tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82721244351154921172024-02-08T09:01:45.665-05:00VoilàSCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-66354545267029923052010-07-16T18:59:00.004-04:002010-07-16T21:02:44.723-04:00Mary Campbell Hall (Campbell)<span style="font-family:courier new;">Campbell made her grand debut on Sunday, July 11, at 12:17 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz and is 20.5 inches... the cutest little birdie you've ever seen!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/TEEAX9vaCPI/AAAAAAAAA3E/FRF_Xo6ic7c/s1600/P1000125.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/TEEAX9vaCPI/AAAAAAAAA3E/FRF_Xo6ic7c/s400/P1000125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494673432079108338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/TEEAQW8hBZI/AAAAAAAAA28/mtWl9X-4vvE/s1600/P1000153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/TEEAQW8hBZI/AAAAAAAAA28/mtWl9X-4vvE/s400/P1000153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494673301406025106" border="0" /></a>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-16254623001817098452010-04-18T21:09:00.005-04:002010-04-18T21:19:04.766-04:007 months (and a trip to the White House)<span style="font-family:courier new;">We always enjoy a stroll on the South Lawn and this year the White House garden tour included a special addition of the kitchen garden (with some impressive rhubarb). </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S8uu4yixEtI/AAAAAAAAA2s/hCnKFOtEQ5k/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S8uu4yixEtI/AAAAAAAAA2s/hCnKFOtEQ5k/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461651263780360914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-28220730700385362042010-04-16T13:04:00.006-04:002010-04-16T13:13:34.244-04:00iSnap<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S8iaUYWQ-aI/AAAAAAAAA2k/k0En9lTDBaI/s1600/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460784223110625698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S8iaUYWQ-aI/AAAAAAAAA2k/k0En9lTDBaI/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span></span><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Washington, DC</em></span></p>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-41647270167875246692010-04-06T11:33:00.003-04:002010-04-06T11:35:33.466-04:00iSnap<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S7tUdW5O2WI/AAAAAAAAA2c/vPU5AJu047U/s1600/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457048236828055906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S7tUdW5O2WI/AAAAAAAAA2c/vPU5AJu047U/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Washington, DC</em></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-40860536961982695482010-03-24T09:30:00.000-04:002010-03-24T09:30:00.287-04:00iSnap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S6Uy4yD35lI/AAAAAAAAA2U/CjB8jWnGhXQ/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S6Uy4yD35lI/AAAAAAAAA2U/CjB8jWnGhXQ/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450818875093935698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;">Washington, DC</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-58660617281094634612010-03-20T12:19:00.001-04:002010-03-20T12:27:27.935-04:00Love That Bump Lemonade<span style="font-family:courier new;">I've been craving citrus all winter long, and I was happy to </span><a href="http://www.franceslargemanroth.com/recipes/"><span style="font-family:courier new;">stumble across</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> this healthier recipe for fresh lemonade, just in time for spring...</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><strong><em>Love That Bump Lemonade</em></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Makes eight 8-ounce servings </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">8 ounces fresh lemon juice (about 5 lemons)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">½ cup clover honey</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">64 ounces of cold water (8 cups)</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Mint sprigs </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">1. After you’ve juiced all the lemons, set them aside. Place the honey in a heatproof container, and microwave it for 30 seconds. It should be nice and liquidy. If not, put it back in for another 10 seconds (don’t do it for a full minute, or else it will get scalding hot).</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">2. Whisk the warm honey into the lemon juice. At this point, you can use the honey-lemon mixture as a concentrate, making a serving at a time and keeping the rest in a covered container in the fridge. Add ¼ cup of the concentrate to either cold water and ice for lemonade or sparkling water for a nice twist. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-18348033480014069002010-03-17T17:09:00.002-04:002010-03-17T17:12:59.674-04:00iSnap<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S6FFdmcmpdI/AAAAAAAAA2M/75ydhUEcpFE/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449713398934054354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S6FFdmcmpdI/AAAAAAAAA2M/75ydhUEcpFE/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;"><em>Washington, DC</em></span></div>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-40625036247571919742010-03-09T15:36:00.004-05:002010-03-09T16:02:00.533-05:00Nesting, literally<span style="font-family:courier new;">Our baby girl (gasp, did I tell you we were having a little girl?! Think monogrammed bloomers and smocked dress, oh my!) already has a better art collection than we do. We'll be hanging this beautiful (and not pink) piece by the fabulously talented <a href="http://kendallwcox.blogspot.com/">Kendall Walser Cox</a> above her crib. Now we just need to get her a crib!