tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15313276985341706942024-03-13T11:20:57.182-05:00Mind.Of.MelanieMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-44508267171038372922015-08-22T16:09:00.000-05:002015-08-22T16:09:30.593-05:00Parents Visit the PNWTitle of this post sums up what you'll see below :) My mom and dad came out to the PNW last week for a visit. My dad, being a retired, organized engineer (yes, this is where I "get it" from...) planned a nice itinerary for a few days on the Olympic Peninsula. <br />
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First stop on the trip was Hurricane Ridge. It's a beautiful overlook with views of mountains for miles. It was a bit hazy when we were there but I believe if it's clear you can see all the way to Canada across the Straight of Juan de Fuca. We did a short, warm-up hike so M&D could get their hiking legs ready for the rest of the trip!<br />
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Next up we headed to Cape Flattery - the most Northwest point of the lower 48. As we were hiking in we kept hearing this deep sound. I said "I think that's a whale" (even though I've never seen or heard a whale actually). And guess what...it was! As we came out to the end of the hike, which looks out onto the ocean and a nice lighthouse, we saw grey whales!!<br />
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Last stop for the day was a trip to Hobuck Beach where we watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.<br />
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The next day we woke up and headed to hike in the Hoh Rainforest. It was beautiful and the weather was perfect. Following that, we continued to drive along the peninsula, stopping at a few beaches, Ruby Beach and Fourth Beach. We concluded our day eating at a lovely restaurant right on the water and the sleeping in an adorable cabin called "Cabins at Beaver Creek."<br />
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After finishing our road trip on the Olympic Peninsula we headed to Leavenworth for a weekend at the cabin. Mom finally got to see all her hard work in place! She's been sewing curtains for almost every window in the cabin :)<br />
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We took a hike to Colchuck Lake and saw a mom and baby mountain goat on the way up! The hike is totally beautiful but is about 10 miles plus elevation and my parents handled it like champions. I'm proud of both of them.<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-76312833392774211582015-08-04T22:34:00.000-05:002015-08-04T22:34:09.082-05:00Year of 32New post for a new year! New year of Melanie!!!<br />
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A lighter post because this, I've decided, is going to be a lighter and more fun year than last year :)<br />
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My weekend turning 32 was spent in Leavenworth and it was delightful. I was spoiled by Will and all my lovely friends and family with cards, presents, calls and generally just nice thoughts. After dinner Will and I took a walk around Sleeping Lady Resorts grounds and saw a momma deer and her baby fawn eating their dinner. They were so close we could almost touch them and they weren't even scared!<br />
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Then we saw a bunch of horses eating their supper, too ;) Naturally I went over to them and petted them for about 20 minutes. And then went home and ate ice cream cake.... thank you Jonas, Shawn and Will!<br />
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Instead of getting "older" I've decided I will only get "better." Starting now. And I will focus this year on fun and exciting things I want to do. Like climb in Red Rocks again with my own private guide ---- BOOKED! Check! My list for 32 is long and continues to grow. So check back periodically to see what I'm doing. <br />
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I feel like I missed posting most of last year so I'll include a highlight or two in my photos below. I will try to do better this year but no promises --- I'll be busy living!<br />
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Back when I was 31 I did stuff like...<br />
Hiked the Rim-to-Rim of the Grand Canyon (Oct 2014)<br />
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I think I'll pause there for just a bit. Sensory/information overload with Japan. Plus I should probably actually write something about it. But I likely won't (b/c I haven't even gotten around to telling you about Thailand and Cambodia from last April....). At least you got some pictures!<br />
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I'll try to sprinkle some of my last year's adventures into future posts maybe as flashbacks ;) You can see it was a busy year, a hard year on many fronts, but also a great year for me. I'm fortunate to get to travel and explore.<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-78887975873506161482015-08-04T21:58:00.000-05:002015-08-04T21:58:42.660-05:00The End and the BeginningHi Friends,<br />
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Well, it didn't happen. A miracle, that is. What did happen is that Ashleigh passed away and is in heaven. And that's the only comforting thing about the situation. I'd like to think she and Melissa, my sister, are now friends --- you know, because they have me in common :) That and they are both wickedly smart. In times like this I try to think about happy scenarios instead of the brutal reality of it all.<br />
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But don't get me wrong, I've been thinking about the reality of events for quite a while and have mourned. This is hard. Period. I've spent plenty of time begging, pleading, crying and literally screaming out loud for God to cure, heal, save and extend lives on this earth, not only for Ashleigh. I don't think I've spoken about my sister on this blog publicly, not necessarily intentionally, it's not something that just comes up naturally. She passed away when I was 19, she was 20. A life cut way too short to say the very, very least. This past year's events has re-surfaced all types of emotions and unanswered questions that will never be responded to as long as I'm on this earth so the best thing to do is just try not to ask.<br />
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Instead, I will focus on the positives and what I do know. That Ashleigh lived an extremely full life. She got 10 lives out of any one life, squeezing every moment out of every day. I know that she was loved...a lot, and that she loved others probably even more. And I know she believed in Jesus as her savior and that He took her to be with Him. And that's what I'm trying to focus on. Not the fact that she's not here with us.<br />
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I also know this - when sitting at her funeral listening to person after person speak about her it made me realize how many lives she positively impacted and that I want to emulate many of the ways she lived her life, her very full life.<br />
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Ashleigh, we love you and miss you. You will forever be in our hearts.<br />
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PS - We know you love to throw a good party so get one ready for when I come!<br />
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http://myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com/<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-78460938468280645232015-06-29T18:56:00.002-05:002015-06-29T18:56:36.420-05:00Life is...This post is out of order but fresh on my mind and heart so I'm posting.<br />
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Life is hard.<br />
Life is short.<br />
Life is not fair.<br />
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But, life is also very good. So live life like you want to, like it means something to you, and you mean something to it. <br />
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Fifty weeks ago pretty much to the day I found out one of my close friends, Ashleigh Range (<a href="http://www.myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com/">www.myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com</a>) was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. To cut to the chase, it's been a year of chemo, radiation, surgery, hoping and praying for a miracle. It has not happened yet. <br />
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Ashleigh is one of those people who you first meet and go "Wow, I wanna be friends with her." And then naturally, because she's so warm and outgoing, you do. She's extremely intelligent (free-ride-to- MIT for LGO program smart) but also has the kind of warmth that a mother has that makes you gravitate to her and open your heart up to her (which is exactly what I did when we ran together three times a week in the sweltering Dallas heat). So naturally I was devastated, I mean, devastated... anxiety producing, awake in the night, kind of devastation when I learned of her diagnosis.<br />
