkoUUqpkvm8CmUn1EMv6C5zW_W_9R2ZwmeMMzmZLsLKN0-o6tY1o2JbjfUQOmYYi3QcdSqDkmDXCNdXA/s1600/Hotel+Valley+Ho.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
2. <a href="http://www.wscottsdalehotel.com/wet-weekends" target="_blank">Wet Weekends</a> on Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm at The W Scottsdale</h2>
I've heard this pool is nice, so it's on the list to check out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGz9lDReYTN1wQMoXFrNI0P7VXXGI3HP2NcVREM3OTl1I1gN3mLb9EQ9yGvf55xjV253f9nC9w7XcIql0CANBm5WEeEhU8GzwP67aE8INVPd-LbqPWCadgoEqJgt6yx2qEfTVYZs-Iw/s1600/W+Scottsdale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGz9lDReYTN1wQMoXFrNI0P7VXXGI3HP2NcVREM3OTl1I1gN3mLb9EQ9yGvf55xjV253f9nC9w7XcIql0CANBm5WEeEhU8GzwP67aE8INVPd-LbqPWCadgoEqJgt6yx2qEfTVYZs-Iw/s320/W+Scottsdale.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
3. The Picante Pool at <a href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/arizona/scottsdale-hotels/the-saguaro-scottsdale/destination/swim-and-spa-club" target="_blank">The Saguaro</a> </h2>
I just found out The Saguaro has a 6 month membership for $125 so you can use the pool and get one complimentary night, it's seriously tempting me! Last year they had a Sunday pool party with music that was $5 but I haven't seen anything about it this year. Not to mention I love the restaurants & bars in the hotel, the Old Town Whiskey has the best Old Fashioned I've ever tried and Distrito the best makes the best ceviche.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tVd1JLoU23RXAkId-aFJMp4fI6_WOC0chK3hq64ehgW9k2I8sUfOQt33G-6rzu0Cdw9g9B4NKVU5Q6Q7CEv15z6tY66be4L1mQF9o35WllxarUZKF_35PD7G0Fs0KwROf3jAf5V_EQ/s1600/the+saguaro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tVd1JLoU23RXAkId-aFJMp4fI6_WOC0chK3hq64ehgW9k2I8sUfOQt33G-6rzu0Cdw9g9B4NKVU5Q6Q7CEv15z6tY66be4L1mQF9o35WllxarUZKF_35PD7G0Fs0KwROf3jAf5V_EQ/s320/the+saguaro.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
4. <a href="http://www.theclarendon.net/pool.html" target="_blank">The Clarendon Hotel</a> has my absolute favorite pool in the valley. </h2>
It's saltwater which I totally prefer (too much chlorine makes my skin feel weird) and the music, free water, & otter pops help too. The jacuzzi fits up to 25 people, we've seen the Vans Skate team, a touring band, and movie stars there all in the same weekend before. We like to stay there and swim, but it's $25 to use the pool if you're not staying at the hotel.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWJjYpltmj_NljjEJ1uTTvpHOMt8ZILV0xMeEAK0kTh3laLb2Rom1xqObdM1UzAsreHqSoe2X3wUJjlS_8VmRXzgvXazFeHJapPzxTX2MNjGnFSRYG3unjCmv2Q_76siqoz2eXKRI0w/s1600/the-clarendon-s-amazing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWJjYpltmj_NljjEJ1uTTvpHOMt8ZILV0xMeEAK0kTh3laLb2Rom1xqObdM1UzAsreHqSoe2X3wUJjlS_8VmRXzgvXazFeHJapPzxTX2MNjGnFSRYG3unjCmv2Q_76siqoz2eXKRI0w/s320/the-clarendon-s-amazing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
5. <a href="http://www.talkingstickresort.com/scottsdale-pool-party.aspx" target="_blank">Release Pool Party</a> Saturdays 11am-6pm at Talking Stick Resort</h2>
This looks like one of the pool parties you would find in Vegas, not necessarily my style, but could be fun. It's in a casino so if you're a gambler then you could win enough to pay for a cabana.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqYnMc2VHfN9jrJvIC81b3o93kbu-hyCjI_ro5PB2t0-ZUF5EoIXOX8jWL2LyLRWSbUxP76jdIiScBq6VglqPwhQX9xbKC1h7mHWSctls2NZ_ZVe4Hu2X42SUfB5iKg-ghn1SGB3uPA/s1600/talking+stick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqYnMc2VHfN9jrJvIC81b3o93kbu-hyCjI_ro5PB2t0-ZUF5EoIXOX8jWL2LyLRWSbUxP76jdIiScBq6VglqPwhQX9xbKC1h7mHWSctls2NZ_ZVe4Hu2X42SUfB5iKg-ghn1SGB3uPA/s320/talking+stick.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>
<br />
<h2>
6. Sunshine Underground Sundays 2-9pm at The Hotel Palomar</h2>
This is the kind of pool party I'm used to: DJs, cheap entry, most the people there to see and be seen rather than to swim.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFi9Mp6xkvQL4Si6VtC63xC79l8HtqsfHetyMp_0IitJaXvw_sSWyPJoix2borrWHiX_nz-o2M3L8wetNnNYjtebM3HZRDw3s7weiwz5rwI0dbdojIKGW2BgQnOR8Wve_pneNH1A0ig/s1600/Sunshine+Underground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFi9Mp6xkvQL4Si6VtC63xC79l8HtqsfHetyMp_0IitJaXvw_sSWyPJoix2borrWHiX_nz-o2M3L8wetNnNYjtebM3HZRDw3s7weiwz5rwI0dbdojIKGW2BgQnOR8Wve_pneNH1A0ig/s320/Sunshine+Underground.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
If you know of anywhere else having cheap pool weekends hit me up!Melissa Budzakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06955809205886222285noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-62779650451610610922013-02-21T17:54:00.002-08:002013-02-21T17:54:29.993-08:00Luxe Magazine Issue 12 Featuring Tom Budzak as a Style Maker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1-qwnbCmZEzilOgvGOmkUJj_8NVj_tPSqcwlBvwoluzKPQ9-OlCq-XjrTh8-x5jE_tE87_WZ8z2kcbtCAHkctmCr_SiccJ-FTJrOX9EpnlTH5HjqKnPzPJaxyGOfT3bvcoW_AvqQPwQ/s1600/Luxe+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1-qwnbCmZEzilOgvGOmkUJj_8NVj_tPSqcwlBvwoluzKPQ9-OlCq-XjrTh8-x5jE_tE87_WZ8z2kcbtCAHkctmCr_SiccJ-FTJrOX9EpnlTH5HjqKnPzPJaxyGOfT3bvcoW_AvqQPwQ/s320/Luxe+2.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EnnvvWtMGN1iLe8zTlrEu8HHaC20_1qibjcg_nwS9eMK4vByFzKw13HiYZEtJEPVfj9aosac7IWRMG9vu4WPJ2OgC_hapzWsewXa2anjo7iTw2JD4uykZi8JaTQTSSlMRHsao7p2h_s/s1600/Luxe+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EnnvvWtMGN1iLe8zTlrEu8HHaC20_1qibjcg_nwS9eMK4vByFzKw13HiYZEtJEPVfj9aosac7IWRMG9vu4WPJ2OgC_hapzWsewXa2anjo7iTw2JD4uykZi8JaTQTSSlMRHsao7p2h_s/s320/Luxe+1.jpg" width="254" /></a></div>
<br />melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-88482417160019601322013-01-05T10:14:00.001-08:002013-01-05T10:26:05.423-08:002013 Resolutions<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Okay, so instead of the boring "lose weight" "save money" resolutions that are the norm, I try every year to make some more exciting goals. Not that I don't want to lose weight and save money, but I think you need to throw in some other things that are not as stressful. Here are mine for the year:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>1. Learn some conversational French and actually use it in Paris.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b> </b>Tom and I are starting to plan a trip for May so I've signed up for a Tuesday night class at MCC. I took Spanish in junior high, high school, and college, but never any French, so this should be funny! I think the learning will be the easier part, actually trying to speak French to a Parisian will be scarier.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH4eN4d9PjeOEHEOAvh68-duZl5De5Yv5bUbL7CPaxXg-hBNRCw6zHf_uq9TA-Oek4h-in_zhVW099Rf0sQ4G2L9D3l_wFfnDaZE0W8C3lelFT8GoWM0evrv6WMogMMygBAxce7zsl6Q/s1600/paris-vintage-map-and-eiffel-tower-georgia-fowler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH4eN4d9PjeOEHEOAvh68-duZl5De5Yv5bUbL7CPaxXg-hBNRCw6zHf_uq9TA-Oek4h-in_zhVW099Rf0sQ4G2L9D3l_wFfnDaZE0W8C3lelFT8GoWM0evrv6WMogMMygBAxce7zsl6Q/s320/paris-vintage-map-and-eiffel-tower-georgia-fowler.jpg" width="216" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>2. More dance classes!