The Last Two Weeks ... In Photos



Survivor South Pacific
Finale' Weekend

Two really kind Survivor fans took us on a walk/jog/hike up to the Hollywood Sign--which was AWESOME.
(My husband came also, but he's not in this photo.)
Keith, Whitney, Sophie, and myself.




Keith, Jim, Rick, Sophie, myself, and Whitney--after dinner (Finale' weekend).


Just outside our hotel in Hollywood (The Renaissance).


Whitney and ME--in the lobby of our hotel. Just minutes after we arrived.
First time we'd seen each other since we left the airport for connecting flights after the game ended.


Christine and her new artwork. She had a tattoo contest and a fan drew this one and won!
(To commemorate her time on Redemption Island. It's a fire and a coconut drink.)


Me and Cochran in the hotel lobby on the day we arrived.
(Cochran calls this our prom picture.)



Loved Ones Reunion.
This is my husband, Rick's wife, and Sophie's dad--they all traveled to Samoa for the Loved Ones Visit.
(I mentioned before, I was knocked out of the game a few days after Dave arrived.)


A Suvivor fan hand-painted/colored this shirt .
Isn't that incredible?

Jim, Brandon, and Cochran--at the studio for our rehearsal/run-through.




Elyse and Jim in the greenroom before the finale'.
(I told Elyse--"In hindsight, we should have voted out Cochran!" LOL!)

Before the finale', we met with lots of fans.
(Here's the girl from Ramona and Beezus. She's so sweet.)


Before the finale', Ozzy found this spandex suit in his dressing room.
So, of course, he put it on.


Bus-ride home from the finale'--on our way to the After-Finale'-Party.



Christine and Cochran--in a limo on our way to the After-Finale'-Party.

Jim and ME--just before we headed onto the set for the live reunion.
(PS: Those are the tallest shoes I've ever worn. In my life. And guess what? I loved them!)

At the reunion show.
(C) CBS, 2011.
(PS: Because the show is in HDTV, we had our hair and makeup done by CBS. Funny, the game is in HDTV, too, but I guess the hair and makeup didn't matter then. LOL!)

Ozzy's final words. I like to see the expressions on everyone's faces. Each so different.
(Me--of course, HUGE laugh. Help me--I'm enthusiastic.)

Jeff Probst gives Sophie her million dollar check and she's officially named The Sole Survivor.
(C) CBS, 2011.


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Family Time--After The Finale'




We were able to see our daughter's biological family (they live near the finale'--lucky!).

We went to the Santa Monica Pier with cousins and grandparents.
(Here Jr. is holding a $100.00 pillow he won.
He was happy to have it, "Since mom didn't win the million." Ouch!)

Santa Monica Pier.

Santa Monica Beach (4 of our 6 kiddos).

Disneyland.


Thanks to Twitter, we were able to meet up with
Cubs baseball player, Ian Stewart--who's a big Survivor fan.
He was SO kind and SO gracious. Really good guy. Wow--we loved meeting him.

(And yes, I'm wearing my black/white outfit again.
Survivor taught me to wear clothes more than once before washing.)




I've got so much more to share and post. So, check back tomorrow. (I plan to make a Survivor tab on the blog, so it will be easier to keep the Survivor-related pictures and Q & A in one place.)


Thanks again for all of the love and support this past year. I am so grateful for the experience of Survivor--and to all of the family/friends who made it possible for me to play the game.


Happy Hannukah, Merry December 26th, and Happy Almost 2012.


Oh, and because I couldn't resist, here's my best Rick impersonation:




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