tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77362591831051557992024-02-02T09:22:14.232-08:00Chitchat with the Clay'sA.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-67366122714322227242015-07-04T19:58:00.001-07:002015-07-04T19:58:38.093-07:00Mackenzie Jane- Update 3Mackenzie has been quite the busy girl lately! We've had 4 different appointments with 4 different doctors/specialists in the last 3 weeks. Our first appointment was with the Neonatologist at the Manning clinic at UMMC. Her doctor was very pleased with her progress. He saw no signs of problems right now which was great news, however he was very clear in our discussion, that it is still very early in her recovery, so he is cautiously optimistic about her long term prognosis. At the same appointment, we also met with a dietitian to go over MJ's dietary needs and recommendations for her feeding schedule. Overall she was very happy with Mackenzie's weight gain and daily intake, we did however switch her to a sensitive formula to make it easier to digest and hopefully reduce her spitting.<br />
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Our next appointment was the intake meeting and evaluation meeting with the First Steps early intervention program in Meridian. Both an occupational and physical therapist assessed her progress and also were pretty happy with her progress. The only test she didn't ace was holding her head for a minute when on her belly, which they said, no two month old passes but its part of the test. So going forward, we will have a monthly check-up at the house with the therapist to keep monitoring her development. The speech therapist will also be coming to the house this week to evaluate her and see if she needs any help right now.<br />
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This week MJ had her two month check-up with our Pediatrician, she is 22.75 in tall and 11lbs 9 ounces. She is right around the 50th percentile for all of her statistics. She got her first full round of vaccinations and was not pleased. Other than that, she got yet another fantastic report from the doc who again was very pleased with her.<br />
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Our last appointment was Wednesday back at Batson Children's at UMMC to see her Pediatric Neurologist. He did a full exam and again was pleased with her progress. No signs of any seizures since leaving the NICU and no favoring to either side of her body, no unusual or excessive body tone or weakening. Again, he is cautiously optimistic about our little girls future. We also got the good news that the EEG that was completed the day we got discharged came back normal, which was great because her initial one on her first day after the cooling treatment was abnormal. So for the time being Mackenzie will continue to take her anti seizure meds and as she grows, she will auto ween as her weight increases. In November, we will go back to have another MRI done to check her brain injury and verify that her injury locations haven't grown, and hopefully have shrunk. As long as things look good there, then we can hopefully stop the anti-seizure meds.<br />
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We will also go back to UMMC in November to see the Pediatric Cardiologist to make sure that the small holes in her heart closed. They weren't really worried about it, all babies have them at birth. But given her medical history they want to double check all of her development to ensure that they won't become a problem down the road. We will make a third trip back to Batson just before the holidays to see the Neonatologist for our next follow up.<br />
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So overall, the best news we could ask for given our circumstances. We are far from the end of this journey but things continue to head in the right direction. Thank you all for your continued thoughts and prayers for our little girl. It means more than you know!<br />
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-8915182514476511382015-05-06T18:32:00.000-07:002015-05-06T18:32:30.153-07:00The Adventures of Mackenzie Jane - Update 2Sorry for the delay in posting this update, we have had our hands full with our little bundle of energy.<br />
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Tuesday morning, the docs pulled MJ off of oxygen again to see how she would do. They told us at the beginning that she needed to handle 5-7 straight days off of any O2 before they would let her go home. Tuesday went great, no drops in her O2 level and labs improving.<br />
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The doctors started Mackenzie on a small amount of formula on Wednesday afternoon to start weening her off of the feeding tube. Normally the docs said that they move very slowly in the transition to bottles, but with Mackenzie they wanted to move faster if she was able to digest it. Also, day 2 off the oxygen and no problems.<br />
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She did fantastic, no real spit up problems and no issues digesting the food. She did so well that they pulled her feeding tube completely and just gave her some fluids in the IV along with the bottles. They doubled her intake every day working towards a full 2 oz every three hours as the goal for her weight. By Saturday morning they had her up to the full bottles for the weekend. They also pulled her IV Friday afternoon.<br />
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All of her labs continued to come back normal except her newborn screen which tests for a variety of rare conditions. That was expected as a result of the meds that she was receiving for the first week or so of life. She continued to rock breathing room air, so the docs told us to expect to come home Monday afternoon pending another EEG and one more lab check.<br />
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All went well on Monday and we got to bring our little girl home Monday afternoon. Since we have been home, she has been eating like a champ, we are up to 3.5 ounces at every bottle. Big brother has been great with her and gave her a kiss goodnight tonight before going to bed.<br />
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Looking down the road ahead we have multiple followups with the pediatric program at the Children's hospital to check her progress and watch for any developmental challenges. We will also have another Neuro check in July to check her MRI and another EEG. At 6 months they will check her again for any signs of seizures, if none exist then hopefully we can stop the anti-sezure meds. Until then she will keep getting a small does every day as a precaution. Finally, they enrolled us in a program in Meridian that will do a lot of the same things that the hospital will. They will check her in a few weeks and evaluate her for any issues. If there are any they will create a therapy program to work to correct any problems. If none exist, then they will continue to monitor her as well for any challenges.<br />
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The final hurdle will hopefully be a test that is administered by a doc at the Children's hospital on her second birthday. If she is still doing as well as she is now, then they will hopefully consider her fully recovered and stop the monitoring process.<br />
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We will continue to update with each follow up as we travel this road.<br />
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Mackenzie's kidneys have finally kicked in and are starting to function normally. Her electrolytes, sodium, and a few other labs are all back to normal. There is a particular test that they are watching that shows the kidneys were damaged has finally started to decrease meaning that her kidneys are healing. With her labs showing such vast improvement they were able to remove the umbilical IV line so that her belly button can heal. </div>
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She is being weened off of oxygen slowly. She spends a few hours without it and then gets a smaller rate of flow once she needs the help again. </div>
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She began getting formula feedings yesterday at 4 cc's every 3 hours and that has continued. This morning they doubled her dose and allowed her to be fed by bottle. WE FINALLY GOT TO HOLD HER. Lauren was able to feed her the tiny bottle and hold her for a while this morning. As the day continued, her feedings continued to go well, so the docs had her feeding tube removed.</div>
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The big news of the day were the results of her brain scans. The MRI was completed last evening and the results although not what we hoped for, were what everyone was expecting. The scan showed that MJ did suffer a brain injury as a result of the blood loss and lack of oxygen pre and during delivery. The good news is that the injury locations are all far away from the brain stem and cerebral cortex. They are in parts of the brain that don't fully develop and activate until 2-3 months into life. The neurologist said that the miraculous thing about babies is that they are able to survive and recover from injuries that would be catastrophic to an adult or even an older child. His hope is that as MJ's brain develops it should compensate and wire itself to avoid any injured areas. He can't offer too certain of a prognosis. He expects that if there are any developmental problems that they will hopefully be minor. We will continue to get MRI's completed periodically to monitor those damaged areas to make sure they improve or at least do not increase in size.</div>
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Her results show that she did suffer a seizure during delivery which is where the damage came from. As a precaution they have had her on an anti-seizure medication that she will continue to be on for at least the next six months as we monitor her progress and development.</div>
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The EEG results will be discussed tomorrow, it should give us a better idea if MJ is still at risk for future seizures and help the docs finalize a plan for the short term and look at options for the long term.</div>
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All in all, we have so many blessing and things to be thankful for. We, again, cannot thank everyone enough for their thoughts, prayers, and good will. We will continue to update everyone as we learn more about our little girl's future.</div>
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-28923722317674360862015-04-25T10:53:00.000-07:002015-04-25T10:53:25.334-07:00The Adventures of Mackenzie Jane<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Hey everyone, a few peo<span style="background-color: white;">ple have been</span> asking us exactly what's going on with Lauren and our sweet little girl. </div>
