Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Proposition 8
If you haven't heard much about proposition 8, get informed now. This may be one of the most important moral issues we face in our lifetimes. Learn more here. I obviously can't vote, but we have been asked to get involved in any way we can.
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Boston and NYC
so parker spontaneously bought plane tickets to Boston before he started his new job. we wanted to take a trip before he started and had to get days off to go anywhere. Boston is such a cool city. We stayed with parker's long time friends, brittany and emily lewis, who showed us all around Boston. It was so fun to be with them and have an inside look at the city.
we got a tour guide for the Freedom Trail. Definitely worth it! he was great and we saw so much stuff. It was pretty cool to see the place where so many historical events in our country took place.
Parker in a street show outside Faniuel hall market place. So hilarious. This guy was juggling knives on top of this pole. I admit I was a little scared for all of our lives. pretty awesome though.
Acorn street... supposedly the most photographed street in...something
Just the view from Britt's office. 
Boston Bay with the Lewis girls
the mansions in Newport, RI. we missed the inside tours but they were pretty spectacular from the outside. 
this face cracks me up. what a cutie
we got to visit Parker's Italian relatives in Rhode Island. These lovely ladies are Parker's great aunts, Nat and Stella (sisters to his grandpa, who I never got to meet). Italians sure do know how to eat.
we hadn't planned on it, but after visiting parkers relatives in Rhode Island and having them tell us that we HAD to go to NYC, we switched our flight plans and hopped on a bus down there. we were only a day and a half but it was worth the extra trip.
Oh the statue of liberty. Someday when we have more time I want to go up it. Ellis Island too... 
Recommeded stop: Magnolia bakery in greenwhich village for the most delicious banana pudding. I have to figure out how they made this. 
the building snuck right up on us. It was so awesome to see the temple right there in the midst of the hustle and bustle of manhattan. New york was so fun. Since we were only there for a day and a half, we bought a tour bus pass to see the whole city. They go around the whole island, north and south, so you get a chance to see all the sights and you can hop on and off as you wish. It also included the cruise around the statue of liberty and a museum pass. Great purchase. We ate the best food there too... Great italian place on 9th ave, sushi of course, and delicious NY subs. We want to go back when we have more time!
we got a tour guide for the Freedom Trail. Definitely worth it! he was great and we saw so much stuff. It was pretty cool to see the place where so many historical events in our country took place.Parker in a street show outside Faniuel hall market place. So hilarious. This guy was juggling knives on top of this pole. I admit I was a little scared for all of our lives. pretty awesome though.Acorn street... supposedly the most photographed street in...somethingJust the view from Britt's office. Boston Bay with the Lewis girlsthe mansions in Newport, RI. we missed the inside tours but they were pretty spectacular from the outside. 
this face cracks me up. what a cutiewe got to visit Parker's Italian relatives in Rhode Island. These lovely ladies are Parker's great aunts, Nat and Stella (sisters to his grandpa, who I never got to meet). Italians sure do know how to eat.we hadn't planned on it, but after visiting parkers relatives in Rhode Island and having them tell us that we HAD to go to NYC, we switched our flight plans and hopped on a bus down there. we were only a day and a half but it was worth the extra trip.Oh the statue of liberty. Someday when we have more time I want to go up it. Ellis Island too... Recommeded stop: Magnolia bakery in greenwhich village for the most delicious banana pudding. I have to figure out how they made this. the building snuck right up on us. It was so awesome to see the temple right there in the midst of the hustle and bustle of manhattan. New york was so fun. Since we were only there for a day and a half, we bought a tour bus pass to see the whole city. They go around the whole island, north and south, so you get a chance to see all the sights and you can hop on and off as you wish. It also included the cruise around the statue of liberty and a museum pass. Great purchase. We ate the best food there too... Great italian place on 9th ave, sushi of course, and delicious NY subs. We want to go back when we have more time!hello blog...
so I am finally updating my blog. I can hardly beleive it myself. I didn't know if I would ever blog again but here I am with some extra time on my hands. So now i get to play catch up... So on our way home from Seattle we decided to take a drive down through Oregon and California to see the Redwood forest and visit John and Errin in San Francisco. here a few quick highlights.
These trees are so huge and and beautiful. Some of them are thousands of years old. It is pretty awe-inspiring to see them. There are tons of camping spots and hikes to go on in the park (which is huge) but we just went on a few hikes as we drove through.
just a tree stump
on one side of the highway was forest and the other side was all beach. Cold beaches but really cool. Don't get to see those rocky, misty beaches very often. 
We stayed at john and erin's in palo alto which was really fun and they were so great to have us. we spent a day down town at some of the touristy places and some of the not so touristy places. I don't know if I can hack the San Fran public transportation system again. We pretty much got beat up in little old ladies in china town and crazy men on the BART (subway). if you haven't heard the story, you need to. We spent a day down in San Jose at an awesome beach and went to giants game with John and E. It was a really fun way to end our summer.
These trees are so huge and and beautiful. Some of them are thousands of years old. It is pretty awe-inspiring to see them. There are tons of camping spots and hikes to go on in the park (which is huge) but we just went on a few hikes as we drove through. just a tree stumpon one side of the highway was forest and the other side was all beach. Cold beaches but really cool. Don't get to see those rocky, misty beaches very often. We stayed at john and erin's in palo alto which was really fun and they were so great to have us. we spent a day down town at some of the touristy places and some of the not so touristy places. I don't know if I can hack the San Fran public transportation system again. We pretty much got beat up in little old ladies in china town and crazy men on the BART (subway). if you haven't heard the story, you need to. We spent a day down in San Jose at an awesome beach and went to giants game with John and E. It was a really fun way to end our summer.
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