Best time of the year

Girl Scout Cookie time!

There is really nothing better. After buying some from the St. Peter girl scouts who would sell cookies on campus the past four years, I was worried I wouldn't get any this year. That is until today I woke up from a nap hearing my mom ordering one box of each kind of cookie the girl scout who came to our door was selling. 

Seriously. The best thing ever. Now lets just see how long they last.

Good Leadership

Back at my side job (or something) today! Once a month I work as a photographer for the Good Leadership Breakfasts (if you remember from a previous post). We were at a new location this time, the Edina Country Club. It was odd seeing how "the other side" lives. I can't even imagine what it would be like in the summer. I am so not a golf person...

The rest of the day included Valentines date night with a few friends from college. We went to see Winter's Tale (don't see it) and got frozen yogurt. Delish. 

Just for the Halibut

BROOMBALL DAY!

Sometimes I work for an awesome company. The broomball tourney at work gets kinda heated. There are 88 teams of 10 this year. Our team? Just for the Halibut. One of the girls on our team is from Texas and had never even walked on ice before (in the frozen pond or lake sense) so seeing her get her bearings was pretty amusing. We put up a valiant effort, even kept the ball on the other teams side of the ice for the majority of the game. But still lost 2-6. Oh well, the other team had been playing together for 3 years but had never won. So really... we just let them win.

Yeah. We'll go with that.

Happy Heart's Day

Ok, so its a few days early. But since no one comes into work on Friday I decided to make cupcakes to bring to work tomorrow. I couldn't decide on vanilla or chocolate so, naturally, I made both. I think I overestimated how many that would make though.... More sugar for me!

Sometimes I can't decide if I'm more addicted to cupcakes themselves or the process of making them.

Also, remember these guys? Here is their Valentines song!

Here we go again

It's official. The 3-Day 2014 is a go. My walking partner MS and I have officially signed up, paid our registration fee, and are now on a mission to train and raise $2,300 by August. I don't know why I keep getting myself into this. (This will be my third 3-Day after completing my first in 2008 and my second in 2011). 

Bonus! Here M and I are back in 2011. We walked the first two with our moms, though this time we are flying solo. We will see how that goes for us...

Site Visits

Heading to off site meetings with classrooms we are working with means raiding our giveaway closet for goodies to hand out! Well, not really. The project leader basically dropped boxes of stuff on our desk and said "here" but what can you do. The project we have been working on for a few months now is finally about to hit the ground running. Eek!

Jett Black

Sometimes I'll be working on something then look over and find Jett looking all adorable. Today was one of those days. 

Video/music time!

This guy. 

Fitz always wins

Pura Vida

Welcome to one of my new favorite companies. For anyone who has known me, I always have some sort of bracelet tied to my wrist or ankle. If I had discovered this company a few years ago I could have been in trouble, though I guess thats not saying much since I bought 6 about three days after I discovered this. 

I'm obsessed. Check it out!

SOCHI2014

The day is finally here. The Olympics officially kicked off today at 10:14am Minnesota time (or 20:14 Sochi time - well played, Sochi). Needless to say, I was pretty excited all day long at work just waiting to get home and watch the opening. I had a few friends come over to watch. Overall I was pretty impressed. 

My favorite part was at the end with the rollerbladers and the constellations. (I couldn't find a way to embed this video so its linked here). Also, from a theatrical point of view - all of their floating pieces - mountains, horses, constellations - were really impressive. 

I approve. Let the games begin!

Like the Annie song...

Only 1 more day!! 

1 for the number of official Olympic postcards I have. I bought this one at some little boutique shop in Athens last year. They still had postcards leftover from when Athens hosted the olympic games back in 2004.

I have no idea who else to watch. Its time for me to do some more research before the games officially start tomorrow. Some events start tonight however including team figure skating. How that scoring/point system works is something else I need to figure out...

1+1

Number of days left?

2

Or the number of US Official Olympic hats I own. Back when the Canadian company Roots was responsible for creating our opening ceremony apparel. Ironic that it was from a Canadian company...  Maybe thats why they switched to Ralph Lauren. Also, the hat on the top was the first non-cowboy hat for the US team in years. 

Ones to watch: The ice dancing pair. Holy crap are they good. They won silver in Vancouver in 2010 and have been skating together for 16 (I think) years. Adorable and impressive.

Trois

Days left: 3. Or the number of things I brought for lunch today.

Ok, so today's post isn't as exciting. Here is another one to watch. Again, another one from the skating world. Mostly cause those are the only ones I really know heading into the games...

On a personal note: I wasn't a huge fan of Gracie Gold until I saw a story about her on Olympic Gold last night on NBC. I've been turned into a fan. She's adorable.

The Countdown Begins

After one of the biggest sporting events in our nation, the countdown begins for one of the biggest sporting events in the world. THE OLYMPICS. My own personal Super Bowl. The upside? It lasts 2 weeks instead of 4 hours. PUMPED. Things I'm excited for? Skating, slope style for both skiing and snowboarding, hockey, half-pipe, Jamaica making a bobsled comeback, and the opening and closing ceremonies. Ahhhh I'm so excited.

# of days left: 

4. Or the button on my phone at work.

In case you forgot about Jason Brown, here is his amazing qualification onto the Olympic Team. He will be one to watch through these games for sure.

The Mini-Apple

It was a lazy Sunday morning in Duluth. Spent some time watching tv, dreading the drive back home. But, it is Super Bowl day so... eventually it had to happen. I ended up driving back around 2:30 to make it home just in time for the game. The best part of the drive home is driving into the city on 35w. It's got one of the best views.

Also, what was up with that Super Bowl?...

Taking over Town

After a fun night out in Twig on our friends Bison ranch/farm, we had a full day of things to get through today. Starting with seeing Frozen which CS hadn't seen yet (SHAME). After, we ran to the store to grab some things for dinner. We ended up making Avocado Mac and Cheese (which was delicious) complete with avocado (duh), peas, and, cheese. Mmm.

Then we got ready for a night out and hit the town. Tested another Bloody Mary. At some point I should probably take pictures of something more exciting...

D-Town

It's Friday!!! 

Because it's Friday, I got to take off from work a little early and head north to one of the best cities in MN. Time for a fun weekend in Duluth! Plus, bonus for me CS now has this cutie to take care of. We bonded. I love him.

Also, here's a video for you!