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Archive for December, 2009

Goodbye ‘09! Goodbye decade!

31 Dec 2009

I’m not a pessimist. A lot of amazing and wonderful things happened this decade, but overall, I’m glad to be through it and excited because the next decade holds not only a lot of promise, but a lot of big changes and momentum in our lives.
A few of the great memories from 2009:

February 2009: 100 [...]

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Tags: 100 acre wood, Auto, Cooking, Food, Friends, Jessica, Neil, Photography, racing, rally america, relationships, Wedding, WoW

New Years Eve Menu Traditions and Ideas

In: Food| Holidays| Jessica| Neil| Uncategorized

30 Dec 2009

The aftermath of last year’s New Years Eve Party
We traditionally spend New Years Eve with friends at one of our homes. We’ve spent New Year’s at bars and large parties, but nothing compares to being in a comfortable home, off the roads, and eating good food and relaxing with generous quantities of alcohol. Because of [...]

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Tags: Cooking, Food, Friends, Jessica, Neil

Happy Christmas

28 Dec 2009

Our first Christmas as a married couple was quite eventful yet very relaxing. We were in definite need of a vacation, so much so that by mid-week we often forgot what time it was and even what day it was. What started as plans to visit my extended family in Minnesota, ended in being snowed [...]

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Tags: Books, Cats, Friends, Jessica, Neil, WoW

I want to live in a Barn

In: Interior Design| Jessica

21 Dec 2009

Did your parents ever ask loudly upon entering your room “This place is a pig sty, do you want to live in a barn?” Mine did. Oddly enough as obsessive compulsive as I am about cleaning now, I was the complete opposite as a child. I was a pint-sized hoarder, keeping notes and sneaking dishes [...]

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Tags: Interior Design, Jessica

Pets do go to Heaven

In: Video

20 Dec 2009

Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.
A guy says goodbye to his dog and shares his thoughts on love, loyalty, and God:

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Tags: Video

Our first tree

In: Holidays| Jessica| Neil| Photography| blogging

18 Dec 2009

Our first tree. I love it.
We weren’t going to have one at all. We’re tend to be very minimalistic and when you don’t have kids sometimes you don’t stop to consider all the decorating details of Christmas like you would if you had to do the full dog and pony show. I’m glad we got [...]

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Tags: Holidays, Jessica, Neil, Photography

Kitty Edible Garden Planter

In: Gardening| Kitchen| Misc.

16 Dec 2009

Saw this cute Kitty Edible Grass and Planter and was thinking it would be the cutest little addition for our kitchen before I remembered that anything resembling plants that enters our cats mouths barely resembles pesto when it comes out.
{Image via Amazon}

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Tags: Gardening, Jessica

Habanero Jam!

In: Food| Jessica| Kitchen| Neil

15 Dec 2009

My (Neil’s) parents have a great house out in the country and they grow a plethora of things. Sometimes I think they grow things just to grow things, and in this particular case I was right. They had a few habanero plants growing and had no idea what use these little hot peppers would be. [...]

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Tags: Cooking, Food, Jessica, Neil

Comfort for cold hands

In: Food| Kitchen

14 Dec 2009

Hot mulled cider via The Kitchen Sink Recipes

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New Portrait Lens

In: Uncategorized

12 Dec 2009

Say hello to Kohler Created’s new portrait lens! Isn’t it awesome? I think this will take our portraits and food photography to a whole new level. Loves!