tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89184976255451010442023-11-15T22:41:09.094-08:00Ryan and McKenna HurstRy & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-40547811094958002472011-06-10T18:29:00.000-07:002011-06-10T18:48:10.605-07:00Growing...Growing...&...Growing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxZ4VAMnpjV9hd3ssWdTRTG33M7j7GPReiqx9SYw75h6NpNvKFQAFrK2F6fdVwFHSSZouL9D7FetsYS4gi5aHLIjs7iBhhkBSmAB0AI3-5_VTusvZdg7o9vbV_Wy49CCbeSUHBzQhqdM/s1600/27+weeks.jpg"><br /></a>So, I'm giving in and posting some pictures of the progress of my baby bump. Our baby boy is growing and we can't believe that he is going to be here so soon! I just keep getting bigger and bigger and I guess that is ok with me because that means he is doing what he is supposed to :) All the pictures are taken with my phone by me :) so sorry if I'm not posing or smiling.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />18 weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVft4PCCLqE9Za6rIhUQKEkm0-yXs2RIb8NOkVjLDOsHfw4YZWuIkGchkZwNqu91ibPDL_EB9ZR-spfbptKD4bj-2h7vA3zoRheefEIgfLOkt7i7edZt4KmuYkukXmTm75Q8ZFcWqjqc4/s1600/18+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVft4PCCLqE9Za6rIhUQKEkm0-yXs2RIb8NOkVjLDOsHfw4YZWuIkGchkZwNqu91ibPDL_EB9ZR-spfbptKD4bj-2h7vA3zoRheefEIgfLOkt7i7edZt4KmuYkukXmTm75Q8ZFcWqjqc4/s320/18+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616770277368076450" border="0" /></a><br />21 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQG_T3I-OZ3ac_vMY44rbX5vuGHHNv2nOIMw0Fl8P8rKvy9asnQd0UHcZ3vuakDn5ly_mOOp9GRz4HAwulUXX3X3gYta0GPrZ2rcZCWcb-YUTVVDAw4_1csnCOgE8SiAm9uMQUi-AK-E/s1600/21+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQG_T3I-OZ3ac_vMY44rbX5vuGHHNv2nOIMw0Fl8P8rKvy9asnQd0UHcZ3vuakDn5ly_mOOp9GRz4HAwulUXX3X3gYta0GPrZ2rcZCWcb-YUTVVDAw4_1csnCOgE8SiAm9uMQUi-AK-E/s320/21+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616769542376644162" border="0" /></a><br />23 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLEKoSluutUHmRqf4mZz2wju62qUWM10bD1eYRzPOVb5YS8OAcYoxhpQVUZy6rdpKGoGj7kO9IHyNlLPjBJJSrcuAhRjV-p3JnQhun4Z2w_fioEA07OFnk7l4v81RZzn6FXPZQaQgX1Q/s1600/23+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLEKoSluutUHmRqf4mZz2wju62qUWM10bD1eYRzPOVb5YS8OAcYoxhpQVUZy6rdpKGoGj7kO9IHyNlLPjBJJSrcuAhRjV-p3JnQhun4Z2w_fioEA07OFnk7l4v81RZzn6FXPZQaQgX1Q/s320/23+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616769382552433874" border="0" /></a><br />27 weeks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxZ4VAMnpjV9hd3ssWdTRTG33M7j7GPReiqx9SYw75h6NpNvKFQAFrK2F6fdVwFHSSZouL9D7FetsYS4gi5aHLIjs7iBhhkBSmAB0AI3-5_VTusvZdg7o9vbV_Wy49CCbeSUHBzQhqdM/s1600/27+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxZ4VAMnpjV9hd3ssWdTRTG33M7j7GPReiqx9SYw75h6NpNvKFQAFrK2F6fdVwFHSSZouL9D7FetsYS4gi5aHLIjs7iBhhkBSmAB0AI3-5_VTusvZdg7o9vbV_Wy49CCbeSUHBzQhqdM/s320/27+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616772905711357762" border="0" /></a><br />28 weeks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUY6UGvUwD9vqXDzcCVU4d72D8UGR0zzUOjquTBTECPBudhvKqjrLfxSw_4BdrPBGA7oUYy0JxgqffhPjDfSSb5IqqxWiO8bjXO-LFf0Y2pPkZqfypZlZ7xlWpSh1cpXLxwlmRRKgjSBk/s1600/28+weeks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUY6UGvUwD9vqXDzcCVU4d72D8UGR0zzUOjquTBTECPBudhvKqjrLfxSw_4BdrPBGA7oUYy0JxgqffhPjDfSSb5IqqxWiO8bjXO-LFf0Y2pPkZqfypZlZ7xlWpSh1cpXLxwlmRRKgjSBk/s320/28+weeks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616769259603518338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCuTU63zLP-_H6g8sAy1vAh0EyeHgx3yyTpm5_ca25pcuJtBeMdgcKAiN8Dm09zR7nVPaJ_EmHRAqLknND_hN0GKVO7Uc-VlU-ZQ9VChO3ToXOcg793Yzhf_uM9MEWnnGV1KkML7GiNk/s1600/18+weeks.jpg"><br /></a>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-45755918449427029552011-03-12T18:13:00.000-08:002011-03-12T19:41:12.179-08:00Exciting News....Baby Hurst is on the way! Mid-December Ry and I found out that we will be parents in August!!! We couldn't wait till 20 weeks to find out our baby's gender, plus we wanted our families to find out with us, so we cheated and went somewhere else here in DC that would tell us at 16 weeks and would also live stream the ultrasound so our families could be there too :) We took a gender poll from our families and here is what they came up with:<br /><br />Bruce: boy<br />Holly: boy<br />Kyle: boy<br />Jordy: boy<br />Kenzie: boy<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dad<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYtkAkyieViqKEI55BtuKzQAJWIllIMv44wh_jUP-RVGqZKCmTyupkkft3mjmW_2sw4uHmfVB_6_zdo5_iNVnmth994T9PqqDkSDsRTpHU_kMBNWGXlu0mtzJxTypIgtyl8P4nzj_Xi4/s1600/dad+guess.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYtkAkyieViqKEI55BtuKzQAJWIllIMv44wh_jUP-RVGqZKCmTyupkkft3mjmW_2sw4uHmfVB_6_zdo5_iNVnmth994T9PqqDkSDsRTpHU_kMBNWGXlu0mtzJxTypIgtyl8P4nzj_Xi4/s320/dad+guess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393077636380130" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom & Lexi<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNHPjXGv7-X0fYkwS0k1A1ghXWoKPk8QpoHOZ5aehMCF9WObG4GT1-VRIyiNRf0zDq3zvOKguqziVDNW7IqqjYfYI8d68nv6s5fM1jDwFJt0CtP2tfSlqvVqma0LHq-JNsWjlKjFLYOs/s1600/mom+guess.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNHPjXGv7-X0fYkwS0k1A1ghXWoKPk8QpoHOZ5aehMCF9WObG4GT1-VRIyiNRf0zDq3zvOKguqziVDNW7IqqjYfYI8d68nv6s5fM1jDwFJt0CtP2tfSlqvVqma0LHq-JNsWjlKjFLYOs/s320/mom+guess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393752136084306" border="0" /></a><br />Melly & Winston<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrVcHElSNdod662wpeosqIKt3WohEkk-pihnHWmiA7vEA3nqgNJTXvfNg0Pc24OUokSYDIiOujXs3OzBzNn5OuJHgkiJJFrTPaQTEZivZsd2tuEIkIFCqLwGldSrrCMV_tqyYFfuz-0E/s1600/Mel+guess.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrVcHElSNdod662wpeosqIKt3WohEkk-pihnHWmiA7vEA3nqgNJTXvfNg0Pc24OUokSYDIiOujXs3OzBzNn5OuJHgkiJJFrTPaQTEZivZsd2tuEIkIFCqLwGldSrrCMV_tqyYFfuz-0E/s320/Mel+guess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393756721407650" border="0" /></a>Bjorg & Clint<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCGGtpsATiHDwXTk1tFaGZ2rHDQVAXSV1Kbwg1s3bTbDc28-Vu8xUzCDLPSUOBpQpf32PsUZ1htVEIVzmUiU0jzknzLbvQ4tnJ77UTcR_QRLNrkanZ80DLWwB5mQfYIdoBX1b96UHhkY/s1600/bjorg+guess.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCGGtpsATiHDwXTk1tFaGZ2rHDQVAXSV1Kbwg1s3bTbDc28-Vu8xUzCDLPSUOBpQpf32PsUZ1htVEIVzmUiU0jzknzLbvQ4tnJ77UTcR_QRLNrkanZ80DLWwB5mQfYIdoBX1b96UHhkY/s320/bjorg+guess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583393757189507906" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Hannah: Girl<br />Garrett: ??<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">& ......................<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBaacOFJ0AHEHkuicx1YE-Z-DUCeBsv0tY3qP9I0lS_1UYniGKpo8mGdC0Tf8was-JAlvSPCORw1CkUDc8kfSX-qV005BVMv3eb_wVC0HvHiuebojJx6lLfHTmR51OgxNO80m_lWc4hI/s1600/its+a+boy+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBaacOFJ0AHEHkuicx1YE-Z-DUCeBsv0tY3qP9I0lS_1UYniGKpo8mGdC0Tf8was-JAlvSPCORw1CkUDc8kfSX-qV005BVMv3eb_wVC0HvHiuebojJx6lLfHTmR51OgxNO80m_lWc4hI/s320/its+a+boy+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583395456321761538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXinSCm0doxVuw3JGe8EFc2CmdGl06GnJwfKHPy07CkLZehaS478cVil4Vm3IsOIsikDUHYxZYApFVvnHaAjOKTkB8SFK3WcIeWFDb3EJzI1OHby24a-6CH5akfnftEF1YX8DqF1NnRD0/s1600/its+a+boy+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXinSCm0doxVuw3JGe8EFc2CmdGl06GnJwfKHPy07CkLZehaS478cVil4Vm3IsOIsikDUHYxZYApFVvnHaAjOKTkB8SFK3WcIeWFDb3EJzI1OHby24a-6CH5akfnftEF1YX8DqF1NnRD0/s320/its+a+boy+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583400236364956386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEMKbDI8aP2Oozc9b6cfm0suhXGLUhEaHaqBAFtSlFv8AtI5-nOwKMRtMAqOgLEbNDr96_KJW6229LBNjvyoHmbiBv0S96VQtcI7AUPrAf9IW4k6v0G74-QI-hmNm5PV69K1cf9A5z8s/s1600/its+a+boy+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEMKbDI8aP2Oozc9b6cfm0suhXGLUhEaHaqBAFtSlFv8AtI5-nOwKMRtMAqOgLEbNDr96_KJW6229LBNjvyoHmbiBv0S96VQtcI7AUPrAf9IW4k6v0G74-QI-hmNm5PV69K1cf9A5z8s/s320/its+a+boy+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583400237496130690" border="0" /></a>And we couldn't be happier!<br /></div><br />Baby boy is due August 23rd and we can't wait to meet him! Each ultrasound we go buy our little guy a gift and here is what we have so far:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6FTH-u9gGVvXIOEsD9kDdPDW7Jal7qVlSu7oJ9TwuotkRr335JgMDF_AQkVAHTgBeeeT15-M1Ohvx17WwAAzSngpLriakAjN-fzl374B3XDD12CxZ31g-bs9-_1LstNq7NmX_Rx1E5o/s1600/baby+boy+toys+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6FTH-u9gGVvXIOEsD9kDdPDW7Jal7qVlSu7oJ9TwuotkRr335JgMDF_AQkVAHTgBeeeT15-M1Ohvx17WwAAzSngpLriakAjN-fzl374B3XDD12CxZ31g-bs9-_1LstNq7NmX_Rx1E5o/s320/baby+boy+toys+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583401144617182802" border="0" /></a>These are our ultrasound gifts...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx-CFCYWgy9TONkDiVPMD9NJ716ki3seKlalgbTUT0W0aoFQKgYI_heK0IRMTjDTADKTtg2D7mwNRMOxJNshdeC6xN2a71N1wbwELn78znYJbct9YssYf9Gf5mvOGWyNYoGPaQKgCaLQ/s1600/baby+boy+toys+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx-CFCYWgy9TONkDiVPMD9NJ716ki3seKlalgbTUT0W0aoFQKgYI_heK0IRMTjDTADKTtg2D7mwNRMOxJNshdeC6xN2a71N1wbwELn78znYJbct9YssYf9Gf5mvOGWyNYoGPaQKgCaLQ/s320/baby+boy+toys+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583401150144405586" border="0" /></a>And these Ry bought all on his own :-) he can't help but buy stuff for our little guy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here are some pics of our little guy at 16 weeks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSxmhGB4Z0q-A42XkZt3QVoeCFjw29KmjrGGv1RaofaFeMLr7b6_Q1zaofeFTseUTykUW3qX-EQvPdajuzl9TH8X3C-jiP0u7hu82Hcj91LutWQ1oyBKwftzndbCm-pYSI6EMF28egpM/s1600/baby+hurst+5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSxmhGB4Z0q-A42XkZt3QVoeCFjw29KmjrGGv1RaofaFeMLr7b6_Q1zaofeFTseUTykUW3qX-EQvPdajuzl9TH8X3C-jiP0u7hu82Hcj91LutWQ1oyBKwftzndbCm-pYSI6EMF28egpM/s320/baby+hurst+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583402805287828706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWD0lF-eC0oUVzIDIvvkMpQN78K55WHpAgBTUeNd1wgTnxsYcDXPmJFhULILNHbCA70O7-gDHkaAxzmnLLrlanSk-ydh5KyY9pdWpxYIt7IjqeOCvzRQEJ2TVunZ0995Jv4JT0kJSdrQ/s1600/baby+hurst+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWD0lF-eC0oUVzIDIvvkMpQN78K55WHpAgBTUeNd1wgTnxsYcDXPmJFhULILNHbCA70O7-gDHkaAxzmnLLrlanSk-ydh5KyY9pdWpxYIt7IjqeOCvzRQEJ2TVunZ0995Jv4JT0kJSdrQ/s320/baby+hurst+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583402798843963954" border="0" /></a>All the pictures of his face are a little funny cause 1) he is only 16 weeks &<br />2) the umbilical cord was right in his face the whole ultrasound.<br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cTdt0KsU5o3jxRPzeAhT8eYZtYTPd5qCEV4glIAqf3iqQQj5SP9CXQOqPH3ZJ4AsIIT3m53Wn2EkCyCsCMUlv_CnI8I2DuvvWgNqjqwdePmwMW09Rp8ApEn6Gzq5UrC_l_w8mTv0zPw/s1600/baby+hurst+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cTdt0KsU5o3jxRPzeAhT8eYZtYTPd5qCEV4glIAqf3iqQQj5SP9CXQOqPH3ZJ4AsIIT3m53Wn2EkCyCsCMUlv_CnI8I2DuvvWgNqjqwdePmwMW09Rp8ApEn6Gzq5UrC_l_w8mTv0zPw/s320/baby+hurst+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583402797148402546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA75o6Ruvf4TpkbPTepQ_fHSf6agqu8v1ZKSNGwCQXseE4fewWpqF-4hML_XDPG09QbcG0_30SvJSnj0z_N_y0UO9bN8dqrLR__beut5PI46RcDAZPXah2On9H2xnl7U2oncyNF2XiNWQ/s1600/baby+hurst+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA75o6Ruvf4TpkbPTepQ_fHSf6agqu8v1ZKSNGwCQXseE4fewWpqF-4hML_XDPG09QbcG0_30SvJSnj0z_N_y0UO9bN8dqrLR__beut5PI46RcDAZPXah2On9H2xnl7U2oncyNF2XiNWQ/s320/baby+hurst+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583402795645009042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakLO1FkDi7PfzI1GFjw0pRGgFuAKAJZw5tihyphenhyphenFtqKlZoA-CHnZfL4hPXHT-fwxjo2Q52R9pkPZvBg0vTNDvDQnn5x41bTAk3tf442AqPfsFBKsyhc1b20mez6t9PA_WHN-taHlX9MjwA/s1600/baby+hurst+6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakLO1FkDi7PfzI1GFjw0pRGgFuAKAJZw5tihyphenhyphenFtqKlZoA-CHnZfL4hPXHT-fwxjo2Q52R9pkPZvBg0vTNDvDQnn5x41bTAk3tf442AqPfsFBKsyhc1b20mez6t9PA_WHN-taHlX9MjwA/s320/baby+hurst+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583404128024342642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecPrNUWoYG5SsePkGg0AXO2OKOgwegyvVZtOTZhU0-EYqK7Nb9KdSHjpm6OwKma86m8o0sk891ENTa90H0SzSo9s81QuWIhWbxXbAXPRU6rll7Fdpl_uIEZK_MoOAySf8Pzpc-txrh2U/s1600/baby+hurst+1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecPrNUWoYG5SsePkGg0AXO2OKOgwegyvVZtOTZhU0-EYqK7Nb9KdSHjpm6OwKma86m8o0sk891ENTa90H0SzSo9s81QuWIhWbxXbAXPRU6rll7Fdpl_uIEZK_MoOAySf8Pzpc-txrh2U/s1600/baby+hurst+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhecPrNUWoYG5SsePkGg0AXO2OKOgwegyvVZtOTZhU0-EYqK7Nb9KdSHjpm6OwKma86m8o0sk891ENTa90H0SzSo9s81QuWIhWbxXbAXPRU6rll7Fdpl_uIEZK_MoOAySf8Pzpc-txrh2U/s320/baby+hurst+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583403945309847890" border="0" /></a>And this was actually around 12 weeks but I had to share cause it's my favorite.<br /></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-80092810936597198362010-03-29T19:57:00.000-07:002010-03-29T20:57:19.216-07:00Have I told you lately...<div style="text-align: left;">I don't know how to start this post because I haven't written in forever. It has been a long winter here in DC but finally it is warming up and the flowers are blooming! DC is so beautiful during the Spring; the cherry blossoms come out and it seems like all the trees have flowers on them. As soon as the weather starts warming up everyone and I mean everyone is outside eating lunch on the patios of restaurants and shopping shopping shopping. Speaking of shopping....I have the best husband ever; a few weeks ago, right before my birthday, I was having a rough day and Ryan surprised me with a few gifts. I was so surprised because he is usually at school on Tuesday nights, but on this specific Tuesday night when I got home I found him sitting on the coach; when I walked into the apartment, he look at me and said "go in the bedroom" I responded saying, "oh honey you got me something!" and he said, "why do you always assume I bought you something, couldnt i have just cleaned the room (in a kidding matter)" I walked into the room and found (drum roll please............) 3 BANANA REPUBLIC BOXES filled with clothes!!! (2 pairs of slacks, 2 spring sweaters, 1 ruffle bottom down shirt, a belt & spring scarf) sorry to brag, it is just that my Ry is awesome and the best part of the surprise wasn't the clothes, but the messages he wrote on the boxes, which you can see below. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As for my birthday....it was wonderful! Although I had to work, I got so many calls from people I love and as soon as I got home it was present time. Ryan got me a few dvds (Princess & the Frog :) Old Dogs & GLEE!!!!) he bought me tons of nerd ropes :) a really sweet card and a black clutch from Kate Spade & a bright yellow purse from Kate Spade!! (you can see a pic below) After we opened presents we went out to eat at Maggianos & got my favorite cupcakes at "Georgetown Cupcake." It was a perfect day and I felt very loved by everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> We are doing great: just working hard, seeing lots of movies, taking long walks when the weather allows and looking forward to amazing weather. Ryan graduates with his masters in May! So exciting and I think we are going to be getting some visitors through out this year (Sully, Sam, hopefully Mel & Jason, Ry's Family & crossing my fingers....my mom) VERY EXCITED! Below are some pictures of the John Mayer concert Ry and I attended in Feb. at the Verizon Center (IT WAS AMAZING, WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE JOHN!!) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh quick question...I'm thinking of starting a fashion blog (weekly posts) on daily outfits...what do you think? I also have thought of doing an event blog, but I'm not sure...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMFnT23Yf62m8G2us0yBfAgr7ZYf8MNZJajBRpX5wjyNz14vFXjwyEVp18SKW3MvKHl7zx9qLsDa1_uJFM4VW3f_hFT8ee0b5AT9V0P1zDK54OWkfP460M5lxFhyphenhyphenYGcH3iyD8GERb7CY/s1600/cherry+blossom+tree.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgBTiroAUIljgweOBzna9g5kVKRROayan_IhV3z_Gu1yIzD4Izxsrs-gTOfpTzn2K6AAiVVSgVKXZb6zia4bhzdJznKMHThP-yRY3FO0003_oFobPSRPDUwbWvRaXvgMRiCEWlsLhEHQ/s1600/cherry+blossom+pic.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgBTiroAUIljgweOBzna9g5kVKRROayan_IhV3z_Gu1yIzD4Izxsrs-gTOfpTzn2K6AAiVVSgVKXZb6zia4bhzdJznKMHThP-yRY3FO0003_oFobPSRPDUwbWvRaXvgMRiCEWlsLhEHQ/s320/cherry+blossom+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454259238277680066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Quick Snap Shot of Cherry Blossom Trees</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0kNAeB72CRmA0bsd8w7Z3HZ_FxFuwZ353XHgO-7-64ElxVqB-zavOvJaX2q45MiDfN6KD0wOOzO7wwiEZ-tkzLBzv2kb29ArhHJw0zK5kKR7HHwePsbU8BspoW0u_oCM2cAcP1zGmE8/s1600/event+6.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFQd7Q0F7J2c4XX_DDQnEJfvJzb38vSZtyJVknlkmMm3yAa65xAyAPziJ1Z08QhMQivGUh5nlPJ06yidRXAYHdVl4EW8ycK_Ub9ZLTJI-rnVmV5jK8MaQPjSTceu2Z1_KH2euOOzU9oE/s1600/surprise+1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBFQd7Q0F7J2c4XX_DDQnEJfvJzb38vSZtyJVknlkmMm3yAa65xAyAPziJ1Z08QhMQivGUh5nlPJ06yidRXAYHdVl4EW8ycK_Ub9ZLTJI-rnVmV5jK8MaQPjSTceu2Z1_KH2euOOzU9oE/s320/surprise+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454258104801252722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My "rough day" Surprise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjbQ95c15wfQFi0khyphenhyphenQrS89VjvU2bUt4leNN5Nj-Jee8KrKrUumTHR6zH2tilaC4_EkAK2tKpds8V5XPHaqRPmoHS0gPuiEvl4FV11b3U8EpZ3A2z11F6-CZwnIstzakARLXm9-CLrXk/s1600/surprise+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjbQ95c15wfQFi0khyphenhyphenQrS89VjvU2bUt4leNN5Nj-Jee8KrKrUumTHR6zH2tilaC4_EkAK2tKpds8V5XPHaqRPmoHS0gPuiEvl4FV11b3U8EpZ3A2z11F6-CZwnIstzakARLXm9-CLrXk/s320/surprise+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454258100558294626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Not for your b-day"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCiPvaKohOLH5wvSdAYulXd0hY5i5Wf4VuOLQx7CkcCmsVEQ8IgXw8qxYC00vZzcSo2eEJA-6OU4Ir-XV9ln2VZF6WDopLHJ9y3_OjBUCUgruIlpvK6GY8DWtSoUkBU1IKBh8MuqZglM/s1600/surprise+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCiPvaKohOLH5wvSdAYulXd0hY5i5Wf4VuOLQx7CkcCmsVEQ8IgXw8qxYC00vZzcSo2eEJA-6OU4Ir-XV9ln2VZF6WDopLHJ9y3_OjBUCUgruIlpvK6GY8DWtSoUkBU1IKBh8MuqZglM/s320/surprise+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454258095218718066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"but to show you I love you and that I want you to be happy"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"So at the end of a bad day"</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOhUo-bS1ZM1ApV-g_ALR8Yrvb3-uMa8LxZXq44PheVz2Epmbxv-dTgAJf-jLjr6yBjJ5h31XuSXg0kE05-GGcg1dZ7ZRxDLZwGXP889WWtFAecLJyNEXbRbjUEoJfJvtvb_b6RkZkGc/s1600/surprise+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOhUo-bS1ZM1ApV-g_ALR8Yrvb3-uMa8LxZXq44PheVz2Epmbxv-dTgAJf-jLjr6yBjJ5h31XuSXg0kE05-GGcg1dZ7ZRxDLZwGXP889WWtFAecLJyNEXbRbjUEoJfJvtvb_b6RkZkGc/s320/surprise+4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454258076333317426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">" I hope this is all you can remember"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I love you"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"your honey, Ryan H"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMFnT23Yf62m8G2us0yBfAgr7ZYf8MNZJajBRpX5wjyNz14vFXjwyEVp18SKW3MvKHl7zx9qLsDa1_uJFM4VW3f_hFT8ee0b5AT9V0P1zDK54OWkfP460M5lxFhyphenhyphenYGcH3iyD8GERb7CY/s320/cherry+blossom+tree.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454259689691902114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Tree outside the Hay Adams Hotel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jDJ1G4DyDSGEADs_PxqzvkAdUJfsqWCvdMhm0_PnICfDchuqgoh8cQygKc77v0AY_9Dw2C2joRo05aV9LFdCe5ueEkHx5S5jsn8aJmHhScNmlVAFuZksV4itCVvgs6TahRRp3jRGD_k/s320/b-day+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454259233486479666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">B-day Purses (I love Kate Spade :) )</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1U74MXKdlYD5a4gqlRBCOC3p18s1Z1ou4J1s_vhmmj7ZBioIoOO9LZ4EGNnVkbZHq5ez57utnLdtFbnLY-4Yuqmsff-J5-RT0c2vgFd6aaVXuX5p2NlRTCI6LSjjF2bdfOjg1w98tpE/s1600/john+mayer+1.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1U74MXKdlYD5a4gqlRBCOC3p18s1Z1ou4J1s_vhmmj7ZBioIoOO9LZ4EGNnVkbZHq5ez57utnLdtFbnLY-4Yuqmsff-J5-RT0c2vgFd6aaVXuX5p2NlRTCI6LSjjF2bdfOjg1w98tpE/s320/john+mayer+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454257330779449970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dUfvCtgqsjbY7AJJOwkBKXzQAWreUmLhK9YIPd7oo347De7HMWbmXBSqAdMfOFMN4E5b6fSZTUFE3BuMfda0oCRaJHn4tjS4_9ULCYBDeG82Lf0inhbaxRm1uxc7zFOZl7uO5_exz5Q/s1600/john+mayer+5.JPG">J</a>ohn Mayer Concert!!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8uO6sRTr4sG4FTLRkPu7-JznpqTA0g-YZNpa9yCrh0Oa-np8w42nfB6l0O6b89_Daj54MdAEpfkDJz7HbyXt35zIhP4u36P-duBiHP8S1XUbvYHGd8BfVCKzBcLNegJFenVt3GJguLA/s1600/john+mayer+4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8uO6sRTr4sG4FTLRkPu7-JznpqTA0g-YZNpa9yCrh0Oa-np8w42nfB6l0O6b89_Daj54MdAEpfkDJz7HbyXt35zIhP4u36P-duBiHP8S1XUbvYHGd8BfVCKzBcLNegJFenVt3GJguLA/s320/john+mayer+4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454257353492329218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A-M-A-Z-I-N-G</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSfjUT9w-xkFn-R0yFY3DAAEHvYkW5TgjGqaFtvsD645KCSAQiJnuAQtKDhDxn_b6XW0f7RPIZvKlvVDriXbU9AAw8dlrJxxD6JGKlaNCAOj2ZSmB6Y8upOsLFY3Zja8pN21-VPtIaeA/s1600/john+mayer+3.