Pie Party

<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/-GtJcslvgzFs/TqsErD_Fs-I/AAAAAAAAJPI/4kpPc9sul0k/s1600/IMG_8387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GtJcslvgzFs/TqsErD_Fs-I/AAAAAAAAJPI/4kpPc9sul0k/s640/IMG_8387.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last Monday we had a friendly gathering around a campfire eating pie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was both casual and delicious.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These mini pies were just to wet the appetite as the invitation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KWohSfDX_tg/Tq8IK9aW3ZI/AAAAAAAAJT8/C4G1gYplxnA/s1600/IMG_8400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KWohSfDX_tg/Tq8IK9aW3ZI/AAAAAAAAJT8/C4G1gYplxnA/s640/IMG_8400.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K7LwSMvVKNc/Tq8H8dpbJhI/AAAAAAAAJTs/oaEGTNqU2LA/s1600/IMG_8410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K7LwSMvVKNc/Tq8H8dpbJhI/AAAAAAAAJTs/oaEGTNqU2LA/s640/IMG_8410.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ttaxayoZfk/Tq8H98s5svI/AAAAAAAAJT0/gxNNPBtmFmY/s1600/IMG_8423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8ttaxayoZfk/Tq8H98s5svI/AAAAAAAAJT0/gxNNPBtmFmY/s640/IMG_8423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The real feasting was on whoopee pies, and berry tarts, and chocolatey pie goodness.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was equally messy and delightful!<br />Basically an excuse to be with friends and have a bonfire. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pF31SRCs2b0/TqsFPLoarsI/AAAAAAAAJQA/8BOYxcpcgUc/s1600/IMG_8435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pF31SRCs2b0/TqsFPLoarsI/AAAAAAAAJQA/8BOYxcpcgUc/s640/IMG_8435.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxllHOJosF4/TqsFRnWj7nI/AAAAAAAAJQI/cCNcRwA7xoo/s1600/IMG_8437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lxllHOJosF4/TqsFRnWj7nI/AAAAAAAAJQI/cCNcRwA7xoo/s640/IMG_8437.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2FBUmovfQXQ/TqsFS1xxFPI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/KVWwLkTMVeE/s1600/IMG_8438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2FBUmovfQXQ/TqsFS1xxFPI/AAAAAAAAJQQ/KVWwLkTMVeE/s640/IMG_8438.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Vsr9NsCO8M/TqsFUVLRnTI/AAAAAAAAJQY/pu7xW5bPNbI/s1600/IMG_8440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Vsr9NsCO8M/TqsFUVLRnTI/AAAAAAAAJQY/pu7xW5bPNbI/s640/IMG_8440.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And tonight? Who knows.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I am pretty sure it will include some very impromptu costumes, handing out some yet to be purchased candy, and something super easy for dinner, probably take out.<br />Maybe even a walk through the leaves in our favorite cemetery, to feel halloween-y.<br />Happy Halloween!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Pie Party

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><img alt="" class="lifeEventIcon img" height="32" src="https://s-static.ak.facebook.com/rsrc.php/v1/yc/r/zLXn_IPVcyn.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" width="32" /></span></div><div class="lifeEventTitle hifiText" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;">In Memory of Grandma Remington<br /><br /></div></div><div class="lifeEventTitle hifiText" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a_XuEs3CKdQ/Tq2gLwjoJ4I/AAAAAAAAJRI/prlc3ooi9I8/s1600/IMG_9299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a_XuEs3CKdQ/Tq2gLwjoJ4I/AAAAAAAAJRI/prlc3ooi9I8/s640/IMG_9299.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">At 5:50 yesterday evening, in the comfort of her cherished home of 60 years, my grandma passed peacefully away with family at her side. She had been battling cancer the past few months, holding on much longer than anyone anticipated. It was her last act of kindness to all those who loved her, she gave us the chance to say goodbye. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>

In Memory of Grandma Remington At 5:50 yesterday evening, in the comfort of her cherished home of 60 years, my grandma passed peacefully awa...

