tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061153426961937862024-03-04T22:39:52.914-08:00Design Eat PlayCrissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-45484259804629846962010-03-04T12:54:00.001-08:002010-03-04T12:54:57.707-08:00So long blog!So long sad little blog. This will be my last post here. I just launched my new blog yesterday so please redirect your links there. The pics will be bigger! Much, much bigger!<br /><br />www.designeatplay.comCrissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-57995967197994940322010-02-28T20:14:00.000-08:002010-02-28T20:20:38.958-08:00Evan and Natalie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbpUUJJQ0nEaxmR5XpLfEuNQG9hbK23VpxGY_QnL1QzKBkeRpfhT_sHDgZBeI3jhd-f4xfFny8xe0voH8XlMVzOHtlveykINgXwbr5THqbwlSxPYkAbpfPUxnlBjtPdbX0uCscnnp039h/s1600-h/starter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbpUUJJQ0nEaxmR5XpLfEuNQG9hbK23VpxGY_QnL1QzKBkeRpfhT_sHDgZBeI3jhd-f4xfFny8xe0voH8XlMVzOHtlveykINgXwbr5THqbwlSxPYkAbpfPUxnlBjtPdbX0uCscnnp039h/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443515269713237490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UJ3JlNSOK-bs89tSuswklkEv-aqOoZ7KBvwvrVx4t49iu5XIpDl2E3WrhbzNnhaOr86nGKDL1RcavOmbt3VlXD4Pd3BlBczxkJHZST6l6iDt6dDAF20IG94EWhr678u3yPfQ6sUrFtXt/s1600-h/_MG_3985.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UJ3JlNSOK-bs89tSuswklkEv-aqOoZ7KBvwvrVx4t49iu5XIpDl2E3WrhbzNnhaOr86nGKDL1RcavOmbt3VlXD4Pd3BlBczxkJHZST6l6iDt6dDAF20IG94EWhr678u3yPfQ6sUrFtXt/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443515534325515394" /></a><br />This weekend we took an annual trip with a group of friends over to the coast for the Newport Seafood and Wine festival. While there I did engagement pics of two of our good friends. They came all rockin in those outfits. 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Melissa Niu CONGRATS! I actually went to high school with Melissa. I hope you enjoy your new bling. Have fun at the wedding. <br /><br />Melissa, I will contact you to get you the goods. <br /><br />Thanks to everyone for playing. I will definitely be doing this again soon.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-59911896034298151762010-02-24T13:57:00.000-08:002010-02-24T14:12:24.274-08:00And the rest of TucsonOk...before I get too behind on this, I am just going to post the rest of my Tucson pics now. I am on my way to the Oregon Coast so if I don't do this now...it will never happen. <br /><br />The rest of the days there, we went out to Bisbee, an old copper mining town, Tombstone, Tubac for the art festival, San Xavier Mission, took pics of my photog cousin's monkey, went to the zoo and took a hike in the foothills with my parents on the way out of town. It looks like I still need to get my Bisbee, Tombstone and Tubac pics up here. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFk3gMECPTY4N1aADa6C9kOXpjXF_C9EqEirP8-AD5z79K1CyNrqxY6-gk8ku8gR5jrZckU7b-o60fTgzhzCiVtSqUzp2TzQbBYetIR8amkEJwGz97n-vhr-aJFdxT-EwfGaqvcu3GPhS5/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441933026903314322" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-28318903278162487572010-02-23T11:38:00.000-08:002010-02-23T12:05:14.237-08:00Day 4 - Old Tucson StudiosWe started Tuesday with a nice round of tennis at some courts that we poached in a nearby neighborhood. We grew up poaching courts and I secretly love it. Living on the edge. Look at this view! We are right in the foothills. My dad (aka tennis pro) was giving everyone lessons. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnpSkelBGx9-DkOPKAFV5x8jQJj3CO7r-FEIcwE_LHfjkINeTXHFFRDUIyQOsDZnP_Ez-Au_FJOiIwTOj41VwMVIm7fjGIz1yFYG1Fr9bUYjoI15ikQW4NCUOBU6SLPl9q1qoHjzurtBt/s1600-h/_MG_2980_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwnpSkelBGx9-DkOPKAFV5x8jQJj3CO7r-FEIcwE_LHfjkINeTXHFFRDUIyQOsDZnP_Ez-Au_FJOiIwTOj41VwMVIm7fjGIz1yFYG1Fr9bUYjoI15ikQW4NCUOBU6SLPl9q1qoHjzurtBt/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441530282214661298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Y8fZrI5VYnAoXkECZKjPUcuhr9AKE6epje13BDcsPLOp9LA41ZI7YNqhucuGA16HBdDWYWHdhJJf7blpIVSddJrKz_drDljdFigpk9m5aZU1vMXgVg50x5apT_XqOKIHD4u4gIL4cmgX/s1600-h/_MG_2965_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdeahnSY9Y1kLyoUnHqpOcqX8wybvzW9KtmBBHGN92YYpPSBykJbH1LJz3s1nBFYpGu6Wh3VG0ZizK9mjAnn63RPl_PCpe0rI41O3IGtFmiLVR5_hGWNLe0tvgbPHNMe6xQ22Q4HpzFXP/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529462932607826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYSzWe9jgtWsWDFs4CCJlU3_2NSfXq549DfpNjJoxVV1mk_oTX3R8kLKDZ7ZJAb_KpLPvzUwNyZ9mL8kXCYKC_lU_GMCMGM2GOyGtIC80dduSp4F-mE7E6iXHCviiMgVMzGIB5sKtGJuh/s1600-h/_MG_2998_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYSzWe9jgtWsWDFs4CCJlU3_2NSfXq549DfpNjJoxVV1mk_oTX3R8kLKDZ7ZJAb_KpLPvzUwNyZ9mL8kXCYKC_lU_GMCMGM2GOyGtIC80dduSp4F-mE7E6iXHCviiMgVMzGIB5sKtGJuh/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531118856604978" /></a><br />Today we all packed into a few cars, I think there were 10 of us. The thing you have to understand about Tucson is that no matter where you are going, something across town or the restaurant down the street, it will take you 30 minutes to get there. It is some sort of magical power but I swear it is true. Anyway, we all headed out to Old Tucson Studios, and 30 minutes after departure we were there! It is an awesome drive through Saguaro National Monument. Honestly one of the prettiest things I have ever seen. Gates Pass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOr7RTXKQ-wyRxQxSMAWbCUD5On6NlIJyAshPNJC-IikVZPt8z4J5cJhLF2BFyAFE6lyN-sLV-C6rIXqMNDYm99CobgbprqN5aC18PoPeF8UycfZHRERefyTjl1jj05k7IHELk4HT_uan/s1600-h/_MG_3216_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOr7RTXKQ-wyRxQxSMAWbCUD5On6NlIJyAshPNJC-IikVZPt8z4J5cJhLF2BFyAFE6lyN-sLV-C6rIXqMNDYm99CobgbprqN5aC18PoPeF8UycfZHRERefyTjl1jj05k7IHELk4HT_uan/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441530616920307282" /></a> <br /><br />I haven't been to Old Tucson since we lived there in the 80's. It's just 12 miles and a hundred years from town. Wink. That's the old jingle. Old Tucson Studios was built in 1939 for the movie, Arizona, and has since been used in over 300 movie and tv productions including Tombstone, Three Amigos and Little House on the Prairie. In middle school I was once told that I looked like Laura Ingles. I don't think it was meant as a compliment. <br />Recognize this from the Three Amigos?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cXacwEp4DWXVmd7luyEw90TogpmezjSF9wbztWODHxran2cavU526B6DzZxOFCfJCBCv_bqCyvIZFlGGMZ7dXs95qduUyDWqPZ6j_etYOaBrVyEiP2DPntq9gJwNJ0ksCvba4gQyNreF/s1600-h/_MG_3024_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cXacwEp4DWXVmd7luyEw90TogpmezjSF9wbztWODHxran2cavU526B6DzZxOFCfJCBCv_bqCyvIZFlGGMZ7dXs95qduUyDWqPZ6j_etYOaBrVyEiP2DPntq9gJwNJ0ksCvba4gQyNreF/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531302246010834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPbYu2PzkbDQdk6bpImCDWkmSXPT5RIZjpvwsfISo1ONk3FkGq4XvC9iTJj2aC2eetgoJpxa-oewbi9kucHG1qXcx21HtltD61xJ4LUh8rYg3bWghk5oYjN6_DTNArZ2sTfbQs6oAsJYV/s1600-h/_MG_2989_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPbYu2PzkbDQdk6bpImCDWkmSXPT5RIZjpvwsfISo1ONk3FkGq4XvC9iTJj2aC2eetgoJpxa-oewbi9kucHG1qXcx21HtltD61xJ4LUh8rYg3bWghk5oYjN6_DTNArZ2sTfbQs6oAsJYV/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441530997463193634" /></a><br />Anyway, in the 1990's part of Old Tucson burned down. Arson. And, leave it to the Hardy's to show up on the 2 days out of the week that no rides are running, no gunshows etc. It was still awesome. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNl_bwXPXCtpJJqHQF3g0KUv4BVp-iHTTnNA3H0O4Qs2SgPZMCdYVHiAKrfmgSNF2-jGHOerGHReZ_wNtsXjvPNStaqj7WEd0dsAWhHm_Da9MgPlLJ1CYbFAUEwszRUDcsTOb-PpM0438/s1600-h/_MG_3043_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNl_bwXPXCtpJJqHQF3g0KUv4BVp-iHTTnNA3H0O4Qs2SgPZMCdYVHiAKrfmgSNF2-jGHOerGHReZ_wNtsXjvPNStaqj7WEd0dsAWhHm_Da9MgPlLJ1CYbFAUEwszRUDcsTOb-PpM0438/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531464968906162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObs7m9uKocRZvhB-I45xjeyRJ_W2PFy-UxbRafXdGTzw_O_D-Xyz0K89Ee5w8Tu9ed_URpY20fA0qBGIvJIT0lVWoSiLzGCYgr47duWKGjEQZAJCnBNR0qfLHRwUA26z3zxoQm5OrlQf5/s1600-h/_MG_3084_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObs7m9uKocRZvhB-I45xjeyRJ_W2PFy-UxbRafXdGTzw_O_D-Xyz0K89Ee5w8Tu9ed_URpY20fA0qBGIvJIT0lVWoSiLzGCYgr47duWKGjEQZAJCnBNR0qfLHRwUA26z3zxoQm5OrlQf5/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531616600398130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-rcd8HKGsh7GMzqX9SXnpGTt8M7E6sjkyuDKUuGkYM6mqTYEN73XVFZzGUaR7YcX0gj-TyixolhUKN4L-3iv1-EOlcZmr84RKOSLNbD8inkWFuKNlCpLhBtSpUNiw60FV3ccCRXY3oCp/s1600-h/_MG_3095_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-rcd8HKGsh7GMzqX9SXnpGTt8M7E6sjkyuDKUuGkYM6mqTYEN73XVFZzGUaR7YcX0gj-TyixolhUKN4L-3iv1-EOlcZmr84RKOSLNbD8inkWFuKNlCpLhBtSpUNiw60FV3ccCRXY3oCp/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531732032606786" /></a><br />Yeahhhhhh<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4W-9gihNXx5VjjsYYRxX2c2SKee0bhfdLYdcH4_3QUOAz8i364xLKj8Je7yocSFNulDfhkBGP1pr06m0dGeVr2jjrPutAzNRWxMIWtRxnQSWpGv_s-vXGM-yjsQLSF-l_-1BJhAB-T5D/s1600-h/_MG_3136_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4W-9gihNXx5VjjsYYRxX2c2SKee0bhfdLYdcH4_3QUOAz8i364xLKj8Je7yocSFNulDfhkBGP1pr06m0dGeVr2jjrPutAzNRWxMIWtRxnQSWpGv_s-vXGM-yjsQLSF-l_-1BJhAB-T5D/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441531867432829906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaK5dYGyGf7KbsTdCvb6aTzfM-wcWyKPXINS6n3HFkjTsL07O98gCh9U97WHBWlMIeuzfw0j3LeeXN2MDyqmGzby8hMXoA4hV2PT7At1dzjwa7BdSZBm2RqIV1GbWK0TrEt-wQ4IV_rKN6/s1600-h/_MG_3147_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaK5dYGyGf7KbsTdCvb6aTzfM-wcWyKPXINS6n3HFkjTsL07O98gCh9U97WHBWlMIeuzfw0j3LeeXN2MDyqmGzby8hMXoA4hV2PT7At1dzjwa7BdSZBm2RqIV1GbWK0TrEt-wQ4IV_rKN6/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441532018170153762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAhvCrcvFWzNW-J7hEeF5HEHsK9KzG1wjYh1M8GjEcs5TRnHnclHRjjTWj55ZQu6bYzYL_MLUkIGNvOx4tCdZWSJt1fF573JDhI12SW7dqpoXxg9HoZUvSwC3Qpv4HBae0cKKaiIVgyQp/s1600-h/_MG_3149_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghAhvCrcvFWzNW-J7hEeF5HEHsK9KzG1wjYh1M8GjEcs5TRnHnclHRjjTWj55ZQu6bYzYL_MLUkIGNvOx4tCdZWSJt1fF573JDhI12SW7dqpoXxg9HoZUvSwC3Qpv4HBae0cKKaiIVgyQp/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441532115179712674" /></a><br />We roamed the streets taking millions of pics, ate ice cream, rode in a stage coach, went in the graveyard and saw the one mini-show they were running that day. They picked my bro's gf, Amy, to be in it. Trooper! <br /><br />I owe you lots more pics from Old Tucson! Oh it is SO neat! Coming soon....<br /><br />Oh, and here's a Tucson sunset. Pretty standard really. If standard means the most amazing thing you have ever seen. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMRUiJsaDuh1YIeAuw0-59DrqU7rr_iNaRaW_theGUfstU1YY4XfkddagxunnAZjCxmVS842LmCHj9z2Kka8A8FnD67whk9MIhRkxF_-Sx1bVYzSGCqAB4o8okrQouEIbVFizhAc9DGk2/s1600-h/_MG_3224_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMRUiJsaDuh1YIeAuw0-59DrqU7rr_iNaRaW_theGUfstU1YY4XfkddagxunnAZjCxmVS842LmCHj9z2Kka8A8FnD67whk9MIhRkxF_-Sx1bVYzSGCqAB4o8okrQouEIbVFizhAc9DGk2/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441532364703143218" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-32933984105572177392010-02-22T16:27:00.000-08:002010-02-23T07:12:31.610-08:00Jewelry Giveaway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1COs4HbgfkjvJajfLFG8QXHET1UNHL2ZGoL1PpoBN_Ij0dd1Yxn30GJsbvHWuMuK4umBXEJRgLsa-pfXajOWwiDsDscCegrjmQVFdd2LocgVRtwMdEMQuX1DCW-2lhVbhgfdEoWqRRnA/s1600-h/ear3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1COs4HbgfkjvJajfLFG8QXHET1UNHL2ZGoL1PpoBN_Ij0dd1Yxn30GJsbvHWuMuK4umBXEJRgLsa-pfXajOWwiDsDscCegrjmQVFdd2LocgVRtwMdEMQuX1DCW-2lhVbhgfdEoWqRRnA/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229609895564738" /></a><br />Hmmm...this could be fun. This weekend my brilliant friends gave me the idea<br />to give away some jewelry on my blog. Sounds fun, why not! <span style="font-style:italic;">Should I have<br />used a question mark there? Nahhh....I write by my own rules in case you<br />can't tell. My poor high school English teachers, my mom and my grandma<br />shudder.