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Fun trip

19Aug08

I had a great time in Chicago.  It was fun to spend time with my friend Jess and help her straighten up her apartment a bit.  Mostly, though, we just hung out.  We watched movies, went out to eat, got our nails done, and simply caught up.  We went swimming a couple of times at [...]


good eats

14Aug08

Hello from Oak Park, IL!  I am having a great time visiting with my friend Jess.  The best part?!?!?  We’ve indulged in plenty of ethnic food (something Duluth is severely lacking in).  I’ve been here for a little over 24 hours and we’ve already had Thai, Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisine.  Definitely no complaints here!!!


Two of my favorite things about summer in Minnesota:  1. Wild raspberries and 2. Rummage sales.  Fortunately, there are copious amounts of both in these parts.  Just the other day, I was returning home from my walk (where I had been stealing handfuls of berries from neighbor’s yards) and discovered about a dozen raspberry bushes [...]


wish

07Aug08

Can I just be her?!  Lucky…
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Samantha_Brown


I had the chance to spend time with my friends Sarah and Anna today. It was great!  They were in town just for a couple of hours on their drive toward Michigan.  I haven’t seen Anna since April and the last time I saw Sarah was in Addis near the end of January. She, her sister [...]


celebration

04Aug08

Today is my parent’s 35th wedding anniversary.  In this day and age when many people don’t even stay together for 35 months, I am realizing the accomplishment this is. Bravo and Godspeed, Mom and Dad!  
 


One of my favorite things about being in Addis was when I would get mail.  And, it seems as though the packages I received always seemed to come on the same day.  I would go to the post office with an empty backpack and fill it up with all of the fun American things that [...]


Star Sighting

22Jul08

So, I may be one of the only people who finds this cool, but I saw the lead singer of the band LIVE today.  My mom, sister and I were driving from an area of town called Canal Park and he was walking across the street toward that part of town.  Pretty sweet.  The band [...]


My Aunt Sue invited me to go strawberry picking yesterday. Fresh strawberries…sign me up.  It was an incredible day to go picking: a little overcast with a soft breeze.  I think the fields just opened up for picking last week and so there are still plenty of berries to go around.  I decided just to pick one [...]


It is my My Aunt Noreen’s 65th birthday today.  She, who is my mom’s sister, has been staying with my parents and I for the past week and a half.  She is here in Duluth searching for a home to purchase as she plans to retire here in a few months.  Yes, you read that [...]