tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24407933087479756942024-02-19T01:20:16.255-08:00The Nish FamilyStacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-43461520613336587082011-05-09T09:40:00.000-07:002011-05-09T10:59:01.421-07:00My Life, My Family, Easter and Mother's Day<div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe I'm going to be 6 months pregnant tomorrow! I swear it was just yesterday that I was peeing on that little stick and walked out of the bathroom speechless. Now, here I am, only a few months away from welcoming our little baby boy! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Although still slightly surreal, the reality that I'm actually going to be a mom is finally starting to sink in now. We have chosen a name for our little guy, which actually ended up being easier and a lot less painful than I anticipated, and we're starting to get ideas and things ready for the nursery. I find myself getting more and more excited to meet him every day. I'm not going to share the name we've chosen just yet, I think I'm going to wait til he arrives. hehe mean I know. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've been feeling a TON of movement, he moves all the time, day and night. I told Rob I think we're going to have a rambunctious one on our hands and he just smiled at me and said "That's perfectly fine with me". I still sometimes look at this growing baby bump and can't believe there's a little person in there that Rob and I created.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few baby bump pics taken over the last few weeks. </div><div><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/AVvXsEgkRacf2BQva0M1FSk2xZc3er3VPafMCuTouzI-SkqzNXtxZtcu7fXRWnGPj-bL0IAzDq7BNJHevUUBHPQYvTSmiRPD7ObU1VPZp1AYztnqYtGk6QNgKyAfawe0VI8H2zm6smrBeXsnZXU/s400/P4240036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604773988547261778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Sunday</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">21 weeks 5 days</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/AVvXsEi6y8TuO5tBVbCZ_JK2jObhSJTCJKnjo_ccESCg7mbACVwUbkkQt7-AaOmwCytEBtyfcbSPTXwKZzGwB7tis_58ipb4e8DR8OvvsgnTSa_dHqwek9tobvj5xjZ7tTAPfdTum_Ueaw2Fck0/s400/P4290088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604776344036035890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></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/AVvXsEjFUEGlhKz7MzYpmsg7NPdsXjRaVifOYPHXxAzaXE_aw8eqAa9AWuo5GW1o-XDHDNVjxpg4Xch349g9oWmUncrVg3Gkg7neB_tZtCkQbxT8UtIpQnf7FOFxfh-CCT8ocJRy4eB6YW8rQVY/s400/P4290092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774681278774674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">4/29/11</div><div style="text-align: center;">22 weeks 3 days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span>On Easter Sunday Rob and I had my family over for dinner, we colored eggs, socialized and stuffed wedding invitations. I can't believe my sister is getting married in 11 days!! I remember when she was 3 and broke her leg by falling off the top bunk bed, she snapped her femur and was in a half body cast for weeks. When she was 6 I was 12 and all she ever wanted to do was play with me and my friends, but being pre-teens we wanted nothing to do with an annoying little 6 year old. As she approached her own pre-teen years I watched her grow and bloom into a beautiful young lady. At 16 she started coming to me for advice on boys and school and friends, it was then that we really started to bond for the first time in our lives and despite the occasional hair pulling and name calling she quickly became my very best friend. At 17 she was the maid of honor at my wedding, the one who stood by me on the most important day of my life, and now, at 21, in less than two weeks, I will be her matron of honor, helping her celebrate the best day her life. I'm so proud of who she has become and have to say that my sister is one of the most beautiful people I know both inside and out.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk3ZMj3P97Og37bW1z87YlzldXHECbDpt7U0H4kXm4Bigkbf6TJSZpnn3WDvCiQ442tIkbFF1K3OhDQ_h6xO-CEBlIT2DZw3a7JGrKfP4Rgoko56ceki53jQWbiHTFkRnvZlSt9_vfPM/s1600/P4240035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk3ZMj3P97Og37bW1z87YlzldXHECbDpt7U0H4kXm4Bigkbf6TJSZpnn3WDvCiQ442tIkbFF1K3OhDQ_h6xO-CEBlIT2DZw3a7JGrKfP4Rgoko56ceki53jQWbiHTFkRnvZlSt9_vfPM/s400/P4240035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604773912364433490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh460BtL4HxrtTSqvVocb_1Xd2VHd9lAEdVX9GuHbgdXEPTM4aZNsltLjrfEP37Rxlik9XOVKnmR8eOKkw2qrSHJBYKbdekKGCxGYRG-vVwgsG9Z055o-oCkiGK7UkhzWoEJz-Mig-XjDs/s1600/P4240026.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh460BtL4HxrtTSqvVocb_1Xd2VHd9lAEdVX9GuHbgdXEPTM4aZNsltLjrfEP37Rxlik9XOVKnmR8eOKkw2qrSHJBYKbdekKGCxGYRG-vVwgsG9Z055o-oCkiGK7UkhzWoEJz-Mig-XjDs/s400/P4240026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604772231603531186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rpZHzn5Zz_wruO1Y4meywdiWKMrkiN9jSBpGlZrIairgLkewtP665huTZx_LiWBSQg4BOWn5xHTyajmCcUsQWkus4aGya_GSlz8EL5eFoF-T82em6b7NKEKY-0HUd_kTlZv3IWD-QpI/s1600/P4240039.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rpZHzn5Zz_wruO1Y4meywdiWKMrkiN9jSBpGlZrIairgLkewtP665huTZx_LiWBSQg4BOWn5xHTyajmCcUsQWkus4aGya_GSlz8EL5eFoF-T82em6b7NKEKY-0HUd_kTlZv3IWD-QpI/s400/P4240039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604772227727960450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj101a8-9AiVNjsU7Zpr8pOCfd7Be28lIvFPk4SuwvtGr2OWmtYGo1Idd0liuXZiVkK-ocsy414pJdQS_BuuDLG-X9R-5LmOMldKqtR7AuBLWI9TM02WOko7ddNaAMpbxHt27ocC2WZ15M/s1600/P4240031.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj101a8-9AiVNjsU7Zpr8pOCfd7Be28lIvFPk4SuwvtGr2OWmtYGo1Idd0liuXZiVkK-ocsy414pJdQS_BuuDLG-X9R-5LmOMldKqtR7AuBLWI9TM02WOko7ddNaAMpbxHt27ocC2WZ15M/s400/P4240031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604772226007442962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>At the end of April my sister and I took a much needed vacation to St. George where our grandma lives. It was an extremely relaxing trip full of nice weather, sun bathing, shopping, pampering, good food, movie nights and quality time with our awesome grandma. My sister and I had both been extremely stressed over the last few weeks with wedding stuff, pregnancy stuff, photography business stuff and just life in general. So it was really nice to get away for a few days and just relax.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP01J6b-aKn8No1JcYdnyoq_KBYLw6NYq5bAvxSl1pPBLkFvfMQ34gW7GizIQgMuLCIApGA1IXUWsBl4FZKhz8Xhu3bN07Rdn9eMDHB7539BLslsUuK79P0U0byb69Mg2Ybt5CSE-O4c/s1600/P4270066.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP01J6b-aKn8No1JcYdnyoq_KBYLw6NYq5bAvxSl1pPBLkFvfMQ34gW7GizIQgMuLCIApGA1IXUWsBl4FZKhz8Xhu3bN07Rdn9eMDHB7539BLslsUuK79P0U0byb69Mg2Ybt5CSE-O4c/s400/P4270066.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774678137023826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wL2ODcPcS62MsHAvwtolxcG4XdBYVpm7gpfn72ivIi-CO0E9P5Ujs-bnn0eLIk2ULAyzeLRd6HVQvQeX3kWOa0R3bbSCPn8Ofmo2042PBSVCftpxCRLamRcRWdtIL4HMekgD3xmBIIg/s1600/P4250046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wL2ODcPcS62MsHAvwtolxcG4XdBYVpm7gpfn72ivIi-CO0E9P5Ujs-bnn0eLIk2ULAyzeLRd6HVQvQeX3kWOa0R3bbSCPn8Ofmo2042PBSVCftpxCRLamRcRWdtIL4HMekgD3xmBIIg/s400/P4250046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774672416925538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4UWeYQACqCkAyL9XNHGVEC-V383jdJvSDp6VYPeY83_KZM4woLgesV62V5oFHfQeStIwam0wb2ULZHdGw47yDCgNBKEX4FI9-oyLdisnO2WiiFxnyL6pnR7BWAk57euQ54krz1R1HhU/s1600/P4250059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4UWeYQACqCkAyL9XNHGVEC-V383jdJvSDp6VYPeY83_KZM4woLgesV62V5oFHfQeStIwam0wb2ULZHdGw47yDCgNBKEX4FI9-oyLdisnO2WiiFxnyL6pnR7BWAk57euQ54krz1R1HhU/s400/P4250059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774046485670594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took my younger brother, Tanner, out to the Miller Motorsports Park to watch the Grand Prix a couple weekends. He got to ride in a mustang on a closed course, watch the races and spend the day with me and Rob. It was fun being able to share that with him and spend some time together.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCEfMyhYt8lnrisQM7peHXlYKUg4MgB4dgPooDMgBlWG3SsG7wy_x_j2he88EA37jOl-GRqG0Jp6GWZT3KJ2NSOoqXChUC0Da-7wKLaOY8p_rsDC2eySLsGxxsE03L3McHYJGUydIH6M/s1600/P5010098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnCEfMyhYt8lnrisQM7peHXlYKUg4MgB4dgPooDMgBlWG3SsG7wy_x_j2he88EA37jOl-GRqG0Jp6GWZT3KJ2NSOoqXChUC0Da-7wKLaOY8p_rsDC2eySLsGxxsE03L3McHYJGUydIH6M/s400/P5010098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774042295614402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC71R4JudOe5ncdHwlEBUKjNEVG5PSXYd20IeSFWsBqE3XL27FejRbDM3p-SPgJRrC4UES8tO4b3DmYTslghRBrFgK0OXVToYinYiaGGZNcTSRcuGjyGX1SoUdX7821xeWzFl5Fw9kms/s1600/P5010095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC71R4JudOe5ncdHwlEBUKjNEVG5PSXYd20IeSFWsBqE3XL27FejRbDM3p-SPgJRrC4UES8tO4b3DmYTslghRBrFgK0OXVToYinYiaGGZNcTSRcuGjyGX1SoUdX7821xeWzFl5Fw9kms/s400/P5010095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604774036555868498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>Yesterday, for Mother's Day, although I didn't get to celebrate much myself, I did enjoy seeing my family as Rob and I went over to my parents and cooked dinner for everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have to say that I have the most amazing mom in the whole world. My mom has been my rock, my confidant, my listening ear and my superhero. My mom seriously does it all. I often find myself wondering what in the world I would do if I didn't have her in my life. She has saved me on countless occasions and is my cure-all for just about everything. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't talk to my mom on the phone at least once or twice, she is always there for me when I need advice, a second opinion or just need to vent. She always knows exactly what to say, what I need to hear and how to make me feel better. Not only that, but my mom is the one person I can turn to for absolutely ANYTHING. She's my doctor, my shrink, my tech support, my dog sitter, my emotional body guard and my consultant for all things life. </div><div><br /></div><div>My mom is the person who will sacrifice a vacation to stay home and mail out wedding invitations, or stay up all night helping me with a project despite needing to wake up early the next morning. She will put her priorities on the back burner and go out of her way to help me on a moment's notice. My mom has helped me grow my business, mend my broken hearts, see my true potential and become the person I am today. She has taught me to love, forgive, understand, fight, be ambitious, and never take "no" for an answer. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know if she knows just how valuable she is and how much I truly rely on her. I know I don't tell her enough how much she means to me but I absolutely would not be where I am or come as far as I have, if it was not for my mother and I hope I can become as great of a mother to my children as she has been to me. </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/AVvXsEhhJTxtB9rGm-_CwKZrnqA7hRG_aBW-V9TEAGL97oeiWcAmGC8xqiUmn75gF_K_1Y_jvpfzggHrcYCzKMVt0yM4_0846zKaNK3ENU1-Sg8X4QmVc0Z8b5A_9sOrTgGnLyTlfe4gWGCpVUk/s400/DSC_5816-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604777092040553346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>I got this quote from the Relief Society Presidency and I really liked it and wanted to share it here...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good." Gordon B. Hinkley. </span></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>~Happy Mother's Day~</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-87528540209497697032011-04-13T15:17:00.000-07:002011-04-13T15:59:29.752-07:00IT'S A....<div style="text-align: left;">For all of you that are dying to find out what Rob and I are having, I will not keep you in suspense any longer. We are 110% having a little baby....</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i>BOY!!!</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I REALLY wanted a boy but for some reason thought I was going to have a girl, so I was super excited when I saw the ultrasound tech put those 3 little letters on the screen...B..O..Y! Rob is super proud to be having a son that he can teach how to play guitar, skateboard and pass on his G.I. Joe collection to. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">We haven't come up with any names yet, mainly because we were waiting to see what we were having before we really started thinking about it and the few we've both thrown out there the other person hasn't liked. So, I think we're beginning a LONG journey of naming our first child, Rob likes traditional names where I like names that are a little more unique, so we'll see what we end up coming up with. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">The tech was in awe, although after seeing the two of us and our parents, not very surprised, to discover the extremely long arms and legs of our little one. She also said that everything looks very normal and very healthy, which ultimately is what we really wanted to hear. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Below are some pictures of my belly, and our little baby boy. Enjoy! :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVy51nGOqSSu9Do8QsRoDTZ3dWJsEELoI0nlkDC778OqDpaphyphenhyphenaDMW08uY4prYKX-6j2Y6w1mRQAeKXSjxtZZhwUGVIShaptYP4Iy-vn_Hz4XUSa2aQKQWmiW5K28sKAcSUr_gdx_D5U/s1600/P4120006.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVy51nGOqSSu9Do8QsRoDTZ3dWJsEELoI0nlkDC778OqDpaphyphenhyphenaDMW08uY4prYKX-6j2Y6w1mRQAeKXSjxtZZhwUGVIShaptYP4Iy-vn_Hz4XUSa2aQKQWmiW5K28sKAcSUr_gdx_D5U/s400/P4120006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595200244715405090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">5 months!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM7pa9_uB8QB-tlErFUvlanJGZpTYKMyk8c4d5vwgq7o-zA7K4RdM2hGNRWoa8mgKsqb6hngbSnyr61whxHhkT4M7Lg9K-IcLCuAU7h0LN1Rq-5HTONtOesSLfe5GtrRZ869qQPcNmJY/s1600/P4130014.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM7pa9_uB8QB-tlErFUvlanJGZpTYKMyk8c4d5vwgq7o-zA7K4RdM2hGNRWoa8mgKsqb6hngbSnyr61whxHhkT4M7Lg9K-IcLCuAU7h0LN1Rq-5HTONtOesSLfe5GtrRZ869qQPcNmJY/s400/P4130014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595200237267906418" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ11XF3E_Nfd6pak68t4A_iBxWH5R5VGSLE71X7SJeHtcR2QZBo7-3ge1lmUNcc-axzmAvY18WimnJje0UEoHPPe7EVk1b1A6uz6hcfK2JI2wQc49AMIbc0_MmJODXzmFiUmz8w577vk/s1600/P4130019-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJ11XF3E_Nfd6pak68t4A_iBxWH5R5VGSLE71X7SJeHtcR2QZBo7-3ge1lmUNcc-axzmAvY18WimnJje0UEoHPPe7EVk1b1A6uz6hcfK2JI2wQc49AMIbc0_MmJODXzmFiUmz8w577vk/s400/P4130019-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202752629378466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqVXYbBzTxX19XzTsc8JjAp8O8WPOqGPnuaCjvGtWrw48AXovMxagWLHimL8Zoa42v3NxVFxfmXkeWZ7cTyqF5Yt17k4pPLcayNzUAxSSdiEIBHuBI57pZBO2ud1Tl0rKBjDLiUpRnOs/s1600/P4130016-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqVXYbBzTxX19XzTsc8JjAp8O8WPOqGPnuaCjvGtWrw48AXovMxagWLHimL8Zoa42v3NxVFxfmXkeWZ7cTyqF5Yt17k4pPLcayNzUAxSSdiEIBHuBI57pZBO2ud1Tl0rKBjDLiUpRnOs/s400/P4130016-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202743458735778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp2tjX58dPgx8t_8x8ZW_HaasvL8LJ9ARfZicjX-YAKrGWTw7e3dEu_lNgBp5bUHgUiHtBBFdmz3zUF2gBihoSTTJ0IbN4zvcgjiX1id_0UdwdNrF9TpV2hyQtta7QYC7QDzpQoJu_fM/s1600/P4130017-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp2tjX58dPgx8t_8x8ZW_HaasvL8LJ9ARfZicjX-YAKrGWTw7e3dEu_lNgBp5bUHgUiHtBBFdmz3zUF2gBihoSTTJ0IbN4zvcgjiX1id_0UdwdNrF9TpV2hyQtta7QYC7QDzpQoJu_fM/s400/P4130017-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595202736472695682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Not the best pic, I know, but imagine him laying on his back and his legs are spread. He definitely wasn't shy about showing us the jewels ;)</span></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-65944730483053600782011-03-15T11:08:00.000-07:002011-03-15T13:22:08.503-07:00Vacation Elation?<div style="text-align: left;">Though this post will talk mostly about our most recent vacation, it's really an ode to my wonderful husband.</div><div><br /></div><div>This last week Rob and I decided to take a little mini-vacation to Arches National Park in Moab, UT. Though I've been there a couple of times, I think it's been almost 10 years since I was last there, and Rob had never been. So we figured it would be a good place to go, especially this time of year, when it's not deathly hot and there won't be a ton of people. We also decided we'd add to our trip and spend about a day and half in Arches, then drive to 4 corners monument, where neither of us had been before. </div><div><br /></div><div>In case you've never been either, it's literally a concrete monument in the middle of nowhere marking the borders of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. But it's kinda cool to be in 4 states at one time. </div><div><br /></div><div>So the plan was to leave Thursday morning and head to Arches, hike as much as we could that day and finish the trails on Friday, from there we'd drive to New Mexico, and head out to 4 corners Saturday morning, then head home. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, things never quite go as planned....</div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday night I started feeling less than 100% and felt like I was coming down with something, being infamous for getting sick almost every time I go out of town, this came as no surprise, but knowing that I had two days of driving and hiking ahead of me, I wasn't too thrilled at the thought of being sick in the process. By Thursday morning I was having really mild body aches and a cough accompanied by slight congestion. But, I took some extra strength Tylenol and powered through it. I got packed and a few hours later than planned, we were on our way to Southern Utah.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was feeling significantly better by the time we got to Moab, but having left later than we hoped, we got there in time to hike to Delicate Arch, one of the longer hikes, and that was the only hike we accomplished that day. I wanted to get some good photos of the arch and if the light was right, maybe some cool pics of Rob and myself while up there, so with some encouragement from my husband, I decided to bring all my camera equipment along with me. That included my 3lb camera, two light stands, a soft box, a tripod, and a flash, not to mention all my gizmos and gadgets.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hiking a 3 mile trail with a 480 foot elevation change while congested, coughing and nearly 4 months pregnant, became more of a challenge than I anticipated. But, being as wonderful as Rob is, he carried all of my equipment, plus the backpack full of food, water, batteries and hiking essentials all the way up and back. I won't mention that I didn't end up using half of the gear he so lovingly hauled up there for me...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJbSk3Hru2IGBq-4MaeMiF0IeoLNVQiEM7T3W-rv0bFKenU436d9xv_m2Luq9rwnjWNOeBOpdAnIpOo2Io27TCawrBJ6wO2Q7clpafgXQkv_v-ltTm3sKQpBdAAwd50OlAhMFH9kIy_s/s400/P3100009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397726679373154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhRZtsUhkIX1g-p3VmcmmgTveJkcguOo7oPQSa7RyNhGumdbV4juMaOlYxnm8QGpAEcu3jQD3znsAOnDxD4gVVAkPNDNXFOyDIY3kKiiO17vBUmGWXclI-h6fr_tMDpto7882HPtFPPU/s400/DSC_9367_8_9edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584400270746861474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>By the end of the day on Thursday we were both so exhausted we went to bed at around 8 pm. I was starting to feel achy again and I think Rob was feeling the affects of the extra weight he'd been hauling around, kicking in, so we called it a day.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning, after taking some more Tylenol, I was up for more hiking. We started on the first, and one of the easier trails on the road, half way through however, I was feeling the effects of pregnancy fatigue and my sickness setting in once again. After taking a short breather, I'm standing there, feeling sweaty, sick and fat, and my sweet husband looks up at me and tells me how good I look. There's nothing better than when the person you love thinks you look good when you feel your worst. :)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKNBNxk9BWSEMsYuRGHDDUM-nVQf1svIHxwtfx2gkJ8WK5wGlPUPYtAYhRxYuKMqrHWRO2Pl1mnUvHhBLNECOLf-_cR4ThoSxOUO_jhmIvRrku-IAFQuj5BBZ9iG7I6etTA4NVJDYKrg/s400/P3110011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397080229969698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRnSVFom1xiQsKOWZt3bGc_lphoX8GoRPwSxnBtso-ZgrNJudDmYsPKFDnZW7QJaCGUND60_yntG_Uo8jo2iKdm0YLZ7bBNhGFygNVGdvILhHnRz9iq56O8_OVC_4BdlanzSTkFcarOw/s400/DSC_9411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584399401031825874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div>By the time we got back from that hike, we ended up heading back towards the entrance to the Visitor's Center to use the restrooms. While we were there, Rob saw an article about Mesa Verde in Colorado, it's a national park that is filled with Anasazi Indian Ruins. I had been there years before with my family and always knew it was something Rob would love. He suddenly lost his interest in Arch and rock formations and grew increasingly intrigued by the ruins. So, we decided that in my condition, we'd bag the remainder of Moab and head 2 hours South to Mesa Verde.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once we got there we were slightly disappointed to learn that most of the attractions were still closed for the season so we weren't able to actually walk up to a lot of the ruins. But not all was lost, there was a smaller dwelling we were able to walk up to and a scenic loop we took that allowed us to view all of the cliff dwellings and pit houses in the area. It really was incredible and even more amazing than I had remembered. On our way back, though I was achy and uncomfortable, Rob insisted we stop to get all the pics I talked about wanting because knowing me, I'd regret it later. He was being so supportive and so patient with me, despite my constant discomfort and needing to rest at every corner.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1bH_5UzTa1v-aLWS7RO0wOtwXNgj0Zyk1M3W3qXvetHa4oCnqojJM8QfhjtE8pSCq7v_rcYNhZWIvGzzTnO49qKmALUKTsa2SCyA4jg_v1DTVBjy9jN-NVcWUQct0c77p3CA-ca0UYY/s1600/DSC_9525_6_7edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1bH_5UzTa1v-aLWS7RO0wOtwXNgj0Zyk1M3W3qXvetHa4oCnqojJM8QfhjtE8pSCq7v_rcYNhZWIvGzzTnO49qKmALUKTsa2SCyA4jg_v1DTVBjy9jN-NVcWUQct0c77p3CA-ca0UYY/s400/DSC_9525_6_7edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584400682210804498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The road to the entrance of Mesa Verde</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/AVvXsEgkhDPObcgwA3sKwLEfyYgBd5916SGX6zxoQly5yauDCPuKn9xceAmnjynPooKqRXxl1qFnP0iQmNod2pgr5-gyXFJl2_u3VGzvrZhOj94ZkXWi9u4D0mosig_pZ5P5ilGKAEPhreLj7pw/s400/DSC_9485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584401176965226914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OdL4YNY-A3-4KdfeErgsrBVAPddTiWJs8FrQZg9cJ2ritgAl7cJoWkUaaP8ro46gDKXWcbjdAHAZy7YZBwPlhEgPCCgmoY4BuRSxQCquVwe1mGMiqOu1V1xD3Iw30qX2VH_9jiNTTCI/s400/DSC_9424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584399402069948978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnD5_Uj1w6Z6ve2hjsh9bl8BJ9sYqjcKQwcRY1jmwmuIWo7yu425vVU-Hi4lfTAgZI2m5dlJUz8PgzH44wWLPnsOdGyjuYTfYWcK8XW0XZ8ma_pjRHdMoOzgTpojK3epdkYzZP9RIseQ/s1600/P3110012.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnD5_Uj1w6Z6ve2hjsh9bl8BJ9sYqjcKQwcRY1jmwmuIWo7yu425vVU-Hi4lfTAgZI2m5dlJUz8PgzH44wWLPnsOdGyjuYTfYWcK8XW0XZ8ma_pjRHdMoOzgTpojK3epdkYzZP9RIseQ/s400/P3110012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397714497033250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh9XYdXaP3_V0ggMjb95Ff1FbWvAVhUCi-9HdDXzT_r_il716ER5zFs-Pr1IFZU54CZjnka3HaaUwhMkBQ3j4H7oYfRAkucsLFDPRVBJd2mgumeWGK_AvBjyR5wVjxNfHEyfFXyTLtmk/s1600/P3110015.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh9XYdXaP3_V0ggMjb95Ff1FbWvAVhUCi-9HdDXzT_r_il716ER5zFs-Pr1IFZU54CZjnka3HaaUwhMkBQ3j4H7oYfRAkucsLFDPRVBJd2mgumeWGK_AvBjyR5wVjxNfHEyfFXyTLtmk/s400/P3110015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397073552188962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div>We had previously booked a hotel in the small town of Farmington, New Mexico, about 50 miles outside of 4 corners and literally the closest hotel to it. We had about an hour and a half drive to the hotel form Mesa Verde, as we got about 18 miles outside of Farmington, dusk had set in and as we were driving along a small highway in the middle of nowhere, three deer jumped out in the road right in front of us. At a speed of 65 mph and literally having no time to react, there was nothing Rob could do but hit the first deer. Luckily, it only barely dented the side of his car, took his side view mirror clean off and knocked his turning signal light out of it's casing, considerably less damage than most people experience when hitting a deer on the freeway. We felt worse for the suffering deer that our little sedan probably didn't finish off, than we did for the car.