tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21817316313041874632024-02-21T18:54:19.451-08:00East Meets WestEthel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-87240605689165577612009-09-03T17:11:00.000-07:002009-09-03T20:29:04.723-07:00Where have we been?...While we've been enjoying our summer I haven't had the time to blog about it...too busy living it!<br />We've been traveling from coast to coast, attending many weddings, exploring California and loving Hermosa Beach's many summer activities. I'll try my best to post all that we've done here in the next week or so.<br /><br />We just came back from our friend's Zach and Nikki's beautiful wedding in Aspen and Zach (Brown) is flying down from San Fran to join us for Labor Day Weekend.<br /><br />Next week is the end of my first quarter at Antioch (!) and on Tuesday I start my new job at Crescendo Charter Academy.<br /><br />Life is great!Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-385931339407312472009-06-26T11:10:00.000-07:002009-06-26T11:12:10.138-07:00Best Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgHyKCvUce7-dqhE2jE1Vdfc_167GNPPcK36VAUT7-QJN3VLsloV35noTJvM_NrpWLYLJq3ES-AKpZzd9soSfFG9rRreqPx0pVIIQbKVA42SU99HNzFlPRWaE5EsZ_94vRIAGFl5sRiM/s1600-h/104_5577.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgHyKCvUce7-dqhE2jE1Vdfc_167GNPPcK36VAUT7-QJN3VLsloV35noTJvM_NrpWLYLJq3ES-AKpZzd9soSfFG9rRreqPx0pVIIQbKVA42SU99HNzFlPRWaE5EsZ_94vRIAGFl5sRiM/s400/104_5577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351700620188985938" border="0" /></a>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-79932264487128318372009-06-26T10:22:00.000-07:002009-06-26T11:08:16.076-07:00Youngest Brown graduates!This past weekend Dave and I made our way back to the East coast to see his brother, Zach graduate from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, aka Kings Point. While the Northeast has been drowning in rain for the past month, somehow it held off for the majority of events and we were able to enjoy our time in New York.<br /><br />The first event we attended was the Change of Command in which the outgoing seniors essentially hand over the leadership of the school to the upcoming seniors. While this is a nice ceremony and all, held behind the beautiful building that once was a Chrysler family summer estate, the best part comes after they announce that the change has been established and all 197 graduates, dressed in their whites, come screaming down the hill to jump into a pool. (I dig run-on sentences, ok?)<br /><br />It's quite the site given that the grass is still wet from the morning dew, and the cadets are not exactly wearing the most appropriate running shoes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily, Zach wasn't one of the many kids who ate it on the hill, and was able to make it down in one piece.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFSF77mjFZ1Ifd1W5B__ibSlg27D34Bp5_ahgW03pDmLcXrUpyC1hfP6hQ3zNyIcHF6h20d6gAmyjeHLgxop02sNS_c3R17hXpIOLjuuuwHR1-PRk0YJBHQnodOwYGmaHs3XLyoe-_yU/s1600-h/104_5590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFSF77mjFZ1Ifd1W5B__ibSlg27D34Bp5_ahgW03pDmLcXrUpyC1hfP6hQ3zNyIcHF6h20d6gAmyjeHLgxop02sNS_c3R17hXpIOLjuuuwHR1-PRk0YJBHQnodOwYGmaHs3XLyoe-_yU/s400/104_5590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351688598370934738" border="0" /></a><br />Zach jumping in. That's the Kings Pointer ship in the background.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF41IIKWQBEYRLQEQwDSM4ZbRhv7dlupD5fRurvgIucEb22aHcD7MLB3RwytL77p0wENvlQc6VTVLHnys8G8yps7HCPkJaGDmTJcKaAjXinqKSDcI4MIGX0TEsma2IOQ6MVNQuUtes20/s1600-h/104_5591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF41IIKWQBEYRLQEQwDSM4ZbRhv7dlupD5fRurvgIucEb22aHcD7MLB3RwytL77p0wENvlQc6VTVLHnys8G8yps7HCPkJaGDmTJcKaAjXinqKSDcI4MIGX0TEsma2IOQ6MVNQuUtes20/s400/104_5591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351688731421279554" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the cadets took a turn jumping off the diving board...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKktHeSCXgSYI_EcNyrqzntU3wuWOKUP_LENl7bCk4uvvPYTH2KvBsyFYkgF2er81-NgBPzqe0ZT4Z1fHB9eIycQmd0a4Jw7uhkjQtnSHP258MhexJ-cIHaRyoc_cwNH6aC1AGp6ro2uI/s1600-h/104_5603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKktHeSCXgSYI_EcNyrqzntU3wuWOKUP_LENl7bCk4uvvPYTH2KvBsyFYkgF2er81-NgBPzqe0ZT4Z1fHB9eIycQmd0a4Jw7uhkjQtnSHP258MhexJ-cIHaRyoc_cwNH6aC1AGp6ro2uI/s400/104_5603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351689148380157698" border="0" /></a><br />Cannon ball style<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSeGtUw0BksADO44DJoTblkNINqgdM7MRTahu60KL5nFUuAkSnmpiC3tdXEB-6jGgun8AMgPTK0l6tXyjf7ihJ7eGgd7y5B25HJV1jAuP5cDHpuEVGVomej9dX_cBYl5SUat6QbYPgFI/s1600-h/104_5604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSeGtUw0BksADO44DJoTblkNINqgdM7MRTahu60KL5nFUuAkSnmpiC3tdXEB-6jGgun8AMgPTK0l6tXyjf7ihJ7eGgd7y5B25HJV1jAuP5cDHpuEVGVomej9dX_cBYl5SUat6QbYPgFI/s400/104_5604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351688995094796866" border="0" /></a><br />I give it a 9.5<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbwcPpP7IHbF7b9-7_EJzV2nf3iVjk-Q8Tz8zpDbzX-8Tp4Qgb0K_0VLggHOed3RvYjs5blEG_hsVUemJYsG7haXtXgFAPxbIOlWiWn7PC2bzi6JdsIZIPP7xWPygcTxFV74XoZ-vix0/s1600-h/104_5605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbwcPpP7IHbF7b9-7_EJzV2nf3iVjk-Q8Tz8zpDbzX-8Tp4Qgb0K_0VLggHOed3RvYjs5blEG_hsVUemJYsG7haXtXgFAPxbIOlWiWn7PC2bzi6JdsIZIPP7xWPygcTxFV74XoZ-vix0/s400/104_5605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351688874141278770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dave, Zach, their Dad and Uncle Daryl were lucky enough to get tickets to the US Open which was held only a few miles from their house in Bethpage. They were able to see all of the golfers up close and had a great time.