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matt, wendy, jumi, bill, katie and i went to las vegas for the weekend. it was the greatest trip ever, apart from all the other greatest trips ever. here's the travel journal!

this trip featured: a parade a rodeo fuzzy tang hpnotiq and grey goose dancing barefoot in the street hiking in the desert the cowboy cafe a giant buffalo blue balls mardi gras beads naked ladies illicit activities in the eagles' club bathroom ...  read more

this was be my third year doing the breast cancer 3day in the twin cities, and my second year as co-captain of team boobylicious.the walk began in coon rapids, looped around st paul, and ended in minneapolis. i make it about 27 miles before having to go to the emergency room with an infection. i ...  read more

a bunch of us went camping at brunet island state park, northeast of eau claire, wisconsin. we canoed, went fishing, swam in the river (kind of), had dance parties, cooked over the fire, and generally had an awesome time. as always.

every year for the past few years, we've adopted families from the aliveness project and bought and wrapped gifts for them. we're supposed to spend $35/person, so everybody pitches in that amount and we adopt one person per participant. the aliveness project supplies us with sheets telling us ...  read more

BEST VACATION EVER. matt, wendy, cindi, jumi and i sailed on the costa mediterranea on the anniversary of our trip to las vegas in 2007. for wendy and i, it was the second cruise on this ship (though a different route). that's how much we loved it.the itinerary:1.12 leaving ft lauderdale1.13 key ...  read more

i thought swimming with sea turtles last year was amazing... this was incredible. there are so many of them, and they're so friendly!we got to feed them squid, and i even kissed one.

we took an excursion in cozumel that brought us to san gervasio. we rode ATVs into the jungle and visited mayan ruins. we were covered in mud by the end, and it was awesome.

totally low-key and awesome. matt, bill, wendy, amelia and i went to the racetrack during the day and bet dollars on horses. i bet $14 and won $70 (i even one $50 on a mistake bet at the belmont, while i was trying to bet on big brown just for the souvenir).in the evening, we had a BBQ at matt's....  read more