tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19489971335693698512024-03-13T23:08:01.007-06:00Adventures from Vietnam"In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back." -Charlie Brown, PeanutsStaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-16689675088556992622013-08-19T15:12:00.003-06:002013-08-19T15:12:53.976-06:00NEW BLOG - FROM ITALY!I will be discontinuing this blog, now that my time in Vietnam is over.<br />
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Updating this blog regularly for two years has been pretty great. I love hearing friends and family say that they follow it every day! That's amazing to hear. It makes me feel very loved to have people along on my journey each day. Thank you.<br />
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Tomorrow I leave Denver, Colorado for Milan, Italy. I have signed a 3-year contract with an international school there... as their Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade Librarian! I hope to love the job and the location.<br />
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Please follow my new blog: <b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://staciamaiorani.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Stacia from Opera, Milano</a></i></span></b>Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-76130079920384218862013-08-18T19:12:00.000-06:002013-08-19T19:13:01.267-06:00these are for MOM and DAD - Leadville, CO...Made sure to get a photo of us kids (and the dogs!) together for Mom and Dad, who are back in New York... Love you Mom and Dad! See you soon for the wedding :D XOXO<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-29569012594296360462013-08-18T19:11:00.000-06:002013-08-19T19:11:33.656-06:00Moose, Pedro, Koura, and Tito - Leadville, COTHE ANIMALS!<br />
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I love my brothers' pets... Lenny's dog - Koura... Sean's dog - Moose... and Sean's cat - Pedro.<br />
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Sitting oh so politely...</div>
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Tito, Moose, and Koura...</div>
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New buddies... Tito and Koura...</div>
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Sean's friend Brad was hanging out with us for the morning too. And he brought his new dog, Tito over... what a cutie!<br />
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Lenny, Lexey, and I went up for the morning last Saturday. Sean made us a delicious lunch... but then we had to head back to the city.<br />
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The back porch of Sean's house is great... it even has a swing attached to the old sauna... and I <i>love</i> his pets - Moose (dog) and Pedro (cat). : )<br />
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Oh - <i>and</i> it was a gorgeous day out with sunshine and blue sky!</div>
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Pedro and Lexey...</div>
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The lovely couple... getting married in <i>less than</i> a month!!</div>
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And drinking some of Sean's home-brewed beer... which he's also making for the wedding!</div>
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Leadville, Colorado - over 10,000 feet above sea level!</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-20349376270116917112013-08-17T21:54:00.001-06:002013-08-17T21:54:03.601-06:00KouraI leave Denver for Milan in just TWO days now! Goodness. I'm not ready. So much that I want to do still... including just enjoying my time in the States with friends and family. ...I'm still excited though!<br />
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I'm really going to miss Koura. She's a sweetheart and makes me laugh every day that I'm with her. I hope she misses our daily cuddles as much as I will.<br />
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...Just for fun... a couple photos of her as she's hanging out to a treat before devouring it...<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-82528523381003021902013-08-07T22:49:00.002-06:002013-08-07T22:49:40.383-06:00DOMINION NIGHT! Denver, COLenny and Lexey love the game, Dominion. And now I do, too!<br />
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They have the original... and then two extension boxes.<br />
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We've played a couple of times since I've been staying with them this summer. I always love a Game Night! (And I even won once!)<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-6934733921014469162013-08-07T22:49:00.001-06:002013-08-07T22:49:33.025-06:00movie night in the garden! Denver, COAfter hanging out for a bit... the sun starting going down... closer to Movie Time! And the sky was really pretty...<br />
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Love this lady! Happy to have some time with her this summer : )</div>
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We watched the movie, ANTZ : ) </div>
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My first time seeing it!</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-72340643725562556092013-08-07T22:49:00.000-06:002013-08-07T22:49:21.899-06:00Julie's community garden! Denver, COJulie has had a plot of space in a community garden near her condo in Five Points for a couple years... and I went with her the other night while they were having a movie night in the garden! Fun!<br />
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Mmmmmmmmm : )</div>
