In no particular order... and with a few bonuses as well...
1. Going to Harry Potter 7 part 1 @ 12:00 midnight (well, 12:20... 11:59 was sold out!)... then teaching and being a functional person the next day! But the movie, and the crowd, was great!
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Me and Harry and our tickets... we got them a few weeks early.
2. Library of Congress teacher institute - I had such a great time and learned so much about teaching with primary source documents. |
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| Library of Congress |
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| The card catalog back in the stacks |
3. Getting to spend nearly two weeks in Washington DC was amazing! I loved so many things - Lincoln's Cottage, Monticello, Mount Vernon, monuments, museums, shopping, and eating. I can't wait to go back!
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| Lincoln's Cottage |
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| Monticello |
4. Having season football tickets to the U of U! It was a great season, minus a few games... Holly went with me to 5 games, and Mom came with me to the only one we lost at home (oh, the luck!). Besides enjoying great games, I also love hot dogs and nachos, and watching people climb all the way up the stairs to their nosebleed seats!
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| Two Utes after a victory! |
5. Going to the Las Vegas Bowl - Utah vs. Boise State
It's a good thing there are other exciting things to do in Vegas, because the game really died out after the first quarter! The pep rally on Freemont Street was fun, the tailgating party was fun, and being in Vegas was fun. The game - well, 3 out of 4 isn't bad odds for Vegas!
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| Two Utes ready for football action! |
6. Getting a new car! I loved, loved my old car. We had some good times together. But it was time to part ways. It was getting too many miles on it, and I need to make sure that I have something that's going to get me reliably over the point of the mountain each day. I love the features of my Escape, the Sync system especially. It almost makes it exciting to go to work every day!
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new car
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7. Midvale Days - and winning at Bingo!
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| Me and my Bingo winnings! Go 8-C! |
8. Michael Buble concert - Dad got us tickets for Christmas. It was so fun! Love that man!
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| Ahhhhh! Michael! |
9. Eclipse @ 12:00 midnight... and getting to watch Twilight and New Moon in the theater before Eclipse started. I love those midnight crowds! They are so rowdy - so fun!
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| Team Charlie! |
10. Taking pics with my Canon Rebel and my nifty-fifty lens. I got my new lens before going to DC, and I'm glad I did! It's fantastic! After I got used to how close and far I could be away from the subject and still get a good picture, it worked wonders. Low light, lots of light, close up - love it!
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| Temple Square |
11. Going to lots and lots and lots of parades!
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| Holly on the Midvale float |
12. Las Vegas - 3 times! Spring break... fall break... winter break... Yeah, we're not casino rats or anything... We don't gamble much, but we certainly do see a lot, take a lot of pictures, and eat a lot!
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| Dolphins at the Seigfried and Roy (not Jensen) Gardens at the Mirage |
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| Love the Bellagio Atrium! |
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| The fountain show at the Bellagio is a must-see - every time we're there! |
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Frankie Moreno - looks exactly the same as when Joee and I saw him 5 years ago in Primm...
Just goes to show how much alcohol is a preservative! |