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The remaining 18 miles were driven in silence as we took in what had happened. </div><div><br /></div><div>At about 5:25 the next morning I awoke with the miserable realization that my illness had won the battle I'd been fighting the last few days. With terrible body aches, a killer headache, chills, a possible fever, and a nose I could no longer breath out of, my cold had turned into the full blown flu and I felt awful. Being pregnant I'm pretty limited to my medicine intake and had to continue to solely rely on my extra strength Tylenol to get me through the day. Being as close as we were, we decided we'd still visit four corners, then it was home to lay me in my Tempurpedic grave.</div><div><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/AVvXsEhV0G1IJMTBbf2b7d1yXKP20p3VEkA8n4fyRn0pk2q9Q-Zde49aYt2PzDdDhlTBvjwgvOO85wArVCLa6bTwhc2b65B5lzlFmOM6e6ekGOqAl4pYJPGRLKWIMOr4waIDjEUs6nOsx0Ckm7I/s400/P3120016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397718310067378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Once again, being the loving and supportive husband he is, Rob was at my side and every beck and call trying to help me feel better. He didn't mind the 6 hours of complaining, coughing, moaning, stopping, and constant re-situating I had to do just to be able to tolerate the drive home. We arrived back home at about 3:30 Saturday afternoon but by that evening I was so miserable Rob ended up taking me to the ER where I got an IV of fluids, more extra strength Tylenol and two negative results for both influenza A and B. Since then Rob has been extra wonderful, bringing me food, checking on me every so often, telling me how much he loves me and making sure I'm as comfortable as possible at all times. He even offered to take a sick day at work so he could stay home and take care of me yesterday. It's so comforting to know I have someone who loves me unconditionally and will always be there to make me happy, even and especially when I'm miserable.</div><div><br /></div><div>In a side not, the good part of our $150 ER visit, was that I got an ultrasound just to make sure everything was still ok with the baby. The last ultrasound I received was very early on in my pregnancy and my baby was merely a blob on the screen, with no visible features and only about an inch long. It was so cool to be able to actually make out it's head, spine, hands and feet. I saw it moving for the first time, which was so unbelievable. It was crazy to watch this thing growing and moving inside me but not be able to feel it and I still hardly have any outside visible proof that there's anything in there. Below are the pictures the doctor printed out for me, as well as my most recent "belly" pic. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHTDbii-31lTjv9KDk5xIFrNxEEYrxkhKcEHDc3eREeO_wFAWuw_McUHmAuXUF6eBZCz0IXyj-XLI754NM49ysJu2ibkm3KZMH3ZLP8PreAxMEbLW8Y2QMq28M3T3nAVC5XywM_7Y13o/s1600/P3150023.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHTDbii-31lTjv9KDk5xIFrNxEEYrxkhKcEHDc3eREeO_wFAWuw_McUHmAuXUF6eBZCz0IXyj-XLI754NM49ysJu2ibkm3KZMH3ZLP8PreAxMEbLW8Y2QMq28M3T3nAVC5XywM_7Y13o/s400/P3150023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397065526152610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS462LSwIXP1DimuWll8Zrj9d4MAcCAt6Rpwozr_bOyUca0GEgu1HD9ojc2LKuss9OO1nhiEzxgWJYlsDzXN0GyzNyUUbfri7AuRF8QuVGiDJXOzzuqV7C10FgmGJ7QdVvgLSga6GZ5W8/s1600/P3150022.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS462LSwIXP1DimuWll8Zrj9d4MAcCAt6Rpwozr_bOyUca0GEgu1HD9ojc2LKuss9OO1nhiEzxgWJYlsDzXN0GyzNyUUbfri7AuRF8QuVGiDJXOzzuqV7C10FgmGJ7QdVvgLSga6GZ5W8/s400/P3150022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584397061073227298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></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/AVvXsEhJtCr_wzC-bXt9LDaRSnKOA13idISJgndF2P3qeideE51X_nHuuhk61jWYoCcTQalU3RT4Qwjo2gNJV0oSlHFzCI57t6AkHESwk-4jtn7lgTjBe9dWKs9QqA9sy88L52e78xanezym668/s400/P3150002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584399390572522130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>I'm 4 months pregnant today, with only 5 left to go, it feels both like it's taken forever to get this far, but at the same time it seems like it was just yesterday that Rob and I found out I am pregnant.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today is also day 5 of this miserable illness I've been suffering through, though I'm starting to feel somewhat better, I'm by no means ready to get out of bed. I think it's taken all my energy just to write this post. </div><div><br /></div><div>But that updates everyone on our "vacation" and like I said, a little ode to my husband and just how wonderful I think he is. :)</div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-65149563922411853032011-02-22T20:37:00.001-08:002011-02-22T20:41:14.383-08:00"Good things come to those who wait"<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span">*Disclaimer: This is a more sentimental and pretty personal blog post compared to what I usually write, it's also kind of long. So if you're not into lengthy mushy blogs, then now would be a good time to stop reading... ;)</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Most of you know by now that I am pregnant, but a lot of you don't really know about how it all came to be. (No, this is not a talk about the "birds and the bees", your parents will tell you about that when you're older ;).</div><div><br /></div><div>This is my personal story about my struggle to become pregnant and how Rob and I finally found out we were going to be bringing a child into this world.</div><div><br /></div><div>A lot of you that know me well, know that when I got married, having children was the farthest thing from my mind. The thought of having kids at that time in my life was almost a little depressing. For me, it felt like I would be closing a door to my past that I was not yet ready to close and starting a chapter in my life that, at the time, felt like the beginning of the end. Now I know a lot of you are probably thinking that that's a terrible way to think about kids, but let me explain. I got married at 23, an age I never thought I'd be married at. I always saw myself getting married a little older, like 25 at the earliest, but when Rob asked me, I knew it was right and he was the right guy for me so I didn't see a point in waiting. However, because I was getting married younger than I thought I would, I was nowhere near ready to have kids. I wanted to enjoy being young, enjoy married life and for some reason the thought of having kids at that time seemed like a giant weight that would be holding me down and that the sooner I had kids the sooner I would be getting older. It may not make sense to you but it made sense to me and it's really the only way I know how to explain it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, after being happily married for 2 years, and having been all over the country and even to different parts of the world together, something changed. Rob and I had accomplished so much in our first two years, we'd bought and sold our first home, honeymooned in Puerto Rico, celebrated Valentine's Day in Mexico, our Anniversaries in Vegas, Italy and Switzerland, spent birthdays in California and done all kinds of wonderful things together as a couple. Then one day, almost over night, I felt the overwhelming desire to start a family. I started to feel like there should be something more. That Rob and I needed to start sharing our lives with not just each other, but with a family of our own. I wanted children I could teach, and share experiences with.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, in June of 2009, we decided to start trying to have kids.</div><div><br /></div><div>For some reason, growing up, I always felt like it would be difficult for me to get pregnant. I don't know why, I never had any complications or diagnosis early in my life that would suggest that, I just always had this feeling that it wouldn't be easy for me. So after months of trying and being unsuccessful, reality started to set in and suddenly my hunch was no longer "just a feeling".</div><div><br /></div><div>After a year of trying to conceive, I started a long process of tests, and medicines based on nothing more than theories. With everything coming back normal, none of my doctors really knew what was keeping me from getting pregnant. I was constantly being poked and prodded, had some pretty invasive procedures done and was always having to check the calendar, keep track of the time of day, and make sure I didn't miss any of my medications. I was starting to feel like a lab rat with no hope for freedom. Not only was it all pretty physically draining, but everything I was going through was emotionally challenging more than anything. I felt like something was wrong with me, and the frustration of not being able to control my own body began to get the best of me. There were times that I really wondered if I'd be able to have kids at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>After a year and a half of methods, tests and visits to numerous different doctors, I was diagnosed with "unexplained infertility" (I didn't realize that "I don't know" needed a diagnosis). So in December I was sent to the Center for Reproduction Medicine at the University of Utah where we would decide what the next and best step would be. The different fertility processes started with manual insemination and went up to in vitro and ranged from $350 to $10,000. Needless to say, it wasn't exactly the most exciting road to have to be taking. Once we decided what step we were going to take, the waiting game started. I couldn't start the process until my next cycle, which was supposed to be in about a week or so...</div><div><br /></div><div>On Christmas Eve we were still waiting...</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, on December 25th, 2011, Christmas morning, after being "late" for the first time ever, I took a pregnancy test and Rob and I found out we were finally going to be parents. I never had to start any of the expensive procedures, I wasn't on any medication at the time and I had given up watching the calendar. After over a year and a half, somehow, it all just happened on it's own, and according to my doctors I had a 0-5% chance of getting pregnant on my own. We couldn't be more grateful.</div><div><br /></div><div>I know there are some of you that can relate to this post and I personally know people who have had similar and greater struggles than I have to get pregnant. I'm not trying to compare my story to anyone else's or say that what I went through was harder than anyone's personal struggle. I just wanted to share my journey of patience, faith and gratitude. Rob and I feel so blessed in so many ways and are so grateful for all the support we've received from friends and family.</div><div><br /></div><div>We are so excited to be parents and I personally am looking forward to seeing how good of a dad I know Rob is going to be. He's already so cute about it, every morning when he leaves for work, he kisses me goodbye, then leans down and kisses my tummy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm 13 weeks today and hardly showing. Here are some photos of my tummy, the first taken when I was 11 weeks, and the second were taken today. Not much of a difference but everyone has been so anxious to see my "bump' that I thought I'd prove that there really isn't much to show....yet.</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/AVvXsEjE7E1zPs42H9Qk3e1Z8VAb2epV_SXpBL4h87dCDx3Oy3JTBRrQ-CiO4gs3ANrsf8DCT1G4uPWP5OqAeQWwFITe-Bk2FggbzZYccJdYcKHtFAOf49eR986Sw8t6SAO3XyqfIOtQYv7Qma0/s400/P2070091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576729936132944210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); ">11 weeks</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgd5KBUxzPSUCxVvhR31rm_tmpqR4mEeo50Q3-wwaH1mawcOxn2yP_RNY9XVKBb4ErPMng5KgNoizJwMR52DQ03GNwFqs1WK6R87VLBcOjMw_5-Us9SSstETU04uXDEg-FRBRtcDb_spRE/s400/P2220104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576729946870554546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span">13 weeks</span></div><div><br /></div><div>I've had 3 ultrasounds and heard the baby's heartbeat 3 separate times now. I'm super anxious to find out what it is, but have to wait til the end of March for that. But don't worry, I'll keep everyone posted. :)</div><div><br /></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-90994648586381641612011-02-11T09:53:00.000-08:002011-02-11T11:51:42.144-08:00Oh wait, it's 2011 already??<div style="text-align: left;">So I know I've been a MAJOR slacker on updating the blog lately. I didn't even finish telling everyone about the rest of our New England trip back in October. For some reason, every time I sit down to write, I quickly lose motivation and move onto something else. But one of my resolutions (if you can call it that) is to write more and document more of my life, cause I know all of you are just DYING to know more about my exciting life, right? ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I know we're already well into February, but I thought the best way to make up for my lack of blogging would be to do a recap of 2010.</div><div><br /></div><div>I won't be one of those people who goes into full detail about everyt little thing that happened last year, I'm just gonna touch on the highlights and significant moments of the past year.</div><div><br /></div><div>So here goes...</div><div><br /></div><div>In January after ringing in the New Year with some of my good friends, Rob and I headed to Reno to see one of his close friends get married. Rob has a lot of really good friends out there and it was fun for him to be able to see everyone, catch up and see his buddy get hitched. I'd have to say, the highlight of the trip for me, was that the church they got married in, shared a parking lot with a Hell's Angels club house....awesome! That's Reno baby. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3N3_keQZev4l26TA-F_EJ3HOaEkDIZcEUd2colswXR7yK34Ji-nzB0MYq_zdOYYsBWUrAaSS8H6I-7i0XEGefWWuvNrqTp8FQTWUI4SBaiOMjaLt7LFP8l89ve6BJXg35nxUK5oKocc/s1600/P1020140.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3N3_keQZev4l26TA-F_EJ3HOaEkDIZcEUd2colswXR7yK34Ji-nzB0MYq_zdOYYsBWUrAaSS8H6I-7i0XEGefWWuvNrqTp8FQTWUI4SBaiOMjaLt7LFP8l89ve6BJXg35nxUK5oKocc/s400/P1020140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572508210186013794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijACUUpTYWzOclySn6FyJIx1IQyTSD7eVG0_TOcTO13vGC-7_pqes8Bowz0miQQW2nO9ndM2FsH2DkxL1T71n2DNfmj0XFg5af_MRREOhcK1_K3l7O2TBBX5c1OV25HgQbX9-s8hWtUw0/s1600/P1020141.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijACUUpTYWzOclySn6FyJIx1IQyTSD7eVG0_TOcTO13vGC-7_pqes8Bowz0miQQW2nO9ndM2FsH2DkxL1T71n2DNfmj0XFg5af_MRREOhcK1_K3l7O2TBBX5c1OV25HgQbX9-s8hWtUw0/s400/P1020141.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572508207828046962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>February marked Rob's parent's 50th wedding anniversary, so as a gift and celebration to them, all his siblings and their families got together in Las Vegas. We did a big Nish family photo shoot, got them a room at the Trump International Towers and had dinner together at the Black Pepper Grill out on Lake Las Vegas. Rob and I even got them a custom made anniversary cake with their wedding photo on it. It was was fun to celebrate and be with the whole family, since he has siblings all over Utah, Vegas and California, it doesn't happen too often.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V4pT_gE7Dk2SDR87Ts9FLUvb3n9c6G4dbbp5rY-4gxZhcXUZA7lhCkQ6P4dpIg26Ze2GsQiUu2r3KdGAi16-1KfNH5_Bafq5oGl2cJUltYJXP6aNNdEtEFUDP11ZI4Ni4RE8BCr9oO8/s1600/DSC_9361.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V4pT_gE7Dk2SDR87Ts9FLUvb3n9c6G4dbbp5rY-4gxZhcXUZA7lhCkQ6P4dpIg26Ze2GsQiUu2r3KdGAi16-1KfNH5_Bafq5oGl2cJUltYJXP6aNNdEtEFUDP11ZI4Ni4RE8BCr9oO8/s400/DSC_9361.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572510328962135474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjL2EgaAySWU5PanxzpBCjOSRoN4B6U2sgNNjyr0Zj0MLBFHk8tDVGzpbF8RAPYJ3DscuL3Nr29m_LLzw5qxjmmeJEb5ecgVbZN-ff9HJZyeNYUEuLTwEg6G0DokoF709GdwVQ_i9kSs/s1600/P2200101.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjL2EgaAySWU5PanxzpBCjOSRoN4B6U2sgNNjyr0Zj0MLBFHk8tDVGzpbF8RAPYJ3DscuL3Nr29m_LLzw5qxjmmeJEb5ecgVbZN-ff9HJZyeNYUEuLTwEg6G0DokoF709GdwVQ_i9kSs/s400/P2200101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572510322453466050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>March isn't ringing any bells for me as being a very significant month last year, so we'll go ahead and skip that one.</div><div><br /></div><div>April was one of the best months for us as Rob and I lived out two of our big dreams. The first was buying Rob's dream car, a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle. The second was driving historic Route 66. After months of negotiations, we flew out to Mississippi on April 25th to buy the car and drove it alllll the way back home, taking Route 66 as our main course. It was one of the best trips we've been on, so much fun, so full of history and so awesome to be in a classic car driving a classic Route. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8aHX1fVMrUcWboWdyq7SsWYH3BesHnyitkr8BUH38_crAyHXRIWx6la_hRUQg_iuRoNx8CjOYfVDpfnL4-VLnQQymPkgQaeU7niAWxc29YuHdeo_OdGgkpgWhvOfnQzDjlIZa055VVY/s1600/DSC_3606.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8aHX1fVMrUcWboWdyq7SsWYH3BesHnyitkr8BUH38_crAyHXRIWx6la_hRUQg_iuRoNx8CjOYfVDpfnL4-VLnQQymPkgQaeU7niAWxc29YuHdeo_OdGgkpgWhvOfnQzDjlIZa055VVY/s400/DSC_3606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572511801650627538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD-6j2fghsAIH21PI3JKETabtwoMA8hl8r912j0VH-OXeRcQA0mcA5Tur0Er6kgLqhvh8OKQQY-3wu4oI2NeX3ybncI_dqbKHkid6xBsHTOdYlBO_wCMlT3tkjfOtZTCLkh1srVCHLmQ/s1600/DSC_3533edit2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD-6j2fghsAIH21PI3JKETabtwoMA8hl8r912j0VH-OXeRcQA0mcA5Tur0Er6kgLqhvh8OKQQY-3wu4oI2NeX3ybncI_dqbKHkid6xBsHTOdYlBO_wCMlT3tkjfOtZTCLkh1srVCHLmQ/s400/DSC_3533edit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572511793230888754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD-6j2fghsAIH21PI3JKETabtwoMA8hl8r912j0VH-OXeRcQA0mcA5Tur0Er6kgLqhvh8OKQQY-3wu4oI2NeX3ybncI_dqbKHkid6xBsHTOdYlBO_wCMlT3tkjfOtZTCLkh1srVCHLmQ/s1600/DSC_3533edit2.jpg"></a><div>At the end of May, Rob took me to Wendover to see one of my favorite bands in concert, Huey Lewis and the News! As one of my dad's favorites, I grew up listening to them and love them to this day. I'd seen them live once before, at the stadium of fire years ago, but this time was even better! We had 3rd row seats and they sounded just as good as ever!</div><div><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/AVvXsEiUaeBUKsSQcCkoJPTs7f5efmozCGRXVySaNmg4cXdehP0uWqRUVWNZP-zRag5SrL67zXqLXVzEhdtH1t_b__aDTQcrb3VWwE8nUgsX5D_PSXPORw5o7lGqfw-ywMzMm0P0Mnemk4lftqM/s400/P5280065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572513691485076962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>In June Rob and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary by enjoying Sea World in fabulous sunny San Diego. We stayed at a beautiful resort right on the bay. Rob had to go for work so we just decided to make a vacation out of it, hey why not celebrate our anniversary on the company dime?</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/AVvXsEiz0ASdvf6cgMdbu6QU6TMm3pWVuqRuIFvXH4KYsvOmVJmpxqcSBkZluq1OWXfZARc1HpOGQut0Xxly14p62qpTSqrFHkElFHKoKoA3VAGhZUl6Y_3gNSL5awYCfZcE7usaNFpq7jGCg2s/s400/P6050038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572512578495700514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><div>July was a significant month, after nearly 5 years at Clear Channel, Rob left and started working at the Miller Motorsports Park, a race track out in Tooele, UT. He became the brand manager for their high performance driving schools. He welcomed the change of pace and atmosphere and has been enjoying working with fast cars. In July we also went to Washington to see some of our really good friends, Darin and Jenn and their adorable daughter, Ivy. They own a recreational shop right by the Columbia River so we had a blast kayaking, biking, and paddle boarding. We also watched the boat races that were going on that weekend and I got to take part in a few photo shoots while out there as Darin is also a photographer.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFQvdxDlA_cVcHvuhfrNoo16BfaVaBh1PAJ2uibHyHn9wI88puW8u2TEZ6nZobd7eQTY0g2FJLvm6tTuxXdajEGNDEP4GLOBy5KyHeiWPqQbUwFa67FgQ-u4EFSdmglBs1X3F_p5Fbts/s1600/P7230233.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFQvdxDlA_cVcHvuhfrNoo16BfaVaBh1PAJ2uibHyHn9wI88puW8u2TEZ6nZobd7eQTY0g2FJLvm6tTuxXdajEGNDEP4GLOBy5KyHeiWPqQbUwFa67FgQ-u4EFSdmglBs1X3F_p5Fbts/s400/P7230233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572512589659210642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl8H6GoDmhiOva8kKvToCI371hST4N2qI5vEZ0J_LLH9vx-LqplYMQtILLRSDysA4fysMS_3ksUZSZSYgpMOXEKceWOkCYCO2vqDL7WxUBzYqXmfmfQybarhnd_PvXX5JcsdZO84C4zs/s1600/P7220228.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl8H6GoDmhiOva8kKvToCI371hST4N2qI5vEZ0J_LLH9vx-LqplYMQtILLRSDysA4fysMS_3ksUZSZSYgpMOXEKceWOkCYCO2vqDL7WxUBzYqXmfmfQybarhnd_PvXX5JcsdZO84C4zs/s400/P7220228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572512585754936354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a>August was Rob's birthday and I also got to go to Bear Lake to do a couple of photo shoots, which was a lot of fun.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP1oqZ0YtFuojzU5ndeRhHRW2DNevQyp8XZh5n7YCCH3DfDEyUg5SK5zU8J_OTFeGJPRl7lfd0TftXJAMPRdCFo2XE0ZLf495N2hgqkoZyfZSCL4r2Tj7sZ1EOEKeOF0htLD2fx6WpkU/s1600/DSC_9054edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQP1oqZ0YtFuojzU5ndeRhHRW2DNevQyp8XZh5n7YCCH3DfDEyUg5SK5zU8J_OTFeGJPRl7lfd0TftXJAMPRdCFo2XE0ZLf495N2hgqkoZyfZSCL4r2Tj7sZ1EOEKeOF0htLD2fx6WpkU/s400/DSC_9054edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572514449775635474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPkS4FqQd3ijVYaVkJS2kkuNY0EP9fvNtZDeNqEgdwUnZXAmmG-o0hgLvsJUpmbTXWbL8E4NPtCq4AqkEQbAMOQA4oE7VUUDDM0YrkAtX_GzYwYw-ldFlKmSTx7mo-pMXKEIiEURFRqQ/s1600/DSC_5885edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPkS4FqQd3ijVYaVkJS2kkuNY0EP9fvNtZDeNqEgdwUnZXAmmG-o0hgLvsJUpmbTXWbL8E4NPtCq4AqkEQbAMOQA4oE7VUUDDM0YrkAtX_GzYwYw-ldFlKmSTx7mo-pMXKEIiEURFRqQ/s400/DSC_5885edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572514447474888178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div>In September Rob and I made our second trip to Yellowstone, I celebrated my 27th birthday, and two of my really good friends finally got married. It was a good month. :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXO5PWCMBXlm_YynQ5Y7alvB4_scPUv2dcq5ENbIFMfqA4DSGEZ0q9GqHXz9mRRN3yz_X4cgw6fzz0Bl46AnOknuiH3qgKNK52S4eg_8ohDuh_TCmlgx4xGRLy3DlE8ldv6kLzOs4exQ/s1600/DSC_2560.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXO5PWCMBXlm_YynQ5Y7alvB4_scPUv2dcq5ENbIFMfqA4DSGEZ0q9GqHXz9mRRN3yz_X4cgw6fzz0Bl46AnOknuiH3qgKNK52S4eg_8ohDuh_TCmlgx4xGRLy3DlE8ldv6kLzOs4exQ/s400/DSC_2560.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572516253040152114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMcrbv-qmcoYsJBxqWN-X1ujaDCCl2PDC7yikrELzwMeEKKcnykMHEXWCpmuiauN3EguNJZ2Pj1wjiHAkaYBMIPWvqTzspjQGGHmvrFdTwhtoVVR7_uPqIDYHqYNpB4IC1gZjVU4hbu8/s1600/DSC_0841edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMcrbv-qmcoYsJBxqWN-X1ujaDCCl2PDC7yikrELzwMeEKKcnykMHEXWCpmuiauN3EguNJZ2Pj1wjiHAkaYBMIPWvqTzspjQGGHmvrFdTwhtoVVR7_uPqIDYHqYNpB4IC1gZjVU4hbu8/s400/DSC_0841edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572516243437522802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div>October is when Rob and I went to New England with his parents. We went everywhere starting in Connecticut, going all over Massachusetts, exploring deep into the woods of Vermont and New Hampshire and came back down along the coastline of Maine. It was the perfect time of year as all the fall colors were so rich and vibrant and the weather was perfectly mild. We hit all the historical points including the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock, ate at quaint little cottages in the middle of nowhere, had the freshest lobster around, walked along the sandy beaches of Cape Cod and of course, frequented all the little antique shops along the way. Later in October I also went to Southern California with my best friend, Signe, to visit her dad that lives in Pasadena. I've known her and her family literally my entire life so it was fun to spend some time with them, even if it did rain the WHOLE time.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCPucnEqasP0vJ3IIsm-42ftwCiy2z817uPnd6fvneZS-U501-L6_3znlUmaEI4jpyZ1aLrA7xe8SZmsABclm8Omvz-GBFRnGV4gMxxH9P_gNowj2HjIZhx94NppIJA_XYBysoVIeZKI/s1600/DSC_4168.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCPucnEqasP0vJ3IIsm-42ftwCiy2z817uPnd6fvneZS-U501-L6_3znlUmaEI4jpyZ1aLrA7xe8SZmsABclm8Omvz-GBFRnGV4gMxxH9P_gNowj2HjIZhx94NppIJA_XYBysoVIeZKI/s400/DSC_4168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572517640276489282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOkYOw0hBL4QAMMmomet4tuT1_tXpk8ujeot_TLxXcmWxjx1spA1Ym4b3A-siZzDtmw43IOmgsYuGJw0LrC9Oo8q4VCYF_8mLIwNevDNRMntJdbnz5tpazh7w1vIUNF7Tpa5mHeVXIQE/s1600/PA100007.