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I have included the timeline and details as best I can below. We have talked and will continue to try and update the blog as we get more news about Mackenzie over the coming days. </div>
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As some of you know Lauren was having some severe varicose vein problems during the last half of her pregnancy. As a result doc wanted to induce her on her due date. We were both torn about what to do. It wasn't completely medically necessary but very reasonable for Lauren's issues. All the way up through Wednesday morning Lauren was back and forth about going through with the induction. Thanking the Lord today that she listened to her instinct and decided to go through with it. It saved our baby's life and probably hers as well. </div>
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Lauren started the induction process on Wednesday afternoon and things went well. Baby looked good and contractions and dilation were starting to pickup. Everything went well overnight as she was having small contractions all night. They started petocin around 430 Thursday morning and things started picking up even more; stronger contractions more dilation, things were moving along well. Around 530 her water broke and was really bloody. The nurse checked her and called the doc who all agreed that it was probably just water and some cervical bleeding as a result of labor but wanted to be safe so they stopped the petocin and gave her a drug to stop contractions to monitor her and MJ. Doc rushed in for the day and came in to look at Lauren and check MJ. They did an ultrasound and everything looked good. Doc wanted to watch baby for a little and if she didn't like it we were gonna go with a c section as a precaution before it became an emergency. MJ was having minor dips in her heart rate during each contraction. Even after the contractions stopped, her heart rate still dropped a little in small, barely noticeable increments. The doctor watched MJ and she didn't like that her rate dipped just a little bit so they went in for the section. The hospital wanted her to wait until after another surgery in front of us so the doc declared it an emergency so they would be first in line. So they had to put Lauren to sleep because it's faster. Once they opened her up the uterus was full of blood and they thought it was just an abruption. MJ came out white as a ghost and not very responsive. It turns out that Lauren had a condition called Vasa Previa which is a problem where the umbilical cord attaches to the placenta wrong. This caused the umbilical vessels to be weak and when her water broke it ruptured two major vessels on the cord. The blood was some of Lauren but mostly MJ's. </div>
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They suspect MJ was hypoxic for a little while and suffered some damage from the lack of oxygen. She has some kidney and liver damage and possibly had some seizures right after birth. So they sent her to the children's hospital NICU in Jackson to receive a cooling treatment where they lower her core temp to 93 degrees for 72 hours to prevent swelling of the brain and help her body recover. She is responding to treatment, but we are really holding our breath for the MRI and EEG (brain wave study) to determine how much if any brain damage occurred. There's no way to know until then. So all we can do is pray. </div>
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The condition Lauren had her doc mentioned right before the section as a potential cause but doubted it because it's very rare and she hadn't seen one in over 15 years. There is no way to diagnose prior to delivery, no way to see where the cord is on the placenta so it's a gut call by the doc if there is a lot of blood. Doc talked to me after Lauren was stable and back in our room recovering. We were very lucky that we were already in the hospital. If Lauren had gone into labor at home and broke her water outside the hospital, the outcome would have been dramatically worse for them both. So we are very blessed that the good Lord gave them both back to me, just a matter of time to see how strong MJ is and how well her body can recover. We got some hopeful news from her neonatologist this morning. But we still have some hurdles to climb and the great unknown of her brain injury. Only time will tell. Lauren and I do not have the words to express our gratitude for the outpouring of support and prayers from our family, friends, and co-workers. Please continue to keep our sweet little girl in your prayers as we wait and hope for the best. </div>
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-51748752441946981162013-11-15T23:37:00.001-08:002013-11-15T23:37:04.398-08:00Playing Catch-up (Part 4)<br />
So in mid-June I put my better 2/3 on a bus to Narita to start her trip home via Meridian to find us a house. Lauren and her Mom found us a house in just a few days and then continued on all the way back to PA. Once she got there, she picked up the car I promised her 3 years earlier... any car she wanted after we made it back from Japan. <div>
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After a few months on cruise, I finally finished my time in VFA-102 and got to return home to AMERICA! A little over 3 years, 3 1/2 deployments, 9 countries and just under 18 months at sea. It was a fantastic three years, but I was ready to go home. Luckily I made it in time for the baby shower, got my truck and was still home when the little man decided to make his debut into the world. It was a whirl wind summer, but its good to be in America again.</div>
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-58239862332910126682013-11-15T23:14:00.003-08:002013-11-15T23:14:40.418-08:00Playing Catch-up (Part 3)<br />
As May approached it was soon time for me to get ready to leave again and for us to get ready to leave Japan for good. We decided we would try for one last trip together and would head to Seoul South Korea to tour the DMZ. In my infinite wisdom, I thought it would be fun to cross country a few jets over to make it an easier trip for us and get to take the jets on the road with a good friend in my back seat. Unfortunately, great planning could not overcome terrible weather on the way and a flat tire when I landed at our intermediate fuel stop. Long story short is that we didn't arrive in Seoul to see Lauren and Cori until 930 on Saturday night, 24 hours later than we were supposed to, missing the DMZ tour altogether. We left to get back to Atsugi the very next morning. A very painful trip to say the least, but the girls had a good time.<div>
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The last thing we did before cruise was Badman week. It is the annual weeklong Air Wing sports competition which culminates with the Badman ball, where we all get together and have one last party before cruise starts. It was a pretty good time, and it was a nice final event for us before leaving became a reality.</div>
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-80135295350911182532013-11-15T23:04:00.002-08:002013-11-16T08:33:10.839-08:00Playing Catch-up (Part 2)<br />
The spring of 2013 found us preparing for moving to America, showing Lauren's Mom and family friend Gail around Japan. I also spent a month at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tyndal for an Air-to-Surface Detachment. Dollie and Gail came to visit in April and spent a few weeks with us. We showed them around Tokyo, Hakone, and Kyoto.<br />
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A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-28085771161816613522013-11-15T22:39:00.002-08:002013-11-16T08:27:18.147-08:00Playing Catch-up (Part 1)So its been a long time since we updated the blog. Lauren has been pretty busy for the last 9 months, so now that I am home, I will try and catch everyone up on what we have been up to the last year. <br />
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After we returned from China right before the holidays last year, we found ourselves getting ready for our honeymoon to the Berjaya Resort in Langkawi, Malaysia. We had to postpone our honeymoon because I was in flight school when we got married, so we decided to take advantage of our location and our last big break while in Japan. Not long before we left, we got some great news... we were going to be parents! So we spent the new year enjoying the tropics of Malaysia celebrating a honeymoon and a future baby. <br />
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While at our resort, we had a little cabin over the water with a fantastic view.<br />
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The pool also had a great swim-up bar, where we spent a few afternoons enjoying a meal and the warm weather.<br />
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We were having lunch one afternoon when we saw a ship coming in towards the beach at our resort. As it got closer it was apparent that this vessel was not in great shape and was overflowing with people. When it got close enough, hundreds of people began jumping overboard and swimming for shore. Once they hit the beach they raced into the jungle to try and hide. </div>
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As we watched these people run, it was pretty obvious that they were refugees from somewhere in the region. The resort told us that they were probably Myanmar refugees trying to reach mainland Malaysia, unfortunately they missed by a few miles and landed on the resort island. It certainly made for an interesting afternoon. </div>
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There was also a cable car that went up to the top of a peak on the island and gave us a pretty good view of the whole island. Unfortunately, the weather was cloudy most of the week. It cleared up on our last day... </div>
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One other cool part of the resort was that there were a variety of wild animals that live on the island and roam freely...including monkeys like these two. They would hang out in the trees near the pool and keep an eye on the guests. </div>
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Overall, we had a great time in Malaysia despite some cloudy weather and an upset stomach that bothered Lauren for most of the trip. Thats all for part 1.A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-59067223307628695832013-03-09T20:21:00.002-08:002013-03-09T20:21:46.416-08:00China- Xian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After our day in Shanghai, we hopped a plane to Xian where the Terra
Cotta warriors are located. This was by far our favorite part of the
