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read it at ..
iowameetnyc.wordpress.com :)
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Monday, 26 July 2010
we officially have our FIRST Hokey Pokey Youtube video ..
The FRY Fest committee members got together to walk in a parade, and we decided it was the PERFECT time to tape & produce our first Hokey Pokey Youtube video!
There are a couple of in-front of the camera wanderers walking by ..ignore them. BUT do notice that HERKY shows up to dance with us! :)
check out our FIRST FRY Fest Hokey Pokey video on Youtube .. http://youtu.be/pyMS3733naU
..and to top ours ..get creative & make your own!!!! :)
Join the group at www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp
You have the chance to win tickets to the first Iowa Football game!!!! :)
There are a couple of in-front of the camera wanderers walking by ..ignore them. BUT do notice that HERKY shows up to dance with us! :)
check out our FIRST FRY Fest Hokey Pokey video on Youtube .. http://youtu.be/pyMS3733naU
..and to top ours ..get creative & make your own!!!! :)
Join the group at www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp
You have the chance to win tickets to the first Iowa Football game!!!! :)
Friday, 9 July 2010
in love. hokey pokey :)
My job is really rough ..today I have been "YouTubing," looking for interesting Hokey Pokey videos! And found one that (I think) is AMAZING. and I am a little in love w/ it, ha! As some of you may know all four years of high school and my first year of college I was on the dance team (& loved it), so I very much appreciate anything dance related. The St. Cloud Dance Team choreographed a kick routine to the Hokey Pokey (granted its a sped up/hip-hop version), it is AWESOME! I would love to recreate it ..or it to be remade by someone out there :)
check out the St. Cloud Dance Team performing the HOKEY POKEY ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DrekAEk3k
check out the St. Cloud Dance Team performing the HOKEY POKEY ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8DrekAEk3k
Thursday, 8 July 2010
FRY Fest Hokey Pokey Video OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES.
Official Contest Rules
No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win
Contest Dates:
The FRY Fest "Hokey Pokey Video Contest" begins at 12:00 a.m. CT on Friday, July 9, 2010 and ends at 5 p.m. CT on Friday, August 20, 2010
Eligibility:
The Contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, who are registered users of the YouTubeTM site. All entrants must agree to the contest rules to participate. If under 18, you must have your parent or guardians read it and agree to it as well. Video submissions may only be submitted by a single registered user. Employees of the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitor’s Bureau or YouTube LLC, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies and any such individual's immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win a prize.
Video Submissions: To enter, record and submit an original video of you and/or your group doing the Hokey Pokey. Video Submissions must meet all of the following requirements:
--> Running time: 3 minutes maximum, including any credits. If entry is longer than 3 minutes, only the first 3 minutes will be judged.
-->Language: English.
-->Creative Requirements: Video Submission must include the original version and lyrics of the Hokey Pokey.
-->Original: Video Submissions must be the original work of the entrant and have not previously been published or have won an award or prize of any kind.
-->Compliance: Video Submissions must comply with the YouTube Site’s Terms of Use (http://www.youtube.com/static?gl=US&template=terms) and must not:
-->depict dangerous or reckless conduct, including risky or unsafe cooking techniques or activities
-->include trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or used without permission (such as brand names, company names, music, photographs, works of art, or images published on or in Web sites, television, movies, or other media) Sponsor reserves the right to edit or blur references to third party brands, logos or works;
-->use individuals' names, in whole or in part (including the entrant’s last name) without permission;
-->refer to public figures;
-->contain profanity, pornographic, or sexual content, content promoting illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms, or weapons, hateful content of any kind (including racism, sexism, etc.), content that promotes violence or harm to another living creature, or any other offensive, obscene, or inappropriate content;
-->defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies, including, but not limited to Sponsor;
-->promote a political agenda regardless of the political affiliation;
-->primarily act as an advertisement or product placement for any particular product or service;
-->contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other identifying elements of any person, living, or dead without permission.
By entering the Contest, each entrant represents and warrants that (i) the Video Submission is the original work of the entrant and has not previously been published or have won an award or prize of any kind; (ii) he or she has obtained all the rights, licenses, and permissions in writing from each person (including parent/legal guardian) who appeared in or helped to create the Video Submission; and (iii) the Video Submission does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights, or any other intellectual property rights. Entries that are deemed by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of these Official Rules, the Terms of Use, the Community Guidelines or to be otherwise infringing, defamatory, or generally not in keeping with the image of Sponsor, will be void and deleted.
How to Enter:
To submit your entry, during the Contest Period upload your Video Submission to the http://www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp. One entry per person/registered user. Once a Video Submission has been submitted, it may not be edited or resubmitted with revisions. Video Submissions received during the Contest Period will first be previewed and screened by Sponsor, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. Entries which pass the screening process will then be posted online at the Contest Site for public viewing and voting. For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of entry occurs when the servers of the YouTube Site successfully receive the uploaded video file and record the required entry information. You acknowledge and agree that YouTube, LLC is not a Sponsor of the Contest and has no responsibility or liability regarding the conduct or administration of the Contest.
Voting to Determine Finalists:
Persons voting on the video submissions must be legal residents of the 50 United States and have a YouTube™ account. Eligible persons may vote for the video submissions that are posted to the contest site during the contest period. Each day during the contest period registered YouTube members may vote a maximum of once per video, per day. Persons voting will be encouraged to critically evaluate video submissions and rate each video from 10 stars, taking into account the following judging criteria to determine the finalists: (50%) creativity/entertainment value and (50%) ability to demonstrate the Hokey Pokey. Subsequent ratings in excess of the stated maximum per day by a single registered member will be disqualified. At the conclusion of the contest period (Friday, August 20th) the ratings will be tabulated. The top three (3) rated entries will be submitted to a panel of judges selected by sponsor who will further evaluate and select the grand prize winner. The use of automated or other means to submit a rating or circumvent any of the limitations described above is prohibited and all such votes will be void. Ratings sent via script, macro or automated means or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process are void. Entrants are prohibited from obtaining ratings by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and all such ratings will be void.