<br /><br />Our indoor BBQ thanks to the rain.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8M-E1IwStKh070dZmbT7fHhKQXEG7zYeqWAHRaLKfS0MERU27V-TGeeKTO6NtJb_45KHzDYuZec7ZrqQFsZF3hkxkgmfRxXP5PXOFcE2GeIn9_JWwTaoizH31SfduvskSpeaFMdL7Dc/s1600-h/104_5610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8M-E1IwStKh070dZmbT7fHhKQXEG7zYeqWAHRaLKfS0MERU27V-TGeeKTO6NtJb_45KHzDYuZec7ZrqQFsZF3hkxkgmfRxXP5PXOFcE2GeIn9_JWwTaoizH31SfduvskSpeaFMdL7Dc/s400/104_5610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351689292676329778" border="0" /></a><br />The graduate himself!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1lCw5rnewZfFIn-FsLB7kWHGq3BdHRALbQRjGOM6DziMNFh1gNwJIh1QB4QOQIwTVCu1vY-ugtutAmVUgpgyx0-I-tm0LHCqtPTrz0HS9-8v_XOXVQBotroRpMIQ8GA96yKrjCVPNUw/s1600-h/104_5619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1lCw5rnewZfFIn-FsLB7kWHGq3BdHRALbQRjGOM6DziMNFh1gNwJIh1QB4QOQIwTVCu1vY-ugtutAmVUgpgyx0-I-tm0LHCqtPTrz0HS9-8v_XOXVQBotroRpMIQ8GA96yKrjCVPNUw/s400/104_5619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351689448336271842" border="0" /></a>The next morning, bright and early (6:30 am!!) we returned to Kings Point for Zach's commisioning into the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave had the honor of swearing Zach in, and all of the Brown men were in their uniforms!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK-BJcyxI5_TARrcRkujjtLNEL6dyFpAGdHBJ3Mgwa1Ts2JjWMBdQ_v880ftueWam8qH2yMAt6vOT9p9HsMhbfhT3poG9TUQS4CyKB-f9OJ6YkS_F4DR9AcpFpol1TADuE3Wj6ud1nok/s1600-h/comish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtK-BJcyxI5_TARrcRkujjtLNEL6dyFpAGdHBJ3Mgwa1Ts2JjWMBdQ_v880ftueWam8qH2yMAt6vOT9p9HsMhbfhT3poG9TUQS4CyKB-f9OJ6YkS_F4DR9AcpFpol1TADuE3Wj6ud1nok/s400/comish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351690764209355298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW6sr20mofi3cNMcer-mLzuOF8CGKXTfTu09CRn8KjtISlvF9se5YyPEpreMXZMu6SzlcTkuWVy02ZPt65hirD3Is20E0Q8fosED55dM8BLc4UxrPV1l4EzmSpY1djBn88GhP9gABLfI/s1600-h/comish2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZW6sr20mofi3cNMcer-mLzuOF8CGKXTfTu09CRn8KjtISlvF9se5YyPEpreMXZMu6SzlcTkuWVy02ZPt65hirD3Is20E0Q8fosED55dM8BLc4UxrPV1l4EzmSpY1djBn88GhP9gABLfI/s400/comish2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351690829342823954" border="0" /></a><br />This is the old Chrysler estate. I had never been to Kings Point before and I was blown away at how pretty and quaint the campus is. Although, after four long years, I'm sure Zach has some other choice words he would use to describe his alma mater !<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HH_Fb1tCZhTwmY4cOyxP6p8PTYRuNhbVP1G87YNUzconlqie4FI3dB5jaw8dPf1qJ5nCJb1M2M2i2Tl-T-85ol_-T9KMjzdekwHcVR_P6Sf7BR1CRpI18HeceBhxIDmRAQs8ZpsB95o/s1600-h/brown.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HH_Fb1tCZhTwmY4cOyxP6p8PTYRuNhbVP1G87YNUzconlqie4FI3dB5jaw8dPf1qJ5nCJb1M2M2i2Tl-T-85ol_-T9KMjzdekwHcVR_P6Sf7BR1CRpI18HeceBhxIDmRAQs8ZpsB95o/s400/brown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351690671386334002" border="0" /></a><br />It's official!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2uJfmLCdoQkuKEQQxfNdEE_Hm5HTu4hPlttoSp8f56I6GCJwAtqlm7Udbf6UXt-xAq8s3ryOM5Mi-JrJAP-ph9kIhX4iulOZW9asrZOwc9pufzXOq6h0f-P7KPUI-9mpqc6-zvbNl4Q/s1600-h/104_5655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2uJfmLCdoQkuKEQQxfNdEE_Hm5HTu4hPlttoSp8f56I6GCJwAtqlm7Udbf6UXt-xAq8s3ryOM5Mi-JrJAP-ph9kIhX4iulOZW9asrZOwc9pufzXOq6h0f-P7KPUI-9mpqc6-zvbNl4Q/s400/104_5655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351696307486922066" border="0" /></a><br />Captain Brown, Ensign Brown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iPf3IZrbx-Yl6LFIHtceXxa518CGaw-A4dS9DRNeUamisxeMrPjPO0_ok2mgIMg2P7BfizivwIOpQ9-L5e7rID8sIJzRHnOz_fURcLhVjWlpdZNxIXuvz4KnzE3BoW4F3tCy5hA1ixM/s1600-h/104_5657.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iPf3IZrbx-Yl6LFIHtceXxa518CGaw-A4dS9DRNeUamisxeMrPjPO0_ok2mgIMg2P7BfizivwIOpQ9-L5e7rID8sIJzRHnOz_fURcLhVjWlpdZNxIXuvz4KnzE3BoW4F3tCy5hA1ixM/s400/104_5657.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351696495307178402" border="0" /></a>We are SO excited that Zach will be stationed in Alameda, CA and we already have plans to meet up to go camping together. Alameda is about a 5 hour drive from us, and sits in the heart of San Francisco Bay. We can't wait to take road trips up the coast to visit the closest family member we've had in three years! We'll take the five hour drive!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> ********************************************** <br /></div></div>Next stop? Massachusetts for the 4th of July for a wedding.Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-8719387342336414652009-06-15T13:38:00.000-07:002009-06-15T19:45:01.587-07:00This and That...Last week Dave took a quick business trip to Boston and he was able to go see the Red Sox play the Yankees at Fenway. Lucky guy! Zach was able to drive up and meet him there, and our friend Smitty and his girlfriend Amanda also joined them.