Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunny Days!!!
This weekend was fantastic!!!!
Saturday morning I had to interview a visitor at the college, which went fine. It was kind of nice to be up and moving early on such a warm sunny morning. I then went home and began sewing a table runner for my coffee table. My bobbin ran out, so I stopped there. Then, my friend Alyssa, from Duluth came to visit. I haven't seen her since this summer, so we had lots to catch up on. Since it was so nice and sunny, we walked from my apartment to campus and I showed her around. Then we headed downtown for some great lunch and then walked through downtown stopping in all the fun little shops on the way. It was beautiful outside. 57 degrees!!! Near the late afternoon, we headed back to my place and watched "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and gabbed some more. A little after nine Alyssa headed out and shortly after that, I was in bed. It was a great day. It felt so nice to thaw out a little!
Yesterday, I slept in, got up and made some berry muffins and hunkered down on the couch for a lazy morning. Then my friend Sarah called to invite me out to her new cabin for the afternoon. I was really excited to see her new place and to bring my camera to take a few shots of the wilderness. I stepped outside with my t-shirt, sweatshirt and vest on, only to notice I was too warm with the vest and sweatshirt!! It was a roasting 64 degrees! I cannot even tell you how great it felt! On my way out to Washburn, to the cabin, I stopped along the lake to take a few pictures of some geese enjoying the newly opened water. Then I blasted some great tunes and headed out to the cabin. Sarah and her boyfriend, Bob, just moved out to this little one room cabin in the woods with a little loft. There is electricity, but no running water. When I got there Bob was working on something outside in the shed, Rone, their husky was basking in the sun and Sarah came out of the cabin to great me with her new pixie haircut. Sarah and I hugged and caught up on the past few days and I got the grand tour of the cabin. It is definitely small, but warm, sunny, and cozy. It is perfect. We even went to check the outside out. It was really cool! haha. Seriously. There are 3 windows in it, so it's really nice and sunny, and they put woodchips in the hole when they are done using it, so it actually has a nice woodsy smell to it. By far, the nicest outhouse, I have ever seen. Then, Sarah, Bob, Rone and I headed down to Big Rock Park, just down from their cabin with cameras in hand. It was soooooo pretty. The park is along a stream in the middle of the woods. It was so nice and warm and all the ice was melting. It felt wonderful!!!! After a few hours of exploration and picture taking, we headed back to the cabin to BBQ up some brats. Grant and Claire then came and joined for a summery meal with potatoe salad and everything. It was just what I needed. A wonderful weekend!!!
Today, I am only here at work until lunchtime and then I am packing up and running errands in town before heading down to Wassau for the night, on my way for Fort Wayne, IN for a college fair. I am looking forward to getting out of the cubicle though and hot tubbing at the hotel.
Saturday morning I had to interview a visitor at the college, which went fine. It was kind of nice to be up and moving early on such a warm sunny morning. I then went home and began sewing a table runner for my coffee table. My bobbin ran out, so I stopped there. Then, my friend Alyssa, from Duluth came to visit. I haven't seen her since this summer, so we had lots to catch up on. Since it was so nice and sunny, we walked from my apartment to campus and I showed her around. Then we headed downtown for some great lunch and then walked through downtown stopping in all the fun little shops on the way. It was beautiful outside. 57 degrees!!! Near the late afternoon, we headed back to my place and watched "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and gabbed some more. A little after nine Alyssa headed out and shortly after that, I was in bed. It was a great day. It felt so nice to thaw out a little!
