December 2009

Costa Cruise 2009: Madeira, Portugal

December 23, 2009
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Hi guys!  This is about our stop in Madeira while on our Western Med Cruise the beginning of this month… Pics of the port: We walked everywhere that day!  I swear, we must have walked about 7 miles.  These stairs went on forever!  The city was really relaxing and had parks almost every couple blocks, [...]

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Costa Cruise 2009: Tenerife, Canary Islands

December 22, 2009
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Steve and I took a 12 day cruise the very beginning of December, and I’m still doing recaps for it!  If you missed other parts of the cruise: Savona/Genoa, Italy Barcelona, Spain Casablanca, Morocco Rabat, Morocco Arrecife, Canary Islands For this island, we decided to share a taxi with a fellow cruiser, and tour the [...]

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Cold Ass Temps, Running, Gluhwein, and Friends

December 20, 2009
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Um yeah, when you have to look like a pair of bank robbers to stay warm, should you really be running outside? Renee came over yesterday morning for an 8.25 mile run.  I definitely would have foregone the run if I didn’t have her to run with.  When we started out, it was 5 degrees [...]

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Costa Cruise 2009: Arrecife, Canary Islands

December 19, 2009
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This was our first visit to the Canary Islands, and we were so excited when we got there because it was such a change from the day before in Morocco.  Nearly all of the buildings were white.  The white buildings with blue trim were in the proximity of the ocean while the structures with the [...]

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 18, 2009
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Happy Friday Everyone!!!  Well, this week has gone by so fast, and I’m so glad my finals are over with!!  I started “Foodie Fridays” before the cruise, and I’m reinstating them after a few week hiatus.  You all will like this one (if you didn’t already know from the title of today’s post): Pumpkin Chocolate [...]

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How You Know It’s Finals Week

December 17, 2009
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For the past week (I mean since last Thursday) I have been trying to wrap up this semester of grad school.  I am currently working towards my masters in environmental engineering.  I LOVE grad school.  I have never been more serious about my studies or excited for my lectures than now.  However, when finals come [...]

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Costa Cruise 2009: Rabat, Morocco

December 14, 2009
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Hey guys!  Sorry about the gap in posts!!  It is finals week, and I have one more test to take and a 5,000 word paper due on Wednesday.  Plus, some other things are going on that have to do with our wedding that I don’t want to spoil yet.  We shall see what happens with [...]

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