How could I be in Buenos Aires and NOT title this first entry with a tribute to ALW´s Evita? You can take the girl out of cheesy Musicals, but you can´t the cheesy music out of the girl! Griff and I arrived here after commuting overland and in the air for over 24 hours. Griff had the worst of it, as he got sick before leaving and was forced to travel in such a state. He is presently back at the hotel (cheap but clean I might add- the hotel, not the husband) sleeping and trying to take it easy. Though [View Full Entry]

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YESTERDAY WE ACTUALLY BOUGHT OUR TICKETS! There is no going back now! The reality of it all has not set in yet, but last night some of my dear Magnet teacher friends gave me a gift and card that made me feel quite sentimental and realize how much Griff and I are leaving behind. When I tell people about the trip, one of the first things they ask is, "You mean, are giving up your apartment?" Funny, because though I love my life here in our abode, I have no reservation about ending a rental agreement. I DO, however get a [View Full Entry]

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Griff and I stole away this weekend to celebrate five years of marital bliss! We took the Westy on one of her last voyages camping with the Schutts, and stayed aovernight at a campground in Malibu- one of our favorite weekend getaway spots. We took a long stroll on the beach and watched the sun set, then headed back to the camp sight for a fabulous dinner that Griff had planned with great care. This was to be a very important feast for us. It symbolized a bond that we had never experienced together. This meal was to take our marriage [View Full Entry]

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Planning for our trip...that is what we have been doing lately. We have made so many changes to our itinerary already, and are still trying to figure out airfare. We want our trip to remain spontanious, but also want to spend as little money as possible on tickets and transportation. As I am writing this, I am actually sitting in an i-net cafe nestled right at the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. My husband is climbing Mt. Whitney, the tallest Mt. in the contiguous United States! He stared this morning at 3am, and hopes to be done by 3pm. There is [View Full Entry]

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