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I chopped all my hair off last summer & it has stuck.<br />
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I got to explore the Daffodil Trail, part of the Summit County Metropark system. 40,000 in bloom!</div>
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I spent a week in Staunton, Virginia with my Shakespeare class. I spent my time exploring a cemetery that has been in use since 1840<br />
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and running the historic streets in search of pre-20th century architecture.<br />
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When deciding where to travel, aside from museums, architecture and old cemeteries top the list</div>
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It's been a long time since I posted. I am a different person now than I was when I blogged regularly, and I am almost unrecognizable from the person I was 3 years ago when I started this blog. Back then, my husband was deployed and I needed an outlet. Blogging fulfilled that, and I absolutely love the community I've found in it.<br />
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But then, my lifestyle changed and I spent WAY less time on the computer. When M left for Iraq, I was unhappy. It had only been a short time since the death of my Mom and I handled it horribly. I got depressed, my anxiety spiraled out of control and I developed agoraphobia. I didn't have a great support system then, as I don't have much family, so it was up to me to change something. And I did. And I'm very proud of that, and who I am now.<br />
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I started out walking with my dogs. I have a bunch of them, so that kept me busy. Then I started hiking every day. It proved to be the thing that keeps me sane. After 2 years of hiking, 60 lbs lost and a complete mental reboot, I began to run.<br />
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The first race I ever ran was The Color Run just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I ran it with some of my favorite people on this planet and I had a blast doing it. That's me #5249 and my best friend # 5250. (He has also lost an unreal amount of weight, 100 lbs!) we trained together, we ran together, and we celebrated life together afterward. </div>
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This is us 2 months later, right after we finished the Warrior Dash. We trained for it for months, and it was a bit of a science experiment to see how awesome we could become! </div>
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These are my favorites. 2 friends, (me) and my wonderful husband. </div>
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All of us have been through so much hardship, so many losses, and so much sadness. But we do what we can, no matter what it takes to look on the bright side of things, and that has changed my life too. After 2 years of running, it's a huge part of who I am and in a way, it defines me. To be a good runner, you have to commit, you have to be dedicated and it becomes a lifestyle. The point of my "comeback post" is to show how running and the community involved in it is such a miraculously positive thing. </div>
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You can easily scroll back through my archives and see how I looked before. I was miserable and had no confidence and nothing to contribute to the world. I was in a fog and couldn't have been any more lost.</div>
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Running saved me. When I heard the news of the attack at the Boston Marathon yesterday, it broke my heart. This is MY community. This is my sport. Running Boston is a dream, and you have to be elite to even qualify. People dedicate their lives to training for it for <i>years.</i> When I heard of the shrapnel and how it was low to the ground... some of those runners, who define themselves as runners, will never run again. And that to me is as large a loss as I can imagine.</div>
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Every race that I have ever seen has an entry fee, of which, a sizable chunk goes to charity. That's one of the reasons I run, to give back in a real, and healthy way. My heart is broken for Boston and our running community. But as I have learned to do, I remain optimistic. The bad in the world will never defeat the good.</div>
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Post these rules.</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> 2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> 3. 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Go to their blog/twitter and tell them you've tagged them.</span> </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KZl05r5Ob_FooSgBRi1EoPriwypzcYEvn39GP4YEEIACk_jKzjDBQaGVxt5KFwGCMwtUfletfhlXKRvFslzf02qHE3aaMPENmWN_qCZUfpHzJggFS8B6RZQVyGQhH4bFnNUFVQQq-7Q/s1600/meee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KZl05r5Ob_FooSgBRi1EoPriwypzcYEvn39GP4YEEIACk_jKzjDBQaGVxt5KFwGCMwtUfletfhlXKRvFslzf02qHE3aaMPENmWN_qCZUfpHzJggFS8B6RZQVyGQhH4bFnNUFVQQq-7Q/s320/meee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713545195853105634" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "> </div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><b>11 Randoms</b></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">1. This is a picture I took yesterday. I feel like an idiot taking pics of myself, but I wanted to document my new haircut :)</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">2. I'm FB chatting with my brother. He travels every week for work and I don't get to see him often</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;">3. I am OCD about random things. Legitimately OCD. My dad is too! But different random things lol</span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">4. All I want to do right now is bundle up and go hiking</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">5. I love to cook. I cook elaborate meals for dinner almost every single day. I am pretty great at it, but I started learning at 3, so I have had lots of practice</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">6. I have a habit of reading 2-3 books at a time. I read about a book a day, everyday</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">7. It's bright and sunny outside right now. It's also freezing out</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">8. I am 7 years younger than my husband. </span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">9. I only listen to sad music. I can't freaking stand happy songs at all haha! But I am definitely a happy person</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">10. Amish country is one of my favorite places to waste time</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">11. I plan my travels around whether or not there will be cool museums to visit, which is probably not for everyone, but my hubby is a good sport!</span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><b style="font-style: normal; ">Questions:</b><br />1. Favorite nail color? </span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; ">I have a vivid turquoise that I'm into right now </span></div><div style="font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">2. Pink or RED lipstick?...or are you a gloss kinda gal?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "> I don't wear lipstick often but when I do I wear candy apple red</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">3. Where would you like to go if you could go anywhere on Earth? </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">I am dying to go to Paris</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">4. Are you a morning person or a night owl?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;">I'm a night owl, always have been </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">5. Are you really chatty or super quiet? Or maybe somewhere in between?? </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">In between, I'll talk to anybody, but I don't really strike up convos</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">6. What is one thing you want to accomplish <i>this year</i>?</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span><span><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;">This year, I've already accomplished so much!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span><span><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">7. What is your best talent/gift?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Trivia. I am the king of random trivia </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">8. Do you have a tattoo?