Fri - Family Giving Tree
Sat - A beautiful wedding in Woodside.
Sun - Kitchen starting to look like a kitchen!
Mon - Sold our table and chairs on Craig's List. And he even paid full price. Score!
Tues - Makeup - Natalie's sister always teaches me and introduces me to something new
Wed - Celebrating my Uncle Rick's birthday in SLC with family and friends. And Natalie for being my personal taxi and driving me all over town to run errands.
Thur - The St. Regis Deer Valley - a ride up the funicular to the top, champagne sabering at sunset (where they slice the top with a knife), and a delicious meal with coworkers and partners.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Thankful Thursdays
Each week I update this blog a few times with what I'm thankful for. And each week, I forget to actually publish it on a Thursday! Go figure....
Fri - Fridays...it was a tough week and so happy it's over.
Sat - Lake del Valle with friends and family
Sun - Craigs List - I think I've been thankful for CL before for selling my things on it. This time I'm thankful because I found the crib I wanted on there. I'm sorry, but I'm not spending more money on a baby's furniture than I did on my own bedroom furniture.
Mon - Hilton Garden Inn - finally got a good enough rate to stay at a hotel near the office (thanks to using another company's corporate rate....ssshhhh). I always found it ironic that I could stay at any hotel I wanted in Los Angeles -- from 3 star to 5 star for $125 a night. Yet in Minneapolis, all the hotels start at $159.
Tues - Gel nail polish - totally worth the extra $10 to not have to wait for them to dry
Wed - Otis Spunkmeyer - damn he makes a good cookie. It's a good thing Nick and I weren't dating when he used to work there.
Thur - CLEAR membership - Hertz lost my driver's license. It's a long story. Even though they don't have the CLEAR program at MSP, they somehow were able to look me up, validate my identity, and let me go through Security without all the extra pat downs. I am grateful because I would have missed my flight otherwise.
Fri - Fridays...it was a tough week and so happy it's over.
Sat - Lake del Valle with friends and family
Sun - Craigs List - I think I've been thankful for CL before for selling my things on it. This time I'm thankful because I found the crib I wanted on there. I'm sorry, but I'm not spending more money on a baby's furniture than I did on my own bedroom furniture.
Mon - Hilton Garden Inn - finally got a good enough rate to stay at a hotel near the office (thanks to using another company's corporate rate....ssshhhh). I always found it ironic that I could stay at any hotel I wanted in Los Angeles -- from 3 star to 5 star for $125 a night. Yet in Minneapolis, all the hotels start at $159.
Tues - Gel nail polish - totally worth the extra $10 to not have to wait for them to dry
Wed - Otis Spunkmeyer - damn he makes a good cookie. It's a good thing Nick and I weren't dating when he used to work there.
Thur - CLEAR membership - Hertz lost my driver's license. It's a long story. Even though they don't have the CLEAR program at MSP, they somehow were able to look me up, validate my identity, and let me go through Security without all the extra pat downs. I am grateful because I would have missed my flight otherwise.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Thankful Thursdays
Fri - The hole in the kitchen wall -- so much fun to use this "entrance" before it gets patched up in a few days.
Sat - Kaiser classes -- today's was on breastfeeding. I can't decide if it's genius or impersonal to get all your information through various classes rather than from the doctor. I suppose if I was a doctor, I would not want to be repeating the same stuff to my patients all of the time, day in and day out.
Sun - Celebration of life - A family friend will be passing on soon. We used to go camping every summer with them where we would dive for abalone and then cook it all up (my job was to pound the crap out of it because abalone is very tough). Anyway, he wanted to have a big party and see everyone while he was still alive. How can you say no to that?
Mon - Breakfast at home -- the eating out thing is getting old with the lack of kitchen. But at least breakfast is super easy.
Tues - Pulled an 18 hour work day and was actually ok with it. Not that I like working that much. But just the fact that it was an extremely productive workday with many accomplishments.
Wed - Only 10lbs gained so far -- I was avoiding the scale at home because I feel and look as if I've gained 30 lbs. So it was a happy surprise at the doctor's office. I'm hoping it's not because I have lost a ton of muscle, although I'm sure I have. I'm supposed to gain 11 more lbs between now and the due date, so I'm right on track.
Thur - Another class -- this one was learning all the things that no one likes to talk about -- like that you may not poop for 3-5 days after giving birth, what a sitz bath is, or that you will need to wear diapers for awhile. The winner was that you only need to call your doctor if you happen to pass a blood clot larger than a lemon (but I guess you don't if it's the size of a lime?). Seriously?!?!
Sat - Kaiser classes -- today's was on breastfeeding. I can't decide if it's genius or impersonal to get all your information through various classes rather than from the doctor. I suppose if I was a doctor, I would not want to be repeating the same stuff to my patients all of the time, day in and day out.
Sun - Celebration of life - A family friend will be passing on soon. We used to go camping every summer with them where we would dive for abalone and then cook it all up (my job was to pound the crap out of it because abalone is very tough). Anyway, he wanted to have a big party and see everyone while he was still alive. How can you say no to that?
Mon - Breakfast at home -- the eating out thing is getting old with the lack of kitchen. But at least breakfast is super easy.
Tues - Pulled an 18 hour work day and was actually ok with it. Not that I like working that much. But just the fact that it was an extremely productive workday with many accomplishments.
Wed - Only 10lbs gained so far -- I was avoiding the scale at home because I feel and look as if I've gained 30 lbs. So it was a happy surprise at the doctor's office. I'm hoping it's not because I have lost a ton of muscle, although I'm sure I have. I'm supposed to gain 11 more lbs between now and the due date, so I'm right on track.
Thur - Another class -- this one was learning all the things that no one likes to talk about -- like that you may not poop for 3-5 days after giving birth, what a sitz bath is, or that you will need to wear diapers for awhile. The winner was that you only need to call your doctor if you happen to pass a blood clot larger than a lemon (but I guess you don't if it's the size of a lime?). Seriously?!?!
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Thankful Thursdays
Fri - Signed the papers on our house! Buying a house you already live in so very anti-climactic.
Sat - Napa with college friends - I can't partake in the wine, but food and company are still really good!
Sun - Finally watched The Queen. I have this weird affinity toward Princess Diana and can't believe it took me so long to finally watch this movie.
Mon - Trader Joe's dark caramels
Tues - Barnes & Noble - While I do most of my book buying on Amazon or just straight through a Kindle these days, it's still nice to visit a bookstore sometimes and I really do hope they can remain in business.
Wed - Demolition of our kitchen - A demolished kitchen isn't really anything to be thankful for, but I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to get rid of it and to design a new one!
Thur - 1st day of August! Birthday month begins! :)
Sat - Napa with college friends - I can't partake in the wine, but food and company are still really good!
Sun - Finally watched The Queen. I have this weird affinity toward Princess Diana and can't believe it took me so long to finally watch this movie.
Mon - Trader Joe's dark caramels
Tues - Barnes & Noble - While I do most of my book buying on Amazon or just straight through a Kindle these days, it's still nice to visit a bookstore sometimes and I really do hope they can remain in business.
Wed - Demolition of our kitchen - A demolished kitchen isn't really anything to be thankful for, but I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to get rid of it and to design a new one!
Thur - 1st day of August! Birthday month begins! :)
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