Whereabouts

7 09 2009

I last blogged more than a month ago. My bad. I mean, our bad. No major excuses this time; just a mixture of lazy, tired, and burned out. 

Anyhow, Keith and I are in the throes of looking for a house. In fact, in just over an hour, we’ll be looking at six possible specimens in three possible areas. There’s one I really love from the pictures online and it’s in the area we most want to live, but it’s gonna go fast. This I know. But how are we to know if it’s “the one?” Seriously, if we really like it, we need to make an offer pronto-ish, like this week probably. Geez! It’s exciting but frightening all at the same time. If you have any first-time home buying tips, please share. It’s all happening so fast!

During my blogging vacation, I’ve also been painting a bit. I guess it’s really block printing. I find great satisfaction in carving out a print from a linoleum block. So take a look at my new block printed creation! You like?

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Spring-loaded neck slimming apparatus…

28 07 2009

This has got to be the most ridiculous infomercial ever! Slim your neck with this spring-loaded thingy? What!?! I guess if your turkey neck just won’t tighten, you’ll take desperate measures. But seriously, these women all had chin jobs. Don’t tell me you can’t tell. And the accelerating cream? I’ll take a Snuggie any day, but please keep your neck exerciser. P.S.: Please excuse the rant, but this has been nagging at me all day.


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A plaid family

24 07 2009

So my friend Ryan introduced me to this awesome website, awkward family photosawkwardfamilyphotos.com. And it’s definitely goin on the blogroll. Take a look at this plaid-clad family. Handsome, aren’t they? But I laugh knowing that I have some beauts of my own. Stirrup pants anyone?


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We’re back…

23 07 2009

Attention friends of the worldwide web: Keith and I are in fact still alive. I know it’s been over a month since you heard from us and, dear ones, there’s just no excuse. Got some fun things coming up so stay tuned. I’m blogging from my iPhone, and, yes, it is even more fabulous than I ever imagined! Till tomorrow, enjoy this photo of our sweet Lola.


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ahh…saturday

13 06 2009

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Isn’t this gorgeous? I took it this morning near our apartment. It makes me happy every time I look at it. It would be awesome if I could paint this…maybe…

Keith completed a 62-mile bike ride today to benefit cancer patients and their families. He did an awesome job too, averaging 20 mph, and finishing in three hours and 15 minutes! As always, I’m so proud. He does things I can’t fathom making my body do. He’s napping now, and I just might join him. This week marked my seventh morning to rise at 5 a.m. and go running with a co-worker. We’ve now worked our way up to 2.5 miles, and Monday we’re shooting for three. It’s interesting really; I always thought I wasn’t a morning person, but I’m starting to enjoy it. This morning I even got up at 7 and met him there for a run. Unfortunately, the sun was already up as well, so it sapped us pretty quickly. NYC trip is coming up. Woohoo!


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lino-block printing, part one

9 06 2009

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So, my friend Kristie bought me a linoleum block and a cutting kit for my birthday. At first, I didn’t know what it was, but when I figured it out, I was ecstatic. So, yesterday morning I carved my first design, and I just printed it on some blank cards with acrylic paint. I’m pleased with it. Sure, it could be better, but it’s not too shabby. Next time I’ll remember that more texture is ok, and also that whatever I carve will be backwards when I print it. That’s something that didn’t occur to me. Yes, I know it’s obvious. 

AND, about the iPhone…considering they announced a newer, much cooler version will be available on June 19, I think I’m going to wait it out (even though my phone is in two pieces). I just hope I can make it to the store that day and get one before they’re all snatched up. That’s my biggest concern.


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Happy Sunday.

7 06 2009

I’m in the process of making berry muffins, adapted from this recipe, with some frozen berries and some fresh blueberries I have leftover from the Farmer’s Market. I’ll let you know how they turn out…

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I’m on a roll.

