Go together well

Five years ago today, two of my dearest friends got married! It's hard to believe how much can happen in five years! Vickie got a PhD in biochemistry from the University of California-Irvine, she and Dan had a baby (who is now one!), and they moved back to the middle of the country for Dan to get a PhD at KU in Lawrence, Kansas. I got an MD and MPH, got a puppy, got married, moved from Chicago to Omaha to Baltimore to Burlington, and started residency. Even crazier is that last weekend was my 10 year high school reunion! I wasn't able to make it home for the celebration, and I both can't and can believe that it has been 10 years. I have changed so much since 2003--and I can't say I'm especially sad that I wasn't able to see the temporary posting of the class of 2003 slideshow on the Sidney High School website ! 

My brother-in-law Mark is planning to go to Spain in May for a friend's wedding and to do some traveling. He asked for advice about things to do in Granada and southern Spain, so I got to reminisce about one (actually, two...because we went back for our honeymoon!) of the best times in my life (so far)!  I could talk about Granada for days...but instead I'll just share pictures of my favorite things: {views of the city from the Alhambra} { churros con chocolate } { tapas bars} {random Americans who  buy you roses and whom  you later marry} maybe that was specific to me {activities in caves: flamenco, night clubs } photo by Emily Guerra {wonderful Spanish women who make awesome food like s almorejo and tortillas } {views of the Alhambra from the Mirador de San Nicolas } photo by Ali Dumler {granadas (pomegranates) everywhere!} {Arab influence: the Alhambra, teterias (tea houses), the Albayzin, Arab baths } {general ama...