tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40013547449351878522024-02-07T14:06:45.087-08:00wanna split a blog?clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-47197603719997211392015-06-07T18:42:00.002-07:002015-06-07T18:42:29.635-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a long day as catering staff at the birthday event at the Frank Lloyd Wright house, in kirkwood! It was hot outside and I came home feeling gross and tired. </div>
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I had most of a bottle of cold white wine left from last night, so we opened it up and started a new Netflix series called 'Sense8.'</div>
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<b>The bottle </b><u><b>LosVascos </b>Sauvignon Blanc 2013</u> </div>
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The taste- acidic, grapefruit, pear, and a nice mineral. Very easy and clean drinking. </div>
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I'd say drink alone or would pair well with a salad, white fish or vegetables. </div>
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Love the wine! Would buy again! </div>
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Tv show, enjoyed, will watch more! </div>
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-claire</div>
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clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-51187977855502834092011-09-01T18:18:00.000-07:002012-08-27T19:25:37.803-07:00tortilla soup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE4oQTiZHJCOuR8wNYNDudnzPuktXLKQSgYs0qU2JiiCIBETkagojlUp2oNEnPHKKpx18o0VuJ2QVKhzLBEQp77uBCW4ZlF9QNEa6YSxiTvzuQ-qb0rQPyCts5wwIC_aXASYjv4VGMufa/s1600/P8310071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647611274286915426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE4oQTiZHJCOuR8wNYNDudnzPuktXLKQSgYs0qU2JiiCIBETkagojlUp2oNEnPHKKpx18o0VuJ2QVKhzLBEQp77uBCW4ZlF9QNEa6YSxiTvzuQ-qb0rQPyCts5wwIC_aXASYjv4VGMufa/s400/P8310071.JPG" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;" width="300" /></a>
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it's been a whole month since we moved. we found a great apartment, within a block of a great walking/running park! <br />
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We have not had food in the house and we hadn't done real grocery shopping in a month. </div>
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we usually set our meals for the week and shop for those meals. it helps save money and we don't waste as much food. </div>
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i received some great cook books from my bridal showers and it was time to start putting them to use. we were getting sick of eating out, so last night i prepared our first homemade meal since we moved. Tortilla soup! </div>
clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-18691202375680794562011-08-26T18:00:00.001-07:002011-08-27T09:29:48.656-07:00wedding invites<div>
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<br /></div><div>Ron worked so hard and so long on designing our wedding invitations! i am really proud of him and i really enjoy all the thought and humor he put into them! We hope you like them!</div>we had a great time at our friends, Dan and Les, ' screenprinting our invitations. yes, i did pull several screens myself, all the nice and even ones are mine. ha! we are so grateful to Dan for his time and patience, with us! we would not have gotten it done so quick without his expertise!<div>Thanks to my sister, Holly and her nice handwriting, all the labels got printed! My handwriting does not even pass my own standards! we apparently picked the right person, in grade school, Holly was picked by the class to write the letter to the president! phew! i'm glad for those credentials! </div><div>After talking to Ron and some tough decisions on stamps for the mailing, i went outside to my car and started feverishly sticking them (and labels, and stickers to close the envelope) on the invite. I thought the post office closed at 5, and only had 15 mins to get as much as i could done. i was startled by someone honking at me and realized it was my sister, Beth. She informed me the post office was open til 6, which bought me more time. after she came back out of the post office, she got in my car to help me stick and stamp! Thanks to her, we got them all done. </div><div>This makes it official, right!? </div><div>We are so excited and can't wait to celebrate with all of our amazing friends and family! </div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-21046405353963050412011-06-21T23:51:00.000-07:002011-06-22T00:00:41.501-07:00House Hunting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzj3QuEkHb7fGUph5SIQHGT9BxfBruiKVsSbXjTy8gvUTv3eU1jjCS6FsYTS0xkE9BExAukhcoB_XULozFLwroRecKPKp26kl6KVqFFx0SGE-Ni88QmVy6TvhBlk9ktBG5dskEzoPNkD8/s1600/house_hunting.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvzj3QuEkHb7fGUph5SIQHGT9BxfBruiKVsSbXjTy8gvUTv3eU1jjCS6FsYTS0xkE9BExAukhcoB_XULozFLwroRecKPKp26kl6KVqFFx0SGE-Ni88QmVy6TvhBlk9ktBG5dskEzoPNkD8/s320/house_hunting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620934023078577170" /></a>Ron and i having been house hunting for the past couple of months. We've been looking online for a while, but it is nice to see what is really out there. <div>We are lucky that the housing market is so bad right now, just great for first time buyers! There have been some great homes that have fallen into our price range, but one wrong thing can make the house not right. We are liking a house that has no dining room, and i love to entertain. i can't imagine never being able to have people over for dinner. <div><div>There are so many choices out there right now, i can't wait to see what we choose. </div></div></div><div><br /></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-65979906915194880242011-05-03T20:24:00.000-07:002011-05-03T20:49:53.169-07:00Easter Egg-cellence<div style="text-align: center;">Ron and i <a href="www.wannasplit.blogspot.com">split</a> a fun evening of egg dyeing and eggs-perimenting!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97OfudQleibzr-6zEaBWbn7wKHWCOsHqQ1UCDcfpUlgtJtTrzN4tVJeOPkQ7LqMEmuAPgOcu0j2figJtvjCQFlPXHu4hJny9Ce8fG0PqGtfrMH2qe4fENVlqsk6iO9ygUS3tGPTlQQAOp/s1600/P4260009.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/AVvXsEh97OfudQleibzr-6zEaBWbn7wKHWCOsHqQ1UCDcfpUlgtJtTrzN4tVJeOPkQ7LqMEmuAPgOcu0j2figJtvjCQFlPXHu4hJny9Ce8fG0PqGtfrMH2qe4fENVlqsk6iO9ygUS3tGPTlQQAOp/s320/P4260009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602699408794807714" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(my attempt at taping off, for the zig zag effect)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhZKViZll9dnc2g_crF8m5opq6Xea2kGSkBnSj8EsF7V1ztFzATl5TCHO-i-YbOhZDP_Va2iE2gCMZDhmsXjiGNVEDqpHPhe6ODwyUQbpgwbK2WsaxehwSFhaC6ieWCOZAMxhuvJyPJk7/s1600/P4260017.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/AVvXsEhfhZKViZll9dnc2g_crF8m5opq6Xea2kGSkBnSj8EsF7V1ztFzATl5TCHO-i-YbOhZDP_Va2iE2gCMZDhmsXjiGNVEDqpHPhe6ODwyUQbpgwbK2WsaxehwSFhaC6ieWCOZAMxhuvJyPJk7/s320/P4260017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602699399781943938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(my use of two colors, trying to keep the white clean! the other side was crying.)</span></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4fnwV23-nOCpRzb6NrQ2WL-SJnTeP9P484Ny9MeTU6fiI7_Nx529vnRhB775tGWWmKi3ymn9TCLnJzXRwyZHczTnLOplCZ-jDuKNHMaPEYfG8tm64_7bbiWGoj4w0gS7m8jRluOU_PNX/s1600/P4250001.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/AVvXsEgI4fnwV23-nOCpRzb6NrQ2WL-SJnTeP9P484Ny9MeTU6fiI7_Nx529vnRhB775tGWWmKi3ymn9TCLnJzXRwyZHczTnLOplCZ-jDuKNHMaPEYfG8tm64_7bbiWGoj4w0gS7m8jRluOU_PNX/s320/P4250001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602699417097981426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(HULK! ron was working on marvel characters.) </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ_gV_CNPjYAaNOTkhpUJfNUtVP2ROz4dyJC3HK0XUZAYldJpvUNBeNuD2IOvsJe7w9ECDJwwSm584iH_lkFmc_8TlpolW6TX6gYBeGZXFygWd1O3MjQfqK_OD-3PPJ-KM5KwRfxsTUbx/s1600/P4260013.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/AVvXsEiCQ_gV_CNPjYAaNOTkhpUJfNUtVP2ROz4dyJC3HK0XUZAYldJpvUNBeNuD2IOvsJe7w9ECDJwwSm584iH_lkFmc_8TlpolW6TX6gYBeGZXFygWd1O3MjQfqK_OD-3PPJ-KM5KwRfxsTUbx/s320/P4260013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602699411242475282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(THE THING! this was looking so good and then the egg took a fall!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">as you can see there were other attempts to try again!)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-77044308703991806072011-04-09T10:18:00.000-07:002011-04-09T10:25:42.485-07:00Happy Birthday, Claire!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1zvEKK2OZV9j1cIcOBy2_ARX9_SS5T9p6SyKjc_daPz5btdG4J5Zs5dhyWZcm9F9lS6AQTwb3Rsg2V_RwgwK5wORS5_YLe1oqwbWm-mWtAtE5gt3wX42d3035xZPi3VwCgtUnZ6izMsk/s1600/Sketch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1zvEKK2OZV9j1cIcOBy2_ARX9_SS5T9p6SyKjc_daPz5btdG4J5Zs5dhyWZcm9F9lS6AQTwb3Rsg2V_RwgwK5wORS5_YLe1oqwbWm-mWtAtE5gt3wX42d3035xZPi3VwCgtUnZ6izMsk/s400/Sketch.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593634882919641842" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yay! Today is Claire's Birthday! We are going to the park and all the terrible rain we heard about has apparently been chased away! Happy Birthday, Claire!!! