365 Pictures in 2009

308/365: ET in the Office

2009-11-04T21:58:00.001-06:00

My coworker has this chair that look like ET. After being told that a
few times he put eyes on his chair. I am think a cowboy hat next.

307/365: No More DSB Bank

2009-11-03T23:12:00.001-06:00

So starting today US Speedskating will be sponsored by Colbert Nation. To make a donation visit www.usspeedskating.org and click on the link.

Sorry this message was so short it was sent from my iPhone.

306/365: Almost Time

2009-11-02T22:53:00.000-06:00

Speedskating starts Saturday!

305/365: The Blogger

2009-11-01T21:36:00.000-06:00

I entered in the Office Winter Games in hopes to win a trip to the Vancouver Olympics. There was an optional picture component, which the enterant was to show a picture of them blogging (and where they normally blog). So E took this picture of me as I was blogging tonight.

304/365: The Wordle of Our Blog

2009-10-31T21:42:00.000-05:00

I decided to run a Wordle on my other blog (http://rightoverleft.wordpress.com) I find it funny that in life's debate of needs and wants... need is much more prevalent than want.

303/365: An F in Baking

2009-10-30T21:30:00.000-05:00

I wanted to make E some homemade bread. My bread machine decided it did not want to cooperate.

302/365: A Wife That Cooks

2009-10-29T21:29:00.000-05:00

E hasn't been feeling well the past few days. So I made him home made chicken soup.

301/365: Lets Go Wild!

2009-10-28T21:28:00.000-05:00

Tonight my poppie, sister, and I went to the Wild Game. There were a lot of fights and the Wild ended up losing. But the company was so much better than the game!

290/365: Wine for a Favor... Sweet

2009-10-17T21:25:00.000-05:00

Today E and I went to a wedding and guess what we got... wine as a favor!

288/365: Baseball...Speedskating In This House No Difference

2009-10-15T21:23:00.000-05:00

So E and I went to this event tonight about baseball and imagine my shock to see a picture of vintage speedskating. I thought we were talking about baseball here folks.

287/365: Back to Work On Monday

2009-10-14T21:21:00.000-05:00

I have the next two days off of work. So I thought that I would see what was coming up on my schedule.

285/365: Now I Demand Ice

2009-10-12T21:13:00.000-05:00

The second snow of the season and I cannot have ice for speedskating.

NOT FAIR!

I demand ice now!

284/365: Rob Thomas

2009-10-11T21:12:00.000-05:00

Tonight S and I went to Rob Thomas. It was a great show and well worth our money, especially because Rob sang for over two hours.

283/365: SNOW?

2009-10-10T21:10:00.000-05:00

We had a Halloween Blizzard when I was 11. But snow before Halloween? Interesting.

281/365: My Ball and Chain

2009-10-08T21:08:00.000-05:00

My sister got an iPhone today so I thought I would share with her what my favorite apps where.

Yes quick access to Facebook and Twitter is a must.

280/365: A Mini Van Limo

2009-10-07T21:04:00.000-05:00

Really? I saw this as I was going to dinner tonight, it was too odd not to take a picture of.

279/365: I Have No Tickets

2009-10-06T21:03:00.000-05:00

E got to go to game 163 today. I on the other hand threw a 'I have no tickets party'. I took a screen shot of the final inning as I really like to keep score.

Now we have to play the Yankees (and I hate them as much has I hate the White Sox).

277/365: Okay Boys Lets Take It Outside

2009-10-04T19:57:00.000-05:00

Today was suppose to be the last regular season game at the dome. In fact for the second year in a row we get to play game 163.

276/365: A Hard Time Keeping Up

2009-10-03T21:00:00.000-05:00

E got a new bike today. The kicker... he got a bike with 29" wheels or called a 29er. With my short little legs and 26" wheels, I bet I am going to have a hard time keeping up.

275/365: Little Munchkin

2009-10-02T20:58:00.000-05:00

Look what I found hanging out in my cupboard- a little four year old munchkin. T is the daughter of E's good friend P, she climbed into our cupboard to play hide and seek.

