Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Chillaxin' at Grandmas house.

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Apparently Whipple didn't think much of the place.

 

The Grotto at Notre Dame, very cool!

 

The Golden Dome...the guy in the blue shirt on the cell phone would not move.

 

Justin and Whipple by the statue of Notre Dames founder Fr. Sorin

 

Jamies old dorm building at Notre Dame




Notre Dame, Indiana


Here are some photos we took from our walk through the Notre Dame campus.

You can see Nicole's house from the mountain top... its next to the red one.



Looking down from the top

 

We are about 1200 feet over the Colorado River here



The Cheetoh reminded Jamie of something else though...



This is a stalagmite named The Cheetoh

 

This stuff is called Cave Bacon ...and looks just like it!




Update to our time in Colorado

Now that we are setteled in here in New York and have had a couple of days of rest I wanted to post some more photos from the trip that we had stored in the camera.  These are all from Glenwood Springs Colorado.  One of the local attractions was the Fairy Caves inside Iron Mountain.  There was a 15 minute cable car ride up the mountain and about a 45 minute tour through the caves.  It was breathtaking!!

This was the 15-minute cable car ride to get up Iron Mountain in Colorado

 

I found a real acorn! Neat!

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

New York

We arrived at 9:45pm at Pattys place (Jamies wonderful mom). We are 170 miles north of Manhattan and will be here for the next few days untill our belongings get to Ny and are ready for delivery to our place in Queens.
It is so good to be off of the road. Whipple and Bandit are in good spirits and we are all ready for a day or two of rest.
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Notre Dame part 2

When we were done with the bank we took a walk through the ND campus with Whipple. Jamie showed me the highlights of campus as well as her old dorm building, the golden dome, the basilica, the grotto, and the book store where she got a mug and a key chain.
Whipple left his own personal mark on the campus here and there. I guess he must be a fan of USC. (Just kidding Jamie).
I will post some photos later on.
Currently it is 8:15pm and Jamies turn to drive. We are a third of the way through Ohio headed for Pittsburgh Pa and it's time for me to rest my eyes.
Miss you all.
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Notre Dame

We are stopped here at ND so Jamie can pull a cashiers check out of her credit union. I am outside with the animals while she is inside. Not far from me is the University of Notre Dame marching band on a field, marching and trying out the freshmen. Fun fun.
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Indianapolis

We stayed the night with Jamies college friends Tiffany and Ben who live in Indianapolis. They made us spinach lasagna then took us out for drinks on the town. On the street in down town were these two mailbox sized bins that read: 'Truth' and 'Lies'. I guess anyone can just write a note and choose a bin to drop it into.
Ben works for a company called Festool, a high end power tool manufacturer. He and I had a good time 'talking shop'. (Don't worrie JR...you're still my main man).
More to come later.
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Truth and Lies in Indianapolis

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Jamie 'n Tiffany in Indianapolis

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Jamie the co-pilot

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Whipple 'Are we there yet?'

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How Bandit Rolls

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BanditJustin

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Indiana (the kitten) in Iowa

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Whipple in car , Indiana by the tire

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endless Iowa corn

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Jenny'sHouse

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Thursday...

Drove from Iowa through Illinois and into Indiana where we are staying with Tiffany, Jamies friend from college. The countryside is so green and lush out here. Good amounts of rain too for it being Summer.
Speaking of 'Indiana', that is the name of Jennys kitten. We stayed with Jenny last night. She is a friend from SD that moved out to Iowa last year. I will post some shots of her place and her kitten.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Nebraska

Someone decided to throw flatlands, cows, corn fields, and truckers into a blender...pour it all out just to the northeast of Colorado and call it Nebraska. Wow look, another cow. Oh another corn. And another. Oh a truck. .....................
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Where'd the mtn's. Go!!!

We just passed thru Denver and now everything's flat.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Huzah!

6:10pm and we just hit Colorado!
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Utah

On the road thru Utah we hit the heaviest rain I have ever seen. Jamie and I out ran that storm in no time and now are under clear blue skies. It is so amazingly beautiful here! I think we are still a good couple hours from my cousin Nicoles house in Glenwood Springs CO. Gonna spend 2 nights with her to give both us and our poor pets a much needed break and rest. Miss you already San Diego, but I feel really good about the future in NY. Will try and post some pics from the road soon.
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First stop-Vegas

80mph got us to Vegas in almost enough time to see MamaMia! From the start. But we only missed the prologue so it wasn't so bad. The show itself was great and after we had a bite with Moriah (the star and our good friend). It was cute to see all the people wanting her autograph, or a picture with her.
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