tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44982945765718574962024-02-18T21:55:58.264-05:00Too Many Delightful HobbiesMary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-6219689706576847812016-03-05T21:57:00.000-05:002016-03-05T21:57:48.389-05:00A Sunday Outfit<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Several weeks ago I put together this outfit for church and I rather liked it so I thought I would share with you lovely people!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Now, I'm all for bright colors people. ALL THE WAY. But, I wasn't sure about this shirt at first. (Actually I think it's a dress, but I'm not sure if I will wear it as a dress sooooo...it's a shirt) I took a chance on it though, and I'm glad I did. I like it! I was thinking it looked like something one would wear to an art museum, maybe because it reminds me of a Vincent van Gogh painting!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Dress/Tunic Shirt - Goodwill - $5.50</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Black Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart - I don't remember, but it was on sale! Probably $3 or less.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Black Skirt - Goodwill - $2.50</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-size: large;">Necklace - A gift</span></span><br />
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tell me frequently that I was a model. LOL, maybe just on here! We went
to church with her every Sunday for a long time and she always loved
seeing what I put together for outfits. She was biased though :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-size: large;">So for an outfit that cost around $11, I think I found a keeper. What do you think?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is your style and what colors do you like the most? Have you ever bought something you weren't too sure about? Did it end up in the donate pile or is it still in your closet?</span></span><br />
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<br />Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-20261045374551216612016-02-23T22:55:00.000-05:002016-02-23T22:55:07.742-05:00St. Valentine's Day Weekend - 2016<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hiiii peoples!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well look at that, it's still February and I'm posting my Valentine's Day post in the same month that it happened! Am I good or what? You should be nodding. Are you nodding? Good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">This may be one of our best heart days yet! Mainly because instead of venturing out into the mad crowds of crazy people, trying to book a reservation and all that hullabaloo, we stayed HOME. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Introvert. Heaven. *cue angelic singing*</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Home is nice. It's my favorite-est place to be. A place where after being peopled out after a long week (my poor little introverted self can only take so much), I can just relax and be myself and not say a thing, if I want to. And Robert is my introvert buddy, so he understands!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">We started out Saturday morning with this lovely breakfast:</span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent Saturday catching up on suuuper fuuuun things like dishes, and tidying up the house after the work week. Friday evening we went grocery shopping early because we didn't want to get caught in the crowds of men storming the store for last minute Valentine gifts :P Robert picked out a bouquet of flowers for me while we were there! Lol, we're such an old married couple. IT WAS a surprise! I wasn't in that area when he picked them out, BUT I did know he was going to get some for me before we left the house, cuz I hinted that there would be a better selection to choose from if we went early. :) I HAVE picked out my own flowers before, but not until recently. It's because I'm an artsy person! I like looking at all the different flowers and seeing what I'm in the mood for, but this time I wanted him to pick. And chose well, he did.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pink Moscato Champagne (Birthday present from my mother-in-law), Juniper Berry and Bay Leaf infused Olive Oil (Aldi's), Almond and Hazelnut stuffed Green Olives (Aldi's), Turkish Figs (Aldi's), Herb and Pepper encrusted Salami (Aldi's), Hawaiian BBQ and Himalayan Sea Salt Kettle Brand chips with Avocado oil (Krogers), Chocolove brand chocolate, "Spicing Up Married Life" book by Father Leo Patalinghug, and "The Vow" movie, one of my faves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aldi's had a BUNCH of specialty items on sale after Christmas and we stocked up for this!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Speaking of Father Leo Patalinghug, guess who came to our church? You betcha, the man himself. HE WAS AWESOME! He came for our annual Mission and spoke at our Church for 3 nights and boy were they memorable evenings. If you haven't heard of him before, he is a chef and has a cooking show on EWTN called Savoring the Faith; he is also kind of a celebrity now after beating Bobby Flay on Food Network in a fajita cooking competition about 6 years or so ago.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"> BUT THE WAY HE SPEAKS. OH MY GOODNESS. He just ignites you with a blazing fire for your faith And he's <i>hilarious</i>. He has published three books, and we have them all now, including the marriage one pictured above. They have recipes in them :) Including the fajita recipe he beat Bobby Flay with! Before priesthood he used to teach martial arts and self defense, and is pretty awesome at breakdancing. I mean, HOW COOL IS THAT?! Including videos below so you can get to know him:</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Breakfast on Sunday morning. Almond flour pancakes with strawberries hearts, part of a Pumelo (The ancestor of the grapefruit, and much better I think. Less bitter.), and pork sausage patties.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">It's not a Valentine's Day post without at least one picture of us.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Foccacia Bread! I used the recipe in Cybele Paschal's ' The Baker's Handbook'. I loooove her cookbooks. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Allergen-Free-Bakers-Handbook-Cybele-Pascal/dp/1587613484/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456282813&sr=8-1&keywords=the+baker%27s+handbook">Here</a> is the link if you are interested in the cookbook. I added the grapes and majoram on top and it was <i>amazing</i>. It was hard to refrain from eating the whole thing between the two of us!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">So we ate our finger food, sipped the bubbly, watched The Vow, gobbled up as much foccacia as we could get away with, and it was such a nice evening, just being home together. We're realizing how precious moments like these are, so for us this Valentine's Day was more about making uninterrupted time for each other (and good food) instead of extravagant gifts. Not that I don't <i>like </i>extravagant gifts *hint hint*. Buuuut time is priceless and we never know how much we have until we lose it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">So cherish the people you love! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">How did you guys spend your Valentine's Day??? I hope it was amazing whether you're are in a relationship or not :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers!</span></span></span><br />
Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-1712652291181126642016-02-06T00:06:00.002-05:002016-02-06T00:06:41.474-05:00Tips to Help You Organize Your Clothes
<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello my lovelies,</span></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last month I realized
something: I own <i>way</i> too many clothes.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">80% of my clothing shopping is
done at thrift stores so I don't feel that I have spent a fortune on
my wardrobe. BUT. When a person has more clothes than they can
possibly wear in a year, something must be done about it. I have also
been hanging on to some clothes for nostalgic reasons and I tend to
avoid wearing them to preserve them. (Ridiculous, I know, but there
it is.) Others are just plain worn out from favoritism. I think some
letting go has to happen, don't you?</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I've decided to purge! I
have three clothing closets in this house. Now, now, hear me out!
They are small closets and one of them isn't even filled all the way
:P I also hang up most of my clothing. People don't normally hang up
t-shirts, but I do 'cause it keeps them from getting wrinkled like
they would be if I kept them in a dresser. I am not a fan of ironing
so this is <i>essential</i>.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was also very nice to Robert
and let him have the biggest closet in our bedroom (and house), which
fits most of his clothing. Someday I want to design my own walk-in
closet, but today is not that day.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is my
entire t-shirt, flannel shirt, and cami collection; minus a few
that were in the laundry pile.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I'm going to start with
my t-shirt, cami (camisole), and flannel shirt closet. I keep these
out year round because I can layer long sleeved shirts with t-shirts
or flannels with t-shirts, etc. Camisoles are a very important part
of my wardrobe because of how thin and low they make t-shirts these
days. </span></span>
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Things to keep in mind while
going through your clothes:</b></span></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">1.</span>
Inspect every. single. piece. Look for signs of wear such as: holes,
rips, loose threads, stains, fading, and pilling (fuzzies). I may end
up mending some of the above that I find, but if it's too far gone
it's going!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">2.</span>
Try on everything. And I mean <i>everything.</i> Does it fit right?