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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I haven't posted forever and it has started to wear on me (hearing Sam's voice in the head "seriously Meg, come on" :) I know you think this Sam every time you check my blog) so here you go :)</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Lets see:</div><div><br /></div><div>Work Update: Ok so last time I posted I announced to everyone that I got a new job at RSVP Catering, a full service catering and event planning firm/co. I'll be honest, the first few weeks were rough. I had the hardest time adjusting to my new life as a career girl :) Don't get me wrong, I have always worked, but this was different. I worked so hard to get to this point and when it wasn't exactly what I thought it would be, it was hard. I would call my mom everyday and cry, bad huh, it was because I was trying to make sure that this is what I wanted. I wanted to be sure that I was cut out for being an event planner. You all know that when you start something new it is the scariest thing & with me, I always want to be good at something right away. I always worked extra hard to get the really good grades and tried to be in the top of my class; I'm a little competitive :) and let's face it, I think everyone likes to feel good at something. I was so scared that i worked so hard and that this wasn't what I wanted. I stuck it out and now.... I LOVE IT! I'm still waiting to see if I'm going to be good at this, but one thing I do know is that when I'm helping at an event & in charge of the set-up it is the BEST thing ever! I love the craziness and helping to make everything look perfect. This business is crazy, there is so much to learn and everyday I learn something new; I love that about my job. This month has been crazy at work; my boss even has the kitchen make us food everyday for lunch because we don't get out of the office because we are so busy. It is hard work, but the time just flies by because I love what I am doing. Something I'm super excited about is, I become an Account Executive in January, which means I have my own clients and events. I'm super nervous, because I have to find my own clients and this is going to be a challenge, but we will see how I do. Another exciting part is last week my boss, Larry, gave me my first lead, a bride!!! I contacted her and wrote/created a proposal for her with a menu for a plated reception w/ passed & displayed hors d'oeuvres & equipment. I sent her the proposal and we will see if I get the account.. cross your fingers for me. I'm super excited, but afraid that if she doesn't choose RSVP then I will take it personal lol. It would be so awesome to have my first client be a bride, because I didn't think I would be doing weddings until after a year of working, cause that is what my boss had in mind; corporate first then brides, but I guess he changed his mind.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ryan's Birthday: So my hubby turned 27 on November 11! Although I had to work all day & he had school that night from 8pm to 11pm it was still a fantastic day. I woke up extra early before work and decorated the apartment with streamers & balloons. I wrote I note for him on the mirror and off to work I went. When he woke up he had a surprise with a few presents, streamers, balloons and his fav. candies. When I got home he was doing homework, but I had him open presents and then he was off to school. When he got home everything was closed food wise, so we went to McDonalds (the only fast food place here in DC just about) We went home ate the food and then I sung Happy Birthday to Ry with 27 candles, party hat and party horn haha it was classic and so funny. It was such a good night and one of my fav birthdays :). The following weekend we went shopping and did a shopping spree for him, it was so much fun. I am truly lucky; I have a husband that I love being with and we love to just be together, and the best part... he LOVES to shop; and I love it! We spent 5 hours the other day at the mall shopping for christmas presents and the day before we were in Georgetown getting gifts for our families. It is so nice to have a husband that loves to be out and do fun things and never complains about me looking at everything; he actually is the one who says "try it on" which I love.</div><div><br /></div><div>And yes I am going to do the mormon wife blog thing, were on her husband birthday she lists a few things she loves about her husband:</div><div>Thing I love about Ryan:</div><div>1) He loves his family so much and is so close to all his siblings. One thing that I loved about Ryan the first time I met him was how sweet he was to his little sister MacKenzie. He laughed with her, played with her, and we even took her on our first date :) he really takes an interest in all his siblings lives.</div><div>2) He has an amazing mind, he is so creative and always has new ideas. His mind is constantly going; I have never known anyone who has more ideas.</div><div>3) He is a dreamer. I have always been a real realistic person and wasn't really a daydreamer & when I met Ryan he made me dream, because he did it so much. I love that he dreams and wants to accomplish all those dreams.</div><div>4) He is so smart. I call him my walking encyclopedia :) He knows so many facts and can talk to anyone for hours about what they are interested in & not only talks to them but talks in depth about the subject and knows actual facts.</div><div>5) He is extremely supportive. He has never been one of those guys who expects me to put my goals on hold to let him do what he needs or wants to do. He is always the one pushing me to go after what I want & I love that .</div><div>6) He says the most random and hilarious things ever. ex: did you eat a skunk? the sink is a petri dish. and it goes on..I LOVE IT!</div><div>7) He always sees and remembers the good. He has this incredible ability to forgive and to love.</div><div>8) He loves school & is such a hard worker. I know whatever he chooses to do in life he will not only be successful, but will make a difference.</div><div>9) He is so sweet, thoughtful & kind. He spoils me so much and always knows exactly what to do to make me so happy or to make me smile when I'm mad or sad.</div><div>10) He loves politics, shopping, movies, reading, technology and more.</div><div><br /></div><div>He is my best friend, the one that I confide in, the one I can stay up and talk to for hours and the one that I just love being with. When Ryan and I were first dating I just remember hoping that he liked me. I remember wanting to say just the right thing and wanting to be everything he wanted in someone; that was the first time that I hung on every word a guy said and wanted to impress him :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Well Christmas time is almost here and Ryan, I and Romeo are so excited to be coming to Arizona. We can't wait to be with our families; we are counting down the days.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well I better get going. Thanks for reading :)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSvXg3tcqWVnvTX6fPb9kVu9O8FVQAWZ1SiahSEPFcfCjGDvhdt82vZuUjjjoYWhmzl0ByykK2yTDTIv6fLGeCv7escwndKD8jiQD0a09oN1QeKVRN7C8nonH2R8K9B48ble2rXbzyeM/s1600-h/bday1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSvXg3tcqWVnvTX6fPb9kVu9O8FVQAWZ1SiahSEPFcfCjGDvhdt82vZuUjjjoYWhmzl0ByykK2yTDTIv6fLGeCv7escwndKD8jiQD0a09oN1QeKVRN7C8nonH2R8K9B48ble2rXbzyeM/s320/bday1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040925726491458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday to you</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFACtvF3oZWffkuiW4-aJzkGMDZYHOWFb5GUbGAyQWUfqK8-A4Dy38pqE8SY0VriVJwBsqSxdZrUpqqlkh9OX9EKXhuhM5fxJyjoNnX5iQP_utT6RMvGUZlWW-X3tOi_UwoDd23o_eEc/s1600-h/bday4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFACtvF3oZWffkuiW4-aJzkGMDZYHOWFb5GUbGAyQWUfqK8-A4Dy38pqE8SY0VriVJwBsqSxdZrUpqqlkh9OX9EKXhuhM5fxJyjoNnX5iQP_utT6RMvGUZlWW-X3tOi_UwoDd23o_eEc/s320/bday4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040920061497026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAtTkGPMMSH0fxLfu-88JsD8VjEsseX-qb-ygfK-swIsWdB4x_oa2ic0ec9at_0EaclzEY-XHSZtBnP4ULlJ23BK6uIRCWgQ0WBu_aXcYIR5OyVUWWoguVPbI8aP5k7rLcTmiFl792oQ/s1600-h/bday2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAtTkGPMMSH0fxLfu-88JsD8VjEsseX-qb-ygfK-swIsWdB4x_oa2ic0ec9at_0EaclzEY-XHSZtBnP4ULlJ23BK6uIRCWgQ0WBu_aXcYIR5OyVUWWoguVPbI8aP5k7rLcTmiFl792oQ/s320/bday2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040774538520226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yUH_nC6dmUvhBWvGfNtnNOaonoLf9UKEZxS0z11KzvEr3lG2_X5q0r9YP7iJBDjQBUuAxx6NXptbPga0SvNGLcmSrd1tL3MmeSq4oYUwhDPGAs2bsOrMFTCgsJFHRoWEAngWvcRNq0M/s1600-h/ry+and+i+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yUH_nC6dmUvhBWvGfNtnNOaonoLf9UKEZxS0z11KzvEr3lG2_X5q0r9YP7iJBDjQBUuAxx6NXptbPga0SvNGLcmSrd1tL3MmeSq4oYUwhDPGAs2bsOrMFTCgsJFHRoWEAngWvcRNq0M/s320/ry+and+i+01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040772656707874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us on the National Mall During the Solar Decathlon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUEvoDlQhlIeVfcK7eGL6VDen-MVqs5o3naLiWN3N3dbzru8m9-MOoeoP-_Vmg_uu9y92bzU6fhjq5ByzHxjRTCc6JietbjwGDBCg7pEElTnjPEBT7EykNEQUjGwCkonuyEEHM8mHwPw/s1600-h/u2+concert+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUEvoDlQhlIeVfcK7eGL6VDen-MVqs5o3naLiWN3N3dbzru8m9-MOoeoP-_Vmg_uu9y92bzU6fhjq5ByzHxjRTCc6JietbjwGDBCg7pEElTnjPEBT7EykNEQUjGwCkonuyEEHM8mHwPw/s320/u2+concert+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040766677081890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">U2 Concert!!!!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F0zokAgg-cw7ObV4MZko1IkJO3XXbPN8Ci_TCcBw7TsmW-IDDKrcggstn4LuJESWm3WF0XdiF9fvyP2s05vrj6i1nG3ytFvd7LB0RlZnNKiYjdAp7owxEMmz04mSpM3GilYqwHqQP8U/s1600-h/U2+Concert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F0zokAgg-cw7ObV4MZko1IkJO3XXbPN8Ci_TCcBw7TsmW-IDDKrcggstn4LuJESWm3WF0XdiF9fvyP2s05vrj6i1nG3ytFvd7LB0RlZnNKiYjdAp7owxEMmz04mSpM3GilYqwHqQP8U/s320/U2+Concert.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040760949029522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us at the U2 Concert. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYU6KGjQ5LMDjw9N7I8e5sy3PNkZpP7j6DkFJ1B5a1Jo3IDL5h2E7xlpCTpmThm9hFMerbkC8w1LWKOVxcBHMaLbwkwlG_Xy9CHcX3hGYPeGR0a1SlsDdGSGkjnOKHrwiO5EYvehfnQ8/s1600-h/u2+concert+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYU6KGjQ5LMDjw9N7I8e5sy3PNkZpP7j6DkFJ1B5a1Jo3IDL5h2E7xlpCTpmThm9hFMerbkC8w1LWKOVxcBHMaLbwkwlG_Xy9CHcX3hGYPeGR0a1SlsDdGSGkjnOKHrwiO5EYvehfnQ8/s320/u2+concert+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412040755027759330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So excited for the concert to start! It was AMAZING!!</div><div><br /></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-40291219433854498462009-09-10T18:06:00.000-07:002009-09-11T19:03:36.457-07:00Executive Assistant or Assistant to the Executive???<div>So I have some wonderful news.....I GOT A JOB!!! Remember those 2 interviews I talked about in my last posting, well RSVP Catering, a full-service catering and event planning firm, e-mailed me and asked me to contact the CEO Larry when I got a chance. Well I was so nervous to call him, because I didn't want rejection, but kept reassuring myself that rejection would probably come from an e-mail and not a phone call. So I picked up the phone and called. He told me that he would like to make me an offer and would be e-mailing it to me sometime that day and asked me to review the offer and get back to him. First, can I just say I felt so grown up haha I mean I've never been E-MAILED an OFFER for a job; this is the real deal :) So I looked over everything and I thought I was interviewing for the position of an Executive Assistant, but turns out that he wants me to only be an Executive Assistant for 3 months and then wants to make me an Account Executive!!!! That means I would have my own clients!!! He wants me to do corporate events for the first year and then wants me to do weddings and social events after that! It's perfect!! I mean I have lots to learn for training, and I'm super nervous, but I think I can do this. The company is based out of Fairfax, VA and we do events in all the DC, VA and MD areas. The company owns their own warehouse called Signature Party Rentals were we make our own linens, event decor, furniture, tablewares and etc. We basically focus on catering, but we will do anything a client wants including decor, lighting, flowers, and everything. I feel that it's the perfect start for me and I didn't know that it was possible that I could be doing exactly what I wanted right out of college :) I'm ecstatic!! So I start this coming Monday, Sept. 14 and my first 2 weeks (I got my schedule already) are killer, as in I'm going to die lol. For the first 2 weeks I will be doing everything from learning the computer system, to doing tastings, to working in the warehouse, on the loading dock and in the kitchen. The plan is to learn how every single thing works, so that I will be able to explain it to clients. I can't believe this is all happening, and I will be sure to keep everyone up to date on my NEW JOB! All I can say is I feel like one of the luckiest girls alive, I don't know what I did to deserve this blessing, but I love it!!!</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Ok so now I have to tell you guys that just last weekend I attended one of the sweetest, most touching and funnest (I know it's not a word) weddings I have ever been to. One of my best friends here in DC, Paula Chrin, got married to the love of her life Troy Dibley. The wedding was in Salisbury, NC and took place on Sept. 5. So on Thursday, Sept. 3 I drove to Salisbury to attend her wedding and be there for some of the festivities before. I was sad that my honey, Ryan, couldn't come, but he had LSAT prep course on Saturday and also had work all day Friday, but he was missed very much. Well the whole weekend of the wedding was jam packed with fun festivities and lots of laughter. It was my first time ever meeting Paula's family and Troy's family. Troy's mom and step-father live in Salisbury and the wedding took place in their backyard, which is gorgeous. Their house is amazing and now I can truly say that I know exactly why Paula and Troy picked to get married there. Well to be short, I just fell in love with both families. Troy's family, with whom Paula is so close to, treated me like family and I loved every minute that I spent with everyone. It was so fun to put faces with the names of people Paula talks about and to share such a special moment in 2 peoples lives. On Friday, all the girls got pedicures and manicures and then the rehearsal dinner was that night at a gorgeous and delicious Italian restaurant. After the rehearsal dinner we headed back to the house and had a little welcome party for all the guests that were coming to the wedding. On Saturday, the day of the wedding, there was a Ladies Brunch at a local Bed and Breakfast, and then it was off to get Paula ready. And yes, I did Paula's hair and make-up. Although we did so many trial runs, I was still super nervous, because I'm not a hair genius, and this was such a big day, but everything worked out perfect and she looked beyond stunning. It was so wonderful to be there helping her and getting her ready for her big day; I am so grateful that she let me be apart of everything. I know this is going to sound so weird and cheesy, but after I was finished doing her hair and make-up and she put on her dress, me and her mother-in-law looked at her and I started to tear up, I know bad huh lol but I couldn't help it, she looked so beautiful and so happy. Well after we got her ready I ran next door and got ready in 20 min lol I know a record for me. The ceremony then started and it was amazing. I had never been to a non lds wedding before and can I just say that a wedding ceremony is such a beautiful thing. All the symbolism and the moment the groom sees the bride in her dress for the first time is so special. It made me wish that I had done a ceremony and then was sealed in the temple :) After the ceremony, I mingled and met lots of new people and then proceeded to the reception. I'm not going to take to much longer, but all I have to say about the reception was the food was delicious, the people were wonderful and EVERYONE, including me, danced the entire time. The music played was the best because it was a mix of old and new and every song people knew the words :) We all had so much fun, and although I didn't know anyone there when I got there on Thursday, except the bride and the groom, I left with a lot of friends and laughed and danced with some wonderful and hilarious people. I wish I had pictures of the dancing :) Just for a visual, we all danced to Thriller haha Well below are some pictures of the wedding..ENJOY!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Talk to you soon!</div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WEDDING</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAQHvCh8rJF_I3RlNbBCjn5jJnk8W6V0crMTb93KaZOhp9opcPDX1NS2kbTz9urRtCV-cmciJ2X3SYc7HOjYxzJDAf6dD5w6QhvRaTH7p-hpLj13wTHcFn_mxn_VN1uxTV1cdtH4xa0M/s1600-h/brunch+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAQHvCh8rJF_I3RlNbBCjn5jJnk8W6V0crMTb93KaZOhp9opcPDX1NS2kbTz9urRtCV-cmciJ2X3SYc7HOjYxzJDAf6dD5w6QhvRaTH7p-hpLj13wTHcFn_mxn_VN1uxTV1cdtH4xa0M/s320/brunch+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020977076872802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ladies Brunch</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/AVvXsEgbIJVA64GF4rPyCd5ZdnAAIauHp6Ou5E3uDIwdAT2usy1Zbc21bTMZ8Pa8xlZJKbISfvW5n28kDHGxfQ7dCxK-kA9LUhtn6Cb-YAnYaqKoRBylqK1baxaPS97fg2trkK9z7jTwaNnM-i4/s1600-h/wedding+5.jpg"><br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-yXRZUFMjP82nF2hjb8uuRbqocKNTVSeiLrF-WVXqgRo8wqVryn2FHFjLQuCngVnfJ627mtmeNiYYh9vyEYXkLQNQhkDUd4OEhlQrqjtz20FBj4S9MthgNf0VOwHSNMuuTjrclB6iRM/s1600-h/set+up+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-yXRZUFMjP82nF2hjb8uuRbqocKNTVSeiLrF-WVXqgRo8wqVryn2FHFjLQuCngVnfJ627mtmeNiYYh9vyEYXkLQNQhkDUd4OEhlQrqjtz20FBj4S9MthgNf0VOwHSNMuuTjrclB6iRM/s320/set+up+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020958295831730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Starting to set-up in the backyard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4OlPN4eOlc8dMrPL-R7sMJLZqWBDVZ_9b5Rym5Rt0_7qXagjUmqRXJVhVCiv-XEPrIucJWnkY8hPzIxpAOOLtza3pUs1HBNzF6p4QSn549rI9DO3X4Bb5F1juG5R_CEOvF9oOiQtj0k/s1600-h/wedding+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4OlPN4eOlc8dMrPL-R7sMJLZqWBDVZ_9b5Rym5Rt0_7qXagjUmqRXJVhVCiv-XEPrIucJWnkY8hPzIxpAOOLtza3pUs1HBNzF6p4QSn549rI9DO3X4Bb5F1juG5R_CEOvF9oOiQtj0k/s320/wedding+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020945225203058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Paula & Troy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA3blQzvWdOwoKJxoHDdRe9IYzC9UfIutgbCk6smPvEQMbclz3qRdzDqkBvSr67U0lmIQBA4aZoR-U9HQwYiKvRVPGOHsoWedttRvY_PUoeZ2tGw8OTnvGYg264RlXVq_H89qHZKHQkg/s1600-h/set+up+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA3blQzvWdOwoKJxoHDdRe9IYzC9UfIutgbCk6smPvEQMbclz3qRdzDqkBvSr67U0lmIQBA4aZoR-U9HQwYiKvRVPGOHsoWedttRvY_PUoeZ2tGw8OTnvGYg264RlXVq_H89qHZKHQkg/s320/set+up+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020937533983794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Setting Up</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34HSbHnFx1hKBrND33eSKbgF427D1V4PMz-qnAIrNPVLGUCmXyXsjYsTFwvu7d56umf7WAjfpJ9Xb1MbdB_hzYBZKh8pqedii5w1PppLAadbF6HkJjga2sPPMIGNdhI0DdMscGftYUM0/s1600-h/wedding+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34HSbHnFx1hKBrND33eSKbgF427D1V4PMz-qnAIrNPVLGUCmXyXsjYsTFwvu7d56umf7WAjfpJ9Xb1MbdB_hzYBZKh8pqedii5w1PppLAadbF6HkJjga2sPPMIGNdhI0DdMscGftYUM0/s320/wedding+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020491592016354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Beautiful Bride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMAOCwEVkn-CSOunCvH62-KC1mn6bF86tGzisSYKQ4thwz9lW1J_htCGd3LQyrukso9MqwtH7SFiK3QlAY-1lmjM4j205T2oN5byXuZZHs7zwcM6qLS-bX-Gf5yn47RT1bXMtAWvqx1E/s1600-h/reherseal+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMAOCwEVkn-CSOunCvH62-KC1mn6bF86tGzisSYKQ4thwz9lW1J_htCGd3LQyrukso9MqwtH7SFiK3QlAY-1lmjM4j205T2oN5byXuZZHs7zwcM6qLS-bX-Gf5yn47RT1bXMtAWvqx1E/s320/reherseal+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020482939768498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rehearsal Dinner</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh0fy5-ye4rlDzrCpPIlE2nghrdQzXR5aUDp-6H_MHXsmSS7JIEz69Pfqdhqfp6emty433yPWpMJAdMFkY27BrwOA0JPy0TkgHXyli-Lpv4wMFSv34xPCl67ZfYbIEqjtgXuktx5Zxm8/s1600-h/rehersal+8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh0fy5-ye4rlDzrCpPIlE2nghrdQzXR5aUDp-6H_MHXsmSS7JIEz69Pfqdhqfp6emty433yPWpMJAdMFkY27BrwOA0JPy0TkgHXyli-Lpv4wMFSv34xPCl67ZfYbIEqjtgXuktx5Zxm8/s320/rehersal+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020476873879826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Paula & Me @ the Rehearsal Dinner</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz72Hmov4VBMLu9oKxz9tpoXebyqPkJa7MR5RhqWQov8A_WSmMmOnx7NxcA6-gNMJv630_ZgadjsTgOCCx6kWIEcfGNWWZeu76S8gWzZFVkPE0uxReSlv5yzVC6l1y2o2_a7wdbww6ArM/s1600-h/rehersal+7.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PDJ9jI1RDQm3rwo_htFe8jKOKOR8ldsqo6UGUVe_B4_cG0MP4jcLMqEogO0Jqn_GpPvkjDrLb8RLXfuiJG3TX_Ni2hZ_dCnjHlmyk8GFG4NWpFGTcpgXjj2Oi_EMmpoy594RfpTZ0Po/s320/IMG_1769_2_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020114902067794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Day after wedding Brunch</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEb-PkNMrA9Hmp8KJvxkoOF6rhQBgQW4mBDNSD7aJg_2_Z8E5Ke9DQJd9H67jnyf-nrD7ePnp0ePD8iJZ02azuUwt3OMnb2kMv-y8rz5uvz_eo_nq3VF6Yu6WFGXKdi4DEPdq-_-pEqE/s1600-h/IMG_1768_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEb-PkNMrA9Hmp8KJvxkoOF6rhQBgQW4mBDNSD7aJg_2_Z8E5Ke9DQJd9H67jnyf-nrD7ePnp0ePD8iJZ02azuUwt3OMnb2kMv-y8rz5uvz_eo_nq3VF6Yu6WFGXKdi4DEPdq-_-pEqE/s320/IMG_1768_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020106843527842" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3xC-9f7aYqHEY08-OJJUIm9tEIrfsD3cpUgBoQxwhIqhkxHWQoed20kuYcdhXj5ffr9gNQoc8LBazaSjKQsDsN79UelLveV9agfJmoLepWXg4LPfxwfnd1us8_wHtemSkRLya6yt9jw/s320/IMG_1715.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019480004948834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Setting up</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgROTT7sAeXRIdoTYxDvfAdrPNrygH8R-S3BC-4o0iHz9tZ2whse8l8bFPFNaVCagBQUTBUro7pUsq9a_ZBgD6s_Hc_HvYDhnAHDzKt3NZuk5EnIV_RuFbPYBi3XNDwHOCg3NGs2gOck/s1600-h/IMG_1713.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgROTT7sAeXRIdoTYxDvfAdrPNrygH8R-S3BC-4o0iHz9tZ2whse8l8bFPFNaVCagBQUTBUro7pUsq9a_ZBgD6s_Hc_HvYDhnAHDzKt3NZuk5EnIV_RuFbPYBi3XNDwHOCg3NGs2gOck/s320/IMG_1713.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380019476480576930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCik5sYzVzofo1BvRv7tXTeJjQ5jOJ1jDXcdNZl-Poyo-d3Og7CwfA2CzFQGmaR-Vyd_uh8Z8haJDaX-gA6BOEw_fpWUzlt4NLFah71y5Fx919if4PBgizAB1oTSHcDcrct6bRoNPmIk/s1600-h/IMG_1708.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjxhhDw6Bkw_foxAP9vz3msbYAPFWBgMd5gzum948mBGnPUVLjFOYJXPknzJ75yF_PfcJd4qmuVde0y9J6Qr5dUSR9ZeQ8JvaCerPl0ZWynu53ZDMO5_lo8J2svj9VhavPVk0CxK90CM/s320/IMG_1717_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018850653416098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Paula's Bouquet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzni-OsDxRb0Aq9Ps2F492FwXBNKAXZ5cM1mtpwbA8A4fS6JOVhIvmPtv9Osr6OieX2ZlEfGnmkBmOJ5lQ8jVJfw1SflthdM-OQZX-yIs6OyVXy_0bLhOgu9jeCRwVaaReH_iYOzAx20Y/s1600-h/IMG_1689.