tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82247769275480928122024-03-05T10:58:49.123-08:00LongologyDiana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.comBlogger372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-67328016755747277672014-06-09T09:57:00.003-07:002014-06-09T09:58:13.395-07:00Desde Guatemala: Antigua 1st Attempt, Day 3We arrived back at Tia Angie's house at about 7am after the long ride back from Tikal. We immediately hit the bed for a few hours.<br />
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The most exciting part of today was the big reveal of my grandparent's new house! It's almost every latino immigrant dream to "make it in America" enough so that they have the ability to build a house back in their home country and one day retire there. Thanks to my uncle's help, my grandparents did just that.<br />
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<br />Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-13138578322136064992014-05-22T09:15:00.000-07:002014-06-09T06:45:25.593-07:00Desde Guatemala: Tikal, Day 2We were relieved after existing the sweat box and hopped into a microbus which took us to breakfast at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g608644-d5895797-Reviews-Restaurante_Katok_Peten-Peten_Peten_Department.html" target="_blank">Restaurante Katok</a>.<br />
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After walking and climbing the temples for 4 hours we enjoyed dinner on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flores,_El_Pet%C3%A9n" target="_blank">Isla Flores</a> and did not enjoy the freezing (but not broke down bus) 8 hour ride back to La Capital.</div>
Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-9319368619904346502014-02-14T20:17:00.002-08:002014-02-14T20:17:27.903-08:00Love you LONG timeEvery year we are asked: "What are you doing for Valentine's Day?"<br />
And every year we say: "Nothing"<br />
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Yes, people -- The Longs don't do Valentine's Day. <br />
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Here's the REAL reason: Although we are married, we still date so we never thought of Valentine's Day as THE day to express our love.<br />
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What we don't like to see on Valentine's Day are all the bitter posts about how our friends are "happily single". Really? All of a sudden you're happy to be single but a few weeks ago you were looking for someone in your life? We know that these same people would not turn away a worthy admirer if (s)he stepped to them on Valentine's Day. I'm sure they would actually think it was quite romantic.<br />
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Unfortunately, with the existence of social media, Valentine's Day has turned into a day to gain validation. Men and women post their designer perfume/colognes, chocolates that cost more than dinner, handbags which cover half of the rent, and electronics that say "I truly love you". It becomes a constant media stream of "ooo look what I got" and I wonder why does it have to be that way? Why do you need the Facebook world to "like" your gifts too? Was the gift itself not enough validation that you are special? Let's be real for a moment: If your Valentine gave you a cheap-o watch, a carnation, a knockoff handbag, or a bootleg video game would you proudly post it? The thought would essentially be the same, but it's just not at the same price.<br />
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......Or, is all this simply a nowadays common case of over sharing on the interwebs??<br />
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We aren't saying that we don't enjoy seeing your happy moments. But if most of your happy moments revolve around posting your materialist goods then we don't enjoy it that much.<br />
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The Day of Love (as I like to call it) should be a day where you take the time to send a little love to those people you are thankful for in life. It's not just about couples.... so stop being bitter and keep being cute.<br />
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XOXO,<br />
We love you for reading!<br />
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P.S. Our favorite posts are the ones of your kiddies and the super cute DIY gifts they make for you!<br />
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So here we are again, getting our lives back in order.
Holiday season madness over. New years resolutions long forgotten, as we roll
through the second week of February. And all I can think is, cot damn I’ve
gotten fat again. Circumstances change, life events happen, supermarkets have
bacon sales and home depot is just giving away deep fryers… I’m just saying<o:p></o:p></div>
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I decided there is no more perfect time than now to stop
procrastinating, and to get back in shape. Not as a temporary fix this time
around. This time would be different. No fad diets, no diet pills, no crazy
supplement stacks- fattening the pockets of Vitamin Shoppe, as I order like
“supplies”, Like Diana flipping through Nail polish color swatches. This time I
wanted to take an all-encompassing approach. An approach that would treat all
of my ailments and heal my entire mind, body, and soul.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Funny how god works:<o:p></o:p></div>
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So Im outside of my house, working on my car. Plumper’s
crack (Yes I meant plumper not plumbers hehe) on full exposure, sweat trickling
down my brow, when my man Ron rolls up on me like “hey ninja, whatcha doing?”