Yesterday, I slept in, got up and made some berry muffins and hunkered down on the couch for a lazy morning. Then my friend Sarah called to invite me out to her new cabin for the afternoon. I was really excited to see her new place and to bring my camera to take a few shots of the wilderness. I stepped outside with my t-shirt, sweatshirt and vest on, only to notice I was too warm with the vest and sweatshirt!! It was a roasting 64 degrees! I cannot even tell you how great it felt! On my way out to Washburn, to the cabin, I stopped along the lake to take a few pictures of some geese enjoying the newly opened water. Then I blasted some great tunes and headed out to the cabin. Sarah and her boyfriend, Bob, just moved out to this little one room cabin in the woods with a little loft. There is electricity, but no running water. When I got there Bob was working on something outside in the shed, Rone, their husky was basking in the sun and Sarah came out of the cabin to great me with her new pixie haircut. Sarah and I hugged and caught up on the past few days and I got the grand tour of the cabin. It is definitely small, but warm, sunny, and cozy. It is perfect. We even went to check the outside out. It was really cool! haha. Seriously. There are 3 windows in it, so it's really nice and sunny, and they put woodchips in the hole when they are done using it, so it actually has a nice woodsy smell to it. By far, the nicest outhouse, I have ever seen. Then, Sarah, Bob, Rone and I headed down to Big Rock Park, just down from their cabin with cameras in hand. It was soooooo pretty. The park is along a stream in the middle of the woods. It was so nice and warm and all the ice was melting. It felt wonderful!!!! After a few hours of exploration and picture taking, we headed back to the cabin to BBQ up some brats. Grant and Claire then came and joined for a summery meal with potatoe salad and everything. It was just what I needed. A wonderful weekend!!!
Today, I am only here at work until lunchtime and then I am packing up and running errands in town before heading down to Wassau for the night, on my way for Fort Wayne, IN for a college fair. I am looking forward to getting out of the cubicle though and hot tubbing at the hotel.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Everyone Gets a Crabby Day Now and Then, Right?
I think I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! :(
I was really, really hoping for a delayed start today. Yesterday we were supposed to get dumped on. We did get some snow, but nothing too bad. I am sick of the snow, but wouldn't mind it if we got time off of work. Bummer! This morning I kept having dreams about being late for work, when I woke up, I realized I must have turned off my alarm and I really was running late! I checked my phone, but there were no messages, meaning no delayed start. So, I jumped out of bed, took a two minute shower, and threw my clothes and make-up on. Usually in the morning I throw my smootie batch in the microwave for a few minutes to thaw it out enough for me to scoop some into a cup. Well, my microwave is dead. So I heated it up in the oven! It worked though! Then I went out to start my car to warm it up, there was a thick layer of ice on the windshield and my wipers were crusted down. So, I got that all cleared and ran back in to take my smoothie out of the oven. After getting all that ready to go and throwing everything in my bag, I ran out the door. My neighbor was out there too, trying to back her car out of our driveway with no luck. So, I tried my darndest to push her out. No luck, but I did, however, get covered in snow. I lent her my shovel while I scraped off the ice that had not yet defrosted off of my car. Finally she got out, but I was worried that I would be stuck now. Luckily, my car is a beast and it was not a problem. Once I got to work, I just felt blah; probably a mixture of stress, lack of sleep, and winter blues again. Oh well. But, I did get a good deal on a beginning belly dancing video, so I ordered that and feel a little more cheery. I am just ready to learn some more moves and thought this might be a fun at-home workout to do when the weather is yucky. Plus it was really cheap and it's always fun to have something to look forward to getting in the mail.
Anyways, hopefully, the day won't drag on too long. I have to head straight to the gym for my 4 hour shift after this. Ugh.
I was really, really hoping for a delayed start today. Yesterday we were supposed to get dumped on. We did get some snow, but nothing too bad. I am sick of the snow, but wouldn't mind it if we got time off of work. Bummer! This morning I kept having dreams about being late for work, when I woke up, I realized I must have turned off my alarm and I really was running late! I checked my phone, but there were no messages, meaning no delayed start. So, I jumped out of bed, took a two minute shower, and threw my clothes and make-up on. Usually in the morning I throw my smootie batch in the microwave for a few minutes to thaw it out enough for me to scoop some into a cup. Well, my microwave is dead. So I heated it up in the oven! It worked though! Then I went out to start my car to warm it up, there was a thick layer of ice on the windshield and my wipers were crusted down. So, I got that all cleared and ran back in to take my smoothie out of the oven. After getting all that ready to go and throwing everything in my bag, I ran out the door. My neighbor was out there too, trying to back her car out of our driveway with no luck. So, I tried my darndest to push her out. No luck, but I did, however, get covered in snow. I lent her my shovel while I scraped off the ice that had not yet defrosted off of my car. Finally she got out, but I was worried that I would be stuck now. Luckily, my car is a beast and it was not a problem. Once I got to work, I just felt blah; probably a mixture of stress, lack of sleep, and winter blues again. Oh well. But, I did get a good deal on a beginning belly dancing video, so I ordered that and feel a little more cheery. I am just ready to learn some more moves and thought this might be a fun at-home workout to do when the weather is yucky. Plus it was really cheap and it's always fun to have something to look forward to getting in the mail.
