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Disney World, Day Three (The Day That Heat Won)
Day three for us has already completed with the exception of some pool time we expect to do in a few hours after it cools down a bit.The heat really did win today because we had every intention of...
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Disney World, Day Four (Bollywood is Cool but Africa Stinks)
Today was Animal Kingdom day and the fake Banyan tree above is the centerpiece of the park. We began our day fairly early, since our first Fast Pass option began around 10:30. It involved the ant,...
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Disney World, Day Five (The Resting Day)
I know God rested on the 7th day, but doggone, He's a LOT stronger than we are. For us, we needed a rest today to recover from blisters, chafing, overheating, you name it. As such the shot above is...
View ArticleKaty's Birthday is Today!
Today I get to experience the joy of being with my amazing, beautiful wife on her birthday. I thank God every day for her, literally, but you know how birthdays are and I like to put a little extra...
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9 1/2 Months, Super Proud Husband!
In February of this year, as I was embarking on some changes to my workouts to make better progress on losing body fat and dropping some weight, Katy made a decision to improve her health as well. She...
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Heading To Honolulu!
We begin our day by rising at 5 a.m. CST and tell Zac we are doing something special for breakfast. It doesn't take long for him to realize he is not going to school today and that something is afoot....
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Busy Day and a GREAT Lunch With Friends in Kaneohe
Katy and I began our day today with a breakfast buffet from one of the restaurants at the hotel. This was our view. I think I could wake up to that every day of my life, ocean in view, waves crashing...
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Pearl Harbor
Today began with a tour of downtown Honolulu, which included a fair amount of history, on a Duck. Now, I don't have a picture of the Duck, primarily because all the pics you'll see on tonight's blog...
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Relaxing Day, Time to Rest
Today we purposely made no plans. After all the activity yesterday and more to come this week, I think everyone was grateful for the chance to just be a little bit lazy. Perhaps this is what caused me...
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Driving Around Oahu
Today was a day of driving...and driving...and driving...and driving. What, you may ask, were we doing driving all day when we are on this beautiful island? Well, seeing the very same beautiful island...
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Black Sand and Big Volcanoes
Today was a day of many sites, largely involving volcanoes, but others as well on the Big Island of Hawai'i. We left Honolulu mid-morning for Hilo and upon landing noticed a military detail waiting on...
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Potato Salad
Potato Salad. Seems simple enough, but if you are like me, you don't like the crunchies. I'm not interested in diced onion or celery or anything else in the salads I eat. And yes, that means I don't...
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A Second Honeymoon
Katy and I just returned from a 10-day trip to the Black Hills for an early second honeymoon. In November, we will have been married 12 years, and we wanted a chance to experience all the Hills have to...
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In Lieu of a Cruise...
Until the year of crazy began, our entire clan had been slated to enjoy an Alaskan cruise this summer. But hey, when you've already got seven days of work off, you use it! And what do you use it on? A...
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Full Day #1 - Seattle - The Pre-Cruise
Our first full day in Seattle finds the Benedict family discovering just how far it is to well, most everything, from our hotel. The hotel is wonderful, and the waterfront is wonderful. There are very...
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Seattle - The Pre-Cruise, Day Two
Our second full day in Seattle began with the realization that, this morning, we could see Mount Rainier from the hotel lobby. Rainer hadn't been visible yesterday, at least not that I recall. Nor...
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The Cruise - Late First Day Post
Here I am the morning of day two, writing a little bit about day one of our cruise. And, a bit troubling, I started this on my phone rather than the laptop, making it a real challenge to get the pics...
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The Cruise - Day Two - A Day On the Sea...and Music!
This view you see here is pretty much all we saw for much of yesterday as we worked our way northwest to southeastern Alaska. Katy and I didn't really make any daytime plans. We wanted to relax and...
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The Cruise - Day Three - Sitka
Our explorers begin the exciting portion of day three in the Port of Sitka, as shown here to the right by the, well, very clear sign that we are in Sitka. This is outside what should be a gift...
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The Cruise - Day Four - Icy Strait Point
Yesterday morning we entered the Endicott Arm (is it only me who hears Endicott and Alaska and thinks frigid?) to ice floes in the water and absolutely beautiful scenery.I stood out on our balcony for...
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The Cruise - Day Five - Juneau
Ah, Juneau. What a nice change day five was for us. I have shared several things on FB already but this was my favorite stop so far, by far, because of the people.We arrived to a sort of Juneau red...
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The Cruise - Day Six - Ketchikan
Day six found us on our way to Ketchikan. When I awoke before 7 and went out to our balcony, I spent about an hour just enjoying the view and watching the world pass us by. One thing that caught my...
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The Cruise - Day Seven - Endless Views
To the left you will see how Katy and I spent much of our final day at sea, just relaxing somewhere on some deck, enjoying the end of a busy, but rarely exhausting, week on the cruise ship.I think it...
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The Cruise - Brief Recap and Video Links
I kinda wonder what Zac was thinking in this pic, looking out the window of a pizza place in downtown Seattle a bit after his cousins had left the first night we arrived. He knew about the cruise (we...
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A Garth Event
Yesterday, Katy and I were able to attend a Garth Brooks concert down in Lincoln at Memorial Stadium. About 80k of our closest friends, many from Low Places, decided to join us. When tickets were...
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