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mistresses… adventure!Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-1643383382684444432015-10-30T21:11:00.001-07:002015-10-30T21:15:16.155-07:00Find me on Instagram!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of these days I'll work on the blog, but until then, find me on Instagram. I have been posting pictures on there since our sweet little boy was born!<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-2776998000996313192014-09-02T16:39:00.000-07:002014-09-02T16:39:00.390-07:00Brown Bear!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We may have made an impulse purchase while at Costco…<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-8617689245613199572014-09-02T16:34:00.000-07:002014-09-02T16:43:48.398-07:00Nursery!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had a lot of fun putting the nursery together! If you can't tell by the pictures, I have a nature theme going on. We're pretty much done with the room. All we need is a rocking chair and end table! Here are a few pics for those who are curious!<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-88078846719796613372014-08-30T16:10:00.000-07:002014-09-02T16:42:04.561-07:00Weekend with the Dolins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Danielle (Bryan's sister's best friend) and John came up to Bellingham for a wedding, so we had them over for a BBQ along with Bryan's parents and Danielle's mom, Elise! Their little boy, Luke, will only be a few months apart from our little dude, so we're pretty excited about that. If the two are anything like their dads, then they will be good friends….and nerds. Lol.<br />
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Luke broke in our baby swing for the first time, and I had to take a picture. Danielle mentioned they didn't have very many pics of the three of them, so we decided to take more. I didn't have the best lighting to work with (I hate using the flash and forgot to change the iso) but they still turned out cute. Although, the subjects probably had more to do with that than the photographer. :)<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-63202574076074291512014-08-26T14:53:00.000-07:002014-09-02T16:49:58.177-07:00Happy Birthday, Bryan!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The love of my life turned 35 today! We celebrated by first going to a prenatal appointment. We asked Bryan's parents if they wanted to go to hear the baby's heartbeat, so we all piled in our Prius and made our way over to Bellingham OBGYN. We learned on the way that our car will comfortably seat four with a carseat. Yay! Our little dude still has a strong heartbeat, and I measured exactly at 37 weeks.<br />
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Also, Bryan was challenged by my brother, Shaun, to pour a bucket of ice water on his head within 24 hours to raise awareness for ALS. I can't think of a better way to celebrate a birthday! After we got home from dinner we realized we didn't have a bucket or ice, so we went to Fred Meyers to purchase the necessary items. I'm pretty sure everyone knew what we were up to as we were walking around Freddy's. Video will be posted soon…</div>
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Happy Birthday to the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you more than words can describe, and I'm so glad you were born! :)</div>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-48235312985273209812014-08-25T11:43:00.001-07:002014-08-25T11:57:33.411-07:00Dates, Lakes, and Clowns!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bryan and I figured there's only so much time left where it's just him and me, so we went out on a date Friday night to an awesome new place in Bellingham called Rock and Rye. Seriously, the best crab cakes and pasta I've ever had.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">We went to Squire Lake on Saturday which was absolutely beautiful. It's about 15 minutes away from Bellingham and you have to hike up a bit before reaching the lake. I wasn't sure if I could make it to the lake after speaking with a guy who said it was a pretty intense up. Fortunately, I think he was exaggerating for the pregnant lady and it ended up not being too bad.</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday night we went on a double date with our friends, Becky and Dennis! We have a lot in common with them and it was so good to see them. We talked for hours about politics, religion, babies, and more! Love them!</span><span style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"> </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-60804757330451119492014-08-22T17:00:00.000-07:002014-08-23T10:29:15.255-07:0037 Weeks!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have reached a milestone today. Baby has officially made it to term. Woohoo! I learned that 37-38 weeks is early term and 39-40 is full term. It's crazy to think he'll be here any day…and hopefully not a day over. :)<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-4197354156677397542014-08-22T10:27:00.000-07:002014-08-25T12:17:28.228-07:00Books and Paints!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been walking with Bryan to work in the mornings and then usually make my way over to one of the quaint little cafes in Fairhaven to rest before walking back home. While there, I started reading this hilarious book called Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott. I found it helps distract me from the fact I have to push a baby out of my you know what sometime in the coming weeks. Although, I'm not sure if the following excerpt from this particular book helped…"I couldn't push the baby out, and Pammy and Steve stood by my feet in the labor room for an hour, exhorting, encouraging me to push, telling me how beautifully I was doing. I was in despair. I made a tiny poo on the table, which they didn't mention at the time but which they manage to work into about all two-thirds of all our conversations…." On second thought, maybe I should choose a different book.<br />