</span><br /><br />I am giving away a pair of earrings to one of my blog followers. I just made these after returning from the gem show. These are texturized, sterling silver drops that dangle from dainty sterling chain. Handmade french ear wires. These are really fun. Can dress up or down any outfit. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaOxn9xNWC_7EimugCGvaIO94-y-LJJHJ2npdLC9Kz1czRB_6ZSaFvfoF7hztzamLyzAt_b8KtmXw0MmDzArhE_SjltEjtCx0Q7XJDtAVqTrI80LH16vosnNbizj6WapUcI0ShEbxhng8/s1600-h/ear2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaOxn9xNWC_7EimugCGvaIO94-y-LJJHJ2npdLC9Kz1czRB_6ZSaFvfoF7hztzamLyzAt_b8KtmXw0MmDzArhE_SjltEjtCx0Q7XJDtAVqTrI80LH16vosnNbizj6WapUcI0ShEbxhng8/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229739807593378" /></a><br />Eeks, blurry. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPW2rdL5hVrwgiTOQLkHcO1GPV8zdsT10PrZGR6-qsXfFl8boEJ-5msSc64vrQcmFMPx3E7K8dXXc7cEkJQHYsA_87FvJQ_wQ6V8sNVlz8gq022fDs8d4bWlBjbUqwQ1rxYmPD_PRzaAT/s1600-h/ear1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPW2rdL5hVrwgiTOQLkHcO1GPV8zdsT10PrZGR6-qsXfFl8boEJ-5msSc64vrQcmFMPx3E7K8dXXc7cEkJQHYsA_87FvJQ_wQ6V8sNVlz8gq022fDs8d4bWlBjbUqwQ1rxYmPD_PRzaAT/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441229850213750274" /></a><br /><br />How to enter:<br />I should clarify...you don't have to do all of these but each time you post it is another entry for you. :)<br /><br />1. Leave a comment on here about what your favorite kind of bling is and why<br />(earrings, necklace, bracelet, ring, etc).<br /><br />2. Spread the word about Design Eat Play. Tweet and/or post to Facebook about the contest then come back and leave a comment letting me know you did. (Want to make sure you get your entry!)<br /><br />I will have my husband pick one comment at random to win. Contest closes<br />this Sunday at 6pm. Winners will be announced later that evening. Happy<br />bling blinging and good luck!<br /><br />I hope to do many more of these so stay tuned! <br /><br />To see all of my jewelry visit my etsy store http://www.izzypdesigns.etsy.com. I will be adding LOTS of fun stuff soon.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-74044711892002458502010-02-22T12:20:00.000-08:002010-02-22T12:28:54.974-08:00Day 3 - The Barrio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaFJncvc0w-znJAnD-P4lzsXw4XAoBEou3pLv_aIJDza8pf9Vj934SynP6W4al__CNvqAAla9cmk40RUeknAafGtpM3ntHYNVeRb9amQWpkl8Eoi2eGXwUlLZNBX6XNlcJUeEYJR-8yIK/s1600-h/_MG_2778-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaFJncvc0w-znJAnD-P4lzsXw4XAoBEou3pLv_aIJDza8pf9Vj934SynP6W4al__CNvqAAla9cmk40RUeknAafGtpM3ntHYNVeRb9amQWpkl8Eoi2eGXwUlLZNBX6XNlcJUeEYJR-8yIK/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441165696093564306" /></a><br />I don't know if I had mentioned this before but this trip marked the first time I was meeting my brother's girlfriend, Amy. What better way to get to know someone than to book them for a photoshoot. After she got out of class we all piled into the minivan rental and headed down to the Barrio. Oh it is so cool down there. Painted doors galore. My sister and I both took our cameras and got up in their grill. It looked like an engagement session or something but we were really glad they were up for it. John had to give his thumbs up on any photos before they would be seen by the public for fear of his friends totally tooling him out. Amy's eyes are so pretty. She was really natural in front of the camera. <br />Here's boy wonder himself. Isn't he great?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJmAi8w0wSBNSJ7aVIeYnqUJnuU7lL4dkYKikxfn0338hZjN3Vni4d2hx2TU8_HpMAZb-HujKFghVSGJ5qUxKkFLmGZe4TlxbkFenkY5pPhxLZW2AfAUo9XcoTqj36xz4bwgUzvsstAO3/s1600-h/_MG_2792_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJmAi8w0wSBNSJ7aVIeYnqUJnuU7lL4dkYKikxfn0338hZjN3Vni4d2hx2TU8_HpMAZb-HujKFghVSGJ5qUxKkFLmGZe4TlxbkFenkY5pPhxLZW2AfAUo9XcoTqj36xz4bwgUzvsstAO3/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441165797889123970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZOo1q9BzzASv8zA0sVZf02vJqB6dSH-lkej43kbEzjNEkN0BwLEJHn6hh2-GP2SgM-zMOaosF8SqAjL8uoHKi21dfW1ktoFyAAHppygkY8a6v0PuNDMjhukGd6GFLoMBgH-HPNTE8Hf/s1600-h/_MG_2797_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUZOo1q9BzzASv8zA0sVZf02vJqB6dSH-lkej43kbEzjNEkN0BwLEJHn6hh2-GP2SgM-zMOaosF8SqAjL8uoHKi21dfW1ktoFyAAHppygkY8a6v0PuNDMjhukGd6GFLoMBgH-HPNTE8Hf/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441165977585257410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqah0L4gWlgOH8VEEr0ofEDGRHl00nsjFBwoux9AZqzt0mkS6elGiI2u5_Ac8XkE4DaujjxVszw4uhlyRWsx_AfFKN0c-vuhkZHxemtulBxlnjDdyFuxh9S0thLdmfinmZ8LVziwqqhNZ/s1600-h/_MG_2802_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqah0L4gWlgOH8VEEr0ofEDGRHl00nsjFBwoux9AZqzt0mkS6elGiI2u5_Ac8XkE4DaujjxVszw4uhlyRWsx_AfFKN0c-vuhkZHxemtulBxlnjDdyFuxh9S0thLdmfinmZ8LVziwqqhNZ/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166105089929282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsXyRIHvy5AMi1HwwIjCfRRLTksMDq3gRmXKx8TfvuQhW7NjkTg4rdSo9w70DzrWPUUL3jCkrn9WpDzimd4TOZ659Ow1-HRd1N9MLfQGJs3KlFOsk0HsdyZw7bb7I-v_3Mtbm-Ar_qFMU/s1600-h/_MG_2809_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsXyRIHvy5AMi1HwwIjCfRRLTksMDq3gRmXKx8TfvuQhW7NjkTg4rdSo9w70DzrWPUUL3jCkrn9WpDzimd4TOZ659Ow1-HRd1N9MLfQGJs3KlFOsk0HsdyZw7bb7I-v_3Mtbm-Ar_qFMU/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166248399244002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuFz-lPdQXvix4T-zE4EDC8VlWH6A4UCMYv7085HuGmED_lpouGWF2edN405xAJN2VwLmYZ3YBvaDW0eFITQJM-D-SsGQhS3ZZnqjFPgFBIxZ_BRrd_Ajs-Mnob4DqW81oQyWRxoigl1R/s1600-h/_MG_2828_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuFz-lPdQXvix4T-zE4EDC8VlWH6A4UCMYv7085HuGmED_lpouGWF2edN405xAJN2VwLmYZ3YBvaDW0eFITQJM-D-SsGQhS3ZZnqjFPgFBIxZ_BRrd_Ajs-Mnob4DqW81oQyWRxoigl1R/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166367861381106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KxXZzBPzErVc5uOXceNHzX1kf7Tlyz5c0ArMZYChu7y2v2ONk4TbT30VUs6gxKALgm8rvDuRfz0zJQrXQdle-jyTWFyr7ssAdKqo-Ba_KNR9WvzywNsmRGNTp4IO-1D7pQWfoJFbUBgj/s1600-h/_MG_2838)web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KxXZzBPzErVc5uOXceNHzX1kf7Tlyz5c0ArMZYChu7y2v2ONk4TbT30VUs6gxKALgm8rvDuRfz0zJQrXQdle-jyTWFyr7ssAdKqo-Ba_KNR9WvzywNsmRGNTp4IO-1D7pQWfoJFbUBgj/)web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166486986460706" /></a><br />My niece Maddie was our "helper." In a few shots we would start to see a little purple coat slowly sliding into the frame. I had to use some photoshop skillz to remove her. Pretty funny. She hates getting her photo taken when you want her to but when it was of someone else, moth to the flame. Moth to the flame. I had her carrying my reflector which we ended up not needing. She did not like that one bit. She wanted to use it bad. So...low and behold, we are shooting away when I hear a big pop. I turn around to see Maddie hidden by a massive reflector, larger than she is. She looked scared to death. I don't think she thought something in such a small little bag would be THAT BIG!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq5uEWaNYqKjZ5CWkD4jcdaztDa-OW0tHTOPXhp9TQ8xoGpxo_KMYRmVPagM94jMGAeT326p5hlRkojjP66mdON5yAerausLJSIf0ghEynhJiE3vqAKzXOzlukXKMSBHpFs6OAH6VN6lO/s1600-h/_MG_2806_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq5uEWaNYqKjZ5CWkD4jcdaztDa-OW0tHTOPXhp9TQ8xoGpxo_KMYRmVPagM94jMGAeT326p5hlRkojjP66mdON5yAerausLJSIf0ghEynhJiE3vqAKzXOzlukXKMSBHpFs6OAH6VN6lO/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166622450048482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV7JeKH9h0XGNklHQHUpFRsVpFXtNOXhWna57ZI6FUKSKlYGsu7Sc_Eeimau0QClZ-QcOABj4BNPXHwBBijoj46Ak5nd5WPwILYI5OwCjhFCqb-xPZOXPwHenqYy7EHc0hC0tZfm3k-cv/s1600-h/_MG_2847_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV7JeKH9h0XGNklHQHUpFRsVpFXtNOXhWna57ZI6FUKSKlYGsu7Sc_Eeimau0QClZ-QcOABj4BNPXHwBBijoj46Ak5nd5WPwILYI5OwCjhFCqb-xPZOXPwHenqYy7EHc0hC0tZfm3k-cv/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166726520763730" /></a><br />After the sesh, we met my mom for some pizza down by the university. It was really cool. They brought all of the kids their own dough to roll and play with on a pizza tray. Then one of the "chefs" came out and did a big pizza dough show like you would see on the food network competitions. In the end he jumped through it. I was too mesmerized to get out the camera. Use your imagination. It was so neat. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Wrvd6bMl2OotZ-2MibN0YoZ9686KI5GUeZECZPR8lAUM6sH9jB1I1nXlFhB_M9arAVlKJaelOzBpSu8wBoX-Slff0_EaGNSH7ADKGetNY1uISA6xzVlbX394p0LYUkc9ioy6QniRxLQd/s1600-h/_MG_2873_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Wrvd6bMl2OotZ-2MibN0YoZ9686KI5GUeZECZPR8lAUM6sH9jB1I1nXlFhB_M9arAVlKJaelOzBpSu8wBoX-Slff0_EaGNSH7ADKGetNY1uISA6xzVlbX394p0LYUkc9ioy6QniRxLQd/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441166859022193826" /></a><br />After lunch my mom took the rugrats home for some much needed naps while the big kids went up to La Encantada, an outdoor shopping mall. It's really nice up there. All of the best stores that I can't afford piled into one little area. Matt spent the afternoon getting the rundown on some insane BOSE system. The poor schumk salesman probably thought he hit the big one. We rescued Matt before he made his home a theater. I believe that afternoon we also went to the gem show. Quicky. I had one hour to run to a few vendors. I was literally running. <br /><br />That night my rents made mexi food. It was sooooo good. I REALLY love Tucson. Did I mention that before?Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-75097131462791772712010-02-19T12:12:00.000-08:002010-02-19T13:34:41.866-08:00Day 2 - Super Bowl Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mRPAGL230eDQ6r-hL9czYtfOy6mOEn8wuXgRqta4fYRoDqTY_odJYcD-DRjwusQRRZGXgLjzSRxwAv5XnXyZkwwoZrhSZg81D0sgvaCLBG0FIp0odVnmZL2Acj8tVW738RxmT13f03HS/s1600-h/_MG_2733_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mRPAGL230eDQ6r-hL9czYtfOy6mOEn8wuXgRqta4fYRoDqTY_odJYcD-DRjwusQRRZGXgLjzSRxwAv5XnXyZkwwoZrhSZg81D0sgvaCLBG0FIp0odVnmZL2Acj8tVW738RxmT13f03HS/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440053376312570370" /></a><br />And somehow, on one of the best days to have my camera out...it stayed in the case while all of the family was over. WHAT ON EARTH??? <br /><br />Anyway, Day 2 was Super Bowl Sunday. My mom had invited all of the family over. Her side and my dad's side. I hadn't seen everyone in 2 years so it was wonderbar! The family portion of the day was the Super Bowl pre-party so we all just ate grub and chatted. Definitely made me miss living there, a ton!<br /><br />In between the party and the game we went for a little walk (photoshoot).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6cmEGcHZ3SKtYyG9PP1JOraJRg9DhVrfg2mRUihrY_7IHsF8udVWoRiFMclC8-vwjcLvvSU8vfK22uwQw2_n_1jsWmi8szVUdtkYU57Ga7cFPK6hGGpOzQJ7SXIA9HT1yVBSQKRUFO73/s1600-h/_MG_2667_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6cmEGcHZ3SKtYyG9PP1JOraJRg9DhVrfg2mRUihrY_7IHsF8udVWoRiFMclC8-vwjcLvvSU8vfK22uwQw2_n_1jsWmi8szVUdtkYU57Ga7cFPK6hGGpOzQJ7SXIA9HT1yVBSQKRUFO73/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052029828541218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82ip1jQnnWTlRLFkLTBZ27hR2IhyphenhyphenG6oKW-2xblvb2hxNJ7BsoQPQFZOb7nTXccwrksLy_ehRYY8QTBllbXRefAjvrAdqX0mIUqlbqdtgXcuXslWjuy390eVSgP2eRsWbBsYtGi3nvnECc/s1600-h/_MG_2673_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82ip1jQnnWTlRLFkLTBZ27hR2IhyphenhyphenG6oKW-2xblvb2hxNJ7BsoQPQFZOb7nTXccwrksLy_ehRYY8QTBllbXRefAjvrAdqX0mIUqlbqdtgXcuXslWjuy390eVSgP2eRsWbBsYtGi3nvnECc/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052176040554722" /></a><br />Note: You NEVER want to FALL on one of these cacti. Every cactus has specific reasons why you want to stay the heck away. Others look like soft hairs that you want to pet so you do but put THOUSANDS of prickers in you that are impossible to get out (um, or so I hear). Or some actually jump on you if you get too close. All painful. But oh the barrel cactus. When I was young I tripped and fell on one outside of our old house. The ends of each of the thick, rigid thorns have hooks and it is like removing oodles of fishhooks from your skin. Whether it is true or not, I am pretty sure each thorn has been dipped in old Indian toxins. That's my theory. They FREAKING HURT. But aren't they pretty from a safe distance?