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If you check her blog, you'll see a Godly woman who has the most amazing spirit of anyone you would ever meet. She's got a supportive husband and two very young children...and she's battling for her life, literally. She was recently told she had about two months to live (and that was roughly a month ago). She spent about two weeks in the hospital and then miraculously became healthy enough to go home for now. I was fortunate enough to have time off work, a supportive manager, and funds to buy a ticket and go visit her this week.<br />
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It's very difficult to explain what life is like in her household right now. It's a home of hoping and praying, but also of reality - that it may be a home without Ashleigh in the near future (at which point I think just becomes a "house" vs. a "home" for quite a while). It's a home with two young boys who need constant care and are a very happy distraction to a very difficult time. But it's a home with love, regardless of the situation. And I was so very, very, happy to get to spend time with all of them, especially Ashleigh. It's going to take a miracle to save her, but a miracle can.<br />
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So back to the essence of this post --- life is short, hard, unfair. But it's our life and it is what we make of it. So the next time you complain frivolously, or think something is unfair, irritating, etc, get some perspective. I have been working on that a lot over the past year and it's helpful.<br />
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Be grateful.<br />
Be humble.<br />
Be a good friend.<br />
Be thankful.<br />
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But most of all, live your life. <br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-38146117675724469762015-06-29T18:32:00.000-05:002015-06-29T18:32:57.041-05:00Memorial Day 2015 - Bend, OR<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Hello,</div>
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I’m not sure if I even have any readers anymore, but feel
like writing and documenting a few things regardless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a busy year (I think that’s the
last time I posted).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately I’ve
not kept a detailed list of everything that I’ve done, but I have posted on my
Instagram account pretty regularly (@melaniemeidson) so take a peek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can assure you that my year has been filled
with lots of travel and lots of fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve been too busy to actually sit down to write, so in my book that’s a
good thing.</div>
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Here’s a few things that have gone on in the past month or
so:</div>
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</span></span></span>Went to Japan! I headed there for work and
booked an extra week to do sightseeing with a friend of mine.</div>
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</span></span></span>Mountain biked, rock climbed, trail ran, drank
beer and ate good food in Bend, Oregon with friends for our annual Memorial Day
Weekend trip.</div>
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</span></span></span>Co-hosted a baby shower for one of my best
friends, Sara, in Atlanta. Then became Aunt Meme to baby Thomas not long after.<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span>Became a Godmother to precious baby David and
visited him in Boston.</div>
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</span></span></span>Went to Leavenworth, bought a mountain bike
(left town again before I could ride it…)</div>
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</span></span></span>Hosted a colleague and friend from the UK at our
cabin and did an amazing hike up to Colchuck Lake.</div>
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</span></span></span>Decided to get a dog (more to come on that).</div>
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I just finished a trip to Dallas to visit my friend, Ashleigh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the list above can attest,
I’ve not been in one place for very long.</div>
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In the effort to actually get something posted, I’m not
going to start with Japan because it seems like such a huge (and somewhat
daunting) post to get back into the swing of things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll have to brush up on my writing skills
before I tackle something so grand.</div>
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So, Bend.</div>
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Oh, Bend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What an
awesome place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone reading this who
works in Bend who wants to offer me an amazing job, please reach out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This weekend was particularly amazing because
Will, some friends, and I took off an extra day off work so we had a four day
weekend. Yes, four day weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pretty
great. </div>
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Instead of staying at our usual favorite hotel, McMenimans,
which was full, I booked us a little house right in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It worked out great, even better than a
hotel, because we could all hang out together and this place had a wonderful backyard
and hot tub.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had SO much gear (five
mountain bikes, climbing gear, camping gear, etc.) that it would have been
impossible to fit in a hotel room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
could still walk to town to go out for drinks or dinner…. and that we did ;)</div>
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It was the ‘usual suspects’ in our crew – us, Jonas, Shawn –
but as of November we’d added a new member --- Jonas’s new girlfriend,
Maureen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also had a new ‘ride’ this year --- Jonas
bought a Tacoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, technically
speaking I owe eating a steak to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
made the foolish comment that “If Jonas buys a Tacoma I’ll eat a steak” because
it’s expensive and I assumed he would buy another Subaru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But alas, he did not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s been very kind so far not to make me
cash in on my debt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Our weekend started with camping at Smith Rock with the
intent to climb the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smith is
my very favorite rock climbing location to-date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we woke up to a wet ground, and
tents, and wet rock…so, instead we all went to brunch ;)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a bad compromise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once finished with our amazing brunch at Chow
the sun had come out and we headed out to Phil’s Trails for some exercise (boys
went mountain biking and Maureen and I ran).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As we were giving the boys a lift back to the house (they were thrown in
the bed of the truck since they were muddy), Maureen looked at me and said
“Remember when you first met me and said we better like each other because we’d
be spending lots of alone time together?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, Mav, I do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said, “Now I
get it.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This made me laugh, not only
because it is true (by default, I end up spending alone time with the
girlfriends as the boys play) but because of her timing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I replied, “I assume you like me since you
are bring this up now when we are in the cab of a truck stuck with each
other.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indeed, she does like me.</div>
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Each evening consisted of hanging out in our yard, hot
tubbing (which is a sport), and going out on the town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One noteworthy incident was when we happened
to run into a very lively couple who were friends with Maureen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’d come down from Seattle for the long
weekend as well and we just happened to run upon them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first words out of their mouth were “MAV!