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOkYOw0hBL4QAMMmomet4tuT1_tXpk8ujeot_TLxXcmWxjx1spA1Ym4b3A-siZzDtmw43IOmgsYuGJw0LrC9Oo8q4VCYF_8mLIwNevDNRMntJdbnz5tpazh7w1vIUNF7Tpa5mHeVXIQE/s400/PA100007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572517633803605170" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAZ7AfM9xWWsUZCR35RS8otYCIWk7TTkqEJmX0aepvhC9pbscxCbghU_gQZs7aley7AbeGQxq6VhfM9Cxs4KxDfUSgWhyphenhyphenHaw9g7kMfDwyJl4vRwg9oHdMDB67hHI86BGbVm0WLDSQ1d4/s1600/DSC_4078edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAZ7AfM9xWWsUZCR35RS8otYCIWk7TTkqEJmX0aepvhC9pbscxCbghU_gQZs7aley7AbeGQxq6VhfM9Cxs4KxDfUSgWhyphenhyphenHaw9g7kMfDwyJl4vRwg9oHdMDB67hHI86BGbVm0WLDSQ1d4/s400/DSC_4078edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572517627564217650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIPuCGXeOF9sQWj5jhXqPXfadjJSAh_1S4VQBk1L1U9MJGrGHQUQ1iM8KL19DjryBKzFvlnVQmhnkBbX8ySIggSXKu5A1GdI5-ChUnnSB4MmXE5McsChJmC_99h9GM3RLzZqjvaNCheE/s1600/PA220032.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIPuCGXeOF9sQWj5jhXqPXfadjJSAh_1S4VQBk1L1U9MJGrGHQUQ1iM8KL19DjryBKzFvlnVQmhnkBbX8ySIggSXKu5A1GdI5-ChUnnSB4MmXE5McsChJmC_99h9GM3RLzZqjvaNCheE/s400/PA220032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572513699913954514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MQD_e-6ojDWmB5jYkLUeTggoASPILqhuFyhKDR1yISg8Io-pHCAt8Z5NeYKxZ-DyMnJHpePOLPi9AL4aI1qEVpB-nxEeIT1-l9WQHJvgQLyvY_UEKSeAoyj9V0TT527KguZcsoBJho8/s1600/PA230051.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MQD_e-6ojDWmB5jYkLUeTggoASPILqhuFyhKDR1yISg8Io-pHCAt8Z5NeYKxZ-DyMnJHpePOLPi9AL4aI1qEVpB-nxEeIT1-l9WQHJvgQLyvY_UEKSeAoyj9V0TT527KguZcsoBJho8/s400/PA230051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572513694677439634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In November Rob and I both got to go to Las Vegas for work at the same time. He was there for a big car expo and I had a bunch of photo shoots with some long time clients out there. It was fun to be able to be out there at the same time and make our work trips into a little bit of a pleasure trip as well. November is also the month that we added a new addition to our family, little Sugar, a brindle boxer puppy, making our dog count go from 2 to 3. Rob and I had been wanting another boxer for a long time and had recently started looking more seriously. One day as I was coming home from Wal Mart, I pulled out of the parking lot and saw a sign that said "Boxer puppies for sale" they were all brindle and only one was a girl (which is what we wanted). She was way too cute to pass up and the price was just right, so with only a cell phone picture and my word to go on, Rob gave me the ok and I brought her home. :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDdK4e4DkWCpFfyviMsmOVxvh8JoijluHyY6BIGiz8lXC3uv6-MH3xYi2cxaqctCuZcdkrBmW9H0ZOtUzJa56sbFWN2fdU71j9jOuLuoErj3c0kfXw418vWM1TwfUbCmXuD9We1Ke0xM/s1600/DSC_8770edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDdK4e4DkWCpFfyviMsmOVxvh8JoijluHyY6BIGiz8lXC3uv6-MH3xYi2cxaqctCuZcdkrBmW9H0ZOtUzJa56sbFWN2fdU71j9jOuLuoErj3c0kfXw418vWM1TwfUbCmXuD9We1Ke0xM/s400/DSC_8770edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572518254283022722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFKinOpftyNgtZeSCM-3dPSSBukmmxpNJ0qN5omx7CXuG22_f4LQTQU9zZmHJLivcetDPfLCWn2t8L1fWMli8kZL6bI4JHV-mzrSE_fuoy6K3jWxFO0Wa_YzLjtcyxk6fucrQmI8kt_w/s1600/DSC_6378editbw.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFKinOpftyNgtZeSCM-3dPSSBukmmxpNJ0qN5omx7CXuG22_f4LQTQU9zZmHJLivcetDPfLCWn2t8L1fWMli8kZL6bI4JHV-mzrSE_fuoy6K3jWxFO0Wa_YzLjtcyxk6fucrQmI8kt_w/s400/DSC_6378editbw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572518247331096146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a bunch of traveling it was nice to spend December and the holidays at home with our families. December ended up being the most significant month of the entire year as it was when we found out that I am pregnant! (More on that in an upcoming post)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok so this turned out to be a little longer than I anticipated, but I guess it was a pretty eventful year. We feel incredibly blessed every day in so many different ways and we love all of our friends and family and enjoy sharing our lives with you.</div><div><br /></div><div>Alright, done with the sentimental squishy stuff. I'll try to write more and keep it a little more interesting. Here's to a wonderful 2011! The most life changing year for us yet!</div></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-35533190915338046552010-10-13T17:14:00.000-07:002010-10-13T18:54:18.340-07:00New England UpdateI got a little lazy and didn't blog last night, so now I have to make up for it and cover the last two days.<br /><br />On Monday we awoke in Boston and headed over to see the well known Boston Common. It's 44 acres and sits right smack in the middle of down town Boston. It is an absolutely gorgeous park that is beautifully manicured and extremely peaceful. Spend just 5 minutes inside the park and you forget that you're surrounded by a major metropolitan area.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr2ZHAc16akwil36w5pt4mYVOdu0QvhfqEPxwQgBCVF2abbaCmgsF_9no75BNYEgwPOCnsxpTUJi3RAeRwE724Fs4oMlkrPXS_48frABJIEpeNzIWGVhRijxbWkAYa5BBF2kGT5aY5P0/s1600/DSC_3602.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvr2ZHAc16akwil36w5pt4mYVOdu0QvhfqEPxwQgBCVF2abbaCmgsF_9no75BNYEgwPOCnsxpTUJi3RAeRwE724Fs4oMlkrPXS_48frABJIEpeNzIWGVhRijxbWkAYa5BBF2kGT5aY5P0/s400/DSC_3602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527694860759676658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuoyMPY4LAeKLVltaoUdiM3u_TY5YblG7Kg2rZba2f8fk2M2fAKsKR3ZeYXL4QJXdK_DJOxDjt58LneiPEuOmGcWbxp2Xb3BZInbVLGlBolovfS4yK6-rwq_FesXo1HOx3VoVEsOfnWo/s1600/DSC_3601.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuoyMPY4LAeKLVltaoUdiM3u_TY5YblG7Kg2rZba2f8fk2M2fAKsKR3ZeYXL4QJXdK_DJOxDjt58LneiPEuOmGcWbxp2Xb3BZInbVLGlBolovfS4yK6-rwq_FesXo1HOx3VoVEsOfnWo/s400/DSC_3601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527694859402312546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__3SrTlbAh2qVemDjq5EoucJaSUItxpKLpd_Mi9v9SXySwNrtwZsAd9lM_0HPEJhAsMzARfOJEYFHpCpIgbGB3JMm3pyg5UkjwOJAVvb8d7q6VmCvqVYE7CG3yYG_FEjtHYHhZYBFqF4/s1600/DSC_3592.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__3SrTlbAh2qVemDjq5EoucJaSUItxpKLpd_Mi9v9SXySwNrtwZsAd9lM_0HPEJhAsMzARfOJEYFHpCpIgbGB3JMm3pyg5UkjwOJAVvb8d7q6VmCvqVYE7CG3yYG_FEjtHYHhZYBFqF4/s400/DSC_3592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527694856049704242" border="0" /></a>After Boston Common we went down to Cambridge where we viewed my father-in-laws former mission home and one of the main areas on his mission. We saw Long Fellow Park and drove around Harvard University. From there we headed back downtown to grab lunch at the Union Oyster House, America's oldest restaurant.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEceeLZI_cknGga8lPa94prJvtYh-C3CE2fNokzMgzIobP13oze762-jGUQfbxNNpg3371hooHeD1YRHaZ9HWOkmMxN1PrZuEzwRmyHHCOaTzhuWI-Z8wC_Dq9AscX9oy0fvVEB7wsY4/s1600/DSC_3627.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEceeLZI_cknGga8lPa94prJvtYh-C3CE2fNokzMgzIobP13oze762-jGUQfbxNNpg3371hooHeD1YRHaZ9HWOkmMxN1PrZuEzwRmyHHCOaTzhuWI-Z8wC_Dq9AscX9oy0fvVEB7wsY4/s400/DSC_3627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527695137756035602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn49Ck9pW20dgoJ4_PMjnT6YYJZJM9hjGUmGt6xU9lFGmnTGom8mukCB1wqpWi3Xxj1WrasW9_c43c1V2U2Xln4zjXmf_cvEvUyOFoTug4XuuEnpUQx6lUlqjn3l18re_SgkcqzWjXZ3Q/s1600/DSC_3626.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn49Ck9pW20dgoJ4_PMjnT6YYJZJM9hjGUmGt6xU9lFGmnTGom8mukCB1wqpWi3Xxj1WrasW9_c43c1V2U2Xln4zjXmf_cvEvUyOFoTug4XuuEnpUQx6lUlqjn3l18re_SgkcqzWjXZ3Q/s400/DSC_3626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527695126679697058" border="0" /></a>Comfortably stuffed and ready to relax, we left Boston and drove down the coast to Cape Cod where we hit up the beach, collected sea shells, got some ice cream, and went on an unsuccessful search for some lighthouses. You'd think it wouldn't be that hard to find lighthouses in Cape Cod, but by that time it was dusk and we were in a bit of a race against time. We did however find a "lighthouse hotel"...yeah, not exactly what we were looking for. But it was still a fun way to drive around and see the town. That night we stayed at the really cozy and charming Bayside Resort Hotel. It was a brief, but pleasant trip to the cod.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PaOacNhwkTF8v_lfLpS4s9Y3Rvjv2CyPHyJsK868ttSSgO37vErC6CNSIDoCHcYnZ_1W3mY11AM7mmhEVa3ooYgdbMUabGSttIGm6zSvDSdCGZmzz9rSr3atg8VsdMfaIGv-Zv8ENbs/s1600/DSC_3638.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PaOacNhwkTF8v_lfLpS4s9Y3Rvjv2CyPHyJsK868ttSSgO37vErC6CNSIDoCHcYnZ_1W3mY11AM7mmhEVa3ooYgdbMUabGSttIGm6zSvDSdCGZmzz9rSr3atg8VsdMfaIGv-Zv8ENbs/s400/DSC_3638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696079306771618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUqu4NLm94VQ4g5e1ZbENUbo3mZ6IYtR7WLbsotAhZeWIWkMI9BBAW2oq8UoenyVdFH9SCnQsoN8GAuI1nDdtDlQ6JvFp3q-8abbIeYdQhU2b_07S3_Whr2QL75eZgvE9TEqBwp9dYhc/s1600/DSC_3631.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUqu4NLm94VQ4g5e1ZbENUbo3mZ6IYtR7WLbsotAhZeWIWkMI9BBAW2oq8UoenyVdFH9SCnQsoN8GAuI1nDdtDlQ6JvFp3q-8abbIeYdQhU2b_07S3_Whr2QL75eZgvE9TEqBwp9dYhc/s400/DSC_3631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527695141422522626" border="0" /></a>The next morning we went inland to Plymouth, MA and visited the Plimouth Plantation, where they have staged Indian and Pilgrim villages with role players from the 17th century. It was really interesting to see and learn the real story about the pilgrims and the relationships that were formed with the Indians when they landed at Plymouth rock. From there we went up the road to see the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock. The rock is much smaller now than it's original size due to past visitors chipping pieces off to take home as a souvenir. What's left of the rock, is now surrounded by bars and can be viewed from a small platform above it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsxqeL2UEvgCCWg9BxuYEyGx1sGtrJDmndJWq5J96CNPBDgBGpQfj6fL_F-4RHPwNKk3udMHTJO02vmm3W4MSB_dxA-LjAmaFRgWSmj4qvScJMWrobAG9Xh7PpemyZX4VNsCIuZc0GDs/s1600/DSC_3668.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsxqeL2UEvgCCWg9BxuYEyGx1sGtrJDmndJWq5J96CNPBDgBGpQfj6fL_F-4RHPwNKk3udMHTJO02vmm3W4MSB_dxA-LjAmaFRgWSmj4qvScJMWrobAG9Xh7PpemyZX4VNsCIuZc0GDs/s400/DSC_3668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696084445313922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HfgT8oXkK660YLgHvwgy-Rcd8RP4U2LKHtSYW7yQy1ivi9XA7DHh36D5ZBcuVTlO8BGr0P_0B3WAtV9pP3F8P0nVaHbl3GWF6siIA0hKP1RUHMXt5cL734xACYX7YOTyz6IfoX8zq98/s1600/DSC_3680.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HfgT8oXkK660YLgHvwgy-Rcd8RP4U2LKHtSYW7yQy1ivi9XA7DHh36D5ZBcuVTlO8BGr0P_0B3WAtV9pP3F8P0nVaHbl3GWF6siIA0hKP1RUHMXt5cL734xACYX7YOTyz6IfoX8zq98/s400/DSC_3680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699569673214450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8znWCae7cBUKpfuRBQNU68-1DsyrxXcPlH16-5SCU5NmYEUbIeWr36QTDkhjGY6TCCyziHmEjKFPK5USwRIH9_Wv4bWuuyhfkdVd7y_38U4lX2RvCQmnM3JSSx5KcwK_GHj6jDj4kTy8/s1600/DSC_3674.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8znWCae7cBUKpfuRBQNU68-1DsyrxXcPlH16-5SCU5NmYEUbIeWr36QTDkhjGY6TCCyziHmEjKFPK5USwRIH9_Wv4bWuuyhfkdVd7y_38U4lX2RvCQmnM3JSSx5KcwK_GHj6jDj4kTy8/s400/DSC_3674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527696091283214450" border="0" /></a>It's been really cool being able to view and experiences some of theses significant places in our country's history. After Plymouth we headed up north to New Hampshire where we had lunch reservations at a place called Pickity Place, which is a small cottage style restaurant/herb garden that serves a 5 course gourmet lunch using herbs and vegetables grown in their own gardens. The food was really good, the atmosphere was unique and pleasant and the view was unbelievable. It sat comfortably nestled deep in the woods of New Hampshire off the beaten path and it definitely beat eating at another restaurant chain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREqQEjUxcmecsg4os3G57DcWif3_k-CmWw65XEahC6LNR9Tqk2EyR8APbHdjKO_jW2Se9dY3iAcTluKsv1ezkIiWutVnSKQSyW4P_M6g7ERi6I4-iSniqFQgxfuO4LLm5nVfkI-Ga24g/s1600/DSC_3703.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREqQEjUxcmecsg4os3G57DcWif3_k-CmWw65XEahC6LNR9Tqk2EyR8APbHdjKO_jW2Se9dY3iAcTluKsv1ezkIiWutVnSKQSyW4P_M6g7ERi6I4-iSniqFQgxfuO4LLm5nVfkI-Ga24g/s400/DSC_3703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699584018520466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAVV6YhGpyrH7ZCmDuZbgoJlcP3VSxytZf2uvtszS6tb4gthtcifYXf57UuWickiBoI1JiIVFAL0YyDn1JT6msb3YOUHP1gatAFcCeUMUZCDf5mTHR9vPDkYO6iQ69D6PAy6ND_9nO4w/s1600/DSC_3695.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtAVV6YhGpyrH7ZCmDuZbgoJlcP3VSxytZf2uvtszS6tb4gthtcifYXf57UuWickiBoI1JiIVFAL0YyDn1JT6msb3YOUHP1gatAFcCeUMUZCDf5mTHR9vPDkYO6iQ69D6PAy6ND_9nO4w/s400/DSC_3695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699576792395634" border="0" /></a>After lunch we drove into Vermont where we headed out to find the birthplace of Brigham Young, which was in the very small town of Whitingham. The monument was small and hard to find, in fact, it was so hard to find that we never actually found it. We did find the sign that talked about is birthplace, but couldn't actually locate the small stone monument in his name.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbb6jttzTDCTBqOZRBlxmSWspUGTWbwGesbvGm7wNv7nrv-CX2koOvRxLvlPs2LqleVfCXKVyY6HXub-V_73dSdqHn2zTUV5ofa92a8E_edkddiZIZyyYpHs80as880kDZ4aCKPnppnQ/s1600/DSC_3770.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbb6jttzTDCTBqOZRBlxmSWspUGTWbwGesbvGm7wNv7nrv-CX2koOvRxLvlPs2LqleVfCXKVyY6HXub-V_73dSdqHn2zTUV5ofa92a8E_edkddiZIZyyYpHs80as880kDZ4aCKPnppnQ/s400/DSC_3770.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527700201473425554" border="0" /></a>Along the way to Whitingham, we stopped at some scenic overlooks, viewed a couple of covered bridges and took a few photos of the amazing landscapes and architecture around us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsU-WeW5VI953k53oz8dONClNwL5RC7WoeUYBSU6qeKimxMlE9MOHgrvDF8IaRvnTwaYca72ag4r0l5xV0zuXcv4WujlTb2ElEeUw-QBeM_VGls6DHRF5W7PnFeYkLTZwX4Kvsh7HoJc/s1600/DSC_3768.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsU-WeW5VI953k53oz8dONClNwL5RC7WoeUYBSU6qeKimxMlE9MOHgrvDF8IaRvnTwaYca72ag4r0l5xV0zuXcv4WujlTb2ElEeUw-QBeM_VGls6DHRF5W7PnFeYkLTZwX4Kvsh7HoJc/s400/DSC_3768.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527700190792637810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCJZ8R1mqYQMUHXV9HzIpQoZ5ryb0jcu0EvBO1yY1WCRZYDj7oX2GH3L-n14PAkbApuEDLB6GRGqZQvV-sc4NVCD_oX0YoZArNhSKgDxY5hEpKvBDPwCxJSDjRVa0JjhWplZC5eUXndI/s1600/DSC_3765.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCJZ8R1mqYQMUHXV9HzIpQoZ5ryb0jcu0EvBO1yY1WCRZYDj7oX2GH3L-n14PAkbApuEDLB6GRGqZQvV-sc4NVCD_oX0YoZArNhSKgDxY5hEpKvBDPwCxJSDjRVa0JjhWplZC5eUXndI/s400/DSC_3765.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699933103149378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQMCoJvU2S52-KdrCgT0tXZzh02LzDbDNh5JfdamTHIY8ubHMnkYD3E48epnPmwjUC1GSCI4MFMgCM-M811Wi8WcK1TQ6mCOcWfl7-g96uWbJs_Wn1dlt8UIjGZ5GNxCVuFpjO8SO9Jw/s1600/DSC_3760.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQMCoJvU2S52-KdrCgT0tXZzh02LzDbDNh5JfdamTHIY8ubHMnkYD3E48epnPmwjUC1GSCI4MFMgCM-M811Wi8WcK1TQ6mCOcWfl7-g96uWbJs_Wn1dlt8UIjGZ5GNxCVuFpjO8SO9Jw/s400/DSC_3760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699927128492914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWbfmf8TSxjJIQSlKswdX2uwP4D_Zgu0WFLJEdrfLBYfAdZGaNnjhP4JzuqfmHEnAuftSBwdsOUxU0Iu-63D2H1lppvLOcVdeocG4DHaB56ymuQ0VnPkj1_lwk2MNBR5j0JanmnGqcJg/s1600/DSC_3755.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWbfmf8TSxjJIQSlKswdX2uwP4D_Zgu0WFLJEdrfLBYfAdZGaNnjhP4JzuqfmHEnAuftSBwdsOUxU0Iu-63D2H1lppvLOcVdeocG4DHaB56ymuQ0VnPkj1_lwk2MNBR5j0JanmnGqcJg/s400/DSC_3755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699892635338962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYLxjGeFnHFcxRmlIs_82dZstQ8eR_2A92iQnUA81jr02fXmWuYHF95vmv8Wd2NAV0OIQCA_tqBnRYOFL0gPeDzBzPl1XCVh47_rL3nVDiUEzuDF2E9Ja5auMRZPchSkl0j0TviKiEpM/s1600/DSC_3723.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYLxjGeFnHFcxRmlIs_82dZstQ8eR_2A92iQnUA81jr02fXmWuYHF95vmv8Wd2NAV0OIQCA_tqBnRYOFL0gPeDzBzPl1XCVh47_rL3nVDiUEzuDF2E9Ja5auMRZPchSkl0j0TviKiEpM/s400/DSC_3723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699888577054322" border="0" /></a><br />That night we stayed at a really nice place called the Inn of the Six Mountains, in the ski town of Killington, VT.<br /><br />That sums up days 3 and 4, I'm getting a bit of a cold and feeling crazy tired from all the traveling, so I'm gonna succumb to my laziness once again and leave you all hanging for my next blog post. Cause I'm sure all of you are just waiting on pins and needles for my next update ;)Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-39812714502787092002010-10-10T16:27:00.000-07:002010-10-10T18:44:47.494-07:00"One if by land, two if by sea"...Day two of our New England adventure began in the hustle and bustle of downtown Boston, and ended in the little fishing town of Rockport. First thing this morning we embarked on our 2 hour drive from CT to the Charlestown area where we toured areas of the Freedom Trail starting with the old North Church, where <span class="text"> two lanterns where hung as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were coming by sea. We took the behind the scenes tour where we got to view the bell ringing chamber and the crypt where they had buried priests, military soldiers and indentured servants.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CREVZ3nRY_WRaHvtGO_hEnWUwjucfBky4qNBNnpkCLC2pDyp-1wEQ3WNZI51Z4yW6pXqL2y120O36mTNDAYDG62e3ol0ZTMigKXC7R7g9yj1nAId6RhqhcVGkTMB8YdMKxJOq4xfehQ/s1600/DSC_3549.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CREVZ3nRY_WRaHvtGO_hEnWUwjucfBky4qNBNnpkCLC2pDyp-1wEQ3WNZI51Z4yW6pXqL2y120O36mTNDAYDG62e3ol0ZTMigKXC7R7g9yj1nAId6RhqhcVGkTMB8YdMKxJOq4xfehQ/s400/DSC_3549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586212204752658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg855a23pihh_bXH0fFkRWo2Ls39mUTSFu7PcrwBh74duckPfBhGbM8lh7yo0FYKqy1FufSKGLStwp6Ea3FRip6cKLIuVxHgNIlpoX-6GQQ0YF5UFZBoWEpVxdP6kmUrsTxqzFWz3mLuPE/s1600/tombs.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg855a23pihh_bXH0fFkRWo2Ls39mUTSFu7PcrwBh74duckPfBhGbM8lh7yo0FYKqy1FufSKGLStwp6Ea3FRip6cKLIuVxHgNIlpoX-6GQQ0YF5UFZBoWEpVxdP6kmUrsTxqzFWz3mLuPE/s400/tombs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526568731210017538" border="0" /></a><span class="text">We also ate at this little Italian eatery called Dino's where we enjoyed sandwiches and pasta before our tour. It was a small corner restaurant situated between an Italian bakery and an Italian gift shop...I sense a theme going on here. Reminded me of being back in Italy, it was very authentic.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcvtosPKRA9M1uwR1RyzecmHVw36GOrNTQDvushPcrEzz3OEQhR1jCY_JvOMRc_MgXzxMYow5fbIJOBEqmH1ThE0BAIuYzA0RrLV97AbdJs7lERyGKlykH8EujLnnIvKsbicIF-BLVlU/s1600/DSC_3531.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcvtosPKRA9M1uwR1RyzecmHVw36GOrNTQDvushPcrEzz3OEQhR1jCY_JvOMRc_MgXzxMYow5fbIJOBEqmH1ThE0BAIuYzA0RrLV97AbdJs7lERyGKlykH8EujLnnIvKsbicIF-BLVlU/s400/DSC_3531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586206131218642" border="0" /></a><span class="text">After North Church we visited Copp's Hill, a cemetery that dates back to the 1600's and looked like something straight out of a Tim Burton film. The head stones were all cracked and either falling over or sinking into the ground. It had a lot of character and was pretty cool to see. We then went to see the U.S.S. Constitution, also known as the "Old Ironsides" down at Thompson Square. From there we went to Bunker Hill to see the</span><span> monument where the first major battle of the American Revolution</span><span class="text"> was.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xj-pkKZHiFw8DX3G7LbUBXEsyXBFr96hJAxg8F6JWGdKC18epZKLg2OhFCUYuqOYmDMJ3VJD3RiDCZ6OypvWPJlCyoRl3BCKFVG1l-bJagnLYrWTC17-W1wE4FWWEoIgVRX427VYfrk/s1600/DSC_3558.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xj-pkKZHiFw8DX3G7LbUBXEsyXBFr96hJAxg8F6JWGdKC18epZKLg2OhFCUYuqOYmDMJ3VJD3RiDCZ6OypvWPJlCyoRl3BCKFVG1l-bJagnLYrWTC17-W1wE4FWWEoIgVRX427VYfrk/s400/DSC_3558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586790975462834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2MB4l3hVthHWTxhWPKYs69yDe5MYLaCWLjVn-DOW7DvRgJj6r0g2UNn_enWwYe2dtXF0FgWg6gNYsBR7AXtTgDPam9kPM2wosTWo_vLjiOwvd_xGd7Qyb6HTE7o9lvhlqeGbEN698uY/s1600/DSC_3553.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2MB4l3hVthHWTxhWPKYs69yDe5MYLaCWLjVn-DOW7DvRgJj6r0g2UNn_enWwYe2dtXF0FgWg6gNYsBR7AXtTgDPam9kPM2wosTWo_vLjiOwvd_xGd7Qyb6HTE7o9lvhlqeGbEN698uY/s400/DSC_3553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586216294983250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAJoj4WDU5Tpt44Zi2JiwOxL2ICmserzJEOEiY33_EMuXjHXuxzBiPZmqkPXrXxeYmvNHES7tXzwJyyB299AbxL2dpMX2GcF1zgQWeI3m-GpErkzhHVGNQN5H7irAi9Nmn8F95huDkJo/s1600/DSC_3569.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAJoj4WDU5Tpt44Zi2JiwOxL2ICmserzJEOEiY33_EMuXjHXuxzBiPZmqkPXrXxeYmvNHES7tXzwJyyB299AbxL2dpMX2GcF1zgQWeI3m-GpErkzhHVGNQN5H7irAi9Nmn8F95huDkJo/s400/DSC_3569.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526587316646045090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvclxQcPukNaK1nXHKlK1Gw0mJG5iIbk9-4GeQaMim7UljlzxB4A-vyI6T4FiVRybICa4RPrfZORu280lEl8FrdKOG-OYTElxkLqbjm9VYFExdlPBdxRxPkALYhh-2YqNhxW-oQwGMvXo/s1600/DSC_3564.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvclxQcPukNaK1nXHKlK1Gw0mJG5iIbk9-4GeQaMim7UljlzxB4A-vyI6T4FiVRybICa4RPrfZORu280lEl8FrdKOG-OYTElxkLqbjm9VYFExdlPBdxRxPkALYhh-2YqNhxW-oQwGMvXo/s400/DSC_3564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586798861887634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxq899LkaOSjgEpae-oeIuraJx3Jbp_A8pXCKyeerxFtt3e8FLthJLFL1m9P_VngrdEmsv89aWWpqVQ6p3vgkPyomaUF6U3fmADucyUVLqkWlzMV5t5wAeFNWGu7bZOoHfutRwUJY-NQ/s1600/DSC_3563.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxq899LkaOSjgEpae-oeIuraJx3Jbp_A8pXCKyeerxFtt3e8FLthJLFL1m9P_VngrdEmsv89aWWpqVQ6p3vgkPyomaUF6U3fmADucyUVLqkWlzMV5t5wAeFNWGu7bZOoHfutRwUJY-NQ/s400/DSC_3563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526586795805414898" border="0" /></a><span class="text">After brushing up on our war history, we decided to slow things down a bit and drive about 45 mins North to Rockport where we indulged in some amazingly fresh lobster at Roy Moore's lobster company. A highly recommended (via Trip Advisor) lobster shack that sits on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. I make no exaggerations when I say "shack". This place was the epitome of the word, with no dining room, only 5 or 6 crates and boxes used for tables and chairs that sat on their back deck. This place barely had a bathroom, let alone a kitchen and everything was prepared, served and eaten in a 600 square foot area. But don't let the description deter you, this places lived up to it's name.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1fALVyuO3z_SbgpAffMYn0JeilD2ymL3heM5N8yGtgsA2fTG91vscO6mf8c6bvrxRK_LWv-NWxNsEyz14Tcg4EKUwjBysB_YseqRO1f66rbEqK4muQDHYyZxrp1eHvrcqBV5jVicu1w/s1600/roy+moores.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1fALVyuO3z_SbgpAffMYn0JeilD2ymL3heM5N8yGtgsA2fTG91vscO6mf8c6bvrxRK_LWv-NWxNsEyz14Tcg4EKUwjBysB_YseqRO1f66rbEqK4muQDHYyZxrp1eHvrcqBV5jVicu1w/s400/roy+moores.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526589865087883042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07KFXI5_WSUrPnZ6NkAwG0G3MvedsHTINPQKy3DKefP7p99p_pMD4gMPWPDEjZbhYhoITwntypPNgX71eLLFCyvLnt1dm7Pm_LEC80Btu2HUsVAIXr5GDPJe3siSGBJ_In-QCyYUPB5M/s1600/DSC_3582.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07KFXI5_WSUrPnZ6NkAwG0G3MvedsHTINPQKy3DKefP7p99p_pMD4gMPWPDEjZbhYhoITwntypPNgX71eLLFCyvLnt1dm7Pm_LEC80Btu2HUsVAIXr5GDPJe3siSGBJ_In-QCyYUPB5M/s400/DSC_3582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526589862458920290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIepf_KfnTAjcHz4EAI5rUXI9LA5FItdtPMqClsoC2Ou4KvoJ7H1Y-ODNtOSkfNQAfUkQoVJ5AG4lvIg-Vgsr4Oz3tZCM11gSabrGm4yVqAL114lp-yQ7XhX_-WnaHnPx_tl_UoTl3KVk/s1600/DSC_3574.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIepf_KfnTAjcHz4EAI5rUXI9LA5FItdtPMqClsoC2Ou4KvoJ7H1Y-ODNtOSkfNQAfUkQoVJ5AG4lvIg-Vgsr4Oz3tZCM11gSabrGm4yVqAL114lp-yQ7XhX_-WnaHnPx_tl_UoTl3KVk/s400/DSC_3574.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526587322857749090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3csr3Z5faIBT1LZNcxrZLN9siHzsutufBzQ0aCL8bYgSZEE4oJ-nyID_HBCVkmQJHbd_srz0ThAtoh-ly3ai4sEdjifqRdsV1iC4fXRkxmg4ADsgSXO29V2oAYsdvrqeM9CH3hyphenhyphenMZ8/s1600/DSC_3572.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA3csr3Z5faIBT1LZNcxrZLN9siHzsutufBzQ0aCL8bYgSZEE4oJ-nyID_HBCVkmQJHbd_srz0ThAtoh-ly3ai4sEdjifqRdsV1iC4fXRkxmg4ADsgSXO29V2oAYsdvrqeM9CH3hyphenhyphenMZ8/s400/DSC_3572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526587322598358178" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="text">After dinner we grabbed some ice cream and browsed the local shops that line the narrow streets of this quaint and colorful town.