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Yes, lots and lots of food. Tasty! IT was a good time, minus the constant chasing of the little monster!
Porkapalooza 2009
I ate so much this weekend that I think I might just be permanently full. Uggg! My brother Jeff threw his 3rd Annual Birthday BBQ (remember his 1st BBQ or 2nd BBQ? Last year during his bbq a deadly tornado touched down in Hugo, the city I live in). This year the feast was appropriately nickname...
I crave lattes at Starbucks and I used to indulge every day when I worked downtown. Soooo bad on the pocket book. Now I usually just stop on the way out to your parent's every wednesday. It's the only Starbucks close to me and "on the way" to where I'm going. I spend $3.74 once a week on this indulgence. Not bad considering I once did that 5 times a week! That is almost $20 on coffee! Ridiculous. Caribou is even more expensive, same drink is like 50 cents more! Sad.
TFT: Non-Alcoholic Beverage Treats
Whoa..... a TFT two weeks in a row! This week I wanted to talk about yummy alcohol-free drinks that we treat ourselves to on occasion. While I have blogged before about my caffeine-free lifestyle, I have to admit that something has changed since then. I have taken a liking to the hot chocolate...
36 years! Amazing. Don't ya just love happy endings?
36 Years Ago.....
I wanted to quickly say Happy Anniversary to my parents who celebrated 36 years of marriage today. I don't think they read this blog but I wanted to recognize this special date anyway :) Here are my parents on their wedding day (5-19-73) Mom and Dad, I love you! Thanks for always loving a...
Awesome pics! Hilarious. Bennett looks so much like Bri in that first pic! Crazy!
Happy Birthday Baby Bro!
I wanted to give a quick shout-out to my baby brother Jeff who turns the big 2-8 today! There are a million great things I can say about Jeff (and a number of embarrassing stories from when he was a kid) but instead I will just share some cute photos of him when he was a little tyke. Here is whe...
I love it! Where is it? I would love to shoot there!
Day 82 ~ Around the Old Farm
This farm would make a great backdrop for rustic portraits too!
Cool! I love clouds!
Day 83 ~ Storm Front Moving In
Wicked Spring weather in Minnesota! Nice weather meets the Nasty.....
That first taco looks heavenly, where is that one from?
Day 84 ~ Cinco de Mayo Tacos
Lunch Dinner
Hey, it's Bennett as a mexican!
Peanuts on Parade ~ Carlos Brown
Statue of Charlie aka Carlos Brown in St Paul's District del Sol. The creator of the Peanuts characters, Charles Schultz was from St Paul so a few years back they had several artists around the Cities make original creations of all the Peanuts Characters and then the Statues were all placed arou...
I took a bunch of pics too! I was hoping to get the full arch too but that didn't happen. I've never seen a full rainbow like that and the kids loved it! I still have to post my pics!
Day 85 ~ Somewhere Over the Rainbow
I saw the most incredible rainbow in my backyard tonight after it rained! It was too close to capture the entire arch, but here are a couple parts of it.
Great job! You are on your way to using your manual settings! Cool pictures!
Day 86 ~ The Full Moon
I am so pleased with myself today! Wasn't it just yesterday that I declared I couldn't get a decent photo of the moon? Well all of that changed tonight! I played with the manual settings on my camera until I was able to get it right. I also took the photos of the moon at different times during...
SUper cute! I love the shot! She is adorable!
iHeartFaces :: Week 17 :: Hats
This week is off to a fine start. I'm almost done with classes, and boy does it feel good. Once I finish up tomorrow, I'll be able to sit back, relax (ha!) and focus on some exciting photography projects that I have lined up. Before I post my entry, did you know that iHeartFaces has an awes...
What a silly little bird! Pretty funny!
Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo!
I guess Snowball first made his internet debut in 2007, but I am just catching on to this now (thanks E!). Snowball is a sulphur-crested cockatoo who loves to dance to music...and keeps a beat! Check him out, it is so cute and funny! Snowball dancing to the Backstreet Boys Snowball dancing ...
They all look so great! I loved looking at them all. I am so disappointed in myself. I really wish I would have tried harder. I will have to try harder next time. Maybe I'll host one sometime. I couldn't disappoint myself, right?
Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #1- Participant Entries
If you participated in the Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #1, here is a badge for you to place on your blogs (if you so wish). Please make sure that all of your photos are labeled with the # and description of item from the original list, and are placed within one blog post (see my entry if you need a ...
Great job! I love the tree trunk photo. And what the heck is next to your shoes? Creepy! Yeah, I totally flaked and didn't get finished. I suck!
Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #1- My Results!
I completed the Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #1!!! Here are the photos in my entry. Please Go HERE to see links to all of the other participants- there will also be a poll open for voting from May 1st-7th. Thanks for looking ;) 1. Cool or interesting architecture (house on Grand Ave in St Paul, M...
It was a good time! Everything was so tasty! I just can't believe he's 30! Meaning, I'll be 30 soon!
My Little Bro's Big 3-0
Saturday was a special day, as my little brother Brian turned 30!! He got a nice BBQ smoker for his birthday and had some friends and family over to enjoy some food and help celebrate this milestone. We had turkey, beef brisket, sausages, ribs and I also brought over some...
I'm happy to hear that you are safe this year, but yes, it is always unfortunate to lose even a single teacher. This is our future we are talking about!
Bittersweet....
Today is a glum day around the school district I work in, especially at the school I teach at in the afternoon. Last Friday was the deadline for Principals to notify individuals whose positions were eliminated due to budget cuts and at least 11 teachers from our building were cut (including sev...
I talk to my mom every day, several times a day. I always have though. The same goes for my sister. I'm not sure if we were raised that way or what but I know my mom talks to her mom almost daily as well as her sister. I also talk to my grandma and aunt weekly. I've always thought you guys were weird cause you all never talk to each other. But, we are all diff!
TFT: How often do you talk to your mom?
So, I am curious. It seems like a lot of women I know talk to their mothers on the phone on a regular basis. I am totally NOT a phone person, so I am not exactly sure what "regular basis" means, but I guess I am thinking once per week? I also know several women who talk to their mom on the pho...
It was a lovely day until I got crabby! Bennett is a disaster in that pic! Messy boy!
A Hippity Hoppity Easter
It was a pretty nice day on Easter this year (in fact we've had about 7-8 days straight of sunny weather!). Spent some time with the in-laws for a nice early dinner before heading over to my uncle's house later in the afternoon. It was nice to see some of my cousins I haven't seen in awhile (a...
Awesome! Not sure where I'll find a mural in Lino Lakes! Maybe I'll let the girls go at it on the wall and photograph that! He he!
Day 55 ~ St Paul's West Side Murals
Some of the murals seen in St Paul's District del Sol aka "The West Side". High Mexican population if you couldn't already guess!
It is a beautiful building, I've never been in it! I like the first one too.
Day 56 ~ Cathedral of St Paul
Stopped by the Cathedral of St Paul this afternoon to get some photos for the Photo Hunt. The original photos were beautiful but these cross-processed ones really grabbed me. I can't decide which I like best. Any suggestions?
That's really pretty!
Day 57 ~ Stained Glass Butterfly
Cool! When you open up your shutter it lets more light in, so that is why it is lighter, you are overexposing the picture. I can help you figure it all out if you would like?
Mobile in Motion
Have I mentioned that I have never taken a photography class? So working manual settings is a real challenge for me because I have no idea what I am doing! I try to play around with aperture and shutter speed, sometimes it works out in my favor, other times I really screw it up. Last night whi...
Looks like a great time! Jake is adorable and Kim does look great!
Hangin' with my Besties
It was nice that I was able to spend some time with my Bffs over my break: Bradie on Wed, Lanee & Sony for a bit on Thursday and Kim & Mary on Friday. Mary had Kim and I over for dinner on Friday. I love it when Mary cooks! This time she made us chicken gyros which were quite good. One of the ...
I only have a few pics! Are we not supposed to share them? Ooops! I've got to get to work on that! Great photos, it is a beautiful building!
Hey, do you think I could borrow Eclipse in the twilight series? I will return your other one!
A Week into April Already!?
Whoa, time is going fast. April 7th already today! I am still waiting for it to warm up and turn green around Minnesota. The sooner the better! So far I am off to a decent start for my photo hunt. I can pretty much cross Cemetery,and Murals off my list (and a few others but I won't give away e...
This is really cool!
Day 53 ~ Decorative Southwestern Art
Part of a handmade decorative mirror ( from Tubac, AZ)
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