Is that you, MAV!?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, we all
immediately started referring to her as “Mav” from there on out.</div>
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We spent the next couple of days riding our mountain bikes
(and learning new required bike rider vocabulary like biff, bonk, brah, endo,
etc.) and rock climbing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before we knew
it, it was time to pack up and go back home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One final important note was that Will became the owner of his first
pair of boots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove past a sign for
the Boot Barn and he made us do a u-turn so he could pick up a pair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sad to leave, as usual, but happy we are able
to drive there for vacation and have such great friends to share it with.</div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-77006091647752861582014-09-17T19:13:00.000-05:002014-09-17T19:13:10.983-05:00It's Turning Fall......and I haven't blogged since July. This is just embarrassing. <br />
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I've been busy with, well, life. I have also been a more avid poster on Instagram (@melaniemeidson --- check me out, I'm awesome!). Seriously though, if you want to see what's been going on - check out my posts and I'd love to follow you, too!<br />
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Looks like the last post was about Ashleigh Range. Good news is that she is fighting cancer and has a healthy baby! She is diagnosed with Stage 3, so that is an answer to a prayer that it's not Stage 4. Her blog is: http://myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com/ if you want to follow her progress. She is an amazing woman with in an incredible faith. Prior to that post, I left you in Bend, OR where I was hanging with the boys (Will & Jonas) for a long weekend.<br />
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In a nut-shell, here's what I've been up to since then ---<br />
. Went home to AL with Gwen and then to FL for Sara Manning Kettle's wedding<br />
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. Had 4th of July and Labor Day parties at said cabin<br />
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. Went to the Oregon Coast to a friends beach house and took a surfing lesson<br />
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. Hiked the Enchantments with my father-in-law, husband, and my dad<br />
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. Rock climbed, rock climbed, ran, hiked, rock climbed, ran<br />
. Started a new role (<i>still at Amazon, different department</i>) <br />
. Started drinking pumpkin beer b/c it's fall<br />
. And turned another year older and celebrated another anniversary with Will (7 years)! <br />
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Ok, and there's the summer for you! <br />
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I guess that's about it. <br />
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Next up is fall/winter, here's what's on my plate ---<br />
. Climbing in Vantage <br />
. Girlfriends from out of town coming to the cabin for a long weekend<br />
. Hiking the Grand Canyon<br />
. Climbing at Red Rocks<br />
. Whistler ski trip<br />
. Work trip to Europe/Asia (<i>maybe</i>)<br />
. Home to AL for Christmas<br />
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So apologies if it takes a while in between posts this fall, I'm gonna be busy so check me out on Instagram for more regular content.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-41939945234947225302014-07-14T21:26:00.000-05:002014-07-14T21:26:30.622-05:00Prayers for Ashleigh RangeFriends,<br />
I have an immediate emergency post and need you to pray for my friend Ashleigh Range to recover from Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). She was diagnosed a few weeks ago with this rare and very aggressive cancer. She is posting to her blog each week with specific prayer requests so please follow and pray for her as she and her family go through this very tough time. <br />
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Ashleigh is a friend of mine and running buddy from Dallas. She is also a GT grad and then went to MIT to get her masters, smart cookie to say the least! She has a baby, Noah, and is 36 weeks pregnant with her second son, David. She is strong and determined and can beat this. Please lift Ashleigh up and pray for God to work a miracle and heal her completely.<br />
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Here are her prayer requests for this week:<br />
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+ My white blood cell counts (WBC) are continuing to drop. Because I'm
pregnant I wasn't able to get the standard steroid shot that allows
chemo patients to only wait 2 weeks between treatments (it helps boost
the WBCs and makes the recovery faster). The WBCs will continue to drop
until it bottoms out and then starts to recover. The doctors have to
wait to deliver or do the next round of chemo until after my WBCs hit a
certain threshold. Currently that is looking like late next week maybe
or early the following week, delaying chemo for an extra week and a
half. My doctor told me not to freak if the tumors start growing again
(how am I not supposed to freak out over that??). </i></div>
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Please pray for two things: <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>1) That my WBCs rebound at heroic rates next
week so we can deliver sooner rather than later, and 2) that the baby
is delivered safely with no c-section or any other complication that
would require me to take antibiotics and delay chemo even more. </b></span>Right
now chemo #2 is scheduled for the 24th but I'm really praying that gets
moved up so there isn't 3.5+ weeks between treatments.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>+ Continued prayers that the cancer continues to recede, break apart,
and make its way to a "complete response" with chemo. Please pray that
when we do the scans after delivery that the cancer has not metastasized
to any other organs and I can "just" be Stage 3B or 3C.</b></span></i></div>
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+ This one is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things but <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>I'm told I
should lose my hair in the next few days (no thinning or anything yet
though, maybe it is going to come out in one big chunk?). Pray that I
see it as it really is - just proof that there are drugs inside me
killing cells that replicate quickly, which is a very good thing.</b></span> I hear
that losing your hair is pretty traumatic, especially for a woman, and
especially for someone that gets a lot of joy out of doing hair. I
logically see that it isn't and shouldn't be a big deal, but I hear I
might feel differently when it actually happens. Pray I'm cool about it. </i>
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So, Memorial Day --- here we go! The plans started out for this weekend a little like this...<br />
It was Will's bestie, Jonas's, birthday and his girlfriend was out of town so Will planned a fun weekend down to Mt. Hood and then Bend to do lots of fun things Jonas wanted to do. I planned a quiet weekend in Queen Anne doing things at home and getting together a few times with my girlfriends for brunch etc. <br />
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As will packed up his car with toys like bikes, rock climbing gear, tents, skis, etc. I waved goodbye to him and then instantly realized that I wanted to go on this adventure! As he rounded the corner, I ran inside, grabbed my phone and rang him up, just as he was calling me to see if I wanted to join them. Must have had some look in my eye that told him I wanted to go (<i>in Will's defense, he had invited me all along but I had declined).</i> So I ran inside, started throwing stuff in bags and the boys came and picked me up for the weekend o' fun.<br />
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His car looked a little something like this --- the biggest challenge of the weekend was finding a place to fit me in for the ride ;)<br />