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Over Thanksgiving, we took a 6 day trip to China with another couple
from our squadron. It was a bit of a whirlwind since we did 3 cities in
those 6 days, but we had a lot of fun and got to see a ton! We started
our trip in Shanghai where we spent one day touring the city. We got to
see a traditional temple, go to China town (yes, kind of ironic),
visited a house built for royalty, attended a tea ceremony and went to a
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<br />A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-3349212525876850892013-03-09T18:39:00.002-08:002013-03-09T18:39:13.301-08:00Where have you been??That's a good question!! I just looked at the blog this weekend and realized how far behind I was on posting here. Geez! We've been busy since Thanksgiving traveling, working and dealing with not feeling so hot. I've got some major updating to do!<br />
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We went to China over Thanksgiving, took our honey moon at the end of December and also found out that we're expecting our first little one in August! Yup, that's right...baby Clay will be making us a family of 3 later this year. :-) We are thrilled and cannot wait to meet our little one! Needless to say, I have been feeling rather yucky. But, I think I can finally see the end of that road! <br />
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So, I'll be posting a bunch on here to get everything updated. Hope you all enjoy!A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-74467759287177797162012-11-04T04:08:00.000-08:002012-11-04T04:08:02.391-08:00Canyoning VideosHere are videos from our canyoning trip. Enjoy!<br />
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Here we go! Floating away!<br />
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Sitting on a waterfall. We are making the "fox sign" because the canyon we went through was called Fox Canyon.<br />
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Our whole group at the end of the day. 7 of us girls, the Japanese couple that was with us and one of guides, Guy, who was from Wales!<br />
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Check out the next post for videos from this day!!!!A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-61370609489383171702012-11-04T03:34:00.002-08:002012-11-04T03:34:47.432-08:00Kuala LumpurEarly in October I took what will probably be my last port call trip. One of my very good friends and I traveled together to meet our guys in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was a short trip, but I fell in love with the city, we got to do some pretty cool things and the quality time with my husband was priceless!<br />
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View from our hotel room; The Petronas Towers.<br />
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We took a tour while we were there that started in the Bantu Caves. This was the Hindu statue outside of the cave. You can also see the steps up to the cave.... 200 of them!<br />
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Inside the cave there were un-friendly monkeys. Can you find them climbing up the wall?<br />
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The second part of our tour was feeding some friendly monkeys. Isn't he cute?<br />
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These monkeys would hop on your shoulder and eat whatever you gave them. We even had to hide our bag of snacks because they would take it right out of our pockets. <br />
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When these particular monkey's are born, they are bright orange. They only stay that color for about 4-5 days and then they start to turn black. They were adorable! And, the hung on to their mothers like this while she ran around and got in the trees.<br />
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I got jumped on from behind quite a few times, hence the expressions on my face!<br />
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The last thing we did was have dinner and then take a small boat trip to see synchronized fire flies. This was our view for dinner and a pic of all of us together.<br />
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Our last day there we went to afternoon tea and then took a tour of the Petronas Towers. <br />
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View of the towers from underneath.<br />
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The Kuala Lumpur Tower.<br />
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Cori and I were amused by this table that was attached to the wall. <br />
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Out to dinner one night.<br />
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And the new TV stand.A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-28462075695929067762012-08-15T23:55:00.003-07:002012-08-15T23:55:49.525-07:00Congratulations Andy and Jewel!Last week we took our last trip home before we move back there permanently. It was great spending 10 days in the country that we love, with the food and shopping that we love! The main reason behind our journey was the wedding of A.J.'s brother, Andy on Friday, August 10th.<br />
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Despite the rain during the day, things cleared up in time for the outdoor ceremony and reception and everything went off without a hitch! It was a beautiful day! Congratulations again Andy and Jewel! We wish you lots of love and happiness!<br />
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A.J. looking very dashing in his tux!A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-46887209387564432902012-08-15T23:27:00.000-07:002012-08-15T23:27:40.032-07:00Mt. Fuji ClimbOn July 28th, A.J. and I took on the infamous Mt. Fuji! Fuji-san (as the Japanese call it) is an active volcano located outside of Tokyo. (Note: the last time it erupted was 1707.) On clear days we can see it from base and in the winter, we get beautiful views of its snow covered top. Given the elevation, the only time of the year that you can climb it is between early July and late August because it is too cold to do so the rest of the year. So, seeing as this is our last summer in Japan, we decided now was the time to climb so that we could do it together. Little did we know what we were in for!<br />
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Mt. Fuji is 12,389 feet high; we started our climb at 8,000 feet. There are multiple stations and huts on the way up where you can get snacks and take breaks from the hike. You can also purchase walking sticks at the start of the climb and get stamps on your stick at each stop on the way up. These made for a very cool souvenir! A.J. and I did the one day climb through our tours office on base. This meant catching a bus from base at 4:00 in the morning and returning around 10:00 that night. That makes for a long day! <br />
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We started our climb at the 5th station, which as I mentioned is at
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The view from the start of our climb...doesn't look so bad from down here!<br />
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The short walk from the 5th station to the 6th station isn't so bad. It is mostly flat and you even go downhill for a little bit. After the 6th station is where it gets rough! Most of the trail is a mixture of gravel, dirt and volcanic ash, which makes walking tough. The entire trail is extremely steep and when you aren't dealing with the gravel, you are climbing on large rocks that involve the use of your hands at times. Needless to say, it's not easy.<br />
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Now, I know there are people who really enjoy hiking and doing this type of thing... I however, am not one of them! So this whole thing was very difficult for me. If it wasn't for A.J., I never would have made it!
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Pics from about half way up. Please note that I was not as happy as I appear in this picture!<br />
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We finally made it to the top!<br />
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And I was really excited!<br />
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The crater at the summit. It was still filled with ice at the end of July! The temperature at the bottom of the mountain reached about 96 degrees that day. At the top, it was probably in the 50's.<br />
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We made it up in 6 1/2 hours, spent about 45 minutes at the summit and then took 3 hours and 15 minutes to get down. Coming down wasn't much easier as the gravel and such caused you to slip and slide most of the way down and it was extremely steep. Needless to say, our knees were pretty sore by the end!<br />
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Overall, we were both so glad that we did it and that we made it to the top, but have agreed that NOTHING would ever get us to do it again. Just another thing checked off our Japan bucket list!A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-18811820857085333632012-07-20T04:23:00.000-07:002012-07-20T04:23:24.470-07:00Hong KongOur life in the Navy has lead us on yet another exciting adventure to... Hong Kong! The GW pulled in to HK last week for 5 days and I flew over to join A.J. for a mini vacation. It was great to spend time together after our 2 months apart and for me to put another check in my traveling box. We also happened to be there over my birthday so we did a little extra celebrating! Our week was full of shopping, sight seeing, Disneyland and delicious food! Not to mention insane heat!!!! Nonetheless, Hong Kong is a beautiful city and offered breathtaking views. Enjoy the pics!
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Heading for a night out on the town with the Diamondbacks!
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We spent the day in Disneyland for my birthday!
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A.J. with his tailor, Linda. She made him a suit last year and some new shirts this year. She is awesome!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking stylish with my Vera Bradley camera case.A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-24236236333203465332012-05-03T05:05:00.001-07:002012-05-03T05:05:55.402-07:00Badman BallEvery year in Japan, the air wing celebrates Badman Week. The whole week is spent with the guys competing in a variety of sports (squadron vs. squadron), and the wives playing volleyball against each other. The week ends with Badman Ball. Here is our pic from this year. Enjoy!