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzni-OsDxRb0Aq9Ps2F492FwXBNKAXZ5cM1mtpwbA8A4fS6JOVhIvmPtv9Osr6OieX2ZlEfGnmkBmOJ5lQ8jVJfw1SflthdM-OQZX-yIs6OyVXy_0bLhOgu9jeCRwVaaReH_iYOzAx20Y/s320/IMG_1689.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018842100510130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_2UTuVCpr0fipXNlPXjXOnIIKNqRF43OwRsu13_LWWDLKXBCCV2YGGjho6Isg3dk-vWemBHUTi1tSU5tPWI8Y1ORt2dcuy5d3tnbbf-9jwLLAgGq9uInHEtiWS6BQFI92jxCopSTSI8/s1600-h/IMG_1671.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_2UTuVCpr0fipXNlPXjXOnIIKNqRF43OwRsu13_LWWDLKXBCCV2YGGjho6Isg3dk-vWemBHUTi1tSU5tPWI8Y1ORt2dcuy5d3tnbbf-9jwLLAgGq9uInHEtiWS6BQFI92jxCopSTSI8/s320/IMG_1671.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018833754504402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMs69kv50ULypFVa7ssGkV0fX3r-7DmEwD2ffh8ehiKXPtCU0rxvxeYsZ64AmNM9AK5HH2JgAn-xcKR-kBjO9anh7jT6ewoEapqD9-czdawRlmVnyu2Uzt7pNXM3ChVDS_EpPq396zFM/s1600-h/IMG_1666.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMs69kv50ULypFVa7ssGkV0fX3r-7DmEwD2ffh8ehiKXPtCU0rxvxeYsZ64AmNM9AK5HH2JgAn-xcKR-kBjO9anh7jT6ewoEapqD9-czdawRlmVnyu2Uzt7pNXM3ChVDS_EpPq396zFM/s320/IMG_1666.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018822028824194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the Bride</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKDATGUFZnUAKckXsA5awQJy-_-FQAaff74kStbgNOmTo1aWsj1wJvtMIv_jn1bzwR57oSqz0XlHTrvOMZrBfmq9ZSuEZPh0g4M6oT5cVmxGcTkyyXsFm-4FRPY91_TxC4WP0CdqGjIw/s1600-h/IMG_1653_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKDATGUFZnUAKckXsA5awQJy-_-FQAaff74kStbgNOmTo1aWsj1wJvtMIv_jn1bzwR57oSqz0XlHTrvOMZrBfmq9ZSuEZPh0g4M6oT5cVmxGcTkyyXsFm-4FRPY91_TxC4WP0CdqGjIw/s320/IMG_1653_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018050245303938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34HSbHnFx1hKBrND33eSKbgF427D1V4PMz-qnAIrNPVLGUCmXyXsjYsTFwvu7d56umf7WAjfpJ9Xb1MbdB_hzYBZKh8pqedii5w1PppLAadbF6HkJjga2sPPMIGNdhI0DdMscGftYUM0/s1600-h/wedding+6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh34HSbHnFx1hKBrND33eSKbgF427D1V4PMz-qnAIrNPVLGUCmXyXsjYsTFwvu7d56umf7WAjfpJ9Xb1MbdB_hzYBZKh8pqedii5w1PppLAadbF6HkJjga2sPPMIGNdhI0DdMscGftYUM0/s320/wedding+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380020491592016354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9-O5btg1P0vXuIIGPY-vlS4fToOC1ouMacaHVlSRvSZ0qEa_iJoHPD5i8jL9bT7qZHWU0wDwQ37xyJ7ZDCOG2rjhA5Y7f_kUHC1KAUJqF7DjxYUdEJMhmL-L4xnxep41R5bKzPxVDJg/s1600-h/hair+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9-O5btg1P0vXuIIGPY-vlS4fToOC1ouMacaHVlSRvSZ0qEa_iJoHPD5i8jL9bT7qZHWU0wDwQ37xyJ7ZDCOG2rjhA5Y7f_kUHC1KAUJqF7DjxYUdEJMhmL-L4xnxep41R5bKzPxVDJg/s320/hair+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018041543855650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Finished product of hair and make-up</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z3A7M4As7vICWGplVTNVGygvo4LIgXkjiDZtIC-ZHwfaWtYGm9SJf3cZ1NEcdaiJS0x93lTJc_qBpXWj0LOcTd92iHsTCMPTMn5qRoUmqgoeybAbs63KhtYQAVkYVFQ96-zG5XPbVIg/s320/IMG_1631_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380395282530305810" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make-up finished, now to the hair :) I love this pic!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50i0hbmT0aQ7Q-fNYAwxh6TZsVFQWrgTMP5y10r8_xEsB0OXwgcc9hrd1q3o-dhSDZCRqTiBTdQ28peQoNGehxL1B3Rc2dazFUuKVkex6p13wWAGUCQb-aY4cp6fD_OPB7HipcBCpH74/s1600-h/hair+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50i0hbmT0aQ7Q-fNYAwxh6TZsVFQWrgTMP5y10r8_xEsB0OXwgcc9hrd1q3o-dhSDZCRqTiBTdQ28peQoNGehxL1B3Rc2dazFUuKVkex6p13wWAGUCQb-aY4cp6fD_OPB7HipcBCpH74/s320/hair+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018031722912018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6FSiY-rUrIb5cX_3n4jD6WWe3316midwXEUs2cFJa-w-j50ZQZyEEheAdXqQmIdVc8acuDwriWtCDOhM3_QfyVMXzlZngCk7BkuJ2HY9Ov-ZpDPAgTmPw8jz7MtXqXqLYny1v8dWJ5o/s1600-h/hair+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6FSiY-rUrIb5cX_3n4jD6WWe3316midwXEUs2cFJa-w-j50ZQZyEEheAdXqQmIdVc8acuDwriWtCDOhM3_QfyVMXzlZngCk7BkuJ2HY9Ov-ZpDPAgTmPw8jz7MtXqXqLYny1v8dWJ5o/s320/hair+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018029273218914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmCftT4kZ5NSEOra94kiotzxMh2cT5WDGeG7cgsuptfH7JdVgX_w-NbFDP05gest64Y7_lVuhVOLL6phJwumGj6QTGjjTHLnquHfuFo3k5rV9ZwjvtnvzSbF1-5RNq0DciRunRPtpJCg/s1600-h/hair+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmCftT4kZ5NSEOra94kiotzxMh2cT5WDGeG7cgsuptfH7JdVgX_w-NbFDP05gest64Y7_lVuhVOLL6phJwumGj6QTGjjTHLnquHfuFo3k5rV9ZwjvtnvzSbF1-5RNq0DciRunRPtpJCg/s320/hair+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380018020070642658" /></a></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-22646017697126220732009-08-26T21:56:00.000-07:002009-08-26T22:14:50.925-07:00RandomnessSo today I wanted to call my local post office and complain about how grouchy and unhelpful my mail man is...does this make me a bad person?!? As I walked up the stairs to my apartment I couldn't help but be so bugged how put out my mail man acted when I asked him a simple question about my mail. When I got in my apartment I really did want to pick up the phone, but I refrained, because in my head I had a conversation that went something like this "If I called the post office and complained I might feel a little better at the moment, but then wouldn't I feel bad afterwards, or would they talk to him and then for the rest of the time he would "loose" my mail; Am I turning into one of those woman that complains about everything, starting with the mailman, no I'm normal this is normal to be bugged by something like this, it is important for companies to get feedback regarding there employees, but maybe he is having a hard day, well no he has been like this before, why do people stay in jobs they hate." Ok so that was a long conversation that I had in my head, but that is really what went on. So I refrained, I didn't call my local post office, but instead got my mom on the phone and she listened to me :) So glad she loves me. <div><br /></div><div>Ok so I know that was a random rant, but hey that is a little of what blogs are for and for those who really know me, that post will totally make sense. ;) As for an update on life. Well, I'm still currently hunting for jobs. I have had 2 interviews so far and they both went really well. They were both with 2 different full service catering/event planning companies and the positions are perfect for me and exactly what I want to do. The first company, I'm sad to say that I didn't get the job. The man who interviewed me was really nice and sent me a long e-mail saying how he was very impressed by me, but that they promoted with in the company, which is totally understandable right??? but he said that he has 2 other executives who are looking for associates and would be sure to pass on my resume to them; so keep your fingers crossed for me. The other interview went really well and I should be hearing back from them early September, so we will see what happens with them. I also should be hearing back from some more companies for interviews, so I'm hopeful, but going a little insane because I really feel like I should be working. The good thing is I have a lot of time to do little project on our apartment, to do some organizing, to plan a bridal shower for one of my really good friends here in DC, and do tons of make-up/hair trials on my friends hair for her wedding. So life is good, but I feel like I'm just doing a lot of WAITING!! </div><div><br /></div><div>As for Ryan, he is currently taking a LSAT prep course, working at the State Department and just started school again. He takes the LSAT on Sept 26 and then will start to immediately apply for law schools, so keep your fingers crossed for him. We will probably know where he is going to law school and thus where we will live for 3 years sometime between December and April, crazy huh. We can't wait to get the ball rolling and figure out where I will be working so I can start my career and where Ryan will be going to law school; we have a lot of decisions a head of us, but are so excited. </div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-38243391636048533552009-08-09T15:16:00.001-07:002009-08-09T17:24:10.079-07:00Summer Lovin 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw2x8guUAJkSaUyIMpFUScuNhbL051fO_r5tT9sCgkYkwCE9CEET6iVY1C9it_2rCcmJzKDF06FlTRkdLEOnyXOVSL7-DrSQL999VU-yhZUcsAfApmrhI3AlrIN3jBecoFMxdFiWxVo8/s1600-h/IMG_1489_2_2.jpg"></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ok so I'll try to keep this short and sweet however, we have done a lot this summer and it is going to be incredibly hard.  First to let everyone know Ryan and I went home to Arizona for the whole summer!!  We decided that since I just graduated and Ryan needed to study for the LSAT we would go home and enjoy our families the entire summer while our lives allowed us to.  We headed out to Arizona at the end of May, right after school ended.... and ready for the exciting part...WE DROVE HOME!  We decided to take the southern route and see some of the southern states we had never been to.  We went through Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico..ending up in ARIZONA!!  We took our time and stopped along the way to see Savannah, Georgia which was gorgeous, and New Orleans which was so much fun.  During our time in Savannah we spent our time downtown going inside all the little shops and visiting many of their small art galleries.  We came across an artist who's work I fell in love with and sadly to say we lost her card, but we will find her again :)  At the end of the day we found ourselves eating pizza and nachos (I know a weird combo but hey what do you expect from me :) ) at a little restaurant right on the river.  We loved our time in Savannah and really want to visit again, hopefully next time it wont be pouring down rain when we have no umbrella :)  New Orleans is quite the place.  We spent most our time at the French Quarter, which consisted of a huge street full of expensive antique shops, art boutiques, fancy clothing stores and my favorite a custom southern hat shop ;) you know the ones you wear to the Kentucky Derby ;) They were so fun, so pretty, but soooo expensive and the people who make them...man are they snooty.  The street parallel to this fancy street though is the rowdy, and crazy street with all the bars, sex shops and souvenir shops.  It was fun to see, but not a place I would want to be around for Marti Gras :)  The city was so much fun though.  Music is always playing and it has a great energy. Ok so enough about our road trip back home....</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">While we were in Arizona for the summer here are a few things we did:  Swam almost everyday; Sunbathed with Kenzie & Jordy; Sunbathed with Melly and all her roomies; helped my parents move into their new house; went to lots of movies with my Mom & Melly; went on shopping trips with my Mom, with my g-ma, and with Mel and my mom; went out to breakfast quite a few times with my mom; went to Lake Tahoe with the Hursts & Holmes, went to Salt Lake for the Park City Celebrity Golf Tournament, stayed with Tanner and Heidi Ainge in Utah, went to Idaho with my parents and Ry to visit my sister Hannah and her family, lots of going out to lunch, helped celebrate Kenzie's b-day; helped celebrate my niece Lexi's 1st b-day, hung out with some of our friends, and Ry did a lot of studying for the LSAT. It was an amazing summer full of family and that is exactly what we wanted.  Our 2 big events were Lake Tahoe with Ryan's family and Idaho with my family and they were perfect trips.  In Tahoe we went boating everyday, we were right on the lake, we spent our time on the pier swimming, in the house playing card games and riding bikes into town.  In Idaho we went tubing down the Boise River (one of my fav. memories) with my mom, dad, ry, han, lance, chase, blake and livie.  We spent most our time just being together, laughing, wrestling with the kids, going out to eat, going to the snow cone shack, driving around the neighborhoods and going downtown.  Both were amazing trips that we didn't want to end.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We didn't want this summer to end, but wether we liked it or not we had to get back to our lives in DC and move forward so we can one day be were our families are :)  It was so hard to leave but all we know is that we are trying to find ways already to make another summer like that happen again.  </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">HERE ARE LOTS OF PICTURES OF OUR SUMMER!!!  ENJOY!!</span></span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>DC TO AZ DRIVE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazZoB4MpajXBbX8g3WowCLhCmOYyMc2StfrZYkbF4-WDWTp8iJ5SXRYqQ4RKfoDT9hc5TQlVqxO8QMyPsF4JwZFUR-EQRZ2dduPMLgM3HNpJBFnDcbMPX60936PVBsXy1rmj3fKrP2gE/s1600-h/Texas+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohD5uHYU9sisAUMhuUWpA1PeL-dacaQBLirSiKYJeIzCKldg40fbRt1wbCBH4YwQcw-k69PmPQdZaMgUhq8MOZc16emE2jWPb9SbtcFFJxcjmW0VBkq8M7crGTcxGJT4j4vRPayDXQt4/s320/Texas+07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368111520274128930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Texas Rainbow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZlSPr7j6Iuu3j4QV7nRzmsRlbMdmQbXpsq_trJAGnMlvIKrU1m0fjKT67UO_dVntO3vlp9GzXMeYdS8_kbHm9gpSrjmCNGdp-ieTqCK_bRlUXJPe8zQRrSu1P00Fi68K5tvtjVt41Y/s1600-h/Orleans+04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wZlSPr7j6Iuu3j4QV7nRzmsRlbMdmQbXpsq_trJAGnMlvIKrU1m0fjKT67UO_dVntO3vlp9GzXMeYdS8_kbHm9gpSrjmCNGdp-ieTqCK_bRlUXJPe8zQRrSu1P00Fi68K5tvtjVt41Y/s320/Orleans+04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368111515825298898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Louisiana</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1GBx_Q_A4V4-_l9I14Q4Tpue_nVoxiwIBLbyAAGjrbQBFtGPZrF2Wykrm315333BNYvyk6sLdrTj2WRt1ekRS8jww1hpz7hLSJtSYj5QNOjncgIXOKhuSCu5lx0FWbXxsnoUzrjLLW4/s1600-h/Orleans+03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1GBx_Q_A4V4-_l9I14Q4Tpue_nVoxiwIBLbyAAGjrbQBFtGPZrF2Wykrm315333BNYvyk6sLdrTj2WRt1ekRS8jww1hpz7hLSJtSYj5QNOjncgIXOKhuSCu5lx0FWbXxsnoUzrjLLW4/s320/Orleans+03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110948582197602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Only in New Orleans and yes he is a real dog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydKhYQIUIZBQiSHT7AQP9m08gAu35RLcmgg7R4KWeOZrw7EtgtXKxLhP-5b-PVdp5ytDwmwO19ilJB3Nw8rQgrN0pf0ddsOpcro_7gEr0bpYjWD0mJ_r-TOXKHwCH-PgPtWquLXOdQcU/s1600-h/Orleans+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydKhYQIUIZBQiSHT7AQP9m08gAu35RLcmgg7R4KWeOZrw7EtgtXKxLhP-5b-PVdp5ytDwmwO19ilJB3Nw8rQgrN0pf0ddsOpcro_7gEr0bpYjWD0mJ_r-TOXKHwCH-PgPtWquLXOdQcU/s320/Orleans+02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110945841288738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">New Orleans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFspiWDQLusEOlrFDoJBW_YngbIF7Ijyskut9L4F284r3QFZDcxVrjxGY9FmIjgYBmu2XOxM48SlN4LVII-i9T5W6OqOfzaRerCDodyEoHB1qLuJ59E3kLuOB9nVWhrbT9d9B2yXbgkP8/s1600-h/Savannah+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFspiWDQLusEOlrFDoJBW_YngbIF7Ijyskut9L4F284r3QFZDcxVrjxGY9FmIjgYBmu2XOxM48SlN4LVII-i9T5W6OqOfzaRerCDodyEoHB1qLuJ59E3kLuOB9nVWhrbT9d9B2yXbgkP8/s320/Savannah+02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110934859232450" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Romeo's space in the car :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jwcYClgwTFTCeojEWzhww2AjX9tz1sLl2bTO9bV7S9toSEyqRXCQ8OpJIF9aFiRCUuE-mDh9D1P-xvzP2N68Xrj_oabOb7IyYMS93wLSitKl8PnJoB_nwac089Jork7lDQ1zX4EbdFU/s1600-h/Savannah+07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jwcYClgwTFTCeojEWzhww2AjX9tz1sLl2bTO9bV7S9toSEyqRXCQ8OpJIF9aFiRCUuE-mDh9D1P-xvzP2N68Xrj_oabOb7IyYMS93wLSitKl8PnJoB_nwac089Jork7lDQ1zX4EbdFU/s320/Savannah+07.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110929858222226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Romeo resting @ the hotel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSii1wlRYNilPyvWKVpmMRuVpfvbMB6WCTbzVCYA9Tt0-bs-mAYm1l-wtFmkH_xHzAAr5LFdpoAUWRcMLCUwokaxZW8ej-PJeiBMRT9qzHyj9NQ86Dak6HgJJ2_loL-dOT87-2nRuRlGE/s1600-h/SAvannah+06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSii1wlRYNilPyvWKVpmMRuVpfvbMB6WCTbzVCYA9Tt0-bs-mAYm1l-wtFmkH_xHzAAr5LFdpoAUWRcMLCUwokaxZW8ej-PJeiBMRT9qzHyj9NQ86Dak6HgJJ2_loL-dOT87-2nRuRlGE/s320/SAvannah+06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110929053301154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Eating in Savannah</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7vIab2pcycJ5l4c8OswFBMyMLjoFWwIvFsRAVJ2bv0ZYWspH90YCy3KQw-L0MxDiUHYhUXjTozDmED-GZPukF1EPNWmjoFH3EDtBr0zo-0LkfjQFDzdHBNl2FgIvPEzV1hGWzCdEYLI/s1600-h/Savannah+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7vIab2pcycJ5l4c8OswFBMyMLjoFWwIvFsRAVJ2bv0ZYWspH90YCy3KQw-L0MxDiUHYhUXjTozDmED-GZPukF1EPNWmjoFH3EDtBr0zo-0LkfjQFDzdHBNl2FgIvPEzV1hGWzCdEYLI/s320/Savannah+01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368110626767743202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Savannah, Georgia</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">LAKE TAHOE</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5LW25mL8DJ2Rj9oJN1gcI0InnHMJi89NCV3UyKajhVRDfzLQlNq-WMlo5xyKmeinzrwDIqWxQfpfFEnzveW-9mBwc14asWfkBEVB1SQshKmRMJI2NYxj_4L9EH61znzcWagpUrLp30s/s1600-h/Tahoe+64.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHvrdLkaYS_vxq0HtHpUridEQtgRrI4E8_VBC6YARPsQgg7Ncdu0P17xG9_RsyfuNZuTmjfXmhOj8v2TKv6tDvJFaTdIxBd2h_IeM3p44-rtASRGZwM3UzEexc1XOLHsnyRpe6j3Oqeo/s320/Tahoe+66.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368106453440693074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zmiQ18zatREhW7ekuWyf2sh4mp1X-jeXj2Tvnr5Ay782SPwfIy4exZuo4cF45IoWIi5FbY_8Eo8u96KhsjATATo1gNOxm4ZPQedkZUkIRuUDhzRMrlK3crU1UODyyr35CTTdxzOLAZ4/s1600-h/Tahoe+05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zmiQ18zatREhW7ekuWyf2sh4mp1X-jeXj2Tvnr5Ay782SPwfIy4exZuo4cF45IoWIi5FbY_8Eo8u96KhsjATATo1gNOxm4ZPQedkZUkIRuUDhzRMrlK3crU1UODyyr35CTTdxzOLAZ4/s320/Tahoe+05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368106449613884066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blue eyes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">IDAHO<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw2x8guUAJkSaUyIMpFUScuNhbL051fO_r5tT9sCgkYkwCE9CEET6iVY1C9it_2rCcmJzKDF06FlTRkdLEOnyXOVSL7-DrSQL999VU-yhZUcsAfApmrhI3AlrIN3jBecoFMxdFiWxVo8/s320/IMG_1489_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368115702697286306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaaoof4gMpufnoSRFpaW3xmPOe_7BWBJ5HG0QjtYQPNGHfF9ZZ_iHuh0WY8WdvwutCxINhDNVGLJDEZM6ya2LySU9srxZpVCtNniM5VtsZXEkiXonOmL8jn2NOYPVJ0APOXs_KKxqOrs/s320/IMG_1491.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368106470886656418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Close Up 1: Chasers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac6I1UMdEgVUEC-0fXh3t_uSx4wnqCknv1am1tF74my_R50sRj5wshtMhIcqVrK1hhb0kuBpff4CIFvuNVPezljaB06jhmmzWiVy8Epk9ggacgyDMIPzRpxJcjQW3aH0zh7LFtgrzMuU/s1600-h/IMG_1492.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiac6I1UMdEgVUEC-0fXh3t_uSx4wnqCknv1am1tF74my_R50sRj5wshtMhIcqVrK1hhb0kuBpff4CIFvuNVPezljaB06jhmmzWiVy8Epk9ggacgyDMIPzRpxJcjQW3aH0zh7LFtgrzMuU/s320/IMG_1492.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105950171634498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Close up 2: Blakey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaR8dsqJyaRgc97MYFVzff09YuFkOdtGgAPz2KWaHDJLd_nR5dCvY3JRJKpWDA-yVF51QSVcV8eGmy_yp0h1yh3uvdo7rGh6td2enUvGkphAkDyHTEij8JZtPtLFDIBElQipIImr-puk/s1600-h/IMG_1493.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaR8dsqJyaRgc97MYFVzff09YuFkOdtGgAPz2KWaHDJLd_nR5dCvY3JRJKpWDA-yVF51QSVcV8eGmy_yp0h1yh3uvdo7rGh6td2enUvGkphAkDyHTEij8JZtPtLFDIBElQipIImr-puk/s320/IMG_1493.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105943814208946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Close Up 3: Ry guy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7Tb_bqc0XkkShNasUusoJAKxX4P_jK2EfTrNWvrGVi70u9xrqYxEGPRpV8Ju9VeSW6q6HZeEW3e9JXBdm34kutkOoJczNdF2LmWjhkFFdO23ZEmX_GEpEBe_v-hXbTiOre8Hfe83RCk/s1600-h/IMG_1495_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7Tb_bqc0XkkShNasUusoJAKxX4P_jK2EfTrNWvrGVi70u9xrqYxEGPRpV8Ju9VeSW6q6HZeEW3e9JXBdm34kutkOoJczNdF2LmWjhkFFdO23ZEmX_GEpEBe_v-hXbTiOre8Hfe83RCk/s320/IMG_1495_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105943294373362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Close Up 4: Me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIJwBYkTm4izmHjrEOUzMMMwZKStOwY7djRYC7JIoiAe8Spyz1hhiVFRSy7kmZPQPwvuJ4ehU7PT5EoyA_G3cgppSEczDhco1PxVknhVsVu7yBggGT8oR5rv3TnKwbE5Mr2Q5K0iaqlA/s1600-h/IMG_1497.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIJwBYkTm4izmHjrEOUzMMMwZKStOwY7djRYC7JIoiAe8Spyz1hhiVFRSy7kmZPQPwvuJ4ehU7PT5EoyA_G3cgppSEczDhco1PxVknhVsVu7yBggGT8oR5rv3TnKwbE5Mr2Q5K0iaqlA/s320/IMG_1497.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105935073145202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Close Up 5: Livie Loo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjDUE8mS4tR9sds9MmoTsG4ogYxLDGgRy8-0sFTvVsN5LYmfi-KgimZR4wgaxl4GFJ2XvLCGIZVflqBsAwJxmKZ2DuSJ4xPGJjdAKu-6xsW2M_6JJEMvVIigKF1k6sVZNbibgNAiXED4/s1600-h/IMG_1498_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjDUE8mS4tR9sds9MmoTsG4ogYxLDGgRy8-0sFTvVsN5LYmfi-KgimZR4wgaxl4GFJ2XvLCGIZVflqBsAwJxmKZ2DuSJ4xPGJjdAKu-6xsW2M_6JJEMvVIigKF1k6sVZNbibgNAiXED4/s320/IMG_1498_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105934241761810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cutest Girl Ever!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7TF7-537ZtqmWAlmBF7NquDBPfqtN29U2eI-NlnOhAGP1lGwtaqfn242vz5g_ocApidecL8t4vuJFlllZEwcfmW-b6LBSgQcOL0COsm50SNHvf-ftZKVVZ3J1NIKi37ukdB-PSOl480/s1600-h/IMG_1499.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7TF7-537ZtqmWAlmBF7NquDBPfqtN29U2eI-NlnOhAGP1lGwtaqfn242vz5g_ocApidecL8t4vuJFlllZEwcfmW-b6LBSgQcOL0COsm50SNHvf-ftZKVVZ3J1NIKi37ukdB-PSOl480/s320/IMG_1499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105599749538514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ry tubing in the river (60 degrees brrrrrr)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqEqxzgEBsSVKJnJgh_C2_DrjYspao1iRZjcjmbjxfVJX_De5RMJsK1s4Rhe2oZ7ejC0NDw1ll5BAbmJ7a8B5Y8csEwKMk_KiGkPEUDzsRvB87OotHf3rpStwA8lNt5bwr0-1sj5_17E/s1600-h/IMG_1500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqEqxzgEBsSVKJnJgh_C2_DrjYspao1iRZjcjmbjxfVJX_De5RMJsK1s4Rhe2oZ7ejC0NDw1ll5BAbmJ7a8B5Y8csEwKMk_KiGkPEUDzsRvB87OotHf3rpStwA8lNt5bwr0-1sj5_17E/s320/IMG_1500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105595072838098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love these girls!  