Working on the mistress I replied, probably with the look of puzzlement as to
why the previous owner had not hooked up the washer fluid hoses, from the
washer fluid bottle, to the sprayers…..oh, cause they cut the wires somewhere
along the line and the pump prob isn’t working….sorry, I digress. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ron goes on to tell me that he’s headed to this fitness spot
he had found on groupon and was about to get an alignment with their chiropractor,
as well as, follow up with their nutritionist. I had been “looking” and I use
the term loosely, looking for both. I though about it for a minute, at which point
Ron promptly suggested I roll with him and do a consultation to see If it were
some where I’d be interested in going. One-stop shopping I thought, why not. I
could see the Chiro, nutritionist, Physical Therapist, and personal trainer, as
well as, the massage therapist and acupuncturist all in the same office! No
Brainer. I locked up the car, we walked to the train, and were off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Short Back Ground:<o:p></o:p></div>
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While living in Australia in 2011, I took full advantage of
not having to work. I focused strictly on my health and wellness. I worked out
at the gym 3 to 4 days per week, I took 2 kick-boxing classes per week, and an
aerobics class twice a week. I also joined a full pads traveling football team
named the Melbourne Uni Royals (search: Gridiron, Royals - for pics and posts).
I rode my mountain bike everywhere as our only mode of transportation, short of
taxi’s, trains, and Antwan…..lol. I had nothing but time on my hands and I made
the best use of it by working my ass off damn near everyday. I ate clean,
challenged myself to extreme cleanses, month long sobriety, and even a stint at
vegetarianism. I wanted to see if I could be disciplined. I wanted to come back
to the states and not have to use any excuses for why I wasn’t in top form,
moreso a tangible, physical backing to what the FcUk I was doing all day if I
wasn’t working. Every mode of weight loss I tried worked. I also plateaued a few
times, but ultimately I lost about 40lbs in the roughly 5 months or so I was
working out. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My normal football #59 wasn't available, so I flipped it.<br />
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looking slimmer here, at around 245lbs </div>
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Injured reserve:<o:p></o:p></div>
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I mentioned before about total wellness, a focus on my mind,
body, and soul. If you didn’t know, I’m accident prone, like get lost in the
desert, fall down a sand dune, slice my wrist open, walk out of said desert,
and make my way to the hospital to stitch up the open wound, covered in dust
and stripper glitter type of accident prone (true story)…. I digress again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In short, some of the ailments that I deal with everyday are
bipartite patella – google it. My left arm was severed almost completely in a
series of unfortunate events back in college, leading to complications with my
left hand. I have two herniated disk and sciatica issues due to a work incident
in 2012 (after returning from Australia), and most recently had a partial
severe of my left middle finger, which left me outta work from March to October
last year (2013). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Fast Forward:<o:p></o:p></div>
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After my initial consultation, I couldn’t have been more
excited about heeding Ron’s recommendation to join him. I set up appointments
for the appropriate services and so begun my journey. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Needless to say consistent exercise hasn’t been the easiest
lifestyle change to maintain. That is until now. My most major changes from any
approach I’ve ever taken, is that now, I am asking for help. I am making best
use of the resources around me. I see a chiropractor and do physical
therapy/personal training three (3) times per week. I have a nutritionist, and
a massage therapist that I see weekly. Additionally, I workout on my own on the
days in between appointments. Diet wise, adding organic foods, cutting down on
sugar, eliminating or not as many bacon posts on facebook. No more Butter,
portion control, and no more eating late. When I say late, I’m talking our
normal dinner time was about 9-9:30.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please stay tuned. And please comment and offer your
encouragement, suggestions, critiques, and criticisms!! Last time I saw a bunch
of you after all was said and done, and you guys were like I loved your posts.
You were so brave to put it all out there and what you said and did was so
helpful… blah blah blah…this time around say that shit in a couple comments.