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I didn't get to see any of the blossoms last year because of the evacuation after the earthquake, and I pretty much missed them this year as well being in Guam. However, I managed to get some good photos today before all the blossoms fell off. Enjoy! They are gorgeous!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4eLHMJOjDcAnCDsD3hcaP7bkBff-Thjg_X1oAgyen1PThPBP03qeg7URmCYAITaob00-NxmnSPHvQe1ica-cVbVW0-JMtB2kCMiruZfY9SN0F7U3NzuPcayZlgIm-9HVR-icdUEqYK5H/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4eLHMJOjDcAnCDsD3hcaP7bkBff-Thjg_X1oAgyen1PThPBP03qeg7URmCYAITaob00-NxmnSPHvQe1ica-cVbVW0-JMtB2kCMiruZfY9SN0F7U3NzuPcayZlgIm-9HVR-icdUEqYK5H/s400/IMG_1816.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731945172632098866" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m7_YlRwnm5EUUhSwHpBoRoVzVhf-bQrSD90VjvHFy8SoLkMnWxWXGbt5XNF-ZawmUpwcCEp9idQ3Ru5DwQrEydZf0JP6FK_hqOUEjpfbu3hHyAW-jGp2N5kM6q4L2uzyEyfGQRZTZxwT/s1600/IMG_1814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bm9Bn_ZqTZtd7TcQ_ND-I1FzlXuHZfYAWCeIBfPUuqD9LoQ_rXateif0yR-hbqNwLFPvFASNteFdc_rkXnPtGra8RKDE03vOlBV4IR1zDEfwOLdPPCVEB7mO8GFzZiHOpCBezfmrZCSh/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731946151059144114" /></a><br /><br /><br />I saved these for last because they are my favorite. This tree is in our neighbor's yard and they are just amazing. Love them!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqoEMUDdIoYPMXgPU6ThBadcRsuy8agS3RJvMwFKJpCxTW33_Q0JW-Dg0WmzHAaulfDjJ6BecmVn_pdOnLFZum5nx7975XQYWfTaJLY_gBo4ZytKrHdkbz_ABmq7Un2rMi9kWnfFyqXEe/s1600/IMG_1821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqoEMUDdIoYPMXgPU6ThBadcRsuy8agS3RJvMwFKJpCxTW33_Q0JW-Dg0WmzHAaulfDjJ6BecmVn_pdOnLFZum5nx7975XQYWfTaJLY_gBo4ZytKrHdkbz_ABmq7Un2rMi9kWnfFyqXEe/s400/IMG_1821.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731946526970074290" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWXT4CKVltF4BFfoXLGwsTnTY6RvCibvQgpZxyn1QB2kP-5obVP30g06QbiiDMxCJKVTR9CAZbR1KDl2SG-iVLgKa2kTgIUqO_h5cfQCXvB9IZykoWFLGPb2vSpnYiemAozla20R_uPEF/s1600/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWXT4CKVltF4BFfoXLGwsTnTY6RvCibvQgpZxyn1QB2kP-5obVP30g06QbiiDMxCJKVTR9CAZbR1KDl2SG-iVLgKa2kTgIUqO_h5cfQCXvB9IZykoWFLGPb2vSpnYiemAozla20R_uPEF/s400/IMG_1819.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731946517979111442" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQxwZBlkCeEJ-VHZG1WcxGwBAr30EqGszpnEBaec2sITWJM-ljuql7WMMRFo00bVs7K4l6vvhBLpFnP27JAz_BZMOpbpA4MkupXMuG6MtN_3hv8ZYEpsD71pDZl5YgRYK_OYzHDvCeL-0/s1600/IMG_1822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQxwZBlkCeEJ-VHZG1WcxGwBAr30EqGszpnEBaec2sITWJM-ljuql7WMMRFo00bVs7K4l6vvhBLpFnP27JAz_BZMOpbpA4MkupXMuG6MtN_3hv8ZYEpsD71pDZl5YgRYK_OYzHDvCeL-0/s400/IMG_1822.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731946538721439506" /></a>A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-15174850595442371822012-04-15T04:21:00.009-07:002012-04-15T04:41:34.674-07:00GuamA.J. has been in Guam for the last 5 weeks and I spent my week off for spring break visiting him there. I was excited to get to Guam while we were living here, but I never expected to fall in love with it like I did. Enjoy the pics, they definitely do it justice! I hope to get back there again before we leave Japan...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GFAp_-MOF5aYMCXblGoEUKlgvbaocX2Qn4MkBDlZxiiniszf7N01w3x3wzbya3yD2EU5nNWOTP-eBybwt8l0cBDRpcTd8ZMLXrUf8ZqzdVOuXmvPCR_R0R4LjIslLg5yAI99pJuxvdif/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GFAp_-MOF5aYMCXblGoEUKlgvbaocX2Qn4MkBDlZxiiniszf7N01w3x3wzbya3yD2EU5nNWOTP-eBybwt8l0cBDRpcTd8ZMLXrUf8ZqzdVOuXmvPCR_R0R4LjIslLg5yAI99pJuxvdif/s400/IMG_1672.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731588101965772546" /></a><br /> View from our hotel room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT7p1zTIq34922i5NRW0Swad0ZtFjAPXJyebfKgHWi6ZcSK-zwNZx9y_HahiSoeq38Q25ngxXi9YcDKKUum0-nJKh0Af8qKd53M-tNr6LAkgfboznL0UiJn1-O6U8qieSRGqyjghS9FV8/s1600/IMG_1687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT7p1zTIq34922i5NRW0Swad0ZtFjAPXJyebfKgHWi6ZcSK-zwNZx9y_HahiSoeq38Q25ngxXi9YcDKKUum0-nJKh0Af8qKd53M-tNr6LAkgfboznL0UiJn1-O6U8qieSRGqyjghS9FV8/s400/IMG_1687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731588130070946658" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCkMGW5puu-RPXPU2-QUrYhoALx32lorxVx_o6dTpzHxVjd0dSYvdLaaTeDymuFR7xhQGcYZXxFgdpgGm8dvmoehQs2K27dqhmsQL7ve4jCmB_L8n5d3UgbkKSIzYqiP42zhd5OOpwXNS/s1600/IMG_1683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCkMGW5puu-RPXPU2-QUrYhoALx32lorxVx_o6dTpzHxVjd0dSYvdLaaTeDymuFR7xhQGcYZXxFgdpgGm8dvmoehQs2K27dqhmsQL7ve4jCmB_L8n5d3UgbkKSIzYqiP42zhd5OOpwXNS/s400/IMG_1683.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731588695687314434" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkOgHn40eofmAHzcpuld6nDJNW0ywWFV8fyYZVV6VzMd8lRtMtGsPmqzX06he0WMc5IWm30LdtzB0FnIont9GeeFp1EFttfshfvwBDDSBsPrC89Km-2c_OKMBZ4VHwFfOG75AeUvtU2L/s1600/IMG_1701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkOgHn40eofmAHzcpuld6nDJNW0ywWFV8fyYZVV6VzMd8lRtMtGsPmqzX06he0WMc5IWm30LdtzB0FnIont9GeeFp1EFttfshfvwBDDSBsPrC89Km-2c_OKMBZ4VHwFfOG75AeUvtU2L/s400/IMG_1701.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731588709692577474" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGb3xIfagWGvH96Szxmk2Il_FaLAK0hza9SqT-7WE0F98bjyy-cHZgpBnrXK-fE6SvubpiZfp4nBUo3v_1GkVMKWV6NjrgWsjxYZA_r_YCoHzJEJ6qMo_iyB025hW6yeibB2ebKCjeYvG/s1600/IMG_1707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGb3xIfagWGvH96Szxmk2Il_FaLAK0hza9SqT-7WE0F98bjyy-cHZgpBnrXK-fE6SvubpiZfp4nBUo3v_1GkVMKWV6NjrgWsjxYZA_r_YCoHzJEJ6qMo_iyB025hW6yeibB2ebKCjeYvG/s400/IMG_1707.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731589207528291074" /></a><br /> Doesn't get much better than this!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4QUc-z1a53cAYmJkTgNxw2hZ61Oe83ddzhT9GqY0OXs_8KrQX8M81HRUsEIY9OWuiQK6mDwgF2s4vgFqJt8qjY1SE-rEifBMH2Bd6Dviu8OQcK1efCmGmTBAgXOoElsIn05PlSXNwLjp/s1600/IMG_1727.