Is it too tight? Too short? Fabric uncomfortable? Is the fabric
stretched out? When you lift your arms or bend over, does skin show
that you would rather keep covered? Is the fabric design or color
going to match something you already own? Numerous times I have
bought something just because I liked the style or fabric and
stubbornly refused to think practically. Most of those purchases
ended up being forgotten in the closet because I didn't ask myself
these questions. Ask yourself questions like these, especially when
you are shopping and take a friend with you for another opinion. Or
simply because it's fun shopping with friends!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">3.</span>
Do you need it? If you're anything like me, I tend to keep things
because they have good memories attached to them. As I mentioned
above, there are clothes in my closet that I no longer wear because I
don't want to ruin them and am trying to make them last longer.
What's the point of keeping clothing if you're not going to wear it?
I don't need the shirt I was wearing when I experienced my first
kiss, I have a picture of myself on that day. Bonus: I married my
first kisser! I get reminders every day :)</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">4.</span>
Are you tired of your clothing? Do you own things that you loved at
the time, but don't love now? I still have shirts that I had when I
was 10! I'm 21 now, and my style has and is changing. Trends come and
go, and sometimes I don't always like what is 'in style'. I do want
to update my closet with some of the trends I do like and I think
it's high time to part with some teen style t-shirts.When people see
me, I want them to see an adult, not a teenager. (Which I often get
mistaken for.) I'm keeping some of my nerd/geek t-shirts though. They
is important!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="font-size: large;">5.</span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">
You may be able to sell your clothing!!!! If something you don't want
anymore is lightly used, you may very well be able to get money for
it on places like <a href="http://www.ebay.com/">Ebay</a> or
<a href="https://poshmark.com/">Poshmark</a>. I know I've mentioned
<a href="https://www.thredup.com/">thredUP</a> before and I've sent
clothing to them in order to get credit several times. Unfortunately
they are very picky about what they will take. They only accept
certain brands and conditions of clothing, and last year I sent them
some items that were only worn once that they didn't accept :P If you
want to get the clothing back from them you have to pay $12.99 return
assurance prior to sending the bag. I like buying from thredUP but I
don't think the selling option is worth your while. I'm sure there
are tons of other clothing buying and selling websites and options
out there for you to choose from, these are just the ones I have
personally used or know of.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure there is more that I
could think up, but it's time to begin the purge! I'm going to take
this colossal pile of t-shirts and begin my investigation.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">1.</span>
Needles - For mending anything you want to spend the time to mend.</span></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">2.</span>
A razor - This helps remove difficult pilling/fuzzies. Be very
careful while your using this, I almost slit my fingers a few times.
I also managed to make holes in a few shirts. Don't go too crazy with
it or you'll end up causing more damage to the shirt than there
already was!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">3.</span>
Thread - Coordinating with whatever needs mending.</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">4. </span>Lint
Shaver - This works for removing some pilling, but it doesn't always
work remove it all. Be careful with this too because if the material
bunches up while using this, it will cause it to make little holes.
Try to avoid going over the thread lines on your shirts because it
can mess those up too. I speak from experience :P</span></span>
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Scissors - For snipping off those annoying loose threads.</span></span>
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A movie or music - To keep yourself from dying of boredom while doing
this!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's best to do this on a flat
surface so that the material won't bunch up. I used our coffee table.
Just lay out your choice of clothing and get to it! This does take a
while. I definitely didn't do this in one sitting.</span></span>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is my end result!
The pile on the left is to keep and the pile on the right is going
away. I parted with almost half of what I started with, guys!!!!
Pretty good, if I do say so myself.</span></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope this helps you the next
time you decide to organize your clothing! From now on I will be
keeping a practical mindset whenever I go clothing shopping so I
won't bring anything home that I will regret later!</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Catch ya later,</span></span>
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<br /><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mary</span></span>
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Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-36468628857695246442016-01-28T14:11:00.000-05:002016-01-28T21:55:19.939-05:00New Year Goals + Life Update<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Since the beginning of January I have kept telling myself "Hey, you should really do a New Year's post for your poor neglected blogglings." I totally agreed. So here I am. With only these four last days of January to go! Yipes, where did this month go?!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">So, Happy Belated New Year, guys! 2016! WOOT! So far it's been a very good year and I'm liken' that. 2015 was tough. And it showed through my lack of blogging. The beginning of the year started out really well and then a lot of not so great stuff happened during the latter part of the year and I sunk into a depression that I had a really hard time pulling myself out of. Too many things were happening that were having a negative effect on my life. Family problems on both sides of our families which was causing emotional pain and stress, physical pain from my neck and shoulder (I'll talk more on that later) that was leaving me exhausted and not being able to do things that I used to be able to do, our future plans constantly changing, and me still not being able to get pregnant after 2 1/2 years of marriage, in which we have been completely open to life. Just to name a few.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I was losing hope and having a hard time believing anything was going to get better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I didn't feel like I <i>should</i> blog in the state I was in. I don't ever want this blog to become a negative and depressing place. So, I stayed away. I was taking less pictures, doing less of what I liked to do, and part of that was due to the physical fatigue I was experiencing. I just didn't feel up to anything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I wasn't putting my trust in God, either. I'm one of those people who thinks they can handle everything on their own with little to no help from others. I wasn't looking for the good in everything. Even in the bad stuff that was happening, there were good things coming from it. I was just too blind to see it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Well, slowly but surely, things started changing for the better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">The family issues are definitely taking their time, but there has been progress. Praying and talking to God about it definitely helps! Learning to keep my calm about it is going to take a while, but I'm willing to change for the better. I'm definitely healing though, which is good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">My neck pain is so much better now! I shall explain about that:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">About two years ago now, I started have discomfort on the left side of my neck. I thought I was just getting stiff necks from the pillow I was using, so I changed pillows. Still had discomfort. We had several different pillows in the house, so I tried all of them to see if they made a difference. Not enough. The pain kept getting worse and I just kept thinking I was sleeping on my neck wrong. Then the migraines started. It came to a point where I was getting them every couple of days and my neck pain kept getting worse. I was exhausted when I would get home from work. I do a lot of manual work at my job, cleaning and such, so by the time I got home, I was pooped. I started taking naps when I would get home, because that was the only way I could cope with the pain (migraines and neck). Robert started cooking dinner because of how I was feeling and it made me feel awful that I couldn't make dinner for him. He's a wonderful cook, but I just felt guilty that I couldn't even <i>help</i> him. He kept telling me that I should go to a chiropractor and I kept insisting that we didn't need to spend the money. That was dumb on my part. Eventually I finally caved and made an appointment. I started going to an upper cervical chiropractor in June. My x-rays showed that my head wasn't on straight (nothing new there!), it was setting off center, to my left . My neck was slightly twisted and curving in the opposite direction it should have been, and my shoulder was having some issues as well. No wonder I felt like crap. I started out on weekly adjustments, and now I am on every two week adjustments and it looks like I'm close to moving to three. Robert has been going to the same person because it helps relieve pain from his scoliosis. It's just amazing the difference I have felt these past several months! I don't get migraines caused by my neck anymore and I feel close to being back to normal (whatever <i>normal</i> is)! I could just kick myself for not going sooner, but what happened, happened. And now I'm on the right track :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">As for the fertility issues, we recently found out that my progesterone levels were very low. So low, that I wasn't able to conceive. SO. We're working on fixing all that, and I'm so happy that I know what to do now. I have a chance at having children! I also have hope now, which was pretty much gone before.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">So anyways, GOALS FOR 2016!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">1. <span style="color: cyan;"><b>Worry less</b></span> - I am the <i>Queen </i>of worrying. I just need to stop stressing out about everything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">2.<b> <span style="color: cyan;">Let go and let God</span></b> - "Let it go, let it gooooooo!" *Ahem* Something I definitely need to work on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">3. <span style="color: cyan;"><b>Get up earlier</b></span> - This has been going really well! For awhile there, Robert and I were not giving ourselves enough time before work to get ready and <i>enjoy</i> our breakfast. Now I'm not inhaling my food every morning :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">4. <span style="color: cyan;"><b>Stop feeling like your house has to be perfect all the time</b></span>- Because it doesn't. I feel like this is a disillusionment that young housewives have. Plus I don't have time to make it perfect so, y'know. I'll have to learn to pretend that dust doesn't bother me :P</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">5. <span style="color: cyan;"><b>Blog more!