tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56116452024-03-05T11:56:23.527-08:00Miniettefrustrated christian searching for peace and a partyJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-53800034343613413592012-01-29T13:52:00.000-08:002012-01-29T13:56:32.597-08:00Bathroom Remodel<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6784619419_ac3e241fce_z.jpg" border="0"><br />
The bathroom remodel is aaaalmost done, but we are so happy with how it turned out. Anthony and his dad did most of the work in August, but we finally finished some of the last details recently. I painted the walls, ceiling and trim, thankyouverymuch. Eventually, we'd like to install some rough hewn shelves, but for now we just have a generic shelving unit in place to put all our stuff. <br />
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Anthony tiled the tub surround up to the ceiling.<br />
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We had the tub refinished and it actually comes clean now!<br />
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We installed four corner shelves in the tub instead of hanging a shelf from the shower head.<br />
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We found an antique sink at the Habitat ReStore which Anthony and his Dad built a cabinet for. We ordered the glass shelf, hand towel holder and tp holder from Pottery Barn. I found the train rack on Amazon to replace our over-the-door towel hook. We used black hexagon tile for the floor and white hexagon tile on the wall floor to ceiling behind the sink.<br />
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The mirror was taken from my parents basement storage room. My mom had purchased it at an auction 15 years ago and never put it up in the house. A few coats of spray paint and it was good as new. The lights are left over from my last rental where I hated the sconces and swapped them out for these. <br />
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It's such a pleasure using the bathroom now! I still want to make a new roman shade for the window - but first I need to get a new pedal for my sewing machine. <br />
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No more plastic tile on the wall. No more linoleum on the floor. No more crappy tub surround. No more tiny vanity. And the outlets are not tied to the light switch anymore! Here is how it looked when we first moved in:<br />
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Getting ready for demolition!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-76490000669843712242011-12-29T09:14:00.000-08:002011-12-29T09:14:47.958-08:00Christmas Decorations 2011Well, now that I haven't blogged for a whole year and have lost all of my readers, it must be time to start again right? I'm really excited to show my Christmas decorations from this year. There is so much color in our living room that I try to not add too much more. Last year was just silver, this year was silver AND gold. Big step. Also, spray-painted & natural pine cones were kind of my obsession.<br />
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My lovely aunt gave me some red branches and suddenly everything came together. Anthony made me gold & silver swizzel sticks ala <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/259168153525976947/">these</a>.<br />
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Balls of white Christmas lights! They looks so awesome lit-up. I was inspired from another <a href="http://www.dykast.us/2011/12/07/sew-merry-salt-dough-ornaments/">blogger</a> to make words out of gold pipe cleaners and put them on the tree. Merry & bright:) (Actually, all of her decor inspired me, so chic!)<br />
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The far corner on top of the bookshelf got the blue tree. I really love this color scheme and might do the whole room this way next year - bright & traditional. I love that the "Life is Good" embroidery I did this year pulls it all together with my salvation army silver wreath, silver & gold pipe cleaners and lots of white books. And of course more silver & gold pine cones.<br />
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I could say I'm all set for New Years Eve, but I'm hoping to finish some tissue tassel garland like <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/259168153525963365/">this</a>.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-1164750747340680142011-01-12T11:56:00.000-08:002011-01-12T12:07:08.103-08:00It's 2011!We had a little party to welcome the New Year<br />
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I insisted that we keep our tree up. And you can see some of the bunting from our wedding that we strung crisscross in the living room. In the middle of the ceiling I got a silver snowflake ball on clearance at Target as a makeshift disco ball. <br />
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Anthony was our bartender, he mixed up cosmos and mojitos for everyone. At midnight we had a champagne toast in our champagne saucers.<br />
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I also found on clearance some festive turquoise swirls that we hung from the curtain rods. I wanted tinsel, but couldn't find it anywhere - do they still sell it?<br />
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Jess brought her new beau. Blue swirls in the background!<br />
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I prepped the food the night before and so just had to bake a few things. I staggered them to best use the oven and to keep food coming out all night. My favorite was brown-sugar bacon-wrapped pinapple. Those are definitely coming back next year. <br />