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4QUc-z1a53cAYmJkTgNxw2hZ61Oe83ddzhT9GqY0OXs_8KrQX8M81HRUsEIY9OWuiQK6mDwgF2s4vgFqJt8qjY1SE-rEifBMH2Bd6Dviu8OQcK1efCmGmTBAgXOoElsIn05PlSXNwLjp/s400/IMG_1727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731589216150349586" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHzu4YQ8mZ7BN-OvTkAj6iSqOyNTTbxoOWMwzi_cWyiblHf2V6P1nxkTvyZw5D_gM-5mNFmLsHrOzOSOkAYnOHtp48cF3PJI3P-M42ebHE3nVk7ysYNUApv-xe-IPihGBt895kYJr2MeJ/s1600/IMG_1729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHzu4YQ8mZ7BN-OvTkAj6iSqOyNTTbxoOWMwzi_cWyiblHf2V6P1nxkTvyZw5D_gM-5mNFmLsHrOzOSOkAYnOHtp48cF3PJI3P-M42ebHE3nVk7ysYNUApv-xe-IPihGBt895kYJr2MeJ/s400/IMG_1729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731589575933604978" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswqLmYOb10pJIKh7MN4OIjoKtWaCH9BspNFV5_tULXcltQT_q2tEVJVf6jd8YVYaMnsv7OCsoBe4X3pEij_otPUAwyNVJF6spF91TcdR3cQwXo6khfpRrjRWbVM43VrNaImKxIaivhktb/s1600/IMG_1764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswqLmYOb10pJIKh7MN4OIjoKtWaCH9BspNFV5_tULXcltQT_q2tEVJVf6jd8YVYaMnsv7OCsoBe4X3pEij_otPUAwyNVJF6spF91TcdR3cQwXo6khfpRrjRWbVM43VrNaImKxIaivhktb/s400/IMG_1764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731589587837724722" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the historical site's in Guam. Two Lovers Point. Beautiful view!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-Bc-xXWTaIhHR1_nONlZbcFlOszmtzvFOTUSEnksNiOKnGqEgNOxf9qkMaHiLxymF3epFwfNRFUCYvODmJDs12baN7Dlq2QeTQvD57GUPmjcMbxYlftWsj1aoVX_E1HwwRC3zWgZ70jn/s1600/IMG_1743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-Bc-xXWTaIhHR1_nONlZbcFlOszmtzvFOTUSEnksNiOKnGqEgNOxf9qkMaHiLxymF3epFwfNRFUCYvODmJDs12baN7Dlq2QeTQvD57GUPmjcMbxYlftWsj1aoVX_E1HwwRC3zWgZ70jn/s400/IMG_1743.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731590245635130354" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaoqltES0oe9_8BeO9fu-YRnShyphenhyphent6cyNRT1V0Q75B3FekkW-yrRdLrmWt5F9ZdgRh1YVlEcFJ2-uVokjFYrmPB7eBiLXCVK8P-4QKmJqPICWg8l3ZlgoooVSt-Rlo3Kl8oHu-5rQ1E4i5/s1600/IMG_1761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaoqltES0oe9_8BeO9fu-YRnShyphenhyphent6cyNRT1V0Q75B3FekkW-yrRdLrmWt5F9ZdgRh1YVlEcFJ2-uVokjFYrmPB7eBiLXCVK8P-4QKmJqPICWg8l3ZlgoooVSt-Rlo3Kl8oHu-5rQ1E4i5/s400/IMG_1761.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731590260467397778" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Perfect sunset!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtiR3Y5gW-uEtnT9ErsilNy-iF45HQUaG4dmrR40wKQyJAoMb5FwATirOGiBkypIwZSwS6b5J0YllB6fVCKl8_cItNM2wAtsakGzcSJMBGN6lOoFppnPuvYHE1nbr8tvRNNdrES_9yQYS/s1600/IMG_1793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtiR3Y5gW-uEtnT9ErsilNy-iF45HQUaG4dmrR40wKQyJAoMb5FwATirOGiBkypIwZSwS6b5J0YllB6fVCKl8_cItNM2wAtsakGzcSJMBGN6lOoFppnPuvYHE1nbr8tvRNNdrES_9yQYS/s400/IMG_1793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731590788755274402" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs71B8gBc_zwpHTP3B-JMyaSrl7QKErcDKrzWmz-eoL-R8i4KSPa2TVYDKRh5Sg2CwSIebqnkqvG1IUpPWJCDnaWAoqsRd7yMn37D6nDqZE7VUmrkB_4wUEO3ieMIeIUZHF5bMiGlYgTD7/s1600/IMG_1798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs71B8gBc_zwpHTP3B-JMyaSrl7QKErcDKrzWmz-eoL-R8i4KSPa2TVYDKRh5Sg2CwSIebqnkqvG1IUpPWJCDnaWAoqsRd7yMn37D6nDqZE7VUmrkB_4wUEO3ieMIeIUZHF5bMiGlYgTD7/s400/IMG_1798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731590799023785778" /></a><br /><br />Overall, it was a great trip and we enjoyed the time that we got to spend together. It was the perfect break from school and a great spring break excursion!A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-85307397220606969542012-04-15T03:43:00.012-07:002012-04-15T04:07:47.947-07:00Last Day of SapporoThe last day of our snow festival tour was spent in the Sapporo TV tower and at one last site before we went to the airport. It was snowing pretty hard when we went up in the TV tower, so the pics are a little fuzzy. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw8JjUsuSQKS2I01J7QRSWZ5-YnmRW0HGL56k4L3GH7QG-AIve6sWq8l9JvEhEq4B9T6Q0jNoVJyMiHMFRVNnzG2pqugPaRul1vfNO8Q3qWbpf0IRqvt1gF3r4AoUxiyyA9xaOiDA80x1/s1600/IMG_1344.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw8JjUsuSQKS2I01J7QRSWZ5-YnmRW0HGL56k4L3GH7QG-AIve6sWq8l9JvEhEq4B9T6Q0jNoVJyMiHMFRVNnzG2pqugPaRul1vfNO8Q3qWbpf0IRqvt1gF3r4AoUxiyyA9xaOiDA80x1/s400/IMG_1344.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731577306133973426" /></a><br />Sapporo TV tower<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMIXJwDbj55OTbjxLaQdvR0DC-1nVJm6FlbgMjQGuNJqO243ipfLPmqVbON0PU4bCGgZ6loQ8FDdlE_s8gAXptuVwDltGiyrbVNm8fyJBRJdJdzqRAvla4LLeVJk1dDyl_vWewdRAt3b2/s1600/IMG_1380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMIXJwDbj55OTbjxLaQdvR0DC-1nVJm6FlbgMjQGuNJqO243ipfLPmqVbON0PU4bCGgZ6loQ8FDdlE_s8gAXptuVwDltGiyrbVNm8fyJBRJdJdzqRAvla4LLeVJk1dDyl_vWewdRAt3b2/s400/IMG_1380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731577318860493122" /></a><br />View of the "Under the Sea" sculpture from the top of the TV tower. Pretty cool that we could see it and that our camera took a good pic of it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17GNxQJecFXOZQHXm2sY93MiBqJsNhEMa7oYxvBqDVjwy2mqg0vChBhPOKDWq0SVhubPyzzovb5oW1L_I9b2pM2ij9XbBSd3EWB6dL8G3wJK-xw2ZiGniF9tyrPOZi4o97wp2fNcOmxnw/s1600/IMG_1395.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17GNxQJecFXOZQHXm2sY93MiBqJsNhEMa7oYxvBqDVjwy2mqg0vChBhPOKDWq0SVhubPyzzovb5oW1L_I9b2pM2ij9XbBSd3EWB6dL8G3wJK-xw2ZiGniF9tyrPOZi4o97wp2fNcOmxnw/s400/IMG_1395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731578054788294770" /></a><br />The cartoon TV tower.<br /><br />Our last stop before we got to the airport was the site of another ice festival. After a VERY scary drive up the side of a mountain in the snow, we got to this little village set right on a lake. It was getting dark, so the pictures of the lake didn't really turn out. Despite the scary drive and the cold, this was, by far, my favorite part of the trip. As we walked through this area, the only word I could come up with was magical. It was just amazing!