tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63218274764641834912024-03-13T23:08:09.278-07:00Can you say "Melnychuk"?The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-31769847373700659822013-07-14T14:28:00.001-07:002013-07-14T14:35:54.383-07:00Scotland the Brave!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last leg of our journey took us up to Scotland. We got to see some relatives and enjoy the beauty and adventure that land has to offer. We rented a car and drove on the left side of the car and road down ridiculously narrow streets all throughout the country. It scared me to death, so Dima did almost all the driving, and did just splendidly, so I was happy to let him take the wheel as I stared out the window and the beautiful scenery.</div>
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Our first day in Perth we caught up with the Crooks and then headed out to a nearby abandon castle. I loved that this castle was just left as is, and was not renovated. It was a lot bigger than I thought it was from the outside, and it was fun to imagine it in it's original splendor. Also, this family must have been so proud and excited to have toilets in their castle, because they were literally everywhere!! In the majority of the rooms, the end of a hall, the only thing in an isolated tower, etc. Seriously... everywhere! Made me wonder what kind of food they ate back in the day to have so many.<br />
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After Elcho Castle we headed to a small town Elie to do a chain walk, but were unable to because of the high tide. But it was a fun hike in and the scenery was beautiful.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">We wrapped up the day by visiting St. Andrews and playing on the West Sands beach which was amazing! One of our favorite things - not only was it long from side to side, but the beach just seemed to go forever until it finally met the water - plus to have the beautiful golf course and old buildings along the shore made the whole things just magical.</span></div>
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The next day was Sunday, and I was not feeling well so we headed to church, slept and then just took a walk around Perth. </div>
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Unfortunately that was all the time we could spend there - the next morning we woke up and drove a few hours North where we got to do some white water rafting in the Finghorn River. It was pretty cold and we were afraid we'd freeze the whole trip, but they gave us some crazy thick wet suits, shoes and a windbreaker. We stayed toasty warm and had an awesome time. It ended up just being the two of us on that tour, so we got our own private ride down the river. </div>
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We then headed up to the highland region and visited Dave and Christine in the charming little town of Ullapool. It stays light super late up there during the summer, so we went to a nearby lighthouse and stoney beach to play around on the coast. That was one of my favorite memories of Ullapool, it was just to natural and beautiful. Also there were cute fluffy little lambs and sheep all over the hillside just yards from us.<br />
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The following morning we went on a hike, grabbed some fish and chips, cleaned up then started the long and beautiful drive back down to Glasgow to fly home. Apparently they had recently burned all the brush so it would germinate and regrow, so it didn't make for quite the view I was expecting, but it was still a fun hike. And just like that, the glorious experience was over with not nearly enough time there to see and experience it all. I guess we'll just have to return again in the future. </div>
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Moniquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04453539195729334152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-25600093832505720022013-06-07T17:29:00.002-07:002013-06-07T17:29:20.326-07:00Mind the Gap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>LONDON</b></div>
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We got to know their "tube" system very well while we were in London. I never tired of hearing "Mind the Gap". I love too that they just warn you that the doors are closing. There are no safety measures in place, like slowly closing doors, or a motion sensor that will keep it from closing if something/someone is sticking out. They gave you their warning, and the rest is up to you. If you get a finger/arm caught in the door, it will be a painful lesson, but one you'll only have to learn one. </div>
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<b>DAY 1</b></div>
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We stayed in a cute little B&B wayyyy outside the downtown area. It was probably one of the nicer places we stayed. And it had a teal door. You <i>know</i> I loved that!</div>
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After checking in, we hit the ground running and saw all the big sites our first day. Our first experience in London was the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace. There were SO many people!!!! And it was SO long!! Seriously, like an hour or more! We weren't expecting that. It was cool to experience - but only once. ever. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">After that we headed through a park to the bank to visit Parliament, Big Ben, etc.</span>That building is amazing! It's like a castle/cathedral in one. We love that is still being used and not just a museum. We actually went inside and listened to a debate in the House of Commons. </div>
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Then we went to evensong at Westminster Abbey. It was amazing! It made the experience so much more meaningful than just walking around looking at another cathedral. And the boy's voices are so beautiful!! Definitely an experience I'd recommend. (Sorry no pictures inside were allowed). </div>
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Then we took a turn in the London Eye. </div>
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<b>DAY 2</b></div>
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We started this glorious day at King's Cross station visiting Platform 9 3/4! So fun! I was so giddy, it was like Christmas morning!!! They also had a Harry Potter shop there with the most amazing things! They had wands, the entire first book on a poster! a Marauders Map, the hourglass necklace, etc. etc.<br />
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Here I am off for another semester! (I don't think I would be in Gryffindor, but I chose that scarf because it is the most recognizable.) </div>
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After that magical experience we headed over to the British Library that had an amazing document exhibit with the Beowulf manuscript, a Gutenberg Bible, the Magna Carta, books of original compositions from musicians, maps, etc. </div>
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Then we went to the British Museum. WOW. That's all I can say. They had sweet exhibits. And I liked the building too. </div>
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After that our feet needed a break, so we rode bikes through Hyde Park. Europe does parks right. Then it was off to dinner and our fist London show: Les Miserables!! It was amazing! </div>
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<b>DAY 3</b></div>
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We headed to Abbey Road for a little stroll across the infamous cross walk. It is actually a main and still busy street. I feel bad for the locals in that area. It's probably so annoying for them to stop for tourists to stop in the middle to take their pictures. But oh well! </div>
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Next up we saw the Churchill War Rooms, which was a lot more interesting than I was expecting it to be. It was cool to see where everything actually happened, and see what it would have looked like then. Also it's crazy to imagine living there for so long! </div>
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Next we rode a ferry down the Thames to a British Music exhibit. It was a really cool idea, but fell a little flat on the execution. Oh well. Still a fun experience. Then we rushed over to dinner and were on to our next show at Shakespeare's Globe where we saw The Tempest. The Globe was amazing! And it was fun to visualize what it would have been like back in his day. </div>
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<b>DAY 4</b></div>
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We hit up the National Gallery and saw some more famous and beautiful paintings throughout the centuries (including several that i recognized thanks to a matching game my mom got us when we were little). Then it was off to the bustling Borough Market for some delicious lunch and snacks. </div>
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We also went to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Tower of London is a misleading name. It should be called Tower Village. That place was HUGE!!! We got to see some really cool things, we saw an old armor reservoir and the changing designs of weapons and armor. We also got to see the crown jewels! That was crazy. Then we walked across the bridge itself. </div>
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We ended the night with another show: Wicked!</div>
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Our last day in England we did a day trip to Oxford and Stonehenge. Oxford was a lot different than we thought it would be... there isn't so much of a designated campus, as buildings sprinkled throughout the small town. But eventually we found a few and even got to go in one or two. Also, they did some filming for Harry Potter here, and while we didn't see the exact building/spot, I swear I saw one courtyard/outer-hallway. </div>
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Stonehenge was extremely windy and cold. But it was seriously <i>amazing!!</i> I don't know what it was about that place, but it just felt special and magical. I could have stayed there all day!! </div>
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Paris was amazing! We were both afraid we would be let down because the city has so much hype around it, and we kept hearing from people how rude the French would be and that the city is really dirty. But we didn't experience any of that!!! We stayed in a little studio outside the city and got to experience "real" Paris, where not everyone knew English, and we got our morning baguettes with other locals at the corner cafe, we rode the subway in each morning and got to see and experience the average business man, teenagers, etc. It felt so alive there to have everyone out and amongst each other, but always with somewhere to go or something to do. Everyone dressed very classy and were just so friendly and helpful. I even got to use some of my HS French, and was surprised there was still some there to use! Well enough about that, you came here to see pictures, and pictures you will see!!! </div>
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This is our cute little studio with a little balcony. Also, we got to sleep in a loft!!! I am probably a lot more excited about that then I should be, but that was my favorite part of the apartment. Well, actually it is a tie between the loft and the doorknob that is in the very middle of the door. :) Those things alone cancelled out the fact that we had to climb 6 floors of spiral stairs. </div>
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<b>DAY 1</b></div>
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Our first day we saw Notre Dame and got to climb to the top to pay the gargoyles a visit. The whole time all I could think of was The Hunchback of Notre Dame when they say "pour the wine and cut the cheese!!" and it reminded me of Alicia and Zoe, because they both LOVED that movie, and especially that part. So these next two pictures are dedicated to you two! </div>
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I remember studying this building in college, and it was amazing to see it up close and in person. The detail is magnificent!</div>
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After the Cathedral, we headed over to Musee d'Orsay, which like most museums was humungous!!! It is in an old train station, which gave it such an amazing atmosphere.<br />
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The next day we hit up the big sites. We started with sir Eiffel's tower. And it did NOT disappoint! We zoomed to the top for a cloudy but thrilling view of the city.</div>
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After enjoying a crepe and wandering across the street to oogle to Tower some more, we headed to the Arc de Triomphe! Where, guess what we did? Climbed to the top!! Apparently we really like to climb things. :) We also enjoyed a lovely lunch beneath the vast arches. </div>
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Below is a view of modern/business Paris from the top of the arc. </div>
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We also got a <i>great</i> view all 7 lanes of this crazy round about that the arc is right in the middle of! Sometimes you would have cars completely perpendicular to each other! Glad we didn't rent a car here, yikes!</div>
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A few more views from the top:</div>
