tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47650568855530588202024-03-14T02:48:43.787-05:00Chic and Classy... and a little bit sassyClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-11311797952507196972011-12-12T08:00:00.001-06:002011-12-12T08:00:13.825-06:00All I want for Christmas<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">O doesn't know it yet, but we're asking for matching red rosette leotards for Christmas...</span><br />
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</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-82422201474102866252011-12-10T18:13:00.000-06:002011-12-10T18:13:20.733-06:00Merry Christmas! Have Some Mulled Wine.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After <a href="http://www.dm-art.org/View/Gaultier/index.htm">couture</a> and chardonnay day, it's time to try out the mulling spice I bought at world market!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Are you hurling from the cheesballsness of this post yet? The holidays may be drawn out longer every year and completely over-dramatized by the retail industry but when I look back on this year, I am truly thankful for how amazing it was! </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First and foremost I'm thankful for:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The most amazing, fun, lovely day of my life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Which resulted in:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The growth of a family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-67113824358156091282011-11-20T19:50:00.001-06:002011-11-21T17:50:08.209-06:00Oh no she didn'tHi, my name is Claire and I've gained 15 pounds since I got married (and NO there is no little Sassy on the way!). After a week of pure gluttony in gastronomical proportions (i.e. Eating and drinking my face off), shit is about to get serious. The holidays are quickly approaching and if things continue with the current trend, it won't be long before buttons are flying off my pants and there's a quadra-boob sighting. Terrifying!<br />
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It's time that this blog help motivate me and maybe it will provide the tiniest bit of motivation for you as well. Goals, goals, goals people. That is the key for me! So here they are:<br />
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1) Keep training for <a href="http://thundercloud.com/index.php/trot">Turkey Trot</a>- five miles through Austin on Thanksgiving morning. If that doesn't earn some corn bread stuffing and sweet potato pie, I don't know what does. <br />
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2) Try out these healthy recipes in the next two weeks:<br />
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From <a href="http://thediva-dish.com/">thediva-dish.com</a><br />
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From <a href="http://thediva-dish.com/">thediva-dish.com</a></td></tr>
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From: <a href="http://withstyle.me/">With Style and Grace</a></td></tr>
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3) I will have one, count it, ONE thanksgiving meal this year. No three or four rounds of left overs for me! If I have left overs post thanksgiving day it will consist of one leftover item plus some sort of veggie.<br />
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4) Whooooaaa portion control <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(cue Prinz music)</span>. Eat, but for goodness sake stop cleaning your plate woman! Unless, it's saucer sized and contains celery and carrots.<br />
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5) Do at least four weight training workouts over the next two weeks. <a href="http://www.skimble.com/workouts">This app from skimble</a> is so awesome. If you're like me, you go to the gym, have no plan what-so-ever of what you want to do/accomplish in said gym session and end up spending 20 min on the elliptical then staring at the weight machines for 10 min trying to decide which one to pick. What if I do triceps machine and biceps gets his feelings hurt? If you can get past the animatronic trainer voice, the workouts are great and the only thinking required is which one to pick!<br />
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Well there ya have it. Five goals seems sufficient to begin my journey through fitness (corny). I'll keep you updated on my progress and pitfalls!<br />
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My beef with Boise is their heinous blue field and the blatant faux pas of thinking royal blue and orange actually compliment each other...<br />
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So here we are, being eye-raped by Boise's horrific 100 yards of blue on the 80 inch screen.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">GO FROGS!!!</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-24098609420715467822011-11-02T13:11:00.000-05:002011-11-02T13:11:47.365-05:00Cough, Achew<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Somehow a pesky amoeba of a virus infiltrated my iron clad immune system and I'm home sick today. Not that anybody likes it, but I especially HATE being sick. My sick time and vacation time are one in the same at my job, sickness=less vacay. No bueno. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After laying on the couch for hours and wallowing in my misery I decided I had enough energy to sit at the computer and finish designing our first Holiday cards as a matrimonial couple! I've narrowed it down to three: </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1) Casual and Playful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was surprised at how easy gnocchi is to make! The only difficult part is working with the dough when it's sticky. Other than that, it was a piece of cake. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">1. Set a large pot of water to boil. In a medium sized bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, salt and nutmeg. Add the flour in several additions, stirring to combine. Continue adding flour until the dough is firm enough to handle, but still somewhat sticky.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">2. With floured hands, pinch off about a quarter of the dough. Roll between palms and on floured work surface to make a 1-inch thick rope. Cut rope rope into 1-inch pieces. Repeat with remaining dough.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">3. Drop gnocchi into boiling water and cook until they rise to the surface, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan. Add sage leaves and cook, swirling frequently, until butter browns. Remove from heat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">4. Drain gnocchi on paper towels, then add to brown butter and toss. Serve sprinkled with parmesan and sea salt, if desired.