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> So I take a hip hop class on Wednesdays which is pretty great (at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/5thRowDanceStudios" target="_blank">5th Row Dance Studios</a> in Phoenix), but most of the time the rest of the week I don't practice. How will I ever get good at the coffee grinder or the six step without practice? ;) I also need to take a Samba class. Whenever I try to Samba in Zumba I'm sure my feet are not doing what I think they are doing. So dance workout three times a week will be the start goal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: purple;">3. Let the little things go.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I will be the first to admit that I'm sensitive. This year I'll be 30 (gulp) and so I have a major goal to start letting things go. This one will take a little more thinking as to how I can go about it, but I'll work on that. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And what is my reward for all of this? If at least halfway through the year I've lost weight, saved money, worked on my French and dancing, and gotten a little less sensitive I think I deserve a reward. And that reward should be a new tattoo! Right now I'm set on a space theme:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSXigE7Pew5VVTYA-3l6tzpawe1-eHmtWLUc2TynwZSFwgeH-QcXgX571xCRTY0N8T5kyd8imPNC7oWqhzPsJWsQcbSWg_JfIo5QDL8N7tPQIls-kSn9QGwCuBwFjKOU4UAeR5dgP99I/s1600/orion+nebula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSXigE7Pew5VVTYA-3l6tzpawe1-eHmtWLUc2TynwZSFwgeH-QcXgX571xCRTY0N8T5kyd8imPNC7oWqhzPsJWsQcbSWg_JfIo5QDL8N7tPQIls-kSn9QGwCuBwFjKOU4UAeR5dgP99I/s320/orion+nebula.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If anyone wants to chat about resolutions hit me up!</span>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-24655975887748091102012-03-07T20:20:00.000-08:002012-03-07T20:20:02.915-08:00Cuanto le Gusta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dOO0FzSl_eklCf3n3AvHMzGqYsqIwlDF7H-XG6IGo47k5hIutbexYkb9qlp4JhGVds7cr-wX7CR4cc9i1B8ftTg96AFV5DH9VDDPb8WFgso7m7eB9PJBCGpH1a85kKvOaJjuFLsxkSU/s1600/03+03+12+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dOO0FzSl_eklCf3n3AvHMzGqYsqIwlDF7H-XG6IGo47k5hIutbexYkb9qlp4JhGVds7cr-wX7CR4cc9i1B8ftTg96AFV5DH9VDDPb8WFgso7m7eB9PJBCGpH1a85kKvOaJjuFLsxkSU/s320/03+03+12+026.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div>This past Saturday I got to cash in this birthday present from my friends Sarah and Matt-a trip to The Shady Dell in Bisbee, AZ! Bisbee has been on our list of places to visit for a while so this was a perfect gift idea. <br />
<br />
On our way there I tried to teach them how to sing Cuanto le Gusta, singing this in the car on a road trip was a major family tradition when I was young (and started when my mom was young with her family). They had never heard of the song, so they mostly sang "Chupa la capbra" and other made up words. You can hear Miss Piggy sing it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgQq0gqVrOc" target="_blank">here</a>. The original was by Carmen Miranda and Bing Crosby also has a version out there.<br />
<br />
Halfway there we made a planned stop at the <a href="http://www.pimaair.org/" target="_blank">Pima Air and Space Museum</a> near Tucson to check out <a href="http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2012-01-26/culture/art-on-the-fly-the-boneyard-project-lands-in-tucson/" target="_blank">The Boneyard Project</a>, a very cool art exhibit with artists using WWII aircraft as canvas. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGax3M9OCIJwsLK8Ie-dtl9oUocsaXdRWTWqP1Qyj51iL989INvq2t9rAS6IddRCcHYQ2nGeYuXcakCjMNMybNpRrwmYyuV0b58-Ka1DkIG4bNwh1uys63j-MEgNo53hdTqBIufbCL3SQ/s1600/03+03+12+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGax3M9OCIJwsLK8Ie-dtl9oUocsaXdRWTWqP1Qyj51iL989INvq2t9rAS6IddRCcHYQ2nGeYuXcakCjMNMybNpRrwmYyuV0b58-Ka1DkIG4bNwh1uys63j-MEgNo53hdTqBIufbCL3SQ/s400/03+03+12+039.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZZp5qERSV1vVY2UBrciRNI8xZQyyNqLV_V-sNXF34cAWqkv1yAhEhuaTYbZPK_G3azsOsAcJYqTiR0jJscNkoPwNXID-Mci93VI4v-TQ36VZZ_1OEydxeuf_60GkSYy6c1bkjmJT9Ds/s1600/03+03+12+035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZZp5qERSV1vVY2UBrciRNI8xZQyyNqLV_V-sNXF34cAWqkv1yAhEhuaTYbZPK_G3azsOsAcJYqTiR0jJscNkoPwNXID-Mci93VI4v-TQ36VZZ_1OEydxeuf_60GkSYy6c1bkjmJT9Ds/s320/03+03+12+035.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI790XHzF5NEdOSm8n1-2lphJeslb6aXb5hZl-7PDzZbPxuDa1JvZoMKjCYKh-I8MfMRiME6vhTHpUZpGAJE8n5P3LOoqlUyaMqy2_kYUcnD1KELImUbAZeRv24d_c9VBXCXZ1hAKHTc/s1600/03+03+12+027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI790XHzF5NEdOSm8n1-2lphJeslb6aXb5hZl-7PDzZbPxuDa1JvZoMKjCYKh-I8MfMRiME6vhTHpUZpGAJE8n5P3LOoqlUyaMqy2_kYUcnD1KELImUbAZeRv24d_c9VBXCXZ1hAKHTc/s400/03+03+12+027.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div>The exhibit is up through May and I would highly recommend it, there is some very cool low brow artists involved and the rest of the museum is pretty fun as well. They even had a good veggie burger at their little cafeteria :).<br />
<br />
Once we got back on our way and reached Bisbee, the first two things I loved about the little town were the way the houses are all built up on the hills and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavender_Pit" target="_blank">Lavender Pit</a>. The pit is the site of the old copper mine and it sort of felt like you were looking at a mini Grand Canyon it was so vast.<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D1IIg6Nnq4VcC8e9DReT_3JwQsPTuyupkx1D7pgiO89rz4ceiw34qRadRkuxyS4Hrc4gyyigxa7XwCehyuykhUfT4VoQezW7zEJjov6JA55BkFMKh2KFkNomQKlDSi8uD20WL2u01mk/s1600/03+03+12+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D1IIg6Nnq4VcC8e9DReT_3JwQsPTuyupkx1D7pgiO89rz4ceiw34qRadRkuxyS4Hrc4gyyigxa7XwCehyuykhUfT4VoQezW7zEJjov6JA55BkFMKh2KFkNomQKlDSi8uD20WL2u01mk/s200/03+03+12+046.jpg" width="200" yda="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMhkj4mngBK3HnysAKKnIMFrLNz7JEsfihEStZQr58qjkd-1sYYkBO7O8FIT5UU7ceHFMZruF4fPeYvuqVWo50nFI-O1fRr59ja1eiE2rFnlenn1nlNtdTDSfT7AfwWFnSNQUyTpCq4E/s1600/03+04+12+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMhkj4mngBK3HnysAKKnIMFrLNz7JEsfihEStZQr58qjkd-1sYYkBO7O8FIT5UU7ceHFMZruF4fPeYvuqVWo50nFI-O1fRr59ja1eiE2rFnlenn1nlNtdTDSfT7AfwWFnSNQUyTpCq4E/s200/03+04+12+014.jpg" width="200" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We made our way straight to check in at <a href="http://www.theshadydell.com/" target="_blank">The Shady Dell</a> and it felt like we had traveled back in time to 1952. The place is so adorable, we stayed in a vintage trailer and the black & white TV, old-fashioned radio, and record player were nice touches. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ88dE4Oa8xe0C8xU27j1VxiMasGZFVQ_lr145ZuXj16XPZu1bNZGPMsif_lmxNGOGd8Vc_hjktt-SDSUc0gAHGSnsGZN-J9FgH29yR_zuRMj7ETZhtRBRAkQFJnl5oKAETE5INgzvtcc/s1600/03+03+12+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ88dE4Oa8xe0C8xU27j1VxiMasGZFVQ_lr145ZuXj16XPZu1bNZGPMsif_lmxNGOGd8Vc_hjktt-SDSUc0gAHGSnsGZN-J9FgH29yR_zuRMj7ETZhtRBRAkQFJnl5oKAETE5INgzvtcc/s400/03+03+12+041.