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S5axXVQ-4zI/AAAAAAAAA10/jMuR0ptdi30/s1600-h/nest.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446735813754676018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S5axXVQ-4zI/AAAAAAAAA10/jMuR0ptdi30/s400/nest.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-27562733890025797972010-03-01T09:30:00.004-05:002010-03-01T09:36:07.379-05:00Nesting, part one<span style="font-family:courier new;">Some things I'm loving for the bébé...<br /><br />Hot air balloon decals:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BejcudG5I/AAAAAAAAA00/b3Fo9mieT6c/s1600-h/hotair+ballon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440452312963029906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 385px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BejcudG5I/AAAAAAAAA00/b3Fo9mieT6c/s400/hotair+ballon.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Peacock area rug:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BfRIANuAI/AAAAAAAAA08/ygCqeqZg3QM/s1600-h/15073398_49_b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440453097674356738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BfRIANuAI/AAAAAAAAA08/ygCqeqZg3QM/s400/15073398_49_b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Gotland sheepskin for tummy time:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BfdJX9mUI/AAAAAAAAA1E/ULcUI2w_7B4/s1600-h/475_huset+gray+sheepskin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440453304200829250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 328px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4BfdJX9mUI/AAAAAAAAA1E/ULcUI2w_7B4/s400/475_huset+gray+sheepskin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />And </span><a style="FONT-FAMILY: courier new" href="http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2010/02/moccs-back-in-shop.html">mocs</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">! Wish these came in adult sizes...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4G00o4IU7I/AAAAAAAAA1U/jPLdIhoiLKI/s1600-h/mocs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440828641259312050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4G00o4IU7I/AAAAAAAAA1U/jPLdIhoiLKI/s400/mocs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(photos courtesy of Artfire, Urban Outfitters, Huset and Freshly Picked)</span></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-32603234263615858092010-02-27T16:36:00.004-05:002010-02-27T16:41:25.711-05:00Pho coma<span style="font-family:courier new;">I've never experienced a more refreshing food coma than after eating a big bowl of Pho on a cold afternoon. I may just have this for dinner too.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4mRC72U0EI/AAAAAAAAA1k/y3KrBIgqq-Q/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4mRC72U0EI/AAAAAAAAA1k/y3KrBIgqq-Q/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443041104265269314" border="0" /></a>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-30558793967204400492010-02-24T17:00:00.002-05:002010-02-27T16:41:57.319-05:00iSnap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3m81xjqV3I/AAAAAAAAA0s/x7BTglomSdg/s1600-h/photo%283%29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438585657048586098" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 340px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3m81xjqV3I/AAAAAAAAA0s/x7BTglomSdg/s400/photo%283%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Washington, DC</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-10867073139414431362010-02-22T09:55:00.013-05:002010-02-22T10:59:21.170-05:00Gentlemen Prefer Blondes<span style="font-family:courier new;">It's been painful, but I've faithfully followed doctor's orders not to highlight my hair blonde. Truly a sign of love for the bébé...</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">and we'll just have to see if MY gentleman prefers blondes...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4KkfNWlNJI/AAAAAAAAA1c/UfwCBGOfg0w/s1600-h/brunette.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441092155884254354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 360px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S4KkfNWlNJI/AAAAAAAAA1c/UfwCBGOfg0w/s400/brunette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">(photo courtesy of <a href="http://www.style.com/beauty/icon/011404ICON/">Style</a>)</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-60483932251943248682010-02-17T09:00:00.001-05:002010-02-17T09:00:05.672-05:00iSnap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3m8ejxAJoI/AAAAAAAAA0k/vcO6woh0W7o/s1600-h/photo%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3m8ejxAJoI/AAAAAAAAA0k/vcO6woh0W7o/s400/photo%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438585258209453698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Washington, DC</span></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-88644728269270421282010-02-12T15:51:00.001-05:002010-02-12T16:15:59.362-05:00I love Love<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3XE8d5kbLI/AAAAAAAAAzs/ULE8Ht9vsG0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437468668217027762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S3XE8d5kbLI/AAAAAAAAAzs/ULE8Ht9vsG0/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-51474717595707958612010-02-06T15:00:00.004-05:002010-02-06T15:10:47.193-05:00Winter wonderland<span style="font-family: courier new;">I can't even keep track of how many feet of snow we've gotten this winter, but I surprisingly haven't grown tired of it yet. Especially when it means snow angels (me) and snow men (people with much more energy)...