We missed Melly though</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrz0kbwg5I2gnOdkKkmu_Zi_m5dj0T0C7-FMm45jdN_jRnTYODVZjid_bkVLkUU5oMctEGBWmjDYNOFEpYkOKtqwn8ZEs7SpDxcfRkIbY3f0jpAUSWU43nmiG8q_CfdUnltKMWHfYvgI/s1600-h/IMG_1502_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrz0kbwg5I2gnOdkKkmu_Zi_m5dj0T0C7-FMm45jdN_jRnTYODVZjid_bkVLkUU5oMctEGBWmjDYNOFEpYkOKtqwn8ZEs7SpDxcfRkIbY3f0jpAUSWU43nmiG8q_CfdUnltKMWHfYvgI/s320/IMG_1502_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105590030215938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcnxxpNfvzburQxStjMMVzrFha8TnKVL6nyHSN7GX0kGxkzO0koG8KZjpKd5WrsLieqJCYxJ2xwR6CNq5mX-WDvTtKEy5iMZj8XKBzAgsKZ6zIIph4rCDROe_YZG_8_aqoL9TfD5h0JY/s1600-h/IMG_1504_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcnxxpNfvzburQxStjMMVzrFha8TnKVL6nyHSN7GX0kGxkzO0koG8KZjpKd5WrsLieqJCYxJ2xwR6CNq5mX-WDvTtKEy5iMZj8XKBzAgsKZ6zIIph4rCDROe_YZG_8_aqoL9TfD5h0JY/s320/IMG_1504_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105585650795890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Chasers and me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mZjQ58-ES5RLZVQSFYViY3wV3p12p6fTLcOiQ42b19gCYO_R3ybB5ViZf1UKq_lFBxbgNkfcGrFNsaFDhTvs-bL64bvFjgufNx1QhcsDywAbbwGvJ0N3rPSBcOPdPKADhV08bcSNWEs/s1600-h/IMG_1517_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mZjQ58-ES5RLZVQSFYViY3wV3p12p6fTLcOiQ42b19gCYO_R3ybB5ViZf1UKq_lFBxbgNkfcGrFNsaFDhTvs-bL64bvFjgufNx1QhcsDywAbbwGvJ0N3rPSBcOPdPKADhV08bcSNWEs/s320/IMG_1517_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105257226075490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwD766fBSzX0_vQzKjySM0Q9Pxk4wFMH0ZWcCUkKmmNFOojyVb9eSL3jlFHEGAFCWRDxWqqb8EzpGAeC3iwkRlau1nIHHv97oyh-8Xu0ty4dUOF5UZCr4Gp-BkcGlPFl2n6a3uFFE2cM/s1600-h/IMG_1527.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwD766fBSzX0_vQzKjySM0Q9Pxk4wFMH0ZWcCUkKmmNFOojyVb9eSL3jlFHEGAFCWRDxWqqb8EzpGAeC3iwkRlau1nIHHv97oyh-8Xu0ty4dUOF5UZCr4Gp-BkcGlPFl2n6a3uFFE2cM/s320/IMG_1527.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105256149211538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjdcoWEw8sDHVU-LQNJ0bIoY3-kDDislxlkWI9tbAPaL6OJ1seN30c_MoJj4UEkV9Nj1VjpIVjdA2WgdUUS31di_fKVka19G2Eufy8upMtP8ZF07Xa6qu48F437BFop1GE6KXz4aerfM/s1600-h/IMG_1510_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjdcoWEw8sDHVU-LQNJ0bIoY3-kDDislxlkWI9tbAPaL6OJ1seN30c_MoJj4UEkV9Nj1VjpIVjdA2WgdUUS31di_fKVka19G2Eufy8upMtP8ZF07Xa6qu48F437BFop1GE6KXz4aerfM/s320/IMG_1510_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105244935042162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Arent they the cutest!!  Livie loves Ry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqegfhSToYUDnsA7yvOH3RQvxd9-XWdVvGvtXBXmxlptD5LGuqH3l0ITgSSwUxm7wdsLvQghooiuhF0_ePkfhmPMK9Ptrqjs-n2ryVtha9s4DJjcn8S0iPdYJW6piFiCX1_kBtPOYXAI/s1600-h/IMG_1507_2_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqegfhSToYUDnsA7yvOH3RQvxd9-XWdVvGvtXBXmxlptD5LGuqH3l0ITgSSwUxm7wdsLvQghooiuhF0_ePkfhmPMK9Ptrqjs-n2ryVtha9s4DJjcn8S0iPdYJW6piFiCX1_kBtPOYXAI/s320/IMG_1507_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105243372252034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUh_nL1Vv47jtm0CLkCgvpUZKBsEiIjt1Q4apY2GLiigpQUPCaaVZBBBdOARHe_NENY38N2R3aG3DsBhRCBXc_vQ7VUT38D1ZIA72SoA7ul-4eVly8YtX7xWgWNLAMFAaFHxKmaeuup4/s1600-h/IMG_1505.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUh_nL1Vv47jtm0CLkCgvpUZKBsEiIjt1Q4apY2GLiigpQUPCaaVZBBBdOARHe_NENY38N2R3aG3DsBhRCBXc_vQ7VUT38D1ZIA72SoA7ul-4eVly8YtX7xWgWNLAMFAaFHxKmaeuup4/s320/IMG_1505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368105238153024370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjGutHXCo8-tUOQpqgGaDMYo62hJlIu4DOKXMKf1_LPGU3UB4EgCMRNKGVgMluYijT5mjnTY9JQFjR6M6CBK-ruMhU1jXup0EgGgp317cMnu76Vj4slHGdDppt5adyweYCBaeHhmYGDA/s1600-h/IMG_1516_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjGutHXCo8-tUOQpqgGaDMYo62hJlIu4DOKXMKf1_LPGU3UB4EgCMRNKGVgMluYijT5mjnTY9JQFjR6M6CBK-ruMhU1jXup0EgGgp317cMnu76Vj4slHGdDppt5adyweYCBaeHhmYGDA/s320/IMG_1516_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104774667513378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Han & I after the Boise River</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZnY0bZ8Kw2QXlPqP6gqCk_2WqwbZHL6eepPH5gq8tU8SvapCuf_BUDipsq__Kp3S0WK80bdTiCerM60OgbBB2VrG-HAHDGShpyUDyba2vm0yCuvjXLQ4HJLRrIJYhTEDAFFhsKwoptQ/s1600-h/IMG_1514_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZnY0bZ8Kw2QXlPqP6gqCk_2WqwbZHL6eepPH5gq8tU8SvapCuf_BUDipsq__Kp3S0WK80bdTiCerM60OgbBB2VrG-HAHDGShpyUDyba2vm0yCuvjXLQ4HJLRrIJYhTEDAFFhsKwoptQ/s320/IMG_1514_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104767161824850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ2ypF5_4vnJXaXASTaGrapCvm6UKDsGXEusCRHzCF7L9Btjg8f7OkBQDKWdcglP6eEp36M1wvFunTCBpFhq4ozBXfswQ8nsZDOgRJpKiySqy6Emt6htSHDPXir1-h081xtTARPu541M/s1600-h/IMG_1519_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ2ypF5_4vnJXaXASTaGrapCvm6UKDsGXEusCRHzCF7L9Btjg8f7OkBQDKWdcglP6eEp36M1wvFunTCBpFhq4ozBXfswQ8nsZDOgRJpKiySqy6Emt6htSHDPXir1-h081xtTARPu541M/s320/IMG_1519_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104762310756770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Blakey</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UiQrdvCtnykT_JGyBX1N2SNC-yCj8icPhz65hs3Grg6Y8IRpb2x_7SPNanCHnnbUZVWyYEA0F-BcBXZsdS2Daxo8oxzY5EZ4zibvs6noDlezwXewn6galWCQt3FCfxAwmyiAKXiKyf0/s1600-h/IMG_1525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UiQrdvCtnykT_JGyBX1N2SNC-yCj8icPhz65hs3Grg6Y8IRpb2x_7SPNanCHnnbUZVWyYEA0F-BcBXZsdS2Daxo8oxzY5EZ4zibvs6noDlezwXewn6galWCQt3FCfxAwmyiAKXiKyf0/s320/IMG_1525.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104759743058210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chasers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctiSX19F0tvR6Ya9-Yk2x996bkADoaawv2tdIgG0bpf42utaVeBmRJo-I8rPasaIjMOTDTh19kAuMeEOf1sHxgFgeFIt3lIOpuB6oxVE8HvS9W4B9gzrWT1T3jOyHuwJPDZ_zPESQIjQ/s1600-h/IMG_1530.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjctiSX19F0tvR6Ya9-Yk2x996bkADoaawv2tdIgG0bpf42utaVeBmRJo-I8rPasaIjMOTDTh19kAuMeEOf1sHxgFgeFIt3lIOpuB6oxVE8HvS9W4B9gzrWT1T3jOyHuwJPDZ_zPESQIjQ/s320/IMG_1530.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368104750258507314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chasers & Blakey Climbing Trees</div></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">JUST SOME AZ PICS</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc9A5CmVX3nCSxCMdC0QLp2_h7KGhtN09hJlo3yysCJW3H2BLmwBRRFGOkLc1Yo6-u7AFnhHvIth1VMOw1BDUy3Q-m7crrMypX9gpm99wBwAuKR1-Sm9khiNo_UucII1uhX-cX1u9Wu8/s320/IMG_1556.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368112597422313250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzuq_ZRY09KDGIjHryrePSN2tsszKPyOwGyIu8auRDpZCr3FFJPWgemtPySde0xDzUrOORL3Pq6e2I4AUIz95myKLaZy3E0vc0_ZPujU1qcHQhyphenhyphenPDXIhK2UOD6nPlt_pw1nzINjpnans/s320/IMG_1555_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368111533406375842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbf5TlR9KM0-S6KJg85LBdWeHSidA_kBqu_v35pL-d-KeR71ppKOZ9JEYDqejc9c1lj6iK93nG8uJVSBzPdaCpKJIAolJgJrkVzT0g0sS_A1JglnJyi_Uk3RYcuqtep4oHyqBJT3lNdIw/s320/IMG_1559_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368112584910358754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6TeVcXGwwPsY-0GPc46oDL7Ut3OoTggEmFmkgtfUIDXI4HddOjRB4G9-wJY9maLc84bOjvB5vWNX3efwKyU8r7Md0vAaIuOdbYSkYnnuEpauXfx5p-zIeTyVhdVRAJXx0QZxcYa6X2A/s320/IMG_1558_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368112587876903602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEz8n1-1D_VhD0YZNrtoraexAHNCm2m_2uUsklzVuHcQY6Y7XucvQ4VfRG3qHf4Hp1NoHyCBf6NY5cGJQRXTlPYfTnXUgbvDvcsaaMh2vqg7s8vZ6E-E7R-9GhPWWV3dF68p1V4qk_q0/s320/IMG_1562_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368112578674559218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-u6DTXtCpCHxLY4-j4hq_n_BSoeXjZkI53LZoJ-2ytu-nCVDlHkULHRMCvDQnVyQavSYGJBIAP2GTCTxoXOyH-ZXMJaOJ4wJdvhK7mFRhaQ05G4NK8JiHZ9EmiWe7G2woSoNwvqI2A0/s320/IMG_1560_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368112582376270178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kenzie's Classic face :) We did it together</div></div></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-42724923963692176682009-05-16T21:39:00.000-07:002009-05-16T22:20:52.155-07:00OH HAPPY DAY!!!<div>So I (McKenna) am finally done with college!!  I graduated from American University with a BA in Public Communication with a minor in Psychology on May 9!!  I can't believe that I'm done; it is se-real, exciting and scary all at the same time.  My Mom, Dad, Melynda, Hannah, Clint, Bjorg, Holly, Bruce, Dave and his daughter McKenzie were all able to come to DC and be there for my big day.  It was so much fun to have so many people from my family here in DC.  We all got to spend 4 days together in DC and then I got to spend about 3 more days with my Mom, Dad and Melly.  I couldn't believe that all of us (minus Garrett & Lance) were all together in DC.  We had so much fun being all together and did a lot of site seeing.  Some of the things we were able to do were: visited the Arlington Cemetery; went to the top of the Washington Monument; walked the National Mall and saw all the memorials; did a White House tour; toured the Capitol Building; Visited the Air & Space Museum, American Museum of Natural History, and the American History Museum; etc.  I was so sad to see all of them go this week; it feels a little empty not having 10 people with me all the time :)  Here are some pictures from our fabulous week in DC!  Warning....there are a plethora of pictures :) Hope you enjoy<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X4QCNaYfZXvNIzfg-0_t75VNwo8ak3rJ3z8AhTHg3XsiE-mrshzWK61bTy-PdgelpeA5lm97_4v7jkzjyUpi7B22I0Rq3FPj8A3Q_bxMAzEan94FGFa-tti3qh8B3ltNfvCThLqVuBw/s1600-h/DC12.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X4QCNaYfZXvNIzfg-0_t75VNwo8ak3rJ3z8AhTHg3XsiE-mrshzWK61bTy-PdgelpeA5lm97_4v7jkzjyUpi7B22I0Rq3FPj8A3Q_bxMAzEan94FGFa-tti3qh8B3ltNfvCThLqVuBw/s320/DC12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652378815933906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">All the gang minus (Garrett, Lance & Ry) @ the National Mall.  We love each other :)  This was the beginning of our DC adventure :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYwVQVuzmVlKK9HLfs_vukOejaEuoLU2ypQkqeT6Em2rDcOYADtrChkOK5E6oRBngx1qch58SQKKzN3s8SjT8Gnm3wEjARWSnUU9VzBvPOCbZqJ1pWs4R_5iV6H5-6m7E9bPlKg_h-RQ/s320/DC18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652861881861090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TWdm0BUi_iWwp4JSkzboxQm8dKm8dcTNL62iCdwaaEN5j1HxLVL11YvTPHQpZ0qPobgYK6lheqnSoWxaFUNUebv5vroyGZlBUD_qa6r8g-J7Umav4LbV78aBA8zLRIQjnEUJxR5PbJo/s1600-h/DC46.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;">GRADUATION</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TWdm0BUi_iWwp4JSkzboxQm8dKm8dcTNL62iCdwaaEN5j1HxLVL11YvTPHQpZ0qPobgYK6lheqnSoWxaFUNUebv5vroyGZlBUD_qa6r8g-J7Umav4LbV78aBA8zLRIQjnEUJxR5PbJo/s320/DC46.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654604149453106" /><div style="text-align: center;">My sweet little niece Lexi</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPNTB_B8f352fEOzaTF1dcs4tVrsneN6bJyXAmDCamWB2-ddtECg1-0pvBtrSoADZQNQIBhMC2I-xWzCRKvQbEjxCZgghQlppgKCsn071AR-FKkiRTPoYRENHN7VD_B_mOPmD11DPEG0/s1600-h/DC43.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPNTB_B8f352fEOzaTF1dcs4tVrsneN6bJyXAmDCamWB2-ddtECg1-0pvBtrSoADZQNQIBhMC2I-xWzCRKvQbEjxCZgghQlppgKCsn071AR-FKkiRTPoYRENHN7VD_B_mOPmD11DPEG0/s320/DC43.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654600855555538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Melly & Bjorg</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqxParaE7Re0Io57k0IF9BctJ-LoH70eGQmKzsJALI3Qz4L_6WewcBlPHcgO2EhYKFFNYrh0eKctY5R1VsxT4cnRB63XWN_DDbgN1flPh7hbT4DWHd6eW9UqkupLsexkw_U1jGOckNNI/s1600-h/DC41.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqxParaE7Re0Io57k0IF9BctJ-LoH70eGQmKzsJALI3Qz4L_6WewcBlPHcgO2EhYKFFNYrh0eKctY5R1VsxT4cnRB63XWN_DDbgN1flPh7hbT4DWHd6eW9UqkupLsexkw_U1jGOckNNI/s320/DC41.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654416600217154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hannah in front of the White House</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCL1KpMNtyimeNIlm4UWvSu2Fbpzdh6JlubgV8Jg3i3oR9JjGhrF8kn_hho0iePJYnC8em0N_Y828n_Zefo3V1Wr1hcWk39UTeFxF13qO-jNAY_ISYwvUssPGeax44UOdQt3o8AQ5COxk/s1600-h/DC40.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCL1KpMNtyimeNIlm4UWvSu2Fbpzdh6JlubgV8Jg3i3oR9JjGhrF8kn_hho0iePJYnC8em0N_Y828n_Zefo3V1Wr1hcWk39UTeFxF13qO-jNAY_ISYwvUssPGeax44UOdQt3o8AQ5COxk/s320/DC40.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654410770909522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Dave & McKenzie at the American History Museum</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIyDLSyL-TtPBat3zZB_NjZggTcih3VoIIC8vRE858kcf5c4hKOK8QzBZQICF6_dU5PNw_XCOXew_W5JwjICBn55qJXLG0BOMYfuMoGNJ5YAyoztWH__Kr5F1fLFCsDxsnM-YlyJ3mTg/s1600-h/DC39.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIyDLSyL-TtPBat3zZB_NjZggTcih3VoIIC8vRE858kcf5c4hKOK8QzBZQICF6_dU5PNw_XCOXew_W5JwjICBn55qJXLG0BOMYfuMoGNJ5YAyoztWH__Kr5F1fLFCsDxsnM-YlyJ3mTg/s320/DC39.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654405754590226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ry, Me, Mom & Dad @ my graduation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BJnjsPjvChFWXLQ61Rw0HFgV4EqJvURS5JyBNuC9EhHkI0W5DDpLAlOuBUTW-_tqEB1VJWNWfJPowQ_P2aFlkzeWPG5zVn6-GwLkX9IpXaMawnH_tOUNYlvcNK4KBSL4Jg_tr4s2GCA/s1600-h/DC38.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BJnjsPjvChFWXLQ61Rw0HFgV4EqJvURS5JyBNuC9EhHkI0W5DDpLAlOuBUTW-_tqEB1VJWNWfJPowQ_P2aFlkzeWPG5zVn6-GwLkX9IpXaMawnH_tOUNYlvcNK4KBSL4Jg_tr4s2GCA/s320/DC38.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654402402397410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ry, Me, Bruce & Holly @ graduation</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBX6cA_ai5YL1TNux7IDduKmo5eE8RGs8uXG_W08YMP0w_neT4UDTj8cFWqWRu9f5BLudXzLWnXMTc71SOD1gwvuVJGv2KQRMraNH4FL26C-ByeuK0EVTJCMShmn_y377xhTjmhM4RS0/s1600-h/DC37.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBX6cA_ai5YL1TNux7IDduKmo5eE8RGs8uXG_W08YMP0w_neT4UDTj8cFWqWRu9f5BLudXzLWnXMTc71SOD1gwvuVJGv2KQRMraNH4FL26C-ByeuK0EVTJCMShmn_y377xhTjmhM4RS0/s320/DC37.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336654392915075810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me in front of the School of Communication at AU</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFEFS4PZOJ2Rmebiae5q4aZqLwNiPCuLs4k4yJ1D4sHrVgchxSbuf2JM9QUJ8VhmHEENJD7Qz-8bo4g3N35CFu_xWbKVfxoQxCqmTANaFMkGiEVixiBtlrvgw29qMfAH4Pk_1rVkxGZE/s1600-h/DC36.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFEFS4PZOJ2Rmebiae5q4aZqLwNiPCuLs4k4yJ1D4sHrVgchxSbuf2JM9QUJ8VhmHEENJD7Qz-8bo4g3N35CFu_xWbKVfxoQxCqmTANaFMkGiEVixiBtlrvgw29qMfAH4Pk_1rVkxGZE/s320/DC36.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653841438201634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me & Mom!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53NcE3aebg1ez3LEAMu3jmNKgANZSqIHBRN5sGMMN8DhduEsdeIUJdImAj1BqMKx1fy5u5X0i6DNMf8LLzjmPmWWF2Tpv5OZcvCaNYk4XpjdmjBf2SPZwjiwgoBRrkIzQvYd8lTTAVuM/s1600-h/DC35.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53NcE3aebg1ez3LEAMu3jmNKgANZSqIHBRN5sGMMN8DhduEsdeIUJdImAj1BqMKx1fy5u5X0i6DNMf8LLzjmPmWWF2Tpv5OZcvCaNYk4XpjdmjBf2SPZwjiwgoBRrkIzQvYd8lTTAVuM/s320/DC35.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653833072566274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mel and Me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YaAbcMyU2kKgoaotfJYpFbnIKdPv8xV_zMiSlPOYBbPbr_DGrsqzwxcs7q_Rg-T2xlQ3MbDeFz8sBceqUEL8nGjHQak2qDVQXReJm49k3O0sZhCjA65UXSNXqTrrpEfstnxD7TGsq9s/s1600-h/DC34.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YaAbcMyU2kKgoaotfJYpFbnIKdPv8xV_zMiSlPOYBbPbr_DGrsqzwxcs7q_Rg-T2xlQ3MbDeFz8sBceqUEL8nGjHQak2qDVQXReJm49k3O0sZhCjA65UXSNXqTrrpEfstnxD7TGsq9s/s320/DC34.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653828783276722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Again :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LiZBQu26iTh5Wzo-90-Rd-ZWviYjRumP6gBtxXXCbndRN6PPEas3mpVodA8UZixaobCbXp9hqse46Q9ibJ4HjCJaDYgtfdu2fyVDuAnw3hWHgEDlow3gTR8-HbJNMEIMkH-B5i0A5Kc/s1600-h/DC33.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LiZBQu26iTh5Wzo-90-Rd-ZWviYjRumP6gBtxXXCbndRN6PPEas3mpVodA8UZixaobCbXp9hqse46Q9ibJ4HjCJaDYgtfdu2fyVDuAnw3hWHgEDlow3gTR8-HbJNMEIMkH-B5i0A5Kc/s320/DC33.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653826661689714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOx9fkUTot1i18wjWugzUP18jou5pWE4Y-CnLziDd8jgGLCvOJjRb0WBlBMqBihqeq38-x66Qe4pMRzHjxXUqY6jGaG3hmHROom3wyzmY1MX2JZX_9DJgr6SyptZauf7dAyk2PJgvTOZc/s1600-h/DC32.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOx9fkUTot1i18wjWugzUP18jou5pWE4Y-CnLziDd8jgGLCvOJjRb0WBlBMqBihqeq38-x66Qe4pMRzHjxXUqY6jGaG3hmHROom3wyzmY1MX2JZX_9DJgr6SyptZauf7dAyk2PJgvTOZc/s320/DC32.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653820589625026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Dad with Lexi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvK_gPlANUZX478jy30k8uh7qLjor5SHI7ZIvaEnBnp5RtpCEjp494LTzechPJeEJZW4Kn5m24LEpuGaGJLdrvv0J5237rsHUzAUhra6-JaKc8yJoZlZ3dhjC4TslLMj-HcUAMeSW1rY/s1600-h/DC30.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvK_gPlANUZX478jy30k8uh7qLjor5SHI7ZIvaEnBnp5RtpCEjp494LTzechPJeEJZW4Kn5m24LEpuGaGJLdrvv0J5237rsHUzAUhra6-JaKc8yJoZlZ3dhjC4TslLMj-HcUAMeSW1rY/s320/DC30.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653349034432946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Siblings (minus Garrett)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bA0djMwDBGmRy7MrWiL0ob9cbFC7GXcsozdht0LYZAmHTSKFFJmPynDLPj4IDu7-I-MtqKiW47eWgz01mGSaeGhhKA0BIwZxxBHEyRHmngkBbmFhmXtEA56xwYL09lNWkJfPrjd6AD8/s1600-h/DC29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bA0djMwDBGmRy7MrWiL0ob9cbFC7GXcsozdht0LYZAmHTSKFFJmPynDLPj4IDu7-I-MtqKiW47eWgz01mGSaeGhhKA0BIwZxxBHEyRHmngkBbmFhmXtEA56xwYL09lNWkJfPrjd6AD8/s320/DC29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653344865058130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyFnPqZ6AxldvTxa9tHm_g2onCQ5LpMjC4qTAmMCi7QQW70CDagzCiP_arJH8wIyR0dwtenSflCJxljvE9SQLSeLAI5skbYCXHzUk5PQaBmbpDwZmEx5NH9Ah6e2Cv5XujtBkEQhAbo/s1600-h/DC28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyFnPqZ6AxldvTxa9tHm_g2onCQ5LpMjC4qTAmMCi7QQW70CDagzCiP_arJH8wIyR0dwtenSflCJxljvE9SQLSeLAI5skbYCXHzUk5PQaBmbpDwZmEx5NH9Ah6e2Cv5XujtBkEQhAbo/s320/DC28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653346393857746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxnNRQLmLgxJD9mU1Ukzs0vLrs6PXpxZnViB24qrrWd2nopmZ49KpuzSZxwOSX5r_xbX-0IlqBAXjA_XJxYob1HrDQOb1PbMqGgRI1UAyHx1kbMDVsc-DCP8T5Fz2uDw7BL3hNcTRbGQ/s1600-h/DC27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxnNRQLmLgxJD9mU1Ukzs0vLrs6PXpxZnViB24qrrWd2nopmZ49KpuzSZxwOSX5r_xbX-0IlqBAXjA_XJxYob1HrDQOb1PbMqGgRI1UAyHx1kbMDVsc-DCP8T5Fz2uDw7BL3hNcTRbGQ/s320/DC27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653343531996418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love this guy!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvzoHkYYIGQf4exe_DReFD9_QKs8Jsy3gDeesBCcIS6T0rlL64rEZottEtvRAeStIsywGphuIO4BR9MKlXAzGNPP9Ek0MyF7PGVCYkfWtxWGljSCgN6UN_fpgUJqSCWWd4TCDuSMiRM8/s1600-h/DC26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvzoHkYYIGQf4exe_DReFD9_QKs8Jsy3gDeesBCcIS6T0rlL64rEZottEtvRAeStIsywGphuIO4BR9MKlXAzGNPP9Ek0MyF7PGVCYkfWtxWGljSCgN6UN_fpgUJqSCWWd4TCDuSMiRM8/s320/DC26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653343498876130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Han & Me </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcTvi0jwjiTXHzKeoHGfnKwXZgF0W0X6J1Zq1XEFFq4vitBPGW_Umctx8CJfndWfiTu0JDE4SVGVv2OeYkFZW1Qtn5hD11szzjjxojzYWO8_uQ9uk50lphjecrBQaHWOFaCzcYrlZivA/s1600-h/DC25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcTvi0jwjiTXHzKeoHGfnKwXZgF0W0X6J1Zq1XEFFq4vitBPGW_Umctx8CJfndWfiTu0JDE4SVGVv2OeYkFZW1Qtn5hD11szzjjxojzYWO8_uQ9uk50lphjecrBQaHWOFaCzcYrlZivA/s320/DC25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653102388446914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bjorg, Me, Clint, and Lexi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2tnjFZYKst3MEhabYBImodof6ERxBD_7T3jfdqbJMjJg3EqG4juTaARtDRkJstEsYYBNd4Vdr9-XhA2C3zBNUj77KsfGY6lv1k0qQCnTTEZn_2tO9vn5sT1kY8VUXGgnfAuDZvViJSc/s1600-h/DC24.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqBD03L7Y4nFQgnwX1zXc-DYpNGTbOMHDXj6FQLqXx65mWlkhF9WMNyvxmvhSXioPE3AdsymQUQr8lc-I3xdZXAjUHlps-rtAVp2iMbkeWhZpOOzbnm-SUdmI7yCtTOKyesE4k_qqmd8/s320/DC22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653097722104962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YPQvNtSYd7RazmoKVdiLmjwgY8MDKpYajvseCkYFsmicXQceMHXb-DjrkSp8HbmHejQLFbH4ziNqvX4NJoVGmSWNCdKgsuwoJFVipC3uJu2pmNARFSkiMwlC313sRB_J4rj6nkf5m_Y/s1600-h/DC21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YPQvNtSYd7RazmoKVdiLmjwgY8MDKpYajvseCkYFsmicXQceMHXb-DjrkSp8HbmHejQLFbH4ziNqvX4NJoVGmSWNCdKgsuwoJFVipC3uJu2pmNARFSkiMwlC313sRB_J4rj6nkf5m_Y/s320/DC21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336653091520249298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cutest pic ever!  I just love this little girl!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWhHtyFY62cP3gn0rSPqQLw0JyjgSjuagQbAcftMHq9Y0MbD6jiup4PE52EsXmMu-9fkSsE81Nrt3W8HWf4ikNNCx91QFhqUDBEXQ7lsRPzjHITa_mKkXz1GOC4PVWTi0sdhkM11pAYc/s1600-h/DC20.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWhHtyFY62cP3gn0rSPqQLw0JyjgSjuagQbAcftMHq9Y0MbD6jiup4PE52EsXmMu-9fkSsE81Nrt3W8HWf4ikNNCx91QFhqUDBEXQ7lsRPzjHITa_mKkXz1GOC4PVWTi0sdhkM11pAYc/s320/DC20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652862307457186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me with my mom & dad!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkJGyIMSbL3Y8BZmvx8AfKoiPkUJFymO-8ehOyaDLTZXd4g5VkZS39CCQWSjxTgp6d82tZuz_53j3ngs9D2Y8S4MKXomEV8FZonUcHcCgWXFkO3JD2KK39GfQ8b5n0H59ZAXIt7D2Hy4/s1600-h/DC19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkJGyIMSbL3Y8BZmvx8AfKoiPkUJFymO-8ehOyaDLTZXd4g5VkZS39CCQWSjxTgp6d82tZuz_53j3ngs9D2Y8S4MKXomEV8FZonUcHcCgWXFkO3JD2KK39GfQ8b5n0H59ZAXIt7D2Hy4/s320/DC19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652861229187778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Graduation day with everyone</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYwVQVuzmVlKK9HLfs_vukOejaEuoLU2ypQkqeT6Em2rDcOYADtrChkOK5E6oRBngx1qch58SQKKzN3s8SjT8Gnm3wEjARWSnUU9VzBvPOCbZqJ1pWs4R_5iV6H5-6m7E9bPlKg_h-RQ/s1600-h/DC18.