Anyways, hopefully, the day won't drag on too long. I have to head straight to the gym for my 4 hour shift after this. Ugh.
Monday, March 9, 2009
A Great Weekend!!
Saturday morning, I got up, cleaned around my apartment a little and headed out to Duluth. It was wonderful! I met up with some old friends from college. It was just what I needed. And it was a gorgeous sunny day, which made everything perfect. After hanging out, I had so many things rushing through my head. I thought a lot about the past and the memories I had in Duluth as well as the future and the hopes I have. Sometimes, it's wonderful to have a day like that, just to think things through.
Afterward, I went to Best Buy to pick up my new camera!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I could not wait to pick it up. So, be assured, there will be plenty of pictures to come. I am super excited to check it all out. I bought the camera, a camera case, and an extra battery for it. I received my tax return on Friday, so I figured, why not get the things I have waited for now, when I have the chance. So, I also bought a GPS. If you know me at all, you know that I don't have the keenest sense of direction. I will be heading out next week for a college fair in Indiana, and I have to drive through Chicago. Then two weeks later I am driving to Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, MIchigan. A few weeks after that I am heading out for my trip to Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. Needless to say, I thought this might be a good time to learn how to work a GPS. I bought the cheapest one, with just the basics, but that is all I really want anyway. Then I ran to TJ Maxx. I love that store for their cheap decorating stuff. I bought a kind of fancy looking bird cage for 14 bucks there for my living room. It can be really hit or miss, but I love looking. I ended up heading home around 8 or 9ish. I was pooped by the time I got back but had so many thought in my head that I couldn't sleep. So I painted my new bird cage. It was an off-white color, but it didn't stand out at all, so I painted it bright red. Then it was off the bed.
Sunday, despite loosing an hour of sleep due to the time change, I woke up bright and early. I got some major cleaning done, which was a little difficult since my sink is clogged and has a nice little pool of mucky water in it. Yuck! I am hoping that the maintenance lady gets it fixed today. Sick. Anyway, I cleaned my bedroom and started on the living and then got ready to head to Ashland High School's "My Fair Lady". The 3 friends I invited weren't able to come, so I went by myself. I really don't mind doing that stuff alone though, so it was fine. It was good, but long! It was 3 and 1/2 hours! Whew! After that I ran to Walmart to get a memory card for my camera. I spent the rest of the evening cleaning up and playing with my camera. Did I mention how much I love it?!
Afterward, I went to Best Buy to pick up my new camera!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I could not wait to pick it up. So, be assured, there will be plenty of pictures to come. I am super excited to check it all out. I bought the camera, a camera case, and an extra battery for it. I received my tax return on Friday, so I figured, why not get the things I have waited for now, when I have the chance. So, I also bought a GPS. If you know me at all, you know that I don't have the keenest sense of direction. I will be heading out next week for a college fair in Indiana, and I have to drive through Chicago. Then two weeks later I am driving to Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, MIchigan. A few weeks after that I am heading out for my trip to Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. Needless to say, I thought this might be a good time to learn how to work a GPS. I bought the cheapest one, with just the basics, but that is all I really want anyway. Then I ran to TJ Maxx. I love that store for their cheap decorating stuff. I bought a kind of fancy looking bird cage for 14 bucks there for my living room. It can be really hit or miss, but I love looking. I ended up heading home around 8 or 9ish. I was pooped by the time I got back but had so many thought in my head that I couldn't sleep. So I painted my new bird cage. It was an off-white color, but it didn't stand out at all, so I painted it bright red. Then it was off the bed.
