tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29126602180872694922024-03-13T05:10:47.704-07:00Le Lloyds*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-56739969818213316372010-08-17T10:07:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:20:20.787-07:00Moving Out!<div align="center">My blogger has been doing some funky things</div><div align="center">and since I cannot figure out what is making it sick</div><div align="center">I have decided to jump ship.</div><div align="center">I have jumped over here if you wanna keep with</div><div align="center"><a href="http://locomotionlloyds.blogspot.com/">Le Lloyds</a>.</div><div align="center">toodles!</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-17345594499821026182010-08-16T22:03:00.000-07:002010-08-16T22:08:02.020-07:00Guess Who Doesn't Have a Case of the Mondays?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Thriving Ivory concert was oh so </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the list of upcoming artists to play at the Warehouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVE0FfpNI/AAAAAAAACa4/WmSLFDb7Zk0/s1600/IMG_4114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVE0FfpNI/AAAAAAAACa4/WmSLFDb7Zk0/s320/IMG_4114.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must admit "Screeching Weasel" caught my eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVKCAmnxI/AAAAAAAACbA/nN-pyimzrp0/s1600/IMG_4059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVKCAmnxI/AAAAAAAACbA/nN-pyimzrp0/s320/IMG_4059.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what luck! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had a tour poster inside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yours Truly thought her gum could pass as a cigi...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously, that weasel reminds me of something...and I just remembered!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sloth from Ice Age...phew! I love it when that happens :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had been trying to place him since highway 59 downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVPf1h1dI/AAAAAAAACbI/OYsViCb3808/s1600/IMG_4072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVPf1h1dI/AAAAAAAACbI/OYsViCb3808/s320/IMG_4072.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the fellers we went to see doin' what they do best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVUJEPkJI/AAAAAAAACbQ/LYBW-FEkAUs/s1600/IMG_4073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVUJEPkJI/AAAAAAAACbQ/LYBW-FEkAUs/s320/IMG_4073.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a small concert so we could get super close to the gents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVZU1C3FI/AAAAAAAACbY/_F_DqT_fkRw/s1600/IMG_4115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVZU1C3FI/AAAAAAAACbY/_F_DqT_fkRw/s320/IMG_4115.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How can downtown Houston be scary when you've got</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">your hunny with you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVfI0AXRI/AAAAAAAACbg/t5Uk4EVxw00/s1600/IMG_4120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGoVfI0AXRI/AAAAAAAACbg/t5Uk4EVxw00/s320/IMG_4120.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we were walking to our car I saw Paul and John hanging out back</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so I gave them a wave and yelled " I love ya'll and you rocked!!".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They waved us over and we got to shoot the breeze for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were so nice!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie laughed about this picture saying it is very "rock star"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tattoos, cigarettes, no shirts; they definitely fit the bill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They put on a great show and I do not remember any profanity: done and done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was just a good time with great music!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not bad for mixing up a mundane Monday.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-51562368761538681442010-08-16T13:56:00.000-07:002010-08-16T13:56:01.040-07:00Thriving Ivory<div style="text-align: center;">Charlie is forever finiding new bands and making plans </div><div style="text-align: center;">for us to see them perform.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tonight's venture is <a href="http://www.thrivingivory.com/">Thriving Ivory</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGmk0I7ov3I/AAAAAAAACao/eFw6B4rZMnM/s1600/Thriving-Ivory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGmk0I7ov3I/AAAAAAAACao/eFw6B4rZMnM/s320/Thriving-Ivory.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I think their drummer looks just like Zach Galifianakis (far right)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">maybe it's just his facial hair and the color...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGmk1I9AZFI/AAAAAAAACaw/I4JL3pwU6Bo/s1600/zach_galifianakis-0829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGmk1I9AZFI/AAAAAAAACaw/I4JL3pwU6Bo/s320/zach_galifianakis-0829.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Such a simple soul, he makes me smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall do my best to be enthusiastic since we didn't</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">get back from College Station until after midnight last night.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">It was a very productive weekend of painting </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">a rent house for Charlie's parents.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">I am feeling very confident and geared up to </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">start painting our townhouse!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Have a fun night!</div><div style="text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zach-Galifianakis-Live-Purple-Onion/dp/B000LC52DC%3FSubscriptionId%3D0JWRHVFNE2EWDG405JR2%26tag%3Dhttpchitikcom-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000LC52DC">via</a>, <a href="http://oldrockhouse.com/thriving-ivory/">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-65610131975528511622010-08-16T08:29:00.000-07:002010-08-24T12:55:34.151-07:00Young Me, Now Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you are having a super sweet start to your week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie says this is one of his favorite baby pictures of me...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXZPWdkiJI/AAAAAAAACSQ/gs_SaDrxsRM/s1600/drinkingsoda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXZPWdkiJI/AAAAAAAACSQ/gs_SaDrxsRM/s320/drinkingsoda.