274/365: A Beautiful Sunrise

2009-10-01T21:06:00.000-05:00

Look what I saw coming into work this morning.

271/365: A Happy Boy

2009-09-28T21:47:00.000-05:00

E loves his Skyline Chili. So imagine how excited he was to eat at a Skyline Chili. I took this picture to send back to his friends who love Skyline as much as he does.

270/365: A Day at Niagara

2009-09-28T19:54:00.000-05:00

E and I spent the day at Niagara Falls before heading back to Minnesota.

269/365: It's A Wedding

2009-09-26T19:51:00.000-05:00

Today Ron and Soniel got married. I captured this picture which I thought was so cool with his Geek Squad cufflinks and his new wedding ring.

268/365: Welcome to Canada

2009-09-25T19:49:00.000-05:00

E and I are in Canada this weekend. I like the fact that my car will have a seizure if I speed.

267/365: No White Sox Fans here

2009-09-24T20:46:00.000-05:00

Nobody ever said we liked the White Sox.

In fact, I have yet to meet a die hard Twins fan who does.

Here is E en route through Chicago driving by Comiskey Park.

265/365: License Plate

2009-09-22T11:04:00.000-05:00

My poppie, sister, and I have a small competition about who can find the lowest number license plate.

Imagine my surprise when I pulled behind 019 AAA.

I took the picture at a red light no worries!

263/365: The Final Game

2009-09-20T11:02:00.000-05:00

Today was E's final vintage base ball game. In vintage base ball you cannot over run first base. Imagine this runners shock when he fell off the bag.

262/365: For My Friend

2009-09-19T10:59:00.000-05:00

KK, 3 years later and it still hurts. I miss you so much.

261/365: My Little Beer

2009-09-18T11:00:00.000-05:00

We were at a friend's place and I said I wanted a little beer. Imagine my surprise when I was brought that little shot glass.

258/365: I Love My Twins

2009-09-15T10:57:00.000-05:00

DO gave me four free tickets to the Twins game tonight.

It was lightly attended but I know that I am going to the last game in a few weeks.

248/365: No Thank You!

2009-09-05T10:55:00.000-05:00

I would be embarrassed to ride this bike. I am just not sure about the colors and I like orange and lime green.

244/365: Red to Red and White to White

2009-09-01T10:54:00.000-05:00

I had to photograph instructions today. Hence why you get the picture of the back of a speaker.

242/365: Into Deep Center

2009-08-30T10:52:00.000-05:00

I stood behind E to take a picture today of him batting. I am surprised he didn't sprain an ankle today.

241/365: Let's Get Denarded!

2009-08-29T10:51:00.000-05:00

I had the opportunity to meet Denard Span (#2 of the MN Twins) today. He was awesome and incredibly kind. No wonder all of these girls have these, "Will you marry me Denard?" at the Twins games.

238/365: Look Who Came to Stay

2009-08-26T10:49:00.000-05:00

My favorite puppy is spending the night with us tonight. He loves E more than me, so hence why he is cuddling up to E.

237/365: A Night At The Shout House

2009-08-25T10:48:00.000-05:00

For DB's birthday we took her to the shout house. It was a lot of fun and I even paid Mr. Piano Man to mortify her with his version of "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land."

236/365: Happy Birthday DB!

2009-08-24T10:46:00.000-05:00

So for DB's birthday I took my favorite puppie for the afternoon, while she went out with her HS friends. Louie and I went for a walk around the neighborhood and enjoyed time on the porch. I was sad to give him back.

234/365: Linus is Cool

2009-08-22T10:44:00.000-05:00

My mum had to go to the Eye Doctor to pick out some new glasses. After some fun with the goggles (I will spare the blog readers those pictures), I had my sister take a picture of me with Linus.

233/365: Brewing

2009-08-21T10:41:00.000-05:00

Storms are coming tonight.

228/365: A Day With the Saints

2009-08-16T10:40:00.000-05:00

My uncle had tickets to the Saints game today. So he invited me to come along. I thought this little guy was so cute giving the umpire some more balls.

