Guest post on the Nichols Family blog...

Joe is absolutely right, this is turning into the Nichols family blog. But as I thought about it I could not help but think that those Nichols' just do so much cool stuff. How can I compete with London, Cantebury, Dover, uber-cute kids dancing and holding easter baskets...

The answer is I can't, but I am able to put up some pretty awesome pictures from a little vacation I was lucky enough to be a part of last summer (thanks again Phil). The Spain trip was too much to write about in one blog post (then this blog would look like mine), but I thought I'd just put up some of the funnier shots for all to enjoy... Above is our sweet Ghost Busters impression... oh wait no, this is us preparing for the great tomato fight of Bunol.




Look, we ran with the Bulls....



We made tia Tere smile in a picture...




Phil and Andrew got in a very manly slap fight...



We ate tapas and drank wine until it was dark...



We went to a church, we're Sauvageaus...

We went for a hike, we're Sauvageaus...






We tasted wine in Priorat!!!! With Josep, the owner of Vinedos de Ithica, delicious!!


We ate on a boat!!



We caught up with the family...


We did some other stuff too, I'm sure you heard about it by now. Either way, I wanted to put up something about this wonderful adventure even if it's a little late. I could not have asked for better traveling partners and the whole experience was incredible. Thanks Luis, Luisito, Andrew, Tias Carmen and Tere, Josep, Jose, and especially Phil!!!

Let's do it again.


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In case you're interested, I started grad school in January and am set to finish some time in 2011 with a master's in Education. Maybe then I'll be able to get a job...

I also moved back home with the parents ("roomates" for the general public). It's been fun, but we are all on completely different schedules and they have been very accommodating to me. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Can't wait for the summer, I have a trip to Yosemite planned for late July. I've heard it's breath taking there, can't wait to see it.

I'd love to see some of you this summer, don't know if I'll be able to travel much, but my roomates' casa es su casa!!

Miss and love you all,

-Colyn

To Get Some, You Have to Give Some!!!

I swear I'm going to change the name of this Blog to the Nichols Family Blog if more of you don't start throwing something out there...

Maureen and I went overseas. We did a lot in ten days and it still amazes me insofar as the ground we covered and the things we saw. London, Cantebury, Dover, Calais, Bayroux, Omaha Beach, Juno and Sword Beaches, Point du Hoc, etc.

I've always considered London to be the entertainment capital of the world, or at least tied for first with New York. We were not disappointed. For example, the Venezualan Youth Orchestra has a jazz ensemble. They played and we were fortunate enough to get the cheap seats, the choir seats, that placed us right on top of the action:

From St. Patty's Day to Easter

Here's a little update..
Here is Miss Veronica who was an Irish dancer on St. Patrick's Day.




Paul and John were alter servers at the Chrism Mass this year with Bishop Cunningham. John is holding the incense and Paul looks like he is about to make a run for it.



Happy Easter!



Miss Mag... striking a pose.
Here is Paul, sporting his Pink Easter Basket....

Helpful links

Hey everyone. Here are some great links i found that you might find interesting...

http://podiobooks.com/ - this is a great site for finding free audiobooks. There are many genres to choose from. Hundreds of free audiobooks for your enjoyment.

Thalearial.blogspot.com - this is the book im writing

Repairingtheuniverses.webs.com - this is the site for the book im writing

Enjoy
Delta

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."- Mother Theresa

Two weeks ago, for my Spring Break, I went on a Mission Trip to New Mexico to serve the poor on the Navaho Indian Reservation, with a group of twenty-or-so fellow students. Not only was it one of the most amazing experiences of my life, but I have also fallen in love with serving and missionary work. We were all divided into small groups- some went to the local highschool, others to the middle school, some went to work with the handicap and the elderly. My group worked with the Missionaries of Charity, the religious order Mother Theresa started. I have worked with them before (with Maureen) in San Francisco with AIDS patients, the homeless, and single, expectant mothers. They are, hands down, the most joyful and inspiring people I have ever met. They live completely off of donations, yet they do not ask for anything. People just give their time, talent, and treasure. It is such a beautiful thing. I have returned to Ohio with a changed heart. I am so joyful, and very much at peace.

The Early Bird...

Before she became the brilliant and glamorous college student, majoring in history at Franciscan University....

"Nobody likes me, everybody hates me,Guess I'll go eat worms,

Long, thin, slimy ones; Short, fat, juicy ones,Itsy, bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms.

Down goes the first one, down goes the second one,Oh how they wiggle and squirm.

Up comes the first one, up comes the second one,Oh how they wiggle and squirm. "

Guess who is on the left and who is on the right!


A clue: They are cousins who bear more than a passing resemblance.


Final picture is from the past. Aunt Cindy and Aunt Theresa got into an argument one day when they were young...

Ask For A Ride In Malone

This is what I would expect if I was in Bangor and needed a ride to the Malone Airport:

There are people like that up here, you know...