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Also, painting helps distract me from those thoughts as well. Wish me luck in the next coming weeks and hopefully I don't die of a panic attack! I just have to keep telling myself who I'll get to meet when it's all said and done! <br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-33290855558216067472014-08-19T20:23:00.001-07:002014-08-19T20:23:55.179-07:00Womb With A View!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bryan and I took maternity pics on top of Mt. Baker with http://jenmartinstudios.com! It is so beautiful up there this time of year, but also really windy as you can see with some of the pics! :) I can't wait to take Baby Wokich hiking!<br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-51332207652665391992014-08-18T10:12:00.000-07:002014-08-19T10:15:45.490-07:0036 Weeks, 4 Days!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We went to our weekly check up today and everything is looking good. Baby's heart rate is in the 140's, he is measuring right at 36 weeks, and I am dilated to 1 cm. Last week a couple nurses checked to see if baby was head down by feeling around my belly, but today the doctor officially checked and he is indeed down. Yay!<br />
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Wow, we're getting close. Hopefully, he stays in there a couple more weeks, though. :) </div>
Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-46381566358903192992014-08-17T21:57:00.000-07:002014-08-17T22:01:38.105-07:00At What Point Does a Pond become a Lake?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We celebrated our anniversary the entire weekend with things like relaxing at home, paying bills, installing the carseat, washing our comforters at the nicest laundry mat I have ever been to, and walking around Lake Padden and Whatcom Falls Park. It always amazes me how beautiful this part of the world is. So much green!</div>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-56960236883385426492014-08-15T01:25:00.000-07:002014-08-16T01:32:51.457-07:00"The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time."<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Happy Anniversary to my love and best friend! I am so lucky that I found a guy like you! We've been together for 8 years now, and they've been the best years of my life. I love you more than anything and can't imagine life without you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We've been on some amazing adventures together, and I am so excited for our biggest one yet. You're going to be such a good dad, and I can't wait to see you with our baby boy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's to many many more!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were walking around a gift store in Fairhaven a couple months ago. Bryan saw a Star Wars lunch box and freaked out. I could tell he wanted it but said something like "no, I shouldn't." I went back to get it, but they didn't have the same one in stock. So I surprised him with a Darth Vader instead! I think he likes it!</td></tr>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-86042209351480344222014-08-13T10:37:00.002-07:002014-08-26T21:22:35.015-07:00To Our Sweet Baby Boy...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Many books I've read lately have suggested writing a note to baby, so here it goes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From Mom:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello my sweet boy, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I want you to know how excited we are to finally meet you, but most importantly, for you to know how much you're wanted in this world and how much we love you already. I feel so lucky that you're coming into a world with parents who love each other more than anything and who have a good, solid foundation. With that love and support, we can get through anything together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Someone asked me a question the other day about the kind of qualities and life skills I would like to instill in you. I thought about this a lot the last couple of days and came to the conclusion there are many, but here a few that really stick out in my mind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-A connection with nature. We live in a world of chaos and sometimes life can be stressful. Being in nature is the best place we can go to truly find peace and calm in our hearts. It's a wonderful place to rejuvenate and restore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Respect for yourself and others around you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Be who you are. Never be afraid to be who you are. We will love you no matter what.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Never stop learning. There is always something new to learn and we should never be at a point in life where we think we know it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Travel- The kind of travel where you are truly immersed in the culture. Traveling provides us with an education we would never be able to learn through books. It helps connect us to other cultures and people. Expands our minds and introduces us to a greater diversity. Gives us a better perspective of life and geography. Teaches us to be patient and to be less materialistic. I could go on and on…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Be a good listener - Being a good listener can help you see the world through others eyes and help teach you to be empathetic. This is an important quality that can help you in many ways through out your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Try and live in the present moment - This has been one of the greatest challenges for me, but by living in the present we worry less, concentrate better, and it can help give us the ability to truly live life in the fullest way possible. I love the quote "To the present moment, the only place where life exists."