Winner Selection:
Once the three finalists are determined and the eligibility of the entrants verified, each video submission will be judged internally by the sponsor panel. The video submissions will be judged based upon the following criteria: (1) originality; (2) entertainment value, and (3) their Hokey Pokey dance. Using these criteria the sponsor panel will, in its sole discretion, determine the Grand Prize winner. The panel’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this contest. The Winner will be announced on the contest site and the FRY Fest on or about August 30, 2010. Upon selection, the entrant who submitted the winning video submission will be notified of his/her selection via the entry information provided by the entrant. The Winner’s video submission will be played before the Guinness world record attempt on FRYday, September 3 at FRY Fest. Designation as a Winner is subject to proof of compliance with these Official Rules, the Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, and approval by sponsor. If a winner cannot be contacted, declines the prize, or is ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected. The sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winner. The sponsor is not responsible for any inability of a winner to accept or use the prize.
One Grand Prize:
The winning Video Submission will be featured on the FRY Fest official website and on the Hokey Pokey contest site. Times, formats and methods of airing the video submission are at the sponsor’s discretion. The winning video will be replayed on Friday, September 3 at FRY Fest prior to the Hokey Pokey Guinness world record attempt. The winning video/winners will receive one ticket per person to the football season opener on Saturday, September 4th, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Eastern Illinois University.
Privacy Policy:
Any entry information collected from the contest shall be used only in a manner consistent with the uses indicated to entrants at the time of entry, with these Official Rules, and the Privacy Policies of YouTube.
Sponsor’s Use of Submissions:
By entering this contest, and to the extent allowed by law, entrants grants the sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates, licensees, promotional partners, and third party marketing entities, the absolute right and permission to edit, modify, cut, rearrange, add to, delete from, copy, reproduce, translate, dub, adapt, publish, exploit, and use the content of and elements embodied in the video submissions and the entries themselves, in perpetuity in any and all media, including but not limited to digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual media (whether now existing or hereafter devised), in any language, throughout the world, and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation. Entrants waive and release the sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates from any and all claims that entrants may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction based on any claims, including but not limited to “moral rights” or “droit moral” or unfair competition with respect to the sponsor’s or YouTube’s exploitation of entries without further notification or compensation to entrants of any kind, and agree not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against Sponsor, YouTube and each of their affiliates, licensees, or any other person in connection with this Contest, on the grounds that any use of any entry, or any derivative works, infringe or violate any of entrants rights therein. By entering this Contest, entrants agree that Sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates, licensees, promotional partners, and third party marketing entities shall have the right and permission to use the name, picture, voice, biographical data, photograph, testimonial, or other likeness and/or prize information or personal exposition (and/or any edited portion thereof), and/or any information contained in his/her Video Submission or entry for promotional, advertising, and/or publicity purposes in any media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without compensation or notice to, or further consent of, to the winner to the extent permitted by law.
Limits of Liability:
By entering, entrants agree to release, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor and YouTube LLC and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees, nor any Internet access providers (collectively “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for any violation of the Official Rules by entrants (including any warranties made by participants), any claims of infringement or violation of a third party’s rights by a Video Submission, and any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind (including incidental or consequential damages and lost profits) arising from or in connection with participation in and/or entry into the Contest (including kitchen accidents occurring in connection with potential entries in the Contest), any acceptance or use of any prize (including any losses or liability associated with travel or accommodations) and the conduct of any cooking demonstration. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for, and assume no responsibility for (i) any unsafe, dangerous or reckless conduct, including cooking techniques or activities involving fire or flames, (ii) any personal injury or property damage arising from kitchen accidents, (iii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (iv) failure of any entry to be received by YouTube due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (v) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (vi) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Contest, (vii) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (viii) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, unintelligible and/or postage due (or any combination thereof). Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE CONTEST SITE OR THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
General:
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this contest, the sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest, and determine the winner from entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by the sponsor. Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Iowa, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and each participant agrees that such shall be resolved exclusively by the Federal and State Courts of Johnson County, Iowa. In the event any of these terms become or are declared to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such term(s) shall be null and void and shall be deemed deleted here from. All remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect.
Winner List:
For the name of the Winner visit the FRY Fest website or the contest site after August 29, 2010.
No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win
Contest Dates:
The FRY Fest "Hokey Pokey Video Contest" begins at 12:00 a.m. CT on Friday, July 9, 2010 and ends at 5 p.m. CT on Friday, August 20, 2010
Eligibility:
The Contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, who are registered users of the YouTubeTM site. All entrants must agree to the contest rules to participate. If under 18, you must have your parent or guardians read it and agree to it as well. Video submissions may only be submitted by a single registered user. Employees of the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitor’s Bureau or YouTube LLC, and their affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising and promotion agencies and any such individual's immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win a prize.
Video Submissions: To enter, record and submit an original video of you and/or your group doing the Hokey Pokey. Video Submissions must meet all of the following requirements:
--> Running time: 3 minutes maximum, including any credits. If entry is longer than 3 minutes, only the first 3 minutes will be judged.
-->Language: English.
-->Creative Requirements: Video Submission must include the original version and lyrics of the Hokey Pokey.
-->Original: Video Submissions must be the original work of the entrant and have not previously been published or have won an award or prize of any kind.
-->Compliance: Video Submissions must comply with the YouTube Site’s Terms of Use (http://www.youtube.com/static?gl=US&template=terms) and must not:
-->depict dangerous or reckless conduct, including risky or unsafe cooking techniques or activities
-->include trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or used without permission (such as brand names, company names, music, photographs, works of art, or images published on or in Web sites, television, movies, or other media) Sponsor reserves the right to edit or blur references to third party brands, logos or works;
-->use individuals' names, in whole or in part (including the entrant’s last name) without permission;
-->refer to public figures;
-->contain profanity, pornographic, or sexual content, content promoting illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms, or weapons, hateful content of any kind (including racism, sexism, etc.), content that promotes violence or harm to another living creature, or any other offensive, obscene, or inappropriate content;
-->defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies, including, but not limited to Sponsor;
-->promote a political agenda regardless of the political affiliation;
-->primarily act as an advertisement or product placement for any particular product or service;
-->contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other identifying elements of any person, living, or dead without permission.