Feels like I’m talking to my mac sometimes lol. So, Join me on my journey as I
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The flight to Guatemala was pretty straight forward. I think this is the first time we traveled without any cell phone signal so I had no idea how we were going to find my mom at the airport once we landed. <br />
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We arrived at my Tia Angie's house in San Jose Las Rosas and it's exactly as I remember it.</div>
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There was no time to waste though. After a few hours rest, we all packed a bag and headed down to the bus station to got to Tikal! The kiddos teased us because we packed flashlights, a hatchet, neck pillows, meds, a hydration back pack, and a few other stuff which may have seemed unnecessary for a bus ride.</div>
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We boarded the 10PM bus and braced ourselves for the 8 hour ride to Petèn. We didn't know what type of ride we were getting into: did it have A.C.?, did the seats recline? Any pit stops? To our pleasant surprise the bus wasn't as bad as we thought it would be although we seated next to the bathroom which was only used by one person.<br />
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Two hours into the ride I was woken up by the feeling of diesel directly entering my lungs, the driver/mechanic elbows deep into the motor of the bus. This man had a measly little flashlight which barely illuminated anything along with another guy shining a cell phone light at the motor....Were they serious??? Adonis brought out the small and very powerful flashlight which basically saved our lives lol. The gear selector was broken and the driver/mechanic temporarily fixed it using a wire hanger.... Yes, a hanger. We couldn't make this stuff up. Thanks to "Miguel-iver" the bus was driven to a safe spot and we had to wait two hours for another bus to get us in order to continue the trip. The second bus has no AC which means we had a miserable sweaty ride.<br />
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Welcome to the Longology mini series: <i>Desde Guatemala</i>. <span style="color: #666666;">("<span style="font-size: x-small;">From Guatemala")</span></span><br />
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For those of you who don't know my family is from Guatemala. Both my parents & both sets of grandparents were born and raised in Guatemala so I like to say that I'm 100++++++% Guatemalteca lol. <br />
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For a long time now I've been wanting to document my family's story. How did we get here? Is our story different than any other immigrant's story? Why do I care? The honest answers to these questions are: I know a little bit, but not enough. <br />
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Do you know your family's story? How did they get to where they are today? Do you care to know and is it important for later generations in your family to know? I am very intrigued by families who have their history documented in one way or another (video, books, photos, etc). I don't have that and I want to have it for my family. I have one seen about 5 super old pictures of my family. I feel the urgency now more than ever to at least begin this journey in capturing our story. My plan is to document our story via photographs and mini-video stories which I can compile into one nicely packaged format and hand out copies to each one of my family members. I have no idea how long this will take to finish, but my goal is to get it done and finished. I envision this project to be on-going after the initial cut since our story will continue.<br />
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On Saturday Adonis and I leave for Guatemala. It'll be my first time back in 11 years and his first there. <br />
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Here is a little of what I know (or think I know):<br />
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<li>My grandfather was in the Guatemalan military</li>
<li>My grandparents met in Guatemala but were from two different "social classes" Country girl vs. City Boy and dark skin vs. light skin</li>
<li>My grandfather was the first one to come to the U.S. A few years later my grandmother, uncles, and mom followed (all a la "Cross The Border" style)</li>
<li>They lived in California before settling in NYC</li>
<li>My mom was 17 yrs old when she came to U.S., spoke zero English, but eventually earned her high school diploma & Associates Degree</li>
<li>My uncle has ran his own appliance shop in the Bronx ever since I can remember</li>
<li>My oldest cousin (who was 5 yrs old when she arrived in the U.S.) was the first in our family to earn a bachelor's degree & a master's degree. I was the 2nd.</li>
<li>My grandparents have been married for 53 (ish) years</li>
<li>My grandparents have been U.S. citizens for many many years now -- but my mom isn't. </li>
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We'll save the "why we're going" and "what we'll do once we're there" for later posts. In the mean time -- Welcome back Longologists!<br />
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Wow. Today is Day 365.<br />
I have taken a picture every day for a whole year.<br />
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This project first started to purely improve my photography by using our life as the subject. I just wanted to learn how to use my DSLR (Nikon D90) better but then, the concept of "Longology" was born. We let you into our lives and showed you how we do this thing called LIFE. The project started with our first day of finally being together and here we are 365 days later but this project is ending with us apart. Ironic, isn't it?!<br />
