Somebody that I used to know

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">It's not super new, but I love it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the tune, the lyrics, the video.<br />It's all so melancholy (and awesomely creative) I can't help but love it.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">And right now it's distracting me from working on my presentation that goes down in less than 2 hours.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I'm passing the distraction on, naturally.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Because that's the only true way to rid yourself of a distraction.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8UVNT4wvIGY" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Somebody that I used to know

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Pancetta waffles with peaches

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A while ago Ryan and I tried out <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/179699335/">this fancy recipe</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's always so great having breakfast for dinner, because most breakfast foods eat like dessert.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when you say breakfast for dinner instead of dessert for dinner, its funny how you can feel almost good about that decision.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we whipped up a batch of these babies and some buttermilk syrup to go with them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And they were to-die-for.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The only thing I'd do differently is save a little of that crispy pancetta to sprinkle on top. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And I'd add a bit more to the mix too, we only had 4 slices.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">I also think these waffles were </span>strongly regretting the absence of some <a href="http://real whipped cream">real</a> <span class="Apple-style-span">whipped cream.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">(Real whipping cream is practically a religion in our family.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The addition of those juicy peaches almost had us convinced this meal was healthy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't it great how just throwing some fresh fruit into the mix can do that for you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ACu19siOspo/ToI21T7kvEI/AAAAAAAAJJs/sVZepEnuNxE/s1600/IMG_7679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ACu19siOspo/ToI21T7kvEI/AAAAAAAAJJs/sVZepEnuNxE/s640/IMG_7679.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3fj_X6FUq1o/ToI26R6CBQI/AAAAAAAAJJ0/izVzBI5Qpp4/s1600/IMG_7685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3fj_X6FUq1o/ToI26R6CBQI/AAAAAAAAJJ0/izVzBI5Qpp4/s640/IMG_7685.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />So as good as these look, just imagine the perfection that would be achieved with a dollop of whipped cream on top and a sprinkling of that crispy pancetta we talked about.<br />I do believe this calls for a re-do!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Pancetta waffles with peaches

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My weekend in pictures

<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k8geA7XtB1I/ToDtPoHrnGI/AAAAAAAAJJo/KGG5AdZlWUY/s1600/Sep%2B23%252C%2B2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k8geA7XtB1I/ToDtPoHrnGI/AAAAAAAAJJo/KGG5AdZlWUY/s640/Sep%2B23%252C%2B2011.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Ryan was out of town on a boys trip this weekend.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So that left me on my own to enjoy:</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1. lots of bike riding</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">2. <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/223060985/">these pumpkin pie cupcakes</a>, with whipped cream</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">3. totting my camera everywhere</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">4. being car-less</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">(I really love this, I'm thinking about retiring our car keys this month.)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">5. sketching in the cemetery as the sun set</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">6. catching up on homework</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It's always sad to say goodbye to hubs, but I quickly remembered how much I ridiculously love being alone. It was pure bliss to have an entire weekend on my own to enjoy it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I feel so much more myself by myself than I do with anyone else.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Probably because I can really listen to myself think without constantly considering the needs/wants of everyone around me, and all the quite that comes with it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Life can get pretty noisy and it's easy to forget how much I enjoy my own company.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And that I need to make time for it, this much needed quality time with myself.<br />So this weekend was all loveliness.<br />But I'm glad to have Ryan home, (*relatively) safe and sound.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*there was a four-wheeling accident that has hubs a little sore,</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a little wounded, and getting a little bit spoiled by me.</span></div><br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div>