</b></span> - Can I get a 'Heck YES!'? I'm also thinking about changing my blog's look, but that may take a while. I need to get my techy-ness up to date.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">6.<b> <span style="color: cyan;">Possibly become a homeowner?</span></b> - Because that would be, like, AWESOME. A house with a lot of natural light would be nice. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">7. <b><span style="color: cyan;">Cook from scratch more</span> </b>- Especially since I just found out I'm gluten intolerant :P I get to join my husband in his agony! Last year I did very well on trying new recipes, but I want to do even more this year.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I think I'll leave it at that before I overwhelm myself :P</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">So there you have it. You got to hear about my not so fun experience. I hope it sounded more like explaining then complaining because that is what I was going for. I remind myself every day that others have it so much worse than I have ever had. I'm just going to take one day at a time and not let myself get down anymore. Because it doesn't help at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I hope 2016 is treating all of you well, and that it is the best year yet!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Cheers!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">~Mary </span></span><br />
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Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-16325493193355492302015-07-14T22:53:00.000-04:002015-07-14T22:53:55.483-04:00Oh Pineapples, How I Love You.<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Hiiiiii!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">So yesterday Robert and I decided to make kebobs. First time we've made them together since we've been married! They were soooo easy to make. Every time I've thought about making kebobs I tend to think of them being more complicated than I want to deal with for dinner. So I've avoided them this whole time :P No longer! I'm going to be making these babies all the time now. Annnnd I took a lot of pictures, as usual, so prepare yourselves :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">1 container of grape or cherry tomatoes</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">1 small pineapple, peeled and chunked</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">1 yellow bell pepper, chopped into chunks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">1 orange bell pepper, chopped into chunks</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">1 red bell pepper, chopped into chunks</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">Hope everyone is having a lovely summer! </span></span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-80781884490682806472015-05-17T23:23:00.000-04:002015-05-17T23:23:23.634-04:00Curiouser and Curiouser<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Well hello!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">These past two months have been crazy and exhausting, which is why you haven't heard much from my little corner of the world :P</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">It seems that at least one part of every year (if not more) I let myself get overwhelmed with life, which leads to me neglecting things I like to do. Blogging being near the top of the list. *sigh*</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">In my last post I believe I mentioned being in an Alice in Wonderland mood at the beginning of April. Well, you finally get to find out why!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I have been wanting to host an Alice themed tea party for like, EVER and I finally told my family that I would be hosting our Easter. With a twist :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">So naturally, I went all out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Here we have the 'Drink Me' bottle which made Alice shrink, the 'Eat Me' cake which made her grow, and the key that magically appeared only AFTER she drank from the shrinking potion. Ironic, huh?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I read the 'Splintered' series during my party planning. I have to say I had high expectations for these and I was rather disappointed. There were a lot of things I liked about them, being Alice in Wonderland inspired and all, but the sexual innuendos and behavior of some of the characters made me not want to finish them. But I did, and I was very happy with the ending. By the way, I liked Morpheus better than Jeb in the end :) (I knew you'd be dying to know, Cait!) It was actually pretty tough to decide between the two, which I can't say the same for in other love triangles.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">My collection of Alice books and decks of cards I found at a thrift store that reminded me of Wonderland.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">THE FOOD! I made too much as usual, but it was gooooood. Lots of little tea sandwiches that Mom helped me make :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I just made them up with ingredients I had. Here are the recipes if anyone is interested:</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">1 loaf Gluten free or Regular Bread ,cut into fourths</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">8 oz. Garlic and Herb Goat Cheese (add a bit of water or milk to make it spread easier)</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">1 bunch of Chives, cut into thirds</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">1 pack of Turkey or another kind of lunch meat, also cut into fourths</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">1 bunch of Parsley, broken off into 1 in. sprigs</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">This was my second attempt at making petite fours and I was so happy with how they turned out!!!!!! They tasted AMAZING. I was quite sad when the last one was eaten. Definitely making more soon. <a href="http://www.glutenfreeandmore.com/issues/4_35/Gluten-Free-Sweet-Gifts-3973-1.html">Here</a> is the recipe I used. I added vanilla extract instead of orange.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I found these plates, brand new and still shrink wrapped, at a thrift store a few years ago. I was saving them specifically for this occasion :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I had a heck of a time finding these :P I looked everywhere EXCEPT the sugar aisle. I <em>know</em>. I figured they would be in the tea and coffee section but nooooo, they had to be in a logical place.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">That's right, you aren't seeing things. Those are mushroom cookies, baby. A fellow blogger made a TON of Alice in Wonderland delicacies for a friend's party and she found this mushroom cookie <a href="http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2010/04/very-curious-party.html">recipe</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">The dining room table. I made quite a mess! Also, my 'talking' flowers.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I had fun throwing them on the table :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">The 'Mad' Tea Party. I was so happy the weather cooperated with me! It wouldn't have been the same had I had to have inside. It was so warm being in the sun during the afternoon, that my brother actually fell asleep. At the table. I thought it was quite fitting for a mad tea party, and now I have blackmail pictures :D</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I made name place cards for everybody and I used my sister's collection of old keys to make it look cool. Did I mention some of my family dressed up for the occasion? *sigh* A dream come true! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I was Alice, of course. My sister, brother-in-law, and brother were 'cards' made from poster board. My Dad was the Mad Hatter. Mom was the Red Queen. My aunt and her friend dressed up as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. My nephew and nieces had bunny and mouse ears on. Everyone looked awesome and I'm so happy they agreed to dress up!!!! It's more fun that way.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">My sweet husband consented without (much) complaint to be the Cheshire Cat, his favorite character! He even climbed a tree so I could take pictures :) I told him to give me his biggest, toothiest smile.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I had a mirror and a clock leaning against a tree. The roses are actually from Picmonkey since some of my siblings were in the reflection who have requested to not have their pictures shared on my blog.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">We ate delicious food, played croquet, set up an Easter egg hunt, had fun being crazy at the mad tea party, and basically had a smashing good time :) It was a blast.</span></div>
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Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-869370397453034112015-04-14T12:59:00.000-04:002015-04-14T12:59:48.430-04:00A Peep of a Different Color<br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Did everyone have a nice Easter this year? Ours was very low-key. I wasn't feeling too good, so we canceled our original plans with Robert's family (it was a ways away and I didn't feel well enough to travel). So we had a nice quiet day and then later on I felt a lot better and we decided to go over to my parents. It was nice to just waste time with family. No worries, no obligations, just fun :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I love this dress. Robert bought it for me in 2010 and I've worn it every Easter for the past five years. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">He's not much of a pastel or bright color person, but he humors me occasionally :D</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">We picked out Easter candy for each other when we went out shopping together :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">THEY HAD BIRTHDAY CAKE PEEPS!!!!!! BIRTHDAY CAKE. They are amazing. I love that Robert likes them too. Everyone in my family except one of my sisters dislikes peeps, so it's nice to be able to enjoy them with him :) (Lol, I totally just typed 'dislikes <em>people' </em>instead of<em> 'peeps'</em>! Good thing I caught that one!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">Mom and Dad bought me a fairy garden set! I can't wait to get started on my garden and build some fairy houses! It's been AGES since I've done that.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">I found chalkboard eggs at Wal-Mart!!!!! I was thinking of painting my own, but this saved me a ton of time. I've been in a Alice in Wonderland mood lately, and you'll see why in some of the next posts :D Next time I might try chalk paint on the eggs 'cause it was difficult to draw with the chalk they provided.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">So, that's that. Happy Belated Easter!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-52875426092441527252015-03-18T23:12:00.000-04:002015-03-18T23:12:15.568-04:00St. Paddy's Day - Scones and Rainbow Stamps<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Happy Day after St. Paddy's Day!