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMszmpxctvyuKHBneQwc0OYPmgzY8WMIqqLhfyE2OXyvuqK00-WzENLhP7RXGcdGG1pERF9wlPJt8xwirLFt0cmFRafdvmwgjHGHPdRV3-r45LEHN4RLq4kuRUiehW31BqHuvhw70HPY/s1600/photo+(1).PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMszmpxctvyuKHBneQwc0OYPmgzY8WMIqqLhfyE2OXyvuqK00-WzENLhP7RXGcdGG1pERF9wlPJt8xwirLFt0cmFRafdvmwgjHGHPdRV3-r45LEHN4RLq4kuRUiehW31BqHuvhw70HPY/s400/photo+(1).PNG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After relaxing for a while we went back into town to do some shopping, we tried to get dinner at the <a href="http://www.oldbisbeebrewingcompany.com/" target="_blank">Old Bisbee Brewing Company</a> but it turns out they are very focused on their beer and only have bratwurst and popcorn. So after hanging out there for a while we went to dinner at <a href="http://thebisbeegrille.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Bisbee Grille</a> which had a very good Portabella Ravioli and Trivial Pursuit cards on the tables which was fun. After it got dark (and cold) we took the <a href="http://hearsetour.com/" target="_blank">Bisbee Hearse Tour</a> which was just as spooky as promised. Being an old mining town they have a lot of ghost stories, with one of the most haunted places in town being the trailer Tom and I were staying in that night! Our tourguide was excited because the <a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/ghost-adventures" target="_blank">Ghost Adventures</a> crew had recently filmed there so she will be appearing on the show in an upcoming episode. Also, I swear there was no special effects on this picture, but I tried to take a picture of the hearse twice and this light was in both pictures . . . spooky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVzMaCTQPA2YD4l9rUEurqo5lV7xE2v6NVYt2XbV6FVqogb53OUOsJ4MxTXnvPHVC-AzBvhdicN8OXj72Kw4PHbUIwDKUtoTOYRKMfZw0JddzlRe6enFHqSn92lJx0JwJ5hWYGbyloNY/s1600/03+04+12+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVzMaCTQPA2YD4l9rUEurqo5lV7xE2v6NVYt2XbV6FVqogb53OUOsJ4MxTXnvPHVC-AzBvhdicN8OXj72Kw4PHbUIwDKUtoTOYRKMfZw0JddzlRe6enFHqSn92lJx0JwJ5hWYGbyloNY/s400/03+04+12+025.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed up late that night watching Rebel Without a Cause (all of the movies at The Shady Dell are vintage of couse) but didn't have any ghostly happenings. Did I mention the trailers are right next to the enormous town cemetary?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0_DP9qtIUZdN8gfLw__mmGRvK2Gar-pyHoJGajBkBnQEfaUx8lB_atv5W6CGsvwMmAD5AcwtryEflJSI1K6zzk5ewaicLuR8YKYrBcL_V4srm8EwVC88zU0gPQ3-EP4fNCL7gpSNADI/s1600/photo+(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0_DP9qtIUZdN8gfLw__mmGRvK2Gar-pyHoJGajBkBnQEfaUx8lB_atv5W6CGsvwMmAD5AcwtryEflJSI1K6zzk5ewaicLuR8YKYrBcL_V4srm8EwVC88zU0gPQ3-EP4fNCL7gpSNADI/s400/photo+(5).JPG" width="400" yda="true" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(see the tombstones in the background?)</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBc3zwFpsk4pK-ZgcAkHJeK3PRdW9Oj7rTMJvZoVSyGNyx7TEC37x9X3gGD2pKvdpAGzCaZwPaM-cxi_ANecqBsN1nux1OCTSpBPERje6cMunXniCuljwMFclbx45MzbNcwFYCAhhbLo/s1600/03+04+12+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBc3zwFpsk4pK-ZgcAkHJeK3PRdW9Oj7rTMJvZoVSyGNyx7TEC37x9X3gGD2pKvdpAGzCaZwPaM-cxi_ANecqBsN1nux1OCTSpBPERje6cMunXniCuljwMFclbx45MzbNcwFYCAhhbLo/s400/03+04+12+006.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next morning we got a late breakfast at the <a href="http://www.bisbeebreakfastclub.com/" target="_blank">Bisbee Breakfast Club</a> before more shopping. There are a lot of great antique stores, but they did seem a little pricey. We also perused the local art galleries, but we are all pretty picky on our art and did a lot of window shopping. On our way back to Tempe we stopped in Tombstone for a little more old west fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I always want to travel to far away places, but when I remember how many fun little towns there are in Arizona I think why do we need to stray far from home?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDedqUhZRZxsPKKt-aza2BbXs4fMAKJtkGfOKRYZTZnZE7Bn3XqZNoPsE6RkjOBM9fDtsEjFQOD5Vh1-bEcMFM4Ph2U0jzKlH0neACvQSH0gf2tQV4Q52BVYQuiD7yTSzAmfSg4NQUszY/s1600/03+04+12+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDedqUhZRZxsPKKt-aza2BbXs4fMAKJtkGfOKRYZTZnZE7Bn3XqZNoPsE6RkjOBM9fDtsEjFQOD5Vh1-bEcMFM4Ph2U0jzKlH0neACvQSH0gf2tQV4Q52BVYQuiD7yTSzAmfSg4NQUszY/s400/03+04+12+017.jpg" width="300" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz1OmYM-4rRhzhYkYmCkm8NPQLzG2yiUuoIgIFtMGDVLSgJaN3a1bN3TA5xEbFYwpwilxts46z2qRTZhgW9RBnwAf6agHneHfvJ0m-3x1j0mEs5Iv_v5kuflEh12B50JjVysRNiyYh5A/s1600/BisbeeTucson+Airspace+Show+074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz1OmYM-4rRhzhYkYmCkm8NPQLzG2yiUuoIgIFtMGDVLSgJaN3a1bN3TA5xEbFYwpwilxts46z2qRTZhgW9RBnwAf6agHneHfvJ0m-3x1j0mEs5Iv_v5kuflEh12B50JjVysRNiyYh5A/s400/BisbeeTucson+Airspace+Show+074.jpg" width="300" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MSHQxy5V0iNFnov-9R50JsjFP6cb9pVNQ8Ni_enK24eH__DTPZ9Cj896NkhowVEMMXm6MeCl601aI7wdtqxp1OsM49k0B7apl7EVGYil9WI5m_t9FwkOXAfMaODotXy6s-ZpPltWGVg/s1600/03+04+12+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MSHQxy5V0iNFnov-9R50JsjFP6cb9pVNQ8Ni_enK24eH__DTPZ9Cj896NkhowVEMMXm6MeCl601aI7wdtqxp1OsM49k0B7apl7EVGYil9WI5m_t9FwkOXAfMaODotXy6s-ZpPltWGVg/s400/03+04+12+023.jpg" width="400" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-18792293365798568372012-01-20T11:54:00.000-08:002012-01-20T11:54:40.286-08:00hello friday<div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, I have noticed that with my new iPhone I NEVER log onto my regular desktop anymore, which means no blogging. I will have to find a way to motivate myself . . . or maybe just start blogging from my phone.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Anyways, here are some things I have been recently enjoying:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;">- <a href="https://foursquare.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">Foursquare</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> It is ridiculous how simple this is yet how much I feel compelled to check in everywhere now. I still think checking in from your house is a little much though so I haven’t gotten that crazy yet . . .</span> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 20px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZwXkwq9tfu_DdkBi3X1UVitwhOn35Dexn61E-ETx8si5n59A6h6tcDTtJJhtkM4DHE09sOTtwqeACMZfoZ4oTCE3e6sQfqJWj8445wsFddHYD6fIajQM0mw9SqFyQk46ThuX7d6E08s/s1600/photo.