My weekend in pictures

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And Autumn Begins...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">with a breakfast of peaches & cream.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can we just explore the perfection that is fresh peaches with real cream?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful. Juicy & sweet. A perfectly delightful start to this season and to my day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FWbkizf9LhM/Tn0BHt4Ot1I/AAAAAAAAJHY/6Tb3NSTaMRY/s1600/IMG_7736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FWbkizf9LhM/Tn0BHt4Ot1I/AAAAAAAAJHY/6Tb3NSTaMRY/s640/IMG_7736.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79nDGyuGHhQ/Tn0BJU48n9I/AAAAAAAAJHc/7b2hJwWv7EY/s1600/IMG_7741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79nDGyuGHhQ/Tn0BJU48n9I/AAAAAAAAJHc/7b2hJwWv7EY/s640/IMG_7741.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lMYqUi1kpeY/Tn0BKVpsLkI/AAAAAAAAJHg/meDpDbEBEPQ/s1600/IMG_7744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lMYqUi1kpeY/Tn0BKVpsLkI/AAAAAAAAJHg/meDpDbEBEPQ/s640/IMG_7744.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7pKH2xcgE0/Tn0BL953_vI/AAAAAAAAJHk/j1zeeL-RbY4/s1600/IMG_7748.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7pKH2xcgE0/Tn0BL953_vI/AAAAAAAAJHk/j1zeeL-RbY4/s640/IMG_7748.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcNfvcPaCcE/Tn0BPJztmGI/AAAAAAAAJHo/cSEXlVL9RzA/s1600/IMG_7751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcNfvcPaCcE/Tn0BPJztmGI/AAAAAAAAJHo/cSEXlVL9RzA/s640/IMG_7751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wGkZFWRNw1Y/Tn0BRSKQMMI/AAAAAAAAJHs/819NQDXfNAM/s1600/IMG_7752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wGkZFWRNw1Y/Tn0BRSKQMMI/AAAAAAAAJHs/819NQDXfNAM/s640/IMG_7752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">And then a scenic jaunt on my bike, camera in tow.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I never think of fall as being a season of blossoms but clearly I have been wrong, cause this is just a taste of all that is just beginning to bloom along my path to school. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8CS05PBNp0/Tn0RkFbXN9I/AAAAAAAAJH0/byyHk9QQ5SI/s1600/IMG_7769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8CS05PBNp0/Tn0RkFbXN9I/AAAAAAAAJH0/byyHk9QQ5SI/s640/IMG_7769.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E2nBizilT74/Tn0RmFPKtxI/AAAAAAAAJH4/rTsjTPZXMwY/s1600/IMG_7773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E2nBizilT74/Tn0RmFPKtxI/AAAAAAAAJH4/rTsjTPZXMwY/s400/IMG_7773.jpg" width="271" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZUAgdBkFfA/Tn0Rnv-Wn_I/AAAAAAAAJH8/5Vv8N6X4F6I/s1600/IMG_7775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FZUAgdBkFfA/Tn0Rnv-Wn_I/AAAAAAAAJH8/5Vv8N6X4F6I/s400/IMG_7775.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUIkO6GDbSw/Tn0T6fCFVsI/AAAAAAAAJI8/3sqrhl1ecec/s1600/IMG_7780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUIkO6GDbSw/Tn0T6fCFVsI/AAAAAAAAJI8/3sqrhl1ecec/s640/IMG_7780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1qGUGlB370/Tn0Rr7uJ-CI/AAAAAAAAJIE/VVEW5vn2POw/s1600/IMG_7834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B1qGUGlB370/Tn0Rr7uJ-CI/AAAAAAAAJIE/VVEW5vn2POw/s640/IMG_7834.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5uwWNd6SMY/Tn0Rxd1041I/AAAAAAAAJIU/Y8djSEa1keM/s1600/IMG_7842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X5uwWNd6SMY/Tn0Rxd1041I/AAAAAAAAJIU/Y8djSEa1keM/s640/IMG_7842.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXZXYFOiuAI/Tn0R2LQ-5NI/AAAAAAAAJIg/UXsu27lMOpM/s1600/IMG_7878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXZXYFOiuAI/Tn0R2LQ-5NI/AAAAAAAAJIg/UXsu27lMOpM/s640/IMG_7878.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFGKcotbg-4/Tn0SyFTdD7I/AAAAAAAAJI0/x40BcFM1FMI/s1600/IMG_7862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BFGKcotbg-4/Tn0SyFTdD7I/AAAAAAAAJI0/x40BcFM1FMI/s640/IMG_7862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teJh40rkcsA/Tn0R6VCnI9I/AAAAAAAAJIs/2nHydTd4wSg/s1600/IMG_7884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teJh40rkcsA/Tn0R6VCnI9I/AAAAAAAAJIs/2nHydTd4wSg/s640/IMG_7884.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Autumn, I welcome you with open arms.<br />Crisp air. Changing leaves. Sweaters. Bike rides. Apples. Bonfires. Soup.<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