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<b>Day One: Mt. Hood</b> <br />
The first stop was Mt. Hood. Will and Jonas brought skis and attempted to summit the volcano. I opted to sit in the amazing lodge that was built back in the 1930's or something like that nestled up by a huge fireplace, reading my Kindle and enjoying a bloody mary. I win.<br />
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<b>Day Two: Bend, Oregon - Phil's Trails</b><br />
We made it down to Bend and went out to Phil's Trails complex. I did a little trail running and checked out some amazing houses along the way while Will and Jonas did a little mountain bike ride. This afternoon was, of course, followed up with some great beer, food and camping.<br />
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<b>Day 3: Rock Climbing at Smith Rock State Park</b><br />
Rock climbing is AWESOME! Have I mentioned that before :) Going into this, Jonas didn't really love climbing and it's never been Will's favorite activity. However, by the end of this trip Jonas was a changed man and now is a rock climbing enthusiast... I'll take the credit for that! He even got in his first lead climb outdoors here!<br />
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<b>Day 4: Mountain Biking at Phil's Trails</b><br />
After rock climbing we spent the night at our favorite place, McMinemans, and then ate at Jackson's Corner... amazing pizza! The final day in Bend we went mountain biking again at Phil's Trails and I had a sweet rental bike with a dropper seat (neither Will nor Jonas had one!). Then we drove home and played trivia in the car for about four hours straight. I served as the host and Will and Jonas had to beep in with the answers. Great weekend with the boys!<br />
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<b> </b>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-56908252166270586022014-05-07T16:31:00.000-05:002014-05-07T16:31:20.920-05:00London, Cheerio!<u>The Final Days</u><br />
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Now that it's a solid three months since my London trip, I figured it was time to slap up the rest of the photos so you can see what I did and then move on to my next post. I know you'll miss hearing each and every detail about my trip, but it's something that we'll both have to live with ;)<br />
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I left you at Cambridge, where Gwen and spent the day looking at prestigious colleges and cute little English professor-looking old men. What I'm about to do below is un-precedented on Mind.Of.Melanie. I'm going to do a photo bomb of the remaining days. You'll have to get creative from the photos and come up with your own story (imagine my voice-over for this section, and make sure to insert plenty of sarcasm). Here goes...<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;"><u>Day 5, Wednesday, February 12th: London Chocolate Tour (<i>planned by G)</i></u></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;">. 40 Pounds (and I don't mean weight) digested by each of us</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;">. Running around the city in the rain, and loving every minute</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;">. Over 6 famous London chocolatiers visited</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;">. Ate our bags of fine chocolate while watching Wicked </b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;">. One AMAZING day</b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;"><u>Day 6, Thursday, February 13th: Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, London Bridge & Tower of London (<i>viewed, not toured</i>), River Thames, Borough Market</u></b><br />
<b>. </b>You get it...we did a lot<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,FreeMono,monospace; font-size: 14.5455px; line-height: 19.7591px;"><u>Day 7, Friday, February 14th: Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, Valentine's dinner at Hedone </u></b><br />
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<b></b><br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-44209534542348550042014-03-29T17:22:00.001-05:002014-03-29T17:24:49.522-05:00Off to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!<b style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;"><u>Day 4, Tuesday, February 11th: Platform 9 3/4, Cambridge University</u></b><br />
<i style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;">Daily Commonality: Um, hello... you should know this one. We both LOVE Harry Potter!</i><br />
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After finishing watching the latest season of Downton Abbey, Gwen and I promptly started watching the Harry Potter movies; we were getting prepared for our visit to Cambridge. At this point we had enough class from the day before to visit the Colleges of Cambridge, thankfully. We headed out early on the tube, then on the transfer to our overground train to Cambridge, we connected at King's Cross Station and you know what was there, right? HARRY POTTER'S station, nine and three quarters! Oh yes friends, this is where in the movies he jumps into the wall and is able to go to the train station to Hogwarts! This was definitely a highlight of my trip, you just have no idea how excited I was, and Gwen is also a HP fan so she totally enjoyed it as well :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Need a magic wand?</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>It took everything I had not to buy this outfit<br />for the visit to Cambridge.</i></td></tr>
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So, we took about an hour-ish ride on the train through the British countryside and landed in a cold and rainy Cambridge. Not to worry, we still went to all the colleges on our list, including King's College, Christ College, and a handful of other ones. We also saw the Mathematics Bridge, went to an outdoor market, and saw where DNA was found! I decided to let people, well, Gwen, know that <i>"I went to Cambridge."</i> Nobody has to know that that just means that I visited as a tourist, it could mean that I actually went to college there, it's aloof enough that if you say <i>"I went to Cambridge" </i>people can assume what they want. And, I'm going to apologize in advance but you're about to see a lot of photos of old buildings.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>OMG, you have to watch this video. It's of a precious little old<br />man walking in such a Cambridge way...</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mathematics Bridge. Kind of un-impressive and wood.<br />I think they needed an Industrial Designer to help.</i></td></tr>
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Another day running around left us tired and in need of Pizza Express. We enjoyed it while sitting on the couch, watching Harry Potter movies, naturally.Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-67314850658273113632014-03-29T16:57:00.000-05:002014-03-29T16:57:47.404-05:00Cheerio!Cheerio, friends!<br />
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Ah, London. I'm back to my blog and back to the Brits. Sorry for the delay, in between posts I've been to Texas and California twice. So picking up, on day three... the first stop of the day was Trafalagar Square. We arrived on a drizzly day to the square and were greeted by the Canadian Embassy and a giant blue rooster. Yes, you heard me right, a big blue rooster... probably part of some sort of art display. Then headed to the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery.<br />
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We wanted to see Kate and Will's portraits but unfortunately that wing was closed for a private party. After spending our morning getting art-educated, we headed to the Queen's grocery store for some class. Yes, class. We had the champagne high tea at Fortnum and Mason...maybe we could have had slightly more class instead of eating double servings of just about everything (<i>it was free refills!</i>). DE-licious!<br />
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In keeping the classy theme, we then shopped around the four plus floors of beautiful and lovely things at the Queen's place. It's called her "grocery store" because on the bottom floor they do have some fresh produce and such, but really it's more like an upscale department store.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We both make home-made Valentine's cards for our hubbies<br />with an old-fashioned printing press! So fun :)</i></td></tr>