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWi-zOhlilM_C01NPlg0pLu_6Qi1rZAoG-CSwqcxx9p8DaPyRfFRn89rzvyT1dboKZlpDNRcFNuGZ0dDoktdCGA4_xqsNQITBtTuVpHCk5TyA5xJ2YMnGaGBlNSkRcRvgXWEzpV-pSQOXo/s1600-h/_MG_2865_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWi-zOhlilM_C01NPlg0pLu_6Qi1rZAoG-CSwqcxx9p8DaPyRfFRn89rzvyT1dboKZlpDNRcFNuGZ0dDoktdCGA4_xqsNQITBtTuVpHCk5TyA5xJ2YMnGaGBlNSkRcRvgXWEzpV-pSQOXo/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440050519566858082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VWcE0cvupvCsmeP9VpeKCvcbz9dbep7NHHEmSY2X9T0Ou0oa2e35VcX9MbniBK_WVR4X9LnnS5l3MmvQoipR8NCkDWOY5OHM89ZkX34cyNAuWVTFRjEvihm53qtuVL6vB9rSOM8vnImz/s1600-h/_MG_2714_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VWcE0cvupvCsmeP9VpeKCvcbz9dbep7NHHEmSY2X9T0Ou0oa2e35VcX9MbniBK_WVR4X9LnnS5l3MmvQoipR8NCkDWOY5OHM89ZkX34cyNAuWVTFRjEvihm53qtuVL6vB9rSOM8vnImz/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052333806497618" /></a><br />Ok, my mom will honestly murder me for posting this tidbit. She raised a lady (she would say). haha. I laugh. <br />So, I was taking pics of Maddie and they all had that sad, but adorable and annoyed face that you see in the first pic of this post. She she told me I needed to make her laugh. I knew I couldn't pull out any appropriate, funny jokes on a whim at that moment so I "passed gas" loudly. Or as my grandma would say, "had a misfortune." haha. Anyway, it worked. Yes I am remotely mortified but a little proud that it worked. It would have been cooler if she didn't walk into the house and announce it. Whatever. I can't believe I am posting this info. Sorry Mom. You did good, I promise. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaQw6ePdReVDO_aiTvNQZRU9m3Oa2cq90J0mlY9jDA-EruySl3On6rACyeZCoL1mdDs_MQW8Z7tbCTTvfGurBoC39TQg-f5HP344jkBfcr8xhikjv2y5BxlZ_9ouZWIkRSOotQphlCe-X/s1600-h/_MG_2723_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaQw6ePdReVDO_aiTvNQZRU9m3Oa2cq90J0mlY9jDA-EruySl3On6rACyeZCoL1mdDs_MQW8Z7tbCTTvfGurBoC39TQg-f5HP344jkBfcr8xhikjv2y5BxlZ_9ouZWIkRSOotQphlCe-X/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052435969517330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIRaeBvi5_9-uUaZ6GvK4WcjReczxDgMqHBaR35LqEessUrOfOp2L2CEP2_1ZyaQBkjG6kaRg9gnFjQwneed8dOmhp_v6c-fNI1LzZgIQYE3jQRMXY-hJWTRpcrKOCVF-5WMXFgT3XD8H/s1600-h/_MG_2724_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIRaeBvi5_9-uUaZ6GvK4WcjReczxDgMqHBaR35LqEessUrOfOp2L2CEP2_1ZyaQBkjG6kaRg9gnFjQwneed8dOmhp_v6c-fNI1LzZgIQYE3jQRMXY-hJWTRpcrKOCVF-5WMXFgT3XD8H/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052543041647490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc1rRa0Jdr1uroLlmQWkAWO6Lke4HtZ7p-wVt1dzzxo8DF0TceSQO2Z6MdJYuDc_4Vcy8nMqkTtBmUN5hQdODUwa0PSSBPC8pjyBiRT5s2QhLxdTazZ_TkydrJIOgqRgEcf_S5ELemz0B/s1600-h/_MG_2728_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc1rRa0Jdr1uroLlmQWkAWO6Lke4HtZ7p-wVt1dzzxo8DF0TceSQO2Z6MdJYuDc_4Vcy8nMqkTtBmUN5hQdODUwa0PSSBPC8pjyBiRT5s2QhLxdTazZ_TkydrJIOgqRgEcf_S5ELemz0B/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440052749318914978" /></a><br /><br />Everyone cleared out with a little time before the game started. My grandpa, aunt and uncle (on my mom's side) stayed over for the game. I didn't even know who was playing. Honest. I show up for the commercials. I was slightly disappointed this year. I did however, LOVE the bud light commercial where the town all runs to make a bridge for the delivery truck. Pretty great. <br /><br />The nights are blending together but I think that night we played Apples to Apples with everyone. Perhaps. And if that is what we did that night, it was fun. <br /><br /><br />Oh, my nephew, Sam, did get a bath that night. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSaoxUleG8e5D1vTpFqpKOpZqhfmc5EJMbAy5_acSnCryofvTgeXZGaKUJkA-IzeOsYdvT6IM_t6OwGMW81HzBj6J_MhiiK8-jhDpWkBt9sd260iD0TMi61X8kQLbDJ4ZVk7eODTjaqzh/s1600-h/_MG_2646_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSaoxUleG8e5D1vTpFqpKOpZqhfmc5EJMbAy5_acSnCryofvTgeXZGaKUJkA-IzeOsYdvT6IM_t6OwGMW81HzBj6J_MhiiK8-jhDpWkBt9sd260iD0TMi61X8kQLbDJ4ZVk7eODTjaqzh/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440050280714125442" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-42433754666163716032010-02-18T12:10:00.000-08:002010-02-18T12:12:58.186-08:00Day 1 in Tucson - Gem ShowMy first full day in Tucson was spent shopping at the gem show. The gem show<br />was my ultimate reason for heading south but having all of my family in town<br />too made it really rad.<br /><br />My Aunt Janet taught me to make jewelry years ago. She makes really, really<br />great stuff. I would love to send you to her link on Etsy but she still<br />hasn't started her store. Ah hem. Janet?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPqi1kscjOpdgc3EoLko5FTcJyXxy_EwNqUOOTxHGrQ6cHeTry8Va1LN1cmFshVOD7aTIQBTBtXA5j0_Rk09KTxHdjqc1OVtC4h-yE-Lig0gUQhqitUaaQVbJ9EK2EIjabi3cbtiBy4s/s1600-h/_MG_2888.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPqi1kscjOpdgc3EoLko5FTcJyXxy_EwNqUOOTxHGrQ6cHeTry8Va1LN1cmFshVOD7aTIQBTBtXA5j0_Rk09KTxHdjqc1OVtC4h-yE-Lig0gUQhqitUaaQVbJ9EK2EIjabi3cbtiBy4s/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439678674001291538" /></a><br />She picked me up that morning and we headed to breakfast at the Hungry Fox.<br />A cute little breakfast joint. Then...dun dun dun. Off to the show. Ok, this<br />was a completely different ballgame than I remembered from the last time I<br />was there. It literally goes for miles and miles along the freeway. Of the 3<br />days I was at the show, I made it to 3 tents. The tents are bigger than<br />football STADIUMS. Row after row of gems, pearls, silver and gold. To say it<br />is overwhelming is a tad bit of an understatement. With our passes around<br />our necks we headed in. Then I died. A little. I was in gemstone heaven. I<br />probably bought stuff at the first 5 tables we passed. Just too much<br />excitement. Kind of like the guy in the race who sprints in the beginning<br />but runs out of steam by the end. Only instead of steam it would be<br />money...and I didn't want that to happen so I tightened up the reigns on my<br />horsy. (My horsy was me).<br /><br />I can't even tell you about the prices. UNREAL! We had to take a trip out to<br />the car and grab a beer at halftime. You weren't allowed to take pics in<br />there so we got one outside of the tent. And my sister was "texting" and<br />snuck a few more. This is just ONE booth. They all look like this. For<br />miles. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRsJUCQr8scIXmp2KR4xpPW1ub_B8ekWyU9BKdBptWJTXUuanQkk_y-4hf6yv4V7IS42G4czQR2thpS5qs8M1W3VXES_fNlzAGQaQFPcWaRQYUigtGqA4zbYHzzMflmUL7i6kmJ0vjg1c/s1600-h/20657_297428301126_654081126_3427117_8050962_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRsJUCQr8scIXmp2KR4xpPW1ub_B8ekWyU9BKdBptWJTXUuanQkk_y-4hf6yv4V7IS42G4czQR2thpS5qs8M1W3VXES_fNlzAGQaQFPcWaRQYUigtGqA4zbYHzzMflmUL7i6kmJ0vjg1c/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439678805497231442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhWUX13esC_DJEphKWC8-2ZFDX3RpTJkF02gnLNvMv2aum1W29Gc6dEtq9OiGZ9w29zD5pUw27UaHjMYPeGYDXlt1PVibl29nQ-VHWEih6XohlJfIsAA90A7LDU8ZBeHUlfxs6f9ejaOk/s1600-h/20657_297427806126_654081126_3427116_4795874_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhWUX13esC_DJEphKWC8-2ZFDX3RpTJkF02gnLNvMv2aum1W29Gc6dEtq9OiGZ9w29zD5pUw27UaHjMYPeGYDXlt1PVibl29nQ-VHWEih6XohlJfIsAA90A7LDU8ZBeHUlfxs6f9ejaOk/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439678946074124626" /></a><br />I came home expectedly broke and completely happy. I had a grocery bag FULL<br />to the brim with goodies. Time to create! And sell.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-66959970158325696972010-02-16T09:06:00.000-08:002010-02-16T09:12:07.219-08:00I'm BAAAACKAfter what felt like a very short, 10-day trip I am back home in Boise. I had the most amazing time down South, despite the frigid 60 degree weather. I ate some of the best food of my life, was totally overwhelmed at the gem show (in a good way), went to all of our favorite places and played with my family all day long. I even got to have a 10-day slumber party with my niece Libby. She's 14 months'ish so she provided me with a natural alarm clock. Who wouldn't be happy waking up to giggling every morning. So cute. You will get the day-by-day rundown later with photos. But for now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3PfQLgEIMEhv0TK3oyG6dicKi8R5UQsG3rSyexCDJVXr9df3becRpoddbjO4WqI2C8IA4qv3bkbCKcz4rjnAc0Mh2Q4cZAehStqwFEoK-Y9IoDyef8HcLbhqmJQBTTppi79IAS32ljLd/s1600-h/_MG_2762_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3PfQLgEIMEhv0TK3oyG6dicKi8R5UQsG3rSyexCDJVXr9df3becRpoddbjO4WqI2C8IA4qv3bkbCKcz4rjnAc0Mh2Q4cZAehStqwFEoK-Y9IoDyef8HcLbhqmJQBTTppi79IAS32ljLd/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438889928479779554" /></a><br />Only a photo of the most amazing breakfast burrito known to man. Thank you Nicos. Thank you.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-50899581466323557352010-02-04T07:31:00.000-08:002010-02-04T08:52:36.706-08:00What do these 3 things have in common?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQQnBr-RSEDUlz0l-1LvV6KZWwk7jzEYDZVvpw0bOOIHQBir02cDhZhmIQlsBqCkWivaWltMQuesIRSKoVaro-U9M8R3rZmZvjglPPocqs7gW3E_7Uqe4D7bGi5YvEXlEA6LVsrmk-JBi/s1600-h/trifecta.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQQnBr-RSEDUlz0l-1LvV6KZWwk7jzEYDZVvpw0bOOIHQBir02cDhZhmIQlsBqCkWivaWltMQuesIRSKoVaro-U9M8R3rZmZvjglPPocqs7gW3E_7Uqe4D7bGi5YvEXlEA6LVsrmk-JBi/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434411632648626914" /></a><br />My hopes and dreams for the next 10 days. <br />Allow me to elaborate. This might get long. I can talk for days about Tucson. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1) The Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion.</span> Love them (from a safe distance). I grew up in Tucson and lived there until I was 11. I have the greatest memories of my childhood. My grandpa owned 21 acres of untouched desert property in the middle of Tucson, right along the Rillito River. For those of you who have never had the privilege of seeing the rushing rivers of Tucson...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-B00BSU5r8uklYB02VvVcsD-0gp4gWy35HhAXPhzXFlHSR-W2vJQBmclontnEbGcgB1ZmzRTWoWA6R9XxK71k8uax5260y3GohD9kcchh_n9qAHq5zg_Db2YXlGZqAJ6hXe07TXp4Nbe/s1600-h/wash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-B00BSU5r8uklYB02VvVcsD-0gp4gWy35HhAXPhzXFlHSR-W2vJQBmclontnEbGcgB1ZmzRTWoWA6R9XxK71k8uax5260y3GohD9kcchh_n9qAHq5zg_Db2YXlGZqAJ6hXe07TXp4Nbe/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434414945259801746" /></a><br />We lived on this property with our whole family. It was a much less sketchy version of a family compound. Or maybe that's exactly what it was but I swear it was normal. We lived there with the whole Hardy clan. Here were the houses 1)My grandpa 2)Us 3) Aunt Pam, Uncle Jeff, Clay and Amy (which was featured in Home and Garden or something like that back then) 4) Aunt Susie, Uncle Mark, Logan, JJ and Jessie 5)Uncle Wendel and MaryAnne 6)And GG (just recently deducted that it stood for Great Grandma. This was it. One big happy family. <br /><br />My sister Hollan, bro John, JJ, Logan, Jessie and I spent our days building fort after fort, riding the go-cart and most importantly, hunting scorpions...barefoot. It's really misleading calling it "hunting" but it sounds cooler. Really all we did was kick over any log, piece of scrap metal or board and you would find one. When you rearranged furniture in your house they would be dead on the floor. They were in the skylights and even once, sitting in my mom's face towel hanging on the wall. BUT...one time we found the biggest, fattest, juiciest Hairy Scorpion I had ever seen. So we did what any normal family would do. We put it in a mason jar and took it to show and tell. I don't think our teacher appreciated it as much as we did. <br /><br />My point to these ramblings was to tell you that I have a goal to find ONE scorpion and photograph it on this trip. I feel like it isn't as easy as it used to be. My sister and I have tried to show our husbands on various trips but have never proven successful. I have high hopes for this next week. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2) Le piece de resistance: Eegees.