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">I have 3 tattoos. An Irish one on my back, my last name on one ankle, and another small one on my other ankle</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">9. What is one thing you'd like to learn more about?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Business. I'd like to open a brick and mortar store in the next few years. </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">10. You're alter ego would be a _______. (think occupation:)</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Fighter pilot, without a doubt! That is the most badass thing I can think of, and I'm a little obsessed with Top Gun</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">11. What three people (past or present) would you like to meet?</span></span></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">I never got to meet my dad's Mom, so she is my #1. #2 would be the architect of my favorite house and #3 I'd like to meet James Cagney :)</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">My Questions for You:</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">1. What city did you grow up in?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">2. What is the oldest item of clothing you own?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">3. What is your favorite movie, and why?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">4. When did you begin blogging?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">5. What are your lesser know hobbies/talents?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">6. What kind of car do you drive? Do you like it?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">7. If you could change any 1 thing in your life, no matter how big, what would it be?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">8. What is your favorite city? </span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">9. What is your favorite meal to eat?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">10. Have any of your relatives (ancestor-present day) served in the military?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; ">11. What are you most looking forward to in 2012?</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); clear: both; "><span><span><span ><span style="line-height: 18px;">I keep my blog pretty vague/anon so I thought I'd share some randoms :) </span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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It's a pretty space.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSCsDXoJUf0tSWN74AncXXCpENfvYSlkqvgvCq53Cg0cx5FkNFuP6SgdJXsFRl-gC2lSf0pu8R9Kah9jC-Rak9zlWSZLUtKdW_a_uJdsu9mk1zf7EuOiRH8LWFf_1NBWvQo2FQq7jwyY/s1600/music.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSCsDXoJUf0tSWN74AncXXCpENfvYSlkqvgvCq53Cg0cx5FkNFuP6SgdJXsFRl-gC2lSf0pu8R9Kah9jC-Rak9zlWSZLUtKdW_a_uJdsu9mk1zf7EuOiRH8LWFf_1NBWvQo2FQq7jwyY/s320/music.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694639144686961186" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">The next performance we saw was in the gorgeous ballroom of a building called Greystone Hall. It was built in 1917, and the architecture is breathtaking</span> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTI6IwmwR1GZQ81ufuf8aOcQowfqT2FleZeCgnPgrAlLq4GqHETw6YGwhv2gof1bEDUrR2HVgpr82qnjscBFFiJmphpq5NI2kNMIWy_-kQggpTlAgcUhyphenhyphenqWfYB8cijIxu2as4AQeBN6A/s1600/ballroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTI6IwmwR1GZQ81ufuf8aOcQowfqT2FleZeCgnPgrAlLq4GqHETw6YGwhv2gof1bEDUrR2HVgpr82qnjscBFFiJmphpq5NI2kNMIWy_-kQggpTlAgcUhyphenhyphenqWfYB8cijIxu2as4AQeBN6A/s320/ballroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694639026902087378" /></a>This year there were horse drawn carriage rides. This was extremely popular, and we did not want to wait in line for 1 1/2 hrs, so we skipped it. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYZzMxvSrkw0SUTchj7FRahzXvQJ0kz69RIbzhabXPPu497-OOIrylOy4NC4RbvcBwKspvd-dI_8pHzcHIgnKu53YrS42gR0oRNoCAJ9f6yH-K82j50urFkEQKSR9KcLKPFTcFqQg5nI/s1600/horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYZzMxvSrkw0SUTchj7FRahzXvQJ0kz69RIbzhabXPPu497-OOIrylOy4NC4RbvcBwKspvd-dI_8pHzcHIgnKu53YrS42gR0oRNoCAJ9f6yH-K82j50urFkEQKSR9KcLKPFTcFqQg5nI/s320/horse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694638242743512178" /></a>we explored the <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><a href="http://www.akroncivic.com/" title="">Civic Theater</a> which is my favorite building in the city. I sang here with choirs years ago, and my high school graduation was also held here!</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNKxDEOas_TB_3BmXF0Yf3kmQYlm95vhUn6kN_rMWaHmAPatrTvN3PXyfWGm1V-oKL_AiwQLXWOkOl2nwVvuYcAfF7za0pUL0Oflwl3quzA_czD0OmbHfngegrqOjdwdir_RvEH8VDQ/s1600/atcivic.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNKxDEOas_TB_3BmXF0Yf3kmQYlm95vhUn6kN_rMWaHmAPatrTvN3PXyfWGm1V-oKL_AiwQLXWOkOl2nwVvuYcAfF7za0pUL0Oflwl3quzA_czD0OmbHfngegrqOjdwdir_RvEH8VDQ/s320/atcivic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694638244948442226" /></a>there was a "make-your-own" mask craft, which we did for the 2nd yr </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z_saZe-fjkARVZOpfKSKqBpi0GlIxXfD9NCXm2T1HmH98G92_I5l-mE93R7pUFOqo19ID7evSpOebC-MAIrToHwjjbhGS_FE3MJwc8KtT-CIHsBwB6yXxL2ixVCJdbRySvT5bKNZTM8/s1600/masks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z_saZe-fjkARVZOpfKSKqBpi0GlIxXfD9NCXm2T1HmH98G92_I5l-mE93R7pUFOqo19ID7evSpOebC-MAIrToHwjjbhGS_FE3MJwc8KtT-CIHsBwB6yXxL2ixVCJdbRySvT5bKNZTM8/s320/masks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694638232416505314" /></a>this made me smile the most. My Grandmother used to work in this building!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxSs0zjVQhWTkBiWvxG9kBB9u9nqCeJa7gA0RSZAIKNApzqWLu9iB-Ih6Cm-nuJYp9Yho2rl7jcq47Jlaunq6xVeMLIn_xvVXJB2pobTzAGAQuZsQQRuHVlNV1SRcaeMbqE-YJg1rC7Q/s1600/wakr+building.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxSs0zjVQhWTkBiWvxG9kBB9u9nqCeJa7gA0RSZAIKNApzqWLu9iB-Ih6Cm-nuJYp9Yho2rl7jcq47Jlaunq6xVeMLIn_xvVXJB2pobTzAGAQuZsQQRuHVlNV1SRcaeMbqE-YJg1rC7Q/s320/wakr+building.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694638232343914210" /></a>and finally we saw opera performances in the <span style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><a href="http://www.actorssummit.org/" title="">Actor's Summit</a> which is actually on the top floor of the building the ballroom is in. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0WJ598rEoF2HP5iJIQSOgI29lrP7RT5C8e9HvkNGx3GFcku9fQBhvO3dV85vF5Yq2KETTRarO2lLoPED7lfmS7jv1YwuH04gHIjg7gnBZqozTfFndu4SW8QB32qCabEnJfjX_B-K7x0/s1600/summitartspace.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0WJ598rEoF2HP5iJIQSOgI29lrP7RT5C8e9HvkNGx3GFcku9fQBhvO3dV85vF5Yq2KETTRarO2lLoPED7lfmS7jv1YwuH04gHIjg7gnBZqozTfFndu4SW8QB32qCabEnJfjX_B-K7x0/s320/summitartspace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694638228542346226" /></a><br /><div>We had an absolutely wonderful end to a completely awful year! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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When we opened it, we discovered that it was from the guidance counselor at my step-daughter's school, this is what HER card said:</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge06wcQy533CqlTedRYmAM6-XwfZcTs6-Wy2Yo45VU6QKwWx22hkGVtiaw1hyYyCYO1CX3SmgzkkwBQ2Uzy3EZr4px2M4Ann0iZiFvLrDzz62ulo92FI0d9avGkoGQ3tRpJpYU3Knit-Q/s1600/1st+Letter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge06wcQy533CqlTedRYmAM6-XwfZcTs6-Wy2Yo45VU6QKwWx22hkGVtiaw1hyYyCYO1CX3SmgzkkwBQ2Uzy3EZr4px2M4Ann0iZiFvLrDzz62ulo92FI0d9avGkoGQ3tRpJpYU3Knit-Q/s320/1st+Letter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628793151565746" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; ">and this is what was inside:</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK8aciClopKMpI4BRDKvPP3EpOdvbq8yLvpCiZLg0PS3MahC2JaCNrhFHv0PmCUorto95qkuwYwv2uUaEMpDUYF2Hvv021Ah8R1OpQooS8-2YC81JNDi2eJsrcfk0woIV8Lzrimu748c/s1600/stacks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK8aciClopKMpI4BRDKvPP3EpOdvbq8yLvpCiZLg0PS3MahC2JaCNrhFHv0PmCUorto95qkuwYwv2uUaEMpDUYF2Hvv021Ah8R1OpQooS8-2YC81JNDi2eJsrcfk0woIV8Lzrimu748c/s320/stacks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628702678480210" /></a><br />There are 30 of them! The kids wrote, colored and decorated these cards for parents of students that are in the military. My husband and I were completely blown away. Here is a small sample of the insides :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlV6-Mja4CHf83fR_GGO5HcsKK6wU3sMyuA2mVw2AiOgAy27d2_39-sIsaeWWPmRPMwoGzYLzvXvQtlTF7pyISZW7i8m4HGjKsv5iQyvFsqwsymxmkeyAxShuU9uIOfo9AHgbabFKpkI/s1600/dear+hero.