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRpa7S52t8u1Zu3IQetomeDlLSgJX2I_a4yzc6VanJxJ5AzEJZhiIX28o_BSjECjOpXGFX-Tgvurv4I-xQgLSEwM_joK3uqDDUv2lpvqOKZuMu-ipUlOK59oMbM1NIRdXzzmLjSh3BS7y/s1600/IMG_1427.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRpa7S52t8u1Zu3IQetomeDlLSgJX2I_a4yzc6VanJxJ5AzEJZhiIX28o_BSjECjOpXGFX-Tgvurv4I-xQgLSEwM_joK3uqDDUv2lpvqOKZuMu-ipUlOK59oMbM1NIRdXzzmLjSh3BS7y/s400/IMG_1427.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731579324936989618" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pW1Uk0hGrF8hd6C056jZuU2Ozaik-MvlO7r31XXIp9YdWBPTu0DZv3K-j5FR6rhRQE8ouLJO-pkICXHs2A-mYilny3icyuOe-KxU02qH5enX3c-pKavJq1JWKGBSg9sHjAH4fHTjk7ZX/s1600/IMG_1431.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pW1Uk0hGrF8hd6C056jZuU2Ozaik-MvlO7r31XXIp9YdWBPTu0DZv3K-j5FR6rhRQE8ouLJO-pkICXHs2A-mYilny3icyuOe-KxU02qH5enX3c-pKavJq1JWKGBSg9sHjAH4fHTjk7ZX/s400/IMG_1431.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731579359351569282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQCD-JkdfO9XnKlYFm7MzsPZq5TGiO4yz4LbnoqUhOVJRR0dQOQWj5l-HxkMyDiAKeZCoIUFJnM7_-UvPh9FevNFnKFD38FkTGYFOavxpzxDAH1Ap4Vc7gmG738KkDWzxgdcRW63WjxIZ/s1600/IMG_1437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sNtJcWqjl8M/T4qpigevqfI/AAAAAAAAAnM/wd__W5y_d_E<br />/s400/IMG_1437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731579886081911282" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_4W0RZdjv88dqcHf1cYZU-grCL_5MwzyE03K77TS-g9ZeYEYZi-URocz2igd7Hinq5R1toYKdGYfdpFb5O5vbvJeYWnfCGzM7lQaofiTQaDYdyEaaDbRezCVemPGHGu4gyFphpL6DF9S/s1600/IMG_1450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_4W0RZdjv88dqcHf1cYZU-grCL_5MwzyE03K77TS-g9ZeYEYZi-URocz2igd7Hinq5R1toYKdGYfdpFb5O5vbvJeYWnfCGzM7lQaofiTQaDYdyEaaDbRezCVemPGHGu4gyFphpL6DF9S/s400/IMG_1450.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731579892596705218" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZSgdRqTHBGotXuJBA6y4WeDObZGviOhOx1bSMhUu-tb0WsxCj7kd2MAi0HpNBCEYSHiUsLp6qVrERYgz9xbcDOm5UixTneml2d9213OQcvq_A7E7Bx2HI5zlzFdQ1lobgCahOAewoff/s1600/IMG_1459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZSgdRqTHBGotXuJBA6y4WeDObZGviOhOx1bSMhUu-tb0WsxCj7kd2MAi0HpNBCEYSHiUsLp6qVrERYgz9xbcDOm5UixTneml2d9213OQcvq_A7E7Bx2HI5zlzFdQ1lobgCahOAewoff/s400/IMG_1459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731580375408669058" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt02mDHydTbgmMNUVccJWjuD2TV4sqN8-UIVfjvPQ7ysLbZ7tDfLf1zFX5a78bWFwgtFNBr_z6vRzevYiywIDEkoyz3lpU1fNqFp7PpDTV7N0JP9cvwfDRuTieputxicK82A8W24qApSO1/s1600/IMG_1467.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt02mDHydTbgmMNUVccJWjuD2TV4sqN8-UIVfjvPQ7ysLbZ7tDfLf1zFX5a78bWFwgtFNBr_z6vRzevYiywIDEkoyz3lpU1fNqFp7PpDTV7N0JP9cvwfDRuTieputxicK82A8W24qApSO1/s400/IMG_1467.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731580387194379826" /></a><br />The inside of a few of the caves were completely covered in frozen evergreen. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-E909ejIf4LMG2nzWScP8rfmC74QpOcl6o8zOiXBuFmm_v4wVJtoXfTAng_kec78Kk3QMykymiVXtcXaPuPXHN0-Flno_XW7Dp9qBt0XaY7S3-NWsHa8PBythGzcndv6mXv1wsRlNmz99/s400/IMG_1502.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731582385608098034" /></a>A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-25644517017338962922012-04-15T03:16:00.015-07:002012-04-15T03:41:01.482-07:00Sapporo Snow Festival con't...On the second day of our tour, we went to another site of the festival that had the large snow slides and snow rafting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8SyjHItX_VDZvTYO-DRN7LfeWxzUOq_NyLrV6refpAmEtefZb1wRK7IDBHcAtKFMyyvvCkqNjzFXcgW_YATc0tH1-6JRDhhSd73Q3DF43-XGXkMXRmQYcIVm3egPOWxceNnKxD8HYGkx/s1600/IMG_0954.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8SyjHItX_VDZvTYO-DRN7LfeWxzUOq_NyLrV6refpAmEtefZb1wRK7IDBHcAtKFMyyvvCkqNjzFXcgW_YATc0tH1-6JRDhhSd73Q3DF43-XGXkMXRmQYcIVm3egPOWxceNnKxD8HYGkx/s400/IMG_0954.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731570841436921266" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99OH-0gqDVEYl3x5sp-mDVx3LvUFEpiYj6r2WsP3jqnLdZa4y2w9QM3qRCVta4C9JffaFVqvM26aOJQx6FkzPuaHmyEmZLWUyeJgpC2QARGgkaR3Hv2TYnGs-7fs9_h4yTP4YZsd3Dywp/s1600/IMG_0936.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99OH-0gqDVEYl3x5sp-mDVx3LvUFEpiYj6r2WsP3jqnLdZa4y2w9QM3qRCVta4C9JffaFVqvM26aOJQx6FkzPuaHmyEmZLWUyeJgpC2QARGgkaR3Hv2TYnGs-7fs9_h4yTP4YZsd3Dywp/s400/IMG_0936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731570835299498162" /></a><br /><br />They were making little skis for kids to go down the small hills with. The man let A.J. help him.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUI7ZR9MKQy525_KMlJM2M8yzFTBiqWf4zd8qqKo2atDFzPkyC8bNWhM7OzUHOKUCHEKuUJ52Qrv-1ms6PHKot_yxIvDsw1bAi8WBeqbz0OcGyv2g8msrXy9jBUftE4wO_FkTNX302e-9/s1600/IMG_1005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUI7ZR9MKQy525_KMlJM2M8yzFTBiqWf4zd8qqKo2atDFzPkyC8bNWhM7OzUHOKUCHEKuUJ52Qrv-1ms6PHKot_yxIvDsw1bAi8WBeqbz0OcGyv2g8msrXy9jBUftE4wO_FkTNX302e-9/s400/IMG_1005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731570851891755986" /></a><br /><br />There were also ice slides, but we didn't do those because we didn't want to get wet.<br />:-)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaWV5XEeVgQcCa57e9Fijx3ip8T3grxV77imafyUcd9P3VjfZqFlFGEfb6iQGEu0_E06nr4mFalFFFjDmFuDZ18IJizidEjV1bTPBTD0wqxetv58lTMgmL8Wwv4VW2oC4PdkaaT4XbNvg/s1600/IMG_0984.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaWV5XEeVgQcCa57e9Fijx3ip8T3grxV77imafyUcd9P3VjfZqFlFGEfb6iQGEu0_E06nr4mFalFFFjDmFuDZ18IJizidEjV1bTPBTD0wqxetv58lTMgmL8Wwv4VW2oC4PdkaaT4XbNvg/s400/IMG_0984.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731571764370334482" /></a><br /><br />There were more sculptures there as well. This whole area was geared more towards kids, but the sculptures were so cute!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGNPq89KiNeXt4ferSts_n1Jq8mAJgaV-emcYksO5cqYkaGAiMpg1DGJrdkyzPDl_UqMWBUMMTJOQurSanJpH7QdZX2yXCDxyDMxAFqPxgt9nyr0Hpiit_ffV3Y0Gze68XnaivY4Gtrqs/s1600/IMG_0970.