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I Love YOU! XOXOXO</span></span></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-2532290574916508822011-04-04T12:56:00.001-07:002011-04-04T12:59:54.086-07:00The Royale 'SPLIT'<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9_RiEjlAPbda5Ko-kyqbeDEPBOdbAtyrkP4eO_aZrXe1izFY7qzls-0aClLZ0rvKuvTTiclEjoScaLKg5ORyDW1qhkLDRuS6Y3uCyPWYn1Uq3IWE4kgc1-upWEvIf0gVcE9qlxkm7zvT/s1600/article-0-0B75954D00000578-329_468x308.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: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9_RiEjlAPbda5Ko-kyqbeDEPBOdbAtyrkP4eO_aZrXe1izFY7qzls-0aClLZ0rvKuvTTiclEjoScaLKg5ORyDW1qhkLDRuS6Y3uCyPWYn1Uq3IWE4kgc1-upWEvIf0gVcE9qlxkm7zvT/s320/article-0-0B75954D00000578-329_468x308.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591820314210453122" /></a><br /> Look William and Kate like to <a href="http://royalwedding.yahoo.com/blogs/stamp-design-gaffe-tears-kate-and-william-apart-3070?nc">split</a> too!clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-67913229549188741092011-02-15T19:26:00.000-08:002011-02-15T19:29:19.621-08:00Valentine's Day 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjnRVYnZpqaSn7cI9eTd6IY7Us2Jn-Be2M3WS4aq_KV0P_WCs8Sei4TimnDhI5-PREPaBHLCwMOd_cnU0I2E79L_e8Q-_JOth6iHwTxLaqSxwkZo5qJKRRIemgtw_s6axvF2I35Cl1_Mo/s1600/valentine2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjnRVYnZpqaSn7cI9eTd6IY7Us2Jn-Be2M3WS4aq_KV0P_WCs8Sei4TimnDhI5-PREPaBHLCwMOd_cnU0I2E79L_e8Q-_JOth6iHwTxLaqSxwkZo5qJKRRIemgtw_s6axvF2I35Cl1_Mo/s400/valentine2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574123907534074578" /></a><br /><div>This is the Valentine i received from Ron this year! He really likes puns!</div><div><br /></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-14095252694586147892010-11-16T13:52:00.000-08:002010-11-16T14:02:33.765-08:00shepherd's pie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMeSLFovFMthVaIYq_UWWk8vZAWNavlnGIl-ycDVkBNdomJjNDUhicATswVVaPHbHvvbbiQF4iq_L2hyphenhyphenySFCuL_ii4GEYghWygUGESt_vYo8G9EKzsRWPmA-Nwwn5YOv4x2Ff2nULuCDR/s1600/recipe_vegetarian_shepherds_pie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMeSLFovFMthVaIYq_UWWk8vZAWNavlnGIl-ycDVkBNdomJjNDUhicATswVVaPHbHvvbbiQF4iq_L2hyphenhyphenySFCuL_ii4GEYghWygUGESt_vYo8G9EKzsRWPmA-Nwwn5YOv4x2Ff2nULuCDR/s400/recipe_vegetarian_shepherds_pie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540270508688357346" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(this is the picture from the original recipe, </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">for more recipes, go to goveg.com)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">since ron liked it so much, i decided to share the recipe.<br />i went off a recipe for veggie shepherds pie and we decided to add sweet potatoes with the regular potatoes.<br />boil 4 med potatoes,( diced) til tender. drain, and mash with 2 Tbsp. butter and up to 1/2 c. milk (or soy substitute for both if you are vegan)add salt and pepper to taste.<br />in a separate bowl combine:<br />-12oz bag of veggie meat (read label if you are vegan)<br />-1 can vegetarian mushroom gravy (i would use half, then mix in more until you get the consistency you want. we used the whole can and ours was soupy, but still delicious)<br />-1 small can mixed peas and carrots, drained (i just sauteed some carrots til tender and then added frozen peas till heated)<br />-the recipe didn't call for it, but i sauteed up 1 med diced onion, and 5 or 6 mushrooms sliced.<br />-season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper, to taste (i would start with 1/2 tsp each, or more to taste)<br />pour "meat" mixture into pie pan or baking dish, top with potatoes, spread to edge of pan. bake at 350 til potatoes are browned (30-40) minutes.</span></span>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-44847730969876539042010-11-08T14:58:00.000-08:002010-11-08T15:40:30.424-08:00Moroccan Couscous stew<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/AVvXsEiMwZ3emZh4OT8c3O0N-J4RzkykrKYUJhX2qZ8E-RS_gIqbNHlKBx57tfcviW8OOZeudNTw02FaeTwAkhzwM6Y4j-fTbqeo08nZweO2RHtHH1VTMAGOFukYYKbN6N4YkpGskuK80I3S9GLg/s320/PB080001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537323234218569154" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>i signed up for <a href="http://www.recipematcher.com/">recipematcher.com</a> a while ago, but this is the first time i've used it. </div><div>you sign in,</div><div>go through the epantry and check off what food you have in your kitchen,</div><div>then it generates recipes for you, by the ingredients you have, and </div><div>gives you a list of what you need to buy. </div><div><br /></div><div>tonight:</div><a href="http://www.recipematcher.com/index.php/recipe/show/Moroccan-Couscous-Stew-Recipe/">Moroccan-Couscous-Stew-crockpot-Recipe</a><div><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/AVvXsEhBbCtbTUU5C-ts60a78DdXlg2kj238DLnccY6q29U96bObA9AtkV4maeDTagvmJ_62BIKJSH99qxpYlnHzacjI8q39tJoQ2ns7a6FekmPPZ0FDJP4coIGv06thiTvyOVnslGD_m_qcAsez/s320/PB080002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537323239614240370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(before i added the couscous and chickpeas)</span></div><div>i followed this recipe, but added 1/4 cup golden raisins, 1/4 cup mushrooms, 1/2 tsp coriander, a half cup of frozen peas chopped up some stewed tomatoes (in addition to crushed), and used <a href="http://www.quorn.us/Home/">Quorn brand</a> "chicken" tenders, instead of real chicken. i added the extras from looking over other moroccan stew recipes and whatever i had in my pantry.</div><div>it smells amazing and i've been tasting it as it's cooking in the crock pot, and it tastes fantastic. </div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-64512658488688394922010-10-06T14:03:00.000-07:002010-10-06T20:54:59.613-07:00Meet Cute<div style="text-align: center;">October 1, 2010 - Ron and i celebrated our 6 year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_cute">Meet Cute</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We met at <b><a href="http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/3769.aspx">The Rubber Frame: Culture and Comics</a> </b> show at Des Lee Gallery. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He was the boy in the room with Buddy Holly glasses and chuck taylors. My friends, Barbara and Martha knew him from the art museum world. They went to talk to him and i came over to meet him and then ran off. After the art show, Tom Huck, a printmaking professor, was having a party upstairs and we all went. i pulled Ron onto the dance floor and was excited he could dance. </div><div style="text-align: center;">After that evening, Ron and i hung out for the next month, but i wasn't sure if i liked him as more than just friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't until Nov. 28, 2004, when Barbara and i had our ornament making party to decorate our Christmas tree, that i knew i had feelings for Ron. i hadn't seen him in a month or so and decided to call him to come to the party. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It took us over a month to go on our official first date on January 17, 2005. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For our 6 year meet cute anniversary, we went to the Sam Fox School of Art faculty art show</div><div style="text-align: center;">on Oct. 1 at the Des Lee Gallery. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i am sharing some photos of Ron and i, having an amazing time together, over the years!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(note: all 2006-o7 photos are on the hard drive of the old computer)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD6I6U2yFq5WO2bX44OEmS831pnc1B00Jvko9Fa9mz6UWK_Jq8iB8tqAf8FbY8Pnnx76fLszDvsYLExNo0ILdjdYs5oRulCjur3AdKa9z0h1j2fP0UOHLTbOeMt_1_Ce8Kd4TPHJON9NY/s1600/Photo+237.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/AVvXsEifD6I6U2yFq5WO2bX44OEmS831pnc1B00Jvko9Fa9mz6UWK_Jq8iB8tqAf8FbY8Pnnx76fLszDvsYLExNo0ILdjdYs5oRulCjur3AdKa9z0h1j2fP0UOHLTbOeMt_1_Ce8Kd4TPHJON9NY/s320/Photo+237.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525047367321423346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">feb 13, 2010 - I "heart" Ron</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-E1vvvwDPLizbKqhItkeF7UCqUGY8VQHJLSxNuGb8vihZtI0j2VRD4V5DuRr924lSuB7yuTSNB_4LCIiAvqmZWWyG81VhdVTSEZqp74c1FTP-RXtegp7KrIXsrMzrPTz1u3RW7ghYK46/s1600/Photo+238.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/AVvXsEiE-E1vvvwDPLizbKqhItkeF7UCqUGY8VQHJLSxNuGb8vihZtI0j2VRD4V5DuRr924lSuB7yuTSNB_4LCIiAvqmZWWyG81VhdVTSEZqp74c1FTP-RXtegp7KrIXsrMzrPTz1u3RW7ghYK46/s320/Photo+238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525047039855955026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">feb 13, 2010- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I "heart" claire </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V6YY5S-VINd3DEV69e7zrt3ORzcPzQFU7V116ReUliDMIgkfQRD19n2TxVsscgQBKSq3UXoWU1g8p7uS-QHvYXkAIYPtSDaWxIChHlgHU6e4lwnNxfnj_tYqWqDG9KbgJeOiGfz84nmj/s1600/Photo+218.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/AVvXsEj9V6YY5S-VINd3DEV69e7zrt3ORzcPzQFU7V116ReUliDMIgkfQRD19n2TxVsscgQBKSq3UXoWU1g8p7uS-QHvYXkAIYPtSDaWxIChHlgHU6e4lwnNxfnj_tYqWqDG9KbgJeOiGfz84nmj/s320/Photo+218.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525046517098415746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">nov 3, 2009 - candy corn fangs</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIBYbpTXFSuu5jHMhyfVSBxfsNGmRvVlfZKwgtN57mWyM7rpe0y_2LHmW-bxQLitjaDv2sNBJBwYCTqkLAb7V38TS5WbVkkbWkUDU2xewkm5vjHW3vF3lbv-6B2CEvww6nb9GOqLJxZV7/s1600/Photo+210.