So 100 degrees, I would say is pretty darn toasty! That was what the thermometer said at my work today. It only decreased to 96 when I was finally home. whew.
I guess I don't really have much to update on other than the weather (which I thought was a decent thing to blog about!).
I went out to dinner with my parents to the little Italian restaurant Buona Sera, in Champlin. It was just as good, if not better than I had remembered! yum! Then we came back to our place and ate ice cream cake! yum again!
I finished my last Twilight Book and now onto the other stack that I need to read. Next up:
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Wicked
The Secret
I also got my first issue of Real Simple magazine and am excited to read that too!
Oh, Derick and I watched Slumdog Millionaire. wow. not really what I was expecting. It was really sad and scary and violent. I don't think that one I would want to see again. It was good to see it though, I do believe that it was a good movie, the way it was put together.
Well, I guess that is about it for now!
-L
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
The weary weekender!
Whew, it is only Saturday night, but I feel like I have been running into next week with all of the actual driving and running around that I have been doing the past couple days!
Friday afternoon I went out to lunch with some coworkers to elToro (an AWESOME Mexican place close to my house). That was really fun just to be done with work, on a Friday that felt like one of the longest, busiest, stressful weeks EVER! Then I got to come home for a couple hours, give Tucker some much needed attention, and then head over to my mom and dad's house to carpool with them to a grad open house for an old neighbor that we pretty much grew up with. It was really fun. It was in Victoria, MN. When we were driving out there, I was looking around and wishing I lived out there. It is so nice! some rolling hills, and HUGE, I repeat, HUGE houses! It doesn't help that this family, who used to live across the street from us, live on a golf course out there though either! I don't think that I could ever afford a house like theirs in my LIFETIME! But still, fun to dream!
I have been getting the itch to move out of state quite a bit recently. I am not really sure what exactly brought this on, but Derick and I have talked about the possibility and are both on the same page as far as wanting and willing to try out another state. We would just have to make sure that we BOTH had jobs there before we even considered moving, otherwise we would be in the same position now, one of us having something full time and the other not so much.
Continuing on my weekend tripping...today I drove out to Amery, WI for my grandma's 94th b-day party. It was a long drive for a little birthday gathering, but kind of fun too. I took Jana back when we left the party and dropped her off at my parent's house, and then she was off to babysit.
We passed the Apple River and that set me thinking about the fact that I also want to go camping really bad! (Talk about all the weird things that I am wanting to do! Maybe I just need a life change...) Although, camping at the Apple River would NOT be my first, second, or 100th choice of places to camp...yikes.
Derick was working on his "mistress" this weekend, aka his bass boat. It was kind of weird and kind of nice to have a couple days apart. We have grown so accustomed to seeing each other all the time, and for the most part, spending the weekends together too. He ended up trekking through Wisconsin this weekend, to Amery to pick up the boat, Menomonie, to pick up his cousin Joey, and then to Medford to get the lower unit of the boat looked at by his uncle, Ratt. He still isn't home yet, but that's no problem to me! I plan on picking up my last Twilight book and hopefully finishing it tonight or tomorrow! When we were driving to the grad party lastnight, my sister was next to me and asked me what chapter I was on in the book. I told her I was on "Shiny," and she said that she was on the same one! How weird is that?! So we read together for about 2 chapters until she got carsick...but now I only have a few chapters to go! whoo hoo!
Then tomorrow, to finish up my weekend, I get to stay pretty close to home this time, while my parents and sister come to me! We are going to eat at Buona Sera at 5:30 and then come back to my house for ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. YUM that is my FAVORITE! yay! I will have to put a picture of it on here when I get it tomorrow!
more later to come, I am sure!
-L
Friday afternoon I went out to lunch with some coworkers to elToro (an AWESOME Mexican place close to my house). That was really fun just to be done with work, on a Friday that felt like one of the longest, busiest, stressful weeks EVER! Then I got to come home for a couple hours, give Tucker some much needed attention, and then head over to my mom and dad's house to carpool with them to a grad open house for an old neighbor that we pretty much grew up with. It was really fun. It was in Victoria, MN. When we were driving out there, I was looking around and wishing I lived out there. It is so nice! some rolling hills, and HUGE, I repeat, HUGE houses! It doesn't help that this family, who used to live across the street from us, live on a golf course out there though either! I don't think that I could ever afford a house like theirs in my LIFETIME! But still, fun to dream!