<br /><br />It's been a good trip so far but it has only just begun. Tomorrow we will be exploring more of Boston and then heading down into Cape Cod.<br /><br />P.S. I will be posting some more of my interesting and "artistic" photos once we get back and I have access to my computer and photo programs. :)<br /></span>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-21639525331080374532010-10-09T19:23:00.000-07:002010-10-09T19:55:50.488-07:00Bucket ListSo I can't really say I have an official, "Bucket List" but if I did, it wouldn't so much be the THINGS I want to do before I die, but more the PLACES I want to visit in my lifetime. Anyone that knows me knows that I have a passion for traveling and in my lifetime I've made a decent amount of trips to a lot of really awesome places. One of the places on my "Bucket List" is seeing New England in the fall. Today, I made the first step in crossing that off my list. :)<br /><br />Rob's dad served a mission in the New England area over 50 years ago and has since always wanted to go back and bring his wife. Rob's mom has also dreamed of seeing the fall foliage back east and for a long time they have talked about making a trip out there and bringing us along with them to do just that. Several weeks ago, we made that dream more of a reality when we booked our airfare, and today we embarked on our journey. :)<br /><br />We're planning on spending a week here, indulging in amazingly fresh seafood, exploring antique shops and lighthouses, photographing the vividly colorful landscape, driving the vast scenic routes, frequenting country stores and chocolate shops, and taking in all the history that this eccentric part of the country has to offer. I plan on blogging the latest on our trip every night to bring any interested parties along for the ride.<br /><br />Today, Rob, my in-laws and I flew out to Connecticut as the first stop on our 'Tour De New England'. There really isn't much to blog about, as we spent most of the day traveling, but I do have to make note of the AMAZING chicken wings we had at Buffalo Wild Wings (Mine and Rob's favorite wing joint) tonight once we finally landed and got settled.<br /><br />Tomorrow we will be heading into Boston to enjoy fresh lobster, tour the old iron sides museum and North Church, visit Boston Commons, walk the arboretum at Harvard and view some of the places from my Father-in-law's mission.<br /><br />For now, I'm gonna try and recover from my jet lag and attempt to go to bed "early", (even though it's already 11:00 pm here) and I'll write more tomorrow once we've done something a bit more interesting.Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-89362277462989331472010-09-08T08:57:00.000-07:002010-09-08T09:39:27.988-07:00Our Labor Day Vacation<div style="text-align: left;">This Labor Day Rob and I decided to spend it out in Yellowstone. This was our second time at Yellowstone, as we went two years ago in July. Since we saw a lot of the main attractions last time we went, this time we tried to do something different and see a different side of the park. We arrived late Friday night and the plan was to go kayaking in Grand Tetons on Jenny Lake at some point on our vacation. The first day we were there we wanted to just take it easy so we spent Saturday driving the grand loop of Yellowstone spotting wildlife and taking photos. We started at the very south entrance and went all the way up the East side to the North entrance and saw mammoth hot springs, then went all the way back down the west side and stopped off at old faithful. We were going to go kayaking the second day, but mother nature had other plans. It was cold and rainy all day on Sunday so we decided to take a scenic cruise on a covered boat on Yellowstone Lake instead. It was stormy and the boat ride was a little rough but it was still a lot of fun and very beautiful. We also spent Saturday and Sunday night in Jackson Hole.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rob had been wanting to see bears the whole time we were there, that's all he talked about. Anytime we'd see a bunch of people pulled over on the side of the road viewing wildlife he'd say "is it a bear??". We had seen more buffalo than we could count, some Elk, a family of marmots, deer, a pronghorn or two, some swans, and we even saw an otter swimming in the lake by our boat. We finally we saw a bear way off in the distance on our way to mammoth hot springs but it's a good thing we brought binoculars or we wouldn't have seen it at all. Then, coming back from Jackson Hole on Sunday night I looked over and there was a little baby black bear only about 30 feet from our car, walking through the bushes. I had Rob quickly turn the car around and we pulled off the side of the road, rolled the windows down, and watched as two or three more bear cubs came over the hillside. We were so close and there was no one else around. It was just us and these baby bear cubs in the middle of mother nature. They were so cute and it was so cool to just watch them from our car. Being dusk at the time, the sun quickly set and the bears set off back over the hill. I think THAT bear sighting was much more satisfying for Rob. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Monday morning we were both just anxious to get back on the road and get home so we didn't get back late, so needless to say, we never did get to go kayaking. But overall it was a fun little weekend get away. Here are some pictures from our trip.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOV9iF8rQDNYBELddy3aYifvwcmWZ3ewivZqzMFdd2rr5E9NrUpiC1Z8HZuME65ovOOk9ANNLhZuQ7DWi-bBN_M_r_YhW7dWGdZQSqqjd8_ZUYb_7f14wDi6mMvMQZhqw1vgJaXsfolE/s1600/P9050015.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOV9iF8rQDNYBELddy3aYifvwcmWZ3ewivZqzMFdd2rr5E9NrUpiC1Z8HZuME65ovOOk9ANNLhZuQ7DWi-bBN_M_r_YhW7dWGdZQSqqjd8_ZUYb_7f14wDi6mMvMQZhqw1vgJaXsfolE/s400/P9050015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514581805985824162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX0umNZhxBYfoxiHwlLgGMJJLGmmoCkQvUQytvkfuTvwA22u-wGveNmLSBjwY-y0Yi-zXIHgv1CTJRPCSB3Km4QNQTX_QET7skuJECVUqSkfG1X4esOW7NOtqPep998eqBfCf0v2jGvc/s1600/P9040013.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX0umNZhxBYfoxiHwlLgGMJJLGmmoCkQvUQytvkfuTvwA22u-wGveNmLSBjwY-y0Yi-zXIHgv1CTJRPCSB3Km4QNQTX_QET7skuJECVUqSkfG1X4esOW7NOtqPep998eqBfCf0v2jGvc/s400/P9040013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514581796471901330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV_IsiT3gYIC1KN_W9WNKvysDoXXwGcVoWYmI3znN7WCjMglHKB-aDSNkte9KTKYjHpjjZMgm6Crz5MHk3bGu_TZdDW1-9YM3wmBLQc2yxLS1lqg41MTMxOP2dup2daxEwPi1rnZMjy0/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV_IsiT3gYIC1KN_W9WNKvysDoXXwGcVoWYmI3znN7WCjMglHKB-aDSNkte9KTKYjHpjjZMgm6Crz5MHk3bGu_TZdDW1-9YM3wmBLQc2yxLS1lqg41MTMxOP2dup2daxEwPi1rnZMjy0/s400/DSC_0849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514580827980047986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mammoth Hot Springs</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSVZqQAhald373w9LpUVzZ_LtGl5fWJOh6PCLtwrOz7YfHHkwjHbkh_amapNkuKDwWQR6POUu4bUV-y7fg2iQF5xyi01xrO2omeOEwR28GADhP5q1TO5NXfcN3WNHU9dSxjLhmixGRr8/s1600/DSC_0929.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSVZqQAhald373w9LpUVzZ_LtGl5fWJOh6PCLtwrOz7YfHHkwjHbkh_amapNkuKDwWQR6POUu4bUV-y7fg2iQF5xyi01xrO2omeOEwR28GADhP5q1TO5NXfcN3WNHU9dSxjLhmixGRr8/s400/DSC_0929.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514580848541359122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV_IsiT3gYIC1KN_W9WNKvysDoXXwGcVoWYmI3znN7WCjMglHKB-aDSNkte9KTKYjHpjjZMgm6Crz5MHk3bGu_TZdDW1-9YM3wmBLQc2yxLS1lqg41MTMxOP2dup2daxEwPi1rnZMjy0/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV_IsiT3gYIC1KN_W9WNKvysDoXXwGcVoWYmI3znN7WCjMglHKB-aDSNkte9KTKYjHpjjZMgm6Crz5MHk3bGu_TZdDW1-9YM3wmBLQc2yxLS1lqg41MTMxOP2dup2daxEwPi1rnZMjy0/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV_IsiT3gYIC1KN_W9WNKvysDoXXwGcVoWYmI3znN7WCjMglHKB-aDSNkte9KTKYjHpjjZMgm6Crz5MHk3bGu_TZdDW1-9YM3wmBLQc2yxLS1lqg41MTMxOP2dup2daxEwPi1rnZMjy0/s1600/DSC_0849.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Faithful</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW2M819u5_WuwrxqcdefD_11JEG1QZp8AcmRIoEoK9wPG2B3ZO25W5nwJOl8eJjMJ5NCk1NMDrRZtKHmK_a8vPdvedEkZlLoZ_xXh7jcncJbYuCExRC2gwdyK6hPI6VFoCBJf1diUkuI/s1600/DSC_0845edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDW2M819u5_WuwrxqcdefD_11JEG1QZp8AcmRIoEoK9wPG2B3ZO25W5nwJOl8eJjMJ5NCk1NMDrRZtKHmK_a8vPdvedEkZlLoZ_xXh7jcncJbYuCExRC2gwdyK6hPI6VFoCBJf1diUkuI/s400/DSC_0845edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514580044230163154" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjUnv5QIiiA8scgqG0qUXsqKAiVb1dM2s6JWZUQWNsCOvoBkS9hQ4zAEKs3CWh-Lpy9msUs-tVrt74nFQriOeZCFPkVCsmPli3O6CpgyRF995bVx2D9v_ILE-b1sC_QEHyAv3-EIhnAg/s1600/DSC_0882.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjUnv5QIiiA8scgqG0qUXsqKAiVb1dM2s6JWZUQWNsCOvoBkS9hQ4zAEKs3CWh-Lpy9msUs-tVrt74nFQriOeZCFPkVCsmPli3O6CpgyRF995bVx2D9v_ILE-b1sC_QEHyAv3-EIhnAg/s400/DSC_0882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514579272303334962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hot Pots</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-30245627916020723992010-08-13T09:02:00.001-07:002010-08-13T10:20:46.615-07:00So many updates, so little time!<div style="text-align: left;">I've been TERRIBLE at blogging lately, even though I have lots to blog about. Nothing <i>too</i> major, don't get too excited, just some fun stuff we've done during the summer that I wanted to share, there's kind of a lot so try to keep up. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>For starters, back in the beginning of June was mine and Rob's 3 year wedding anniversary, so as a gift to me, Rob got us tickets to go see Huey Lewis and the News live in Wendover! (I grew up listening to them and am a HUGE fan) We had 3rd row seats and stayed the night at the Montego Bay, it was a great gift!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8YkvTb2o0oa2RYnEi9IUaQeurdRCeXT5ic3PREcALHvdnSKrsxhFOS44KqY3uhjAfeAArfPhc3WmMYO-0tr53BZYFQS2mnsV800nraL1os53sb64stZmw0RllkKgnd9DbdLcJJH5ECU/s1600/P5280065.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8YkvTb2o0oa2RYnEi9IUaQeurdRCeXT5ic3PREcALHvdnSKrsxhFOS44KqY3uhjAfeAArfPhc3WmMYO-0tr53BZYFQS2mnsV800nraL1os53sb64stZmw0RllkKgnd9DbdLcJJH5ECU/s400/P5280065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504934845898206546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwdQYvAfbBnbQlOkeZlQe3oPMW_MniYF2G6wMA1uCxkanym1EmYtU30tjfAlNapLekWNwBqCVXW8rYvzC5WGOinFDDlcPv9iG-rFEkFgw51zRaSMv7mcJjvK0n9XKea9bE_NUGi8qZp8/s1600/P5280047.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwdQYvAfbBnbQlOkeZlQe3oPMW_MniYF2G6wMA1uCxkanym1EmYtU30tjfAlNapLekWNwBqCVXW8rYvzC5WGOinFDDlcPv9iG-rFEkFgw51zRaSMv7mcJjvK0n9XKea9bE_NUGi8qZp8/s400/P5280047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504934836881379234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>Rob also had to go to San Diego for work on June 4th, (I know, bummer right?) so we decided to make a little vacation out of it to celebrate our anniversary. Rob worked for Clear Channel as the director of promotions and marketing for 4 of the 7 stations they own locally. The morning show for KOSY 106.5 was giving away a trip to Sea World so they all went out there to do a live broadcast from the park. So, naturally, Rob and I got tickets to the park! We were also put up in a beautiful resort right on Mission Beach with our own private cabana in a private cove. You literally opened our front door and stepped onto the beach! Not only that, but we had our own little fire pit right in front of our room as well. It was perfect! We also had a personal bell hop/chauffeur that led us to our cabana by bicycle, it was this cute little old man, so adorable I had to take a photo!</div><div><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/AVvXsEiJmY-eHxWzxfxpt3LRJG6d1IAb4DJqhZojM-s7i5dULTaFK0BOFRtQz7ppRAtfvcBXwWZ6qNFyP0xMB40RfyjLkhZncrIbkriur-93nE8Pzd2xLBif9TCfFVDVok4xVO21lqBNUtVKwPI/s400/P6040003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941108896618098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>So our SD vacation consisted of getting sunburned at Sea World, bonfires, visiting my childhood town, Escondido, strolling through Balboa Park, free all you can eat breakfast buffet at the resort right by the water, the most amazing steak dinner I've probably ever had, brunch with two of Rob sister's and brother-in-law, visiting old friends, and taking the LONGEST evening "stroll" of our entire lives that led to getting lost, extremely sore feet, and having to take a cab ride home. It was a wonderful little mini-vacation and a great way to celebrate our 3rd year of marriage!</div><div><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/AVvXsEjEc65vEvEYceUPDTtpiuIGUEixKjeMtSvL5Pjq5r1vY7ZZcktxhDgh8ufiCMzA7Z-oHf7ryEvLZ0Pr3sHTZSvVEw6Ydxm07Cpe4VYyGyBzdtfdUsDvwRKH24MJDr8hMHn2bl444qjLnTA/s400/P6040005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504928177178401794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;">Our room at the Paradise Point Resort</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="text-align: center; "><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrX7S_TK-7LxsW4bbEcTG_oG2xtExzRy4VRwlhpVbXnrfUmSn5JZUxvjrGrEAQNVjFb3tSmR2xWQ4y_bo3lSvRyk4Ii7XE5Uqo8NSdElDqUsxCO29VfcbWAf4S7t3c-fj6WtGrDYSano/s1600/P6040006.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrX7S_TK-7LxsW4bbEcTG_oG2xtExzRy4VRwlhpVbXnrfUmSn5JZUxvjrGrEAQNVjFb3tSmR2xWQ4y_bo3lSvRyk4Ii7XE5Uqo8NSdElDqUsxCO29VfcbWAf4S7t3c-fj6WtGrDYSano/s400/P6040006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504928182540708306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqCuMupBlKSOMl4BX-1-VYQfDR3JbgQ9icVbcWKtmFMnCyPekmGBxri7l353rkubf-sAqkk4MuaDP2_A_MawlEZMEPJmYQM9RkHhLUoNJTSSNTIQhiluMjzN07PdU_QYRmQfUy9HIsAU/s1600/P6040004.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqCuMupBlKSOMl4BX-1-VYQfDR3JbgQ9icVbcWKtmFMnCyPekmGBxri7l353rkubf-sAqkk4MuaDP2_A_MawlEZMEPJmYQM9RkHhLUoNJTSSNTIQhiluMjzN07PdU_QYRmQfUy9HIsAU/s400/P6040004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504928170165928978" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Our fire pit right outside our cabana</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/AVvXsEj422ZeF_zs44rzJD9dF5c84QeKBG5POcX-DSO1YzM-zEI6td78x0npIRq_dkcr53mRaJIgrvnHHhxDCCgVA-pTDGYjKrzRJH0wBv0MWyPUE25ukWw-8viVM3PxV5MmmH2V76jSFiIRtuU/s400/DSC_0142edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504938198121305746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div></div></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV5QjdoN7t-4MI4DCd_88Voztg_WsMPzOkjS3L8oDkFtE4ono97dfFSBaHFz7dOS-gtFa50mgr3JgCiovJ_ATyNZALTvv51GqTNJuaGNzUM36igaktHBkFeg4T2wd4idX5qdy9cflqvc/s1600/P6060131.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWV5QjdoN7t-4MI4DCd_88Voztg_WsMPzOkjS3L8oDkFtE4ono97dfFSBaHFz7dOS-gtFa50mgr3JgCiovJ_ATyNZALTvv51GqTNJuaGNzUM36igaktHBkFeg4T2wd4idX5qdy9cflqvc/s400/P6060131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504930826820732226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Rob's sisters, Melinda and Charity and her husband Rick</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY6gNJN0C1LwqzgCFq6mIUwLxbUdc1sTYyUZOytysIC4WD-fXBhmrusm93o27p3K19eCfQPozX2dJqPB-U21zn8qMDmnWehBOrIeGLKENY941_2lr8XxdQFNVHcw0YmuvVzYTyDf7g4c/s1600/P6050044.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY6gNJN0C1LwqzgCFq6mIUwLxbUdc1sTYyUZOytysIC4WD-fXBhmrusm93o27p3K19eCfQPozX2dJqPB-U21zn8qMDmnWehBOrIeGLKENY941_2lr8XxdQFNVHcw0YmuvVzYTyDf7g4c/s400/P6050044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504930813288205986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Sea World</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdR4F4wPjpqkHPGy_RMi4uR_rc33E5VMtYp4P_h4BE2KeYLs9uEILRdGdcdn64qAbEl9U7HAiwGqh2EOXH6DbtrmGrgg-EqNqYibfUoxxiVI0IDJ7b1eeou8Mis9JkKvty4M3BC8PA4Q/s1600/P6050038.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdR4F4wPjpqkHPGy_RMi4uR_rc33E5VMtYp4P_h4BE2KeYLs9uEILRdGdcdn64qAbEl9U7HAiwGqh2EOXH6DbtrmGrgg-EqNqYibfUoxxiVI0IDJ7b1eeou8Mis9JkKvty4M3BC8PA4Q/s400/P6050038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504930806496724210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8w29n9XxH29jKCgo0BYN069orb2dawuxXA1cnL76ZLDHsSNZNaqIHWpZ4l0NTYk1ehM1ZrpIhftDnON8kx82JXm9DnMsTYl58zdibKITTao6Q5qnSogULYjHXJsu7q2M_2GepJzzE-M/s1600/P6050120.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8w29n9XxH29jKCgo0BYN069orb2dawuxXA1cnL76ZLDHsSNZNaqIHWpZ4l0NTYk1ehM1ZrpIhftDnON8kx82JXm9DnMsTYl58zdibKITTao6Q5qnSogULYjHXJsu7q2M_2GepJzzE-M/s400/P6050120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504930821031985234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Flamingos!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtlC7JZzCStbiUwgrvh_IXTTrE3UFCLOCK2Dj89Yw-1OVuHe1pGDH5lI3JEyJ6A3JjQuUhR6l8GxzZOKKuTHjgxh33e8DF08ww-n4lP_gelY1bsJI-BzwGFOLNJ8HA6lcoL9aAru_uPs/s1600/P6040020.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtlC7JZzCStbiUwgrvh_IXTTrE3UFCLOCK2Dj89Yw-1OVuHe1pGDH5lI3JEyJ6A3JjQuUhR6l8GxzZOKKuTHjgxh33e8DF08ww-n4lP_gelY1bsJI-BzwGFOLNJ8HA6lcoL9aAru_uPs/s400/P6040020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504928193257226306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Balboa Park</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/AVvXsEjXosLUnI8GLBJSQLQhnZSeyCcnBrk5wc4G97KXtWRKI8GNDiBsTOfbhkqALvZutI7B3K7cizNURRP03dBu7PkdjFFI6LzvdPVIvCIrADyQUTrVre_kQoea57_mcG3_9x-QUb4FXgO5-Gs/s400/P6050125.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504933028245244162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">One of Rob's old friends from the mission and his wife and son</span></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/AVvXsEjwm1wbt-hY2AWSpcCLQBeKEqACdL5X1pnfYl4rsegxzidU5s5IF1baciHvy_HSxc6Lg4-Glb52pJcIz2x2XNMTNooaO4clE29z-ayMZ9CcGlo-N7zU9Wux3B0EbySmlhJMARv5Vi-k7Uo/s400/P6060139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504930835294344978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Later that month my sister and I went to Strawberry days and rode a few rides, got some henna tattoos and of course, indulged in some famous strawberries and cream! mmm</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwf1hRNHlKRtIR5YIlgMPfqaxiTQdxVCaES8xdeCH1RtNczSbnZQ2Wnfd6Ur-B2zG-_E2_RUGHSUGG2MQCLeLWX3Dq9ZNigoAPaxCdU1stAlgKjfshYPPwsGL9ywj2xRFlXS-ffDYMNY/s1600/P6190148.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwf1hRNHlKRtIR5YIlgMPfqaxiTQdxVCaES8xdeCH1RtNczSbnZQ2Wnfd6Ur-B2zG-_E2_RUGHSUGG2MQCLeLWX3Dq9ZNigoAPaxCdU1stAlgKjfshYPPwsGL9ywj2xRFlXS-ffDYMNY/s400/P6190148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504931652818666386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>We also went hiking up passed Kawanis park in Pleasant Grove by the 'G'. There's a big waterfall up there and some amazing views of the valley!</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/AVvXsEhICDV4WgOWucF6DpoFK5k6i4nk5Y01zWkBrQKcqF_l9yecvN-yMXQBCRFl6pqBPcrPgcgAW6gKiqAF2FfJd_Zx3PraVMxaGAvl6i7R0b8iIVnuxfyF5ept0judX1EYrIiy6Oiz6U1x-X0/s400/P6260177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504941117617468962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDWVc4RRo3iM4aH7QKheDpAN8osbJCWvivi5OMQODZCStDDSbQShiYUFdwtykobLGC4edaqtqV6lzqpwASQQlDlkWPOEvqOnTAPlzAx3jDDTdvP_cInMmJ4Sj8ORkl9ozsI49MPAI9L4/s1600/P6260182.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDWVc4RRo3iM4aH7QKheDpAN8osbJCWvivi5OMQODZCStDDSbQShiYUFdwtykobLGC4edaqtqV6lzqpwASQQlDlkWPOEvqOnTAPlzAx3jDDTdvP_cInMmJ4Sj8ORkl9ozsI49MPAI9L4/s400/P6260182.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504931680752949090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>As a tradition, my sister and I always go to the annual Fourth of July parade and Freedom Festival in Provo. This year was no exception. Parade, breakfast at IHOP, and then all the vendors, carnival food and more henna tattoos you can handle!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjkj3uDZUaAHzmk8ZHpeWjsQ525YL-_ZrKvBzgiEkswVa37wl-YlS4-2Ml8i8RlyAiwsEYfHGtT0a7_Ge_oOsLuH6SmeW9xZgkyEe82SI0O3J4t3CiVVA4Cky9-ZR5d_lhhC2pNVB-Wc/s1600/P7050211.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjkj3uDZUaAHzmk8ZHpeWjsQ525YL-_ZrKvBzgiEkswVa37wl-YlS4-2Ml8i8RlyAiwsEYfHGtT0a7_Ge_oOsLuH6SmeW9xZgkyEe82SI0O3J4t3CiVVA4Cky9-ZR5d_lhhC2pNVB-Wc/s400/P7050211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504933052233653154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierIDAxSSJ9ASXAMnv3j4aou4SybvqVmOscSqVTjRM7kKXR_e5KdUkdWpSzzB1OB20F6HUB6-2o18yEy29P9WGBtWBQgQmB6tYyjoSgod6mDFxFnaFFXQ6k_tWNOOko1Urg-7ughBhQ-0/s1600/P7050208.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierIDAxSSJ9ASXAMnv3j4aou4SybvqVmOscSqVTjRM7kKXR_e5KdUkdWpSzzB1OB20F6HUB6-2o18yEy29P9WGBtWBQgQmB6tYyjoSgod6mDFxFnaFFXQ6k_tWNOOko1Urg-7ughBhQ-0/s400/P7050208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504933040888991602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My Alma mater's marching band</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXibwbjWaHrHB9pkGm2qjEsjwGFbQi5uNo_cvkaS3LWKz_YF0Ea57KhcfwkL-tBR-naiPvxl4sXzMpE8Aqo2RDsKjIkQb7l_XpkK8JQYsRP4-EE7IkAcYKc6sAktM9bNTQP801-9D89KQ/s1600/P7050197.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXibwbjWaHrHB9pkGm2qjEsjwGFbQi5uNo_cvkaS3LWKz_YF0Ea57KhcfwkL-tBR-naiPvxl4sXzMpE8Aqo2RDsKjIkQb7l_XpkK8JQYsRP4-EE7IkAcYKc6sAktM9bNTQP801-9D89KQ/s400/P7050197.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504933031794210770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>Some exciting news in the Nish family, if you haven't already heard, Rob got a new job! At the end of July Rob got hired on at the Miller Motorsports Park as their High Performance Driving School Brand Manager! So, after almost 5 years at Clear Channel, and I don't know how many years in radio and media, Rob has moved on to a new chapter in his career and a whole new change of pace and atmosphere. So far he really loves it and it's fun to go to the track on the weekends to watch the different races and events they have going on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since Rob was leaving he had a few more vacation days at Clear Channel for the year so of course he decided to take them! So we went to Washington, to the Tri-cities to visit our really good friends, Darin and Jenn and their amazingly gorgeous 3 year old, Ivy. Darin is also a photographer so we always have a lot to talk about and shoot when we're together, and he is also a classic car owner and has a beautiful bright red Ford Fairlane. So between that, the kayak shop they own out there, the Columbia river, and the boat races going on the weekend, we had a lot of fun things to do!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Vfjp4MgG4WhvAusGV8iv8IzzPiFRCQ6nZeSDsdmNr9rQvPMS06aV025gV4ZYHCe24BDxslWgZC2LOaFiU1wRbA0qZppcPZPcgP93b0Ken0yktZI_C1aVi6KNltzeduEXIzAkWopQUI/s1600/DSC_6025.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1Vfjp4MgG4WhvAusGV8iv8IzzPiFRCQ6nZeSDsdmNr9rQvPMS06aV025gV4ZYHCe24BDxslWgZC2LOaFiU1wRbA0qZppcPZPcgP93b0Ken0yktZI_C1aVi6KNltzeduEXIzAkWopQUI/s400/DSC_6025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504939927959639442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><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/AVvXsEjEmqcML1Cy7Ma-OIump4CaIL2iRSVr06gzqJ-PKZeDicDM_azdajG6sSH-M0-b0D90Rd12v7-kXOqZBi4x9vxujIZ44Pe2fTfqfDPFnBMbagqFdcFiANd8bcyez2MMO55fUgJoSIprY_0/s400/DSC_5816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504943924786430946" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyebNm7WyXHdAfwPTDrc6Yo43_dvHq5hkkWtGZv2Yu01eTCK9sHUAMh6Op8F0WPM8PrItL75dAkoPedZyM8p61LKyHHH3XYFXR2r1xDQg2XhTT0_FFgOgDXxDPbGlFpY0lzjcnBErzb1U/s1600/DSC_5813edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyebNm7WyXHdAfwPTDrc6Yo43_dvHq5hkkWtGZv2Yu01eTCK9sHUAMh6Op8F0WPM8PrItL75dAkoPedZyM8p61LKyHHH3XYFXR2r1xDQg2XhTT0_FFgOgDXxDPbGlFpY0lzjcnBErzb1U/s400/DSC_5813edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504938982876049234" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Darin's Fairlane</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6XSJ8VDg3Q4T1hlrFfAsbYwzc-EKvlJre52OAVY_5937kiYeBPSAFLe20aWePZlsf2TuxHlCYZkUbglb9Les0kGZdZGd-QbALfAtAyIDbK9Ob4g4etAfh_MgJFoJ6NoUombIBqttNkw/s1600/DSC_5841_resize.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6XSJ8VDg3Q4T1hlrFfAsbYwzc-EKvlJre52OAVY_5937kiYeBPSAFLe20aWePZlsf2TuxHlCYZkUbglb9Les0kGZdZGd-QbALfAtAyIDbK9Ob4g4etAfh_MgJFoJ6NoUombIBqttNkw/s400/DSC_5841_resize.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504937718175000082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3qYhshkhPh3ibNQYiRYLdqcL1J0ShxY1eA1T4rcfQCd93iz3bH-jrGnfaj6FTjrCKzlBTrboOmxyKTPLhyphenhyphenv-S5qmzqmfSxzrxVGiqxTcbR1pBOZkXppSbBP_AYOMJC8u8nRR7Z5M7LA/s1600/DSC_5719_resize.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3qYhshkhPh3ibNQYiRYLdqcL1J0ShxY1eA1T4rcfQCd93iz3bH-jrGnfaj6FTjrCKzlBTrboOmxyKTPLhyphenhyphenv-S5qmzqmfSxzrxVGiqxTcbR1pBOZkXppSbBP_AYOMJC8u8nRR7Z5M7LA/s400/DSC_5719_resize.