tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64617867955338037832024-03-05T07:38:30.393-08:00McCarty's McBlogLKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-43403378198375640222011-04-17T05:54:00.001-07:002011-04-18T04:34:14.046-07:00New House {inside}Well, it only took a few months, but I am finally prepared to share the inside of our new house in Houston. We painted the living, kitchen, and 2 bathrooms and left the rest as it was before. This one required a lot less work than the last one, but the unpacking process seemed to take eleventy billion years. Maybe it was because we had to cram a 2,000 square foot house's possessions into a 1,400 square foot house. Maybe it was because we have 10,000 lbs of stuff (yes, they weighed our moving truck, and yes, that is equal to 5 tons, if you're counting). Needless to say, we got rid of a LOT of stuff and have stopped buying furniture forevermore (kind of. mostly. exceptions must always be made- i.e. card catalog below). Hope you'll come visit! <br /><div></div><br /><div>Living Room: <br /><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596535511795551810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirosN-DBimY6MWSf19C2We2ccqY4iFUmRqsIANooxlnt2P2_rrr4KCHA7v1FdCj1NU6KhcRr1e0Brtf1dAzgb56l24LVyMxUSLGWa0zhwVevWiwhi1mpi5UoqVG8xp8g-78531xBgI1QY/s400/2011+house+019.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596535515640797570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHQ3K4l8NBKtJJIAVnI-1bj2AA4s2Aqy949USzynuUhrF2dCBCB88ifTybYRP5Csz28Kehc8iB0dFXxPbD6ScyV0dL4SNakuxt12TFKWTYgnmzW9kgdHFkfEeOr7LUOgmgA4dxVqE3B0/s400/2011+house+016.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596535524640824242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNeHofjATy-8V_tElV2fk_8RG57Mpm0jS2Ro8_yBQFafc1zn5XPYp14Sq2zquBUx8qGfaMXN1O5RG25gqtL4o3YHiF0j_zgHbFtjbc3Ttxjuh97hesjM45dyoHvGqyLrrKd3tuIgrCv0/s400/2011+house+017.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596535520995919922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlDRehruQHR7mW-BZwP31QD0hwAqRPLT_7ug9DNNjceGl559f9sJhUmjzYtUVNggNo0TO2MovDHu3rHLpn72jdU7MD6hT4YjScGHpZO0NAqGF5yQIlw2ISNKI0RRJnGd_vVVs_abbaQQ/s400/2011+house+018.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div>Dining Room: <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596535526320324962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-OcBuRswXgU4Es-Vna4KOuTAWY7hZnSOdh7o1K03_qn81nXxT7SSdIQZK78Q7Zeo548GHCedMtR00GYJb-Zf82V7RyW0CO4uBZEKB9l6oLiYk_yAY92HP2AfU1phIpfkuhvJHPMQMA8/s400/2011+house+014.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536050269762690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEick-zAXMPnQSyJ0xBbApKYKLDLqPqsoeF-TrxQ_15z5P7uTichuD2r-NX8UwLblkkAqqRoch5Ept0yD8GUZ0hGck8imqUQlWopdtAdtsQ5hKzlrcWfA8qd-vHbnPiFBnPCW5RhSZzeyyY/s400/2011+house+015.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div>Kitchen: <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536043198407170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ITrb5_MLqOnbH8y7Oiad517KXDRiWx5GNLqtJHP5Q_hQXU9hPzrafrpxOw2n4ZbpRLCWTGUalM6890P4iDPd4WGmqMGjjbcqjncGVCwtP_88kCK7mgSV1QIqTEwk4L8rL_ES1rnOQoQ/s400/2011+house+007.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536042585266194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DN9gXDjyi_WzabY2AzeaAGWg9E5IMK0lA9bALTFsuUmWbhyphenhyphenxgVPEI7ZUoYxVQMeC2TINSweSWJP8YUOMLuCDzAFQgd3Ox8iWvp0BHl00_gnXqhWy64o6HSjzYzxHZW2Dv6yaqhOa3AI/s400/2011+house+008.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536039807827506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRzxvSLh1qVbbm-PnCmgyo3aVbuRHX9Vs2Ur3QeaE6Ywn2qWiNpunqEqrM2UQ2L3ONVh9EM_dgysgCkbzKg7OFeFaC6HEKeQ8UPz9dW3LIfSCAn1iYkO4DTHNgL5xCwSzBMSId8Hp7F8/s400/2011+house+010.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536035455458850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATujuDye2eWb13wGL2ahN4M3AzQxyQL_3ZA5alxJg7vNuD6mG1IDOQBkJ3OQBdyi2W1ncuRlO3Ke2lFq5yBtotvBAK8AUzRDBpegCF2ndy6zPX2mQr2eaNJHpBdQLO7eE6WD_iKt5vy8/s400/2011+house+027.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div><br /><div>Man Cave Room:</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536662181884674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUemlWUEk_YvWVszTagzTrBBF_xkdu_iWxEOGgLtUblF9n0RkpZUd2OPX4_Ft0PqEBc90YK7GSGGbaQAoedCqcvejAeqPqtoCQ79_EtrppBeouPR27VkUCC3tWbYvjnuj8FulbvefaQ6M/s400/2011+house+012.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536659519814178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ08kKaGdlsRP3mRI2K_U8P1ogxUg2AQLqjdE8ALufPIK_g_8RsywZLgzu4seaYvikaBOUZBODv1hPC-TQs3kpIycXBnQdqEhruiVZc4LhSYkEHVdvq-IESvHi3IKvqVUfrPdneAVi7uA/s400/2011+house+011.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536652794145730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0Ry8sVLZmHsh41DLRsa79lZ2atE1j9slO1z44jwiw_zO3coqPBbTTBNdjzDGltCJkBljxspT60fye6drCjwWqi-qNE_r8rSqazsBZ5quLvYkly3NEJ2Q_jDjHQYtWkjCaEHcMIFz3L4/s400/2011+house+013.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div>My Bathroom: <br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536650711648210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhULQTg6owvS1RE4pReKkgRwVSu7EVc2lgI1_M-HYn8-gLlPTem3_fosYkvgFZJuYChHW3KvGKGRiw40qzVVuOtdglWXGK2kkKL1jWBpYtY-GWwQFHcYLLUYcYR2Gb7YWTPtItewUeBHg/s400/2011+house+004.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596536645395181026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v8lMPOecIJxAsUI3VKYOCxT9VjAo_QVtXVJ6IhPDvxzekGND-DI2BsLF8ULUZ_MwcAANAZj_3d8YEvUxPpXpYjne19wgstE6GV4m0Xk8BejtuUbPG5lt689wa0lcPwE4fZRx44LCMvg/s400/2011+house+006.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537485948267682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZjRgsDIoLnw6AL5s793ZNYkzJmFKgBvXqVPZB3iVJ1rSMZRBHc1-1SPoO-oFIfquDGQuZooYqFCY-CbcwINJiDB933MLjpGukvaut5jzzwz-BBltaPsJ6Xs448I6Qfk2c36ta3ueTK8/s400/2011+house+005.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div>Bedroom: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieskCVYmHtc08YhEonKP6Dne6K_oMs4GhzbnNuq0cmkKOaNMlG14zFUSfN8eVowyhUFQq1zLAFqNaK5r8fSMVlbCrUnjarlwDbxrQXQ-pNDBle0K8nMer7Ed9amH05sWIaMZ7AxFrEB7s/s1600/2011+house+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537485991736978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieskCVYmHtc08YhEonKP6Dne6K_oMs4GhzbnNuq0cmkKOaNMlG14zFUSfN8eVowyhUFQq1zLAFqNaK5r8fSMVlbCrUnjarlwDbxrQXQ-pNDBle0K8nMer7Ed9amH05sWIaMZ7AxFrEB7s/s400/2011+house+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537484006929058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTXeJb9C6D-94R8xnL2Hs2SLVLeAYuOHL82CL9ftjfoKlXsPdoCVwVmEC3h3LVXTgYXSnWqXaYJHBKj0JqOmjkoboFkQqqk42u4Aq_j7tzu3nIPiBdgzSr5Sz9jEwb7y8r4k48GXslpQ/s400/2011+house+028.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><div>Guest Bedroom: <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMHU19k3XublaW6b_sQQK3f1Ka2V81vPa2YIET1au1XkZankuZvaDluuqllUZbo75Bv7yUwdqkWgZLW_LCAki5VytCmqAWv55I2b41GcgiMoi_rHLyHWRWsNORqVn9hN6Nr1SITThvIQ/s1600/2011+house+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537480137947442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMHU19k3XublaW6b_sQQK3f1Ka2V81vPa2YIET1au1XkZankuZvaDluuqllUZbo75Bv7yUwdqkWgZLW_LCAki5VytCmqAWv55I2b41GcgiMoi_rHLyHWRWsNORqVn9hN6Nr1SITThvIQ/s400/2011+house+022.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537476521352050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FYybQgJyPk1-vCbs1nxDFY0apyW1jVDVv360Q4i-y5jggZdKJZngpg_BYXUn8LecZtODzpUCjACPJxM6lF6-4jxsFsp_Qn2MsFR8I0kGBqAd6lUj8cNxlLLpwnR4cTckdpwgrkeaeUs/s400/2011+house+021.