tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59658559154997864532024-02-07T14:20:14.452-08:00happy2beejust mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-81322277673346737022013-07-18T07:09:00.001-07:002013-07-18T07:11:49.788-07:00Diary of a new mom<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ6J1qFdq2widPi7X8SD-GrReD6RTQj8sVVqwKVpX0nDedYjxdhYGJSAFYeyDBenU5anWkMLHs5dO7IWMhfJv7P-TdqU46D4taCpZ7MZcw7MWi3HgYygAs8cvlCe3PgafwLhSuKTocaB0/s640/blogger-image--1871153730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZ6J1qFdq2widPi7X8SD-GrReD6RTQj8sVVqwKVpX0nDedYjxdhYGJSAFYeyDBenU5anWkMLHs5dO7IWMhfJv7P-TdqU46D4taCpZ7MZcw7MWi3HgYygAs8cvlCe3PgafwLhSuKTocaB0/s640/blogger-image--1871153730.jpg"></a></div>just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-50580530644990365362012-02-13T22:04:00.000-08:002012-02-13T22:04:44.370-08:00rememberjust a reminder that if you have been missing my blog posts - to head over to my new blog at<br />
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there are so many words that this title brings to my mind right now. it is a question that i have been asking myself on a daily basis for the past couple weeks. am i just surviving or am i thriving? last week there were a couple days where i am pretty sure i was just surviving. but the goal is that when i feel that way... to thrive.</div>
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our lives are busy. that is just the way our culture rolls. ask people how they are doing and you will generally get one of two answers. the standard "good/fine" or "busy/crazy."</div>
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our pastor had us take a little stress test this last week. christmas is worth a lot of stress points. </div>
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my life is busy -- however, it is a life that i have created that way. i could go to work and then come home. i could eat my dinner and go to bed. that's not too busy. i could choose to celebrate holidays by buying a present and calling it good. maybe putting up a christmas tree.</div>
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that isn't what i choose.</div>
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i choose to make an advent calendar with fun holiday activities that i probably won't complete more than half way.</div>
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i choose to pull out boxes of christmas decoration to make my house festive.</div>
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i choose to send a ridiculous amount of christmas cards.</div>
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i choose to spend an entire day baking christmas cookies.</div>
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i choose to go to parties and get togethers and socialize with people i care about even though i feel exhausted, my dishes aren't done, i'm still doing laundry from my trip i returned from weeks ago, and my office looks like a black hole.</div>
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i choose to make a december daily book (which i may or may not finish in december)</div>
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i choose to try and watch all the christmas movies ever made.</div>
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i am choosing to look for more ways to serve others this holiday season.</div>
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i am choosing to try and embrace the "busy" of the season instead of spending it "stressed out"</div>
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1. i want to make someone else's day bright and cheery</div>
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11. salsa - we had tacos tonight from a little place - tacos with pineapple salsa. i love love love salsa. so amazing.<br />
10. a safe helicopter ride. on monday we took a helicopter tour of kauai. it was amazing. so amazing that i wasn't even scared because it was beyond breathtakingly beautiful. i figured if we crashed that at least it would be in happiness. i was still thankful when we landed safe and sound as the weather was a little crazy this last week. yesterday a helicopter crashed off of the island of maui (well molokai to be exact) killing 4 tourists and the pilot. they are still determining the cause, though it is likely that a sudden downpour had an effect. i was thankful before...but last night i was extra thankful when my sweet dad called to make sure we were ok and told me about what he had heard on the news. crazy to know that just a few days before it could have easily been you. anytime, anyone, any place. i am thankful for each day. each moment. <br />
9. starbucks pumpkin spice latte's -- especially when they are calming my soul<br />
8. the best gluten free bread i have ever had made into a delicious supper sandwich - freshly made from the living foods market on kauai.<br />
7.little coffee shops that make me happy - little fish coffee in hanapepe. - your homemade chai and delicious musabi warmed my soul.<br />
6. outdoor dining - especially when you can hear and see the ocean - but my patio at home is just as fabulous<br />
5. nature. beautiful canyons. fresh pineapple, papaya, and apple bananas<br />
4. macadamia nuts - oh my goodness. i am an addict.<br />
3. airport staff who go the extra mile to make sure you get on your plane and your bags follow.<br />
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we are having a lovely time on our trip. i don't think i have ever ate so much dessert in a one week period. period.<br />
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1. lady bugs - i love them - a couple weeks ago we went hiking and i saw more lady bugs than i have ever seen in all my life - clumps of them (like below) every where, for miles. wow.</div>
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2. a friend who help you pack - it went much faster with your help. thank you thank you kim!</div>
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jon and i are going on vacation.</div>
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<br /></div>just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-32214428388516005502011-10-24T04:00:00.000-07:002011-10-24T04:00:09.638-07:00in my make up bag<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hBxv-YdKkcY?version=3&feature=player_profilepage">
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(check out this ny times article on their latest campaign: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/02/business/media/for-bare-escentuals-pretty-isnt-good-enough.html?_r=1">Beauty Might Not Be Blind, but the Casting Call Was</a>)<br />