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504937715151719746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Photo shoot with Darin Warnick</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Irk0Dyo0A_EjElrSrDdnCXKoGSJnY3Y8Mk3xPoVn7XAYYugD37bfJAhczHgdnvO_lHVasC4ou_ZnFJSTaOyJbSEh5ecUiPUTqA9Bp67-aUFHL1FCSWTyvh96wLgR3caoLlLz9_drCV4/s1600/P7230231.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Irk0Dyo0A_EjElrSrDdnCXKoGSJnY3Y8Mk3xPoVn7XAYYugD37bfJAhczHgdnvO_lHVasC4ou_ZnFJSTaOyJbSEh5ecUiPUTqA9Bp67-aUFHL1FCSWTyvh96wLgR3caoLlLz9_drCV4/s400/P7230231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504934834307010898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Watching the boat races</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBIspXyA8vOIgYP4aifT93q-BJ9_wcDFrHW2zLVroKx7QRa6zxDniaSHeXx9qaFep-dfSBjqpdUtwwr5NuX4AyhUy9jE4xoiyGs920CdFcDuA7ROiGihXAe3-zuKBgNRZUUnmg48ht_Y/s1600/P7230233.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBIspXyA8vOIgYP4aifT93q-BJ9_wcDFrHW2zLVroKx7QRa6zxDniaSHeXx9qaFep-dfSBjqpdUtwwr5NuX4AyhUy9jE4xoiyGs920CdFcDuA7ROiGihXAe3-zuKBgNRZUUnmg48ht_Y/s400/P7230233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504934820863242274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Paddle Boarding on the Columbia</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAG0mByABWtziWF8sOVsbK21vIY_GNhoMxkCNmwNmq8VDxmOtk-5Zgm38RbEsF9-rqi6oxGAf6PVhsorvQlTyDZ8upEYIlGJbDbD0JONK1jMvNJMD3u6zU7xuwdjvFvO6LgiRzjqA9rA/s1600/P7220228.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAG0mByABWtziWF8sOVsbK21vIY_GNhoMxkCNmwNmq8VDxmOtk-5Zgm38RbEsF9-rqi6oxGAf6PVhsorvQlTyDZ8upEYIlGJbDbD0JONK1jMvNJMD3u6zU7xuwdjvFvO6LgiRzjqA9rA/s400/P7220228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504934812865699474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bike rides along the Columbia river</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezUVpsxYMqwFcZRRTIXedIHQ7Ngi6xu4w7NB53qRauJvY09vWSqw2606nMt4zN2_9yPMi-tuKXnwaZjKaJVsRtPuEPoBbOLnouoSY5Lr5ivtMWvjLUu2yeG-SZ_BCbuagVRYeLISwg08/s1600/P7220223.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezUVpsxYMqwFcZRRTIXedIHQ7Ngi6xu4w7NB53qRauJvY09vWSqw2606nMt4zN2_9yPMi-tuKXnwaZjKaJVsRtPuEPoBbOLnouoSY5Lr5ivtMWvjLUu2yeG-SZ_BCbuagVRYeLISwg08/s1600/P7220223.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezUVpsxYMqwFcZRRTIXedIHQ7Ngi6xu4w7NB53qRauJvY09vWSqw2606nMt4zN2_9yPMi-tuKXnwaZjKaJVsRtPuEPoBbOLnouoSY5Lr5ivtMWvjLUu2yeG-SZ_BCbuagVRYeLISwg08/s400/P7220223.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504933061014250818" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that's my sum up of our summer so far. I'll try not to be such a slacker at this.</div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-65683860607432387182010-06-01T15:38:00.000-07:002010-06-02T10:17:25.138-07:003 years and counting...Rob and I have been together about 5 years now, and in that time, he has become my biggest supporter, my confidant, and my very best friend. Through Rob I have learned patience, understanding, forgiveness, perseverance, ambition and compassion. We have seen the worst in each other, and brought out the very best in one another. We have shared many amazing experiences and opportunities, and have also been through some challenges, heartache and trials. But we went through them together and because of that, our love for one another has grown. <div><br /></div><div>Three years ago today, we were married and sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. On that day, my love for Rob was stronger than it had ever been, I felt as though I couldn't love him or anyone more than I did that day. Since then we have grown and experienced so much both individually and together.</div><div><br /></div><div>Rob truly is my better half. He helps me see the person I am, and has helped me become the person I always wanted to be. He loves me for me, the good, the bad and everything in between. Rob is patient, loving, supportive, and full of surprises. He encourages me, admires me, and always makes me feel loved. Rob brings a smile to my face every day that we're together. I can not imagine my life without him. There isn't a person on this earth I would rather wake up next to every morning and spend eternity with.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, 3 years later, I look back on June 2, 2007 as the day I loved Rob the very least. </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Anniversary to my amazing friend, companion, and husband!</div><div><br /></div><div>I just love you so much...</div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-17783677692752202712010-05-19T16:12:00.000-07:002010-05-19T16:57:11.832-07:0026 going on....20??When I was younger, 14, 15, 16 etc., I always got told I looked 21, 22, 23...which at the time I loved, of course, not as much as my parents ;). I always felt older than I was too. I dated older guys, had older friends and was often told I was mature for my age when people found out how old I really was. <div><br /></div><div>Now that I am older not much has changed. I am married to a guy that is six years my elder, and I don't necessarily feel older than I am, but I feel like I'm still pretty mature for my age, or at least for the age people think I am. Now that I am passed my early 20's I get told I look younger ALL the time. Which I suppose is fine, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it more when I'm 30+, but being that I have owned my own business for 4 years now, it would kind of be nice to at least look my age. People look at me and think I must just be starting out cause I'm so young, so how could I have possibly been doing this for very long?! They are shocked when I tell them this is my fourth year in business. Not to mention I have a younger sister that people always think is my older sister....she's 20! So if I'm the younger one, how old does that make me??<div><br /></div><div>I met with a client a few weeks ago who looked to be in her mid 40's, as we were talking she made mention of her 3 children, the oldest being 18. She then talked about her wedding date, being on September 18th, and I mentioned to her that that was 2 days after my birthday. She looked at me with all sincerity and said "oh really?! How old are you going to be....20?" </div><div><br /></div><div>I told her I am actually turning 27 and her eyes about popped out of her head! The whole time I'm thinking, "great, this lady is sitting here with me trying to decide if she wants a girl SHE thinks is barely older than her oldest child to photograph the most important day of her life". It's a good thing I told her my husband is going to be 33 <i>AFTER </i>I told her my age. Could you imagine the look I would have got then, if she thought I was still 19?! haha</div><div><br /></div><div>So, alas, for now I guess I am a 26 year old in a 19 year old's body, trying to prove myself in a world where people don't take youth all too seriously and in an industry where it pays to have experience under your belt. Hopefully as I continue to get older, this whole thing will pay off....</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and in case you were wondering, I booked her wedding.</div><div><br /></div><div>In a completely unrelated post, Rob and I took the Chevelle out last weekend for a little Sunday drive. We went up American Fork Canyon and took some pictures, here are some shots from the day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOSt70xQYmuT3YXdZE49af14eIBovWj0vyx42rEHdrcpgyigj_s8YNDNkjG4ju0bzbZhaODu0k_gW2a7PhPE682HGSGxkGaZZL9eEt2seI2h76N1ZbFtKUlBQQ_S0sbn8rz01I2iN60s/s1600/DSC_8450edir.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOSt70xQYmuT3YXdZE49af14eIBovWj0vyx42rEHdrcpgyigj_s8YNDNkjG4ju0bzbZhaODu0k_gW2a7PhPE682HGSGxkGaZZL9eEt2seI2h76N1ZbFtKUlBQQ_S0sbn8rz01I2iN60s/s400/DSC_8450edir.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473133769316380626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS1IKlDz3fNks2VTdXcimXldcaPjz0T9AF_Cbtyr9aL-TUth7mVejhcYbScPQmy7yoO1AMEXnKRksdgf1lj_0wFrcbMqMh71xqKDVESesRRMPKx9TUfDAtm96rriF4Jrv6e8vSDWfNDA/s1600/DSC_8439edit2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS1IKlDz3fNks2VTdXcimXldcaPjz0T9AF_Cbtyr9aL-TUth7mVejhcYbScPQmy7yoO1AMEXnKRksdgf1lj_0wFrcbMqMh71xqKDVESesRRMPKx9TUfDAtm96rriF4Jrv6e8vSDWfNDA/s400/DSC_8439edit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473133482143659602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCTnAuOPl1WP4Kxs9Kh4Bquhe9ZqEZJQSO085HXQzUMM0azqpGqZGFqX8ui4POYVew3Ck0uqHgUS_N52-SwEdKOCWJuQd9Tg_EfPNci-EwiK6Ppw2cCap2Y8YJBFlMWp_9Zd_9u0yswU/s1600/DSC_8434edit2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCTnAuOPl1WP4Kxs9Kh4Bquhe9ZqEZJQSO085HXQzUMM0azqpGqZGFqX8ui4POYVew3Ck0uqHgUS_N52-SwEdKOCWJuQd9Tg_EfPNci-EwiK6Ppw2cCap2Y8YJBFlMWp_9Zd_9u0yswU/s400/DSC_8434edit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473133473477493314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMQm4CRdS-rZt-aaGCMn7ZY91FmoJK-Jb7I2yoiWqm4K8QEIeUPDpyc9OPVq6k0YCMBY0Sp7H1z3nw4kd803cr_pUZfLuKcmRQZEP0f6VUSGaP7gmMKOMLov_9SYWyHLlcAwEv8dxgGA/s1600/DSC_8424edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMQm4CRdS-rZt-aaGCMn7ZY91FmoJK-Jb7I2yoiWqm4K8QEIeUPDpyc9OPVq6k0YCMBY0Sp7H1z3nw4kd803cr_pUZfLuKcmRQZEP0f6VUSGaP7gmMKOMLov_9SYWyHLlcAwEv8dxgGA/s400/DSC_8424edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473132661567431890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjxJw8QWrmOSAjHXAQxDOFITk8Jm91RsZtEFC4ktJWp9R0ErCx1M7hzYLkScI2_KjiAUt5lfYVimrCOuGEgGMCnxd-hNiZXBbm3DZj5rLaxUg4Lq7yCUQioY7I9tzkHCQjXBPEWsY0yw/s1600/DSC_8411edit2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjxJw8QWrmOSAjHXAQxDOFITk8Jm91RsZtEFC4ktJWp9R0ErCx1M7hzYLkScI2_KjiAUt5lfYVimrCOuGEgGMCnxd-hNiZXBbm3DZj5rLaxUg4Lq7yCUQioY7I9tzkHCQjXBPEWsY0yw/s400/DSC_8411edit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473132650678984226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGW4eH_4YE37fEZSer5kJIa3JIJ56fZuaGSoApoXOiPiAdO080aIHdzz_CmD28085gPGevYvI4ZCX09aCYXiscEVxVa64NcHpngZn1AsvDJzNRy92dHQ63KgwJdfjYmn64O_ouiAxrRQ/s1600/DSC_8409edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGW4eH_4YE37fEZSer5kJIa3JIJ56fZuaGSoApoXOiPiAdO080aIHdzz_CmD28085gPGevYvI4ZCX09aCYXiscEVxVa64NcHpngZn1AsvDJzNRy92dHQ63KgwJdfjYmn64O_ouiAxrRQ/s400/DSC_8409edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473132052874749634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Cl6sB2iQvRnjC-wo5PPy3YJTXyT6dffwDIbQlt9z_M_V1L6_fJPTWvXUdfkMIxzsAPg2C5i0b6xHO8rlFVPnMnMGfkrAe_1eRR0-VzQ_X-eEvWe8d1g5mUvUtPtjR5-OVOst3tFSbkM/s1600/DSC_8404edit2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Cl6sB2iQvRnjC-wo5PPy3YJTXyT6dffwDIbQlt9z_M_V1L6_fJPTWvXUdfkMIxzsAPg2C5i0b6xHO8rlFVPnMnMGfkrAe_1eRR0-VzQ_X-eEvWe8d1g5mUvUtPtjR5-OVOst3tFSbkM/s400/DSC_8404edit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473132039894750066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-89359718916277861302010-05-06T11:49:00.000-07:002010-05-06T12:02:02.039-07:00Saved by the....ChevelleSo the other night Rob and I went over to my parent's house to visit after dinner. They live in Saratoga Spring, Ut and there is a long stretch of road to get to their home that was recently widened from a two lane to a four lane road. EVERY time I drive down that road I see several cops, without fail.<div><br /></div><div>So, it was no surprise that as we were driving back we were side by side with a police car. Now we weren't speeding or anything like that so it should have been fine, except for the fact that we were in our yet-to-be-registered Chevelle with Mississippi plates. Sure enough, the cop ran our plates and within seconds his lights were flashing. Rob looks over at me and tells me the he had forgotten the bill of sale and title at the house. Greeeeaat!</div><div><br /></div><div>The cop comes over to Rob's side of the car and says "ok, so what we need to do is get side by side, and wait til no one's around", joking that he wanted to race us. Rob was oblivious and thought he was saying we were going to need to follow him down to the station. haha.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then he told us he ran our plates and nothing came up, we explained to him that we had just purchased the car and driven it back from Mississippi and hadn't had a chance to register it yet. Hoping he wouldn't ask for proof of purchase. The cop said that was fine and was impressed by our ride and the 396 under the hood. He asked Rob if he's ever seen how fast it can go. Rob told him we drove Route 66 back from MS and at one point got it up to about 105-110. The cop laughed and seemed amused. He then leaned into the car and said "ok, so after this car you're clear and there isn't going to be another cop for at least two miles. So we'll just pretend I'm not here. You guys have a good night". </div><div><br /></div><div>So the cop is basically telling us he wants to see the Chevelle in action. So what does Rob do? He floors it! I think we got up to 90 miles an hour before letting off the gas. The cop followed for a minute then turned around once we slowed down and went the other way. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think that's the first and LAST time we'll ever get told by a police man to speed. It's a good thing we got pulled over by a cop that appreciates classic cars and big engines. </div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-86410302821344007362010-05-01T19:57:00.000-07:002010-05-01T20:34:04.906-07:007 states in 7 daysToday was the final leg of our trip and what was supposed to be an easy 4 hour drive, turned into a very loooong 11 hour journey. We've driven about 2000 miles across 7 different states and seen half the country, when suddenly our luck ran out. I was all snuggled up with my head on Rob's lap, taking a nap on our comfy bench seat, when I was abruptly woken up by a terrible knocking noise in the engine. About 150 miles south of home, right smack in between Beaver and Fillmore... we broke down.<div><br /></div><div>We had the car towed to Cove Fort which was only about 10 miles up the road where they had a small service station that was fortunately open on a Saturday, and the guys were happy to take a look under the hood. </div><div><br /></div><div>Not knowing what the issue could be, Rob and I had our fingers tightly crossed that it was nothing major. Soon after removing the valve covers the problem was staring us right in the face... a broken rocker arm.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeh6WdQhkA7JxzepJkynFTjwQnzWBxrcuQ5qFcBKom4XMt1NEX3j7saHfWDw7N0eY8sI2tNgYYtSjAnE2ZUvYxwJQ5V9VqrWfnwObYPJpr9P53w9CmfTDpu6fjo69cy1MFVhLHy5lW3U/s1600/P5010002.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeh6WdQhkA7JxzepJkynFTjwQnzWBxrcuQ5qFcBKom4XMt1NEX3j7saHfWDw7N0eY8sI2tNgYYtSjAnE2ZUvYxwJQ5V9VqrWfnwObYPJpr9P53w9CmfTDpu6fjo69cy1MFVhLHy5lW3U/s400/P5010002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466510626780875858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFG-5qg8hv5xSrdTJebyWfr0HZoUXuS_P2MyO90iVGyFJbTfZp1vFudhBSELG_iIxACjEnWj9Rn5iNFvzZ1LGND-z8OOZnnXB9D-kKLqGj1ovZSSYta2PeyqBBt0mK1nAzWHZknrdA8Y/s1600/P5010005.JPG"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFG-5qg8hv5xSrdTJebyWfr0HZoUXuS_P2MyO90iVGyFJbTfZp1vFudhBSELG_iIxACjEnWj9Rn5iNFvzZ1LGND-z8OOZnnXB9D-kKLqGj1ovZSSYta2PeyqBBt0mK1nAzWHZknrdA8Y/s400/P5010005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466510634082709090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily, this is an easy fix, IF they could find the part. The thing about these 396 engines is that they are no longer in production, so finding a working part can be a bit of a hunt. The shop owner headed out to Beaver to begin the search. Roughly 3 1/2 hours later he returned with the trophy. He told us he was just about to give up after searching all the local parts stores and having no luck, when he ran into a farmer friend who just happens to own several hot rods. Our luck soon returned when he found the exact part we needed, in his barn full of classic cameros and vettes. The guy even told him we could have the part for free as long as it was for a cool car. The shop owner assured him, it was "a very cool car."</div><div><br /></div><div>So about $200 and 6 hours later, we were back on the road. </div><div><br /></div><div>With large gray clouds overhead and the sun quickly setting we were worried about hitting more bad weather. But fortunately we were able to make it home and FINALLY get our new baby safely in our garage.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had the time of our lives on a once-in-a-lifetime road trip traveling a classic route in a classic car.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-76502724155833000162010-04-30T18:00:00.000-07:002010-05-01T21:01:55.737-07:00homeward boundWell today is day six of our trip and we're finally almost home. We had a last minute change of plans when the weather turned on Thursday morning. We went from a warm and comfortable 80 degrees to a brisk 40 degrees overnight. Not only that, but a huge wind storm came into Amarillo and it seemed like we couldn't drive out of it. The strong gusts followed us all the way from Cadillac Ranch to Winslow, Arizona were we pulled off to "stand on a corner." When we went to hop back onto the I-40 it looked like a train a hundred miles long had parked itself on the freeway. We've never seen so many semi's on the road at one time. The freeway had been closed due to a bad wind/sand storm and was backed up for as far as the eye could see. <div><br /></div><div>Wanting to avoid further bad weather, we scrambled to find an alternative route. After a few phone calls and about an hour of deliberation, we found a small highway that took us away from the dusty desert plains of Arizona and into a lush national forest of beautiful pine trees and shimmering blue lakes. What seemed like a long trip out of our way, turned into a fortunate and beautiful detour. Once we arrived in Flagstaff however, our luck changed. We hit a nasty snow storm as we rolled into town and having no heater or functioning windshield wipers, it was definitely not a pleasant experience. We decided that instead of heading north from Flagstaff and up through Kanab, we would go to Vegas and stay with Rob's sister to ensure better weather. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today we drove to St. George to stay with my grandma since Fillmore got 4 inches of snow and Beaver and Nephi looked to have the same fate. Tomorrow we go home. We decided to take advantage of the red rock backdrop while we are here, and took the car up to the golf course to get some sunset shots. We couldn't get a good vantage point as there were cars parked in the ideal location, overlooking the golf course and red cliffs of Hurricane. So, with little convincing, we got the club house workers to allow us to park our Chevelle on the golf cart path right on the green. It's amazing the benefits you get with a car like this.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfdi8PbjjbHSk05iN1eGd6bWJsBfAo-gWSAnSZMRqTRRE7gU7H7WvkuXfnyCi9xqHry3rPaQ6kCNoLqS2GWmOer0rvaWaGW9jLswT9v5lqtWszMS3nQigDzEeaVRHyahsWoQ21cChWFw/s1600/DSC_3705.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfdi8PbjjbHSk05iN1eGd6bWJsBfAo-gWSAnSZMRqTRRE7gU7H7WvkuXfnyCi9xqHry3rPaQ6kCNoLqS2GWmOer0rvaWaGW9jLswT9v5lqtWszMS3nQigDzEeaVRHyahsWoQ21cChWFw/s400/DSC_3705.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466142214970941186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34p77-O6BiMhjaV17oSLYJbivMFhGXPjyd146t-dps7hAkZSSxOseSn83KP0EEchmtf_wcmfhyphenhyphenKjH22GUifeKVWM0rxgzPnH_aUHmMqVieL01SM1ngvzD_R7Bs13A75s6g7El05i6EcM/s1600/DSC_3699.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34p77-O6BiMhjaV17oSLYJbivMFhGXPjyd146t-dps7hAkZSSxOseSn83KP0EEchmtf_wcmfhyphenhyphenKjH22GUifeKVWM0rxgzPnH_aUHmMqVieL01SM1ngvzD_R7Bs13A75s6g7El05i6EcM/s400/DSC_3699.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466140565168197922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXVNcGJIeJ2AVV_AagYKdh6-jSa7EnC6jcoiDyISK_rZvTtbHibrdwphelUCuUSLGLxbMSBaqPhZJxV46M5oHEpqLBkCN7fB8upiPrF8Ovb3PiZiFbjp1LLJodh5rXtrYQ3br1OcsSoI/s1600/DSC_3679.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXVNcGJIeJ2AVV_AagYKdh6-jSa7EnC6jcoiDyISK_rZvTtbHibrdwphelUCuUSLGLxbMSBaqPhZJxV46M5oHEpqLBkCN7fB8upiPrF8Ovb3PiZiFbjp1LLJodh5rXtrYQ3br1OcsSoI/s400/DSC_3679.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466140555973882722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkhEXNtPEkGEwYBeSBY1htAagJjwblCR_oWqLWczal1Lmf7-94klzk-C5A0csvP1wZJqCPD4y6RpXcxo-_WI6QdOGBPfeWgAWLJ1Smagx_XOWbhfAwvSljtSETNL6ASp1MU6TyYYdQwI/s1600/DSC_3720.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkhEXNtPEkGEwYBeSBY1htAagJjwblCR_oWqLWczal1Lmf7-94klzk-C5A0csvP1wZJqCPD4y6RpXcxo-_WI6QdOGBPfeWgAWLJ1Smagx_XOWbhfAwvSljtSETNL6ASp1MU6TyYYdQwI/s400/DSC_3720.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466143558491421282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYZpQ5yM_9m0t7aqM53AB0v3mkQTUUR6KpJpihy-vCrikUfeB9BAt_ancWXRrD-K6lD8sdo7WL7Bh6MynIJKEMjMCSgqqkoE5ssVcvXbAjhNS-8K1yKtwNAn5ODURF46G0LHwvNRjtEM/s1600/DSC_3617.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYZpQ5yM_9m0t7aqM53AB0v3mkQTUUR6KpJpihy-vCrikUfeB9BAt_ancWXRrD-K6lD8sdo7WL7Bh6MynIJKEMjMCSgqqkoE5ssVcvXbAjhNS-8K1yKtwNAn5ODURF46G0LHwvNRjtEM/s400/DSC_3617.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466140541157987938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My grandma couldn't resist getting behind the wheel</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>We've seen 7 states in 7 days, made LOTS of new friends on the highway, and taken advantage of many great photo ops. It's been an incredible adventure but I'd be lying if I said we weren't a little anxious to finally be home. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some more shots from our amazing trip:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4y44kBT5V51lFRBEnBjhRW1UPFzhjjhUCMVn9cDJp171mI1bY-SGyrQi9AmSdXQDvYRg5Uj24USC9u5NYJCqlxEWl73cpAw6yRSFpvdhSUCaw6_KpA7gAnIMbY3-7xWYr5VxJ72SSJY/s1600/DSC_3505.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4y44kBT5V51lFRBEnBjhRW1UPFzhjjhUCMVn9cDJp171mI1bY-SGyrQi9AmSdXQDvYRg5Uj24USC9u5NYJCqlxEWl73cpAw6yRSFpvdhSUCaw6_KpA7gAnIMbY3-7xWYr5VxJ72SSJY/s400/DSC_3505.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466145493470238754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Glenrio</span></i></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD5mW7-m1_oLgBetJE74s3CjLtgrxDzn74lfRjKRGaBsHeFS9hJus5a97qQLcTwxy-Ti_UqUCfbdCmOoUI5UQMUqsdgmuAttgh8JfscfDiW_-g3_P6fOMnUQegXp8dQKwrID5OMB6Kgs/s1600/DSC_3552.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD5mW7-m1_oLgBetJE74s3CjLtgrxDzn74lfRjKRGaBsHeFS9hJus5a97qQLcTwxy-Ti_UqUCfbdCmOoUI5UQMUqsdgmuAttgh8JfscfDiW_-g3_P6fOMnUQegXp8dQKwrID5OMB6Kgs/s400/DSC_3552.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466143550663947954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJD5mW7-m1_oLgBetJE74s3CjLtgrxDzn74lfRjKRGaBsHeFS9hJus5a97qQLcTwxy-Ti_UqUCfbdCmOoUI5UQMUqsdgmuAttgh8JfscfDiW_-g3_P6fOMnUQegXp8dQKwrID5OMB6Kgs/s1600/DSC_3552.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKeeHgJA2Y9kFCPEX7k-_XnBxV0KF82ONzxK3teZiQvM6bZwttd0MtlTfqXuGObPtx86UKr6dOZ4xxoRlxeBv-lJ_zYvazsj1M_RxVpuwEcTl08kQ5tpGp3X0EH8T0uuUVKqe53XBUMU/s1600/DSC_3437.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKeeHgJA2Y9kFCPEX7k-_XnBxV0KF82ONzxK3teZiQvM6bZwttd0MtlTfqXuGObPtx86UKr6dOZ4xxoRlxeBv-lJ_zYvazsj1M_RxVpuwEcTl08kQ5tpGp3X0EH8T0uuUVKqe53XBUMU/s400/DSC_3437.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466142222763596466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rob, leaving our mark at Cadillac Ranch</span></i></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKeeHgJA2Y9kFCPEX7k-_XnBxV0KF82ONzxK3teZiQvM6bZwttd0MtlTfqXuGObPtx86UKr6dOZ4xxoRlxeBv-lJ_zYvazsj1M_RxVpuwEcTl08kQ5tpGp3X0EH8T0uuUVKqe53XBUMU/s1600/DSC_3437.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wejfbdw0cL5tElhvm3hyaJctXG7nbtQGL_YYvD5GKZtcnvN_ceH66_WfxcdEQnCb-k7dRsz0Uldo3TZz5bukIg_g4fem12TdCBCquJdeoZzVcI3khOKA89stiOmRNQNTCJ6WT-w0jM8/s1600/DSC_3441.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wejfbdw0cL5tElhvm3hyaJctXG7nbtQGL_YYvD5GKZtcnvN_ceH66_WfxcdEQnCb-k7dRsz0Uldo3TZz5bukIg_g4fem12TdCBCquJdeoZzVcI3khOKA89stiOmRNQNTCJ6WT-w0jM8/s400/DSC_3441.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466142234785141874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQE9wUjq2W0_Ke7G3lvAyzTzPMeSbNcl-XyLqlqXIfSUfaM2fzlwMby01ONsSiTje2B_Pd1O-1_cOJSRjTyFDJuZn2QopU6En4tuM2CBLg2kUyRKQdma_nuGsdrJLhP37GwgjH7G7jOM/s1600/DSC_3360.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQE9wUjq2W0_Ke7G3lvAyzTzPMeSbNcl-XyLqlqXIfSUfaM2fzlwMby01ONsSiTje2B_Pd1O-1_cOJSRjTyFDJuZn2QopU6En4tuM2CBLg2kUyRKQdma_nuGsdrJLhP37GwgjH7G7jOM/s400/DSC_3360.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466149626203204098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQBfF55hbv3uawh3qnWlKNuceDRnSEF3Hg-0Qx_pXIBZjTKrzJAs4L_z4-JG30T5PEfX5WuaiXBm7rlKcyS1CqD-0709S4R6QNR8uGXklgS7cDJIWL6eUq5wXfXDxzN1Zz51eTcZagG4/s1600/P4290059.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQBfF55hbv3uawh3qnWlKNuceDRnSEF3Hg-0Qx_pXIBZjTKrzJAs4L_z4-JG30T5PEfX5WuaiXBm7rlKcyS1CqD-0709S4R6QNR8uGXklgS7cDJIWL6eUq5wXfXDxzN1Zz51eTcZagG4/s400/P4290059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466145471971467714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaYdGa_yHrBesweYtAVHjyNOQ1ib5TepC6hZBNxXwa0V-yHWSlVNnRSWZEVo7Zrwb4zAkMiNg3FRN95YTVMcvJTsifezbW5nh5wo3KT3YSXpd0jHSUCcYvd0bY9W9MLO6PmF6VJ5s76w/s1600/P4290058.