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disaster averted!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sACEQuflW5c/TqsPn4uyaWI/AAAAAAAAJQw/VOjbKBfYeDM/s1600/IMG_8364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sACEQuflW5c/TqsPn4uyaWI/AAAAAAAAJQw/VOjbKBfYeDM/s640/IMG_8364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the remains of my usb drive. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The one that was almost smashed to death mid-thesis writing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It wasn't even my fault, it was all ryan.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There I was, minding my own business, when a surprise tickle attack (meant to lighten the mood) startled me, sending my laptop flying to the ground and smooching the inserted usb drive in the process. Can you tell how it was bent at a near 90 degree angle?<br />The plastic exterior was smashed leaving just this metal skeleton.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After finally prying it loose from the computer, it seemed that there would be no saving it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing was working as it should.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily the perpetrator was also the amazing hero of this disaster.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ryan knew a guy that soldered together some of those itty bitty metal clasps making it good as new (insert huge sigh of relief here).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now it only <i>looks</i> broken, but is completely functional.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Phew! Disaster averted!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

disaster averted!

This is the remains of my usb drive.  The one that was almost smashed to death mid-thesis writing. It wasn't even my fault, it was all r...

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coffee table revival

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">About 5 years ago, when we first got married, we inherited this coffee table from my sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's an Ikea model she bought on clearance for $15, we scored it for free (thanks sis!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we have loved it ever since! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because our sofa is so short and our apartments have always been so small, its low and leggy modern profile has been a pretty perfect fit for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We even dig the dark grey color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But as you can probably see, our love resulted in a lot of use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The exterior was badly bubbling and peeling due to our never-ever using a coaster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YXYo6nSotVA/TqnQ1RDzJfI/AAAAAAAAJM4/sqVyWWNPxIY/s1600/IMG_0766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YXYo6nSotVA/TqnQ1RDzJfI/AAAAAAAAJM4/sqVyWWNPxIY/s640/IMG_0766.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since we kinda' get a thrill out of repurposing around here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had extensive conversations about how exactly we could revive this bad boy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We toyed with the idea of upholstering it (kid friendly for the future) or trying our hand at recreating one of these expensive but so drool-worthy <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/346589647/">brick layers tables</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But our minds were made up when Ryan scored some free wood laminate leftover from a project at work. A lot of our household projects revolve around such freebies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And so we got to work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We stripped of the old, sanded down what was underneath, and adhered the new.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucky for us we had free-reign of a work shop and all its' tools.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And there were only a few minor hiccups along the way as our measurements were a tad off on one side.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the hardest part was letting this baby sit for 2 days to allow the wood glue to dry. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh how tortuous was the waiting after we'd worked so hard!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HF-SvuJ7sI/TqnQ2GGy1rI/AAAAAAAAJNA/lGKJqDOJpT0/s1600/IMG_7728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3HF-SvuJ7sI/TqnQ2GGy1rI/AAAAAAAAJNA/lGKJqDOJpT0/s640/IMG_7728.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She was quite the sight I might add. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And I'll even admit, at this stage of the game I was fairly certain we had ruined her.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She looked such a mess with all these clamps and wood glue seeping out <i>everywhere</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily once freed all those leeks peeled right off, and a quick sand made her look good as new.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then it was just the minor decision of deciding what color stain we should use.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Correction; this was <i>not</i> a minor decision.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We surprisingly had very different and equally strong opinions on the matter.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubs was all about dark rich woods, and I wanted to go with something greyed or driftwood-y looking.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally we settled on a happy medium with this natural oil finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qrNYz646LMU/TqnQ3ntonnI/AAAAAAAAJNI/AaHWylpzu4o/s1600/IMG_7749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qrNYz646LMU/TqnQ3ntonnI/AAAAAAAAJNI/AaHWylpzu4o/s640/IMG_7749.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;">We actually finished the project way back in July, but I love it more and more every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are both thrilled with the color choice (hooray us!) and I love when I'm forced to compromise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the meshing of two personalities in design always makes an interior look so much more organic and dynamic rather than over-thought-out and matchy-matchy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-emjs3aTuAto/TqnRaVV9nOI/AAAAAAAAJNc/ZEA8G_eKS80/s1600/IMG_8455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-emjs3aTuAto/TqnRaVV9nOI/AAAAAAAAJNc/ZEA8G_eKS80/s640/IMG_8455.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8E3utpU9fA/TqnaWG7lbfI/AAAAAAAAJOQ/Vh2umObdyoY/s1600/IMG_8459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b8E3utpU9fA/TqnaWG7lbfI/AAAAAAAAJOQ/Vh2umObdyoY/s640/IMG_8459.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://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bB4BAE2Be4o/TqnRdmk1veI/AAAAAAAAJNs/2AqskpSbg-E/s1600/IMG_8461.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bB4BAE2Be4o/TqnRdmk1veI/AAAAAAAAJNs/2AqskpSbg-E/s640/IMG_8461.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qI__dIXZgfE/TqneeDK1PGI/AAAAAAAAJOw/dS2tiBBX2lE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-10-27+at+4.42.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qI__dIXZgfE/TqneeDK1PGI/AAAAAAAAJOw/dS2tiBBX2lE/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-10-27+at+4.42.43+PM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's surprising how big a difference this one piece of furniture makes in our living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">our only expense </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the entire project was a bottle of $7 wood glue and $5 oil finish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pretty cheap makeover if I do say so myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB5Ob0arwLI/TqnTEjs17xI/AAAAAAAAJOA/25_LQpNS0CY/s1600/IMG_8451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB5Ob0arwLI/TqnTEjs17xI/AAAAAAAAJOA/25_LQpNS0CY/s640/IMG_8451.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

