tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350024822024-03-14T01:53:24.971-04:00.:JerseyGirlDesign:....:beautiful...simple...handmade...and SPARKLY...jewelry designs:...Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1016125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-70104914017570664352014-10-01T22:03:00.000-04:002014-10-01T22:03:17.781-04:00Hello Blogtober!I heart the fall.<br />
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Once October hits, my favorite 4 months of the year are in full swing...October through January, is where I am happiest.<br />
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And I have been a pretty slack about my blog...mostly because we've been world travelers this summer...well this whole year...and taking on new jobs working freelance has actually been keeping me busier then one full time job ever did. <br />
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Thankfully, this delightful blogger I 'know' posted a challenge... #blogtober14, to write every day this month, and you know what? I'm going to try and do it.<br />
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Without further ado...post 1: If I won the lottery I'd...<br />
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I actually said this phrase out loud today - isn't timing funny? - and it was something along the lines of "If we won the lottery, we could have a house in Minnesota on a lake, and then a house somewhere at the beach."<br />
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With family spread out all over the place, it would be nice to have places to stay to see everyone. <br />
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Also, I'd finally fulfill my dream of becoming an illustrator- drawing every day, getting better at what I love to do most, and write my cheesy little children's books. <br />
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Weird that part of the "what I'd do if I won the lottery" involved me working...<br />
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And travel. There are so many places I'd love to see...buy lots of wine...adopt <i>all</i> the animals...and do something really awesome for my parents. I'm not sure exactly what...but they have been there for me, my whole life (duh) and honestly there is nothing monetary that I can do to thank them for their support...but it's a start :)<br />
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** of course if you look back, you'll see that I'm slowly catching up with the blog...think I'm up to July and all the draft posts I started and never hit publish for...sheesh! **<br />
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so one of the girls I follow on Twitter, <a href="http://www.twothirdshazel.com/">Erin of Two Thirds Hazel</a>, put this cute little quiz on her blog that is a flashback to my days of reading Cosmo!<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-22894612622213199002013-06-19T16:00:00.000-04:002013-12-11T00:22:39.616-05:00Never Say No to Panda!oh, what did we do before YouTube? I swear I've asked that question more times than necessary...but seriously, it just becomes this downward spiral of videos and before you know it, it's 7 hours later and you are watching 15 minute long montages of cats knocking things off of tables- don't worry, I'll link to that one too ;)<br />
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but one of J and my favorite things to do, is to link up the television with YouTube...thank you smart tvs!...and find some funny new videos to make us laugh till we snort.<br />
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we hit the viral video jackpot this time...or at least we think so...with Never Say No to Panda...it's an ad campaign for a brand of cheese in Egypt...but sit back and enjoy!<br />
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oh, and if you want to see the cats knocking stuff down...here you go!<br />
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sometime back when I was in High School, we heard this loud crashing sound come from upstairs...and discovered that the bar in my closet had broken in half, and all the clothes were in a nice big pile.<br />
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fast forward, oh about 15 years later, to my new apartment...and this is what I found when I came home the other day:<br />
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of course this time I had put some heavy boxes up on the shelf...so lesson learned...boxes go on the floor :)<br />
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a T-Rex made of tinfoil<br />
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the Zoltar fortune teller from the movie Big!<br />
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the NYC skyline made of toothpicks<br />
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and a bear made of shredded money!<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-1088672588557401192013-06-15T23:40:00.000-04:002013-12-10T23:41:06.696-05:00fooooooooooooooooooood!seriously. we can eat. and Baltimore has no shortage of restaurants for us to try. in the last two months we have yet to eat at the same place twice...and we could probably keep it up for the rest of the year if we wanted! <br />