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....so much so that he had me try and reenact this moment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from 24 years ago at our favorite generic restaurant, Casa Ole!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGW3MSc-L1I/AAAAAAAACag/C2hs96vw3K8/s320/DSCF0244.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it's funny that his nickname for me is "Ducky"</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and there are little ducks on my little girl swimsuit.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-25786818909731854652010-08-13T06:58:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:58:22.742-07:00Is it a bad thing...<div style="text-align: center;">that I'm jealous for this little girl's purse?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDd1k2-vpVI/AAAAAAAAB_8/Nr9uMkFhnMw/s1600/blue-chanel-classic-2_55-bag-little-girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDd1k2-vpVI/AAAAAAAAB_8/Nr9uMkFhnMw/s320/blue-chanel-classic-2_55-bag-little-girl.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but seriously she is the cutest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">{<a href="http://tonguechic.com/assets/0002/9586/blue-chanel-classic-2.55-bag-little-girl.jpg">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-1141027160096472792010-08-13T06:57:00.000-07:002010-08-13T06:57:05.033-07:00Victorian Refuge Enchantment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am completely head-over-heels for little Victorian cottage in the Catskills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never mind that my tall husband would have to be</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">folded in fourths to fit inside...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this former old hunting cabin, has been transformed into a shabby chic cottage </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">full of charm but lacking a lavitory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta2I2ZYrI/AAAAAAAACFY/09ZQoWDjNtc/s1600/victorian-cottage-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta2I2ZYrI/AAAAAAAACFY/09ZQoWDjNtc/s320/victorian-cottage-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The owners, Sandra and Todd Foster, live in a 1971 trailer across a nearby stream. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my humble opinion it looks like fairies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">could happily inhabit the sweet little abode!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta2_D7iOI/AAAAAAAACFg/5DJ5Zn63FMk/s1600/victorian-cottage-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta2_D7iOI/AAAAAAAACFg/5DJ5Zn63FMk/s320/victorian-cottage-2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ms. Foster renovated the 9 by 14 foot cottage on a $3,000 budget </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all by herself decorating with pieces from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">flea markets and salvage shops. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta4hjVfGI/AAAAAAAACFo/74m3bSAXaZ4/s1600/victorian-cottage-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta4hjVfGI/AAAAAAAACFo/74m3bSAXaZ4/s320/victorian-cottage-3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can just picture myself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">curled up with a lovely book and napping in the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">little upper room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta6Hrn4yI/AAAAAAAACFw/2Q63-rm9SIE/s1600/victorian-cottage-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TDta6Hrn4yI/AAAAAAAACFw/2Q63-rm9SIE/s320/victorian-cottage-5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ms. Foster appropriately calls the place her “refuge.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">{<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/garden/24cottage.html?_r=1">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-70840602283094833382010-08-11T19:05:00.000-07:002010-08-11T19:46:11.080-07:00Feelin' Thrifty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the blogging about good deals</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">made me think about my other household</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">treasures I have found/bough/bartered for along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">These two beautes were found on Antelope Lane</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">when I lived in good 'ol C.Stat.</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNVd8HzbmI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Oz248XTM21c/s1600/IMG_4021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNVd8HzbmI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Oz248XTM21c/s320/IMG_4021.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 5 drawer tower was a pretty exciting "street find".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bamboo covers over the drawers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">match our laundry basket from the Bamboo Company </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Charlie's mom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNVjd2MkwI/AAAAAAAACZY/Vftpdh5PgYs/s1600/IMG_4025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNVjd2MkwI/AAAAAAAACZY/Vftpdh5PgYs/s320/IMG_4025.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Charlie helped me haul Goldie</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">in from off the street curb</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">one night.</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This funky girl is a little worn on the arm rests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I love her punchy color and surprising comfort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXbun4VgI/AAAAAAAACaA/NNgZjpakMZk/s1600/IMG_4026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXbun4VgI/AAAAAAAACaA/NNgZjpakMZk/s320/IMG_4026.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my favorite spot in our tiny closet kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I bought the painting above the stove in Jefferson, Texas</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">with one of my best friends Kati...she's good luck you know!</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell in love with the bold frame and the whimsical brush strokes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then the little marble butter/cheese cover on the stove</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was another Blue Bird find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally the sunny daisy tray behind our yellow Fiesta Ware canisters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is from the Charity Guild. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">The date on the back of the tray says 1969...bonafide vintage</span></em></strong>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXgT6KgvI/AAAAAAAACaI/XNJlUG4T4x8/s1600/IMG_4033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXgT6KgvI/AAAAAAAACaI/XNJlUG4T4x8/s320/IMG_4033.