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1gQgmDisreZYAMsqUhkE_-lbBN7Lg2DOHpzm4KF2Y3rjR9RVRbF5xlmu9hyphenhyphenqBDVZbsf-U4EqRtJBHP5aly7AoKMCbaY2jtHmUobIuFK_lCeWmtaUQVnaC1ePZTLnLCFS9pt3Aj81d9U/s1600-h/blogg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1gQgmDisreZYAMsqUhkE_-lbBN7Lg2DOHpzm4KF2Y3rjR9RVRbF5xlmu9hyphenhyphenqBDVZbsf-U4EqRtJBHP5aly7AoKMCbaY2jtHmUobIuFK_lCeWmtaUQVnaC1ePZTLnLCFS9pt3Aj81d9U/s400/blogg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347749896192347906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDVy6ZvKdIzrsfhaQ6Dj9AagladtQgUv1J-tSWUgiGVyA2OjfN1YFAfWEEcAmOJIjRIo3UwnTmKm7d1WjG2SImCsQ3zAImf1l_4HvR7oVkj7wrnEEea7_eE-huMpBOFioOV9cRws4CMo/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDVy6ZvKdIzrsfhaQ6Dj9AagladtQgUv1J-tSWUgiGVyA2OjfN1YFAfWEEcAmOJIjRIo3UwnTmKm7d1WjG2SImCsQ3zAImf1l_4HvR7oVkj7wrnEEea7_eE-huMpBOFioOV9cRws4CMo/s400/blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347750606795146770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />While he was away I received the news that I was accepted to Antioch University Los Angeles and will be starting grad school full time. I'm so excited! It is a two year program, with the first year focused on attaining my teaching credential (finally!), and the second (which is part time) on my masters in education. The program at Antioch offers everything that I wanted/needed and I can't wait to begin.<br /><br />We've also been busy settling into our home with new furniture and wedding gifts!<br /><br />Here are some pictures:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvcXDs6oxhNWiVvPP00kE_Mw72jHxa4GsY0qstTOaUvcvTP4teRHrosS4OQoyRrxE8akFv3NXttUW0e3ebIteVxTi4PY_mdIKfmRo-QLkK8wCPhFnktoJS2oGN3z5OBblOKvzutvBfc0/s1600-h/104_5569.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvcXDs6oxhNWiVvPP00kE_Mw72jHxa4GsY0qstTOaUvcvTP4teRHrosS4OQoyRrxE8akFv3NXttUW0e3ebIteVxTi4PY_mdIKfmRo-QLkK8wCPhFnktoJS2oGN3z5OBblOKvzutvBfc0/s400/104_5569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347664034306451106" border="0" /></a><br />Of course Breck found the newest comfy spot at the house!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIJe1DKfYuj98LRtx3moxkw3_j_klQq3LspgPzs9rjXK8iXqW2QbUB3KygqbHcRurwsmStP9KyRhbjw11qYqQWbGLNSJfPyd60e7AAU4Bw5vqZBekGsG4kdpsQrfAwTlphLSRdC612OQ/s1600-h/104_5567.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIJe1DKfYuj98LRtx3moxkw3_j_klQq3LspgPzs9rjXK8iXqW2QbUB3KygqbHcRurwsmStP9KyRhbjw11qYqQWbGLNSJfPyd60e7AAU4Bw5vqZBekGsG4kdpsQrfAwTlphLSRdC612OQ/s400/104_5567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347663710891007506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbiQI8srwN14SAzVXhwE-6ZtUO_ZwtJICKhsqant9d-bbBOoVJD6ydhI65wxnmrd2NzmZy7NKtQh5t3nkCHPl5V-SKC7Z__6shFRZBP322dWtQxUrfdoU_2Z-1zcZ2P68tjNvf9qzS4E/s1600-h/104_5559.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbiQI8srwN14SAzVXhwE-6ZtUO_ZwtJICKhsqant9d-bbBOoVJD6ydhI65wxnmrd2NzmZy7NKtQh5t3nkCHPl5V-SKC7Z__6shFRZBP322dWtQxUrfdoU_2Z-1zcZ2P68tjNvf9qzS4E/s400/104_5559.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347663556155424210" border="0" /></a><br />I love this little sign.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONSZOXUUh1fIghZya2zTaGoYxQoU6Ixq8k4fDBskGpJ8ydt7lGW6fX8NZxHry_H8w8uWGtsVexANOnCwcM0Uiv-K_spWvKo-SrO-KjLYyp7I6mKMEDKXx8kFqVP8-P-_3wFHcpLi0p4g/s1600-h/104_5557.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONSZOXUUh1fIghZya2zTaGoYxQoU6Ixq8k4fDBskGpJ8ydt7lGW6fX8NZxHry_H8w8uWGtsVexANOnCwcM0Uiv-K_spWvKo-SrO-KjLYyp7I6mKMEDKXx8kFqVP8-P-_3wFHcpLi0p4g/s400/104_5557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347663313297591010" border="0" /></a><br />One of my wedding gifts from Dave was a bed side table, which I have needed in the last 3 places we've lived!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrC_WG47hP6ccRBdDk-8SdcmI4ZxAfM522ZWpg2nOIcBaHrVMHualmBoBEjyunv_QCt1LR6C7YIdOg1H1cdmHmzTKMpavXS3uCIGcsg2jnDQxDHmG18dHVmneoxNgTYGOpj-iIOCG3eE/s1600-h/104_5556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrC_WG47hP6ccRBdDk-8SdcmI4ZxAfM522ZWpg2nOIcBaHrVMHualmBoBEjyunv_QCt1LR6C7YIdOg1H1cdmHmzTKMpavXS3uCIGcsg2jnDQxDHmG18dHVmneoxNgTYGOpj-iIOCG3eE/s400/104_5556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347663090452377554" border="0" /></a><br />This is our guest room/office. We have always had a separate office room and guest room, so what you see here are two rooms put into one. And this is after a full day of organizing. Oy.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KSGVSywg7nqewLPLgj9nI_PK6CnmAmct4qV_iS4Z2bg7QaQVyIHINdfLYG87au-xagRzrl6-50ld1-bjNw6LCu0le5d9Z91qCmkr0o815NINAp4TuzHEDe4oZf6nk8gVNmxjcD2lIPg/s1600-h/104_5555.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KSGVSywg7nqewLPLgj9nI_PK6CnmAmct4qV_iS4Z2bg7QaQVyIHINdfLYG87au-xagRzrl6-50ld1-bjNw6LCu0le5d9Z91qCmkr0o815NINAp4TuzHEDe4oZf6nk8gVNmxjcD2lIPg/s400/104_5555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662959293823266" border="0" /></a><br />We bought this desk on craigslist for $20! We've done a lot of buying/selling on craigslist since we've been here. We also found our hammock on craigslist.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHga1YCgBU46OTrPLbcMRAZs6Mnyl-OF1kyK-HnPLX3EwmY_mMdgfyIA0IAfdj_TPP3_XaSCN9heDQoVeOfu_96gZZaVFT1lRrMGbjp0xZ2-kpzAvkLWKjcmGfp9OBiOpx-54bmYssDaE/s1600-h/104_5554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHga1YCgBU46OTrPLbcMRAZs6Mnyl-OF1kyK-HnPLX3EwmY_mMdgfyIA0IAfdj_TPP3_XaSCN9heDQoVeOfu_96gZZaVFT1lRrMGbjp0xZ2-kpzAvkLWKjcmGfp9OBiOpx-54bmYssDaE/s400/104_5554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662819640176898" border="0" /></a><br />Our entry way furniture from Pottery Barn, it's our favorite thing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjnx5PXxMJnLQjw3tTBwH-vXVXLDz_xI48FgavSI51R7XJ75amH4YX5efUISiXHDJoRYSPxVsKOxpoCgMcOFz0ypnDk0uFigeTjseMNDBsO4hpnL2dlIUn2mf63OxAMvF8XS8aUny0R8/s1600-h/104_5548.