By entering the Contest, each entrant represents and warrants that (i) the Video Submission is the original work of the entrant and has not previously been published or have won an award or prize of any kind; (ii) he or she has obtained all the rights, licenses, and permissions in writing from each person (including parent/legal guardian) who appeared in or helped to create the Video Submission; and (iii) the Video Submission does not infringe or violate the rights of any third party, including but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights, or any other intellectual property rights. Entries that are deemed by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of these Official Rules, the Terms of Use, the Community Guidelines or to be otherwise infringing, defamatory, or generally not in keeping with the image of Sponsor, will be void and deleted.
How to Enter:
To submit your entry, during the Contest Period upload your Video Submission to the http://www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp. One entry per person/registered user. Once a Video Submission has been submitted, it may not be edited or resubmitted with revisions. Video Submissions received during the Contest Period will first be previewed and screened by Sponsor, whose decisions will be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. Entries which pass the screening process will then be posted online at the Contest Site for public viewing and voting. For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of entry occurs when the servers of the YouTube Site successfully receive the uploaded video file and record the required entry information. You acknowledge and agree that YouTube, LLC is not a Sponsor of the Contest and has no responsibility or liability regarding the conduct or administration of the Contest.
Voting to Determine Finalists:
Persons voting on the video submissions must be legal residents of the 50 United States and have a YouTube™ account. Eligible persons may vote for the video submissions that are posted to the contest site during the contest period. Each day during the contest period registered YouTube members may vote a maximum of once per video, per day. Persons voting will be encouraged to critically evaluate video submissions and rate each video from 10 stars, taking into account the following judging criteria to determine the finalists: (50%) creativity/entertainment value and (50%) ability to demonstrate the Hokey Pokey. Subsequent ratings in excess of the stated maximum per day by a single registered member will be disqualified. At the conclusion of the contest period (Friday, August 20th) the ratings will be tabulated. The top three (3) rated entries will be submitted to a panel of judges selected by sponsor who will further evaluate and select the grand prize winner. The use of automated or other means to submit a rating or circumvent any of the limitations described above is prohibited and all such votes will be void. Ratings sent via script, macro or automated means or with the intent to impair the integrity of the voting process are void. Entrants are prohibited from obtaining ratings by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion and all such ratings will be void.
Winner Selection:
Once the three finalists are determined and the eligibility of the entrants verified, each video submission will be judged internally by the sponsor panel. The video submissions will be judged based upon the following criteria: (1) originality; (2) entertainment value, and (3) their Hokey Pokey dance. Using these criteria the sponsor panel will, in its sole discretion, determine the Grand Prize winner. The panel’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this contest. The Winner will be announced on the contest site and the FRY Fest on or about August 30, 2010. Upon selection, the entrant who submitted the winning video submission will be notified of his/her selection via the entry information provided by the entrant. The Winner’s video submission will be played before the Guinness world record attempt on FRYday, September 3 at FRY Fest. Designation as a Winner is subject to proof of compliance with these Official Rules, the Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, and approval by sponsor. If a winner cannot be contacted, declines the prize, or is ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected. The sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of the winner. The sponsor is not responsible for any inability of a winner to accept or use the prize.
One Grand Prize:
The winning Video Submission will be featured on the FRY Fest official website and on the Hokey Pokey contest site. Times, formats and methods of airing the video submission are at the sponsor’s discretion. The winning video will be replayed on Friday, September 3 at FRY Fest prior to the Hokey Pokey Guinness world record attempt. The winning video/winners will receive one ticket per person to the football season opener on Saturday, September 4th, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Eastern Illinois University.
Privacy Policy:
Any entry information collected from the contest shall be used only in a manner consistent with the uses indicated to entrants at the time of entry, with these Official Rules, and the Privacy Policies of YouTube.
Sponsor’s Use of Submissions:
By entering this contest, and to the extent allowed by law, entrants grants the sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates, licensees, promotional partners, and third party marketing entities, the absolute right and permission to edit, modify, cut, rearrange, add to, delete from, copy, reproduce, translate, dub, adapt, publish, exploit, and use the content of and elements embodied in the video submissions and the entries themselves, in perpetuity in any and all media, including but not limited to digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual media (whether now existing or hereafter devised), in any language, throughout the world, and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation. Entrants waive and release the sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates from any and all claims that entrants may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction based on any claims, including but not limited to “moral rights” or “droit moral” or unfair competition with respect to the sponsor’s or YouTube’s exploitation of entries without further notification or compensation to entrants of any kind, and agree not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against Sponsor, YouTube and each of their affiliates, licensees, or any other person in connection with this Contest, on the grounds that any use of any entry, or any derivative works, infringe or violate any of entrants rights therein. By entering this Contest, entrants agree that Sponsor, YouTube LLC and each of their affiliates, licensees, promotional partners, and third party marketing entities shall have the right and permission to use the name, picture, voice, biographical data, photograph, testimonial, or other likeness and/or prize information or personal exposition (and/or any edited portion thereof), and/or any information contained in his/her Video Submission or entry for promotional, advertising, and/or publicity purposes in any media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without compensation or notice to, or further consent of, to the winner to the extent permitted by law.
Limits of Liability:
By entering, entrants agree to release, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor and YouTube LLC and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees, nor any Internet access providers (collectively “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for any violation of the Official Rules by entrants (including any warranties made by participants), any claims of infringement or violation of a third party’s rights by a Video Submission, and any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind (including incidental or consequential damages and lost profits) arising from or in connection with participation in and/or entry into the Contest (including kitchen accidents occurring in connection with potential entries in the Contest), any acceptance or use of any prize (including any losses or liability associated with travel or accommodations) and the conduct of any cooking demonstration. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for, and assume no responsibility for (i) any unsafe, dangerous or reckless conduct, including cooking techniques or activities involving fire or flames, (ii) any personal injury or property damage arising from kitchen accidents, (iii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (iv) failure of any entry to be received by YouTube due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (v) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (vi) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Contest, (vii) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or entry information, or (viii) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, unintelligible and/or postage due (or any combination thereof). Any entrant who attempts to tamper with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE CONTEST SITE OR THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
General:
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by computer virus, worms, bugs, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which, in sole opinion of the sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this contest, the sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest, and determine the winner from entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by the sponsor. Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of Iowa, without respect to any conflict of law issues, and each participant agrees that such shall be resolved exclusively by the Federal and State Courts of Johnson County, Iowa. In the event any of these terms become or are declared to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such term(s) shall be null and void and shall be deemed deleted here from. All remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect.
