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Entries Tagged as 'Travel'

Mandy and Trent Bowen

September 15th, 2009 1 Comment

Trent and Mandy were our BFFs in DC. They were married on May 29 in the Draper Temple. We joined them for the sealing, lunch and a beautiful outdoor reception. It was a great day and we’re so happy for them. It was nice to see some of our other DC friends too. Draper Temple [...]

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Road Trip

September 14th, 2009 1 Comment

Joni and I both had cars in DC and we had to get them back to Las Vegas. We decided to drive both the cars and caravan over I-40. Joni had memorized every feature of the back of my car by the time we reached Las Vegas. I don’t think she ever gained an appreciation [...]

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Philadelphia (again)

July 23rd, 2009 1 Comment

(For the record, I composed this in May – not days before the bar exam. I’ll return to posting some time soon.) Joni and I took a quick daytrip up to Philadelphia after returning from San Francisco. Pat’s vs. Geno’s Geno’s wins. Plus they have birch beer. How to order a steak by I. M. [...]

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San Francisco

May 18th, 2009 1 Comment

Two weeks ago I traveled with Joni to San Francisco to attend her cousin Kelly’s wedding to George. It was a quick trip, smashed in between finals and moving. We started at a Giant’s game. They serve garlic fries with enough garlic to fill the stadium with the smell. Jami, Joni, Jana at the wedding [...]

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Monticello + Richmond

April 26th, 2009 No Comments

Monticello – Home of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s flowers, with Thomas Jefferson’s butterfly Jefferson wrote this epitaph himself. Notice how it doesn’t mention being President. He didn’t seem to like that job much. The Virginia state flower – the American Dogwood. The Capitol of the Commonwealth of Virginia George Washington Robert E. Lee, in commemoration [...]

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