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I made my favorite spicy corn dip and Naomi brought a great artichoke dip - it was gone in no time. Jess brought bars and chocolate-covered strawberries and oranges - Yum! Melissa provided the veggies and dip, which was a fresh break from the rich dips, chips and cookies. I tortilla roll-ups would disappear just as fast as I could replenish them. We were well fed!<br />
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We set up a photoshoot in our dining room with clearance Anna Maria Horner fabric and props and folks had lots of fun with that!<br />
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And there are even more photos <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5ucogsd">here</a>.<br />
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A little about Christmas. <br />
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We got a real tree this year! I was very proud of my present wrapping. We were little Santas and delivered many things in Princeton and Bemidji.<br />
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Anthony was overjoyed with his new 250 piece mechanic tool set from Sears.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-58650457248683036812010-12-06T12:56:00.000-08:002010-12-06T12:56:44.108-08:00Our TV watching has been exposed<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5238582277_1ce51fe2c9.jpg"><br />
A New York Times reporter called one day before the election to talk to me about my over-the-air TV reception. She found me because I tweeted "<a href="http://">This wind is really messing with my over-the-air TV. #digitalnotalwaysbetter</a>". We had 2 or 3 telephone interviews and email correspondence. They even sent a photographer over twice. Through most of it, Anthony was convinced it was a scam and they were using the ruse to case our house and steal our TV. Luckily, it was legit. <br />
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It's pretty exciting - they finally posted the article today. Read it <a href="http://tinyurl.com/25vcgy8">here</a>. I'm going to Starbucks to pick-up a hard copy (not sure if it actually made it into the paper version).Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-54625277624637656352010-11-29T20:31:00.000-08:002010-11-29T20:31:20.474-08:00Packing-up and Moving<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5219515933_bf45421ebb.jpg"><br />
Strib photo by Jerry Holt. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/24xugcj">Click here</a> to see more of who was moving into my office suite.<br />
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Shauna asked what today was like. I said "sucky". I've been trying to think of a way to help Anthony understand why we're all so shocked and sad. <br />
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Imagine your biggest business competitor was located next door to yours. You sell a high quality product at a reasonable price. They sell a shoddy product at cut-rate prices. After a hard 4th quarter that everyone is glad is over, they have sold more than you. As a reward they take over your office and make you move into their old space. And then they tell you what to do. <br />
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Maybe when the shoddy product breaks, consumers will see their error and buy better quality. Time to work on our sales pitch.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-18617545246413387402010-11-23T07:11:00.000-08:002010-11-23T07:11:18.941-08:00Worst. Drive. Ever<img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5199712354_9e6b6d7caf.jpg"><br />
Anthony and I started last Saturday night out as a fun little trip to St. Paul for Roller Girls and then a quick stop in Minneapolis for a drink with a friend, then home to bed. We did not realize what was in store. <br />
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After Roller Girls we made the drive over to Minneapolis in about 30 minutes. We noticed it was misting. Which was weird, because it was only 25° out. We had our one drink with a friend that was moving away to California and we were back on the road at 11:30 PM (PS we would have stayed out longer but, we had to be up to teach Sunday School by 9:00 AM). We should be home by midnight.<br />
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However, it was difficult to even walk to our car because (if you live in MN you know) the mist had frozen solid, covering every surface in ice. I fell on the sidewalk. We figured it would be slow going on the highway home, but those things are always hot and plow trucks should be out with sand & salt, so they wouldn't be that bad, right? Wrong. <br />
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Once on I94 we were very sad that we were there. Almost immediately we were at a stand still. We considered exiting on to Hwy 55, but figured the stand still wouldn't be for long and that it'd be safer than a lot of stop lights and intersections. Wrong again. <br />
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Every time 94 came to a curve or a hill there were spinouts, cars unable to make it up the incline and cars that just couldn't help from sliding onto the shoulder. Not to mention HORRIBLE drivers that would floor it and just make a spot shinier with their spinning tires. <br />
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At the Cedar/Riverside exit we counted over 20 cars that had either crashed into another car, crashed into the highway wall or who just couldn't keep from sliding into the shoulder. <br />