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlV6-Mja4CHf83fR_GGO5HcsKK6wU3sMyuA2mVw2AiOgAy27d2_39-sIsaeWWPmRPMwoGzYLzvXvQtlTF7pyISZW7i8m4HGjKsv5iQyvFsqwsymxmkeyAxShuU9uIOfo9AHgbabFKpkI/s320/dear+hero.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628581186762514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoabpGf3XU7bj2uASvM_Ri7HEdUiBNfLPgimCXZya_8jVj61vnGyn45XzpWBXr6HyKMSFSdtlTmuOu0sNJcLkXeTRbphzVdQPRI7_oA8qMuPZmO3b2_TAWiiFgSxIxlyfKkNr6g8QMvo/s1600/3+card.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoabpGf3XU7bj2uASvM_Ri7HEdUiBNfLPgimCXZya_8jVj61vnGyn45XzpWBXr6HyKMSFSdtlTmuOu0sNJcLkXeTRbphzVdQPRI7_oA8qMuPZmO3b2_TAWiiFgSxIxlyfKkNr6g8QMvo/s320/3+card.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628462776769906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2I0iH8qBVjzVoWJh7Lxx0THH2kAtdKEAA0xs83i-hqhkVlpAt0mT6VjfFgRlX6V3yeBhUTWl1QAHaF2p2AlO6Sni8W1IJER64hPR94pIFEYkGP0UBlWdFqddEyZqkGfacRnIHI4TGvs/s1600/thanks+etc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2I0iH8qBVjzVoWJh7Lxx0THH2kAtdKEAA0xs83i-hqhkVlpAt0mT6VjfFgRlX6V3yeBhUTWl1QAHaF2p2AlO6Sni8W1IJER64hPR94pIFEYkGP0UBlWdFqddEyZqkGfacRnIHI4TGvs/s320/thanks+etc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628379583097922" /></a>but THIS one is my favorite. This one is so innocent but meaningful to me. This kid knows exactly why my husband and so many others do what they do, even if he doesn't <i>really </i>understand. The core reason why they serve is in hopes that future generations don't have to. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio50pvFyZEtK_qJ0AZ8umMUks9Pp7AwHBMfzuiVq-vtBtGkQHf1uroDhIf972rC4g35VROLAgRtwst3BnZjmNRSTNquuEm6G0P6TKFujrhLz_xEnuRKN9RFJDm6RO_OBsQH_BLF0UzQ8A/s1600/waring.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio50pvFyZEtK_qJ0AZ8umMUks9Pp7AwHBMfzuiVq-vtBtGkQHf1uroDhIf972rC4g35VROLAgRtwst3BnZjmNRSTNquuEm6G0P6TKFujrhLz_xEnuRKN9RFJDm6RO_OBsQH_BLF0UzQ8A/s320/waring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694628271775113570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><div>we sat and read every single card. It was a highlight of our holiday season! </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscXem3_BL1nZljwWgJyiCSPOb3TPN4DkOTsXMX__tPefBrjSYjqj2O32rULEtogQHeF3DB6_fxvDEx0_aZCSDGRFKRrl0Sexm2v5toLQCNsFEg6_wcx2olsKKPogKwEpHbpSGnO2bnC0/s1600/1st+Letter.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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On a whim, I booked us a trip to a place called Ludlow, Vermont.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was AMAZING!</div><div><br /></div><div>We stayed at a wonderful hotel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><a title="Castle Hill Resort and Spa" href="http://www.castlehillresortvt.com/castle-hill-resort-spa/index.cfm">Castle Hill Resort and Spa</a> </span></div><div>in this gorgeous mountain town. Ludlow is a small town in the Green Mountains, and is usually a ski resort town. We however, went off season, in October. Here is a pic of the lovely resort. It is a former mansion that now houses a 5 star French-American Restaurant and 10 guest suites. I can't begin to describe how beautiful the building is. I am an architecture junkie, and the gorgeous details of this house took my breath away. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWfQPx_mQv7HCyoK6jetqvK2c_7aHGsgv76tfiMFy0_q-GOyZN6aS5JV-jP8WsiVqZCsX4IIAa4muxp4rhOqhxxF6cymJHOsxsvuPEjw4rO764X-sYT_IX5hOnbgtaUbCUnMfsUbLESE/s1600/DANA%2527s+Camera+255.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWfQPx_mQv7HCyoK6jetqvK2c_7aHGsgv76tfiMFy0_q-GOyZN6aS5JV-jP8WsiVqZCsX4IIAa4muxp4rhOqhxxF6cymJHOsxsvuPEjw4rO764X-sYT_IX5hOnbgtaUbCUnMfsUbLESE/s320/DANA%2527s+Camera+255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686089187975999570" /></a>We rented a car, boarded the dogs and embarked on the 10+ hour journey into the unknown, as I made a loose itinerary that left more room free for exploring than a rigid schedule. I am SUCH a control freak, and we don't normally travel with such a casual plan. But I am so glad we did. I got to explore the next town over (Springfield, VT. Who's claim to fame is that the won some type of Simpson's contest and were chosen to host the Simpson's movie premiere. Random!) I found the most beautiful used book store there and spent about 2 hours exploring it. I came away with a lot of rare books, so I was in heaven. <div><br /></div><div>Later that day, and back in Ludlow, we ate at a small family owned restaurant and the sweet owners told us how to find our way up Mt. Okemo. So, we did it. We drove a long winding road, going higher and higher until we found a good place to park. We then hiked 3 miles further, and came to the highest point around. There is an old fire-tower the rangers used until the 60's. we climbed that and this was our view. We actually watched a storm roll in about 30 miles away. It was unbelievable.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8W7O3IbPqNlK4bZKYCB8sLcgcrjmLI2_2PtPMeBFwLvnT7qNFVUI70MYbs8sB9X_krp1cmTtcxIOTzhbiizSEb6JOCJxuYiVyAhiifQgxZXXuuj8vAFriPDeMpRDeibDFF3r0SREHyM/s1600/DANA%2527s+Camera+233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8W7O3IbPqNlK4bZKYCB8sLcgcrjmLI2_2PtPMeBFwLvnT7qNFVUI70MYbs8sB9X_krp1cmTtcxIOTzhbiizSEb6JOCJxuYiVyAhiifQgxZXXuuj8vAFriPDeMpRDeibDFF3r0SREHyM/s320/DANA%2527s+Camera+233.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686089183918161202" /></a>and here I am at the top. Freezing my fingers off.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpSotJvUQ9jfw27RLyzr8EypBCSuQHjrYMMWR4lM8Y6tNzRnlURpA9BHtETTmrW2bVTEf5BDKYBlo-SPSGV8LS0_DfA4B8usIi_gk2PvOk5wMg3i0ZPHZoLTxGVXBGgedN9pKn4LQBPo/s1600/DANA%2527s+Camera+218.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpSotJvUQ9jfw27RLyzr8EypBCSuQHjrYMMWR4lM8Y6tNzRnlURpA9BHtETTmrW2bVTEf5BDKYBlo-SPSGV8LS0_DfA4B8usIi_gk2PvOk5wMg3i0ZPHZoLTxGVXBGgedN9pKn4LQBPo/s320/DANA%2527s+Camera+218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686089172879416914" /></a>husband and I. On our 1 yr anniversary.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNTTzF7kpUqSuGeV8RCoB8xvoQ_w1KOJv7vHcRzQr0qmdcFifblynpy44SQJnLN-npqim-tu2X4RfaLOUkw7bDGAfwBgL5ItWafZGe7a5aJ-Lfugx4QjQwBmvbfyugkFfQ5NpB5gy0ys/s1600/DANA%2527s+Camera+204.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNTTzF7kpUqSuGeV8RCoB8xvoQ_w1KOJv7vHcRzQr0qmdcFifblynpy44SQJnLN-npqim-tu2X4RfaLOUkw7bDGAfwBgL5ItWafZGe7a5aJ-Lfugx4QjQwBmvbfyugkFfQ5NpB5gy0ys/s320/DANA%2527s+Camera+204.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686089165294655858" /></a>we ended the night at (of course) the local Irish Pub, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><a title="The Killarney" href="http://killarneyludlow.com/">The Killarney</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><br /></span></div><div>I didn't take pics because my camera was dead :(</div><div><br /></div><div> This bar was great for a number of reasons, but we loved it because 2 entire walls were dedicated to patches from Police, Firefighters and Military units from all over the country. In case you don't know, Vermont is right next to NY, and the Sept. 11th attacks affected them greatly. They take their support of those who defend and protect very seriously. When my husband offered the bartender a 4th ID patch of his own, not only did she exchange a free drink for it, she thanked him for his service and introduced him to the entire staff. For military wives, that small appreciation means a lot. It's not everyday that I see the support and appreciation given to my soldier. Especially from people that were so deeply affected by the terrorist events that have defined our generation and this war. </div><div> I will be adding more pics and stories soon. 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The owner was clearly a veteran (hat, shirt, tats, etc... lol) so he and M talked for a while, as vets tend to do, and he gave us a great deal on the boat for the day!