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoL-uSYUrcR-oyGVi9Lm-5kYhBx5jBWMFPNPBg4m8IsViGq3DRccPtUT1EOMvS5U2FdHpTEMfg3scaqul83ep3tLeSEeDFKwOkIN0jpN8ormyhR0hd9RHwyCm0yaDL5V0eNtFYOcSF9M/s1600-h/DC17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoL-uSYUrcR-oyGVi9Lm-5kYhBx5jBWMFPNPBg4m8IsViGq3DRccPtUT1EOMvS5U2FdHpTEMfg3scaqul83ep3tLeSEeDFKwOkIN0jpN8ormyhR0hd9RHwyCm0yaDL5V0eNtFYOcSF9M/s320/DC17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652857606113714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Commencement Ceremony</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt9-Zb0JPAtinX8aIkbUTzO7ik_G5BI_JcQvhfw_E7pTF8JQczuku_YLG9vSUCgepaP08T1qtgshyphenhyphendHqfyFtDqFdwPR_ZJLT0y1jde1O6SqR2m1reiBj2jkY1HBgEne4gmahM-wJqujE/s1600-h/DC16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt9-Zb0JPAtinX8aIkbUTzO7ik_G5BI_JcQvhfw_E7pTF8JQczuku_YLG9vSUCgepaP08T1qtgshyphenhyphendHqfyFtDqFdwPR_ZJLT0y1jde1O6SqR2m1reiBj2jkY1HBgEne4gmahM-wJqujE/s320/DC16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652855949229330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm2XYHpGpZhuNBOabWyIUSpQVaJbp1q1El2oFpU97ojh-Aj6lgMyA4Tr6RM4YgaJ6HGV0S6cxx4H_Y7Kxtzj1CHU4rVk5StCWZ2uHOavDVNhkBjEeMW6uZ5ZlfZ15NiF7yryIpGI2Gas/s1600-h/DC15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFm2XYHpGpZhuNBOabWyIUSpQVaJbp1q1El2oFpU97ojh-Aj6lgMyA4Tr6RM4YgaJ6HGV0S6cxx4H_Y7Kxtzj1CHU4rVk5StCWZ2uHOavDVNhkBjEeMW6uZ5ZlfZ15NiF7yryIpGI2Gas/s320/DC15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652650710455986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Right before my graduation ceremony (pic time!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4MA18tdflJuBiSRr6i0i2xw06_k085LQHHXvSfnhV2h_FnHh7R1Jr_bs9-qEDOIZQFaHq8WtqQ9mhAezZVYSXkveQzyySof6pppiIY9V8_RBfAtRJpbAboyQ3BY-VGuUa0VR6k6vw8k/s1600-h/DC13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4MA18tdflJuBiSRr6i0i2xw06_k085LQHHXvSfnhV2h_FnHh7R1Jr_bs9-qEDOIZQFaHq8WtqQ9mhAezZVYSXkveQzyySof6pppiIY9V8_RBfAtRJpbAboyQ3BY-VGuUa0VR6k6vw8k/s320/DC13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652648247570530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me & Dad in front @ WWII monument</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4TIEtZnFeJvUUnvHjexJXoYw0-1ReZoZL9384yp6cideE0MRUL5Tnab_bVKqXWkO6Re_RU_U9SrZOZJ5oouuitqY6GXEpiAeD7l-ynwT5hfoArXHj8Mu6ZrcG59a1FeV961miqtoLmk/s1600-h/DC11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4TIEtZnFeJvUUnvHjexJXoYw0-1ReZoZL9384yp6cideE0MRUL5Tnab_bVKqXWkO6Re_RU_U9SrZOZJ5oouuitqY6GXEpiAeD7l-ynwT5hfoArXHj8Mu6ZrcG59a1FeV961miqtoLmk/s320/DC11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652646768777858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Melly & me at the top of the Washington Monument</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn51TxmLNpfGsnISvEkgxOxanHEPinoZl5bmFfHFY6Eh3NEniB0ylFuN9WmstMPgITK6i8vR4VkcRrzMO3B4LWEVdxhzvbBUxPiYw2ovraUZBnFlWFtiLF8bRLIUhxMX_Yb8dZkSyP54/s1600-h/DC10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn51TxmLNpfGsnISvEkgxOxanHEPinoZl5bmFfHFY6Eh3NEniB0ylFuN9WmstMPgITK6i8vR4VkcRrzMO3B4LWEVdxhzvbBUxPiYw2ovraUZBnFlWFtiLF8bRLIUhxMX_Yb8dZkSyP54/s320/DC10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652647314975522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">McKenzie & Me in the Washington Monument</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumJTEzCJFtHuxSZTxnPIkXsfB3VmHLJHQwxl9XwD1T8K_c6llJ7SztzgNzY9TBgmPaXFZoirPmm3EMdM4Q6rhQTGWFncx7m6_G1yeWXzOqM3BqLdQ9k60Pm2FZRLZYnqaxFvrcllBsMA/s1600-h/DC7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumJTEzCJFtHuxSZTxnPIkXsfB3VmHLJHQwxl9XwD1T8K_c6llJ7SztzgNzY9TBgmPaXFZoirPmm3EMdM4Q6rhQTGWFncx7m6_G1yeWXzOqM3BqLdQ9k60Pm2FZRLZYnqaxFvrcllBsMA/s320/DC7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652647099974994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The view from the top of the Washington Monument</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rj0TDnurIji-npX3d4MrO5y5MYSxZX8SLfgQKKig37e7CSfgbqP9ONlnHDy99sEeQWSuzIv1MK2mgoT5EGt4FKDGY3BQ-XqXvMwRuAvByMtl_uCSISOYhbQlveNSBCg6N8ItmJ58OCY/s1600-h/DC6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rj0TDnurIji-npX3d4MrO5y5MYSxZX8SLfgQKKig37e7CSfgbqP9ONlnHDy99sEeQWSuzIv1MK2mgoT5EGt4FKDGY3BQ-XqXvMwRuAvByMtl_uCSISOYhbQlveNSBCg6N8ItmJ58OCY/s320/DC6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652386957704818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjIzd4F0V0tmzRrW1lzaFLwjzFMH4Ik7ESunXOe8bpogQrfDCoIMomjy1dXR8tyL4DsVQ9I1IL83-WX8nOmevC8rSjcV4n_vBsDIz8PBGRSwx8nRVrw6hycK2UYXTcTv37aPIog_hHY8/s1600-h/DC4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjIzd4F0V0tmzRrW1lzaFLwjzFMH4Ik7ESunXOe8bpogQrfDCoIMomjy1dXR8tyL4DsVQ9I1IL83-WX8nOmevC8rSjcV4n_vBsDIz8PBGRSwx8nRVrw6hycK2UYXTcTv37aPIog_hHY8/s320/DC4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652388220817826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hahahahaha!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1svf7zaLv0yrefxV1gHOCzTbM_QOfvtChmD7yJ-6jGSllkzM3TqXMLOIydthpyJENd9yuo3RLSEo55HlAbPC9d0cC7FmOAMnfNGGXEMTVU92cJTUt77qHDk2CQRmP2YAgokwqDq_S0OY/s1600-h/DC3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1svf7zaLv0yrefxV1gHOCzTbM_QOfvtChmD7yJ-6jGSllkzM3TqXMLOIydthpyJENd9yuo3RLSEo55HlAbPC9d0cC7FmOAMnfNGGXEMTVU92cJTUt77qHDk2CQRmP2YAgokwqDq_S0OY/s320/DC3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652384382010802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Guess who's idea this was....she is above :)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGwjQ-kLCYZ7NGZTLc8eGNOun1gwi_Zk3LwfOewHrewkhLdEZrdsbD9ekOaM7Fn-xCwC4Cc3iySZMJIlly8IHtmRQOY-Lc75xP1YkCfsdZZYQVBS0Rv1HP0OHPCI1UpVlhZwiio4km0I/s1600-h/DC1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGwjQ-kLCYZ7NGZTLc8eGNOun1gwi_Zk3LwfOewHrewkhLdEZrdsbD9ekOaM7Fn-xCwC4Cc3iySZMJIlly8IHtmRQOY-Lc75xP1YkCfsdZZYQVBS0Rv1HP0OHPCI1UpVlhZwiio4km0I/s320/DC1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336652384174145426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mel & Han!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9X4QCNaYfZXvNIzfg-0_t75VNwo8ak3rJ3z8AhTHg3XsiE-mrshzWK61bTy-PdgelpeA5lm97_4v7jkzjyUpi7B22I0Rq3FPj8A3Q_bxMAzEan94FGFa-tti3qh8B3ltNfvCThLqVuBw/s1600-h/DC12.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-85844224640922558662009-03-01T20:22:00.000-08:002009-03-01T20:30:25.200-08:00Great Photography & A GiveawayOk everyone!  So one of my best friends, Ashley Madsen, is an incredible photographer so if you need any pictures taken: bridal, babies, family portraits, couple portraits, anything; she is your girl!  If you want to view her portfolio go to the following website: <a href="http://ashleymadsenphotography.com">ashleymadsenphotography.com</a>.  <div><br /></div><div>Also, this is not related to the above  paragraph, but Ashley is doing a give away on her own private blog of a J.Crew gift card and a FREE PHOTOSHOOT!  So go to her blog and check it out :) a<a href="http://ashmadsen.blogspot.com">shmadsen.blogspot.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well everyone I will update later :)  </div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-62907015954932323372009-01-07T21:37:00.000-08:002009-01-07T22:04:42.968-08:00There's No Place Like Home/Arizona<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Ok so one of my New Years resolutions will be to update my blog more frequently.  You see...I just get so behind and then become overwhelmed with all the info I feel I need to put, so I never do it.  So my promise is that I will update more, but my posts will be short and sweet, which is probably what everyone would prefer in the first place :)  <div><br /></div><div>Well Ry and I just got back from a 2 1/2 week trip to Arizona for Winter Break/Christmas and it was the best trip ever!  We just both love our families so much and getting to spend everyday with them without distractions was just amazing.  We saw both Ry's and my family everyday which was a treat, and my sister Hannah and her family were also in AZ when we were so that made everything perfect!  To make this post a little more easier I am going to do sections.</div><div><br /></div><div>CHRISTMAS:</div><div>Christmas was amazing!  We spent the whole day and Christmas eve with both families.  We spent the night at Ry's parent's house and woke up to MacKenzie waking us up bright and early :)  and then we opened presents.  We got so many amazing gifts like a gps which we so needed in DC!! We also got lots of amazing clothes and shoes and I got a nintendo DS which I know sounds a little funny coming from a almost 23 year old, but I LOVE IT! ;)  We got so many needed and amazing things and just loved spending time with the Hursts!  We then ventured over to the Taylors were we had all my nieces and nephews there which is always a treat.  We started out the morning by having a humongous breakfast and then we exchanged gifts.  We both got some great clothes and I got so many pairs of shoes it was AWESOME :).  We then just all hung around talking and playing with the kids and eventually everyone collapsed from exhaustion from wrapping till the crack of dawn the night before :)  It really was an amazing Christmas.  Oh and not meaning to brag, but hey its my blog :)  Ry got me the most beautiful leather Coach purse and some amazing clothes from my new favorite designer Karen Millen, along with some killer boots and a gorgeous mirror from anthropology with the sweetest note ever. (I'll post pictures of my purse later and my clothes :) )  I know my hubby takes very good care of me and spoils me rotten :)  I got Ry some nice clothes from Ralph Lauren and a PS3 which I kinda think he loves because he has been playing it a ton since we have been home!</div><div><br /></div><div>FUN TIMES:</div><div>I told you I would keep these short and sweet so I am trying :)  This trip really was one of the best.  Time flew by so so fast and we didn't want to leave when it was time.  We both just are so grateful for such amazing and unique families.  One of my favorite nights with my family was our birthdays celebration night where we celebrated hannah's, garrett's and my dad's birthdays.  We had pizza, cake and we played the best games ever.  We played 2 lies and one truth and with a family of all older kids it was hilarious.  We then played Left Right Center; which is a money game and we are a competitive family :)  It was so much fun!  I also loved my girls days with all my sisters and my mom; we just always have so much fun shopping :)  With the Hursts I would saw snowboarding with Holly, Jordy, Kinzi, and Kath was so so much fun!  Holly's birthday was also one of my favorite days in which I for the first time in my life went golfing and it was a blast!  We also had a great night of bowling with the Hurst family and I have to say Bruce and Kyle dominated!  We just love our families!</div><div><br /></div><div>Below are some pictures of our trip.  Sorry there aren't more, I am so bad with taking pictures.  I just get involved in the moment that I forget to document it :)  Another great thing was seeing my nephew Chase get baptized.  He was so grown up and I'm so glad my whole family got to be there for that incredible time in his life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry one more thing.  I'm sorry to get so sentimental in this next paragraph, but hey it's my blog :)  This trip was wonderful like all our trips to Arizona, but this one was one of those trips that reminded me how amazing my family is.  I have always known that my family is wonderful and that I love them more than anything, but you know when you have those moments that you just feel an incredible amount of happiness and love, well this trip was one of those moments for me.  Each member of my family is truly unique and that is what I love so much about them.  They teach me so much and I look at each one of them and just can't believe how blessed I am to have them in my life.  It amazes me how different we all are, yet how similar we are at the same time.  I just am so grateful for them and love each one of them more than anything in the world.  And I feel incredibly blessed to have been placed in the family I did.  I am also so grateful for my amazing husband.  He truly is my best friend.  Ryan has enriched my life and has brought so much happiness and life into my world.  He loves me for me and is always there cheering me on, but he also pushes me to be a better person and the person I want to become each day.  I love our life together and am so grateful for a husband who makes me feel that I can do anything and be anything.  I love him with all of my heart and am so grateful to spend the rest of my life with such an incredible man and best friend.  And the Hurst family, I am so grateful for the amazing second family they are to me.  Each one of them is incredible and unique in their own way.  They have brought so much love and joy into mine and Ryan's life and I couldn't have asked for more in a second family.  They make me laugh and I am so grateful to them for letting me into their lives and treating me as a daughter and sister.  I love them all!</div></div></span>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-58926073339076389642009-01-07T20:36:00.000-08:002009-01-07T21:25:17.960-08:00<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH545dilu3Se_L18RhngY9WctVz8gGK5Ne3kXAVtzq_KQVzBcfqY-bYKm9jqOwsOb1AUbW3CqcOBNU7yTXPNGYrY0jQPg-8Btc_r4sx9fcmsiKO3pgfyhfomEc3afAcsftT2CJMly1Ls/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH545dilu3Se_L18RhngY9WctVz8gGK5Ne3kXAVtzq_KQVzBcfqY-bYKm9jqOwsOb1AUbW3CqcOBNU7yTXPNGYrY0jQPg-8Btc_r4sx9fcmsiKO3pgfyhfomEc3afAcsftT2CJMly1Ls/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787611074110738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ry and I at lunch :0) I just love him so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx6aFCQ7bibePl_LOM_zcojHekg3gt5QigF420ToB5IGjqA_n3cjf_YRvOmZnWkpHSjlGNYKaFb0fRUW7BMWiR21CIxuJGz_h9thO_0_TUT4CyaiOhGKTLoqBEkEBRhpAsq6gQF5eIHU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx6aFCQ7bibePl_LOM_zcojHekg3gt5QigF420ToB5IGjqA_n3cjf_YRvOmZnWkpHSjlGNYKaFb0fRUW7BMWiR21CIxuJGz_h9thO_0_TUT4CyaiOhGKTLoqBEkEBRhpAsq6gQF5eIHU/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787610184348130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Jordy and me @ Jasons Deli</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh2JF7uy_hMAglF6NohyVQThfTX0_TbJCSAkjYLI4NbmjvNr7WAVmd1X17FrkTCP8HARJ83OwupyJauMJewerMjCVHOc2Gz-GGsbnvWzogUyDl_VRungU6Wn-3G4fozfnrPr57qaVTuE/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh2JF7uy_hMAglF6NohyVQThfTX0_TbJCSAkjYLI4NbmjvNr7WAVmd1X17FrkTCP8HARJ83OwupyJauMJewerMjCVHOc2Gz-GGsbnvWzogUyDl_VRungU6Wn-3G4fozfnrPr57qaVTuE/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787607160465650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Adorable Kinzi and Ry Guy @ lunch</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOfAKxzzF4DJTSRKB0bHUa7WOeyca3Es3c4sdSkcgk7wBEoiu8p4jqqAcaadBYXBkC2w3MKczOIIQxxrCYqnkxulgE9EGHNcG1kBjEN_MOoLeWrtPwwfyo57Kb3tsirbfZo6tZaYjOfg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOfAKxzzF4DJTSRKB0bHUa7WOeyca3Es3c4sdSkcgk7wBEoiu8p4jqqAcaadBYXBkC2w3MKczOIIQxxrCYqnkxulgE9EGHNcG1kBjEN_MOoLeWrtPwwfyo57Kb3tsirbfZo6tZaYjOfg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787604873569410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My buddy and me in the car!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYb5SLzIbFJR64TBuQcCAtxqNzZSmWij0yZtQLRpdTK-_evOViaQEhWBRKzVxs7DLSiO9xKpKF3HlU3b2yCI04pWOivpQ_ZdDSJXDE52MXwVOYE4_XG8bVmBucxTYjK00l-jAcAoHV18/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYb5SLzIbFJR64TBuQcCAtxqNzZSmWij0yZtQLRpdTK-_evOViaQEhWBRKzVxs7DLSiO9xKpKF3HlU3b2yCI04pWOivpQ_ZdDSJXDE52MXwVOYE4_XG8bVmBucxTYjK00l-jAcAoHV18/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787601367079106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ash and me on New Years Eve</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas7yQsayiPH5TA6N5KAmmWjikZGcbe7YpSCfgdgv0Gy_Yn8MOChCS4ybjuqGNk9dCmBQ_P7td1uSrdychOG103amz2LJ5w3AcqpXLqD5Qh1bNPu0lEce3aL6635CblYt9i4xWkkAKoxk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjas7yQsayiPH5TA6N5KAmmWjikZGcbe7YpSCfgdgv0Gy_Yn8MOChCS4ybjuqGNk9dCmBQ_P7td1uSrdychOG103amz2LJ5w3AcqpXLqD5Qh1bNPu0lEce3aL6635CblYt9i4xWkkAKoxk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787291001848018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Melly and Me on New Years Eve</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd4_TT44MnVudjKEUXtY4TUXeN7GAAHPBz7HXrjHxuAviiGhkT1kjjdNaMNDMc8oSn5lj0I32n-K7-R0-sLxSqL-1alzXzD_o7vt6fzE25PEYAv061xQFcm8oa54jWBO0icsxu_6smHM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd4_TT44MnVudjKEUXtY4TUXeN7GAAHPBz7HXrjHxuAviiGhkT1kjjdNaMNDMc8oSn5lj0I32n-K7-R0-sLxSqL-1alzXzD_o7vt6fzE25PEYAv061xQFcm8oa54jWBO0icsxu_6smHM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787292346520162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me, Rach and Melly on New Years Eve</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57Jdjh9jOamwmbmQpJBOBxdYOcCMMOhED0570hCwvx9TcjiOxhPlir9vsIA5CI4fxmUjvi_1s0LMVNYYvx1pXs1FryEWLzQSG5ctHD_ZoJ9FhKsoXG4aWDU1IWvu0wW0nA7bHtZmc6E8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57Jdjh9jOamwmbmQpJBOBxdYOcCMMOhED0570hCwvx9TcjiOxhPlir9vsIA5CI4fxmUjvi_1s0LMVNYYvx1pXs1FryEWLzQSG5ctHD_ZoJ9FhKsoXG4aWDU1IWvu0wW0nA7bHtZmc6E8/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787287461042466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Funniest Faces ever!  Kinzi tried to teach me how to do a certain face and I failed miserably.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeY-DDe-V7LttyVjZboBfkNMB7ksjB3u0R0GEzszw5R_APEC5sWe2W5zlyCjq4gIkawA9NUFM8tUejAJgpxGdBXiqwqFYN05yLUXMzWp7Zrq9SsWgwaIgKyk7n8JMl9F1nIKER3lA_pM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeY-DDe-V7LttyVjZboBfkNMB7ksjB3u0R0GEzszw5R_APEC5sWe2W5zlyCjq4gIkawA9NUFM8tUejAJgpxGdBXiqwqFYN05yLUXMzWp7Zrq9SsWgwaIgKyk7n8JMl9F1nIKER3lA_pM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787288544906706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our little photo Shoot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAI8gJ9OyAYDz277Geapkzix2g7YSpAOsNXhxfNxF-E9Aok7Oso66DKSCkJI1yzymPQvHPaiOPiRXrkCxv4SvMPAeihiGbhYTBs1tYt3vUjgcnUdgU184vR94YgAMAw_95aZVVatLD_8/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAI8gJ9OyAYDz277Geapkzix2g7YSpAOsNXhxfNxF-E9Aok7Oso66DKSCkJI1yzymPQvHPaiOPiRXrkCxv4SvMPAeihiGbhYTBs1tYt3vUjgcnUdgU184vR94YgAMAw_95aZVVatLD_8/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787285357068914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">#2 of our photo shoot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedouQS7Ge1QxiGF3JxVTXd6NDTg83L-ON0uf-KYzXl6NGU-3sLZUQas7RtPDE_qFbr5QtGS-WoB0TeTYl5qGsgAs1Mc52hrxTk-Dk_oqugs1mao61axA_02sq-7mK8EZuew5OwWOs3CM/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedouQS7Ge1QxiGF3JxVTXd6NDTg83L-ON0uf-KYzXl6NGU-3sLZUQas7RtPDE_qFbr5QtGS-WoB0TeTYl5qGsgAs1Mc52hrxTk-Dk_oqugs1mao61axA_02sq-7mK8EZuew5OwWOs3CM/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787034360711154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ry and I at Jason's Surprise B-day Party</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QjDn5qmNlhia-JWCeU7c67yeYeyvjRZz5F9hxF7W61JJk0fviqgWHyMTz51zei2j58qrqzfLba9412hyf89RLDNTV8FJ6wowBRecJyrGbMfRlH92DPRrg9GGndlZYn5xBqm3LkefFeQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QjDn5qmNlhia-JWCeU7c67yeYeyvjRZz5F9hxF7W61JJk0fviqgWHyMTz51zei2j58qrqzfLba9412hyf89RLDNTV8FJ6wowBRecJyrGbMfRlH92DPRrg9GGndlZYn5xBqm3LkefFeQ/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787031700409682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love my Melly!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEub_P8vNXqitL9vwkKdnQnGAmtAO3wATlJDtrFU9t8mzVPETtzxlrOYE8AbkX4etRn4j8rsUf3Riqkf3ilSlO5kemJ_q1t6J5pfgusEoSpyOBt-XsRcZGcCn02Uu2dX9YFdSl2k_-dY/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEub_P8vNXqitL9vwkKdnQnGAmtAO3wATlJDtrFU9t8mzVPETtzxlrOYE8AbkX4etRn4j8rsUf3Riqkf3ilSlO5kemJ_q1t6J5pfgusEoSpyOBt-XsRcZGcCn02Uu2dX9YFdSl2k_-dY/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787024183701394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my girly!</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm4iHEb2sN6aFd7YPKONIUO0nyJc5asgANxOzr2IC6MKDjw9wgdN0iBUYm13X1NEHXB5K_SAT6LPT9UdWsJpq6iGJYQ9_YydEk6BpYfeWW7O1DzuISLU8GISKPFb7Q2U2g7tubI6QUzI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVm4iHEb2sN6aFd7YPKONIUO0nyJc5asgANxOzr2IC6MKDjw9wgdN0iBUYm13X1NEHXB5K_SAT6LPT9UdWsJpq6iGJYQ9_YydEk6BpYfeWW7O1DzuISLU8GISKPFb7Q2U2g7tubI6QUzI/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787021311000722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAqsquAczbp1VEddqBl8-vve3RA8vdRNlVCWzfePOC1_DeGr8xTMU1UDO_aUOyyQ7f9GhhP_WFvmPvLuXBa9h36gvImLfi9qt8bLxd49WyWQzShyphenhyphenlsaGMqdiQe9hric3jmJxkj1bYx2I/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAqsquAczbp1VEddqBl8-vve3RA8vdRNlVCWzfePOC1_DeGr8xTMU1UDO_aUOyyQ7f9GhhP_WFvmPvLuXBa9h36gvImLfi9qt8bLxd49WyWQzShyphenhyphenlsaGMqdiQe9hric3jmJxkj1bYx2I/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288787019633810226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lexy my newest niece!  She is beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA69ehowhhYq4zXwXRfs3xIbEdyo8MTKtNO0Sr8HL5FtQkY9WBWEwFgTocKha8HbFAxEkdEjOqvnuqSS5ItO76KgbXQou_3PR2g3Y9WEGXjVAbGPQOqSi1iFF3vhTm4UAp6lV10otVUbk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA69ehowhhYq4zXwXRfs3xIbEdyo8MTKtNO0Sr8HL5FtQkY9WBWEwFgTocKha8HbFAxEkdEjOqvnuqSS5ItO76KgbXQou_3PR2g3Y9WEGXjVAbGPQOqSi1iFF3vhTm4UAp6lV10otVUbk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288786724045518050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Daddy and Lexy after Chase's Baptism</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1QVp3DT_Q8Nykvg9juWpMuxrT5XPKsNrZbXZDPBVoh4SyKwBFSl4KG1Lly3G2NsgIYv-HRxkjkHW-lyRcoYAzI-oT8kadqAzWo2mf2is5L8OnOu2_vc2pGQMTcmurmVEBKO0SUg_M4Y/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1QVp3DT_Q8Nykvg9juWpMuxrT5XPKsNrZbXZDPBVoh4SyKwBFSl4KG1Lly3G2NsgIYv-HRxkjkHW-lyRcoYAzI-oT8kadqAzWo2mf2is5L8OnOu2_vc2pGQMTcmurmVEBKO0SUg_M4Y/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288786723930685026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My little snuggle buddy Blakey and Me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzpvliKtV6PYrc-317khJXzAPWVyJXah1JBlw52a2tZqaJ2cSYzx0xbupUQj8Xpw0IKUeesKK4iIwPs6kpL9boUx_BSvy2sJDoUMSh4B1tFE1JuoB-bt6BPpTxZXP2OoCH4bNkasBTaI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzpvliKtV6PYrc-317khJXzAPWVyJXah1JBlw52a2tZqaJ2cSYzx0xbupUQj8Xpw0IKUeesKK4iIwPs6kpL9boUx_BSvy2sJDoUMSh4B1tFE1JuoB-bt6BPpTxZXP2OoCH4bNkasBTaI/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288786725850918258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My handsome hubby and me after Chase's Baptism</div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvuKnGlWVUdeYazjpX5W-hPAait1YYiCH73xkPVf8ArbSOEJ7Lm9jzH4bKbBIE0qSRiO88fYtV0GYnQyhK9M4niKsAj9Dlk1FpZS_pEYE7OB-ZL0bqww5GzCay-BGNg93Fsbo6jSGe4k/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvuKnGlWVUdeYazjpX5W-hPAait1YYiCH73xkPVf8ArbSOEJ7Lm9jzH4bKbBIE0qSRiO88fYtV0GYnQyhK9M4niKsAj9Dlk1FpZS_pEYE7OB-ZL0bqww5GzCay-BGNg93Fsbo6jSGe4k/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288786715214646258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Sister Hannah and her gorgeous kiddos</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-lDqn63J137UACuUo27Bplosgt7igVOaKMfgqj3KDHrJdwsXFgzVaX7w2Xv-K7TkOfzYMkF8YQ6ztTOGTDi6uni-DQrDz7hCITkqfgw6VpHPGzwGPPaCMLRv1UGDbfU5LobuUBErQEc/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-lDqn63J137UACuUo27Bplosgt7igVOaKMfgqj3KDHrJdwsXFgzVaX7w2Xv-K7TkOfzYMkF8YQ6ztTOGTDi6uni-DQrDz7hCITkqfgw6VpHPGzwGPPaCMLRv1UGDbfU5LobuUBErQEc/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288786714919579458" /></a><br /><br /></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-42567045200914944842008-10-19T20:15:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:19:53.531-07:00What A Fun Weekend!