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Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-72983742375972974102013-08-06T20:34:00.001-06:002013-08-06T20:34:59.557-06:00Telluride --> Denver, driving backDriving back from Telluride to Denver, it was quite cloudy (had rained most of the night)... but still a pretty ride!<br />
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Then things cleared up a bit...</div>
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CUTE town with a gorgeous view all around!</div>
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We walked along the stream and came upon a BEAR!</div>
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Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-4774691714123854802013-08-05T07:22:00.001-06:002013-08-05T07:22:43.034-06:00hiking - on the way back, Telluride, COThe day was so beautiful. ...But it was a good thing we went hiking when we did... because the afternoon got quite cloudy and then rainy at night. You'd never know from the photos below... but I guess that's how mountain weather works.<br />
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You can see the mine at the bottom...</div>
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Where we had just been, at the falls...</div>
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...And once more, zoomed in...</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-90474243435430693252013-08-05T07:22:00.000-06:002013-08-05T07:22:04.994-06:00at the tallest waterfall in CO - TellurideWe made it to Bridal Veil Falls!<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-64678624733799835952013-08-05T07:21:00.000-06:002013-08-05T07:21:33.090-06:00hiking to Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride, COThe hike to Bridal Veil Falls was nice... it was pretty steep at first but then we started trekking on the main road, which had a lot of switchbacks. I'd say it took us about 45 minutes or so each way.<br />
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There are supposed to be two waterfalls... one on either side of the house, I believe... but just the one side had water when we were there (still really pretty!).</div>
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Mike... making his own path?!</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-85366654402428448952013-08-05T07:20:00.000-06:002013-08-05T07:20:04.164-06:00hikin' start point at Pandora Mine, Telluride, COAfter the gondola ride, we drove to the old Pandora Mine... seemingly, still up and running.<br />
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This was the starting point for our hike to Bridal Veil Falls (the tallest waterfall in Colorado!).<br />
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Aaaand that's where we're hiking to!</div>
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(There's a house set on the edge of the cliff beside the waterfall... pretty cool.)</div>
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Closer view of the mine...</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-26919736755739984582013-08-04T12:17:00.002-06:002013-08-04T12:17:51.471-06:00gondola to the top, at Telluride, COOur first morning in Telluride, we took the free gondola up to the top of the mountain. GORGEOUS.<br />
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Towards the middle of the photo below is the Telluride airport!</div>
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One runway... and three flights a day.</div>
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Mike, setting up his camera in front of the glorious view...</div>
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Ski lift...</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-16354368556300659692013-08-04T12:17:00.001-06:002013-08-04T12:17:39.331-06:00Camel's Garden Hotel, TellurideAfter searching online for a reasonable hotel in Telluride for a while (definitely not SE Asia prices!), we booked a night at the <b><a href="http://www.camelsgarden.com/" target="_blank">Camel's Garden Hotel</a></b> in Telluride. It was wonderful. Great room... <i>with</i> a balcony looking onto the chairlift! I'd definitely stay here again...<br />
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...Well... we <i>did</i> end up staying there again, actually!<br />
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We had booked one night, since we were getting in late Friday evening. And we planned to camp Saturday night. Turned out... it was going to ran for most of Saturday night and into the morning. We decided to go back to the hotel, got one of the last two rooms available, and comfortably (and dry!) stayed in the same room we had been in the night before. Ha!<br />
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The view from our balcony...</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-31032501414486502352013-08-04T12:17:00.000-06:002013-08-04T12:17:30.046-06:00driving to Telluride, CO with Mike!My friend Mike and I took a road trip a couple years ago to Taos... <i>Taos in a Day!</i> (Seriously... we drove there and back in the same day, ha!)<br />
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We decided to go on another road trip this summer... to Telluride! Neither of us had spent time in this cute mountain town... and we both loved it. GREAT weekend getaway.<br />
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Mountains, here we come!</div>
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Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-41101933952277028492013-08-03T16:44:00.000-06:002013-08-03T16:45:35.756-06:00KOURA-BEAR in DenverI feel <i>thankful</i> to be in Denver, Colorado this summer! And to have had a week in my hometown of Penfield, New York with my parents. So far... a wonderful summer... and I'm already trying not to start thinking in the sense that I <i>only have a bit more than two weeks left!</i><br />