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzF0WU8yn9ZFqb1QRzU3eww1_HYOygAIypJ1FS9hl-T1pl5018gWLVkGv1-WQ02WrAQK9Zp0L5AhutxD9hD-pYoHgqyidfk-vtH4gofrdN8g9gzbibKHO-BEKNmC_unxw6msLmeJ_I_Q/s1600/4th+of+july+009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzF0WU8yn9ZFqb1QRzU3eww1_HYOygAIypJ1FS9hl-T1pl5018gWLVkGv1-WQ02WrAQK9Zp0L5AhutxD9hD-pYoHgqyidfk-vtH4gofrdN8g9gzbibKHO-BEKNmC_unxw6msLmeJ_I_Q/s320/4th+of+july+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627092819313157826" /></a>Neither of us had ever been there, and we were amazed at how pretty and peaceful it was. One side of the lake has railroad tracks running along it. While we were there a train went by, about 45 feet from us, it was right on the water, so crazy! On the other side is this building, it's called the Wingfoot Lake Hangar. The city I'm from is known for building blimps, and we have one that flys around above the city on an almost daily basis. I always wondered if other cities have them too, but I don't think very many exist. Anyway, the Hangar is like a blimp garage. <div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxbfn8XnKhuutvxDbh5rhXKIU1XiIdYnA9QKyxVWBYaP0Gh_nRnr_PB7MPZnQ-zHlqJsEvdeGNMedXFxe0yG4v-iXsTF01dIQm_3IDom48zf6KpU8VnG06xUP0mVQZLqorxKeGdsSkrA/s1600/4th+of+july+003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxbfn8XnKhuutvxDbh5rhXKIU1XiIdYnA9QKyxVWBYaP0Gh_nRnr_PB7MPZnQ-zHlqJsEvdeGNMedXFxe0yG4v-iXsTF01dIQm_3IDom48zf6KpU8VnG06xUP0mVQZLqorxKeGdsSkrA/s320/4th+of+july+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627092807481883266" /></a>I spent most of the time reading, and slathering myself in spf 85 </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5o3ZRWE3hFyy77C4ETjbH5YncvfJbSGj5-HDVElD1n5GbOuj-98G1HqvKLypeSIhy_hdh1j12UMsP9ft7Be7FSDnG10MX3GNrB1mXw6FkV37NP6A9HHOYMLmoXf2FeoXeQw_x8rn6JY/s1600/4th+of+july+012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5o3ZRWE3hFyy77C4ETjbH5YncvfJbSGj5-HDVElD1n5GbOuj-98G1HqvKLypeSIhy_hdh1j12UMsP9ft7Be7FSDnG10MX3GNrB1mXw6FkV37NP6A9HHOYMLmoXf2FeoXeQw_x8rn6JY/s320/4th+of+july+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627092798096782530" /></a>After 3 hours of no luck, M finally caught a fish! It was the only one he caught that day, and when we talked to a few other boaters, we found out nobody was having any luck. There are a few houses around the lake, and they had been shooting off fireworks intermittently, which I suspect has something to do with it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibh6dHOklJPtHCznzdqYLzmbVQP-Xl8J9i5ONYZyDsgFnKcOmrkNMWXFFDcbXA6lzUaMrpjDCNQjq8R8bx6bjRR0kq2aDmy-knCFxO2bp2jjN32L2ds5JNXRrOAB7j-x-q2MWIMuxZ1Z4/s1600/4th+of+july+023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibh6dHOklJPtHCznzdqYLzmbVQP-Xl8J9i5ONYZyDsgFnKcOmrkNMWXFFDcbXA6lzUaMrpjDCNQjq8R8bx6bjRR0kq2aDmy-knCFxO2bp2jjN32L2ds5JNXRrOAB7j-x-q2MWIMuxZ1Z4/s320/4th+of+july+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627092786194612770" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He (of course!) threw the little fish right back in</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmFfnm9Tlpk6SL7Y77IK6mt0RIzmyMRqQEEpWrmD_wvhtPNUOYOpfbtQG4gGcAjU4N8KXMOGlQ6DtqqnuOVJz3N8WmdbP2DhRV0rJAcEU0GuFDuWRL_SF1RCsVie_J6ylRvtFfryPljk/s1600/4th+of+july+006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmFfnm9Tlpk6SL7Y77IK6mt0RIzmyMRqQEEpWrmD_wvhtPNUOYOpfbtQG4gGcAjU4N8KXMOGlQ6DtqqnuOVJz3N8WmdbP2DhRV0rJAcEU0GuFDuWRL_SF1RCsVie_J6ylRvtFfryPljk/s320/4th+of+july+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627092779495586770" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had an awesome day, and we plan to go back to the little lake soon. Fireworks are difficult for my husband, as they are for many veterans that suffer from PTSD. I'm thankful we found an alternate activity that allowed us to enjoy the day, without the stress and anxiety we'd have otherwise.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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lol he doesn't understand blogging whatsoever</p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">What is one item in your house that holds the most sentimental value and why?</strong></span> submitted by <a href="http://thealbrechtsquad.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Albrecht Squad</a></strong><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></strong>I have this antique hutch (china cabinet?) that belonged to my Great-Great-Grandmother. She grew up on an Indian Reservation and moved to Ohio at 14 to find work. When she got married soon after, her parents gave it to her. It was always in my home growing up, and when I lost my Mom, it became mine. I love it, and it means a lot to me</p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">3. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">When it comes to water fun in the summer do you prefer the beach, the pool, a lake, or the sprinklers?</strong></span> submitted by <a href="http://tervotimes.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Turvo Times</a></strong><br />I prefer less crowded places, so I'd say a lake. We found a small lake about 7 miles from our house that has a little boat rental place. It's perfect!</p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4. W<strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">hat is the one special thing that you do for yourself to get you through the first week of a deployment/separation? </strong></span>submitted by <a href="http://acreedandapsalm.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">A Creed and a Psalm</a><a href="http://miritellofamily.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></a></strong>I can't think of anything special I do, for me it's all about taking it one day at a time. The first week of a deployment is probably the easiest, though I think. It's so easy to convince yourself he's just gone for a week or two of training . It's 7 months in that is the real killer, in my opinion! I say 7 months, because M's last deployment was for 400 days and at the 7 month mark, I had had ENOUGH</p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">What is your biggest guilty pleasure website? </strong></span>submitted by <a href="http://christinestanley.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Christines Little Blog</a><a href="http://www.marryingthenavy.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></a></strong>Well, my favorite thing about Sundays is Sunday Secrets on Postsecret.com lol</p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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Which is really funny because I was gothic and had multicolor dreadlocks lol. I took my ASVAB when I was 19 and I was due to report to MEPS on a Monday, but that Friday I experienced something extremely traumatic that changed the course of my life. So, no I won't be part of Psy-Ops like previously planned :( lol. I think dual military couples are badass, of course. I also think it has to be really hard. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></span><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>What is your idea of a perfect Sunday afternoon?</b> submitted by <a href="http://janeysfavoritethings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">A Few of My Favorite Things</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Oh, man. I HATE Sundays so bad. I always have. They're so boring, and nothing is open. My ideal Sunday would be hitting up some quirky stores, a new book, and going to the dollar theater with my husband. Alternately shopping with my deployment wifey/bff would be a good use of time :)</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>What do you usually do for the 4th of July holiday?</b> submitted by <a href="http://navyanchorsaway.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Anchor's Away</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Growing up, we lived near downtown, so we'd always walk to our city's firework show, but they've changed things (not for the better) and we don't even bother with that anymore. Sometimes we swim, sometimes we cook out with my in-laws. It's actually still up in the air this year. My husband has fairly severe PTSD, and he can't really handle the fireworks anymore anyway. We'll surely find something fun to get into.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; "><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>If they could make an Olympic event JUST for you that you know you'd medal in, what would it be? </b>submitted by <a href="http://pantsareconfusing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Pants are Confusing</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Thrifting, hands down. I can walk into the lamest store in bfe and come out with a bag full of gorgeous items. Gold medal thrifter. It'll probably say that on my epitaph ha</span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>What have you been doing to get yourself bathing suit ready for the summer? </b>submitted by <a href="http://notjustanarmywife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Not Just an Army Wife</a></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >I haven't worn a swimsuit in years, and it has nothing to do with my body and everything to do with the fact that I am as white as snow, and I don't want skin cancer. I have, however been working out. I had a goal to lose 25 lbs by my birthday. (25 by 25) and I'm currently down 7 with 6 weeks to go. I walk a lot, as I have 3 dogs. I do yoga a few times a week (I used to be an instructor) and I hike whenever possible. </span></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >As soon as my camera is fixed, I'll be back! </span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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</div></div>Birdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705934119251464695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312555546289685910.post-47768220102451046592011-06-15T16:58:00.004-04:002011-06-15T17:11:39.826-04:00AT<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>For the last 2 weeks, M has been on the road with his unit. It's annual training time in the reservist world. Left to my own devices, I've read a lot of books, planted a lot of different plants, painted lots of things outside (window trim, garage door, garage trim) and watched 70 episodes of 30 Rock on Netflix.