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The class continued to the next stop of the day - Harrods. We browsed around the food halls and saw a 1,000 pound Easter egg <i>(and I'm not talking about it's weight)</i>! The only reason I didn't buy it was because I didn't have a way to get it home, otherwise of course I would have purchased it.<br />
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I'm back across the pond for this post, in the motherland, aka, Great Britain, England, land of proper people and red buses. Oh, and Big Ben. Which brings me to day two:<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;">Daily Fitbit Stats: {coming soon!}</i><br />
<i style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*This will be a recurring metric -- each day Gwen wore her fitbit to track the miles walked and number of stairs we did.</span></i><br />
<i style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;">Daily Commonality: We both have little brothers. One of them happens to be British and resembles Harry Potter... and we both LOVE Harry Potter.</i><br />
<i style="background-color: white; color: #5d6069; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14.545454025268555px; line-height: 19.759090423583984px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">*This will be a recurring stat -- each day we found out more and more we had in common.</span></i><br />
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Day two. Wakin' up, feelin' fine. And even better, once my favorite barista introduced me to my new best friend. Nespresso Pixie and milk frother. Yes, you need one of these. Once you get used to the instant espresso and milk frothed to perfection, you will run out and get one and life will never be the same. {Just as I did once back state-side.}<br />
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Ok, now we're all caffeineated and ready to hit the ground running <i>(literally, you'll see)</i>. Per usual, we hopped on the tube<i> (Gwen even let me try and direct us... she's very much a take-charge kind of girl, so this was a big step)</i>, and popped out of the underground right in front of Big Ben. Amazing sight! We proceeded to take several hundred pictures of our surroundings ---- Big Ben, River Thames, Parliament, London Eye... and, red double decker buses! W-O-W. I kind of felt like Joey from Friends, when he was in London and had a 3-D pop-up map that he would set on the ground and step on to get his direction and all the sights...so much to see in one spot, it was like eye candy all around me :)</div>
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After viewing the sights on our first stop, we started walking towards Buckingham Palace, strolling through St. James Park. There was a group of rollerbladers meeting up for their morning "blade," dogs walking, people frolicking, and everyone just generally having a nice day. We looked at our watches and quickly realized that we had to book it in time to make the Changing of the Guard. So, we literally ran through the park, all the way to the Queen's diggs. BUT, we made it, and the Queen was in the house <i>(her flag was flying)</i>, sadly, she didn't come out to say 'hi' to us. We perched on top of a nice marble staircase for a good view... and then waited...and waited...and waited. And realized that we actually saw two guards changing position, rather un-impressively, and that was actually the whole show. I think we were envisioning something much grander like the Trooping the Colour <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooping_the_Colour">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trooping_the_Colour</a>. But, either way, been there, check, done.<br />
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We tootled along from the Queen's Palace and through Picadilly Circus and Chinatown, over to Kensington Palace to visit Kate, as I call her <i>(we're BFF, duh)</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>At Picadilly Circus. There was a little old cute British guy taking<br />our photo here. He took about five of them and kept saying "cool, ok, cool".<br />But he had an accent so it was even cuter. </i></td></tr>
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We went to Kensington for a few reasons: 1) it's a palace, 2) Kate lives here, and 3) they had a special "Fashion Rules" exhibit going on. Check it outt: <a href="http://www.hrp.org.uk/KensingtonPalace/WhatsOn/FashionRules?gclid=CL2-n_m09bwCFUOSfgodLA0ARQ"> http://www.hrp.org.uk/KensingtonPalace/WhatsOn/FashionRules?gclid=CL2-n_m09bwCFUOSfgodLA0ARQ</a></div>
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We enjoyed looking at the beautiful dresses of the queens and princesses through the ages. I will say, while Princess Diana was lovely, she was still a product of the 80's, if you get my drift {think shoulder pads, pouffy sleeves, neons etc}</div>
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And then, having walked 13 miles that day, we headed home, got a pizza, popped in Harry Potter, and relaxed. What a fabulous, fabulous day!</div>
Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-34704966250738814452014-03-02T20:37:00.000-06:002014-03-02T20:37:20.492-06:00Of Fish and CrawfishFish... and crawfish, or <em>crayfish, </em>depending upon where you're from. I've had a little of both lately in my life. <br />
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Last week I hosted some ladies for dinner, and in the spirit of good ole' Alabama, my dinner party was themed Mardi Gras. I had Mom ship me some authentic Mardi Gras staples --- plastic cups, beads, coins, moon pies, and of course, a baby for my king cake. I decorated my tablescape with all the sparkly treats and fed my guests cornbread, gulf coast seafood stew (yes, <em>with </em>crawfish... that I amazingly found in Queen Anne at A&J) and homemade King Cake!!<br />
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<span dir="auto"><i><strong>Laissez les bons temps rouler!</strong></i></span><br />
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And, fish. Well, not actual fish, but along the same vein. Will and I took our first fly fishing lesson this morning at Gasworks Park in Seattle. It was basically an intro in how to cast. I think we both got the hang of it by the time lesson was over.<br />
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<span dir="auto"><em><br /></em></span>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-77440431445025712442014-02-23T13:10:00.000-06:002014-02-23T13:10:13.905-06:00London, Day 1: The Journey Across the Pond, Into the Great Beyond<b>London, Baby! </b><br />
[<i>Let me preface this by telling you that I went to London recently and since I booked my flight I said "London, baby!" just about every day!]</i><br />
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It all started with an idea...an idea and a girl named Gwen. The story goes a little something like this:<br />
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<i>Once upon a time there was a girl named Gwen. Gwen was a fun, blond, bubbly, twerking-loving, girl living in Dallas. There was also a girl named Melanie (that's me if you didn't catch). Melanie and Gwen lived two streets apart, were both in Junior League of Dallas, and had millions of things in common but hadn't met yet. If this was a romance story then they'd end up getting married, but, it's not. So, Melanie started working at GE in Irving, Texas and met Gwen. Within a week or so they were carpooling and had become besties. About two months after their meeting, Willis (that's "Will," Melanie's hubby) decides he hates Dallas so much and wants to move to Seattle. So, being the AMAZING wife that Melanie is, she agrees, and they move within a month. Fortunately, Gwen and Melanie's bond had become secure and over the past few years they kept in touch and visited each other multiple times. Most recently, Melanie went to London to do just that.</i><br />