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaYdGa_yHrBesweYtAVHjyNOQ1ib5TepC6hZBNxXwa0V-yHWSlVNnRSWZEVo7Zrwb4zAkMiNg3FRN95YTVMcvJTsifezbW5nh5wo3KT3YSXpd0jHSUCcYvd0bY9W9MLO6PmF6VJ5s76w/s400/P4290058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466143574421030610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"takin it easy" in Winslow, AZ</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDN1IdutpS0pFV095LU7sQVCqae682b77XHtRpj6LZZVN6UZnBXI0riR2SlD1KZaGpp1pVXIFfjgCmLDhFzyUsfko12S3Ue0Q1-SsQchBx9lc7t4IkDPr2ZqFOSwnpPkROY3-p_dyGpMw/s1600/P4290063.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDN1IdutpS0pFV095LU7sQVCqae682b77XHtRpj6LZZVN6UZnBXI0riR2SlD1KZaGpp1pVXIFfjgCmLDhFzyUsfko12S3Ue0Q1-SsQchBx9lc7t4IkDPr2ZqFOSwnpPkROY3-p_dyGpMw/s400/P4290063.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466149633649847138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Flagstaff, AZ</span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnP1pGr0gbhdGM1r4jVVSsPzDTCjec3Y6287zYG8ad8jmDoA8cA8v7Ja8a5mTaJ1xqXWFI7T1B1CO342yx7jJIXZqGzCG95cLTFNlZHLNuqW1Lt1-GH4kGi4geImUB5abx03_2Bjub0/s1600/DSC_3709.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnP1pGr0gbhdGM1r4jVVSsPzDTCjec3Y6287zYG8ad8jmDoA8cA8v7Ja8a5mTaJ1xqXWFI7T1B1CO342yx7jJIXZqGzCG95cLTFNlZHLNuqW1Lt1-GH4kGi4geImUB5abx03_2Bjub0/s400/DSC_3709.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466150741703228114" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX4WelTSPtgys-G_n05KkvObExY3iib9jsXaqza1YLUwYyEsrO2KtaQMLtOSEiaiHAADEIr-WCSzzOwj93uRXXJmN75_Apk6csjtuUaQ04luPpx4SXxAd0_-SJVaWLmUYCIgwYq-OkPA/s1600/DSC_3711.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX4WelTSPtgys-G_n05KkvObExY3iib9jsXaqza1YLUwYyEsrO2KtaQMLtOSEiaiHAADEIr-WCSzzOwj93uRXXJmN75_Apk6csjtuUaQ04luPpx4SXxAd0_-SJVaWLmUYCIgwYq-OkPA/s400/DSC_3711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466150728807693890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></i></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-16160369592847713732010-04-28T21:23:00.000-07:002010-05-01T21:00:59.325-07:00The adventure continues...Well day four of our trip has finally come to an end. It was a long day filled with some really awesome sights. We saw what some consider to be the best part of Route 66 as we drove through Texas and New Mexico. We photographed the famous Cadillac Ranch, drove through Glenrio ghost town, explored Motel row in Tucamcari and saw some of the old motels and cafe's, stopping off at the Frontier Restaurant to get some delicious sticky buns, in Albuquerque.<div><br /></div><div>Today was incredibly windy, but other than that it was a lot of fun. We pulled off of I-40 to jump back on the 66 somewhere back in Texas and we saw a little turtle chillin' in the road. So as I photographed the historic Route 66 sign, Rob came to the turtle's rescue by removing him from the middle of the road. The turtle happily repaid him by peeing on him. Maybe next time he'll let him stay in the road...lol</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some photos from today:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaVECs48NRj-VlAtG7lwsPJlBimvtC2tY9SxceJWo_BIRGMoMNFStD27flU98klQKz18rcZVwAlEezRJBZEZvfB2Ri6HNVu8YLSNhBNuRPRbcy_h2KwJJFDMa0c4d_qeTOQ8msBXYt6U/s1600/DSC_3420.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaVECs48NRj-VlAtG7lwsPJlBimvtC2tY9SxceJWo_BIRGMoMNFStD27flU98klQKz18rcZVwAlEezRJBZEZvfB2Ri6HNVu8YLSNhBNuRPRbcy_h2KwJJFDMa0c4d_qeTOQ8msBXYt6U/s400/DSC_3420.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465423851013980962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM9yC5Unvs0XAJtZLnSB64rBvnzAhwcRCc0EzNqTqli7BWfyBTleVg_P6YbsgGGM0C967QiuHpQeRPWS1O7hjXzI6MKrxUTuUdwA3KUHEWDZ2PssMl_26hNCzkWtPCh900LL55O5Hpa0/s1600/DSC_3418.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM9yC5Unvs0XAJtZLnSB64rBvnzAhwcRCc0EzNqTqli7BWfyBTleVg_P6YbsgGGM0C967QiuHpQeRPWS1O7hjXzI6MKrxUTuUdwA3KUHEWDZ2PssMl_26hNCzkWtPCh900LL55O5Hpa0/s400/DSC_3418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465423844935691394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Cadillac Ranch</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size:16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVxD75ht5Eq0w3yHhq8xXmCtkGC0NWNijSUB7AKXbmKIFb76tuTiB7KJD435nQXqX5uDhNaMZqiH9wtDHY6Xgf9aCdU_Tc7dlqLfnSr9hEw34QmR0PNW92jD1XSOZqxPK5iaWkiVGwCI/s1600/DSC_3452.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVxD75ht5Eq0w3yHhq8xXmCtkGC0NWNijSUB7AKXbmKIFb76tuTiB7KJD435nQXqX5uDhNaMZqiH9wtDHY6Xgf9aCdU_Tc7dlqLfnSr9hEw34QmR0PNW92jD1XSOZqxPK5iaWkiVGwCI/s400/DSC_3452.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465423866592396658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></span></i></span></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44IyZvIKKa0LBAhnRHsREFDJ7xsz8PnQ4go4dH5pH2eP_TpnfYt_tl-SHVR56xVNpQSOdfQGwMyFK4A-cAHPoUXVWkF5OStkrkzQkUdKovhhekaj_OCzD8rR9zTKEajFMI_ydT3VvzUc/s1600/DSC_3501.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44IyZvIKKa0LBAhnRHsREFDJ7xsz8PnQ4go4dH5pH2eP_TpnfYt_tl-SHVR56xVNpQSOdfQGwMyFK4A-cAHPoUXVWkF5OStkrkzQkUdKovhhekaj_OCzD8rR9zTKEajFMI_ydT3VvzUc/s400/DSC_3501.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465543133804239154" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i>Abandoned Juarez Cafe in Glenrio Ghost Town</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size:16px;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRKbesC_5rPqcWH76Ms04bIUjNjC5cKmhuTzvDfxBrou5dzYLxMte7pDvkjf4it2gtn4DAVQQ1L4atmJhYcOnzECjnj06NcOMR6mMgnzfZtTcVZyrLTRRJRLHta6_Da674uNWZsxrl98/s1600/DSC_3517.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRKbesC_5rPqcWH76Ms04bIUjNjC5cKmhuTzvDfxBrou5dzYLxMte7pDvkjf4it2gtn4DAVQQ1L4atmJhYcOnzECjnj06NcOMR6mMgnzfZtTcVZyrLTRRJRLHta6_Da674uNWZsxrl98/s400/DSC_3517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465544824325463314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On the way to New Mexico</span></i></span></div></span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4zCgEnFjLKN7Dzke1fISz-KbeUqviXjJ7W6mzmtlb86dj5VZ_sg-w6pmlQ4LHiESJ2vTj0lpfvc-rhwRemxG42UhuFwRRajlCB6iPSWhO3HUJgn8CmlZIDeI6Py2o3Ag9AJ8TFyr_oA/s1600/DSC_3566.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4zCgEnFjLKN7Dzke1fISz-KbeUqviXjJ7W6mzmtlb86dj5VZ_sg-w6pmlQ4LHiESJ2vTj0lpfvc-rhwRemxG42UhuFwRRajlCB6iPSWhO3HUJgn8CmlZIDeI6Py2o3Ag9AJ8TFyr_oA/s400/DSC_3566.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465548493291672370" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Route 66 in Tucumcari, NM</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZUjaTIAFvA6ivW0ML1FOEaf0yF75Elcw-WgE9gZzFw_Z43P7FiZHWKVqo-jEW0X3IXQb1uWcs_6EcVL3btgcblBYlNb1a8_FZgYP-U22SkcinmMbVMOeoMCzfi26ttN7_JMmIoSYPGY/s1600/DSC_3533.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZUjaTIAFvA6ivW0ML1FOEaf0yF75Elcw-WgE9gZzFw_Z43P7FiZHWKVqo-jEW0X3IXQb1uWcs_6EcVL3btgcblBYlNb1a8_FZgYP-U22SkcinmMbVMOeoMCzfi26ttN7_JMmIoSYPGY/s400/DSC_3533.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465544835374336146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZUjaTIAFvA6ivW0ML1FOEaf0yF75Elcw-WgE9gZzFw_Z43P7FiZHWKVqo-jEW0X3IXQb1uWcs_6EcVL3btgcblBYlNb1a8_FZgYP-U22SkcinmMbVMOeoMCzfi26ttN7_JMmIoSYPGY/s1600/DSC_3533.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>The famous Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aPZtlMDkWmnCArV7wmM5XbmEqCH55NJAXzgo4syI6M6uzAC53SdcZjrMSMvaP5B3jad6xUdiekybmuCXbdp_pNjUxg7NUmhCxubG2-k8G2sHkf9_pjzHZNIChRZC6J0Zfc6f6Iq4HKY/s1600/DSC_3612.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aPZtlMDkWmnCArV7wmM5XbmEqCH55NJAXzgo4syI6M6uzAC53SdcZjrMSMvaP5B3jad6xUdiekybmuCXbdp_pNjUxg7NUmhCxubG2-k8G2sHkf9_pjzHZNIChRZC6J0Zfc6f6Iq4HKY/s400/DSC_3612.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465548505570208610" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Santa Rosa, NM</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-15677892578098113332010-04-27T20:57:00.000-07:002010-04-28T07:15:53.585-07:00Dreams do come true...<div>Rob and I have been talking about two things for as long as we've known each other. One: owning his dream car, a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle, and two: cruising and taking photos on old route 66. <div><br /></div><div>This spring we were finally able to make both dreams become a reality.</div><div><br /></div><div>After years of searching we finally found "the one" and on April 25th 2010, after months of planning and negotiating, we flew down to the small town of Seminary, Mississippi to pick up our new "baby".</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFHHq7RtTzA3FRR6HBq9-w1veu7Uhths3_P8v66JfNLrzTJ6z6iHX9tBJ8tfvh3KtWp-lMPgPMsT33sq-oRPvt7EuVw2QAdfRAI7k_LhCAwYKIyFcHdUFteIMb-L65tv2D0ylb7rAAyg/s1600/P4260039.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFHHq7RtTzA3FRR6HBq9-w1veu7Uhths3_P8v66JfNLrzTJ6z6iHX9tBJ8tfvh3KtWp-lMPgPMsT33sq-oRPvt7EuVw2QAdfRAI7k_LhCAwYKIyFcHdUFteIMb-L65tv2D0ylb7rAAyg/s400/P4260039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465044617055375634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Drinking some cokes in a bottle with our new ride, outside Cranford's Drugstore in Seminary, MS (Population: 340)</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We decided the best way to see how solid she was, was to drive her over 2000 miles back across the country and to our garage. We figure, if she can make it home, she can make it anywhere. And since we're out here, why not take advantage of the history and culture route 66 has to offer by making dream number two come true as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's the start of day four of our adventure and so far so good. Car's running great and we've seen some amazing things.</div><div><br /></div><div>We've driven through the lush countryside of Mississippi, stopped off and had some amazing Louisiana BBQ with a side of Southern hospitality, and brushed up on our history with a quick stop in Dallas to see the infamous site of JFK's assassination.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWe9rO2HZiA4XkGmZRj2vuRDixakBfzwfYyp8G4jOeHIYbxmX1DecmEhwS0HZRCm5piU2WVs_NdoKSHtxAwE_HRQsZze611lkKp6D_dotSHJ5oMn4BKylMrJ_M7Chpk9H8aNHBnQ65QE/s1600/DSC_3276.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWe9rO2HZiA4XkGmZRj2vuRDixakBfzwfYyp8G4jOeHIYbxmX1DecmEhwS0HZRCm5piU2WVs_NdoKSHtxAwE_HRQsZze611lkKp6D_dotSHJ5oMn4BKylMrJ_M7Chpk9H8aNHBnQ65QE/s400/DSC_3276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465190909342312914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>The book depository where Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot JFK from.</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jGfnx8eqDpQZJ9viG1fE0TcGZe-LCLWtsBi2M63lBTGt9lpufs-tEgFJ5XiubHxnwvzVzf57cgnVWSmuB2C_0bkxD8InHReLdI-6YxR64DJWvbYVFgAKkr3RhlR8LSKeYJePEazVqek/s1600/DSC_3304.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jGfnx8eqDpQZJ9viG1fE0TcGZe-LCLWtsBi2M63lBTGt9lpufs-tEgFJ5XiubHxnwvzVzf57cgnVWSmuB2C_0bkxD8InHReLdI-6YxR64DJWvbYVFgAKkr3RhlR8LSKeYJePEazVqek/s400/DSC_3304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465046412186761810" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Our new ride sittin' pretty in the Texas countryside</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImImXJAbCtVEvMwL9jbFNIwTFLYhgRAE5sgsxBDFPYpdeLhqM5EhAa86ePBpe-Y35P0_6Or8YWvrMOkszzb25FoP8JVGyn183ygBkyqOqUSCvS9l1LvMgQRagtgQVtazLEkE6l_yIdZ4/s1600/DSC_3316.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgImImXJAbCtVEvMwL9jbFNIwTFLYhgRAE5sgsxBDFPYpdeLhqM5EhAa86ePBpe-Y35P0_6Or8YWvrMOkszzb25FoP8JVGyn183ygBkyqOqUSCvS9l1LvMgQRagtgQVtazLEkE6l_yIdZ4/s400/DSC_3316.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465048629129672530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pFAaotvRBNy10QJsoV0jyjt5_7LJKQQlwjZaPs0Aohno6QhN_AUwrRIffYF0F6YI45lR5hMw0v_uktFJNKc16y49Z0tAZ-PuqVJleuJJsgrEAA8-x4l9jm4mqz1UltfT8X885gcaBVY/s1600/P4270016.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-pFAaotvRBNy10QJsoV0jyjt5_7LJKQQlwjZaPs0Aohno6QhN_AUwrRIffYF0F6YI45lR5hMw0v_uktFJNKc16y49Z0tAZ-PuqVJleuJJsgrEAA8-x4l9jm4mqz1UltfT8X885gcaBVY/s400/P4270016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465176390312094098" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div> <div>Yesterday we finally made it to the northwest part of Texas where our Route 66 journey began. So far we've been through Shamrock, where we saw the U Drop Inn, Conway to see Slug Bug Ranch and we crashed for the night in Amarillo where we will be enjoying our breakfast at the famous "Big Texan" restaurant, home of the free* 72 oz steak. (*yeah, free if you can eat it all in an hour).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5i_Jr8PGp833hOCDZ-scrX7oAYaDszsjIN3bAALV_d2tHSVkcGRtp2WalAkH5v2nzXzvOXUGGQyOgZ2gWcFaG9hs5TTt0uh4nMnMv-MD81dz_LOPR-8IIBNpM3AR2KEHqwCb7Ne_iZI/s1600/P4270019.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5i_Jr8PGp833hOCDZ-scrX7oAYaDszsjIN3bAALV_d2tHSVkcGRtp2WalAkH5v2nzXzvOXUGGQyOgZ2gWcFaG9hs5TTt0uh4nMnMv-MD81dz_LOPR-8IIBNpM3AR2KEHqwCb7Ne_iZI/s400/P4270019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465174527813245442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMFAPmuxrwPuV2iZmLRGZeWPlgADywCjptUe_9ts8KzaEhnlc_BOptD2AwBmY7cYL1wd-6oHxq2oBUEcLRCIuFPIa9Uj1B0_NdnG_vhJu07XZBXoNvIdWjXUS9-luB5SKuIcVbGzYmPg/s1600/DSC_3352.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMFAPmuxrwPuV2iZmLRGZeWPlgADywCjptUe_9ts8KzaEhnlc_BOptD2AwBmY7cYL1wd-6oHxq2oBUEcLRCIuFPIa9Uj1B0_NdnG_vhJu07XZBXoNvIdWjXUS9-luB5SKuIcVbGzYmPg/s400/DSC_3352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465050935985101346" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjw-3yz_H1N2PiB5hZKIrrTa-XaZiGdm4wbRDMrrSyIpPg4YFQd2Ft0hncHukGjGz_uIIWpeedav2GzDj2sC4TbvUP0Fi1ZTmAzPWBRW5vU9cpuCUDeyjYVtbj2yLDbug0BDhGsg8H-fU/s1600/DSC_3392.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div>It's been an exciting adventure so far and we've learned that everyone's your friend when you drive a classic. We get lots of thumbs up, big smiles and lots of waves. Did I mention that not only did we get a free upgrade to a suite at our hotel (and at a discounted rate) but the hotel manager was more than willing to let us park our new ride in the drop off area right in front of the hotel entrance over night.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-kKTjHVllLiUz4EY_HXmf2jgMJnEXpLmzegMFrjowQlMf3A4DdwaWHootyLklHDZnMw9CgGfpHxX3nUVafbIYVa5HeqMQB-igJz_gX5hT0-Wz5ci9gtNJQLwX6-5dKESA1iMS509Fso/s1600/P4280033.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-kKTjHVllLiUz4EY_HXmf2jgMJnEXpLmzegMFrjowQlMf3A4DdwaWHootyLklHDZnMw9CgGfpHxX3nUVafbIYVa5HeqMQB-igJz_gX5hT0-Wz5ci9gtNJQLwX6-5dKESA1iMS509Fso/s400/P4280033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181826040593938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRH1g6gkhNLd2K2eWZ-zk1TSkTQ_gFh2VPFCfCHsG7yOS8Q0I1F8AOto7gOE9syxOw2Ajag4Axj_OrXyONCRgTIMP9FSUgqawLDVD9PyhKGl4csIBtxQoVWy-14I1TwhcMtDK30t48GU/s1600/P4280034.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRH1g6gkhNLd2K2eWZ-zk1TSkTQ_gFh2VPFCfCHsG7yOS8Q0I1F8AOto7gOE9syxOw2Ajag4Axj_OrXyONCRgTIMP9FSUgqawLDVD9PyhKGl4csIBtxQoVWy-14I1TwhcMtDK30t48GU/s400/P4280034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181822971683218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With a little over 800 miles down and roughly 1200 to go, the adventure has only just begun. We'll keep updating everyone on our long journey back home. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-14150874768180635492010-03-23T16:04:00.000-07:002010-03-23T17:03:05.078-07:0050 years...and countingSo this is post I should have written in February, but being out of town a bunch and having my photography season pick up, I haven't gotten around to it til now. But you know what they say, better late than never right?<div><br /></div><div>February 19th marked the 50th wedding anniversary for my in-laws, and Rob and his siblings wanted to do something special for them to celebrate. Rob has two sisters that live in So Cal, a sister that lives in Vegas and the rest of his siblings and parents live here, in Utah. Because everyone is so spread out, the family hasn't been ALL together for a really long time and they haven't had a family photo taken since before I met Rob. So we all decided that we'd meet in the middle and get everyone together for a weekend in Vegas.</div><div><br /></div><div>We booked his parents a two night stay in the Trump Hotel, which was beautiful, and got dinner reservations at The Black Pepper Grill. We also planned to do a big family photo down by Lake Las Vegas. Easy right? </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hFf9585us29xttJ3EyrVHJuNY8wwxQzpz0nJH7DwzreAp5mLYtI1Zv3_OFfSgngTPptKgTvnCC1iaD5_AHAf-Wavj9fJ4nfpr1GUlLR8OfbeXPUlWaMXLqJpE0whp_4d8tg_rGZM2dI/s1600-h/DSC_9460edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hFf9585us29xttJ3EyrVHJuNY8wwxQzpz0nJH7DwzreAp5mLYtI1Zv3_OFfSgngTPptKgTvnCC1iaD5_AHAf-Wavj9fJ4nfpr1GUlLR8OfbeXPUlWaMXLqJpE0whp_4d8tg_rGZM2dI/s400/DSC_9460edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451983012692040114" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQmpgkhw7Xu5xIfkKjXtFXJDC0iYuQRTGfPM_RpXwvxaMHzkcABCwxYT5jGHtk2Yh18QySxVPiccME64O4Srh1FP-AVYofYUceLrryubYIauarAlSXO8uRPccw9zCytc-G6GEcRQ4to0/s1600-h/DSC_9456edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQmpgkhw7Xu5xIfkKjXtFXJDC0iYuQRTGfPM_RpXwvxaMHzkcABCwxYT5jGHtk2Yh18QySxVPiccME64O4Srh1FP-AVYofYUceLrryubYIauarAlSXO8uRPccw9zCytc-G6GEcRQ4to0/s400/DSC_9456edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451983001845051762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though it was mid February and freezing back home in Utah, this is Vegas, the weather's always nice in Vegas....</div><div><br /></div><div>...Unless of course you've planned a once in a lifetime, 50th wedding anniversary family photo, outdoors. Then it decides to rain. But not only did we get rain, we got wind too. Luckily, it wasn't constant, and we managed to get the photos done. And I, being the family photographer, got the fun job of setting up the tripod and running back and forth between each shoot, battling wind and sporadic rain drops. It definitely took some patience and cooperation.</div><div><br /></div>Here are some shots from that day:<div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pOhvnuZALqddZ4zmQvCUPa2H6PRJt8ZnqfgYqGW2yUN21FQrPqUjpFsd_BmTfT24UroL3hJPNE9n9VcL9Bfy0xa3GQyP9Yh6grDeX3oetuHAkiDrFUQxBbeFj_6VSto_zf2wqMnnvX0/s1600-h/DSC_9305edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pOhvnuZALqddZ4zmQvCUPa2H6PRJt8ZnqfgYqGW2yUN21FQrPqUjpFsd_BmTfT24UroL3hJPNE9n9VcL9Bfy0xa3GQyP9Yh6grDeX3oetuHAkiDrFUQxBbeFj_6VSto_zf2wqMnnvX0/s400/DSC_9305edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451978773953199346" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWev-C3GxNDzHsNb5yk43OoJ1m3y5nXOe9KwyizZU7z5IZAUgCriAx8WES7gJPhh9eJm0AUYyfD-L2OlwXxqeR-5vSDgNwL0snpLtx5qI5veIh2dN0DVB8WDt8-2GXKHDxxwT_O29YuA/s1600-h/DSC_9318edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWev-C3GxNDzHsNb5yk43OoJ1m3y5nXOe9KwyizZU7z5IZAUgCriAx8WES7gJPhh9eJm0AUYyfD-L2OlwXxqeR-5vSDgNwL0snpLtx5qI5veIh2dN0DVB8WDt8-2GXKHDxxwT_O29YuA/s400/DSC_9318edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451978761518554050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkLS7OPuohcsWormqF1uzNHcLgBpRMshoFgfqJtAI1u3e5soEKxvm2Xe9JRSa3AhHqtPJqviMAKuqvAD2BY1amqQYgjb_-rSgYoLA_8XnjzjKYoupRmtdyqpVCXrkHwjnUgsDEV07f8k/s1600-h/DSC_9326edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkLS7OPuohcsWormqF1uzNHcLgBpRMshoFgfqJtAI1u3e5soEKxvm2Xe9JRSa3AhHqtPJqviMAKuqvAD2BY1amqQYgjb_-rSgYoLA_8XnjzjKYoupRmtdyqpVCXrkHwjnUgsDEV07f8k/s400/DSC_9326edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451978232368903842" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj8XLrsWophQ2H9j9nslwUMFOYS-bj1tme5oHGY9yl1CtRJj_57sBT-u7EXzr_X2xRKXjr4g0EqEvx_eREPxUqxWXbbUe9vFJHIfaIYXc4fd4nvkN_KF6Jp_FLsPh6INBtM0R2qM918w/s1600-h/DSC_9043-2edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj8XLrsWophQ2H9j9nslwUMFOYS-bj1tme5oHGY9yl1CtRJj_57sBT-u7EXzr_X2xRKXjr4g0EqEvx_eREPxUqxWXbbUe9vFJHIfaIYXc4fd4nvkN_KF6Jp_FLsPh6INBtM0R2qM918w/s400/DSC_9043-2edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451977327197774978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbeFMXy1ui-csx39avKco8hwSkcHqrgmyII0sqtp6gK7f-D2Sbxq_A8M0MBguzJg-DftM2cHwicONbog-0Na6Qo_fSnsphIdBjtEvFbn_oMffNZnjJVyJtd3YD5wPro0OpAlj3yDdmSc/s1600-h/DSC_9182edit.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbeFMXy1ui-csx39avKco8hwSkcHqrgmyII0sqtp6gK7f-D2Sbxq_A8M0MBguzJg-DftM2cHwicONbog-0Na6Qo_fSnsphIdBjtEvFbn_oMffNZnjJVyJtd3YD5wPro0OpAlj3yDdmSc/s400/DSC_9182edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451973490488773314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-4jV9Mbv1C-o4IjD-1Im3bvoXinxMPaFGXBA8Z834rumrmYwj6wtrh1fKdHQT35FYpKAqXMLh91NFsKSKVDwHWxCXfItM89wVdzJA7cYT99pI81oiBz-B3QrbIuJgNWQwiQJwejchfw/s1600-h/DSC_9361edit.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-4jV9Mbv1C-o4IjD-1Im3bvoXinxMPaFGXBA8Z834rumrmYwj6wtrh1fKdHQT35FYpKAqXMLh91NFsKSKVDwHWxCXfItM89wVdzJA7cYT99pI81oiBz-B3QrbIuJgNWQwiQJwejchfw/s400/DSC_9361edit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451977342571524418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><br /><div>After the photo fiasco, we had dinner then Rob and I presented his parents with a photo cake we had made for them with one of their wedding photos on it. Then we played a slide show I put together with a bunch of their old photos. It was great to see everyone, even if only for a weekend and his parents are still talking about their wonderful Anniversary in Vegas.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzNc1707rJw6X7FL6x4tTCUTHjLm0I-ero0RJnwbZ9iCTdC5xOaga7s-aKE6FopzClwFL7wHts9jRkdx4UIcZHfGyPvxGjjLIoUKF24wSmWqCqWjfdD7wXFpkl98r6OuE3GwKzVwh9EA/s1600-h/P2200101.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzNc1707rJw6X7FL6x4tTCUTHjLm0I-ero0RJnwbZ9iCTdC5xOaga7s-aKE6FopzClwFL7wHts9jRkdx4UIcZHfGyPvxGjjLIoUKF24wSmWqCqWjfdD7wXFpkl98r6OuE3GwKzVwh9EA/s400/P2200101.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451974066895648082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /></div><div>Click here to watch the slide show</div><div><a href="http://animoto.com/play/XG5p5sjGTxv88xddglbz4g">50th Wedding Anniversary</a><br /></div></div></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-67956117116678459352010-03-21T19:13:00.000-07:002010-03-21T19:44:33.630-07:00My latest projectWe've lived in our house for just over 6 months now and we just BARELY put curtains up in our bedroom and got our first two pieces of furniture for our front room. It's definitely been, and still is, a work in progress. But I did complete a pretty big project this last week in our living room. And by big I mean size, not so much the time and effort it took to complete.<div><br /></div><div>We have pretty high vaulted ceilings in our living room that start in the south east corner of the room at about 8 or 9 feet and go up to somewhere between 12 and 15 feet at the highest point. So, needless to say, the main wall in our living room has been a bit of a challenge for me to decorate. We don't have an entertainment center but we do have a pretty big TV against that wall and because of the vault and the fact that I put up a collage of photos on the opposing wall, I really didn't want to put more photos on the main wall.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkKThl941F-BQSB3dR4nY2A39zMYGNesExZ0xYYFFRrdCOmdLfZmIALoLs7uF3_ymiENjwFwpJS7II808Av3AsMa9RSAq-LU-nMyq9m397o1sk5oy6m_8k2va3WTYZRF5fPRw6KmS-do/s1600-h/P3210023.JPG"><div><div><br /></div></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE3iZm3_3wmY98Xk9K2WBIizPBrIj7SeiqECEoFRdT6Z2T4rayEUFPyAo2BbZi_eYiDFqqDHE6l_LBL6gpCpVFail01lgq0ivYlaNYMRPVYFJVC2AyWE8srCteNb6z2fvhyphenhyphen2RC7hc8Z8/s400/P3170012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkKThl941F-BQSB3dR4nY2A39zMYGNesExZ0xYYFFRrdCOmdLfZmIALoLs7uF3_ymiENjwFwpJS7II808Av3AsMa9RSAq-LU-nMyq9m397o1sk5oy6m_8k2va3WTYZRF5fPRw6KmS-do/s400/P3210023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451279101272371986" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE3iZm3_3wmY98Xk9K2WBIizPBrIj7SeiqECEoFRdT6Z2T4rayEUFPyAo2BbZi_eYiDFqqDHE6l_LBL6gpCpVFail01lgq0ivYlaNYMRPVYFJVC2AyWE8srCteNb6z2fvhyphenhyphen2RC7hc8Z8/s400/P3170012.JPG"></a>So I got this idea and our friend Darin, who does vinyl stickers, helped bring my idea to life. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my "tree" project:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE3iZm3_3wmY98Xk9K2WBIizPBrIj7SeiqECEoFRdT6Z2T4rayEUFPyAo2BbZi_eYiDFqqDHE6l_LBL6gpCpVFail01lgq0ivYlaNYMRPVYFJVC2AyWE8srCteNb6z2fvhyphenhyphen2RC7hc8Z8/s1600-h/P3170012.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVE3iZm3_3wmY98Xk9K2WBIizPBrIj7SeiqECEoFRdT6Z2T4rayEUFPyAo2BbZi_eYiDFqqDHE6l_LBL6gpCpVFail01lgq0ivYlaNYMRPVYFJVC2AyWE8srCteNb6z2fvhyphenhyphen2RC7hc8Z8/s400/P3170012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451278606922583538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGNceynVfJ6BxMz8Kxf0Wk7Ee7HhmxbY_NIClqxsLLE7MJFDjmp-ohB5P31f5IJ39EJlhKe6ReNcauDVQ6cwMGfXCYGDf94rgcYgs_893B8ok2ivB8UjWuiMJOyUA3U45NTCCurl15w8/s1600-h/P3170017.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGNceynVfJ6BxMz8Kxf0Wk7Ee7HhmxbY_NIClqxsLLE7MJFDjmp-ohB5P31f5IJ39EJlhKe6ReNcauDVQ6cwMGfXCYGDf94rgcYgs_893B8ok2ivB8UjWuiMJOyUA3U45NTCCurl15w8/s400/P3170017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451278613475716434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztKJs2k92svAu7I2aM9ZcU48ofMETPnkHJyx-c5FJ9508ILAVw8-VOemD6r3RolOEXwUw7M2QPCNzvTdyC_e2-06j_Ky2bcWEWNltLvyk1OFHBFg3x0VqePPvrrYpYXZQ_gDLfNvpPwA/s1600-h/P3190019.