I have been getting the itch to move out of state quite a bit recently. I am not really sure what exactly brought this on, but Derick and I have talked about the possibility and are both on the same page as far as wanting and willing to try out another state. We would just have to make sure that we BOTH had jobs there before we even considered moving, otherwise we would be in the same position now, one of us having something full time and the other not so much.
Continuing on my weekend tripping...today I drove out to Amery, WI for my grandma's 94th b-day party. It was a long drive for a little birthday gathering, but kind of fun too. I took Jana back when we left the party and dropped her off at my parent's house, and then she was off to babysit.
We passed the Apple River and that set me thinking about the fact that I also want to go camping really bad! (Talk about all the weird things that I am wanting to do! Maybe I just need a life change...) Although, camping at the Apple River would NOT be my first, second, or 100th choice of places to camp...yikes.
Derick was working on his "mistress" this weekend, aka his bass boat. It was kind of weird and kind of nice to have a couple days apart. We have grown so accustomed to seeing each other all the time, and for the most part, spending the weekends together too. He ended up trekking through Wisconsin this weekend, to Amery to pick up the boat, Menomonie, to pick up his cousin Joey, and then to Medford to get the lower unit of the boat looked at by his uncle, Ratt. He still isn't home yet, but that's no problem to me! I plan on picking up my last Twilight book and hopefully finishing it tonight or tomorrow! When we were driving to the grad party lastnight, my sister was next to me and asked me what chapter I was on in the book. I told her I was on "Shiny," and she said that she was on the same one! How weird is that?! So we read together for about 2 chapters until she got carsick...but now I only have a few chapters to go! whoo hoo!
Then tomorrow, to finish up my weekend, I get to stay pretty close to home this time, while my parents and sister come to me! We are going to eat at Buona Sera at 5:30 and then come back to my house for ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. YUM that is my FAVORITE! yay! I will have to put a picture of it on here when I get it tomorrow!
more later to come, I am sure!
-L
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fireworks and Ferris Wheels
So, continuing the weekend’s first blog, here is what the rest of the weekend shaped up to be:
Saturday afternoon, my mom came over to do some loads of laundry because of her dying washing machine. Then, her and I headed over to “Father Hennepin Festival’s Craft Show.” It was pretty small, and the craft part of things ran up and down one small part of road until it blended in with the carnival area. She bought me a new knock-off purse for an early birthday present and I bought a big dragonfly necklace. We also walked around the exotic animals petting zoo. They had some really interesting animals in there. There was an albino Wallaby (I think he was my favorite), little potbellied pigs, goats, camels, donkey, pony, and then there was one of the oldest recorded long haired beef cattle (looked like a shaggy pony) and a couple of the largest rodents on record, from South America. I will have to post some of the pictures later when I get them off my phone.
We headed back, threw some more laundry in and she went home to check on Mitzy, Jana’s dog and told me to call her when the laundry was done and she would come get it.
Derick and I headed back to the carnival area to watch the fireworks later that night. We decided to buy some tickets to ride some of the fair rides! We took a ride on the Ferris Wheel first and were on the very top when the fireworks were going! I had forgotten just how high up they go! I was a little freaked out at first because it had been awhile since I had been up that high, and on an old Ferris Wheel…Which, Derick was kind enough to ponder aloud when we were at the top of the ride,
“You know what, they never seem to make new ones (ferris wheels) you never see new ones, just the old falling apart ones…” As I was gripping the handrail…nice dear, nice… Then we went on the Tilt-A-Whirl and THAT has to be one of my favorites, and then the Scrambler. I made him sit on the outside so I could squish him! After that, we weaved our way out of the temporary fair grounds and back about a ½ mile to our car!