</span> Eegees is one of the greatest establishments in Tucson's history. It's a sub shop that also sells frozen, heaven-in-a-Styrofoam-cup, real fruit slushies. They always have Lemon, Pina Colada and Strawberry. Back in the late 1980's when the Teenage Ninja Turtles ruled the streets they temporarily brought "Cowabunga Cooler" to the normal menu. It was divine. But sadly, as the turtles faded from popularity, so did the lime. Never from my heart though. Eegees also sports a flavor of the month that changes...get this...monthly. My all-time favorite flavor of the month is called Banana Blush. I have never in my life loved anyone or anything as I love this flavor. They use real banana and real strawberries and I love them for it. Throughout most of the 90's Banana Blush was the only flavor that graced the flavor of the month charts 2X a year. In January and again in July. I am 97% positive that they made it in July because it is my birthday. STOP THE FREAKING PRESSES! I just looked on Wikipedia and Eegees is under new ownership and will NO LONGER BE SERVING BANANA BLUSH. This item of great disturbance WILL be discussed on all of my Eegees visits in the upcoming week. <br /><br />I am going to go into storyteller mode now. Some to all of this may not be true but I am telling it from memory. Questionable areas will be listed in quotes. Back in 1971 2 dudes were in the process of starting Eegees. They were building their first store which was to be a sub shop. My dad and uncle were "friends" with one or both of these fellers and while "helping them get the store ready" my dad and uncle "suggested that they serve slushies." And my favorite place was born. About 8 years ago, from Idaho, I contacted the owner and told him my story and who my dad was. He immediately put Eegees t-shirts in the mail for my entire family for Christmas. That has to mean some to all of this story is true right? <br /><br />Did I mention Eegees is ONLY in Tucson? Throughout the 1990's after we had moved to Boise, my aunt and uncle would carry the Eegees Party Pack on the plane with them for us to enjoy hundreds of miles away from the mothership. For this reason alone I have an uncontrollable hate for Bin Laden and the "no liquids on the plane" rule. We will be dining here 5-8 times next week. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P2-A_QNbazmuoAjnYfcl6zkk7ib5YxexlYM1vkArx3iCXYIYv8Cr9H3r5dX3JsObEBI4EWcTea43-pCMCZmmbfJT56yNj-By3M0eLZxeI4JR82L5V6AQWZRq5qZRpAp3FwdxOnj8tLnQ/s1600-h/eegees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P2-A_QNbazmuoAjnYfcl6zkk7ib5YxexlYM1vkArx3iCXYIYv8Cr9H3r5dX3JsObEBI4EWcTea43-pCMCZmmbfJT56yNj-By3M0eLZxeI4JR82L5V6AQWZRq5qZRpAp3FwdxOnj8tLnQ/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434428040243943778" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3)The Tucson Gem Show</span> My dad has always been really good at doing something special with each of us. For me, it was rocks. My dad and I would tumble rocks together. His dad did it and so my dad did it with me. We would go out to the lapidary to pick out our rough stones, come back home and start the polishing process. I think my parents still have the rocks my dad and I did together. While living in Tucson and during our "rock phase" my dad took me down to the Tucson Gem Show to look at all of the huge geodes.<br /><br />Fast forward to my senior year in high school. My aunt Janet had started her jewelry making business and I was down visiting she and my uncle Bill for my graduation gift. While there she taught me to make my first wire wrapped, link necklace. I was so proud of it but it was pretty jenky. I used 5mm turquoise, onyx and pearl beads. And so began my love for making jewelry. Throughout college I dabbled a bit. I was able to go to the gem show once during college and this time it was to shop for jewelry supplies. I was blown away. Room after room of STUFF!!!! I momentarily got so into it in college that in our strict, no candle policy in the sorority...I busted out the blow torch in the dining room in front of the house mom. She said nothing. Life's a breeze. haha. <br /><br />Then I took a break for no other reason than ADD set in. I must have it. I must. When I was home for Christmas in 2007 (did I mention my parents moved back?) I started making jewelry again with my aunt. A month later started a company Izzy P Designs (named after my grandma Issie who made jewelry) with a friend of mine. It is going well and I totally LOVE it! I don't see stopping this anytime soon. I hope to keep growing and building the business. And now...this week...I shop. I shop like crazy to stock up on all of the neatest supplies found around the world. They expect over 27,000 people to attend the 2 week show. And I am one of them. Finally!Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-58062693763778311682010-02-02T13:07:00.000-08:002010-02-02T13:18:04.849-08:00Miss Nelson and the Industrial Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdjjAmVdj_5EKurX4CUR5F880BXyX-WWaRt9zwC5lmunuiu4UBODW887eUgLoy3dr1uXZprF8rAfjZ9Q_65o2KCP2et_x3eCp82lT1mMAsy2PrqfZ1GQO5NPJCv5vv950yxW9v0VCZe9b/s1600-h/22257_275006631126_654081126_3357699_5182129_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdjjAmVdj_5EKurX4CUR5F880BXyX-WWaRt9zwC5lmunuiu4UBODW887eUgLoy3dr1uXZprF8rAfjZ9Q_65o2KCP2et_x3eCp82lT1mMAsy2PrqfZ1GQO5NPJCv5vv950yxW9v0VCZe9b/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433757955067051538" /></a><br />I would like to take a moment to thank Dave and Daleen Nelson of Boise, ID for making such a photogenic daughter. Ok...creepy. I retract. But I am so so so grateful for one of my best friends, Katie. She is really comfortable in front of the camera and is always up for anything. Katie and I met our junior year of high school. She had just moved here from New Mexico and we became great friends immediately. Hmmm...come to think of it, I don't really remember how we met. Before doing anything with anyone we always made sure the other was available. We called each other TT (terrible twins). <br /><br />The other week I was up driving around near my house and found this industrial location which is pretty rad. Katie loaded up a ton of clothing as well as her boyfriend's trumpet. It wasn't warm either. How lucky am I?<br /><br />We/I had a blast. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOnfvaob3HJtwDALgIIJi1Mr_blSkX4-dKi-RUzqQ9kY2R7uoB0LPv1XVmMLyZGYxF74wes2XVLnJEKZFuZyXcarM5CViacv9gQeWM-b6uCbncRzRqi-gQKGxm6tO0i7Xq5PpLVGXKxYb/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433756895273327858" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-74329746845147280902010-02-02T12:47:00.000-08:002010-02-02T12:57:21.815-08:00Ella Avery Maka-dang-dang<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhwvSSsLOz1f98aHkawdWyOPmn8pul1ZoQiZqEkXWStKaG_dd6ta30u7PYSFq9mxJ1AnAPFrWLZZYsZfK-UPP74sG40hK8GUWv6EVoOmBIjRCx7jdXk57j9l26CcWcTPc1eBWKDCkN2hq/s1600-h/22257_267209136126_654081126_3332691_6162040_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhwvSSsLOz1f98aHkawdWyOPmn8pul1ZoQiZqEkXWStKaG_dd6ta30u7PYSFq9mxJ1AnAPFrWLZZYsZfK-UPP74sG40hK8GUWv6EVoOmBIjRCx7jdXk57j9l26CcWcTPc1eBWKDCkN2hq/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433752734755809874" /></a><br />Sorry for the delay. I assure you I have been here lingering. Two weeks ago I took a trip to Seattle and stayed with my good friends, The Maki's. You might remember them from such episodes as...I took pics of Cindy's belly this summer. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDpF7Tnw-Ip_GQleHxjf6A2PW7VHBgHsQpFBxSd28DdF2_nRAzhyqt6dCXWywEFlm6e_bbpkN6cudodBUzJWBgh0mMWPlBCJ4DufhdHEnOU4GaxuZdWmKZu_s_I3vDThKQkSYcRGHcf2S/s1600-h/cin_8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDpF7Tnw-Ip_GQleHxjf6A2PW7VHBgHsQpFBxSd28DdF2_nRAzhyqt6dCXWywEFlm6e_bbpkN6cudodBUzJWBgh0mMWPlBCJ4DufhdHEnOU4GaxuZdWmKZu_s_I3vDThKQkSYcRGHcf2S/s400/cin_8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433751280116616434" /></a><br />Well, as of late November her belly is empty and rock hard again. And new to the party is little Ella Avery Maki. Although my sister, sister-in-law and other friends have had babies, Cindy is the first in our tight little college group of friends to procreate. And I cried when she gave birth. Literally. Well, I didn't sprout any official drops buy my eyes did well. I took a cell phone pic to prove it. I deleted it for obvious reasons. <br /><br />Cindy and Aaron are the sweetest parents. Aaron just gets right on in there with the diapers and the dirty work. And he cooks. Ella is one lucky girl to have them. <br /><br />Ella just kind of chills. You can tell she has her parent's temperament...just eats, sleeps and stays happy. She basically only cries when she's hungry so I guess she somehow has a little of me in her too. <br /><br />Both parents have bright blue eyes and bright blonde hair. Well...HAD. Sorry Aaron. But I did know him in his hair days and I can attest that it was bright blonde. It was no mystery what their little monkey would look like. <br /><br />While there Cindy and I created a little makeshift studio in her bedroom. We played dress-up with Ells Bells (which I enjoy singing to the tune of Hells Bells). Not to get confused with the other song I sang tirelessly to her, "You can stand under my umbrella ella ella eh eh eh."<br /><br />Love this family. Thanks for the great weekend guys. 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I DID IT!Last week I went to Pottery Barn to spend a Christmas gift card. While there I fell in love with this great, rustic console table. Great, yes?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjoUygSRaKq9lGMdtsdFRzf84KbcW979DQhQh5B-YusJ0K2pmTmgfB8ZbYj7XvfdLCgI1qvdfSsyMvUIJ1p7VNRpcfumX-laKT7cceDkNkRwj4f1TbCm7VKRv46j_7C2VmBbk7LZYyNa6/s1600-h/img6l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjoUygSRaKq9lGMdtsdFRzf84KbcW979DQhQh5B-YusJ0K2pmTmgfB8ZbYj7XvfdLCgI1qvdfSsyMvUIJ1p7VNRpcfumX-laKT7cceDkNkRwj4f1TbCm7VKRv46j_7C2VmBbk7LZYyNa6/s400/img6l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425662827398075346" /></a><br />Now, unfortunately I don't have a spare $400 lying around but I still couldn't shake the table from my head. I started studying it online. Thursday night I stayed awake into the wee hours of the night planning and designing my "project" in my head. The next morning I redesigned it because nothing can be trusted that happens in my brain past 10 pm. (I should add here that one of the best gifts my husband ever got me was a compound mitre saw a few years ago. Melts my heart and I mean it. Nothing like sawing through something.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFEIyITYXWcc0MsjmWm4G6A_J61au7YaxYUW8Js7LyzwtRmOYRQ07GbHsBE2BoXoH_shJgDejmVJg0iDs1wS41P1FhCl-PbUvt6dxqWaZPth5I_-wYP2NpwbAJcTjqsc0SIzGwAA3Cq6-/s1600-h/IMG_1851.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFEIyITYXWcc0MsjmWm4G6A_J61au7YaxYUW8Js7LyzwtRmOYRQ07GbHsBE2BoXoH_shJgDejmVJg0iDs1wS41P1FhCl-PbUvt6dxqWaZPth5I_-wYP2NpwbAJcTjqsc0SIzGwAA3Cq6-/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425667351220073826" /></a> Friday night, my husband and I went to Home Depot. He only kicked and screamed a little but was a really good trooper. I believe the supplies cost me about $130. I could have come in QUITE a bit below that but I decided to use a harder wood than pine. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I-EDmg1NV2cdaUnNmle7fz-or1ylL384Yy4LQrapfLEFUL7yKZ6q9Z-etqmpTspHM77cxD604gAcls5VzThpAhsGAv7Rge12ASw-4U-YYvRrDVb_W4GZJrt05z3WIGHjlFQJHD0JoECb/s1600-h/IMG_1844.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I-EDmg1NV2cdaUnNmle7fz-or1ylL384Yy4LQrapfLEFUL7yKZ6q9Z-etqmpTspHM77cxD604gAcls5VzThpAhsGAv7Rge12ASw-4U-YYvRrDVb_W4GZJrt05z3WIGHjlFQJHD0JoECb/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425666915485157410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-aQpE4cgqC3UPfEyLijif4us5spqC4s6eJOea0ON7K_IIWR72aVoOuK4-U0wA6iZc0XsuvuBeBiyU6UKAs-VcL6bKfa3D3RRWkweI3P0FEwDeYjM07FuEGeDyjGNtrYiDRAkJZwNQi6T/s1600-h/IMG_1850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-aQpE4cgqC3UPfEyLijif4us5spqC4s6eJOea0ON7K_IIWR72aVoOuK4-U0wA6iZc0XsuvuBeBiyU6UKAs-VcL6bKfa3D3RRWkweI3P0FEwDeYjM07FuEGeDyjGNtrYiDRAkJZwNQi6T/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425667469568357330" /></a><br />That night, I made the jenkiest part of the table, the top. For the record, I have no idea what I am doing. I am a self-taught, furniture "maker." I am embarrassed to even type that word because I REALLY don't know what I am doing. I watched a few youtube videos and did my best. For the top I just laminated some pieces together. I know I should have attached them more securely but notching is not in my repertoire. The next morning, all dried and somewhat secured I moved on to the base. I think I actually did ok. It feels incredibly sturdy and is VERY heavy. Once the screws were countersunk and the holes patched and sanded, I beat the crap out of it. haha. So fun. I sanded the edges, beat it with a wire brush, a hammer, chain and a sock full of bolts that tore and flew through the garage. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H6VV-NAEQcbdV-7QcQptFNc40XTBhYG6LzXdx7PE6Aimiucu8cdNuCAqJcXKUzrR45MIrB5AxVQ1M0fOiz6ejkQwvJsilhZTYZkwlYZD3HAmH7Ig3nfDxtoztKpleVW1HnBkucBrHry5/s1600-h/IMG_1864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9H6VV-NAEQcbdV-7QcQptFNc40XTBhYG6LzXdx7PE6Aimiucu8cdNuCAqJcXKUzrR45MIrB5AxVQ1M0fOiz6ejkQwvJsilhZTYZkwlYZD3HAmH7Ig3nfDxtoztKpleVW1HnBkucBrHry5/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425667603441098658" /></a>Before Nick was home from his enginerding outing I put on my first layer of stain. When he got home he decided it wasn't distressed enough. So he put that table in its place. A couple more coats of stain and 4 coats of polyurethane (sanding in between) later, I had a table. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HYn1nwqMdBYiCu9gnNHxVgPCuotKbZcosB5VUMJ14ugvvWHX1x61sOa4QvI0u4XB7wERcLSPcfm5pvFSDnJRqq5xHIJUKmwzp7Dbm6dvS24RUvF4VDf_8PV6kT6-h6ZiyJ9-Pv20225h/s1600-h/IMG_1879.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HYn1nwqMdBYiCu9gnNHxVgPCuotKbZcosB5VUMJ14ugvvWHX1x61sOa4QvI0u4XB7wERcLSPcfm5pvFSDnJRqq5xHIJUKmwzp7Dbm6dvS24RUvF4VDf_8PV6kT6-h6ZiyJ9-Pv20225h/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425667765888396082" /></a><br />I have made furniture in the past but I rushed it and, while they work, they are embarrassing. I am quite pleased with myself. Pay no attention to the paper on the wall. I designed those tonight and am trying to decide if they are worthy of framing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-chwHyyaNQ_tyy-WlytD3DOKq7lQNOHJCC_oCoCFdlze982dQ8x-WWRm8jTiu78OyJEBrbTT7ubB39rMnO5x_Sx9Tds4Nn2JfjmvWyGTqQ5QKCFBBHqnUekgKnxmhZE_IOCRx5mjHbYwZ/s1600-h/IMG_1901.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-chwHyyaNQ_tyy-WlytD3DOKq7lQNOHJCC_oCoCFdlze982dQ8x-WWRm8jTiu78OyJEBrbTT7ubB39rMnO5x_Sx9Tds4Nn2JfjmvWyGTqQ5QKCFBBHqnUekgKnxmhZE_IOCRx5mjHbYwZ/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425668658051148162" /></a><br /><br />On top of it, I found a hidden treasure behind home depot. Some friends told us about this awesome imports place. I kind of want to tell all 11 of my faithful readers about it but at the same time, there is this bench there that I MUST own, can't afford and have no room for. You take it and you die. <a href="http://www.impactimportsusa.com/">Impact Imports</a> is a small warehouse type situation out by the freeway. Everything is from India. The husb/wifey pair travel to India a few times a year to buy all of this stuff. I LOVE it all. Totally my style. I got that mirror over the table and that carved wooden bowl there as well. Seriously, leave my bench alone. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibGYom4EBuS7S52EZopBtrQB3tXONBGWFqZfSoAmsUE1pAY7gN5AzTei_AHi_HRiK9M_V4A8mxEX-raYgdLEF1W0wSuWEnPJccYRj5ETqBRSmVua2xhGlitT2Mfw6fzrC2r0_WAgIMgfu/s1600-h/IMG_1904.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibGYom4EBuS7S52EZopBtrQB3tXONBGWFqZfSoAmsUE1pAY7gN5AzTei_AHi_HRiK9M_V4A8mxEX-raYgdLEF1W0wSuWEnPJccYRj5ETqBRSmVua2xhGlitT2Mfw6fzrC2r0_WAgIMgfu/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425668866436851762" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-85507182024410839972010-01-11T11:39:00.000-08:002010-01-11T17:47:52.825-08:00Holy Chocolate Meringue Pie Batman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsTB7HVlrV4bfMooRuaeS1c8D3-XsfVwznV-LM6M-7-67AvYttN05yiIJSQkrAkcGY3S4SvbquSlm595bNupTzT1Hd8eG4eusHD6MPVoirdv1wXxY78UWTFsY_xj1P5ZvmUs1hQOBBYtL/s1600-h/IMG_1900.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsTB7HVlrV4bfMooRuaeS1c8D3-XsfVwznV-LM6M-7-67AvYttN05yiIJSQkrAkcGY3S4SvbquSlm595bNupTzT1Hd8eG4eusHD6MPVoirdv1wXxY78UWTFsY_xj1P5ZvmUs1hQOBBYtL/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425570629997685938" /></a><br />This weekend I rented "Julie and Julia." It was pretty cute. Not amazing. In fact, it didn't really inspire me to cook the way "Chocolate" made me dip chocolate while watching it or "Waitress" made me create lots of pies. BUT, they did make a point in there to talk about the glories of butter. In the movie, Julie, makes a Chocolate Cream Pie for her husband and talks about how no matter how bad her day is at work, she knows that if she adds yolks to chocolate and cream, it will, without a doubt, thicken. Well I could care less but it sure made me hungry. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv02yCu3EVlKncesC6Vf5J9QL8I0ea1P2cX1X9v4QdC82zxhYnhw2Xn_vFEtlbaNGRD6h56WAXAF714ObpHdrWRdcAXzX8LUlkvpMIei9Vz4LXpDuPtt0ZDfQ-c9g4omLwbLF2qb6Ho6h/s1600-h/IMG_1895.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv02yCu3EVlKncesC6Vf5J9QL8I0ea1P2cX1X9v4QdC82zxhYnhw2Xn_vFEtlbaNGRD6h56WAXAF714ObpHdrWRdcAXzX8LUlkvpMIei9Vz4LXpDuPtt0ZDfQ-c9g4omLwbLF2qb6Ho6h/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571219895237538" /></a><br />And so was born, Chocolate Meringue Pie. I found a recipe online that was from <a href="http://www.thatsmyhome.com/mainstreet/pies/chocolate-cream-pie.htm">Ebony Magazine</a>. I added a teaspoon of chili powder to the dry ingredients to bump it up a bit. And as usual, I used a Marie Calendars pie shell. Someday. Mark my words. Someday I will make my own. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwKgS4c32GL3TInS0xC67vBwl7Ih9KsJ5sN9IhmYgq3nfkpFUrD0VjtxCaiIzazppB1PSyzhvMa5H0sTKYG13ETXLQ2UZVitD4vw3omgY8C0_WpYqq1HzMiPYqw926eXPJt4li6bsr8SM/s1600-h/IMG_1875.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwKgS4c32GL3TInS0xC67vBwl7Ih9KsJ5sN9IhmYgq3nfkpFUrD0VjtxCaiIzazppB1PSyzhvMa5H0sTKYG13ETXLQ2UZVitD4vw3omgY8C0_WpYqq1HzMiPYqw926eXPJt4li6bsr8SM/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425570883076536242" /></a><br />It was absolutely divine. My husband, who hates chocolate, (I know, right?) said it was good, and I believed him. He ate the whole thing. It was so pretty too!!! And then I cut it and it fell apart. Hmf. I am actually eating a slice while I write this. It's my lunch. I am fine with it. What? Look at those heaping peaks of perfectly golden meringue. Humina humina. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYgN-F_LpfnJ-0hPfZk-FPfYo1DPxTfIwwOzVT9r9WNJ9N3mkcBHJp1ojDWdi3pFVE3K0e25zzNVhQRDnV6klh1OKyt4vJxHnFrHGZ3SgUGXtQ_lZvOGCizHD-5Fzdhbo-esHY2B70xm3/s1600-h/IMG_1890.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYgN-F_LpfnJ-0hPfZk-FPfYo1DPxTfIwwOzVT9r9WNJ9N3mkcBHJp1ojDWdi3pFVE3K0e25zzNVhQRDnV6klh1OKyt4vJxHnFrHGZ3SgUGXtQ_lZvOGCizHD-5Fzdhbo-esHY2B70xm3/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425571031091917746" /></a><br />1 9 inch baked pastry shell<br /><br />1 cup sugar<br />1/2 cup all-purpose flour<br />6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder<br />1 teaspoon chili powder<br />1/2 teaspoon salt<br />2 cups milk<br />3 egg yolks slightly beaten<br />1/2 cup butter or margarine<br />2 teaspoons vanilla<br /><br />Meringue Topping<br />4 egg whites<br />1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar<br />6 tablespoons sugar<br /><br />Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, chili powder and salt in medium saucepan; stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils; remove from heat. Stir half of the mixture into beaten egg yolks; return mixture to sauce pan. Continue cooking and stirring over medium heat until mixture boils; boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Cool for 10 minutes, pour into pie shell.<br /><br />Heat oven to 350° F. Meanwhile, prepare meringue topping: In a small mixer bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Spread this on warm pie filling, carefully sealing to the edges of crust.<br /><br />Bake 5 to 8 minutes, or just until meringue is lightly browned. Cool to room temperature; chill for several hours. Refrigerate leftovers.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-8648244561053805662010-01-05T21:07:00.001-08:002010-01-05T21:11:54.436-08:00Jeeeeewels moi ha haThis weekend was long overdue. I was able to tackle a few of the items on my resolution list. I went to the gym and I cooked. I didn't really do any photography except for documenting my weekend. Just snapshots. Nothing fun. BUT! I did get out my torch and solder a little jewelry. So fun. I need to REALLY work on it. Takes me far to long but I am happy with the results. I also made some gold necklaces. I love just creating to create. Fun times. I guess after busting through a few resolutions I should take a few months off. I would hate to burn through all of them in January. Dare I?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNBRztMGct3DxoCzdN4ZSiFsy4qq24e3N-OyO6tYcJO8A69SfRvmW0ocupiyex-tgF2XAQ48Vs7NIEs_NUBFDS2wptDgU2Ao4LSoxyJo-pH9BpRwLPsUFME90-QwlMqxAAaCyw8aYGza8/s1600-h/IMG_1819.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNBRztMGct3DxoCzdN4ZSiFsy4qq24e3N-OyO6tYcJO8A69SfRvmW0ocupiyex-tgF2XAQ48Vs7NIEs_NUBFDS2wptDgU2Ao4LSoxyJo-pH9BpRwLPsUFME90-QwlMqxAAaCyw8aYGza8/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423489917645825890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mjvmTMvk-8JyvXwCfHZgNe_fWR0vuIgh99ZRHNKIEwphlSdHPbIBudX8YT6UBKmh8HjaKGaJTsRwywOV8_Pkg0V2GswVRvZF3cfeFtTmIIxWedbmBabJpY1Kgjr08Ukk3O3SUYupHZhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/IMG_1818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mjvmTMvk-8JyvXwCfHZgNe_fWR0vuIgh99ZRHNKIEwphlSdHPbIBudX8YT6UBKmh8HjaKGaJTsRwywOV8_Pkg0V2GswVRvZF3cfeFtTmIIxWedbmBabJpY1Kgjr08Ukk3O3SUYupHZhyphenhyphen/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423489832280945650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyYrOrdFiGfthWTUgHrxU0gbKEA4H2r8ge1XHxyaoQJKSFVc4PKSQAVzNf_3R-M2wnh-FJKwSrBF3YLK9fx0obl6pSph_zsTbI4S3iDadQd-MXSLD9Z4nt_oDiples-TJiW9Depkfhovn/s1600-h/IMG_1832.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyYrOrdFiGfthWTUgHrxU0gbKEA4H2r8ge1XHxyaoQJKSFVc4PKSQAVzNf_3R-M2wnh-FJKwSrBF3YLK9fx0obl6pSph_zsTbI4S3iDadQd-MXSLD9Z4nt_oDiples-TJiW9Depkfhovn/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423489747798895074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qm8FGyN1bMMA39CUIP08DDLsO3ZfVUAC1-GlZwqiJMOqSjCx4z8NjQyFsDwt5dwBRt5DUY-Kp-3PPHzipMJLRS4vCiqnnkje5XPlD0tZiYR4hgSM5jdR5scSTMmWy9GS443se6OD0lry/s1600-h/IMG_1835.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qm8FGyN1bMMA39CUIP08DDLsO3ZfVUAC1-GlZwqiJMOqSjCx4z8NjQyFsDwt5dwBRt5DUY-Kp-3PPHzipMJLRS4vCiqnnkje5XPlD0tZiYR4hgSM5jdR5scSTMmWy9GS443se6OD0lry/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423489607358076434" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-33601893492057114722010-01-03T15:48:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:29:20.467-08:00Reduced Fat BologneseLast night we had some friends over for dinner. Jon and Toby used to work with Nick but a few months ago moved to a new company. Boo. They came over with their wives, Natalie and Brooke and one of their wee ones, Olivia. I totally spaced taking photos when everyone was over or even of our complete meals so be imaginative. <br /><br />I got the coolest new dishes from my sister for Christmas. They are pasta bowls and a pasta serving bowl, painted by an artist in Seattle. Totally had to rock some pasta last night. I have been dying to use them. Aren't they the coolest?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxmyYHDmO-kW9ehiJs8wg1AoC-5SHt1dDvgU5vEuZFTq-tpkloC-xpGKjtECZy1yITVMxF4GHiqVV1I3md0O4NnDimn1UQZVgzVJBC7O_oV7nHn9hgf236EU2EVQzSE2G819qHl5BAQxX/s1600-h/IMG_1839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxmyYHDmO-kW9ehiJs8wg1AoC-5SHt1dDvgU5vEuZFTq-tpkloC-xpGKjtECZy1yITVMxF4GHiqVV1I3md0O4NnDimn1UQZVgzVJBC7O_oV7nHn9hgf236EU2EVQzSE2G819qHl5BAQxX/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667162743491954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdLCBAfbO5lTuDqtFJcDewgOR6-SVmQUh8SzZ9l92WG9aGV4NAvK4T47wtE0oI6XUMQytDKqE41Chife2d9WdHpyGEkcG5FHmBhc8CXujaqKnhZ6-AbiBQVeg7-CisziizA_K1HBx0o5i/s1600-h/IMG_1838.