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Now, the Flying Dali wasn't exactly a steal but we were meant for each other</span></em></strong>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a Charity Guild run I saw her and immediately thought </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of one of my favorite movies <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263757/">Up Town Girls</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brittany's character has a little Dali in her beautiful New York Apartment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are suppose to keep your home safe and ward off demons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But since I do not believe in 'luck charms" etc. she's just a funny little reminder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of a favorite movie and a wonderful actress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXl1mSH3I/AAAAAAAACaQ/crNmitXyAZ0/s1600/IMG_4042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXl1mSH3I/AAAAAAAACaQ/crNmitXyAZ0/s320/IMG_4042.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We inherited this silver tray with our townhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Actually it was just left in the attic and I dusted it off</span></em></strong>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie and I like to write sweet sayings to each other :-D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXqcI32jI/AAAAAAAACaY/6SmG779_Hng/s1600/IMG_4045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGNXqcI32jI/AAAAAAAACaY/6SmG779_Hng/s320/IMG_4045.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, the $10 stain glass lamp was a super exciting find.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I just love filling my home with meaningful and unique items. </span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They may not all be functional but they sure make me smile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">And who doesn't love a good rummage through other people's street trash...</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our guest bedroom is almost ready for it's big reveal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so happy that I no longer dread going into our second bedroom.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-35827089573930371122010-08-10T22:23:00.000-07:002010-08-10T22:25:58.231-07:00Tuesday Surprises<div style="text-align: center;">The hubs and I decided to try out a Belgium restaurant downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIv1k5sOwI/AAAAAAAACYI/HXbYbUoJcSQ/s1600/IMG_3993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIv1k5sOwI/AAAAAAAACYI/HXbYbUoJcSQ/s320/IMG_3993.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The art was inspiring and I can wait to pull out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my canvases and try to paint this meadow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIv7YFe0hI/AAAAAAAACYQ/9J0j4iZkmEI/s1600/IMG_3988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIv7YFe0hI/AAAAAAAACYQ/9J0j4iZkmEI/s320/IMG_3988.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sweet little country cottage was one of my favorites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I love how the colors of the house reflects in the lake...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there's something very impressionistic about the pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could almost see myself picking flurs in the field and then walking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back to my cottage by the lake to read by the window...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwCMDpGQI/AAAAAAAACYY/EIlZiJ3Oqq0/s1600/IMG_3989.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwCMDpGQI/AAAAAAAACYY/EIlZiJ3Oqq0/s320/IMG_3989.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next Charlie took me to a beautiful building downtown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but he was very taken with this Nitrogen cooling thingy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you look on the top left you can see a little snow cone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of ice/vapor coming out of the container.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwPW9FU8I/AAAAAAAACYo/DwfzuIvuSfc/s1600/IMG_4004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwPW9FU8I/AAAAAAAACYo/DwfzuIvuSfc/s320/IMG_4004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In our wanderings downtown we came across the famous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(at least in Houston terms)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Angelika theater. They play lots of foreign and Independent movies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here and we had never been before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwUGjr0wI/AAAAAAAACYw/v4TUkgQxg1M/s1600/IMG_4014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwUGjr0wI/AAAAAAAACYw/v4TUkgQxg1M/s320/IMG_4014.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I heard they were showing "The Girl Who Played with Fire"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew we had to make this a movie night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwY4FfroI/AAAAAAAACY4/UmcvZSUhbeA/s1600/IMG_4015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwY4FfroI/AAAAAAAACY4/UmcvZSUhbeA/s320/IMG_4015.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Surprisingly, Charlie enjoyed the movie despite not having </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">seen or read the first move/book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIweMT8JSI/AAAAAAAACZA/Bg4tFPUnUyY/s1600/IMG_4016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIweMT8JSI/AAAAAAAACZA/Bg4tFPUnUyY/s320/IMG_4016.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the vintage movie posters on display</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwkEB4PWI/AAAAAAAACZI/_8X8XadORhQ/s1600/IMG_4018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIwkEB4PWI/AAAAAAAACZI/_8X8XadORhQ/s320/IMG_4018.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the crystal chandelier wasn't too shabby either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's great when life throws in the unexpected excursion </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on what would be a regularly ordinary evening.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-89750879932143660012010-08-10T21:51:00.000-07:002010-08-11T19:55:42.684-07:00I dream of Steph<div align="center">Surprise friend visits are the best!</div><div align="center">Steph came over for breakfast Sunday morning!</div><div align="center">I whipped up some pancakes and french toast</div><div align="center">with mimosas to wash it down.</div><div align="center">It was a short and sweet visit so we popped a squat</div><div align="center">for a picture...