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGNPq89KiNeXt4ferSts_n1Jq8mAJgaV-emcYksO5cqYkaGAiMpg1DGJrdkyzPDl_UqMWBUMMTJOQurSanJpH7QdZX2yXCDxyDMxAFqPxgt9nyr0Hpiit_ffV3Y0Gze68XnaivY4Gtrqs/s400/IMG_0970.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731573124885272706" /></a><br />Hot tub!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZX1UVpJ_CuYr0yKkJZ1bvwQnvwbKNIHsofjnKzi5iNIzAWthtBxsNljWzkrTe8BT_4HX82IiEh7Ka6eorQ0OAeZxI4qYizgb7NIuc9H8wn8TThbWVNCRjaklEnOMo0N2J4dzIcs1QqWf/s1600/IMG_0967.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZX1UVpJ_CuYr0yKkJZ1bvwQnvwbKNIHsofjnKzi5iNIzAWthtBxsNljWzkrTe8BT_4HX82IiEh7Ka6eorQ0OAeZxI4qYizgb7NIuc9H8wn8TThbWVNCRjaklEnOMo0N2J4dzIcs1QqWf/s400/IMG_0967.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731573132354685842" /></a><br />Living room.<br /><br /><br />We also went to the site that had all the ice sculptures. They were all pretty cool!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQO21UfwzcdTeKgzGTKeZVH3hyphenhyphenKhwRyQAPSEj5jLs1UpTFlz_vjR4K5UT1ByOVw1jFpX_nwiLAEOSc1LGpmTEvmSSS8yk5V82nOdqlm3jCF_TpBi8VTJOvxxojCiSvNtlhlwzBQdn0Ask/s1600/IMG_1029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglQO21UfwzcdTeKgzGTKeZVH3hyphenhyphenKhwRyQAPSEj5jLs1UpTFlz_vjR4K5UT1ByOVw1jFpX_nwiLAEOSc1LGpmTEvmSSS8yk5V82nOdqlm3jCF_TpBi8VTJOvxxojCiSvNtlhlwzBQdn0Ask/s400/IMG_1029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731572388111646754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2LZytDfJM8RH8KsnrkHE57ZTKiAmu9X74u1nhnJaNjkk25rnw4_rpvuXgjIvXWy10rRJ6Zc-_mPmaym3gmocF0nEHPuWsfD8WBqi0IR-uWz2TK6KOzKz1nTWbaufkWjJm91N8OM0egIe/s1600/IMG_1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2LZytDfJM8RH8KsnrkHE57ZTKiAmu9X74u1nhnJaNjkk25rnw4_rpvuXgjIvXWy10rRJ6Zc-_mPmaym3gmocF0nEHPuWsfD8WBqi0IR-uWz2TK6KOzKz1nTWbaufkWjJm91N8OM0egIe/s400/IMG_1044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731572398473064786" /></a><br />Ice bar!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHL7jsSQggRHAdCoKSfWaNvG4yq8jnLrWggtYEZthUxmzmnuwpsd7boSmi7ZBJ79GqN9uhvjJaw2iSGTJ1dkYLYck8KPdy9e6zbnglkfDGaJKNjC-OTAc69uHNxOYnOu7rYIN5o74LXLr/s1600/IMG_1116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHL7jsSQggRHAdCoKSfWaNvG4yq8jnLrWggtYEZthUxmzmnuwpsd7boSmi7ZBJ79GqN9uhvjJaw2iSGTJ1dkYLYck8KPdy9e6zbnglkfDGaJKNjC-OTAc69uHNxOYnOu7rYIN5o74LXLr/s400/IMG_1116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731574507463229138" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XXb1okx8bRbP9HVmBPkkAGqqHctb9Qcm6I7Rtf2r9A9yCofIzx0-22GEc3-u-hSR0zQ1FvtgUT37_DMWKQzuQyfwTnNX6aw35fLxOdwHHABBGUr3IguCiYCD7Q4K-b4B3-i00lJoNaUR/s1600/IMG_1102.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XXb1okx8bRbP9HVmBPkkAGqqHctb9Qcm6I7Rtf2r9A9yCofIzx0-22GEc3-u-hSR0zQ1FvtgUT37_DMWKQzuQyfwTnNX6aw35fLxOdwHHABBGUr3IguCiYCD7Q4K-b4B3-i00lJoNaUR/s400/IMG_1102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731575080975281938" /></a><br /><br /><br />We also found Ramen Alley, a little "hallway" in between other buildings that is lined with Ramen shops.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA309XkwRxSrjRejmd-oNPyHXl_lDFI4pql0eLUv6co5kV2VkODHFq4IrZhbptHp8VtZlU7okXGG09ioN8ide10quvsUZTHQ6WcLkKm80rQ0MZMrW2qOXkkC2UpuPQevcIXRtH_1tFS29/s1600/IMG_1081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwA309XkwRxSrjRejmd-oNPyHXl_lDFI4pql0eLUv6co5kV2VkODHFq4IrZhbptHp8VtZlU7okXGG09ioN8ide10quvsUZTHQ6WcLkKm80rQ0MZMrW2qOXkkC2UpuPQevcIXRtH_1tFS29/s400/IMG_1081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731575092141928194" /></a>A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-73641739137368925202012-03-05T02:55:00.010-08:002012-03-05T03:27:28.531-08:00Sapporo Snow FestivalI don't feel that this post will adequately sum up the entire Snow Festival, but I will do my best!<br /><br />Sapporo is a city on the northern island of Japan, Hokkaido. Every year they have a huge snow and ice festival in the city. We thought about going last year, but it wasn't long after we got here that the trip was happening, so we waited until this year. We spent 3 days there and got to see quite a few things. We took 721 photos total, so this post will only be a snapshot of those sites.<br /><br />After our flight up to Hokkaido, we stopped for lunch at the Sapporo Beer Garden.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5BfC-fuKq3mToGNPQUE6KY4GPFuZBjmEYRH9wHApVYaJpI5JUb7iHDwkMPzo2i_GvMhGcB0ffLGD28AWnYL_R4VnqAFzFPkRF3aiBxsm-lv0ttJ8jS6JqT1VDf7Txe5y5TzgNHLdqjWL/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5BfC-fuKq3mToGNPQUE6KY4GPFuZBjmEYRH9wHApVYaJpI5JUb7iHDwkMPzo2i_GvMhGcB0ffLGD28AWnYL_R4VnqAFzFPkRF3aiBxsm-lv0ttJ8jS6JqT1VDf7Txe5y5TzgNHLdqjWL/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716369677710801362" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtyDzTM8JYsNYK2kjtCqZ2NaMV4AosfuZMZP9q0hUVoaO5pQejDM_BCkc6UKWaoRzqkjqWohKrJaVGHFGE0zOQUaKEKOmZsdyKJ3-vM5Zk8qqF2Rm15VzYKxZ2xcPm7PvD6XNNYt8JSxy/s1600/IMG_0668.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtyDzTM8JYsNYK2kjtCqZ2NaMV4AosfuZMZP9q0hUVoaO5pQejDM_BCkc6UKWaoRzqkjqWohKrJaVGHFGE0zOQUaKEKOmZsdyKJ3-vM5Zk8qqF2Rm15VzYKxZ2xcPm7PvD6XNNYt8JSxy/s400/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716369669499373506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCx1An1j-Pie7elzJmDrUDLOzUJW7bUZo_zGd-9zvgYgvSHlRrEV8fGdPeKUXIA2TJ7t8YLHydph8HBo3RRnk6S_h4_jgZWtHVg5CiEiNhexhpHdiB_UY_4AOJSHfGQh9caNvHQF4n7v3/s1600/IMG_0670.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCx1An1j-Pie7elzJmDrUDLOzUJW7bUZo_zGd-9zvgYgvSHlRrEV8fGdPeKUXIA2TJ7t8YLHydph8HBo3RRnk6S_h4_jgZWtHVg5CiEiNhexhpHdiB_UY_4AOJSHfGQh9caNvHQF4n7v3/s400/IMG_0670.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716369682126837506" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEpg6eXhOxSMusBgnvFsSjtx5b_-t1eSwRyXDUGN31_M9pQ7BNFz5T5yrUACy0GsLMgz3QX3q4GY90BkZbwwoqsyImGSFkaAJ-bY8GcKXawflwgOBX_6ZGB4O6gugNRZ43G3gQqI3Wfgk/s1600/IMG_0688.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEpg6eXhOxSMusBgnvFsSjtx5b_-t1eSwRyXDUGN31_M9pQ7BNFz5T5yrUACy0GsLMgz3QX3q4GY90BkZbwwoqsyImGSFkaAJ-bY8GcKXawflwgOBX_6ZGB4O6gugNRZ43G3gQqI3Wfgk/s400/IMG_0688.