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23MFxzboeI/AAAAAAAAAzk/iB7UZZvRa04/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23MFxzboeI/AAAAAAAAAzk/iB7UZZvRa04/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435224724946526690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-50355766869246782022010-02-06T14:57:00.001-05:002010-02-06T15:09:50.601-05:00iSnap<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23J1heMHoI/AAAAAAAAAzc/otoaICEW3Lc/s1600-h/photo-794325.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23J1heMHoI/AAAAAAAAAzc/otoaICEW3Lc/s320/photo-794325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435222246661299842" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family: courier new;">Washington, DC</span><br /></p>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-86836811757432502252010-02-06T14:56:00.002-05:002010-02-06T15:10:02.803-05:00iSnap<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23JyskDlXI/AAAAAAAAAzU/y9TN1TL57k0/s1600-h/photo-782449.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/S23JyskDlXI/AAAAAAAAAzU/y9TN1TL57k0/s320/photo-782449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435222198099088754" border="0" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Washington, DC</span><br /></p>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-4190148644335241462010-01-20T21:33:00.005-05:002010-01-20T21:49:31.490-05:00Retirement<p><span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm a big wimp. And my extended vacation has turned into a temporary retirement. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Blame it on a busy job and impending motherhood (we're expecting a precious little one in early July. Gasp!) Eating for two is taking up all my free time...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:courier new;">Look forward to keeping tabs on y'all blogs, and thanks for a good run. I'll be sure to post when the spirit strikes.<br /></span></p><p><br /></p>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-60631668470029234382009-12-29T17:47:00.003-05:002009-12-29T18:06:33.424-05:00Extended vacation...<span style="font-family: courier new;">I'm taking a little break from blogging and hope to come back bigger and better in 2010.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Wishing you and yours a happy new year! </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SzqLMdndZsI/AAAAAAAAAzE/AkfMCjWhxF0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SzqLMdndZsI/AAAAAAAAAzE/AkfMCjWhxF0/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420798147718637250" border="0" /></a>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-5372568043301902752009-12-20T21:01:00.002-05:002009-12-20T21:02:00.828-05:00iSnap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sy7W8a7RmuI/AAAAAAAAAy8/mE0sb1hV36U/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sy7W8a7RmuI/AAAAAAAAAy8/mE0sb1hV36U/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417503735281720034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new; font-style: italic;">Washington, DC</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-67216905409100003592009-12-15T10:53:00.003-05:002009-12-15T11:04:41.610-05:00iSnap<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Syey8JuRk0I/AAAAAAAAAy0/SnSZbTWh1nU/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415493823408214850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Syey8JuRk0I/AAAAAAAAAy0/SnSZbTWh1nU/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">Washington, DC</span></div>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-23233505967405651042009-12-11T17:08:00.005-05:002009-12-11T17:09:38.596-05:00iSnap<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SyLC0_bMUzI/AAAAAAAAAys/PVno9jQ-LGg/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414103917687231282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SyLC0_bMUzI/AAAAAAAAAys/PVno9jQ-LGg/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:courier new;">Hotsprings, VA</span></em>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-25728008892223058732009-12-09T09:52:00.003-05:002009-12-09T10:23:51.908-05:00Oh, hello there<p><span style="font-family:courier new;">I've been missing in action to say the least (and terribly bogged down with a little thing called work), but I wanted to make sure I got the <a href="http://visforvoila.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-swap.html">Photo Swap</a> pictures online!<br /><br />I received film (yes, that ancient form of capturing images) from Ruth, the talent behind <a href="http://www.ruth-writes.com/" target="_blank">Ruth Writes</a>, last week and finally braved the cold to pick up the pictures yesterday.<br /><br />Besides chronicling her post-grad years, sharing her great perspective on life and making gingerbread villages (you'll just have to visit her site to see what I mean), Ruth loves Ray LaMontagne. And I bet she didn't know my first dance with my husband at our wedding was to "Hold You In My Arms" by the one and only Ray LaMontagne (well, Heart Beat of Soul actually sang it, but they did a pretty decent job).