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZwXkwq9tfu_DdkBi3X1UVitwhOn35Dexn61E-ETx8si5n59A6h6tcDTtJJhtkM4DHE09sOTtwqeACMZfoZ4oTCE3e6sQfqJWj8445wsFddHYD6fIajQM0mw9SqFyQk46ThuX7d6E08s/s400/photo.PNG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; clear: right; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; clear: right; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">-Artist tell stories (mostly about themselves)-This was a great little show at </span></span><a href="http://www.smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=212" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;" target="_blank">SMOCA</a><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: left;">. Unfortunately it is over (I told you I was behind on blogging). I really liked the work by Andrew Kuo—the text is a little hard to read, but he makes these graphs of thoughts that are funny, sometimes sad, and really interesting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKQSZTBgjETIJKvOhXyMTjbKoC8UV7BJeTAdHWMmSpuWqiTpEPza022kw1HUR0oIx_Sbw5oIs87jcLinzQnP4zg-zpHaKL2rf3Zhm0pZtPd3-6yUGAtImgSEKgYdOnV5xK_v3ScIoTPU/s1600/andrew-kuo-book-the-standard-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKQSZTBgjETIJKvOhXyMTjbKoC8UV7BJeTAdHWMmSpuWqiTpEPza022kw1HUR0oIx_Sbw5oIs87jcLinzQnP4zg-zpHaKL2rf3Zhm0pZtPd3-6yUGAtImgSEKgYdOnV5xK_v3ScIoTPU/s640/andrew-kuo-book-the-standard-3.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; clear: right; display: inline !important; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #2a2a2a; display: inline !important; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">-TV shows: Portlandia, New Girl, and the Sopranos. Wait, is this 1999 you ask? No, just Tom and I never watched the Sopranos and a friend lent me the DVDs </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">-DJ </span><a href="http://kaskademusic.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">Kaskade</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;">-Sometimes when people talk about how much they hate techno and dubstep I wonder if I am crazy because I really like it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-<a href="http://theconcernsofmindykaling.com/the-book" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;" target="_blank">Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me-And Other Concerns</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20px;"> by Mindy Kaling This book is full of funny moments here’s one of them: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">“There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.”</span></div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-86486012962497210612011-12-23T23:36:00.000-08:002011-12-23T23:36:57.953-08:00It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwaa5BdZkNq2vH7ttndM0jTeZUOxTOSs9ZveIv_MEHfDmqLSZQgVf_l89go3AGQqK5cu8M9yCriD70smqqD' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-2854099691436128552011-11-29T18:23:00.000-08:002011-11-29T18:23:29.781-08:00www.tombudzak.comTom was featured in <a href="http://www.luxesource.com/digital-editions/region/arizona" target="_blank">Luxe Magazine</a>'s stylemakers section in issue #12!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqponSQ5qMZnSy1OnmmpYNK3dI0Xn0f4cBfjhrgIm1YgCCkGVm3W8JS5V8sTSzDIHkR2FUl1DGEAz0s7ajosLjhyphenhyphen9P4ACC8EQmmHlYYffJpMjW9v9O8JOu694azlfdS4wt2Si7JeunoOU/s1600/luxe+budzak+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqponSQ5qMZnSy1OnmmpYNK3dI0Xn0f4cBfjhrgIm1YgCCkGVm3W8JS5V8sTSzDIHkR2FUl1DGEAz0s7ajosLjhyphenhyphen9P4ACC8EQmmHlYYffJpMjW9v9O8JOu694azlfdS4wt2Si7JeunoOU/s640/luxe+budzak+1.jpg" width="507" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfRM3j9uUk8icgXGX7dihs7vSZOE0lZGTeV1UNyPvF1icY4TIXiYNbOGhgwziBwqEtl1aB8oJHensnLVuF75jK-FijGCiN-h6wcKTAA2tTuiMtZrq9m3BfcWlD82d85aUBjuYfkQB9Sc/s1600/luxe+budzak+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfRM3j9uUk8icgXGX7dihs7vSZOE0lZGTeV1UNyPvF1icY4TIXiYNbOGhgwziBwqEtl1aB8oJHensnLVuF75jK-FijGCiN-h6wcKTAA2tTuiMtZrq9m3BfcWlD82d85aUBjuYfkQB9Sc/s640/luxe+budzak+2.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo inset is of Jana Evan's thesis show, Tom recommended her as an artist he likes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also, don't forget, our Holiday Ceramic sale is this weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEgbqYizARrkqO70adkSSWSJZpihpzym7B2oQe7NV-bos06pV2ASh33AZsnpx6BBbwY90IBNJgEzmLSg_pTjMs1HzgdmfwCcyE885cgJEHbk7ypS_9khEzy_T5YCAs5Dc6A_u1Uif5jM/s1600/front+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEgbqYizARrkqO70adkSSWSJZpihpzym7B2oQe7NV-bos06pV2ASh33AZsnpx6BBbwY90IBNJgEzmLSg_pTjMs1HzgdmfwCcyE885cgJEHbk7ypS_9khEzy_T5YCAs5Dc6A_u1Uif5jM/s400/front+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEWhiNVT4njMWQW39YdpcDQq8b4HvGGcq96W2RxJH8M_ledsI2LUG_5CrJC0kJoU8x1hYTlcqCZWEj7pXmZwyMdhZnc6D2-oM4yc99xgRtqS45UVfGy85yMaucKw3VnIQT4VKcPYXsG4/s1600/back+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEWhiNVT4njMWQW39YdpcDQq8b4HvGGcq96W2RxJH8M_ledsI2LUG_5CrJC0kJoU8x1hYTlcqCZWEj7pXmZwyMdhZnc6D2-oM4yc99xgRtqS45UVfGy85yMaucKw3VnIQT4VKcPYXsG4/s400/back+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-10127745339218580962011-11-15T20:29:00.000-08:002011-11-15T20:29:45.640-08:00if you need a laugh . . .<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e9L9A1IMTQo?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ayIqHWpM82k" width="420"></iframe><br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qIoG4PlEPtY" width="560"></iframe><br />
<br />
instead of being productive i watch youtube videos i've already seen. :)melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-54980885671486658612011-11-13T13:11:00.000-08:002011-11-13T13:11:42.191-08:00Mark your calendars . . . BDZK Studios Holiday Ceramic Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AgzXdKSXI2tFSkpBAPGTRdMhICltYfu6dXqrAGCmMFbMXON2XsHnI-b42ZOvXUlpCxk1osIVwamOpnkplW3uirsMLHgvvj71JzT4zdZRBVX-ihNo0byOivuEBuNQ5ziaP0Q0Ta6JluM/s1600/front+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AgzXdKSXI2tFSkpBAPGTRdMhICltYfu6dXqrAGCmMFbMXON2XsHnI-b42ZOvXUlpCxk1osIVwamOpnkplW3uirsMLHgvvj71JzT4zdZRBVX-ihNo0byOivuEBuNQ5ziaP0Q0Ta6JluM/s400/front+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px;">Holiday Sale featuring the work of Tom Budzak, Rich Littlefield, and Sarah Magera. Affordable, locally made art and gifts--mugs, bowls, dinnerware, teapots, chip 'n' dips, and much much more!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Friday 12/02/2011 5pm-9pm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Saturday 12/03/2011 10am-4pm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Sunday 12/04/2011 10am-4pm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">Visit tombudzak.com or call 623.696.6306 with any questions. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></b></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Stop by for free snacks and drinks and please invite your friends!</b></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLO5HLYjUGJ2yS1mpicQIiEGm0IB1AKRjPqr4e7C__3xr0GJTgXKJTPtOxl0JJjVu-eh36J-Tha_y7E75PWZpVj9bNRGTopcFAAq_-zUmNIguENQVodGh2Bg9fST97pt5vQtp97lSk5U/s1600/back+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLO5HLYjUGJ2yS1mpicQIiEGm0IB1AKRjPqr4e7C__3xr0GJTgXKJTPtOxl0JJjVu-eh36J-Tha_y7E75PWZpVj9bNRGTopcFAAq_-zUmNIguENQVodGh2Bg9fST97pt5vQtp97lSk5U/s400/back+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div><br />