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztKJs2k92svAu7I2aM9ZcU48ofMETPnkHJyx-c5FJ9508ILAVw8-VOemD6r3RolOEXwUw7M2QPCNzvTdyC_e2-06j_Ky2bcWEWNltLvyk1OFHBFg3x0VqePPvrrYpYXZQ_gDLfNvpPwA/s400/P3190019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451278629428374050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TlF_heJPLPJsYbc_VrNlcQAWeT9EzcIErRsJlfSqjVxECLpF-6EweRENXEdTNJxyt66xsxLXaHgmVYZZQh8gTgGZjjjNd8WKxBA6jEz6m-6Bgm5rVQoiX_XZPZFCG2T73WV_JrRk32s/s1600-h/P3180018.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TlF_heJPLPJsYbc_VrNlcQAWeT9EzcIErRsJlfSqjVxECLpF-6EweRENXEdTNJxyt66xsxLXaHgmVYZZQh8gTgGZjjjNd8WKxBA6jEz6m-6Bgm5rVQoiX_XZPZFCG2T73WV_JrRk32s/s400/P3180018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451278620885537794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The finished product:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17aWO54rcr686EgotwyeRaqjwvCH7oIQ7dX719ccsOkKN48VMfzmVPARWcWepnOeb2JH5ogeu1gZoMNWW4IYT3QR4RoL917aaSsQbgGeMjpLbwJpwe8MV2Nm9IWHYA9f5XSbtiy4iDhQ/s1600-h/P3210026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17aWO54rcr686EgotwyeRaqjwvCH7oIQ7dX719ccsOkKN48VMfzmVPARWcWepnOeb2JH5ogeu1gZoMNWW4IYT3QR4RoL917aaSsQbgGeMjpLbwJpwe8MV2Nm9IWHYA9f5XSbtiy4iDhQ/s400/P3210026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451279092883463970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAsxiBEBxIn9nAZ_5nm_N8N3Jh5g045oLGHoAM8jV3SaEHbje_FcPcOorhKM35VQXHvUs76urN92C7z67lPGkfpo87g6pVMjqmNajngWv_auGMkaU8nuEXHCjXu6Tia25Cx3z9NuHxeA/s1600-h/P3210028.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAsxiBEBxIn9nAZ_5nm_N8N3Jh5g045oLGHoAM8jV3SaEHbje_FcPcOorhKM35VQXHvUs76urN92C7z67lPGkfpo87g6pVMjqmNajngWv_auGMkaU8nuEXHCjXu6Tia25Cx3z9NuHxeA/s400/P3210028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451279076301732738" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-80043073166288489122010-02-15T12:17:00.001-08:002010-02-15T12:39:34.886-08:00A little updateIt's been a while since I posted anything so I thought I'd better do a little update.<div><br /></div><div>Rob and I had our good friends Darin and Jenn from Washington come out to visit over super bowl weekend. Darin, being a fellow and very avid photographer, was awesome enough to take us out and do a little photo shoot with me and Rob. we went to this really cool old abandoned house and an antique shop in AF. It was so much fun to be on the other side of the camera again and not to have to worry about a tripod and camera timer! Darin is a great photographer and we got a lot of awesome shots! Here are just a few of my favorites.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks Darin!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCscyP1heceGSoKPegQnZ9IQgLyktM2sHXj_MaMtjg3iEM11gH1y5cWDNA18PgKG7tq73qfRgc3oHWNzGWoMtw8be9wwSf5MJ8wenumeF-39BuTZjKnhY57j50gjHZqCNxXqDnA-95OlY/s1600-h/DSC_7587.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCscyP1heceGSoKPegQnZ9IQgLyktM2sHXj_MaMtjg3iEM11gH1y5cWDNA18PgKG7tq73qfRgc3oHWNzGWoMtw8be9wwSf5MJ8wenumeF-39BuTZjKnhY57j50gjHZqCNxXqDnA-95OlY/s400/DSC_7587.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438569317461371202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauhyphenhyphen5AhBsnpb7zqJ3IfHGrGUM4KxMsLZuHtngPhKEid-d8kCCgnzK4pchDskUJ5nlIyTrH8XK0SuBCUYET8u-sneXDLmnlgsm0Z5AcQHkkv1zJye1hJsc24XXrrdzFlNkvQczbngfXP0/s1600-h/DSC_7527.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauhyphenhyphen5AhBsnpb7zqJ3IfHGrGUM4KxMsLZuHtngPhKEid-d8kCCgnzK4pchDskUJ5nlIyTrH8XK0SuBCUYET8u-sneXDLmnlgsm0Z5AcQHkkv1zJye1hJsc24XXrrdzFlNkvQczbngfXP0/s400/DSC_7527.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438569302994802530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRKOmSxb7y_EFiZuZ52OmRnx5UwkZPlR5Y3Suv5-a6hY1cFqckLGXn8czc9_5FnYKBL-1ZbxMhcrgtqz_xvsu29MwyogRLCEbUehbYAi72GSC_aNsQ69u6PRHS04yIQikcIkQHvB347k/s1600-h/DSC_7818.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRKOmSxb7y_EFiZuZ52OmRnx5UwkZPlR5Y3Suv5-a6hY1cFqckLGXn8czc9_5FnYKBL-1ZbxMhcrgtqz_xvsu29MwyogRLCEbUehbYAi72GSC_aNsQ69u6PRHS04yIQikcIkQHvB347k/s400/DSC_7818.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438568896674380338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixt-WaOjYZihZoAzDD0O0KlQqtnBJgRTLxGuJwIViqUD2bUnTMvlnQWoZ_OAvt_D_-3byLLosiyOfw-PoiR9VslDI2RU1EpktumGDm87bredVLEVVW-vF-45I-xEK-0kcvFOs2LZS1M/s1600-h/DSC_7585.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsixt-WaOjYZihZoAzDD0O0KlQqtnBJgRTLxGuJwIViqUD2bUnTMvlnQWoZ_OAvt_D_-3byLLosiyOfw-PoiR9VslDI2RU1EpktumGDm87bredVLEVVW-vF-45I-xEK-0kcvFOs2LZS1M/s400/DSC_7585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438568880593211282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZiAHMxa_eS_nsqfaCBfAkTMz-oyq1Qdqr72PRjeAXAVu8kq_Q1_SOxjD3GNj9ke61zenJ52CQhgRYMvZcs9wIuIe7GtKGJrg8wd0Q1jO0CKevFniOT9IhPHYydCbnTGdqoZGx_FY7yw/s1600-h/DSC_7795.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZiAHMxa_eS_nsqfaCBfAkTMz-oyq1Qdqr72PRjeAXAVu8kq_Q1_SOxjD3GNj9ke61zenJ52CQhgRYMvZcs9wIuIe7GtKGJrg8wd0Q1jO0CKevFniOT9IhPHYydCbnTGdqoZGx_FY7yw/s400/DSC_7795.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438568317821967810" /></a><br /><br /><div>I also took some family photos of them and their adorable little girl Ivy, here are some of my favs.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZciwwKuFnqYj2jhx3Q13HSM6IQ4ypnBj5LjVJOerNp_3J4lFB9_3XfRFemd6uhz73xTJAu4vm2bZ_sm52PdsTMjf5hFACrEbeh0T_r4Qj06ijrwd9qQXvGD43gLepRmlK9ZkoSCnEg8/s1600-h/DSC_8865.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HlK7opw8gGoxMXSBGs6IZ0qkDreQy-2SVKmgf1IPlfKTlgu2-iGScHAPqUpflhi9_PzfCxXS4QujcTGZvGJA4sAv5dWXkX3zbqOtNF5rA25Qd0UHqL1kN2bsGzD9Jb1yUWXbsn8ZdYE/s400/DSC_7673.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438571124957050114" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HlK7opw8gGoxMXSBGs6IZ0qkDreQy-2SVKmgf1IPlfKTlgu2-iGScHAPqUpflhi9_PzfCxXS4QujcTGZvGJA4sAv5dWXkX3zbqOtNF5rA25Qd0UHqL1kN2bsGzD9Jb1yUWXbsn8ZdYE/s1600-h/DSC_7673.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-44553432114359656592010-01-04T17:19:00.000-08:002010-01-07T13:46:21.199-08:00Our 2009Happy 2010 Everyone!!<br /><br />I wanted to recap this last year and post some of the highlights and memorable moments we shared in 2009.<br /><br />I started the year off by attending the annual Craft and Hobby Association convention in Anaheim with my mom. She owns a scrapbooking magazine and goes every year, this year was my first year attending. I had the duty of interviewing companies at the convention and got to meet and photograph Paris Hilton. Though I'm not a big craft person, or scrapbooker for that matter, it was still fun to spend the time with my mom and it turned out to be a good networking experience.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA0J8HcS7z0ymRgNjZL1n5Dt085E8L5cB50CaFRYPlgW6BtuDdVR8XnNqJHfTR-aYAqmB78EeaTdkcXqp07lMNjkXIrIBqXNx7OO_VaeLbayCsdQx6nhycilsRVsekg8V1CX9tNi7UYU/s1600-h/P1280044.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA0J8HcS7z0ymRgNjZL1n5Dt085E8L5cB50CaFRYPlgW6BtuDdVR8XnNqJHfTR-aYAqmB78EeaTdkcXqp07lMNjkXIrIBqXNx7OO_VaeLbayCsdQx6nhycilsRVsekg8V1CX9tNi7UYU/s400/P1280044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424098292278067026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xj977-4X1-_CMH5BTNxSmfVC8mp6OI93oLMlhaqubAVxjT_I7biQhiXLABQ2qYN_Bgi3LYA847UDr2cByOy5IatdMXN7LDzfaTB7cIptm7JuUTyYzSjoXmUu-yIg8j8ouH3KSAdXdTY/s1600-h/P1250021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xj977-4X1-_CMH5BTNxSmfVC8mp6OI93oLMlhaqubAVxjT_I7biQhiXLABQ2qYN_Bgi3LYA847UDr2cByOy5IatdMXN7LDzfaTB7cIptm7JuUTyYzSjoXmUu-yIg8j8ouH3KSAdXdTY/s400/P1250021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424098284184345458" border="0" /></a><img src="file:///F:/Stacy%27s%20Pictures/DCIM/100OLYMP/P1250021.JPG" alt="" /><br />February being in my slow seaon, was somewhat uneventful other than the holiday. Rob and I spent Valentine's Day by taking a horse drawn carriage ride through memory grove and temple square and I photographed a beautiful Valentine's wedding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62a-EJbzV0TibVuyoOj-FZBDywbslviJhMeBplJLY3_jIpcEyaUCu0-Spom1HumceqsiUkwFT_bvIOQBksnZCQ2SUNy-riKNs1Fbo2OrSlxD6WWBKpdQTWYpMGNh6DyrG5UFjhM1Ga7Q/s1600-h/P2130003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62a-EJbzV0TibVuyoOj-FZBDywbslviJhMeBplJLY3_jIpcEyaUCu0-Spom1HumceqsiUkwFT_bvIOQBksnZCQ2SUNy-riKNs1Fbo2OrSlxD6WWBKpdQTWYpMGNh6DyrG5UFjhM1Ga7Q/s400/P2130003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424099539562812978" border="0" /></a><br />In March I attended PMA in Vegas, which is an annual photography convention my mom and I go to. It's one of the things I look forward to the most every year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQawZy0sI9nJPcBvpEPqlTub4bhMop8mnvK8ia3UNszpjOw6jyyq12Vwldo4CJMiRnKKVe1PS8TyuHRlVVvMnNHHTwMGywH9riV1Lr-p_TTvciDnGaW_iyziLjVKUlqC-hmnk1gddRCbU/s1600-h/P3040033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQawZy0sI9nJPcBvpEPqlTub4bhMop8mnvK8ia3UNszpjOw6jyyq12Vwldo4CJMiRnKKVe1PS8TyuHRlVVvMnNHHTwMGywH9riV1Lr-p_TTvciDnGaW_iyziLjVKUlqC-hmnk1gddRCbU/s400/P3040033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424099552842015186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTt8qNj7u4NzdZVja9DtEBDShciLWIZpBe-RTQKLTOP1qzUB9uRZhG-ujOGQ1kLYdKDgnev6-UUeqC5f7Srvw2Xt6-9bfXIIiU-CW9Y-LNmR-siqiBRP2pEPjEKgNAWB9JvIp1vRkT5c/s1600-h/P3030019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTt8qNj7u4NzdZVja9DtEBDShciLWIZpBe-RTQKLTOP1qzUB9uRZhG-ujOGQ1kLYdKDgnev6-UUeqC5f7Srvw2Xt6-9bfXIIiU-CW9Y-LNmR-siqiBRP2pEPjEKgNAWB9JvIp1vRkT5c/s400/P3030019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424099552127882834" border="0" /></a><br />Later in the month I got my wisdom teeth out and consequently suffered from dry socket and a severe infection that affected my entire lower jaw bone. Definitely NOT a highlight of 2009, but memorable none the less. I don't think I've been in that much pain in all my life. In late March, (while still recovering from my ordeal) Rob and I went to San Diego to attend our first Temple Sealing in the San Diego Temple (My favorite and the temple I wanted to get married in) of my good friend Maurice and his beautiful wife Tasha. Afterward I had the privilege of photographing their wedding at the Temple, group photos at La Jolla Cove, ring ceremony at Seal Beach and the reception in Huntington. It was a gorgeous wedding, and Rob and I really enjoyed being able to be a part of it together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbk-jzUUuLH0mGAo2x3fD88ixao8j7hWigg7qu6hZrLrX_ld4NiPIMB7aw5q7W97iyJWkcoXe2CW_Tqz280jQ7H8bns8VdALIyTEc33shMlqxTujHpjZkMc2BhpgfjQt-EpX6NkGL0i8A/s1600-h/DSC_3256.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbk-jzUUuLH0mGAo2x3fD88ixao8j7hWigg7qu6hZrLrX_ld4NiPIMB7aw5q7W97iyJWkcoXe2CW_Tqz280jQ7H8bns8VdALIyTEc33shMlqxTujHpjZkMc2BhpgfjQt-EpX6NkGL0i8A/s400/DSC_3256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424101171433521810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBuQ4bsdZEoURyVodR4qJ78L0IP5ASJb7_7g6IpRpTXRtb6It0IcRCUE2aNGhnMxUPM9Q2WZs5BnUUGGYo1wUs05gXDVIKRkYtZ9Lofl-1cLw0zCpkz0gZv0dJPMWkUb1_b5wXE5Mf9o/s1600-h/DSC_3315.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBuQ4bsdZEoURyVodR4qJ78L0IP5ASJb7_7g6IpRpTXRtb6It0IcRCUE2aNGhnMxUPM9Q2WZs5BnUUGGYo1wUs05gXDVIKRkYtZ9Lofl-1cLw0zCpkz0gZv0dJPMWkUb1_b5wXE5Mf9o/s400/DSC_3315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424101165849960274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVVXf9dYe1keh3fCeepi4yS3pv_C65QStQRU_siT1yUwvUwiod5ConNNHVe6jr_mczk3MdfQNfxhZ4oSxs3B_etbGpx_g89gbY2hisr4n65lses690-IIzAT1e1Ui4x2pdYMW8rQPetA/s1600-h/DSC_2617.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVVXf9dYe1keh3fCeepi4yS3pv_C65QStQRU_siT1yUwvUwiod5ConNNHVe6jr_mczk3MdfQNfxhZ4oSxs3B_etbGpx_g89gbY2hisr4n65lses690-IIzAT1e1Ui4x2pdYMW8rQPetA/s400/DSC_2617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424101154541509490" border="0" /></a><br />April was the 2 year mark of owning our first home and we went against all odds and decided to put it on the market. We had no idea the ride we'd be in for.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UdgizRlBiNrlHSNLopXtxR85OCjptxRufqwvGWotAucN9e-23fgJQYZZ9Ff6T7uIQlPa9ZfvTMoonVwHs3Mn5sFLNKd8RddQcUx2Kz9QnHuVTrYZ8FSy0cxzcDBPx-rR0tdLqXkI-L0/s1600-h/DSC_0148.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UdgizRlBiNrlHSNLopXtxR85OCjptxRufqwvGWotAucN9e-23fgJQYZZ9Ff6T7uIQlPa9ZfvTMoonVwHs3Mn5sFLNKd8RddQcUx2Kz9QnHuVTrYZ8FSy0cxzcDBPx-rR0tdLqXkI-L0/s400/DSC_0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102927317873746" border="0" /></a><br />May was probably the best month of 2009 for us as we spent a week touring the Northern Region of Italy. We saw Milan, the fashion capital of the world, the leaning tower of Pisa, the famous home, and balcony, of Romeo's Juliet. Saw Michelangelo's David in Florence, walked the streets of Siena, toured the many incredible ruins of Rome including the Colosseum, the Vatican, and St. Peter's Square. Spent two amazing days and nights in the rolling hills of the Tuscany region, and took a Gondola ride through the canals of Venice. We topped it all off by spending our last night in Montreux, Switzerland, which has to be the most beautiful and peaceful place on earth. To get there we drove through the Swiss Alps and were completely breath taken by the amazing scenery. 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width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEcNywi14k_2_puAXhdR_BYZ-2AOh3EHkpwh-Zn8C2YkZa5VEQcFl_vSDT8IsjeDjOcUwOQaciGIqtugXKFQr7kzFctrk-SKstuX5jnmHZ4PK4lDKrXsirz7R-2nAt8hY22gMLx-C-pE/s400/DSC_8745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424109632475110802" border="0" /></a><br />June was a highly successful month as it is the month we sold our house and one of my busiest months for photography. Exactly two months from the day we listed our home, we had an accepted offer! June was also the month of our wedding Anniversary and we celebrated 2 years of marriage by replaying our very first date. Rob even reserved the exact same table we sat at, at the restaurant we ate at the day we met. It was very romantic. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFf3FX5FRhbaZxIPx013hleczSDiJzQkEWNG-13YjShMUKQ3uXnnb_vfBgawIWXHWMpODgF8yj9mPziGuPGYMk_JNdCX9Wfj7TJC9IojBTSv64mhtu8xEyrNi1ZS2Zq6oiKfGkIZ5uTQ/s1600-h/P6020047.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFf3FX5FRhbaZxIPx013hleczSDiJzQkEWNG-13YjShMUKQ3uXnnb_vfBgawIWXHWMpODgF8yj9mPziGuPGYMk_JNdCX9Wfj7TJC9IojBTSv64mhtu8xEyrNi1ZS2Zq6oiKfGkIZ5uTQ/s400/P6020047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102939341713186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCISplDCHNWBQyNbrV09iyQevMyTUwN71R0n2mP2F0qpzky7CtaOiz-v8hBmFIlnTgmCV2SHVKXBEz2AnnFvFc9FYnD8gicYoy3hWfJtXT0wi4b9orQCbij7VfjU0BLT8UvRqxdAzT004/s1600-h/P6020046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCISplDCHNWBQyNbrV09iyQevMyTUwN71R0n2mP2F0qpzky7CtaOiz-v8hBmFIlnTgmCV2SHVKXBEz2AnnFvFc9FYnD8gicYoy3hWfJtXT0wi4b9orQCbij7VfjU0BLT8UvRqxdAzT004/s400/P6020046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424102935284871778" border="0" /></a><br />July we moved out of our home and into my in-law's basement. We hadn't found a new house yet and were closing on our home so we bunked in their very comfortable basement for about a month while we looked for a new place.<br /><br />August was a busy month, Rob turned 32, I was finally able to make it back to Lake Powell for the first time in 2 years and we found our second home on the beautiful mountain side of South Draper. After a very bumpy ride on the real estate rollercoaster, we closed on our new home on August 24th. It is much nicer and newer than our previous home and in a much better area. We love our ward and our neighborhood and couldn't be happier here. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR_TnCRKag4ujtMNKjAm5n0ZAz7CtmgUrk3QLFeEzMiBUA48ZK6P4K5JSKMzSLaHpBBjGa6RC_HvqZa-z5tDGcLV0IYj7czh3YqCR1wAZF45uAQ0AF5lu2QQ5nOPyLuq4Rpofxk8adcI/s1600-h/P8050148.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZR_TnCRKag4ujtMNKjAm5n0ZAz7CtmgUrk3QLFeEzMiBUA48ZK6P4K5JSKMzSLaHpBBjGa6RC_HvqZa-z5tDGcLV0IYj7czh3YqCR1wAZF45uAQ0AF5lu2QQ5nOPyLuq4Rpofxk8adcI/s400/P8050148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424104162964048546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixkOC7QFirZRiUZA81jEEgawb3DHMNVSrLeSn53NdVV_FOni6AFSqmqfq4WMaL5j8_flanCxo4IUAfS6VfXk93gRQtrcoY2hJiCZIR-X7m9e5UtFgk-qQ9UwqgCBG7XzNARPhrWqRmU/s1600-h/P8040063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvixkOC7QFirZRiUZA81jEEgawb3DHMNVSrLeSn53NdVV_FOni6AFSqmqfq4WMaL5j8_flanCxo4IUAfS6VfXk93gRQtrcoY2hJiCZIR-X7m9e5UtFgk-qQ9UwqgCBG7XzNARPhrWqRmU/s400/P8040063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424104152661465554" border="0" /></a><br />In September, after painting, cleaning, staining, repairing and furnishing our new home, we finally got to move in over Labor Day. It was also a good month for photography as I participated in two wedding expos. I also celebrated my 26th birthday with 3 of my best friends. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5QUfBccdDwA-thyphenhyphen3227QjzfSYu84EoWjQ4agfHCZwyVqKKrnNZSuAWRmx0xqczvg7u7UFrhmj12Y0iEvsnVa4K7khAQYKKBhuCsf9Mn9aQT9Z-Rx2FFNqTvFia_xgmGeN5E4J1uaDs8/s1600-h/P9160172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG5QUfBccdDwA-thyphenhyphen3227QjzfSYu84EoWjQ4agfHCZwyVqKKrnNZSuAWRmx0xqczvg7u7UFrhmj12Y0iEvsnVa4K7khAQYKKBhuCsf9Mn9aQT9Z-Rx2FFNqTvFia_xgmGeN5E4J1uaDs8/s400/P9160172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424104168382351138" border="0" /></a><br />In October I had the amazing opportunity of photography the Miss Utah USA Pageant. I met a lot of awesome girls and had a really great weekend. It was a great experience and opportunity in my photography career. Rob and I celebrated Halloween as Napoleon Dynamite and Katy Perry and I have to say, we made a pretty hot couple! ;) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrNzDFAtV3SbQ11L9IZIEXhFiBMtZgOHzEOoFO__ZMVK4Z79SrEi-fhgJ2A1C0CegN1yBKFGkcAPyeY5-2rZHsjqMDO2iIky8i6p4gkXZLz-NjXRqwuHxUNusXZQLWHeV9VmH0qlDwyw/s1600-h/PB010077.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrNzDFAtV3SbQ11L9IZIEXhFiBMtZgOHzEOoFO__ZMVK4Z79SrEi-fhgJ2A1C0CegN1yBKFGkcAPyeY5-2rZHsjqMDO2iIky8i6p4gkXZLz-NjXRqwuHxUNusXZQLWHeV9VmH0qlDwyw/s400/PB010077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424104742482697458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4sF-uFryOrX40er7qiYvpDPFW0KI0urRmAp8ntw2jXL0daBsdr2JOdCHTJfUCc13eyDhSCyqWbrVbluVL6QU92eNIToIIOOUrUCL_YSO7CoSf0Jq3Br3xbsqq7ikG1f_fhIzMiFd3pY/s1600-h/PA310063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4sF-uFryOrX40er7qiYvpDPFW0KI0urRmAp8ntw2jXL0daBsdr2JOdCHTJfUCc13eyDhSCyqWbrVbluVL6QU92eNIToIIOOUrUCL_YSO7CoSf0Jq3Br3xbsqq7ikG1f_fhIzMiFd3pY/s400/PA310063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424104732516710306" border="0" /></a><br />November was a very busy month for my photography and I also got hired to go to Las Vegas to take some family portraits for Rob's sister and some of her friends. While there we went to a couple of shows and of course, hit up the buffet for all you can eat crab legs! We also went to Red Rock for the first time. Thanksgiving was really nice for us as we were able to have everyone over to our new place for dinner.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm2Vm_TxQqYDQoZVS6dqYYugM46ghP41KyJ_u1NE33BRfCkq8616QCIAiJEjuLNiAtVPMPc05klz3HU5jTmy92zZpmWLkd7tZ-lkekCwhETVA_Og9l7Lo1eOr7y4WryANLJ-R1WpImog/s1600-h/PB100018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqm2Vm_TxQqYDQoZVS6dqYYugM46ghP41KyJ_u1NE33BRfCkq8616QCIAiJEjuLNiAtVPMPc05klz3HU5jTmy92zZpmWLkd7tZ-lkekCwhETVA_Og9l7Lo1eOr7y4WryANLJ-R1WpImog/s400/PB100018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107553896662018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRgJjvSa16wA0RKZfkNeuugW-26bA9V_SnPu05nSLf8J3K_i2bPIaTv_3HnF1P2N5S43XToEe8K5KMANRL_PGZkCD2MhhvbbSz-1FX3ugfce3o1kAEVJItKlwl2aFLyVTwwvTo7Z7nAE/s1600-h/PB090011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRgJjvSa16wA0RKZfkNeuugW-26bA9V_SnPu05nSLf8J3K_i2bPIaTv_3HnF1P2N5S43XToEe8K5KMANRL_PGZkCD2MhhvbbSz-1FX3ugfce3o1kAEVJItKlwl2aFLyVTwwvTo7Z7nAE/s400/PB090011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424107551697556610" border="0" /></a><br />Aside from Rob almost breaking his ankle, December was a pretty good month. We got to spend Christmas with both our families and rang in the new year with some old friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfG0B8j44fE2Hnmc5-Co-R1j3MG2dzf3yU5TMMgt1MneptWwr3aQt8KVtzQqlZD1hKRfsHj97f7-4-xp1chNg2HVpvh0q7fZLbBLZEaRGtmMNbs2z4dBr6-hPWIMD0AlmvwHwvPfFCJU/s1600-h/21874_377814090493_715705493_10284100_5818486_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfG0B8j44fE2Hnmc5-Co-R1j3MG2dzf3yU5TMMgt1MneptWwr3aQt8KVtzQqlZD1hKRfsHj97f7-4-xp1chNg2HVpvh0q7fZLbBLZEaRGtmMNbs2z4dBr6-hPWIMD0AlmvwHwvPfFCJU/s400/21874_377814090493_715705493_10284100_5818486_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424109600960478146" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ28ZvE-xq6hDDuw0MGuq2EA7xb14LyiQbmui-dMEWL3vSLG6zEoBxLli-xmQHyamjQST17jnJAPlqhjxg3fEka46Y__oUyJHkiO5ut2WF7aWnBNdlBZhm2Um62aIAMDKsn_R2_rFL5Q/s1600-h/PC240093.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ28ZvE-xq6hDDuw0MGuq2EA7xb14LyiQbmui-dMEWL3vSLG6zEoBxLli-xmQHyamjQST17jnJAPlqhjxg3fEka46Y__oUyJHkiO5ut2WF7aWnBNdlBZhm2Um62aIAMDKsn_R2_rFL5Q/s400/PC240093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108932789333074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cJp6STS-g3iNCywXyqzVx3HjyM4kfwMY9SAFnqBVj6zAh6Bt2_CK6y4kuiBfv1nizEaDZJ4G6AWvwR_3AmpBXG2WyV92iAT-ZeXJQ2lB8sToIsKkguwDi0TiTO9GNFHjLG7YrWjojqg/s1600-h/PC310110.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cJp6STS-g3iNCywXyqzVx3HjyM4kfwMY9SAFnqBVj6zAh6Bt2_CK6y4kuiBfv1nizEaDZJ4G6AWvwR_3AmpBXG2WyV92iAT-ZeXJQ2lB8sToIsKkguwDi0TiTO9GNFHjLG7YrWjojqg/s400/PC310110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108945105982402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOwkv2k90dZcWRK-0nf12VHtVVMP6RuMnTqpcBAqe4uVqRFnlM_ELB2yA8SIIZCCrpUXqOO5-owZZKde-GInA6jp4Ht6dHoubBGraA6HxfWcdONpUgpQKtr_NKTPtsi86D0R6zoNVbyk/s1600-h/P1010125.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOwkv2k90dZcWRK-0nf12VHtVVMP6RuMnTqpcBAqe4uVqRFnlM_ELB2yA8SIIZCCrpUXqOO5-owZZKde-GInA6jp4Ht6dHoubBGraA6HxfWcdONpUgpQKtr_NKTPtsi86D0R6zoNVbyk/s400/P1010125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108930362176546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7ntl3RtrjOTExeoPboSb9gdqY76QV_1Qn36XeV8jP-nagJKMNMdpf3AFdzo50ZUjDSg_3I4rBmawy0AlPlS51_cHmEdjuFlswhV_omqwu2O0ZY4XoI-0kGJRa02TZ2lgIBauCiDtdQ/s1600-h/P1010124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJe7ntl3RtrjOTExeoPboSb9gdqY76QV_1Qn36XeV8jP-nagJKMNMdpf3AFdzo50ZUjDSg_3I4rBmawy0AlPlS51_cHmEdjuFlswhV_omqwu2O0ZY4XoI-0kGJRa02TZ2lgIBauCiDtdQ/s400/P1010124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424108921156254162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We are so grateful for all the ways we were blessed in 2009 and all the amazing people we got to spend it with. We are looking forward to 2010 and all the new memories waiting to be made.<br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///F:/Stacy%27s%20Pictures/DCIM/100OLYMP/P1250021.JPG" alt="" />Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-55504241782450290032009-12-04T20:37:00.000-08:002009-12-04T21:42:06.685-08:00The good, the bad, and...the ugly<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Good:</span><br />This year since we now have a new home, able to accommodate a lot more people, we decided to take on the task and adventure of having everyone come over for Thanksgiving dinner. It started off just being my family (5) and my in-laws (2) plus Rob and me (2). Then Rob's middle sister, Elaine, who lives in Vegas, decided to bring her family and come up to Utah for Thanksgiving. So when she asked what our plans were, we invited her family (6) to join us. We figured, now that we have a large kitchen why not?! But Elaine had already made plans to join their brother Dave and his family (4) for dinner, but they didn't have any set plans so they decided to come over as well. Rob has another brother, Don, who lives in Utah and we didn't want him and his family to be left out, being the only people not coming (aside from his 2 sisters and brother-in-law that live in California) so we invited them as well (4). Making a grand total of 23 people that showed up at our house for Thanksgiving dinner. As crazy as it sounds, it actually wasn't that big of a deal. Having a lot of people made for a lot of side dish assignments and leaving me only really needing to provide the big things, like the turkey and the ham, for the most part. It is also nice when it comes to cleaning, many hands means quick and easy clean up :)<br /><br />I have to say, Thanksgiving was a huge success and we are very happy to have a place where all of us can be together under one roof for the holidays.