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-Zjc3Tm7kN7hV73C9DTCISNLzb5P4UZ6HtwG8ZgSnuPkm4Kr_0mgntiKwQkDlIVdVzO15vn-SL9bOyN0BxfiZcfCdwUPBsYOqpaByzOR2WKn-nOiqGhkdBQNhIw4i04D8BCKNCCgBt8/s1600-h/IMG_0549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-Zjc3Tm7kN7hV73C9DTCISNLzb5P4UZ6HtwG8ZgSnuPkm4Kr_0mgntiKwQkDlIVdVzO15vn-SL9bOyN0BxfiZcfCdwUPBsYOqpaByzOR2WKn-nOiqGhkdBQNhIw4i04D8BCKNCCgBt8/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259084645565528178" /></a><br />  Ryan and I had the most fabulous weekend :) Friday was a great day, although Ryan had to work till 5:30 p.m.. I got to spend the whole day with my brother Dave. It was so great to see Dave and be able to spend the whole day with him just catching up and talking. Him and his family live in Texas and we don't get to see them often so it was fun to go out to breakfast, lunch and go to the Holocaust museum. We had a great time just chatting. Well Dave had to leave to go back to Texas on Friday in the late afternoon, so after he left Ryan came home and he had a wonderful surprise for me :) SHOES!!! Ry walked in with a big Steve Madden bag and at that moment I knew it was for me :) He bought me a pair of really cute sneakers and the cutest brown boots! What can I say he has very good taste, I love it when he picks out clothes or really anything for me. The week before he brought me home 2 dozen hot pink and orange roses :) I don't know what I did to deserve all these nice little surprises but I really like it :) Ok well so Friday I got my awesome shoes and we just hung out around the house, went to best buy, got a movie and had popcorn and candy. For Saturday we both slept in and caught up on sleep and Ry had a crazy idea to go rollerblading again :) Well those who have red my other rollerblading post you know that the first time we rollerbladed in DC it was a hilarious experience because we quickly found that DC is a hill so going down is easy but going up is almost impossible. So we decided to be smart and take the bus to Georgetown and then rollerblade to the National Mall, see the monuments and then take the bus back to Georgetown and walk home. So we started our journey on the bus, got off, and Ryan told me that I had to see this new store that he saw that he thought I would absolutely love. So we stopped at the store and he was absolutely right. They had the most beautiful clothes and I just fell in love immediately with everything they had. I wasn't going to try anything on, but Ry started looking around and saw this black and white dress and brought it to me. I couldn't believe how cute it was, and he just looked at me and said, "Christmas party dress?" lol Right when he said that I couldn't believe how perfect it was, I'm telling you he reads my mind lol. It is plaid dress with a collar and a belt, I know it doesn't sound that pretty but it is awesome. So I tried it on and loved it and then Ry kept bringing me more clothes to try on (which by the way he is so good at picking out clothes :), seriously sometimes I think I should just stay in the dressing room and have him shop for me lol ) So I found some of the most gorgeous pieces and I couldn't decide what I wanted. Me..not ever being able to make up my mind lol decided to put them on hold, step away from the situation and go back before they closed to buy what I wanted) So Ry and I walked further down into Georgetown, put on our rollerblades and started our rollerblading adventure. Well to no surprise we got many stares because people haven't seen rollerblades since the 70s or 80s lol People literally stopped and looked. We thought it would be pretty smooth sailing because we THOUGHT it wasn't up hill, but we were wrong. You see Ryan's rollerblades aren't $20 rollerblades like mine lol so my wheels don't roll as well, so I spent a lot of my time pushing away and him just smoothly gliding....which I envied the whole time. I couldn't help but laugh at how slow I was, I complained a little :) but was laughing the whole time and didn't want to stop rollerblading because it was fun. Ryan pushed me for a while :) but we finally made it to the National Mall and it was a gorgeous ride because it was in the 60s temperature wise and was getting dark, so all the monuments and the white house were all lit up. It was beautiful. We just enjoyed the beautiful scenery and weather and had fun blading around. We then took a cab back to Georgetown and bought my plaid dress :) and walked to the grocery store and then took the bus home. The night was perfect, we were outside the whole day and we just laughed and enjoyed beautiful DC. We both realized how much we love this city and how much we will always cherish the time and memories we have spent in DC. Well everyone it is getting late and I better get going. We both are doing great and having fun and will update soon. Here are some pictures<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U5fmfEWX3jGGls4wMiNo9a5aJNTpXsOeZdjdobf0dSuyceA3_cmIh9StKVt0KvcRM9s-00_UUD1oH1xnlu2judwDg44GV8roX-MbBlfCuMPTsQvn_Zs-c3xgiYK7R_aDH_AByCAHi8s/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0U5fmfEWX3jGGls4wMiNo9a5aJNTpXsOeZdjdobf0dSuyceA3_cmIh9StKVt0KvcRM9s-00_UUD1oH1xnlu2judwDg44GV8roX-MbBlfCuMPTsQvn_Zs-c3xgiYK7R_aDH_AByCAHi8s/s320/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259080156239334418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">My beautiful flowers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE8mlWa-cf5irZTuptcdoJxK5f03p6OsPQifmPy07PkuVeC9eG0_n3zywB6-71Vwvtab1YkyaEeNom-TBXs9s7KYnTqD0YXNiQmSV4l34Y7PDLYK1hNCuNH4D56xo3n8IFcXj73qFOJM/s1600-h/IMG_0521.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE8mlWa-cf5irZTuptcdoJxK5f03p6OsPQifmPy07PkuVeC9eG0_n3zywB6-71Vwvtab1YkyaEeNom-TBXs9s7KYnTqD0YXNiQmSV4l34Y7PDLYK1hNCuNH4D56xo3n8IFcXj73qFOJM/s320/IMG_0521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259080140111348274" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Us in Georgetown right after putting our rollerblades on before our blading adventure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzGpcj3BKEAPgCUW8cPMjSO3uwQ-1zlHiqkvRruFmVSOiStIRxYUoiyY4KH_N5aYpUwURzd9PZ8US0sHRinkiyJTPjnOevqKvq7Lv1x8qhE1s7eeDZQgNTCqUbBMdfGQctzJhTdXtK24/s1600-h/IMG_0548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzGpcj3BKEAPgCUW8cPMjSO3uwQ-1zlHiqkvRruFmVSOiStIRxYUoiyY4KH_N5aYpUwURzd9PZ8US0sHRinkiyJTPjnOevqKvq7Lv1x8qhE1s7eeDZQgNTCqUbBMdfGQctzJhTdXtK24/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259080163939212834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pic of putting the blades on </div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0y_hauHp7ym4RrylKtzIRCRhRmledXWYjBZcbcCgjHqNXlO70Zl2vDm8OvpdYG0YmkbH9d3xBz1Ebnc6NwqBnKy-HWYSJp7mGP7NgV1vk03j_ntYISiMU21Ijg8IBwfplnLLuu-LW8eQ/s1600-h/IMG_0550.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0y_hauHp7ym4RrylKtzIRCRhRmledXWYjBZcbcCgjHqNXlO70Zl2vDm8OvpdYG0YmkbH9d3xBz1Ebnc6NwqBnKy-HWYSJp7mGP7NgV1vk03j_ntYISiMU21Ijg8IBwfplnLLuu-LW8eQ/s320/IMG_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259080911427283266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We finally reached the National Mall</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA4vjk_DFLXerp80R4lANNBxsHQ6v9H9Ogf5_VtDeMPnU0JSehPIRCL9_b-SZbSsNycUJRHXafNCd474_LbLbRn_HQGHh176C3BAZcv-zgYrnLfTboksinRpkzB9cAa7NLNVKT9a1oLs/s1600-h/IMG_0558.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA4vjk_DFLXerp80R4lANNBxsHQ6v9H9Ogf5_VtDeMPnU0JSehPIRCL9_b-SZbSsNycUJRHXafNCd474_LbLbRn_HQGHh176C3BAZcv-zgYrnLfTboksinRpkzB9cAa7NLNVKT9a1oLs/s320/IMG_0558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259080922721654114" style="display: block; 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They are trying to go again this next summer and are looking to take a group this time, so if your interested :) let Ry know. Ok.. :) Another little excuse is that as soon as I got a chance to get away from summer school, right when it ended, I left DC to go spend sometime with my family and had a great time while there. I got to spend a lot of one on one time with family and I loved having so girl time with my mom, grandma and sister :) One day my mom and I just laid out in the morning by the pool, threw on some clothes over our suites, drove up to Saoruro Lake in my moms sky convertable and had breakfast at the lake and then we finished the night shopping :) It was so much fun to lay out, relax and be with family. Both Ryan and I got back from our trips within a week of each other and then started school right away, so we have been trying to adjust to our new schedules.  As for Ry guy, he is currently working on his Global Enviornmental Policy masters degree and is enjoying the program very much, but has realized that there are some cooky people in his program :)  People who think the invention of the car is evil haha  So needless to say he is learning a lot and loves the topics, but he sometimes wonders if he belongs :)  He will also be working on his 2nd masters in Financial Economics fall 2009.  As for me, I am just finishing up my last 2 semesters at AU and will be done in May 2009 which pleases me to no end :)  I can't tell anyone how excited I am to be done with school for a while and maybe for quite a long time lol  But as for this semester, it has been hard to adjust to because I feel I have been in school non-stop and really didn't have a summer, because of summer school, but it is going well and I'm just trying to figure out what I want to do after I graduate.  As for Ryan I also forgot to say that he started a new job this semester and guess what.....HE GETS PAID.  Many of you know that since living in DC Ryan worked for a little while for Ace Hardware, but after, took an internship on Capitol Hill, so we started to get used to working but not getting paid :)  however Ryan now works for the State Department in the Human Resources division and is really enjoying his time there.  <br />OK so that is the current update.  So for a funny story....Well last week I ran out of my mascara and one of my co-workers always talks about how wonderful Dior mascara is, so I thought well I need to try this new mascara; so I went to Nordstroms, bought the mascara and the next day put it on.  Well...that night I fell asleep with the mascara on and the next day woke up and my eyes were COMPLETELY SWOLLEN and red.  I could believe how bad they looked, Ryan didn't believe me when I said I looked like Quasimoto, but after he put on his glasses and looked he agreed lol  So I thought ok I'll just take it off and not wear make-up and the swelling will go down.  So to make a long story short the next morning I woke up and they were even more swollen, so I went to the doctor and she gave me some medicine and said that it was a big allergic reaction and to never wear that mascara again lol and to wash all my bedding and everything.  So the swelling finally went down after 2 more days and in the mean time I felt like everyone was staring at me, which they probably were, thinking what is wrong with her eyes lol. and now I'm FINALLY back, can wear make-up :) and don't look like Quasimoto anymore.  Ok well I think that is it for now, I'm sorry it is so long and that I haven't posted in a while, I will try to be better.  I will also try to post more fun stories about Ry and me.  Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-63065961112511339722008-07-11T23:15:00.000-07:002008-07-11T23:22:41.708-07:00<div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyAdJGXiq-4kVA8xpcLXz50HlYSR38jllqd22Mmlfux2HAO-mLk0E0QXzu42bKIOL0UgNlu_MQQZ0LAKD5rrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222009005007346994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOu7Usv2uF486Ut8oiuuURHZengj2SWfLCU4ifA1EuHJ_V3JE9ehyfEDPmKHrjfd5frl1ZQ49UzuPxpoM-TeYazIdSW-lr9bOOj76bllLr57HEYq5ORYYH09Nh6ET0qMbRis2B1WscyuY/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+002.jpg" border="0" /></div>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-58981068162058492562008-07-11T20:24:00.000-07:002008-07-11T23:07:12.224-07:00LAST WEEKEND & MOREHi Everyone. So, Ryan and I had so much fun this last weekend. Not only was it our first time being in DC for the 4th of July (we are always in AZ visiting) but it was also our 3rd year anniversary..CRAZY WE CANNOT BELIEVE IT. Well for the fourth of July Ry and I woke up early and headed down to a 4th of July Parade in Virginia because Ryan had to register voters for the Obama campaign; so I followed him around and registered people to vote. We registered people before the parade started and then we watched the parade. It was so fun to see a fourth of July parade..because we haven't for a while; I do have to say though it brought back memories of the being in the Gilbert Day's Parade when I saw the cheerleaders :) haha Those were funny times. After the parade Ry and I started to head home and stopped by Whole Foods to get some food to BBQ. Ryan made delicious hamburgers and we had a real 4th of July meal :) After we ate, we watched "The Patriot" (I love that movie) and took a little nap and then we woke up and got ready to head down to the national mall for fireworks. We took the metro down to the national mall because it was so busy and knew there would be no place to park. DC is an incredible place for the 4th of July, it has a lot of history and there is just something about being close to the memorials and monuments that makes it even more special. Everyone in DC it felt was so excited for the 4th there was just an energy about it. Well..we got down to the national mall and we ended up sitting really close to the reflection pool, which the fireworks were lit from. It was absolutely beautiful and the firework show was amazing. There is just something so neat about seeing fireworks in the reflection pool right in front of the Lincoln Memorial. There were so many people there, but surprisingly it didn't feel crowded. It was an amazing night. After fireworks, Ry and I walked down to Georgetown, got a smoothie and then walked home together. We went on quite a walk, but it was a lot of fun. It definitely was the perfect 4th of July.<br /><br />So now, for the Anniversary Stuff...Saturday, July 5 was our 3rd year anniversary. We both are still in shock that we have been married for 3 years. We just can't believe how time has flown by and how much has changed in our lives. We didn't know where we would be in 3 years when we first got married and boy has a lot happened lol We moved to DC, have lived here for almost 2 years. Ryan has a BA and is getting 2 masters degrees, I'm finishing school in May; Ryan has worked on Capital Hill and we are just at the beginning of our lives. I don't think if you would have asked either one of us when we first got married that we would be living in DC and be were we are today we could have never imagined, but we absolutely love the journey we have taken and are in...Not to say that things never get stressful and that we don't miss our families tremendously, because we most certainly do, but we are excited and feel that we are going down the right path :) Ok sorry for my rant, ok back to this last Saturday..Well Ry and I slept in late and bummed around the house that morning just enjoying having nothing to do and then we left to go look at dressers for our bedroom!! Ok I know some people are probably thinking, "McKenna it is only a dresser," but you have to understand that I haven't had one since we left Arizona and that my closet is small and it is so hard to find my clothes, it is very aggravating when getting ready in the morning..so nonetheless, a dresser is a big deal to me :) So yeah, we decided to go look for a dresser and found one at this wonderful furniture store in Rockville, MD that has hand made wood furniture that is not stained. We got this beautiful dresser that looks like it came from Pottery Barn (my fav. :) ) and we stained it an espresso color. We got it for 3 times less the price of a dresser from pottery barn and we absolutely love it. We decided that every anniversary we want to buy a nice piece of furniture that we can keep forever, which I think sounds awesome :) Hey..when Ryan made that suggestion I wasn't going to argue. He asked me that day if last anniversary we bought our TV stand that we got from pottery barn on our anniversary and I said, " No I don't think so" and he said "Oh ok, well I was going to suggest that maybe we make that a tradition," and I said, "Well we can pretend we got it for our last anniversary and make it a tradition." lol So needless to say we bought the dresser and had it delivered on Tuesday. After we bought the dresser, we headed down to Georgetown, walked around for a while, and then found a place to eat. We absolutely love Georgetown, it is basically a few streets with tons of shops and restaurants and is located in a very expensive area, but is always super busy. Well this time while we were at Georgetown we decided to go down a street we hadn't been before and found this little circle of restaurant right off of the Potomac River. It was so funny because Georgetown feels very upscale and very eastern, but then you walk down the street by the river and all these fun and nice restaurants right off of the water and you feel like you are in Cancun :) So we decided to eat at a Mexican food restaurant right by thee river and the food was great. After we ate we went and saw Hancock, which is an awesome movie and then we went home. Well so, that was our Anniversary and it was wonderful. We got to spend a lot of time with each other and that is what it is all about.<br /><br />Ok so below you will find pictures of our 4th of July in DC and some of the fireworks. You will also find pictures from the day of our anniversary and then the other ones are from when Ry and I went and saw Obama speak, which was amazing. Hope you enjoy them. Well I think that is all for now. I will post again soon.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221990501474656994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0LX4kGeETyMydZBzfuwfAkkGroK43MgQQSxwdltV-ayax7gCYGaQCruEQbjYQ0cyfRXX0uxzYx_8DrR3Alq6TSQdeHkddDcvOwoWIal2ImefL75zkK2jAQuKfqto8FmqtHK-09nMlkQ/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+018.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">4th of July Fireworks National Mall</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221989598843194258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnPGYTCUHnu7iyfUc83TnkBaZVBlRRFByx7FFx8t89uvsLV1_JShUcEYJvU3g7LIIGRYFwZo9LB_zCnL7f9tdmxz7CeLTuNWnZjgDMNU99HpXDfPfwIobdLX0Oq7npBDKaGJABiqAZ6o/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+013.JPG" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXX3E1QBrmlw2MfQvcb3LzW9oBmQ_YxfGA53XbY1nvnqB0ztHSQaSOOef5spbS8SuvTNKLLud5sRKGHMDuI56Vj-L3uGT3eeLR-wwzHEN2X-37l-lGgjuDNHUvvH1htfUGUaVNisliw/s1600-h/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221990755577199922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrXX3E1QBrmlw2MfQvcb3LzW9oBmQ_YxfGA53XbY1nvnqB0ztHSQaSOOef5spbS8SuvTNKLLud5sRKGHMDuI56Vj-L3uGT3eeLR-wwzHEN2X-37l-lGgjuDNHUvvH1htfUGUaVNisliw/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JUfcY3z02cfqUun8OsrLR3LbBGmiaZa8aZc8YdJ4Ur3rsTWM7sWlBxtUfkyYmH9m2MNhF54pzhu4rU0kyPnJu9176s85qRbdrqGZzoyjzAsckGIHf0nsz5N4DXpMrMdYmeVguvH1gNs/s1600-h/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221990247408910786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JUfcY3z02cfqUun8OsrLR3LbBGmiaZa8aZc8YdJ4Ur3rsTWM7sWlBxtUfkyYmH9m2MNhF54pzhu4rU0kyPnJu9176s85qRbdrqGZzoyjzAsckGIHf0nsz5N4DXpMrMdYmeVguvH1gNs/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+016.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEhhTnfplRSY3idng_JvncHXwvTBk_DJXTUS1VdDmDbXeNBRlzUMo7vXG8jZ_-y2Fw8r5YUOJUzg4pZRne' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">Sorry the video is sideways, but I can't rotate it, so just turn your head :) It is a neat video though because if you look closely you can see the Lincoln Memorial behind the Fireworks.</p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7aCXx2elWE-ZeDe5LoNrwidkRg3aViSUov6RqcEX_X0mc7rjcDYo28qas7m2zwAcXQ86caVsozyqaZUaE3t2bF_vVHq74fJC9X2dJi17MYS1YteZPuF4mTpMOnhCNRDd4Tasx6sdaO4/s1600-h/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221989863429643282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7aCXx2elWE-ZeDe5LoNrwidkRg3aViSUov6RqcEX_X0mc7rjcDYo28qas7m2zwAcXQ86caVsozyqaZUaE3t2bF_vVHq74fJC9X2dJi17MYS1YteZPuF4mTpMOnhCNRDd4Tasx6sdaO4/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+015.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ry & I @ the National Mall for the Firewords</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221991010417463842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf79awureuV8j41qBAEoHGRUY99uu7-RYCuvyFb3ijEVgsfUvpSRZWJKb2NckWa_jILzLVlazou8THK6_vtQAAXbKDzmdQb4b8ssehVvreiOtpSKci7ZQ0Q3SkNpNpGGcggkFwR-belk/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+001.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">This is where the resturant we ate at for our Anniversay in Georgetown was located</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221991330140343170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpnIpUArcCbT3vb10mQyBgqTe8eS20rR0xLe0VAYG9PeEK7ZO5bAAf6qjs0WU4JqBLhm5H_LxNUWwtK1v2ffO62_1JnZiChhQm9a5iED6l16mk0WOYZS9etElx5yRF-UNYEAAQhC1FsA/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+003.