</div><div><br /></div><div>70 episodes. How did I even...?</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhAZ_JyxGLtIAFAs8cCd01bW1eW4Bh9MSxwb1Hzc1jmF85un6MPz_-a4ed_9Rd5faYyh9DBgkOZKo0VZBTbOdMIh6BgrehpfSVTCNV1F-nfKtQJSEhNcYtg5FXY3Xmlre4PJCSI1SIt4/s1600/30_rock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhAZ_JyxGLtIAFAs8cCd01bW1eW4Bh9MSxwb1Hzc1jmF85un6MPz_-a4ed_9Rd5faYyh9DBgkOZKo0VZBTbOdMIh6BgrehpfSVTCNV1F-nfKtQJSEhNcYtg5FXY3Xmlre4PJCSI1SIt4/s320/30_rock.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618556645045886338" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I've been watching a lot of documentaries too, so many of them heartbreaking, I don't know why I do it to myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>I don't normally watch TV, the only show I like is "How I Met Your Mother" which I normally watch online. I am loving Netflix though, it makes nice background noise when I'm sewing in the evenings. I've been altering a lot of clothes lately and I'm learning to use a sewing machine. I've always sewn by hand, even making curtains and my own clothes, but I figured it was finally time I step into the 19th century and learn to master the sewing machine I bought 5 years ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I started this blog, it was just to ramble when M was deployed. Now that life is a bit calmer and I've figured out (sorta, for now) what my hobby is (kinda?) I thought I'd post a few outfits and eventually even clothes I've made. I definitely have my own style, why not share :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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</div></div>Birdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705934119251464695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312555546289685910.post-63322001542475765612011-06-10T15:54:00.005-04:002011-06-10T16:22:16.068-04:00MilSpouse Friday Fill-In<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTCvIIBV8_fOxV_IxyMaPMnsOk6g0IZnaN_j0zdN1bE0V8AgYHMRSWi51bSRQ7Dsm8zQae5Wd_Nphxfim8mHHwsJkXZVnuVQUqDSZbeD9V9QFxlxYqaMbOSScHDQU_7_qewPpTfWsHgM/s1600/milspouse-friday-fill-in.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">When you vacation what type of vacation do you like to take (beach, historic, adventurous, food oriented, etc.)?</strong> </strong></span><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">submitted by <a href="http://megandubyuh.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Megan Dub-Yuh</a><br /></strong></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">I am definitely not a beach person! I prefer places that have lots of history, and I also love architecture, so a place that has a LOT of old buildings and cemeteries. These places also tend to be food oriented :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><p style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">What is your best memory associated with a song (you know we all have tons!)?</strong></strong></span> <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">submitted by <a href="http://ramblingsofamarinewife.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ramblings of a Marine Wife</a><br /></strong>About 8 months into mine and M's relationship, his unit was activated to deploy, we were really young and couldn't afford to go anywhere like most people were doing. One of his older Army friends and his wife were heading to the Florida Keys for a week and they asked (let us) house sit for them for a week. During that week, we listened to this song non-stop, which is now "our song" <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F2yM797l57U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> </p><p style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; ">the memory is happy because it was around this time that we decided we would get engaged, and also, his unit ended up delaying the deployment.</p><p style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; "><br /></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><strong style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">3. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">If you had six months with no obligations or financial constraints, what would you do with your time?</strong></span> submitted by <a href="http://armywifecb.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Married to the Army</a></strong><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">I would spend the time exploring Europe and Australia. I am madly in love with Dublin, and I can't wait to go back. I also have a huge list of cities I want to visit and things I want to do in each one</span></span></p><p style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4. <strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">What is one thing about you that people do NOT typically notice at first that you wish they would? </strong></span>submitted by <a href="http://themottos.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Our Motto is Patience</a><a href="http://miritellofamily.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></a></strong>I don't really know what people notice about me. I'm sarcastic and have a weird sense of humor, so I'd hope they realize that 90% of the crazy things I say, I'm just joking to amuse myself </p><p style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 21px; font-size: 14px; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5. </strong></span>…. submitted by <a href="http://thethreeturners.blogspot.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 113, 187); outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The Three Turners</a>: <span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">It’s a summer of sequels, and if you had to live in one of each of the following “worlds” (there are three total) which would you choose and why? </strong></span></p><div style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">–X-Men: Be a Mutant, what would your power be? </strong></span><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I just saw the newest X-Men movie yesterday and I think I'd like to have the power of telepathy</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></strong></span></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span">–Harry Potter: Be a Witch or Muggle? </span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">I've already been a Muggle for 24 years, I'd rather be a witch </span></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><strong style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; "><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; ">–Twilight: Be a Vampire or Werewolf? 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</div></div>Birdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705934119251464695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312555546289685910.post-52813567622060356962011-06-07T21:15:00.003-04:002011-06-07T22:11:44.351-04:00I don't have a green thumb, but...<div><br /></div><div>I try!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoOBF0raBeGLQAmFkgp-C40X9r5fZ_tN4uzb-bv_KNGPMunyl3u20HXd6c3VLr9XtcnmhcXX3FkTbqGSVmTRegg1jY7affk8oGEo_oP5dXZyQo62wwj94-7v61NTuDnj7kx4XdBBj4B4/s1600/blog+stuff+005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoOBF0raBeGLQAmFkgp-C40X9r5fZ_tN4uzb-bv_KNGPMunyl3u20HXd6c3VLr9XtcnmhcXX3FkTbqGSVmTRegg1jY7affk8oGEo_oP5dXZyQo62wwj94-7v61NTuDnj7kx4XdBBj4B4/s320/blog+stuff+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615660417090414626" /></a>We had a garden last year, and unfortunately discovered that our soil isn't ideal for most veggies, so this year we built a raised bed and are trying it out. If all goes well, next year we'll add 3 more identical beds and will grow, freeze, and can most of our veggies for the year. It's bigger than it looks, and I haven't filled it yet! It's a little over 4 ft wide and 12 ft long<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndYnFrUCWZ0cMGwyqyVHqTFW55PMAIjPzUnTfCNDdSQRAHRrkxwGWlWB_eOdcLtMaJNfxrguBGF41kp3V0kWDHyb6jkBx-Wn6xsOk1-yz82tH2lVKikKtmYt-c8A9qKYr2EGRKyadNjg/s1600/blog+stuff+003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndYnFrUCWZ0cMGwyqyVHqTFW55PMAIjPzUnTfCNDdSQRAHRrkxwGWlWB_eOdcLtMaJNfxrguBGF41kp3V0kWDHyb6jkBx-Wn6xsOk1-yz82tH2lVKikKtmYt-c8A9qKYr2EGRKyadNjg/s320/blog+stuff+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615660410023774338" /></a>The pics aren't perfect, I am not much of a photog but you get the idea! We're growing a couple varieties of heirloom tomatoes, eggplants, spinach and a few types of peppers. Also, this year we're growing corn for the first time. I have a separate (not so pretty) herb garden and some rogue onions that I planted last year (they didn't grow). They are definitely thriving this year!