eric hodge just called my fiancée...she won the week trip to switzerland

i know where we're going on our honeymoon, now

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3/12/2010 9:20:27 AM

Woop woop. My gf and I are going to Switzerland in the fall since she has family that lives there.

3/12/2010 9:21:21 AM

That's awesome.

3/12/2010 9:21:41 AM

BLOND PEOPLE

3/12/2010 9:22:01 AM

she was crying when she called me...i thought one of the dogs had gotten hit by a car or something

3/12/2010 9:22:08 AM

I had hoped she was pregnant.

3/12/2010 9:26:33 AM

^ then she and MrsCake could crave strange things together

i'd rather have switzerland for the moment

3/12/2010 9:27:25 AM

Been there, done that. lol, nah seriously, I highly recommend Lucerne, Switzerland. One of my favorite places in Switzerland and on the planet.

3/12/2010 9:28:33 AM

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"Been there, done that. lol, nah seriously, I highly recommend Lucerne, Switzerland. One of my favorite places in Switzerland and on the planet."

i am utterly stoked...i was disappointed not to be able to go to switzerland when i was in europe last...i've heard that lucerne is amazing (obviously, from the pics)...assuming the LHC doesn't destroy it, i think we'll be there

3/12/2010 9:30:10 AM

omg

congratulations.

3/12/2010 9:31:50 AM

Wow people actually win those things?? Congrats

3/12/2010 9:32:06 AM

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"Wow people actually win those things??"

INORITE...i just kind of assumed they didn't really exist

i'm still waiting for her to call back and tell me it was a joke

3/12/2010 9:33:09 AM

that is awesome. Congrats to the highest degree. what was the contest and what are the trip details?

3/12/2010 9:33:57 AM

cool man. that's exciting

3/12/2010 9:33:57 AM

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"what was the contest and what are the trip details?"

she and i both pledged separately during their february fund drive...i pledged during the costa rica trip and she did it during the switzerland one...eric hodge said he had been trying to get in touch with her since earlier this week, but he never left any messages

not sure on the details...we can choose any week within the next year...they're sending us (her) paperwork for tax purposes (i suppose we'll have to pay, since the value is above $600 or whatever)

3/12/2010 9:35:45 AM

quagmire02 gets this shit?


(proof that karma doesn't exist)

3/12/2010 9:38:10 AM

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"quagmire02 gets this shit? (proof that karma doesn't exist)"

technically, i didn't get it, my fiancée did...i'm just incredibly lucky to be marrying her for any number of reasons, and this one is at the bottom of the list

3/12/2010 9:41:00 AM

GOING TO SWITZERLAND

BRB

3/12/2010 9:44:15 AM

Switzerland sucks. Liechtenstein is where it's at.

3/12/2010 9:44:28 AM

Congrats man!




And who the hell is eric hodge?

3/12/2010 9:44:39 AM

^ morning edition host: http://wunc.org/portal_reporters_tool/eric-hodge

i THINK he was on the radio when he called

3/12/2010 9:45:46 AM

Julius Hodge's cousin's ex-wife's sister's former roommate.

3/12/2010 9:46:09 AM

try the swiss cake rolls, they're outstanding

3/12/2010 9:49:06 AM

3/12/2010 9:55:57 AM

^they're best when refrigerated.

also, congrats and you suck.

3/12/2010 9:57:07 AM

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"and this one is at the bottom of the list"

I'm going to refrain from making any specific references to her anatomy...


though I find it hilarious that "birthing hips" is going stick with her for decades.

3/12/2010 9:57:16 AM

*nom*

on both accounts

3/12/2010 9:58:54 AM

PM me. I need to to set up a bank account for me ASAP

3/12/2010 10:05:09 AM

^ PM SENT

3/12/2010 10:07:39 AM

sweet

3/12/2010 10:11:16 AM

That is totally awesome. Grats!

3/12/2010 10:18:49 AM

Go up the Jungfraujoch from Interlaken.

3/12/2010 10:19:45 AM

too cold, do not want.

3/12/2010 10:20:07 AM

^^ jeebus, that's gorgeous...reminds me of my time in sweden, but sweden wasn't that pretty (it was summer, though)

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3/12/2010 10:20:39 AM

wow! that's really awesome...congrats!

3/12/2010 10:22:33 AM

this is my jealous face

3/12/2010 10:42:08 AM

congrats!

3/12/2010 10:55:25 AM

looks too damn cold for me...let me know what the black man count is there.

Just kidding..congrats.

3/12/2010 11:25:13 AM

pics or it didn't happen





when you get back

3/12/2010 11:26:29 AM

Sweet mountain pics, I've always wanted to walk on a glacier

3/12/2010 12:27:52 PM

TWW demands knives and chocolate.

3/12/2010 12:36:04 PM

i'm going to austria next month for work....does that count?

3/12/2010 12:37:33 PM

3/12/2010 12:38:06 PM

I lived in Basel (or Bal is you hate English) for a while and I would not recommend it. But the above places, which I got the pleasure of going to, are totally awesome. Where are you staying for this week?

3/12/2010 1:20:17 PM

^ one night in geneva and then the other 5 in montreux, i believe...i'm not quite sure how it works, but we may see if we can extend the trip for another week so we can use the extra time to check out places like lucerne (about 2 hours away by car) or other places close by (montreux is very close to the french border)

we may rent a car, but we'll probably ride the rail

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3/12/2010 1:25:38 PM

I think that you will like the flexibility of a car more so than the train, which can get kinda expensive on its own. You are also staying in a pretty sweet place.

3/12/2010 1:26:58 PM

^ do you have any suggestions of "must see" places? i know there's far more than you can see in a couple of weeks, but suggestions are appreciated

3/12/2010 1:29:41 PM

switzerland is amazing... absolutely beautiful. Definitely one of my favs in Europe!

3/12/2010 1:30:39 PM

Lake Lucerne is really nice, but where you are is still going to be a beautiful place. Kinda far from where you are gonna be. Bern is the closest semi-big city and there are quite a few nice places there.

One of the great things about swiss neutrality is that they weren't destroyed during WWII. Like the building I lived in was built in 1450....beat that. There are great old buildings everywhere.

Interlaken, which you can see above is another great place. I think actually you can take the train from Montreaux to interlaken to lucerne. To long for a day trip though. Is there any flexibility in where you can stay?

3/12/2010 1:38:34 PM

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"Is there any flexibility in where you can stay?"

no clue...after the part that they recorded for playing on the radio, she spoke with another person that verified all of her information and the lady told her they would be mailing her the tax information and trip details

i would think you essentially get a voucher for two tickets to be used whenever...not sure how the accommodations are handled...i suppose we'll find out within the next couple of days

3/12/2010 1:42:51 PM