</div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-57035100540240537952011-11-01T19:31:00.000-07:002011-11-01T19:31:44.698-07:00How many Halloween costumes do I need?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Four . . . four is the answer this year:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. On Wednesday night my sister and I were party rockers (my brother is the Arab), check out my Redfoo glasses!</span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4iPadMUlw6lwNLyTf3x-E4FAbpMac8rSY2I_qQmiMmERfRixHG-LXtiPUVxrLUdmDLzNk7Ay89KEmuMzqE8-Rzwkr1eg61Ym7FA5UQY49RMke2lHFgrnG063d-LLNv4Hhnf6dRcahQ0/s1600/10+26+11+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4iPadMUlw6lwNLyTf3x-E4FAbpMac8rSY2I_qQmiMmERfRixHG-LXtiPUVxrLUdmDLzNk7Ay89KEmuMzqE8-Rzwkr1eg61Ym7FA5UQY49RMke2lHFgrnG063d-LLNv4Hhnf6dRcahQ0/s400/10+26+11+002.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtyDRTjy8L1AZat5W8pBZrse22a9lS4wzJlMbHLma56obb2j_ik55y4RdIKt0Nl7nsC6YJ2aiI0yY2-ZHURmC8nNdU78cLGX1C6fMwYv2DXiNZrRz0Y3D9w9W23T5MeAFtUSPxdke2f0/s1600/10+26+11+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtyDRTjy8L1AZat5W8pBZrse22a9lS4wzJlMbHLma56obb2j_ik55y4RdIKt0Nl7nsC6YJ2aiI0yY2-ZHURmC8nNdU78cLGX1C6fMwYv2DXiNZrRz0Y3D9w9W23T5MeAFtUSPxdke2f0/s400/10+26+11+003.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. On Friday night I was a nurse and Tom was my zombie patient.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObPLczGbVYaHhvgft3vn2sj7kF-1V_nxhyWCbYRaTcUJvtOHsrCNgVK55QUraqIpCIxZW1qiwPmahxYx2k9t-aiNowI0iYxXk8QNOMgQbSgMZoKXw_kwpD1OZJcCVvoOZq-YqbmD0b7E/s1600/nurse+%2526+zombie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObPLczGbVYaHhvgft3vn2sj7kF-1V_nxhyWCbYRaTcUJvtOHsrCNgVK55QUraqIpCIxZW1qiwPmahxYx2k9t-aiNowI0iYxXk8QNOMgQbSgMZoKXw_kwpD1OZJcCVvoOZq-YqbmD0b7E/s400/nurse+%2526+zombie.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. On Saturday night we were the cast of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (me as Indiana, Tom as Mola Ram, Matt as Short Round, and Sarah as Willie).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_JdG4ihKEsxmd0dPJ8mTh7jumBVBvyZnZgspXCes1sUhoZM8YlIMiQvdbVBgqYVQg88aDSQzfCZiWQOJ5NxS-nn2ZZQpIAfR4JTAh9W1LrLRflakOJ6rS749IBd-oN43uj4HOn5V-cs/s1600/10+29+11+044+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_JdG4ihKEsxmd0dPJ8mTh7jumBVBvyZnZgspXCes1sUhoZM8YlIMiQvdbVBgqYVQg88aDSQzfCZiWQOJ5NxS-nn2ZZQpIAfR4JTAh9W1LrLRflakOJ6rS749IBd-oN43uj4HOn5V-cs/s400/10+29+11+044+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. Monday at work my boss was the Cat in the Hat and we were the "Things."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6iUidNSvnfiIli9C6-QrCoA4T0fu-zMMjkLG7J-behWvZqz8JbUXSNEFWowbxR_41nWoRBDggy1q1d2CrmEzUMJpiNn-ynKt_iiTMcCWsQjO1sqdcwAa29iupV3EtvsXqoVzjgAccKo/s1600/10+31+11+002+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6iUidNSvnfiIli9C6-QrCoA4T0fu-zMMjkLG7J-behWvZqz8JbUXSNEFWowbxR_41nWoRBDggy1q1d2CrmEzUMJpiNn-ynKt_iiTMcCWsQjO1sqdcwAa29iupV3EtvsXqoVzjgAccKo/s400/10+31+11+002+-+Copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think I've gone a little overboard? </span>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-62520352986031151032011-10-16T20:55:00.000-07:002011-10-16T20:55:28.926-07:00AZ Taco Fest<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U1weiEjhOO2-o7zIFBjhQsYqZhKnZDbcSQEHqjFkktDRwl2P-Vy18xPcAB4qVNqdUl42B8_oSgn7_-A_VngzZF-bXttdaKeYCpieBy0YHuwePueQtW5RVtXrEXN4sfvzOXoY_mLS0wk/s1600/10+15+11+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6U1weiEjhOO2-o7zIFBjhQsYqZhKnZDbcSQEHqjFkktDRwl2P-Vy18xPcAB4qVNqdUl42B8_oSgn7_-A_VngzZF-bXttdaKeYCpieBy0YHuwePueQtW5RVtXrEXN4sfvzOXoY_mLS0wk/s400/10+15+11+001.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet Potato Taco from The Herb Box (it was amazing!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ293si04g9IV-t4D-0_zWNGL0uVQlXg5n1IZZzDfVOlm2_o9YOp0vTtD-h3mZKFGa0h5PLaUb8CIi_ru36_rT7-mm8yXaGyswo9BUX0mNKIEHU70nNNk2FxKf2U-LUnjkXLoAYyI2DJI/s1600/10+15+11+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ293si04g9IV-t4D-0_zWNGL0uVQlXg5n1IZZzDfVOlm2_o9YOp0vTtD-h3mZKFGa0h5PLaUb8CIi_ru36_rT7-mm8yXaGyswo9BUX0mNKIEHU70nNNk2FxKf2U-LUnjkXLoAYyI2DJI/s400/10+15+11+002.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this guy looked thirsty . . .</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENzWW_UWqzSS4-S1c1SD_qqXMWxZo9fHldivg0o6cOAFnZxCxSNRWPkfqYzHwHpXAEyHUF8s8Hdd4RKiO8mKLTWtP6R5ZSZO0FtGl4o-Z8ljcXLZPAOqSXAZgvjuUbcDmq7sMhpaAleU/s1600/10+15+11+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENzWW_UWqzSS4-S1c1SD_qqXMWxZo9fHldivg0o6cOAFnZxCxSNRWPkfqYzHwHpXAEyHUF8s8Hdd4RKiO8mKLTWtP6R5ZSZO0FtGl4o-Z8ljcXLZPAOqSXAZgvjuUbcDmq7sMhpaAleU/s400/10+15+11+004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These lady Luchadores meant business!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAorzA-l9vYeft_50yjY7XXR1pOqBWb36PTYDsYkW0fZakQJ8mtsVgD3LbYfYEgzGrj0L0EwyzMoK6cCNK3284npPMU323wgHYcAEepuX7Pv-J_N152fzM75d1CfX4ToTaSWLmV84SrrY/s1600/10+15+11+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAorzA-l9vYeft_50yjY7XXR1pOqBWb36PTYDsYkW0fZakQJ8mtsVgD3LbYfYEgzGrj0L0EwyzMoK6cCNK3284npPMU323wgHYcAEepuX7Pv-J_N152fzM75d1CfX4ToTaSWLmV84SrrY/s400/10+15+11+007.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div>So the <a href="http://aztacofestival.com/">AZ Taco Fest</a> was Saturday 10/15, it was delicious! I just wish it was a little cooler outside so we could have stayed all day :) I was impressed by the showing of veggie and seafood tacos as well. </div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-88818031184339162792011-09-29T19:00:00.000-07:002011-09-29T19:00:38.642-07:00Jammin'I made my first ever batch of home-made peach jam yesterday!<br />
<br />
Thank you to my mom for the peaches, Tom for the help, and Martha Stewart for the recipe!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa96QJPvGCEDaPLy8O1NtLDItedc4cIrUUWvab0S6cfNfgkvhyphenhyphen8z5m98oLlkEo7J3_qOFN7NtUS1KSr7A3WGk2bRhDNzphGCzBVXWGo2GRfr9OYoHhrIvz2hyuFeUsZN8FIW5A4hYQ1s/s1600/09+29+11+002-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa96QJPvGCEDaPLy8O1NtLDItedc4cIrUUWvab0S6cfNfgkvhyphenhyphen8z5m98oLlkEo7J3_qOFN7NtUS1KSr7A3WGk2bRhDNzphGCzBVXWGo2GRfr9OYoHhrIvz2hyuFeUsZN8FIW5A4hYQ1s/s400/09+29+11+002-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BPmoCA_P_HRO2VI058EP8VvVXvSMa_4lbttKY41VgzGdCbKFSzIAK-vRYU-0dSPTsbt3IjPPLdadpuE1Zx3VD6_fv-ZVtlOvL0rpXFJOJIJmaJzlDJHRWeMIjEshBaf7tIZB0JgFBaQ/s1600/09+29+11+003-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_BPmoCA_P_HRO2VI058EP8VvVXvSMa_4lbttKY41VgzGdCbKFSzIAK-vRYU-0dSPTsbt3IjPPLdadpuE1Zx3VD6_fv-ZVtlOvL0rpXFJOJIJmaJzlDJHRWeMIjEshBaf7tIZB0JgFBaQ/s400/09+29+11+003-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Recipe:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8-10 peaches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3 cups of sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">the juice from one lemon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a dash of salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Peel and pit the peaches, in small batches put into a food processor and pulse until chunky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Add all ingredients to a sauce pot and put on high or medium high. Stir continuously while boiling. There will be some "foam", that will subside and the fruit will rise to the top, keep boiling until it thickens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Once you think it's ready (somewhere between 12 and 30 minutes) place a spoonful in the freezer for one minute, if it gels it's done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Let cool and place in jars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Either keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or you can learn how to can it (I haven't learned that part yet!