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I could not have completed this project with Adonis' support. He even contributed to the project by writing posts, photographing, and shared his weight loss journey! He didn't let me quit and I didn't want to disappoint him. He's something special and I'm so blessed to have him as my P.I.C.!<br />
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Special shout out to all the "Longologists" who commented on our posts, and even those that never did. We knew someone was checking us out so we wanted to give you quality content.<br />
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Here are some highlights/results from the project:<br />
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<li>I am now a confident photographer.</li>
<li>The concept of calling myself an "artist" is no longer awkward</li>
<li>My "eye" for photography has dramatically improved</li>
<li>I got to know my Micro Four Thirds camera better than my DLSR</li>
<li>I bought my first vintage 110 film camera</li>
<li>I used four different cameras for the 365 project</li>
<li>The project includes photos in 5 different countries</li>
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Finally, I narrowed down my photography area of concentration:<br />
STREET & URBAN LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
On that note keep an eye out for my 2012 series: "The Innocent Bystanders" ;-)<br />
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I'm starting to get anxious and apprehensive about going home. There are some good things waiting form me back home and there are also many unknowns that make me nervous and excited all at the same time. I have to take things one day at a time until then but it's hard because these last days are going by so fast. </div>
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We made our way to the <a href="http://phillipislandwines.com.au/" target="_blank">Phillip Island Winery</a>. We were pleasantly surprised at how good the wine and cheeses were because Phillip Island isn't known for it's wine ... let alone it's one and only winery. The ambiance was calm, light filled the winery, and the interesting sculptures inside the winery provided us with good conversation. After we finished our fancy wines and cheese platters we walked around to admire (and played with) the sculptures that surrounded the winery.<br />
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<li>Watched the Pelican feeding</li>
<li>Waited for the manta rays to show up</li>
<li>Watched the first Tough Mudder in Victoria (20,000 people participated!)</li>
<li>Saw some 'roos</li>
<li>Visited the Chocolate Factory (aaa-mazing chocolate and they made choco-bananos!)</li>
<li>Watch the <a href="http://www.penguins.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=54&mytabsmenu=1" target="_blank">Penguin Parade</a>!</li>
<li>Ate dinner, drank some drinkies</li>
<li>Spent the rest of the night watching YouTube videos lol</li>
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I hope that I can man-up and participate in Tough Mudder (or a challenge like it). The teamwork I saw amongst strangers was inspiring. Maybe we should all participate in a physical, mental, and emotional challenge like this one so we can be better human beings. Wishful thinking? Maybe. </div>
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I'm glad I got to see "Australia's most popular wildlife attraction" ... The Penguin Parade! These little guys were sooooo cute. If you're ever in Victoria I highly recommend driving to Phillip Island (not a tourist bus) and check out these little guys. </div>
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I left work early, grabbed my bags, met up with the good people and we left the city for a local island getaway. Our friend Christina invited us to her house in <a href="http://www.visitphillipisland.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Island</a> for the weekend. I was all-in because (1) Christina has been missed ever since she moved and (2) I've haven't been to Phillip Island! So in my head weekend + friends + island = fun! </div>
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Phillip Island is about a 2.5-3 hour drive from Melbourne and it's very very green (and pretty). We were greeted by Christina and Pete with delicious dinner!! She worked all evening to make an amazing spread for us and we inhaled the dinner. We enjoyed the food, convo, and drinks under the dim lights of the pagoda/deck. We need once of these in our yard ASAP!!</div>
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This will most likely be my last time at World Bar & Cafe *tear*. I was upset at the fact that they didn't have calamari that night. Shame because it's goooood! How can I leave without their good calamari?!<br />
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Anyway, this was another nice evening with my manager. We shopped and worked up an appetite. We've declared Thursday official "Diana Day" and "Thursday Funday". So you heard it here first: Thursday is the new Friday ;-)<br />
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Mad props to these window cleaners! They are on this thing all day going up and down cleaning the windows for us so that we can have a clear view of the city. We all just stare at them and give them props for their job. It makes me so nervous that I stop mid-conversation to gasp for two seconds. *eeek!*Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-31369793690971635832012-03-27T03:40:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.471-07:00Day 358: Tram 55 Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today we had another collabo dinner in which I proceeded to stuff my face, of course. Instead of teasing you with delicious food pictures, I decided to take it easy on you. Here are some shots of my walk from the tram stop to the dinner.<br />