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/AVvXsEioIBYbpTXFSuu5jHMhyfVSBxfsNGmRvVlfZKwgtN57mWyM7rpe0y_2LHmW-bxQLitjaDv2sNBJBwYCTqkLAb7V38TS5WbVkkbWkUDU2xewkm5vjHW3vF3lbv-6B2CEvww6nb9GOqLJxZV7/s320/Photo+210.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525045900389364306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">oct 25,2009- zombies</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrD5OvS-QkNvZUvfTX6y8WlNdYAn6SAqdODnTNPrTxAOPCPMhbrW__-yYTyo-mh0V6s4KNmrY9ew1OMxnNUNz-BURNltZqEa9fpMDepZvawyt1tKzZ8kMsOMPdO7zQGbYbhUVVSI83MpQe/s1600/Photo+184.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/AVvXsEhrD5OvS-QkNvZUvfTX6y8WlNdYAn6SAqdODnTNPrTxAOPCPMhbrW__-yYTyo-mh0V6s4KNmrY9ew1OMxnNUNz-BURNltZqEa9fpMDepZvawyt1tKzZ8kMsOMPdO7zQGbYbhUVVSI83MpQe/s320/Photo+184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525045391541820274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">May 11,2009- phun with photo booth</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnq9BMhT8FxXlYqaqVleBOHbd9_CvohysYcJIyGDDuzOzgLpfwcfcUBcCIoVhJIiNLpo-4POrc2zfKqJfw_E7gT2qcj9ZIISfouYzD2yovqcCor91l3od7z7dQQ9vNNjTxlhFM741apHH8/s1600/Photo+151.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/AVvXsEhnq9BMhT8FxXlYqaqVleBOHbd9_CvohysYcJIyGDDuzOzgLpfwcfcUBcCIoVhJIiNLpo-4POrc2zfKqJfw_E7gT2qcj9ZIISfouYzD2yovqcCor91l3od7z7dQQ9vNNjTxlhFM741apHH8/s320/Photo+151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525044924510290306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Feb 14, 2009 -sharing pie from the Sugaree bakery!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J8_bxH5TWM6FvUqj5ONOPSZlIV8Krq2RglHY26QOVhFqt06S16KRemJnFXRWsnb_atRMyMfXbcQjL1vTXlIfyhE_4UyaJeFwYIcCyXPir0bzkoF1vjfwcPxzLXk55HvK9McTvAbM_ngo/s1600/Photo+109.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/AVvXsEj2J8_bxH5TWM6FvUqj5ONOPSZlIV8Krq2RglHY26QOVhFqt06S16KRemJnFXRWsnb_atRMyMfXbcQjL1vTXlIfyhE_4UyaJeFwYIcCyXPir0bzkoF1vjfwcPxzLXk55HvK9McTvAbM_ngo/s320/Photo+109.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525044531364148946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dec 15, 2008- my stocking is bigger than yours!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJsBSarixII7DC1RiVjMT325i32O5-eKAq9L5r3zToYDQxM9EHXeW9cf3PlPgVPTnPuGi1Oi5haKoLZiOoqfHcqP5t5ElNya3kaz4nx9TZf5IghIgI4on1Hsi9QMSyRwlAjCD3S7hyiZKi/s1600/Photo+99.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/AVvXsEjJsBSarixII7DC1RiVjMT325i32O5-eKAq9L5r3zToYDQxM9EHXeW9cf3PlPgVPTnPuGi1Oi5haKoLZiOoqfHcqP5t5ElNya3kaz4nx9TZf5IghIgI4on1Hsi9QMSyRwlAjCD3S7hyiZKi/s320/Photo+99.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525044259869731458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dec 4, 2008 - a rare photo of ron smiling!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Qd83oD8KnpGJq4nSHU8IdC51FeBNWdp3B7Ln-yPjeZMcU-392gkZD31OK7IoY966QLq0YaePF2Oh5cjWeBPWbt4LERfXTgZSyxD11eDHXeErm9f7uO_zG_MmS2RaeqAdO5TdiDvtOqI/s1600/Photo+64.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/AVvXsEie4Qd83oD8KnpGJq4nSHU8IdC51FeBNWdp3B7Ln-yPjeZMcU-392gkZD31OK7IoY966QLq0YaePF2Oh5cjWeBPWbt4LERfXTgZSyxD11eDHXeErm9f7uO_zG_MmS2RaeqAdO5TdiDvtOqI/s320/Photo+64.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525043495490700530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Dec 4, 2008 - secret kiss</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RVQDySyfuiWo0FiWlUJh7wu5h0QZfcHrSuOOcR1EkZnd0u7ERqgANxu2zjSW6rhSButdj3wNPRFyIBMRu8IEGg8_pc6b_OWeUZvoW4bJKL6AGKOaKTYsqAPglLnBRXGE9db5aAbRO4qq/s1600/Photo+13.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/AVvXsEi9RVQDySyfuiWo0FiWlUJh7wu5h0QZfcHrSuOOcR1EkZnd0u7ERqgANxu2zjSW6rhSButdj3wNPRFyIBMRu8IEGg8_pc6b_OWeUZvoW4bJKL6AGKOaKTYsqAPglLnBRXGE9db5aAbRO4qq/s320/Photo+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525042993068586738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">october 30, 2008 - discovering photo booth</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIcYQzNaHgsn5A_Lkltq2ZdC30ZCDDLESXiBlaMqbO5rV2do_-cRUrhJSL4csB3iqqtKGIHFTVMfiHy9_UbGVeqibb_IPIZWWTLHwC4Ava_keviNNIH9Vtd0ZTvhZ13Y0FR4IYswVuex6/s1600/nov+29,+2005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIcYQzNaHgsn5A_Lkltq2ZdC30ZCDDLESXiBlaMqbO5rV2do_-cRUrhJSL4csB3iqqtKGIHFTVMfiHy9_UbGVeqibb_IPIZWWTLHwC4Ava_keviNNIH9Vtd0ZTvhZ13Y0FR4IYswVuex6/s320/nov+29,+2005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525064368595308786" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nov 29, 2005 - just goofing around</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c3pGaZFjqSCeH_AHJwXp3nQsmxsqVvkKIutrFKNbfdjfGdjNydfIuCJFI4OprbU4mvvYi6ofDG1Q9qTZR3vEzqQiGwnf0UovySiBlVY24tLUpRCwjDUxNA3V5I_gyqkCcKg1J2UHlzun/s1600/kimmswick+oct+21,+2005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8c3pGaZFjqSCeH_AHJwXp3nQsmxsqVvkKIutrFKNbfdjfGdjNydfIuCJFI4OprbU4mvvYi6ofDG1Q9qTZR3vEzqQiGwnf0UovySiBlVY24tLUpRCwjDUxNA3V5I_gyqkCcKg1J2UHlzun/s320/kimmswick+oct+21,+2005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525064538950837586" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oct 21, 2005 - Kimmswick High Art Club Reunion</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Rt_pPoYz9feboJMGc4veI7vkNTtkQPTwHszmckXCM0Sjs_Wsl6TP2-31065lXEIgCR0d-b18KRZS8Gjsd4sNWJC3riW2-WYgGaqn3FjLBZv35W8ospqDyaFa1xO1mRMTAj-9VJ5QVTtI/s1600/july+4,+2005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Rt_pPoYz9feboJMGc4veI7vkNTtkQPTwHszmckXCM0Sjs_Wsl6TP2-31065lXEIgCR0d-b18KRZS8Gjsd4sNWJC3riW2-WYgGaqn3FjLBZv35W8ospqDyaFa1xO1mRMTAj-9VJ5QVTtI/s320/july+4,+2005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525064249202146002" /></a>july 4, 2005 - rooftop of Erato Winebar<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></span></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-33129052815722024982010-09-01T11:27:00.001-07:002010-09-02T00:13:20.614-07:00Ron's birthday<div>Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010</div><div>While everyone was in town for Loufest, we had them over to celebrate Ron's birthday, and</div><div style="text-align: left;"> eat some cake!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhN38WDkLuNMjVfJQPE_-C5Jy_CMYtcuitx-wY1KODgxidb5XnfrnIIu36ouubsyDfzCaU8pHiKHLf5lDpXyLAmwf4TTcXGqoKwWLqk4aAGdBLkKgcNFSRQI6ykIZQfiRTZZw_VQosGLdS2/s320/P8290054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026248264287826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>(the cake: dairy queen Reese's cup ice cream cake)</b></span></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgZYJVXB88hcfh1uRrKQwZP2VEpt6v-b9P7l5jfmCtC5_D4x60pxPttd4_A0p62eS-6L-amB6DXbI4LqOt2pT3lY_XA6a9iuHHnSbNIuw0KVVIUmIyCJRTl-EQvb0eITKuBsRIuzhVSxvnP/s320/P8290055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026256155530114" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">("Happy Birthday, Dear Ron!")</span></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEg8RkNR4XPc1h29RicMBDtC26J0x9khjqCrGVcVMbU6RrmwLjysl2JYVVE8C-XqV9xDiTLmEAZIG-kKP0xCixWAfkVfEX1bsF_wQBAhgNYx4ydGVRlkxKABAMP9c7uUqKZqP_xFpF1jWSVR/s320/P8290058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026263427176210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(blow out the candles, and make a wish)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEi1wyzbImVucTTBBXAj4YAWZAU55zBUJrxQegSFXfP8LkowZ8zAOJzzSlccitIMW_NROAAzgL-WuQty77q2gu_g_o3_Kp-XRYy11dK0uhhANGSBGWtHmE1h1OEK_7xI6WbmXJ47BDtrnLVG/s320/P8290059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026271116588690" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(oh look, his wish came true. ME!!)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgAms2V9AFOCHw0tjw8xbwHxo754QABi9-3S3p_45urDKicsm6-JKBIuho7BkhQ2R3D1ZuPA0A9v2OjC2uYUBadzFQ3i87JsrnTViQQOI59CvueekP7F7sWB1Nr5buwLdxF5SZ50NkQp77I/s320/P8290061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026277632537138" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(LtoR: Randy, Holly, Robert, Kara, Brooke <holding>, Mikey, Alice, Beth, Ron, Claire, Tom)</holding></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(not pictured, Barbara <taking> and Dave <lounging>)</lounging></taking></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mon. Aug, 30, 2010</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ron took the day off for his birthday. Besides ice cream cake, second birthday request was</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://stlwaxmuseum.com/">Laclede's Landing Wax Museum</a>. Barbara, Dave, Leslie, and Dan came along for the adventure!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">the wax figures needed a little dusting, and trying to figure out who they were, was fun, but </div><div style="text-align: left;">that is definitely the charm of the place. Can you gues who we saw? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjGie7TEysQQjPFCgLlMLkWu-YnXigIw4twqZWEzpznOQAFhGDdZpZ-Vw-QcIFj3Je4ph6CDuQQ5gXYSwCtd19G9r54LrZgq16KJ7yafkSJF6oPU4xikMNLcDrDol8KHkIc0wsRg_Bkd-s-/s320/P8300115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512024519916959042" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(galaxy defenders. CLAP! CLAP!)</span></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEj_Or-7GjmmbaII8UgrJJ23KcQ4Wq_B3h2j_u0kArObpuaKVJqU6mPPqaVzthAI7PRKN9lAxqVKZpr0rga7QY5Eh2kWHKhOsrW6lT9l3h6pi_salQm8SoOieYFXKHfxgllVu32CvmTZwIBu/s320/P8300137.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512025457977184642" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">("</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;">i think we're getting scammed by a kindergartener")</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgHauGTbJXWcdj5ZZa1hZSeyuVomW6gnlCVLpCJDi4RXPJBF_oPtkVflajw4LP8_zitzAxB0lqud637Jxy5iaGZGOAAVehA4TMqmEcOjKy9j9wEsjYhYLj_PT2fn79zMGtlpbaNRv8fAWXv/s320/P8300127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512025085403386770" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">("Come to this side of the table if you want to be in the picture!")