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We then hit up the Luxembourg Gardens, which were magic with their white gravel paths, potted urns, statues, ponds, statues, etc. There were also tennis and basketball courts, etc. and several chairs around the fountain for lounging, relaxing or socializing. </div>
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Then it was off to the Louvre, where we were again, completely overwhelmed! Then dinner and a small Jazz club/dance hall. Amazing!</div>
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<b>DAY 3</b></div>
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We hit up the Pompidou Museum (which can I say, is probably the best name I have ever heard for a museum!!!). It was an amazing modern art museum that was so refreshing and fun! </div>
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We then zoomed over to Versailles, and again, it was amazing to see this in real life after studying it in college. There is SO much gold!!!! I guess it makes sense if you want to be known as the "Sun King". We also rented bikes and rode through the vast gardens.</div>
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Then we rushed back to Paris for the PSG game!!! Ici c'est Paris!!!!! It was an awesome game to attend, a 3-1 victory, full house, last game of the season, and Beckham's last game of his career. There was a huge victory show after the game as the players got their trophies, etc. </div>
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<b>DAY 4</b></div>
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Our last day in Paris we spent most of the day exploring the outskirts of the city. We saw the Sacre Coeur cathedral, visited the bustling market right next door, and saw a man juggling a soccer ball on top of a wall. Check it out. We were all mesmerized!!! We also visited the Saint Chapelle cathedral, and took a city tour. </div>
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Then it was off on a night bus through the Chunnel to the next stop of our adventure. </div>
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As a congratulations for making it through this ridiculously long post, I will leave you with these gems: </div>
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Above: an advertisement for the movie Hangover 3. Notice how the title is still in English, but they "translated" it to "Very Bad Trip 3". Haha, this cracked us up. And it was at almost every subway stop.</div>
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Thank you Paris for being so good to us. Why could we not stay longer?!</div>
The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-80025909099609715172013-06-02T19:14:00.001-07:002013-06-02T20:43:17.347-07:00Europe TripWell it has been a little while since I updated this blog... and you guys aren't letting me forget it :) So I figured I would give you a little taste of our latest adventure, and then maybe do a little back-tracking.<br />
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We recently got home from a 2 and 1/2 week trip through Europe. As you can imagine we took <i>many</i> photos... almost enough to fill an entire computer! So even with picking out just a few highlights, there are still many photos, so I will do a few installments of our trip so I don't scare away the few readers I have, or crash this site. Also... I haven't edited any photos yet, because I know if I wait to do so, this post will never happen. So forgive me if some of the photos are a little dark or need some cropping etc. Right, well - "Let's start at the very beginning... a very good place to start! When we read we begin with ABC when you sing you begin with do re mi... " Sorry, I digress. We started off our journey in Munich, Germany and that is where we will start with this post:<br />
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(Left) Munich New Town Hall on a main plaza Marienplatz. It contains the city government buildings and Glockenspiel. This is where the Bayern soccer team had their end of season celebration and got their trophies. (Right) A <i>beautiful </i><b>yellow</b> cathedral: Theatine Church, which according to Wikipedia, was built as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel, in 1662.</div>
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We got to go to an enormous technology and science museum that was completely overwhelming!! They had some totally rad stuff there though. They had an entire floor dedicated to boats and planes. They had several different planes and boats throughout the years - we both agreed that our dads would pee their pants of excitement and spend an entire day on that floor alone. They also had a room full of instruments, that is the room I am in for the video... though I have no idea what "instrument" I am playing with. They also had a room of glass and ceramics, and that some glass making demonstrations. I can't even begin to tell you all the other sweet things they had there. It completely wiped me out.<br />
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We took a day trip to Dachau concentration camp. This was the first concentration camp opened in Germany and served as a training ground for SS guards and a model for all other concentration camps. The entrance gate says "Work makes you free". They had tripple height bunk beds (that they had to share with more than one person at times). There was also a "prison" there that went on for what seemed like forever. Some cells were divided into four sections that were too small to sit or stand in. </div>
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After Dachau, we headed down near Fussen to visit the Hohenschwangau (yellow) and Neuschwanstein (white) castles. The Disney castle was based off the Neuschwanstein castle. They were beautiful buildings in a beautiful setting, and the insides were crazy! (Sorry pictures were not allowed). The queen and king lived on different floors (and the children had a separate floor as well!). They would only eat one meal together, and that was the only time they saw each other. (Except if the king chose to take his secret passage from his bedroom to visit the queen's bedroom). Also, Neuschwanstein was a castle dedicated to the arts, so all the rooms were decorated based on different plays or operas. There is even a "cave" room. No joke... it's like a disney ride in that room. So random!<br />
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Our last day in Germany we traveled on the romantic road up to Frankfurt to catch our overnight train. The romantic road is an old road that travels through several perfectly preserved medieval towns. It was like being in a fairy tale story. Driving was a bit of a challenge, with roads not well marked and no GPS, but the countryside was beautiful, and we made our way through well enough. We spent most of our time in Rothenburg, which is the best known and most popular town along the route. It still had the original wall surrounding the city that you can walk, cobbled streets, and a Christmas village store that is straight out of "Clamation Christmas"!!! It was amazing! The other town we spent the most time in was Wurzburg. We saw the Residenz, which was breathtaking, and climbed to the old fortress for a lovely view of the town.<br />
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Well, if you made it through, congratulations!! Now take a break and I will try to be back soon with the next installment: Paris!The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-6273948254043090192012-06-17T21:48:00.000-07:002012-06-19T16:49:16.253-07:00Space Date<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June's date was Space themed!!!! I got off work a little early that day, so naturally I decked out the apartment in space themed home-made crafts and surprised Dima when he walked in: </div>
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It had all the essentials: a model of the solar system (complete with fun facts on the back of each planet:</div>
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"The big yellow one is the sun!!" - The sun makes up 99.86% of the solar system's mass. It's light takes 8 mins to reach Earth.</div>
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Mercury: Smallest planet in our solar system</div>
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Saturn: The rings are made up of small ice and rock particles</div>
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Neptune: 1st planet discovered by mathematical prediction</div>
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After some delicious home-made pizza we headed to the planetarium!!! It was awesome (even if it is a little outdated.... they still had pluto as a planet. Poor Pluto, he was always my favorite one growing up too)! Even as adults we had a blast and learned a thing or two. Then we came home and watched a space movie (The Fifth Element). We planned on doing some star gazing and constellation finding, but it was still light after the planetarium, and too late after the movie. Oh well, for another time I guess!</div>
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By the Planetarium they had the annual Chalk Art Festival <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/search?q=chalk">again</a> where they raise money for an adoption or foster agency or something. So we went back the next day to see the finished product. These were our favorites: (seriously blows my mind!!!!)</div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">For Valentines I gave my dear husband a date each month. For May we did a "movie night". but I had a little more up my sleeve than your average movie and popcorn. We decided on Tron, so to start it out we headed to the arcade</span></div>
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Then we came home and I surprised Dima with our own homemade tron suits!!! And so naturally this was the next logical thing to do:<br />
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<br />The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-40435706802801236602012-06-08T15:46:00.000-07:002012-06-17T20:18:37.903-07:00Cotton AnniversaryOur anniversary this year was in the midst of all sorts of things: Dima going out of town for training and Stake Conference the weekend before; and moving out/in to our new apartment the weekend after; and a slew of things going on during the actual day/week. But, Dima was still able to plan an amazing celebration even with the busy schedules.<br />
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When we got engaged, Dima told me our good friends had extra tickets to a symphony in Salt Lake and asked if I wanted to go. I immediately said yes, and was sooooooo excited!!!! I'd never really been to a symphony before, and I just LOVE string instruments! So we went to Salt Lake to meet our friends but they were "running late" so we went to memory grove park to walk around while we waited. That is where he proposed to me, and then we took a carriage ride around downtown and went to dinner. Needless to say there was no symphony that night. Which, if I had to choose between the two, I'd definitely choose getting engaged! However, that means I <i>still</i> have never been to a symphony. So this year, that's where Dima took me! We went to a wonderful dinner and then saw the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall, and had amazing seats!! (And, the conductor was awesome - I've never seen anyone get that into conducting! I'm pretty sure he lost a few pounds during that concert...)<br />
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Pretty much, I was in heaven, an evening listening to angelic music with my cute hubby by my side and a delicious chocolate oreo shake in my belly! I'd say the husband did pretty well! Thanks again Dima!<br />
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So apparently we didn't get any pictures of each other or the artists, we were enjoying it too much. But we did get a picture of the cool statue in the building made of glass:<br />
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<br />The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-66663615554259759892012-05-22T19:38:00.000-07:002012-06-17T20:14:11.197-07:00happy 2 years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-29350512912973391062012-05-13T20:11:00.006-07:002012-05-13T20:11:53.668-07:00Are You My Mother?<div style="text-align: center;">
I want to wish a <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">happy Mother's Day</span> to the <i>wonderful</i> women in my life. Thank you for your selfless service that often goes unnoticed. Thank you for your love, patience, kindness, and teachings that go on to bless the world. </div>
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First to my sister <a href="http://almanicole.com/">Nicole</a>. The mother of 3 of the cutest kids I could ever hope to call my nieces and nephews! I've learned so much just from watching as you went through life, knowing I would soon be following; dating, dancing, marriage, and now motherhood. I only wish we lived closer so we could spend more time together and I could see those little cuties of yours more - life just goes too fast. You have a fierce dedication to your family and I know there is nothing more important to you. I love you!</div>