227/365: I am getting blinds!

2009-08-15T10:38:00.000-05:00

Yeah I know... Pathetic that I am excited to get some blinds!

224/365: Stuffed Chicken Medallions

2009-08-12T10:36:00.000-05:00

DB texted me today saying that she did not want to cook. I did.

So I made her stuffed chicken medallions for dinner.

YUM!

223/365: Cooking!

2009-08-11T10:35:00.000-05:00

I love cookbooks.

I am not sure E likes me trying out new recipies on him though.

222/365: Itching to Get Back on The Ice

2009-08-10T10:34:00.000-05:00

I want to go skating!

221/365: What was the question?

2009-08-09T10:33:00.000-05:00

We went to a concert tonight with my cousins. I found it funny that there was this bumper sticker on the wall at the studio.

The concert started at midnight so it was a LATE night. Plus a huge storm came brewing through.

220/365: Caught in a Run Down

2009-08-08T10:30:00.000-05:00

E got caught in a run down today during the game. He sadly lost the run down.

218/365: The Birthday Girl

2009-08-06T10:42:00.000-05:00

My sister loves Sex and the City. So imagine her happiness when I finally returned her copy to her, you'd think I gave it to her for her birthday instead.

215/365: Last Day in DC

2009-08-03T10:29:00.000-05:00

On our way to the airport E and stopped at Arlington. It was a quick visit as we only had time to see the grave of JFK and RFK. We are heading home today, I am going to miss DC but I know I will be back sooner than later.

214/365: The Only Way to See the Monuments

2009-08-02T10:02:00.000-05:00

When I was in DC in June, DB and I walked the monuments. E had been playing base ball for two days so we elected to bike the monuments. I will do that again. There were places to lock up the bikes at each stop and we were able to get out to the FDR memorial and Jefferson memorial.

213/365: A Day of Vintage Base Ball

2009-08-01T10:00:00.000-05:00

We spent the day at Anacostia park as E played Base Ball. I took a picture of the score card. X's are good, that is code for 1 score.

212/365: In DC at Air & Space

2009-07-31T09:58:00.000-05:00

E and I went to the Air and Space Museum this morning. One of the exhibits were the paintings of Alan Bean. They were amazing!

211/365: Leaving for DC Again

2009-07-30T09:55:00.000-05:00

Please make sure my luggage gets on board.

Thank you!

210/365: I Love This Wine

2009-07-29T09:54:00.000-05:00

YUM!

Need to go to Germany to get some more! Great little sweet dessert wine. Anyone in MN have this in their shop?

209/365: Banana Muffins

2009-07-28T09:53:00.000-05:00

Someone gave us a huge box of bananas after E's base ball game on Saturday. So I started baking up a storm. Here are the banana muffins I made.

207/365: Please Visit Me Mr. Starbucks Man

2009-07-26T09:50:00.000-05:00

Imagine my surprise to see Mr. Starbucks Man handing out coffee as a treat during today's parade.

206/365: A Great Play

2009-07-25T09:48:00.000-05:00

E had his annual game at Lumberjack Days this year. He an awesome play at first base. And no worries we had no injuries.

205/365: I am Betty Crocker

2009-07-24T09:44:00.000-05:00

Here is my submission for the local pie contest. It is a Tiramisu pie with a pound cake crust.

YUM!

204/365: So Much for My Car's Warranty

2009-07-23T09:43:00.000-05:00

So much for my car's warranty. On the dirt road on the way home tonight. I hit 36, 000 miles. So glad my car was in for warranty repairs earlier this week.

202/365: Big Rain Drops

2009-07-21T09:40:00.000-05:00

Huge rain storm today. Which really stunk as it was all ready so cold outside. There was also massive hail which was not cool as I had a rental.

201/265: I Love This Place

2009-07-20T09:39:00.000-05:00

E and I ended up driving by the Fort Snelling Chapel today. I love this place as we got married there in 2006.

