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Mindsay. I am so. tired.


We're scrambling to take care of everything we need to do in order to be ready to move.  Today we met with our new apartment manager, and he seems really great.  The complex is small and I feel like he's invested in the comfort of his tenants.  We got the keys, and the apartment is all ours :) Michael is there right now writing up the things that are wrong with the apartment so we won't get charged for them when we eventually move out.  We also went to the electric company to get our electricity switched over to the new apartment. We still need to get our mail forwarded. 

We're fucking nuts for traveling to Carlsbad for a few days right in the middle of all this, but we haven't seen our families in like 5 months and they were itching for us to come home. It's all kind of stupid because we'll be back in just a few weeks for Christmas, but whatever. We're actually going to celebrate Thanksgiving on Wednesday so we can get back here on Thursday.  Friday morning Michael is going to do a little Black Friday shopping (he's getting a netbook) and then next Friday and Saturday we're officially out of here.  I'm currently working on straightening up the whole apartment and getting everything in its place so that it can all be quickly and easily packed up. Yesterday Michael got his oil changed and his tires rotated in preparation for our drive to C-bad in the morning. We both have all of our clothes/stuff laid out for the trip but I haven't actually packed it yet. 

To top it all off, I have a ton of reading to do for sexualities over the break, and I also have a bunch of online Spanish that's due November 30th, which is pretty much the most inconvenient day ever. Then I have a psych lab report due on Dec. 4th, which is the last day of class *pulls out hair*  Finals are from December 7th- 11th. I need to study my ass off for statistics and for sexualities. And of course I need to study to a degree for everything else.  But I really just can't even think about finals yet...there's just so much that needs to be done between now and then. 

All of that being said, I am excited to see my mom, sister, dad, and step-mom.  It has been quite awhile since I've seen them, and I'm missing them all.  Plus Thanksgiving food is going to be delicious. 
 
 
   
 

maybe i'm just missing travel
A few months ago, in the middle of the hot Texas summer I was really missing Vancouver, a gorgeous place that I've only visited once, but one of those places I could see myself living in if I won the lottery.

     

Now for some reason, I'm really missing Seattle and Bainbridge Island where a good friend lived -- until she moved to frakking Alaska last June. Unless I had some sort of business in Seattle, it's not likely I'll be going back there, but maybe one day. Maybe one day if I find me a man and we go traveling. There's a fantastic restaurant in the Public Market called Steelhead Diner. Went there both trips up there and each time we got an awesome table that gave a wonderful view of the Market and Puget Sound beyond. The little island my friend lived on for a while was very picturesque. To live there and work in Seattle as she did would be a pain but as a visitor it was so cool to take the ferry back and forth from the city to this quaint place. Despite the rain, the trip to Forks and La Push was very cool, too. With New Moon coming out, it'll be interesting to see if I recognize anything, but I don't think they really filmed there. (I think they filmed in British Columbia.)

   

I was also thinking it's been a couple of years since I went to Chicago. Really liked it, too. That was for work and I got to run around on my own a bit, and with my 1st gay husband (who was my Vancouver companion) a bit. It was winter both times and cold as frak and it was really only downtown I got to explore but it was pretty in a totally different way. (Somehow, I didn't take too many pics. Guess I was inside most of the time for the cold and my nighttime touring with J wasn't conducive to picture-taking.)

   

I really got around in '07 and '08. It's been seven months that I went to Seattle and La Push but I guess I could really use a trip. It sounds stupid since it's not like I've been working 12 hours a day since that time, but all the stress and worry add up. It would be nice to get away somewhere. Too bad that ain't gonna happen anytime soon. Just reminiscing, I guess.
 
 
 

   
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 The exotic Taj Mahal - is the pride of India. This is the world fame monument and one of the seven wonder of the world. The Tomb is built by the white marble. The magnificent structure tells the glory of the past architectural style and its progressive era. The Taj Mahal is built by the mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved Mumtaz Mahal after her death. The Taj Mahal India Tours is one of the best tour to explore the exotic Taj and other monument of Agra and Delhi. During your Taj Mahal India Tour package you feel more comfortable and definitely you will enjoy theTours of India.

Taj Mahal is the most beautiful structure of India. The most famous and popular amongst the tourist. It's white milky appearance attracts everyone. It's beauty is quite enough to spell bound the visitors. Rajasthan is the another magnificent and colourful city of India Tours. It is the land of Fort, Palaces, Citadel and lakes. The land of Rajasthan scattered the colour of its chivalry and glorious past. Taj Mahal Rajasthan Tour is the beautiful combination of Tour Packages that explore the Indian culture and heritage. Come and discover the magnificent India with unforgettable lifetime experience.

Tours to Agra - Despite our exhortations that tell you the opposite, you know in your hearts that you are going to visit the city for The Taj Mahal. No doubt that it is a beauty. a wonder that is so grand that cannot be compared to any other monument of the world Tours to Agra. Taj Mahal has almost become synonymous with India itself Agra Tours of India. Other attractions that should be watched are Agra Fort, Jama Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri  etc. Itmad-ud-daulah's tomb was built by Nur Jahan in memory of her father whereas the Agra Fort is situated on the banks of river Yamuna Tours to Agra.

Akbar's mausoleum, built of red sandstone and marble, combines the motifs and styles of Hindu, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Christian architecture. Supervised by Akbar himself, it is a must see on your tour of tourist attractions in Agra. The Persian styled Mughal Gardens of Ram Bagh, Dayal Bagh and Soami Bagh are other tourist attractions in Agra that you can visit on your tour to Agra under the Golden Triangle Tours package offered by AdventureTours of India. Excursions to nearby tourist attractions such as Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura, Patna Bird Sanctuary and Sur Sarovar are popular diversions on your tour of tourist attractions in Agra.

Agra Tourism - Visit the temples in Braj Bhoomi in the morning (preferably) as there are numerous temples here that'll give you a fair idea about the depth to which the religion has seeped into the psyche of the people Agra Tours India. Go to Fatehpur Sikri, the city of Victory which has been very well preserved by the Archaeological Survey of Agra Tourism visit in Agra .

 
 
   
 

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