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Next to my sister Alicia. While not a mother yet herself, she was like a second mom to me growing up, mixed in with a best friend and sister. She has always been so supportive of me in school, sports, and life choices. I can tell her anything even when I can't find words, and she knows what I'm trying to say. She is protective, loyal, supportive, and has unconditional love. And I don't think there is a better aunt in the world, you can see love gushing out of her when she's with or talks about our niece or nephews. I know she will be a great mother someday because she already is.</div>
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Next I want to wish a happy mothers day to all my grandmothers. You are such wonderful mothers and women, that to adequately describe you they had to add "grand" in front of your titles! Thank you for the legacy and name you have given me. Thank you for your faith and the way you have raised your children - your influence continues to bless many as they continue to teach me and their other children. I love you and am so grateful for your wisdom, love, and example.</div>
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And a very Happy Mother's Day to my <span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">дорогой </span>Mama. Thank you for raising such an great man to be my husband. I couldn't have asked for a better mama to inherit. Thank you for taking me in as your own daughter, for the love and kindness you have shown me. You are such an amazing woman, I still marvel at all you have accomplished in your life; at your flexibility and faith. Thank you for being in my life, <span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">я тебя </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">очень </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">люблю!</span></div>
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Of course no Mother's Day tribute would be complete without mentioning my Mazha. Thank you Mom for all that you have sacrificed to raise Nicole, Lici, and I. Thank you for all the opportunities and experiences; the support, quite service, patience, forgiveness, love, and teaching. You are so much a part of who I am today. There's no way to adequately describe what you mean to me and what you have done for me, but thank you for everything. I love you!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB554B8ywIwJIhRcM7E5ggfPKu6xInvevJuLDixE9NUP5h-YiGlpeH1A-hT9xS9EMRo-GF-HlXgotwDW2E4NTIFpOQsvTWzytV8jSS7p-pShdhc0IjLQpCtoQzi_twU0ySOzT4cQWz0M3/s1600/stevens12.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaB554B8ywIwJIhRcM7E5ggfPKu6xInvevJuLDixE9NUP5h-YiGlpeH1A-hT9xS9EMRo-GF-HlXgotwDW2E4NTIFpOQsvTWzytV8jSS7p-pShdhc0IjLQpCtoQzi_twU0ySOzT4cQWz0M3/s320/stevens12.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-25624137734110007272012-03-20T16:47:00.004-07:002012-03-20T17:01:09.041-07:00I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane (but not for a while...)So, this summer Dimitriy and I are going to visit Dima's motherland: Ukraine!! I am so excited to see where he grew up, meet the rest of his family, and experience all things Ukrainian! And, while we are all the way over there we just had to plan on visiting a few other countries. It was so hard to pick where to go, there are just so many amazing places in the world! While we were trying to decide, I would get on google maps and just type in "Europe" (Dima still laughs about that) and I would just look at all the countries and cities and see where I gravitated. This is what we finally settled on:<div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-hYAgzujoHuB5MVwGhyphenhyphenlLcNxpoPTL4I0AkDd-ROVTnwywU3lx8aCZS5hjc8y5DVyU_uQSzNtU6OKy_Tdv9taDbcDjgnwSCQFWItli3mSKbJFwF2d_YgJjlT_z4h8tR9XJEbkk8ZCv0b6/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-03-20+at+5.47.16+PM.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-hYAgzujoHuB5MVwGhyphenhyphenlLcNxpoPTL4I0AkDd-ROVTnwywU3lx8aCZS5hjc8y5DVyU_uQSzNtU6OKy_Tdv9taDbcDjgnwSCQFWItli3mSKbJFwF2d_YgJjlT_z4h8tR9XJEbkk8ZCv0b6/s400/Screen+shot+2012-03-20+at+5.47.16+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722132136768426530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>First stop: Odessa!! Then we will spend a day in Kiev before flying out to Prague. From there its a train to Venice, then on to Rome, and we'll finish it up in Switzerland (Interlaken and Gimmelwald)! </div><div><br /></div><div>We already have our plane and train tickets, and most of our hotels! Once we book the rest of them it is on to planning the activities! So if you have any suggestions on what to see/eat/do feel free to leave them in the comments!!! </div></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-5541778529591186032012-03-02T13:15:00.005-08:002012-03-02T14:18:51.141-08:00Songs I Can't Get Enough Of<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7NJqUN9TClM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v_yTphvyiPU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rtOvBOTyX00" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span ><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RzhAS_GnJIc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_VfIER91d_U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6YzGOq42zLk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>What are favorites lately?</span></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-75019085126131492302012-02-29T19:26:00.005-08:002012-03-03T10:34:36.791-08:00Ambitions: reporting 23, and divulging 24<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; "><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(221, 240, 220); font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; "><span ><br /></span></div></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Wow! I can't believe it's been a year already! Well here's the final word on this past year's list of ambitions:</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">KEY: (don't know why but it won't let me do strikethrough text, or change font colors... so I had to get creative on how to classify them. Sorry if its confusing!)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*=Completed!!</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">!=Close or 1/2 way</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">...=Worked on/attempted</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Nothing= Goal not met in any form</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">*1. Move</span><span >: Moved up to SLC to start grown-up life.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">2. Hike Mt Timp</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">3. Attend the Sundance Film Festival</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">*4 Make Flower clips</span><span >: Made them with the sisters and Mazsha</span></span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">!5. Host a party<span >: It was a basketball party, but it was just me and DIma, so I'm not sure if that counts or not... it had some of the elements I had in mind when planning the goal: decorations, outfit for the theme, food... it was just missing the guests.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">!6. Attend the Temple 2x/mo.<span >: Short by just a couple of visits...</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*7. Try out Zumba<span >: I go every Thursday during my lunch break. Not a great workout, but its nice to get out of the office and move a little bit.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">!8. Run a race<span >: Didn't run... but I'm signed up for one, so that kind of counts right?</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*9. Meet my new nephew<span >: and what a happy little cutie he is!!!</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*10. Read 5 books for fun<span >: they weren't <i>new </i>books, but it was fun! Harry Potter will never get old.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*11. Cook 5 new recipes<span >: Olyvie, French Onion Soup, Variniki, Chicken and Gnocchi Soup, and Sole.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">12. Make a quilt</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*13. Take a vacation<span >: Vegas!</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*14. Finish the Photo Wall project<span >: Finally!!!! And soooo glad we did!! It adds so much to the room!</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*15. Edit and print our wedding photos<span >: Finally made our wedding album, only a year and a half later... but it turned out great, and it was fun to be editing and building albums again!</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">16. Attend a Monster Truck Rally</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">**17. Attend an NBA game<span >: double check!! Jazz vs Clippers and Jazz vs. Thunder</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">18. Go to Zions</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">19. Secret Service Project</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">*20. Have 6 couples over for dinner<span >: I'm not sure if it was 6 or not, but I think it was</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">...21. Continue to earn Russian<span >: this one gets an "attempted"; i'm learning a little more, but haven't been studying as much as I should have.</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">* 22. Find 2 new hair-do's</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">23. Make a rice sock</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">And here's the new list:</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">1. Ride a train! (a real passenger train, with compartments and a trolly lady and everything!)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">2. Sleep in a hostel</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">3. Hike Timp (been a goal since I moved here... it has to happen sometime- hopefully this is the year!)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">4. Make a new friend (all my besties keep moving away!)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">5. Get a new hairstyle</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">6. Make yoga/workout/lounge shorts</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">7. Plan a date at least 1x/month</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">8. Make some kind of "art" (and I do use that term loosely)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">9. Find a headboard</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">10. Attend the temple 2x/mo (I like that one)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">11. Visit the Salt Flats</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">12. Make a home-video</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">13. Take more pictures (adventures, and the everyday)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">14. Read "Daughters In My Kingdom"</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">15. Read a conference talk each Sunday</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">16. Work on my family history</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">17. Make something</div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">18. Cook 3 new </span>recipes</span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">19. Call an old friend 1/mo to catch up</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">20. Try a new food</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">21. Get through our pile of clothes that need to be altered/fixed</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">22. Be festive for holidays</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">23. Go to a symphony/opera/theater</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">24. Learn more Russian (baby steps dear friends... it's all about the baby steps)</div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-37673646731835892932012-02-28T21:02:00.010-08:002012-02-28T22:04:31.413-08:00Birthday Celebrations! and Furniture Make Over<div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">My birthday fell on a Memorial this year, so I got to spread out the festivities :) I got lots of birthday calls and messages and enjoyed the love and catching up with old roommates, friends, and family.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">To kick off my bday weekend, my office took me out to lunch at Zupas! (this is not Zupas... but it is my little work family)</div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVt6g_nSjzdJ6X19x40AKoXFSV54xxXB98BFw0M7NJk6l_qDcqBhInI2vifKVyAnOpF2DKm_ldVzgCUO4-vG2x9JS8_9R2heyoTU_DPJCkc3pJy6dYlvuGlcmJEnPm0HCvrU-_lkA-000/s1600/DSC06243.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVt6g_nSjzdJ6X19x40AKoXFSV54xxXB98BFw0M7NJk6l_qDcqBhInI2vifKVyAnOpF2DKm_ldVzgCUO4-vG2x9JS8_9R2heyoTU_DPJCkc3pJy6dYlvuGlcmJEnPm0HCvrU-_lkA-000/s400/DSC06243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714421742530258514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">I went out for frozen yogurt with one of dear friends that I haven't seen in way too long</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhNHGrdyIjlThfKM91ohU3CMcUJuyp1C8hnaYv1neaOaClQnScAt1DqKe3HaYIVysLsVZPAgq9LFRiE0_T0fcr8rQbZF_GxVjfVRvHCxrRyVI2FLoxGoeha18opowcUiuT_285IEjho8G/s1600/DSC05415.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhNHGrdyIjlThfKM91ohU3CMcUJuyp1C8hnaYv1neaOaClQnScAt1DqKe3HaYIVysLsVZPAgq9LFRiE0_T0fcr8rQbZF_GxVjfVRvHCxrRyVI2FLoxGoeha18opowcUiuT_285IEjho8G/s400/DSC05415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714421753931285890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">I am a member of the birthday club for Red Robin.... YUM!!! So naturally we just had to go there! (I was so excited about the fries and my shake that by the time my free birthday burger came all I could get down were 2 bites!!! oops.. :) I did take it home and enjoy it later though.)