And Autumn Begins...

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Missoni for Target

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, the new (and very temporary) missoni for target line launched last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a pretty colorful designer line, and colorful usually isn't my style.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I did completely fall for a couple of items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I was one of those overzealous types that stayed up late the night before waiting for my crack at it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Online of course, but then their site crashed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a sad moment but eventually I was indeed able to score a few hot products.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My absolute favorite is the umbrella.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And although I am still waiting for the back-ordered scarf, I already know I am going to love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm a total die-hard scarf girl. Love 'em!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still debating on wether or not I am keeping the makeup tote, it's a tad pricey at 30 bucks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">But the arrival of this package was a </span>delightful<span class="Apple-style-span"> pick-me-up in my incredibly busy day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And it took me completely off guard since the estimated delivery date wasn't until October.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You've gotta love these kinds of happy surprises!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mQc2QH7sE1k/TnqtygMGf3I/AAAAAAAAJHU/uuJao8IngFY/s1600/umbrella+open.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mQc2QH7sE1k/TnqtygMGf3I/AAAAAAAAJHU/uuJao8IngFY/s320/umbrella+open.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3aPRHyrsUGc/TnqtyLMc0VI/AAAAAAAAJHM/k8iv2fb-3pc/s1600/scarf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3aPRHyrsUGc/TnqtyLMc0VI/AAAAAAAAJHM/k8iv2fb-3pc/s320/scarf.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLQQllWwVlo/TnqtxhU5wII/AAAAAAAAJHI/i_rvOcwh9-8/s1600/bag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PLQQllWwVlo/TnqtxhU5wII/AAAAAAAAJHI/i_rvOcwh9-8/s1600/bag.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">post edit: my mind is made up, the makeup bag is a no-go.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I've been looking at it all day and I just can't get past the fact that it looks <i>way</i> too much like a barbie accessory.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Back it goes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br /></div>

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I am graduating graduate school this semester & I still feel this way:

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"You get to graduate school and suddenly you are not the smartest person in the class anymore, You're surrounded by really smart people. This can be a shattering experience for entering grad students as they try to find their place... many grad students have a persistent feeling that they are hiding the shameful secret of how unutterably stupid they are. They feel like everybody else is smart, and they are the only dumb one in class. Often students live in fear of being found out - a common nightmare is that someday the admissions committee is going to realize they sent the wrong letter, that they were admitted by accident."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So I recognize that:</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I was rarely <i>the</i> smartest person in class.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> I'm not entirely <i>unutterably</i> stupid.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I feel like an impostor & it's nice to know I'm not alone.</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hopefully I can walk away with my degree,</span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> before anybody figures it out.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

I am graduating graduate school this semester & I still feel this way:

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A room with a {new} view.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where once were these:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vgm3gEWfxPU/Tnd_Y_4PA8I/AAAAAAAAJGI/FxEnyz9YzOg/s1600/IMG_0763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vgm3gEWfxPU/Tnd_Y_4PA8I/AAAAAAAAJGI/FxEnyz9YzOg/s640/IMG_0763.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we have these:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eDZ4y1ISLrU/TneTOXKInTI/AAAAAAAAJGk/cNKcSuvCC4Y/s1600/IMG_7717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eDZ4y1ISLrU/TneTOXKInTI/AAAAAAAAJGk/cNKcSuvCC4Y/s640/IMG_7717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't get me wrong, I <i>love</i> both of the pictures that used to hang here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the frames were so big & heavy it felt as though they were a bit much for our white walls to handle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I had these two black frames hanging empty upstairs in our guest room,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I determined to put them to better use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YfIPZtHlcrU/Tnd5NxHsZCI/AAAAAAAAJFo/4NvZYPuw9og/s1600/IMG_7689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YfIPZtHlcrU/Tnd5NxHsZCI/AAAAAAAAJFo/4NvZYPuw9og/s640/IMG_7689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought some matt board on sale for no more than $10.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beveled inside squares were cute for $2 a piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I exacto-d the exterior at home for no charge at all.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the frames? They've been around here for ages just waiting for a job to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;">One was a gift and the other a d.i. find for $1.</div><div style="text-align: center;">That makes a total of 13 buckaroos for brand new art and a brand new living room view!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGkTzEKm8YI/Tnd5PB1H2QI/AAAAAAAAJFs/Ujx42kJgwXg/s1600/IMG_7690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGkTzEKm8YI/Tnd5PB1H2QI/AAAAAAAAJFs/Ujx42kJgwXg/s640/IMG_7690.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tQqEFkcgMMU/Tnd5RALRPdI/AAAAAAAAJFw/nsWMEBQwmmI/s1600/IMG_7697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tQqEFkcgMMU/Tnd5RALRPdI/AAAAAAAAJFw/nsWMEBQwmmI/s640/IMG_7697.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The hardest part of this project was cleaning the glass well enough.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I kept seeing specks on the inside and had to take the whole thing apart to give it another go with the glass cleaner. I think I did that at least half a dozen times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OfO1Vuqu3wc/Tnd5SoZtC0I/AAAAAAAAJF0/V8g2LPhp3rQ/s1600/IMG_7698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OfO1Vuqu3wc/Tnd5SoZtC0I/AAAAAAAAJF0/V8g2LPhp3rQ/s640/IMG_7698.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TO_mLdB1h7c/TneTgbTjQ_I/AAAAAAAAJG4/Lntw-OKts6A/s1600/IMG_7719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TO_mLdB1h7c/TneTgbTjQ_I/AAAAAAAAJG4/Lntw-OKts6A/s640/IMG_7719.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xcxyMkr3WIs/TneTRPPOFlI/AAAAAAAAJGw/U4pjvTN8sR4/s1600/IMG_7725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xcxyMkr3WIs/TneTRPPOFlI/AAAAAAAAJGw/U4pjvTN8sR4/s640/IMG_7725.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This frame houses a print by one of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Grigorescu">my favorite Romanian artists</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was incredibly difficult to find any of his prints while over there, and this one was a surprise gift from a dear friend right before I left the country.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so happy to finally have a prominent place to display it in our home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6q3myb2gfj0/TneVKnkdWJI/AAAAAAAAJG8/NACnzVGqohQ/s1600/IMG_7716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6q3myb2gfj0/TneVKnkdWJI/AAAAAAAAJG8/NACnzVGqohQ/s640/IMG_7716.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And frame #2 holds a picture I have been longing for for ages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorites from <a href="http://minerva teichert">this utah artist</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Confession: I couldn't find a small print for sale anywhere so I just printed it at home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, I did. And you can hardly tell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I figure it's a place holder until I find a print for sale smaller than 15"x15".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylYBuK5Q0XM/TneTP-2mR-I/AAAAAAAAJGo/Qa2yde7d7nE/s1600/IMG_7721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ylYBuK5Q0XM/TneTP-2mR-I/AAAAAAAAJGo/Qa2yde7d7nE/s640/IMG_7721.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They look so clean and crisp against our white walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a happy & refreshing surprise to see them when I come downstairs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A room with a {new} view.

Where once were these: Now we have these: Don't get me wrong, I love both of the pictures that used to hang here. But the frames were s...

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