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Personal Growth Note: I tried rice pudding again today expected to still hate it but I actually liked it. I even had two extra spoonfuls. Maybe it's just this specific one. We'll see.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-26537840030213978352012-03-26T03:40:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.464-07:00Day 357: PWC Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My building has the prettiest flower arrangements every week. They never disappoint. I just found out that my favorite Melbourne florist does the building flower arrangements! I have good taste, right??<br />
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No more "Flowers of the Week" in Melbourne since I'm leaving soon, so these will have to do.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-65036651709743971322012-03-25T03:40:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.533-07:00Day 356: Souvenir Shopping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I jump on any opportunity to go the QV Market. I showed a few co-workers around Melbourne's "must do" spot. I think it's interesting that no matter how old, young, cultural background, life experience, etc... ALL of our visitors have loved the QV Market. </div>
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Everyone always tells us how they wish there was a market like this back home and I agree! Then again, a market like this would put a DENT in our back account because we'd be so obsessed we'd buy everything every weekend lol. </div>
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I went on my last bike ride along the beach today. Actually, it'll be my last bike ride in Melbourne! I'm so thankful I was able to go back out and take it all in for one last time. I'm going to miss the ride but I'm looking forward to new trails and scenery back home.</div>
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I celebrated with a break, and a glass of vino! </div>
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The weeks have been piling up on me lately as I prepare to go back home. On Fridays I come home from work and knock out for 2 hours. I feel like the whole week just comes crashing down on me.<br />
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Side note: I swear I can't get enough of these blinds. I think I'm obsessed with the lines, or is it the nice silhouettes they help create? Or how they go from floor to ceiling? Or all of the above? I don't know what it is.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-20787335792372238742012-03-22T03:38:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.437-07:00Day 353: Thursday Dinner Escape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went out to dinner on a Thursday.<br />
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It was nice to have dinner with a colleague from the US.<br />
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My co-workers will probably laugh at this one. Yes, I snuck a photo while I was in the "lift" (elevator) alone. It's nice to ride down (or up) 36 floors by yourself. It's almost as good as having the bathroom at work all to yourself lol. TMI??Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-83978755539201640632012-03-20T03:36:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.616-07:00Day 351: Walking Home for Lunch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm going to miss walking home for lunch every day (did I say this already?). I see all the local food vendors and restaurants come alive and thrive on the expensive lunch options. I like coming home, relaxing in the middle of the day, and having a meal that's not overpriced.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-69360338247691460872012-03-19T03:36:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.561-07:00Day 350: Grand Prix Air Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are my two favorite photos from the Grand Prix air show right outside of my window. The jet was so loud my apartment shook a little!!<br />
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I went to sleep fairly early last night so I woke up nice and early this morning. I checked my mail and got good news! I made it to the final interview round! Once the excitement wore off, I went back to sleep.... only to be woken up by the building fire alarm an hour later. I packed my bag and flew down the stairs. </div>
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We went to dinner at Cukoo restaurant in Mt. Dandenong. It's a German buffet "experience". Honestly, the food wasn't great but it was a good time. Unfortunately, I wouldn't go back to the restaurant. After dinner we drove over to the observation point. Even though it was dark, the view was gorgeous. I could only imagine what it's like in the morning.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224776927548092812.post-49964771081205023942012-03-16T05:21:00.000-07:002014-06-09T07:05:03.502-07:00Day 347: ZzZzzZz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last two days have been pretty intense. I got home from work, read a few pages of my book... and fell asleep. I had a nice long (much needed) nap.<br />
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--- too drained.Diana L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06652664719527113512noreply@blogger.com0