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjnx5PXxMJnLQjw3tTBwH-vXVXLDz_xI48FgavSI51R7XJ75amH4YX5efUISiXHDJoRYSPxVsKOxpoCgMcOFz0ypnDk0uFigeTjseMNDBsO4hpnL2dlIUn2mf63OxAMvF8XS8aUny0R8/s400/104_5548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662650341045138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74CVElnl5Pj5D4t1DENHKXN1D1lESfJvY0byJ4UcgT11TwsphvCCptj5SXDSP2ZDJbAm4yD7PURlPjYMxiRRAgDvy8ffX_OoZshblIrlmIHCn6-ufhEdn97XEUHaePTe45wIT3m2OXtY/s1600-h/104_5573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74CVElnl5Pj5D4t1DENHKXN1D1lESfJvY0byJ4UcgT11TwsphvCCptj5SXDSP2ZDJbAm4yD7PURlPjYMxiRRAgDvy8ffX_OoZshblIrlmIHCn6-ufhEdn97XEUHaePTe45wIT3m2OXtY/s400/104_5573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347668903950652786" border="0" /></a>We got all of our electronics organized with this shelf from Crate and Barrel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf8lu854ca3806h8lCePUlDIHWdddWn07o65mFilxxbFje9tZ8gTnO5ueolFWqjzvtWKYveTyxAxqxMfyrckzUlBSOeOVLB_xAy5mm478t72i57iDhPFKvzDgIvkZkBvkWUi7HNKsxkE/s1600-h/104_5572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf8lu854ca3806h8lCePUlDIHWdddWn07o65mFilxxbFje9tZ8gTnO5ueolFWqjzvtWKYveTyxAxqxMfyrckzUlBSOeOVLB_xAy5mm478t72i57iDhPFKvzDgIvkZkBvkWUi7HNKsxkE/s400/104_5572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347668475347371554" border="0" /></a><br />Another wedding gift from Dave was the bar hutch on the left and the white doors to cover our washer and dryer. Yes, our washer and dryer are in our kitchen. He had done all of this while I was away in Rhode Island prior to the wedding, so when we returned to Cali I would be surprised!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbyGuacRYNJnaOoeUALy3i9I00NmMiCMsAh9y_Oq_PkgX2rcEgcQwoz5-XtlcUeJXz_eAKhSYOo7LRFTBHPYPA4pjLtfyupxOf85tzHCc4_T3amRgzokVEjS2I625f5U3fw7H1HNSyBg/s1600-h/104_5544.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbyGuacRYNJnaOoeUALy3i9I00NmMiCMsAh9y_Oq_PkgX2rcEgcQwoz5-XtlcUeJXz_eAKhSYOo7LRFTBHPYPA4pjLtfyupxOf85tzHCc4_T3amRgzokVEjS2I625f5U3fw7H1HNSyBg/s400/104_5544.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347662439543727970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CmQ7Z1d8xNukQM9OGOvXH03g-S71TXJ8h31sms0VQS3KwY1IEAsIIOlwp2bml1bTr9up9jqWQ8KzbioRCo4cGhzp_d7zY68gK1LyUXf1xnQqJArj2bpB4UUx-zjMCQlJ3aleScsUyTY/s1600-h/104_5546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CmQ7Z1d8xNukQM9OGOvXH03g-S71TXJ8h31sms0VQS3KwY1IEAsIIOlwp2bml1bTr9up9jqWQ8KzbioRCo4cGhzp_d7zY68gK1LyUXf1xnQqJArj2bpB4UUx-zjMCQlJ3aleScsUyTY/s400/104_5546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347667590886687074" border="0" /></a>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-6391624929269576222009-06-09T13:52:00.000-07:002009-06-09T14:10:42.049-07:00Hitched...Well, it's official! We had our wedding on May 24, in Newport RI and it was beautiful! Of course the weather freaked me out slightly as it started to drizzle right before the ceremony and they "called it" to happen inside. I was SO disappointed because Dave and I had always wanted to get married outside, by the bay. Luckily it was just a passing shower, and some family members worked their magic, and we were able to have our ceremony on the shore of Narragansett Bay like we have always envisioned!<br /><br />Our reception was awesome, with wonderful speeches and toasts, amazing dancers, and sing-a-longs on the dance floor. It was so cool to look around the ball room and know everyone there; it'll be the only party we ever go to where we know all the guests!<br /><br />The whole weekend was fabulous and we thank everyone for coming from near and far to celebrate with us and our families!!<br /><br />Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzhbN0H7qEMJzjgfsXnQ3ix6E079us1NbcDsvZ4aCvHF7FUAB2JA5q8Jc5cU043KV1a63jhT9N_hbCQlW0-FCkYhWMIRZtvMzno6mz-lkvW9LfBooDV67vTzl2QbwRvxJeP-O167MoL8/s1600-h/99060097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzhbN0H7qEMJzjgfsXnQ3ix6E079us1NbcDsvZ4aCvHF7FUAB2JA5q8Jc5cU043KV1a63jhT9N_hbCQlW0-FCkYhWMIRZtvMzno6mz-lkvW9LfBooDV67vTzl2QbwRvxJeP-O167MoL8/s400/99060097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345437237310557474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojSNXYHAJi5x2RdMQ4yMmpoU8L-R_o4OoljK0eSmR6FthL6F7HB0kU2gbWxjin_Y_18XGgbjkShqaAEgP8fStEr3po340eHUNV2beEhvjzKO4xvSQLe8YbVIMhyphenhyphenc_8k9rAxStZeBn4f0/s1600-h/99060203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9MhJtKRTtPQPVH1FOWpr3Agw2JDBd8vPHo5AMiAK294nnoFZ2RYzSXY_YyyCAJ38dsBJ6i76J-TEowLGOGoHZnZhEsYr9XV3FESQCIGFOoaeiGZ3ZNAprD6nIhDdiWlUWFanFs0BxF8/s400/99060226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345435915622877250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaARDstratWzipsUiS80g_QdD2osMnCIx3sEI5xwhvGXjB8jedY50vSycC51iNB0Oh4cinW7496vzd2Dp1x5gKQRJJH6p__Te6FkGq1P4ZG3sSlIwTd5IsWf7KrTphx9mtvR9gvQpEFKk/s1600-h/99060230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaARDstratWzipsUiS80g_QdD2osMnCIx3sEI5xwhvGXjB8jedY50vSycC51iNB0Oh4cinW7496vzd2Dp1x5gKQRJJH6p__Te6FkGq1P4ZG3sSlIwTd5IsWf7KrTphx9mtvR9gvQpEFKk/s400/99060230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345435734452562882" border="0" /></a>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-31588129660100868612009-04-30T12:11:00.000-07:002009-04-30T12:13:49.487-07:00Add face masks to the registry!I'm seriously considering wearing a face mask on my cross country flight next week. "Swine Flu" is not the look I'm going for on my wedding day.Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-22611565607006594252009-04-26T10:16:00.000-07:002009-05-02T09:38:25.810-07:00Dog's Day at The Beach...So, we live in a bubble. We've only been here for about three weeks, but we already realize that we'll probably never leave the South Bay area. The South Bay is comprised of three towns at the southern end of the Santa Monica Bay, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach (where we live), and Redondo Beach. Everything you could ever want, or want to do, is right here. No need to get on a crazy six lane highway and fight your way through the notorious L.A. traffic.<br /><br />While our trio of beach towns have miles of beautiful sandy landscapes, beach volleyball courts, waves for surfing, and the <a href="http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strand_%28bicycle_path%29">Strand</a> for running, none of the beaches here are dog friendly. Breck loves to swim, and play on the beach so it's a total bummer that he's not allowed to do those things here in our town.<br /><br />We did however, discover that down in Huntington Beach there is a dog beach! Not just any dog beach, but a 5 mile long dog beach, barricaded by cliffs so that no doggie friends have the option of running away. So yesturday, we burst out of our bubble and headed the 26 miles down the 405 (no traffic!) to Huntington Beach Dog Beach.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of Breck absolutely LOVING his California beach experience, and first swim in the Pacific Ocean! We let him off the leash and he just took off down the beach, greeting other dogs as he went along, jumping into the waves, stealing other dog's toys...you know, the usual.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Water dog<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy4B1kjXSMr2L8jc_BtjnQVeZbQ64lDRNGiKoLYdM49FeKq3u3nns2qaAODeZ22dwfY5sgp-xlj0fIaSNHpuphqFD5_bA_IS__Lt7RXIktlVUc2pOxEXDVjzPKkW0ebsj2Gk5NOfjOtk/s1600-h/104_5454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy4B1kjXSMr2L8jc_BtjnQVeZbQ64lDRNGiKoLYdM49FeKq3u3nns2qaAODeZ22dwfY5sgp-xlj0fIaSNHpuphqFD5_bA_IS__Lt7RXIktlVUc2pOxEXDVjzPKkW0ebsj2Gk5NOfjOtk/s400/104_5454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055874670573010" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeGuKKBv-ZPurkbFcsJY2jK-voOftBpResMb5DB5hY-0LQrMmAjdpDWzG8K1Yg3_FZFoPGXSvSMUncgVGIcNhfSozXa8RE9c9Qxde4PhAOdPH1JVy5EwIpslDwWujTtAS968-nT8OT9g/s1600-h/104_5451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeGuKKBv-ZPurkbFcsJY2jK-voOftBpResMb5DB5hY-0LQrMmAjdpDWzG8K1Yg3_FZFoPGXSvSMUncgVGIcNhfSozXa8RE9c9Qxde4PhAOdPH1JVy5EwIpslDwWujTtAS968-nT8OT9g/s400/104_5451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055701438752802" border="0" /></a><br />Some new friends<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP0wQZ_R7nYrPV_9C6BRR8jLA51g5-G4_qxfUtDqrLN2rO1hO9nNswTNaPkAzw-prLBvvwukKb72daNOr7oce1Jm0Ifo5o8ewwrHUUo4dHDSGVKwdOGIAZG7yzERr3flIGBPCN12gzK8/s1600-h/104_5456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzP0wQZ_R7nYrPV_9C6BRR8jLA51g5-G4_qxfUtDqrLN2rO1hO9nNswTNaPkAzw-prLBvvwukKb72daNOr7oce1Jm0Ifo5o8ewwrHUUo4dHDSGVKwdOGIAZG7yzERr3flIGBPCN12gzK8/s400/104_5456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055593641611378" border="0" /></a><br />And he's off!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIVWW8EYUcBWS5fUc-CAct7wzVsXHftpJR_WZvWpBTOHIXqhAmKV96EXOqcsADubGxjTQ2VO5PV_Aaegg0-et0tTkZ6sPkJP0j3Mz8s55vXtoMhG9H9kP18dy4SO5aJohKtaSRQRznYc/s1600-h/104_5464.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIVWW8EYUcBWS5fUc-CAct7wzVsXHftpJR_WZvWpBTOHIXqhAmKV96EXOqcsADubGxjTQ2VO5PV_Aaegg0-et0tTkZ6sPkJP0j3Mz8s55vXtoMhG9H9kP18dy4SO5aJohKtaSRQRznYc/s400/104_5464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055467636366610" border="0" /></a><br />I thought it was so funny-these dogs were digging a huge hole!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARsaIeHrJK5KX12qgq9YKHJV3xR1i4odTp_5oVflZdIBrRj1wTOznMWYtVoogrvl1oSLu9E_tcqIfd8Y4Yu1KwrANAbEgFD0H7QULcsPzlnAR3OVzkrGxmHVBMmW5h9oosUtlSK_zy04/s1600-h/104_5465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARsaIeHrJK5KX12qgq9YKHJV3xR1i4odTp_5oVflZdIBrRj1wTOznMWYtVoogrvl1oSLu9E_tcqIfd8Y4Yu1KwrANAbEgFD0H7QULcsPzlnAR3OVzkrGxmHVBMmW5h9oosUtlSK_zy04/s400/104_5465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055338155874258" border="0" /></a><br />And here you'll notice Breck jumping up and stealing a toy out of some womens hand. No manners.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo2_dco-aVU3iRYciHOtsBWtwvN69uiPZ4pX6ZrunBuDcoRcYqI4DJVJiGsCVaEoUjBq7XZaSxDRDiLtx2N_ujeN2DY_YL50rXN-JbLwi3f9yzu_Kw1Mq2b0dtd-MkVzjC36GTPjjpaw/s1600-h/104_5461.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxo2_dco-aVU3iRYciHOtsBWtwvN69uiPZ4pX6ZrunBuDcoRcYqI4DJVJiGsCVaEoUjBq7XZaSxDRDiLtx2N_ujeN2DY_YL50rXN-JbLwi3f9yzu_Kw1Mq2b0dtd-MkVzjC36GTPjjpaw/s400/104_5461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329055220680897698" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-22190851282270566942009-04-24T13:41:00.000-07:002009-04-30T12:08:59.439-07:00Our House...