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Ry and I on our Anniversary</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221991924108704930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5-YbpxFilQ80PNwXvibrPw4KD-bFimzqtXxiRnyazzCQxAK7tV8r8j-72WNwNuV9ZFTGy9vEg0uQNBXx9MOzsnEIkEs0MyL_L1wLOCKsAwH3fzOq8EziCjM1bV4fqg6OkzbWTIG8sz4/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+005.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Ry & I about to hear Obama Speak</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221992167893569474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlg9slyZUM9eI50Vn0HFZgQRavB4y-yR3pP67jt3srPUkOYAlKTOjUE3N1VWl3oucGy4JHFXEbecp8a7ejPK3iSNsR6gV1t0ZOnD7dcaDxKl40zTbf-_6TdUf3oxopsPJfgwta3kyqQAQ/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+021.JPG" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221992464954296274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkh-uV5FFJxGtMORzjrUkUCIqDXWqKzOpK_XUO5nHGcVlDujLyIYCsTPiGM2CzSAYsN3u6apM1Bs11p76SJTP0no-Ui8jrPbhNny0GFAEY4dcH_ifaVSTN406SUqQVSesb2mMN3QBiMVI/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+022.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Waiting for Obama (We got wrist bands for some reason and got to sit up front)</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221992779784856034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqc6O0cK9KATLMHJCKNHtIC1QJPNa3wKstida_JGHoMEO7D-JDQRT2XST2PQJKlv3H_OntRLLvHLZdFzSZ-RzX4XmME5Qn7BsgTV6dfaWEXaERjZEuYuzCHh0nSDD3ik1Y7Q0Cvb5_vU/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+030.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">THERE HE IS!</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221993055372895458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1ETobDnojbjbYGy_EPO92lxZPnLy5WdbVZjtecIPVdxLwogQfbekxlpr7JKsAA9SoeF5W2xoIGDCx1OaGG-3y_fr3i1sAZoh1EHPyBuSiafN8oG71nrIs1Uv7NZI319SDDTouQgnfho/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+031.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221993272770066754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMVes1YsVF7s34AB9HWYw9txCzczh1zZ5pNpTYSf_SE2M6vLv7FM_SctRFRK2xFcNPwsaYZkBF3xj_si3cfLGEkCcgR7iqithAWF_QlDGFuohtUwbroZXmCSOgFSU-rEtePS3ATp7Z34/s320/4th+of+July,+Anniversary+%26+Obama+033.JPG" border="0" /> </p>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-8377274902947098892008-06-07T23:07:00.000-07:002008-06-07T23:55:23.149-07:00PAINTING & MY AWESOME ROMEO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUsYU5IjBoyygAyoHonNzogrXgjnaNDDO68GaL-VBTiSicoczs6Gvq6GR9K82or5FiDD2iyWXOYZ6qCXX8FO0teZZ4HNjJ-HlJY5V21YtLvE8jtc7cOJqMx18o_tlLV2jauBWIrYsMrs/s1600-h/Ry+and+I.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUsYU5IjBoyygAyoHonNzogrXgjnaNDDO68GaL-VBTiSicoczs6Gvq6GR9K82or5FiDD2iyWXOYZ6qCXX8FO0teZZ4HNjJ-HlJY5V21YtLvE8jtc7cOJqMx18o_tlLV2jauBWIrYsMrs/s320/Ry+and+I.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209395357050397106" /></a><br />Ry and I on Memorial Day in the metro!<br /><br />So I just wanted everyone to know that we FINALLY painted our apartment, and we ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! We took a risk because we both aren't usually yellow fans, but we decided to be bold and paint our family room yellow because we have a red coach and thought it would be fun and bright! We were at ACE Hardware picking out paint for the family room and bedroom for about 2 hours :) Ryan was such a good sport because I was being very very picky; hey what can I say I get my mind set on something and I know what I like :) We finally decided on the yellow that Ryan picked out the first time, but it took us 2 hours to decide to go with it. We painted on Memorial Day and it took us about 4 hours to do the family room and the bedroom. The family room looked awesome, but after we painted the bedroom I didn't like it. It was a brown, but it looked pink (ugly) lol But I was the one who picked it and was so disappointed. I was just going to deal with it, but the next day while I was at work and summer school, Ry went and picked our a different brown and re-painted the room, and it looks awesome (He's so good to me :) ) So now we have our apartment painted and we love it. Below are some pictures :)<br /><br />More News...Ryan got accepted for an Obama fellowship and starts next weekend. He is so excited to work on the Obama campaign and could potentially get a job at the end of the fellowship to work on the campaign :) The only downside to this experience is that he has to work in North Virginia and the commute is too long to stay in DC so he will be living in N. Virginia during the week and either he will have to come see me or me go see him on the weekends; so we won't get to see each other for 6 weeks, well hopefully on weekends we will. But the opportunity is too good to pass. As for me...I'm just working part-time and going to summer school 4 days a week. Summer school is ridiculous and I can't believe how much work I have every week, but its only 6 weeks and I'm already half way done and then I start 2 more classes for another 6 weeks. WHAT AM I DOING TO MYSELF :) Actually it is worth it to be able to graduate in May. Other than that I have an interview for an internship in July for Capitol Services Inc. which is the biggest event planning company in DC. They plan corporate events for huge corporations like, Saturn, Budweiser, Wells Fargo and etc. Nothing is for sure because I haven't interviewed with them and have no clue if they will hire me for an internship, but I'm crossing my finger and toes, because this opportunity would be amazing. So we will see!<br /><br />As for my Romeo story..Romeo (my dog) has a birthday party he is attending next weekend for one of his friends. I just had to share because I think this is hilarious. Mayebe (dog) (that's his friend's name) is turning 1 years old and her owners, a couple from our ward, are having a dog birthday party for her. We are going to a dog park in Alexandria that has a stream and waterfall and then are going to Dairy Godmothers, a frozen custard place, were we will eat ice cream and the dogs get puppy pops. I'll have to take pictures lol. I know people probably this we are crazy, but so many people in DC treat their animals this way, they just love them soooo much! There are a few young couples in our ward that have tiny dogs and we try to get them together to play :) It is quite funny, and a lot of fun. Below are some pictures of Romeo and Maeybe when we dogsitted Maeybe for a week while Drew and Suzanne left out of town. Also are some pictures of Romeo and me, dont' think I'm weird lol I didn't pose these pictures I just had to take the picture on my phone, because I always tell my family and friends that Romeo puts his head on my shoulders when he is bored and I'm not paying attention to him. He will come up behind me and put his chin on my shoulder and let out a deep breathe. It is so funny and cute so I just had to share! Well that is all for now and I'll post again soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS4llPQt0QFJ7UvxEmLO7RMoP405HQfItti7ezAFW8uNvxdBRupmAgMsZFbw7FILcGtczFp6YYWXs_JS5lrbHQMXl7CrkgnOa96h0_BbsZiopqY3kv1Q0Wxe1sIgrnyZ8KBRQn5tDBPw/s1600-h/Paint+01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS4llPQt0QFJ7UvxEmLO7RMoP405HQfItti7ezAFW8uNvxdBRupmAgMsZFbw7FILcGtczFp6YYWXs_JS5lrbHQMXl7CrkgnOa96h0_BbsZiopqY3kv1Q0Wxe1sIgrnyZ8KBRQn5tDBPw/s320/Paint+01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209395988701451714" /></a><br />Painted Family Room :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4Th-Xvabs2Feq81zhG-8-ESfvvw-le9K2oXi01gJ5TV1Hp9rLC-oCxpn0KoJdmt6cB7IR98wIlwcdGpRuC_zBmP1zkbeu3-H-uYZTNyicygzygN-d8oIjR5N4c4xdBYzqVXjdiefb_M/s1600-h/Paint+03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4Th-Xvabs2Feq81zhG-8-ESfvvw-le9K2oXi01gJ5TV1Hp9rLC-oCxpn0KoJdmt6cB7IR98wIlwcdGpRuC_zBmP1zkbeu3-H-uYZTNyicygzygN-d8oIjR5N4c4xdBYzqVXjdiefb_M/s320/Paint+03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209395907292771762" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10niqzxiMXHXo6eKXT3ZRg7pjijdp9ffNqHU-O3NN5J504KzuD_E8kBDEoBSLkVY1Y3pPhFgri-Mg9FjZZ0ItVgPTJxY4XAAo6uXEmSg0t_vYLs8By22Zux5WrAAhO1D8aBsemGF2tzc/s1600-h/paint+02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10niqzxiMXHXo6eKXT3ZRg7pjijdp9ffNqHU-O3NN5J504KzuD_E8kBDEoBSLkVY1Y3pPhFgri-Mg9FjZZ0ItVgPTJxY4XAAo6uXEmSg0t_vYLs8By22Zux5WrAAhO1D8aBsemGF2tzc/s320/paint+02.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209395778966772546" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFT4HzrWMd6GrFspB3xPpNnH8_QWHYdDlUH8-SgZ6_wik9aWpCHjKJn36Pp5VAcXeXzEFl8pWhEk6DMvxcl08zPsnw5P5TSUUYu8C8R_g7qkA09nlPXu9Vm2tRMZP8Pdd9H7Eohf-ZOo/s1600-h/Dogs03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFT4HzrWMd6GrFspB3xPpNnH8_QWHYdDlUH8-SgZ6_wik9aWpCHjKJn36Pp5VAcXeXzEFl8pWhEk6DMvxcl08zPsnw5P5TSUUYu8C8R_g7qkA09nlPXu9Vm2tRMZP8Pdd9H7Eohf-ZOo/s320/Dogs03.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209396138000224050" /></a><br />Romeo (on the right) & Maeybe (on the left) I thought this picture was so funny. I had to take some pictures so I could show my mom how similar they were.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb3wZMFOiGva0bVWejzpwrZ0l7CroZRtEdZYT0K0dQpCgFE8eTn5K60XmvPMUyZrcA5XVmfLaeZxpFATifct9rgOb1xHJMiFyGSQuLUyVQv6CRCR7ypiTsGsGZDvisVoco5K8mYENScM/s1600-h/Dogs05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilb3wZMFOiGva0bVWejzpwrZ0l7CroZRtEdZYT0K0dQpCgFE8eTn5K60XmvPMUyZrcA5XVmfLaeZxpFATifct9rgOb1xHJMiFyGSQuLUyVQv6CRCR7ypiTsGsGZDvisVoco5K8mYENScM/s320/Dogs05.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209396271699689618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3TE33RV-9-6f8uQP89CjjhzEkYqoiroPm-18JanPWQzxHaUB2yft9_E3FKIzJt0RNued-R9cAcRgekSq8NtBEMHM3Z273HWMXvr3sFzL9Ec0X609uqV82UlVi4FpCwt9bFJ3NAQ9SpI/s1600-h/06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3TE33RV-9-6f8uQP89CjjhzEkYqoiroPm-18JanPWQzxHaUB2yft9_E3FKIzJt0RNued-R9cAcRgekSq8NtBEMHM3Z273HWMXvr3sFzL9Ec0X609uqV82UlVi4FpCwt9bFJ3NAQ9SpI/s320/06.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209396339008088130" /></a><br />Romeo (on top of the carrier) & Maeybe (in the carrier)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MyLRzSgR5ZbpSvWvfr4XAhR5sxktKep000m9KymoZS6f4wkiioQUlkK2xxYKLkSYKAa7-QSzRGFM9Wkgfo_PtO2sZ-6VDOz43HdIBtnsag6N81ll-i5gd-BgIUltPednLkTLi92F6TI/s1600-h/photo03Romeo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MyLRzSgR5ZbpSvWvfr4XAhR5sxktKep000m9KymoZS6f4wkiioQUlkK2xxYKLkSYKAa7-QSzRGFM9Wkgfo_PtO2sZ-6VDOz43HdIBtnsag6N81ll-i5gd-BgIUltPednLkTLi92F6TI/s320/photo03Romeo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209396577604208162" /></a><br />(Please don't look at me..This was at 2am and I had a hat on all day lol mind the terrible hair)This is Romeo doing his "Pay attention to me please" thing :)Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-44138024851576033582008-05-23T18:29:00.000-07:002008-06-29T08:52:13.814-07:00Going Back to the Old Days! ;0) Rollerblading in the CityHi everyone. So...it is memorial day weekend and the weather in DC has been absolutely beautiful, so Ryan and I decided to go buy some Rollerblades!! We roller bladed a little while we were dating (I know we are nerds ;) ) and haven't been rollerblading in forever so we thought it would be a blast and something we could do often and an activity that would get us out in the fresh air and just have so much fun doing. We went to Sport Authority and bought Ryan Rollerblades (since Target didn't have men's Rollerblades) and bought some work out clothes. We haven't both been in a Sport Authority forever and it brought back many memories of High School days and sports. I attempted to ride a bike lol and Ryan tested out the Rollerblades and he found some that were perfect and pretty cheap. When we got home we decided to test out our new blades and THOUGHT we would be able to Rollerblade for about an hour or so and go down to Georgetown lol well....we didn't make it very fare till my legs were killing me and Ry's feet were hurting but we do have an excuse lol DC is basically a hill and we are at the top and we did fine going down, but having to rollerblade up was difficult. lol Many people stared at us while driving by; acting like they had never seen rollerblades before in the city lol (which they probably haven't) but what can I say we are bringing them back. :) We really did have an awesome time though. We basically laughed at each other the whole time and can't wait till we build up the stamina to rollerblade longer than 15 minutes lol. Well just thought I would share our newest adventure. I'll post again soon.Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-26446821585134039282008-05-16T21:15:00.000-07:002008-05-16T22:09:36.666-07:00RYAN'S GRADUATION<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5WVfCYa1APPpany_x84JNsa528CJwu0EBAkLC428zfZ2BA0U0IJ6FqX4Y6UkJUKmuIQDLdLLAxIKuQ59Y-BbpZgwKY5ey1xrM0PoVNA40onRqMvLYGXtG3xBk26VSicE-vU9tjfusI8/s1600-h/Ryan's+Graduation+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5WVfCYa1APPpany_x84JNsa528CJwu0EBAkLC428zfZ2BA0U0IJ6FqX4Y6UkJUKmuIQDLdLLAxIKuQ59Y-BbpZgwKY5ey1xrM0PoVNA40onRqMvLYGXtG3xBk26VSicE-vU9tjfusI8/s320/Ryan's+Graduation+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201208987894989186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeII-saXkhVBonCXIoeout5PSza5xo0pmnyyGt57FVCwZXK2Z7rAPhY3DfZyX6SfHXxDxxj3bzpcjUWR1gVF2zjOMmJ_SnWqkgQ2tZazFv_2EYdFM0kbAgyXZV9tIidB7G-PmkSSRmtwo/s1600-h/Ryan's+Graduation+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeII-saXkhVBonCXIoeout5PSza5xo0pmnyyGt57FVCwZXK2Z7rAPhY3DfZyX6SfHXxDxxj3bzpcjUWR1gVF2zjOMmJ_SnWqkgQ2tZazFv_2EYdFM0kbAgyXZV9tIidB7G-PmkSSRmtwo/s320/Ryan's+Graduation+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201208871930872178" /></a><br />So..RYAN GRADUATED LAST SUNDAY WITH HIS B.A. IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICE!! One down 2 or more to go :) It was a great weekend; Holly and Bruce both came to DC to be here for the big day and we got to spend the whole weekend with them. It was so nice to spend time, just the four of us, visiting, eating and just having fun; we just loved having them here. Ryan's graduation was awesome, we all were so proud of him; in case you didn't know Ryan graduated with University Honors and magma cum laud which is the top 10% of his class. It was so neat to acknowledge the moment and see him in his cap and gown and be there for the ceremony; it really was a special night. It was awesome to see Ryan accomplish this goal that he has worked so hard for. I watched him slave over a 70 page honors thesis paper and than multiple papers after that. He has put his whole soul into this program and it was so wonderful to have a day to acknowledge all his hard work. After that night though, the next day he started summer school for his Masters :) School never ends :) <br /><br />The last few weeks in April and the beginning of May was mine and Ryan's finals. We had many late nights and multiple all nighters. We lived off of pizza, energy drinks, Pepsi,and Sweettarts; I know real healthy huh. lol I don't think we ever went to bed at the same time for a straight month and the last few weeks we took turns getting snacks for each other and taking breaks to make a 7eleven run. It really was a crazy month, but a great one too. We definitely have many stories to tell our kids one day and to just look back on and laugh at. It is a neat experience to go through school together, especially because we go to the same school. We watch each other work so hard and being in school together and watching each other have real late nights, makes us really have a better appreciation for each others hard work. We love being students together, even though we are poor and our house is a mess around midterms, finals and every week while we are in school :) <br /><br />Here is one funny story that happened the week of finals: the last week of finals I (McKenna) had a multimedia project due and was at the school till 3am finishing it, than I came home and had to study for a math final..so I started studying for math as soon as I got home and only made it about 30 minutes or so and then couldn't keep my eyes open so I decided to set my alarm for an hour and take a 1 hour nap and wake up to finish studying. Well I set my alarm and fell asleep on the coach..At 9:50 a.m. I was awaken to Ryan screaming my name saying, "McKenna wake up it is almost 10:00 a.m.!!!!" (I was supposed to be at my multimedia final at 9:30 a.m. and my alarm never went off and Ryan happened to wake up and see me in the family room) I jumped up from the coach with mascara all over my face :) and started to freak out. I through on a hat grabbed my shoes and ran out the door; I didn't even have time to brush my teeth (gross I know)I just threw gum in my mouth and left. I ran to my class when I got to the school and wasn't too late and didn't get in trouble luckily. I than attended my multimedia final critique and then took my math final. IT WAS A CRAZY CRAZY DAY!!! In the moment it wasn't funny..but after it was absolutely hilarious. So yeah that is just a short summary of our couple weeks of finals. We both had a great semester and will both be taking courses this summer :) What can I say we just can't get enough of SCHOOL lol! <br />BELOW ARE SOME MORE PICTURES OF RYANS GRADUATION!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6UxrZ1aBddEvu5G0NFspok-1Nq2sQo5jUYq8hWw7GWLpY_oPc04Hws_Y8GTZifSbsJV-89V4Lz5nzZobKEJEf4kgjwXM4Y2Y1vRQjmSvw3fsFqWOzIoujsaXT0uvt7DxuyAZ4lWuemE/s1600-h/Ryan's+Graduation+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6UxrZ1aBddEvu5G0NFspok-1Nq2sQo5jUYq8hWw7GWLpY_oPc04Hws_Y8GTZifSbsJV-89V4Lz5nzZobKEJEf4kgjwXM4Y2Y1vRQjmSvw3fsFqWOzIoujsaXT0uvt7DxuyAZ4lWuemE/s320/Ryan's+Graduation+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201209297132634530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbG7jc0A1cJLDYYLqu7i4updA73YMGD79Qd6dMiNjmbxCsu6DidGEP3kmv9Utg9sYiWTa08Yn6Pplisgh0pAusyugV4n6dDwZeMbVLjrMTxAGp_mUIQAhcLATwsSg6QG0lddUDeZv6Kw/s1600-h/Ryan's+Graduation+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbG7jc0A1cJLDYYLqu7i4updA73YMGD79Qd6dMiNjmbxCsu6DidGEP3kmv9Utg9sYiWTa08Yn6Pplisgh0pAusyugV4n6dDwZeMbVLjrMTxAGp_mUIQAhcLATwsSg6QG0lddUDeZv6Kw/s320/Ryan's+Graduation+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201209185463484818" /></a>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-53243860373590870202008-03-21T21:11:00.000-07:002008-03-25T14:10:25.865-07:00<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">SPRING BREAK & MORE</span> (Make sure to see the pictures at the end of the post)<br /><br />Spring Break was this last week and Ryan and I decided that we needed a little break from school ..so we took a vacation and went on a cruise to the Grand Cayman and Jamaica. We have only been on cruises with my family before and were worried that it just wouldn't be the same without a big group, but we still had a blast. It was a 5 day cruise and had 2 full days at sea were we just ate and laid by the pool; it was very relaxing. The boat made two stops: the Grand Cayman and Jamaica! At the Grand Cayman Ry and I went on an excursion to stingray city. For those of you who have never heard of stingray city it is a place in the ocean that is quite shallow, where stingrays hang out and let tourists feed and swim with them. The stingrays do have their stingers, but they don't sting you unless you step on them; which is easy to avoid. The stingrays were huge! We fed them squid and got some pictures with them which are shown below. It was so much fun and they were very beautiful. Me being the worrier that I am, wanted all animals to be treated fairly :)and didn't like how our group was only feeding the one stingray our tour guide picked up, so....Ry and I got extra squid and fed the other stingrays; which was my favorite part. At one point when we were feeding all of them, they smelt the food and just swarmed us. They got so close that Ry had to push them off of him lol. It was so much fun! We then went snorkeling for a while and saw some coral reefs and fish. Unlike Ryan who is an awesome snorkeler and dives down in the water and goes pretty deep; I had a life vest on the entire time lol because I have a hard time concentrating on treading water and breathing through the small tube you have to breathe through. lol It was so much fun though. When we got to Jamaica we decided to walk around and go to the markets and see Jamaica. We had so much fun in the markets, but got hustled by the market sellers. Everywhere we went in Jamaica (well the part we were in) someone was trying to get us to buy something from them. We were just walking down the street to one of the markets and this guy stopped us and said that he wanted to take us to his store. Ry asked where his store was and he said in the market down the street. We then told him that that is where we were going and so he walked with us. When we got to the market, sellers swarmed us wanting us to look at their store and we told them we already told this guy (the one who walked with us) that we were going to his store first. The guy then looked at us and said, "I actually don't have a store I just lead people to the market to buy stuff." lol Then he wanted us to pay him money for walking with us there. lol So...we did. You can't say no, the area was quite poor and they need the money. We shopped in the market for a while and bought things we didn't really even want lol but it was money worth spent. Sometimes we would say no and they would get upset; so it was very hard to say no. We bought a canvas/painting from the market; it is beautiful. We are going to hang it in our family room over the coach. Below are some pictures of Jamaica too! There are a couple of the waterfall there, which is amazing and you can actually hike up it, which Ry and I said we have to do next time! Jamaica was absolutely beautiful and we really want to go back. The rest of the cruise was laying out and eating :)We had an amazing time!<br /><br /><br />Sorry this post is so long, but we haven't updated it for a while and there is a lot of new info, so here is some more. As for school we both are really enjoying this semester. The week before Spring Break we both were crazy busy with midterms. We were very excited to get them over with. Ryan is doing awesome in his classes and doing a lot of reading for his independent study class. He has a 40 page honors capstone paper due at the end of the year, before graduation and another paper just a little shorter than that, due at the end of the year for his independent study course. He is working hard and getting ready for graduation in May and preparing for the summer when he starts his Masters Program. As for me...classes are going very well this semester. I am taking 15 credit hours and I love my courses. I recently met with my academic advisor and am expected to graduate in May of 2009! ONE YEAR LEFT!!! I am taking two summer sessions which is going to be nuts, but you do what you have to do. ;) This summer is going to be crazy, but before I know it will be May of 2009 and I will have my BA in Public Communications with a minor in psychology. Well that is the latest information.