200/365: Photographing a Baby

2009-07-19T09:37:00.000-05:00

Today I photographed a good friend's newborn. I took their wedding rings and put them around her little toes and photographed them.

199/365: Only 50 in July!

2009-07-18T09:35:00.000-05:00

A cold day for base ball. E had a game today and in the cold, he actually had two homeruns in the same game and made some awesome plays.

198/365: Ooops didn't mean to take it in B & W

2009-07-17T09:33:00.000-05:00

That's what happens when you change your settings on your camera and forget.

197/365: Long Days

2009-07-16T22:23:00.001-05:00

I have become a prisioner to my laptop and Caribou this summer. My
goal, finish 12 credits and write 3 college courses. I guess it is a
good thing that there is wi-fi, Pandora, Google Docs and Caribou Coffee.

194/365: I Love Fresh Fruit

2009-07-13T17:47:00.000-05:00

I went to the store today and purchased some fresh fruit. I am going to have to restrain myself not to eat it all in one sitting. :)

Tomorrow I am going to be going to dinner with Dorothy, Karla, and Camille. We are going to have a big Mexican feast cooked by Dorothy. I am excited as I am responsible for the dessert.

193/365: When You Know the Pyrotechnic

2009-07-12T23:17:00.004-05:00

I have this new fascination with taking pictures of fireworks. One of E's good friends is a pyrotechnic and we get invited to enjoy the fireworks with him and his girlfriend. One of the nice things is he knows when the big or cool fireworks are going to take place.

Although I should remember to bring my tripod with (and maybe get a remote) so I don't have to hold the camera extra steady. I put the 8-point star filter on which gave it an extra 'sparkly' effect. I will have plenty of other opportunities to try taking the pictures.

192/365: Not Spring Chickens

2009-07-11T00:04:00.006-05:00

I snapped this picture of E and I, late into the night at Station 4. I have realized at 29 and 31, we are not longer Spring Chickens.

191/365: A Night with Cronkite Satellite

2009-07-10T23:37:00.001-05:00

This is my cousin who lives in Qatar but is back for a summer visit. E and I enjoyed hanging out at Station 4 tonight.

I snuck up close and snapped his picture as he was playing. He was so focused that he did not even flinch as the annoying double flash went off.

190/365: My Little Tree

2009-07-09T16:07:00.002-05:00

My little tree is not really growing. Hmm. I was hoping for a big maple tree. Soon it will be big enough and I will be thinking to myself, 'What was I thinking?' In the mean time I will love my little tree and hope a big storm does not take it.

If you are curious what the neighbor is doing, I have no clue but it smelt awful outside.

189/365: It's Hard To See...

2009-07-08T15:46:00.000-05:00

... although if you are a friend who knows me well enough you know I took a picture of the little brown sign that says 'The OVAL Skating Center.' How I wish the oval was open year around and I could skate there every day in the summer. I guess I will have to wait until November.

188/365: No Water Fights

2009-07-07T17:28:00.001-05:00

One of the benefits of having an industrial faucet, it really cleans. One downside, there is a lot of water. So there is a standing rule-- No Water Fights! If you would like to have a water fight, please engage in one with yourself. As when you are doing dishes the water will splash you enough to make you reconsider that water fight idea.

187/365: Our New Faucet

2009-07-06T19:35:00.000-05:00

Yes, it is way cool. And yes, I have the coolest poppie ever. So E and I bought this new faucet. It is one of those industrial kitchen faucets. It was a bit over my head to install (had it been a residential faucet I wouldn't have had a problem) so my poppie came over and helped install it.

In return, I made my poppie his favorite soup- Split Pea and Ham.

186/365: A Day at the Game

2009-07-05T19:29:00.000-05:00

Today we went to Armed Services Appreciation Day at the Twins. While it was a great game (they won!), I loved seeing some of the signs around the dome. I snapped this picture of a person and his 'Go Twins' sign.

Thank you to those who serve.

