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  DAUGHTER AND NIECE IN EUROPE

  by outnfree in

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  my daughter katie and her cousin lisa are about to embark on an 18 day trip through spain, france, belgium, netherlands, germany, switzerland and then through the south of france back to madrid.

  they will be travelling from madrid towards the atlantic coast and biarritz, up to bordeaux, poitiers, tours, orleans, paris, lille, gent, antwerpen, utrecht, amsterdam, bruxelles/brussel, aachen/aix-la-chapelle, heidelberg, munchen/munich, konigschlosser, ravensburg, zurich, luzern, interlaken, bern, lausanne, annecy, avignon, nice, monaco, cannes, marseille, nimes, perpignan, barcelona, back to madrid.

  very ambitious, i know.

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  FreeChick -- Katie went to Castillo. Is that where you will be going? I'll e-mail her re: recommendations. She didn't go to a gym -- she and a teacher had a joke that walking up and down the hills in the city were great for a "culo duro." ;)

  Out, Yea I felt a little silly asking the gym question because of all the walking. But, I don't want the heaviest thing I lift be a fork or wine glass and there's a good chance of that happening in that country. Thank you for being willing to help with a couple of restaurant recommendations. A couple will help out for the first several days until I meet up with the locals. I have one favorite restaurant there, but they all open and close randomly so it'll be nice to have some choices. I'll PM my email addy to you as I won't be back here again before leaving.

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  DAUGHTER AND NIECE IN EUROPE

  by outnfree in

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  my daughter katie and her cousin lisa are about to embark on an 18 day trip through spain, france, belgium, netherlands, germany, switzerland and then through the south of france back to madrid.

  they will be travelling from madrid towards the atlantic coast and biarritz, up to bordeaux, poitiers, tours, orleans, paris, lille, gent, antwerpen, utrecht, amsterdam, bruxelles/brussel, aachen/aix-la-chapelle, heidelberg, munchen/munich, konigschlosser, ravensburg, zurich, luzern, interlaken, bern, lausanne, annecy, avignon, nice, monaco, cannes, marseille, nimes, perpignan, barcelona, back to madrid.

  very ambitious, i know.

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  Hey OutnFree,

  What an exciting trip for the gals!

  I'm leaving for Granada in a couple of weeks and staying for 4 months. Am enrolled in one of the Spanish language schools there. I'll have 3-day weekends, 10 days off mid-term and the month of December on my own to travel around Europe. So far, my side trips will be to Morocco, Ibiza, Santorini, Nice, Monaco, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, Italy (not sure which cities), Istanbul. I'm still undecided on where to spend New Year's, although have an invitation to join co-workers in Paris.

  I'd love to get some restaurant recommendations from Katie and a gym recommendation, if she joined one while there. If the gals have time and wouldn't mind recommending other cities to visit, I would appreciate any suggestions. I've been to several of the above cities previously and visited Spain earlier this year, but always welcome recommendations.

  Thank you in advance.

  FreeChick
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  That's What I'M Talkin' About!

  by Farkel in

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  call me a curmudgeon.

  there are just some expressions in today's vernacular that are just idiotic, and "that's what i'm talkin' about" is one of these.

  it is so ghetto.. several people are saying 'blah, blah, blah, de blah and more de blah..." suddenly, a dimwit in the group hears something that dimwit didn't even mention but happens to like the subject and then dimwit blurts out, "now that is what i'm talkin' about!".

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  Pole

  : The annoying use of 'like' to premodify everything. It's a slot-filler for the linguistically challenged.

  Now, that is what I'm talkin' about. It is like, so tacky and under-educated to speak in such a like, stupid way, like a yahoo, or even like a cretin. The problem with the youth of today is that they so, like, butcher the grammer that we speke so wull. Whatever.