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for the past few years i have used <a href="http://www.bareescentuals.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BareEscentuals-Site/default/Home-Show?brandId=BE">Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals</a> products. i just love them and continue to love them even more. i have never really been one for "make up" other than using it to liven up my "morning" look ... i don't really "play" and i've had the same routine for the past -- forever...<br />
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i was introduced to the line when my sister-in-law started carrying it in her salon, <a href="http://www.misbehavenspasalon.com/">MisBehaven</a>. i went to a salon event where a company rep gave me a mini make up make over and an introduction to the products and i decided i was in love.<br />
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*the products are easy to use<br />
*possibly more or less than you usually spend, but a quality product<br />
*long lasting<br />
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*most have an amazing rating with the <a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/">Environmental Working Group's Cosmetic Database</a><br />
*fun - i heart the kits + brushes (the cheapest way to buy brushes is through a kit - double goodness)<br />
*natural<br />
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the reason it's on my mind is because kim and i went to a make up party at the salon on sunday evening. we had an amazing time. two wonderful estheticians/make up artists (kael and ciara) , a talented hair stylist (brittany), girls, pizza, and great make up made for a fabulous evening. we cleansed, we had our make-up done, we had our hair done, we ate, we chatted, we shopped... and then kim and i left for a night out-- at wal mart (yes, we are a little lame and didn't stay out late). <br />
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i learned how to back-comb, how to put my hair in a side bun, and how to use some new bare minerals products and several make-up techniques. fabulous.<br />
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...expecting a call from my mother right. about. now.</div>
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those would be those good ole' summer days</div>
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the days before my iphoto crashed and i thought i had lost all my photos and it was horrible</div>
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i can share my pictures again</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/opinion/nocera-we-can-all-become-job-creators.html?_r=2">We Can All Become Job Creators</a> - helping create jobs one coffee cup at a time. love it. i will support it.</div>
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2. <a href="http://www.amazima.org/index.html">Amazima</a> - a friend shared this tonight - i added it to my list of favorites</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/opinion/sunday/notes-from-a-dragon-mom.html">Notes from a Dragon Momma</a> - this is sad, but i also find it inspirational</div>
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i love fall.</div>
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coming home after four months away</div>
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the sight of holiday magazine covers make me oh so happy</div>
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enjoying this playlist this morning: <a href="http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/autumn-playlist.html">elsie's autumn playlist</a></div>
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<br />just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-86808859136356978862011-09-30T22:47:00.000-07:002011-09-30T22:48:34.886-07:00a song for your weekendtonight as i was driving home this song came on the radio - it was just what i needed...<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m8gsTLF9pL4" width="420"></iframe>just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-68916235173255143882011-09-27T21:34:00.000-07:002011-09-27T21:34:39.210-07:00movejust a little inspiration borrowed from <a href="http://elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com/">liz kartchner</a><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/27246366">MOVE</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rickmereki">Rick Mereki</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-89289605793716616982011-09-26T21:27:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:27:01.831-07:00a reminder + a songi was checking in with one of my favorite blogs and this was the post: <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/blog/2011/09/what-i-want-women-to-know-today/"> what i want women to know</a><br />
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women - check it out - it's a good reminder<br />
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we have been so busy for the past couple weeks and my computer has been on the blitz and still isn't 100% so... hopefully back to good soon<br />
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until then - enjoy one of my favorite songs: (don't forget to turn off the sidebar music first)<br />
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<br />just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-28284498882549511102011-09-11T04:00:00.000-07:002011-09-11T04:00:09.057-07:00when we eat out in the summer...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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**warning -- the following has absolutely nothing to do with healthy food - unless you count the delicious factor (which you may not believe unless you tried it as it doesn't really seem appealing in the pictures)...** </div>
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...it looks something like this:</div>
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tuesday is tomato soup day at the cafe</div>
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #003356; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">It is one of the highest and most rugged areas in the lower 48 states, with 20 peaks reaching over 12,000 feet in elevation. In the surrounding mountains, glaciers are found on the north flank of nearly every mountain peak over 11,500 feet high. The Road itself is the highest elevation highway in Wyoming (10,947 feet) and Montana (10,350 feet), and is the highest elevation highway in the Northern Rockies."</span> </div>
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-- quote + more info can be found <a href="http://www.beartoothhighway.com/wildRoad/index.html">here</a> --</div>