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><p>Noah's Bathroom:</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596537809098948066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmgk8HClVW3OaeLyq8wMis3HeopA81V-muicVTVctyTyOscL3gzoYzS-jyg-X2yLFBw9WFgnRvFC2HyxWDi9MAOc5to0u_jwk0mHsXcJAQDdyqvsJ0M8Zbzc96qBxLEo5sRyLerFZ3Tk/s400/2011+house+020.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-18808564829735186542010-12-28T08:42:00.000-08:002010-12-28T08:46:21.997-08:00Sorry I've been MIA! We've been a bit busy between Thanksgiving, moving, new jobs, and Christmas.<br /><br />Here is a picture of our new house! I'll post photos of the inside when it isn't full of piles of stuff. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkIID-pB9NjDQv0W1HNp6cG6HAdH810ctdX4rY6hDW6tjK8G7oZRRfnWs4nC8xpc2tjVIIb8E59-SLaEfLsIqh6dLens4tFOItetC64NXPYvEmI2BEOT3-usyb-PLo1TQ7RyQmUJihr0/s1600/house.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555775000245264578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkIID-pB9NjDQv0W1HNp6cG6HAdH810ctdX4rY6hDW6tjK8G7oZRRfnWs4nC8xpc2tjVIIb8E59-SLaEfLsIqh6dLens4tFOItetC64NXPYvEmI2BEOT3-usyb-PLo1TQ7RyQmUJihr0/s400/house.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-73172010827950261012010-09-08T18:30:00.001-07:002010-09-08T18:36:34.309-07:00My Latest Crafts<div>Aprons & matching gloves!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx64uc_8p7RLZJeuI1TK8tk86B17kYPtyGqIeAnnPJRxo1kKrb9IjCghOH87-Z6f_xDEq3MlpnBPzsKoQ1kX_xyTclEf7BUCIDhH9bMPkC11Ulns_v6fq0dUIpXZ3rIfanlveCj9J_Xo/s1600/IMG_1595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx64uc_8p7RLZJeuI1TK8tk86B17kYPtyGqIeAnnPJRxo1kKrb9IjCghOH87-Z6f_xDEq3MlpnBPzsKoQ1kX_xyTclEf7BUCIDhH9bMPkC11Ulns_v6fq0dUIpXZ3rIfanlveCj9J_Xo/s400/IMG_1595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514720879714114642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsggDVzSjwTahF-d86UR64AVyML6sE7XhhujBAiWvW3QawgVxjgGCL8uEJHX8s4IVIXQMJGllosbpJPq8f1f2dalBD-w51pH1L520YJ93D2YpP6ZQcA0CfOkbb3VLgeTBmgGLuRqLxoUU/s1600/IMG_1596.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsggDVzSjwTahF-d86UR64AVyML6sE7XhhujBAiWvW3QawgVxjgGCL8uEJHX8s4IVIXQMJGllosbpJPq8f1f2dalBD-w51pH1L520YJ93D2YpP6ZQcA0CfOkbb3VLgeTBmgGLuRqLxoUU/s400/IMG_1596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514720865052082226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNM5HM3QhmxeiM_uhwbhyphenhyphenyWWeYE3Uxn6vKLbtqWGR8qMYuSM8VoigR2KsziA5HoO2kG4kR2lY4lbF1Mhc23gGbCh9DpZK2_1vIProbs245GqA1WY_q_FLZkTfpaIFjLRWBmAO1xqDfU4/s1600/IMG_1597.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNM5HM3QhmxeiM_uhwbhyphenhyphenyWWeYE3Uxn6vKLbtqWGR8qMYuSM8VoigR2KsziA5HoO2kG4kR2lY4lbF1Mhc23gGbCh9DpZK2_1vIProbs245GqA1WY_q_FLZkTfpaIFjLRWBmAO1xqDfU4/s400/IMG_1597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514720848877987906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPXje1Zk1XLC_TV0NwhmUQL4Qo3angkFDeZdASzg0P8p7ZlGckYJJWsBgLp_yliJqUI7yA-LklKK89saWnHCf-T8ntCsq1u0gikwTC851X0-UAEb9h_1UqCtTyNMmzEcq3Yy3Hh91qVk/s1600/IMG_1598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPXje1Zk1XLC_TV0NwhmUQL4Qo3angkFDeZdASzg0P8p7ZlGckYJJWsBgLp_yliJqUI7yA-LklKK89saWnHCf-T8ntCsq1u0gikwTC851X0-UAEb9h_1UqCtTyNMmzEcq3Yy3Hh91qVk/s400/IMG_1598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514720839222158082" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-29842716447441697562010-09-07T15:30:00.000-07:002010-09-07T16:03:58.597-07:00Happy Anniversary...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Noah and I are about to have our 2nd anniversary (crazy)! To celebrate, we took a trip to San Francisco. As I planned the trip, I tried really hard to think of something to get him. Keep in mind, he is the hardest person to shop for because he doesn't want anything, which I love about him all the time except for on his birthday/our anniversary/Christmas. Anyway, I was SO PROUD of myself when I came up with the idea to get us tickets to a cool jazz club in San Francisco for part of our trip! Noah loves jazz and we've never been to a jazz concert before. Jackpot.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>The night of the concert arrived and I told him what his surprise was at dinner. He was so excited! I finally picked a good gift AND managed to surprise him! Hooray! We anxiously arrived to the jazz club 30 minutes early and were the first people in the room.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKWWLAZ-hk6hVi5muMg0jLCKCGdYsWqI3-eoAR7WjNSTmxRuc0UBzVIPo6xCdUpGe5NwBkkj2NrnAD7qbz8b8uyJqGGkHJhW7z997oqlXpZqkjMDFgnsY80ZmZB6kjlDThpSLwtC8flE/s400/IMG_1709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514305324750299906" />Our table mates arrive shortly after and were raving about the group that was performing that night. </div><div><br /></div><div>Girl 1:"They're from Minnesota and they're my favorite band!" </div><div>Girl 2:"They are great!" "</div></div>Me: "Excellent! We really like jazz."<div>Girl 1: "Yeah, I guess they're kind of jazz."</div><div>Wait... whaaaat?</div><div><br /></div><div>Meet the band:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdiwuTbUINKKvdEBDSPm7zNzS5yQvob-s0sJMdvaXeM0EQl2wV8YyOUkqGecUcMblu5FxcIbD1anuGjvFEI3kqLKVSahgCqaQx2zM3SCNnECQgcbkus5zpGC93XQ9Skc9jgIwGcGwiA8/s1600/IMG_1713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdiwuTbUINKKvdEBDSPm7zNzS5yQvob-s0sJMdvaXeM0EQl2wV8YyOUkqGecUcMblu5FxcIbD1anuGjvFEI3kqLKVSahgCqaQx2zM3SCNnECQgcbkus5zpGC93XQ9Skc9jgIwGcGwiA8/s400/IMG_1713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514304909474178770" /></a>They were not 'kind of jazz.' They were kind of crazy with a little funk on the side.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a run-down of the rest of the evening:</div><div><br /></div><div>After the first note the band played:</div><div>Me: [whispering to Noah] "I think they might not be a jazz band."</div><div><br /></div><div>10 seconds into the first song:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCbB3wxXmC9Z2iqCNezBE_fBVgUChAlmx9NjLXdhTd7LIyCAP5r1999_obE5RW0YsaqzMNlQk-OcDn4eyTuv_nGH5L-WOQ3lsuOPK6oDNkxZ7gpH4gbR7DGO4chEoUhX9r9W_9V3FW-A/s1600/IMG_1711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCbB3wxXmC9Z2iqCNezBE_fBVgUChAlmx9NjLXdhTd7LIyCAP5r1999_obE5RW0YsaqzMNlQk-OcDn4eyTuv_nGH5L-WOQ3lsuOPK6oDNkxZ7gpH4gbR7DGO4chEoUhX9r9W_9V3FW-A/s400/IMG_1711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514304899777837154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNqqFH5b5ftkHiPDaHq2RlLPu4opZmtbJqPO-0nbD9rL3sp1CkxQxncys-Qk6Yur05jsvN6_iVEsYMhC3JFKGrNzj0m4DmxpxV9Q6Rb5e7VzgNunUzbZZA90XyF3yVZwhiyp6uBOEwVQ/s1600/IMG_1716.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNqqFH5b5ftkHiPDaHq2RlLPu4opZmtbJqPO-0nbD9rL3sp1CkxQxncys-Qk6Yur05jsvN6_iVEsYMhC3JFKGrNzj0m4DmxpxV9Q6Rb5e7VzgNunUzbZZA90XyF3yVZwhiyp6uBOEwVQ/s400/IMG_1716.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514304891227441122" /></a>After the first song:</div><div>Me: [whispering to Noah] Do you think this is one of those things we'll look back and laugh about later?</div><div>Noah: [pauses... then solemnly nods]</div><div><br /></div><div>Ohh it was bad. One member of the group just stood behind a keyboard and jumped up and down all night. A large portion of the evening involved the singer singing unintelligible sounds at us and then having the audience sing back. Which they did. With fervor. I am pretty sure we were the only people in the audience who were not totally loving it. The girls next to us did not sit down once and knew every word to every song. The group got several standing ovations. I felt like I was taking crazy pills.