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Two hours in traffic and we had made it to about Hwy 280 (about 1/4 of the way home). We considered exiting on to Cretin, but decided the hill down to the intersection of Marshall would be too steep. We watched a FIRE TRUCK fishtail and slide into the shoulder/highway wall. How are we going to make it out if the firetruck can't?<br />
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In between the curves and hills would be moderately light traffic at a decent pace (20 mph instead of 0 mph). Then we encountered where 35E intersects I94. This was hell. Most of the time we just turned the car off. We did not move for an hour and a half. (We think this is because there were some of the 430+ crashes right in front of us and just too many to take care of and move.) <br />
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Some people got out of their cars and walked to see if they could see what was ahead. At times, it felt like REM's "Everybody Hurts" video (and not in a good way - more like this is a nightmare get me out of here). I kept thinking "Why are there so many cars on the road at 2:00 AM?" I couldn't help from falling asleep. I was so glad that Anthony was driving. <br />
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We spent a lot of time parked on the highway in front of the Kelly Inn, and we considered just getting a room there. But we were so close to home, I thought it seemed silly.<br />
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We had passed the 10th & 5th street exits in St. Paul (just barely) but we could see other cars driving over the low curbs to get on to the downtown side streets. It was 3:00 AM and we couldn't take it anymore, so we tried our luck and did our own curb jumping. <br />
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Downtown was deserted and we took Cedar down to Kellogg. We ignored the speed limit to get enough momentum to make it up the Kellogg Boulevard hill and kept on going up to Mounds Boulevard but we were foiled once again. We couldn't make it up and around Mounds. So Anthony did some stunt car maneuvering with the aid of the curb to turn us around and back down the hill to the I94 entrance. <br />
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I94 was deserted there, except for a few cars here and there. And one STUPID Buick who decided to cut in front of us as we weaved through other stalled cars (at the fast pace of 20 mph). <br />
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Almost home - almost home! We opted to go one exit past our house because the McNight exit ramp is a decline instead of an incline. We made it down but couldn't slow down enough for our right turn. So Anthony again did a stunt car move and pulled a 360° in the middle of the intersection to finally make our turn. Then it was easy going from there. Only 3:30 AM. Anthony used a whole bag of salt on our sidewalk and steps. I brushed my teeth and took out my contacts. We were in bed by 4:00 AM. Hey, only 4 hours until we have to be up!<br />
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I was just so happy to be in my bed. And that we didn't get hurt. And that our car didn't get smashed. We were so lucky that Anthony had a full tank of gas. <br />
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We went to church even though there weren't very many kids, but it was nice. We were over joyed that the after-church activity that we were supposed to help with was canceled! We went home, ordered pizza and took a nap in front of the Vikings game.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-58794107715626568702010-11-18T19:59:00.000-08:002010-11-18T19:59:57.722-08:00Nora Ephron "Talking Volumes" at the Fitzgerald TheaterI was the lucky, last-minute date of Nicole to "Talking Volumes" with Nora Ephron and her new book "I Remember Nothing". I felt so lucky - who wouldn't want to go listen to the writer/director of some of my favorite movies?!<br />
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Kerri Miller hosted (the night was recorded for future broadcast on MPR) and she was a great foil to Ephron's wit. We were regaled with stories from her past and her outlook on life. <br />
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She also read excerpts from her book.<br />
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I had previously read an excerpt of her book in Vogue and loved it. Or at least I think it was her. I may have it totally wrong. Just like when I got up to ask her a question about a movie that I thought she was writing based on the Pioneer Woman's Blog. But she's not. I was mortified. <br />
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I'm not sure if I just dreamed that or what because I tried to go back and find where I read that, but of course there is no evidence of that being true. I was laying in bed and it came to me that the screenwriter from Steel Magnolias is doing it. Not Ephron. Good timing.<br />
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Of course I bought the book.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-69448271389660824072010-11-17T14:50:00.000-08:002010-11-17T14:50:50.251-08:00Rock Show Helps to Forget Your Election SorrowsNeedtobreathe came to town for the third time in a year. They said this would be the last tour for their current album AND that they're working on new music - yay!<br />
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The Daylights were the first openers and they were great.<br />