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-To be compassionate - Being kind and loving towards all things living is one of the most important qualities. To me, this also means to understand that life is not black and white. We all come from different backgrounds, and judging someone before you truly know them and the difficulties they have faced in life does not show compassion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Ability to admit when you are wrong and to not be afraid to say sorry - We are not perfect and we all make mistakes, but by being able to recognize that and by saying sorry can help you greatly in your future relationships.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Being a good communicator - I feel blessed to be in a relationship where I can tell your dad anything. We communicate to each other when we are feeling sad, happy, or if we just need someone to talk to who will not judge us or look down at us. This is one of the main reasons we have such a strong relationship. I never have to hold anything in when it comes to communicating with your dad. This is so important for our mind and soul! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-Pursue your passions- pursuing passions is one of the best ways we can life to the fullest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am so incredibly excited for you to be here! Only 4 more weeks and life will change greatly for your dad and me but for the better. I'm excited to see what you look like and see what kind of personality you have. I'm excited to watch you discover the world around you and help you grow through life. I am not perfect, but I will do my best to make the right decisions and to be a good mom. I love you so much, and want you to know I will always be here for you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love, Mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Being pregnant has definitely had its ups and downs. I would say the first trimester was pretty awful. I had nausea every night and I absolutely hated eating. In fact, just the thought of food made me gag. I was also one of those rare people that suffered from frequent headaches. I've always been prone to headaches and being pregnant just escalated them. To say the least, it was not fun, especially because I didn't want to take anything for them. Doctors told me tylenol was safe, but I still stayed away. I didn't want to take any risks of hurting my little babe. Not being able to see the baby grow was also one of the difficult parts. Prenatal appointments were few and far between, so I was always wondering if everything was okay and if our baby still had a heartbeat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then the blissful second trimester came. I've always heard second trimester was the best, and I fully believe it now. Seriously, I felt wonderful. Headaches and nausea disappeared, and I only suffered from minor back pain. Being back in Bellingham also helped as we had the awesome boardwalk right below our place to utilize for daily walks. I was frequently going to Bellingham Athletic Club and taking advantage of all the group classes they offered, including Zumba! Since, I had to quit my job when we moved to Bellingham, I had lots of time to get stuff done that I hadn't had time for previously. There was always something to do, and my second trimester provided me with the energy and good health to do so. Second trimester was also fun because that is when I started showing and feeling the baby move for the first time. We also had the exciting 20 week ultrasound where we found out it was a Boy! Bryan didn't want to admit how much he really wanted a boy until we received the news…then that's all he talked about for the next several days. I, too, could not have been more excited since I've always wanted to have a boy for my first. We started attending baby classes and decorating our little babes room. Those activities made it seem so much real. Overall, it was an exciting trimester and much more pleasant than the first. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So far, third trimester has also been pretty fun minus the back aches and leg pains. As of writing this, I am 35 weeks and feeling huge. Bryan has been my rock and I could not have asked for a better partner to go through this with. I feel so lucky to have him. He gives me frequent long massages, and is always asking me how I'm doing and if there is anything he can to do help. We finished decorating our baby boy's room and feel much more prepared and ready now that we've had two baby showers. I seriously, don't know what we would have done without the support of family and friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My sister-in-law, Jenn, wrote a survey about her pregnancy each month, and I loved reading about all her changes while we were traveling abroad. I thought I'd do it just once and summarize the entire pregnancy…</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Total weight gain/loss:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So far I've gained a total of 27 pounds. Holy cow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, maternity clothes have been the best. I kind of want to wear them forever and always. I started wearing them pretty early on since I'm all about comfort and my jeans had no longer fit that description.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stretch marks?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Luckily, I have no stretch marks on my belly. I have several on my upper thighs, but they're not so visible that I'm crying about it. :) I have a little over 4 weeks left to go, so hopefully it stays this way.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sleep:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It depends on the night. Overall, sleep has been pretty good, but sometimes I'm just too uncomfortable and/or have horrible back pain for that to be true. Lately, sleep has not been so good as I have had so much on my mind. The good news is I haven't had to pee as much as I thought. I get up about once or twice a night, which is pretty standard for me anyway.