I am finally graduating this Sunday (the 22nd)! I can't believe I will finally be done with college and have my B.A. in studio art. I am excited to see where life will take me and what this next stage of life will be like. I don't exactly have a full-time job lined up yet so that's a little nerve-wracking. However, I've been meeting and chatting with a lot of interesting people in the publishing and design field lately. I am hoping an opportunity will blossom out of that. If not, then at least I've been collecting a lot of useful and interesting knowledge about the field I want to go into.
My parents and my sister and her boyfriend are coming up to Minnesota this Saturday for my graduation so I'm anxiously awaiting that visit. It should be a lot of fun! I haven't seen then since January so it's a long overdue visit for sure!
May 17, 2011
March 1, 2011
Whew, it certainly has been a while!
Paul and I have been really busy with work (work and internship for me) and school. We don't get to see much of each other during the week so we have been living for the weekends. This Thursday is my 23rd birthday, which we'll both be spending in class. I also have an interview that morning in St. Paul so I'll be spending my day on campus. We'll be celebrating on Friday with Paul's sister and her husband and then two of our friends. We're all going to go out to eat at the Claddaugh in Maple Grove. Should be fun! Paul couldn't wait to give me my presents so I actually got them on Sunday. He gave me this super cute Twins t-shirt and we're going to go see the Twins play the Seattle Mariners on May 23rd. Woot! I also just got a B&N e-gift card from my brother and his wife. :) I feel so loved!
This coming Sunday we're also meeting up with my brother and his wife at the Mall of America for lunch. I can't wait to see them!
And to make this all awesome, it's only 10:42am and the temperature is already 30 degree! The high for today is 38 degrees. Woot! Sorry...I feel like this winter is dragging on and on.
Paul and I have been really busy with work (work and internship for me) and school. We don't get to see much of each other during the week so we have been living for the weekends. This Thursday is my 23rd birthday, which we'll both be spending in class. I also have an interview that morning in St. Paul so I'll be spending my day on campus. We'll be celebrating on Friday with Paul's sister and her husband and then two of our friends. We're all going to go out to eat at the Claddaugh in Maple Grove. Should be fun! Paul couldn't wait to give me my presents so I actually got them on Sunday. He gave me this super cute Twins t-shirt and we're going to go see the Twins play the Seattle Mariners on May 23rd. Woot! I also just got a B&N e-gift card from my brother and his wife. :) I feel so loved!
This coming Sunday we're also meeting up with my brother and his wife at the Mall of America for lunch. I can't wait to see them!
And to make this all awesome, it's only 10:42am and the temperature is already 30 degree! The high for today is 38 degrees. Woot! Sorry...I feel like this winter is dragging on and on.
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| This is a logo I've been working on for business cards I'm planning on making. |
February 1, 2011
Please vote! - Ultimate Wedding contest
Hello everyone! I just entered the Crate and Barrel Ultimate Wedding contest. It's based on votes. So please check out our entry and vote. Thanks! :)
Follow this link: http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entry/97235
Follow this link: http://www.ultimateweddingcontest.com/entry/97235
January 27, 2011
Mushroom and Spinach Quiche
Paul and I have been making awesome food lately. Monday was kielbasa, bean and spinach soup, Tuesday we had tacos, Wednesday was Marsala simmer sauce over chicken and basmati rice and tonight we had spinach and mushroom quiche. For the inside of the quiche I used a recipe from my Dad and then Julia Child helped out with the crust. It took a little longer than I originally thought, but was overall a success. Plus, I got to use the pie dish my parents got me for Christmas. :)
Also, here are some photos from last weekend when Paul and I visited my family at my brother's house in Eldora.
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| The finished product. |
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| Mmmm.... |
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| Luke decided to snuggle with Paul in the morning. :) |
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| So serious... |
January 11, 2011
My take on Italian wedding soup and chocolate chip & coffee biscotti!
Today for dinner I decided to do my own take on the Italian wedding soup. I looked in all of my cookbooks and looked online and didn't really like any of the recipes or didn't have all of the ingredients.
For this recipe I started out by chopping up three carrots, half an onion and three sweet Italian sausages. In a skillet I heated up two tablespoons of olive oil and then added the carrots, onion and sausage and sauteed with a tablespoon of minced garlic, salt, pepper and celery seed (all to taste). While that was cooking I peeled and cubed two russet potatoes. Once the carrots, onions and meat was done I heated up some olive oil in a stock pot and added a can of chicken stock and a cup of water. I then added the meat and veggies and the potatoes to the stock pot. For spices I added parsley flakes, oregano, red pepper flakes and a dash of nutmeg. After the spices were added I put in some spinach and let it simmer for about 45 minutes. It turned out just the way I wanted it to and I didn't have to make meatballs so it was quick and easy.
After dinner I made chocolate chip and coffee biscotti. The recipe can be found here: Dirty Gourmet. This was my first time making biscotti and I was a little weary it wouldn't turn out since the dough was so crumbly after I mixed all of the ingredients. The biscotti is done baking and cooling. Looks delicious and I can't wait to try it tomorrow with my coffee. :) I also got to use my new Oxo Good Grips pastry scraper. It was amazing when it came to cutting the biscotti!
For this recipe I started out by chopping up three carrots, half an onion and three sweet Italian sausages. In a skillet I heated up two tablespoons of olive oil and then added the carrots, onion and sausage and sauteed with a tablespoon of minced garlic, salt, pepper and celery seed (all to taste). While that was cooking I peeled and cubed two russet potatoes. Once the carrots, onions and meat was done I heated up some olive oil in a stock pot and added a can of chicken stock and a cup of water. I then added the meat and veggies and the potatoes to the stock pot. For spices I added parsley flakes, oregano, red pepper flakes and a dash of nutmeg. After the spices were added I put in some spinach and let it simmer for about 45 minutes. It turned out just the way I wanted it to and I didn't have to make meatballs so it was quick and easy.
After dinner I made chocolate chip and coffee biscotti. The recipe can be found here: Dirty Gourmet. This was my first time making biscotti and I was a little weary it wouldn't turn out since the dough was so crumbly after I mixed all of the ingredients. The biscotti is done baking and cooling. Looks delicious and I can't wait to try it tomorrow with my coffee. :) I also got to use my new Oxo Good Grips pastry scraper. It was amazing when it came to cutting the biscotti!
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