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-14135001740537166642011-10-09T18:39:00.001-05:002011-10-09T18:43:43.139-05:00Courtesy of Stumbleupon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ANYways, O and I got back from a quick weekend trip to South Beach last night. It. Was. A. Blast. My wonderful, hardworking husband won this all expenses paid trip from his company for being such a rockin' employee, and I, being the ever supportive wifey, got to accompany him. What perks! One of our fav couples won this trip also so *BONUS* we got to travel with them too!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We arrived, and after spending a few hours in the airport (note to travelers: American is not very flexible with their "check you luggage at least 40 minutes before the flight or else we won't send your bag and we will try to book you as a standby passenger on the latest flight imaginable unless you pay us $50 and then you are guaranteed to get on the latest flight imaginable" rule). It must have been our good looks and undeniable charm that actually got us on our original 8:25 am flight with our bags to follow on the 10:45 am flight. So we hung out in Miami international, ate some lunch, and waited on our bag. No biggie.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We got to our hotel Friday afternoon and hit the beach. I don't have any pictures because unfortunately I'm not real keen on pictures of moi in a bikini right now ya know? But, the beach was beautiful white sand, the water warm and crystal blue, and I wore an amethyst purple bikini with ruffles so use your imagination folks. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After the beach, we headed to <a href="http://www.bongoscubancafe.com/">Lario's on the Beach</a> for some authentic cuban food and one of their famous mojitos. I had the cuban roast pork with plantains, black beans, and rice. It was delish. The mojito was quite strong and lovely. I may have had two...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then we headed to The Shore Club hotel to hang out in the <a href="http://www.shoreclub.com/en-us/#/explore/?id=/shore-club-miami-skybar/">Redroom Garden</a>, an outdoor lounge area with comfy couches and modern deco chairs. Very chic. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saturday we laid by the beach again. Entertained the idea of renting jet skis but decided to lay on our beach chairs and drink instead. When a tropical thunderstorm threw us off the beach, we decided to go shopping. We walked up and down Lincoln Road, ate sandwiches, and then found me a very "miami beach appropriate" number from Bebe.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For dinner Saturday night we went to the Delano hotel and ate at <a href="http://www.delano-hotel.com/en-us/#/explore/?id=/delano-miami-blue-door-fish/">The Blue Door Fish</a> restaurant. Admitting that I am obsessed with this restaurant's decor is probably the biggest understatement of my life. IT WAS GORGEOUS! My favorites were the mercury glass candelabra centerpiece and the etched mirror center table. Is that not amazing?! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Delano is an amazing hotel. Period. You enter the hotel through a small wooden door in the hedges. Consistent with the Alice and Wonderland theme, There is a giant "mad hatter's" chair when you enter the lobby.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After dinner we met up with our friends and headed to <a href="http://www.livnightclub.com/">LIV</a> in the Fountainbleu hotel. This was the club the where Mavs celebrated after winning the NBA title so the boys spent a few minutes contemplating just exactly where Dirk Nowitzki might have sat that night. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-14388383228933326652011-08-12T18:51:00.002-05:002011-08-12T18:54:17.648-05:00Miss Henley<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had the pleasure of meeting Heather's absolutely adorable baby girl Henley today! She is a little over a week old and for her limited age she's mastered her newborn duties (eat, sleep, poop) with no trouble at all. She also get's an A++ in the cuteness department! I could have sat there an watched her sleep and dream all day. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congrats Heather! You and Zac have a beautiful family! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My last case completely melted and started peeling off so iPhone is feeling exposed due to it's current nakedness and </span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">before I drop it and break it into a million tiny pieces</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, I need a new cover. I think it's pretty darn cute and I can't wait for it to come!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you like the case, the other items on Pretty Smitten are quite adorable as well. They are actually having a give away right now for none other than a personalized iPhone case! Head on over to </span><a href="http://prettysmitten.blogspot.com/2011/08/ps-giveaway-900-sales.htmll"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pretty Smitten's Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to check out the details. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">I can't wait to sit out on our porch and enjoy our new furniture! There's even a bottle of vihno verde chilling the the wine fridge as we speak! Unfortunately, I think we'll have to wait until the temperature isn't reaching 106 everyday. Seriously, I got in my car at 8 pm yesterday and it said it was still 100 degrees outside. Sheesh. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Here's to cooler temps and enjoying a glass of wine on the front porch!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>-Claire</i></span></span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-10849223032737501242011-07-24T10:28:00.000-05:002011-07-24T10:28:22.792-05:00Sand, Stain, Repeat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">O and I scored </span><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BIG</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> at a garage sale a few weeks ago and got an entire patio set (I'm talking four chairs, a bench, a large table, and two chaise loungers!!) for about sixty bucks. They are solid teak and they even had these cute little red and yellow striped cushions on them. Unfortunately when we lifted up the cushions we found dum duh dum dum.... </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">mold. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We bought ourselves a project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We spent last week removing the mold from the wood (we've become avid users of </span><a href="http://ehow.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ehow.