Winner List:
For the name of the Winner visit the FRY Fest website or the contest site after August 29, 2010.
FRY Fest Hokey Pokey Video Contest.
My newest creation to spread the word for our Guinness world record Hokey Pokey attempt is ..
a video contest :)
What will be more fun than getting other people excited & involved by having them create their own videos, doing the Hokey Pokey, and uploading them to our group page .. http://www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp . The contest is open to all ages. We encourage everyone to ...grab your friends, family, or coworkers… get creative, be original, and join in on the fun! :)
check out my flyer .. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0yVs2iomTeiODZlNWJlOGUtZTMwYy00NTk3LWFhOGYtOGYyYjc5NjAxODQx&hl=en
My vision when I was creating this contest ..I saw people getting friends together and doing the Hokey Pokey in random places such as ..in Brandon, IA in front of the world's largest frying pan ..or in front of the capitol building in Des Moines, IA ..or outside Kinnick Stadium ..or in a corn field. Even wearing costumes, like maybe an athletic team (the Hawkeyes) or maybe supporting surrounding universities & high schools. My vision is obviously HUGE for this project and I really hope it takes off. I would really appreciate your help!
& the winner/winning video receives tickets to the football season opener on Saturday, September 4 ..the University of Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Eastern Illinois University.
a video contest :)
What will be more fun than getting other people excited & involved by having them create their own videos, doing the Hokey Pokey, and uploading them to our group page .. http://www.youtube.com/group/fryfesthp . The contest is open to all ages. We encourage everyone to ...grab your friends, family, or coworkers… get creative, be original, and join in on the fun! :)
check out my flyer .. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B0yVs2iomTeiODZlNWJlOGUtZTMwYy00NTk3LWFhOGYtOGYyYjc5NjAxODQx&hl=en
My vision when I was creating this contest ..I saw people getting friends together and doing the Hokey Pokey in random places such as ..in Brandon, IA in front of the world's largest frying pan ..or in front of the capitol building in Des Moines, IA ..or outside Kinnick Stadium ..or in a corn field. Even wearing costumes, like maybe an athletic team (the Hawkeyes) or maybe supporting surrounding universities & high schools. My vision is obviously HUGE for this project and I really hope it takes off. I would really appreciate your help!
& the winner/winning video receives tickets to the football season opener on Saturday, September 4 ..the University of Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Eastern Illinois University.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
FRY Fest Souvenir Button Contest
I am keeping very busy with fun Hokey Pokey stuff, a new job I just got, classes, and road trips :)
BUT the thing I am most excited about right now is the souvenir button contest I created for kids kindergarten through 8th grade. They have the opportunity to submit a design for FRY Fest and if they win their design will be featured on this year's FRY Fest Souvenir Button and sold at the event on FRYday, September 3rd 2010. All of the entry forms will be on display at FRY Fest. It's a great way to have a little fun using your creative side and getting involved with FRY Fest :)
You can print off entry forms at .. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1K7LpwEMQpQQa7WJcJOK6dNMeA3HEoDne2ddVH2Y27Fuknql13RIM4EefZtZD&hl=en
Looking forward to seeing all the art work!!
58 days 'til FRY Fest :)
BUT the thing I am most excited about right now is the souvenir button contest I created for kids kindergarten through 8th grade. They have the opportunity to submit a design for FRY Fest and if they win their design will be featured on this year's FRY Fest Souvenir Button and sold at the event on FRYday, September 3rd 2010. All of the entry forms will be on display at FRY Fest. It's a great way to have a little fun using your creative side and getting involved with FRY Fest :)
You can print off entry forms at .. https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1K7LpwEMQpQQa7WJcJOK6dNMeA3HEoDne2ddVH2Y27Fuknql13RIM4EefZtZD&hl=en
Looking forward to seeing all the art work!!
58 days 'til FRY Fest :)
Thursday, 1 July 2010
EXCITED about my new job!! .."Hokey Pokey Queen" :)
It has officially been ONE YEAR since I have updated my blog ..partially due to the fact that my life in Iowa does not quite parallel my life in London. BUT exciting things are happening and its time to begin again ..
I just started my 2nd internship of my college career ..and I could not be more excited about it. My official title is "FRY Fest Intern". My unofficial (and preferred) title is "Hokey Pokey Queen".
FRY Fest is an event that takes place in the Iowa City/Coralville area the day before the football season opener, which is FRYday, September 3rd this year. "A celebration of all that is Hawkeye". And the event takes place all day long, beginning at 9:00 AM with a street renaming in honor of the former Iowa Football coach Forest Evashevski and closing the night with a concert of The Nadas, who are based out of Des Moines, IA (check out their website.. ) and Three Dog Night, who sing a lot of really well known songs (& their website.. ). The concert tickets are only TEN DOLLARS! (The Nadas begin @ 7 pm and Three Dog Night will start @ 9 pm). FRY Fest has everything from a car show to the world's largest Hawkeye tailgate & trade show.
BUT ..the most important part of FRY Fest (to me) is this year's attempt at breaking the Guinness world record for the largest, organized Hokey Pokey!!!! The reason it's so important to me is ..1) because the HOKEY POKEY is FUN and 2) my biggest responsibility as "Hokey Pokey Queen"/"FRY Fest Intern" is to ensure we BREAK THE WORLD RECORD (otherwise I may be shunned by the city & Hawkeye fans ....joke! but really, its important!)
& there is VERY good reason we want to break this record ..
During Coach Hayden Fry's years at the University of Iowa, he would lead the football team in the Hokey Pokey after big wins! So the tradition must live on and all Hawkeye fans MUST come to FRY Fest (FRYday Sept. 3rd @ 6pm) and help us set the Guinness World Record. The current record was set in 2003 in Toronto, Canada with 4,431 participants. BUT we want to blow that record totally out of the water :)
GO TO THE FRY FEST WEBSITE (to see everything that is going on that day!)..