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0CFaNlY9bSvlyUi6LOUfk98HZyDEdw6uY38TcLT-kPiFVOIGKFxj3pJrDK4xWXnNWpt5hMMFx74ZW1dE2LqBAM22hEazvOcsYaoY1AsrkeTRIcA1-w3C9uUKSowldPzZNuqVXdpurJ8/s400/IMG_1718.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514304883452178274" /></div><div><br /></div><div>After what seemed like days, but in real time was only about an hour, they sang their last song and left, at which point Noah and I breathed a huge sigh of relief. That is, until the girl next to me took a break from screaming at the top of her lungs, grabbed my arm, and yelled, "DON'T WORRY! THEY'RE COMING BACK! DON'T WORRY! IT ISN'T OVER YET."</div><div><br /></div><div>Honey, I'm so sorry. I'll try to do better next year. By the way, please let me know when it's time to start laughing about it.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-63102855491764079392010-08-29T06:46:00.000-07:002010-08-29T07:18:24.401-07:00Alaksa<div>This summer 5 of my college friends and I got to spend a week in Alaska! The 6 of us are all petroleum engineers for different companies and since college have spread out across the US for our jobs. One of them has been working in Alaska for the last 3 years, and the other 5 of us FINALLY found a week that we could all go visit. We should have done it sooner- it was one of the best trips I have ever been on. It was 50% the company and 50% the amazing views and activities that we got to do. I don't think we left a single Alaskan adventure un-conquered.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Landing in Anchorage: it is already gorgeous (it is 9:30 PM here)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49qWHj_JLb0lSpVDlsEI0QCrkXNc-V_me_M55ZLjIfejMKSYx3wzwsRxkpZAE3sxO1XZWNAe9EQt2J-PvdV7i5w2ga99wAvW27eGOavEFk9D4Kb4DMVOM3hdcA253yRiZSl5NEi0FCik/s1600/IMG_1332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49qWHj_JLb0lSpVDlsEI0QCrkXNc-V_me_M55ZLjIfejMKSYx3wzwsRxkpZAE3sxO1XZWNAe9EQt2J-PvdV7i5w2ga99wAvW27eGOavEFk9D4Kb4DMVOM3hdcA253yRiZSl5NEi0FCik/s400/IMG_1332.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510832648887816178" /></a>Hiking Flat Top! I was impressed that I survived this one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkNthOxw1U1-QT6XbTc0P6bzYHwhd7Tve7DnrtRW-BCBq_qZX9OkistuyIJyoDfpCQxBeSoZlQzavkbwRNZeXonmo-ELxX12vw_-pGvqf4jJM0iAhriBZqGlcDWbwt2s0Wy6eIcTZt6c/s1600/IMG_1368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkNthOxw1U1-QT6XbTc0P6bzYHwhd7Tve7DnrtRW-BCBq_qZX9OkistuyIJyoDfpCQxBeSoZlQzavkbwRNZeXonmo-ELxX12vw_-pGvqf4jJM0iAhriBZqGlcDWbwt2s0Wy6eIcTZt6c/s400/IMG_1368.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510832640706756626" /></a>Yay!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3t_Tx5LSyN-G2cdnQmQ19-Wp3jsj_qjTAtCP6xydxKxYmmrqPFr5CAi5_tIuN44hJCXLaOFhZeVXB4839WIA1f0Kw4KJlm2RMpyO-on2asd38afOgL0v3UyPix73SJRb1Lb_JcnRhSSc/s1600/IMG_1374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3t_Tx5LSyN-G2cdnQmQ19-Wp3jsj_qjTAtCP6xydxKxYmmrqPFr5CAi5_tIuN44hJCXLaOFhZeVXB4839WIA1f0Kw4KJlm2RMpyO-on2asd38afOgL0v3UyPix73SJRb1Lb_JcnRhSSc/s400/IMG_1374.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510832627592538034" /></a>Eliot, the friend that lives in AK, has his pilot's license and took us up!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO1AP5ipEMVWb44V-MjM5ynQYyoFGqz4N6pz8v3MCS0GTxVONsuffeYZ3JkZKXJ6Iuc5dvGr97RMLZNIkdcNxOjKXVubSCYInLhf_01wjQ3pujnsbZTGxvAgy2RMIfQzPvZUF1TonSE4/s1600/IMG_1397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJO1AP5ipEMVWb44V-MjM5ynQYyoFGqz4N6pz8v3MCS0GTxVONsuffeYZ3JkZKXJ6Iuc5dvGr97RMLZNIkdcNxOjKXVubSCYInLhf_01wjQ3pujnsbZTGxvAgy2RMIfQzPvZUF1TonSE4/s400/IMG_1397.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510831865871711474" /></a>Eeee!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0EuM1y041vy3HruGY28HcImVGZwccnL4E5cJ2icCJ0urOYaZUv37ntylkieM4Kb9bbL6tag9e5okXzfTRC6prOKoCSkaIybvK49oF7tPlMf0cqllLAjm8lwMHkXX-voucW6qcAay9BA/s1600/IMG_1428.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0EuM1y041vy3HruGY28HcImVGZwccnL4E5cJ2icCJ0urOYaZUv37ntylkieM4Kb9bbL6tag9e5okXzfTRC6prOKoCSkaIybvK49oF7tPlMf0cqllLAjm8lwMHkXX-voucW6qcAay9BA/s400/IMG_1428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510831857285349986" /></a>Of course we had to try on a coonskin cap... (Eliot, me, Chad)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlXAqpmr327824ERD-LZGouarIa2Knf8VZ6YDAE1JxB_9WSFvdOriAZFmM-rJYS_qjHfDd5a8yiZ_AHkFY8vbfdJWgbvtdlWYt_RSOhXGc_N31ISNr0KPUk2mvHTnN8sINK9mJESFGoI/s1600/IMG_1450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlXAqpmr327824ERD-LZGouarIa2Knf8VZ6YDAE1JxB_9WSFvdOriAZFmM-rJYS_qjHfDd5a8yiZ_AHkFY8vbfdJWgbvtdlWYt_RSOhXGc_N31ISNr0KPUk2mvHTnN8sINK9mJESFGoI/s400/IMG_1450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510831845226520002" /></a>We rode the Alaskan train to Seward... see the huge glacier? It's not fair that people get to live here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_tZb_q0kGCwvH5khCCxBXcBoZCIiq_ux-EXg1tz23XJ8OtWhP-02vOQn90JPJuixCsuXgoBSux5ddFvpC-D1oATcVC4nK2wpmDjIWMJYEVYthr2g7oPdDoGMxpBYu7Sm2vifoQwYJHY/s1600/IMG_1463.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_tZb_q0kGCwvH5khCCxBXcBoZCIiq_ux-EXg1tz23XJ8OtWhP-02vOQn90JPJuixCsuXgoBSux5ddFvpC-D1oATcVC4nK2wpmDjIWMJYEVYthr2g7oPdDoGMxpBYu7Sm2vifoQwYJHY/s400/IMG_1463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510831833244143906" /></a>We went white water rafting in a class V river... and didn't drown...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M-GxhCYgajx2umkEjhdj1U_uJtycFuzMmHs08-GhgRzrow9-HYbpRsob7J0Ew1nmBnx2iQNTspMc2ylf_3uAZIlfMJwAdA4NsyDfGJBezOeUlTGRJbxHBXdVv2W-hRwnYDvgo6Dey00/s1600/8-10-10pm+056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M-GxhCYgajx2umkEjhdj1U_uJtycFuzMmHs08-GhgRzrow9-HYbpRsob7J0Ew1nmBnx2iQNTspMc2ylf_3uAZIlfMJwAdA4NsyDfGJBezOeUlTGRJbxHBXdVv2W-hRwnYDvgo6Dey00/s400/8-10-10pm+056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510831819225817474" /></a>My favorite group shot (Derrick, Chris, me, Lindsey 2, Chad, Eliot) on our Fox Island dinner cruise.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCC2ey_j6XYN7W54lvVaJIFZVf8D8-olcPVHFVzPtVzwGL4L2FLmuU_KX_kzPkPR_WfpUhLo308T7B0aBJXadqeV9X9PXyn77IYcj9taQH8B2MSMpjLtF1bNS1GDFWi9iZYWEJg4GSu0/s400/IMG_1490.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510830542746678818" />Thanks for obliging me on all of my Kodak moment demands, boys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLvvwLKv_OdxcMbUSOVX4SKV_QTrPuzCtTyo1grrRoXJT8mAbLye78YJx_7PjKm_gB713nOQdy1wrQoVSyvtAZ6nxbggmsCqYA_l3gNglEzJwSoZ86ZGhpOWGFADku7cEuVX8m5oD0uI/s1600/IMG_1491.JPG"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLvvwLKv_OdxcMbUSOVX4SKV_QTrPuzCtTyo1grrRoXJT8mAbLye78YJx_7PjKm_gB713nOQdy1wrQoVSyvtAZ6nxbggmsCqYA_l3gNglEzJwSoZ86ZGhpOWGFADku7cEuVX8m5oD0uI/s1600/IMG_1491.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLvvwLKv_OdxcMbUSOVX4SKV_QTrPuzCtTyo1grrRoXJT8mAbLye78YJx_7PjKm_gB713nOQdy1wrQoVSyvtAZ6nxbggmsCqYA_l3gNglEzJwSoZ86ZGhpOWGFADku7cEuVX8m5oD0uI/s400/IMG_1491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510830553878071570" /></a>Skipping rocks at sunset<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i3HSM-ANGVvwhpfcmXKRBPq2PeiFgvbuMAnu1vxHhHlWlTLeoC4W_Nis6tvRK4h2G_t79Zr9W7fUeW7Hk-d_fNNeaHxkwQTq0khQRYv-cHWTGmLWssxsa_I5rngShNZXVXQuK39xc1A/s1600/IMG_1493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6i3HSM-ANGVvwhpfcmXKRBPq2PeiFgvbuMAnu1vxHhHlWlTLeoC4W_Nis6tvRK4h2G_t79Zr9W7fUeW7Hk-d_fNNeaHxkwQTq0khQRYv-cHWTGmLWssxsa_I5rngShNZXVXQuK39xc1A/s400/IMG_1493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510830530142630498" /></a>We took a fishing charter... unfortunately, this was all I managed to lure in. Isn't it a beauty?