</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEiH2qdWLtKBMwhbBntHjzCqaysyTfLokKwzLsg_pk8JgLDlmKnXtn5ufatIIeiGa7_64_1h_c_IarPbau4_165ejB_Abmcx_RWGgRMfQI0k69qBiFDQpIgDJyO9ozKgVaGyzBYsSpMP01qM/s320/P8300163.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512019406349760306" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"Nobody puts Baby in the corner")</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RuRJRvsEikX_z15pSZv-ht51SAgnn7Sxd1wos3ZkCU2FEV-oc_g5dy6grU73jnWtF_fxc5iwRfWTGEVeMS7dwkE2mgFvvbkrGEVxjQ6fOhngFzOgq2SCUNT462SuVz_c6THq6vltjaBO/s1600/P8300155.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RuRJRvsEikX_z15pSZv-ht51SAgnn7Sxd1wos3ZkCU2FEV-oc_g5dy6grU73jnWtF_fxc5iwRfWTGEVeMS7dwkE2mgFvvbkrGEVxjQ6fOhngFzOgq2SCUNT462SuVz_c6THq6vltjaBO/s1600/P8300155.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/AVvXsEh0RuRJRvsEikX_z15pSZv-ht51SAgnn7Sxd1wos3ZkCU2FEV-oc_g5dy6grU73jnWtF_fxc5iwRfWTGEVeMS7dwkE2mgFvvbkrGEVxjQ6fOhngFzOgq2SCUNT462SuVz_c6THq6vltjaBO/s320/P8300155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512025466597279954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(a smooth criminal)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhLAKf_3KKze-9rm2Hk_toAZVVZMfa41JZO5acYXAY3CUxniIK-sv_4zv4NSuCExc0NuREEHwJFUbwMybqfuZTCzsqF86lfT5teMP0fKfiOq7ihouzvm3o28h9FKV8jbyOn73wPLv3EMS7s/s320/P8300203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017340857698802" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmwog260AsIBZZ5ydm1yxPdpPEDnkMY98xBoQ7ZSSNVrVSKTWADtrt_oRhsRFefPSWcY92-Jdy-2rNM1RvVw3Qfv33dWR0ZVCFHsTYqVNVov-wNxwKhBnYkFSGa2Eor0ZZJeXk9cNJ0x8/s1600/P8300202.JPG"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmwog260AsIBZZ5ydm1yxPdpPEDnkMY98xBoQ7ZSSNVrVSKTWADtrt_oRhsRFefPSWcY92-Jdy-2rNM1RvVw3Qfv33dWR0ZVCFHsTYqVNVov-wNxwKhBnYkFSGa2Eor0ZZJeXk9cNJ0x8/s1600/P8300202.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/AVvXsEiOmwog260AsIBZZ5ydm1yxPdpPEDnkMY98xBoQ7ZSSNVrVSKTWADtrt_oRhsRFefPSWcY92-Jdy-2rNM1RvVw3Qfv33dWR0ZVCFHsTYqVNVov-wNxwKhBnYkFSGa2Eor0ZZJeXk9cNJ0x8/s320/P8300202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512019409808185890" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Burger Bar</div><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/AVvXsEh-dyTrBSj30-eiqxhwcCHB4hKxMt5O2w9-J7b5t12RnbyqY8Emo7NO6mfDBY9CbMC2KUs0i756K8DHRsh_IzFSLSzQ48W8jZPKXAzd-x39s19kcE2c_8tY0fkdzhUAdDp92Do68Xucy2qJ/s320/P8300208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017345087936034" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(chocolate burger: chocolate patty, mint lettuce, strawberry tomatoes, kiwi pickles, orange fruit leather cheese, strawberry sauce ketchup, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">whipped cream mayo = delicious!)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEiyBQf0Uq8bov8iLWkEM_yvF_lu8eYZVzFMymQ6EQk79j-6k7DQOTDMCzHV_7SICMQWlbCXyfDz03Li2MBURpcZtk0PzdGfkHsHLmrg0rG1GIgNf-sEaLFGntMFd8olXyhScmry-O5-JhLj/s320/P8300210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017352656514610" /><div style="text-align: center;">Cielo (sky) Bar at the Four Seasons</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2IprXm9SKThAEbN4gttLgVwmOO51Iw1GChp8drduzF1lumjOgWRpZSBvw35dRgd5s7lf7HclGxzEI88lC4aDAJpaZabvIamxWU50rVKdqYaPDfwGLPH_uSjyCyzgQD_Ww7FA1EC0zd6g/s1600/P8300213.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2IprXm9SKThAEbN4gttLgVwmOO51Iw1GChp8drduzF1lumjOgWRpZSBvw35dRgd5s7lf7HclGxzEI88lC4aDAJpaZabvIamxWU50rVKdqYaPDfwGLPH_uSjyCyzgQD_Ww7FA1EC0zd6g/s1600/P8300213.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/AVvXsEjb2IprXm9SKThAEbN4gttLgVwmOO51Iw1GChp8drduzF1lumjOgWRpZSBvw35dRgd5s7lf7HclGxzEI88lC4aDAJpaZabvIamxWU50rVKdqYaPDfwGLPH_uSjyCyzgQD_Ww7FA1EC0zd6g/s320/P8300213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017372752717378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(claire, Ron)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy66LiUoiuKnXh_UvNh6H9WrmBV2RA0y2FLuN5DaqqUn99w-F3Nc2UXdTxmk1jP6liy2WpJi9j2fzE9e8il0DrSIQWmAdDM_MMCppeIPAOXGxKo-FZ087xjfhAPZhIgGTsarY5JvOq82VT/s1600/P8300216.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/AVvXsEjy66LiUoiuKnXh_UvNh6H9WrmBV2RA0y2FLuN5DaqqUn99w-F3Nc2UXdTxmk1jP6liy2WpJi9j2fzE9e8il0DrSIQWmAdDM_MMCppeIPAOXGxKo-FZ087xjfhAPZhIgGTsarY5JvOq82VT/s320/P8300216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512017365109934354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Dave, Barbara. what a sexy, hair blowing in the wind shot)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEifKTuazszPJlwkdNvofjG0NN6D8ZhFio7GfERvS95ZRrkkOySfDdAMkQcG754xyh31jxdASNoRfCUkugliO8EGFOq5xTtC4q33Cq2WXLchB6Smj9Ft4tdZrOAYOd3EckM_4lZ5L7fPFsff/s320/P8300217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512015032369264754" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(leslie, dan)</span></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgcMlrDh9hvBIAXZKK6cuOzSPTgqj_conUfH0vuLMwOR3McUX2b9ZDznP7QNrshkxB1X2LS2f8yz9ujLTR9Bhg8iK4OUIVRgAkoOqxQQYOVvCQMHXmR1yQ4PeKb1BmcBZWjwbvAQvbI5sx1/s320/P8300218.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512015033556154962" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(the olympic torch)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgY-B7p_kYzVMc4GcZt8hHj1VlH40cmHy-AVQksG8rlUbyHbr4BflfSz-jzrqeGtDKl35LxszrsDNqRT24_e6HrJntplZna_r-H70GE4yjPQPuA-1sDNqHy7dU6CPEk85aGp1ZVPGm1PnaH/s320/P8300219.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016564260063954" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Dan, Leslie, Claire, Ron, Barbara, Dave)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip3PKZ8VVyvEEJeYYihUSL9SOdiWEf631aGQ7PTTOwXMgAlJz66MBhwoJoOdFSkJjS8F0AEip48jPT0YwlWPPMv-e29DcKBV9ugb611N5GK8s3uV5q1xnuP0Sz9iHHt2MwBqgcXUrkhOD/s1600/P8300220.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip3PKZ8VVyvEEJeYYihUSL9SOdiWEf631aGQ7PTTOwXMgAlJz66MBhwoJoOdFSkJjS8F0AEip48jPT0YwlWPPMv-e29DcKBV9ugb611N5GK8s3uV5q1xnuP0Sz9iHHt2MwBqgcXUrkhOD/s1600/P8300220.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiip3PKZ8VVyvEEJeYYihUSL9SOdiWEf631aGQ7PTTOwXMgAlJz66MBhwoJoOdFSkJjS8F0AEip48jPT0YwlWPPMv-e29DcKBV9ugb611N5GK8s3uV5q1xnuP0Sz9iHHt2MwBqgcXUrkhOD/s320/P8300220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512016253103677202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Dan gets air)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh7oM2cBY1W1G4-Ub8b4XDzLmjQnaT4kwLqgdPqTVz6cm4wH97A6adWzDO6I-A8euk629oxuLGBrKc_XlWWNbUyVl6SNpWQojUf2YLUbL6ZNfhSrzUup_jaoyYQ5e_8MUdl5c5JrJY3sv93/s320/P8300221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512015058417527858" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(birthday boy at the end of a long day)</span></div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-78884641469082696532010-08-20T15:30:00.001-07:002010-08-20T15:44:54.152-07:00someone needs a haircut!<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvzilTey5jW6ZOswykTn9I_zjzvnxEc_9P6DnzP0D-E2cZU7VT4eCF_Yn46eb5DaPMl3sc_eBv2-qVB4Jz29ttDhg_aWTPwe1PCrH4sCVqI2zu4z-fvvpu4YU8Q3JLin-8K7jbPH7M8B3/s200/P8200120.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507626242182321666" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg366HEkaMAMPUCyIMxXL7-G3VDgwS3H5s1LTjorgTldl_DKOnjSh2yF50_n6VOTyLQk4iqTGZFyI5V7R3fRdpfKQZvQ6Fs0SVOIznC97XV_EVwye7027WMNx1UKjS-5mG7fl0KtBfkUbEi/s1600/monchichi-292x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg366HEkaMAMPUCyIMxXL7-G3VDgwS3H5s1LTjorgTldl_DKOnjSh2yF50_n6VOTyLQk4iqTGZFyI5V7R3fRdpfKQZvQ6Fs0SVOIznC97XV_EVwye7027WMNx1UKjS-5mG7fl0KtBfkUbEi/s200/monchichi-292x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507626488396209250" /></a>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-28756113658987033942010-08-18T20:26:00.000-07:002010-08-18T21:09:31.192-07:00Grillaxin'<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8nbek7lIg7SvHZVqF3E42MfdFfsgAAZ3XPSXsKPTySlo6xQMR67oejT8YeYukKGX9Jc2sLAJq2Nl_wuVj3yxpeqiIJucPPJhirmWX2XIbuQApmcX-TvyHA1RefdhGSQcf9_bmF4J8Pcf/s1600/P8180092.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhN8nbek7lIg7SvHZVqF3E42MfdFfsgAAZ3XPSXsKPTySlo6xQMR67oejT8YeYukKGX9Jc2sLAJq2Nl_wuVj3yxpeqiIJucPPJhirmWX2XIbuQApmcX-TvyHA1RefdhGSQcf9_bmF4J8Pcf/s400/P8180092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958672095089410" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This week started out with the promise of being a difficult one at work (one week to install a temporary <a href="http://kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/exhibitions/3426">Abstraction show</a> and tie up the loose ends on a <a href="http://kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/exhibitions/3489">Teaching Gallery show</a> that has been lingering near finished for weeks—with the requisite amount of pedestal building/painting/refurbishing thrown in to make it interesting) and it has more than delivered in that respect.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After a fairly tiring day yesterday, Claire picked me up from work and we raced over to the <a href="http://www.wasabistl.com/menus/wasabi-happy-hour-menu.pdf">sushi happy hour</a> at <a href="http://www.wasabistl.com/index.html#photos/beth-roll.jpg">Wasabi in Clayton</a>. An easy (and early) treat for dinner which set the stage for an uncharacteristically lazy evening of lounging in bed and nodding off to sleep before midnight (!) in anticipation of getting to work an hour and a half early to get a jump on things.