& GO TO THE FRY FEST 2010 YOUTUBE CHANNEL (to see videos of Hayden Fry dancing the Hokey Pokey in the locker room with the team!) ..
I even have my own office ..w/ Hayden Fry watching over me! :)
IMPORTANT:
I have organized a FRY Fest Souvenir Button Contest. Kids, grades K-8, have the opportunity to design a button that will be sold at FRY Fest. They will also be recognized on our FRY Fest website, receive a free event t-shirt, and button featuring THEIR design! It's a great way to get kids involved with our event and help everyone get excited about the Hokey Pokey! So if you have kids or know kids, K-8, that would like to design a button for FRY Fest ..I have entry forms that I can email. Please just let me know!
Help spread the word. & Come out to FRY FEST!! :)
I just started my 2nd internship of my college career ..and I could not be more excited about it. My official title is "FRY Fest Intern". My unofficial (and preferred) title is "Hokey Pokey Queen".
FRY Fest is an event that takes place in the Iowa City/Coralville area the day before the football season opener, which is FRYday, September 3rd this year. "A celebration of all that is Hawkeye". And the event takes place all day long, beginning at 9:00 AM with a street renaming in honor of the former Iowa Football coach Forest Evashevski and closing the night with a concert of The Nadas, who are based out of Des Moines, IA (check out their website.. ) and Three Dog Night, who sing a lot of really well known songs (& their website.. ). The concert tickets are only TEN DOLLARS! (The Nadas begin @ 7 pm and Three Dog Night will start @ 9 pm). FRY Fest has everything from a car show to the world's largest Hawkeye tailgate & trade show.
BUT ..the most important part of FRY Fest (to me) is this year's attempt at breaking the Guinness world record for the largest, organized Hokey Pokey!!!! The reason it's so important to me is ..1) because the HOKEY POKEY is FUN and 2) my biggest responsibility as "Hokey Pokey Queen"/"FRY Fest Intern" is to ensure we BREAK THE WORLD RECORD (otherwise I may be shunned by the city & Hawkeye fans ....joke! but really, its important!)
& there is VERY good reason we want to break this record ..
During Coach Hayden Fry's years at the University of Iowa, he would lead the football team in the Hokey Pokey after big wins! So the tradition must live on and all Hawkeye fans MUST come to FRY Fest (FRYday Sept. 3rd @ 6pm) and help us set the Guinness World Record. The current record was set in 2003 in Toronto, Canada with 4,431 participants. BUT we want to blow that record totally out of the water :)
GO TO THE FRY FEST WEBSITE (to see everything that is going on that day!)..
& GO TO THE FRY FEST 2010 YOUTUBE CHANNEL (to see videos of Hayden Fry dancing the Hokey Pokey in the locker room with the team!) ..
I even have my own office ..w/ Hayden Fry watching over me! :)
IMPORTANT:
I have organized a FRY Fest Souvenir Button Contest. Kids, grades K-8, have the opportunity to design a button that will be sold at FRY Fest. They will also be recognized on our FRY Fest website, receive a free event t-shirt, and button featuring THEIR design! It's a great way to get kids involved with our event and help everyone get excited about the Hokey Pokey! So if you have kids or know kids, K-8, that would like to design a button for FRY Fest ..I have entry forms that I can email. Please just let me know!
Help spread the word. & Come out to FRY FEST!! :)
Friday, 7 August 2009
"cheers to an unforgettable summer. & new best friends"
I will never with words be able to describe how amazing, unforgettable, and life changing this summer has been for me. Living in London for two months, weekend adventures [Belgium, Paris, Ireland], interning at Blazinstar, all the walking tours of London and british life classes, all of the amazing speakers, and most of all the PEOPLE i've gotten to share this experience with. I will never forget a second of this summer. It feels like I put my "real" life on pause and tomorrow I go back to that "real" life and it begins again. I have no idea what to expect. I have grown so much over the 8 weeks here and I hope that continues when I get back home. To my friends & family in Iowa ..I can't wait to see you!! But for now ..this blog is about my last night out w/ the people in London ..my best friends <3
------> Meghan H & I
-------> Meghan K & I
Of course on our last night in London it would RAIN. We all wanted to go to our favorite bar, which is probably about a mile down the road ..so we walked. Well for some reason Amanda & I decided NOT to use umbrellas so we danced in the rain the WHOLE way there ..that explains the next picture & why we look the way we do :)
-----> Amanda & I at the bar.
-----> never a dull moment w/ these two - Amanda & Jonny
-----> Paul & I
-----> Kyle, Jonny, Gill, & I
------> All of us girls w/ Reece (one of our uod staffers)
-----> Amanda & I - thankfully she goes to UNI so we'll still be close <3
-----> Rachelle, Al, Jenny, Meghan & I :)
I could not have thought up a better summer. It was perfect + some. I will misssssssss everyone & everything. But I have gained so much from this experience that I will carry with me forever.
UNIVERSITY OF DREAMS LONDON 2009 <3
------> Meghan H & I
-------> Meghan K & I
Of course on our last night in London it would RAIN. We all wanted to go to our favorite bar, which is probably about a mile down the road ..so we walked. Well for some reason Amanda & I decided NOT to use umbrellas so we danced in the rain the WHOLE way there ..that explains the next picture & why we look the way we do :)
-----> Amanda & I at the bar.
-----> never a dull moment w/ these two - Amanda & Jonny
-----> Paul & I
-----> Kyle, Jonny, Gill, & I
------> All of us girls w/ Reece (one of our uod staffers)
-----> Amanda & I - thankfully she goes to UNI so we'll still be close <3
-----> Rachelle, Al, Jenny, Meghan & I :)
I could not have thought up a better summer. It was perfect + some. I will misssssssss everyone & everything. But I have gained so much from this experience that I will carry with me forever.