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC8geI5xycCJ4Qq00To9uc-DGIy1YO03awK_iZHOL-7TGb8KPAVo5OQbisqKCIEvD0Lv8_34IRcTB_Pc_o69AMy3HPXnT5FZudpuJGssL7XpDlici4RfHtiq-h1ALLbhX6cCwWQG1dBU/s1600/IMG_1532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiC8geI5xycCJ4Qq00To9uc-DGIy1YO03awK_iZHOL-7TGb8KPAVo5OQbisqKCIEvD0Lv8_34IRcTB_Pc_o69AMy3HPXnT5FZudpuJGssL7XpDlici4RfHtiq-h1ALLbhX6cCwWQG1dBU/s400/IMG_1532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510830518010982882" /></a>Luckily for me, the other 5 collectively caught 34 lbs. of halibut and salmon. We took a few filets straight to a restaurant where they cooked them for us. It was by far the best fish I've ever had- it doesn't get much fresher than that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI04krg28qanBD87kKwCnA6MvA9AlJGvTqxWcZpW9QtphLyYBBMojq3reT9PEmaS5uwfjc0ZCq0hLaCQ_pgYLCKczf0voRXDfgN8y7fIPSPHa6INTuMYVb1mD11S1AMBRQooGAL_xick/s1600/IMG_1540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAI04krg28qanBD87kKwCnA6MvA9AlJGvTqxWcZpW9QtphLyYBBMojq3reT9PEmaS5uwfjc0ZCq0hLaCQ_pgYLCKczf0voRXDfgN8y7fIPSPHa6INTuMYVb1mD11S1AMBRQooGAL_xick/s400/IMG_1540.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510830508416332050" /></a>Then we crashed on the train ride back to Anchorage...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTppVeYFa6HDmG2fX61O4mwBKkIPyTKZn2oIoYNz2bvstYAU8t5og4YczfCDvQLd3-xxmclN2oOBSplekDkcfaQOnje8QlFw_TqnIx8OXryeGtFTJOr6m6gwlinZAdU_XVlJ_OvJmSog/s1600/IMG_1543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTppVeYFa6HDmG2fX61O4mwBKkIPyTKZn2oIoYNz2bvstYAU8t5og4YczfCDvQLd3-xxmclN2oOBSplekDkcfaQOnje8QlFw_TqnIx8OXryeGtFTJOr6m6gwlinZAdU_XVlJ_OvJmSog/s400/IMG_1543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510829273495219730" /></a>Lindsey, Derrick, and Chad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq90JjDlGAoHEyFKua53dWusLWyQjuBTpgv7z189w8W9UJ6rXHNi1Mhn-KtPQSpRKHOQWPHlpaLDhtpKHvypMRJVqI_F2iC-U91uwpVFm_3IAQw8yQdhtNCQcMC5uUVVYYhJKT0At3TSg/s1600/IMG_1545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq90JjDlGAoHEyFKua53dWusLWyQjuBTpgv7z189w8W9UJ6rXHNi1Mhn-KtPQSpRKHOQWPHlpaLDhtpKHvypMRJVqI_F2iC-U91uwpVFm_3IAQw8yQdhtNCQcMC5uUVVYYhJKT0At3TSg/s400/IMG_1545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510829260385725858" /></a>Eliot, me, and Chris<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT9HpBf4Y_ptAXzRnPYBs7rcBCO7NafOzlYD611V4hgP9IrNteVWbJJqgcqhRpQZPg6ESgkX6bKVEqq-GBdUPIHVE3bheNTFCabhDNib0YKr956-zFoHg1LRcV7ueSlBjS-MYiMyHsKY/s1600/IMG_1546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT9HpBf4Y_ptAXzRnPYBs7rcBCO7NafOzlYD611V4hgP9IrNteVWbJJqgcqhRpQZPg6ESgkX6bKVEqq-GBdUPIHVE3bheNTFCabhDNib0YKr956-zFoHg1LRcV7ueSlBjS-MYiMyHsKY/s400/IMG_1546.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510829249385771458" /></a>Panning for gold!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3tHWea6k-lTv4Cr2b4oec2C6AFUGqCeyL07vkSgwVFLF6g8mkDbxP2MpB0kH9ZcMhgMD3lcEMalHzvNS0HTOD1guW5jlFA6XRi6EHi2sBWVEiiCxQSrQa0KrrKkydLtOFMgy5lI16a0/s1600/IMG_1560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3tHWea6k-lTv4Cr2b4oec2C6AFUGqCeyL07vkSgwVFLF6g8mkDbxP2MpB0kH9ZcMhgMD3lcEMalHzvNS0HTOD1guW5jlFA6XRi6EHi2sBWVEiiCxQSrQa0KrrKkydLtOFMgy5lI16a0/s400/IMG_1560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510829236133126786" /></a>And, of course, we shopped. Here, Chris is modeling my new Fox earmuffs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVXIH-FV5O_jgU50T9YK0pNkeAEqQR8jTWLn4pFIj8A-fWGpuI1NZ1qurlkmHv5CUa1jlxwQL-BgyyDUFImwksf7aw0aV9L-O8Fk2Ew-oteom0hc0nUQNhls5Q9WjzuBdcutNhO-4Tk8/s1600/IMG_1580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVXIH-FV5O_jgU50T9YK0pNkeAEqQR8jTWLn4pFIj8A-fWGpuI1NZ1qurlkmHv5CUa1jlxwQL-BgyyDUFImwksf7aw0aV9L-O8Fk2Ew-oteom0hc0nUQNhls5Q9WjzuBdcutNhO-4Tk8/s400/IMG_1580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510829229566905490" /></a>I came home ready to move Noah to Alaska! I would highly recommend a vacation there, especially if you are tired of Oklahoma's heat.</div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-75737482889720070812010-08-25T19:21:00.000-07:002010-08-25T19:36:07.769-07:00We are... MOVING!<div>This November, Noah, Zorba, Poppy and I will be packing our things and heading down south to Houston where I have a new assignment with Marathon. Noah, who works for his family's business here in OK, has opted for a change and is working to become a certified personal trainer. Maybe he can whip me into shape!</div><div><br /></div><div>We are heartbroken to leave our family and friends, the house that we just finished remodeling, and the great state of Oklahoma where we met and fell in love, but we are also excited for a new chapter and the adventure that it holds. We will be sure to buy a place with a nice guest room for all of our OK loved ones if you ever get the urge to visit!</div><div><br /></div><div>Love, </div><div>Lindsey<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-30393947632082340472010-08-22T18:20:00.000-07:002010-08-22T18:37:37.790-07:00Italy<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I have been a terrible blogger lately! Technically, since May. Not to make excuses, but it has been a fun and busy summer, starting with an incredible trip to Italy. Noah and I went with my sisters and dad to Rome, Pompeii, Venice, Florence, and Pisa and got to see a ton of once-in-a-lifetime things. Here are some highlights:</div><div><br /></div><div>The Colosseum [Rome]</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OMC_LEglT-oJ4vI-VDMPc1I_X50IgbW1VwAXTeGchrzokYTmlk6mLR7cnKb2XUbs5MaOUuWgGCXHhaFJ-pfI67X2K4GSNzZOregd5oE6PVCvj1bQwQNGAe_Him-4SaNHPrbZfzCFA0g/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508411758226213170" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>The whole gang inside the Colosseum:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeGPip-3mT9cdm6-7oKo6us5y3qha9uhKtGnt8l0fkJ6jvexHyH-GpyIeGITe4fKRtvnUGddFcjhfyugQim24w6nv2lA3z6fGuvCyST_2_rriV5RcGCik1_LlZnWCFUDhbPlINbCrWN4/s1600/IMG_0559.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeGPip-3mT9cdm6-7oKo6us5y3qha9uhKtGnt8l0fkJ6jvexHyH-GpyIeGITe4fKRtvnUGddFcjhfyugQim24w6nv2lA3z6fGuvCyST_2_rriV5RcGCik1_LlZnWCFUDhbPlINbCrWN4/s400/IMG_0559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508411501699091202" /></a>At the Vatican [Rome]:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DfXFRbKYXOfa1toZp2jF4ml7OUEyFmVrh2SDF-BBQo8hlqHLGSp40LoLv5jGaG8fM_FVYtDv2EikDgZ2UtieRl9NhhyphenhyphenMOxgXPXtJrHBfyxU9D5vXd7x1_Dw7XsEv1_cCTvErrZxejas/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DfXFRbKYXOfa1toZp2jF4ml7OUEyFmVrh2SDF-BBQo8hlqHLGSp40LoLv5jGaG8fM_FVYtDv2EikDgZ2UtieRl9NhhyphenhyphenMOxgXPXtJrHBfyxU9D5vXd7x1_Dw7XsEv1_cCTvErrZxejas/s400/IMG_0667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508410879026076354" /></a>Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62rQfsC2pQokZijmXH4u319LzZeOpgpDGHxZvhTjJTDtFlJQuHvgpc3FPo-2URPndm8ukTkA_MQyqwJdkkDvgmRYpjHGsUB_DwZowLZbxx_ALVa-fmP-qHk9viOB7lvgcevraDSV949g/s1600/IMG_0836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62rQfsC2pQokZijmXH4u319LzZeOpgpDGHxZvhTjJTDtFlJQuHvgpc3FPo-2URPndm8ukTkA_MQyqwJdkkDvgmRYpjHGsUB_DwZowLZbxx_ALVa-fmP-qHk9viOB7lvgcevraDSV949g/s400/IMG_0836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508410866200954818" /></a>Pisa:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaGhfeEVsygzDkmJBYCil4jzDH5nn28HZ0azZp9-iULhz5VgJaYllHYrbBDQzQ2P2KMQqd5cYSfj97BqSPKtt2GBl6nDBv6ZXkRE78P4L9aroHYEWNoxeZ-TyA4IVHet1BOxI10D4MeM/s1600/IMG_1016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaGhfeEVsygzDkmJBYCil4jzDH5nn28HZ0azZp9-iULhz5VgJaYllHYrbBDQzQ2P2KMQqd5cYSfj97BqSPKtt2GBl6nDBv6ZXkRE78P4L9aroHYEWNoxeZ-TyA4IVHet1BOxI10D4MeM/s400/IMG_1016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508410858707169714" /></a>Venice:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnbMmc5KLC_SqJxi4BQNRFiGTn7vNebkZsiCjpP8IwB4AGaE4nmjCPfmUEj7Lt3cBTQ0M_iQBGD_xCc2Z37Tf8vP2ElmLf7AmbzwgYd-e9TsaVnNftOrfrMmyCGN4WFG2qbvyRiP-coI/s400/IMG_0914.