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadNrRIi-ElW6_GsBDT0Dq7CvMp0vKqcLHLMlAH62rZp66o_kPDHISl8XoDCQU1TVffS7iQI4F-I-5bHJhCDt4mJYkSdTcsvC869Q1C2Y50qczjcIZcd3KNu7RiA9QStJgqJ2wpP7hMBY/s1600-h/104_5426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadNrRIi-ElW6_GsBDT0Dq7CvMp0vKqcLHLMlAH62rZp66o_kPDHISl8XoDCQU1TVffS7iQI4F-I-5bHJhCDt4mJYkSdTcsvC869Q1C2Y50qczjcIZcd3KNu7RiA9QStJgqJ2wpP7hMBY/s400/104_5426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328363196376319922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our "front" door is actually on the left side of our house. The wreath was a housewarming gift from one of our friends out here!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tFsq1SY8fDFvBBYQAaS_cGcQpjxYrh2C07DUbpkEZkKQV1dHCayflb-3CKgSDqgFlDA9FzNCvnf8WE_DTP9DY7nGIXjT-OQ-OprigFZNjDtgOtKNual0cJIJIkE7kyv3S3fF4iNV-BI/s1600-h/104_5427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tFsq1SY8fDFvBBYQAaS_cGcQpjxYrh2C07DUbpkEZkKQV1dHCayflb-3CKgSDqgFlDA9FzNCvnf8WE_DTP9DY7nGIXjT-OQ-OprigFZNjDtgOtKNual0cJIJIkE7kyv3S3fF4iNV-BI/s400/104_5427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328363085848118226" border="0" /></a><br />View looking out to the street.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM51fPfUoIxS_XZJnf-Q_BBsL0YEZiNnCbMCbWlfNUaAnxceMHQ1l9ORFab3rV34KYRpe8MjwxetF0HjuPXW5qwLtf6Rlbo3uSHpVr1JoUkBdjmr30iUOOK-WttzpVnx2umDTaSxFTTxU/s1600-h/104_5423.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM51fPfUoIxS_XZJnf-Q_BBsL0YEZiNnCbMCbWlfNUaAnxceMHQ1l9ORFab3rV34KYRpe8MjwxetF0HjuPXW5qwLtf6Rlbo3uSHpVr1JoUkBdjmr30iUOOK-WttzpVnx2umDTaSxFTTxU/s400/104_5423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362831468577938" border="0" /></a><br />I planted some flowers in the back, as well as in the front.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxf1wHw02lIYyqaTmtU5IobEUIiVl9ezTZLUEAhCsM7N76XdYM6qHvc5NhPy-12WP8N2RARNSXzixyhJb3KzJI0KQDNEDouwjXrgTq2X6G03gVq30ktsDTll_iJBTr3hBZiZ7Wi-kGXoo/s1600-h/104_5424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxf1wHw02lIYyqaTmtU5IobEUIiVl9ezTZLUEAhCsM7N76XdYM6qHvc5NhPy-12WP8N2RARNSXzixyhJb3KzJI0KQDNEDouwjXrgTq2X6G03gVq30ktsDTll_iJBTr3hBZiZ7Wi-kGXoo/s400/104_5424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362723942663026" border="0" /></a><br />Pool. We'll eventually get some nice planters back there.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGilJ6GPAS6abfeG8FBtUnjQFwjPwALxZX2tgCoavXJrGimGnKV_3eNDBpn6WzG7g5AkW1SMamgeTqLRzDn-YFx2ciVW1G2eGwn81NXat083hSmigtPilgPRAJ7ihFX1wbYH0T8v-x-w/s1600-h/104_5425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGilJ6GPAS6abfeG8FBtUnjQFwjPwALxZX2tgCoavXJrGimGnKV_3eNDBpn6WzG7g5AkW1SMamgeTqLRzDn-YFx2ciVW1G2eGwn81NXat083hSmigtPilgPRAJ7ihFX1wbYH0T8v-x-w/s400/104_5425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362566902976786" border="0" /></a><br />Can you spot the dog butt?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfBl77bczqR64TQXORcOpot0Qrr1wcb5SFVoILszDfr_zTNXH-ggOPTzVOzY0Vq8euv2UHQv40u0CbsVDDvdTIv1dmT4h5_gr3g6pM-h22kONDLQLPJ2PbogdCMk2-5FdwujfUYh8Cgc/s1600-h/104_5434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfBl77bczqR64TQXORcOpot0Qrr1wcb5SFVoILszDfr_zTNXH-ggOPTzVOzY0Vq8euv2UHQv40u0CbsVDDvdTIv1dmT4h5_gr3g6pM-h22kONDLQLPJ2PbogdCMk2-5FdwujfUYh8Cgc/s400/104_5434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362478981313570" border="0" /></a><br />Table, duh.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLe3UAfKNq_XL7ibe0iDP7XuSLKmMmI-j1Mlg7QoAwBxlYa6Dk4rBI_okoe7hUuIPL5Egxm72vGvr1SeAPR3R38z6ERlthwsIqW8284ae3_QGsnBFUxYF_SpoDOmYBisGX9OQ3rVbwSg/s1600-h/104_5398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLe3UAfKNq_XL7ibe0iDP7XuSLKmMmI-j1Mlg7QoAwBxlYa6Dk4rBI_okoe7hUuIPL5Egxm72vGvr1SeAPR3R38z6ERlthwsIqW8284ae3_QGsnBFUxYF_SpoDOmYBisGX9OQ3rVbwSg/s400/104_5398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362356188172162" border="0" /></a>Dave makes something, as Breck eagerly looks on.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuZPBcnzTWo5xZ2g_XvRAcBx1sKDoEAxnVnKdt1JIV5Zz_mwcGLGUh7GHyqmlJ8cCHLE_wXDA1tsqRKdD_tTmnNT2joRsmXAqlk9yheHtCq4joFIk543RTWxgtzlCaBTpu6KiRFHJXnM/s1600-h/104_5409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuZPBcnzTWo5xZ2g_XvRAcBx1sKDoEAxnVnKdt1JIV5Zz_mwcGLGUh7GHyqmlJ8cCHLE_wXDA1tsqRKdD_tTmnNT2joRsmXAqlk9yheHtCq4joFIk543RTWxgtzlCaBTpu6KiRFHJXnM/s400/104_5409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362247668043362" border="0" /></a><br />This is what you see when you walk in the "front" door. Again, spot the dog butt.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN1XbfkqvruQ07mlc-9zruZLs3J7J79Cp3GeDjAnWYqJlL9u_vb7yt0bktnPtg6lmOTRt8mQ-wq-r9NUFWfOc_k_xelGVfVTBcnOuMwMW0T_e3tE2PAR6cSkBCz0MvJA6rTQd4Ywd4JE/s1600-h/104_5410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN1XbfkqvruQ07mlc-9zruZLs3J7J79Cp3GeDjAnWYqJlL9u_vb7yt0bktnPtg6lmOTRt8mQ-wq-r9NUFWfOc_k_xelGVfVTBcnOuMwMW0T_e3tE2PAR6cSkBCz0MvJA6rTQd4Ywd4JE/s400/104_5410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362156502620402" border="0" /></a>We finally got a wall mount for our TV. We're selling our TV stand (you can see the corner of it to the left). The white table is the temporary home for our cable box.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj3_fOQj5vZZhqsE6QGIpmfuyB7Tofi2fDuvNa_Z9LwE5ly3bNKIXcMlRD_zu_PNn7phtFTHY3mkDfyr15J95k8YxGYzSLPduirmjebmON0qYAi-iQKD6KoXTq5exsAKpZMuuX3RYAug/s1600-h/104_5412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj3_fOQj5vZZhqsE6QGIpmfuyB7Tofi2fDuvNa_Z9LwE5ly3bNKIXcMlRD_zu_PNn7phtFTHY3mkDfyr15J95k8YxGYzSLPduirmjebmON0qYAi-iQKD6KoXTq5exsAKpZMuuX3RYAug/s400/104_5412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328362067410116882" border="0" /></a><br />I just LOVE this lamp!