coffee table revival

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Thesis my life.

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/-p21d87mPRuE/TqWzXpYrc-I/AAAAAAAAJMs/xn4U3WA1J_M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-24+at+10.11.12+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p21d87mPRuE/TqWzXpYrc-I/AAAAAAAAJMs/xn4U3WA1J_M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-10-24+at+10.11.12+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is where I have been holed up for the past two weeks. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Living, eating, drinking, sleeping, & breathing my thesis.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Thesis my life.

This is where I have been holed up for the past two weeks.  Living, eating, drinking, sleeping, & breathing my thesis.

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A week that went by in a single blink.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h61bBZ_n8LY/Tph1BDToBhI/AAAAAAAAJMg/ThLMVCMcv6Y/s1600/IMG_2184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h61bBZ_n8LY/Tph1BDToBhI/AAAAAAAAJMg/ThLMVCMcv6Y/s640/IMG_2184.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">photo taken from  nearby rooftop </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh this week, you must have been the absolute fastest & busiest week ever. </div><div style="text-align: left;">An impromptu trip to Canada to visit my sick grandma (so sad but so good to be there with her). </div><div style="text-align: left;">A husbands birthday that went all but ignored with all the busy-ness. </div><div style="text-align: left;">A canadian thanksgiving feast with so many loved ones close by.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So-so much writing, panicking, and rushing to get my thesis finalized.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Homework for those regular old daily classes.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Two completely sleepless night in the past three days.</div><div style="text-align: left;">(I think I may just go to bed right now and catch the first few z's of the last 30 or so hours)</div><div style="text-align: left;">And some birthday plans that have been on hold all week - I think we're cashing in on those tonight, I hope I don't sleep in!</div><div style="text-align: left;">But you know what, as difficult as it is to keep my eyes open right now, I've tried to make the time to stop and enjoy (for a couple minutes at a time at least) this time of my life. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I know that sounds crazy, but I love school. I love where we're at in our lives right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We get to go to school togather. Everyday. And it's gorgeous here.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Old brick buildings, and bustling students in scarves and boots. And everywhere we look fall leaves, and colors, and smells. It's glorious!</div><div style="text-align: left;">And walking an assignment up the old main stairs at 7:00 am in the brisk morning air? Well, that's just an awesomely awesome memory. </div><div style="text-align: left;">So I'm trying to just appreciate the crazy buzy-ness, because it's the best kind.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I love going to school. Being a student. Working on homework. </div><div style="text-align: left;">So despite everything I'll find myself stepping outside at 3:00 am just to deep-breath in all the wonderful and try my very-very best to exhale this growing sense of stress that has been attempting to settle in the pit of my stomach. </div><div style="text-align: left;">And so far I think it's working. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