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4d67JRg01Zs0zob9aCI7r9HCT-WPAKxmF4mzLuRon0ZfUIDsVhsH029tT0QSZ0wEIKDpliYz6BhuAWdknnZvofLenwyhEBaLjlurbGbjqcIROExkfriiaLIhpz8fE4wF7IqdT2TCkJM/s1600/blog+stuff+012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4d67JRg01Zs0zob9aCI7r9HCT-WPAKxmF4mzLuRon0ZfUIDsVhsH029tT0QSZ0wEIKDpliYz6BhuAWdknnZvofLenwyhEBaLjlurbGbjqcIROExkfriiaLIhpz8fE4wF7IqdT2TCkJM/s320/blog+stuff+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615660405584354066" /></a>I've got more seeds growing, they're almost big enough to be re-planted. They include poppies, bachelor's buttons, peonies, heirloom kaleidoscope carrots. romaine lettuce, sweet peas, marigolds, and summer squash. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ts0gdAh44n6pfEA3FCuCYt6WDZYu5IqWaqcXiuIQaT5g7YmTYo1dA_ZIhQhs7RGWpd37535nuxF61MzlONCe5v2wUa-AntfDsTP4RedMD02NDI4BzQhzQY4JjU8zxwf8X6kLewZm5Ys/s1600/blog+stuff+013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Ts0gdAh44n6pfEA3FCuCYt6WDZYu5IqWaqcXiuIQaT5g7YmTYo1dA_ZIhQhs7RGWpd37535nuxF61MzlONCe5v2wUa-AntfDsTP4RedMD02NDI4BzQhzQY4JjU8zxwf8X6kLewZm5Ys/s320/blog+stuff+013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615660393549436706" /></a>I also grow roses, this bush is an attempt to hide the gas meter</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzWCWR_u2ZweTu9YViBBipiceA-nigKRw-zbxKHyCr-_wYNNdsZJqvjlhB049Iq42JoeBi-ZnVMnQZNMjTwYAZzyFng2GQMYuvWygcACiE7gARNXT2YOP7VMT8DGvayGxs_NYSnVSwA8/s1600/blog+stuff+014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzWCWR_u2ZweTu9YViBBipiceA-nigKRw-zbxKHyCr-_wYNNdsZJqvjlhB049Iq42JoeBi-ZnVMnQZNMjTwYAZzyFng2GQMYuvWygcACiE7gARNXT2YOP7VMT8DGvayGxs_NYSnVSwA8/s320/blog+stuff+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615660384319274018" /></a>They make great cut flowers too, and I love having them around the house. </div><div><br /></div><div>My days can be so hectic and stressful, but my quiet neighborhood and sweet little garden make me so happy. It's just calm here.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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I know, my life is exciting right?</div><div><br /></div><div>M is in the field, so I've been left to my own devices, what can I say?</div><div><br /></div><div>But anyway, look at my boys!</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCjlDgd5241P0unocyB8yLaSoW7minsl5Zf0KX0fr-YNh_lvRCHo8tbtpMvN_xneyDRlK5JqwQwnMoXriLAYt5P7yro36N8vKliUe9WDYaHaWxrskLmfRb1VQnLJX5T-u06PchmMs670/s1600/018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCjlDgd5241P0unocyB8yLaSoW7minsl5Zf0KX0fr-YNh_lvRCHo8tbtpMvN_xneyDRlK5JqwQwnMoXriLAYt5P7yro36N8vKliUe9WDYaHaWxrskLmfRb1VQnLJX5T-u06PchmMs670/s320/018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614945966177004930" /></a>This is Charley. He's a rescue and he's about 2 1/2. He was pulled from death row by a sweet lady the DAY BEFORE he was scheduled to be euthanized. He was left in a box at the pound as a puppy . He was so dirty and covered in fleas, they didn't know he was white. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhq8BTeSTK5mO97KowzQ6QBvvKcG9LrZYEayM6eDfuUVIyUGsA2-NhUqUMlL728IDaIONiBkHJtpJY2qlWN1BwUpHUxdObpT0siZtvOSCU7uh_iAmtgVijGvz1_INELpUt8jakCWU83gE/s1600/015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhq8BTeSTK5mO97KowzQ6QBvvKcG9LrZYEayM6eDfuUVIyUGsA2-NhUqUMlL728IDaIONiBkHJtpJY2qlWN1BwUpHUxdObpT0siZtvOSCU7uh_iAmtgVijGvz1_INELpUt8jakCWU83gE/s320/015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614945961671736098" /></a><br /></div><div>Charley couldn't be a sweeter, lovable dog. I hate to think too much about his past because it was such a close call. I was told he's a Parson Jack Russell mix</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO0cTowWOGAKSh0IseYbv7AliTjmBzIbeipbp8mdzn6Pe5vsnxk6JNlXq_MTDgL2G0pvaw_0kyYSJ_tJb9S-q0PQe1psCPLNEtT-ZNYq-SC-pvlJFb2L3HSuCc1Ley2ZY0vNMNcQgoaI/s1600/014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNO0cTowWOGAKSh0IseYbv7AliTjmBzIbeipbp8mdzn6Pe5vsnxk6JNlXq_MTDgL2G0pvaw_0kyYSJ_tJb9S-q0PQe1psCPLNEtT-ZNYq-SC-pvlJFb2L3HSuCc1Ley2ZY0vNMNcQgoaI/s320/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614945957492969522" /></a>This is Guinness, he wouldn't hold still for a pic haha! He's the dog I've had the longest, and he's spoiled rotten (they all are). I've had him since 2007. He's a full blood Cairn Terrier (like Toto) and I've pretty much mangled his breed standard haircut, but the poor thing was overgrown and needed some relief :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPke8HhhcSmXlBoUhyphenhyphenOGJsgpiMum0qFPfD2XSwVHyDnB8LUG1wRimJ8JFZ7ngJDG9pmJUMnL2gNZYg7KbbfKFaB0eqRcWZFs76S4uW0R9G4NtOZSxioOQmUWxoZxkfVaAO45Iw9t9-9bw/s1600/009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPke8HhhcSmXlBoUhyphenhyphenOGJsgpiMum0qFPfD2XSwVHyDnB8LUG1wRimJ8JFZ7ngJDG9pmJUMnL2gNZYg7KbbfKFaB0eqRcWZFs76S4uW0R9G4NtOZSxioOQmUWxoZxkfVaAO45Iw9t9-9bw/s320/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614945951002447794" /></a>Guinness is my baby! He's the best, even though he's really stubborn, he's just about the smartest dog I've ever seen. He's really sweet and quirky. Cairns are known for their expressive eyes, and it's amazing what he seems to understand.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Do you have a dog?<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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I don't make lists for my honey, (or ever call him that) but anyway, this list is for me!</div><div><br /></div><div>My house hasn't been renovated or updated since 1975. Ah, the era of wood paneling and purple shag carpet (2 layers, different purples). Everything about it needs SOMETHING done and I'm working on having all of it done by the end of the year. </div><div><br /></div><div>It is remarkably cheap to renovate when all the labor is free! Plus, I'm the biggest penny pincher you're likely to ever find so, I'm surprisingly resourceful. We get some items from Habitat for Humanity's Restore, usually the big things (doors, vanity cabinet etc..) and some from Home Depot or Ace Hardware, if there's a great deal. We recently found a store called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><a title="Ollie's" href="http://www.olliesbargainoutlet.com/">Ollie's</a> </span>that carries <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pergo</span> laminate flooring for .69 a sq. ft. which is a huge bargain! Every single room in my house has different flooring, and eventually we'll install the laminate in every room except the bathroom and kitchen, which I plan to tile. </div><div><br /></div><div>So for the sake of accountability, this is what we've yet to do. I'm sure the list will grow, but as of today:</div><div><br /></div><div> 1. Rake. (house sat empty for years and the grass is in terrible shape. We've been here for 3 rs and it's about 30% better than it was! We have to rake a LOT and spread grass seed to fill in patches.)</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Build front columns</div><div><br /></div><div>3. put gutters on garage</div><div><br /></div><div>4. fix the drainage situation on the house</div><div><br /></div><div>5. paint outdoor trim/window frames (they and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">soffits</span> are all black and so dreary) </div><div><br /></div><div>6. paint garage door (got it on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Craigslist</span> for $100 :) while hubs was installing it, he managed to get (black) bearing grease all over it. In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">handprints</span>. *sigh*</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Finish deck. (our deck is old and extremely weathered, yet strong. We found if we flip the boards they're brand new on the other side. We're flipping, re-attaching them staining, and sealing them)</div><div><br /></div><div>8. New porch lights</div><div><br /></div><div>9. New address numbers</div><div><br /></div><div>10. edging and stones (we have a u shaped driveway with a huge tree in the middle, we're going to edge the U and re-gravel it)</div><div><br /></div><div>11. mulch Forsythia</div><div><br /></div><div>12. paint flower boxes ( I have 2 huge flower boxes running along the entire front of the house. For some reason someone painted the top stones black and I'd like them to be brighter)</div><div><br /></div><div>13. organize garage</div><div><br /></div><div>14. buy shutters (Restore will be where I get them)</div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we built our raised garden bed, put down some weed blocker fabric, and I've been weeding like crazy. We gardened last year with minimal success for way too much effort. Our soil is pure clay and it is a bitch to work with! I'm taking the lazy way out here and starting with store bought topsoil. I don't know the first thing about conditioning soil. My seeds are coming along nicely, and I can't wait to pop them into the new garden bed in a couple weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>My list was considerably longer last week, so I'm just happy it's down to these things..for now!