2011 Travels
by Elaine on January 6, 2012
One of the favorite things I always have loved is seeing where people list all of the places they spent the night in the last year. And since I spent almost no time blogging in 2011, I had some time for travel. I will try to go back and post tales from my trips.
- Charleston, SC (birthday present trip)
- New Orleans, LA (conference)
- San Francisco, CA (conference)
- Austin, Texas (SXSW and PubCon)
- Santa Fe, NM (vacation)
- Sonoma, CA (wedding)
- Steamboat Springs, CO
- Beaver Creek, CO
- Vail, CO
- Chicago, IL (wedding shower and trip)
- Nederland, CO
- Portsmouth, NH (wedding)
- Lima, Peru
- Cusco, Peru
- Macchu Pichu Pueblo, Peru
- Arequipa, Peru
- Colca Canyon, Peru
- New York, NY (Trada launched Facebook!)
- Detroit, MI (Thanksgiving and Christmas)
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Nothing Says You Care Like Llamas
by Elaine on January 4, 2012
Last year for the holidays, Vikas and I had two rules for our present exchange. It had to be under $100, and all the presents had to fit in a stocking. This year I kept thinking about what to get someone who doesn’t really need or necessarily like “stuff.” As I sat there gazing at gift guides where they suggested an Alpaca tie for a man who made us stop by Banana Republic last summer before a wedding because he needed a suit or I contemplated whether I could needlepoint an iPhone case (definitively, no), we both came to the conclusion that we didn’t need anything so we opted for the charity gift.
One of my dad’s favorite charities had always been Heifer International where you can buy people in poorer countries (or even in America) an animal that will serve as a source of income to them.
I suggested buying a llama.
“Will the llama write us letters?”
“No.”
“Will they send us a picture of the llama with its new family?”
“No.”
He was kidding on the first question, but thinks the marketing department should honor his second question. Perhaps Sally Struthers is available for an infomercial.
Since Heifer International doesn’t send out pictures and updates on the animal you purchase, you can envision a llama just like this one.
(Fun fact: Llamas are friendly when their ears are up. Llamas are seconds away from spitting in your face when their ears are down. Llamas truly do make great presents.)
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