Derick and I finally broke into our Lego Starwars video game this weekend! He had been itching to play it, so we played a few levels and had fun. I also played some Resistance 2 this weekend. But I also got farther into my last Twilight book, like I had wanted to! I got almost through the second “part” of the book – Jacob. I sat outside on the sunny patio too! Got a little sun – burn, but it isn’t bad at all. The book is getting pretty good. I think Minny at work might have been right, the last one might be the best one. Though, I did really like the first book probably the best, because, come on, can you really do better than the first one – of anything?!
The rest of Sunday was just kinda spent lounging around the house, inside and out. We ran to Target and bought a couple of patio chairs since ours were A) borrowed from my parents and B) plastic and one back broke off one! I think I could sit out there all day when the weather was as perfect as lastnight!
Looking forward to this week, it should be a pretty decent week. I am looking forward to the end of the week –Thursday is my birthday and a bunch of people are going out to lunch with me, and then Friday, 1/2 day and a couple more people are going to go to El Toro’s (AWESOME Mexican place in Champlin) yay! Friday night is Gretchen’t graduation Open House in Victoria, MN and Saturday I will be in WI for my grandma’s 94th b-day party and then Sunday will be dinner at Buona Sera and then ice cream cake at our house for my b-day/Father’s day. I forsee a lot of driving this coming weekend! Oh well, a lot of friends, family and food! Count me in!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Summer carnivals = evil food!
This weekend has already been a pretty good one!
Friday night, went to help Greg at the beer garden at Buffalo Days. I helped out last year and it was really fun then, so I decided to go back again this year. Dustin and Cortney were there too, so that was a lot of fun to hang out with them, and later in the night, her parents brought their new baby girl! She was such a sleepy sweetheart! The night was really fun again this year! All the free beer you could drink while we served and served and served. I think I pretty much perfected the art of beer tap pouring when the night was over. I got a ton of tips for the group too, so that was kinda cool to see, even though we didn't keep any of the money personally. I was also a happy camper to see that they had brought some bottle openers this year. Last year they didn't have any and my hand was pretty much a big raw mess when the night was through from opening bottles of Bacardi Razz etc. for the non-beer drinkers.
Today, we took Tucker to the dog park, where he lifted his leg for the first time to go to the bathroom! So that was pretty exciting. Our little guy is growing up! Tucker also met a Great Dane "puppy" who was pretty much the size of a small pony. He was a cute dog, white with some black spots, like a cow!
I did my workout when we got home and then listened to the message on the answering machine from my mom. Apparently this afternoon, their washing machine gave out, and with that, let all the water out onto the floor! So she was calling to see if she could come over and do some laundry at our place. So, she came over a little while later, and we put a load in and went down to check out the Champlin Father Hennepin Day Festivities. They had a craft show and the carnival stuff. She bought me a purse as a b-day present and I bought a big dragonfly necklace. At the carnival part, we got some mini doughnuts. mmm! They had an "exotic pet petting zoo." That was pretty funny to see. I liked the albino wallaby and the potbelly pigs digging in the dirt. There was a small camel there that was making quite a ruckus and goats that were trying to eat people's clothes. It wasn't a very big festival, but it was a nice size to walk around and then walk back to the car, since that was a little farther away. Tonight there are fireworks that we are going to go see, and more things happening tomorrow that we may or may not attend. We shall have to wait and see!
So it really feels like I have done a ton of laundry this weekend! I might try to dig into my last book of the Twilight series. I am about 1/4 of the way through it already!
Friday night, went to help Greg at the beer garden at Buffalo Days. I helped out last year and it was really fun then, so I decided to go back again this year. Dustin and Cortney were there too, so that was a lot of fun to hang out with them, and later in the night, her parents brought their new baby girl! She was such a sleepy sweetheart! The night was really fun again this year! All the free beer you could drink while we served and served and served. I think I pretty much perfected the art of beer tap pouring when the night was over. I got a ton of tips for the group too, so that was kinda cool to see, even though we didn't keep any of the money personally. I was also a happy camper to see that they had brought some bottle openers this year. Last year they didn't have any and my hand was pretty much a big raw mess when the night was through from opening bottles of Bacardi Razz etc. for the non-beer drinkers.