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our hotel clerk advised two breakfast spots: <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/212/1562955/restaurant/Montana/Prindys-Place-Red-Lodge">Prindy's Place</a> (for bacon+eggs at a good price) and <a href="http://www.caferegis.com/index.htm">Cafe Regis</a> (if you like granola and bagels) -- our hungry bodies found Prindy's first, a cute green and yellow diner - we sat at the bar and had sweet cream pancakes+ a veggie omelet -- it was delicious and gave us our fill of butter for the day) -- funny breakfast moment - i am thinking it was the owner-- was telling a customer (in my non-remembering exactly words) that they were the basic bacon+eggs kinda place and if you wanted something healthy and fancy that you'd have to go around the corner to Cafe Regis -- jon and i had to smile, and we had to go around the corner to satisfy our curiosity... we found a cute cafe, shelves of natural products lining the perimeter, with a lot of charm and what looked like a good menu - as we were stuffed with our good pancakes+eggs breakfast from our cute diner - we opted for some drinks+danishes to-go. <br />
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so beautiful</div>
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this was our blackberry+cheese danish from cafe regis</div>
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to was the best i can remember having</div>
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but he did</div>
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because he loves me</div>
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at the top - too bad it doesn't factor in the wind chill</div>
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(we started out in the high 60's at the bottom)</div>
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we're obsessed with these little things</div>
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downtown and where we ate dinner - which was warm comfort food - wild mushroom lasagna, shepherds pie, and a shared beet salad... it was pretty tasty. our waitress had had a long day i think. she wasn't very friendly - she was trying, but it just wasn't working well...it's ok, the lady in the next shop we went to made up for it - she was very perky and very friendly and i bought pink striped, knee high, smart wool socks for $5 (super duper deal)... and then we drove home. the end.<br />
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i finally finished the season -- so great - definitely one of my favorite shows from now on -- but i don't know if the next season can compare to this one - we'll see<br />
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find the book here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79770666/autumn-mixed-paper-book-2011-white-cover?ref=pr_shop">autumn mixed paper book</a><br />
find more paper goodness at elise's shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/elisejoy?ref=top_trail">elise joy</a><br />
find elise's blog: <a href="http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/golden/">enjoy it</a> --- this has been my go-to blog-first-thing-in-the morning this summer -- love it!<br />
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a little promo of the fall goodness -- can't you just smell the holiday latte's...<br />
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in an effort to still retain some summer</div>
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flip flops+cold cereal were in order</div>
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rice krispies to be exact</div>
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i like them the best in the form of rice krispy treats</div>
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i ate two bowls of rice krispies for breakfast today</div>
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we are laboring today on the labor day</div>
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this week is most likely our last week of 80 degree weather</div>
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almost good bye summer</div>
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are you making the most of these last sunshine-y days?</div>
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for more ideas on embracing the last bit: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5965855915499786453#editor/target=post;postID=2252853163946248228">click here</a></div>
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my funny little brother with his bee-stung eye</div>
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<br />just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-32368378047878325352011-09-04T04:00:00.000-07:002011-09-04T04:00:00.573-07:00it takes a village + the flowers i still dream about<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it takes a village (or almost one) ...to plan a wedding - especially in less than three months and when the groom is out of town all summer and the bride is working over full time and begins her student teaching the week before the wedding...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">jon and i were blessed to have so many wonderful people make our day happen and make it special - people who will never know the extent of how thankful and appreciative we are for making our wedding dream come true --- we love you and thank you once again for all you did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">one of my (many) favorite aspects of our wedding was the flowers -- they were amazing and made even more special by the fact that they were put together by katrina and my second momma, carolynn. they were more than perfect... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-- if you are in need of fabulous wedding flowers - you can find katrina here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bashful-Botanical/141917949154264">bashful botanical</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">wedding photography:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">julie lopez : <a href="http://julielopezphotography.blogspot.com/2010/12/classic-wedding-photography.html">julie lopez photography</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">kimberly miner: <a href="http://www.kimberlyink.com/">kimberlyink</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-69713909076112642192011-09-03T04:00:00.000-07:002011-09-03T04:00:10.130-07:005 years ago today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27shXoLj4jgCUFg32SjpEuW6Yreg-VZuG3KJ7oaw-Yr1rRXEDTm8m7Lzw8GXAtQzgQZY_oaGVqOnpe73zf9qf0ZtVA7L6CVRBau32RQ4D-R6_Qye9pn9HqVluhqYkqOEVbsAGw-Sd4oe1/s1600/wed21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27shXoLj4jgCUFg32SjpEuW6Yreg-VZuG3KJ7oaw-Yr1rRXEDTm8m7Lzw8GXAtQzgQZY_oaGVqOnpe73zf9qf0ZtVA7L6CVRBau32RQ4D-R6_Qye9pn9HqVluhqYkqOEVbsAGw-Sd4oe1/s640/wed21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-26585506384973700372011-09-02T08:19:00.000-07:002011-09-02T08:19:02.542-07:00cupcake wars audition tapelet yourself smile for five minutes while watching this little cutie - then go find a cupcake!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/28419990">Sweet Tooth Fairy Cupcake Wars Audition</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/collinkartchnerstudios">Collin Kartchner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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p.s. one day i am going to drive to utah so i can have a photo/video shoot with collin kartchner -- i'm thinking maybe next year might be good... you can also see more of his work at: <a href="http://www.collinkartchnerstudios.com/">collinkartchnerstudios</a><br />