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdLCBAfbO5lTuDqtFJcDewgOR6-SVmQUh8SzZ9l92WG9aGV4NAvK4T47wtE0oI6XUMQytDKqE41Chife2d9WdHpyGEkcG5FHmBhc8CXujaqKnhZ6-AbiBQVeg7-CisziizA_K1HBx0o5i/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422667299515571378" /></a><br />After attempting my first New Years Resolution...the gym dun dun dun...I got bored and decided to head home to start the sauce. <br /><br />1 lb low-fat Ground Beef<br />1 lb Turkey Sausage<br />2 Tb Olive Oil<br />3 cups Carrots, chopped<br />2 cups Celery, chopped<br />2 lg Sweet Onions, diced<br />1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped<br />5 cloves Garlic<br />1 cup Fresh Basil, chopped<br />2 cans Prepared Spaghetti Sauce (it's ok to cheat)<br />1 cup Red Wine<br />1 cup fat-free Milk<br />2 hand fulls of grated Parmesan Cheese<br />2 Tb Sugar<br />Salt and Pepper <br /><br />Brown beef and turkey in a large skillet, drain, set aside. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Nnv8kmr-VnTBTFaN_mNG5vO-UYTktA1OGWB0AophNKhVy5Fha9s2kSPxsRu9Ltkk1FzKseDwfQu8Geh-bsxPZZTqsCKwpQ_lFXOftjUdrxKDXRSwuvnk7XbiZrXd4OgNGlKJl9gaSeMk/s1600-h/IMG_1727.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Nnv8kmr-VnTBTFaN_mNG5vO-UYTktA1OGWB0AophNKhVy5Fha9s2kSPxsRu9Ltkk1FzKseDwfQu8Geh-bsxPZZTqsCKwpQ_lFXOftjUdrxKDXRSwuvnk7XbiZrXd4OgNGlKJl9gaSeMk/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422671429678717714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zziJ5NDs9jNt8b1cBkJLAmBy_8QUaYg3oIpqSf82HBqsNxBiqZ-QLi0kezA8Cmn7hpLDJhoWRzQW5VG9Q7jBDRaLPSRpbHB6TBGSGqpxTVqH6qLPtpqLZd-5Mtv7oW6INIxwqfkiSf0I/s1600-h/IMG_1733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zziJ5NDs9jNt8b1cBkJLAmBy_8QUaYg3oIpqSf82HBqsNxBiqZ-QLi0kezA8Cmn7hpLDJhoWRzQW5VG9Q7jBDRaLPSRpbHB6TBGSGqpxTVqH6qLPtpqLZd-5Mtv7oW6INIxwqfkiSf0I/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422671556355967618" /></a><br />In same skillet, saute carrots, celery, onions and bell peppers in olive oil until cooked. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTefpSZPsNFABR3M3tIbe6O0bSJYmNFE4idQrwYITO1vhquKbxp_UyfxzrCfgePXMgxZkL7m1SRf_-PQ5MTdFJRG3OpiqXSZgR9uqH0w5S1nRq_sbBGX4gDtskrHIIHRoF4ImrK4-COhTg/s1600-h/IMG_1729.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTefpSZPsNFABR3M3tIbe6O0bSJYmNFE4idQrwYITO1vhquKbxp_UyfxzrCfgePXMgxZkL7m1SRf_-PQ5MTdFJRG3OpiqXSZgR9uqH0w5S1nRq_sbBGX4gDtskrHIIHRoF4ImrK4-COhTg/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422671754687798674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqonPJKZg5o6Z3G1tE1Nj8hyphenhyphen7NVbqKmQ4Z8b1c6s7CrSXAPdrl6H5GVbXQUQSMNGg3eHxdQ2Nty5ca_opImSm0EAdKZiwb76Fp_4MsBCeT3zZ4VHjN0LcGsUiujUXogFXjSmut4jn1RRgF/s1600-h/IMG_1737.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqonPJKZg5o6Z3G1tE1Nj8hyphenhyphen7NVbqKmQ4Z8b1c6s7CrSXAPdrl6H5GVbXQUQSMNGg3eHxdQ2Nty5ca_opImSm0EAdKZiwb76Fp_4MsBCeT3zZ4VHjN0LcGsUiujUXogFXjSmut4jn1RRgF/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422671872345526082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVE5ce_9_m7CRA3Jc6hKpad9o3EyKEIFGGvLU6nSbeWw_IV0HylHw3JlAFyTLuVombiWO2fVOvHqsm_M9AFSrOWnoBt_gIJsTxMDJa4BUYk2kEIF-p0boPvXUtPWJjBrZkJmCXiIH8Is7/s1600-h/IMG_1741.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVE5ce_9_m7CRA3Jc6hKpad9o3EyKEIFGGvLU6nSbeWw_IV0HylHw3JlAFyTLuVombiWO2fVOvHqsm_M9AFSrOWnoBt_gIJsTxMDJa4BUYk2kEIF-p0boPvXUtPWJjBrZkJmCXiIH8Is7/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422671986531531554" /></a><br />Put whole garlic cloves on cookie sheet, drizzle with olive oil and place under broiler until roasted. This will bring out the sweetness. Try not to be jealous of my cookie sheet. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Y_LmG1eDwnKLBL-C9locUZvzptor5-dlxTSK4DbEwrRaAcqyDPpGHZpHRVC-XENbzvgo0rHTiuHySS2JVqfsMrijlDgAaxRiUyjgy6EfVbhDfb6cECSr0ooAL9tFyIxjOaqzUVyLcRI/s1600-h/IMG_1747.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6Y_LmG1eDwnKLBL-C9locUZvzptor5-dlxTSK4DbEwrRaAcqyDPpGHZpHRVC-XENbzvgo0rHTiuHySS2JVqfsMrijlDgAaxRiUyjgy6EfVbhDfb6cECSr0ooAL9tFyIxjOaqzUVyLcRI/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672102736759586" /></a><br /><br />This makes a ton of sauce so you may need to do this in 2 batches. Add meat and one can of sauce to food processor and puree until well blended. Pour into a LARGE sauce pot. Add vegetables, garlic, basil and last can of tomato sauce to processor and blend until well mixed. Add this mixture and remaining ingredients to sauce pot and simmer for 3-4 hours. (Not necessary but the flavors will totally rock if you do). <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-jJqvpjGsXNIUomKmjn8hDo0LiwJk-WzyAsszhnQChTmNS8xf0oDEKIIccYjYK029ZfCDkQUWWE8u1kcWlmGTI6Ifc1PYAmz9dFdNcCnM3AdifOZZ9xPKYYb4CSgvQfKbBA1k0rYoj-W/s1600-h/IMG_1748.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-jJqvpjGsXNIUomKmjn8hDo0LiwJk-WzyAsszhnQChTmNS8xf0oDEKIIccYjYK029ZfCDkQUWWE8u1kcWlmGTI6Ifc1PYAmz9dFdNcCnM3AdifOZZ9xPKYYb4CSgvQfKbBA1k0rYoj-W/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672427731739506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgh3SQlecJxLQVkWyNVREwZT1w53VeJuuln0bZs1w8JC52mK6LaZ6bY-O2WeDSJM3VMryklPjiH0h9Kd4FcujHG13W4K9hkM2lT0Tt5aIDubtFT_6qHf5kl6ZqolKPVj3gPNzPSyglK96/s1600-h/IMG_1750.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgh3SQlecJxLQVkWyNVREwZT1w53VeJuuln0bZs1w8JC52mK6LaZ6bY-O2WeDSJM3VMryklPjiH0h9Kd4FcujHG13W4K9hkM2lT0Tt5aIDubtFT_6qHf5kl6ZqolKPVj3gPNzPSyglK96/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672562639775874" /></a><br />Here is the pesto going down.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZVFdx7tC9Fbu7ttvw8rPrIcyl7LKT6akUSBdfGYYVfppmxrQSBoT85FJZLYD7o8FqTOiJNIQKpKxO88kQY718U4ruY19pFjEs19LHNow-PUVWdqyoAYvPnoip_i4lgfNRwAmAk1B9bBH/s1600-h/IMG_1752.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZVFdx7tC9Fbu7ttvw8rPrIcyl7LKT6akUSBdfGYYVfppmxrQSBoT85FJZLYD7o8FqTOiJNIQKpKxO88kQY718U4ruY19pFjEs19LHNow-PUVWdqyoAYvPnoip_i4lgfNRwAmAk1B9bBH/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673675013041858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHEksqB0VZO4gFPSfUabDJZzbnetYLa4VpLzHT6C3kPcQeoA82n2wJrPcELi3sP9bjRWkmYYGhlMks8ry7-6Pelp45WvfV33riWJbHBjjXENpF7x45VSAFqXtUbWZEKa5PyU1khCJbBuZ/s1600-h/IMG_1759.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHEksqB0VZO4gFPSfUabDJZzbnetYLa4VpLzHT6C3kPcQeoA82n2wJrPcELi3sP9bjRWkmYYGhlMks8ry7-6Pelp45WvfV33riWJbHBjjXENpF7x45VSAFqXtUbWZEKa5PyU1khCJbBuZ/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673839458074754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnG070qzmxZqMtdCO6QjxMh2q1Sl1qo3QOUDnvkaVfIma3eZCLLw-GtRIfhpw50QijQE19P2hNz8rq-VfLqLlW-b7Cb1bQhEST-9fxAKyLbq_3rL1KHFH8v0asvkzBziDU2wobB3T0b0v/s1600-h/IMG_1761.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnG070qzmxZqMtdCO6QjxMh2q1Sl1qo3QOUDnvkaVfIma3eZCLLw-GtRIfhpw50QijQE19P2hNz8rq-VfLqLlW-b7Cb1bQhEST-9fxAKyLbq_3rL1KHFH8v0asvkzBziDU2wobB3T0b0v/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673985960819234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPzReKqqdgL8DuqD8ZzBFcEPla4DHtPViXYnaqQBWF0UCCC_Zk6vbt5FtvvNxXfQHH4HR309wuVRKjqIc3kEjbJC3Nk7wh2yTnKRCRQ_-GyXHqyD0xhIZ44LIoxifDaewVkQNvobWqWWH/s1600-h/IMG_1765.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPzReKqqdgL8DuqD8ZzBFcEPla4DHtPViXYnaqQBWF0UCCC_Zk6vbt5FtvvNxXfQHH4HR309wuVRKjqIc3kEjbJC3Nk7wh2yTnKRCRQ_-GyXHqyD0xhIZ44LIoxifDaewVkQNvobWqWWH/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422674152642754578" /></a><br /><br />I made some homemade fettuccine noodles and pour ample amounts of sauce over the top. Put a dollop of some fresh pesto over the top and grated some fresh Parmesan cheese to finish it off. YUMMO!!!! This pasta maker was a gift at my mom and dad's wedding. Isn't it the coolest? I stole it from them. I swear it is going to good use mom and padre!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72ZEACAYLZKAplzRGJ8WI1-dSkKYNkpJHxdXMqLRIALL3zCcxwXgVIzY_eyE6V1V_Al9uurIFMebW608vTO1tbPAQ1a5Eo6mk_llg9H0Tq__UfhGzzBuoUHOZe1qkqFwsDItv1cY58pVj/s1600-h/IMG_1803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72ZEACAYLZKAplzRGJ8WI1-dSkKYNkpJHxdXMqLRIALL3zCcxwXgVIzY_eyE6V1V_Al9uurIFMebW608vTO1tbPAQ1a5Eo6mk_llg9H0Tq__UfhGzzBuoUHOZe1qkqFwsDItv1cY58pVj/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672823278354626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rlcKOCvTL6Jo4KEe05ufe4-gtqknaMAbtwnYFT-cwBTpBqcZvLfUMpDTJTsoTH8jQ_MPUjAlsnW-67vEduOVkqRb_UcC1h3WsEHKt5xrPLI5W4sk8RBY3-n5NPUMIu-7ryjtB0_5qnK/s1600-h/IMG_1809.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2rlcKOCvTL6Jo4KEe05ufe4-gtqknaMAbtwnYFT-cwBTpBqcZvLfUMpDTJTsoTH8jQ_MPUjAlsnW-67vEduOVkqRb_UcC1h3WsEHKt5xrPLI5W4sk8RBY3-n5NPUMIu-7ryjtB0_5qnK/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673069030794402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1c7P4ui8hvsLNnFVErF0WVASJX1-yKLTufEOc8wQT06MYz8zoFlicJpQprJKbS2IMd6xQbtvuucbt1O0VrKA1HNQk93h2mYj8SfuWrlzIXgiVhzkHFRJ5KAAP1Y6T8J0PV-axfogTVKR/s1600-h/IMG_1812.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1c7P4ui8hvsLNnFVErF0WVASJX1-yKLTufEOc8wQT06MYz8zoFlicJpQprJKbS2IMd6xQbtvuucbt1O0VrKA1HNQk93h2mYj8SfuWrlzIXgiVhzkHFRJ5KAAP1Y6T8J0PV-axfogTVKR/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673186627564770" /></a><br />Makeshift drying rack<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OJciJeDj_y_7mlkA09fO4AqcyQzpRhPda0JDSlf5oZ9Mbx6cdbRqfMr7BV2MLdhuHqzjaLWD7HifKEl4KH6Uw17Fg7FLh0pLJDo5K71ZwxY-HUudCUQq7B2-MQa_ORmWu86h649euDK0/s1600-h/IMG_1813.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OJciJeDj_y_7mlkA09fO4AqcyQzpRhPda0JDSlf5oZ9Mbx6cdbRqfMr7BV2MLdhuHqzjaLWD7HifKEl4KH6Uw17Fg7FLh0pLJDo5K71ZwxY-HUudCUQq7B2-MQa_ORmWu86h649euDK0/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673302882699042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAYREYGf7Pz-D6uJibzeCeybAS6stdLiyz4ib1VlQnImnY1Xv2-7LiF_Z5bv-lFNt6gig8IwtyRYXJOkhio8Bsj-HDu1-hrotaj6r5vQS4fNjckpS3Gla_hQjV9da84WCVM1tzbXn7niW/s1600-h/IMG_1815.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAYREYGf7Pz-D6uJibzeCeybAS6stdLiyz4ib1VlQnImnY1Xv2-7LiF_Z5bv-lFNt6gig8IwtyRYXJOkhio8Bsj-HDu1-hrotaj6r5vQS4fNjckpS3Gla_hQjV9da84WCVM1tzbXn7niW/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422673451246484802" /></a><br /><br />Nick made Caprese sticks for appetizers and we served our Hardy family's secret recipe Sour Cream Beef Dip. HEAVEN! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGTNt_aoRUnpVrEshR5ssORfh-5CxrHpX-MS_X2uKpoJkMQUSebMY4_qcmwdA2xeUWrrvRkg3YTKJ_u1eKX4e5qIYnG9G-AiYHKnRSj_SxR3q_MXRBp3iZQA7rbqDTHyaYA-HPNiQJC_5/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422674951884464546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIx8zQAxSaym_NFjLUaVPoKeoEMLFmfCHam-KomMw3DGPv-0l9fxkDrnKpNZIYZppdAEnbixQ1oBAjMcclg2y1vr7is6UITGdFqQlsN0Zzn7cWIVchnIDPJyFt-HWywlikvaGslGRFyeD0/s1600-h/IMG_1785.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIx8zQAxSaym_NFjLUaVPoKeoEMLFmfCHam-KomMw3DGPv-0l9fxkDrnKpNZIYZppdAEnbixQ1oBAjMcclg2y1vr7is6UITGdFqQlsN0Zzn7cWIVchnIDPJyFt-HWywlikvaGslGRFyeD0/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422675147039533922" /></a><br /><br />My sister gave me this little salt pig for xmas. How cute is he? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WeXiV4UTjxJL77YWCMdYnkrDUrf2CmoaCGqqVl3nnqLdjgqsKFMFLd0dOgjR0-XC8MpwuiL4QnRUJPaXsC3FipSwn9JILwl_t-noorcRd0MCIuCn4nTZDnfZybBQQ6fa-FtncA9A9yOy/s1600-h/IMG_1743.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WeXiV4UTjxJL77YWCMdYnkrDUrf2CmoaCGqqVl3nnqLdjgqsKFMFLd0dOgjR0-XC8MpwuiL4QnRUJPaXsC3FipSwn9JILwl_t-noorcRd0MCIuCn4nTZDnfZybBQQ6fa-FtncA9A9yOy/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672255811133794" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-20882918820466320122010-01-03T15:38:00.000-08:002010-01-03T15:47:16.355-08:00Go Mighty Vandals!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOYbudoCy4Qgq23qmwoBE1wTT5pO4wt1TtrQsMNlTMCFyjeegKWzI4kGKEFMK9NA9xMCZ1GFHjHMBfeAVoKQVenRWLfB8VcIdDioD_YnBdRVIa-4zquOspHteUTOERRVqSI9noD7Ol8Ol/s1600-h/IMG_1666.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOYbudoCy4Qgq23qmwoBE1wTT5pO4wt1TtrQsMNlTMCFyjeegKWzI4kGKEFMK9NA9xMCZ1GFHjHMBfeAVoKQVenRWLfB8VcIdDioD_YnBdRVIa-4zquOspHteUTOERRVqSI9noD7Ol8Ol/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663254586112162" /></a><br />I am a bit behind on my posting so let me backtrack a few days. Back to the day when the Vandals ruled the world. It was Wednesday of last. A glorious day. We were offered FREE tickets to sit in the sky box with our friends Evan and Natalie. It was a really difficult decision but we decided to go for it. haha. Totally awesome. We were on the 40 yard line in our own little booth...and a heater. They serve beer up there and have a free buffet. Royalty. The game was exciting the entire time, especially when they served up the big W. It was freezing but totally worth it. We got to go down onto the field after the game to get all up in the grills of the team and the crowd. SO great. I will remember this one for a long time!!! Woop woop. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35VNP9PCMULMt5nIsq9SIhvscW1yBDpwFb_taWoBIRUDNceeoBEYT25blSOpeqUm7WglJgwDMkYS7VB8TAvgyq-0kPOC1eobcr5jLFEPbK3oScBe0y_3NOeExlRZsmS_IcohTyMFdEpj-/s1600-h/IMG_1663.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35VNP9PCMULMt5nIsq9SIhvscW1yBDpwFb_taWoBIRUDNceeoBEYT25blSOpeqUm7WglJgwDMkYS7VB8TAvgyq-0kPOC1eobcr5jLFEPbK3oScBe0y_3NOeExlRZsmS_IcohTyMFdEpj-/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663139138532402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EXTLM6EhF7sLJJcmCyqv7NkuVbXuOJY3j7tUptzYyIKxfsfzCasvSf6dCR8yIM3w6h40B-oQCbrAdK2IdM_A7Uxwq3qNM4Wort5QkRzohmkSCOeltA176Jr-DKfgIMr6auPzWYQyWO_8/s1600-h/IMG_1670.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5EXTLM6EhF7sLJJcmCyqv7NkuVbXuOJY3j7tUptzYyIKxfsfzCasvSf6dCR8yIM3w6h40B-oQCbrAdK2IdM_A7Uxwq3qNM4Wort5QkRzohmkSCOeltA176Jr-DKfgIMr6auPzWYQyWO_8/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663390671931826" /></a><br />We must have been winning here. Nick LOVES this pic. haha. Sorry dude. Had to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DhQYQbrW35d-UWufvP4FGtYIe3-haFjcn205VycGfDonZAKf371cdaZ2O5LAgHDd8pkq_t9DLVHRMgiz0YWkqrLhX1voJ06MxXWd3j2dMXtH-IKCwDdT5oZ5XOgzP6VoEkyfYi9gWL5a/s1600-h/IMG_1685.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DhQYQbrW35d-UWufvP4FGtYIe3-haFjcn205VycGfDonZAKf371cdaZ2O5LAgHDd8pkq_t9DLVHRMgiz0YWkqrLhX1voJ06MxXWd3j2dMXtH-IKCwDdT5oZ5XOgzP6VoEkyfYi9gWL5a/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663519640824562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TFRQ3d44eR-rrIQkAb-gJ8a594yPfpJI3Dql_Iiqxg-1XS06DkXHgUaM0QtoYv_uFvheKPHGU2xP80uRKfmw830WXOENfXwzkp181HiLDljJxIO0i373t65_3_c5C4kLfpjgV_MfbftD/s1600-h/IMG_1687.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TFRQ3d44eR-rrIQkAb-gJ8a594yPfpJI3Dql_Iiqxg-1XS06DkXHgUaM0QtoYv_uFvheKPHGU2xP80uRKfmw830WXOENfXwzkp181HiLDljJxIO0i373t65_3_c5C4kLfpjgV_MfbftD/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663688750921282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpDAS8o-PUdLtBRIGnogDBHnqmHi-_gHOHAcJtEYbkoQxFMDjWmzz1uT1VBcevXFOkSkKDD8rFOGNJNx3n3YOmSxFv_UeC68_zZ_C8NEKlstqZ9q8gC79dinhagquzjAKCG3Si7G2Clf4/s1600-h/IMG_1711.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpDAS8o-PUdLtBRIGnogDBHnqmHi-_gHOHAcJtEYbkoQxFMDjWmzz1uT1VBcevXFOkSkKDD8rFOGNJNx3n3YOmSxFv_UeC68_zZ_C8NEKlstqZ9q8gC79dinhagquzjAKCG3Si7G2Clf4/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663845341449202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZMU0F7bpB4cr7nc4fxCrFSdj9qT22pQUpFAP-45tyADHm7QakxYYWnUtkrWHuUrHoghURafuCWWUOVg2Y0v10CLuIrZ23e08kO8glCBgUAadjkZGZ8qVKHUQpcILx0h4twynrgeK3qXz/s1600-h/IMG_1716.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZMU0F7bpB4cr7nc4fxCrFSdj9qT22pQUpFAP-45tyADHm7QakxYYWnUtkrWHuUrHoghURafuCWWUOVg2Y0v10CLuIrZ23e08kO8glCBgUAadjkZGZ8qVKHUQpcILx0h4twynrgeK3qXz/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422663971961264658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FkMw-2nai7K3sE60I_tQiHSXxhf9ZAvv6ZxNqBJxCDoYs-FIva4O0xVCJzu_zm_wW8q7a-L4i95KMWSOCi4xSDAW3_GD5yqs7LZXKrTXTiIVTbSoOMhWGQ7HpyAPvDiiVvVu6_OLQdEP/s1600-h/IMG_1718.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FkMw-2nai7K3sE60I_tQiHSXxhf9ZAvv6ZxNqBJxCDoYs-FIva4O0xVCJzu_zm_wW8q7a-L4i95KMWSOCi4xSDAW3_GD5yqs7LZXKrTXTiIVTbSoOMhWGQ7HpyAPvDiiVvVu6_OLQdEP/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422664076445175570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx5yjQuuOx9psF6cRkim0al7BIDD80CxHbspuCMw4J4lXthoKhOGpCDDd6NWSgkgk-cm_q86KgVRWtMtf6HrpfGFoxvIxzu8BC6t99zLCz0JBDLFt_FqyhY8XEDpMGk__63hmdgE07XYH/s1600-h/Untitled_Panorama1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtx5yjQuuOx9psF6cRkim0al7BIDD80CxHbspuCMw4J4lXthoKhOGpCDDd6NWSgkgk-cm_q86KgVRWtMtf6HrpfGFoxvIxzu8BC6t99zLCz0JBDLFt_FqyhY8XEDpMGk__63hmdgE07XYH/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422664288788243058" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-37910308307290846682009-12-28T16:54:00.000-08:002009-12-28T17:37:12.839-08:00A Very Hardy ChristmasFor Christmas this year we went to my sister's house in Eugene, Oregon. The weather was chilly but foggy which felt really cool. We had almost the entire family there, minus my brother who had to open a golf course at 5am in Arizona. Sad bro! My parents were there from Tucson as was my grandpa from Wisconsin. It was glorious. We ate like kings. Literally. Filet mignon, ribs, ham. HELLO!!!! It was so great. <br /><br />We went to a lackluster church service Christmas Eve. I call it that because I had to imagine what was being said as we watched it from the freezing vestibule. Honestly, didn't bother me. Kind of preferred it. Christmas was a blast. All was fab. The kiddos got their very first 4-wheeler and LOVED it. I want one. We helped put together our first toy kitchen. My nephew Sam, nearly 3, totally took it over. Next year he will be enrolling in the Cordon Bleu Academy. Oh! We saw Avatar in 3D before we left. Holy mother drop whatever you are doing now and see it in 3D. Now. Still reading? Seriously? What did I say?<br /><br />Here are a few pics that I snapped this weekend at my sister's house. <br />Let's start with my absolute favorite, shall we? Happy on. Happy off. Happy on. Happy off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rFRHamq8-dR1WTMHYKYaTnWOmFWO-12du23VyxqIUg3CSZLSiZsEjvuJH76C4Evx_-Wwc_zviJekd9ilaetqgHmK26IFhbiZrwX0wysQOiqc89Yt3igeqxv5QrsfJDofnYt_XQdDxkEa/s1600-h/IMG_1645.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-rFRHamq8-dR1WTMHYKYaTnWOmFWO-12du23VyxqIUg3CSZLSiZsEjvuJH76C4Evx_-Wwc_zviJekd9ilaetqgHmK26IFhbiZrwX0wysQOiqc89Yt3igeqxv5QrsfJDofnYt_XQdDxkEa/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420455478176640226" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIIoBfJAJ6jnQQDWybLrxrY_si_8PfRoTGJ39QcKVa3N89MaJtELVZhI5cLYZmVvPxbtA4QTzKtqXITeSki0P6xWxpMEwuSZPfameGaTCce4qEaASdPjJyhwyD0IgINK1DyK0_eGqOjDo/s1600-h/IMG_1644.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIIoBfJAJ6jnQQDWybLrxrY_si_8PfRoTGJ39QcKVa3N89MaJtELVZhI5cLYZmVvPxbtA4QTzKtqXITeSki0P6xWxpMEwuSZPfameGaTCce4qEaASdPjJyhwyD0IgINK1DyK0_eGqOjDo/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420455601040662482" /></a><br />And then we have Libby with the crazy blue eyes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9vhyphenhypheng84FW2n5v4UYSYwNf1zdmZfzrq0JMwQTregZanpgG_896gR7kLkluUVxARtGc0ciIkMBHrfJW0S2rdx05k8GATwm9JWnaFxL7ErcpRz2Nub7ZDW_WS1eT4PqkMS5Bo24N0sYdWNM/s1600-h/IMG_16402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9vhyphenhypheng84FW2n5v4UYSYwNf1zdmZfzrq0JMwQTregZanpgG_896gR7kLkluUVxARtGc0ciIkMBHrfJW0S2rdx05k8GATwm9JWnaFxL7ErcpRz2Nub7ZDW_WS1eT4PqkMS5Bo24N0sYdWNM/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420455752436208066" /></a><br />Sisters, sisters. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Cf8h0yWPrOYrVITwRp1FaZ7XVTyASG53cVCsvGvu1oTCsuYPOMTB-5eXqup00v4m1hcnCcCxmv9knewu8ufOsKVPd7HFVUc8qgqyVnT8xG8la2IdDbHRsXi429cwKB9usleGbl40-1Ai/s1600-h/IMG_1619.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Cf8h0yWPrOYrVITwRp1FaZ7XVTyASG53cVCsvGvu1oTCsuYPOMTB-5eXqup00v4m1hcnCcCxmv9knewu8ufOsKVPd7HFVUc8qgqyVnT8xG8la2IdDbHRsXi429cwKB9usleGbl40-1Ai/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420456145672246594" /></a><br />Mr. Sam <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pn1o5E8RF56cpR9PVRFSWUIbhThHNfEBjgbTcZo10cxS9iVs6VznoIUd8DUEjxbkoQlFRsUSH0a5pQyENv821bCKdn62NF2t53xEKm3_87FY9N03bLGTu-iUzAzA5IJBM3TWVEQ-Ey4u/s1600-h/sam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pn1o5E8RF56cpR9PVRFSWUIbhThHNfEBjgbTcZo10cxS9iVs6VznoIUd8DUEjxbkoQlFRsUSH0a5pQyENv821bCKdn62NF2t53xEKm3_87FY9N03bLGTu-iUzAzA5IJBM3TWVEQ-Ey4u/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420456644522615842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QhsXrqFujeXGnqmDhA5pExXOoZaO6aeKeKrxMDBeMnbMCn15ncRf67oefQl-jm53zwLdnuorsNeJGHnfVKL8OO6KzwfQ700mfwqM0fUCbbStqp5dq425KEkm0orPDNUjdqE67V-w4dDa/s1600-h/IMG_1332.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QhsXrqFujeXGnqmDhA5pExXOoZaO6aeKeKrxMDBeMnbMCn15ncRf67oefQl-jm53zwLdnuorsNeJGHnfVKL8OO6KzwfQ700mfwqM0fUCbbStqp5dq425KEkm0orPDNUjdqE67V-w4dDa/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420464824132984818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKA0Wk2FxrqqnyET0q1qnuVPFu-M0cRBsCDJEEmwGeBmY1gkjQZsjMU9waZmNqrpUX0ms2PZUJ3FG9o711SSi-QZwckfc3Y8awpQT7VYWaGFLRiBPWH4E-RifDfAZiep8LUSsh5kV5lVX/s1600-h/IMG_1453.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKA0Wk2FxrqqnyET0q1qnuVPFu-M0cRBsCDJEEmwGeBmY1gkjQZsjMU9waZmNqrpUX0ms2PZUJ3FG9o711SSi-QZwckfc3Y8awpQT7VYWaGFLRiBPWH4E-RifDfAZiep8LUSsh5kV5lVX/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420466093891317010" /></a><br />The big guy himself<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN09Mq5cSbNCbIQw00k5XaAAjIlyj_wwAlI9YCXEM1Yy8ohUudLRIegugeKQ0IxdfPDXnoqJjMM_e_tFN8saKwz7_yLOxQTDTthiKDIDAcZyfmlVnsYveYJ9xAlr8piiXNotmtf0AY3QLq/s1600-h/IMG_1377.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefMlEzZ_JU9kAWm6XSrrHTvrpqJtslxFCbMXRlO3Awc9sgM88LyiNSahd_k-OCzHan0rn-bLhEI2iOO2lZZNaY-GRhRxCHix8lGuzlODoZGDhcK-3htvvlWuXY4EhPN5Zga4Ru59M9cpb/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420458498099401234" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-69451765310206821652009-12-28T08:41:00.001-08:002009-12-28T08:52:56.875-08:002010 ResolutionsAKA, things that might never happen. <br /><br />1. Take my gym membership from FAT TAX (once a month payment to the gym but never going, hence large badunkadunk) to actual membership. This means I will have to be an active participant. I am hopeful.<br /><br />2. Study and finish MLKs online photography class. Actually do the lessons. Learn to use my flash.<br /><br />3. Make jewelry for fun again. Not that filling orders isn't fun but I want to start designing new things and expanding my shiz. I want to solder more and be good at it. <br /><br />4. Set-up and learn to shoot indoors in a studio setting. <br /><br />5. Shoot one senior photo session. Not hate myself for it. Feel good'ish about it. Note, must find DARING individual with low to no expectations. <br /><br />6. Finish Boise Ad Fed website. <br /><br />7. Cook more. Plan ahead. Make meals for the week. Eat out less. <br /><br />8. Give this "saving" thing a go. Cough. Sorry, it's a hard word to say. <br /><br />9. Put at least ONE stamped letter in the mail and send it. Don't find it in a pile on your desk. Just one. <br /><br />10. Say no. Slow it down a hair. Just a hair though. No need to go gettin all crazy.<br /><br /><br />Alright, those are the top 10. We'll see what happens. Stay tuned. Xmas photos coming later.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-10744961456401097702009-12-21T18:27:00.001-08:002009-12-21T18:34:43.125-08:00Lots of champagne and a new dress sizeThis weekend was my good friend <a href="http://cordonpink.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/food-buzz-24-24-24-wild-women-cookie-exchange-and-champagne-party/">Lindzee</a>'s Annual Champagne Cookie Exchange. It was glorious, fattening and liver damaging. Everything wonderful about the holidays. Her blog is one of 24 featured on foodbuzz.com. I always love it when people get on facebook to complain about how busy they are. I always think, then why the heck are you facebooking about it? So in an effort to not be them, and actually get my WORK done...I will just direct you to the wonderful words of dear <a href="http://cordonpink.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/food-buzz-24-24-24-wild-women-cookie-exchange-and-champagne-party/">Lindzee</a>. Here are some pics of the night/day/morning. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7ezMgMlOsBrPT2Mk2MnZwB6PfVuJiEnOOHXxvclYB5rD10xyjOp5rogkWCahm53pOpaItqyareLIWhcktZZviRsPz_E6DYtRobOxMGy5a4lc5wcEpCNTu9xZfHExWKtXsNIiOIpPHRev/s1600-h/IMG_1266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7ezMgMlOsBrPT2Mk2MnZwB6PfVuJiEnOOHXxvclYB5rD10xyjOp5rogkWCahm53pOpaItqyareLIWhcktZZviRsPz_E6DYtRobOxMGy5a4lc5wcEpCNTu9xZfHExWKtXsNIiOIpPHRev/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417883136543579490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_S76ahK79CVI9UyV_SFQg_JS8yyNJfAFW60kaXjkLU3WPhyf0LxjH2LU0npLzJmDHOtYe46ZJv-UHcK44Brz85DB2zmZglqhinz51tY9jTJB5joB-qhf6yp9EUcS2d_FKgwofvYV0lqLZ/s1600-h/IMG_1212.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfJrfTe4Z9TERh0khKwcehRt5XHr8NECBFkK3ggd2hcpCHiG8FIgIcU-ik2UU2wBv9JO92UfogPFv79rb639Jjnd38KzLUF-6YotdyA6LRdhkqMSX8y29vkrYXpt4_Be62Jf-_fb7bN4l/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417882655905994258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcCTSBXbUpYls7dKxLi2UyjyfXxwVHjb529oNEHkBQe5fhWDc6GUP3rGenp0Fj6p1QjUomrhgLlT7fcyWYtnBNkG22EtMgiWdWchSvzhAUCDXCM2kcVZef6bdDIBA3p4sDC1YTc-_14Co/s1600-h/IMG_1194.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcCTSBXbUpYls7dKxLi2UyjyfXxwVHjb529oNEHkBQe5fhWDc6GUP3rGenp0Fj6p1QjUomrhgLlT7fcyWYtnBNkG22EtMgiWdWchSvzhAUCDXCM2kcVZef6bdDIBA3p4sDC1YTc-_14Co/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417882517751047586" /></a><br />Here I am on my 3rd trip through. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kKWXldh1IjOpc-zseUWhvS10_bnXfVpcbQhG-monsg9eR4L_k_yjCi1zWKRfRFDJ_xVqoZ6upVSFGQlnE2Rkmq5dE3cIyOritrPXr90el-7NIRVunNHW8xogejjkeAwYkFOOMpzANnC9/s1600-h/IMG_1229.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kKWXldh1IjOpc-zseUWhvS10_bnXfVpcbQhG-monsg9eR4L_k_yjCi1zWKRfRFDJ_xVqoZ6upVSFGQlnE2Rkmq5dE3cIyOritrPXr90el-7NIRVunNHW8xogejjkeAwYkFOOMpzANnC9/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417883271175263698" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-10798927269753904602009-12-15T21:43:00.000-08:002009-12-15T21:59:43.453-08:00HO HO HO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tkw9AYsxxjfxmxlYJKDG7LLIelMZ3aAljIU2MUjgpKr3kGZtCx3zZaVcEY7xfHzQrsb_Lz3UxwvaYvND17sAcvuRLq4ypKQqOxeTtiRvnL3pUfCoujxt0x5gbOG8yHJZffVy_-jqigGN/s1600-h/IMG_1132_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Tkw9AYsxxjfxmxlYJKDG7LLIelMZ3aAljIU2MUjgpKr3kGZtCx3zZaVcEY7xfHzQrsb_Lz3UxwvaYvND17sAcvuRLq4ypKQqOxeTtiRvnL3pUfCoujxt0x5gbOG8yHJZffVy_-jqigGN/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415709482506153362" /></a><br />One of our friend's at my husband's office asked me to take photos of their little people Christmas party at the office. Assuming that since I own a camera and enjoy "photography" that I would be a good fit for this job. Oh for the love. I am SOOOO bad at indoor photography. It is definitely high on my list of priorities for things to perfect next year but next year was not tonight. No sirry bob it was not. It was in a really high room so I couldn't bounce the flash off of much. The kids didn't really look at me. I felt slightly awkward but I also had a good time and hope that they didn't notice that I was clueless. Maybe next year I will be better!!!! Fun night though. <br />Here are a few of the munchies. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVqnzuJw5N4qYvptG-MNyVZOXIrX4p98mOx4E0VPSzNmKwTQpHV5lTz9yzIveoGZ4EVerxVWFVL_dwV76Bcmp6HPiF6bKrbKIRr8ZNgWsyZiGPJoZwA1jhVRSSH5qb6hS0OLd_vCLa0D6/s1600-h/IMG_1149.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVqnzuJw5N4qYvptG-MNyVZOXIrX4p98mOx4E0VPSzNmKwTQpHV5lTz9yzIveoGZ4EVerxVWFVL_dwV76Bcmp6HPiF6bKrbKIRr8ZNgWsyZiGPJoZwA1jhVRSSH5qb6hS0OLd_vCLa0D6/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415709406425064418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCWUBLPgwcksJm-qV1YTkCk-RKRMLOWxsTkqg92-Mx4KTHk_myQkWA14GsRLuQurer3pGJl-Pf24DLxPW9VUOdxQciG405Ax15-jNnKBjJ19yPttY8nFBtS-vgk8h8mhnUZJyULMaDgee/s1600-h/IMG_1157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCWUBLPgwcksJm-qV1YTkCk-RKRMLOWxsTkqg92-Mx4KTHk_myQkWA14GsRLuQurer3pGJl-Pf24DLxPW9VUOdxQciG405Ax15-jNnKBjJ19yPttY8nFBtS-vgk8h8mhnUZJyULMaDgee/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415709315391928594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uIFvdvIGGM3c16C9KaZOsJjWHzEZncwSGFKzbOjMqB-KlkmH9ksd-RrBpEce3lqVztNgIki3BIwtiDQyV4DANzgYc1oJnKRQxGtTLu8vpg1mlfPtlEuV5zcDlLJ8FRsoqTZl1U1YwHzG/s1600-h/IMG_1143.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uIFvdvIGGM3c16C9KaZOsJjWHzEZncwSGFKzbOjMqB-KlkmH9ksd-RrBpEce3lqVztNgIki3BIwtiDQyV4DANzgYc1oJnKRQxGtTLu8vpg1mlfPtlEuV5zcDlLJ8FRsoqTZl1U1YwHzG/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415709212716538290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0PwSccPz0NKxD4mLbBIcxG7FvGMjXMrgI4fsh2ibVFsiaUoSIbqDpDqxgh3uWvtav772EX_-rJaGyCU4FUNHggPS0wZvygZsrEbK6j1P7RKPa1WxWSK6yt3dN-PwMuIbcX1FcMyF-SUY/s1600-h/combo1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0PwSccPz0NKxD4mLbBIcxG7FvGMjXMrgI4fsh2ibVFsiaUoSIbqDpDqxgh3uWvtav772EX_-rJaGyCU4FUNHggPS0wZvygZsrEbK6j1P7RKPa1WxWSK6yt3dN-PwMuIbcX1FcMyF-SUY/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415709110267819922" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-30147697494061444632009-12-15T21:37:00.000-08:002009-12-15T21:43:13.207-08:00Tis the season for JEWELS!I have been keeping my hands quite busy lately filling numerous jewelry orders. It's a really good problem to have and I have been having all sorts of fun doing it. In fact, in one of the photos you can see what sort of fun my hands have been having. They are chapped and disgusting. But I LOVE it. The custom orders have been the biggest hits from both friends, significant others of friends and plenty of random people. I had to make the photo below a little blurry in case any wandering eyes stumble on this blog and see their xmas present before xmas. I would sure be in trouble!!! Yupsy daisy. I am trying to stockpile my jewelry money for my trip to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in February. It is the largest gem show in the entire world. CRAZY cool. It takes a couple of days to get your shopping done and obviously, fundage. Working on that part. Anyway, rambling now. Conan is on in the other room keeping me rocking. Why am I blogging right now? Back to the jewels!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoDoKPo_KzGRnDlFaFe0eu6F8rb4t5Bu8vS79B3YuLOFymOJG2Gkjxj5ZW9O2kFLeEY7shTIfgwdB5zqqYbDxEp029C9ppdhytAJg_o3DkGabbmQRVr_AcI8gd2iUhcTIb3ECczURAjw4/s1600-h/IMG_1165.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoDoKPo_KzGRnDlFaFe0eu6F8rb4t5Bu8vS79B3YuLOFymOJG2Gkjxj5ZW9O2kFLeEY7shTIfgwdB5zqqYbDxEp029C9ppdhytAJg_o3DkGabbmQRVr_AcI8gd2iUhcTIb3ECczURAjw4/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415705312504026722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVbbPxL7-5nCbpEsXDDGtGxOmhGkgajb9uJzdprOqN6uXXtwEe44d_hZGGu2d4R6JcoZeV8sbU090zKHxCPt5aPdWX_a-vWNJ2pmZgAQ1DKCRwwR3XCuWd7JN3TxoCt5GAaDplk_GQfsG/s1600-h/earring.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVbbPxL7-5nCbpEsXDDGtGxOmhGkgajb9uJzdprOqN6uXXtwEe44d_hZGGu2d4R6JcoZeV8sbU090zKHxCPt5aPdWX_a-vWNJ2pmZgAQ1DKCRwwR3XCuWd7JN3TxoCt5GAaDplk_GQfsG/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415705407594113186" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-35857734085503221212009-12-15T19:30:00.001-08:002009-12-15T19:37:15.313-08:00Still married<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5cDUPP5DGeq1XN5gd0Bge1wftefduTfYhDn2z5KZNZznUM5x-V_-PydTOLuWO3mGWdQP4MGnAmybQEp-rLKG1S3BaC8GHIzu7N6k4oa0m9OKde5WJTE6Lcx6QqVmRRb64hby5fX_idbW/s1600-h/Photo+on+2009-12-15+at+20.35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5cDUPP5DGeq1XN5gd0Bge1wftefduTfYhDn2z5KZNZznUM5x-V_-PydTOLuWO3mGWdQP4MGnAmybQEp-rLKG1S3BaC8GHIzu7N6k4oa0m9OKde5WJTE6Lcx6QqVmRRb64hby5fX_idbW/s400/Photo+on+2009-12-15+at+20.35.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415672630971782322" /></a><br />Well...we beat the odds. Nick and I went shopping together last night at Target and managed to respect our sacred vows throughout the night. We are still married folks. Anyone who has stepped foot inside a store of any kind with my husband will understand that this is no small feat. I really wanted to go xmas shopping with him for whatever reason; chalking up some quality time when we don't have much time for it. In order to make it a, dare I say, pleasurable experience I had my list organized by department so we were able to cruise the aisles like the lady mall walkers. It was actually fun. I can't believe we made it to the end of the night with our marriage intact. I expect to be knighted for this. I have to stay off the phone, pretty sure the queen will be calling any minute to schedule my appointment.Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106115342696193786.post-3783112107750946472009-12-13T14:25:00.001-08:002009-12-13T14:39:47.471-08:00The Thomas Clan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoysBKqoCHfDLdVbDqCjf0a2MUxWNQKDMZWj_fSyPiyJ7hHQRRlp84TCTwFoeM-tfldnk-PUITdm63wCMP2K9yHyhCakvmTvtJnFueceEQ327GOhdDEOf9FEq8BsY2mLIvcXs9woQ39NbL/s1600-h/IMG_1043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoysBKqoCHfDLdVbDqCjf0a2MUxWNQKDMZWj_fSyPiyJ7hHQRRlp84TCTwFoeM-tfldnk-PUITdm63wCMP2K9yHyhCakvmTvtJnFueceEQ327GOhdDEOf9FEq8BsY2mLIvcXs9woQ39NbL/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414853311471348514" /></a><br />This afternoon I took pics for some friends of ours. It was downright toasty today at a whopping 28 degrees. I much prefer that to the -3 we have been waking up to. So I threw on my bikini in celebration and stepped out to meet them. That last sentence is a dirty lie. A dirty lie. Will you look at those dogs, er I mean reindeer? How flipping cute are they! (Not a question). They were so preoccupied with the ducks on the river that we had a hard time wrangling them in but we managed to get a few. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n8pDN0Ai584HV0CJ634Al0l5VOYlvBiFSqa-XdZSsRdCfaWxZYrmcY0kOgp0xybXW-GiAMw1theaGvK9YrCPxN1lxn1fzoFvliDtM1vsa_3m9MaSlObENSUljBQpRIy2o_EXVLPFMzHj/s1600-h/IMG_0943.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n8pDN0Ai584HV0CJ634Al0l5VOYlvBiFSqa-XdZSsRdCfaWxZYrmcY0kOgp0xybXW-GiAMw1theaGvK9YrCPxN1lxn1fzoFvliDtM1vsa_3m9MaSlObENSUljBQpRIy2o_EXVLPFMzHj/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414851200511659650" /></a><br />This makes me happy. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANmMLpkgqe73SF57xBsOZ2AQQeUHzWChn-Dt_Z3XYnRm2yQTb06cfRU5gLbGb2QmpWe4FkkXCFyMBRcFTDC0Epw4-vYv6CC2Uz8wFbPV2NlOOl689jGep_kENc9iOEf9UP2jcnBF3THDU/s1600-h/IMG_1052.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Look at that SMILE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw1jajlEgNPL2d9FFB23qT4srL1Wxzd1cFjofnzItY-4tFvBK5szluNhuSGwJ4OUsEI3fBD7eaoEMQBXg7_dmagI8QSKPBf5pXPoDn59lGZKFnOp4ocORYA5VJU3OImcsp6mX6dYDGwhw/s1600-h/IMG_0965.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYw1jajlEgNPL2d9FFB23qT4srL1Wxzd1cFjofnzItY-4tFvBK5szluNhuSGwJ4OUsEI3fBD7eaoEMQBXg7_dmagI8QSKPBf5pXPoDn59lGZKFnOp4ocORYA5VJU3OImcsp6mX6dYDGwhw/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414851652648726802" /></a><br />Duck huntin'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBPrzhZnI9S38YbKoIUS7yrp2V9LJHB46is7U1HlnThPPdoaUdXhM2cYVCS914P-59a9tOjckYpAC4MnrLNFIwmoItuAJzsk2THnTcSHSmTJ03Uc6MBHfc_z1Y-XeNgm0AzWI5R5jyWxv/s1600-h/IMG_0964.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBPrzhZnI9S38YbKoIUS7yrp2V9LJHB46is7U1HlnThPPdoaUdXhM2cYVCS914P-59a9tOjckYpAC4MnrLNFIwmoItuAJzsk2THnTcSHSmTJ03Uc6MBHfc_z1Y-XeNgm0AzWI5R5jyWxv/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414851519893166578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jK1CqANvZp-nk2weD5Hq1RFeOaXA_wLjtVkdmxIpG8jTRFLOToBRYuprXbvLWoPo6mvUQyx6g7MU6710C2LTb8t_s6pHj5wfoCC_JS-enuKYrb5FgzlRCtS8Fr9nN1zcb_MzUn1nkzFK/s1600-h/IMG_0947.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jK1CqANvZp-nk2weD5Hq1RFeOaXA_wLjtVkdmxIpG8jTRFLOToBRYuprXbvLWoPo6mvUQyx6g7MU6710C2LTb8t_s6pHj5wfoCC_JS-enuKYrb5FgzlRCtS8Fr9nN1zcb_MzUn1nkzFK/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414851420245347794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbpzT-Df-U8M-vL-i69KX-LT6uLldYn3hczOokTzhCSPwMPzHVij80w88B55we-GR6WECN1w5qZPdEl-TR57XB3j4Y9UBuirEDSDFsrsOCN4KiJBBLgmObEYR42dgMevI56PuRkXtYsvM/s1600-h/IMG_0927.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbpzT-Df-U8M-vL-i69KX-LT6uLldYn3hczOokTzhCSPwMPzHVij80w88B55we-GR6WECN1w5qZPdEl-TR57XB3j4Y9UBuirEDSDFsrsOCN4KiJBBLgmObEYR42dgMevI56PuRkXtYsvM/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414851333842593826" /></a>Crissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15414836018013331500noreply@blogger.com6