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre; "><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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</div></div>Birdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705934119251464695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312555546289685910.post-55818714565378432192011-04-30T22:49:00.009-04:002011-05-01T00:39:36.996-04:00Long post!<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTvauTTlr3uacf1cNCY7ybshlTU7lSg9AC4nARbKT376vGX4d_qHmz6lTiLrurTdDqc4A7iLk5uBN-7Ws9Chs-9XSfLiMBpWKqcLzQ_zOk90jiIyij2kPKmnoKGSBX9KxhMUVBdgDgpM/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTvauTTlr3uacf1cNCY7ybshlTU7lSg9AC4nARbKT376vGX4d_qHmz6lTiLrurTdDqc4A7iLk5uBN-7Ws9Chs-9XSfLiMBpWKqcLzQ_zOk90jiIyij2kPKmnoKGSBX9KxhMUVBdgDgpM/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601598642475720370" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><br /></span></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTvauTTlr3uacf1cNCY7ybshlTU7lSg9AC4nARbKT376vGX4d_qHmz6lTiLrurTdDqc4A7iLk5uBN-7Ws9Chs-9XSfLiMBpWKqcLzQ_zOk90jiIyij2kPKmnoKGSBX9KxhMUVBdgDgpM/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>What can I say? </div><div>I (of course) watched the Royal Wedding yesterday, solely for the hats and gown. I am in love with the tradition of hats! I bought this 40's one today shamelessly. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div>I realized recently that I don't take enough pictures, mostly because my new camera isn't rechargeable so the batteries are always dead. M got today off unexpectedly so we went a couple towns over to a place that is a little Amish enclave. We went to their huge flea market complex and then a couple of antique stores. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found out today that all summer there will a farmer's market for locally grown organic veggies and they're dirt cheap. I got 6 lbs of huge nice tomatoes (oh, I love tomatoes), and a bushel of organic zucchini. I also got 3 loaves of fresh artisan breads. It came to 13 bucks for so much veg-friendly, food, I'm a little over-excited to have a great source for most of my summer groceries. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found some cool random things too, like this ridiculous old (frontier?) bonnet </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E2mBpEO9CYXbbZUv7Ql6phgDXzF5l7ozK8SV_1jYqm56ZXZa-XyklPsIycM66eBSNIwp3JRPpHV6hmM0LEzzXsNf06D1IRHOmrTWltnlLqmWD8qjEkzbfjaJ2yCF8_Kb76IZ4gCzzqY/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E2mBpEO9CYXbbZUv7Ql6phgDXzF5l7ozK8SV_1jYqm56ZXZa-XyklPsIycM66eBSNIwp3JRPpHV6hmM0LEzzXsNf06D1IRHOmrTWltnlLqmWD8qjEkzbfjaJ2yCF8_Kb76IZ4gCzzqY/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601588466906967906" /></a>I thought it was cool, but I'm trying to keep my eccentricity on the DL and the bonnet screams crazy. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIc798TFIVEcrF4lsyPEsrgHugIdwFJbwCvpzuA_GjcZVB7Wjc-2zFBe-E2HzENVCOGx5-sJZDlKV7goYgct7ujysMutKk6h2ZWqtpL77CnmCANRK0PSIrR3VgQRoVpeKz9nYQTjDGPo/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIc798TFIVEcrF4lsyPEsrgHugIdwFJbwCvpzuA_GjcZVB7Wjc-2zFBe-E2HzENVCOGx5-sJZDlKV7goYgct7ujysMutKk6h2ZWqtpL77CnmCANRK0PSIrR3VgQRoVpeKz9nYQTjDGPo/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601588461302898802" /></a>I saw this vintage (tapestry? covered) canister...er, thing. Being used as an umbrella stand. It was so well made and really vivid</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0FGPexLyJV3qHcV5mG6sz7rkjAdXWZ75deJ5-LVekLdBG725vn6oSUk4q-VtfQj0NRaz48_eV7fLfn4cSlapFWOi7NHh-dm5pqH_XY2hasc6rd34zV_02Lr51c87sCIfE_iaNO5CnV4/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+035.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0FGPexLyJV3qHcV5mG6sz7rkjAdXWZ75deJ5-LVekLdBG725vn6oSUk4q-VtfQj0NRaz48_eV7fLfn4cSlapFWOi7NHh-dm5pqH_XY2hasc6rd34zV_02Lr51c87sCIfE_iaNO5CnV4/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601588447987315826" /></a>Speaking of weddings, I found this handmade white silk dress and jacket. It's from the late 20's and so beautiful. The dress isn't clipped either, she was a tiny little thing!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWKtLzthyphenhyphenQM-iQnLYUZUm_5RSmCTJ7dnN9OrPpiZDV3X9PaXJe9smehU474ijaGLuBfMIyILfir6mUZe0XVkqE05Dz2RrVVW7PfjZCVkCzPiPxbkGKN5qhFN740Y_Sgx7EtqxwdoliNM/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWKtLzthyphenhyphenQM-iQnLYUZUm_5RSmCTJ7dnN9OrPpiZDV3X9PaXJe9smehU474ijaGLuBfMIyILfir6mUZe0XVkqE05Dz2RrVVW7PfjZCVkCzPiPxbkGKN5qhFN740Y_Sgx7EtqxwdoliNM/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+033.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWKtLzthyphenhyphenQM-iQnLYUZUm_5RSmCTJ7dnN9OrPpiZDV3X9PaXJe9smehU474ijaGLuBfMIyILfir6mUZe0XVkqE05Dz2RrVVW7PfjZCVkCzPiPxbkGKN5qhFN740Y_Sgx7EtqxwdoliNM/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601588433777172930" /></a>racks of vintage fabric</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbZfIx44egevbNnaxij1DJ2WrrE8MA8j2FjZxGY2t_ywVYyYXMckwMGLX0awPQpWtqr1_9w9H4Pb8EAEIL-UNUEP0ivPKcF76Z1JLG-kjnciljb8FvXeInaICddgXIibRrEOEnCh5S5A/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbZfIx44egevbNnaxij1DJ2WrrE8MA8j2FjZxGY2t_ywVYyYXMckwMGLX0awPQpWtqr1_9w9H4Pb8EAEIL-UNUEP0ivPKcF76Z1JLG-kjnciljb8FvXeInaICddgXIibRrEOEnCh5S5A/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbZfIx44egevbNnaxij1DJ2WrrE8MA8j2FjZxGY2t_ywVYyYXMckwMGLX0awPQpWtqr1_9w9H4Pb8EAEIL-UNUEP0ivPKcF76Z1JLG-kjnciljb8FvXeInaICddgXIibRrEOEnCh5S5A/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601584143480581010" /></a>I love the Emerald colored glass in this weird harem/pimp lamp</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLFYroxx4iWtiAGw5iILMujtD8LwJYL7Gy5E3btdPX8Hx8BuMfcRQbHWfdL24t6CeYzqUfHoySh_P1MKiDnUpWmjlUsAWZcwm6JY1BwqBlBrUfizzLCgkTLQDk0xnkl9YbJaKG5B_nRk/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+027.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLFYroxx4iWtiAGw5iILMujtD8LwJYL7Gy5E3btdPX8Hx8BuMfcRQbHWfdL24t6CeYzqUfHoySh_P1MKiDnUpWmjlUsAWZcwm6JY1BwqBlBrUfizzLCgkTLQDk0xnkl9YbJaKG5B_nRk/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601584136114162274" /></a>Love the look and feel of these old cameras!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYtXQqGWUfTDDfLaCwAOV8m7-QzO9uoO2xKUH-_StJk5zAu4FaNheQEWlb2ySqsHXsJIG3Sbkzq3pwH1vz1PQ2iC4rN3nSzfVw90PiOvDhhEWvUyKzabuMjg2lbNoc-Cd8e8ZL_1Lat0/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYtXQqGWUfTDDfLaCwAOV8m7-QzO9uoO2xKUH-_StJk5zAu4FaNheQEWlb2ySqsHXsJIG3Sbkzq3pwH1vz1PQ2iC4rN3nSzfVw90PiOvDhhEWvUyKzabuMjg2lbNoc-Cd8e8ZL_1Lat0/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601584129823475762" /></a> this pretty gray bead and glass flower necklace</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTYSkx9u5UXxYWyrKZmpfnHHQgJV2JkrXoL2WCm7fFU5b6Z5wnD5G5JCxvHA5ruqRuYf2Fkxfp6O3khTH0MCN7-e5K7GhSi7OanfD5DAnwnLpDrupYtIFMli5AkT12OYV2vANBy0BzAU/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTYSkx9u5UXxYWyrKZmpfnHHQgJV2JkrXoL2WCm7fFU5b6Z5wnD5G5JCxvHA5ruqRuYf2Fkxfp6O3khTH0MCN7-e5K7GhSi7OanfD5DAnwnLpDrupYtIFMli5AkT12OYV2vANBy0BzAU/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601584118378726194" /></a>my fave find today, a beautiful mandolin. I love them, and I kinda want to learn how to play</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit60CU2vip7W2EeZ6GqrMuCH-J9it4nv28P0_JlN8YTsHuoBI8PyByJGlB0hoRO2-uf5RX5E2PVjo1uRhuE25G3nBJBERlcjavDNJThzOhQVHyLvOlP45gB-Mhl3Zm9bkc18EuAYQKwRY/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit60CU2vip7W2EeZ6GqrMuCH-J9it4nv28P0_JlN8YTsHuoBI8PyByJGlB0hoRO2-uf5RX5E2PVjo1uRhuE25G3nBJBERlcjavDNJThzOhQVHyLvOlP45gB-Mhl3Zm9bkc18EuAYQKwRY/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601584114095924306" /></a>lots of flowers </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit60CU2vip7W2EeZ6GqrMuCH-J9it4nv28P0_JlN8YTsHuoBI8PyByJGlB0hoRO2-uf5RX5E2PVjo1uRhuE25G3nBJBERlcjavDNJThzOhQVHyLvOlP45gB-Mhl3Zm9bkc18EuAYQKwRY/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCoXjMf8Zr_dr6QZW6Gg0CqoI3t2fb9IR_5bzW0zUf9CPBALFUjpVeJeMPQBIbZHsIlKuG5TeO3ouE2TF4Cg3pJNW-XZEAq9d5ZBS0F3xw8mJ01r39HSQh69736NUecU0t_3Us-djyy0/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCoXjMf8Zr_dr6QZW6Gg0CqoI3t2fb9IR_5bzW0zUf9CPBALFUjpVeJeMPQBIbZHsIlKuG5TeO3ouE2TF4Cg3pJNW-XZEAq9d5ZBS0F3xw8mJ01r39HSQh69736NUecU0t_3Us-djyy0/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601578391136772978" /></a> I love 70+ yr old books!