</div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIq-WUWi3I/AAAAAAAACXo/tvc9xrHTd5Q/s1600/IMG_3969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIq-WUWi3I/AAAAAAAACXo/tvc9xrHTd5Q/s320/IMG_3969.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">Charlie pointed out we looked goofy and "one legged"</div><div align="center">in our picture pose...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIrCeI8kKI/AAAAAAAACXw/dJlE1GqPR2Q/s1600/IMG_3975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIrCeI8kKI/AAAAAAAACXw/dJlE1GqPR2Q/s320/IMG_3975.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">so here we are confirming our "double leggedness".<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIs4IKnp2I/AAAAAAAACYA/h9YyAUsqNJk/s1600/IMG_3985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGIs4IKnp2I/AAAAAAAACYA/h9YyAUsqNJk/s320/IMG_3985.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YAY for childhood friends...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who were once cheerleaders together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who were once roommates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who are now A&M graduates</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who are now little wifes to great guys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">who are still best friends since 3rd grade!</div></div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-16636344907091362602010-08-09T15:42:00.000-07:002010-08-10T08:36:18.224-07:00Fun Blue Bird and Goodwill Finds<div style="text-align: center;">I had such a blast with my family and friends </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Blue Bird Circle and Goodwill last weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just disclaimer if you are ever in Houston on a Saturday morning</div><div style="text-align: center;">and you don't to be haul you off to a thrift store</div><div style="text-align: center;">come and see me after 3 (they are usually closed by then).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out my fun treasures...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGCAAR588qI/AAAAAAAACXY/MSqPqfTzeWk/s1600/P8090001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGCAAR588qI/AAAAAAAACXY/MSqPqfTzeWk/s320/P8090001.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aaawwww, yeah for a vintage yeller purse</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I have been on the hunt for a smallish white leather purse too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Score!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I am saving the very best for last.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">You may notice the flippin' Anthropology price tag</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is still on the grey and white skirt.</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/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGCAEIUxFAI/AAAAAAAACXg/DbO2ZTEj7Eo/s1600/P8090005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TGCAEIUxFAI/AAAAAAAACXg/DbO2ZTEj7Eo/s320/P8090005.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this baby for just 30 bones (down from $148.00) and have already </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">worn it 5 times since it became mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie pointed out how different our philosophies are</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on wearing our favorite ensembles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie takes the "<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">save it for the perfect moment</span></em></strong>" approach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as opposed to my</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">wear that sucker out</span></em></strong>" or "<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">wear it until people think it's your self proclaimed uniform</span></em></strong>".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only time I have ever applied Charlie's motto to my life was on our wedding day for my dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And even then I would wear my wedding gown around our duplex in college</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when my roommates were out of town...I'm a little wacko I know.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-22491734482127693172010-08-06T21:29:00.000-07:002010-08-06T21:29:36.775-07:00Garden of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After making sure Ms. Barbara was all set to go</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie and I zoomed off to his wonderful colleague's wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbM3w__BI/AAAAAAAACWg/TsDOXRM2gM0/s1600/IMG_3904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbM3w__BI/AAAAAAAACWg/TsDOXRM2gM0/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right before we drove in to their venue I had to pause and give this </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">regal statue due diligence</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbBtzmr7I/AAAAAAAACWQ/zQy0IXErVr4/s1600/IMG_3896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbBtzmr7I/AAAAAAAACWQ/zQy0IXErVr4/s320/IMG_3896.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps I could bring Mr. Tobias Funke here for his birthday?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbRSoY7wI/AAAAAAAACWo/BRa0Lc9I2ek/s1600/IMG_3900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbRSoY7wI/AAAAAAAACWo/BRa0Lc9I2ek/s320/IMG_3900.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the twinkly lights all over the room and the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stain glass window hangs made for a lovely background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbFJ1mnCI/AAAAAAAACWY/hNaaVsbAb1g/s1600/IMG_3920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbFJ1mnCI/AAAAAAAACWY/hNaaVsbAb1g/s320/IMG_3920.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The radiant bride...swoon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her veil/head piece was so classic and reminded me of the glamorous</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">brides from the 40's and 50's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbVRICI8I/AAAAAAAACWw/bPr6oRv5GqI/s1600/IMG_3941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbVRICI8I/AAAAAAAACWw/bPr6oRv5GqI/s320/IMG_3941.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scrumptious cakes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbYXQ2UmI/AAAAAAAACW4/1ffKBKzuF0M/s1600/IMG_3948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbYXQ2UmI/AAAAAAAACW4/1ffKBKzuF0M/s320/IMG_3948.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Katie's dress was beautiful and her new hubby was so proud of his bride!