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Hello All, I just posted the pictures from our Walt Disney World Thanksgiving vacation in the gallery section so you will have to check them out. We had a great time with Nichole’s family and were able to see all of Walt Disney World and spend some quality time with them. It was a great week as we did a lot of rides, saw some shows, and did a lot of hurrying up to wait in line, (i.e. what else do you do at disney world ).  Plus it was her Dad’s 50th Birthday so we spent time celebrating that as I think he enjoyed the whole Disney thing more than the rest of us, I think the birthday brought more of the kid out in him again. For Thanksgiving we ate at the 50’s Diner in Disney/MGM Studious and had the usual turkey and stuffing with pumpkin pie for desert and it was yummy, plus it made it feel a little like Thanksgiving in the place of magic. Our hotel was the All Star Music resort and below is a picture in front of the oversized cowboy boot that was in front of our room as we were in the country music side, which was a plus for me and a negative for the rest as they all don’t seem to like country music all that much. Other than that it was a usual disney trip with a lot of fun13967 Were home now and getting ready to fry a turkey on sunday with the Millers and to relax this weekend before the school starts again. I only have two weeks left till finals so it is going to be a little hectic. Well I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! Derek and Nichole 

All, I just got some pictures back of my conference this spring in Orlando in which I presented some of my current research, enjoy. They are on page 2 in the gallery 13880Derek 

Well I had the first few free minutes during a week in a long time and I thought I would post a quick blog entry. Things are going well with school with Thanksgiving break starting this week as we will be heading off the Disney World for the break to spend time with Nichole’s family and to enjoy a little bit of the warmth. Work and school are going well with the same old usual, especially with final reports being do to the Army and the Navy for my current research projects. Plus hopefully after this week I will not have to do any more flying for the year, I have spent way too much time in the Denver airport. Well I hope everybody has a great thanksgiving and Nichole and I will post pictures of the Thanksgiving in Disney World for all to see as I am sure it is going to be an experience.Derek 

Hi everyone,

We just got back from a weekend in Vegas with the whole Tucker family. We stayed at the Flamingo which is right off the strip. Since it was my first time in Vegas I was in awe of all of the huge hotels and all of the people. It was a lot of fun. We flew in on Thursday night and got to see the fountain show at the Bellaigo which was really neat since they always show them in the movies. Friday was spent walking around the strip. Derek and the boys went to the SEMA auto show that was in town and got to see all of the auto parts and new designs. They had a lot of fun. Me and the girls went to the WYNN hotel and walked around then did some shopping and then went and saw the statues come to life in Caesars’ Palace. That night we went to a great buffet in the bottom of the Planet Hollywood hotel which had some great seafood. Saturday we spent the day walking down the strip and seeing all the casinos and hotels.

It was really cool and he was totally not expecting it since it was a penny slot machine. That night we went to the Cirque Du Soleil and it was fantastic. We went to O which is supposed to be the Original. It was so awesome. The mix of the music, diving, swimming and acrobatics was wonderful. It was such a great experience and was the highlight of the trip. We flew back on Sunday and got to spend some quality time in the airport with the thousands of people that were flying out.

Other than that things are going pretty well, Derek is getting ready for mid-terms and other projects for work and school. I am busy working and working with the horses. We hope you all are doing good and we will talk to you later!