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I hope you enjoyed my week before St. Patrick's Day party! I had fun :) I also learned that I'm not great at posting daily, but hey, it's better than what I've done in the past! So long as I keep it up...hehe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Plaid Shirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black T-shirt - Wet Seal</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Cami - Maurices</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Green Skirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Flats - TOMS - Nordstrom.com</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Shamrock Earrings - Claires</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Celtic Knot Necklace - Irish Fest.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I love this combo! That shirt is my absolute favorite right now.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">It looked warmer than it was :P Afterwards I went inside and put leggings on!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">First you make two low pigtails. Then section the pigtail as if you are going to do a three strand braid. Individually braid each strand so that you have three mini braids and secure with small bands. Braid all of them together and secure with a large band. Remove small bands. Repeat with second pigtail. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">My sisters have similar necklaces to this. My eldest has one with a shamrock and my other sister's has a Celtic trinity knot.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Blue Plaid Shirt - Abbey Dawn - ThredUp</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">A watercolor/acrylic splattering of Ireland. This was one of the pictures I painted for Shaylynn's 30 Day Drawing Contest. I'll be sharing the rest of them sometime...soon.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-17991543566417316122015-03-17T00:06:00.000-04:002015-03-17T23:11:46.388-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 6 - Irish Breakfast and Celtic Knots<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Hi there!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">March 15th, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Blue Celtic Knot Shirt - Maurices</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Lacey Cami - Maurices</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Infinity Scarf - Target - Gift </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Skirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Leggings - Peebles</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Boots - Kohls</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Claddagh Necklace - French Revolution Re-enactment</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is what I wore to Mass.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The back of this shirt and I have a love/hate relationship...I love the lacey look, but I hate having to wear a cami underneath this shirt because I get overheated in it during the summer. I don't normally go for open back/see through shirts, but I LOVE this one.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">My aunt gave me this scarf and I love the colors! So spring-y and bright :) </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I kept having to remind myself not to lean fully against the tree because the last time I did that, I picked up some lovely, sticky sap on my shirt :P</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Food:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">If you've never had an Irish breakfast before, you must try it. They're amazing. They usually include, sausage, rasher (ham-like bacon, which I did not have), toast or some sort of pancake, sunny side up eggs, half a tomato, mushrooms, white and black pudding, and tea. We left out the mushrooms and pudding 'cause we're not big fans of either.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Craft:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">So I started with this old stool that Robert's mom gave us. Robert sanded it for me first, before I started painting it with some of his old room paint.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">After the second coat was dry, the next step was to paint a Celtic knot on top. I wanted to make my own stencil by printing the design, but my printer couldn't print it to the size I needed, so I ended up having to paint it by hand. I think it turned out well :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I'm quite proud of it.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-73567389297235937742015-03-15T11:25:00.000-04:002015-03-15T11:34:29.522-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 5 - Faeries and Sprinkles<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Here was yesterdays outfit/food/craft:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Outfit:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Purple Plaid Shirt - Dunnes in Cork, Ireland</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Fairy Tank Top - Irish Fest.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Gray Long Sleeved V-neck - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Blue Plaid Mini Skirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Gray Leggings - Wal-mart</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Rainbow Polka Dot Wellies - Wal-mart</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Fairy Necklace - Civil War Re-enactment</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is my doorway to faerieland.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Outside photoshoots are such fun!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is another outfit I've never combined before. I like it!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I've had this necklace for forever.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Almost all the snow is melted! SPRING IS HERE!!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Robert and I made Irish Stew from scratch yesterday. It was REALLY good!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Biscuits from the other night.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I had extra batter from the cupcakes, so I made a 6 in. two layer cake. I was trying to use up some sprinkles, if you can't tell....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Mmmm, SPRINKLES.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made this Shamrock Headband for my </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCelticFaerie?ref=hdr_shop_menu"><span style="font-size: large;">Etsy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> shop! Check it out </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/225464774/green-crocheted-lucky-shamrock-headband?ref=shop_home_active_1"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> if you are interested :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-71732788379376033442015-03-14T23:18:00.002-04:002015-03-15T11:36:19.001-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 4 - A Leprechaun's Favorite Drink<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">And another one!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">March 13th, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Green Irish Shirt - Irish Fest.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Orange Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Jeans - Wal-mart</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Celtic Trinity Knot Earrings - College Campus Booth</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I was running out of time that day, so I only had time for a selfie :P</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is what happens when the photographer doesn't take pictures of food BEFORE she takes it to a party full of hungry people. It gets eaten. Therefore, half a veggie tray :P</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This, my friends is Leprechaun Lime Punch. It's amazing. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Here is the recipe:</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">2 cans of frozen limeade</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">1/4 c. sugar ( I used pure cane sugar)</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">1/4 c. lime juice</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">2 liters of lemon lime soda</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">2 cartons of lemon sorbet or lime if you can find it</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Mix first 3 ingredients in large punch bowl, then add half of the soda. Spoon in lemon sorbet and mix. Add more soda. It will start to foam. Serve immediately. Makes about 24 servings (Hint: If all ingredients don't fit into the punch bowl, add them later, it will cause more foam and fizziness and look amazing again.) Enjoy!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yummy Paleo Biscuits. Get the recipe </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/530510031081426461/"><span style="font-size: large;">here.</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> I used one of our Celtic crosses to make an imprint on the top of the biscuits! Who needs a cookie stamp?!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The finished cupcakes!!!! They were delicious.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I covered the front of this paper mache letter in Celtic scrap book paper. First I painted the parts that were not getting covered in paper with dark green acrylic paint. Once it was dry, I traced its shape onto the paper, cut it out, and modge- podged it onto the letter. It's gorgeous, is it not?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-50545480745738404182015-03-14T22:32:00.001-04:002015-03-15T11:40:17.451-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party - Day 3 - Sheep and Marbles<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Here's another one for ya!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">March 12, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Plaid Cap - Present from my sister</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Sheep T-shirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Black Long Sleeved Shirt - Wal-mart</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Jeans - Thrifted</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">And yes, I am sitting on black sheep skin :P</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I like sheep, okay? Sheep+Ireland? Even better.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This isn't exactly Irish, but there is green in it so it counts. Meatless black bean burgers with parsley, and Kale on the side.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Making shamrock shaped cupcakes for my sister's party the next day! They turned out really well :) Found the idea on Pinterest of course! Here's the </span><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/530510031081410945/"><span style="font-size: large;">link.</span></a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Yep, those are marbles.