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Also Green River Ordinance gave up a headlining show to open for Needtobreathe. So, we were very lucky - they also rocked. <br />
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We waited in line in the snow for half an our and got second row spots. AND the lady in front of me left after GRO and never came back. Not sure if she just couldn't make it back to the front of the crowd. But, it made for a great view for me. <br />
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It was their best show yet! They never play the same set list, so their shows are always different. Their new backdrop and lights were fantastic for photographing and the overall experience.<br />
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I was especially glad that they played my favorite song from their current album, "Vally of Tomorrow" for the acoustic encore. (But I filled up my media card before the end of the show, so no pics:(Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-89893716094432631102010-10-21T09:57:00.000-07:002010-10-21T11:58:26.988-07:00Guilt<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5096434397_34c68c6076.jpg"><br />
Some people have Catholic guilt. I have good hair guilt. I grew my hair out long because I can and I like it. But then I feel guilty like I should really donate it to wigs for little girls with cancer. I can always grew it out again. How can you say no?<br />
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I also have good blood guilt. I have O-negative blood which is good for new born babies because it is a universal donor. So, when the Red Cross calls, I feel obligated to schedule an appointment. It's not hard to give blood, a little uncomfortable, but not hard. However, sometimes my iron is too low and they won't let me. So, I started taking a multi-vitamin with iron, in part so that my iron level would be high enough to donate (also to have a nice healthy body if I ever want to make babies). <br />
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And I have Democratic majority guilt. If I don't help out I'm a hypocrite and wouldn't I feel bad if we lost our majority. And I don't want to be one of those people who I didn't like in 2006 (when my job was to recruit volunteers to doorknock and phonebank) for not volunteering. I have the time, I like the candidates, I want Minnesota to be a better place for all you grumps who hang-up on me. I have no excuse.<br />
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Keeping my current job is always a plus too.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-16940982019467160702010-10-19T17:21:00.000-07:002010-10-19T17:21:18.404-07:00Dancing ShoesProof that I really can dance in those amazing shoes: <br />
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I mean, how could you not wear these awesome shoes all night.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-88669782380286243542010-10-11T12:15:00.000-07:002010-10-11T12:15:44.811-07:00Anton & Ashli's Wedding<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5072013158_690ba69a9e.jpg"><br />
My little brother is all married. It was a sweet little ceremony in the Father of the Bride's picturesque backyard. The weather was fantastic: 78° in October! In Minnesota!<br />
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Anton's friend David, was his best man. Here they are waiting for the bride to get ready so they could start. David is holding his daughter, Kylee who is just a few months older than Lily and just as sweet. <br />
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Anthony provided sweet acoustic stylings for the prelude, procession and recession. It was perfect for the little ceremony and everyone loved it. <br />
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Mom wore a pretty, green, ruffled-neck wrap dress. It fit her perfectly.<br />
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The bride wore a fantastically-chic, slim, beaded cocktail wedding dress. It was perfect for the setting and the temperature.<br />
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The maid of honor, Heather, wore a great strapless black satin dress - with pockets!<br />
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Ashli's brother-in-law officiated, which made for a very personal ceremony. <br />
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My mom and I (with the help of Anthony and Dad) decorated the after-party room. I picked up $30 worth of flowers from the St. Paul Farmer's Market on Saturday. Lots of Dahlias and fun stuff like ornamental kale. Mom brought gold-glittered spiral sticks from Grandma Hutch and they upped the arrangement's party factor. We used vases from my wedding last year and told people to bring home a bouquet if they would like.<br />
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Mom had leaf-shaped cookies made with 10/10/10 iced on them that we set at each place. Anthony designed cards with the "10 Reasons Why Being Married is Just Better" for each place. They included space for the guest to write their reasons. <br />
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He also designed sweet "Bride" and "Groom" tags for Anton & Ashli's seats. <br />
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I asked Anthony to print out the date 6" tall in the font from our embroidery project. I traced it on some black glitter scrapbooking paper that I had and cut out the numbers. I punched holes in the top of each number and strung it with some thin black satin ribbon. We hung it above the Bride & Groom's seat. <br />