185/365: Such Determination

2009-07-04T16:32:00.001-05:00

Each 4th of July we go to Northfield, MN for an annual vintage base ball game. I have only missed one game since E has been playing (and that year I was on a plane heading to NECC 2006). It is a great time. This year my family came along with Camille, we did well as 'cranks' (fans).

I snapped this picture of E during the game. I love looking at his determination while playing this gentleman's game.

Happy 4th of July!

184/365: Gearing Up

2009-07-03T13:47:00.000-05:00

As I returned to the hotel from the Spy Museum (which was my last fun thing I did in DC), I came upon this individual decorating the hotel for the 4th tomorrow. I am bummed that I will be missing the festivities.

I learned it is sac-religious to leave DC on the 3rd of July. No worries I will be back for a 4th someday.

Well, time to head home. I am sad to be leaving but happy to be returning home.

183/365: A Day at the Museums

2009-07-02T23:25:00.000-05:00

This morning started with a trip to the Museum of American History (one of my favorites). The remodel has made this museum even more cooler. I loved the new entry way, as it was so bright and airy. We saw things like Julia Child's kitchen, Apollo's skates (I drooled over the Maple Blades), and Kermit the Frog. After we finished the American History Museum we went to the Natural History Museum.

While at the Natural History Museum I took this picture of a giraffe. I had to wait a while because of all of the people that were walking by. Finally I snapped the picture with no people. I was so excited that it turned out.

We finished our night out with a showing of Night at the Museum 2 at the IMAX theatre.

Tomorrow is my last day in DC , but no worries I am returning in a month with E.

182/365: Rain Coming Down

2009-07-01T23:47:00.001-05:00

One thing about DC I have learned. It rains a lot. I should have known that, it rained at least once a day the last time I was there.

Today was the last day of the conference. I compare NECC to summer camp. You make a ton of new friends, you learn a lot of things, and you get to do some really cool things. On Monday, I got to do a cell phone scavenger hunt. Tuesday, I helped run a board meeting for the SIGilt. Wednesday, I got to hear Erin Gruwell (from Freedom Writers) speak. I was bummed to see the conference close but I will be back next year.

After Erin's keynote, Dorothy and I headed up to Georgetown to explore the city. We enjoyed that a lot. We went to Dean & Delucas to look at the cool kitchen things and the wonderful deli displays.

The highlight of tonight was that Dorothy and I (along with A and B, her two kids who had flown in) were suppose to travel to the top of the Washington Monument. Since a bad thunderstorm came through, the park service had to close the monument and rides to the top.

I snapped this picture. As I attempted to lighten the picture on my computer the auto enhancer was accidently bummed and this was the picture that resulted. I thought it was too cool, so I stopped editing.

181/365: The Sunset Parade

2009-06-30T22:46:00.000-05:00

One of the benefits of being in DC is the immense amount of things you can do. Another benefit is when your poppie is a frequent traveler to DC, he knows all the cool things to do. So my poppie suggested that Dorothy and I check out 'The Sunset Parade' for our Tuesday evening activity.

So after a full day of meetings (and when I say full, I mean full, I was in heels the entire day because I was helping to run a meeting), we headed to The Sunset Parade. The only thing, we forgot the umbrella and we were drenched. We ended up eating in the hotel once we returned from the parade.

180/365: The Technology State Fair

2009-06-29T14:35:00.001-05:00

I am not a big fan of the exhibit hall at NECC. Since I am taking a course that has us visiting the exhibit hall as part of the assignments, I had to go. As I was going down the escalator I snapped this picture of the different booths. The expansive size of this exhibit hall is intimidating (five football fields), let me just say I am glad that I had my walking shoes!

179/365: One of My Favorites

2009-06-28T20:16:00.001-05:00

This morning I asked Dorothy if she would like to go to Mass with me at the National Shrine before we spent the day exploring the city. She readily agreed.

After going to Mass we began to explore the chapels and around the Shrine. As I came upon this chapel I saw this woman in prayer. I decided to snap her picture quietly. Since she was the only one in the chapel.

178/365: There Is Always a Bit of Fun

2009-06-27T23:26:00.001-05:00

No worries this trip to DC is not all work. After a full day of meetings and meet up with Jen for coffee, I became a spy for the evening.