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be still my heart....they are so sweet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture reminds me of a new quote I found</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">One of the best things about marriage is that it gets young people to bed at a decent hour</span></em></strong>." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~M.M. Musselman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzeWBcDfSI/AAAAAAAACXQ/DXIGHdWcBLQ/s1600/IMG_3949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzeWBcDfSI/AAAAAAAACXQ/DXIGHdWcBLQ/s320/IMG_3949.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't help snagging a photo opt with the beautiful bride!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbc6xavGI/AAAAAAAACXA/rSptlDPuFYc/s1600/IMG_3962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbc6xavGI/AAAAAAAACXA/rSptlDPuFYc/s320/IMG_3962.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charlie and I snapped a snuggle moment with all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the love in the air.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzbgD2RQ0I/AAAAAAAACXI/S_YRjM2Ies0/s320/IMG_3956.JPG" /></div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-21323477678197120392010-08-06T20:59:00.000-07:002010-08-06T21:02:00.272-07:00Mail Box go BOOM!<div style="text-align: center;">This was the sight that greeted me when I drove into my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">garage this afternoon after work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXo5BKh9I/AAAAAAAACV4/UdwR5jK7CRY/s1600/IMG_3891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXo5BKh9I/AAAAAAAACV4/UdwR5jK7CRY/s320/IMG_3891.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sweet German neighbor Ms. Barbara said her foot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">slipped off the brake as she was driving to get her mail today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I ran over to see if she was alright</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she kept asking me if anything like this had ever happened to me before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told her I had been in accidents before and it's a good thing she has insurance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's kind of funny but with the same token it's a blessing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no one was getting their mail right at that moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXvFj87oI/AAAAAAAACWA/F_UHTfl3W4s/s1600/IMG_3965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXvFj87oI/AAAAAAAACWA/F_UHTfl3W4s/s320/IMG_3965.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the opposite side of the little mail box house</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where our mail slot is located.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXzourn3I/AAAAAAAACWI/auYRCpeRZDI/s1600/IMG_3967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFzXzourn3I/AAAAAAAACWI/auYRCpeRZDI/s320/IMG_3967.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and this is the demolition side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully the only thing worse for the wear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">was the mail box hut.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-81910788594380180772010-08-06T08:28:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:55:46.558-07:00Schmucky Dinner<div align="center">Last night Charlie took me out for a lovely dinner</div><div align="center">to Outback just to celebrate a good day.</div><div align="center">My traditional meal at that particular restaurant </div><div align="center">is the <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">lobster tail and sweet potato fries</span></em></strong>.</div><div align="center">M-M-M-M-Good!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Then we headed to The Fountains' Lowes theater</div><div align="center">to see <a href="http://www.dinnerforschmucks.com/?gclid=CKmH3L2QpaMCFcpS2godNQFz6A">Dinner For Schmucks</a>. We had been holding out </div><div align="center">to see the movie since it hasn't gotten the best reviews.</div><div align="center">But we were pleasantly surprised!</div><div align="center">Of course it was SUPER silly at points</div><div align="center">but so are we!<br />
<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I straight up laughed out loud and clapped my hands multiple times.</span></em></strong><br />
I'm a very interactive movie goer.</div><div align="center">The main character, Paul Rudd, is invited to a dinner with his executive colleagues where</div><div align="center">the goal is to bring the most entertaining i.e. idiotic guest with you to dinner. </div><div align="center">Steve Carell is Paul Rudd's guest and plays his character</div><div align="center">in a <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">charming and painful</span></em></strong> way.</div><div align="center">I picked up some <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Dumb and Dumber</span></em></strong> vibes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFwm9Z32mPI/AAAAAAAACVw/f8Pxd7CgpsA/s1600/dinner+for+schmucks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFwm9Z32mPI/AAAAAAAACVw/f8Pxd7CgpsA/s320/dinner+for+schmucks.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Steve+Carell/articles/TeOV4RnPowk/dinner+schmucks+post+featuring+steve+carell">via</a>}</div><div align="center">The movie is a spin off of the French film</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/plotsummary">The Dinner Game</a> (1998) and it sounds similar</div><div align="center">"There is a game coupled with the meal: each one of them has to bring an 'idiot'. </div><div align="center">The game consists in making the idiots talk about their </div><div align="center">ideas and passions so the hosts can have a good laugh. </div><div align="center">At the end they will choose the 'idiot of the evening'.</div><div align="center">The idiot tries to help the main character, Pierre, all the time, </div><div align="center">and naturally does everything wrong and aggravates every situation."</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Pretty Hilarious!</div><div align="center">And Jermaine from Flight of the Concords also has</div><div align="center">a sweet little role too!</div><div align="center">So if you're a silly gal or gent and enjoy watching</div><div align="center">silly, not dirty, films, I would recommend this movie to you.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/plotsummary">FACTS</a></div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-38331153495670297612010-08-06T07:50:00.000-07:002010-08-06T08:46:49.857-07:00Sweet sweetness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mmmmmm......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE4XMrzIYpI/AAAAAAAACRI/TzrvhG9V6OE/s1600/friday!.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE4XMrzIYpI/AAAAAAAACRI/TzrvhG9V6OE/s320/friday!.