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Worrying they wouldn't turn out well, being Gluten and Dairy free :P</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Crafts:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Robert's and my niece made this Barbie dress for me!!! She's just beginning to learn how to sew and she's doing REALLY well. She did this all by herself :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is a project I did last summer. It was originally all white and I thought it needed to be spiced up a bit. I used dark green acrylic paint and painted two coats onto it. Then I hand painted the silver Celtic knot and vines. I'm really happy with it! It looks so much more me now.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-33794282617702881092015-03-14T16:23:00.000-04:002015-03-15T11:41:52.209-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 2 - Are Turtles Irish????<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">HI!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">As you can see I'm behind on my posting. What's new, right? :P Uggggh!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">March 11, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Orange Turtle T-shirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Green Long Sleeved Shirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Jeans -Wal-mart</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This is what I wore to work. I was told by one person that I looked like a leprechaun and by another, a carrot. In a good way. :D I guess that is what happens when one wears super bright colors to work! I know the shirt isn't Irish, but the colors are! There are Irish turtles out there, right? Right.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">We had a nice sunshine-y day as you can see :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Food:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">For dinner I made Irish bangers and mash with caramelized onions and parsley. YUM. Not as good as the stuff we had in Ireland, though.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I is loving my napkinz.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Craft:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The project for the day: Painting a drab lampshade. It was rather discolored, so I decided to paint it white.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I painted this lovely little something onto it :) I used a Celtic knot stencil from Hobby Lobby. Get it </span><a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/coutry-quilt-stencil-250571/"><span style="font-size: large;">HERE.</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> The paint I used was acrylic, probably from Wal-Mart.</span> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Cheers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-37832646278454267072015-03-11T23:24:00.000-04:002015-03-15T11:43:59.941-04:00The Week Before St. Paddy's Day - Day 1 - It's Irish Time<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">So today marks a week before St. Patrick's Day. The bestest of holidays.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> I thought I would share my outfit for each of the next days leading up to St. Patrick's Day AND a craft, and whatever food I think up. I'm trying to do something Irish-y every day this week but we'll see...Feel free to join in if you want to!!!! I actually started yesterday since it was my day off, so I'll actually be doing eight days before St. Patrick's Day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">March 10, 2015:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Food:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I saw the recipe for these on Pinterest and decided to treat myself on my day off. They were nummy :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I meal-planned while breakfasting.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Green Long-Sleeved Shirt</span> - Thrifted</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Sheep T-shirt</span> - Bought in Killarney, Ireland at The Cozy Sheep</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Plaid Mini Skirt - Thrifted</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Leggings - Peebles</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I pose with a guitar I don't know how to play.....yet.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I really like this outfit! It's just amazing how the clothes you've never combined before in your closet turn into the coolest outfits.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This project was started in September and I finally finished them this month!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Say hello to some beautiful cloth napkins. I'm saving trees now!!!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Planning outfit combos!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Later on I made rice krispie treats with my sister. We added shamrock sprinkles :) See the napkin! The rice krispie doesn't get paper stuck to it on THIS napkin.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Am I making you hungry?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Do you do anything special for St. Patrick's Day or the week before like me? :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Feel free to join in The Week Before St. Paddy's Day Party! Share your Irish outfit, food, and craft the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day. Link up by sharing your link in a comment on one of these posts :) If you can only do one day, that's great too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Cheers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-32257796309092808422015-03-03T22:03:00.000-05:002015-03-03T22:03:24.052-05:00Tag You're It!<span style="color: #ffe599;">Hiya pals :) How ya doing?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Soooo. I've</span> <span style="color: #ffd966;">got a surprise for you!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">I vlogged.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Yeah, you read that right. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">I VLOGGED, BABY! BOO-YAH.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">So, reason for vlogging (pfft, as if I need a reason.). <a href="http://amandadelallo.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> kindly tagged me for the Liebster Blog Award and this is my first time ever actually being tagged for it, so I thought it was a momentous occasion</span> <span style="color: #ffd966;">and therefore, I vlogged. Mmm-hmm.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">The rules:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">1. Acknowledge the blogger who nominated you. (already did)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">2. Answer the 11 questions that they give you. (did that in my vlog)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">3. Give 11 random facts about yourself. ( Hmmmm, not this time)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">4. Nominate eleven bloggers and let them know. (I don't think eleven other bloggers even know about me :P )</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">5. Make eleven questions for them to answer. (Sure! And please comment on this post if you do end up doing it, I wanna see!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">SO. *deep breath* Here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Well, I hoped you liked it! It was super awkward for me, filming and watching. There was a lot of wincing while watching it. I'm also totally not used to filming myself :P BUT, it was an experience and I will probably do it again now that the first one is over and done with.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">This is also my first experience with youtube and it's been interesting. I'm not sure I like it yet.....I guess I just have to get used to it. If you have any interest in subscribing to my channel, here is my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5UvNHHcYAn8CgJ1cbHQuw">link</a>. Let me know if you have any issues!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I SOUND LIKE. Eeeeep!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Ahem. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Now for the questions I want you to answer:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">1. Who is your favorite Once Upon A Time character and why?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">2. What is your opinion of video games and have you ever played them?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">3. When you play the game Clue and you get to pick a character first, who do you pick?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">4. What is the worst thing about having a cold?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">5. Mermaid or Fairy? Why?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">6. Have you ever played Pool/Billiards before and did you like it?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">7. Did you ever wish you had a twin?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">8. Would you touch a snake?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">9. Are letters still awesome to get or do you prefer faster technology?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">10. What color of door would you have on your hobbit hole?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">11. What is your favorite kind of tree?</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #ffd966;">I shall not tag anybody, because all of the people I probably would have tagged have already been tagged so I won't be an imp and tag them again. See? I'm nice.</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;">However, if any of you lovely people reading this want to participate, please, please do so! Let me know about it in a comment on this post so that I can see it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Love to all <3</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">~Mary</span><br />
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Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-80866156809206652312015-02-21T17:32:00.000-05:002015-02-21T17:32:27.145-05:00A Valentine Craft<span style="color: red;">Hi peoples!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">So I made a crafty thing for Valentine's Day! (it was actually a couple of days after Valentine's day, but who's keeping track?) It's the thought that counts. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">And, AND, I took pictures while I did it. *gasp*</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">I have two doors that are worth hanging wreaths onto at my house and I happened to have zero wreaths for Valentine's day, sooooo I thought I should fix that problem. Well, I fixed one problem. I only made one wreath...which leaves the other door feeling very awkward in its bareness. I'm sure the neighbors don't notice the absence seeing that they still have their outdoor Christmas decorations up....*ahem*...so we're totally good.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">So here's what you'll need: </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Fake flowers in three different