<br /><br />I have a rule that, as much as I may want to, I will not put up the Christmas tree or any decorations until after Thanksgiving. So, Friday was reserved for our annual Black Friday shopping, leaving the Saturday after Turkey day, "put up the tree day" :) Rob reluctantly helped and we got it done. Here is a photo of our humble Christmas tree. Right now it is the only piece of furniture in our front room, but at least something is in there now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPuWIskX7aazoyNrrahW9LHcy8Spp6VhVz7eTOffmJmOSAoLs0hd3j7fch6QrohVP5twLMnlJBNbnn985MrhBiLtSKWL24s1UDJwJBX8kLEP2XMQKap87Mn_H-ylylZGShzrdLaUkdd0/s1600-h/PC040041.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPuWIskX7aazoyNrrahW9LHcy8Spp6VhVz7eTOffmJmOSAoLs0hd3j7fch6QrohVP5twLMnlJBNbnn985MrhBiLtSKWL24s1UDJwJBX8kLEP2XMQKap87Mn_H-ylylZGShzrdLaUkdd0/s400/PC040041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411615291733398018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxJRAMRUDG1yDCN2qVt8RB4ZA6w5-_huAJEiMgKrtyqw9djfo0S1tzX_KcKitgY6e9AHb8h1RAnVf6y6ejofgB2iRxvabERd_j6FrRkKvePqoZrgW72Wm_x4CDUPZAtYUA7NxIyxmtvM/s1600-h/PC040046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxJRAMRUDG1yDCN2qVt8RB4ZA6w5-_huAJEiMgKrtyqw9djfo0S1tzX_KcKitgY6e9AHb8h1RAnVf6y6ejofgB2iRxvabERd_j6FrRkKvePqoZrgW72Wm_x4CDUPZAtYUA7NxIyxmtvM/s400/PC040046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411615288190217970" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow, we put up our Christmas lights....I say "we" but you know what I really mean ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The bad:</span><br />Two years ago we had to send our Boxer, Ginger to the vet to have a tumor removed from her back. Tumors are fairly common in boxers and sure enough, just recently we found another one in her neck. So on Tuesday I had to take her in to get it removed. She was in surgery for about an hour and now she has a 2 inch incision on her neck. The last one left a big scar so we're hoping this one will heal a little better. <br /> <br />Every Tuesday and Thursday (well, ALMOST) for the past few months Rob has been waking up at 5:30 am to play basketball at the stake center with the elders quorum. Several weeks ago Rob came home early because he rolled his ankle coming down from a rebound, it was the same ankle he had broken a few years ago so it was already fairly weak. So he stayed off it for a few weeks then decided he was good to go again. So he thought....yesterday, after leaving the house around 5:45 he came stumbling back around 7:00 howling in pain. He had come down and landed on his ankle funny tweaking it so bad he thought for sure he broke it. It was so swollen and hurt so bad he decided we'd better go to the ER to get an Ex Ray and see for sure. 2 hours and $50 later we discovered it wasn't broken but he did have a type 3 sprain. The doctor said it was too swollen to see if the ligaments were completely torn so we have to wait a few weeks for it to heal a little to determine if he's going to have to have surgery to repair the ligaments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Ugly:</span><br />Here's Ginger's incision a few days after her surgery. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyUS2fQB5B-LvE1sUksU65RFOurbFY6tZzqwGuqS2EcXH44SOhmVDtUrINabiD6pmN8cEcDli4iqeRNFvI2HbmJZg1ZYiEd5Hgvtm7tmZSAF2zKTJT3L5pwGm_s6YNuAa0KqOMeqmyJ8/s1600-h/PC040050.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfyUS2fQB5B-LvE1sUksU65RFOurbFY6tZzqwGuqS2EcXH44SOhmVDtUrINabiD6pmN8cEcDli4iqeRNFvI2HbmJZg1ZYiEd5Hgvtm7tmZSAF2zKTJT3L5pwGm_s6YNuAa0KqOMeqmyJ8/s400/PC040050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411622341012604706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiombp0bdXrYFPF7CRG6Vw6hkwllBLRK-fa9eCDHu0XAzmTW1uCZexb84DHsSe8XnNLIDXHNk1hhfMfwh-mHQjuxMqrcwEokxNcflrp_m1mT_9lTfwKX2NPOkynIDc8jvQvqeUC0exufFc/s1600-h/PC040056.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiombp0bdXrYFPF7CRG6Vw6hkwllBLRK-fa9eCDHu0XAzmTW1uCZexb84DHsSe8XnNLIDXHNk1hhfMfwh-mHQjuxMqrcwEokxNcflrp_m1mT_9lTfwKX2NPOkynIDc8jvQvqeUC0exufFc/s400/PC040056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411622327882506626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCA5d7thFC2b5KJmri2hMhlRt1kwqmx2eeUhQ-DgnlT_Ag7qzAObXqwNCKKfCTvTFpRwDN2ZZ9R21fxxn-ttsmvbaDOhsNFUHD6BZe8HdhVfD0bOSDVjAT1o2itZbU_HSdCQzgASjws4/s1600-h/PC040058.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCA5d7thFC2b5KJmri2hMhlRt1kwqmx2eeUhQ-DgnlT_Ag7qzAObXqwNCKKfCTvTFpRwDN2ZZ9R21fxxn-ttsmvbaDOhsNFUHD6BZe8HdhVfD0bOSDVjAT1o2itZbU_HSdCQzgASjws4/s400/PC040058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411622320581579682" /></a><br />This is his ankle the day after he sprained it, it was even more swollen yesterday....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBJXVHh2ZzHP2RTFem4_xKSYFVoyD8StAGUeFpDLJNe0AbJ35n3JmnuWHIMSnocj12Ou6G5m7bDnSaoZOKwswrHszCztoW_TSDs3751ecklUEKmysRt-vAf3LMNWjO4ZLzgAm1O9nJTo/s1600-h/PC040039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBJXVHh2ZzHP2RTFem4_xKSYFVoyD8StAGUeFpDLJNe0AbJ35n3JmnuWHIMSnocj12Ou6G5m7bDnSaoZOKwswrHszCztoW_TSDs3751ecklUEKmysRt-vAf3LMNWjO4ZLzgAm1O9nJTo/s400/PC040039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411615276583512066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcYWciboRZoXmGusvZGrN1XIBwsUsPYhuIizv7warrvkVuJ3Th95ILcf_PxLwPw23jd9fULrUeQ-Ko_3hNxu2uSzh990SjglLHfNat_W_eIlSw1pH2KKKypl3AnvwtFvSFuuJ_xAbSls/s1600-h/PC040037.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcYWciboRZoXmGusvZGrN1XIBwsUsPYhuIizv7warrvkVuJ3Th95ILcf_PxLwPw23jd9fULrUeQ-Ko_3hNxu2uSzh990SjglLHfNat_W_eIlSw1pH2KKKypl3AnvwtFvSFuuJ_xAbSls/s400/PC040037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411615274823667122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8apPvmkr0yFNgg2QyXvEtgXy54KehZMTV6Y2JLLNJpc-FB_DJPcxc1fpoDBu-UzsiD1_uI50pkzV5Lf9hDCCAXuNJCwaqgSBVPisGgyIf1D94rMSo67-wvKEnUXRcAvFa61hIpELhAZ4/s1600-h/PC040035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8apPvmkr0yFNgg2QyXvEtgXy54KehZMTV6Y2JLLNJpc-FB_DJPcxc1fpoDBu-UzsiD1_uI50pkzV5Lf9hDCCAXuNJCwaqgSBVPisGgyIf1D94rMSo67-wvKEnUXRcAvFa61hIpELhAZ4/s400/PC040035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411615267369682674" border="0" /></a>Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-89223996768637178272009-11-14T18:15:00.000-08:002009-11-14T20:11:33.989-08:00Two posts in oneSo after I posted a blog about the cabinets and paint job in our new house, people kept asking me to post more photos. So I finally got things looking somewhat decent and got around to taking some pics. Here are some photos of our kitchen and living room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-mrhCndu3Y8cGPYVzjHTGJYrZ3GJ0UA8zEeMKZ3R3p9nlpH3Jv6r4XVdf0bSdf5X_6qZJddBOQC7_yIeQzGxIQiSYKUYUGMOvfljbPMEBNV4_UFSmjyLhcIjtxUpqgowSmjYDw5HysY/s1600-h/living+room+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-mrhCndu3Y8cGPYVzjHTGJYrZ3GJ0UA8zEeMKZ3R3p9nlpH3Jv6r4XVdf0bSdf5X_6qZJddBOQC7_yIeQzGxIQiSYKUYUGMOvfljbPMEBNV4_UFSmjyLhcIjtxUpqgowSmjYDw5HysY/s400/living+room+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404153554874152130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Olcwi8_Qay0vIMWZ4kYRcAAhtO7kU1bGnZzMz23shetXYlNlS4_HwdbnKZg5A4oG-NBFGrHEndA42usIyBD1My0kyG9MAJXmnQSdm4e7gtFb-bQXFfSwajE7qiqA2CaZnx2tWrUilGM/s1600-h/living+room.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Olcwi8_Qay0vIMWZ4kYRcAAhtO7kU1bGnZzMz23shetXYlNlS4_HwdbnKZg5A4oG-NBFGrHEndA42usIyBD1My0kyG9MAJXmnQSdm4e7gtFb-bQXFfSwajE7qiqA2CaZnx2tWrUilGM/s400/living+room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404153245837224306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfLIt4eqRsWuVVFwfG6cmO2jn46ULk2XGgqqba29SXFgNKAWl1UyVrWVUmRb7kSqH14KLTy19qrrXxXxfeulXng9k697TJRIh7dVMHU9Ujve2runYpOJYUFqihPeMPZxFBPl4YKxbmLs/s1600-h/kitchen+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfLIt4eqRsWuVVFwfG6cmO2jn46ULk2XGgqqba29SXFgNKAWl1UyVrWVUmRb7kSqH14KLTy19qrrXxXxfeulXng9k697TJRIh7dVMHU9Ujve2runYpOJYUFqihPeMPZxFBPl4YKxbmLs/s400/kitchen+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404153236123013858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW4R11tZ3Z2ev18t8Gm0WFCiS2MlX1dRCuLUKeSrzIFSl0OoVHC4OU_Rj9CAsuXna_HX1msYSIPHwbfVUE5UkgF4PFUeiovUmISmz5mjBIgCurJSUbjJUDLSl2G3z397Wr8P1fFps5tE/s1600-h/kitchen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnW4R11tZ3Z2ev18t8Gm0WFCiS2MlX1dRCuLUKeSrzIFSl0OoVHC4OU_Rj9CAsuXna_HX1msYSIPHwbfVUE5UkgF4PFUeiovUmISmz5mjBIgCurJSUbjJUDLSl2G3z397Wr8P1fFps5tE/s400/kitchen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404153230091600178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On another and completely unrelated note, Rob and I just got back from spending 4 days in Las Vegas. We went out there because I got hired to take a couple of family portraits out in Henderson and Rob decided to come with me and make a little vacation out of it. I only had to work two of the four days we were there so we got a little play time in as well.<br /><br />When we got in on Sunday it was too late to really do anything, but too early to got to bed, so we decided to catch a couple movies. First we saw The Fourth Kind which was really creepy and definitely left you thinking. Then we saw The Box, I'm still not sure how I feel about that movie. It wasn't bad, but I don't think I've concluded that it was good, it was just strange and I'm not sure it made total sense.<br /><br />On Monday we went out to Red Rock Canyon. Neither of us had ever been there before but I've heard it was really beautiful and always wanted to check it out. So we drove the scenic loop and took some photos before getting dinner at, of course, In-&-out burger. Which, for the record, I am not a fan of, but Rob loves it. He's definitely stoked about the 4 new locations opening up here in Utah, one of them happens to be less than 5 minutes from our house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbta9uqH6UvxhU3KNRU6tw7bn8jCEwLtreTjmbyF-4LnVSyx8B0iGRxtPwOE852JpaiNU2d5SWrEgDMjK1CsMS19NWEmyk4tOjEjRyL4yiq2ZzrmiWToDYefwlqV1pv3Mt9xswgCi6dV8/s1600-h/PB090010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbta9uqH6UvxhU3KNRU6tw7bn8jCEwLtreTjmbyF-4LnVSyx8B0iGRxtPwOE852JpaiNU2d5SWrEgDMjK1CsMS19NWEmyk4tOjEjRyL4yiq2ZzrmiWToDYefwlqV1pv3Mt9xswgCi6dV8/s400/PB090010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404166595516867746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDqOg-79WJPqT49sh4QqdzpXVeuoJ2qJTsnpK1bJDloHObm-ZYLr4q8BfLLRgoJ4jcrEK80LBNyL99Y6SaqUWEngNwZPoDeARftB1LjrYPhx6Yr83RMM4WISXQdGKKVbl7Cat_hD06Jw/s1600-h/PB090011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDqOg-79WJPqT49sh4QqdzpXVeuoJ2qJTsnpK1bJDloHObm-ZYLr4q8BfLLRgoJ4jcrEK80LBNyL99Y6SaqUWEngNwZPoDeARftB1LjrYPhx6Yr83RMM4WISXQdGKKVbl7Cat_hD06Jw/s400/PB090011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404166587938754482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE23lB-0ibWtFZEn-uCVz1SLs2p3mC_PQZ3hyC_w5Md8gNoudHlyGmuIYRbOes4e5c2Dx8N-AUZf9vCWzW3wBwUVXC8e-PFQ4AwwfXX7xGspvcBdcTJt_bly3phYD77JK4LY5K4XAjpA/s1600-h/PB090009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE23lB-0ibWtFZEn-uCVz1SLs2p3mC_PQZ3hyC_w5Md8gNoudHlyGmuIYRbOes4e5c2Dx8N-AUZf9vCWzW3wBwUVXC8e-PFQ4AwwfXX7xGspvcBdcTJt_bly3phYD77JK4LY5K4XAjpA/s400/PB090009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404166583863255090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfdPpnYaS7bu5207KCrGpSx1eTr3RPgHxhv6aYe74hZG-PUT_hcrKOAqr-nJwn7IGRIodDHpmKTxyt5xh7H-2llZ5PRm5AiIDbcALxBuFXHh8mBV-h5s2AOn7PcMShEC7YsZ9sLDVfCY/s1600-h/PB090008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfdPpnYaS7bu5207KCrGpSx1eTr3RPgHxhv6aYe74hZG-PUT_hcrKOAqr-nJwn7IGRIodDHpmKTxyt5xh7H-2llZ5PRm5AiIDbcALxBuFXHh8mBV-h5s2AOn7PcMShEC7YsZ9sLDVfCY/s400/PB090008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404166575180023570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgdPhUN1sBFnR3Jevjz3ZKs9MWLuI8yW9_1qIfMcaIEWnAPw9dorWqDUj0CdaXD9vsa64Jk9XO6pkMOef5wXSclSfMfwzbxgPkj7LQVNj7rQPjL4p4RaFTh0HEWKdWjeNQL95aO4dzMQ/s1600-h/PB090007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgdPhUN1sBFnR3Jevjz3ZKs9MWLuI8yW9_1qIfMcaIEWnAPw9dorWqDUj0CdaXD9vsa64Jk9XO6pkMOef5wXSclSfMfwzbxgPkj7LQVNj7rQPjL4p4RaFTh0HEWKdWjeNQL95aO4dzMQ/s400/PB090007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404166573415217842" border="0" /></a><br />Ok back on track....after In-&-Out we scored free tickets to see the Blue Man Group at the Venetian from my sister-in-law. It was our second time seeing them, we saw them a year or two ago when they came to Utah, and we had a really good time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEf7G4FuoDGgVo7WIUkXC2KSGZTFUdd78xV-7hXO7onhg5yaF3jO2DyvanaUILELGKazQMJTyOQ1kTbgSeU5gIinJeUmhLwVBto4LZoDjoswbHC7mKTVZIy6SIQ9OVh4hcCgjBmcagY/s1600-h/PB100021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJEf7G4FuoDGgVo7WIUkXC2KSGZTFUdd78xV-7hXO7onhg5yaF3jO2DyvanaUILELGKazQMJTyOQ1kTbgSeU5gIinJeUmhLwVBto4LZoDjoswbHC7mKTVZIy6SIQ9OVh4hcCgjBmcagY/s400/PB100021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404168017005831986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHKq5ZMgzdYnAxjTHETDEldoPKH3u4lUls9BfLpyA-s7fbyJhQRLTd9VbH_WBp1n2bCbhOGZCvroOwYtISkiOcbKXdO6HdYfyVJmoc-N5uMNLwX4vMXI8zc2-XK_dDLh6M_T26Cbs9i8/s1600-h/PB090012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHKq5ZMgzdYnAxjTHETDEldoPKH3u4lUls9BfLpyA-s7fbyJhQRLTd9VbH_WBp1n2bCbhOGZCvroOwYtISkiOcbKXdO6HdYfyVJmoc-N5uMNLwX4vMXI8zc2-XK_dDLh6M_T26Cbs9i8/s400/PB090012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404167996843906434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycxZ-W7totQxom9d_LT7-WuZDjRNniruwQA6Z5QYzFVHO-24XGuwlpg5NMQtr3KvX3tJCm1NA4UHg98S9ykyT_7VHyhZnoewE1iTDXJtT2QzXbjmSjXUocppOecb_Z8dp3lWhN1662DI/s1600-h/PB100018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycxZ-W7totQxom9d_LT7-WuZDjRNniruwQA6Z5QYzFVHO-24XGuwlpg5NMQtr3KvX3tJCm1NA4UHg98S9ykyT_7VHyhZnoewE1iTDXJtT2QzXbjmSjXUocppOecb_Z8dp3lWhN1662DI/s400/PB100018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404168010516010690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYyaahMyrb85KX_bBPOMbtaU_HBL3D_1K5KFbNGLYWoniZLYKxGaFZZeTckBL3iveAcFo0MxzjEA7LEGuppihlJIHiFJt9LnKkZ8ZWXAuWtkjeKc2-6HVHq9dC5WtFvbfwS-qik6ybYQ/s1600-h/PB100017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYyaahMyrb85KX_bBPOMbtaU_HBL3D_1K5KFbNGLYWoniZLYKxGaFZZeTckBL3iveAcFo0MxzjEA7LEGuppihlJIHiFJt9LnKkZ8ZWXAuWtkjeKc2-6HVHq9dC5WtFvbfwS-qik6ybYQ/s400/PB100017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404168008199809986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimll5AES0vDprCJtcjYB-eoITcGy_WrXjasP0mc4RX8fkD3asLeQxQBGgp9EpSsLd-2zO7JGw0dr-Wsb4oTkHUT3CahL40fte2XeslobnVduPXRzVPACJosdp3CQObJ_Uc71BldbgrE30/s1600-h/PB100023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimll5AES0vDprCJtcjYB-eoITcGy_WrXjasP0mc4RX8fkD3asLeQxQBGgp9EpSsLd-2zO7JGw0dr-Wsb4oTkHUT3CahL40fte2XeslobnVduPXRzVPACJosdp3CQObJ_Uc71BldbgrE30/s400/PB100023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404168019849102882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tuesday I photographed my sister-in-law and her family down by Lake Las Vegas. The shoot was a lot of fun and the photos turned out really cute. After photos my sister-in-law and her husband took us to dinner at the Lux Cafe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhJhve8pAuPoPITZoek8WCqJ14SNcYn_cKDZ5iwL4u6tQ1nSN9SAmre5Gk9y3ca7Ejx1T7JDf7inqcMd_KIwAtHrwt-6zafm_ymm2o6fUtQNqqNRH2MwVvQi7VLmtw3wo3jMq_mO2vHU/s1600-h/DSC_3832.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhJhve8pAuPoPITZoek8WCqJ14SNcYn_cKDZ5iwL4u6tQ1nSN9SAmre5Gk9y3ca7Ejx1T7JDf7inqcMd_KIwAtHrwt-6zafm_ymm2o6fUtQNqqNRH2MwVvQi7VLmtw3wo3jMq_mO2vHU/s400/DSC_3832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404170989985668386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSFBKd49XifJp4DTcaIxbKn1WredtH-yoj_BeEeo_Odnk6lpE0yVTIfKQNnTsJPxSBvVPXYHdSFHoRUX7R6EBkmiDhZicPf_-jL6cMV5hP1P14Cx-K79twYhDNHRqEDG33QgcIR29Tc4/s1600-h/DSC_3767.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSFBKd49XifJp4DTcaIxbKn1WredtH-yoj_BeEeo_Odnk6lpE0yVTIfKQNnTsJPxSBvVPXYHdSFHoRUX7R6EBkmiDhZicPf_-jL6cMV5hP1P14Cx-K79twYhDNHRqEDG33QgcIR29Tc4/s400/DSC_3767.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404170982617543218" border="0" /></a><br />On Wednesday I had another family portrait session, it was a repeat client that hired me last year and wanted some updated photos. The shoot went pretty well except for the mis-matched outfit their 8 year old daughter insisted on wearing. It consisted of brown stretch pants, a t-shirt with a ginger bread man on it, a brown and pink hoodie, a cream hat with blue and hot pink stitching anddogs and cats on it. Oh and did I mention the bright blue and green socks? I finally got her to take her hat off but that didn't last very long. Either way the photos turned out pretty cute and they were fun to work with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Fe-_yOS28Hy9i0qYPatnv4y7j6LiJKUxkgybhMf1Z4jo4Q6t29ZbpSTf4OgKalo2tlM-G4QYhnTgIfp2zjhOpSmewUWiiHmv-714rKahlaSsqPtB3T4D10OkVnhJ4Ci9SScnO8TlwsQ/s1600-h/DSC_4095.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Fe-_yOS28Hy9i0qYPatnv4y7j6LiJKUxkgybhMf1Z4jo4Q6t29ZbpSTf4OgKalo2tlM-G4QYhnTgIfp2zjhOpSmewUWiiHmv-714rKahlaSsqPtB3T4D10OkVnhJ4Ci9SScnO8TlwsQ/s400/DSC_4095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404175416464066114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIL5O2d_Boj3hDsJ7QmAGnevpO3DvHKIQu5wVYekd8RIletuIkKmKSnlvqE0dyD51rgU3dKa7TWsBc03Bql24vGOct2XYdqopqZ4ha_0zDv-QEl2dOb3J6hM8MJd_KThDx6HrM90fpPU/s1600-h/DSC_4011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIL5O2d_Boj3hDsJ7QmAGnevpO3DvHKIQu5wVYekd8RIletuIkKmKSnlvqE0dyD51rgU3dKa7TWsBc03Bql24vGOct2XYdqopqZ4ha_0zDv-QEl2dOb3J6hM8MJd_KThDx6HrM90fpPU/s400/DSC_4011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404175407934660978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimZGdt6fnTQ7_lQScra2f5AhRQsdkq8Uw9SNvtNKPTi2P9MeX7vzw8HY4aeVxSs8tix0WX3kYdgCFGKnJ9KBNqgyKNgujDiR8X5aVWwHIRxBYXDJmz1Kt8OOg82AEutS-JybYASiV7ao/s1600-h/DSC_4113.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimZGdt6fnTQ7_lQScra2f5AhRQsdkq8Uw9SNvtNKPTi2P9MeX7vzw8HY4aeVxSs8tix0WX3kYdgCFGKnJ9KBNqgyKNgujDiR8X5aVWwHIRxBYXDJmz1Kt8OOg82AEutS-JybYASiV7ao/s400/DSC_4113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404175785092844114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wednesday night we decided to go see Criss Angel's cirque De Soliel show: Believe, at the Luxor. It wasn't bad but defintiely not as good as I was hoping. Though his tricks and illusions were pretty cool, it was hardly a cirque show with only one true cirque de soliel part in the whole thing. None the less it was fairly entertaining and I have always wanted to see a Cirque show in Vegas. (Cross that off my bucket list)Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-33035624935538731252009-11-04T13:22:00.000-08:002009-11-04T15:02:07.552-08:00Do they serve hot dogs in heaven?Rob and I were down in Orem a week or so ago to support my best friend Signe in her first muy thai fight at the Throwdown gym. It just so happens to be conveniently located next to a quaint little restaurant called The Hot Dog King. Now I couldn't be phased less about this place having aquired a strong dislike for hot dogs, but Rob on the other hand considers it heaven on earth. They have over 80 different kinds of hot dogs from all over the world and you can pretty much get anything on it. If you can dream it, they can make it. This was our second trip to the Hot Dog King, the first time we went Rob ordered two hot dogs, not knowing what he was getting himself into. This time, he knew better...<br /><br />This particlar hot dog had refried beans, guacamloe, sour cream, jalapenos, tomoatoes, and was topped with crumbled bacon and cheese, and if that wasn't enough, it even had mayonnaise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv4-7ZJqlwtL2SJ1ssQaaKlmL82z6IWN_0uRwLu1anqPZQaXEIPMQVnWFjgEDZ6gaGdEIlmpHWfnIHtOfKwf9OS1TwGF68jstP19W0yvmKXfNqK8yh6bAvBQ41_lIeCPCltxGMYzKMQM/s1600-h/PA170041.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv4-7ZJqlwtL2SJ1ssQaaKlmL82z6IWN_0uRwLu1anqPZQaXEIPMQVnWFjgEDZ6gaGdEIlmpHWfnIHtOfKwf9OS1TwGF68jstP19W0yvmKXfNqK8yh6bAvBQ41_lIeCPCltxGMYzKMQM/s400/PA170041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400382722416270530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD3QzoUKjd7P0tB96qBMPwywY8kiWt6PSbNK_Sp_U7GP_1k3tVOjYy0VOLfx1o1Ap1YNiLH4oOj4RBvHnW6qlTRvx7QinB2S1qg-NClQJyjkMH2Mqbfo0VN1FrMdWykswIsnP6LCE2uM/s1600-h/PA170039.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoD3QzoUKjd7P0tB96qBMPwywY8kiWt6PSbNK_Sp_U7GP_1k3tVOjYy0VOLfx1o1Ap1YNiLH4oOj4RBvHnW6qlTRvx7QinB2S1qg-NClQJyjkMH2Mqbfo0VN1FrMdWykswIsnP6LCE2uM/s400/PA170039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400382704270950210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuVqKC8nLSsI-g4lHCQEBGT-jLLQ7TDVv84XDWjfY3LQ7FJBuxlV0UakAGMzMhI3-aiKugS00hhkWAoiDvZqjRs1Qm2FcZ2HoTsL-NPtVXn0JsU0TJBLuE0OKEs3pcZGpmO9rZIsYEzU/s1600-h/PA170042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuVqKC8nLSsI-g4lHCQEBGT-jLLQ7TDVv84XDWjfY3LQ7FJBuxlV0UakAGMzMhI3-aiKugS00hhkWAoiDvZqjRs1Qm2FcZ2HoTsL-NPtVXn0JsU0TJBLuE0OKEs3pcZGpmO9rZIsYEzU/s400/PA170042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400383267938539250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See...pure heaven.Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440793308747975694.post-69105833369748496112009-10-15T21:32:00.003-07:002009-10-15T22:04:31.061-07:00My headboard projectNow that Rob and I actually have a fairly large master bedroom with vaulted ceilings, I decided that our bed looked a little unfinished, so I went on the hunt for a headboard. I was amazed at how expensive a piece of wood can be! All the decent headboards I found were upwards of $400 or more and the cheapest one I found was at Ikea and was nothing more than a rectangular piece of painted wood. Problem was it was still $100 and only came in a Queen.<br /><br />After furnishing our kitchen, living room and front room I wasn't about to spend that kind of money on a hunk of wood, so I realized I needed to get creative. I was at RC Willey and happened upon the perfect find in their clearance section; shutters! At only $7 a piece, I could not pass them up! They came in a pretty haagard off white color so on my way home I purchased some Espresso spray paint and got to work. Approximately $50 and a few hours later, here is the finished product!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGucKqoXvc7W0yUh-9onckYp_NIG5IOWm6RKT-pigCliRF1F3zKfE8eVtD8-7mHACUdGOXbxl2BvHEf9-DKviwI_Yhtdc1hNVJiccsshT63Mb8ppT_hTVvBrABifVe44SzKlTnasGO7o/s1600-h/PA100028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGucKqoXvc7W0yUh-9onckYp_NIG5IOWm6RKT-pigCliRF1F3zKfE8eVtD8-7mHACUdGOXbxl2BvHEf9-DKviwI_Yhtdc1hNVJiccsshT63Mb8ppT_hTVvBrABifVe44SzKlTnasGO7o/s400/PA100028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393055705094028642" border="0" /></a><br />Sanding off the ugly paint<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzxMBi8jRAQNv9FqSclYSW8EbuXg4YB43flGM5JzWlhIzMjXgb-t9Saz0e558wl_Nt8D2eqWr4Si0QBeeJzxPbxf59vB-ntyCUz2OJSeS7-VFDg2RoUWdDn7E3mCfNdvUqGMwJEOPEJ4/s1600-h/PA100029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzxMBi8jRAQNv9FqSclYSW8EbuXg4YB43flGM5JzWlhIzMjXgb-t9Saz0e558wl_Nt8D2eqWr4Si0QBeeJzxPbxf59vB-ntyCUz2OJSeS7-VFDg2RoUWdDn7E3mCfNdvUqGMwJEOPEJ4/s400/PA100029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393055716006829634" border="0" /></a><br />Painting<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9DvTFluZd_RRyM9SXdMpGZ77L6EWh5geoC-ajyybjVjvM1SDtt8tnS2l3BVuwHqzHL3OdMli-IfXw5bMiNxCsP4x2PNbdJEq4gD_-DgJDFplaYFApQRcDbLOA27WR_3lTEj2iBSvyKU/s1600-h/PA100032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9DvTFluZd_RRyM9SXdMpGZ77L6EWh5geoC-ajyybjVjvM1SDtt8tnS2l3BVuwHqzHL3OdMli-IfXw5bMiNxCsP4x2PNbdJEq4gD_-DgJDFplaYFApQRcDbLOA27WR_3lTEj2iBSvyKU/s400/PA100032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393055728982912370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-u6LG0vSPwmo9NrP_JlcNLIR25pEykqwq6s59cbtWHGSj3DUb8bQbH0v60w3WD-ek505QnCTelHO1tTP8Lkp2UEFaNA4NKNQV4hzxUE7l881o0-pCM8ccHCHeFOlZhlAdqSSevvFMek/s1600-h/DSC_8209.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-u6LG0vSPwmo9NrP_JlcNLIR25pEykqwq6s59cbtWHGSj3DUb8bQbH0v60w3WD-ek505QnCTelHO1tTP8Lkp2UEFaNA4NKNQV4hzxUE7l881o0-pCM8ccHCHeFOlZhlAdqSSevvFMek/s400/DSC_8209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393056275274174610" border="0" /></a><br />The finished product<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Uj7waVEKZ_cGOmNB5ku4cE4pAxwT6L03U5CIpBRd5qlaFRG_X6j4CGEv4MFPBe4MjNA6LBzxe55zn-moXUpZxG6yj5PCb0mbWewvFeaQAYGJEKF4q8v40muGSG_uyx51Tgk-wxHKy0s/s1600-h/DSC_8210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Uj7waVEKZ_cGOmNB5ku4cE4pAxwT6L03U5CIpBRd5qlaFRG_X6j4CGEv4MFPBe4MjNA6LBzxe55zn-moXUpZxG6yj5PCb0mbWewvFeaQAYGJEKF4q8v40muGSG_uyx51Tgk-wxHKy0s/s400/DSC_8210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393057526921727778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YGY83-dETRpdZy5sMcfU2jgLlarS3Jd1rCV84AvZYBki4bQJXq9BoTxPwyeIG-jnkAzCY-GhmFC57NSjaY3ub45t0rbJQ2Aa7xVTWOD6F-lZz_IfdoIZYpkcAF2MVd2SGxwkPBnWOeA/s1600-h/DSC_8216.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YGY83-dETRpdZy5sMcfU2jgLlarS3Jd1rCV84AvZYBki4bQJXq9BoTxPwyeIG-jnkAzCY-GhmFC57NSjaY3ub45t0rbJQ2Aa7xVTWOD6F-lZz_IfdoIZYpkcAF2MVd2SGxwkPBnWOeA/s400/DSC_8216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393056281763576450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm quite proud of myself with how they turned out and think I even like it more than any of the headboards I saw in the store!Stacy Nishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391343710740209077noreply@blogger.com2