We did the Spy at Night. It was an interesting experience and Dorothy and I had a lot of fun. However, I am hoping that I can head back and go to the museum at a later date (maybe trip to DC #2 in August).

177/365: I Have Arrived

2009-06-26T19:56:00.002-05:00

DC Trip #1 has started. I am so excited to be back in DC. I love this city. I love the fact that there is so much to do and never enough time to do it all.

Tonight's goal, get to the hotel, get dinner and head to bed. The meetings are starting early tomorrow.

176/365: Are you kidding me?

2009-06-25T13:45:00.000-05:00

After my car had been sitting out in the sun for a while. I took a picture of the temp gauge. It said the temperature was 107, when it had calibrated (or whatever it does) it went down to a cool and comfortable 97.

So glad to know that DC is going to be about 75. I am looking forward to the cool down.

175/365: Such Love

2009-06-24T22:24:00.001-05:00

Today is my poppie's birthday. My mum doesn't like frosting so she asked if he would take it off the cake since he was serving. He agreed and I took a picture.

174/365: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

2009-06-23T19:06:00.001-05:00

So I am leaving for DC on Friday and I am seriously struggling on what to wear, including right down to the swimsuit.

I ended up choosing the white and yellow one. The navy blue and pink one looked too much like the suits I already had.

Although, I did score well with some Capris. I found a couple pairs that were from The Limited and were only $14. Yes, I bought a pair in EVERY color!

173/365: This is Minnesota not Texas!

2009-06-22T22:55:00.000-05:00

102 tomorrow? Yeah no thanks.

172/365: Happy Father's Day

2009-06-21T21:59:00.001-05:00

In honor of Father's Day, my poppie and I went to our favorite ice cream place. However, he only ordered a child sized, so glad he asked for it to be put in a waffle cone.

So happy Father's Day to the man, who took me to some of the neatest out of the ordinary places (Note to SM and Mum: Jerry!), told me that horses were cows and cows were horses, taught me how to ski and skate, and enjoys a good bike ride finished off with ice cream. Love you!

171/365: 100?

2009-06-20T21:15:00.000-05:00

YUCK!

170/365: That is Wierd

2009-06-19T21:19:00.000-05:00

Pink fuzzy steering wheel and rearview mirror. Plus martini
embroidered seat covers.

169/365: Wii Tennis

2009-06-18T21:32:00.000-05:00

We love our Wii Tennis. Although E is much better than me.

168/365: My Favorite Puppy

2009-06-17T21:25:00.001-05:00

Okay he's not a puppy any more but I just love him. He looked so stoic so I had to take his picture.

167/365: Almost Done

2009-06-16T22:55:00.001-05:00

Just 3 more workouts left on the 30 day challenge.

166/365: My Alma Maters?

2009-06-15T22:54:00.001-05:00

Just a picture of my keychain. I spent a semester at Oxford and the
key chain reminds me to work hard.

165/365: A Little Dangerous

2009-06-14T22:52:00.001-05:00

Imagine my surprise to see feet hanging out of this SUV.

164/365: Mum we didn't sit that close!

2009-06-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

Our friend Ben who is a pyrotechnic (he is also my jeweler) brought us
to the fireworks launch pad. We got to sit so close that we actually
had to lay down but we were safe from all the ash and debris.

163/365: We are DTV ready!

2009-06-12T23:59:00.000-05:00

162/365: Facebook Nickname

2009-06-11T21:17:00.000-05:00

Yeah I got my own facebook nickname. Completely dumb if you ask me.

161/365: Yuck Socks!

2009-06-10T22:26:00.001-05:00

It is June and I am wearing socks. Why? Because it is cold out! I want
summer weather and sandals.

160/365: I Hate This Bathroom

2009-06-09T21:35:00.000-05:00

Dear Bathroom,

I cannot wait until I begin demolishing you. Please dear hubby of
mine, provide me with the sledgehammer so I may expediate this process.

Love, L