Sunday, despite loosing an hour of sleep due to the time change, I woke up bright and early. I got some major cleaning done, which was a little difficult since my sink is clogged and has a nice little pool of mucky water in it. Yuck! I am hoping that the maintenance lady gets it fixed today. Sick. Anyway, I cleaned my bedroom and started on the living and then got ready to head to Ashland High School's "My Fair Lady". The 3 friends I invited weren't able to come, so I went by myself. I really don't mind doing that stuff alone though, so it was fine. It was good, but long! It was 3 and 1/2 hours! Whew! After that I ran to Walmart to get a memory card for my camera. I spent the rest of the evening cleaning up and playing with my camera. Did I mention how much I love it?!
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Shelves in My Livingroom
I got the idea for this cute vase arrangement from a friend's blog site. The same day my mom sent me an email with a picture of a similar one from a magazine. I loved the way they looked and I needed a little height, so I decided to try it out.
My Pillows
This are the pillows I sewed the other weekend when I was at home. They are made with the fabric I bought from Australia a long time ago. I am really happy with how much color they bring into my living room!
I attempted to make salmon for dinner last night. I found a recipe where you put salmon in a baking pan with milk and fresh dill. It was okay, but not very flavorful at all. Bummer. I found another recipe for citrus salmon, maybe I will try that one next.
Belly dancing was really fun last night! Kate, my physical therapist and Pilates teacher, came with me. It was really fun to have her there. We worked on our muscle isolations last night. I am slowly improving! I now feel like I have better understanding to how my body moves, and how to isolate certain muscles to make them move. I still have a long way to go, but I am getting there! We then worked on our Shakira song. Kate picked it up really fast. It is so fun!! I love it! We only have a minute down right now, but I want to learn the whole thing!!! Afterwards, Kate and I picked up Claire and we headed out for our Thursday night girl time. Ashley and Sarah, who usually come weren't there tonight, not sure why. But it was a good chance to us to get to know Kate. I really like her tons and cannot wait to hang out again!! I invited both the girls to come and see the high school's production of "My Fair Lady" and then come over to my apartment for pizza afterward. I haven't had anyone over to my apartment in a long time. I wanted to have it all cleaned and finish decorating it before any saw it. It's decorated now, but the cleaning part will come this weekend!
And I got my tax return today! YAY!!! I think I am finally going to go and buy the camera I have been wanting for ages! I want one that is a little more "professional" that has a better zoom for nature pictures. I am heading to Duluth tomorrow, so I might get it then! Woo-hoo!!!!!!
Belly dancing was really fun last night! Kate, my physical therapist and Pilates teacher, came with me. It was really fun to have her there. We worked on our muscle isolations last night. I am slowly improving! I now feel like I have better understanding to how my body moves, and how to isolate certain muscles to make them move. I still have a long way to go, but I am getting there! We then worked on our Shakira song. Kate picked it up really fast. It is so fun!! I love it! We only have a minute down right now, but I want to learn the whole thing!!! Afterwards, Kate and I picked up Claire and we headed out for our Thursday night girl time. Ashley and Sarah, who usually come weren't there tonight, not sure why. But it was a good chance to us to get to know Kate. I really like her tons and cannot wait to hang out again!! I invited both the girls to come and see the high school's production of "My Fair Lady" and then come over to my apartment for pizza afterward. I haven't had anyone over to my apartment in a long time. I wanted to have it all cleaned and finish decorating it before any saw it. It's decorated now, but the cleaning part will come this weekend!
And I got my tax return today! YAY!!! I think I am finally going to go and buy the camera I have been wanting for ages! I want one that is a little more "professional" that has a better zoom for nature pictures. I am heading to Duluth tomorrow, so I might get it then! Woo-hoo!!!!!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Finally, some new PICTURES!!!!!
My camera cord is back! So, I am finally posting some long-awaiting pictures. Enjoy a view into my past few weeks!
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