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Mom brought pretty little jelly jars that she inherited from Grandma Hutchinson. We put little tea lights in them for the tables. She also brought a couple short, square glass candle holders that we wrapped in sheer orange ribbon and filled with a short pillar candle. <br />
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The Speakeasy in Detroit Lakes was a great venue for the after-party. We drank cocktails and ate delicious food.<br />
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This little guy was flirting with me from across the room.<br />
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Andrea made us a delicious devils-food cake with raspberry filling and a cream cheese butter cream frosting. We put a few blossoms on it and it looked so sweet. Everyone raved about how good it was. <br />
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For their gift, I made them the most Epic Embroidery Project that I've ever done. I went back to the store twice to get more embroidery floss. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Anthony designed it and it served as the inspiration for the rest of our little crafty projects.<br />
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It was a joyful day. More pictures <a href="http://tinyurl.com/28bpcfx">here</a>.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-60080799303086740912010-09-29T11:36:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:36:21.877-07:00Embrace<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mysterese_elhard/5018883808/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/5018883808_a0183bfa5e.jpg" border="0"></a><br />
Return to the scene of the crime with the photographer. Love this.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-76681380020691559972010-09-26T08:26:00.000-07:002010-09-27T10:25:14.009-07:00Happy First Anniversary to Us!<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/4018185894_00216ac896.jpg"><br />
It's been a great year.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-72131362697562879092010-09-17T08:55:00.000-07:002010-09-17T08:55:48.208-07:00Sometimes Doorknocking Pays Off in Ways You Don't ExpectLike when they give you free tickets to go drink wine and shake hands with Bill Clinton. What?!<br />
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Go Dayton! Go DFL!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-29227406812093521062010-09-10T09:02:00.000-07:002010-09-10T09:03:28.626-07:00Saturday To Do List<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4493473002_5fed141617.jpg" border="0"><br />
Anthony and his dad are going to cut down the trees that are too close to our house and reeking havoc on our concrete and roof. I don't want to be outside for those events, but Anthony says I need to be home for possible emergencies, so I'm going to busy myself as much as possible. (Photo from last Spring when we cut down the tree in our backyard - previous owners planted in stupid spots.)<br />
<ol><li>Make salsa. I might be brave and can it, but otherwise I'll just freeze it.</li>
<li>Make tomato sauce. Ditto above.</li>
<li>Clean out and Reorganize cupboards. Neither one of us can handle plastic boxes tumbling down on us anymore.</li>
<li>Organize dining closet. Seems like I should be able to get more stuff in there.</li>
<li>And I've been dreaming about <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5l2agp">Ree's Pasta Alla Vodka</a> all week, yum.</li>
<li>Like every weekend, loads and loads of laundry.</li>
</ol>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-27612311507736290312010-08-30T10:28:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:29:10.884-07:00Playing and Singing<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2589koz"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4941825857_07b2be8b67.jpg" border="0"></a><br />
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Anthony with Josiah and Doug at the MN State Fair Talent Show. They were robbed by a cute girl in an awesome dress which shouldn't have made up for her lacking voice and uninspired lyrics. So goes talent shows.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-57016437284812863152010-08-27T11:15:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:36:22.463-07:00Lunch TimeMy new favorite thing to do for lunch is visiting the various food trucks that have started inhabiting downtown St. Paul. If you follow me on twitter you already know this. But you should try them too, they have yet to disappoint. So far I've tried: <br />
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And <a href="http://twitter.com/forkNroadtruck">@forknroadtruck</a><br />
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I'm looking forward to trying <a href="http://twitter.com/Barrio_Truck">Barrio's Truck</a> or maybe <a href="http://twitter.com/meritage_stpaul">Meritage</a>'s crepe stand soon. There are lots more in Mpls too! Find them all through <a href="http://twitter.com/tcstreetfood">@tcstreetfood</a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-32782856699763103272010-08-27T09:30:00.000-07:002010-08-27T09:30:56.579-07:00What to wear to your brother's wedding<a href="http://tinyurl.com/38sdobf"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6af8ChjojTv6VXexY3l0OIhlZNG_2CUFNPbtfdb6EFGtWJPHiZMasmc2FCQis_zWHadLVdtnimH_K9px1aSJNTiNGbe71rPjFj4x-Mug4RnEGMoCR2AkBkD2a1QykPFLCr0mZg/s320/badgleymischkafuller.jpg" /></a><a href="http://tinyurl.com/38sdobf"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6ILyn7vLkBnI_8wsoIRO2cjac59n3aC0PIqACh0liLZDJpq6T7tcQ36XQrw8ifDrreXisRNVwmBg5JkN2I1d-895cL5IOaiW3KQ-YjlXsTaFq1WXC5u4eTuTVgiUB4eXUz9_og/s320/badgleymischkafuller2.jpg" /></a><br />