2 06 2009

So………Keith and I are notorious for sleeping through multiple alarms, tornados, power tools, etc., and for sleeping half the day away on Saturdays and Sundays. However, I have had a breakthrough. Friday: awake at 5 a.m.; Saturday: awake at 6:30 a.m.; Sunday: awake at 7 a.m.; and today: awake at 5 a.m. The 5 a.m. wakies are due to a new running pact I made with a coworker. We meet at a nearby track at 5:30 three mornings a week and run 2-3 miles. what’s interesting is that I’m no more tired at the end of the day than I would have been had I slept in. Saturday, Keith and I both ran an 8 a.m. 5K, which necessitated the early rise. I was proud because I ran a 9:37 mile, and Keith’s was just under 7. And yesterday, we went to the lake with a group of friends. We had a great time lounging around all day. I must have applied my SPF 50 seven or eight times, but my back and the tops of my legs still burned. Oh, the plight of the fair-skinned! Oh well, it could have been worse. Work is going great, partially because I’m excited about our upcoming NYC vacation. It’s amazing how vacation can motivate one to get her work done. Oh, and my b-day is coming up, friends. I turn 26 on June 10. Please feel free to lavish me with gifts and birthday wishes. Also, in case you were wondering, I don’t have the iPhone yet. My friend, Ryan, convinced me to wait on account of this announcement on June 8 regarding the possibility of a new iPhone release. So, I’m waiting, very impatiently, but waiting nevertheless. More to come on that…


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MOJITO!

25 05 2009

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So it’s a rainy Memorial Day weekend, but I’m still super happy ’cause I don’t have to go to work tomorrow, my birthday (the best day of the year) is fast approaching (hint, hint), AND our New York trip is coming up as well. So, I’m going to celebrate like it’s a beautiful, sunny day! Keith is grilling our burgers, and I just made the most fantastic mojitos ever. I adapted the recipe from one I saw in Allure magazine. Here goes…

Watermelon Mojito (makes two)

  • 8 1-inch watermelon cubes
  • 5 mint springs
  • 2 tbs. fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbs. simple syrup (we make our own by mixing equal parts sugar and water, bringing to a boil and cooling)
  • 2/3 cup white rum
  • soda water to taste (we used Whole Foods key lime soda)

Crush the watermelon and springs of mint together in a shaker, then add ice, lime juice, simple syrup, and run, and shake vigorously. Strain into the glass and top with soda water. Garnish with a mint leaf (optional. we’re not that fancy.)

Happy Memorial Day!


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Away We Gooooo…..

20 05 2009

I have so many things I want to say on my blog, but they knock around in my head all day and by the time I get home and sit down at the computer, I’ve got nothing. I will say, though, that I’m thinking about a lot of different things, which kind of hinders creativity. Here’s a sampling:

  • Keith and I are about to become househunters. We still haven’t met with a lender, and the news about the tax credit and how it can be used seems to change every day. And I hear, from my grown-up homeowner friends, that it’s only uphill from now till you have the keys in hand.
  • Trying to plan a wedding….I am SO NOT a planner. I do have great ideas and things I know I want to do, but when it comes to connecting the dots, I’m out. We’ve tossed some ideas around, but nothing is set in stone yet. All I seem to want to do are the fun things like try on dresses and register for gifts. We’ll get there, but I’m in no rush.
  • Work, work, work. This includes my full-time job, plus a side job, plus some freelance, when I can sqeeze it in.
  • I want to try my hand at printmaking. I bought this awesome Lotta Prints book, but haven’t had time to do it yet. This weekend…
  • Keith and I have other blog ideas in the works. Yes, indeed.
  • We’re going on vacay to New York in June! We’d already planned the trip before we got engaged, so we’re still going. It’s actually really affordable to go now.
  • Last but not least by any means, a friend proposed a “project” to me, and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about that. Just waiting on one more little piece to click. Could I be any more vague?

Anyhow, that’s what’s up. Hopefully I’ll be able to scratch some things off my list soon. And I know everyone else in the world has their own weighty list of to-dos. I’m not in any way implying that my list is longer than another. Just sayin’ is all, just sayin’.

Also, I really want to see Away We Go with John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph. I think it’s the soundtrack that really draws me in. I need to find out who that is. If you know, let me know. Here’s the trailer. Just lovely.


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