Today, we took Tucker to the dog park, where he lifted his leg for the first time to go to the bathroom! So that was pretty exciting. Our little guy is growing up! Tucker also met a Great Dane "puppy" who was pretty much the size of a small pony. He was a cute dog, white with some black spots, like a cow!
I did my workout when we got home and then listened to the message on the answering machine from my mom. Apparently this afternoon, their washing machine gave out, and with that, let all the water out onto the floor! So she was calling to see if she could come over and do some laundry at our place. So, she came over a little while later, and we put a load in and went down to check out the Champlin Father Hennepin Day Festivities. They had a craft show and the carnival stuff. She bought me a purse as a b-day present and I bought a big dragonfly necklace. At the carnival part, we got some mini doughnuts. mmm! They had an "exotic pet petting zoo." That was pretty funny to see. I liked the albino wallaby and the potbelly pigs digging in the dirt. There was a small camel there that was making quite a ruckus and goats that were trying to eat people's clothes. It wasn't a very big festival, but it was a nice size to walk around and then walk back to the car, since that was a little farther away. Tonight there are fireworks that we are going to go see, and more things happening tomorrow that we may or may not attend. We shall have to wait and see!
Father Hennepin Days, after fifty years, came to life again in 1976. The year of 1929 was the only celebration until 1976. The Bicentennial Committee decided it should be renewed as our heritage. The last days of June were originally selected for the community celebration. The Father Hennepin Festival is a historic celebration of Champlin. The historic theme is the reenactment of the Crossing of Father Hennepin, who is a man from the community, chosen for his love of Champlin.
So it really feels like I have done a ton of laundry this weekend! I might try to dig into my last book of the Twilight series. I am about 1/4 of the way through it already!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Getting Fit
Ok, so lately I have been feeling kinda yucky and out of shape. That is never a good thing! So I was actually looking at different options, gyms, cooking and eating habits, etc.
Then Derick suggested something he saw on an EA conference, the Wii and Wii Active. He showed me the video and some people who took the 30 day challenge. One lady on there lost 25 lbs in 30 days! weird! So, one thing led to another and we were walking around in Target and decided to get a Wii and Wii Active! I did my first day of the 30 day challenge today and wow, that thing will kick your BUTT! I started on the intermediate level. Derick is down there right now on the harder level and I think he is getting toward the end and it is kicking his butt too! My muscles are still shaking! Guess my body totally knows it's out of shape!
Now all I will have to try to change is the food we have around the house. Not that we were really bad eaters in the first place, but I really like to bake and stuff. I will really have to try to stop that! I know that it is only the first day of working out with this new plan, but all in all, I don't think it was too bad. You can also journal on the program and keep track of what you are eating and factor everything into it!
I was pretty happy with myself this morning when I took apart our vacuum cleaner to see if the belt needed to be replaced. I got it all apart, and thank goodness, found out that the belt had just come off the roller, so no need to buy a new one! yay! I reattached it, screwed it all back together, plugged it in and turned it on and tadaaa! It worked! I did the whole house, and wow, did it need it! It was like I was vacuuming the sandy beach! (gross, I know, sorry) I did a lot of other cleaning today too. It is really a cold, rainy day outside today, so it makes it a good day to get some of that stuff done around the house and be lazy afterwards.\
This weekend has really felt like a long one already! I got up this morning thinking it was Sunday today because we have summer hours, so we get out at 12:30pm on fridays if our work is done and no one else needs any help.
I got a really big project from my boss and the VP of Marketing on Thursday morning. I am going to be putting together all of the sign kit mins (sorry if that does not make sense, I will try to explain:). So, basically every sign that is up in the store (3 month basis) goes into a sign kit. Right now I am working on the August-October kit. Every sign has to be grouped, accounted for, checked off and the made into a "mni-binder" page. Each of the visual, marketing and other staff members around the building have one of these to reference ALL THE TIME. So, this is another "test" for me. My boss said that I was nominated to get this job because I was fast and proficient in getting things done. (I almost wanted to say, Annnd because I am the lowest one on the totem pole and no one else will take it, right?!) Lately that is how some things have come across. But, at least I have a job in this crappy economy! I am very thankful for that!
