365: April 13-May 17th

4.15.09

Andrew's birthday

4.16.09

Bella on the deck- scopin' things out

4.17.09
Heidi, me and Katie and the Sherwood

5.18.09
Nate and I at the Sherwood

5.21.09

out for Heidi's bday in Cedar Rapids, IA

April 26th- my sister Ashley

April 27th- my sister rockin' the GH

4.28.09

Miss Bianca and her fave summer passtime

4.29.09

my tulips and lilacs beginning to bloom

4.30.09

Bellagio Conservatory

5.1.09

Our 5th wedding anniversary- my gift in a little blue box!

(my first little blue box)

5.2.09

Caesar's Palace in Vegas

5.5.09

my Tiffany's necklace

5.8.09

Our friend Eric loves Wayne Newton (secretly)

5.9.09

My sister Ashley, our Grammy and me

5.11.09

Giant cowboy boot at Home Depot

5.12.09

Mr. Toast packin' heat

5.15.09

planted my pots for summer

5.16.09: me, Stacy, Katrina and Brenda

May 17th- Nate got me flowers, just because.

Playing James Lipton

My cousin, Amanda, thought it would be fun to play Inside the Actor's Studio...I agree:

My favorite word:
honey

My least favorite word:
no

What turns me on?
an organized system

What turns me off?
tie between narcissism and negativity...although they usually go hand in hand

What sound do I love?
ocean waves

What sound do you hate?
screaming baby (I know, I suck)

What is your favorite curse word?
damn

What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?
photographer

What profession would you not like to do?
anything involving math (ditto Amanda on this one)

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
"I appreciate the effort- you're in!"

Your turn.

365- April 2- 12

4.2.09

my new IPod touch and speaker/stereo

4.4.09
Meatball! sweet dogger that belongs to our friends Katrina & Justin

4.5.09

this is how Bianca was sleeping; half off the couch, the camera turning on woke her up

4.9.09

Miss Bianca chillin' in my office with me

4.11.09

Nate's cousin Jenny and I at her 30th birthday party

4.12.09

so Easter should be of eggs or rabbits I suppose, but instead I drove past this house in Stillwater and had to check it out. Our house could fit in the garage (maybe twice)! I know this is a bad shot (trees in the way, etc) but I didn't want to intrude and get too close.

365- March 5th - March 31st

3.7.09- Greek beer at Christos in St Paul

my parent's house in Forest Lake

trying a new beer...again

learning to paint...I don't really dig landscapes, but I have to start somewhere

3.14.09

some girls from FLake 95 met up 14 years later!

3.15.09

Confessions of a Shopaholic...silly

3.16.09

note from the poo-picker-uppers...spring clean up was at bit overwhelming

Bella in the backseat of my Jeep

3.18.09

started tanning: SUN THERAPY!!!

3.19.09

inheritance from Uncle Cliff arrived

3.23.09
some beer at Granite City

3.24.09
The Tic Toc in Cedar Rapids, IA

3.25.09

my co-workers liked this sign; I don't find humor in it- not my style

3.27.09

my new handgun: Rossi .38 Special

3.28.09

tulips poppin' through!

3.31.09

my new Slice!

365: Feb 24th-March 4th

2.24.09

Party Time Liquor...perhaps we have shopped here a time or two

2.25.09

Bella's 7th Birthday!

(this is her begging me for a treat- yes, this works!)

2.26.09

Appalled by the snow!


2.27.09
Scrapbooking Retreat Weekend: checked into the hotel, took a "rest", went to Turtle Lake Casino in Wisconsin then back to the hotel.
(who just got that song stuck in their head?)


2.28.09
Faith and I had to come up w/ a little sign language at the retreat...
it's very elementary but (this means: "that's what she said")


3.1.09
Heading back home...so many times I've passed a sign like this- what a great opportunity to pull over to the side of the road and take the picture. For the record the MN sign is much nicer than the WI sign.

3.2.09

my new purse!

Sick of the gray one- needed something springy!

3.4.09

I made whole wheat penne with homemade marinara and chicken meatballs.