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The ABCs - Four Ever and For Always

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 A - Apple car play (1/19/25) 😬 B - Baby blue bids farewell C - Cheese during New Year’s , celebrate Summer and Chloe’s 7th and 4th birthday with Ashley’s , Care of Cassidy  D- Detour of the airplane to Michigan, "Deal of the Day" E- Estrada (the new Mrs.) F- Fashion show from Banana Republic G- Gucci belt! ; Grammie’s memorial ; Emma and Terry’s daughter, Georgie is born  H- House hunting I- I Love Lucy, starting at S1 E1, Iris Gallery J- Jokes during Christmas and summer gathering at Auntie Lisa’s K- Kea’s wedding on the books L- Lady Gaga M- Muscle gain, magic lounge N- No parking next to baseball fields O- Obstruction in Summer’s tummy P- Purging our closets Q- Queen Bey R- Residency renewal S- Sixth year certificate is complete! Sebastian Maniscalco T- The Last Five Years U- Uncle Steve - Lakers Game V- Video games controller is OBNOXIOUS; Visiting Vicki and Peter W- Wrapping paper trend fail with Summer ; Waffle Wednesdays to keep up with the Zombies X- AnXiet...
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Magic in Medellin

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The weekend that past was a holiday here, Fiestas de Quito, and while everyone celebrated their traditions here, playing Cuarenta (a super competitive card game), eating hornado (pork) a traditional dish accompanied with avocado, mote (which is in the corn family), and llapingachos (potatoes), I flew to Colombia. Colombia is a place that people are afraid of. Many people think of Colombia as a place that still holds the reputation it had in the past, especially in the city I was in, Medellin. The truth is that it is a place that has clearly come a very long way from crime and drugs--not to say it doesn't exist--but I didn't feel threatened by either in the time I was there. The highlights of my trip (which was the whole trip) included exploring the metro from Poblado to Parque Arví, touring Guatapé (a giant rock about 2 hours from Medellin), Comuna 13 (a famous sector in Medellin), Candle Night (a religious celebration through the city), and seeing Parque Botero.  ...
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