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Woo to the Hoo for FRIDAY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hannahkarina/3054501655/sizes/o/">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-27614516421089303112010-08-05T14:07:00.000-07:002010-08-05T14:26:18.968-07:00Quote of the Day<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFsnxljAP6I/AAAAAAAACVo/F3WipdED9Es/s1600/girl-lace-dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFsnxljAP6I/AAAAAAAACVo/F3WipdED9Es/s320/girl-lace-dress.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">“<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I loved fencing and dancing </span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">and elocution</span></em></strong>.”</div><div style="text-align: center;">~ Vivien Leigh</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to admit I needed to google 'elocution'.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you already knew what that word meant then you</div><div style="text-align: center;">are too smart to be reading this blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">and for everyone else who needs to learn something new today...</div><div style="text-align: center;">- Elocution -</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 : a style of speaking especially in public</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 : the art of effective public speaking</div><div style="text-align: center;">{<a href="http://east.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/elocution">via</a>}</div><div style="text-align: right;">{picture <a href="http://giacanali.com/blog/2010/05/jillian-daxs-romantic-handmade-everything-california-mountain-elopement/">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-77458158151966366582010-08-05T09:41:00.000-07:002010-08-05T12:20:51.589-07:00Goodness, I love the water<div style="text-align: center;">For sure the number one thing I love about summer is spending a whole day by the pool.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Charlie can't understand how I like to spend hours outside but I just love it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I love swimming</span></em></strong>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">I love tanning</span></em></strong>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><strong><em>I love Italian Icees.</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFsOSOWwLLI/AAAAAAAACVg/xgj0Jrpp-ZA/s1600/water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFsOSOWwLLI/AAAAAAAACVg/xgj0Jrpp-ZA/s320/water.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now I love this poem my wonderful mother</div><div style="text-align: center;">left as a comment on an earlier post...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Maggie and Milly and Molly and May</u></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;">maggie and millie and molly and may</div><div style="text-align: center;">went down to the beach</div><div style="text-align: center;">(to play one day)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and maggie discovered a shell that <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">sang so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles</span></em></strong>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and milly discovered a <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were</span></em></strong>;</div><div style="text-align: center;">and molly was chased by a <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles</span></em></strong>; </div><div style="text-align: center;">and may came home with a smooth round stone as <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">small as a world and as large as alone</span></em></strong>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For whatever we lose</div><div style="text-align: center;">(like a you or a me)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">it's always ourselves we find at the sea</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">--e.e. cummings</div><div style="text-align: center;">loverly, just loverly</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image via weheartit</span></div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-49492212533705879132010-08-04T13:51:00.000-07:002010-08-04T13:51:29.879-07:00Pucker you your lips like diz...<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't think of anything more fabulous than being a mermaid</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-RvXOHCiI/AAAAAAAACRw/WGdcH-C9qx8/s1600/mermaids2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-RvXOHCiI/AAAAAAAACRw/WGdcH-C9qx8/s320/mermaids2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">If I could be anything else, I would want to be a mer-lady. Hands down.</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">{<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehorror/364832339/">via</a>}</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">They are graceful AND get to live underwater...</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Which taps into my childhood dream of being a marine biologist<br />
***sigh***<br />
in my best Ariel impersonation.</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-RyobumzI/AAAAAAAACR4/Vzjza3Y8jIA/s1600/ariel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-RyobumzI/AAAAAAAACR4/Vzjza3Y8jIA/s320/ariel.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish I could still wear my Ariel suit Uncle Linda made for me...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I told Uncle Linda that I only had one issue with my wonderful new fin suit</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">"<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">It doesn't have purple breasts holder-uppers</span></em></strong>!"</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I mean, I couldn't be a proper Ariel doppelganger without "purple breast holder-uppers!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">But I quickly "<strong><em><span style="color: purple;">got over myself</span></em></strong>" as she is famous for saying</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXTRxO9ZwI/AAAAAAAACSI/Rk61hfzxF6Q/s1600/mermaid1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXTRxO9ZwI/AAAAAAAACSI/Rk61hfzxF6Q/s320/mermaid1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I wore the elastic outta that thing out.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">If I could have walked in it I would have worn it on the weekends and after school.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">When I couldn't wear it in the pool...I would wear it in the tub.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Even more evidence of my mom's ubber coolness</span></em></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">for putting up with this at bath time...I'm sure most of my bath water </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">ended up on the bathroom floor. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">But anything to get the job done, right?</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-88578390238669267312010-08-02T16:35:00.000-07:002010-08-03T08:40:41.616-07:00Silence Dogood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some beautiful ladies who inspire me everyday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLD4ifzsI/AAAAAAAACTY/NxKuUOVqN6s/s1600/P7290010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLD4ifzsI/AAAAAAAACTY/NxKuUOVqN6s/s320/P7290010.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all met to celebrate a new marriage and a new baby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are all so precious to me and amazing friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their faith, hope and wisdom are something I can look forward to every week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quote reminds me of them:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead, keep your head up high and gaze at the stars because that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal, and remember, we gather strength from sadness and from pain. Each time we die, we learn to live again.”</span></em></strong><strong><br />
<em><span style="color: purple;"></span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">-unknown.</span></em></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">My lovely retreat weekend at the <a href="http://www.cenaclesisters.org/houston/">Cenacle</a> pretty much looked like this...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdM2KbXcMI/AAAAAAAACUQ/CCb7gAfdhA4/s1600/P7310051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdM2KbXcMI/AAAAAAAACUQ/CCb7gAfdhA4/s320/P7310051.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I was either in this hammock, eating on the porch with the peacocks or dozing in my little room.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Almost a year ago I came to the Cenacle for a retreat and read </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">The Shack</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Interior Castle</span></em></strong> by St. Teresa of Avila.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Eat, Pray, Love</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">The Shack</span></em></strong> are perfect examples of where I was in my life</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">at the time of each retreat.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">You can imagine how FLOORED I was when Elizabeth Gordon from <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Eat, Pray, Love</span></em></strong> referenced the</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">amazing <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Interior Castle</span></em></strong> by St. Teresa of Avila.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">God is so good!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The Cenacle is one of the most peaceful places I have ever been.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLHhQQ9zI/AAAAAAAACTg/kkBiDqQaExU/s1600/P7300032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLHhQQ9zI/AAAAAAAACTg/kkBiDqQaExU/s320/P7300032.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I stayed in the St. Therese dorm.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLMGeBwyI/AAAAAAAACTo/4i1wwFQMnos/s1600/P7300033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLMGeBwyI/AAAAAAAACTo/4i1wwFQMnos/s320/P7300033.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought it was funny how the garden near my hammock</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">is called "Charlie's Garden"</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLVTW5DXI/AAAAAAAACT4/IoOC2hlr--I/s1600/P7300040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLVTW5DXI/AAAAAAAACT4/IoOC2hlr--I/s320/P7300040.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This sweet mama and her baby strolled through the grounds.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">When she would run her baby would run with her...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">When she would peck at the ground her baby would mimic her...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It was so sweet to see them walk together every day.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">During the morning when I would eat my breakfast they</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">would come over and say hello to start my day.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This little guy was very curious...I started calling him whiskers...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Cause he was curious, like a cat</span></em></strong>!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">(A nod to <a href="http://snltranscripts.jt.org/96/96tspace.phtml">Harry Caray</a> from SNL for all yawl who think I'm bonkers right aboot now)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Actually he probably just wanted my Cherrios.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdP8pUXXMI/AAAAAAAACUY/ZxrKudOQEYo/s1600/P7300037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdP8pUXXMI/AAAAAAAACUY/ZxrKudOQEYo/s320/P7300037.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if anyone else reverts back to SNL skits on their silent retreats...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLZSzjajI/AAAAAAAACUA/77hd4_mEMYM/s1600/P7300035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFdLZSzjajI/AAAAAAAACUA/77hd4_mEMYM/s320/P7300035.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved this flower and it seemed like nearly every morning</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">there were new blossoms</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">Lonestar Texas Hibiscus</span></em></strong>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This silent retreat weekend was the perfect mini-sabbatical.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Spending time in silence is completely counter to my nature</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and that is probably the reason why I need </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">to be intentional about setting aside that time.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">It's easy for me to get burnt out and dependent on</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">all the distractions around me</span></em></strong>.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I am so thankful for the quiet time and a sacred place to recenter.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Another new quote I'm diggin' for its great significance to this weekend is:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">"I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">sleeping in</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in giving 100% when you only have 80. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in kisses on the forehead. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">long kisses</span></em></strong>, smiling till your cheeks hurt, and laughing until you have tears in your eyes. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in having someone tell you that <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">you’re beautiful</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in having someone <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">play with your hair</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">sitting on swings</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">running in the rain</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">miracles</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">random acts of kindness</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">saying hello to anyone and everyone</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I believe in <strong><em><span style="color: purple;">second chances</span></em></strong>. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: purple;">And most of all, I believe in love</span></em></strong>."</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: right;">{<a href="http://justbesplendid.tumblr.com/post/169469408/i-believe-in-sleeping-in-i-believe-in-giving-100">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-45747544654046867072010-08-01T14:29:00.000-07:002010-08-01T14:29:37.215-07:00SHARK WEEK!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who's ready for Shark Week on the Discovery Chanel?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXZjuT6xPI/AAAAAAAACSg/gLgRPX-zE2A/s1600/shark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TFXZjuT6xPI/AAAAAAAACSg/gLgRPX-zE2A/s320/shark.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I sure am!!</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-23422910593831614322010-07-28T08:45:00.000-07:002010-07-28T08:45:13.928-07:00My Fine Tea Cup Friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE70VXujmsI/AAAAAAAACRY/gI9b18zePQs/s1600/stripes3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE70VXujmsI/AAAAAAAACRY/gI9b18zePQs/s320/stripes3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd sure like a tiny teacup fish that lectures me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Por Favor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reminds me of my favorite Dr. Seuss movie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">{<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenebiggs/3668757459/">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-81278215228729013892010-07-27T18:18:00.000-07:002010-07-28T10:55:02.108-07:00Underarmour Is Like Bare Skin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OUCH!!! (and some other words)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-Cy4Ld-0I/AAAAAAAACRg/PUhSwyt3T40/s1600/IMG_3776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE-Cy4Ld-0I/AAAAAAAACRg/PUhSwyt3T40/s320/IMG_3776.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So after I got home from my run I decided to make Charlie some rice crispy treats</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to take on his guys weekend to Corpus Christi.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wasn't being very careful and I bumped my side on the pot as I mixed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the rice crispies in with the melted marshmallows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It felt nor so good!</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-4745693919641386782010-07-27T07:46:00.000-07:002010-07-27T07:46:27.272-07:00she & him<div style="text-align: center;">because just when you thought zooey deschanel couldn't possibly be any more fabulous...you find out that she is the singer for <strong><em>she & him</em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzps0mWgNI/AAAAAAAACQA/slJWEzFMbrU/s1600/pe-she_and_him-volume_one.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzps0mWgNI/AAAAAAAACQA/slJWEzFMbrU/s320/pe-she_and_him-volume_one.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzp3kfNiuI/AAAAAAAACQY/7jkNYlkaups/s1600/she_and_him2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzp3kfNiuI/AAAAAAAACQY/7jkNYlkaups/s320/she_and_him2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jlHjycowe9s&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jlHjycowe9s&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-79996673084978991932010-07-27T07:24:00.000-07:002010-07-27T07:24:30.731-07:00Pleated Green Skirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE49cJfFnsI/AAAAAAAACRQ/8VsCQugeIyA/s1600/kalman1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TE49cJfFnsI/AAAAAAAACRQ/8VsCQugeIyA/s320/kalman1.png" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">{<a href="http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/cherubim-and-seraphim/">via</a>}</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-34973274940955622042010-07-26T15:37:00.000-07:002010-07-26T15:37:21.550-07:00because i'm a girl with glasses too!<div align="center"><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10585392&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10585392&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/10585392">I Am A Girl - The Girls With Glasses Theme Song</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2893056">The Girls With Glasses</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This video just made my day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzjmQyftII/AAAAAAAACPg/_yboLIXRvgY/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzjmQyftII/AAAAAAAACPg/_yboLIXRvgY/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I love Pocahontas</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912660218087269492.post-31635955058291674452010-07-26T12:47:00.000-07:002010-07-26T12:47:29.672-07:00words for thought on this Monday<div align="center"><img border="0" hw="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h1fxQPwYyMY/TEzlx0NYxlI/AAAAAAAACPw/3-A5GwmTq60/s320/panda.jpg" /></div>“If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to <strong><em>make more mistakes</em></strong> next time. I’d relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would <strong><em>climb more mountains and swim more rivers</em></strong>. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.<br />
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You see, I’m one of those people who lived sensibly and sanely, hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute. <strong><em>If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have.</em></strong><br />
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If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.”<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">- Nadine Stair, 85 years old. <a href="http://poeticheartache.tumblr.com/post/426483969">via</a>.</div>*Charlie & Kristin*http://www.blogger.com/profile/16144348378454236532noreply@blogger.com1