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">) and now this weekend we spent fixing broken chair appendages, sanding, and staining every piece. It is WORK, but I feel so DIY! I can't wait to finish resurfacing and staining and sit on my front porch, preferably drinking a nice cool glass of sauv blanc!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We love our new house and so does Duke! He especially loves his backyard.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Duke the watch dog, on his perch, monitoring the neighborhood. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">O has been slaving away on a lawn mower that's been in a shed and unused for five years. After a full days worth of work, one large gas spew-age, and a couple of trips to Home Depot and Auto Zone, he finally got it to work. I have such a thrifty, handy husband :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I on the other hand, I have been working on this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was daunting, but I finally got about 80% of the wedding presents unpacked, the bubble wrap saved, and the boxes recycled. Phew!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also decided to be a little crafty and replicated something I saw on pinterest. I found a cheap frame at a garage sale, nailed some sticks to the back of it, then painted it white. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Pinterest version:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now my jewelry is organized, tangle free, and easy to access! Love!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In other news...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today our wedding was featured on our photographer Sherry Hammonds blog! Click </span><a href="http://www.SherryHammondsblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">HERE</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> if you want to check some of the pics out.</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">O and I have hosted parties at our place at least once a year for about 3 years. We've recently moved to an adorable little cottage and I'm trying to come up with the next theme. So lets take a look at the past shall we? And maybe the next big idea will come to me!</span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">There was the first: The Holiday Cocktail party</span></i><br />
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The Ugly (more like heinous) Christmas Sweater Party:<br />
Candy cane cocktail was still a hit, but a slight change in wardrobe made it enormously more fun!<br />
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Ok, I'll admit we did not host our wedding at our house. It did require a master plan though! And I just wanted to post some wedding pictures....<br />
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I think a end of summer BBQ might be just the right speed. Let the brainstorming begin!<br />
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-ClaireClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-24074380504377147312011-06-13T20:23:00.000-05:002011-06-13T20:23:37.428-05:00Bubba Turns Five<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our dog baby turned five last Saturday and being the doting dog owners that we are, we celebrated at the pool with vodka and pink lemonade, hot dogs, and beer for the boys </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">without </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Duke.... I justified this to myself by realizing that everyday we treat our Bubba Boo (fyi: this dog has about 29 different nicknames) like he's the best damn dog that ever roamed this earth. So without further ado, here are the the reasons we love our Dukenator:</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You put up with me torturing you every holiday</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You're oh so curious about everything!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You choose the most inopportune places to sleep</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The thing I looked forward to most at slumber parties was breakfast. My Mom was under the impression that Lucky Charms and Toaster Strudel had made a pact with the devil to poison little children with sugar. As far as I was concerned, getting to have a Pop Tart in the morning was like winning the ten year old lottery. So when I stumbled upon </span><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/04/homemade-pop-tarts/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><b>this</b></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"> </span>recipe on SK for homemade pop tarts I knew I had to try it out. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now, I'm no pastry chef (I've never even made pie crust before! Frozen roll out Pilsbury crust is usually my style), and this recipe is not </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">easy</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, but with the guidance of Smitten Kitchen, even this pastry dough delinquent could get it right!* </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My fillings. Both turned out excellent.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Baked to light golden brown perfection! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Word to the wise</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, if you make tarts with two different fillings, poke one four times and the other five with the fork in order to differentiate the fillings. Take it from me, I've had 3 tarts today and they've all been Nutella. Not that I'm complaining :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">They might not have been as perfect looking as SK's, but after a quick 20 seconds in the microwave and a sprinkling of powdered sugar, everyone at that slumber party said they tasted </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DAMN GOOD</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Happy tart making!</span></div><div><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*Warning: My kitchen was </span><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">COVERED</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in flour, Nutella, and more flour after this recipe, so if you have a problem with messy messes, just hop on over to the store and pick up whichever little foil wrapped pastries suit your fancy!</span></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-90675500624808536582011-05-29T22:07:00.002-05:002011-05-29T22:17:15.240-05:00Teaser!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our amazing wedding photographer </span><a href="http://www.sherryhammondsphotography.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sherry</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> sent us a few pictures that she finished editing so I thought I'd share!