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again, I was too busy eating to take more than a photo of our appetizer...but a few hours later we were really full, of delicious, freshly made Italian foods...and the sidewalk seating was perfect because of the breeze coming down the street towards the Inner Harbor.<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-61179108762602882862013-06-12T23:28:00.000-04:002013-12-10T23:29:02.070-05:002 years...DONE!I never thought I would have survived one week, let alone two whole years as a Baltimore City School teacher...but I did. Bring it on summer! time to relax and recharge...because now I really do understand why they have summer vacation...it is a necessity!<br />
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so we planned to go see <a href="http://www.dropdeadsexy.com/">Drop Dead Sexy</a>...again...because you can never have enough! <br />
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but in typical fashion for the outdoor concerts we have tried to go to in the past. it rained. a LOT. so concert was a no-go...but we still had a fantastic time...dinner and drinks are weather-proof!<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-85187415618137832802013-05-26T22:00:00.000-04:002013-12-10T15:25:56.140-05:00BBQing foolsI love Memorial Day...it is the official start of the summer season to me...the BBQ grills are out in full force, flip flops everywhere and it's time to start living outside again!<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-48589745664490569982013-05-19T21:30:00.000-04:002013-12-10T15:08:26.892-05:00the best pancake in the world.not kidding. the BEST pancake I've ever had- aside from my Dad's Sunday morning pancakes of course :)<br />
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so this weekend, along with *officially* getting the keys to my apartment, having celebratory champagne and chinese food on the first night there, we also went to the Baltimore Aquarium and Zoo!<br />
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Friday we had lunch at Little Havana<br />
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happy Friday from North Beach! Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-44419085606056718112013-05-09T20:57:00.001-04:002013-05-09T20:57:44.080-04:00everyone loves a good cat video...<iframe frameborder="0" height="400" src="http://www.funnyordie.com/embed/e3633fdf5d" width="640"></iframe><br />
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Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-3743368868083868642013-05-08T21:09:00.000-04:002013-12-10T13:10:28.621-05:00all aboard the onion train!no matter how many times I go to a hibachi restaurant...I always get a kick out of the onion choo-choo the chef makes...after the big whosh of fire that I swear singes off my eye brows...every time! <br />
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authentic Japanese beer...from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-26325945612515442122013-05-07T12:10:00.000-04:002013-12-10T13:01:15.741-05:00a new apartment...and ice creamit's past my "official" move-in date...but lucky for me, I've been granted access to my apartment...to wait for deliveries like my new couch (a pull-out sofa bed...hooray, guests!) and start slowly moving some things in...<br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-68601086018531546402013-05-05T12:04:00.000-04:002013-12-10T12:10:04.527-05:00when one of your oldest friends is getting marriedyou get dressed up in toilet paper and don't care :)<br />
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great friends are hard to find...so keep the ones that are important!! love you Pan!! Can't wait for the wedding in June!</div>
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-10228070441311387022013-04-30T11:44:00.000-04:002013-12-10T11:58:35.587-05:00*How to* open a bottle of wine...I love wine. no secret there.<br />
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one of those restaurant-waiter style openers...never been able to figure one out. <br />
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<br />Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-39357607002384316572013-04-28T11:33:00.000-04:002013-12-10T11:40:42.889-05:00Drop Dead Sexy...in Maryland!nothing is more exciting then seeing my favorite cover band, Drop Dead Sexy...well maybe...bringing new people to see them, watching them experience the awesomeness for the first time.<br />
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new, and exciting relationships starting out...actually feeling happy for the first time in a realllllllllllly long time.<br />
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good things are on the horizon...I can tell :)Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292372090290517922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35002482.post-48174141533517415102013-04-21T13:02:00.001-04:002013-04-21T13:02:14.007-04:00it's been a while...as I am getting ready to move into my brand new apartment in the next few weeks...things are certainly looking up...<br />
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**please do not read this as I am excited to move again...because moving is the worst...and I am sad to leave my awesome room mate who has been my lifesaver the past few months...we have had some fun :) and I will miss not seeing her <i>every</i> day...I'm sure most days still..but I digress :p<br />
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I saw this cute picture on <a href="http://www.travel-babbles.com/">Kym</a>'s blog...and I wanted to steal share it with you...definitely feel like this is true more and more each day!<br />
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