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After an 11-hour day, I get home to find Claire cutting up veggies for the grill and 2 of the pinkest tuna steaks I've ever seen (they looked like watermelon!) in queue in the fridge. The best way to take it easy after a long day (and before the next one) and to take advantage of the last evening of a small break in the summer weather. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzIkCDS0S3GQvVsCTe_2xy3ERDnsQf-xt_ruQFjubB1tfiuwFWVue5Ot44aVJ6NTeWNoMSlUEzFwMv43XNmNa7z4X89mFagwy-TUPfXdDG4QC5mNLKMUl2qG5DtzTRW-5AJaEU9E4GQtJ/s1600/P8180094.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhBzIkCDS0S3GQvVsCTe_2xy3ERDnsQf-xt_ruQFjubB1tfiuwFWVue5Ot44aVJ6NTeWNoMSlUEzFwMv43XNmNa7z4X89mFagwy-TUPfXdDG4QC5mNLKMUl2qG5DtzTRW-5AJaEU9E4GQtJ/s400/P8180094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958384993038882" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My girl.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWYTa8-ZfSAPJtSoysAP8ua0KjjBONN8H98_SaV2LETm9QeVBqq-cbnDyERUEc2CR59202QgPqfo5dsymZknh5jBkowC_R-WuR_InpMHoeeF6roVYMJMisOigIrrVpJ7qUg7jJ9bg6o0g/s1600/P8180098.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiRWYTa8-ZfSAPJtSoysAP8ua0KjjBONN8H98_SaV2LETm9QeVBqq-cbnDyERUEc2CR59202QgPqfo5dsymZknh5jBkowC_R-WuR_InpMHoeeF6roVYMJMisOigIrrVpJ7qUg7jJ9bg6o0g/s400/P8180098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958376587703138" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">We both look so tired. We are.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK14jwmu-rkn6xhVjCPyLc3hFH-mT-eDKyULc8EILYVC_dE37Bm35A55VIa-tsE83jGvgK2Vv8fo2ZGob9OGSxZl4-kHtCyYXMtG25eDCagx6zZ1hCCW_Cz9Rpv-WOssoKLfZSx23dXW3-/s1600/P8180105.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhK14jwmu-rkn6xhVjCPyLc3hFH-mT-eDKyULc8EILYVC_dE37Bm35A55VIa-tsE83jGvgK2Vv8fo2ZGob9OGSxZl4-kHtCyYXMtG25eDCagx6zZ1hCCW_Cz9Rpv-WOssoKLfZSx23dXW3-/s400/P8180105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958366537285442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See? Like watermelon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupRFPM7jKLljIHLL_8P6teGChL952boNflg24e4XPN4W_8vYRGXMwIR3gK-nf-c9m5EQU9Rlsp707yX9dyiYFAoQSI3z0RCXkADf_xRp2HBoQ53xQkmw7uxl9FuWzAVDTFf1rOP_YAXqK/s1600/P8180106.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiupRFPM7jKLljIHLL_8P6teGChL952boNflg24e4XPN4W_8vYRGXMwIR3gK-nf-c9m5EQU9Rlsp707yX9dyiYFAoQSI3z0RCXkADf_xRp2HBoQ53xQkmw7uxl9FuWzAVDTFf1rOP_YAXqK/s400/P8180106.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958366235900034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Perfect.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQUI1Jh69prz7TSbaQKzOxdEfCce8AmXudvHQdlPmStYHErGwIbHnJ4ACvsIcHcm7wB9_V-LDnPhk0ck5_3H5LrJhCb1mgxGhD3kqmvnMIGaF52vksZI4XPGMwP6un5tmJFgYm9oMRqY4/s1600/P8180110.JPG"><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/AVvXsEilQUI1Jh69prz7TSbaQKzOxdEfCce8AmXudvHQdlPmStYHErGwIbHnJ4ACvsIcHcm7wB9_V-LDnPhk0ck5_3H5LrJhCb1mgxGhD3kqmvnMIGaF52vksZI4XPGMwP6un5tmJFgYm9oMRqY4/s400/P8180110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506958357833378034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">And for dessert...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMc1eWRXJtevkBva9JEB3k-pIj6oChocajlFJG5vni3sOX0KqjjNDRGUOFgmRCaTxlIEqdSHGKx8-shksa0cSOnfKzNqb2UTrWux5FgJhU13bvFgaPupFj_b3kCt1_j-7EamtO05AWayZ/s1600/P8180115.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhUMc1eWRXJtevkBva9JEB3k-pIj6oChocajlFJG5vni3sOX0KqjjNDRGUOFgmRCaTxlIEqdSHGKx8-shksa0cSOnfKzNqb2UTrWux5FgJhU13bvFgaPupFj_b3kCt1_j-7EamtO05AWayZ/s400/P8180115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506957559639926338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...mmmmmmmmmm.</span></span></div></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-34651935654753150912010-08-01T21:45:00.000-07:002010-08-01T22:07:03.771-07:00Superman Doesn't Live Here Anymore<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9a7M4phPhpTjUZNiJtpugixh95ThsE6WyE788u_AFZruksBze8njm9ovxGTLgE9_Nxl6kSMcdOoEPc7H8jmUK_vHJlZYt4atwTKQoVHX90ZFLWWJ9dcn8nzdfBrdScTwSSQDczh0YfET/s1600/P5100135.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiK9a7M4phPhpTjUZNiJtpugixh95ThsE6WyE788u_AFZruksBze8njm9ovxGTLgE9_Nxl6kSMcdOoEPc7H8jmUK_vHJlZYt4atwTKQoVHX90ZFLWWJ9dcn8nzdfBrdScTwSSQDczh0YfET/s400/P5100135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500671424821892610" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Still playing a bit of catch-up here, but what's this summer heat good for, if it's not a good excuse for summer laziness? On the way back from Nashville over Memorial Day, Claire and I stopped in Metropolis, IL and visited the Superman Museum. I hadn't been there in a few years, but i don't think they had more than 10 new items on display. There's so much crammed into it though, that it doesn't really matter.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNMCuVm2x83PPu0e6kKKNW8fgfOGKzW63V1NeWxepULKYuFr2JN9WTSKDVFzN-8DyqGS20gN8XwoZXxuADjNlOdpmIHfkfo7nVnya55tBozwQesqixKgUIXKZoXCaiyJS2E_Ramorn8ii/s1600/P5100073.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNMCuVm2x83PPu0e6kKKNW8fgfOGKzW63V1NeWxepULKYuFr2JN9WTSKDVFzN-8DyqGS20gN8XwoZXxuADjNlOdpmIHfkfo7nVnya55tBozwQesqixKgUIXKZoXCaiyJS2E_Ramorn8ii/s400/P5100073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500671418846444514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Upskirt and away.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5jZIygBnw-8lDm3l4VgtTqsEHzofj74F_me3K4KszaOklKOh-CI5wv_dljGPBMv3tJcDnCwz6y8emTrrZa0rbFceFU0vJRWjKIs9FPstd8MkjPDjD3Il2DZDEcseMbRFPOPG12XQqLN6/s1600/P5100082.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAumYY9MpF88Ck5acXZkrMCIOxQ7ZmE_dJ1GKO4Wu15mQJx4lBn3shDP478z8PTGACVCw7xtzp1GQxGo-73RjqQvMqHjA0F9Wd_DHPQhSXZpKd_2i8TmnCTP_If9OI7p9iYPOgA3GdoU2/s400/P5100089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500671008773047378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I think he's so angry because he just realized that he has no use for a motorbike.</span></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DN_6xIRmivucC0y1VKPphBYNLvmDqpBNWoDzPbIM-U7-FKqbeGEdXqpi9g0PbwXj4SYe2EgIBiNq9xykgla4e2vEBE77R1ZDqpQ221W-vYi1ekKHEwK8d-gWz3_JMSYnu36r07PHraSH/s1600/P5100116.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M15OIYGVWY0CgdssvOv2IQaKml8n_VBoQF0MUT4ht-5ohRLFsasUGBQ_Y-uRmxyS0NKbA-y9Fc3c-BkxlrLH8NtXoQONjozzWbz99S4kNEntIHljaCOjta8RvcQ0s4CERMEozsOTRGU8/s400/P5100072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500670401725732098" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Pre-</span>Death of Superman.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6zzpxEx30QDFJSrhjJEfCML8_y1bRH78Jx3gG2XaDQytDEHetDg82z2c2MlCXaz6ebOGa_Ke4h9vbPiPa_TqklUufA3dwaUdBtOhQPflKcSpbFeI0xgygz7x_BcuK_0-2CUWWrIoDizB/s1600/P5100131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6zzpxEx30QDFJSrhjJEfCML8_y1bRH78Jx3gG2XaDQytDEHetDg82z2c2MlCXaz6ebOGa_Ke4h9vbPiPa_TqklUufA3dwaUdBtOhQPflKcSpbFeI0xgygz7x_BcuK_0-2CUWWrIoDizB/s400/P5100131.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500670395555131042" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Post-</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Return of Superman</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiK-sJK06r1aT2c97F8MtXU81a626-LSYAlHcDcTx1gerjyalURbd3Fmo9cHn057WgyMuPiY-CGcK58ZRj5KGMT2sCx1ccPR1KVA8sPocDR0BHoXAVPPyleqllxhdbIkMZA_7-HJgX-pG/s1600/P5100133.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwfLY0LtLHIL8wASpJgSXqdCBdjNBxYRSCP30wE5rlfpLfpbLG_sZjrkW1yO-MCtjtoN6B0jZrqP78qhS9OQGFVfD8io0AKNcGEj0PDp61a_NPQ5XVCSUp1HsmSaUjsJ8iqEQFZjynkc-/s400/P5100134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500670377979784994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Bigger Big John statue at grocery store.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnKAuWReD0CxNanA812bHxu_9NV2HTmMLWTWvvCsDdAMgxv0PJCrR8AvzXgw4UbZrfRbmIF2bmNGenlgFfjRW2qwRG0Z83ExPbPVUK9lrU02FBwLLV7DjCOgv8M9ZRjiGJn2vVqVfzB5L/s1600/P5100138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnKAuWReD0CxNanA812bHxu_9NV2HTmMLWTWvvCsDdAMgxv0PJCrR8AvzXgw4UbZrfRbmIF2bmNGenlgFfjRW2qwRG0Z83ExPbPVUK9lrU02FBwLLV7DjCOgv8M9ZRjiGJn2vVqVfzB5L/s400/P5100138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500670361258693794" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Checking in on the business on the way back to St. Louis.</span></span></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-8611853190795731942010-07-26T12:25:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:38:06.365-07:00Soulard Coffee House<div>June 6, 2010 - we hadn't been to Soulard coffee house in a while, so we made it for brunch. </div><div>it has such a beautiful garden outback and some great food! </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PIcsIIBUxYiFiT0jimlYiZrFeWQLqSlIqrpYADfCiWodyf5DADoMMm2sIP_Oo-xyFfyc0Zerqz_eG5Z4nT5-BpJHw16boN41cj5Pt9mJamV7L6dLR4HnJOBeFqnik9kyMga-vmzpIuEF/s1600/P6060047.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/AVvXsEj5PIcsIIBUxYiFiT0jimlYiZrFeWQLqSlIqrpYADfCiWodyf5DADoMMm2sIP_Oo-xyFfyc0Zerqz_eG5Z4nT5-BpJHw16boN41cj5Pt9mJamV7L6dLR4HnJOBeFqnik9kyMga-vmzpIuEF/s320/P6060047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498299042888342882" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB1RJ3avgfiHv29a9EKiu8v6dxgcHuWlzcN2LquMYM5InjglRW0IUmqhHePpjsf7Q_TOfCzDwClC5lx1IzFdKTLvvXU-4D9G6lB7Y9HdqtXIQJ6IhmqR305foaG_eDpOpy_8CN4brIWlk/s1600/P6060043.