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Things were on sale last week and I may have bought impulsively, but how awesome are these shoes and this dress?<br />
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I got the shoes used (but I can't even tell, I think I "used" them more trying them on in my bedroom) on <a href="http://tinyurl.com/34w6tq2">Amazon Warehouse</a> (didn't know this existed before now) for less than half the price that <a href="http://tinyurl.com/38sdobf">Piperlime</a> was asking. Plus, Piperlime had sold out of my size. <br />
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And the dress was on final sale with an additional 20% off with a coupon code. I couldn't even buy it on <a href="http://tinyurl.com/244gpqp">ebay</a> cheaper. I even tried making an offer to an ebay seller for the same price as J. Crew's sale website and they turned me down. <br />
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So excited to wear this. Now, I just need to decide which shrug from my collection to add (it will be October) and will probably also add some opaque black tights and big earrings too.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-85469093651263080222010-08-24T12:05:00.000-07:002010-08-24T12:05:46.546-07:00Minnesota State Fair Time<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1408/1320868441_6aa5bd7dfe.jpg"><br />
The fair starts on Thursday this week and I'm really excited. We are planning to go at least 3 times. <br />
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Recently, our church (Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist) merged with Hamline United Methodist Church with a simplified name of Hamline Church. It just so happens that Hamline has a dining hall at the fair that my parents and I have been going to forever and this year Anthony and I are going to staff it for a day. <br />
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Here are mom and I in front of the Hamline Dining Hall in 2007.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/26uh3rh">Anthony</a> is playing in the State Fair Talent Show twice this year. The first will be him solo on Thursday night at 6:00 pm. So if you are at the fair on the first night come on over to the Leinie Lodge to hear him sing "Julie Mae". *Swoon* The second will be Sunday night also at 6:00 pm backing his friend <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2chjfjz">Josiah Erickson</a>. <br />
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Here they are at tryouts. Sorry the color is so bad, it was a sunny day and I was far away.<br />
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Plus we scored Carried Underwood tickets for Tuesday night! <br />
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I'm also loving these old photos of the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2fculbb">state fair from the Minnesota Historical Society</a>. I want to frame them all and put them on my walls (of course). Who doesn't love the fair?!<br />
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via <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/sneak-peek-best-of-gallery-walls.html">design*sponge</a><br />
For you folks that need some inspiration to hang pictures, Design Sponge posted her favorite "gallery walls" from homes she's featured on her blog. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2uaxdul">http://tinyurl.com/2uaxdul</a> This is my preferred way to display art, but it's too much for some. Maybe just one wall in the bathroom? <br />
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I was shocked to hear that my friends and family don't know what or where to put on their walls! <br />
<ul>My tips are:
<li><b>Don't think of it as permanent</b>. I switch out photos from frames all the time. Who cares if there are a couple holes in the wall, where you moved something. No one will notice.</li>
<li><b>Don't worry if the frames don't line up perfectly</b>. Again, no one will notice. I'm more of an eye-ball-it kind of gal. However, I'm blessed with a semi-perfectionist nail pounder who relies on his tape measure and level. So, I kind of lucked out.</li>
<li><b>Don't pay full price for frames</b>. Prior to being married I was a Target end-cap clearance maven. Thus, I have more frames than I need (and more than my husband wanted to move). Unless it is awesome art that you purchased, don't get a custom frame. Something from Ikea will probably do just as well. (I cheated a bit on this recently.)</li>
<li><b>Just put up stuff you like</b>. Love your pet? Put their face on the wall. Love your cocktails? Take a picture at your next happy hour. Miss the view from your parent's backyard? Put it in a frame. I also like the idea of scanning old photos and having them reprinted. You've got to have some picture that you took that you like.</li>
<li><b>Put a few together</b>. I generally don't print photographs bigger than 8x10 because the prints and frames are expensive. However, one doesn't really fill up a wall, so do a block of 4 or a line of 3. </li>
<li><b>Online photo resources are your friend</b>. Personally, I prefer Flickr because they keep the original size of my photo, I can share it online, I can edit online (if needed) and order online through snapfish. P.S. Snapfish is your friend too, $.09 per 4x6 print. Yes, please. </li>
<li><b>Etsy is your friend</b>. I want, like, everything on there. Take a look through my favorites for examples.</li>