  Farkel

  I completely agree...makes me want to scream!
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  What Religion Are You?

  by choosing life in

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  i know a lot of posters are not religious and others feel no need to attend a church.

  but, for those that do attend somewhere, i was curious as to what type of church they chose after leaving the jws and what attracted them to that particular church or religion?

  if you were not raised as a jw, did you return to the church you were raised in?

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  Church of the Great Outdoors for me...usually meets at the beach
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  When "friends" let you down...

  by Crumpet in

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  have you ever been in a position where you really needed your friends - ie a relationship break down, or some other event and expected your friends to rally and support you.

  only to find that those friends are nowhere to be seen or heard and when you tentatively enquire how they are in the hope for some kind response you get - "oh well you'll get over it.

  " or words to that effect and by email.. i have as you can guess a reason and recent experience of my own that i'll share later, but i wondered how do you handle that?

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  Same thing just happened to me too, Crumpet. I know I won't give as much time to that person in the future. There's only so many hours in a day...have to make room for those we truly care about.
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  Let's Give AudeSapere a Great Big Hug

  by FreeChick in

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  as many of you know, audesapere (denise) had reconstructive knee surgery last wednesday.

  the surgery ended up being quite a bit more involved then she originally anticipated.

  she has approximately 5 more weeks walking with crutches and then i believe she will continue with physical therapy.. denise made it through the first several days post-op like a trooper!

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  ((Denise)) Happy to hear ya got some sleep! Things always look better after a good night's sleep. Yep, I'll be down there right after work...looking forward to it.

  FreeChick
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  Let's Give AudeSapere a Great Big Hug

  by FreeChick in

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  as many of you know, audesapere (denise) had reconstructive knee surgery last wednesday.

  the surgery ended up being quite a bit more involved then she originally anticipated.

  she has approximately 5 more weeks walking with crutches and then i believe she will continue with physical therapy.. denise made it through the first several days post-op like a trooper!

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  As many of you know, AudeSapere (Denise) had reconstructive knee surgery last Wednesday. The surgery ended up being quite a bit more involved then she originally anticipated. She has approximately 5 more weeks walking with crutches and then I believe she will continue with physical therapy.

  Denise made it through the first several days post-op like a trooper! This week she returned to work and back into somewhat of a normal routine...probably too early. She's doing her best to relax, heal and maintain her usual positive attitude. But, she's juggling a lot and feeling overwhelmed by it all.

  She is an amazingly strong, independent woman with a beautiful, warm heart. She has taken care of so, so many people in her lifetime...without question or thought of a return favor. We would be fortunate to have more women like her in this world. I'm honored to count her as a dear friend.

  It truly is Denise's turn to receive...please give her a big hug and help her recharge her batteries!

  Hugs Denise,

  FreeChick
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  A Big Warm Hearted Thanks!

  by bigwilly in

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  to those here that mad me feel welcome upon my recent return, i feel a bit like the prodigal son (poor analogy).. after making this my first board over a year ago, i have meandered the exdub cyber community and made many good friends as well as meeting some truly amazing people.

  i feel i've established myself amongst the discussion boards and earned a reputation of sorts (hopefully positive).

  i have always checked in here, tho sporatically, and recent board politics and accessability have led me back here.

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  FreeChick wrote:

  (((BW)))

  Enjoyed chatting with ya the other night too! Happy you are here...

  Thanks for the welcome and you give good chat

  Ditto, BW
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  Happy Valentine's Day!

  by carla in

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  happy valentine's day everybody!.

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  Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!!
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  A Big Warm Hearted Thanks!

  by bigwilly in

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  to those here that mad me feel welcome upon my recent return, i feel a bit like the prodigal son (poor analogy).. after making this my first board over a year ago, i have meandered the exdub cyber community and made many good friends as well as meeting some truly amazing people.

  i feel i've established myself amongst the discussion boards and earned a reputation of sorts (hopefully positive).

  i have always checked in here, tho sporatically, and recent board politics and accessability have led me back here.

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  This is such a cool story...that you two found each other!!! Looking forward to the childhood tales.