colors ( I bought two bouquets of each at The Dollar Tree)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Ribbon (about 24 in. long depending on how low you want the wreath to hang)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Hot glue gun with extra glue sticks</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">A sharpie </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Scissors</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Utility or X-acto knife</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">A large piece of cardboard</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">Gather your supplies.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Draw the shape you want your wreath to be on the cardboard.</span> <span style="color: red;">I didn't use a template, but I'm sure you could find one easily online. I'm lazy, so I just freehand-ed it.</span> <span style="color: red;">Cut around the outside edge with your knife and cut out the middle part.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">I popped the flowers off of their stems and if you compare the front flower to the back ones, you can see that I trimmed them slightly. They were a whole lot easier to work with after I did that!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">After you have cut out your heart (gosh that sounds bad), I mean <i>wreath</i>, glue the ribbon to the back and it should look like this.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Start gluing your flowers to the wreath. </span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"> I tried to do an ombre look with my wreath, but you could mix them up if you like.</span> Just keep gluing, just keep gluing, just keep gluing, gluing, gluing. What do we do? We gluuuuue! If you have a certain song stuck in your head, I succeeded :D</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">So after you remove all the sticky spiderweb-y glue strings off of you and the wreath, here is what you should have if you did exactly what I did! YAY! I'm quite proud of that thing :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;">Overall it cost about $6 to make since I already had the cardboard, ribbon, and tools in my stash.</span> <span style="color: red;">How's that for awesome? :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Hope you all had a lovely Valentine's day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">~Mary </span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-4844955927232085002015-01-15T01:31:00.001-05:002015-01-15T01:31:38.993-05:00Happy New Year and Happy Birthday<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;">HI!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">Did you all have a smashing holiday season? Mine was lovely and very, very crazy :) I have a lot of catching up to do, don't I? Well, first of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2015 is already speeding by, but this must be how adult years go by so I guess I must get used to it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">I have no good reasons for my lack of posts :P Just busyness mixed with laziness and the fact that I've had a new job for about two months now! I'm the cleaning lady at a place that sells tons of different lights, stoves, refrigerators, and cabinetry among other things. It's a big place and I always have something to do, which is very nice because I hate having to find things to do at a job. It's a good job and I like it and I'm extremely thankful that they hired me out of 41 other applicants! Crazy, huh? I'm still adjusting to my new schedule, which seems busier than any of my previous work schedules. It's just a matter of doing things at different times than I'm used to in order to get everything done at home. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">So we brought in the new year by watching The Lego Movie for the first time and changing our calendar right when the clock struck midnight (which is something I've always wanted to do!). We were like <i>*BAM!*</i> New calendar. It was awesomeness.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;">We also drank some of this during the first minute of 2015</span>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">I started a food diary this year. I have a suspicion that I may be allergic to certain dairy products so I started this diary so that I can pin point what my body is disagreeing with. So far I have faithfully written down everything I've eaten in it....we'll see how long that lasts!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was my New Year's Day Mass outfit.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Us at a cousin's wedding a few days after new year's.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;">This was a casual wedding, so I wore my newish aqua tennis shoes.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the first wedding photo booth we've ever done! (It was a beach themed reception, hence the hula skirt and leis.) Robert is on a pool raft if you can't tell :D</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">A few days later (Jan. 6) we
celebrated our 23rd and 20th birthdays! Robert and I share the same
birthday, if you remember my post last year. I made GF pretzels for the very first time (top left). Not quite what I wanted them to look like, but they tasted good!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">Robert's Mom brought over some GF brownies and cake for us! They were goooood.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">These were my gifts from Robert: A book from one of my favorite series, Robin Hood BBC season 2 (GAH!), and my very first book light! He spoils me :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">My gifts to Robert: Books by Lemony Snicket, and the ship and asian castle sets above the books.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">These we both picked out because Barnes and Noble was having a sale. They are BEAUTIFUL books and we can't wait to read them :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: small;">Robert's new glass tea pot! We tried out one of our flowering teas and it was so cool watching it bloom!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">So yeah, I'M 20 NOW! I told my sister I'm entering the decade in which I will start forgetting how old I am. I'll just start telling people I'm in my twenties :D</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">I didn't really make any new year's resolutions this year...I just want to keep on trying to keep my life simple and get into the habit of doing things (like blogging) and other useful things I want to do at this point in my life. I also want to become closer to God and maybe actually read the Bible the entire way through (we hear a lot of it in Church but it's still not the same as reading it for yourself, y'know?).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">I also promised Goodreads that I would read 100 books this year...I'm starting to think that was a bad idea because I haven't even completed one book this year! Yipes. I need to add up my grand total of last years books as well as Robert's to see how we did on our bet. I'm pretty sure I won...:D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Goodnight! You'll hear from me soon :)</span></span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-5635882774762347862014-10-31T21:46:00.001-04:002014-10-31T21:50:12.916-04:00Halloween...Scooby Style.<span style="color: orange;">HI there!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Happy Halloween!</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">I thought I would share our Halloween pictures ON the day this year instead of after. Unlike last year. *ahem*</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monster Eye Cookies! Found the recipe for these on Pinterest <a href="http://lilluna.com/gooey-monster-cookies/">here</a>.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you ever watched Scooby Doo growing up, you'll know who we are! Daphne and Shaggy, equipped with Scooby Snax and a Mystery Machine lunch pack :D I'm also quite pleased that I found most of our costume pieces at Goodwill. I love being thrifty!</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: small;">My bear even decided to get into the spirit of Halloween :)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: orange;">I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween! I can believe it has come and gone already O_O</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">P.S. I am currently reading 'Dracula' and am ignoring 'The Two Towers'.</span> <span style="color: orange;">I just can't get into it! I keep thinking "I could be watching the movie. Why am I not watching the movie? The movie was a whole lot more interesting!" *sobs* I completely understand Cait's phobia towards thick books. I'm feeling it right now with that huge thing staring at me all the time :P</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange;"> </span> Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-38619687105067473902014-10-16T21:32:00.002-04:002014-10-16T21:33:02.099-04:00Dublin, Ireland - October 7th, 2011 - Day 1<span style="color: #38761d;">I'm going to start out with our first day in Dublin, Oct. 7th. Oct. 6th was spent traveling so not a lot to tell about that day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We had a pretty long flight to get to Ireland. Two, actually. Ten and a half hours in all, I think. The overnight flight was so dreadfully long. I could barely sleep, I think I got about two hours and the rest of the time I watched movies. Thankfully no one sat next to me on one side (our row was three seats across) so I was able to curl up and at least <em>try</em> to sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I did have to sit next to four entirely different people on three of the flights.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">On flight number one I was sandwiched between a man in his late forties/early fifties and a guy in his late teens/early twenties. That was a tense flight. No sleeping on that one. Or picking your nose. Toward the end of the flight I struck up a small-talk conversation with the young guy next to me. It was better than utter silence. He had a southern accent which made it worth it. The older guy didn't talk to me at all. I guess I didn't look that interesting. Plus he slept most of the way. (and HE got the window seat!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Flight number two I sat next to Robert's mom and no one else claimed the seat next to me. That was a great flight except for the barely sleeping part.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Flight number three (on the way home) Robert's mom was on my one side and there was a girl about my age on my other side. Again, toward the end of the flight we started talking to her. I don't know why but I just assume people don't want to talk on planes. *shrugs* She was really nice and told us all about her trip to Ireland (apparently her dad lives there and she visits frequently). I kind of got the impression that she had a wild streak in her after she showed me her matching shamrock tattoos and told me she had gone on a spontaneous motorcycle ride with a boy she didn't know. I just thought it was funny how she was sharing all this with me, a complete stranger, as if she and I had known each other forever! People tend to bare their souls around me, for some reason.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Flight number four I sat next to this big, gruff-looking, motorcycle-riding dude in <em>maybe</em> his fifties. He turned out to be the nicest person of all the strangers I sat next to on the trip! We spent the whole flight talking about insanely random subjects like King Henry VIII and what kind of pets we had. He was awesome :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">It just amazes me. You never know who your going to meet, when, where, how and most of the time your first impression will always be <em>wrong</em>.