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716370621479274450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Va6yeYpq96kLpxAEb-AdcbMqfJTkWXm1gKXLrUfTNCE5_V75kDB4feRNPqoNhUSVhecLygweCDC7rI_B94_jCBdWL3e73xg0946eCy5lg_1o6KwmzEtF3OB33yKB6Iv5mLE2HqQoa1ik/s1600/IMG_0699.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Va6yeYpq96kLpxAEb-AdcbMqfJTkWXm1gKXLrUfTNCE5_V75kDB4feRNPqoNhUSVhecLygweCDC7rI_B94_jCBdWL3e73xg0946eCy5lg_1o6KwmzEtF3OB33yKB6Iv5mLE2HqQoa1ik/s400/IMG_0699.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716370630377739042" /></a><br />It was cold!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jbkuEWCK3KlAiMeBCejmB9gM9MrnGgFHaDi2t05-d-2WeG3N-4ADttDDiosGntMPsHXSCMcKo7FaNqvtfjLbIhLWXQiLSD3ymVmV0eM5qe3gz7YueNNTUbtoOuliIbomOg_ZWhYkmzLM/s1600/IMG_0702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jbkuEWCK3KlAiMeBCejmB9gM9MrnGgFHaDi2t05-d-2WeG3N-4ADttDDiosGntMPsHXSCMcKo7FaNqvtfjLbIhLWXQiLSD3ymVmV0eM5qe3gz7YueNNTUbtoOuliIbomOg_ZWhYkmzLM/s400/IMG_0702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716370640497393346" /></a> <br /><br />The first place we went to was the Odori Park site where the snow sculptures were. Here are a few of our favorites. Keep in mind, these are made entirely out of snow!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zKL99O8KrBK1Ctg_p4jqW0NoGiF1kKIGldmZ6XO2KvkC-RDvgGAU_k5v3RKNyBQVtYKQythgfstfVA9fK6_HgFyPe8YkAAfp1RpYbBsmhgDRNmaYcp7WewJhCz0cKRx9r-e8_JWr1HqG/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zKL99O8KrBK1Ctg_p4jqW0NoGiF1kKIGldmZ6XO2KvkC-RDvgGAU_k5v3RKNyBQVtYKQythgfstfVA9fK6_HgFyPe8YkAAfp1RpYbBsmhgDRNmaYcp7WewJhCz0cKRx9r-e8_JWr1HqG/s400/IMG_0860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716371894139208450" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOsJgkbtqh6jg_elh2Ye0sVGMir31wtpexu3s8neE0W91a4lhaZ-FqnDAemeZpZ-EJtbBdcD4BqNFNxwVqjV_3qDwpAJDgTzT5eZsMY-9s-6lNJxtspj-l0Tq6lW-BKY0IxVuA6buBAkX/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmjmXpc58zDcvA0uwbbAE6NHUbp33SKkiiZeR12740iPyvALmaz1kw4YKB7fjn90-vSVYJXoawdjwKz12bDC263tUZa92pV9WUFkN9KVwFhojYd_0ryZD4hjXC3ekFpqiaQN6qppIWi76/s400/IMG_0899.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716372861858118802" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhW_OSCI5V4kb0_vLqRjnE1NQiMAOmNsY2Blb2nTrQS6ExzF4QUmuVlxHuvQ5qw_eUdpUh4pkiOBP-BmjPoAUI5vc78_g1K3OU30s4jm7fLamTirpi-SXXC_r3VsWpUxh9fXiSLx6plLp/s1600/IMG_0786.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhW_OSCI5V4kb0_vLqRjnE1NQiMAOmNsY2Blb2nTrQS6ExzF4QUmuVlxHuvQ5qw_eUdpUh4pkiOBP-BmjPoAUI5vc78_g1K3OU30s4jm7fLamTirpi-SXXC_r3VsWpUxh9fXiSLx6plLp/s400/IMG_0786.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716372872707729426" /></a><br /><br />I will continue this in more posts to come...A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736259183105155799.post-36478210825132206572012-03-05T02:35:00.006-08:002012-03-05T02:54:08.569-08:00D' Back Dining OutOur squadron held a Dining Out back in January at the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo. A.J. and I and all of our D' Back friends made the trek up to Tokyo on Friday evening and got dressed up for our event. The evening was a lot of fun, full of the normal Dining Out shenanigans and a good excuse to get dressed up. (And see my husband in a uniform!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAQRGpFT8QHTqNk_QQgDoHjQXRrLybnLMbVR1pJEr9HMoPir6mjy1B6VkW8ZVYodTqfsJdu0weqY_bHbGwg9KQ685T1bIenZpNlGHW9bhjMpJBYVEJuq7hvlFHTq6eY4uLDoUmFLNgZRU/s1600/IMG_3062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAQRGpFT8QHTqNk_QQgDoHjQXRrLybnLMbVR1pJEr9HMoPir6mjy1B6VkW8ZVYodTqfsJdu0weqY_bHbGwg9KQ685T1bIenZpNlGHW9bhjMpJBYVEJuq7hvlFHTq6eY4uLDoUmFLNgZRU/s400/IMG_3062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716360960154677554" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yq42jsLipbq1nVgQ-OWJHiie5M_E8OmMxyVry1BvMhnUrL9K4nEcLUNQpqs3tpnUE9MrHFlB2dQEQXsF8pKDAB4JgFtL7234D3w3g6xYifmIgB-Zzvxdf28hVVbfXp5wfSUqbU-4mYK4/s1600/IMG_3017.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yq42jsLipbq1nVgQ-OWJHiie5M_E8OmMxyVry1BvMhnUrL9K4nEcLUNQpqs3tpnUE9MrHFlB2dQEQXsF8pKDAB4JgFtL7234D3w3g6xYifmIgB-Zzvxdf28hVVbfXp5wfSUqbU-4mYK4/s400/IMG_3017.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716360949521136754" /></a><br /><br />We also took our first trip out to Roppongi, which is the "party" district of Tokyo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvCo3Nk7QMPaWDuF1U9060FXXkr7QsYs33x8G00zDgD90ZTvKk-rR_LnxbGUKpOKBgwlYMXh1CJ5Kr1lHT4dMtvUCXouvngt9IZD2x9tKLPRAvEAlLssglJ-IRGb8zSuNM5b_qPE7ETn/s1600/IMG_3069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mvCo3Nk7QMPaWDuF1U9060FXXkr7QsYs33x8G00zDgD90ZTvKk-rR_LnxbGUKpOKBgwlYMXh1CJ5Kr1lHT4dMtvUCXouvngt9IZD2x9tKLPRAvEAlLssglJ-IRGb8zSuNM5b_qPE7ETn/s400/IMG_3069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716360969208551186" /></a><br /><br />The next day was spent wandering around Shibuya, showing A.J. the statue of Hachiko and Shibuya crossing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxk4iJBoA6Y3PE7ai5KVWzQcalxkhbEswUGQO1FyTz4q-qWIgUYVv2v30KuymJKzVRgsTyFZZW8CIfJ8Btth5k6M99eGOyC_9UGFf5XO1-2bF6pc00fhlSkqvyqZospNUaXfQf1Lfafmc/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBxk4iJBoA6Y3PE7ai5KVWzQcalxkhbEswUGQO1FyTz4q-qWIgUYVv2v30KuymJKzVRgsTyFZZW8CIfJ8Btth5k6M99eGOyC_9UGFf5XO1-2bF6pc00fhlSkqvyqZospNUaXfQf1Lfafmc/s400/IMG_0634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716364391089910498" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu7Ox-sdo6hA_7vuhsh827OcjqbiqLaA3fHAZMqziSSwAyijKOxE4Mt91Sr64H-LpHSzN6c-q9Q8NVT0gfTp1xasvxrm0PPuWlpxaMlpltGt3DhxuCU3SfKxmrbBh2hvO5UW25tL0hyphenhyphen4p/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu7Ox-sdo6hA_7vuhsh827OcjqbiqLaA3fHAZMqziSSwAyijKOxE4Mt91Sr64H-LpHSzN6c-q9Q8NVT0gfTp1xasvxrm0PPuWlpxaMlpltGt3DhxuCU3SfKxmrbBh2hvO5UW25tL0hyphenhyphen4p/s400/IMG_0652.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716360979557120946" /></a>A.J. and Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753927606545145280noreply@blogger.com0