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhX_P2UgGRPDRWXM2QxMfEk2R2sVe6dQKeCkY2hZxt_x70cM0uh1ZqH6t1eKLGYTGkHkaAFDcAdJBubVKXNjT-N7MN3u_G-uJGIHPMrFvyhWoJ505UiL7BfpSWuODyIiHmPLtraO4ShY/s1600-h/104_5414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhX_P2UgGRPDRWXM2QxMfEk2R2sVe6dQKeCkY2hZxt_x70cM0uh1ZqH6t1eKLGYTGkHkaAFDcAdJBubVKXNjT-N7MN3u_G-uJGIHPMrFvyhWoJ505UiL7BfpSWuODyIiHmPLtraO4ShY/s400/104_5414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328361967393522962" border="0" /></a><br />kitchen/dining area<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhZm3n7mhiRufn3uBwle2CbDrRfL_6f7MFFPuMfvM3OjymPJqtzqxwJO8OLGKBExq3a3-LjZ5l9Eq4-noLvQhVnC2hF9lU72Ex3Icq4sIo6NEb8vTQnpequFs6mDPgIQbOZjst4rHveA/s1600-h/104_5416.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhZm3n7mhiRufn3uBwle2CbDrRfL_6f7MFFPuMfvM3OjymPJqtzqxwJO8OLGKBExq3a3-LjZ5l9Eq4-noLvQhVnC2hF9lU72Ex3Icq4sIo6NEb8vTQnpequFs6mDPgIQbOZjst4rHveA/s400/104_5416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328361799858273458" border="0" /></a><br />again</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpt9b7YsUN_X1S3kWu_kudFfcIiyaqwubVDGMeNmf1gSqSMYdLhbsk94BlHjLaI3jbC8o9XW_ZKbyaIpL3IK4utRAGJXYc0iKIKm9mV2XUN2rPePuzThIAprx3Lg4U8nyNrGt87337aU/s1600-h/104_5432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpt9b7YsUN_X1S3kWu_kudFfcIiyaqwubVDGMeNmf1gSqSMYdLhbsk94BlHjLaI3jbC8o9XW_ZKbyaIpL3IK4utRAGJXYc0iKIKm9mV2XUN2rPePuzThIAprx3Lg4U8nyNrGt87337aU/s400/104_5432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328361693935957986" border="0" /></a><br />This is our view from our big front window<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CjGIxyljPrbm30zvI0xHlhUfBYlC0eMxpDxJ7oX4eLDxRY2gxVmADDPVxfQNV0FnIs1l_07JM2I7WGkdsRKHbp0fIV44wtO2DfmUvNT8XtpZ4b5MuRhK7Nr1JPVKrYkvSnbtM9JPZUs/s1600-h/104_5430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CjGIxyljPrbm30zvI0xHlhUfBYlC0eMxpDxJ7oX4eLDxRY2gxVmADDPVxfQNV0FnIs1l_07JM2I7WGkdsRKHbp0fIV44wtO2DfmUvNT8XtpZ4b5MuRhK7Nr1JPVKrYkvSnbtM9JPZUs/s400/104_5430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328361601638848194" border="0" /></a><br />View to our left (south)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF5FwdOwNZNI-sM_ge2OWl5liGEtSGyzKre_IA26WYoj7gQPYY6wGg9iRI77W2tdzq8BW0NkV4MJUsX0jMErZSe1-AP_M5GndV_uv4Dx6_7GJtcv5pI6zW5b4JQgyhtA7frWsfgQqb70/s1600-h/104_5431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF5FwdOwNZNI-sM_ge2OWl5liGEtSGyzKre_IA26WYoj7gQPYY6wGg9iRI77W2tdzq8BW0NkV4MJUsX0jMErZSe1-AP_M5GndV_uv4Dx6_7GJtcv5pI6zW5b4JQgyhtA7frWsfgQqb70/s400/104_5431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328361487537905234" border="0" /></a><br />and the view to our right (north)<br /><br /></div>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-75218532097933928642009-04-20T17:48:00.001-07:002009-04-20T17:59:39.726-07:00Grand CanyonWell, we made it to California! It took us about 5 days to get here, and along the way we stopped at Grand Canyon. Neither of us had ever been, and I don't think we were really prepared for what we would see! It was absolutely incredible, we took about 200 pictures!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7YkIodRuk0iQvwxEWB4gihgwFjYH2yLuEkakUw7PzZzAC_yCgkmotnqIZG0nZ_8ajGqviaYSGBHkRsAanCdhwXihP3P9ooUSGb0gu7DVSZvfNQ9HrVwzjFrShJ4xtuWsMI-AvW7WS9I/s1600-h/101_5278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7YkIodRuk0iQvwxEWB4gihgwFjYH2yLuEkakUw7PzZzAC_yCgkmotnqIZG0nZ_8ajGqviaYSGBHkRsAanCdhwXihP3P9ooUSGb0gu7DVSZvfNQ9HrVwzjFrShJ4xtuWsMI-AvW7WS9I/s400/101_5278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326941245968991010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ysQgbVvoIeXORLu4SlFpBkyilZB-YvtkZqQqPeU9fS_sIv-xbhdiQRb5Io5FH0MOQZes_Hktlz98MrM2FNKuEaDPhPzQZuA2QVx22W4-vIV6S2zjQ_g4kb01mFRnDsN9DwzpuyEBXKs/s1600-h/101_5277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ysQgbVvoIeXORLu4SlFpBkyilZB-YvtkZqQqPeU9fS_sIv-xbhdiQRb5Io5FH0MOQZes_Hktlz98MrM2FNKuEaDPhPzQZuA2QVx22W4-vIV6S2zjQ_g4kb01mFRnDsN9DwzpuyEBXKs/s400/101_5277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326941127857317154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstZHRW18htqeV_K1-Xgs2a3NCAW5utSNAp5a-FDe5Pgrfqxgjw5xSPMyZzIsGKVhEr-iJV8ZXjGvEI5n2PPhBv4dnkYeHLNab7lCS-G19IAO6-JnMIbqYSpXyg1vT1Ku4JRxVns4dm1E/s1600-h/101_5273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstZHRW18htqeV_K1-Xgs2a3NCAW5utSNAp5a-FDe5Pgrfqxgjw5xSPMyZzIsGKVhEr-iJV8ZXjGvEI5n2PPhBv4dnkYeHLNab7lCS-G19IAO6-JnMIbqYSpXyg1vT1Ku4JRxVns4dm1E/s400/101_5273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326940900247293922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bnGR0PWR3Cl4Ed0w_3lClShWOFg3OoMCMhEvDO9M7YGsFpoPiJi79o2m_2th8UUXvIuOVZghGwa6VUDNKU2soU6eIx-wcxZVfdddKBKiPHtTzC5C4HLU76xkGKYtbW5XsXwDpRcJOwc/s1600-h/101_5264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bnGR0PWR3Cl4Ed0w_3lClShWOFg3OoMCMhEvDO9M7YGsFpoPiJi79o2m_2th8UUXvIuOVZghGwa6VUDNKU2soU6eIx-wcxZVfdddKBKiPHtTzC5C4HLU76xkGKYtbW5XsXwDpRcJOwc/s400/101_5264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326940679399110882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7Lv9Eyn2zgNZzdnZr11TJz97YGFrqePKMNbZSKolzm55hw8CTf2Jz7O3ZJfxQ0oApOeWBUipu-rjp1zK1GQFjgGq-fkxsApAO5ly1cDNWGJPr4Pqeu8jA_W5E1tAa-8ek9V4nPHY1fY/s1600-h/grand+canyon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7Lv9Eyn2zgNZzdnZr11TJz97YGFrqePKMNbZSKolzm55hw8CTf2Jz7O3ZJfxQ0oApOeWBUipu-rjp1zK1GQFjgGq-fkxsApAO5ly1cDNWGJPr4Pqeu8jA_W5E1tAa-8ek9V4nPHY1fY/s400/grand+canyon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326940294218073394" border="0" /></a>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-74897847229974811982009-03-29T13:54:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:32:06.535-07:00Dave graduates!..