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Now that you have the history, we'll jump right into my trip to LONDON, BABY! Gwen and her husband, Cyrus, are living in London for a few months while he's doing a fancy-pants surgeon "study abroad," or at least that's what I'm calling it. And, actually, while the program is very fancy-pants and impressive, Cyrus is about the most down-to-earth, unassuming, nicest guy you'll meet; just for the record. Gwen is actually from London and lucky for her, and all her friends from the US, her parents have an extra flat in London that they loaned to her while she's living there. Right after Christmas, I got the fabulous idea to jump on a plane and go visit her across the pond! I started planting seeds in Will's head by leaving the iPad out with flights to London on the screen ;) He really likes Gwen and he was planning a boy's trip to Canada so it didn't take much convincing that I needed to go. I'm going to break up my trip into several posts, as we did so much, so bear with me because it will take a few weeks for me to post everything. I can assure you, dear reader, that each and every day was fabulous, packed with action, and unforgettable. Thank you, Gwen for a wonderful, wonderful trip... <i>I mean, Wah-ah-wah!</i><br />
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<b><u>Day 1, Saturday, February 8th: The Airport Pickup and Ballet at The Royal Opera House: Rhapsody, Tetractys the Art of Fugue, and Gloria</u></b><br />
<i>Daily Fitbit Stats: {coming soon!}</i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*This will be a recurring metric -- each day Gwen wore her fitbit to track the miles walked and number of stairs we did.</span></i><br />
<i>Daily Commonality: We both forget everything, fact.</i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*This will be a recurring stat -- each day we found out more and more we had in common.</span></i><br />
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I hopped on a giant double-decker plane at Seatac Airport on a Friday night, popped a few herbal sleeping pills, and slept about eight hours while the pilot sailed across the polar ice cap and landed in London. Gwen and Cyrus were coming to get me at the airport so I walked though customs and was bit surprised not to see them. We had a pre-determined spot to meet and I wandered through the crowds with my giant blue suitcase looking for them. As I scanned the crowds, I finally saw a 5'1" girl <i>(for the record, I am taller, though marginally)</i> with long blond hair waiting at the gate, watching the weary travelers pass by. I snuck up behind her and said <i>"Who are we looking for?"</i> She jumped up and down and hugged my neck and asked where I had come from. Cyrus, who was manning the other end of the crowd, was supposed to have seen me but he was busy playing video games and had missed me when I walked by. <br />
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We got in a tiny car, and Cyrus navigated us through the streets of London, on the wrong side of the road, I might add, to their precious flat. Upon my arrival, Gwen had prepared a welcome package for me, wrapped in a London-themed bag, full of goodies for my visit: an Oyster Card <i>(tube card, which I called my "pearl card")</i>, tube map, A to Zed guidebook, British flag Whole Foods gc, British flag Starbucks gc, and more! I visited for a few hours, said hello to the girls, Duchess and Georgia, who wore pink bows with diamond hearts on them. Duchess loved wearing the bow, Georgia was not so amused! Then I napped for a few hours.<br />
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Once I woke up, I felt refreshed and ready to go. We primped and pampered and then rode the tube to the Royal Opera House for the ballet. The tube station we were getting off, Covent Garden, was supposed to drop us off right in front of the ballet, however, we wandered for a good 10 minutes asking people for directions because we didn't see it and were running late. Finally, we saw it and started running, literally, to make sure we didn't miss getting in our seats on time. We made it, and boy is it a stunning building! Right before the ballet started, someone came on stage and let us know that a few of the ballerinas from the matinee that day had gotten hurt and they had to cancel Teatractys, the Art of Fugue, one of the performances for that night. This was a shame, but really ok with us because I was a little travel weary and we still got to see two wonderful performances -- Rhapsody and Gloria. We enjoyed every minute of the ballet and best of all, got ice creams <i>(yes, I know that sounds plural, but that is what the English call it)</i> during intermission. I got a ginger ice creams and Gwen got a strawberry. The evening was perfect and a fab-u-lous start to my trip.<br />
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-28404001224587588552014-02-23T12:40:00.000-06:002014-02-23T21:53:52.693-06:00JLS Gala 2014Last night my girlfriends and I got all dressed up for the annual Junior League of Seattle Gala. It was themed <i>Lights, Camera, Action! [old Hollywood glam]</i> and we all looked gorgeous, if I do say so myself! The gala was at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Seattle, and it was a lovely building: <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/seattle/">http://www.fairmont.com/seattle/</a>. This is a once-a-year thing and we've loved getting together and going as a group of ladies... we leave the husbands at home!<br />
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Here are a few shots from our fun-filled night :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>L to R: Lauren, Carolyn, Devon, me, <br />Jocelyn, Lindsey, Blake</i></td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-36601402286081920862014-01-25T18:20:00.001-06:002014-01-25T18:20:42.865-06:00Two Cabins in Two Weekends --- Yes, Please!I was lucky enough to get to spend two weekends back-to-back in lovely mountain cabins. <br />
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<i>Skykomish, WA</i><br />
Right after New Years Will and I were invited to spend a weekend in an awesome cabin right on the Skykomish River that our friends Amy and Josh were renting. It was situated in a lovely setting and had all the amenities a cabin should have, most importantly, a fire-pit and a hot tub! We spent time lounging around, playing games, and also went skiing.<br />
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<i>Blue Ridge, GA</i><br />
The very next weekend I was on a work trip to the Southeast and was able to spend the weekend with my best friends, Jessica and Sarah. Jess's parents have a great cabin in Blue Ridge, GA, just about an hour and a half north of Atlanta. And, again, it had a fabulous hot-tub ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This was actually before we left for the cabin.<br />Vivi was baking a pizza in her Minny Mouse dress<br />and chef's outfit.</i></td></tr>
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-10584817793203527772014-01-25T18:09:00.000-06:002014-01-25T18:09:16.203-06:00Remember Christmas?Remember the twinkling lights, the smell of pine, the yummy scent of sugar and baked goods --- followed by coziness and no stress?<br />
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Yes, that was Christmas 2013. And it has come and gone, and I've been around the US on a thousand flights since then...but, boy, did I enjoy my time off.<br />
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<i>Christmas in the 'Bama</i><br />
I was lucky enough to get to visit my family (Mom, Dad, and Alan) in Alabama this year prior to Christmas Day. To top it off, Jess, Gavin, and the babies came to say '<i>hi</i>'. They love their Aunt Meme, and Aunt Meme loves them!<i> </i>I spent my time in Alabama making cookies, cutting down a Christmas tree ole' fashion style, and hanging with the family. Nothing like Christmas on the water and short-sleeves ;)<br />
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After leaving my home, I met Will in Atlanta, well, Griffin, GA, actually on Christmas day. We had a lovely Christmas morning with the Eidsons and then went to see Will's Grandad in Cordele, GA and had lunch at his favorite spot --- Denny's. I can't say that I'm a Denny's fan, far from it, but was pleasantly surprised by my veggie and cheese quesadilla lunch. <br />