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Best moment this week:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm going to change that to best moment during pregnancy: Feeling and seeing the baby move is easily my favorite part of being pregnant. Also, I love when my husband gets to feel and see him move as well. The first time he felt our little guy move was one of my favorite moments simply because it became that much real for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yes! I miss being able to breath easily, eating and drinking what I want, high impact workouts, and just the overall feeling of comfort. All the little aches and pains are getting pretty annoying but it's all worth it! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I certainly hope so now that I'm this far along. :) He's quite the mover and shaker and pretty much hiccups everyday. He hiccups so much I had to ask my doctor to make sure that was okay. We recently found out he is head down, so that made me very happy. Go little guy!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Food cravings:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">l haven't craved anything really specific and weird, but I definitely love my fruit, carbs, and cereal. If I could eat cereal for every meal, I would. Overall, I've tried to eat pretty healthy and haven't indulged too much in sweets and chips, but every once in a while I lose myself in those foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In my first my trimester I hated eating dinner. I could really only handle cold foods like cereal, yogurt, and fruit. The thought of eating hot and spicy foods made me gag. Second trimester I loved food and continue to love it in my third trimester!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not yet, and I haven't been able to feel any Braxton-Hicks contractions either, but my doctor recently told them many women don't notice them with first pregnancy. I could be having them and am just completely ignorant…I don't know.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Belly Button in or out?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This question makes me giggle because Bryan really wanted me to get an outie. So far, it's definitely in and, at this point, it will probably stay that way. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I haven't had a lot of swelling overall. The only time I swell is when I'm on a fast pace walk and if I've been on my feet all day. However, I recently noticed a couple of my rings no longer fit. My fingers don't look swollen, so I'm not sure what's going on there. Have they just gotten bigger?<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> That can't be good. Lol.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy or Moody most of the time:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have felt happy and excited overall. I feel like I've been in a pretty good mood my entire pregnancy, but I'm sure I've had bad days. I'll have to ask Bryan. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meeting our little babe for the first time. I've been dreaming about that moment for a long time and can't wait until the day is here! I just hope he's healthy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I took belly bump photos when I remembered, and that was usually when I was at home by myself. Sorry for all the following selfies but it sure was fun watching the bump grow.</span><br />
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-8948220726419901512014-08-10T18:40:00.000-07:002014-08-14T13:03:50.025-07:00"It's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine…it's summertime!"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Summer in Bellingham has been absolutely beautiful! It has been sunny and warm almost everyday. I thought I would be pretty miserable being so pregnant in the heat, but that hasn't really been the case. There have been bad days, but as long as I have a fan or some sort of breeze, I'm okay.<br />
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So far, Bryan and I have enjoyed many evening walks along the boardwalk, went on a little getaway to the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island, went to Lake Chelan for the 4th, watched the World Cup, finished decorating baby's room, and attended my good friends wedding reception.<br />
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We also had our first joint (boys and girls) baby shower in Bellingham hosted by Bryan's sister and mom. It was the perfect shower with lovely decorations, good food, and an awesome beer tasting contest from five of our breweries here in Bellingham. Most people know I don't necessarily like being the center of attention, so it was so much fun having Bryan there to share some of the attention. Thanks again, Jenn and Chris for all you did to make this happen.<br />
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The second shower was in Tri-Cities hosted by my wonderful Aunt Val! She put a lot of effort and work into creating a beautiful shower as well. The theme was travel, and she provided foods from different parts of the world. The decorations were beautiful and the food was amazing! She actually had to have surgery 4 days prior to the shower and had her daughter-in-law, Marilyn, help with preparing and decorating as well. Thanks again, you two. It meant a lot to me!<br />
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Also, thank you to everyone who took the time to attend and providing us with essential baby items! I don't know how people have babies without the love and support of family and friends.<br />