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember that Friends episode with the jam? I am like Joey and love to eat the jam out of the jar, dangerous!</div>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-91413660521891949752011-09-27T21:47:00.000-07:002011-09-27T21:47:01.517-07:00things to watch/listen to when you're bored :)<a href="http://vimeo.com/14190306">http://vimeo.com/14190306</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.nerdist.com/2011/09/making-it-11-matthew-gray-gubler/">http://www.nerdist.com/2011/09/making-it-11-matthew-gray-gubler/</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay">http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74/the-landlord-from-will-ferrell-and-adam-ghost-panther-mckay</a>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-47225094926854825922011-09-18T03:00:00.000-07:002011-09-18T03:00:39.311-07:00Friday night in pictures.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlIabp2J4duRyOXdGuBntAVHE0GCQF2Vvw4kQCBp2lWPYSGb4pvX3wOz5cqTzDrFl5RGF02i-WCtF6i794xZhpX142S6rF_SvvsZwTtvkQdOa67j7rySQuX9E96YZWH-CyGXoJPej6HQ/s1600/09+16+11+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlIabp2J4duRyOXdGuBntAVHE0GCQF2Vvw4kQCBp2lWPYSGb4pvX3wOz5cqTzDrFl5RGF02i-WCtF6i794xZhpX142S6rF_SvvsZwTtvkQdOa67j7rySQuX9E96YZWH-CyGXoJPej6HQ/s320/09+16+11+010.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bosom buddies show at the Klang Gallery, go check it out 1st Friday 10/07/2011!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXDpnGmQHfi8pKsvKLW6ubIghfG4RHL1-tfxK4f4YhyphenhyphenPvgGvp4neCN0g_gzXkhw-W7X5rl2z3vjPfGjVtQWwk0CLLSrU5SfUX3-ITdCHO3MnmX1vDMR4i9JxnD23eeyFKIEZX59G3Hs/s1600/09+16+11+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZXDpnGmQHfi8pKsvKLW6ubIghfG4RHL1-tfxK4f4YhyphenhyphenPvgGvp4neCN0g_gzXkhw-W7X5rl2z3vjPfGjVtQWwk0CLLSrU5SfUX3-ITdCHO3MnmX1vDMR4i9JxnD23eeyFKIEZX59G3Hs/s320/09+16+11+013.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Bradley had 2 good exhibits at Eye Lounge, go check them out now-10/07/2011</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRxiA82mdJt8xtNoyfw8AyXGvzPzazx0rMQ6TEri9vkQNIUAGE8V84OInojLvtPS_Wyfrk3Oeh6Kfh75ro_kUYjjtWm-lSvE2b9lk0QYTBXtTmN3IQFOUHCBEnFV2Lwrb2pnQpoENZnk/s1600/09+16+11+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRxiA82mdJt8xtNoyfw8AyXGvzPzazx0rMQ6TEri9vkQNIUAGE8V84OInojLvtPS_Wyfrk3Oeh6Kfh75ro_kUYjjtWm-lSvE2b9lk0QYTBXtTmN3IQFOUHCBEnFV2Lwrb2pnQpoENZnk/s320/09+16+11+016.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The MC's (magera--connelly's) look adorable at the Duce in Phoenix</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OACAxsXkS9Oc4mgsYBQmsLg1d5ESHAu9RTK6Yn8VDpsd2CDkxTgm3t_MGzd-NYN4rs9LOUO__exGn8k5P-27vppIgLlc_l4etEqrP58DRCEuy-nT_RLh_yW97qnXc4RLvAyteBx3Cug/s1600/09+16+11+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OACAxsXkS9Oc4mgsYBQmsLg1d5ESHAu9RTK6Yn8VDpsd2CDkxTgm3t_MGzd-NYN4rs9LOUO__exGn8k5P-27vppIgLlc_l4etEqrP58DRCEuy-nT_RLh_yW97qnXc4RLvAyteBx3Cug/s320/09+16+11+019.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Brandy Alexander and a Schlamm at the Duce</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKcBZ9_FS-d8-qpPeqCvkBCYyxhwjmgvnqjWmckVquFmtHLI8O7rUaEdrMO6_jO5b30POrnUYD0CIhSopAgdDQw5lqjttcVgDSgXcHbh_6Vf-JedrlFGxb20GLss0NeSQZd0GzXdau4Q/s1600/09+16+11+037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKcBZ9_FS-d8-qpPeqCvkBCYyxhwjmgvnqjWmckVquFmtHLI8O7rUaEdrMO6_jO5b30POrnUYD0CIhSopAgdDQw5lqjttcVgDSgXcHbh_6Vf-JedrlFGxb20GLss0NeSQZd0GzXdau4Q/s320/09+16+11+037.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Break the Mold's Comedy Showdown</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQl2NKFBBXXIadhv7EBJWpKYpa2Zp6J_CKhsDsQ80OPoZzaC2OR_us037W_7KuEs5OCuDQDuEh4UIpOw11nINjp5wbgXZhMm0C-mzJVPBTph_CEOFFf3095FTB_xX5eHL6P02rIEN4tg/s1600/09+16+11+090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQl2NKFBBXXIadhv7EBJWpKYpa2Zp6J_CKhsDsQ80OPoZzaC2OR_us037W_7KuEs5OCuDQDuEh4UIpOw11nINjp5wbgXZhMm0C-mzJVPBTph_CEOFFf3095FTB_xX5eHL6P02rIEN4tg/s320/09+16+11+090.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the Spoon-delier!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpLCwt1tDXC_HmMrsjUcIOvceU2OMskYSjJSX9g8CaTS1aB1ikKn_eRUDcbU0-49Dd87tzrgYn3rgPrCUjk1CkGajMxbCo4C3ZYqoS9ProXhTo9-NXA20Do8en68Ui4KiDHVD_nY7US0/s1600/09+16+11+095+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCpLCwt1tDXC_HmMrsjUcIOvceU2OMskYSjJSX9g8CaTS1aB1ikKn_eRUDcbU0-49Dd87tzrgYn3rgPrCUjk1CkGajMxbCo4C3ZYqoS9ProXhTo9-NXA20Do8en68Ui4KiDHVD_nY7US0/s320/09+16+11+095+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">check out Tom!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Things you didn't get to see-Wendy, Jessica, and I dancing it up at Shadows Lounge at Talking Stick Resort. Traveling DJ Adrian John Flanagan from Obscura was playing the 80's hits.melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-2828600189914689052011-08-21T13:23:00.000-07:002011-08-21T13:24:52.336-07:00A little Hindu knowledge for the day . . .The 3 Gunas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I'll be honest, I don't know much about Hinduism, but I do enjoy Yoga class. The teacher at my gym adds a little bit of meditation and reflective though in often, and I liked what she taught about this past Saturday.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><u>The 3 Gunas</u></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></span></span><br />
All material nature is made up the interplay of three energies or "gunas". </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">The gunas are a great map for navigating your way through life. When you can recognize which of these energies is at play in your life, it makes it so much easier to bring about a state of balance. </span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Tamas</b></span><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">-</span> the power of darkness, inertia, form and materiality.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Tamas is dull, insensible, gloomy and dark energy. The Sanskrit word literally means "darkness, dark-blue, black"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">People that are tamasic are gloomy, sluggish, dull and blinded by greed. Sometimes people who are tamasic can be characterized as lazy and slothful. If you spend the night drinking tequila in Margaritaville, the next morning you will find yourself deep in the heart of Tamasicville On the darker end of the tamasic scale, they can be unconscious of the needs others, dark and destructive. '</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Yoga this would be like "phoning in" your workout, you're hunched over in the pose but you're not mindful or working at it. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19pt; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Rajas</b></span><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">-</span> the power of energy, action, change and movement. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Generally: is a passionate, frenetic, creative, tumultuous energy. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">People that are rajasic are full of desire, thirsting for worldly enjoyment, and even at more extreme ends of the scale, fueled by competition and ambitiousness. The Sanskrit root means "impure". It is also related to the root rakta, "redness". And raga, "passion." If you think of living in a bright red room or a woman wearing a red dress, you can feel the energy of Rajas.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Yoga this is more like "running in place," you're expending a lot of energy worrying about being better than the person next to you, thinking about work, etc. and not actually focusing on your practice.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Sattva</b></span><span style="line-height: 19pt;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 19pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">- </span> the power of harmony, balance, light and intelligence; higher spiritual potential. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Sattva is a calm, peaceful and clear energy. The Sanskrit word is based on the principle "Sat" or "being, as it should be, perfect". </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">People that are Sattvic are calm, centered, compassionate and unselfish.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Yoga this of course is the ideal place to be, moving forward.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">--Overall I found this very interesting because I think I spend most of my time after work switching back and forth from being Rajistic (overthinking everything) to Tamastic (turning off my brain and watching TV). Understanding that I could hopefully move toward Sattvic tendencies.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bonus-check out this <a href="http://www.vancouveryoga.com/gunas_yogaphilosophy.html">website</a> from Vancouver Yoga for a description of how the 3 Gunas relate to Star Wars :)</span></span>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-70207692065822357942011-08-17T19:54:00.000-07:002011-08-17T19:54:39.226-07:00Pesto Pasta Primavera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14yg-DA2dD0n1J_6TXyMW6FcW6TtRVgjzpjx3FP_Jd82uSo12teJTAyllL2w-YjvwUugDwePXhJLKLwLvlQRnf7seBYWwS9RZCsRYImduepsCFIjoypJ211PNOfQdfzpGS5IrI_yaUPc/s1600/pasta1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14yg-DA2dD0n1J_6TXyMW6FcW6TtRVgjzpjx3FP_Jd82uSo12teJTAyllL2w-YjvwUugDwePXhJLKLwLvlQRnf7seBYWwS9RZCsRYImduepsCFIjoypJ211PNOfQdfzpGS5IrI_yaUPc/s400/pasta1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Pesto Pasta Primavera</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this recipe in Glamour magazine but made a few changes. Pasta Primavera is an American version of making an Italian Pasta with the fresh veggies of Spring. It's summer now, so I must be wishing for cooler weather?</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Cross-posted to <a href="http://chrissiemcbridesrecipes.blogspot.com/">It's a Keeper</a>)</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Makes four servings</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 zucchini-sliced</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 large handful of sugar snap peas-sliced in half</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 oz. dried spaghetti</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup prepared pesto</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 tsp. minced garlic (you can substitute 2 cloves and chop yourself if you're ambitious!)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup cherry tomatoes-sliced in half (I used half yellow, half red for color)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 medium carrots-sliced into half then fours (and like my friend Kat says, don't use baby carrots, not as good!)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Parmesan cheese to top</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kosher salt and ground pepper to taste</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Drop the zucchini, snap peas, and carrots in; cook until tender, about 1 minute. Using a strainer or slotted spoon transfer the vegetables to a colander and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Stir the pasta into the still-boiling water. Cook according to the package (probably 8-10 minutes). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. While the pasta is cooking, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and cook 1 minute. Add the rest of the veggies and a pinch of salt, cook until warmed through.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Drain the pasta and place back in pan or in a large bowl, add the pesto and toss until combined. Add the veggies and toss again.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Add Parmesan, salt, and pepper and serve.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're lucky your husband will make the garlic bread :)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-634756957994088702011-08-12T08:32:00.000-07:002011-08-12T08:32:07.638-07:00Project Runway predictionsSo I'm making my early predictions for Project Runway finalists (Kat, Tom, and I are having a little friendly competition) . . .<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">1. Anthony Ryan (so far I have liked everything he's made! my favorite)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_hnggRjf7OheNnSK8O5pnJYYYlU17rDDNNkHshSa1gpIMas3SJe-oog7LQsiRkhSX7OGegmYCqsDo0VAQsYX97dlmUSzR9lvxPL_n7PfBgZQH3B6cFOrpxxIcVGBeg74S2TJQbnV7yI/s1600/anthony-ryan-auld-project-runway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_hnggRjf7OheNnSK8O5pnJYYYlU17rDDNNkHshSa1gpIMas3SJe-oog7LQsiRkhSX7OGegmYCqsDo0VAQsYX97dlmUSzR9lvxPL_n7PfBgZQH3B6cFOrpxxIcVGBeg74S2TJQbnV7yI/s200/anthony-ryan-auld-project-runway.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7yiZOs4wk11qOnmTVmxYPFr3QSSx4fWug4W9h-JllcTh1bVenVGTJC_6f25jBYag1SJpPJBtm0w6qH8QvfmdN4Us5Jj01SzNKxWGGRtYmFLdpZr5d81-IZmqd_PJyidQPSoJwLFo3nM/s1600/pr9-rr-ep2-anthony-f_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7yiZOs4wk11qOnmTVmxYPFr3QSSx4fWug4W9h-JllcTh1bVenVGTJC_6f25jBYag1SJpPJBtm0w6qH8QvfmdN4Us5Jj01SzNKxWGGRtYmFLdpZr5d81-IZmqd_PJyidQPSoJwLFo3nM/s400/pr9-rr-ep2-anthony-f_0.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2.Olivier (I'm not sure I love his style, but the judges do)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSos2UYsYJ2m2DiIFortCUdP6C4IEIPARnrvmI28DQ22T7dgcIGxG_kOuIISbNtz9LzN5z-Tj0t8uYMpBiuLoUF-zGHTTVi8FfOlyuc8oPrl7Er_a97Huze23L1JPIqQDT0LGjgf2aVcU/s1600/olivier-green-project-runway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSos2UYsYJ2m2DiIFortCUdP6C4IEIPARnrvmI28DQ22T7dgcIGxG_kOuIISbNtz9LzN5z-Tj0t8uYMpBiuLoUF-zGHTTVi8FfOlyuc8oPrl7Er_a97Huze23L1JPIqQDT0LGjgf2aVcU/s200/olivier-green-project-runway.