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508413199093845474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div>Florence:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpQro8d6xLFENRzTSYOWY7XprO-eax0rkH461vgqUqoUbfa0UGusVcU4w1NmRDdybwEDV3KBYaXXkabnz97yqTa1J0AzdSEhQ7Reafzf7IJ9MAqh1JE6JGK_OBvr_9b_TgDHyjbXyUCE/s1600/IMG_1093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpQro8d6xLFENRzTSYOWY7XprO-eax0rkH461vgqUqoUbfa0UGusVcU4w1NmRDdybwEDV3KBYaXXkabnz97yqTa1J0AzdSEhQ7Reafzf7IJ9MAqh1JE6JGK_OBvr_9b_TgDHyjbXyUCE/s400/IMG_1093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508410842510406754" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-28751875625296474852010-05-22T16:07:00.000-07:002010-05-22T16:22:58.701-07:00Last Remodel Project!<div style="text-align: left;">The last 2 projects (indoor, anyway) in our almost 2-year remodel project are done: new countertops and floors in the kitchen. I have wanted this kind of kitchen floor for as long as I can remember, and the new countertops are cement and are super-duper cool. What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Old, icky floors:</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdMnxDnGuapuJktS2UYGRVoA2NjLHBMqHLyXYcc5Zcx4h94JJv-oh23_fVXYCQg89TRy8L5V5yQ208t9GJ45rPUhGtfuiCfyunNbdFQ-px7uprCWFe1Lqzgw1vbIiRklUhh8ynnsGgXk/s400/IMG_0544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474235479744275090" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; ">New, BEAUTIFUL floors :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0rHhHju9FWaJAwmVFr23Emv43IeEUp8w5uzCJt1Gl4BMXptLkW3zCKQlNYagxsupKbejRGh7tcc3vG9vlG6qlAIss3tm2Eae01fYXWr2-eZxeG4vki5i7YoXooDi2M6BZ6cot1jwK9s/s400/IMG_0551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474235986105228530" /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3jYK4DF-Sj6aTSQZAPgxsawaou4RPfeQtDTvnb9YRC7OVshpHuW2X3mBbvwcPVaVZIothS7eVAUQ78BBkeGy0SvVmqoHoFKAxRQD1_airxQWvCmNf11n3JeqbC-Tt-msjY207Vs7RBQ/s400/IMG_0550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474235976232783426" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIXEJS-XegS4aJdikhS6MzVVbIVh02zB9xSz52bFxPaziLwK9c2Gk1mIaWCe7_QjnWM3pLd5g09hogKFCv6CT4f-XfcLBUk0k4wu-YHtx5jvHhTIlj6KXPxaqSejXGK6kGm_o0Xcbl0Y/s400/IMG_0549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474235972512178754" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Old formica countertops:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozxFuSYjCWGNirFx70HteCQnKZ5fIbI24mascDz8KunLI9447ifmQ1NsY5-D2OERDARwdcVBcDNUCLu94Cz99lVN0g7n-L9v9CtINl19aXb5jRPjycAxeyESmIle9Dk2ENbnc4EtlvYI/s1600/IMG_0535.JPG"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozxFuSYjCWGNirFx70HteCQnKZ5fIbI24mascDz8KunLI9447ifmQ1NsY5-D2OERDARwdcVBcDNUCLu94Cz99lVN0g7n-L9v9CtINl19aXb5jRPjycAxeyESmIle9Dk2ENbnc4EtlvYI/s400/IMG_0535.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474237258965574450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">New cement countertops... LOVE them!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2_eLOjgeKoN1rB0OtG2YBnWhs4jUhf2HX2BUZNgnKVsC_Gpxq9XnPthhyphenhyphen8V-hs0tXmX-uceD9nslR6GCNWiGiAl8L4KB6pRSpaOGBoj1utrqs-Rz8e_MkIw7aP1GuXR8Wfe5FCVCfXw/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2_eLOjgeKoN1rB0OtG2YBnWhs4jUhf2HX2BUZNgnKVsC_Gpxq9XnPthhyphenhyphen8V-hs0tXmX-uceD9nslR6GCNWiGiAl8L4KB6pRSpaOGBoj1utrqs-Rz8e_MkIw7aP1GuXR8Wfe5FCVCfXw/s400/IMG_0548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474237947355373746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25EdUvJERfGYkNn7d8kkV3YiC1zMbCecnNhZpdswwJECu2OTzqNEk37xXBUi8obGqlO98hf85Bity_foYrPZUQtiG2qN557hby8qcgFHPHm3MXhSHjjIBJ3qoPuAMkgzhNBFmqSZy4JY/s1600/IMG_0547.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25EdUvJERfGYkNn7d8kkV3YiC1zMbCecnNhZpdswwJECu2OTzqNEk37xXBUi8obGqlO98hf85Bity_foYrPZUQtiG2qN557hby8qcgFHPHm3MXhSHjjIBJ3qoPuAMkgzhNBFmqSZy4JY/s400/IMG_0547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474237935819304850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-69394875750000558292010-05-20T20:59:00.000-07:002010-05-20T21:08:00.839-07:00My Sassy Work Attire<div>Ta-DAAA! This is my glamorous work attire. It is coming into style soon, I assure you. :) Other benefits include: nobody expects you to wash your clothes regularly, lots of pockets, I physically cannot catch on fire, and it takes 3 minutes to get ready in the morning.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDVbNcd7ID0NxBIT94b7zBZ7cZdT0Za9DZ4pNIxPJN9Otyc_BBi9ueVMFq-CJaN4lJaZ0ZF6TPSpAPoH81x6HaioXKET2kuGZYwd9zeerUnU0nN3ajLfYFmD3EbeLS1fuT5yD_SurI8I/s1600/IMG_0542.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDVbNcd7ID0NxBIT94b7zBZ7cZdT0Za9DZ4pNIxPJN9Otyc_BBi9ueVMFq-CJaN4lJaZ0ZF6TPSpAPoH81x6HaioXKET2kuGZYwd9zeerUnU0nN3ajLfYFmD3EbeLS1fuT5yD_SurI8I/s400/IMG_0542.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473568209596378530" /></a><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-26569422588498481642010-04-21T19:31:00.000-07:002010-04-21T19:53:18.232-07:00Recent Creations<div style="text-align: left;">I think the abuse that I inflict on the left side of my brain at work everyday has gotten worse lately, because I have been on a knitting, sewing, and all-around craft-making binge. Here are the things I've made this week:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first every knitted pair of socks! I have been knitting since I was 6, but I have always heard that socks are the hardest thing to knit, because you have to turn the heel. Well, over Christmas I got brave and decided that it was time, and I did it! I finished the first sock in a few days, immediately wished I only had one foot, set it all aside for 3 months, and then knitted the last one this weekend. Now if I could only bring myself to wear them...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg12Heo72rafXw4hvvEdtOwm4e9IQP_f28eI5zJd95gseGTmYhcKcfzJz4xx4Xqhtbpu83mzQ_tqJXJqhlstxBaD7wIBEUgIALqGnp5QKib8n89mzwSZLX13MnCQzUNRgOAkhgiy6r6hGk/s400/IMG_0531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462785443145427346" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanqVKBvUWbyxyOe0C9GIQGQIN_-rhkyDkhwK4FEiZ_MPopnQTw0gmnV3wYPgAegQ6YFw9v162y5k9FiaXIDuVRfeBpPnQT57W7AjT2y4W-lJfh4z5snPMpteNEvKDNswr1swpn8ikBW0/s400/IMG_0530.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462785429151193970" />Ducky Hat! I knit lots of baby <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">paraphernalia</span>, but I've gotten bored with knitting the same old patterns over and over. I found this one online and it turned out to be pretty darn cute!<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMcPoMQBtxz0PGETNg3E2Qm0Jj5b25pZtnB_IE4oB1Ww2Nh297LuDwh72qVuklxiucwcev8MhjkkH1Z98XOXvxG2YWk9O7crwor-Su9UKYCkKdAh-gZ6j25eoKegNe7IGoG8VWpX6qn4/s400/IMG_0533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462785454145372082" /><div style="text-align: center;">Quack!