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p.s.s. we're off to celebrate still loving each other (and even liking each other most days) for 5 years and counting -- happy weekend -- you celebrate too! - - not our marriage silly -- well i guess you could -- but i was thinking more along the lines of it's the weekend...eating cupcakes...enjoying the last bits of summer... ok. off with you... off with me...just mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03349883447138701896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965855915499786453.post-74991954016526378872011-09-01T04:00:00.000-07:002011-09-01T04:00:04.040-07:00lulu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_8oEf0f-JaZ30T8yPvlpLWvFpmTDH8OeVG4aUIGtLVrAg06S2ocE059RqWhShViiaCijRs8ZO6_Aoh8x7_xJBXxdRFdGwcrcIzwEiyFFvKAfDnTndyJADYWHZYCVHnBdehjEdQTbCNSq/s1600/lulucouch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_8oEf0f-JaZ30T8yPvlpLWvFpmTDH8OeVG4aUIGtLVrAg06S2ocE059RqWhShViiaCijRs8ZO6_Aoh8x7_xJBXxdRFdGwcrcIzwEiyFFvKAfDnTndyJADYWHZYCVHnBdehjEdQTbCNSq/s400/lulucouch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the other day i walked into the trailer after being gone for a bit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> -- this is what i saw --</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...she let me take the picture- didn't even move- which almost never happens...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she's such a spoiled dog </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i held strong the first month and she didn't get on the bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then one day jon let her up on the bed for snuggle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now the snuggles happen on a daily basis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">---and i change my sheets a few times a week---</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(which is really ok because clean sheets smell and feel so good)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last month she greeted our new county vet with a yeast infection/uti</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(it was his first week on the job - fresh out of school)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">--one--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">last weekend we took her for a walk on saturday </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">apparently she didn't like that too well cause she went didn't want to get up the next day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">two days later we thought all was well</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wake up thursday morning and she is totally lame on her back left leg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">call the vet (but he was out with the cows)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friday morning to the vet - but on the mend </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">arthritis maybe?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">--two--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tuesday at lunch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pet lulu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">feel bumps (or lumps) all over her left side in various sizes and some on her right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">call vet (but he's out with the cows again)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">call another vet about an hour away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drive an hour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visit vet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu has hives</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu is allergic to something (who knows) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or was bit by something</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(jon found a dead spider in her bed last night?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu gets a shot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu gets a prescription for steriods (two weeks)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu gets her ear checked too</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu gets another prescription (ear goop)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu gets a treat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu goes home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">--three--</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lulu on steroids</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drinking water every two minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">peeing a bucket every two hours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">luckily this time she's not mad starving trying to take apart the stove to get to one little biscuit between the appliance and the wall (hello prednisone)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that was three.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we should be done now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank goodness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(last time this happened to the tune of $600, this time we are happily settling for $75)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">don't worry though...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this "little girl"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(our lu-lee belle)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">---also known to respond to "lulu stinky butt"--- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she's priceless for sure</div><br />
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