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During my visit to Cordele I stumbled across a goldmine of embarrassing/hilarious/cute photos from Will's childhood. It's only appropriate that I show you a few of them. Have I mentioned that when he was little (<i>actually, still to this day</i>) he wanted to be Tom Cruise from Top Gun? Yes... he had his own custom dog tags and probably wore this to school....<br />
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And to wrap up Christmas neatly, with a bow... we went to Lake Oconee to the family lake house. We took a boat ride for a while and while a bit chilly, still enjoyed being on the water. The Eidsons did a major renovation to the house and it looks amazing. Hopefully we can visit in the summer sometime so we will get to enjoy the water!<br />
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<span id="goog_1162526086"></span><span id="goog_1162526087"></span>Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-63429247338958027132013-12-27T19:30:00.003-06:002013-12-27T19:30:36.542-06:00Christmas in New YorkRight before Christmas I had a work trip to NYC. It was a quick in-and-out visit but the night I was there I managed to visit Rockefeller Center to see the giant Christmas tree and the ice-skating rink. I've never been to New York around the holidays and was quite excited to take in some of the 'traditional' sites.<br />
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Merry Christmas!<br />
<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-6965012599777275392013-12-14T14:29:00.001-06:002013-12-14T14:29:26.589-06:00Catch Up Posting!You know you love these posts --- the ones that show how much I've neglected my blog over the past months and have a lot of random things to cram into one giant blog roll? Well, this is one of those! Honestly, these types of posts are really the most telling because it will give you a snapshot into what is really going on in my brain at all times --- always hopping from one thought to the next :) Here goes...<br />
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<b>Baby Shower for Stratton Mary Michaels</b><br />
A few girlfriends and I got together and hosted a shower for our dear friend, Blake. She's due in early January with her first baby, Miss Stratton Mary. If you think that sounds "Southern," you'd be right -- Blake is from Macon, Georgia (and went to UGA...but I don't hold that against her!). We all chipped in and brought food and decor, games etc. My assignment was the gift for guests, instead of food or something that would end up in the trash, we did pink and grey nail polish, after Blake's nursery colors.<br />
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<b>Heliotrope Ridge Trail Ski Tour</b></div>
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The day after the shower, Will redeemed a coupon for a ski tour (I made him some sports-related coupons for our anniversary). The idea was that we'd get in some nice turns early in the season - it was really clear and a beautiful day. The reality was we hiked with our skis on our packs for most of the day and then had a few small turns in an area that I was not comfortable with. We were off trail because there weren't many people out and we were following some ski tracks that had been put in and we knew it wasn't right but thought the winter route may have taken a different route than Will was familiar with. End of day, we learned not to follow existing tracks just because they are there or people ahead of you are taking them. Go with your instincts, your knowledge of the terrain, and make good decisions. Overall, even though we hiked with skis most of the time, it was beautiful out on Mt. Baker and we got in a nice workout.</div>
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<b>Whistler, BC</b></div>
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Next up --- Thanksgiving in Canada. Sounds funny to say, eh? We went to Whistler to ski again this year over Thanksgiving like we did last year. Technically, we were there the day after Thanksgiving; our friends up the hill, Kal and Amy, were kind enough to invite us to have Thanksgiving dinner at their house again this year (I failed to take a photo). Whistler is such a nice resort and not super crowded early on in the season. Roughly a third or a fourth of the mountain was open, if I had to guess, but still plenty to keep us busy while we were there. We had a little studio condo with a full kitchen right by the lifts. The days went like this: wake up, Will would make coffee and breakfast and get everything packed while I dress (b/c he always wants to be first one in line at the lifts), ski until about 2 pm, afternoon nap and tv watching session, cook dinner and walk around Whistler Village. Oh, and all the while having a nice drink or two, or three :) I have a feeling we'll be back for many more American Thanksgivings to come...</div>
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The last section to this update will be "parties" --- including a Stella & Dot jewelry party that I hosted, a birthday diner, and a cookie swap party at Priscilla's house with my close group of girlfriends. Blake is a Stella & Dot stylist: <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/blakemichaels">http://www.stelladot.com/sites/blakemichaels</a> and she brought over her jewelry to host a party. It was lovely and I think everyone who came had a nice time and got some great Christmas gifts.</div>
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Last week my friends and I got together for "Mexican Monday's" at Poquitos in Capitol Hill to celebrate Kim's (from Texas, sort of) birthday. She regularly has "Mexican Monday's" throughout the year so it was only fitting that we do this for her big day. To add just a bit more commentary, it was exactly 20 degrees last week in Seattle, the coldest it's ever been since moving here, so in the group photo below you will see me in a giant puffy vest, which I wore under my giant, below-the-knee, puffy coat --- and I was warm! Only thing I needed was a pair of puffy boots. A bit off topic, but this is my favorite coat of all time, so if you need a dependable go-to, that's super warm, comfortable, machine-washable, check out the Patagonia puffer. I purchased a kid's one for about half the price as the 'adult' version so if you're petite, I'd recommend going this route. Mine is the black one below, but looks like they have replaced it with a chevron-style (sans hood) this year. A jacket in Seattle without a hood is a deal-breaker for me though. <a href="http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/girls?k=eY">http://www.patagonia.com/us/shop/girls?k=eY</a></div>
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That's it, sum, finito, done! I'm heading out next week to NYC for work then directly to Alabama to visit my family then to Atlanta to visit my inlaws for Christmas. What I'm hinting at is don't expect another post until after the new year. So, my dear readers, until then, have a very Merry Christmas! <br />
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-39546704478735757762013-11-21T21:54:00.000-06:002013-11-21T21:54:13.921-06:00To the South I go...I headed down south to Atlanta to visit my best friends and of course my favorite little children - Vivi and Harrison. I took a red-eye from Seattle two Friday's ago and landed in Atlanta bright and early on Saturday morning. Jessica was there with coffee and a smile to pick me up at 6:00 am! The weekend was very busy, I guess that's a given when you have a 2 year old and an almost 1 year old :) <div>
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The first thing we did was go to gymnastics with Vivian. She was definitely the best in the class, and I'm not just saying that...she really was! We spent a long weekend doing stuff with the kids and also had some quality girl time while Gavin watched the little ones. The weather was sunny and really nice while I was in town as well, so I took Tobi (puppy) out for a walk one day and he loved frolicking in the leaves with me.</div>
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Straight from my trip to Atlanta I flew to Davis, CA for work then headed up to San Francisco for another work trip, then finally home back to Seattle to see Will. It was a long week but full of nice weather, nice places and I loved getting to visit my besties in Atlanta.</div>