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6pX7coiAeQoNaJRXk0Jm0a89tSjInJex8FqiwO6xsw-cQhTQMwYkaS-fwIonqVyiV3DV6Inj-F-30a4rnY6jXPoRsOEcPzeXTorNuTvNVFCJ9w4RGekKP4tv2MmHhKwcbhQApqneTWo/s1600/IMG_0534.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6pX7coiAeQoNaJRXk0Jm0a89tSjInJex8FqiwO6xsw-cQhTQMwYkaS-fwIonqVyiV3DV6Inj-F-30a4rnY6jXPoRsOEcPzeXTorNuTvNVFCJ9w4RGekKP4tv2MmHhKwcbhQApqneTWo/s1600/IMG_0534.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6pX7coiAeQoNaJRXk0Jm0a89tSjInJex8FqiwO6xsw-cQhTQMwYkaS-fwIonqVyiV3DV6Inj-F-30a4rnY6jXPoRsOEcPzeXTorNuTvNVFCJ9w4RGekKP4tv2MmHhKwcbhQApqneTWo/s400/IMG_0534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462785463986623634" /></a>The latest thing I've taken up is embroidery. I have to admit that I have a long way to go (WAY harder than it looks!) I made this for a co-worker. She and her husband are both engineers, so this was a necessity. They don't know what they're having, so just in case, I made a matching bow so if it is a girl, everyone will know that she is a future FEMALE engineer. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmeAofR2FwTWyslN6JAmAhjAAcBs8mr1uh4g08T2cB6_D4_dzrEnw2Fh3-vYDAwh6yY5lawN-FYJvY8gNrBU_PMyHlpkHQcbz9yMLip3_k3W1LJ5sCj2W7iIm_N1i-5-XCKnoG-pgKhA/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmeAofR2FwTWyslN6JAmAhjAAcBs8mr1uh4g08T2cB6_D4_dzrEnw2Fh3-vYDAwh6yY5lawN-FYJvY8gNrBU_PMyHlpkHQcbz9yMLip3_k3W1LJ5sCj2W7iIm_N1i-5-XCKnoG-pgKhA/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKmeAofR2FwTWyslN6JAmAhjAAcBs8mr1uh4g08T2cB6_D4_dzrEnw2Fh3-vYDAwh6yY5lawN-FYJvY8gNrBU_PMyHlpkHQcbz9yMLip3_k3W1LJ5sCj2W7iIm_N1i-5-XCKnoG-pgKhA/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462785448385103634" /></a>Next up: aprons!</div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-81473433442849154822010-04-07T18:34:00.000-07:002010-04-07T18:57:09.677-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">There are an awful lot of funny people in this world, but I have to say that I married the funniest one of all. In an effort to be a good sharer, I thought I would try to bottle some of his humor for others to enjoy as well because I don't want to hog his wonderfulness.</div><div style="text-align: left;">----</div><div>Noah: "I cannot WAIT for the state fair!"</div><div>Me: "When is that?"</div><div>Noah: "Next September."</div><div>Me: "So... in 5 months."</div><div>Noah: "Yes. I just really love those fried snickers."</div><div>----</div><div>Me: "Bye! Love you!"</div><div>Noah: "XOXO... Gossip Girl"</div><div><div>----</div><div>Noah: "It looks like my chick cookie just laid a turd."</div><div>[it did]</div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwncD_f3d8FipHihkBXrEJB10a5TxKZIRDME5MHgxywHM-GPfWZ2l8thCfjHS6zq1EQ0mPe4UHv6XKLsgGRFj0LQRCZ3ogUrZAx7yghBrH0OSEwKJsis49hYl6cPXeOkhrPeVkHJjYfhA/s400/IMG_0528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457578289324555554" /><div>----</div><div>Noah: [driving] "WHERE is the floss?? I need it."</div><div>Me: "Honey, I don't carry floss in my car."</div><div style="text-align: left;">[not to worry- he found some]</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VjDuUpn3hEiZhk26c0L9vtEqXpragircV0pb_4IzKt7_z-otxKi_dU_mAtQge20RV4A3vrfHj8crNKxJP35hqFhGhGpPNpcERJLXXvSUiOa70YtjDWfswMZZsJoH4M3jjQ60Uc1TXnM/s400/IMG_0529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457578291483512802" /><div>Right?? Funny!! If you don't think so, then that just reaffirms that I married the right person because he keeps me laughing all of the time.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love you, Noah! XOXO (Gossip Girl)</div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-84671104310237692522010-04-03T12:26:00.000-07:002010-04-03T12:56:31.121-07:00What I want to be when I grow up<div style="text-align: left;">Lately, Noah and I have made a pact to try one new restaurant every week. Today, we ventured out to a traditional German restaurant called Ingrid's Kitchen. The food was delicious, but we were +/- 35 years younger than the average customer. We were feeling pretty young until the band started to play, and some of the oldest people I've ever seen got up and started dancing. They were really good, too! To be quite honest, there were a few who danced better than they walked, which I think is strange.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV-rzDwxImGZ_5jKtaJUP6ubSJdTw7fi9zmBFTOTmmxVRP1E5HM3BQ0i-yI1itfGiDKWgKgj4Od82Z7shyOWUhOnvhKwfyJrXe9rXgTd0GI9LGsrFWihfzLNUP3Xy0LFtou2YQwARzZs/s400/IMG_0526.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455995170831251122" />My favorite lady, and my inspiration for this post, was the one who whipped this sign out of her purse the minute she heard music and then promptly rushed with her husband to the dance floor:<div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5uknlgudNGr-efZ2FIjxH5BIlH1ILnq_mSnx2Pdf2RCqCuMHegPNdWUAgXu6ENs9CANfleUXesLjAR-Jt866TKY-APbqxCjjyUQ6S29vNmJ-6i3t02mWqd30JGNUBiQxiI6GXhx89SUY/s400/IMG_0524.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455995160958324130" /><div style="text-align: center;">[Please leave our drinks- we are dancing.]</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Talk about being prepared! I've officially decided that when I grow up I want to be the lady who carries around a sign that says "Please leave our drinks- we are dancing" on the off-chance that a good opportunity to shake a leg presents itself. I may have to have a few others, just to make sure that I have the appropriate sign for any situation. For example: "Please don't steal my purse- we are dancing." Also, "Please rush me to the hospital if I fall and break my hip- we are dancing."</div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-62456726077530446232010-03-24T19:41:00.000-07:002010-03-24T20:09:13.139-07:00We are officially organized!<div>Ever since we moved in (1.5 years ago, if you're counting) I have been saying, "One of these days, I am going to go through all of our closets and organize them." We still had boxes just waiting to be unpacked, which were clearly full of things we desperately need since we haven't seen or missed them since... oh, 2008.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, now that we are DONE remodeling the basement (!!!), I decided that it was time to force myself to go through with my pledge. Best decision of my life. I am so excited about officially being organized that Noah thinks it's funny to whisper words like "alphabetical order" and "label maker" in my ear in a sexy voice.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bathroom drawer- used to be full of miscellaneous hair ties and floss.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK6I-XXG0W4sKSIV_IfkjloXN0BAZlhPTnUAEM1ilT0IFJEwAFREITmDD4BUPmC1BK1997cFTXJL-cvzShlj-3-XVWvmFgxtvx421R_uNRZGibAifbCFF7ewZfEaiXTbJY8w8e2i_yxs/s1600/photo+222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK6I-XXG0W4sKSIV_IfkjloXN0BAZlhPTnUAEM1ilT0IFJEwAFREITmDD4BUPmC1BK1997cFTXJL-cvzShlj-3-XVWvmFgxtvx421R_uNRZGibAifbCFF7ewZfEaiXTbJY8w8e2i_yxs/s400/photo+222.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397786042873730" /></a><br />Towel cabinet- sorted by function (we have: nice towels that match our bathroom, top left; nice wash cloths that match nice towels, top center; extra set of bath rugs, bottom left; rags to be used for cleaning, bottom center; and old towels to be used for cleaning dogs and other things, NOT to be confused with nice towels that match our bathroom, bottom right).