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> I lost hubby for a second and later found him here, ha! I thought it was comical that they had a gun booth </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3f23la6t6b_Pycj1oXt08jV9JyMUleT_G6xzAsKlkDyzgCnkxeRfi-tiiPTB7BsP_TPM1DEZ3tyQKw56MrLISZzGkt3N0cvLmyWXAeLwKD27taoFWx08oBndX02u_Un9fU0kpotYapE/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3f23la6t6b_Pycj1oXt08jV9JyMUleT_G6xzAsKlkDyzgCnkxeRfi-tiiPTB7BsP_TPM1DEZ3tyQKw56MrLISZzGkt3N0cvLmyWXAeLwKD27taoFWx08oBndX02u_Un9fU0kpotYapE/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601578381668750802" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO081HKDLRA7Y5qcURgwtG2OSFbaP22CY12M7rjO2dHoKTR_zC8W3NOrwiDSvr0i-YKSjBvpKtSrL5AJ3_Lm1216bj5J-1jCm-BCEeaisG2rARZBHVOXBjLdwG8ODTbDuJZaRreIxU8t8/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO081HKDLRA7Y5qcURgwtG2OSFbaP22CY12M7rjO2dHoKTR_zC8W3NOrwiDSvr0i-YKSjBvpKtSrL5AJ3_Lm1216bj5J-1jCm-BCEeaisG2rARZBHVOXBjLdwG8ODTbDuJZaRreIxU8t8/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601578377518419938" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO081HKDLRA7Y5qcURgwtG2OSFbaP22CY12M7rjO2dHoKTR_zC8W3NOrwiDSvr0i-YKSjBvpKtSrL5AJ3_Lm1216bj5J-1jCm-BCEeaisG2rARZBHVOXBjLdwG8ODTbDuJZaRreIxU8t8/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>M is an Army reservist, and in our town (and surrounding) there isn't really a military community. It's very rare to even see someone in uniform here. All day long today people stopped to thank M for his service and a few veterans stopped to talk for a while. </div><div><br /></div><div>Little kids always point and smile, and every now and then someone will thank him, but he said he's never gotten so much in one day. I'm glad people take the time and remind him every once in a while that his sacrifices are appreciated. </div><div><br /></div><div>God knows we've sacrificed so much during and after his last deployment. Just sayin!</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3ugpPsy1GGxm2P-MRfgv-Slwhe-uBktn5c2I4e0NhhYh2CQRsdMHWXd2yIxCNUyeWrZ_0y7l8i73P6zOiGNiahMEluva0lw0UHiCRWZAccNoeQF_pZk5xiZQginKvm2XbZn0w_YV_no/s1600/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3ugpPsy1GGxm2P-MRfgv-Slwhe-uBktn5c2I4e0NhhYh2CQRsdMHWXd2yIxCNUyeWrZ_0y7l8i73P6zOiGNiahMEluva0lw0UHiCRWZAccNoeQF_pZk5xiZQginKvm2XbZn0w_YV_no/s320/FleaMarket+%2526+outfits+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601578365276534770" /></a> the overcast washed us out, but this pic is a rare one of us both ha!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, that's how I spent my day indulging my obsession for old things :)</div><div><br /></div><div>and oh yeah, people stared all day cause I kept the white hat on! Does anyone else feel like hats on women is regarded as a bit out there? </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh well, I'm predicting hats to be the next big thing. Here's hoping! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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</div></div>Birdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01705934119251464695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312555546289685910.post-77478324929150127242011-04-22T15:11:00.006-04:002011-04-22T15:48:17.322-04:00If the sun would just..come...out<div>It was a long, hard winter. I have never been as ready for the season to change as I have been the last couple of months.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Now, being Ohio, we've got monsoon weather which will eventually give way to suffocating humidity and blistering sun, but that's ok. I have a closet full of dresses to wear and a big tube of SPF 85. (I'm Irish) I will take that over cabin fever-winter-depression any day. (Although I did break my fave sunglasses, I can always get a new pair.)</div><div><br /></div><div>We bought our house in June, 2008 ( I was 21 go me ;) and the yard had been overgrown and ignored for at least 5 yrs, and probably longer. In fact the house sat empty for a few years. Our lawn was less grass, and more crabgrass and dandelions. I don't mind dandelions, but I am a barefoot hippie in my own yard and crabgrass hurts. </div><div><br /></div><div>So anyway, now that we've got most of our plants healthy, and our lawn about 60% grass, I'm ready to finally use my yard (with my hubby! who lived here approximately 4 months before he deployed) I've kept an eye on the yard the past couple of springs, and I finally know when good weather is upon us:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3Js92VtUoRGgm7iReGO03EALUJMl0tGDHEsEQuMxiGMTl8CRD9U7iblJYy0aSe_WHIGFzYV8t0N19C424o-0Pj3nKFBGeTw38Qtu_cj0WgQGUqrETwh6mI4vWbB53UHbTquQEBl7IR4/s1600/melting+pot-spring-+501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3Js92VtUoRGgm7iReGO03EALUJMl0tGDHEsEQuMxiGMTl8CRD9U7iblJYy0aSe_WHIGFzYV8t0N19C424o-0Pj3nKFBGeTw38Qtu_cj0WgQGUqrETwh6mI4vWbB53UHbTquQEBl7IR4/s400/melting+pot-spring-+501.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598490468045254194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><div>Yes, I need to rake.</div><div><br /></div><div>These bushes (no idea what they are) run along the length of the front of my yard. They explode in bright yellow for about a week and a half before they turn green. This is my first sign that winter is over</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKIDCRllL5RKLDa3bOE6RlTwDH062OcxzdAU5_fJbLmBQwNvTbwdZCKVUTXUeK2zGQtneaa4KJu6Bx5zYDC15aHmPNgSa_JnzNUbsOxj2MogQYbA7aaMLomO-xO3BqqH4hzxHBGEuzjc/s1600/melting+pot-spring-+498.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEjNKIDCRllL5RKLDa3bOE6RlTwDH062OcxzdAU5_fJbLmBQwNvTbwdZCKVUTXUeK2zGQtneaa4KJu6Bx5zYDC15aHmPNgSa_JnzNUbsOxj2MogQYbA7aaMLomO-xO3BqqH4hzxHBGEuzjc/s400/melting+pot-spring-+498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598494317284654130" /></a><br />I need to rake some more, yes. We planted this pink thing last year and it never bloomed, but it surprised me a couple days ago and shot up out of nowhere.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9FW9yQBEo_qFcew1Drmpb7b30uvo9CYaFIAnvIG0rxjja1BXWTVU-doPFIuyj7Nwe1MV4_e5-vXkkUbasF0qDosK1oDpVoUb6SpCF5IdCjkt_r5U4TcqyHtdVhBPOPzNfTPGKMK1D_U/s1600/melting+pot-spring-+499.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9FW9yQBEo_qFcew1Drmpb7b30uvo9CYaFIAnvIG0rxjja1BXWTVU-doPFIuyj7Nwe1MV4_e5-vXkkUbasF0qDosK1oDpVoUb6SpCF5IdCjkt_r5U4TcqyHtdVhBPOPzNfTPGKMK1D_U/s1600/melting+pot-spring-+499.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9FW9yQBEo_qFcew1Drmpb7b30uvo9CYaFIAnvIG0rxjja1BXWTVU-doPFIuyj7Nwe1MV4_e5-vXkkUbasF0qDosK1oDpVoUb6SpCF5IdCjkt_r5U4TcqyHtdVhBPOPzNfTPGKMK1D_U/s400/melting+pot-spring-+499.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598494314120182274" /></a>It made me really happy, because we were under quite a few inches of snow for the last 4+ months and I was so tired (still am) of a monochrome landscape. All gray or all white is boring and mind numbing. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just this morning I found these little purple flowers popping up in all my clumps (for lack of a better word) of Ivy. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZhW8S6128MpAtEc8iTuarSiFMFiZAIeDfhutE8Z7jxI7KYnQsWIWp5-PBMTWVdvhDViDmTPlGtTF-NPSGOhqV-kU1tmLjfVXmZ0eAvJRN_aUVwyAqdTMp9jk_G-UULCVNDoWKMdDPlE/s1600/melting+pot-spring-+500.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><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/AVvXsEgPZhW8S6128MpAtEc8iTuarSiFMFiZAIeDfhutE8Z7jxI7KYnQsWIWp5-PBMTWVdvhDViDmTPlGtTF-NPSGOhqV-kU1tmLjfVXmZ0eAvJRN_aUVwyAqdTMp9jk_G-UULCVNDoWKMdDPlE/s400/melting+pot-spring-+500.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598494305425545330" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>So, now you know that all it takes to put a smile on my face is a little bit of color</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/93/85F1DFF516C4705D485189F24187F9E5.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><div style="width:150px;height:24px;background-color:#000000;border-width:1px solid #ff0000;font-family:Arial Black;padding:3px">
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