12 days in Europe and I am back, countless metros, trains, planes and buses got both Ed and I where we needed to go. I am back on my CA time, with getting up in the middle of the night, my homage to Europe I suppose. Stewie is sleeping on our bed. He is happy, he had a few adventures while we were gone. We had a snowglobe casualty last nt. my mini Amsterdam globe burst in the luggage and the Paris city globe is nowhere to be found. Survived is the London and Disneyland Paris snowglobes for Elise, with various other knicknacks, a t-shirt and candy for her. Ryan made out with a Disneyland Paris Alarm Clock, windmill pencil sharpener, big pencil from disneyland Paris, T-shirt from fat tire bike tours and a money holder from London. Paris will be missed, I love the fact you can get fresh bread everyday at a store that only serves bread. Some of the parisian food I can do without, but overall the atmosphere, the culture and speed of their lives entices me to go back someday. What I will not miss are the prices. I just got my AMEX bill with a chicken caesar salad and a bottle of water. This cost me $26. Which is about 16 Euros. I know that in some cases Ed and I spent $60 for a basic chinese dinner meal. Something that would cost about $20 here. Amsterdam is very calming. I would stick to the parts of the city away from Central Station. The canals are quiet for the most part and there are more bikes than people on the streets. Yes, there were the coffee shops but it wasn't a big deal at all. The stuff isn't off the wall strong and we avoided the obnoxious establishments. The beauty of each home along the canal is just astonishing. Every single building there has a history and the architecture in that city is a good mix of modern with the old. I am taking a few days to soak in what I saw and recuperate before I return to normal life. It has been a amazing experience and grateful I have something to look back on with good memories.
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
This weekend and beyond...
French Class- my second to the last class before I go to Europe.
Confident enough to say oui, non, ca va, de rien, where es la bain de salle. Which translates to yes, no, good or ok, it was nothing, where is the bathroom. Maybe I can count to twenty too and say right and left. I think I know more that that but really you need to be immersed in a language to learn it properly.
Pool Material investigation. We are looking into a swimming pool in my backyard. Nothing is definate, but it is a good chance, we may be swimming by my birthday. We may visit the block and brick to see what materials are out there. We will get out to the great city of Lakeside in the next weekend or so.
Mother's day- My 10th celebration, The last two m days sucked majorly like two bad nightmares. I guess it is really my 8th Mother's day on Sunday.
Elise wrote me the cutest card book. She loves me and I love her too it says. I also rescue her from her bad dreams letting her sleep in my bed. How cute.
Packing for my trip- I hate packing, but I guess this is for a good cause.
SeaWorld day trip with Elise- This Tuesday with her school, I will get to ride on the special bus with the rest of them. No rides, just good ol' Shamu and ocean education.
Going on my trip, I think I have been planning for like a year and putting the trip to Europe off for like five years. Rick Steves has become my friend, I have invested hundreds in his madness.
My presale for the Madonna concert. 7pm on Tuesday..May 27 at a fast internet connection in Amsterdam. I will take out a small loan for these babies. There will be two good things happening on Nov. 4, Election Day and my date with Madonna.
Possible future model in Elise...she will be doing the next photo shoot that Suzanne is doing with bridesmaids, Elise will be playing the flower girl. Did I mention, this will be published in a San Diego Bridal Magazine?
Summertime.....Is there going to be a weather change? Al Gore will know the answer.
French Class- my second to the last class before I go to Europe.
Confident enough to say oui, non, ca va, de rien, where es la bain de salle. Which translates to yes, no, good or ok, it was nothing, where is the bathroom. Maybe I can count to twenty too and say right and left. I think I know more that that but really you need to be immersed in a language to learn it properly.
Pool Material investigation. We are looking into a swimming pool in my backyard. Nothing is definate, but it is a good chance, we may be swimming by my birthday. We may visit the block and brick to see what materials are out there. We will get out to the great city of Lakeside in the next weekend or so.
Mother's day- My 10th celebration, The last two m days sucked majorly like two bad nightmares. I guess it is really my 8th Mother's day on Sunday.
Elise wrote me the cutest card book. She loves me and I love her too it says. I also rescue her from her bad dreams letting her sleep in my bed. How cute.
Packing for my trip- I hate packing, but I guess this is for a good cause.
SeaWorld day trip with Elise- This Tuesday with her school, I will get to ride on the special bus with the rest of them. No rides, just good ol' Shamu and ocean education.
Going on my trip, I think I have been planning for like a year and putting the trip to Europe off for like five years. Rick Steves has become my friend, I have invested hundreds in his madness.
My presale for the Madonna concert. 7pm on Tuesday..May 27 at a fast internet connection in Amsterdam. I will take out a small loan for these babies. There will be two good things happening on Nov. 4, Election Day and my date with Madonna.
Possible future model in Elise...she will be doing the next photo shoot that Suzanne is doing with bridesmaids, Elise will be playing the flower girl. Did I mention, this will be published in a San Diego Bridal Magazine?
Summertime.....Is there going to be a weather change? Al Gore will know the answer.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Disneyland HERE I COME
Going to Disneyland in a about 5 hrs. I am always awake around 3 or 4 in the morning, that sucks for me, but I can do things like blogging or playing on my facebook page. Anyways, it is cool, I spent time with my aunt and cousins from Sonora. It is amazing what you see in San Diego, and I live here. I haven't been to Mission Beach in ages. They have a wave park, lots of rides, that costs half of seaworld admission, but not the total package and tons of tourists that I normally don't see. Anyways, I will be sure to say hi to Mickey and take some pics.
Going to Disneyland in a about 5 hrs. I am always awake around 3 or 4 in the morning, that sucks for me, but I can do things like blogging or playing on my facebook page. Anyways, it is cool, I spent time with my aunt and cousins from Sonora. It is amazing what you see in San Diego, and I live here. I haven't been to Mission Beach in ages. They have a wave park, lots of rides, that costs half of seaworld admission, but not the total package and tons of tourists that I normally don't see. Anyways, I will be sure to say hi to Mickey and take some pics.
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