UNIVERSITY OF DREAMS LONDON 2009 <3
Thursday, 6 August 2009
"These are my people. This is where I come from" - Ireland <3
I finally got the chance to go visit the land my family came from, Ireland. I left London on Thursday, July 30th and we didnt fly back until Sunday evening. I loved every second of my trip. Dublin is one of the most expensive cities in Europe (7 euros a beer = 12 us dollars ..ONE BEER), but we also got to see outside of Dublin ..just wait til you see PICTURES. I would move to Ireland in a heartbeat. Gorgeous country, good food, and such nice people. I had alot of things I wanted to accomplish in the short weekend we had in Ireland, so being the organized person I am I made an itinerary for Amanda, Kelly, and I ..needless to say we didn't go in the exact order the itinerary told us but we did get to successfully cross everything off our list when we got on the plane Sunday night.
-----> The itinerary I made for Dublin. hahaha. ridiculous, I know.
Our hotel, the Trinity Capital Hotel was located right next to Dublin's Trinity College. Which is the oldest college in Ireland and is the home of the Book of Kells. I got a Trinity College sweatshirt for myself. I can pretend :)
------> Trinity College
Obviously the first things to do on our list were the Guinness Storehouse tour and Jameson's Distillery.
------> Amanda, Kelly, and I in front of the Guinness gate :)
-------> Making a wish at the waterfall in Guinness
-------> The Guinness Storehouse is shaped like a pint glass
------> "A drink helps me relax" had to, hahaha :)
------> Getting our 1 free Guinness at the Gravity Bar (mine had a shamrock design in the foam!!!) <3
-----> The view from the Gravity Bar
After our Guinness tour the most obvious thing to do was go straight to the Jameson's Distillery :)
------> Jameson's!!
We decided that since we had just got done taking the tour of Guinness we didn't need to do another alcohol tour so we went to the bar instead. The bar was any whiskey drink you could think of ..and me trying to get the full irish experience ordered my FIRST irish coffee (brown sugar, shot of Jameson's, coffee, and cream). VERY DELICIOUS.
------> My FIRST irish coffee <3
After Guinness and our drink at Jameson's ..we went for a stroll down the famous O'Connell street. It is the major shopping street in Dublin, where all the locals shop. Then back to the hotel to get ready for the evening. On our way into our hotel we spotted a sign "Happy Hour 2 for 1 Drinks" ..can't turn down a deal like that (mostly in a city so expensive). So Amanda & I headed down to our hotel's bar for a cocktail.
-------> Amanda & I ..my cosmo, her "woo woo"
Then comes DINNER ..we were on a mission to eat some traditional irish food. And that evening I had my first shepherd's pie. YUMM!
------> DELICIOUS :)
We then headed to a pub. I continued to drink Guinness as that seemed to be the theme of my day and it was cheaper than any other beer at the pub. We met a group of Dubliners and one of the girls gave Kelly, Amanda, and I some good advice ..add black currant to your pint of Guinness. So we did. And it was delicious!
-------> Our Irish friends :)
For Saturday we had scheduled a day long tour (9am to 5:30pm) of the coast, the countryside, and the mountains. The tour was called "Wild Wicklow" and our bus driver's name was Kev. IT WAS THE BEST THING WE DID WHILE IN IRELAND. And on this tour is when I truly fell in love! The bus made 4 or 5 stops around Dublin and then we headed to out of town. The first thing we saw outside of town was the COAST!!
------> My glimpse of the coast from the bus!!
The coast city we were in is called Dun Laoghaire. And then Kevin (the bus driver) let us out!! :)
--------> Soooo pretty <3
--------> Amanda & I even found a house.. that blue one :)
--------> Enjoying the scenery!
Then we drove up some REALLY narrow, winding roads to the top of the mountains. And although it was so windy we were positive we would blow off the mountain ..the view and the pictures were GORGEOUS and well worth it.
-----> Way down there is the Guinness Estate
-------> On top of the world :)
------> Amanda, Kelly, and I ..see how windy it is!
------> Honestly ..just breathtaking <3
Once we got all of the pictures we wanted ..we ran back to the bus to get out of the wind and were greeted w/ bus driver kev ..
-----> Kev distributing shots of JAMESON'S hahaha :)
-----> Obviously couldn't say no ..us girls w/ our Jamesons
We then headed down the mountain and to a small town, where we got lunch. Lucky for us we got our second traditional irish meal ...Guinness & Beef stew, aka Irish Stew. If you've never had Irish stew before ..it has a scoop of mashed potatoes underneath the stew and its AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS.
-------> Irish stew.. potatoes underneath!!
We then headed to St. Kevin's monastery, which is one of the, if not thee oldest in Ireland.
------> The very FIRST Celtic Cross
-----> St. Kevin's Cathedral (or whats left of it)
------> I found some CAHILLS
------> Trying to be artsy!!
After our Wild Wicklow tour, we went back to Dublin and I was on a mission to find my dad a t-shirt. He asked for a shirt that you could NOT buy in the United States. Although that sounds like a simple task, it wasn't. Finally we made our way to the Temple Bar District and found that the biggest bar in the area ..ironically named Temple Bar had a massive souvenir shop. So I found my dad a t-shirt and took a picture with the shirt in front of the bar in the middle of Dublin.
-----> The t-shirt & the Bar :)
-----> Having a drink at Temple Bar
The next day before we had to head to the airport, we took a tour through the Kilmainham jail.
------> Inside the jail.
Then we got our stuff from the hotel, grabbed a taxi, and headed to the airport.
------> Walking to our plane
Back to London for 5 days ......
-----> The itinerary I made for Dublin. hahaha. ridiculous, I know.
Our hotel, the Trinity Capital Hotel was located right next to Dublin's Trinity College. Which is the oldest college in Ireland and is the home of the Book of Kells. I got a Trinity College sweatshirt for myself. I can pretend :)
------> Trinity College
Obviously the first things to do on our list were the Guinness Storehouse tour and Jameson's Distillery.
------> Amanda, Kelly, and I in front of the Guinness gate :)
-------> Making a wish at the waterfall in Guinness
-------> The Guinness Storehouse is shaped like a pint glass
------> "A drink helps me relax" had to, hahaha :)
------> Getting our 1 free Guinness at the Gravity Bar (mine had a shamrock design in the foam!!!) <3
-----> The view from the Gravity Bar
After our Guinness tour the most obvious thing to do was go straight to the Jameson's Distillery :)
------> Jameson's!!