I have been getting kind of antsy to get a bigger house. I know that sounds probably kind of stupid, but looking around at things I could be doing with a bigger yard and house, I am getting kind of ready to move on, although I do really like it here and with the housing market right now, there are many things that, while looking like good options, wouldn't be for me owning this house and then trying to sell it.
I think we are just going to be focused on Derick getting a full-time job! I really hope that one of the many places he applied to gives him an interview and hires him! I know we both would really like that stability. That way, more of his extra money can go into his boat too...
My friend at work, Katie just found out she is closing on her townhouse June 25th, so the is super excited! I am so excited to see my friends getting houses, getting married and becoming adults! It is fun! I was one of the first in my friend groups to get married and that was really fun. I am just glad that the baby craze hasn't really hit too many of them yet. I think that when it does though, it will go out with a bang! Like everyone at once!
We'll see what happens though, keeping our eyes and ears open!
Then Derick suggested something he saw on an EA conference, the Wii and Wii Active. He showed me the video and some people who took the 30 day challenge. One lady on there lost 25 lbs in 30 days! weird! So, one thing led to another and we were walking around in Target and decided to get a Wii and Wii Active! I did my first day of the 30 day challenge today and wow, that thing will kick your BUTT! I started on the intermediate level. Derick is down there right now on the harder level and I think he is getting toward the end and it is kicking his butt too! My muscles are still shaking! Guess my body totally knows it's out of shape!
Now all I will have to try to change is the food we have around the house. Not that we were really bad eaters in the first place, but I really like to bake and stuff. I will really have to try to stop that! I know that it is only the first day of working out with this new plan, but all in all, I don't think it was too bad. You can also journal on the program and keep track of what you are eating and factor everything into it!
I was pretty happy with myself this morning when I took apart our vacuum cleaner to see if the belt needed to be replaced. I got it all apart, and thank goodness, found out that the belt had just come off the roller, so no need to buy a new one! yay! I reattached it, screwed it all back together, plugged it in and turned it on and tadaaa! It worked! I did the whole house, and wow, did it need it! It was like I was vacuuming the sandy beach! (gross, I know, sorry) I did a lot of other cleaning today too. It is really a cold, rainy day outside today, so it makes it a good day to get some of that stuff done around the house and be lazy afterwards.\
This weekend has really felt like a long one already! I got up this morning thinking it was Sunday today because we have summer hours, so we get out at 12:30pm on fridays if our work is done and no one else needs any help.
I got a really big project from my boss and the VP of Marketing on Thursday morning. I am going to be putting together all of the sign kit mins (sorry if that does not make sense, I will try to explain:). So, basically every sign that is up in the store (3 month basis) goes into a sign kit. Right now I am working on the August-October kit. Every sign has to be grouped, accounted for, checked off and the made into a "mni-binder" page. Each of the visual, marketing and other staff members around the building have one of these to reference ALL THE TIME. So, this is another "test" for me. My boss said that I was nominated to get this job because I was fast and proficient in getting things done. (I almost wanted to say, Annnd because I am the lowest one on the totem pole and no one else will take it, right?!) Lately that is how some things have come across. But, at least I have a job in this crappy economy! I am very thankful for that!
I have been getting kind of antsy to get a bigger house. I know that sounds probably kind of stupid, but looking around at things I could be doing with a bigger yard and house, I am getting kind of ready to move on, although I do really like it here and with the housing market right now, there are many things that, while looking like good options, wouldn't be for me owning this house and then trying to sell it.
I think we are just going to be focused on Derick getting a full-time job! I really hope that one of the many places he applied to gives him an interview and hires him! I know we both would really like that stability. That way, more of his extra money can go into his boat too...
My friend at work, Katie just found out she is closing on her townhouse June 25th, so the is super excited! I am so excited to see my friends getting houses, getting married and becoming adults! It is fun! I was one of the first in my friend groups to get married and that was really fun. I am just glad that the baby craze hasn't really hit too many of them yet. I think that when it does though, it will go out with a bang! Like everyone at once!
We'll see what happens though, keeping our eyes and ears open!
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