On Day 31, we stopped in a lot of cities on the way to Fes. After leaving Casablanca, we headed to Rabat where Hassan Tower stands (from the 12th century).  We also stopped into one of the most beautiful areas in Rabat…all enclosed behind a fortress wall. I stumbled upon a spot overlooking the sea where…
I’m going to attempt to do something new. Every Friday I’m going to post up my top 5 loves of the week. Could be anything…from this, that or hockey. Here are my top 5 loves for this week. 1. FABFATALE.COM. My favorite blog I love to stalk (The Looks For Less) has released a sister site…
While I was in Morocco, Driss and I had a lot of time together traveling from one spot in Morocco to the next. There was something that was mentioned. I can’t quite remember if it was Driss or a tour guide who said it to me (pretty sure it was Driss), but he said that…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktRsl2hAPhY] And there are voices that want to be heard. So much to mention but you can’t find the words. The scent of magic, the beauty that’s been when love was wilder than the wind. Listen to your heart when he’s calling for you. Listen to your heart there’s nothing else you can do. I…
Here are a few of the photos from the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. It is the third largest mosque in the world.
[I’m skipping ahead a couple of days, because my friends want to read this story…and I’ve already written it…so here ya go, ladies. I’ll return to the previous days soon.] As I sit in some random suite in Xaluca Dades in Boumalene, I keep thinking about the most magical night I have ever had in my…
Looking at you has been paradise to my eyes today. ~ Hassan (tour guide at Volubilis) As I write this, I begin Day 5 of my trek around this beautiful desert country called Morocco. While I go back to talk about the places I’ve seen and people I’ve met, I’ll show you the world that…
This day is all about the beautiful church that is the Sacre Coeur. I checked out of my hotel early to head the few blocks to the most beautiful church in Paris. The odd thing was that since I was heading to Morocco in the afternoon, I went ahead and slipped on the wedding bands onto…
If you really want to know what I did on Day 26 and be honest about it…I was in Paris. Actually, I was in a town right outside of Paris (i.e. just over the bridge) called Courbevoise. It’s a nice little place filled with a lot of families. The diabolical mess of flying in right…
So Tuesday I headed down to Paris from England. First issue? While the Brits have stamped my passport as leaving their country…where’s my damn France stamp? [It’s Thursday as I write this…and all the US government knows is I apparently boarded a plane to the Czech Republic without my passport going through the readers in…
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from the States from everyone that read or heard about the racist crap I had to go through in London. For the record, it didn’t happen in just Bath. One thing that I have a hard time tolerating are people that are intolerant of others just because they…
Odd how this whole trip to England has been. First, the fog and rain meant that almost all of the trains were either delayed or canceled going to Newark Airport. When I finally got to Newark, the Air Train wasn’t working and I had to carry my suitcases down a stairwell to catch a bus…
So today’s not really hockey related…or maybe it is…but R.E.M. broke up today. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eyFiClAzq8] When I Google R.E.M. I get Michael Stipe’s penis. WHY?!?! Very frightening image…and I didn’t even see the actual photo. Just disturbing. Very disturbing. *Washing my brain out with soap* This is what happens when Twitter breaks the news BEFORE the…
Today is filled with a lot of mixed things going on. The big event today is Kristin Chenoweth at the Russian Tea Room. I’m so excited that I’m going to be able to photograph her today. The news for today… 1. The hockey wives have decided to develop a fund to help the wives of…
Ten years ago today was a day that none of us would ever forget. I still remember at 7am that morning on the way into work in Tysons Corner, Virginia, that I told myself, “This will be a day you will never forget.” Ironically, a decade later “Never Forget” is still the slogan for 9/11. A month…
Honestly, I thought I was done. I finished up the Jonathan Toews and Steven Stamkos photos and then saw a bunch of dark photos. Oh, what’s that? It’s the Constantine pics I was really looking for to make the Rockstar artwork. This is actually what I was looking for at the concert when I wanted…
As I was going through the Jonathan Toews and Steven Stamkos photos from yesterday, I found a few more Constantine pictures. I have no idea how they got mixed up in there! The Toews and Stamkos pics will be up a little later today, but here are the rest of the Constantine photos from last night. …
This was supposed to go up yesterday, but because of the tragic event that occurred, it just made sense that it wait a day. Today’s picture is actually a photo that my grandfather took of me when I was 8 or 9 years old down in Morganton, Georgia (in the Blue Ridge Mountains). When my…
2. I Love You, Goodbye (Celine Dion). If you read the latest entry over at “Losing 100 Pounds of Unhappiness,” you’ll understand why this song is listed here today. 1. Running to Stand Still (U2). I think we’re all running to stand still. Just a profound song.
I think this one is going to be a difficult one… 1. Dune. This was my favorite movie when I was a kid. Yes, a little grown up for me, but I was just so fascinated with the story. I had every word memorized. I was in love with Kyle MacLachlan. When Patrick Stewart went…