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">The first thing we had to drink in Ireland. Sparking water. It was my first time having it, too. We actually meant to get regular water but Robert's mom accidentally got this instead.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">I love chalkboard menus! Robert and his mom got the Thai Style Chicken Curry. I was actually not feeling very well (I think I got food poisoning from the plane food that was cooked in plastic) so I didn't get anything.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So yeah, we got to see the Book of Kells in the College museum and some other cool stuff that we couldn't take pictures of, but we had to cut it short because I really needed to go lay down. We went to bed early that night and tried to recover from jet lag.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">And that was Day 1!</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-20068147818208938742014-10-11T01:21:00.000-04:002014-10-13T15:56:00.424-04:00Engagement Day! - Gougane Barra, Ireland - October 10th, 2011<span style="color: #38761d;">*waves* I'm back! Did you miss me?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So maybe the weekly posting thing isn't going to work out....? YA THINK?! It's been a MONTH and a WEEK since I last posted, guys. That's terrible. And if <i>I</i> think that's terrible than you must think it's horrid. Unforgiveable. Unbelievably sad.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I'm so sorry. This year has had far too much busyness for my taste. And not enough alone time. Or simply just being home time.Trying to fit in the things I've been wanting to do lately has been ridiculously challenging. We're almost half-way through October, people! I still haven't even posted what happened in July, August and September. *facepalms* Where does my time go? Seriously.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Anyway, I hope you missed me a little bit, but not so much that you're dying of deprivation. That wouldn't be good! I love you guys, I really, really do. I just don't think my life is going to slow down...and that makes it hard to make time to blog :P *sigh*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Okay, so awhile back, I promised <a href="http://teresadelallo.blogspot.com/">Treskie</a> that I would share pictures from my Ireland trip and seeing that the trip happend Oct. 6-16 of 2011, I thought this month would be a good time to post them! Today (Oct. 10) is actually the third anniversary of my engagement to Robert. He proposed to me in IRELAND, people! IRELAND. It's still hard to believe. He's just so awesome. I couldn't have planned it better myself :) So I will be sharing those pictures today even though that was our fourth day in Ireland.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">October 10, 2011 - Gougane Barra in Ireland</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Gougane Barra was in-between the drive from Kinsale to Killarney.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">This was my first glimpse of Gougane Barra. I was in the backseat taking pictures on the way to Killarney, when I saw it. I then commenced to excitedly hyperventilate because I had seen it before. Four days ago. On the computer screen at my parent's house!!!! It was just a random picture of Ireland that we had found online and just happened to set that one for our desktop background. We had no idea where it was located or what it was called. AND I FREAKIN' GOT TO GO THERE!!!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">The Loch. Gougane Barra is almost like an island, but not. It feels like one with all the water surrounding it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">The stone building turned out to be a small chapel! Which was awesome, since I'm Catholic. I love these kinds of places :) The walls were also painted in my favorite colors of course I loved it!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">The altar was BEAUTIFUL! I have never seen anything like it. I'm a big fan of Celtic knot work and this was just breathtaking. I tried to convince Robert to agree that this was the church we should get married in, but he didn't go for it. I wonder why? ;) IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO AWESOME.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">I forget what this was called, but apparently monks used to live in stone caves like these way back when. These were not the original caves, but similar to what they would have lived in.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">The 14th and last Station in the Stations of the Cross. "Jesus was laid in the Sepulcher".</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">I took this picture right before I turned around to find Robert on his knee with a ring in is hand! :) If I hadn't been so dumbfounded, it might have occurred to me to take a picture of him like that :P He couldn't have picked a better place or a better time because at that moment there were no people around and his Mom had gone back to the chapel (she knew he was going to propose in Ireland, and so did everyone at home because he had e-mailed my parents to ask their permission. That may sound weird, but it was kind of spur of the moment so he couldn't ask them in person.) I was sixteen at the time, and we waited about 2 years to get married.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">My ring! It's a white gold ring with an oval natural sapphire in the middle, with two little diamonds on the sides. I love it :) It felt weird to have a ring on that finger and I was so afraid that one of the gems would somehow fall out and get lost in Ireland and I'd never see it again. I'm ridiculous, I know.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">And here were are, a few minutes after the proposal. He was 19 and I was 16. That day will always be one of the most happiest days of my life :)</span></td></tr>
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Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-76469163418321004862014-09-03T23:01:00.001-04:002014-09-04T00:16:33.855-04:00A Month of Minions<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Hey there, peoples!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">This is going to be a catch up post since I've been horrible at posting this summer. So, you saw what happened at the beginning of June (my super awesome India party), but I neglected to share the rest of the month with you. I <i>know.</i> I'm smacking myself for you right now. *SMACK*</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I have tons of beautiful flowers this year! They were the prettiest in June, I think.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">We acquired stones to make a campfire ring in our backyard from my sister and brother-in-law. Now we have something fun in our backyard! It's basically been empty until this summer. None of our trees can hold swings so we've been trying to think up other fun things to add back there. We now have a place for a campfire AND a badminton/volleyball net. I love badminton.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I did a project for my craft room! *dances* I didn't like my bland cork board. So I raided my fabric stash.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">All I did was measure the cork board (the cork part, not the frame) and add 1/2 inch to all sides before cutting. You will be tucking the edges of the fabric underneath the frame of the cork board, so you'll want the extra 1/2 inch for that. I had to trim mine a bit more to get an exact fit.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">We had a minion themed birthday for my brother-in-law! A number 1 for another year older :D <br />And cheesecake. Yummy cheesecake.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">We wore our minion shirts. You can't see mine but you can kinda see Robert's. Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Nana :D</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">June was just a totally minion month! We went to one of our local-ish amusement parks and won a minion!!!!!! The bear was from our first attempt to get a minion, but he's cute so not a total loss. We usually never play games at fairs or other similar amusement places, but they usually don't have minions. I love my minion. The games at this park were surprisingly fair compared to the ones at our small town's crappy fair. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I read this lovely book while on a camping trip. It is my favorite of the trilogy. It also made the camping trip bearable. I'm not overly fond of camping. Especially when one's tent gets rained on while one is trying to sleep. Yeah. Not doing that again!</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">That pretty much sums up what happened in June....India party, improving the yard, amusement park with the fam, MINION PARTY, lots of reading, and damp camping. A good month, I think :) I hope it was good for you too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Ta-ta for now,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">~Mary</span> </span><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span></span></span><br />
<br />Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-88640776128414116642014-08-24T22:31:00.005-04:002014-08-24T22:31:50.344-04:00Excuses, excuses.....<br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Well hi there. Remember me? That person who said she was going to post once a week this year? Yeah, funny how that has turned out :P I'M SORRY! I'm a terrible person, I know, but lately things have been....not normal around here and I just haven't felt like blogging. Or when I did I just never sat down to do it.....yeaaaah.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">I hope you still love me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">So, about the things that have been going on in my life lately. Well, my boss decided to close down the candy store that I have been employed at for almost two years. Just out of the blue. I didn't think business was that terrible, but I guess she thought differently. So here I am. I have now been unemployed for a week and haven't quite decided what to do with my life yet....I did just finish filling out an application for a full-time job and will be dropping that off tomorrow, so HOPEFULLY I get the position. It would be a huge upgrade from what I've been used to, pay-wise, so it would be worth it, I guess.</span><br />
