Friday, June 06, 2008

Time flies

It's been ages since my last post. Where has the time gone? Let's see......

First, we went to see The Swell Season with Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. It was phenomenal!! Neither the husband nor I could stop singing songs from the "Once" soundtrack for days.

Next, was the Flight of the Conchords show, which was hilarious but annoying at the same time. The constant chatter and shout-outs from the audience were, at one point, even too much for the duo as Jemaine made the comment that he felt like he was "in a room full of kindergarteners" and proceeded to "hush" the "little children". I truly felt embarrassed to be a Minnesotan that night.

The following weeks were filled with visits from out-of-town friends, buying a new (to us) boat and a backyard BBQ. But the highlight of this past month was this:


Seeing Barack Obama at the Xcel Center Tuesday night. What a momentous occasion. I don't think I've ever felt more like a part of history! This man amazes me - his vision for America, his eloquence, his refusal to join the mud-slingers....and I don't care if it may sound cliché, this man gives me hope; hope I've been waiting for a long, long time.



Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Retail Therapy

Spring keeps playing hide-n-seek around these parts lately, popping its head out one day and reeling back the next. While I've found various ways of coping, retail therapy is usually one of my favorite (though rarely utilized) and today I made a great score:
These cute Isaac Mizrahi flats from Target....on sale....for $7.48!! Who's day wouldn't be a little brighter with a deal like that?

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Prepare for Takeoff


I just found out that Flight of the Conchords will be performing live in Minneapolis in May. Sounds like Murray finally got his act together ;)

The big question now is "Season 2, where are you?"

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Won't You Be My Neighbor?



It's 'Sweater Day', did you know? (via Emilystyle)

It's the first day of spring but I've got my sweater on - mostly in anticipation of the 4-8 inches of snow that's arriving this afternoon - grrr!

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Slow change

Him:  Have you been down to the basement lately?
Me:  Yeah...why?
Him:  The litter box is starting to look like the surface of Mars.
Me:  Feel free to do something about that any time you like. They are your cats now, too.
Him:  Not until you're pregnant.
Me:  Fine, then I'm gonna have 5 bajillion kids!
Him:  Uh huh....

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Raucous Caucus

Well, as raucous as a room full of Minnesota DFLer's gets. Nonetheless, I was so proud of my neighborhood's turnout (and the nation's turnout for that matter). It was packed to the gills and then some! Makes me feel like a change is a comin'!

Monday, February 04, 2008

My 5th Annual 30th...

I was born the day after my grandpa's birthday. I was his first grandchild and we always joked about how I was his favorite belated birthday present.

I spent this past weekend holding my brand new nephew and I think it's safe to say that he's my most favorite early birthday present.

Welcome to the world, Finn.

Happy Belated Birthday, Grandpa. I celebrated for you yesterday. I know, in my heart, that you're celebrating with me today, too.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

C'est la vie

My odometer turned the big 100,000 miles on Monday. At mile 100,038 the fan belt snapped.

Oh, did I mention that I just made the final loan payment two weeks ago? Yeah......