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This past spring in Vietnam was tough in some ways and I was wanting to get back to the States to rest, recuperate, and regenerate. So far so good! It's been wonderful.<br />
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And I owe a lot of that to KOURA-BEAR. My brother's dog, Koura, is the sweetest thing. He's trained her to be a therapy dog and she's pretty awesome. I lived with her for 4 years while in Denver... since she was a puppy... and I'd like to think that she's happy to have me back too!<br />
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I love our morning routine. We go for a run (well... most mornings... errrr some mornings... definitely some mornings!)... and then head down the block to Cafe Europa for a latte... sitting outside with a book... and Koura's nose never stops! She's made a bunch of friends at the cafe now too.<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-24398412967504323572013-08-03T16:39:00.001-06:002013-08-03T16:39:24.074-06:00Alamo Placita Park, Denver - with Wendy!I met up with Wendy earlier this past week... lovely cool day... <b><a href="http://www.sweetactionicecream.com/" target="_blank">Sweet Action</a></b> ice cream... and then a walk to Alamo Placita Park to enjoy the flowers and go for a swing!<br />
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Lenny and Lexey's house has pretty flowers too!</div>
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Mutiny Now... a bookstore (and coffeehouse!) on South Broadway, recently gained new ownership... and I really believe that <i>gained</i> is the best word for this. It's open more hours and just seems more friendly than before.<br />
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I might print this as a poster and hang it in my school library!Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-86682732943474327742013-08-01T15:23:00.001-06:002013-08-01T15:23:27.723-06:00scooter date with Jules! Denver, COJulie and I went on a scooter date last week to Wendy's mom's house... still in Denver... but a bit of a cruise on a scooter.<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-87987623089209329592013-08-01T15:23:00.000-06:002013-08-01T15:23:15.996-06:00UMS, Denver, COReturning to Denver, Colorado after a week in my hometown of Penfield, New York... the Underground Music Showcase (UMS) was currently underway. This is a huge independent, local music showcase with bands playing at various venues in our neighborhood... on South Broadway... over the course of 4 days.<br />
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Lenny and Lexey went to see a number of groups play... I ended up just catching Ian Cooke... LOVE HIM! He's amazing to watch live - especially when he's solo. He played in the gothic church on Ellsworth and Lincoln... hot inside but an amazing stage...<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-90867608958838497522013-07-31T17:38:00.001-06:002013-07-31T17:38:41.284-06:00LENNY - THEN and NOWLOVE LOVE LOVE these photos!<br />
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Bahahahahaha!<br />
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So cute. (...both <i>then</i> and <i>now</i>, I suppose)<br />
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My mom had this photo of Lenny when he was little... and one night after dinner in Denver, this photo was brought up. Next thing Lexey and I know... Lenny comes back into the kitchen with a smirk on his face... and a laundry basket in hand.<br />
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He sat down... I got him a book... and we re-took this classic.<br />
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Love it!<br />
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-12584567608732639422013-07-31T17:36:00.000-06:002013-07-31T17:36:05.312-06:00catching up with the twins! - Stephanie and Francesca, NYI was able to get together with my good high school friends, Stephanie and Francesca, a couple of times during my week at home in New York.<br />
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LOVE these two girls... and it was great to catch up for a bit.<br />
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Steph - you and I have same-same shirts on! </div>
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(I didn't realize until the photo was on my computer, ha.)</div>
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<br />Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948997133569369851.post-71206859615257898132013-07-31T17:31:00.001-06:002013-07-31T17:31:42.630-06:00Grandma's apartment and Baby HudsonMy and I drove Grandma back to her place in Buffalo on Thursday... it was really nice to see where she's moved into. Her apartment is great! I especially like the balcony.<br />
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After lunch, my cousin Bonnie came over with her new (first!) baby, Hudson. He's SUCH a cutie! He kept kicking his legs and was great at just hanging out.<br />
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Bonnie and Hudson...</div>
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Cutie boy!</div>
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Mom, Grandma, Bonnie, and Hudson</div>
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My Aunt Gail (Bonnie's mom and my mom's sister) came by a bit after these photos too!Staciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14688836578936341659noreply@blogger.com0