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Overall, life this summer has been pretty busy getting ready for our little one!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting at the border to go to Vancouver Island! We had an interesting experience with this one. First time they pulled us to the side and searched our car. I have never been asked so many questions, but Bryan believed they thought we were going to try and stay in Canada to have our baby. Not a bad idea, actually. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stayed at the coolest bed and breakfast on Vancouver Island near the beach. It was owned by a very nice couple and it had lots of character. Most importantly, it had a beautiful trail to the beach!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of my favorite cafe/bakeries ever! It was in the middle of nowhere and had some of the best pastries I've eaten.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to a really nice seafood restaurant. This is a redo of a pic we took in Scotland!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took this with the timer on my camera to send to my Aunt Val for baby shower invitations!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Started a farm share with a local place called Rabbit Farms. We pay $20 a week and receive the best organic produce! I love knowing where our food is coming from!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started painting this summer and I have enjoyed it immensely! I've painted a little here and there, and so I was happy to really get into it this time. Painted these for the baby's room!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan surprised me with a fun date, and we went to a delicious restaurant off of Lake Whatcom called The Fork. It was so so good! I loved the decorations in there and want to do something like this in our house!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan was all about the World Cup. He probably watched at least two matches a day. I happened to capture the moment when he thought taking off his pants would bring better luck to the USA team. He had no idea I took these pics until later.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ended our 8 week course parenting class with these lovely folks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so good seeing my best friends from high school! This was taken on the dock off of the Columbia River!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With my Aunts on my mom's side!</td></tr>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-82884758389207088032014-03-20T00:45:00.000-07:002014-08-13T18:52:19.334-07:00Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" - Robin Williams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Nothing too exciting happened in Spring 2014, but we definitely kept ourselves busy. Spring started with me flying to Tri-Cities to visit with family and friends and then driving with my mother and grandparents to Idaho to watch my brother graduate with his BA. I was so very proud of him!<br />
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Bryan started playing soccer again which he was very happy about. We also started taking an 8 week course parenting class, went camping at Leavenworth, refurnished a table, and started decorating the baby's room. Basically, Spring was spent getting settled into our new home in Bellingham.<br />
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Usually there is a mix between good camera pics and phone pics. Apparently, it was a phone pic kind of spring. I also noticed I wasn't very good at taking pics during these months and missed some very important events like Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. Oh well. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan eating oysters again at one of our favorite New Orleans style restaurant.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left to right<br />
Papa, Granny, Shaun, my cousin Natalie, Mom, me, and my cousin Cameron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the long drive back from Idaho I caught my Papa playing word search with his tongue out! Lol.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother followed us back from Leavenworth and stayed with us in Bellingham for a couple nights! We went on several walks while he was here including the boardwalk, walked to downtown, and walked around Lake Padden and Whatcom Falls Park. We were one with nature!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a pretty cheap wooden table at the ReStore in Bellingham and refurnished it. I helped with sanding, but Bryan and his dad did most of the work. We chose the distressed look on the very right and it turned out great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Granny and Papa Smith visited us in Bellingham for the first time. We went to the Farmers Market, walked along the boardwalk, and ate some delicious seafood at our local restaurant called Cliff House.</td></tr>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-34623309495838690292014-01-01T16:07:00.000-08:002014-08-13T18:51:56.207-07:00One kind word can warm three winter months. ~Japanese Proverb<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bryan and I found out we were pregnant for the second time shortly after Christmas. We were so happy but also anxious and nervous that another miscarriage would happen. Ultimately, we didn't want to get too excited until we saw the heartbeat for the first time. Waiting 8 weeks until that moment was difficult, especially because we didn't want to tell our families until we knew there was a heartbeat…and then the day finally came. It was absolutely amazing to see our little one move and to see his heartbeat pulsing. An overwhelming feeling of happiness came over me and I could not stop smiling and looking at our baby's first picture.<br />
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I knew we needed to make it past the first trimester before a possible miscarriage, but I just had a really good feeling about this baby. I loved him so much already at 8 weeks. </div>