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/AVvXsEirB1RJ3avgfiHv29a9EKiu8v6dxgcHuWlzcN2LquMYM5InjglRW0IUmqhHePpjsf7Q_TOfCzDwClC5lx1IzFdKTLvvXU-4D9G6lB7Y9HdqtXIQJ6IhmqR305foaG_eDpOpy_8CN4brIWlk/s320/P6060043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498298796009067874" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">waiting on our yummy breakfast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqzmxt6lDf8uj0rddHjE9lqSGSD6bhJdCx9xFkmSo-aHIBgs3S1L3aLPHWFg4ucSTMawRjbfBerXGCaJGs0jSzrZqQ-Nv-bqIMETqISR2fJ11rcgh-Mbg2-W04-mY3qt0fdtpOBCQ6tRh/s1600/P6060041.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/AVvXsEhjqzmxt6lDf8uj0rddHjE9lqSGSD6bhJdCx9xFkmSo-aHIBgs3S1L3aLPHWFg4ucSTMawRjbfBerXGCaJGs0jSzrZqQ-Nv-bqIMETqISR2fJ11rcgh-Mbg2-W04-mY3qt0fdtpOBCQ6tRh/s320/P6060041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498298776726152706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">prime location next to the water fountain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAhdYXNvvOA09OaKgraegTjowQxOxjJqqN4UbpxpSPNuRB3s_VsQVgrZAPf0M9Oaz3YDN4h9PBKM0BJcD2ekLDyNLbJxa1X4XrG2KYLW4P80hnHHu0aZi1NDNB-V-aMjC5Tdep3yVF7ST/s1600/P6060039.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/AVvXsEhIAhdYXNvvOA09OaKgraegTjowQxOxjJqqN4UbpxpSPNuRB3s_VsQVgrZAPf0M9Oaz3YDN4h9PBKM0BJcD2ekLDyNLbJxa1X4XrG2KYLW4P80hnHHu0aZi1NDNB-V-aMjC5Tdep3yVF7ST/s320/P6060039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498298758375750514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ron, his coffee and a zine</span></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-7947593429382341462010-07-26T11:48:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:41:36.718-07:00Memorial Day Weekend 2010<div>May 28, 2010- im.promp.t.Q</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6DgIUmHBYHYoJDXRLE7bygBBsp6WBirZO4pmmkajCK2asxzmVGZ5fl7lBmy9boAozlA8i99RP8hdyxby0DKb09NALpIUGKQ8FfpI6n_Fmv1LtRl9tuT8EhMWokpRIw4ck_W94CR1m_fb/s1600/P5290001.JPG"><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/AVvXsEii6DgIUmHBYHYoJDXRLE7bygBBsp6WBirZO4pmmkajCK2asxzmVGZ5fl7lBmy9boAozlA8i99RP8hdyxby0DKb09NALpIUGKQ8FfpI6n_Fmv1LtRl9tuT8EhMWokpRIw4ck_W94CR1m_fb/s320/P5290001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289604528226098" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dan, the grill master</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><d><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMIPonR2ToUNt_xzH_jYqxU7gwn7_nU0Em_4upzG3UJMnScy838KHbAx9zvmWNOo_v3tM3fKoizUQG9QEGvpykx3w0-PVHd4gZR6iDRRVjZD5_qH1H33xLPX9_E6VRfMYaRiSly8TuNIs/s1600/P5290002.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/AVvXsEgGMIPonR2ToUNt_xzH_jYqxU7gwn7_nU0Em_4upzG3UJMnScy838KHbAx9zvmWNOo_v3tM3fKoizUQG9QEGvpykx3w0-PVHd4gZR6iDRRVjZD5_qH1H33xLPX9_E6VRfMYaRiSly8TuNIs/s320/P5290002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289630864695874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dave, love all the cardinals red!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BxHdnZz7zQpfnAeRBZh_o7H_-OXeQH0CAsyN_P2uHXOoGzkjW4GKxfT7N0cS-tm9ue0PQUP0ECUiC_AuZABvt_h6vNY9JErQTy62ejXN2eDCtAFOv3umW1qmxj4ezTIfIy_jSl7Xw0pr/s1600/P5290005.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/AVvXsEi8BxHdnZz7zQpfnAeRBZh_o7H_-OXeQH0CAsyN_P2uHXOoGzkjW4GKxfT7N0cS-tm9ue0PQUP0ECUiC_AuZABvt_h6vNY9JErQTy62ejXN2eDCtAFOv3umW1qmxj4ezTIfIy_jSl7Xw0pr/s320/P5290005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289612797823586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Leslie (strawberries), Barbara (icebox cake), Me (spatula)</span></div></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaouBekgeYKpc-RYH4tLS3gQnOZ61dtGMJJuPcNPF-F6hZJQryA3K2D_m55QPrKKsnVdcFcPcrpuUzDyFCZhanxl4ECxcBq1MI7I47J04hV0nFo3JOMh51onL0-sGjrMh3Qt3mNF6M0eGe/s1600/P5290011.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaouBekgeYKpc-RYH4tLS3gQnOZ61dtGMJJuPcNPF-F6hZJQryA3K2D_m55QPrKKsnVdcFcPcrpuUzDyFCZhanxl4ECxcBq1MI7I47J04hV0nFo3JOMh51onL0-sGjrMh3Qt3mNF6M0eGe/s1600/P5290011.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/AVvXsEhaouBekgeYKpc-RYH4tLS3gQnOZ61dtGMJJuPcNPF-F6hZJQryA3K2D_m55QPrKKsnVdcFcPcrpuUzDyFCZhanxl4ECxcBq1MI7I47J04hV0nFo3JOMh51onL0-sGjrMh3Qt3mNF6M0eGe/s320/P5290011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289621365939490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ron and red cup</span></div></div><div><br /><br />May 30, 2010- wine and cheese night and Rock Band<br /><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyQIPaI0u6vE3aMbwTQlebYyhttjNc1eydI6dvnrQuAsofzpRt8IkxW4_SD51iH0AbHu-sXkSDAW7ftZ2o6P2fKYDAPkfmExStbJogxeFumK4hGHisAdASlxfBF8LjwC1OxLCeDSGaGNP/s1600/P5300028.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/AVvXsEgiyQIPaI0u6vE3aMbwTQlebYyhttjNc1eydI6dvnrQuAsofzpRt8IkxW4_SD51iH0AbHu-sXkSDAW7ftZ2o6P2fKYDAPkfmExStbJogxeFumK4hGHisAdASlxfBF8LjwC1OxLCeDSGaGNP/s320/P5300028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498289637783221906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dave (guitar), Barbara (mic), Ron (Bass), Amanda (drums)</span></div></div></d> <div><div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTXAugfvDEW9lBzSaRT3WoVynJMlErUF82vE1wQfC-kSj3E87pvxln1iuS0h77P7EqQZ8IaYzxNckbnebr0re_0fIC9axxsrLSqg_yOwLdEgm_4Hx_T9Nvo06gQDvP0WypORg6RUmTseR/s1600/P5300036.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/AVvXsEiQTXAugfvDEW9lBzSaRT3WoVynJMlErUF82vE1wQfC-kSj3E87pvxln1iuS0h77P7EqQZ8IaYzxNckbnebr0re_0fIC9axxsrLSqg_yOwLdEgm_4Hx_T9Nvo06gQDvP0WypORg6RUmTseR/s320/P5300036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290231849125682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">me (smile), Ron (goof)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-G_SpJcj3QRUVDa8VJozNwQ6Qys-nC_EHMWhCYz_Zj-M-TZCxMKo7g2tMZsqJ8midFChOdUNel7BNnFOS5xYzIevJNHUCMlKJ5xKazXmaLYT8Lz0Zn6KHzhA3UhGhox0lFBeb39-fGg_/s1600/P5300038.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/AVvXsEiJ-G_SpJcj3QRUVDa8VJozNwQ6Qys-nC_EHMWhCYz_Zj-M-TZCxMKo7g2tMZsqJ8midFChOdUNel7BNnFOS5xYzIevJNHUCMlKJ5xKazXmaLYT8Lz0Zn6KHzhA3UhGhox0lFBeb39-fGg_/s320/P5300038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290237844195906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">me (emo), Ron (emo goof)</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBR7t0yVFySSe6a53ARpqCG367QaoBaQUVk4b7IeTirm1Hg46U7cyUPAxfLveBgKF2OKe6bI6u3OGtnXRAoMahzWoUZRjaLkFYxli46kGm-dBcwY0Cg6tiWeLzxiXnR9m12vNP9mKGDC0b/s1600/P5300037.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/AVvXsEiBR7t0yVFySSe6a53ARpqCG367QaoBaQUVk4b7IeTirm1Hg46U7cyUPAxfLveBgKF2OKe6bI6u3OGtnXRAoMahzWoUZRjaLkFYxli46kGm-dBcwY0Cg6tiWeLzxiXnR9m12vNP9mKGDC0b/s320/P5300037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498290249262452338" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">me (smile), Ron (CHEESE!)</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-57387926979648179202010-06-12T15:09:00.000-07:002010-06-19T13:53:36.481-07:00May 2010: Nashville<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well, it's time to play catch-up here again. Can't believe it has really been a month and a half since the last post. The good thing about having a lot going on is that there's a lot to post here. The bad thing is that there's no time to post it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Going all the way back to the beginning of May, Claire and I went down to Nashville (or Tullahoma, to be more specific), TN for my younger sister Christine's graduation from nursing school. It was the first time that my family had all been together in about 3 years. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Pictured in the following: Dad (Ron Sr.), older sister (Tara), her kids (Anna Chey, J.T., Cierra), younger sister/graduate (Christine), her husband (Brian) and kids (Aubrea, B.J., and Cayce), and of course, Claire and me.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXHkKZOxDOsMbngc_k2qyBmSU-3Pab1of6Iex8fpCWkRxqxcMgQBDSe7gKYnMSdYX4QCFK3CYjWhRMYDUI5U9arzM8dqDKV-5BbuyUz15_lbcRcuoiXU6K7bKY9A2dJifqsLq6QhU2rO6/s1600/P5080022.JPG"><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/AVvXsEiyXHkKZOxDOsMbngc_k2qyBmSU-3Pab1of6Iex8fpCWkRxqxcMgQBDSe7gKYnMSdYX4QCFK3CYjWhRMYDUI5U9arzM8dqDKV-5BbuyUz15_lbcRcuoiXU6K7bKY9A2dJifqsLq6QhU2rO6/s400/P5080022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482015521978530738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Finally got a picture of him after trying all day.</span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sNIockgpAPMWXk5AMemPKeI5E_r1XHmelRRimvNv-7gjJE2R0jj5AGiF9mejpYg5XLcyIhJLTbejAxciD4VJlNk2u_pjms8zeT_qUjqxegRAg1R4vm2oA7YsvpsfdL6Jncp8kcsMKqoG/s1600/P5080024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwoxbxfoB_xxcj7ykRlBviCSOhtdyxjfGHS4F3AFhaS9VEvwspaxMY-Gu-dvETH_yYD8UHmiRkIN8eFJ6TclSX5OMfLhImlgDbq6BJ-LZxvjedxtRK3jI3WU498t4TXBdB2Xp9y1O2gaE/s400/P5080027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482015491181943026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The graduate.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Mu9TpoQJ2FAfaMc74XwPMoaElJ6pUPYdhZiAP9jcGdJqke7-oeS9pRJ0-jlrQE0W8rxMfKiOc4GI7FsgCVJ_loPva984O1D0AtRhmRa3U2BjVXBz575NXY6ikc0STUdNrp903P2B4tgr/s1600/P5080032.JPG"><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/AVvXsEh6Mu9TpoQJ2FAfaMc74XwPMoaElJ6pUPYdhZiAP9jcGdJqke7-oeS9pRJ0-jlrQE0W8rxMfKiOc4GI7FsgCVJ_loPva984O1D0AtRhmRa3U2BjVXBz575NXY6ikc0STUdNrp903P2B4tgr/s400/P5080032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482015478597627394" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9Z4yHFNKelOEXWk4sOLFiI4B67Q1F-wR-igwZIqpU-q-Q1c84ohSjEBOJBENgMogJyFB0OsqbPKgW1TdHQKnjV7NjMNP6gFA1TUhDZyPOE2O7Bhtl5LaNj06pmtL5phIrvI9wFb8g7GX/s1600/P5080033.