</div></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">Dima got me my lovely glasses!!!</div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdRbchCaV0l1MUP2gORWrdw_wioc6At9SJKg6ydHoXxpl8oDm87UyHhfF6DWRMrXJGZLHCcx9XZhyphenhyphenK_TnDcbSDphyMCTcCG8hmuYiUxdYSZNQMSjbjhyphenhyphenbJivGJjcyutzPE4xiR1u5FlEr/s1600/Photo+on+2012-02-11+at+00.23.jpg" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdRbchCaV0l1MUP2gORWrdw_wioc6At9SJKg6ydHoXxpl8oDm87UyHhfF6DWRMrXJGZLHCcx9XZhyphenhyphenK_TnDcbSDphyMCTcCG8hmuYiUxdYSZNQMSjbjhyphenhyphenbJivGJjcyutzPE4xiR1u5FlEr/s400/Photo+on+2012-02-11+at+00.23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714428468595295602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">My dear aunt Juju got me Rick Steve's book on Italy for our big trip this summer!!! (more on that later!)</div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C1X-32l6u1XyHovp5-fYGgCJpFpb3nb0WZfu5-juUIFEl-YEcJZn9-ffsWO05z4NS9yOgwt8UvRas5prfFiSvJUlkkVnGQTLLFflIQqsS_yuE7Le3YUjcQi1X7MVVFOzUrX2u2RIQFa0/s1600/italy.jpeg" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6C1X-32l6u1XyHovp5-fYGgCJpFpb3nb0WZfu5-juUIFEl-YEcJZn9-ffsWO05z4NS9yOgwt8UvRas5prfFiSvJUlkkVnGQTLLFflIQqsS_yuE7Le3YUjcQi1X7MVVFOzUrX2u2RIQFa0/s400/italy.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714432239324596706" style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 298px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">Mama, Erwin, and Babushka also sent me a birthday package with chocolates/candy (always exciting to get!), make up, coin purse, and some bday money! I love you guys! Thank you so much for your generous and thoughtful gifts! </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjmP_Ps_wtZ-aOnRK-bQBhEf0QMpPTNy8kI_us6AdXE8YrsW9XlUHi9KT0HJc_q0NKpez3GL_hbLKrPmXZk-ATHTtXCnF13zlx4wxofdZ7VqeBtEsVB4OuWnyX_CsDpX3m6DEHDLkzaTv/s1600/DSCN8163.JPG" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjmP_Ps_wtZ-aOnRK-bQBhEf0QMpPTNy8kI_us6AdXE8YrsW9XlUHi9KT0HJc_q0NKpez3GL_hbLKrPmXZk-ATHTtXCnF13zlx4wxofdZ7VqeBtEsVB4OuWnyX_CsDpX3m6DEHDLkzaTv/s400/DSCN8163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714434079050477762" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">And my sweet seester signed us up for this amazing race!!! I am seriously so stoked about it!!! We're hoping to make it a tradition to run one race together each year... So far we've done Ragnar (the wasatch back); and Provo's Halloween Half! This year it's: The Dirty Dash!!! :) </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9xLIpbz3HXzOiKUZLKQ5ATGJvlgzDUF30ZERDwbAXwW2TwTODras6rQqtwcnRMy7aV9CwYsmmuoQVHMgaEe_gdUN5Z9lroXevOmcdtzI6FWVq8FTD8_4LHUFvQDUFmcAiwFg58D7y3D5/s1600/DSC04342.JPG" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9xLIpbz3HXzOiKUZLKQ5ATGJvlgzDUF30ZERDwbAXwW2TwTODras6rQqtwcnRMy7aV9CwYsmmuoQVHMgaEe_gdUN5Z9lroXevOmcdtzI6FWVq8FTD8_4LHUFvQDUFmcAiwFg58D7y3D5/s400/DSC04342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714431136371594338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDgyqtNz-oBKZxu0sk2IzRahEB1QA7N9HuQUw5kmuhfTX6aL6mSrJPqhRltedadLuZ8X-atD8k1znhKZXmm5u4ZAUlevH9nd2q8GQClmlsCZHgN4jo6qcRALbgGDH3dbSyKoIQNGtS-Qr/s400/DSC05681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714430438454767042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: right; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutnrOjDZIEQtlypdwlQmxaziuJx5b68n9YnFBb6GXSg5Sm_yPcybrtych1OT5yTQI9WCE2ojzQpgz4A2t2F-VSUxllDHAxz_YB9OXYwV3-cpVYF1xj3f3WKgtdnywTH85eYCgpUTO4QIv/s1600/dirtydash.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutnrOjDZIEQtlypdwlQmxaziuJx5b68n9YnFBb6GXSg5Sm_yPcybrtych1OT5yTQI9WCE2ojzQpgz4A2t2F-VSUxllDHAxz_YB9OXYwV3-cpVYF1xj3f3WKgtdnywTH85eYCgpUTO4QIv/s400/dirtydash.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714432237118876946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">My dear mazsha came up for the long weekend and helped me redo our bedroom furniture!! This was the main birthday event/marathon! But I wouldn't have had it any other way!!! It turned out just how I envisioned!! So I'll give you the 5 cent tour of journey:</div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">Dima and I inherited this furniture when we got married from my grandparents. Its functionality is GREAT.... but not so much our style... its was a pinkish-kaki wood color, which made everything in our bedroom look muted and blahhh. SOOO we decided to paint it and put on some new handles! </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">So here is the before: </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eqcy4-b1vgu76BBQhRxRBeleHU9PprHi6PRErvzHt0Vf5Z5Gw9-7Tt2ObCmcQcm6_zmRsKhGrU8h-ShIAlOxZdsX20lEQvxzzvvRd6FAJUC7RxF6aAAgwRBAfIlfkziiBSrcDVZG1b8d/s1600/DSC06245.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eqcy4-b1vgu76BBQhRxRBeleHU9PprHi6PRErvzHt0Vf5Z5Gw9-7Tt2ObCmcQcm6_zmRsKhGrU8h-ShIAlOxZdsX20lEQvxzzvvRd6FAJUC7RxF6aAAgwRBAfIlfkziiBSrcDVZG1b8d/s400/DSC06245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714421775972446626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; ">We had to fill and sand all the holes for the handles because none of the newer handles had the same spacing, and the screws they all used were smaller than the handles. </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiseWwQ0Iglu46VyrLNNF8YmN8C4sLpYLHQXhVsZDiHD-SvzTih-yPpTBKSDnzj9EtVoOwLCj3OlZZDgXtn-DIMkZKpX3Y4T1EcfabZu6nwLtGv3LnkEdEF-yr19wYGm2Z9Waf8-atfIj/s1600/DSC06244.JPG" style="font-size: 100%; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiseWwQ0Iglu46VyrLNNF8YmN8C4sLpYLHQXhVsZDiHD-SvzTih-yPpTBKSDnzj9EtVoOwLCj3OlZZDgXtn-DIMkZKpX3Y4T1EcfabZu6nwLtGv3LnkEdEF-yr19wYGm2Z9Waf8-atfIj/s400/DSC06244.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714421764124025698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Then we primed it with this AWESOME stuff that allows you to paint on finished pieces <i>without</i> sanding!!! </div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIHIpqtHHIsHsiiCeGL6HzPS9UfX33gONJGgTXDpnjE4OwqhCH4gQm59G15Nlk3QcaG3yfWn8T7MjT1eg0w8ROHWcnAzFlVXYX_HjWcT7-g7EAOzr0QS4RQBhWIx1e3DA3CaXoS1RUCct/s1600/DSC06246.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIHIpqtHHIsHsiiCeGL6HzPS9UfX33gONJGgTXDpnjE4OwqhCH4gQm59G15Nlk3QcaG3yfWn8T7MjT1eg0w8ROHWcnAzFlVXYX_HjWcT7-g7EAOzr0QS4RQBhWIx1e3DA3CaXoS1RUCct/s400/DSC06246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714421771080489090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">My mom and I spent Friday night picking out the paint and gathering supplies, then painted 3 coats of this lovely yellow Saturday night (after filling and sanding holes, and priming).</div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr9SsLsM_4PCfbqnJAWdMJaEmNMtjEqoq8PCu9VVGa24zW0KhaRSqYWNzLt37SVIm778okSukUkkzl0a8u2yX6_RNMRHta6uRwwksuWJjf3BOMiZntcvhzT1FRDwWBd-IxCYSkPOS2lqm/s1600/DSC06247.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr9SsLsM_4PCfbqnJAWdMJaEmNMtjEqoq8PCu9VVGa24zW0KhaRSqYWNzLt37SVIm778okSukUkkzl0a8u2yX6_RNMRHta6uRwwksuWJjf3BOMiZntcvhzT1FRDwWBd-IxCYSkPOS2lqm/s400/DSC06247.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714424178446832786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">(and the entire time I was painting it I had this stuck in my head: skip to about 4:19)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/erN7cGpHFIs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span>We resumed our project on Monday with the tinted glaze that we painted over the entire piece and then wiped off most of it... although it didn't stay in the creases as easily as we had hoped, so it took us the majority of the day to carefully paint/wipe to get just the right amount of brown glaze in just the right spot... but it turned out perfect!</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HeiOr1kXP9UkJ1uwJZ1afYDlW5O_OlAML3tFNNgYRmX9XhwjQWAD29DSj_ARjnyWSPJrtVhCS0haCwdIabr7JcEFZtN22_6DzvFW52AK_e-ksq48UfOd1pGVkLO8FRjXxG5HhqpKr0g8/s1600/DSC06248.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HeiOr1kXP9UkJ1uwJZ1afYDlW5O_OlAML3tFNNgYRmX9XhwjQWAD29DSj_ARjnyWSPJrtVhCS0haCwdIabr7JcEFZtN22_6DzvFW52AK_e-ksq48UfOd1pGVkLO8FRjXxG5HhqpKr0g8/s400/DSC06248.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714424189878472274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Now all that was left to do was buy the handles, drill the holes and put them on! Which my dear sweet husband helped me do throughout the following week after long days at work. And TA-DA!!!! Here is the final product!!!!</div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvf552_vyWp15cJBpHQPDhOAmkyGw5JlR7mh107_uCPe39jcv3mxEgaPNU9FTOLAaY0bQT2tZMSJbN5_Py_qwOZ36NZe00JpCR1ymMZ_6nt-Nhc9Lxqhyz-KBWifmCl6LEY5QCHqRQGd1/s1600/DSC06249.JPG" style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvf552_vyWp15cJBpHQPDhOAmkyGw5JlR7mh107_uCPe39jcv3mxEgaPNU9FTOLAaY0bQT2tZMSJbN5_Py_qwOZ36NZe00JpCR1ymMZ_6nt-Nhc9Lxqhyz-KBWifmCl6LEY5QCHqRQGd1/s400/DSC06249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714424214537500562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Emcuuwt9eDCTtiS9NTw5HUc7Mly2UnzUl90D3vl0QzIafXSIVTrMDtUIh2sI-0Ql7vwa5hEziqpKerUyEuSUQGccVBI_bjJr61vjiHD9sCaUzGxx8KixyW0f5yHCBqy0-cCzm8RW4iCP/s400/DSC06250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714424202635630850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">We were so happy to finish up so we could clean up and get back to a normal and functional living situation! :)</div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Year 24 is off to a great start so far!!! (new list of goals to come! along with a report on my <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/02/23-things.html">23 ambitions</a>)</div><div style="text-align: right;">Thanks again to everyone for making it a great birthday!</div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-50120524574461012732012-02-12T18:08:00.000-08:002012-02-12T19:08:12.796-08:00Jazz Fans<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; ">We've recently had the opportunity to go to TWO real life NBA games!! Our good friends had some tickets, but were going to be out of town, so they let gave us the tickets. I called to see if Dima could get off work early, and before I could even finished explaining he was already saying "Take them! Take them!!!" Needless to say we were VERY excited to go! They were great seats too, which added to the excitement of the game - it was so cool to be able to see how tall the players really are, and see the plays and dunks in real life. We watched our Jazz battle it out with the LA Clippers; it came down to literally the last tenth of a second. We ended up losing, but we couldn't have asked for a more exciting game!</span></div><div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HuhoJG8HMWCyiIb48AoxVyN_2qjeMk7BCerca1Y9juYTFP3o2egk5ikoGt029j1jHw2SNTEX2yZuSf4V_ZDsgm_HRHWOrzsW4WxhfW7tvNPLndCrw740Z6EABsvUtgM87p6BKLsEhV6f/s400/IMG_0106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708443896520278978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeUhfRTAm6cLXY5OrIBquU7FPfjw9iAUS8cxJ2ubVMPalMy_bcLJoyBAM3u82EQvF-MwbGwlCz8ePuFR8pzGF0xidRBhqh90ZLeY48xtBMQ6_2vaQqfIPv-YKNu3kWVRa9wYv5BRTK_xT/s400/DSC06227.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708443886258376818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Two weeks later Dima scored some tickets from his work, and we were back in the Energy Solutions Arena cheering on the Jazz as they took on the Thunder (currently the best team in NBA). Again, the Jazz played amazing - the whole game was so close, with amazing plays, steals, and dunks from both sides, but again, we ended up losing (this time by about 10 points)... but still so fun to experience the game live, feel the energy in the arena, and of course people watch (there were 3 guys in brightly colored gorilla suits only 1 section over from us that were hilarious). Speaking of entertainment, check out the half time performer from the Thunder game... he makes me proud to be from Las Vegas! :</div><div style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></div><div><span><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/I-uQtH2YIAU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div></div><div><span><br /></span></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-55265487731202301662012-02-11T09:08:00.000-08:002012-02-11T09:27:58.771-08:00Nerdy Chic or Soft Contemporary?This past week I got new glasses as an early birthday present!! I couldn't decide between two pairs. One was a square black frame the worker described as "nerdy chic" and the other was a deep red with a more roundish frame that the worker described as a "soft contemporary". We put them on hold and I slept on it for a few nights... I went back and forth a million times! But finally it was time to decide (they would no longer hold the frames for me...) so I went right before closing to make the decision (that way I couldn't be there for 3 hours putting on and taking off the two pairs trying to decide). So, are you ready for the unveiling?! <div>Drum roll please.............................................................................................................................................</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>..</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>..</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div>.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPStcGhY2ggKCJiQotuOvSVNjubAq2m-Z5oVvaKew5BHuTzYdO1jYuf5w9-j3OAuAITfZsNAiSBl2-hTYDlrPt5sQnjKhaOuGtdm6HM6EN0Mo7VDT7l21uDf8qz_zBC3HXQTpy_PxnGsI/s1600/Photo+on+2012-02-11+at+00.23.