<span style="color: cyan;">The thing is, I reaaaally wish I could just stay home and be successful at the same time. I am going to be (finally) uploading merchandise for my Etsy shop soon, and part of me wants to believe that it's going to be a huge success, but the other part thinks I need to get a job. It's like have dual personalities. They keep disagreeing with each other and it's annoying :P</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">So yeah, my life has been like, "What am I supposed to do now? Should I get a job? Or should I put all my energy into my Etsy shop, rely on that for income, and hope for the best? Or does that seem selfish and lazy? Should I have gone to college? Should I be taking classes to improve my chances of getting a job? Wait, no, <i>so many</i> college graduates can't even get a job <i>with</i> a degree, so what am I worrying about? And the debt, don't even get me started with all the debt that you can build up. But oh, what are people going to say about me if I don't get a job? Why do I even care? Because I do, even though I shouldn't. Crap. I <i>hate</i> being an adult!" *erupts into random fits of sobbing*</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">*clears throat* Hehe. The past two weeks have had bits of that going on, and me furiously making stuff for my Etsy shop. I've barely touched the book I'm currently reading (The Two Towers) and there have been days I haven't even been on the internet. *insert horrified gasps* I KNOW.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">On a happier note, I've been enjoying being home and will continue doing so while it lasts. <i>And</i> I've been getting a lot of stuff done that I just didn't have time for when I was working so I'm happy about that :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">I am hoping (but not promising) that I will be blogging at least once a week again....but we'll see. I want to see what happens with this job opportunity and if I do get it I still want to keep creating things for my Etsy shop. I don't know why I didn't do it before, but I'm doing it now, so better late than never, right? Right.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">*sigh* Life is fun isn't it?</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Well, I'll leave you guys with that just so you know that I'm still here and<i> </i>will be here as much as I can! I have a bunch of pictures to share, posts planned, and an Etsy shop to share once I have stuff in it. I also want to devote this time to making my blog exactly how I want it....which will call for a lot of re-searching, so you may see some changes here and there :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Love you guys!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">~Mary</span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-44603666364665779902014-07-16T22:55:00.000-04:002014-08-17T21:56:48.754-04:00Sunday Waffles, Trips to the Library, And Thrifty Finds!<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Well hi there! It has been awhile. *apologetic smile*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I don't recall summer ever being this busy :P This month has toned down on all the hustle and bustle but I still feel like it's going too fast :P Ya with me?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">So between work and get-togethers I have been able to fit in quite a few projects these past two months! OH FRABJUS DAY! I know, right? I have even remembered to (wait for it...) take before AND after pictures of some of the projects I've completed. I'm usually <i>terrible</i> at doing that, guys! *pats self on back*</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Onto the pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Three Sundays ago, Robert and I unintentionally started a tradition. A WAFFLE tradition! Who knows if it will stick, but we've had waffles for three Sundays in a row now and who are we to stop it? ;) I shall proceed to make you hungry with these next couple of pictures:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My waffles topped with strawberries, blueberries, and honey. Is your mouth watering yet?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">We went to the library and came out with more than we'd planned :D I tried to stay away, really! But, but, just <i>look</i> and that scrumptious stack!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This is the dress I got myself in celebration of getting my license! It reminded me of rainbows. I like rainbows.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I also got these! Russian nesting doll key covers and a tea strainer! *squeals* I collect Russian nesting dolls, so obviously I'm in love with these. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Isn't she cute?!?! She just floats in your tea cup looking super adorable. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This is the Sacred Heart of Jesus driving cross that Mom gave me :) And the pretty heart earrings that go perfectly with a necklace Robert made me a while back.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">First project! This was an old frame that Robert's Mom gave us and it happened to be the 'almost' perfect size for one of our puzzles we had been wanting to frame. So I painted it with the leftover red paint that I used in the Phantom of the Opera music room.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Voila! Robert cut the matting down to size, glued the puzzle together and onto the matting since we opted not to buy glass for it. I love it and it is now quite happily hanging in the dining room :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nerdy cups! Over the past year I've developed this nice collection. My family enjoys choosing who they are going to be every time they come over :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I found the large mermaid when I was out shopping and my brother brought back this little mermaid after a trip. Both needed some tops painted on them! So here they are, all complete and awkward-free. I LOVE mermaids! Our bathroom is mermaid /sea themed and I'm always looking for something new to add.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">New shoes! I've been needing some new tennis shoes for a while now and I found this brilliantly blue pair at Wally World :) I also finally had a good excuse to buy myself a pair of wellies. I've been looking for the perfect pair for a looooong time and here they are! More rainbow awesomeness :D</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My niece's birthday is coming up and I was trying to think of what to get her the other day. I found these shirts in the women's section at Goodwill and came up with the idea to refashion them into dresses for her! I can't wait to see what she thinks of them!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I also found all of this on the same Goodwill trip! Some of the shirts might get refashioned for my future little girls. Goodwill is awesome.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">THIS is a sign I have been wanted to create for a loooong time now and I finally did it the other day!!!!!! It will be going in our kitchen once we glue the hanging attachments on the back. The sign was inspired by the song 'Scarborough Fair'. This picture doesn't do it justice :P We don't have a lot of natural light in our house so it's hard to get really good pictures while inside.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This is my latest project. This is a desk that my sister was getting rid of and I claimed it as my own. It definitely needed some character added to it though, so I decided to give it a nice coat of paint.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">I <i>know</i> the paint looks white in this picture but try to believe that it is really a very light blue. I just put some clear coat on it tonight so hopefully it is totally done!! It will be going into my craft room once it's dry :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">*sigh* I feel so accomplished :) I need to keep being creative 'cuz I seem to thrive when I'm working on a project!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">How has your summer been so far?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Love you guys!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cheers :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">P.S. I have read 47 books this year!!!!!!!!! How many have you read? I wish I could be as dedicated a reader as somebody else I know..... *looks meaningfully at Cait* :D Someday, I tell you! SOMEDAY.</span><br />
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<br />Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498294576571857496.post-637187823794848502014-06-30T17:55:00.001-04:002014-07-03T12:45:19.879-04:00A Taste of India<span style="color: red;">Hai!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">At the beginning of this month I hosted a India themed tea party with some friends. It was a blast! I had lots of fun planning, researching, and watching Bollywood movies :D And of course, decorating! It's my <i>thang</i>, people.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">My mom, sisters and I have been having tea parties with this particular group of friends for as long as I can remember, but originally they were always Anne of Green Gables or Little Women themes. Now we are branching out into other awesome themes too! For example, the other ladies threw a Alice in Wonderland tea party for my bridal shower last year!</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"> This tea party was kind of inspired by The Secret Garden, and since India is a big part of that book, I ran with it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Hosting parties should be my JOB, guys. I'd like that kind of job.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Anyway, there are a lot of pictures, which is why I haven't posted this sooner :P You don't want to know how many times I tried to sit down and blog this month. Time has run away from me :P</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Dining Room Decor. I read 'The Secret Garden' before the party. Lovely stuff!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Table decor. The Indian woman is actually from India! My uncle (who was born in India) brought it back after one of his trips :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My little elephant. Have you ever seen 'The Secret Garden'? The twin sisters had twin ivory elephants in the movie and my sister and I have ALWAYS wanted to find some that were similar, and she did last year! She has the exact same one :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My sister had this idea! We had first thought of draping fabric</span> <span style="color: red;">across the dining room ceiling somehow, but streamers were a much easier to work with :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Childhood toys to amuse the kiddies with :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Kiddie books and Henna books. I wanted to try Henna for the party, but then I discovered how long and messy the process is. Maaaaybe when I have 6-8 hours to kill :P</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">A globe in the dining room.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">We always do a craft when we have these tea parties, and this was one of the two that I had planned.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">I found this India clothespin doll idea on this lovely lady's <a href="http://www.restlessrisa.com/2012/03/indian-bollywood-party-part-2-indian.html">blog</a>! I tweaked mine a bit, just by using sari fabric and colorful pipe cleaners.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My doll!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">This is my sister's :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">The main dish. It was yummy :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">My attempt at a model-like expression XD I ordered bindis for the party! Bindis are the jewel thingys they wear on their foreheads in India, if you didn't know. I didn't know what they were called until I researched them :D They completed the party!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;">FINALLY! The post is complete :) The party was awesome and as always I had tons of fun planning it! Hope this inspires you :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Til next time!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Cheers :) </span>Mary(Aliceoutofwonderland)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15964062484418874268noreply@blogger.com0