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bRjHQRRsJsUgoLm7O4iyaVINk0iHzh23N2Az8cLWxjN2cjjJVSekKcwRgflMzQhRS_Jnr7O2PlwYzp0bGlVGkOKxtjD6e2mcwjxitzz84FYuPJWEhwkVItC3b8izDu5j9P9F6d8NeqPz/s400/P5080065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482013202648087266" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkczFVLsD8z6qvuX-64mgeFqRkBRmgtzDbXPuBOMxRMf8huSQFPZEIC9tXoeqd00gyTllums2DNXw0aytDojjuH4BOmSzr4vKKPcrGO08Nbi3iU8UP9vKy2sbHGmSRzBAijvKHF8oHgbo/s1600/P5100067.JPG"><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/AVvXsEhLkczFVLsD8z6qvuX-64mgeFqRkBRmgtzDbXPuBOMxRMf8huSQFPZEIC9tXoeqd00gyTllums2DNXw0aytDojjuH4BOmSzr4vKKPcrGO08Nbi3iU8UP9vKy2sbHGmSRzBAijvKHF8oHgbo/s400/P5100067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482013192249163794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On our way out of town, I took Claire by the <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parthenon/">Parthenon</a>, which she had never heard about. (I think that it's really strange that Nashville even has this, especially since no one in Nashville really cares and no one outside of Nashville really knows about it. All it's really ever used for is for high school kids to have a place to drink and such. Or so I've heard. That and artistic re-enactments, as pictured above.)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-41525344446435977782010-04-26T20:20:00.001-07:002010-04-26T20:33:10.166-07:00Royale<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaNxuxO8hVwH9YDgEMRbPGuW-GWj50d9SP7HGxTGJ_OPPvPRFQel5HE-wml2mlnibDB7q_A5HLu_aC_vjAi8F3p-Qht7IJzUdyP2ufe_G4vGO9M_SeCa1U0Uosc4ssdOyHEIxHsaSi1oQ/s1600/header1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 125px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaNxuxO8hVwH9YDgEMRbPGuW-GWj50d9SP7HGxTGJ_OPPvPRFQel5HE-wml2mlnibDB7q_A5HLu_aC_vjAi8F3p-Qht7IJzUdyP2ufe_G4vGO9M_SeCa1U0Uosc4ssdOyHEIxHsaSi1oQ/s320/header1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464653455444657746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(header courtesy of the royale website)</span></div></div><div>It got late to go to the grocery store or even fix dinner, so Ron and i went to the <a href="http://www.theroyale.com/">Royale</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGD9UL1_f4USoLZ8R9zHwljcykwnTapUR8kvex37jFhrVXYerFoz9YGmvIXxFfK-eMN0Rf714RmdOqPSrzWxY1Bou6zxe3p84mCzekmpSGU_swAgQyNd2z8IapadET3ljXuVufqYYWbxXU/s320/ROYALE_FOOD_340-233x350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464653724152802050" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(photo courtesy of the royale website)</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaNxuxO8hVwH9YDgEMRbPGuW-GWj50d9SP7HGxTGJ_OPPvPRFQel5HE-wml2mlnibDB7q_A5HLu_aC_vjAi8F3p-Qht7IJzUdyP2ufe_G4vGO9M_SeCa1U0Uosc4ssdOyHEIxHsaSi1oQ/s1600/header1.jpg"></a><div>We split the Juniata (veggie burger made with match "meat") and an east west club (with match "meat" chicken). i ordered the sweet potato chips as my side and they were perfectly done (sometimes they are too done). the food is always good! next time, its time to split the fish tacos again (best fish tacos in St. Louis)! </div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-27947121060712682962010-04-16T15:23:00.000-07:002010-04-16T15:41:16.523-07:00Taxes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsG2nx7pUDaYQGpmVmuUC6gRdb2PFrVjoTfWvlrzoDfrPYAXjwE1ysZ-0NPqSdb6kdssFF8TZrnk2j_ocGpJwF5Fd7rpHE8ulkEZsxqAQn5uxOr1V9ShvspU9R4nZlHZ9DcZymF1GIPDy/s1600/Chance+-+Pay+Poor+Tax+of+%2415.Gif.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsG2nx7pUDaYQGpmVmuUC6gRdb2PFrVjoTfWvlrzoDfrPYAXjwE1ysZ-0NPqSdb6kdssFF8TZrnk2j_ocGpJwF5Fd7rpHE8ulkEZsxqAQn5uxOr1V9ShvspU9R4nZlHZ9DcZymF1GIPDy/s320/Chance+-+Pay+Poor+Tax+of+%2415.Gif.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460868601681632722" /></a><div>Last night Ron and i split a ride to the downtown <a href="http://www.usps.com/">St. Louis Post Office</a> to drop our 2009 taxes off. We were both very last minute this year. Thanks to <a href="http://www.taxslayer.com/">taxslayer</a>, it was fairly quick</div><div>and cheap, only 14.95! Looks like the Puerto Vallarta trip is paid off after Ron finished his, 2007, 2008, AND 2009 taxes!!</div><div>Afterwards, it turned into one of those stupid dinner nights, where everything goes wrong trying to decide on where to go for dinner and when we get there, it's either too pricey for what it is, of the doors are locked, even though they should still be open for dinner. ugh!! so, it was a <a href="http://www.deltaco.com/">DEL TACO</a> night. </div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-42348722889505306322010-04-14T23:39:00.000-07:002010-04-15T00:21:59.667-07:00Cooking with....<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is a peek at what Claire and I had for dinner tonight:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgDL0iZ4JVvR_r6rEkB3d4jhD1xd8fyByHBpzma_5l3WHjRpGD5aBUHS_0mpUluXfLyRj_RQ6CNJx4k9bs9tWCN09mAxotCTWDi63gko_oxFZIysiTGYWpiKGzWoMhO2vi3jc_1RKrozezM/s400/Cod.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460250535423647090" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MMMMMMmmm...tasty</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A few weeks ago we were watching <i><a href="http://www.ming.com/">Simply Ming</a></i> on the local PBS. His theme that day was "sesame" and one of his dishes was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-family:'courier new', Geneva, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.ming.com/foodandwine/recipes/simply-ming-season-7/sesame-chive-butterfish-with-buttered-edamames-and-spinach.htm?searched=butterfish&advsearch=oneword&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sesame-Chive Butterfish with Buttered Edamames and Spinach</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It looked delicious and I was obsessed with making it. I looked into actually getting </span><i><a href="http://www.gma.org/fogm/poronotus_triacanthus.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">butterfish </span></a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but it seemed a bit difficult around here</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">if not a bit risky, since there are many different kinds of fish that might be labeled as "butterfish". These would include "</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escolar"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">escolar</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" which is </span><a href="http://gothamist.com/2008/02/13/beware_the_butt.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">known</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> to cause </span><a href="http://poplicks.com/images/olestra.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">abdominal cramping and LOOSE STOOLS</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. SO, in our recipe, cod seemed a suitable alternative.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', Geneva, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', Geneva, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm happy to say that after more than a week of having the ingredients on hand and waiting for a night when it seemed like the right time to make it, we finally got it together, as evidenced above. I thought it was quite nice. Claire said it was "interesting" or "different" or something like that, but she cleaned her plate, so that says something. And so far, no cramping, etc.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> But it might be that all of the </span><a href="http://www.all-creatures.org/health/soyfood.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">poison in the edamame</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is keeping that at bay.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', Geneva, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', Geneva, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bon Appétit</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-2150696832716776752010-04-13T11:37:00.000-07:002010-04-13T11:57:09.362-07:00the informant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0dTuOPIxMzebO4PV9PKD8qKqzbfgBwYevymB274ZpvqluJprJzIeWdtmKThjEdktoUDapC9CcpX7e7kCcnw-oQs1biYuNhpqxheCJxo5AAPewNzKlBhdiSMm06yaR7cSmhOYBv7Vx1mf/s1600/theinformant.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0dTuOPIxMzebO4PV9PKD8qKqzbfgBwYevymB274ZpvqluJprJzIeWdtmKThjEdktoUDapC9CcpX7e7kCcnw-oQs1biYuNhpqxheCJxo5AAPewNzKlBhdiSMm06yaR7cSmhOYBv7Vx1mf/s320/theinformant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459694419358415330" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ron and i watched the informant last night. i was so confused the whole movie, but i think that is the point. Matt Damon was great in this role! i loved all of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">voiceovers</span> of the characters thoughts!!</span><div> "<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">I don't like wool on skin. Not even that merino wool they have at Marshall Field in Chicago. Ginger likes it because it's formfitting, but she likes avocados. And who wants that texture in their mouth? "</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The other thing about the movie was the characters hair. i kept trying to figure it out, turns out it is supposed to be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">toupe</span>!!</span></span></span></div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-49025343477971760252010-04-12T11:37:00.000-07:002010-04-12T14:02:07.425-07:00Birthday weekend<div style="text-align: center;">i turned 31 this weekend.