Boston Nerd Gear

Yay, the girls are back from Boston and brought me back all kinds of cool stuff. They’re so sweet!!!! I got a super cool MIT sweatshirt, an awesome “Nerd Pride” sticker, and the best leather eye patch ever! Woohoo!

Hose Nose Candy

Yeah this is exactly the kind of candy I want to give a kid... “Here kids, have some nose snot.” Ewwww!

This candy is just wrong!

Girls in Boston

It looks like the girls are having a wonderful time in Boston. I can’t wait to see all the pictures they bring back.

Thanks for all the pictures Manda! I Miss you guys!

The 405 Sucks!

This is the last thing you want to see on a Friday afternoon! Of course I left work on Friday without checking Sigalert first and ended up in the middle of this mess. *Sigh* It turns out a crane fell over onto the 405 freeway which caused all lanes to be closed. It took me about 3 hours to get home which isn’t too bad if you compare it to the poor people stuck in traffic for over 5 hours!

Kittens to Cats

I guess they’re not kittens anymore because they’re not as hyper as they used to be.

My Trips on RealTravel

So, I finally got a chance to start on my travel blog. I got my first posts up on my European trip but I still need to finish that up and if things go right, I will be writing about more trips sometime this year.

Stay Tuned.

Yelp

Amanda hooked me up with this great website where you could post your reviews on just about anything. I will have to remember to post a review for all the restaurants I visit. If you haven’t checked out “Yelp,” you should!

Talking Sandwich

Here’s today’s lunch.
I love playing with my food!

Jim's Birthday @ Geatano's

To celebrate Jim’s birthday a bunch of had lunch at Geatano’s Restaurant (Yum-Yum!). You could never have too much Italian food.

Happy Birthday Jim!

Joy's 25th B-day

Everyone had a wonderful time at “Color Me Mine” celebrating Joy’s 25th birthday. I can’t wait to get our ceramic creations back this Sunday after they have been glazed and finished.

Happy Birthday Joy!

New Years Fireworks

Marco has looked forward to today all year and I think you can see why by the pictures above. We spent the day with Marco's sister and her kids lighting the smaller fireworks right outside their home. Then as midnight approached we all went to his mother's house and the boys busted out the larger and more dangerous fireworks. Holland is such a warzone on New Years Eve, if you haven't seen it-you should. Those Dutch are CRAZY!

Gouda Friends

Had a wonderful time visiting Marco's long time buddy Ronald and his girlfriend Simone at their new place in Gouda. A special thanks to them both for inviting us over.

Brussels Christmas Market

Marco, Skip, and I checked out Brussels and found an awesome Christmas market which included a light show, skating rink, and a huge ferris wheel.
Other things we did in Brussels:
Visited the comic book museum
Checked out the center
Saw the Manneken Pis
And, took some awesome pictures

Goodbye Contiki Tour. . . Hello Brussels

Before leaving Paris I had to go visit the Louvre. I spent an entire morning at the museum before hoping on a train and meeting Marco and Skip in Brussels.

More Paris!

I wish we had another week in Paris. There's so much to see and do, it's impossible to see it all in a few days.

Paris!

There aren't enough words to describe how much I loved Paris! I think this picture says it all.

Lion of Lucerne

The drive to Switzerland was beautiful. We didn't end up arriving until real late but we still managed to get some shopping done and later Meera and I checked out the Lion of Lucerne.

Yummy food in Florence

Things we did in Florence:
Went to the Academia to check out the David
Took a walking tour of the city
Had a yummy Gelato
Did some major shopping
And attended a Tuscan dinner

Segundo Dia en Roma

We spent another fun day in Rome. I think Meera, Pablo, and I saw every inch of Rome there was to see!! No kidding!

Highlights:

We almost got hit by a car
We lost eachother when the bus pulled away without me
We took the wrong bus and ended up in the run down side of Rome...

and that's only a fraction of what happened to us today!
Besides all the drama, we actually got to see everything we wanted to see.

Ciao Roma!

Pablo in Roma

Pablo and I checked out some of the Roman sights our first night there. Tomorrow we'll have more time to explore. Yay!