</ul>Want more help? Call me and I will come to your house.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-37484658456970903602010-08-02T12:01:00.000-07:002010-08-02T12:01:44.910-07:00Photo wall expandedI love to be surrounded by pictures and prints of beautiful things and people I love. It never looks like too much too me, so on Friday we added a few more to our growing photo wall. (Sorry about all the glare, our bay window is just too good:)<br />
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The "before" shot. I had moved a large print to the other side of the room and these 3 together just didn't fill out the space. It felt out of proportion. I had these two prints framed and didn't quite know where they would end up. <br />
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I love this print by my childhood friend Terese Elhard. It's taken up on her family's farm in Northome (near the Albrecht's family farm too). The words in barbed wire are just so cool. And the 'E' is in her handwriting, which is just like her mom's. They were our neighbors growing up in Bemidji and they used to have an 'E' painted above their garage door just like that. You can see her other art and contact her about prints here: <a href="http://mysterese.com">//mysterese.com</a><br />
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Here is how it turned out. I have been begging Anthony to hang a guitar on the wall forever and he picked up a mount at Guitar Center a while ago. I just love that it looks cool and he can just pick up his guitar and play anytime he feels. He doesn't think the guitar is good enough to display. But it just makes it all the more OK if something bad happens to it. To the right of the guitar are a picture of my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/744159677/in/set-72157600694539043/">apartment building in New York City</a> and a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/4079305646/in/set-72157622475875677/">favorite shot from our wedding with my bridesmaids</a>. (Obama is on the adjacent wall, I love that print too. <a href="https://www.philfung.com/details.php?proid=119">Stars and Stripes By Phil Fung</a>)<br />
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To the left are the same Elizabeth Taylor Warhol print (clearance from SFMOMA) and a shot of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/744147075/in/set-72157600695078994/">Julie G.</a> with a red neon light shining on her at Bridgid's in Bemidji. Unfortunately, we are going to have to cover our old holes. You'd have thought all of those pictures would have covered them up, but alas, no. <br />
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The Minnesota print ended up next to the entertainment center. It replaced a print of the Chrysler building. Not sure where I should put that either. For now, it's in the closet. <br />
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We also added two more pics to the other end of the room. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelashogren/3910113641/in/set-72157622651554112/">Angi's Lotus 2</a> and one of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/2964513084">Anthony singing</a> in his old kitchen. Makes it more dimond-y shaped than the previous arrangement. <br />
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The whole wall. I didn't get a shot of it but we also put up the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/4020616732/in/set-72157622475875677/">hoop I embroidered</a> for our wedding by the TV. Maybe some day I'll convince Anthony to let me rearrange the furniture, but I'm happy with it for now.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-4851128490715354092010-07-26T07:31:00.000-07:002010-07-26T07:33:14.545-07:00We Love The Swell Season<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmae/4830866604/in/set-72157624585874368/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4830866604_1ffacae7b8.jpg" border="0"></a><br />
They played at First Avenue Sunday night. We got in line an hour and a half early for good spots near the stage, because this girl is short. The show was great, as always. <a href="http://www.theswellseason.com">theswellseason.com</a><br />
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She likes the tissue paper best.<br />
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Uncle Anthony got her a xylophone, but Lily preferred to use the mallets as chew toys.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313639198615465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611645.post-21480713750032558692010-07-08T12:48:00.000-07:002010-07-08T12:51:33.120-07:00Guthrie Gator Farm<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4774834106_4cb0eb88b4.jpg"><br />
Over the weekend we visited the Farmer's Market in Bemidji, mostly to see Angi, Jimmy and Amber's stand (<a href="http://guthriegatorfarm.blogspot.com/">Guthrie Gator Farm & Gardens</a>). The tomatoes aren't ripe yet, but they had a wonderful assortment of breads and pastries. We brought home some delicious whole wheat bread and a couple sweet treats too. <br />
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Afterwards, we stopped over to <a href="http://www.badcatcreations.com/">Bad Cat Creations</a> to see Angi's watercolors, which were up and for sale. I snapped up an awesome print of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelashogren/3910113641/">Lotus 2</a>. And a print of Minnesota Counties by Cody Bartz, it's 9/10 and signed! Can you find the misspelling?<br />
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