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kmyFBwqNtIAHgLHdbF3fydYf60ojC-qTasTejFwTHFfCXWJPPGCrqJJiIK4u4HdphNUIUDTed0surjeJT5R_RJit-V1FkKMyLAcuYup3v4ZKaDs2EGLvCuacwurBnrx15_swRAcsC_M/s1600/photo-22.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kmyFBwqNtIAHgLHdbF3fydYf60ojC-qTasTejFwTHFfCXWJPPGCrqJJiIK4u4HdphNUIUDTed0surjeJT5R_RJit-V1FkKMyLAcuYup3v4ZKaDs2EGLvCuacwurBnrx15_swRAcsC_M/s1600/photo-22.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kmyFBwqNtIAHgLHdbF3fydYf60ojC-qTasTejFwTHFfCXWJPPGCrqJJiIK4u4HdphNUIUDTed0surjeJT5R_RJit-V1FkKMyLAcuYup3v4ZKaDs2EGLvCuacwurBnrx15_swRAcsC_M/s400/photo-22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397774625083714" /></a><br />My makeup, which used to be in random bags thrown in a closet, and my jewelry, which you could previously pick up in one wad. As for the labeling- I couldn't help myself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRo0vIb1_4179aYSu9c4QHRvx3SEHxpt-srxGjrLhnyn2LUT-PxdPQj6A5dHxo0xXMMCjde3-oRnKz1AMuT8qKzEmxtExuLe2dfINIE45ad1Epp6Yx-yT4VUu1Yf8Lsb9RwwzcaTRAbI/s1600/photo-32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRo0vIb1_4179aYSu9c4QHRvx3SEHxpt-srxGjrLhnyn2LUT-PxdPQj6A5dHxo0xXMMCjde3-oRnKz1AMuT8qKzEmxtExuLe2dfINIE45ad1Epp6Yx-yT4VUu1Yf8Lsb9RwwzcaTRAbI/s400/photo-32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397571592966226" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQoz-hiWMh7mQN08m_i7HomXOSPdtKsdXfNwSOqlbg0ZRw4lJ0RvD_abGxr3sHTV-KnguS4dlitkkk7LWNiNHdqqqJHscXX6LcOZmpRfp7_y2BXGSE9PAVMiesRNrztNOG2LC9kO8IF0/s1600/photo-52.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></a>I assure you, this is the cleanest this desk has ever been.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE6bKgJ_1TtYaV5k3Gp9bBIPDf-lALSAjsR0deWJf7PEfPVRWCbJR9f9VDyhLrDPUmqemr_wt0DRjfE_bKs9ICFQjJ5V_mVRoMwz2vAns_mReOZEkGXecnD5MZE-T9EnmrK9Urr67y-M/s1600/photo-62.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE6bKgJ_1TtYaV5k3Gp9bBIPDf-lALSAjsR0deWJf7PEfPVRWCbJR9f9VDyhLrDPUmqemr_wt0DRjfE_bKs9ICFQjJ5V_mVRoMwz2vAns_mReOZEkGXecnD5MZE-T9EnmrK9Urr67y-M/s400/photo-62.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397559461783314" /></a><br /></div><div>Oh. My. Yes. An entire 3-drawer tupperware for ribbon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGE0JFocSMuFWPfdiyRuNETN5NVhzX5x7923rLduze_xoTBVhOzXtrJ9hvzPFGFMx9aTnxTetfWAYKJTAf_wtwHZeDWmFF29EFVyxvq-Lc47dEPSA_sPSm9FA78Yz3vjnWJYEumT0_So/s1600/photo-72.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGE0JFocSMuFWPfdiyRuNETN5NVhzX5x7923rLduze_xoTBVhOzXtrJ9hvzPFGFMx9aTnxTetfWAYKJTAf_wtwHZeDWmFF29EFVyxvq-Lc47dEPSA_sPSm9FA78Yz3vjnWJYEumT0_So/s400/photo-72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397548184407842" /></a><br /></div><div>Our wrapping supplies shelf, bags stacked in order by size.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonvsBmvKlHls_rEn7wRpMJ5Z3G0CZOmiU81t-7_3m3zKSRPnh0m2AHAyRF4TqW5piUgG8b5dUfOzoJ0dtd_8_8Xz3eljONcAqwrERHnIQ8Zm8oX_m_-AziI4R-TQo5U9BThSb2l0h0uk/s1600/photo-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonvsBmvKlHls_rEn7wRpMJ5Z3G0CZOmiU81t-7_3m3zKSRPnh0m2AHAyRF4TqW5piUgG8b5dUfOzoJ0dtd_8_8Xz3eljONcAqwrERHnIQ8Zm8oX_m_-AziI4R-TQo5U9BThSb2l0h0uk/s400/photo-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452397545225675554" /></a><br /><div>Sometimes, I just stand and gaze into our closets, where you can now see the floor. It's amazing how relaxed I feel to know that our house is free of mysterious boxes with mysterious contents collecting mysterious dust and/or mysterious dead bugs. </div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-78363541450653925002010-03-22T19:23:00.000-07:002010-03-22T19:34:32.404-07:00My First Cavity :(<div>I have never claimed to be great about taking care of my teeth. I do brush regularly, but flossing typically happens about 2 times a year, coincidentally on the 2 days a year I go to the dentist. I'm definitely nowhere near Noah's level, which includes brushing for 5 minutes straight and flossing frequently enough to necessitate having a spare floss in the following locations: car, pocket, every drawer in the house.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, this is how today started at the dentist:</div><div>Hygienist: Are you a flosser?</div><div>Me: No.</div><div>Hygienist: (pause)</div><div>Me: Would you rather I lie?</div><div><br /></div>This is how today ended at the dentist: At the age of 24-1/2 years old, I got my first cavity. Actually, cavitIES, if we're being honest. I have THREE cavities between my teeth and I am really upset about it! Apparently being cavity free was something I took a great amount of pride in, although I didn't realize it until it was ripped away from me.<div><br /></div><div>I guess I'll start flossing. Boo.</div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-41724684440697722742010-03-20T12:45:00.000-07:002010-03-20T16:00:48.551-07:00HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqt6JPeS_y8a7549Vz0LOay4n5HUqXBKv7l4kUYDQkQaCmBPKtgx019XC5srBQ3g1BWKmHUpH3hSOHTb_KFJ0pSkpRdlsU2ewQFZ7gyzJQYobrUatb-o6q6bry2Nol6rtCbnqbiSnNbk/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqt6JPeS_y8a7549Vz0LOay4n5HUqXBKv7l4kUYDQkQaCmBPKtgx019XC5srBQ3g1BWKmHUpH3hSOHTb_KFJ0pSkpRdlsU2ewQFZ7gyzJQYobrUatb-o6q6bry2Nol6rtCbnqbiSnNbk/s400/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450806576027888978" /></a>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-52555425411433698332010-03-18T16:14:00.000-07:002010-03-18T16:32:41.768-07:00THE BASEMENT IS DONE!<div style="text-align: left;">I never ever thought I would say this... but our basement is done! We basically sit around in the evenings now and stare at each other, completely bored. On the bright side, it is amazing how easy it is to keep a clean house when you aren't remodeling.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, here are some pictures!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf46d54dRU1JAeYZZoZ2M1bE57ISBEnrYZBjq7UOJeW3X9ZCEZ8dejEvI1PuXdti2tUQXp2GgqtfFFXuL4eABlqO_zlYFCDB7V8PZiaYiapCVXzVR8GH8aiaQo2Fnh_7r8KIyOxtxGJlA/s400/IMG_0428.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450117951152861218" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UiYOY-hWBTejH985l8pyQt7mlh29-lmpbHXLNhak7KuBRdvMnAcLppmptB4CGn3HBXKhYSs6Zm0mdxIHU-u6X0DvIN1fzfsv896C3Du_OkkYQyvzHtrlHZfH3iNaExQNnlDgSBOyp8w/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450117961226174274" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVwXJxGgATS5IBt4NkdemnSpdzKL9VcsGzFnq6STXn7GDk480UJVtBQsmCTWvXDL4eKSAHwogO8HybPqQMnhpieFegDcWmsuCuj3KbtSzkQvNXfW31hXl2OEEOodO-vQqFBbIU1lqHcI/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450117971015624786" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmalNZEgxG_fJtyh4M_KqZwEUKHhcBf0ixsWU3E3NEcEz0djg30uAAlu6QMN8KGRlQxZR3iiXLG-kFvdLYsPAiNF2D4rQdZaH4a4IQXU-9LOqcLEB-LzWg7L1mfUQCLETUQV7mZ0kyKs/s400/IMG_0434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450117991496278482" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAayLDUuDNibxGVtMCv4OEOPzNcNlsS-MRpP2udvQtb71fCzkxrLliu6UVzFWcVn3g7U21JgLFjL3flY5wQENvwKobs3ZcGivZNDISszrHrKjaOqv7yYl9E9jNRfyacwVpwLeOHWCJI28/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450118006776605778" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2H2XRVnVeDrNuvKQ2RsJxHYvSmGK9d6ebkUiP_C8nBtRisonng4dSMOjnR4eZJqvpDauCyhwUPufc1sPp0fU0TDqJLQ0AiVm4uypLbsTbLbHgPQLUW2VoTOpGfyUV6zSYRFFSrSNWCs/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450119129614750114" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lpYMF_9_0_7dmyQ5QY9DwD-8pCUDNotWK0SqsoykTUsYQxAZdiliKVlZw-FusAYSXcWnQop6IJuShyOLh3BesmlPWXWoisDky6VH61J7fwqWlNxdxeGnwcud3F7PknnoLlgiwHWt6MM/s400/IMG_0441.