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPStcGhY2ggKCJiQotuOvSVNjubAq2m-Z5oVvaKew5BHuTzYdO1jYuf5w9-j3OAuAITfZsNAiSBl2-hTYDlrPt5sQnjKhaOuGtdm6HM6EN0Mo7VDT7l21uDf8qz_zBC3HXQTpy_PxnGsI/s400/Photo+on+2012-02-11+at+00.23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707930273270563538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nerdy Chic won out!!!! I liked the simplicity, timelessness, and the fact that it would go with almost any outfit. Also, if I decide to cut bangs again, I think these frames will go better with that look. So what do you think?!</div><div><br /></div><div>(p.s. no photo of the other pair will be shown in case you think I should have gone with that pair.... It was already too hard to let it go, I don't want to get thinking that I made the wrong decision) :)</div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-67544328421477737212012-01-28T14:43:00.000-08:002012-01-28T15:02:32.165-08:00Game Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This past weekend when we were going over our upcoming schedules and planning the week ahead, Dima mentioned there was an NBA game Friday between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks that he really wanted to see. That woke up the little hamsters in my brain and got them turning the wheels. They should get a big piece of cheese as a reward for running and spinning those wheels, because this was the result:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got together some good game day food (pizza, chips and salsa, veggie tray, soda, etc.) for the event, because really what is a game without food!?! (or any event/activity for that matter!) and then texted him while he was at work and asked him what team he wanted to cheer for. He said the Knicks, so I decided I would cheer for the Heat - a little friendly competition always makes the game more interesting :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So armed with that information, I started scheming, riffling, and crafting. I put together outfits for each of us to wear that were our team colors, and then pinned our team logo on the shirt to get us in the spirit (our printer was out, so I just traced and colored it). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisct8leS9Zl9snW7cPMPTKz2VdXzCWC_rIietXEoEOGHS6ihDxod82bkkOQMv72kBK0s3bDE27f1L_DCtyFe4U87XjeFOqgNovKobiUGjoMXFX4RaqfVXwrAaeWTHEPSsItIO_YbPBxcaM/s1600/DSC06222.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisct8leS9Zl9snW7cPMPTKz2VdXzCWC_rIietXEoEOGHS6ihDxod82bkkOQMv72kBK0s3bDE27f1L_DCtyFe4U87XjeFOqgNovKobiUGjoMXFX4RaqfVXwrAaeWTHEPSsItIO_YbPBxcaM/s400/DSC06222.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702821619308296066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP83y-kkS6GstE8oc7YYHSsaSfs2gONeykW541tKT8Iy2CqDblw_UKEO55XElSrb5d05DeLoVy4bm4KtNMgw8m9f4C1jNoCc6125CfjfwlC9pg4u0SFIWEFVKJOUHemGr3jMElyJHzYTeT/s400/DSC06225.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702821627916259874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks; Monique vs. Dimitriy; winner, loser!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I covered a can with each of our team's colors/logos on it, and got $3.00 in pennies. Throughout the game we got to put a penny in our jar for each point that our team scored, that kept the team spirit and excitement up, and the trash talking fresh :) Whoever's team ended up winning, would get to take the pennies and buy a treat: something from the dollar store, a candy bar, shake, some kind of fruit, etc. Really, anything that could be found for the price of your "points". During the second half we decided that each dunk should earn our team an extra penny. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROtHg9rt3JTNQU9ow4QJcEoKRLRCJ5u8FfUeN9wgYQ6PThibwfYvOrG8AAjM87h6XAUz1EpvcdWeJvUom3J8ZugEuueXVBXVg2p4aWJzu-rcDECe4ettupOsQ1SBLTCseLCzPC6LWcz40/s1600/DSC06221.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROtHg9rt3JTNQU9ow4QJcEoKRLRCJ5u8FfUeN9wgYQ6PThibwfYvOrG8AAjM87h6XAUz1EpvcdWeJvUom3J8ZugEuueXVBXVg2p4aWJzu-rcDECe4ettupOsQ1SBLTCseLCzPC6LWcz40/s400/DSC06221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702821637613711922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It turned out to be so fun! (and not just because my team won...) :) Pretty sure if you asked him, that would Dima's best/favorite date. At the end he even suggested that we keep the team logos for "next time". :) </div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-62698777508359404062012-01-20T18:22:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:28:36.260-08:00blogsI love reading other people's blogs. If you do to, you have to check out this one: http://topsyhair.blogspot.com/ she's such a great writer! So witty, and she tells these stories that are so outrageous you can't tell if they are real or fake (you guess and then she posts if it was real or not about a week later). Also she has awesome giveaways! So go check it out!The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-56746748395117048252012-01-11T20:09:00.001-08:002012-01-12T19:29:31.403-08:00Happy Birthday to this Lovely Lass!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28kh2EwpY41kryDAd6-3O8ky255y-8Ah0WAPIu0yMFg9dP465FTkGmc4nIOYjgWI480m-qfJdjQ3sLIs1-CUY-zUSJZ9hpc4UI3ORaF94YQ5sjzTjl8QSFgUjgL7fXjiVyktSWWQ6g25B/s1600/DSC06106.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28kh2EwpY41kryDAd6-3O8ky255y-8Ah0WAPIu0yMFg9dP465FTkGmc4nIOYjgWI480m-qfJdjQ3sLIs1-CUY-zUSJZ9hpc4UI3ORaF94YQ5sjzTjl8QSFgUjgL7fXjiVyktSWWQ6g25B/s400/DSC06106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696951006616490162" /></a><br /><br />This is my dear sister Alicia. It is her birthday today (well "today" when I started the post... but now its more like yesterday), and I want to say, happy birthday Lici! and a personal thank you for being born!!! You have been a staple in my life and been such a fabulous sister and a wonderful friend, I love you more than I can say.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Now as a short tribute to you... /us, here are 27 memories and/or things I love about you accompanied by pictures (not all the pictures go with the memory it's attached to): </div><div><br /></div><div>1) Since the time I was little you always loved me, and <i>saved </i>me from those <i>wicked, soul-sucking </i>naps mom tried so diligently to make me take! All it took was a cry out to you and you'd come running with toys and jump in my crib (probably because I was too much of a porker for you to lift out of the crib) to make me happy! And you've been doing that ever since (metaphorically speaking of course). </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezqRrD2kCDyd31GfT8BB9gppq85bEfg6bUKRfFkmdySxbWAifY82ZpwFD7eR3ubku7GnbF-71J7ZGc5UvlIuuDaI-ni_SV1335O6P5hXj3xjuYBLokuVlkdC0nXwKbgAPpMwTsHJ33qbI/s1600/Scan+101310010.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezqRrD2kCDyd31GfT8BB9gppq85bEfg6bUKRfFkmdySxbWAifY82ZpwFD7eR3ubku7GnbF-71J7ZGc5UvlIuuDaI-ni_SV1335O6P5hXj3xjuYBLokuVlkdC0nXwKbgAPpMwTsHJ33qbI/s400/Scan+101310010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696601219225755410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></a></div><div>We were meant to be</div><div><br /></div><div>2) Before I could drive you would take me and pick me up from the movies, or my friends houses, because it was more cool to have your sister drop you off than your mom (sorry mom, just the facts of pre-pubescent life :)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kmbz-vyG01MZG-0QAChrI8P-J2ZiqmN4V6yEbJE9d25g93WDWdNHFUP76bIiFnn4-4s-GgHxKrhpzAnDFt9_ckX8IQcl1pb4GS-jJ0YhF8sXQCoQgKvu9pcjlYHqw57CGTiKqm3tvo2D/s1600/FH020012.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kmbz-vyG01MZG-0QAChrI8P-J2ZiqmN4V6yEbJE9d25g93WDWdNHFUP76bIiFnn4-4s-GgHxKrhpzAnDFt9_ckX8IQcl1pb4GS-jJ0YhF8sXQCoQgKvu9pcjlYHqw57CGTiKqm3tvo2D/s400/FH020012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696616175684658690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>3) You spent <i>hours</i> doing my hair and helping me get ready for prom</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwXFGfCK4ZcVvb-sV9rmeTh1s7y0EwhZtKaBXVtYIANHKj6CBm9CzAHyjXNJ1pP2hKc-pTmq0BBxoiIPy4A0rqBEcEjaL50AmbGQGaeQf-vYQt6DSLvXkpBc4dfEld_Vd1_HLhTHPWLzR/s1600/FH010008.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwXFGfCK4ZcVvb-sV9rmeTh1s7y0EwhZtKaBXVtYIANHKj6CBm9CzAHyjXNJ1pP2hKc-pTmq0BBxoiIPy4A0rqBEcEjaL50AmbGQGaeQf-vYQt6DSLvXkpBc4dfEld_Vd1_HLhTHPWLzR/s400/FH010008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696613707892346850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>4) You came and supported me at my games and meets. And when I broke my leg you'd push me up that ramp at school that is steeper than the "slippery slope" of satan! (and you would paint my toe nails all pretty!)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8b3P4wDM3K_4w5tBqOcSGMnksk7LNI90NE_nkUqLa9P_iFScqnjMqrEs-amP9tw30qnehhcd1tpSBvSajpxoGZeuIobCjEE50fAypFXvPYNkpSFXvPeLnUDeaqGGd8ZE-QW9Z84xCA1E/s1600/Scan+101280021.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8b3P4wDM3K_4w5tBqOcSGMnksk7LNI90NE_nkUqLa9P_iFScqnjMqrEs-amP9tw30qnehhcd1tpSBvSajpxoGZeuIobCjEE50fAypFXvPYNkpSFXvPeLnUDeaqGGd8ZE-QW9Z84xCA1E/s400/Scan+101280021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696613706358915074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>5) When we would go boating we would eat ritz crackers with cheese wiz until it was coming out of our belly buttons and eyeballs! I remember one particular instance when the boat was broken, so we were in the front of the boat making crackers and cheese, and we lined them up all the way around the bough of the boat and then proceeded to eat them all!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DhtRR6Lwo81Ma5elBlSagmxREdQURitc7_hP2mmfb4JkPvEynm7hDXvvXHw6D3bIwYg9QeB32XB6RmW-hC-iJkloxpNgDY5vd1TtZmSjRfLIcIaWkSghdfQ2oOFeKm1eu5BwYxA_RfNz/s1600/DSC00733.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DhtRR6Lwo81Ma5elBlSagmxREdQURitc7_hP2mmfb4JkPvEynm7hDXvvXHw6D3bIwYg9QeB32XB6RmW-hC-iJkloxpNgDY5vd1TtZmSjRfLIcIaWkSghdfQ2oOFeKm1eu5BwYxA_RfNz/s400/DSC00733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696613742383842914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>6) We would play Phase 10, and make up our own phases to make the game last longer and be more interesting. Or when we were little and we would play "war" but instead of flipping one car at a time we would line them up across the room to make the game go "faster" (as if that's possible!)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5ROwGv2HK6iI0C6-Bak_8NWJVlu5APAreQ3Jl7xv6_tUqNnBoR6i2VIm4UAoSz7zcUp4vTDgP1pqVzJGZRuFaYFUC5FL0cZfl0OsVzMA6KaE14Yr_9_DojIXya1uhYf1huSb96633Au6/s1600/mix+066.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5ROwGv2HK6iI0C6-Bak_8NWJVlu5APAreQ3Jl7xv6_tUqNnBoR6i2VIm4UAoSz7zcUp4vTDgP1pqVzJGZRuFaYFUC5FL0cZfl0OsVzMA6KaE14Yr_9_DojIXya1uhYf1huSb96633Au6/s400/mix+066.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696616195470032210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>7) Remember when we just moved into our new house and we got into a scented marker fight? I think the best part is how it started spontaneously, but then we thought it was so funny, we changed into shorts and tank tops to provide more "playing field" for the game. And then I saw the spots of many colored marker juice on the carpet (who knew the marker said in teeny tiny print "do not shake")... and in that brief pause you fell to your knees, markers in both hands, and scribbled alllllll up and down my legs accompanied by the sound effect "ya-ya-ya-ya-ya" with each swipe of the marker. And I couldn't help but laugh... but then of course, right when we realized the damage we made, Mom walked in on the scene of her two war-painted daughters and caught us red handed. (Oh how I wish we got a picture of that moment)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqaiiHbGeQxNcfc19w6owzhyphenhyphen-tx-Y6W1VusV7vNlALPPcr5nk439vUjt375L8QyOZnb97QnDKPt2mDkZyNfm_7lsg4pb0E7FGSgpoyLC5IRPtwGnqTfvBCAJeDJF66xND_2lk82GAukqQ/s1600/DSC02083.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqaiiHbGeQxNcfc19w6owzhyphenhyphen-tx-Y6W1VusV7vNlALPPcr5nk439vUjt375L8QyOZnb97QnDKPt2mDkZyNfm_7lsg4pb0E7FGSgpoyLC5IRPtwGnqTfvBCAJeDJF66xND_2lk82GAukqQ/s400/DSC02083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696947146080074914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>8) 2 hour phone calls almost every night during my last few semesters of college, figuring out life and myself. Not having to struggle to put together a sentence to express myself, because you were already on the same page and knew what I was trying to say.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XdhZo8-WLgBC6RWXoMgHnw__fJ8T9WL7TvBW5huKgQxXQ2grY0OCOBkzwFja4al5T8Tw6L1w5urVwz_fLOTSOcZecItjIkg6v4FVbSrpPVXsvHfIHjgIZpBPsiUjoaCX3ReH0f1JlmQg/s1600/Scan+101280022.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XdhZo8-WLgBC6RWXoMgHnw__fJ8T9WL7TvBW5huKgQxXQ2grY0OCOBkzwFja4al5T8Tw6L1w5urVwz_fLOTSOcZecItjIkg6v4FVbSrpPVXsvHfIHjgIZpBPsiUjoaCX3ReH0f1JlmQg/s400/Scan+101280022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696616198000542450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>9) Running the Ragnar Relay! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm4Eq9sgD1v0AMtJUsTqemzHJUrjXzJpi54cAEzL09f4197hKVh3YTErQJbKuHB6Q26nfi58-zz0IiQJCUWrtV_ooosU4T3BFrsA_-O_q-U7npAFWd_IPCYX6NeJ0Z2YHhNzFjZ-40DsD/s1600/DSC04625.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm4Eq9sgD1v0AMtJUsTqemzHJUrjXzJpi54cAEzL09f4197hKVh3YTErQJbKuHB6Q26nfi58-zz0IiQJCUWrtV_ooosU4T3BFrsA_-O_q-U7npAFWd_IPCYX6NeJ0Z2YHhNzFjZ-40DsD/s400/DSC04625.