A week that went by in a single blink.

photo taken from  nearby rooftop  Oh this week, you must have been the absolute fastest & busiest week ever.  An impromptu trip to Canad...

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Weekend in pictures

<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PPCZFZPAkLA/TooZ7fuI83I/AAAAAAAAJL0/hbmiX9_I1fg/s1600/Oct%2B1%252C%2B2011.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PPCZFZPAkLA/TooZ7fuI83I/AAAAAAAAJL0/hbmiX9_I1fg/s640/Oct%2B1%252C%2B2011.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2M5wbZIdOak/Tooklo8EyvI/AAAAAAAAJME/Un2mPGtgvfg/s1600/IMG_8027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2M5wbZIdOak/Tooklo8EyvI/AAAAAAAAJME/Un2mPGtgvfg/s640/IMG_8027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Szh__swb2No/Tooc6fgq7wI/AAAAAAAAJL8/lA3vNXmZyOw/s1600/Collages.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Szh__swb2No/Tooc6fgq7wI/AAAAAAAAJL8/lA3vNXmZyOw/s640/Collages.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ829INEyXk/ToolG6LHAUI/AAAAAAAAJMY/NTp5sB8twRk/s1600/IMG_8015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ829INEyXk/ToolG6LHAUI/AAAAAAAAJMY/NTp5sB8twRk/s640/IMG_8015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2d20NqCKI5I/Tookhzm7tfI/AAAAAAAAJMA/P_RehkKRJUo/s1600/IMG_7865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2d20NqCKI5I/Tookhzm7tfI/AAAAAAAAJMA/P_RehkKRJUo/s640/IMG_7865.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddDAIZtha48/Took3tKD6DI/AAAAAAAAJMU/kPMXo6NZWd8/s1600/IMG_8011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ddDAIZtha48/Took3tKD6DI/AAAAAAAAJMU/kPMXo6NZWd8/s640/IMG_8011.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dU_gOuDZ0qw/TookntKvTgI/AAAAAAAAJMI/i62ktTH6kV0/s1600/IMG_8029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dU_gOuDZ0qw/TookntKvTgI/AAAAAAAAJMI/i62ktTH6kV0/s640/IMG_8029.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /><br />My sister came up for the weekend.<br />I think it was the funnest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Conference_(LDS_Church)">conference</a> weekend by far.<br />Probably because in between <a href="http://lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng">glorious spiritual enrichment</a> we squeezed in some:<br /><br />1. laser tagging<br />2. jamba juice running<br />3. apple picking<br />4. pumpkin picking<br />5. tennis competing<br />6. pumpkin decorating (much superior to pumpkin carving)<br />7. delicious food making (we perfected the <a href="http://fannylatourlambert.blogspot.com/2011/09/pancetta-waffles-with-peaches.html">waffles </a>earlier discussed)<br />8. lots of feasting, spiritual & otherwise<br /><br />It was the very best of weekends.<br />Katelyn makes everything funner when she is around.<br />Turned out it was the perfect combination of everything good & delightful.<br />Gorgeous weather, spiritual talks, creative outlets, good food, & lots of family time.<br />We even snuck some cleaning in there, for good measure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Weekend in pictures

My sister came up for the weekend. I think it was the funnest conference weekend by far. Probably because in between glorious spiritual enr...

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