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The rest of the winter was spent dreaming about our babe and making some minor changes in our life, including moving back to Bellingham. We decided we were not Kirkland people and wanted to go back to place where there was a sense of community, no traffic, and where we were surrounded by nature. We found the perfect three bedroom apartment to begin our life in B'Ham. </div>
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Here are a few (okay maybe a lot) of pics to sum up the rest of Winter! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went on a hike shortly after we found out I was pregnant! This was the last hike we went up on because I was nervous my heart rate was too high.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My preferred genre of music is alternative/classic/indie rock, but I do love me some Justin Timberlake. My friend Nickole had an extra ticket and asked if I could go with her. Well of course!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living in Kirkland was not my favorite, but I did enjoy a couple of the walks near our place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took a lot of pics as you can see!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is me happy to be in Bellingham. It was so refreshing to be back!</td></tr>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-31067970227102160922013-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:002014-08-13T18:51:42.365-07:00“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Summary of Fall 2013 -<br />
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The beginning of Fall was not the most exciting time for us. In late August, we found out we were pregnant and were so excited. We planned how we were going to surprise our families, we purchased our first baby item, and looked at other apartments to make room for our new member. Unfortunately, at our 8 week appointment, we found out that the baby did not have heartbeat and measured to be about 6 weeks. It was a heartbreaking moment for us. Thankfully, we had each other to get through the sadness, and our mamas came for a couple days to help us as well. Baby #1 will always be in our hearts.<br />
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To quickly sum up the rest of Fall, here are some pics…<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Started my job at Horizon House in August working with people with dementia in activities. Took many pics of my residents. Unfortunately, I can't post them online without permission of the resident and/or their DPOA. I took this pic at a Dancing Til Dusk event at a nearby park that we took our residents to.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to Vegas with some of my best friends. This was shortly after the miscarriage and it was nice to have their love and support.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went to Idaho for Aubrey's first birthday! Here she is getting clean for the big party.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One can never go wrong with mason jar pics.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday girl with her uncle and papa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She wasn't so sure about the cake mess.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so sweet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aubrey and her cousin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday girl with her mom, uncle, and auntie! :) (Photo credit to Jenn)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan with his mom and aunt at the party!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bryan knows how much I enjoy Pumpkin patches, so we went to one near Kirkland!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Met our Scottish friend Liana in Bolivia! She traveled solo for six months and stopped by Bellingham on her way to Canada. One of the coolest girls I've met! Taken with my new camera!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">The girls went to Victoria for a night and we said goodbye to Liana there<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Chris treated us to High Tea!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Bryan and I went a several hikes!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Bryan started his own company, Sound Software. So proud of my guy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Went on a hike near Bryan's parents house!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purchased our first new car! 2013 Toyota Prius<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">My best friend, Stef, and her guy, Elliot visited us in Bellingham! I'll never forget the night we rode our bikes back from Boundary Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Bryan got a contract in Seattle, so we decided to move to Kirkland! This was the boardwalk near our apartment<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This deserves a longer post eventually, but this was the last picture we took with grandpa Belliston before he passed away! He was a great man and we miss him a lot!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Mom visited us in Kirkland, so we went on the new ferris wheel in downtown Seattle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Went to Megan Kirkpatrick's wedding in San Jose! This little one wore the most adorable outfit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Saw my sister in Santa Cruz before heading back to Washington. I love my sister!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">On our way back from Tillicum Village. This was the day we found out we were pregnant with our first baby…more on that later<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Celebrated Bryan's 34th birthday while camping!</td></tr>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-65552144685135817262013-04-21T23:23:00.000-07:002014-08-12T16:09:59.858-07:00There and Back Again…Final Thoughts!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-41190653884657683622013-04-20T23:21:00.000-07:002014-08-08T23:21:56.501-07:00Colombia…to be continued<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-63638631307564579722013-04-18T23:19:00.000-07:002014-08-08T23:19:30.222-07:00Coffee Region of Salento, Colombia!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bryan made some friends while waiting for the bus in Armenia, the city an hour away from the coffee village of Salento, Colombia. Colombia’s national team was playing Argentina or something like that and a bunch of guys were watching it on a little TV in the station. I was on the van watching the luggage so Bryan could join the excitement. They loved having Bryan there, and cheered even harder when they saw I was taking a picture of them all.</div>
