Life equals risk-
just a reminder!
Enjoy your weekend, friends!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Summer Reading
Okay, okay...
It's definitely not summer yet. (I'm not so sure it's even spring here yet, but Chris gives me a dirty look when I say that.) BUT, being that I'm not yet employable by the great state of Minnesota, I have some* extra time on my hands. (That "some" refers to the minutes when I am not sifting through wedding gifts, writing thank-you notes, doing laundry or watching The People's Court.) I'm not usually a novel reader, but I thought I'd take a break from my typical Christian Inspirational choice to enjoy a no-brainer for entertainment purposes only. I picked up the following at the B&N a couple weeks ago:
and I finished it last week.
WOW. Not as no-brainer as I thought it would be...it's a challenge keeping up with the author's preference for flashbacks and such, but it sucked me in from the very beginning. With a weekend at the Stavenger's lake cabin, there was a lot of time to enjoy it. I thought I'd give another book by this author a try:
I've had the above novel for a week and have not made it past the first chapter. I don't know if it's because we've been busy with our Minnesota Wedding celebration, but it's doesn't have the same initial appeal. I give it a "meh" for now, but this may change.
It's definitely not summer yet. (I'm not so sure it's even spring here yet, but Chris gives me a dirty look when I say that.) BUT, being that I'm not yet employable by the great state of Minnesota, I have some* extra time on my hands. (That "some" refers to the minutes when I am not sifting through wedding gifts, writing thank-you notes, doing laundry or watching The People's Court.) I'm not usually a novel reader, but I thought I'd take a break from my typical Christian Inspirational choice to enjoy a no-brainer for entertainment purposes only. I picked up the following at the B&N a couple weeks ago:
and I finished it last week.
WOW. Not as no-brainer as I thought it would be...it's a challenge keeping up with the author's preference for flashbacks and such, but it sucked me in from the very beginning. With a weekend at the Stavenger's lake cabin, there was a lot of time to enjoy it. I thought I'd give another book by this author a try:
I've had the above novel for a week and have not made it past the first chapter. I don't know if it's because we've been busy with our Minnesota Wedding celebration, but it's doesn't have the same initial appeal. I give it a "meh" for now, but this may change.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
I Interrupt This Endless Stream of Photo Documentation to Bring You...
my latest craving: Guacamole.
Last week I bought 5 avocados at the store.
I consumed one a day.
Today I bought five more.
Perhaps it's the California cuisine I'm missing?
Chipotle?
Friends eating with me AT Chipotle?
I dunno.
I don't make it fancy- I just throw in some lime juice and salt.
But with all my friends in Southern California,
someone must have an interesting twist I could try!
Here's your guacamole recipe forum...
What's YOUR favorite?
Last week I bought 5 avocados at the store.
I consumed one a day.
Today I bought five more.
Perhaps it's the California cuisine I'm missing?
Chipotle?
Friends eating with me AT Chipotle?
I dunno.
I don't make it fancy- I just throw in some lime juice and salt.
But with all my friends in Southern California,
someone must have an interesting twist I could try!
Here's your guacamole recipe forum...
What's YOUR favorite?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Back in the Saddle Again!
Hi friends! Yep, I'm still alive! I had to dust off my old blogger program and get back in this game! I don't even know where to begin...there is so much to tell! I'll wait to post pictures of the wedding until we've got some professional shots to show you. If you can't wait to see some of the action, you can check out some pictures here, here, here, here, or on my facebook page.
Anyway, I think I'll attempt to quickly tackle the honeymoon, and then on to normal life in Minnesota! We spent 6 days in Victoria, British Columbia. It was a little chilly and rainy when we arrived, but cleared up by the end of the week. Our hotel was within walking distance from downtown Victoria and the wharf, so we did a lot of foot travel. Our room overlooked Fisherman's Wharf and the mouth of the harbor. It was fun watching the sea planes take off and land...not so fun listening to them at 7 in the morning, though.
Because Victoria doesn't demand a ton of sightseeing, we had lots of leisure time to explore. One of our favorite stops was the Sticky Wicket Pub, where we would play darts and pool before enjoying dinner on a couple different occasions.
Our evening walks led us right by the Parliament Building- it's gorgeous at night!
The weather was pretty yucky on our first day, so we didn't do much outside. However, there was a window of sunshine the next morning which we used to explore Butchart Gardens. It's a really spectacular arrangement of several gardens. Chris didn't find it particularly amazing ("they're just flowers..."), but he DID have the "best hamburger he's ever had" for lunch at the gardens. Best to go a little later in the year, when the roses are in bloom.
I think Chris would agree that the highlight of our week was our massage at the spa. It was the perfect finale to an already relaxing week. Since it was so sunny afterwards, we grabbed a coffee and lingered around the Parliament Building for some people-watching.
We ended our honeymoon back in the great state of Minnesota, where Chris' college roommate was married just a week after us! We stayed in Minneapolis a couple days for the occasion, and had fun re-living our ceremony from the attendee perspective (though, we'd argue, ours was much more interesting!). And at THIS party, we actually got to dance! :)
The celebration continues with our "Minnesota Reception" this weekend in Fargo. I'm sure I'll have more on that in the near future. Meanwhile, thank you for having me back on your screen...
please stay in touch!
Anyway, I think I'll attempt to quickly tackle the honeymoon, and then on to normal life in Minnesota! We spent 6 days in Victoria, British Columbia. It was a little chilly and rainy when we arrived, but cleared up by the end of the week. Our hotel was within walking distance from downtown Victoria and the wharf, so we did a lot of foot travel. Our room overlooked Fisherman's Wharf and the mouth of the harbor. It was fun watching the sea planes take off and land...not so fun listening to them at 7 in the morning, though.
Because Victoria doesn't demand a ton of sightseeing, we had lots of leisure time to explore. One of our favorite stops was the Sticky Wicket Pub, where we would play darts and pool before enjoying dinner on a couple different occasions.
Our evening walks led us right by the Parliament Building- it's gorgeous at night!
The weather was pretty yucky on our first day, so we didn't do much outside. However, there was a window of sunshine the next morning which we used to explore Butchart Gardens. It's a really spectacular arrangement of several gardens. Chris didn't find it particularly amazing ("they're just flowers..."), but he DID have the "best hamburger he's ever had" for lunch at the gardens. Best to go a little later in the year, when the roses are in bloom.
I think Chris would agree that the highlight of our week was our massage at the spa. It was the perfect finale to an already relaxing week. Since it was so sunny afterwards, we grabbed a coffee and lingered around the Parliament Building for some people-watching.
We ended our honeymoon back in the great state of Minnesota, where Chris' college roommate was married just a week after us! We stayed in Minneapolis a couple days for the occasion, and had fun re-living our ceremony from the attendee perspective (though, we'd argue, ours was much more interesting!). And at THIS party, we actually got to dance! :)
The celebration continues with our "Minnesota Reception" this weekend in Fargo. I'm sure I'll have more on that in the near future. Meanwhile, thank you for having me back on your screen...
please stay in touch!
Monday, May 05, 2008
Until I Get a Chance to BLOG....
Enjoy this video...
compliments of Bobby, who did an amazing job of putting this together for our wedding!
compliments of Bobby, who did an amazing job of putting this together for our wedding!
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