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtDEze42AyM66kt2jt0ktdeNYy2SKt0yyddxnDgTb8Kc36c959obPKpmM_RPcxpMUVtSkx6ErULxUnEovGOkxkKpdFLdHfRyY_bsnxjz7dJCpvaFClAGkizNTGUc1_8-wjrWrs_GzL2k/s1600-h/PICT0136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtDEze42AyM66kt2jt0ktdeNYy2SKt0yyddxnDgTb8Kc36c959obPKpmM_RPcxpMUVtSkx6ErULxUnEovGOkxkKpdFLdHfRyY_bsnxjz7dJCpvaFClAGkizNTGUc1_8-wjrWrs_GzL2k/s400/PICT0136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318786141366210258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH3AwMPKDWFkRhdlL6smHkiYEiST6UJNrlgSITbVqKQoUBjO7gdsEHPtaDgvwoNNB-f-Iq52rYCXN7pO7hA0k1SmlAB1pcZKvHrGzRT4ouKSG2l5v5zgH-Ruw6tGujuZPRq4m2c6oLC4/s1600-h/P3260455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmH3AwMPKDWFkRhdlL6smHkiYEiST6UJNrlgSITbVqKQoUBjO7gdsEHPtaDgvwoNNB-f-Iq52rYCXN7pO7hA0k1SmlAB1pcZKvHrGzRT4ouKSG2l5v5zgH-Ruw6tGujuZPRq4m2c6oLC4/s400/P3260455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318717165895743698" border="0" /></a>Dave is all done! He graduated with his Masters in Cost Analysis, having to take double the amount of credits than most graduate programs, and write a thesis to top it off! It was great that his parents were able to come out to see him graduate, and mine were able to watch it on the internet!Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-82060693234345808932009-03-22T16:37:00.001-07:002009-03-22T17:10:12.957-07:00Pandora's Box(es)Over the past few months I have been slowly accumulating boxes from the kitchen at Mini U, the school I work at. This slow accumulation has resulted in our guest room looking like the back mail room at a post office or something. Boxes from floor to ceiling, totally covering the guest bed, blocking any sort of light that would be coming in from the window since their piled in front of that, too; the boxes made it nearly impossible to open the closet door, or the bedroom door for that matter.<br /><br />The funny thing is, since I was getting the boxes from the kitchen at work, and they were getting the boxes from GFS, we will be packing our life into boxes labeled: Broccoli Spears, Translucent Plastic Dinner Wear, Mandarin Orange Segments, Cheese Filled Soft Pretzel Sticks, and my personal favorite, Colossal Crinkle Cut Frozen Potatoes.<br /><br />I spent about 15 minutes throwing boxes down the stairs while Dave organized them by size, in the garage. Throwing boxes down stairs...actually, throwing anything anywhere is pretty fabulous, and a great de-stresser. I recommend it. Now our guest room is prepped and ready for Dave's parents who will be here on Thursday, and our garage is now the most flammable room in the house.Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-26958191206179419402009-03-14T07:04:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:18:25.396-07:00For the third time, in as many years....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewPdxYtrUmE67DuP16AeOA1DPDGB1ltHcYqKNEmEV-Q4FS8x9nbdYpBgPg8StKNU-55erBe45UE87_pogjrNlGOPqZMPy2_CaMqRbJ1Aki7FDLUzXVkvmZJJn-35iGm1cBy3jbromnqo/s1600-h/moving.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewPdxYtrUmE67DuP16AeOA1DPDGB1ltHcYqKNEmEV-Q4FS8x9nbdYpBgPg8StKNU-55erBe45UE87_pogjrNlGOPqZMPy2_CaMqRbJ1Aki7FDLUzXVkvmZJJn-35iGm1cBy3jbromnqo/s400/moving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313047484551964114" border="0" /></a>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2181731631304187463.post-25978316549047275092009-03-12T18:32:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:07:40.700-07:00Never say never, I guess...<span style="font-family:times new roman;">I always said, "I will never have a blog". Well, cripes, here we are! In an effort to keep family and friends updated, informed, and in the know about our crazy, adventurous, hectic lives, I thought a one stop shop of info, about us, would be just right! </span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />So, as of right now we have only 3 weeks left of Ohio </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-family:times new roman;">livin'</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;">! Just </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-family:times new roman;">yesterday</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Dave defended his (200+ pages!) thesis to his committee, and he is well on his way to graduation in 2 weeks! And to think, this is the same guy who </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" style="font-family:times new roman;">purposefully</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> avoided a class until the summer session while in college, because it required a 20 page paper! Dave will officially have a Master's Degree in Cost </span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" style="font-family:times new roman;">Analysis</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> on March 26!</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />We are hitting the road to our </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" style="font-family:times new roman;">Hermosa</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> Beach, CA home on April 2!<br /><br />Please excuse all the exclamation points! I'm excited!<br /></span>Ethel and Dave:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15546411820491550473noreply@blogger.com1