<br /><br />I'm happy to finally share these great shots with y'all, and head on over to <a href="http://www.ruth-writes.com/2009/12/photo-swap-recap.html" target="_blank">Ruth Writes</a> to see shots I took:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-99Y27q5I/AAAAAAAAAwM/kqxo_u1W8a8/s1600-h/01_4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413254139465149330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-99Y27q5I/AAAAAAAAAwM/kqxo_u1W8a8/s400/01_4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--BtJThjI/AAAAAAAAAwU/TQd6GXibaj8/s1600-h/02_5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413254213630395954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--BtJThjI/AAAAAAAAAwU/TQd6GXibaj8/s400/02_5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--VSik4FI/AAAAAAAAAwc/Ryt3VFW6GAE/s1600-h/03_6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413254550086017106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--VSik4FI/AAAAAAAAAwc/Ryt3VFW6GAE/s400/03_6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--hteHORI/AAAAAAAAAws/58YIX6KQCyY/s1600-h/06_9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413254763473484050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--hteHORI/AAAAAAAAAws/58YIX6KQCyY/s400/06_9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--myVErXI/AAAAAAAAAw0/3xNpBgXnwHo/s1600-h/07_10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413254850677091698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--myVErXI/AAAAAAAAAw0/3xNpBgXnwHo/s400/07_10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--wDbO_HI/AAAAAAAAAxE/oTaLAlXsrXM/s1600-h/09_12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255009885158514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--wDbO_HI/AAAAAAAAAxE/oTaLAlXsrXM/s400/09_12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--1nurVTI/AAAAAAAAAxM/FvtAaeQIYeM/s1600-h/10_13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255105529730354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx--1nurVTI/AAAAAAAAAxM/FvtAaeQIYeM/s400/10_13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_D37XfCI/AAAAAAAAAxU/NksP6PI5VI0/s1600-h/12_15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255350396091426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_D37XfCI/AAAAAAAAAxU/NksP6PI5VI0/s400/12_15.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_IoyKybI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2TEfbHT1MDY/s1600-h/13_16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255432230324658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_IoyKybI/AAAAAAAAAxc/2TEfbHT1MDY/s400/13_16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx_ADxCSTII/AAAAAAAAAyc/ZSMbAwM67hs/s1600-h/25_28.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413256448057691266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx_ADxCSTII/AAAAAAAAAyc/ZSMbAwM67hs/s400/25_28.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_2Pwf9SI/AAAAAAAAAyM/p5buTM6vL5M/s1600-h/22_25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413256215786419490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_2Pwf9SI/AAAAAAAAAyM/p5buTM6vL5M/s400/22_25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_yIqaMCI/AAAAAAAAAyE/JFopGJ5h_48/s1600-h/19_22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413256145162350626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_yIqaMCI/AAAAAAAAAyE/JFopGJ5h_48/s400/19_22.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_tosDrTI/AAAAAAAAAx8/bRkxbKVXGkc/s1600-h/18_21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413256067859852594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_tosDrTI/AAAAAAAAAx8/bRkxbKVXGkc/s400/18_21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_p_u4GQI/AAAAAAAAAx0/zLXounuQufQ/s1600-h/17_20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413256005326215426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_p_u4GQI/AAAAAAAAAx0/zLXounuQufQ/s400/17_20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_l3awVeI/AAAAAAAAAxs/U4hgXdMDTjo/s1600-h/16_19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255934374860258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_l3awVeI/AAAAAAAAAxs/U4hgXdMDTjo/s400/16_19.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_hYVsrcI/AAAAAAAAAxk/Pl3w0swE0nc/s1600-h/14_17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413255857312673218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/Sx-_hYVsrcI/AAAAAAAAAxk/Pl3w0swE0nc/s400/14_17.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-1117928724873477312009-12-01T10:58:00.006-05:002009-12-01T11:20:11.737-05:00One thing down, but a long list to go<div align="left"><span style="font-family:courier new;">I (purposely) missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but at least I've ordered our Christmas cards. I think I may be in trouble since this is the first Christmas related purchase I've made since 2008.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><p>Thanks to Dwell Magazine, I enjoyed 10% off this holiday card from <a href="http://www.minted.com/">Minted.com</a> with code DMH (and now you can too):</span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SxU9JFl3cpI/AAAAAAAAAvs/Sv1N6zQDupY/s1600/holiday.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410297753684636306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 157px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SxU9JFl3cpI/AAAAAAAAAvs/Sv1N6zQDupY/s400/holiday.png" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;">(apologies for the small proof)</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272124435115492117.post-35536609631198461052009-11-30T09:30:00.000-05:002009-11-30T09:30:00.116-05:00iSnap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SwHtxE8sRVI/AAAAAAAAAvk/rL7zvAkg5yU/s1600/photo%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nBjS4WMqNjc/SwHtxE8sRVI/AAAAAAAAAvk/rL7zvAkg5yU/s400/photo%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404862455218980178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Washington, DC</span>SCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590448996429431189noreply@blogger.com0