tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34962944326781592652012-03-16T03:34:32.162-07:00living in china is an experience that needs to be shared with everyone! so here it is...Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-47319244580791420542007-02-18T21:55:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:10.968-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk8ACe9okI/AAAAAAAAAC0/D7dIHSnhLMw/s1600-h/tyler+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk8ACe9okI/AAAAAAAAAC0/D7dIHSnhLMw/s400/tyler+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033120029927645762" /></a>this is my nephew. he was born on january 31 at 6 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long. at his two week check up he weighed 7 pounds. he is amazing! i will post more pictures soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-4731924458079142054?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-38173408947291362382007-02-18T21:47:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:11.290-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk6xSe9ojI/AAAAAAAAACo/zrhi5LZJJj8/s1600-h/jonathan+and+mande+333b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk6xSe9ojI/AAAAAAAAACo/zrhi5LZJJj8/s400/jonathan+and+mande+333b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033118677012947506" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-3817340894729136238?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-40631954048393796292007-02-18T21:46:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:11.562-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk5zie9ogI/AAAAAAAAACE/-Mm6gai02sA/s1600-h/joanthan+and+mande+33.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk5zie9ogI/AAAAAAAAACE/-Mm6gai02sA/s200/joanthan+and+mande+33.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033117616156025346" /></a>we named our snow man...you guessed it...Peter Gabrielle! is there any other name that fits? i think not!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-4063195404839379629?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-86455185749610533582007-02-18T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:11.711-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk4zSe9ofI/AAAAAAAAAB4/BrCpvawFuYQ/s1600-h/jonathan+nad+mande+3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/Rdk4zSe9ofI/AAAAAAAAAB4/BrCpvawFuYQ/s200/jonathan+nad+mande+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033116512349430258" /></a>jack and the box tacos...3am...the snow is coming down...what else do you do other than put your snow clothes on and make a snow man!?!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-8645518574961053358?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-66933686030224791642007-01-11T03:36:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:11.823-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RaYjTgYCqNI/AAAAAAAAABs/CGp_BKnn_zw/s1600-h/xian+fog.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RaYjTgYCqNI/AAAAAAAAABs/CGp_BKnn_zw/s200/xian+fog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018737652766255314" /></a><br />China is not smoggy at all!!! Gotta love being able to breathe!!! Health isues in China...never!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-6693368603022479164?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-23793885777736307262007-01-01T02:10:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:12.045-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RZjgxEuh2dI/AAAAAAAAABI/iaywhu0_A3I/s1600-h/mande+and+heather+3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RZjgxEuh2dI/AAAAAAAAABI/iaywhu0_A3I/s200/mande+and+heather+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015005318764157394" /></a><br />I turned 30 on December 27...I cannot believe I am 30!!! The team threw me a surprise party and I was totally surprised! They cooked mexican food - which was awesome because we rarely eat mexican food here - we ate way too much! Although I am weirded out that I am 30 years old...I had a blast!!! No worries...Heather turns 30 in March!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-2379388577773630726?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-35425259562661706822007-01-01T01:52:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:39:12.268-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RZjkEUuh2eI/AAAAAAAAABU/63AV2A2Y8No/s1600-h/team.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xNNWX8ycmuo/RZjkEUuh2eI/AAAAAAAAABU/63AV2A2Y8No/s400/team.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5015008948011522530" /></a><br />Christmas in China was Great!!! We ate so much food we all thought we were going to vomit! Did we have Chinese food you ask...heck no! We had ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade bread...and much more...it was fantastic! Happy New Year to all of our friends and family!!! We love you!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-3542525956266170682?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496294432678159265.post-37560608291216225312006-12-20T07:16:00.000-08:002006-12-20T07:38:37.951-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">one day...while walking through campus and chatting with my friends, i felt something SMASH into the back of my leg. i turn around to see a small chinese man laying on the ground under his bicycle. did i fall over you ask...of course not...he did! as i am sure i yelled something very colorful...the man is yelling "i'm sorry" (in chinese) with his hands up in the air. i guess he was afraid that this large american was going to crush him. anyway...i did end up laughing a lot later that day when i realized how funny it was that he fell over and i didn't!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3496294432678159265-3756060829121622531?l=mandeinchina.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mande's China Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08839652293043296000noreply@blogger.com0