1.11.2011

365.11

Happy 1.11.11!

I looked out the window this evening and found this...


Umm...ok? I ask for a White Christmas and get rain.  I ask for a nice January and get snow.

Not. Cool.  

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1.10.2011

365.9 and 365.10






OK.  Here's the deal.  I have been failing a little bit with Project 365.

I will try to improve.

Now here's 2 pictures from our Christmas celebrations, that I don't think I'll get the chance to post about on their own.

Crazy cousins on Christmas Eve...

Modeling our sweet hats, a present from Grandma, on Christmas Day...

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1.09.2011

365.8

Oh snap...I'm already a day behind.  Woops!

Yesterday we headed to Seattle for a delicious dinner with family.  We exited the ferry to Seahawks traffic.  Lots and lots and lots and lots of traffic.  This is the only picture I took before the camera died.


There's more to come today! 

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1.07.2011

365.7

I've run into a problem.

You see, many of the people that I know or have seen complete Project 365 have some sort of muse.  That may be children, pets, or maybe they like to photograph food.  Seeing as Tim and I don't have children or pets and we don't make very much food worthy of photographs, I've run into a road block.  I don't think you want 365 photos of our condo.  Right?!  What do I post instead?

To remedy this situation, I'm going to put up a link.  Now I know that this isn't a "photo," but you will be able to view a part of my job.  I've already shown you my home office, this is just an extension of that.  You might also be wondering why I'm posting an older version?  This is an exclusive email for just Member-Owners, so if I post the current one, it wouldn't be exclusive.  I take this stuff seriously. :-)

Enjoy!

December Member-Owner Newsletter

Oh, and I did take the photo on the top of the newsletter!  That is Tim's parents' backyard!

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Nassau

Our second day of vacation was spent in Nassau and our first view of the island seemed like it was right off of a postcard...
Originally, Tim and I had planned to spend the day touring the Atlantis Resort and playing in their water park, but when we got to Miami with its 42 degree weather, we decided to try and sign up for just the tour.  Well, we waited too long and those were full before we got the chance.  So, instead we joined the rest of our party on the Pirates of Nassau tour.  (And from what I overheard from people who went to Atlantis for their beach day, we made the right choice.)

Our first stop was the highest point on the island, featuring Fort Fincastle, the watertower, and Queen's Staircase.  
 Tim loved this mural, which we passed walking to Queen's Staircase...
 The entrance...
 There are 66, very steep, steps in the Queen's Staircase.  It was built as an escape from Fort Fincastle to the water in the event of an attack.  Yeah, I don't think they were ever attacked.
 We made it to the bottom without falling! Yay!

 I managed to convince another passenger to let me sit in the front of our tour van...
 We passed the home of the American Ambassador and let me just say, these grounds were amazing.  Seriously.  I might take up a role in politics just so I can become the Ambassador to the Bahamas.
 Our next stop on the tour was Fort Charlotte...


 It was a good tour, but our final stop was the Pirate Museum, and that was way more exciting!
 Overall, we were really impressed with the historical accuracy of many of the pirate stories we had heard over the years.  The only legends they really disproved of were "the walking of the plank," and treasure maps.
 As usual, I got in trouble... :-)
Laurie and I had to pose with Jolly Roger...
 After our tour was over, Tim and I headed to the Hard Rock Cafe in town for lunch.  We were expecting it to be crowded, but found the exact opposite to be true.  It was the emptiest Hard Rock Cafe I have ever been in!

This was my favorite relic...
 A Britney Spears Costume!

After lunch, we wandered through the shops for a while and then headed back towards the ship for some pictures.  I needed one in front of the Atlantis Resort!  Do you see that little bridge between the two towers on the right?  That's a suite, which goes for $25,000/night with a 4 night minimum stay.  Um. Yeah.
 Tim is standing in front of our ship and actually, our room was the one directly above the "R" in Carnival!
 We asked another passenger to take a picture of us in this sign...
 And then it was time to get back on the ship, we were supposed to leave about 30 minutes after we took the above picture.  Instead, we waited over an hour for FOUR passengers to return.  Lame.  I spent that extra time snuggled in a blanket on our balcony reading...
Tim took this picture as we were pulling away from the port...
We had a great day and, as I told Tim, I look forward to going back and staying in that $25,000/night suite! 

Stay tuned for pictures from our day at Half Moon Cay!

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1.06.2011

1.05.2011