We decided that since we had just got done taking the tour of Guinness we didn't need to do another alcohol tour so we went to the bar instead. The bar was any whiskey drink you could think of ..and me trying to get the full irish experience ordered my FIRST irish coffee (brown sugar, shot of Jameson's, coffee, and cream). VERY DELICIOUS.
------> My FIRST irish coffee <3
After Guinness and our drink at Jameson's ..we went for a stroll down the famous O'Connell street. It is the major shopping street in Dublin, where all the locals shop. Then back to the hotel to get ready for the evening. On our way into our hotel we spotted a sign "Happy Hour 2 for 1 Drinks" ..can't turn down a deal like that (mostly in a city so expensive). So Amanda & I headed down to our hotel's bar for a cocktail.
-------> Amanda & I ..my cosmo, her "woo woo"
Then comes DINNER ..we were on a mission to eat some traditional irish food. And that evening I had my first shepherd's pie. YUMM!
------> DELICIOUS :)
We then headed to a pub. I continued to drink Guinness as that seemed to be the theme of my day and it was cheaper than any other beer at the pub. We met a group of Dubliners and one of the girls gave Kelly, Amanda, and I some good advice ..add black currant to your pint of Guinness. So we did. And it was delicious!
-------> Our Irish friends :)
For Saturday we had scheduled a day long tour (9am to 5:30pm) of the coast, the countryside, and the mountains. The tour was called "Wild Wicklow" and our bus driver's name was Kev. IT WAS THE BEST THING WE DID WHILE IN IRELAND. And on this tour is when I truly fell in love! The bus made 4 or 5 stops around Dublin and then we headed to out of town. The first thing we saw outside of town was the COAST!!
------> My glimpse of the coast from the bus!!
The coast city we were in is called Dun Laoghaire. And then Kevin (the bus driver) let us out!! :)
--------> Soooo pretty <3
--------> Amanda & I even found a house.. that blue one :)
--------> Enjoying the scenery!
Then we drove up some REALLY narrow, winding roads to the top of the mountains. And although it was so windy we were positive we would blow off the mountain ..the view and the pictures were GORGEOUS and well worth it.
-----> Way down there is the Guinness Estate
-------> On top of the world :)
------> Amanda, Kelly, and I ..see how windy it is!
------> Honestly ..just breathtaking <3
Once we got all of the pictures we wanted ..we ran back to the bus to get out of the wind and were greeted w/ bus driver kev ..
-----> Kev distributing shots of JAMESON'S hahaha :)
-----> Obviously couldn't say no ..us girls w/ our Jamesons
We then headed down the mountain and to a small town, where we got lunch. Lucky for us we got our second traditional irish meal ...Guinness & Beef stew, aka Irish Stew. If you've never had Irish stew before ..it has a scoop of mashed potatoes underneath the stew and its AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS.
-------> Irish stew.. potatoes underneath!!
We then headed to St. Kevin's monastery, which is one of the, if not thee oldest in Ireland.
------> The very FIRST Celtic Cross
-----> St. Kevin's Cathedral (or whats left of it)
------> I found some CAHILLS
------> Trying to be artsy!!
After our Wild Wicklow tour, we went back to Dublin and I was on a mission to find my dad a t-shirt. He asked for a shirt that you could NOT buy in the United States. Although that sounds like a simple task, it wasn't. Finally we made our way to the Temple Bar District and found that the biggest bar in the area ..ironically named Temple Bar had a massive souvenir shop. So I found my dad a t-shirt and took a picture with the shirt in front of the bar in the middle of Dublin.
-----> The t-shirt & the Bar :)
-----> Having a drink at Temple Bar
The next day before we had to head to the airport, we took a tour through the Kilmainham jail.
------> Inside the jail.
Then we got our stuff from the hotel, grabbed a taxi, and headed to the airport.
------> Walking to our plane
Back to London for 5 days ......
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
PARIS for the wknd <3
I got to spend the WEEKEND in PARIS. We left London on Friday July 24th, got on a train and headed to Paris. The train was crazy ..verrry loud with lots of dancing, sing, and alcohol (for some).
------> Amanda & I on the Eurostar :)
After only 2 hours I met Paris. With a group of 113 people it gets a little hectic & stressful when we are moving through train stations ..but after a successful transfer from the train station through the Metro in Paris we made it to our hotel. (People say the Metro is easier to use than the London tube. I say FALSE ..people in the Metro speak french, people on the tube ENGLISH). I was already excited to get to spend the weekend in Paris, France but to make it THAT much better ..our original hotel the University of Dreams had booked for us their air conditioning broke ..what to do? UPGRADE OUR HOTEL. We ended up staying at the Concorde Lafayette Hotel in Paris, sooooooooooo nice. (I'll tell you how nice in a sec, haha). We get our keys & blah blah blah, so I go to my room ..
------> my hotel room in paris
The first thing I do when I get into a hotel room is open the window and check out the view.. and this was by far thee best view of any hotel I have ever stayed at, EVER.
------> the view out my hotel window <3
My most important objective in Paris was to see the Eiffel Tower and lucky for me it was right out my window. But that wasn't enough. So a bunch of us met up and walked down the road for dinner. After dinner we wandered ..hoping we would end up at the Eiffel Tower eventually. Well to our surprise we found the Arc de Triomphe.
-----> the girls in front of the Arc de Triomphe
After many photos of and with the Arc, we continued our journey. Then we finally saw it ....
------> eiffel tower!!
------> This is a picture my friend, Meghan took (candid) of how excited I was!! hahaha
-------> just gorgeous :)
Clearly the most logical way to spend your first night in Paris is to lay in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower until the clock strikes 10:00PM and the tower lights UP! So we did just that ..
------> Amanda & I laying in the grass WAITING :)
------> Jonny, Amanda, & I
And then it happened ...
------> The lights ON ..& it was SPARKLING <3
------> Jonny, Amanda, Me (scarf in the face, haha) & Scott - jumping picture!