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696614379128652306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>10) Running the Halloween Half</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaISm3uMmjXWtsM_AlArLMMCrslg0qPANcK-VMlTMLAlAmSJQiPe17GGmFAEApL-DATJaHQdHz6ZJ6o6gSJR_o35Zxeiv1kJvgD95V2Res5dJ_2gDcLR6fhRxAIwOZubZNcFh6hpVIBP2v/s1600/DSC05681.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaISm3uMmjXWtsM_AlArLMMCrslg0qPANcK-VMlTMLAlAmSJQiPe17GGmFAEApL-DATJaHQdHz6ZJ6o6gSJR_o35Zxeiv1kJvgD95V2Res5dJ_2gDcLR6fhRxAIwOZubZNcFh6hpVIBP2v/s400/DSC05681.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696614392997665682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>11) I love how even when we are far apart we are still in sync - we are at the DMV at the same time, or ate the same thing for dinner, or watched the same movie.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISwFdw9TT7nTGycDQO4qtsuDT8MF-_Yq4yTaSgS8PNs0wMwdE7QVvatRxcbuKV_crkHoAT-0KKFXiIkRdbDy0V7mckj21twzkPSykE9GstPKGxj2h3NGg9pxwgj9WwqVhfGB-vA7gHH7i/s1600/IMG_6428.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISwFdw9TT7nTGycDQO4qtsuDT8MF-_Yq4yTaSgS8PNs0wMwdE7QVvatRxcbuKV_crkHoAT-0KKFXiIkRdbDy0V7mckj21twzkPSykE9GstPKGxj2h3NGg9pxwgj9WwqVhfGB-vA7gHH7i/s400/IMG_6428.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696616212850853730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>12) I love how I can be crazy and goofy with you, that you aren't afraid to be silly</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV97uMQb0-M5NWylzN-z5wmL9XdrbE_YNK3zHuH82pGE_ljF7DyQXPbeFIuraeL7bluZK7M3j9ULsCZUIKzQ3m2LMnS34H23mYm3ujRq5oJEKPOHhbT0KhOQr6su3Q9Kc7GD3ZsTi5g-S8/s1600/IMG_0048.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV97uMQb0-M5NWylzN-z5wmL9XdrbE_YNK3zHuH82pGE_ljF7DyQXPbeFIuraeL7bluZK7M3j9ULsCZUIKzQ3m2LMnS34H23mYm3ujRq5oJEKPOHhbT0KhOQr6su3Q9Kc7GD3ZsTi5g-S8/s400/IMG_0048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696614414856510178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>13) You are an amazing artist! - Drawing, piano, and gingerbread architect </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJwBHqWtCwEI7To6E510V9a1lYPRBUfq1JochZ7zehlyiHP4Eg3zJL4x2XdIYPiPlf2a6O2_QcdlxYauQ1Oz5kJ3pNVhhjAwkTqjHMl2qdTUb-I721iujB9aDEK5DRenDMQITv_pmAMa0/s1600/DSC05773.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJwBHqWtCwEI7To6E510V9a1lYPRBUfq1JochZ7zehlyiHP4Eg3zJL4x2XdIYPiPlf2a6O2_QcdlxYauQ1Oz5kJ3pNVhhjAwkTqjHMl2qdTUb-I721iujB9aDEK5DRenDMQITv_pmAMa0/s400/DSC05773.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696947140910543250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>14) I love your adventurous spirit</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VBgxcO93Rhgv6T7PETWhaud2dKle-s4lC0lGa4r3pmgFsK5ypgDYX5IOzTrK2qUBtNzRYy0FDDOMUuqmfH04YmQ-z55XhkIkvTrq9iNv1W2kG3CMZ_Omwt4LaTiaw2lH39Hn1ZcYfM-l/s1600/FH010015.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VBgxcO93Rhgv6T7PETWhaud2dKle-s4lC0lGa4r3pmgFsK5ypgDYX5IOzTrK2qUBtNzRYy0FDDOMUuqmfH04YmQ-z55XhkIkvTrq9iNv1W2kG3CMZ_Omwt4LaTiaw2lH39Hn1ZcYfM-l/s400/FH010015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696613732033818130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>15) I love your style (which obviously we got from our parents)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy8WVaUMqFNNULUQxrZC4XFsGZUbl7dT5JOqMKeKWoj0qFY8hd4R0dz59u7dbAfUmaIx5GFGNvGTJvHjU46tsdD_s59D2gqNOAW-WBEgwzMaIJImXUWpKkOEXFdWnzgCus7MJhOaBczOe/s1600/FH000039.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy8WVaUMqFNNULUQxrZC4XFsGZUbl7dT5JOqMKeKWoj0qFY8hd4R0dz59u7dbAfUmaIx5GFGNvGTJvHjU46tsdD_s59D2gqNOAW-WBEgwzMaIJImXUWpKkOEXFdWnzgCus7MJhOaBczOe/s400/FH000039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696613727157844466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>16) I remember in high school when we were in our pool on rafts listening to music, and Dad came out with his pants sagged down, and started bouncing to the music saying "woop woop" making gang signs</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHyUedTqaAHhYB8PO_kqsLvfQFMlxRwk3yw4sj7kd5vF92HOl2sInXoqMGVYbcnusZ0cl518fQrY35l0hsIKU6cNSP8Y-trZCidYYU8J6s9Jx8iMCQ3F_3jWES8wTqCCtklzUBiwfuq7y/s1600/DSC05172.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHyUedTqaAHhYB8PO_kqsLvfQFMlxRwk3yw4sj7kd5vF92HOl2sInXoqMGVYbcnusZ0cl518fQrY35l0hsIKU6cNSP8Y-trZCidYYU8J6s9Jx8iMCQ3F_3jWES8wTqCCtklzUBiwfuq7y/s400/DSC05172.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696951017489334754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>17) You were gone for THREE AND A HALF YEARS on your mission! (I swear it was that long!) and I missed you so much, but was so happy for you at the same time</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjISUGFvNGbU9BzvWSZaKoKSpu2hireroVoqmAvJYKbS9kT8lBiyh9dTgb_BHqp1CYaOJpCYoa5YA71Al7v4MaXlAX66Xce_YNs7TFZGgFYO0fEYDienRrR-tdOzbYiVateEKIZEhA2VN/s1600/DSC03906.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjISUGFvNGbU9BzvWSZaKoKSpu2hireroVoqmAvJYKbS9kT8lBiyh9dTgb_BHqp1CYaOJpCYoa5YA71Al7v4MaXlAX66Xce_YNs7TFZGgFYO0fEYDienRrR-tdOzbYiVateEKIZEhA2VN/s400/DSC03906.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696616175970087154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>18) I love your long beautiful hair!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE03b-bYO8THeJus-O0ss7LHd7f0qkmmKfKZ-AZGY7pdo7dP_BZrRCFyz3ke-TEQfdpmMAQQOA21bWJHZlMB1SCzHoyKokCrS6HFML-7I0ghahT_ZufJh58oUsvRDZuXhqy7RhHfClOZdB/s1600/DSC00130.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE03b-bYO8THeJus-O0ss7LHd7f0qkmmKfKZ-AZGY7pdo7dP_BZrRCFyz3ke-TEQfdpmMAQQOA21bWJHZlMB1SCzHoyKokCrS6HFML-7I0ghahT_ZufJh58oUsvRDZuXhqy7RhHfClOZdB/s400/DSC00130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696614370136542146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>19) You drove all the way down from Idaho to join me in the joyous festivities of the Scottish Festival!!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ8gagN3mcu8Z3Tttlqmlc51gZk2rnysn73BeIRdtxy_efbUXCaHeLq27O4UvPNLvq0WvgWaPNnjgjyZglKxVbZVMnAX5T-E2PzAC4jif3VN8f5IfrRUG_EdkMYWeOSiaPyTi3aq14ftz/s1600/DSC05095.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJ8gagN3mcu8Z3Tttlqmlc51gZk2rnysn73BeIRdtxy_efbUXCaHeLq27O4UvPNLvq0WvgWaPNnjgjyZglKxVbZVMnAX5T-E2PzAC4jif3VN8f5IfrRUG_EdkMYWeOSiaPyTi3aq14ftz/s400/DSC05095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696593241422924322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>20) How much you LOVE oreos!!!!! I remember when we would visit Nanna and Bubba and you would stack about 10 oreos between your fingers and try to sneak them down to the basement to eat, and when Bubba saw you, you would say "I'm sharing". It reminds me of Gus Gus from Cinderella</div><div><div class="media" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; position: relative; z-index: 1; font-family: Futura, 'Century Gothic', AppleGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div class="photo-panel" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 500px; position: relative; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfxihf4GhG1qeca9po1_500.png" alt="Gus Gus! :D" class="shadowed" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; display: block; max-width: 100%; width: 500px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; position: relative; z-index: 3; " /><div class="photo-btns" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -100px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; position: absolute; right: 13px; top: 20px; z-index: 5; "><a class="photo-url" href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfxihf4GhG1qeca9po1_500.png" style="color: rgb(245, 91, 44); text-decoration: none; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/njty47g/x1Ild1iih/photo_btns_med.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgba(23, 25, 26, 0.796875); text-indent: -999em; width: 39px; height: 39px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; display: inline-block; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.148438) 0px 0px 0px 3px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.148438) 0px 0px 0px 3px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; background-position: 8px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">View Separately</a></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>21) I loved our random dance parties where we would teach each other our newest moves :) and then just dance it out! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNoyJ2wCWwl7YFIVPb333RdTKXhWUmCPlJFiBFs3l3TGe44tGZVVquseDkjolAa4cnByL7zOP6NeN2JokjXvFMU9_mhJXV3ukT60bcDH4FNLfrU19ltwStlOop0ya7AJT1XKG8Y9x6AvC/s1600/DSC00764.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNoyJ2wCWwl7YFIVPb333RdTKXhWUmCPlJFiBFs3l3TGe44tGZVVquseDkjolAa4cnByL7zOP6NeN2JokjXvFMU9_mhJXV3ukT60bcDH4FNLfrU19ltwStlOop0ya7AJT1XKG8Y9x6AvC/s400/DSC00764.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696951057764137746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>22) I remember all our stupid fights when I was little, over barbies and outlets when we were getting ready... haha so funny now though</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW27C3MI9KKaGsKXprp8f6d72Z0NWAuibBpa3LX_zhG9oAJ6l02zpX3tXmAmanqNuj6c8okvaz2KQtf5plKReGvoPrw7JIBSCWwGKYcLp2wIVDmBw1ETlwlQsnz1QByfe6ovSM6SNzpvo/s1600/IMG_5751.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW27C3MI9KKaGsKXprp8f6d72Z0NWAuibBpa3LX_zhG9oAJ6l02zpX3tXmAmanqNuj6c8okvaz2KQtf5plKReGvoPrw7JIBSCWwGKYcLp2wIVDmBw1ETlwlQsnz1QByfe6ovSM6SNzpvo/s400/IMG_5751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696951025597320370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>23) I remember playing barbies for hours and days with you! How we would put them in mom's plants in the living room and say they were in the jungle; or put them on the counter in the bathroom and turn on the sink, and pretend they were at a waterfall, having dances, and church for them... and of course having them bungie jump off the railing of the stairs by their necks (Of course we would leave them tied and hanging there because we were going to continue playing later... but then mom's friends came over and it looked like we were hanging them!) I also remember when you got a new Ken and you put him on the swing in the backyard and he flew so high that when he landed his legs popped off! hahaha</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHFht5WRABtp4EXjn68sLKdGLeKQ2yWTkgMR-rghUQtpOBbWXN4Aq9QsrQq0QoXfYXUCDEBCOpGO08mEJny11DarP3dK2IW6VTfJ9jmLTSpA-R_Rn4NO79EBF66KGpNngzcHOhGySznOY/s1600/DSC04966.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHFht5WRABtp4EXjn68sLKdGLeKQ2yWTkgMR-rghUQtpOBbWXN4Aq9QsrQq0QoXfYXUCDEBCOpGO08mEJny11DarP3dK2IW6VTfJ9jmLTSpA-R_Rn4NO79EBF66KGpNngzcHOhGySznOY/s400/DSC04966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696617079435794098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>24) Playing baseball in the backyard with a plastic bat and a milk cap as the ball. The first time I hit it I was so excited I threw the bat over the wall.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYozVx3GpcAwlApEH_ATe_suoGkTOWLWoHG0z8qLMoj3QC8pKInTRQijUBugiAhftUGAhDdbTjwwnQw-On9UhSgiXAvDARtXBX8NxWnBOo15REcUu2il8ZULptTRBzsi2CDUu8SsmrenF/s1600/IMG_2456.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYozVx3GpcAwlApEH_ATe_suoGkTOWLWoHG0z8qLMoj3QC8pKInTRQijUBugiAhftUGAhDdbTjwwnQw-On9UhSgiXAvDARtXBX8NxWnBOo15REcUu2il8ZULptTRBzsi2CDUu8SsmrenF/s400/IMG_2456.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696951047788316722" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>25) I love listening to you play the piano. When I was younger and couldn't fall asleep for hours you would go play for me so I wouldn't be so bored, and so it would slowly lull me off to sleep</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EnZ2TJ4DANiJ2UjU5ERCTLbq_eLm0aNf_jz0VFeXLr3W8x0dATjEXarDH75tVA-bIWNLpvjYSBndf6P6YbmqG42N5IEvF2mX3DphDZm_k2Jl1l8OyaH61Wt7lAV1qNN_yW_CixKdhlXu/s1600/31120_1379330815636_1602893083_897958_7102812_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7EnZ2TJ4DANiJ2UjU5ERCTLbq_eLm0aNf_jz0VFeXLr3W8x0dATjEXarDH75tVA-bIWNLpvjYSBndf6P6YbmqG42N5IEvF2mX3DphDZm_k2Jl1l8OyaH61Wt7lAV1qNN_yW_CixKdhlXu/s400/31120_1379330815636_1602893083_897958_7102812_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696617103109099154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>26) There's a vague memory of one of us getting our head stuck in the banister... and I'm thinking it wasn't me.... </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1o7h8FSSqSlkLRaaGcHX1UDz9I_YJvwmsCJy8ZnwD7xUS5fKqCEYudhwJNoKaMaWJ5P32HACoeTaUe8ZEk5VAppeO5uNdHl2CMgBebG13bMHhUFrlFmdi9MIe25bQhmJBRuSOGzHmyLD/s1600/Scan+101280004.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1o7h8FSSqSlkLRaaGcHX1UDz9I_YJvwmsCJy8ZnwD7xUS5fKqCEYudhwJNoKaMaWJ5P32HACoeTaUe8ZEk5VAppeO5uNdHl2CMgBebG13bMHhUFrlFmdi9MIe25bQhmJBRuSOGzHmyLD/s400/Scan+101280004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696614404357526018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div>Speaking of heads... I think mine is bigger than yours in this picture... i think all of me is bigger than you in this picture!</div><div><br /></div><div>27) I love you and your loyalty! That is one of my favorite things about you, once someone is your friend you put them first and do everything you can to make them happy! You're one of the most giving people I know! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwF488B27Hm3K8uNyhmcYkrxFQeeYQHVU9HwEsIj4sCoJBNwBwMaJvLOGw1eehgCWovK8PJ_3tt0ykknP2x7EAsjbnPOFhR9XNEXFKm8fPJEePHKcftr_E4le6IoPyc5nHU7Ef70fmwHKX/s1600/DSC05786.