Experience Albania: Travel, Pictures, History, Culture

Adam and Lori, Dave and Angie, Adam Mueller and Nicole, & Ben and I spent Tuesday night at a Matt Pond PA concert in Dinkytown. The Varisty Theater, a dimly lit, couch and bed filled venue, has been getting a lot of play in the last months due to a shooting incident outside of [...]

Can anyone explain this to me? I’m curious … It seems to be a space where passer bys can leave a knick nack or two. You can see the shells and rocks, but there are also popsicle sticks with names and words written on them.
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I liked the concept, though and thought I’d take a photo.

First step of the journey

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Just called SATO Travel to book my flight from Minneapolis to Philidelphia. All 40 of my groupmates and I (we’ll be deemed “Albania Group 9″ from here on out) will meet for the first time and go through staging before heading off to Albania.
It was such a [...]

I deem Gracy as the smartest, cutest, most personable two-year-old I know.
She’s fun, she’s quick, she’s Gracy.
Her Care Bear themed birthday party was inspired by her cuteness:

Gracy and proud parents, Dan and Heidi.

Gracy and her new kitchen, fit with a mocrowave, mock water dispenser, a lovely window scene, and a dishwasher, to which Gracy clearly [...]

Headed West

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Ah, the open road. Combine it with a good travel partner (hi Ben), a box of snacks, some good music and you’re good to go.

Waconia Theater

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Herds of moms and their kiddies were flooding into this theater to see “Curious George.”

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Downtown Waconia

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Picture a nine/ten-year-old Ben climbing up and down these trees …

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The only part of the property that remains the same is the little green cabin, to the left of the big house. The big farmhouse, where everyone would stay, was torn down and the land sold to developers.