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We were only on the mini van/bus for a half hour or so before arriving to the beautiful village of Salento, Colombia. The drive was absolutely gorgeous with green luscious mountains and hills surrounding us. All I could say was wow, Colombia is amazing.</div>
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We did not book a place before arriving, but on the way there we read about a hostel called Plantation House and decided to trek our way over there with the backpacks after the bus dropped us off in the center. The hostel was located near the village but far enough away that it felt like we were in the middle of the jungle. Luckily, they had a spot for us for a night.</div>
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I knew we had finally made it to the coffee region when I learned the hostel had delicious coffee 24 hours a day. Now that’s what I’m talking about.</div>
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We woke up to beautiful weather and decided to make our way over to a breakfast joint we heard was really good. The guy who owns it was actually from Portland. He traveled to colombia several years ago and loved it so much he ended up going back to stay permanently. I don’t blame him. Bryan had biscuits and gravy for the first time in a long time, and I had the best granola and fruit. Seriously, all the good fruit was there. He also told us he had a mini theatre with thousands of movies that we could use whenever. We were definitely going back.</div>
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The rest of the day was spent exporing the lovely village, playing cards, and drinking a lot of coffee. Aah, life was good there. Oh, and we went back to the mini theatre and watched Quentin Taratino’s Django Unchained with a british guy from our hostel. It always nice to come across places like this while traveling.</div>
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The next morning we met a couple from Norway who were also doing the same hike we were, so we teamed up and make the trek together. So, this region of Colombia is known for having wax palm trees. They’re like palm trees but not. They grow a completely different fruit and they grow to be really really tall. The trek we went on had several of these scattered throughout and it was absolutely stunning. I’ve never seen anything like it. I’m pretty sure these trees are only found in Colombia. We had a blast hiking with our new friends, and thankfully, I did not get peed on by a monkey. Sometimes things just go your way, you know?</div>
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The following days included exploring Salento and relaxing at the Plantation House. At one point, the owners at Plantation House told us they didn’t have any room at the inn and if we wanted to stay we’d have to stay in the actual coffee plantation which was a pretty long walk in mud from downtown. We were pretty upset, but as soon as we got done packing, the owners told us they had two beds after all and moved us to a different room. A day later, we went on the coffee plantation tour and learned a lot about the process of growing and sellling beans. We visited the coffee planation house and learned we should have been staying there the whole time. It was in the middle of nowhere, but it was surrounded by beauty. People who get to stay there can pick all the fruit they want from the trees, inlcuding bananas, mango, and pineapple and it was so quiet and peaceful. It was a place I could have stayed for weeks. Not to mention, the Colombian man in charge of taking care of the beans made fresh roasted coffee every morning for the backpackers there. Why oh why didn’t we stay there?!?!?</div>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-85602140247043692592013-04-16T23:17:00.000-07:002014-08-08T23:18:25.679-07:00Cali, Colombia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.714285714;">The bus ride from Quito to the border town in Ecuador was one of the longest even though it was one of the shortest bus rides we made in South America. I could not stop thinking about my camera…if only this and if only that. We finally made it to the border town of Tulcan, Ecuador at about midnight. Luckily, our hostel was right across the street where we crashed for the night.</span></h1>
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We woke up early the next morning to cross the border to Colombia. It was a piece of cake. We heard that most Colombians are kind and welcoming to foreigners, and we knew this would be true after being graciously welcomed by the border patrol lady. “Welcome to Colombia” was the most common phrase we heard.</div>
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Colombian women are ridiculously good looking by the way. They have it all really. Good skin, hair, nose, boobs, and butt. It’s like I said…ridiculous.</div>