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450119135411043490" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU2Pz7L6Y4-uNArqSZs6XYLNcpKMMRvaa7gVcAVKMOw6pYcFr9_yvgiyKfxtyNHEnJA4yqiRBgSu1fsRJrcYSTzZy4Fsd3RAZrnuAKNfrMb4K_sZ2elEav8Oe-HxdunfeQiRKEfVrMCg/s400/IMG_0442.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450119148496401090" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPEaPMDGzgVZHtukWWMRDg44aSzQXtru2-hp99WccqG3icPlD6jQ8H_eXR67VQMJnU89CS81DC2lNL7EP_B7B62cCq-y5o-6zj8FYM8nYiMM2svFjA1grgU1Q3PJXKZzIjBer0HtAZ8s/s400/IMG_0443.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450119157967713090" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDwwNp7zqfkcw1_z1nEAIF8EsOCewx21NzQtRYzlZyLJ3il6tEfH1WGUIpGogEncgE-qn44DKFA9rb8v4aCjw7j8zfI6xkxit-q6QEVQJumt6Xd3f9lOeLi7GmY0SQAIw0PAZ9WGgz-o/s400/IMG_0444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450119170536481794" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-80130900953014256062010-02-15T17:24:00.000-08:002010-02-15T17:53:16.512-08:00BELIZE<div>We got the chance to spend a week in Ambergris Caye, Belize while Noah's sister was there to photograph a wedding (she is amazing... people fly her to foreign countries to do their weddings...). Let me tell you, the best thing ever is to go on a vacation with a photographer, because you get a CD at the end of the trip with all of the pictures and you're in every single one because you didn't have to take any! Never going on a trip without Holli again.<div><br /></div><div>Here are some of my favorites</div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1-IVtGrRn81ZigIMmCAqheDWMbKsIntRPwNCDV-FCy0qicTmw5HWx5yDVJ30HO2mGiwTl9mEjh8zTFracUvyPoZwlxxrHDnZlLdkPNEIdGYtxrM65-2Ldy-YCaHlFFpaVTI0gjaes5k/s1600-h/linds-206.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1-IVtGrRn81ZigIMmCAqheDWMbKsIntRPwNCDV-FCy0qicTmw5HWx5yDVJ30HO2mGiwTl9mEjh8zTFracUvyPoZwlxxrHDnZlLdkPNEIdGYtxrM65-2Ldy-YCaHlFFpaVTI0gjaes5k/s400/linds-206.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438653155300927426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKjFyOLoby0rRopQqBPrXrlo5F4KqEErK051c9RKkkFRmY_44wLxyvVMhXrGJHMg6LlOrJqwZi3Ft24Wszvvf7rXMjityVyTugYs0fd27yDI_1d3b1YNcm2ZUea4kHAUxCk4Te7bupDM/s1600-h/linds-216.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwYg6M1rLICD_BAWho1HhTMjOIavjuTbY1cCBYjjF4U8pHx9T3jMiWaXW7cmKuEp2BFRd1bJ3hLie0GaEQVq5kpEoypPzBdG-WVTTcI2z_fLIb_M9JH-Bjj3PPM2Jx1RYr-qF5jXSVHM/s400/linds-12-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438649555515728290" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNdWHj5wAMKRQYhoGtYyMVXYneL4-xVlMNM-v71j-oe-LIacWe5rnHxmZZSFVb9RusNbIYcGhS9TCSGtgRg9fZtVJ9MkLC6ZYaiJ0nZ_LnmwpAUg70OlX42PiLAwwxWfiZfs_uw1_ypI/s1600-h/linds-29-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNdWHj5wAMKRQYhoGtYyMVXYneL4-xVlMNM-v71j-oe-LIacWe5rnHxmZZSFVb9RusNbIYcGhS9TCSGtgRg9fZtVJ9MkLC6ZYaiJ0nZ_LnmwpAUg70OlX42PiLAwwxWfiZfs_uw1_ypI/s400/linds-29-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438647939917170962" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-61798576736699183642010-01-22T10:35:00.000-08:002010-01-22T10:53:01.886-08:00Homemade Christmas Gifts<span style="color:#3366ff;">I love all things crafts. I equally love giving a great gift. Obviously, <em>making</em> a great gift tops the list of ways that I like to spend my time. Imagine my joy & excitement when I got the green light from Noah to be a huge nerd and make these for his entire family this Christmas:<br /></span><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgzgUpuRx-oDYF0FKc9etxckRLiMhT4IT4wxXvxV8SRCu6oJOxGCTPPffK7NgJej7N-fSSgggVY4rjjpBJxjONY7VJaB9MiKDSi6N6PIEh0l3QeUIErveNV448xvB5ka_0JBpZ4jwZWI/s1600-h/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+064.jpg"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429635791557272018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 438px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 331px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgzgUpuRx-oDYF0FKc9etxckRLiMhT4IT4wxXvxV8SRCu6oJOxGCTPPffK7NgJej7N-fSSgggVY4rjjpBJxjONY7VJaB9MiKDSi6N6PIEh0l3QeUIErveNV448xvB5ka_0JBpZ4jwZWI/s400/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+064.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#3366ff;">Had to include a picture of the best part- the drop-down booty:</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429637378029446354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWuw3vNRKlQQDNQpTm6WbOpxdw7n-2apuMqpFSCYbBZzyP-n0BvpkFeelRg7xStKDICkApm-XuTFD4CMzsgJjbf7zMcdJKMF1J2EdPEq5PymxPARxmY2jepN1hqCnNPiVzX-45UUaRlQ/s400/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+062.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">Also, sweet Haven personally called me to put in an order for these as a Christmas gift:<br /></span><div><br /><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429636228405904306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdbtqlyjbSdpyaju47V2QY-e_jqCoAHo0KGezoKKjLACDtg6E9eQIjCpp1fORM_3Cx5sbVR6XmAXKpbjwRPcq38kNsDm9XDRo8Zof9a8U2K7VlR63YwCHaveveI6L7lBZ3wqg1xuV4LM/s400/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+057.jpg" border="0" />I mean, really- how can you say 'no' to this face? My hands were tied.</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429636444877101506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqW3IzTDE9E5tHeLJWZB8EB6A_zx2m9zegGR8WAAuqd6NLM7XqE3IYRUTJJwGnFF7FhuUY3d1nUGjumrl_GACHMqEewuttqqp3XhJbEo-hnWqN2fmUjg1y_Bdzs64Zxe84CEsZrT6jXg/s400/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+059.jpg" border="0" /></span></div><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#3366ff;">I loved getting to put love into every seam of those pajamas and watching people unwrap them. I am so blessed to have married into a family that not only loves me, accepts me, & treats me as one of their own, but that has an appreciation for a home-made pair of footie pajamas</span>. </span></div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-75042754503254130722010-01-22T10:29:00.000-08:002010-01-22T10:34:43.620-08:00My sweet Poppy<span style="color:#33ccff;">Yesterday I had to take my sweet baby to the vet to be spayed, and I actually cried when I got back to my car. I can't believe how much I have grown to love that little puff ball in just 4 months. Our house wasn't the same without her last night. I can't wait to see her tonight when I pick her up after work!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmF3yQgeptH83jta6lTcsAzlmF3qDUzNAF4LzQ4fstfHm7FI6FYeVANuvBIrs7eeiaZfD9He8T7SQRaGp9MkJLilev97vBMifq0PqDku1_GjgYd0SBN6dDL_U2KqmJaE4ohoaLrlRG4Y/s1600-h/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429633613609557010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmF3yQgeptH83jta6lTcsAzlmF3qDUzNAF4LzQ4fstfHm7FI6FYeVANuvBIrs7eeiaZfD9He8T7SQRaGp9MkJLilev97vBMifq0PqDku1_GjgYd0SBN6dDL_U2KqmJaE4ohoaLrlRG4Y/s320/Lindsey+Pics+Christmas+09+055.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6461786795533803783.post-71660532839547204012009-11-22T18:42:00.000-08:002009-11-22T18:44:33.205-08:00Hello!Welcome to my blog! I am not entirely sure what I am doing, or if I have anything interesting to say, but in a moment of conformity I decided I needed to start one. Here goes...LKMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999521157563444991noreply@blogger.com0