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwF488B27Hm3K8uNyhmcYkrxFQeeYQHVU9HwEsIj4sCoJBNwBwMaJvLOGw1eehgCWovK8PJ_3tt0ykknP2x7EAsjbnPOFhR9XNEXFKm8fPJEePHKcftr_E4le6IoPyc5nHU7Ef70fmwHKX/s400/DSC05786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696617090470959010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I love you sister!!! Happy Birthday!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0C21j6120RD_8oCzdBJy-mcxS0jdlvYUlImz2NQaLXuXBTM2N5t_rl8BF3RO0kTHF9wHKsXieBZrGjPRj11uCGpC3Mb8AZfR-O7IAtBoPmgyLjkDHuFEsT2WDE1x47jGoee0ZXOSDXoB/s1600/DSC05820.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0C21j6120RD_8oCzdBJy-mcxS0jdlvYUlImz2NQaLXuXBTM2N5t_rl8BF3RO0kTHF9wHKsXieBZrGjPRj11uCGpC3Mb8AZfR-O7IAtBoPmgyLjkDHuFEsT2WDE1x47jGoee0ZXOSDXoB/s400/DSC05820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696617130335143554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-73990090233303886162012-01-05T21:14:00.000-08:002012-01-05T21:37:03.969-08:00New Year Celebrations<div style="text-align: right;">For Christmas I gave Dimitriy tickets for a Heber Train ride on New Years Eve!! (With me of course). We spent our morning basking in the gloriousness of the train yard and winding through the sunny mountains of Provo Canyon seeing wildlife that kept being pointed out to us over the intercom... to your left you will see an eagle flying over the lake!!!! To our right are some cows, and if you look closely you will see some ducks in the reservoir! (ok so I might have made up one or two of those, but it was funny how they were making everyday animals seem like a special treat you could only experience on their train ride.) The cart had two bench seats facing each other with about a foot between them, which made for fun people watching as families would try to squeeze in and situate in a somewhat comfortable, and not too awkwardly positioned arrangement. (Luckily we scored one of the few bench seats that was facing the back of the seat in front of us... that could have gotten awkward quickly and all the amusement we found in watching others jigsaw themselves in would have gone out the window.) We were also one of two couples there without any kids... but did I feel silly? Not at all. I was too excited to care. Speaking of kids... there was a little girl who sat behind us with red/blonde hair in a ponytail on the top of her head that was singing a good portion of the ride, as only little kids can- off pitch, making up her own tune/words... and yet it was endearing and so so cute! (you can kind of see her ponytail behind us)...</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlJjaiCuNs8X_TuIYJgaliRA1pFe6LNUGB-TwNeFNS1_5gb6vem8RQUXXURh6gXlD6qIv1tTB-Y64HnUrtF883SMCGPqxxCzRcrVREjzq6pIIo1Q_REWiaxkKumsxgDdlyn5yD5NUdky6/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlJjaiCuNs8X_TuIYJgaliRA1pFe6LNUGB-TwNeFNS1_5gb6vem8RQUXXURh6gXlD6qIv1tTB-Y64HnUrtF883SMCGPqxxCzRcrVREjzq6pIIo1Q_REWiaxkKumsxgDdlyn5yD5NUdky6/s400/IMG_0079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694387042382937506" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMskH1ub9XK6jHW-dYCU6tUkIBPhuWK3JERSx34Cd4dTaiTqR64MWqVcu3GH7m_lZVtWL6v-EaJkP8ilDns9ZdhYtVNjyykZ2Htnd_yPWAyeHElFoMkpayDjRbfiHYcon7fSuFAUFchyv/s1600/IMG_0074.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMskH1ub9XK6jHW-dYCU6tUkIBPhuWK3JERSx34Cd4dTaiTqR64MWqVcu3GH7m_lZVtWL6v-EaJkP8ilDns9ZdhYtVNjyykZ2Htnd_yPWAyeHElFoMkpayDjRbfiHYcon7fSuFAUFchyv/s400/IMG_0074.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694387034263147538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiIBUeG3hMrOQbsm9rTRezAWz9SV1ZN-FxKqF3jeLYlXQrwSPyyZ-6517GnoSus409HX3_q92GnV4feqXUmCAzQVPvFcGl71YHemFmLvfnVSDMeTBCl1FChllaWAGaOf1VfdgbdlZtneh/s1600/IMG_0069.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuiIBUeG3hMrOQbsm9rTRezAWz9SV1ZN-FxKqF3jeLYlXQrwSPyyZ-6517GnoSus409HX3_q92GnV4feqXUmCAzQVPvFcGl71YHemFmLvfnVSDMeTBCl1FChllaWAGaOf1VfdgbdlZtneh/s400/IMG_0069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694387015366189602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAptgioPQxRJsMsPOmURrSTtfBVf49444Iu-mqyivwZG29vRV0Sr5BAO4RKqQBtjbzEO5GGcmrjanwOg45KflO6_VwhxDpprKcb7IBiybaGm4KzGcUmxPaCPEk1qqyweybdVjl6l9go-R/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAptgioPQxRJsMsPOmURrSTtfBVf49444Iu-mqyivwZG29vRV0Sr5BAO4RKqQBtjbzEO5GGcmrjanwOg45KflO6_VwhxDpprKcb7IBiybaGm4KzGcUmxPaCPEk1qqyweybdVjl6l9go-R/s400/IMG_0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694387023908767330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Then after a delicious lunch at a train-themed local burger joint in Heber and a lovely (and entirely too long) nap we hung these beauties to usher in the new year:</div><div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCQE9F7J1ph8IlCOTbr9L9S6AXiz9H7t4b2qEArWqi_UQXfrYGhKF_w9v202xyW_H6vJAkpSeMLOFbqT0aJhPidZ_a1lsLocyX5H0DyTF3mQ5SmiE9ttNULOokuDKWVkXlJJqB45ztoZH/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-01-05+at+10.35.07+PM.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCQE9F7J1ph8IlCOTbr9L9S6AXiz9H7t4b2qEArWqi_UQXfrYGhKF_w9v202xyW_H6vJAkpSeMLOFbqT0aJhPidZ_a1lsLocyX5H0DyTF3mQ5SmiE9ttNULOokuDKWVkXlJJqB45ztoZH/s400/Screen+shot+2012-01-05+at+10.35.07+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694388550261446914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 354px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPQ6jnw9npj9wwKnLNJbKjO0Qpw6hMMHMJKcQPAuN-LPoCKDBYctR00ZDHapISh0vBr06dICwM8DNj7gIWowOW4NNo6s4UMRNH2i1TS851aReFUw49k6w91qNtRQk8jvdCigjJJYJcfOT/s1600/DSC06218.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPQ6jnw9npj9wwKnLNJbKjO0Qpw6hMMHMJKcQPAuN-LPoCKDBYctR00ZDHapISh0vBr06dICwM8DNj7gIWowOW4NNo6s4UMRNH2i1TS851aReFUw49k6w91qNtRQk8jvdCigjJJYJcfOT/s1600/DSC06218.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPQ6jnw9npj9wwKnLNJbKjO0Qpw6hMMHMJKcQPAuN-LPoCKDBYctR00ZDHapISh0vBr06dICwM8DNj7gIWowOW4NNo6s4UMRNH2i1TS851aReFUw49k6w91qNtRQk8jvdCigjJJYJcfOT/s400/DSC06218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694388116233381090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-22012340992569402872012-01-03T20:01:00.000-08:002012-01-03T22:03:16.007-08:002011 in Review<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">January: <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-short-return-to-burg.html">Visiting my sister in Idaho for her birthday</a>!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3TrIsGFWW5UQDefWJMeJaa__wD1mOcYh2H3af8S9nAwyxOPe3Sim8x1I9aGpNzY3Vn-NEyWEYZmN-gn7FBpfs7t9GxtkjezQY0Y3tUWZjmHtR7CNTKyihs1H5DrEpneAXrHSIWxhr7jV/s320/DSC05814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693631398648239810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">February: <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/02/ice-castles.html">Midway Ice Castles</a>!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_4HWqU-qh4PKqiAE_Srz34sdqIqbZsPWIlO690A-lG2eXEwNBLxd11ap3U3BiW_DTdzpfwIQcHGgSY6v-lixAqgUnG0gdehk2xztzIr5Xx-MgaS12A-thbsBIORb42dkmvluQFyYhw6A/s320/DSC05860.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693631418172885058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydMcfDRTUShCR2PPVQ7OyVD3wbS30_k_WHKbQIQvdEIoB5iDUZ4Az5QUxF_5w_omTglNovSgm9ddsZtvnKuSMLBG1FHjzYK9dVXT6_MZPCJRFY5IjNOOMbYDsD0zaLkcYnfXJjrQTcZ-j/s320/DSC05851.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693631404061168034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">March: The Grind... Dima's last semester, Monique work at Edgemont and Heritage (picture of my new Heritage badge while at Edgemont.... How do you like that for representation?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12PpnYs2JYV3EVS_wHOenFTTCZQ7N1KCjOABn6pwHqfjDGKRexOvmklIrSWjfp3CKvE69p7LHQt-En3276Aann8tV1GB_m_6DAlc9qfbsYdPLn629PWrBFdjJY_8TMDKGLbcyaNd0hic/s1600/Photo+on+2010-11-08+at+13.05+%25232.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo12PpnYs2JYV3EVS_wHOenFTTCZQ7N1KCjOABn6pwHqfjDGKRexOvmklIrSWjfp3CKvE69p7LHQt-En3276Aann8tV1GB_m_6DAlc9qfbsYdPLn629PWrBFdjJY_8TMDKGLbcyaNd0hic/s320/Photo+on+2010-11-08+at+13.05+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693631421942544802" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">April: <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/graduation.html">Dima's Graduation!!!!!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l1W_pnSjUfM2FowCZi8Rn7ePtB3ZXrJqtlscQWm_GiHdpphisqhWDUFs8uDl0dGlUk5LYpcYTcnMTFAVcTjklvn1MeR_TNSBLA0KifhW9fhHWjmbjNsG11j23gh04iC0Sw-fx1YeMWoV/s1600/IMG_9379.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0l1W_pnSjUfM2FowCZi8Rn7ePtB3ZXrJqtlscQWm_GiHdpphisqhWDUFs8uDl0dGlUk5LYpcYTcnMTFAVcTjklvn1MeR_TNSBLA0KifhW9fhHWjmbjNsG11j23gh04iC0Sw-fx1YeMWoV/s320/IMG_9379.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693631424990157442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May: <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/homeless.html">Vegas Vacation</a> and Our <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/paper-anniversary.html">1 yr Anniversary</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs28JiIkV0Drs-1Sk0c9Jn2dnc0TnVzYPkgkH5AQhEUh2NYtAmCUK_qV93s3MFtzm3MQ646jvcV1vXjK0OLQSx5tZGn6zxdupEJ77MOq-xUFC1xiLgEYZJTKRlLl4iqkLgeoeMY9pRogr/s1600/DSC05935.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs28JiIkV0Drs-1Sk0c9Jn2dnc0TnVzYPkgkH5AQhEUh2NYtAmCUK_qV93s3MFtzm3MQ646jvcV1vXjK0OLQSx5tZGn6zxdupEJ77MOq-xUFC1xiLgEYZJTKRlLl4iqkLgeoeMY9pRogr/s320/DSC05935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693637099942920146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkj6598eJPqRPLQsSRoNIaCFRdd_d-3ITy-s4m94OkX3nLtxY48gA4_l4b7UGNUZWlVDOvYJde56hKGzT_A0lrQrSwdhiLxlErghBcefzyWTjWXJQ50JU2gaSd6xwDryZOj15ewmzmu6e/s320/DSC05983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693637101196186050" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicL7R40gc9qpzqrSCgDcDMLLNyuVXVEj1o7zaeR3aL-Htk20J0ZLcccw2QgXrKPDefrt4d_gwnRuxTku4o0jXl6xj1TjKOLkDDCdmFQ_NvZUvs9waZqNR0Z0xNV9F0ARJN66TqcRV05oFY/s320/DSC06178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693647959893994962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">November: Thanksgiving with both of our families! (It was so much fun that I didn't even think about taking any pictures... sorry!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcd8wu2qAeXavyOdC4C04vfHkiRFz8yD_8bucCa6QCIHKDP_ZdTBUEqzhQf2ACuZJ4Kcv62_65ch5LT3DCuszKPwdt2zRci-0lnZyi4v8RdrlOE3SDea90mz2R9rEvYRXaRcxeAQF4OLY/s1600/thanksgiving-2011-hp.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcd8wu2qAeXavyOdC4C04vfHkiRFz8yD_8bucCa6QCIHKDP_ZdTBUEqzhQf2ACuZJ4Kcv62_65ch5LT3DCuszKPwdt2zRci-0lnZyi4v8RdrlOE3SDea90mz2R9rEvYRXaRcxeAQF4OLY/s320/thanksgiving-2011-hp.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693648531214242018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 177px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">December: Christmas in Vegas (warm weather and monkey onesie pj's = pure happiness)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5Txd9_t8StZKcR2lcGT1vYVd4eas3QFXSNhLjy44yESHRo8a5owATR7YLsbmm24gTvCoHmeazQlXotBXrEjMKunfGvnGdinRIR73verqxSakAuXh_a5zCc11HMR-RIpUsHD628PUc4HA/s1600/IMG_0047.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5Txd9_t8StZKcR2lcGT1vYVd4eas3QFXSNhLjy44yESHRo8a5owATR7YLsbmm24gTvCoHmeazQlXotBXrEjMKunfGvnGdinRIR73verqxSakAuXh_a5zCc11HMR-RIpUsHD628PUc4HA/s320/IMG_0047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693647969478209442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb6WqdHA4JxhAR-W4Rdek0fzm2hugbNa5QsDHBtdP9uBZguq3YwkD6br-l1rHoeVCMfRBBucyo7oqoB-_UBYWOWLiibMHvdVFgqLrYqqVO1Q9T8ERHStsKILxUKkHFfBH3i6v0dEfhgz6/s320/DSC06204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693647976590851778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">May 2012 be even better!!!!</div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-21532599128308829952011-07-30T17:15:00.000-07:002011-07-31T11:16:02.819-07:00Family Time<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center;">My sister is a college grad!!!! So after a weekend in Idaho to celebrate, they all followed us back to Salt Lake for a week of family fun and together-ness. We went bowling, saw the extended family, played at the park, had a BBQ, took some family pictures, hit up Boondocks, made some crafts, and played with the kiddies! Also, Dima took his second test for the CPA... 1/2 way there!!! Oh ya, and I put in my two weeks notice because I GOT A JOB!!!!!! after more than a year of searching I landed a big time job in my field, and desired area, and its close by!!!! Dreams really do come true, if only we are patient enough to wait for them!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf_Gy_2a08dsaHQtrKVOkn5Ut3HPEmhGrHFBiPg_cCwf81s8DR3XNlyWRvICmBdxVDiJ-xjWvD7Yn9eKRTsxUCrUrMlLcPpuJzQyd1OwOL9d8KRSXrrZK7s0PP4a9kUm46-Ckglb6uaKv/s1600/DSC06009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf_Gy_2a08dsaHQtrKVOkn5Ut3HPEmhGrHFBiPg_cCwf81s8DR3XNlyWRvICmBdxVDiJ-xjWvD7Yn9eKRTsxUCrUrMlLcPpuJzQyd1OwOL9d8KRSXrrZK7s0PP4a9kUm46-Ckglb6uaKv/s400/DSC06009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624145202236034962" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dima and I turned ONE on May 22!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The day started off with a lovely breakfast in bed, flowers and M&Ms from Dima, and a book of coupons from Monique. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYl_57JfOqxUUMXhnMUotnpFdRdyXtnO5l0d7A_p9YixVJsihC1YV4IUCPT5295x-IZ3-C-hV_dsRc3aud3tMgbOVzgzncvVEEW6BFJHOLSsq7d0F5z-mCWGt0-UExizfWL-OL5IaArDv/s200/DSC06003.