Merry Season's Greetings, etc.

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays! Oh...and almost Happy New Year! There I think I covered them all :).

Well, as ususal, I have been slacking on my posts again. A friend got me into Facebook, and I find I am on there more then anything. So, I will try to catch this and get up to date again...

For an early Christmas gift, I took Joe up North to Hinckley to see Terry Fator on Dec. 20th. Of course, the morning we left, we got a good snow storm. The driving up was not bad, and it was really pretty to look at.

View from our hotel room


Terry was AMAZING! He was the winner of the second season of America's Got Talent, and he starts his 5 year run in Las Vegas in February at the Mirage. We are planning to see him again! For those who don't know who he is, he is a Ventriloquist/Impersonator. Check out his website at www.terryfator.com to learn more.


Christmas with my family is alway a treat! With 16 people just in my family, it is a crowd. My youngest nephew Bradley is 5 ½, and just too funny. His stack of gifts was as tall as he was, and when it was his turn to open, he would take his gift to the middle of the room so ALL could watch him open.



Dad with his new hat



My friend Denise was able to join us this year. She was in Iraw for 18 months, and was there for Christmas last year. She has been in the Army since we graduated high school back in 1986. SHe figures 2 to 3 more years and she will be done, but would not turn down a chance to go back to duty again if needed.




Well that is all for now. Please have a safe and Happy New Year. Joe and I will be celebrating our 6 year anniversary on New Year's Day. We like to recreate our first date every year, so it is nice to know I always have something fun planned.

Until next time!

Lori

Brrrrrrrrrrr.......

Welcome to a typical Minnesota winter day! This whole past week has been in the 20's, and we finally got a break today with temps in the low to mid 30's. Woooohooooo!

Well as you can see, I have been slacking again on my posts (nothing new- but it is the holiday and I work retail- enough said ;)). Joe had the flu earlier this week, so we have been working on getting though that. This past Thursday we went to a concert that I had won tickets to. Ks95 radio station sponsered the live 95 concert with 5 music acts- Ryan Star, Matt White, Eric Hutchinson, Missy Higgins and O.A.R. Man, what a show! The theatre it was at sucked as there was no seating, so we stood for over 4 hours, but it was worth it. The music was great, and we even got to meet a few of the acts.

One other thing we have done recently was attend the Hollidazzle parade. What is that, you may ask??? It is where we "true" Minnesotan's go and freeze our butts off by standing outside in the winter to see a parade. And of course, we had to pick one of the coldest nights to go see it. It was all good, until a float stalled in front of us for about 20 minutes. I wasn't so worried about me, but there were maybe 15 little kids on this float dressed as animals probably on the verge of freezing. Once they got the float moving, we say about 3 more floats before we gave up and went inside to shop. I have pics I will have to post of us all bundled up....too funny!

That is all I have for now. I have more shopping to do, and not a lot of time to do it.

Until next time!
TTFN



Lori

And the good times begin.....

Happy day after Thanksgiving! Well here I am again, late in posting. Hope all had a great time with family and friends. The busy time of year is OFFICIALLY here....yikes!!! Being in retail, I start to dread this time of year.

We spent the holiday with my brother and his family (15 people total when you add in sis-in-law family). We were missing my oldest brother and his family as they went to his in-laws house. It was a nice day, spent with fun people.

Well since the last post, the movie that I have been waiting for FINALLY came out- Twilight! Joe and I went to the midnight screening and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. Some things were out of place from the book, but overall I would go see it again. My 13 year old niece finally got into readint the books, and now we are planning to see the movie together soon. I can't wait!

This weekend will be pretty low key. joe works all weekend, leaving me to fend for myself. I may head off to Archiver's to work on my Christmas cards so I can get them out soon.

TTFN!

Lori

What a week!

Well, as usual I am behind again on my posts- but with good reason.

Let me start with the weekend of Nov. 1st. Joe and I took a road trip again, this time we went to Rochester & Winona, and back up through Red Wing again. We really lucked out and had another perfect day for a drive. Weather could not have been any better!!

What a great weekend for a road trip!

Joe was off this past Saturday, so we decided to take a road trip while the weather was still nice. As we had a pretty hard frost a week ago, it took its toll on the fall colors that was left. We still took a chance, and headed to Wabasha and Red Wing to check out some fall colors.

While in Wabasha, we went to check out the new building for the National Eagle Center. Wow, what a change! So much more space, and they even gained another eagle since we were last there. From Wabasha, we went across Lake Pepin into Nelson, WI. and hit this cheese store I love to go to when I am nearby. We found some wonderful sounding cheeses, and will try later this week with my mom (who is as much of a cheese freak as Joe & I).

After the cheese trip, we stated back towards home, and made a stop in Red Wing at the Uff Da Shop (gotta love the Scandanavians, eh?). While there, they were demonstrating how to make Lefse (which I have never been a big fan of). Well, I changed my mind after trying what they made there- yummy! (shhhh....don't tell my mom...she has been trying to get me to eat it for years.)

Below are some pictures from our outing. The first 2 eagle pictures are of Angel, and the last is Harriet. Both eagles were saved and rehabilitated, but will never fly again.

Joe is off again this coming Saturday, so we are hoping to plan another road trip if the weather cooperates.

TTFN!

Lori

Rainy, gloomy day :(

Well I have missed a few days again (no surprise there)- my bad. It is so gloomy and yucky right now as the rain has been coming down most of the day. I guess I shouldn't mind when it rains while I am at work, but none the less, it still stinks.

I am off to my stamping group tonight, which should be fun as always. We are making a card with the sock monkey set- I CAN'T WAIT!! She has been promising us to do this card for a few months, so I will make sure I post tomorrow. I may also have the Halloween things I have been working on ready to post as well (keep your fingers crossed ;)).

Until tomorrow, TTFN

Lori

Wonderful fall weekend...

Well as usual, the weekend went too fast. Saturday at Archiver's with Ang and Michelle was a blast. I got a jump on cards for the exchange we do at work, as well as scoping ideas for Halloween treat bags and gift card holders for Christmas (I am keeping these a secret for now while I tweak them).

Below are pictures from the weekend. The first was the inital card I made for our card exchange, but then I changed it up some. I am still working on the updated card.



Sunday was Gabe's birthday party....so much fun. Below are pics from Gabe's birthday. The before and after of the cake, as well as pics of his sisters Olivia and Lindsey.






That is all for now.

Until next time..... :)

Lori