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We spent most of the day on the local bus. Buses are a whole other beast in South America. Peru and Argentina had the most luxurious buses, but Bolivia and Colombia had the best local food vendors. Basically, random people pop onto the bus and various time selling their food. It’s awesome. Bryan and I have eaten everything from fried bananas to cornbread to meats on sticks throughout our S. America bus adventures. While we were on the bus enjoying our not quite ripe mangoes with salt and lime, the police stopped bus and made all the men get off. Bryan got off with all the others as</div>
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Our first stop was Cali, Colombia. It was a pretty nice city if you’re into cities, but overall, we wanted to leave as soon as we found another camera. Of course, we couldn’t buy a nice Nikon DSLR, so we opted for a small little Sony Cybershot. It’s hard going from a camera that takes such nice looking photos to one that really doesn’t, but I survived. I just told myself I’ll just have to go back to Colombia another time with another DSLR. It will happen, right…RIGHT?!?!</div>
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Our hostel the first night was okay, but we found another one we really liked the next morning. Everyone was so nice and, more importantly, it was clean. Yay! One of the ladies who worked there did it all. I think she was bossed around a lot, but she was really the one who kept it all together. She was also one of the sweetest ladies in the world. There was a lot of non-verbal communication as it was hard to keep up with her fast talking Spanish, but that is one of the best parts of traveling. Learning to communicate in various ways.</div>
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We spent most of our time in Cali exploring the streets and neigborhoods, playing card games at a nearby cafe, and of course, finding another camera. After a couple days, we were ready to leave the big city and head to one of our favorite spots in South America, Coffee Region.</div>
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Lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08007034038943335059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3736464397987593997.post-35097510154484444952013-04-15T23:15:00.000-07:002014-08-08T23:16:27.956-07:00Banos, Ecuador – Volcanic Encounter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.714285714;">I was sitting on the swing on top of a mountain next to an overly active volcano in the beautiful city of Banos, Ecuador as Bryan was taking pictures of one of my favorite moments. I took a couple pictures of him on the swing and then we hitch hiked our way back to the city with our new Australian friends we had met while sitting in a treehouse. Little did I know my camera would be stolen a couple days later, and we would never see those pictures again.</span></h1>
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We had heard about Banos from several backpackers and decided to stop there on our way to Colombia. Getting from Cusco to Banos is a whole other story, but let’s just say we were ready to not be on a bus anymore. Luckily, we found a place to stay that was exactly what we needed. This was one of the friendliest and cleanest hostels we’ve stayed in and the private wasn’t that much more expensive than the dorm rooms. Perfecto!</div>
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We spent the next day exploring the cute little city and hiking up one of the nearby mountains. We weren’t quite ready to make the full commitment of hiking to the top to see the volcano, so we made our way back down to relax and watch a couple movies in the hostel. Comfy bean bags, hundreds of movies, and a big flat screen TV was a luxury we simply could not resist any longer.</div>
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The next day we packed our daypack with yogurt, salami, a bottle of wine, and mangos in hope that we’d find a cool place to sit at the top and admire the volcano. We decided against climbing the actual volcano as it would be considered suicial, so we opted for the nearby mountain to climb instead. The trip included incredibly steep stone stairs, narrow and muddy paths, and several hours of walking up before we reached the “best place to see the volcano” spot. Unfortunately, our view consisted mostly of clouds and some green in the distant that sort of resembled a volcano. We decided to wait it out for a couple hours as the local guy was saying it’s usually pretty clear in the late afternoon. We sat in the treehouse and ate our travellers lunch before making our way to the swing. The swing was attached to the treehouse that swung off the cliff. It was a great place to snap really cool pictures of the green mountains in the background and discuss how many active volcanos there are in the world with our new Australian geologist friends. Fortunaly, it started to clear up a bit when we heard a “Bang” in the distance. At this point part of the volcano became visible and we could see volcanic smoke rising up. I wish we could have seen more of it, but what we saw was pretty cool. The pictures were some of my favorite of the trip.</div>
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After hiking back down to Banos we all decided Mexican food was exactly what we all needed, and fortunately, Bryan and I had come across one the previous day. It was amazing considering it had been awhile since we had really good Mexican food. We said goodbye to our friends and went back to the hostel to crash.</div>
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We were in Banos for a total of three nights, but I’m sure we could have stayed a lot longer in the colorful little city. However, the time had come for us to make our journey to Colombia. I remember telling Bryan as we were leaving Banos that we forgot to backup photos. I thought it wasn’t a big deal and we would just back them up as soon as we made it to Cali, Colombia. My camera was stolen directly from my backpack at the Quito, Ecuador bus terminal, and we didn’t notice it was missing until we were already on the bus heading towards the border. If only I could turn back time.</div>
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