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624145071936578690" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfldocMnUFwUOPzyNLsVxmyg_lmJmgla7Fh9HBR8JrkUeNqWvxRXmu9c7ChSq8xmFXCIgKnueAsb1QwqLrHvYO9rh4hrheHAIc9Q9Bqy5iaT4fIno3Pi6n860pOgYBTMV4ExGA12da6DqI/s200/DSC06026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624152310461209314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzZpB6-L46DRytBOyOG4F7SKJIs3g6r-S6a_J5jnRfxfOJ7ejeUGJFHm2dNU8OU6TyPT0zQ7sJpmkNp-3B3Thpc47nMesHgj9DQEkWX8TX1bOvRGD7H0AX4_5AZuKIb3vBrb9Ab54ugta/s200/couponbook.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624152316505224562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center;">To celebrate we had the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" >PAPER OLYMPICS!!!</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">It comprised of each "team" making their county Flag and presenting it:</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y03d-aFrptAOpt15rfu7o58NpXmrhrecpT9dmUTrx8lKlIAqIjD6tXBIuPyNnZVXENo0ufcTpKfixvH3Mv_cW9xSepXAdP-nMIDPdqMox-1XKSXW76BDvEDRg9_WeR6_ER7yrjGHdaIu/s1600/DSC06010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y03d-aFrptAOpt15rfu7o58NpXmrhrecpT9dmUTrx8lKlIAqIjD6tXBIuPyNnZVXENo0ufcTpKfixvH3Mv_cW9xSepXAdP-nMIDPdqMox-1XKSXW76BDvEDRg9_WeR6_ER7yrjGHdaIu/s400/DSC06010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624143100524721522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVn9Qv8uzsV4PdSN8_hbsF1c2pp9C_y4uPb6lk-EO6881xQ6inMuyS_x0qDc-75oqnz7TQ_CxV4YnVzW-JiPyul15LiT54UdGWNhQfuesRJlhXEo2R-nPCgY_JnWOURDq0jFnr86b23bg/s400/DSC06012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624143111651699394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div><div style="text-align: center;">Representations of my flag: The owl represents wisdom; the fields represent prosperity and hard work; the stars represent hope through trials (the dark night sky).</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Round 2 was a three round drawing contest:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1st- draw a cafe rio salad</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">2nd- draw a train in 3 minutes</div><div style="text-align: center;">3rd- draw a ninja with your eyes closed</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Dima's:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5NB_bN8Vo-VvfcMl42HoWC48t_ZHL8YeDQ_Nr1CwtUWlNN70wRmCXQNy9ZxNvFi-qdYvRTy4vgPbhCImz16e6MxsFg-LtLSsRnoLWnb4NMdCr4Qf9rofdAZWUxWEGD88UoFo3TLhHgOZ/s1600/DSC06017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5NB_bN8Vo-VvfcMl42HoWC48t_ZHL8YeDQ_Nr1CwtUWlNN70wRmCXQNy9ZxNvFi-qdYvRTy4vgPbhCImz16e6MxsFg-LtLSsRnoLWnb4NMdCr4Qf9rofdAZWUxWEGD88UoFo3TLhHgOZ/s200/DSC06017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144378958547938" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIu870wsPJqS1KQK7TreikPm_ndeG9G_9TKEu9v20xtvfhbJ5HJJDLCOSleig-lFsr6DNiuANpyX-j1X6YZ0ZQv-kfbZ37POqjUrOvDgh79jcsHjpeScOUlh9fLKOCdJ__rC7Ay0pWylk/s200/DSC06016.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144374988628210" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpfyCcsGbYjPmf4yXnUkjuRqHnswWYFguyL4bFYon5HREBO9jZYLKCrmYD4D8num9MUwaOkKL881KWCKfyBELT_s6MLa-M1OkbfgUTepLnaqqPVPXcrLciqYL8HKaSgzjUe8TiY2xiNRb/s200/DSC06015.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144351995741074" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Monique's:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwUqS4K1buE_MOndqeqfIUJW8fTJxkW59f-h_TN3Mr-uvVchR-hK77qGol0oiKXe9kvOaQgTij-HaWGnvMdaIZQuh9mHHjqSZLSrcf0yG0cfcpIvKe43uI7suwt6RN_pLE7xVOnejroG6/s1600/DSC06013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwUqS4K1buE_MOndqeqfIUJW8fTJxkW59f-h_TN3Mr-uvVchR-hK77qGol0oiKXe9kvOaQgTij-HaWGnvMdaIZQuh9mHHjqSZLSrcf0yG0cfcpIvKe43uI7suwt6RN_pLE7xVOnejroG6/s1600/DSC06013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwUqS4K1buE_MOndqeqfIUJW8fTJxkW59f-h_TN3Mr-uvVchR-hK77qGol0oiKXe9kvOaQgTij-HaWGnvMdaIZQuh9mHHjqSZLSrcf0yG0cfcpIvKe43uI7suwt6RN_pLE7xVOnejroG6/s200/DSC06013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144349012899058" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ia66AlMlx7cpHvi0HyVAsGY6ce6nA4yYB_pkobmqOR2bSf80sjdjb07HUWbeEU70ugnxAupZThmRB5JjGeMusDIhGTlmUgY7qeS88JmuECZjAXk5Dkme3axKHwvv4KBaDbOdbUbhoXHo/s200/DSC06014.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144367968663570" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Yes, artist Ukraine Melnychuk won that round)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Event 3 we had to write each other a poem</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><div style="text-align: center;">Event 4 we cut those poems into a puzzle the other had to put together</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEict8g4_AB8oJAw9p6nrcKnwbiCggZjdkInl-n8CyOoGW_eW-RfDW_XakZHfhT_M7i660Wogq1T34khF81aB8K7QnM6gns9bW5Y7T3_iUu52_SpCOVlpP4GvsjqCQzMHuuB24kmSSZxjuOd/s200/DSC06019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624144882802576082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Event 5 was a card game tournament of our favorite card game... although we don't know the name of it... we played best of 7 (like the NBA playoffs...) and I won!!!! woo-woo!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center;">Oh ya, and as the "closing ceremonies" we blew out one candle (match actually.. we had no candles) ate a slice of chocolate cake from Market Street Grill (Same kind we had on our wedding) to celebrate our turning one! </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then we watched the Office. How appropriate. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a wonderful year! Can't wait for our Cotton Anniversary!!! </div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"></div>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-22210110302189200862011-06-18T14:38:00.000-07:002011-06-18T14:55:20.547-07:00Happy Mustache Birthday<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdWlgxieAqO7sKm6J4ABRYciHWCLWXj3kLoD7hAbnsC0LcDq9CCY_g5hs6IVZDDFrgnHwycOL2lBwLGLCdqY43Wp67pQ_L66nLDD6eSsO_PBHRwGahKKS6eOrE-xG1naXV4SBl45sZjvt/s1600/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.28+%25232.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdWlgxieAqO7sKm6J4ABRYciHWCLWXj3kLoD7hAbnsC0LcDq9CCY_g5hs6IVZDDFrgnHwycOL2lBwLGLCdqY43Wp67pQ_L66nLDD6eSsO_PBHRwGahKKS6eOrE-xG1naXV4SBl45sZjvt/s320/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.28+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619678568811145570" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My niece Vienna just recently had her birthday. Apparently she thinks mustaches are the funniest things, and will put her hair, a pen, fork, anything under her nose and just laugh. So, for her birthday they had a Mustache party at the park, and all the kids ran around with paper 'staches. We were sad we couldn't go, but we were there in spirit.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><meta charset="utf-8"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOFcG3_dNhg_KA3RZt6KYutBgHYjerKQKQIEjWM0_xxxW01DM14SCs5ccbz6J9feob8lhTOvXKdmU1Uou4gMn8NJa8BhFI9geO9uFfsoa5NpMKQFJ_bMh7DmUdYcyUyvi-DeypneK-ikI/s320/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619678750752212626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCLzKnN9luZMS_nvGFW_-9MucfZT1627eVUusLpSjrlSL7n6bFqsBLDMCt9zknqESLWe7YUS1gf1fm8kwNd2TjsEnZbJ9PeReeh6sPTKy1hyH-169Frf1IDiFfu7w3JG4T4BJIMm4chCP/s320/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619678704664350354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25UQmGHsnAVFcu2YDDOmh5HwepXcGQj1SuVEVRL_dNvFtkh4sMKY7VtJoLTTgJ5zJP-E45cA5hyu_q4e4iS39Bu_tmC8dmlB8iTCVmMhyphenhyphen1vpuauJDMTZ2N94jNFVdhoNJ5M4Sc13U-4Nq/s1600/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.28+%25233.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25UQmGHsnAVFcu2YDDOmh5HwepXcGQj1SuVEVRL_dNvFtkh4sMKY7VtJoLTTgJ5zJP-E45cA5hyu_q4e4iS39Bu_tmC8dmlB8iTCVmMhyphenhyphen1vpuauJDMTZ2N94jNFVdhoNJ5M4Sc13U-4Nq/s1600/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.28+%25233.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25UQmGHsnAVFcu2YDDOmh5HwepXcGQj1SuVEVRL_dNvFtkh4sMKY7VtJoLTTgJ5zJP-E45cA5hyu_q4e4iS39Bu_tmC8dmlB8iTCVmMhyphenhyphen1vpuauJDMTZ2N94jNFVdhoNJ5M4Sc13U-4Nq/s320/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.28+%25233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619678631514523794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiIyap16F_dRHZk1317f63QR6IvKZU6C6M_cQOpZrsRn-hkNRUJdC-6O7GGf8_O29QeCpALme3-cJnnfIWCJ06Q9O6NO-zdKbp_Sm6_gMS_wzXJk16zpt05HsyVs1i4Xtumg-r6ZTDZNP/s320/Photo+on+2011-05-09+at+21.33+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619678710054367810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">HAPPY MUSTACHE BIRTHDAY VIENNA!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTvtR2cT4rkC8cawZ23ZIG1D4nvyQ_u4nIeovB97AekqAbBDvb5A5uP4tgo9nXOCO3BKHXpXwt97JHZKlAe0NuymwFYH94nY6M2s22cTR10o2blPRelMjsVcRMQxzpsXKvKseznn8dSs/s1600/IMG_4469.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; "><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTvtR2cT4rkC8cawZ23ZIG1D4nvyQ_u4nIeovB97AekqAbBDvb5A5uP4tgo9nXOCO3BKHXpXwt97JHZKlAe0NuymwFYH94nY6M2s22cTR10o2blPRelMjsVcRMQxzpsXKvKseznn8dSs/s400/IMG_4469.jpg" width="400" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Picture of sweet little V from <a href="http://almanicole.blogspot.com/2011/05/vs-mustache-party.html">m</a>y sister's blog.</div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8">The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-23575471381355264792011-06-18T14:20:00.000-07:002011-06-18T14:30:10.879-07:0023 Things Update<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >1. Move </span><span class="Apple-style-span" >- WE HAVE MOVED!!!! and we LOVE our apt, it has a balcony!! (complete with hammock soon) and it's close by everything.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; ">6. Attend the Temple 2x/mo. - So far going strong. And we've gotten to attend all sorts of new temples now that we are so close to so many!! They are all so beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >11. Cook 5 new recipes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">- French Onion Soup, and Olyvie so far. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >13. Take a <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/homeless.html">vacation</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> - Vegas, and it was LOVELY!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >14. Finish the Photo Wall project</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> - finished picking and editing the photos, just need to print and hang!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >15. Edit and print our wedding photos</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> - started.... but this one's going to take a while.</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >21. Continue to learn Russian </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">- slowly, but <a href="http://moniquestevens.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html">surely</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >22. Find 2 new hair-do's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "> - YES!!!! I will try them and post if they turn out...</span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; ">
<br /></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; ">Up to accomplish this sumer:</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left; "><div style="text-align: left; ">2. Hike Mt Timp</div><div style="text-align: left; ">4. Make flower hair clips</div><div style="text-align: left; ">5. Host a party?</div><div style="text-align: left; ">7. Try out Zumba</div><div style="text-align: left; ">8. Run a race</div><div style="text-align: left; ">9. Meet my new nephew</div><div style="text-align: left; ">10. Read 5 books for fun</div><div style="text-align: left; ">11. Cook 5 new recipes</div><div style="text-align: left; ">20. Have 6 couples over for dinner</div><div style="text-align: left; ">23. Make a rice sock?</div></div></span>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321827476464183491.post-26836400463928970472011-06-18T14:06:00.000-07:002011-06-18T14:18:27.000-07:00Мальчики читаютI am well on my way to becoming a Ukrainian!! This past month I have made Borsh and Olyvia, and I am slowly but surely learning some russian. Currently my favorite phrase to say is :Мальчики читают, which means the boys are reading... but it is SO much better in Russian! It is the most fun combination of letters and sounds, it will wake up your ears and make them want want to do a jig!! Also I work with a Ukrainian woman who was in the SLC olympics... how does that help my transformation? well it doesn't <i>directly</i> but it's just one more connection, so yes, I am practically Ukrainian.<br /><br />Here are some of the other things I can say in Russian:<br />pen, child, children, rice, apple, horse (although I don't like to say it because it sounds like a bad word to me!!!); writing, reading, 1,2,3,8,0, red, read, bicycle, car, drive, walk, run, swim, lets go, what do you want, what's this?, slippers, sandals, hello, goodbye, goodnight, i love you, and what are you mumbling under your nose?<br /><br />Ok, so I'm not THAT close, and when I hear Dima talk to his mom on the phone I realize just how far I still have to go in order to <span style="font-style:italic;">really </span><span>be able to communicate to anyone, but at least I'm on my way, and hopefully by the time we go to Ukraine I'll be able to say more than "the boys are reading" to his family.</span>The Melnychukshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13980700637582612217noreply@blogger.com1