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcqByKtFz2JmpPQOk60imryMjMCFdNTIQ6lT86HHD_DdUuC5SGiUHSj6DGNkW-M9wNjY5HMz3NUSxg9sLFEoFs9P3OO-1VLATr-Nk5Ch_xX0TFy26QKiYMR9FPZfWTfWUo5itLxHEgTY/s1600/pr9-rr-olivier-f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcqByKtFz2JmpPQOk60imryMjMCFdNTIQ6lT86HHD_DdUuC5SGiUHSj6DGNkW-M9wNjY5HMz3NUSxg9sLFEoFs9P3OO-1VLATr-Nk5Ch_xX0TFy26QKiYMR9FPZfWTfWUo5itLxHEgTY/s400/pr9-rr-olivier-f.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Anya (sure she can't sew, but she has style and Heidi likes her)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZI_g8EZ8nrXIywctfoCEDlWUGnNC3ZgWHFxO_Kurb8HQjp6_tkobMKsGT9zJJVCznT8FrP3csEeJ9LEvcv-Fmnpv_EBZZ1mPo_E_bjg5dLn_p_fmKBCpIYODcNqIGxUEbg1KdAA_K6b8/s1600/anya-ayoung-chee-project-runway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZI_g8EZ8nrXIywctfoCEDlWUGnNC3ZgWHFxO_Kurb8HQjp6_tkobMKsGT9zJJVCznT8FrP3csEeJ9LEvcv-Fmnpv_EBZZ1mPo_E_bjg5dLn_p_fmKBCpIYODcNqIGxUEbg1KdAA_K6b8/s200/anya-ayoung-chee-project-runway.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT5dPcr0OoYqthaMfpBYUOGcsHZPOP_hOJIidZ0q4dqxh_TgCCkhi0DtvaQ-asWy7b9A2cm5dwogTBbeaiyfZrgUnZmZ8rSrnRhCrRGdjkRIWJ1CO_ElevbElTbF7zgwmtZcV4-BgTPU/s1600/pr9-rr-ep2-anya-f_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT5dPcr0OoYqthaMfpBYUOGcsHZPOP_hOJIidZ0q4dqxh_TgCCkhi0DtvaQ-asWy7b9A2cm5dwogTBbeaiyfZrgUnZmZ8rSrnRhCrRGdjkRIWJ1CO_ElevbElTbF7zgwmtZcV4-BgTPU/s400/pr9-rr-ep2-anya-f_0.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />
<br />
Also funny on the show last night . . . Bert said Mae West never wore pants . . . so how do you explain <a href="http://blogfullofjelly.blogspot.com/2011/01/movie-inspiration-mae-west-in-pants.html">this</a>? And Kim Kardashian talking about how in the Sound of Music they wore the drapes? That was totally Gone with the Wind!<br />
<br />
Who do you think will win?melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71681548561896130.post-17114643985938009322011-08-07T17:06:00.000-07:002011-08-07T17:07:09.366-07:00Ten things I dig this weekend<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. The art exhibit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; line-height: 26px;">"In Your Head and Under Your Bed"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"> at <a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2011/08/dreams_nightmares_and_the_subc.php">Modified Arts</a>.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. The song Hot Dog by <a href="http://www.lmfaonews.com/">LMFAO</a> (Calm down you dirty minds! It's about the food-and I think vegan corndogs are my equivalent.). Click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PWPxeGyp8k">here</a> to listen. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUd_eXAENKkEQabE6zn2beat13b3Q-DN-RNWJ66WBYTbA2BK_3ya2Ka1Kc9i1EXiiXEtAwOOyIi8EGpluTkAbFMopkYkmferDLS5qt5w_Ve_Cdm7VzzzixEZQLFW7EEPJuxYBHvwzCxA/s1600/lmfao.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUd_eXAENKkEQabE6zn2beat13b3Q-DN-RNWJ66WBYTbA2BK_3ya2Ka1Kc9i1EXiiXEtAwOOyIi8EGpluTkAbFMopkYkmferDLS5qt5w_Ve_Cdm7VzzzixEZQLFW7EEPJuxYBHvwzCxA/s320/lmfao.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. <a href="http://tuneupmedia.com/">Tuneupmedia.com</a> so I saw this commercial on Saturday, and who can say no to the Biz? So I downloaded the free trial, it is pretty cool! But I don't have $50 right now . . . </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z3qK8gT5LLg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. This<a href="http://daintysquid.blogspot.com/2011/07/nail-tutorial-simple-triangles.html"> nail polish tutorial</a> from blog <a href="http://daintysquid.blogspot.com/">The Dainty Squid</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5. The movie <a href="http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Waste-Land/70129386">Waste Land</a>. Vik Muniz is a photographer technically, but this movie is amazing to show how he creates his ideas and images.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxMURWEk3lhnTVYunxXHq4CuV7EAli099TdElSSrNjoBpslCl0-GFekvGDK826KG6CW2_RPuEcKH9MglI6cBSJQ4gRCsgBn1Wo4Z5YD2R-8tf-db-1X31Hw4g1ON059S3xesWBZZl_uw/s1600/vik+muniz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxMURWEk3lhnTVYunxXHq4CuV7EAli099TdElSSrNjoBpslCl0-GFekvGDK826KG6CW2_RPuEcKH9MglI6cBSJQ4gRCsgBn1Wo4Z5YD2R-8tf-db-1X31Hw4g1ON059S3xesWBZZl_uw/s320/vik+muniz.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">6. <a href="http://www.tnt.tv/series/fallingskies/">Falling Skies</a>-season finale is tonight! It may be the end of the world, but Sarah Carter has the best leather jacket ever.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfzNVL9XT6oTkF07u70qF_isP70sM0DzbOP-2OQubd7mddfIRNSNWBVhvBpcj4JneioNdXINNTcxnWsNMMSNNMCfa8YsRN4PB0pPqd8CPeUXwBT3h-8CSLOem4zj9xSkf-lryatOQ4yE/s1600/FALLING-SKIES-S1-Silent-Kill-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfzNVL9XT6oTkF07u70qF_isP70sM0DzbOP-2OQubd7mddfIRNSNWBVhvBpcj4JneioNdXINNTcxnWsNMMSNNMCfa8YsRN4PB0pPqd8CPeUXwBT3h-8CSLOem4zj9xSkf-lryatOQ4yE/s320/FALLING-SKIES-S1-Silent-Kill-2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">7. Downtown Phoenix graffiti.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">8. Crazy Stupid Love. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiB5IK7FcrM1-RzzQMa8y-gz7EUNGYEjC2XybsBOcOYLgTCkkqtmD1vGrg5SBKPP3troMnRfizr3jhkOBNekuABK80tg6eDzRwpCNQXZoBONtEq8tPalUMqKGInRtSJd5635DFWtNKkM/s1600/alg_crazy_stupid_love-e1312326624471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiB5IK7FcrM1-RzzQMa8y-gz7EUNGYEjC2XybsBOcOYLgTCkkqtmD1vGrg5SBKPP3troMnRfizr3jhkOBNekuABK80tg6eDzRwpCNQXZoBONtEq8tPalUMqKGInRtSJd5635DFWtNKkM/s320/alg_crazy_stupid_love-e1312326624471.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">9. Pixel People patterns from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/weelittlestitches">Wee Little Stitches</a>, I'm working on this one right now, but it has a black background . . more like Space!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4H2obSfyERtFTtafqi9pOovWt_fXHYdle0mZgXSJmiAk0IUA4iIE9qzB3bQllTTh17o4oIcRHwE8x9VB7jZ2TXE3r7pajtVCpwyvZG33IZQtX2RkY7nUYmwQO9SKZPnPKSHJatVpakyQ/s1600/star+wars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4H2obSfyERtFTtafqi9pOovWt_fXHYdle0mZgXSJmiAk0IUA4iIE9qzB3bQllTTh17o4oIcRHwE8x9VB7jZ2TXE3r7pajtVCpwyvZG33IZQtX2RkY7nUYmwQO9SKZPnPKSHJatVpakyQ/s320/star+wars.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">10. My new necklace which reminds me of the medallion in the Indiana Jones movie. This is the one from the movie:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cgQzFEy0n21L8X1WY5Nk_32j2KJJTijv2a_o6O1yVjjrZvDqtv-i2yHkjVgFSbreBRbBilYrx3ETec20ltDFY9vH9oV69VuuaAXK2SkEjswnLAM5priP7p_nafiv1ot6ML-htbPS8YQ/s1600/ra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6cgQzFEy0n21L8X1WY5Nk_32j2KJJTijv2a_o6O1yVjjrZvDqtv-i2yHkjVgFSbreBRbBilYrx3ETec20ltDFY9vH9oV69VuuaAXK2SkEjswnLAM5priP7p_nafiv1ot6ML-htbPS8YQ/s320/ra.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span>melississippihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11295580464286986836noreply@blogger.com0