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Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-54382724928829676782013-11-03T21:47:00.001-06:002013-11-03T21:47:53.753-06:00Birthday in Bend, ORFor Will's 32nd birthday we went to Bend, Oregon for a long weekend. We went last year for his birthday, too :) It's such an awesome place - good climbing, mountain biking, great beer and food! We stayed at the same place as last time, McMenamins - Old St. Francis School <a href="http://www.mcmenamins.com/OldStFrancis">http://www.mcmenamins.com/OldStFrancis</a>. The hotel is a cool and quirky place that used to be an old Catholic school. There's a pub with home-made beer, a theater, cigar bar with fire pits, and a soaking tub with muraled walls and a skylight open to the outside air. This year we spent the first day with a guide we had on our trip on the Haute Route, or as I like to refer to it, "Snowpocalipse 2013"<a href="http://melaniemeidson.blogspot.com/2013/04/haute-routeverbier-arolla-and-beyond.html">http://melaniemeidson.blogspot.com/2013/04/haute-routeverbier-arolla-and-beyond.html</a>. Pete Keane owns Timberline Mountain Guides <a href="http://timberlinemtguides.com/">http://timberlinemtguides.com/</a> and has been climbing at Smith Rock a long time. We hooked up with him for a day to give us our first intro to trad climbing class. He brought his rack of gear and taught us the basics about how to climb routes placing your own pro. He top-roped the routes for us and then we lead them using his rack, learning how to place cams and nuts in just the right spots up the huge rock walls. It was an awesome day, perfect weather, and such a cool day of climbing. I'm excited about getting our own trad gear and starting to practice placing it so soon we can lead our own routes. If you're ever in need of a mountain guide, check out Pete's company -- he does everything from ski mountaineering, rock climbing, to international trips and he's a really cool guy.<br />
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We spent our second day mountain biking at Phil's Trails. I lasted about an hour and a half until it started snowing/raining on us and my feet got cold. Will kept riding for a while and I sat in the car getting toasty. He rode the "Whoops" trail, which was his favorite part of the weekend he said. I gave him a bump up the trail head again so he could ride it twice. He busted through the woods to the car with mud all over his face and bike with a huge smile. We headed lunch after that and had amazing burritos and beer :)</div>
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To relax ourselves before dinner, I booked us massages at a little place in downtown. It felt so great to have a warm and relaxing massage after two hard days of playing outside. For dinner that night we went to Jackson's Corner <a href="http://www.jacksonscornerbendor.com/">http://www.jacksonscornerbendor.com/</a>, or as locals refer to it, <i>'The Corner' </i>for pizza. It's such a neat little place with a cozy back corner where we played checkers, drank and ate. For dessert I had mini pumpkin pie with a caramelized praline topping and vanilla ice cream... YUM! After a nice long dinner we went back to our hotel to hang out by the fire before turning in.<br />
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On the last day in Bend we slept in, drank coffee in bed while reading comics then rolled by the local coffee shop to get us ready for our 6 hour drive home. Such a great weekend. Visit bend if you haven't already, trust me.<br />
<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-39272110302491824992013-11-03T21:12:00.000-06:002013-11-03T21:12:39.899-06:00Halloween 2013We had a FUN Halloween this year! We were busy all day last Saturday - mine went a little something like this: baby shower, pizza & wig party, Halloween party. Will's was the same except he went skiing instead of the baby shower. Oh, I have to mention that it was the "Josh tri-fecta" for me --- all three of my friend's husbands were named Josh!<br />
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<b>Wigg Out Pizza Party</b><br />
My friend Blake and her husband, Josh #2, (Josh #1 was hubby for the baby shower...no photos) had us over for a pizza party using their Big Green Egg and since it was Halloween she 'themed' it up a bit and we all wore wigs! We had so much fun laughing at each other's wigs -- these are some of my closest girlfriends from my JLS transfer group <i>(who I met when I first moved to Seattle)</i>. We all brought our own pizza toppings and competed for 'best pizza'. I think the consensus was that my friend Lauren's husband, Brian, won with his barbeque chicken pizza. Will and I had to leave a bit early to make it to the third party of the day, and I think it's safe to say that all my friends got quite a kick out of Will's Halloween costume...<br />
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<b>Amy & Josh (#3)'s Halloween Party</b><br />
The night progressed and we hit up the third party of the day in Cap Hill at our good friends house -- the Horn/Gurnee's. They had a house full of people dressed to thrill and chill :) My little Snow White and I enjoyed eating and drinking the '<i>creepy treats'</i> they provided and scaring passer-by's from their balcony by dropping a giant spider on a fishing line. Lots of fun and already looking forward to next year!<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-39824948882111132542013-11-03T20:54:00.000-06:002013-11-03T21:16:13.934-06:00Vantage & Leavenworth, WA Climbing: October 2013Once again, I've been out almost every weekend playing and have not sat down at my home computer to post photos of my adventures. Since my last post, Will and I have been climbing a lot :) Two trips to Vantage and one to Leavenworth, WA. I'll spare you the write up, and the details of our camping in a parking lot trip one of the weekends.... and get to the photos.<br />
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Did I mention there was an AMAZING sunset one night at Vantage? It was absolutely spectacular. Plus, Will says we saw Venus.<br />
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We took Will's friend, Jonas, out climbing with us in Leavenworth for his first time outdoors. I think he enjoyed it. The day was so beautiful and the trees were lovely golden fall colors. Pure happiness :)<br />
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Happy Fall!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-17556494554329079292013-10-10T19:14:00.000-05:002013-10-10T19:14:09.751-05:00Rock Climbing: Exit 38, Vantage, and Into FallWell, since my last post I think I've been on about 6 more airplanes and in a few different states -- California primarily where it's nice, warm, and sunny so I'm not complaining too much. But it is nice to be home for a while! In between work travel, my brother, Alan, and his girlfriend, Ruchi, came to visit us in Seattle. It was the first time I'd met Ruchi, aka, "The Ruch," aka, "Fat Daddy"...and thought she was awesome :) Alan is lucky to have her.<br />
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After Alan and Ruchi's visit, and more work travel, Will and I went to Vantage to do a bit of climbing. I lead my firs 5.10 route! Awesome :) It's always nice to camp a night or two and look at the stars.<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531327698534170694.post-8948692795378686142013-09-20T20:26:00.000-05:002013-09-20T20:26:22.567-05:00Trey Songz... What What!!Do you know who Trey Songz is? Well, if you are 18 or 19 years old and female you likely do. I was in Philly this past week, up close and personal, with Trey Songz and his posse'. <i>"Why?" </i>you ask? Because I got to go to a concert that we were throwing for our student customers at work. I have never been backstage at a concert or met an artist, but now I have. When I explained I was going to a concert for Trey Songz to my Dad, his response was <i>"Who, Trey Anastasio from Phish?"</i>... no Dad, I am not surprised and frankly, would have been worried if he knew Trey Songz...<a href="http://www.treysongz.com/">http://www.treysongz.com/</a><br />
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Even if rap or R&B isn't your thing (<i>which, it isn't mine)</i> Trey sure can put on a good concert!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777650916146737269noreply@blogger.com0