<br /><br />I hope you guys didn't get too bored hearing all that information. Ryan and I are doing awesome. We love DC and are really enjoying school at American University. We are just so grateful for the opportunity to go to school out here and experience the east coast. Well..we will talk to ya later.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180416086933708210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh769RFgMt-TYM6TMR13_9s2kpgGK3YT-4tSLGgigGCVom8Rtt1e8Qoz-kjahAsu01VBrxJWTA_SMsVwIV1BS-NWw4zr7yUMk172X51Vl4epw7XOzMweRCO_ahFs2CIykGBPYb7WS_fbX0/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+004.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Grand Cayman Stingray City (Us with the one of the stingrays)</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180416086933708226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DfSTO3V9Jpxe28ou8zyxoON1hYST4nUSKFbp7xBn1HWDfejYO8x3aDsJp8D9QJkGyAYOCxodhy_1mhyphenhyphen-5tn6bsJPz1Qpsk1JbzDVtowEUcEtNVcmwciQcXMwfS9vQgyO310bMVKaMrY/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+005.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">I know we are crazy! We were told if you kiss it you have 7 years luck! We'll see :)</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180416091228675538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfNVdrpxN4I5OgaX61BUHeUqptoo9RjR6zDu4S1mpkMirRiPFulbnZjY4xfKn37o-TJcd8qsW7jYMtKITDrZUYhRIIwfKH-4B3snGo1uynIL0sog2TzKlZVNiuNwLADLtBHyMKQSiFAU/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+014.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">One of the many stingrays! They are huge huh!</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180416095523642850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkU5UX8L2otmBdTdk1A8c_R3VpqvBRdcI08FDfzn6Cue0H2vYWfFR6GP4h8rwNrOOmBRP64llowBlRy_PEeJn7lJg8_lc2r57aeCM_f97sDyqRrqJ1KzKWwXIgDDDHImumgCGLzmm5J0o/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+082.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Ry and I in the Grand Cayman.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180416099818610162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPQE4t4bP0sghEbR1SQ7jZPw8bJzYuMSpUlaSgTKT6FGrA_S30B-09a5HNW6xOthyDDkD0lDIAdrFsnVZaDuSA-5dRJiTRIVN5sx3aORBBVifwAl9c7dlJNSirD6nu8a5hviHq96C7hE/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+090.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Waiting to get on the boat that takes us back to the cruise ship after 6 hours in the Grand Cayman</p><p></p>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-24880521243442757392008-03-21T21:02:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:42:01.244-07:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">JAMAICA PICS</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UznspR7ESd03xci54lJoYjPz2FLTMzX-X9A0WQqAdr96cyLeVe_uFaDqgwecr0CL9tsiNR8p8FisMzcSF41C1z_QzQth4sgMXpurKBIZCuGUewu3d4zOP8lIpBAjd2tbSBR11SAt214/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+107.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180412096909090146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UznspR7ESd03xci54lJoYjPz2FLTMzX-X9A0WQqAdr96cyLeVe_uFaDqgwecr0CL9tsiNR8p8FisMzcSF41C1z_QzQth4sgMXpurKBIZCuGUewu3d4zOP8lIpBAjd2tbSBR11SAt214/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+107.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ocho Rios, Jamaica Waterfall</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIBafms0zKKPac0d51jY6C32S4bMV43EfEcwsaIkbzz3Xzz7Wd9EYG6zQzwvYr5n00dqbZKSQh8ltrtleCfV455Aw1gwNgzr1huaEGXvCUY-qKcbhuSLoev0GVE8Fw7yEtumPvneqzps/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180412105499024754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIBafms0zKKPac0d51jY6C32S4bMV43EfEcwsaIkbzz3Xzz7Wd9EYG6zQzwvYr5n00dqbZKSQh8ltrtleCfV455Aw1gwNgzr1huaEGXvCUY-qKcbhuSLoev0GVE8Fw7yEtumPvneqzps/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+108.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVrMa8c1PvO-YzqWclLpwRj75DBn5vQfidzr5QC67I5hL6KPmmpIkdkAn80wjuHghAGRjkyGEop6GEhpfYIrxIBaSgNHQRXuzO-9yOy2T0o3kDzUA_8eWoRFJWJhh3sXZ3sEtb3ejMfs/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180412105499024770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVrMa8c1PvO-YzqWclLpwRj75DBn5vQfidzr5QC67I5hL6KPmmpIkdkAn80wjuHghAGRjkyGEop6GEhpfYIrxIBaSgNHQRXuzO-9yOy2T0o3kDzUA_8eWoRFJWJhh3sXZ3sEtb3ejMfs/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+109.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GWn1hiBIwI5cGGFmt0lpapv-7ah-W_BquNXQ3hVHuLXSJLV5U0hSjjG0IBDFPbKpshFJrsi-NQX6LGWepbX7vzcA9xco0jB6JKbMJ-jhpSn3H2gYY9xRReH07f2gmgnvp4uCumzBJ-Q/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180412109793992082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4GWn1hiBIwI5cGGFmt0lpapv-7ah-W_BquNXQ3hVHuLXSJLV5U0hSjjG0IBDFPbKpshFJrsi-NQX6LGWepbX7vzcA9xco0jB6JKbMJ-jhpSn3H2gYY9xRReH07f2gmgnvp4uCumzBJ-Q/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+119.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a>View of Jamaica </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizrWSVG39uVKHLRYMjFc7eKzOBA1kPaeJEi5jJ1cyv4vmX_41-bWCr4NJp5VexrKFunnlnZRhy9QRHqeIcLMzOzIJ7nmMjNXmgMRam9kYkfzs-RwjUXAf5mL1lzo2p3dtmETPKObvisg/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180412109793992098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjizrWSVG39uVKHLRYMjFc7eKzOBA1kPaeJEi5jJ1cyv4vmX_41-bWCr4NJp5VexrKFunnlnZRhy9QRHqeIcLMzOzIJ7nmMjNXmgMRam9kYkfzs-RwjUXAf5mL1lzo2p3dtmETPKObvisg/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-47224136488155375212008-03-20T20:43:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:42:16.855-07:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ffffff;">More Jamaica Pics</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff9900;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e28mIq3H5TdJ9P6MtbRFoODLvm9s8-AiCYzZVl2EpVtqcHlxOISZR-p75oz3G-bTWiXP4Rglp0y7856o-7lE3ZeHZVgdJy3gCGIswSc_pRFHSYSjiMmPQCORk5HqIRHyGyftiH_5F9o/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180407303725587650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e28mIq3H5TdJ9P6MtbRFoODLvm9s8-AiCYzZVl2EpVtqcHlxOISZR-p75oz3G-bTWiXP4Rglp0y7856o-7lE3ZeHZVgdJy3gCGIswSc_pRFHSYSjiMmPQCORk5HqIRHyGyftiH_5F9o/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+094.jpg" border="0" /></a> Walking to the markets in Jamaica</div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyGKdVK2U59Jwv_fIbmKOzEpioWqXSDeaMX0K2lt81WvJduVlvvvuyBl8byZINwFgZ_RVDTJAi8NGU-OqJ12on9UgEDMsbj1LDI4iQ5Df7rve4USl1xl2XHLc_WYc6SUnf5jWUIwiPTQ/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+101.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180407316610489554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyGKdVK2U59Jwv_fIbmKOzEpioWqXSDeaMX0K2lt81WvJduVlvvvuyBl8byZINwFgZ_RVDTJAi8NGU-OqJ12on9UgEDMsbj1LDI4iQ5Df7rve4USl1xl2XHLc_WYc6SUnf5jWUIwiPTQ/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+101.jpg" border="0" /></a> View of Jamaica</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73feOSI_s2NlTzr5p-mAHXBt4__lDKsIs3eNchHLO___6fBLWdTm79EL9zRMNd3UL0smR9mGsQASAVKD0MX1MDyzlECOqlrJVMIzAPvuN43ndatDS8fBck9ExuBzlGhXnNb5nA2hs9GE/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+103.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180407320905456866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73feOSI_s2NlTzr5p-mAHXBt4__lDKsIs3eNchHLO___6fBLWdTm79EL9zRMNd3UL0smR9mGsQASAVKD0MX1MDyzlECOqlrJVMIzAPvuN43ndatDS8fBck9ExuBzlGhXnNb5nA2hs9GE/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+103.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ry and I on top of a hill in Jamaica</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiDRQhsjrOneskBYfXm0H6skGmiFbrk2YgDyugK3Cg9a44NsxvP8EhJEZ2ESSJRMiGbYRRByxymL3NSBKqMweSR84LaATa8NXbH1zXAkXdqmJAAfBWhVjeSt53-Zs65sjzW9dsvifwq4/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180407329495391474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiDRQhsjrOneskBYfXm0H6skGmiFbrk2YgDyugK3Cg9a44NsxvP8EhJEZ2ESSJRMiGbYRRByxymL3NSBKqMweSR84LaATa8NXbH1zXAkXdqmJAAfBWhVjeSt53-Zs65sjzW9dsvifwq4/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+104.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4t3b0GDv-kiMFANxUdonpshLorLnzbl5iS_ruy2fQB_II-6Ldchyphenhyphenm_XEDFrV82d93bd2WktgDe-TEkXwfRGyhRCSQcceez_nDd-q5hn95Ixt57GiGfiMXcqlWRK_96SgVQbof88w5xo/s1600-h/Spring+Break+and+More+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5180407333790358786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4t3b0GDv-kiMFANxUdonpshLorLnzbl5iS_ruy2fQB_II-6Ldchyphenhyphenm_XEDFrV82d93bd2WktgDe-TEkXwfRGyhRCSQcceez_nDd-q5hn95Ixt57GiGfiMXcqlWRK_96SgVQbof88w5xo/s320/Spring+Break+and+More+109.jpg" border="0" /></a> Waterfall in Ochos Rios, Jamaica (famous waterfall)</p><p><br /></p>Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-70847328273750787532008-02-01T20:51:00.000-08:002008-02-01T21:04:36.105-08:002008!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd_MTl1_zRpo5v7Utk1oFtJIAE1ekzfmw-RD2Wg8OtACbOFaCUlLhVDCurWh3h5gATPTF0rwZzmQeA7YDbqmP9jFEW3LPnKdQajQby9CeCXmU2QgXIauQUHDA0Vq6SjFs7Hzq2cZ37C4/s1600-h/DC+Pics+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162243218891565378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTd_MTl1_zRpo5v7Utk1oFtJIAE1ekzfmw-RD2Wg8OtACbOFaCUlLhVDCurWh3h5gATPTF0rwZzmQeA7YDbqmP9jFEW3LPnKdQajQby9CeCXmU2QgXIauQUHDA0Vq6SjFs7Hzq2cZ37C4/s320/DC+Pics+055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XatquJkYghyphenhyphenZLa59YLeo9STPEE6thXsM24J671WPq4NUJYOXEhioFTKAY_tIDWKi_VZ-T1lO9LPbheIVvIYLWHoG1Ruj0KiCCLCgoUeJKfowwBpnkLFKa1SNcUutc9Qwu7umHOK6NyE/s1600-h/First+Snow+in+Dec.+2007+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162243918971234658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XatquJkYghyphenhyphenZLa59YLeo9STPEE6thXsM24J671WPq4NUJYOXEhioFTKAY_tIDWKi_VZ-T1lO9LPbheIVvIYLWHoG1Ruj0KiCCLCgoUeJKfowwBpnkLFKa1SNcUutc9Qwu7umHOK6NyE/s320/First+Snow+in+Dec.+2007+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgniGj6xku06ZFjUKs-z0zhvbjJiH2GUcETZwYSV53AN8-OcKbewQSTnmR9_dqj42AHMJ9UK1WmWHPoLysLHEzjLgje3W8y5Cc6xAhW5qGjwrrcpXnq5ul7Rk3vIO-4lSKflwCcN-9k0/s1600-h/First+Snow+in+Dec.+2007+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162243528129210706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgniGj6xku06ZFjUKs-z0zhvbjJiH2GUcETZwYSV53AN8-OcKbewQSTnmR9_dqj42AHMJ9UK1WmWHPoLysLHEzjLgje3W8y5Cc6xAhW5qGjwrrcpXnq5ul7Rk3vIO-4lSKflwCcN-9k0/s320/First+Snow+in+Dec.+2007+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /> Hi everyone. We are so sorry we haven't kept up our blog! Things have been crazy and we just really haven't thought about updating it. :) We went back to Arizona for Winter Break! We stayed for 4 whole weeks which was amazing. We had a lot of time to spend with our families and got to see friends also. It always feels so good to go back to Arizona and just be surronded by family and familiar faces. We loved the weather there for a change, even though there were some days it was colder in Arizona then in DC CRAZY HUH! I think DC always feels colder though even if it is the same temp. just because of the humidity and wind DC always has. After we got back from Winter Break we just jumped right into school. We both are getting used to our classes and are enjoying the semester so far. ;) Our teachers are great and our classes are interesting. EXCITING NEWS! RYAN GRAUDATES WITH HIS B.A. IN MAY!!! Crazy huh. I'm so proud of him, he has worked so hard and is very excited. In the summer he will start his masters at AU and then we both should be done in about a year and a half. Well we both are just working and going to school. We love DC and are looking forward to some warm weather and hope Spring comes fast lol. I know this post isn't much but I hope it gave you a better idea to what we have been up to. :) Talk to you later :)Oh and one more thing our new years resolution as a family is to be more SOCIAL lol FUNNY HUH, but sadly it is true. We both are hermits. We will see who we meet :) See yaRy & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-33191506895108186512007-09-21T21:35:00.000-07:002007-09-21T21:47:34.665-07:00New Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeh8TYzPK7Ov5CCDncrOvy_ybga5-cfysgrRKSHNciCUwwAjxW2-4FfU9WSEoLndokh37y5QCvPAfSOBHNZE7j4AVkWEPwBRqsvQp1wv5hVn-RAfqmkdo38dxOLLpkrhUTDyOE-0XbmI/s1600-h/Kenna+and+Ry+Sea+World+Funny.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeh8TYzPK7Ov5CCDncrOvy_ybga5-cfysgrRKSHNciCUwwAjxW2-4FfU9WSEoLndokh37y5QCvPAfSOBHNZE7j4AVkWEPwBRqsvQp1wv5hVn-RAfqmkdo38dxOLLpkrhUTDyOE-0XbmI/s320/Kenna+and+Ry+Sea+World+Funny.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112885558605861026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk9ZI5zczUEID-Ef65ExWSzUuz8YL53m2yLobYg_EuXYsz3dnod7nmBvZKmg8zj0yohr1xONy2TkolBcRH_KBkUs7tlxTfK8Y2twIyxOkZ0Bm-_STZIdyCVGxwigH66LmG_Uu1xoZEVc/s1600-h/Ry+and+Kenna+Shamu+Show.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHk9ZI5zczUEID-Ef65ExWSzUuz8YL53m2yLobYg_EuXYsz3dnod7nmBvZKmg8zj0yohr1xONy2TkolBcRH_KBkUs7tlxTfK8Y2twIyxOkZ0Bm-_STZIdyCVGxwigH66LmG_Uu1xoZEVc/s320/Ry+and+Kenna+Shamu+Show.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112885562900828338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiVG9sRlKsTPs6dR9rEcs0dTNer_VADI1e62I31OFO1371a6BQsUQmALGwEOpwWJCwsot_dnKU9Em_uhOKaCjVh8XzctVdX49uKXLoz3vB9rGLdVDgW7xSprJOH2yMVd-wEqzxVdPTqs/s1600-h/copy+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbiVG9sRlKsTPs6dR9rEcs0dTNer_VADI1e62I31OFO1371a6BQsUQmALGwEOpwWJCwsot_dnKU9Em_uhOKaCjVh8XzctVdX49uKXLoz3vB9rGLdVDgW7xSprJOH2yMVd-wEqzxVdPTqs/s320/copy+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112885562900828354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzYkKTKBhQ-1mr7YP6X7yDG0xWw3zoHfclgjSl9iWI9c6RABZoI5mwJnmeNxY69LmAyM7MuQAQUPDrj67gltsb-wS4wda2PULWDjiwZZE8isT6UP5uIXvf9fv-GTHYlKEGfgDFfwmBbI/s1600-h/Copy+of+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+053.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzYkKTKBhQ-1mr7YP6X7yDG0xWw3zoHfclgjSl9iWI9c6RABZoI5mwJnmeNxY69LmAyM7MuQAQUPDrj67gltsb-wS4wda2PULWDjiwZZE8isT6UP5uIXvf9fv-GTHYlKEGfgDFfwmBbI/s320/Copy+of+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+053.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112885567195795666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuVy0Pg7TS3PBh9bVf4JEWZ-eD0e3SOO6Ks753ihigZZBAjNqxGdrWWl8zu7BNNXtMZ7omuH9RGg0KhBNgj1q1a_2JVBy7lCRjIpysNbCHn_ngc7dAATq5EUlstmClTiprQ4M416xDic/s1600-h/copy+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuVy0Pg7TS3PBh9bVf4JEWZ-eD0e3SOO6Ks753ihigZZBAjNqxGdrWWl8zu7BNNXtMZ7omuH9RGg0KhBNgj1q1a_2JVBy7lCRjIpysNbCHn_ngc7dAATq5EUlstmClTiprQ4M416xDic/s320/copy+Melly%27s+Trip+to+DC+Fall+2007+039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112885567195795682" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pictures of the Hurst family in July 2007, pictures of our little family and some pictures of Melly's visit to DC. We will post some pictures of our new apartment later for everyone to see. Oh and I posted a picture of our baby dog Romeo. I hope you guys enjoy! Love you all.Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-82057701118994028582007-09-21T21:03:00.000-07:002007-09-21T21:35:13.306-07:00Homework and Hardwork begins :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGJ1IsCO3qje0NS2U9iO8a8Wv0kzO-5oftyAChXDk0qFTFtVCaPpRXRoBuM1x-8on64QFTVSnWhSshOiINrN9EV5sp9mGgFCaoxIXGUmj0Lgq8iiV8GvD3MPJCG4YRhwhXzADJjTk7_I/s1600-h/Copy+of+ry+kenna+romeo+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGJ1IsCO3qje0NS2U9iO8a8Wv0kzO-5oftyAChXDk0qFTFtVCaPpRXRoBuM1x-8on64QFTVSnWhSshOiINrN9EV5sp9mGgFCaoxIXGUmj0Lgq8iiV8GvD3MPJCG4YRhwhXzADJjTk7_I/s320/Copy+of+ry+kenna+romeo+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112882354560258050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY-JPtnWFhgR_pD_heQMkON4UblgPBdyp16APNvO7T3Oux9VqZlbZS5m2whm8RYFKlMZzh3QvtBWgGY-kwOh4x7R6PET-13K7swkfOUaW11gyxoIfWGKco5ou4o5i0joLAsU_55dkbPY/s1600-h/Copy+of+Hurst+girls+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY-JPtnWFhgR_pD_heQMkON4UblgPBdyp16APNvO7T3Oux9VqZlbZS5m2whm8RYFKlMZzh3QvtBWgGY-kwOh4x7R6PET-13K7swkfOUaW11gyxoIfWGKco5ou4o5i0joLAsU_55dkbPY/s320/Copy+of+Hurst+girls+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112882354560258066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4ThuXvynS3JZVSsPoVFRE_u1-nSSctmF5B6wXlSJ31lruOpDHlHf651A4ogfvxX4f7ikoUl2DKV-EjFvW9FU0TeBg_vgzbUhSDH4-hq4LBovFEVXRCX0KKMaovWzJNqaVTwWbA11aFQ/s1600-h/Copy+of+Laughing+Kenna+ry.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4ThuXvynS3JZVSsPoVFRE_u1-nSSctmF5B6wXlSJ31lruOpDHlHf651A4ogfvxX4f7ikoUl2DKV-EjFvW9FU0TeBg_vgzbUhSDH4-hq4LBovFEVXRCX0KKMaovWzJNqaVTwWbA11aFQ/s320/Copy+of+Laughing+Kenna+ry.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112882358855225378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uajWClrtAP7qavJQ-bRaCAR7LKbazLWt3NF93_v3_Ghp9uBcnpfH6mPr7emwZEFI1ICk6KbBBAgN5eP4DGEx4AEOySQg31T3iVHcodrLjHR9_omjNb1yal5W-PrXyr3OQin5emlt2cA/s1600-h/hurst+girls.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uajWClrtAP7qavJQ-bRaCAR7LKbazLWt3NF93_v3_Ghp9uBcnpfH6mPr7emwZEFI1ICk6KbBBAgN5eP4DGEx4AEOySQg31T3iVHcodrLjHR9_omjNb1yal5W-PrXyr3OQin5emlt2cA/s320/hurst+girls.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112882358855225394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnPepRgtkK9_FHxuGjUkVpYVOsvYEXKBmKTA4roZHoCwU1wVoKBl_YdlIxRTAYDLD-2blH6_wRhcFUDphC9A1IkQ8-OIziK8fyp2XsZ7qP5zdno4Qi2xQzQ6FssbsZYaY7vo_lkRtoeo/s1600-h/Copy+of+Ry+Kenna+Romeo.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnPepRgtkK9_FHxuGjUkVpYVOsvYEXKBmKTA4roZHoCwU1wVoKBl_YdlIxRTAYDLD-2blH6_wRhcFUDphC9A1IkQ8-OIziK8fyp2XsZ7qP5zdno4Qi2xQzQ6FssbsZYaY7vo_lkRtoeo/s320/Copy+of+Ry+Kenna+Romeo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112882363150192706" /></a><br />Hi everyone it is us again! We thought that it was time to update our blog and to add some new pictures for everyone! We have both been in school for about 4 weeks and we both love our classes. This semester is going to be challenging for the both of us because each one of our classes requires a lot of reading and a lot of hard work. This semester Ryan is taking Arabic, Cross-Cultural Communications, International Relation Research Strategies, Society and Culture in the Middle East, and International Trade and Investment Relations. This semester it took a little longer for Ryan to get really excited for school because he is just about to start his graduate program and is taking classes to finish up his undergrad; so he is in a limbo stage it seems. He really does enjoy all of his classes though. He loves his professors and it has been a lot of fun to hear him practice his Arabic alphabet at home. He listens to the Islamic Call of Prayer about every night which is very neat to hear. It is so awesome to see how he loves the different cultures especially the middle eastern culture. As for me (McKenna), I'm taking Writing for Mass Communications, Understanding Mass Communications, Finite Math, Sex Culture and Society, and Visual Literacy. All of my classes are going well but I'm still figuring out how this new school works. :) American has a lot more reading than I'm used to but it really pushes you to work hard. I am surrounded by people who are motivated and really want to be learn which I love. Some of my professors are very hard graders but I'm learning what they expect. I think the most wonderful part of being in school is that your mind is challenged and you learn new ways of thinking and broaden your knowledge and perspective on many issues. We both are really enjoying school! As for our new apartment, we are moved in and absolutely love it. It is everything we expected and more. We can't believe the difference it has made in our life and are so grateful for it. Our neighbors are wonderful and very friendly. We have a lot of small dogs in our building which is very fun because of our dog Romeo. People on our floor let their dogs out and just have them all play which is a lot of fun! Just recently my sister Melynda came and visited and it was so fun having her here. I will post some pictures! She is so fun to have around and we just love her so much. We miss everyone, but are doing wonderful! WE WILL WRITE SOON! TAKE CARE EVERYONE! HOPE YOU ENJOY THE PICTURES!Ry & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918497625545101044.post-12451868314704501772007-08-26T20:41:00.000-07:002007-08-26T20:58:37.473-07:00WE'RE SO EXCITED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zO0eDTF4m8ob1v0YHXIXt62y-qyFQTGqbD2DWcaCVe7qmSTe_0CbJ5-qbKEQSsaG68AerB-ZXu6kkdxtM94HcwE7l6rgJRB0duQrHCIfH0Oe_ciSsGbvK-mZgtPgDUDfQLMD12gQaWY/s1600-h/AZ+Summer+2007+Pictures+041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zO0eDTF4m8ob1v0YHXIXt62y-qyFQTGqbD2DWcaCVe7qmSTe_0CbJ5-qbKEQSsaG68AerB-ZXu6kkdxtM94HcwE7l6rgJRB0duQrHCIfH0Oe_ciSsGbvK-mZgtPgDUDfQLMD12gQaWY/s320/AZ+Summer+2007+Pictures+041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103224741064488242" /></a><br />Hi everyone! We know it has been a long time since we have updated our blog and apologize for that. A lot has changed in our lives recently; Ryan is now working for Congressman Mitchell as an intern on the hill, we found a new apartment located right across the street from the National Cathedral and we are both starting school tomorrow! We are so excited for these changes in our life! The new apartment we found was really such a big blessing. We have been living in a very small studio basement apartment which has been great for our first year in DC, but we have decided it is time to have a bedroom and windows :) Our new apartment is beautiful! It has gorgeous wood floors through out, a big kitchen, 2 air conditioning units, big windows, 10 ft ceilings, ceiling fans, A BRAND NEW FRIDGE, A DISHWASHER and A BEDROOM WITH A WALK IN CLOSET! All these things seem so little, but to us they are huge because we have never lived in a place this nice since we have been married. SO BASICALLY WE ARE ECSTATIC!!!! We start school tomorrow and are very excited for this semester. Well we have to go, but will keep everyone updated. Have a nice nightRy & Kennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858862920507735551noreply@blogger.com2