Saturday, July 25th ..we got up and made the decision to go to the Louvre & see the Mona Lisa w/ some people from our program! We are walking through the lobby and GUESS WHO I SEE? Amy Roloff, the mom from the TLC show "Little People, Big World". I am pretty sure its my 1st celebrity encounter hahaha. Then we were walking out of our hotel and who do I see coming in? Matt Roloff and 1 of his sons, (also in Little People, Big World). I was SO excited haha. I said "Hello" to him and he smiled & waved back. They weren't famous in Paris (obviously the show isn't aired their) but I knew them and they were staying at our hotel!!
-----> For those of you who haven't seen it, this is the Roloff Family!
We eventually made it to the Louvre.
------> Me outside the Louvre.
Obviously our first task once in the Louvre was to find the famous Mona Lisa. We hung out & walked around two hours + ..admiring all of the crazy paintings & sculptures!
-----> Here she is, in all of her small glory (big glory, small picture)
After the Louvre, we walked Paris for awhile. Eventually made it back to the hotel, got ready, and met at the bar in our hotel on the 34th floor (very top). The drinks were expensive, but good and the views were amazing.
----> My cosmo (w/ a straw) BEFORE
------> And after (& yes this is me trying to be "artsy")
------> The 34th floor bar.. romantic!
We then made the decision that we were going to have a dinner picnic in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower. So we began our walk. We stopped at a wine store to pick up the beverages for our picnic (ps - if you go to Paris..drink WINE, not to get drunk but because it is cheaper than beer, soda, and even WATER. crazy? yes!). And we found an italian pizza/pasta restaurant that had take-out and we headed to the park.
------> All of us almost to our park - Eiffel Tower <3
SUCH AN AMAZING WEEKEND :)
My days in Europe are winding down (only 10 left) but I have one more weekend trip ahead of me. This weekend (actually on Thursday) Amanda, Kelly, and I are flying to Dublin for a long 3 day weekend. We already have a ton of things planned (Guinness tour, Jamesons tour, a guided tour of the countryside, etc hahaha). And we are staying in a hotel right by Trinity College and the Temple Bar District. I am already too excited. Lucky for me we leave in a day!!
------> Amanda & I on the Eurostar :)
After only 2 hours I met Paris. With a group of 113 people it gets a little hectic & stressful when we are moving through train stations ..but after a successful transfer from the train station through the Metro in Paris we made it to our hotel. (People say the Metro is easier to use than the London tube. I say FALSE ..people in the Metro speak french, people on the tube ENGLISH). I was already excited to get to spend the weekend in Paris, France but to make it THAT much better ..our original hotel the University of Dreams had booked for us their air conditioning broke ..what to do? UPGRADE OUR HOTEL. We ended up staying at the Concorde Lafayette Hotel in Paris, sooooooooooo nice. (I'll tell you how nice in a sec, haha). We get our keys & blah blah blah, so I go to my room ..
------> my hotel room in paris
The first thing I do when I get into a hotel room is open the window and check out the view.. and this was by far thee best view of any hotel I have ever stayed at, EVER.
------> the view out my hotel window <3
My most important objective in Paris was to see the Eiffel Tower and lucky for me it was right out my window. But that wasn't enough. So a bunch of us met up and walked down the road for dinner. After dinner we wandered ..hoping we would end up at the Eiffel Tower eventually. Well to our surprise we found the Arc de Triomphe.
-----> the girls in front of the Arc de Triomphe
After many photos of and with the Arc, we continued our journey. Then we finally saw it ....
------> eiffel tower!!
------> This is a picture my friend, Meghan took (candid) of how excited I was!! hahaha
-------> just gorgeous :)
Clearly the most logical way to spend your first night in Paris is to lay in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower until the clock strikes 10:00PM and the tower lights UP! So we did just that ..
------> Amanda & I laying in the grass WAITING :)
------> Jonny, Amanda, & I
And then it happened ...
------> The lights ON ..& it was SPARKLING <3
------> Jonny, Amanda, Me (scarf in the face, haha) & Scott - jumping picture!
Saturday, July 25th ..we got up and made the decision to go to the Louvre & see the Mona Lisa w/ some people from our program! We are walking through the lobby and GUESS WHO I SEE? Amy Roloff, the mom from the TLC show "Little People, Big World". I am pretty sure its my 1st celebrity encounter hahaha. Then we were walking out of our hotel and who do I see coming in? Matt Roloff and 1 of his sons, (also in Little People, Big World). I was SO excited haha. I said "Hello" to him and he smiled & waved back. They weren't famous in Paris (obviously the show isn't aired their) but I knew them and they were staying at our hotel!!
-----> For those of you who haven't seen it, this is the Roloff Family!
We eventually made it to the Louvre.
------> Me outside the Louvre.
Obviously our first task once in the Louvre was to find the famous Mona Lisa. We hung out & walked around two hours + ..admiring all of the crazy paintings & sculptures!
-----> Here she is, in all of her small glory (big glory, small picture)
After the Louvre, we walked Paris for awhile. Eventually made it back to the hotel, got ready, and met at the bar in our hotel on the 34th floor (very top). The drinks were expensive, but good and the views were amazing.
----> My cosmo (w/ a straw) BEFORE
------> And after (& yes this is me trying to be "artsy")
------> The 34th floor bar.. romantic!
We then made the decision that we were going to have a dinner picnic in the park in front of the Eiffel Tower. So we began our walk. We stopped at a wine store to pick up the beverages for our picnic (ps - if you go to Paris..drink WINE, not to get drunk but because it is cheaper than beer, soda, and even WATER. crazy? yes!). And we found an italian pizza/pasta restaurant that had take-out and we headed to the park.
------> All of us almost to our park - Eiffel Tower <3
SUCH AN AMAZING WEEKEND :)
My days in Europe are winding down (only 10 left) but I have one more weekend trip ahead of me. This weekend (actually on Thursday) Amanda, Kelly, and I are flying to Dublin for a long 3 day weekend. We already have a ton of things planned (Guinness tour, Jamesons tour, a guided tour of the countryside, etc hahaha). And we are staying in a hotel right by Trinity College and the Temple Bar District. I am already too excited. Lucky for me we leave in a day!!
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