</div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Friday, April 9 (my official birthday) Ron and i split a beautiful <a href="http://wannasplit.blogspot.com/2009/08/ron-fixes-dinner.html">Nicoise salad</a> and artichoke toasted ravs at <a href="http://www.katiespizzeria.com/KATIES_PIZZERIA_.html">Katie's Pizza</a> for lunch! even the bread rolls were amazing!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday night, after flat ironing Ron's hair (creepy), </div><div><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5qmPaQDbuN7loyds0HrCoj0HdrALamomt_jVCrEglx74mGzf4C0A_b-FR22nlMus5Qa7elb8Rc3ekoJu2pOAfD-xC4i386DUBPyV6-ivWJUgwPoEKKr3Nv9WUry3X6pzDdG6XDm4JqAJ/s1600/MP88.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5qmPaQDbuN7loyds0HrCoj0HdrALamomt_jVCrEglx74mGzf4C0A_b-FR22nlMus5Qa7elb8Rc3ekoJu2pOAfD-xC4i386DUBPyV6-ivWJUgwPoEKKr3Nv9WUry3X6pzDdG6XDm4JqAJ/s320/MP88.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459328186500562834" border="0" /></a><br />Ron and i attended the March Moustache Party Bash at <a href="http://www.theroyale.com/">the Royale</a>!! There were shots to be had, </div><div>DJ Cliffe and DJ Early were spinning some killer tunes </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpS1miI1BzKLcXwJJo6gY2OBpYqTFPHHae-E1H-W0jByo6RZAoRtQrMqOh5mlOrUb_vdoOPih9nhnkQtxbTILLbDsaewTOYCaZ-CjTVn1rldJo39e7iRVH4RavBDbyQq4T4nz_CU-Kffn/s1600/P4090149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpS1miI1BzKLcXwJJo6gY2OBpYqTFPHHae-E1H-W0jByo6RZAoRtQrMqOh5mlOrUb_vdoOPih9nhnkQtxbTILLbDsaewTOYCaZ-CjTVn1rldJo39e7iRVH4RavBDbyQq4T4nz_CU-Kffn/s320/P4090149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459334212889460610" border="0" /></a><div>and prizes were handed out for the moustache awards! i did win creepiest moustache for the individual eyelashes i had stuck to my upper lip.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14LVCrnMT0q_ilUMtUxS2P5GWn9uM3q60cIDuk7NXcvttnppRedb17ft1G4r-0davIH5wnC07-Gr81e68E2Z8Snlcitr2UR7C3ZT8SXHcScduzqwwqmDpgYCwmeJmWa_ZTyvlOLJVi3vT/s1600/MP24.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14LVCrnMT0q_ilUMtUxS2P5GWn9uM3q60cIDuk7NXcvttnppRedb17ft1G4r-0davIH5wnC07-Gr81e68E2Z8Snlcitr2UR7C3ZT8SXHcScduzqwwqmDpgYCwmeJmWa_ZTyvlOLJVi3vT/s320/MP24.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459328196368855698" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday, i invited my <a href="http://www.peepresearch.org">peeps</a> out to <a href="http://stlouis.missouri.org/parks/tower-grove/">Tower Grove Park</a> for a picnic. i wanted everyone to quilt the earth with their beautifullly colored blankets </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPGbDBApJRSN2x8CiTOcgsW9KTAWsW3jVS6Faji0LblYx3AK7N54PeyEiAWvESJKiFMprAa15xpPfomkp53AVbnYvEAbovJE_UZ4aWkuRZ8riLAm9PRH7w-bVCcdyQr1llxb6OdgF9i-8/s1600/P4100192.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPGbDBApJRSN2x8CiTOcgsW9KTAWsW3jVS6Faji0LblYx3AK7N54PeyEiAWvESJKiFMprAa15xpPfomkp53AVbnYvEAbovJE_UZ4aWkuRZ8riLAm9PRH7w-bVCcdyQr1llxb6OdgF9i-8/s320/P4100192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459331154969267634" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXrYouGFxcqSoRqhFcQUslrgGeOSrVeB3soh1BHlC2AyCPRrZpa62P0AppKwojN_5vtecjRBMnVQ4pT5GyH_BVjdljVAjyZlpsOs8Of3V0qHLKcu5dx2VAPCFYb4Hs-6KjgZohI_KH-q2/s1600/P4100188.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXrYouGFxcqSoRqhFcQUslrgGeOSrVeB3soh1BHlC2AyCPRrZpa62P0AppKwojN_5vtecjRBMnVQ4pT5GyH_BVjdljVAjyZlpsOs8Of3V0qHLKcu5dx2VAPCFYb4Hs-6KjgZohI_KH-q2/s320/P4100188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459328199651849218" border="0" /></a><div>and relax,</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A1UUxag6kAlppDxkuQOldhyF3sJZHXbANsK_UIrYM7wFC7UUWty8ouVRtK6B8VcyobEpYgJT8d9JuAJvNFuBWqYAxXcLl9JAyITtCruA1M3EP3w53wFxTCZQhXo1HCmYS9Ry8X2zg-7j/s1600/P4100180.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0A1UUxag6kAlppDxkuQOldhyF3sJZHXbANsK_UIrYM7wFC7UUWty8ouVRtK6B8VcyobEpYgJT8d9JuAJvNFuBWqYAxXcLl9JAyITtCruA1M3EP3w53wFxTCZQhXo1HCmYS9Ry8X2zg-7j/s320/P4100180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459331134816772178" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>and eat <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlecc0slaqa2581yvcR9FCG5is9AnNLdcoiNnM0hWcS6L2gsbJVjfOUJEl6cqxoP-LpuwUMp3C9__SVIMGO8na55BsveDrdClitIQE-u4-LBxiJFZGDiYc90whe765aWYB9OVA33L2kk3/s1600/P4100162.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlecc0slaqa2581yvcR9FCG5is9AnNLdcoiNnM0hWcS6L2gsbJVjfOUJEl6cqxoP-LpuwUMp3C9__SVIMGO8na55BsveDrdClitIQE-u4-LBxiJFZGDiYc90whe765aWYB9OVA33L2kk3/s320/P4100162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459333349432999794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">and play some rec club games!!</div><div>there was frisbee</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBclfdUNa5WV_2-3cn65n_EHMqK7f1YYFL15v2ZcCzpPyfRV2awpG-BmWnHqmZZF3FlEPlRGh1KIohZ_DQIs1JPsuw7CTry03f4h1-Rq43LBuXDe3-Bujxbm8Q1q6Og8_eTfW9HL3qTpHL/s320/P4100171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459328230780103714" border="0" />croquet </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYXVtx6QxhpntGRMJRXZMqPKXTlw_8QNmndRY7ihyphenhyphenvUCNHasLpeFlQQ3TqxY4CUGE9ElXaWOk_CEcjyIma_ZeK8mBo5a_L8_W7yPAuGibMIwLpUpjkfVy7aFhbkJ9D_q7mrrq8chr9e2/s1600/P4100184.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbYXVtx6QxhpntGRMJRXZMqPKXTlw_8QNmndRY7ihyphenhyphenvUCNHasLpeFlQQ3TqxY4CUGE9ElXaWOk_CEcjyIma_ZeK8mBo5a_L8_W7yPAuGibMIwLpUpjkfVy7aFhbkJ9D_q7mrrq8chr9e2/s320/P4100184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459335082276920338" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfp39tijMbVRDkqoraiDPtLsw7KFsFDVsYEf3GBhuJ0aGQwC9EiSsM1xLn1wc_NLtL6V7m-zHP8C1DE6c-gY0N0FnLXMFjuh8_Uez4rUGnL55H5At6Zwikkll75bpoF-O7zm9gQiZuj_S/s1600/P4100166.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfp39tijMbVRDkqoraiDPtLsw7KFsFDVsYEf3GBhuJ0aGQwC9EiSsM1xLn1wc_NLtL6V7m-zHP8C1DE6c-gY0N0FnLXMFjuh8_Uez4rUGnL55H5At6Zwikkll75bpoF-O7zm9gQiZuj_S/s320/P4100166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459331121601737922" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyUShTfD_wC-YcA4V3Q_Eo2X1J_gbLM6k8DxdLxWWgEWsXC-hEiqvexcYEnqmnTpdyTRJKWXliEsHO6Xn2t1V7t41ASQ4OkQDdJBhhzbnydnK0rYwQdeVSETqSPMirsxm2B7yFaB4fGsy/s1600/P4100177.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyUShTfD_wC-YcA4V3Q_Eo2X1J_gbLM6k8DxdLxWWgEWsXC-hEiqvexcYEnqmnTpdyTRJKWXliEsHO6Xn2t1V7t41ASQ4OkQDdJBhhzbnydnK0rYwQdeVSETqSPMirsxm2B7yFaB4fGsy/s320/P4100177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459328212449370562" border="0" /></a>and the day was perfect with sunny weather!</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday night, we bbqed out at my sister, <a href="http://howilli.blogspot.com/">Holly</a>'s house. i found out ,my friends, the mosquitos are out and about!!</div><div>It was the best weekend ever!! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-41878851289899263702010-04-11T07:39:00.000-07:002010-04-11T07:41:53.584-07:00Happy Birthday to Claire (extended mix)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2njN1AICiJt1ch-V93EsN5ogPAEYLpXPCUgcBuFAfa1eougURsARx8tphbmQOfgjStva1Ks3dfZmp13iD2yTfL1CJz3JT3ES3OMj1khR061Tg8uJoinoCXWKdKZfApVni-6xct3EBo0U/s1600/C31BDay_Final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2njN1AICiJt1ch-V93EsN5ogPAEYLpXPCUgcBuFAfa1eougURsARx8tphbmQOfgjStva1Ks3dfZmp13iD2yTfL1CJz3JT3ES3OMj1khR061Tg8uJoinoCXWKdKZfApVni-6xct3EBo0U/s400/C31BDay_Final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458889881430540386" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Claire, I hope you had the best birthday weekend ever. I'm pretty sure you did, because in all the excitement, I'm just getting around to posting this now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love you so much and wish you many, many more wonderful, fun-filled years</span></span></div></div>ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15033705556200510366noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4001354744935187852.post-70572340722797782882010-04-08T21:12:00.000-07:002010-04-08T21:32:18.121-07:00March mustache madness 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7s2FxJpc4zcpfFvbpx3UYg_hg5Sz5xaHTx5tKjXv5_EJVyseSCj83jDFtWrq3nuWH00KQAKyTu0ByZjzusSgTid98_SnQ7ZhyphenhyphenJnM3XooC2ECORKFFLAAPJkD_mxn9WIKWdUrhUA5a3ZK/s1600/2005-ron-and-claire-mustache-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7s2FxJpc4zcpfFvbpx3UYg_hg5Sz5xaHTx5tKjXv5_EJVyseSCj83jDFtWrq3nuWH00KQAKyTu0ByZjzusSgTid98_SnQ7ZhyphenhyphenJnM3XooC2ECORKFFLAAPJkD_mxn9WIKWdUrhUA5a3ZK/s320/2005-ron-and-claire-mustache-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457985820320500530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Ron and i heading out for the Stache Bash 2006)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This year, the Fourth Annual March Mustache Party will be at the <a href="http://www.theroyale.com/">Royale</a> April 9, 2010 (MY BIRTHDAY). Ron and i attended our first mustache party (before we started dating) at a random house party and not even in March. i think i might have drawn mine on that night. A game of spin the bottle took place (Ron and i never kissed that night) and a snowball fight as the party was ending (Ron pegged me in the face with a snowball. is that LOVE or what?). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We attended the first two March Mustache Parties that took place at Snowflake. We missed last year's party at the Royale because we were in Austin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10446805091581052523noreply@blogger.com0