So despite the pleasant weather today our 2nd Yard Sale fared very poorly, raising only $34 (and now we're without a TV to watch movies on). Since the weather was so pleasant we called it quits with the sale for the day and headed out to cross a couple things off of our "List of things to do before we leave Orlando"; dining at the Mediterranean Deli and floating down Rock Springs Run!
The Medi' Deli was INCREDIBLE; fresh Hummus, Falafel, Spinich & Feta pie, Greek and pasta salads. I hope there's places like this in Central America. Thankfully there's a place called Shlomo's(spl?) in Palm Harbor (not too far from Mom's house back home). What a better way to follow up an incredible lunch than with a float down Rock Springs! As a bonus while floating lazily down the river I was able to use a couple Spanish words; frío -in reference to the temperature of the water; and bueno -in reference to the tetas(thanks to Tasha)!
In keeping up with the spirit of the day, Tiffany and I ventured out and got pizza and saw the new Pixar flim, Up! The film was pretty touching, a great family film. Despite my strong desire to get popcorn to enjoy with the movie I held back -espoecially after noting the "Free Refils" policy on the American size (2 gallon bucket), so needless to say I scooped a freshly emptied bucket from the trash on the way out of the theater and proceeded to the concession stand for my "Free Refil. DELICIOUS!
Well, despite our lack of luck with the sale we still had a fantastic day and used some spanish (I jsut might get the hang of it before we are completely immersed)! Hopefully the continuation of the sale tomorrow goes a bit better.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Words to action!
Yesterday we applied for our Passports! We should have them in early July, giving us plenty of time to inspect them for possible errors. After hearing about PG’s incident I’m a bit weary of the State Departments methods.
We shot the photos ourselves using a digital camera, EPassportphoto.com, and Photoshop (to crop them to the correct size) and printed them on photo paper using our home printer. In all this saved us about $15. We took our applications to the Courthouse and were charged a $25/per passport fee for (to the Clerk of Courts) processing and the Passports themselves were $75 (to the State Department).
In total each passport cost $100 and a sheet of 4x6 photo paper. Not bad for a 90 visa to each country in South America!
We shot the photos ourselves using a digital camera, EPassportphoto.com, and Photoshop (to crop them to the correct size) and printed them on photo paper using our home printer. In all this saved us about $15. We took our applications to the Courthouse and were charged a $25/per passport fee for (to the Clerk of Courts) processing and the Passports themselves were $75 (to the State Department).
In total each passport cost $100 and a sheet of 4x6 photo paper. Not bad for a 90 visa to each country in South America!
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