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is where we did something called a "first look." In other words, Oliver and I saw each other right before the ceremony. I loved it, I thought it was just as special, if not more so, than seeing each other for the first time when I walked down the aisle. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this one.... there are not enough superlatives in the English language to express how much I love this one!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It looks like a fairytale no? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now I'm anxiously awaiting the rest!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">-Claire</span></span></i></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-75026780546198326992011-05-23T15:05:00.000-05:002011-05-23T15:19:08.276-05:00Shout out to my girlzz<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My life would be incomplete without these lovely ladies, and they each made our wedding day pretty dang unforgettable! </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Beautiful Bridal Party</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is one present I said I must have at our apartment immediately. I have probably used it at least three days a week ever since its arrival... the </span><a href="http://www.emerilstore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=40EW708"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">cast iron indoor grill</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I'm obsessed. It's amazing. Food tastes like it was grilled outside on a real live grill so you can have grilled yummies 365 days a year! </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As you can see, it is well used and loved!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My other most favoritest thing right now is the Whole Foods Recipe App for iPhone. You can find your perfect recipe for any occasion in a snap!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the best part about this app? It's 100% free. (</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">LOVE!</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last but not least, I love the pictures our family and friends are sending us from the wedding weekend! Keep it up please! We (I say we, but I mean, well, mostly me) have been dying to see more pictures from the wedding while we anxiously await the professional ones. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The best are the moments O and I had no idea were going on, such as THIS:</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Or these:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-28233139311151235422011-05-16T21:26:00.000-05:002011-05-23T15:19:08.276-05:00Leid in Hawaii Part Two<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today is our one month anniversary! We've been to two weddings since our honeymoon and it warms my heart that now and forever more my escort card reads:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm not one to be scared of flying, but while boarding the tiniest of all planes all I could think was "may day! may day! Engine one down! may day!" Thankfully we landed safely on the ground less than an hour later.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the way to our hotel we stopped at the Fish Hut for some fish burgers and some of the island's famous "shave ice." Which was bigasyourface deliciousness!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Through an incredibly fortunate turn of events, O and I stayed at the </span><a href="http://www.stregisprinceville.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">St. Regis Princeville Resort</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for six luxurious nights on Kauai's North Shore. When we arrived, we both received a lei and were escorted to the terrace bar just in time for sunset and a glass of bubbly.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The St. Regis was... </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">epic</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. The level of ass-kissery was intense at first but by the end of the week I decided I could most definitely get used to a butler service and someone greeting me at every turn "Why hello Mrs. Bergmann. Is there anything that I can assist you with?" Yes, you can assist me in staying here for the REST OF MY LIFE!! YOU WILL HAVE TO DRAG ME OUT OF HERE BY MY FEET!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All tantrums aside, it really is beautiful no?</span><br />
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</div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765056885553058820.post-23265520898615905272011-05-13T14:06:00.002-05:002011-05-23T15:19:08.277-05:00Leid in Hawaii Part One *wink<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In three short days, Mr. B and I will have been married for a whole month! Thankfully, there have been far less marital spats then there were engaged spats due to the end of the large time-suck (but wholly wonderful and worth every minute!) that was our wedding. During the month before the wedding I would sit and imagine myself on our honeymoon to remind myself that there was an end and reward to all this craziness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For our honeymoon we chose to visit the islands of Maui and Kauai, Hawaii for two whole weeks! On Maui we stayed at the </span><a href="http://www.westinmaui.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Westin Resort</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> which was gorgeous but we found out later that it was California's spring break and us honeymooners were </span><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">highly</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> outnumbered by families and dum da dum dum: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Children</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Now, I love kids, I choose to work with them everyday, but kids at a resort screaming, splashing, and running amok was not what I had bargained for. We definitely made the best of it. Here are some pictures from our room...</span></span></i><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The majority of our time in Maui was spent lounging on a beach chair, book in one hand, and cocktail in the other... BLISS!!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I only wish I could shake my groove thang like these ladies.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next stop: Princeville Kauai! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mahalo!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">-Claire</span></span></i></div></div>Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04998396759162797494noreply@blogger.com2