tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55180474148626952252024-02-21T07:57:12.579-05:00From the Land of Pleasant LivingThese are the adventures of a guy, a girl and two dogs living life in the land of crabcakes and lacrosse.Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-75618265690969314412012-10-18T12:14:00.000-04:002012-10-18T12:14:03.448-04:00The Baltimore Marathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">While I wish I had the ability to run an entire marathon, I still wanted to be part of the fun that is called the Baltimore Running Festival, so I put together a team of four to run in the marathon relay. We still run the entire marathon route, but split it into four parts, one for each runner! I had an unbelievable time</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">out there. From the bands playing along the course to the crowd cheering the runners on. I cannot wait until next year's running festival, and thinking about maybe running the half-marathon. Fingers crossed that the knees hold out! If not that, then definitely the relay again, with Tyler joining in as well!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here are a few shots from that day. Not too many, but I was busy running!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Our team time below. I ran the third leg, and after those hills, and with 2 bad knees, I was stoked to pass the baton off to the fourth leg of our team!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">And the team! My closest friend Sophia is on the right, and then two of her co-workers in between. They are all transplant nurses, hence the name of the team! A great day shared with these ladies!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And a big congrats to all of the runners! Especially our close friend Matt who ran the ENTIRE marathon in just about five hours! He helped to raise money for a family member who has been battling cancer. It was so inspiring to hear his stories about training and then running the marathon. And it's a tough marathon with a lot of hills, so congrats are definitely in order!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tyler and I will hit the streets of Baltimore again soon to run in the Kids Peace 5k at the end of October. The proceeds of that race will go to kids who are in foster care. Check back soon for updates!</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-36750248726387177092012-10-01T12:48:00.000-04:002012-10-01T12:48:37.074-04:00Bird is the Word!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Let's recap for a second here... at the beginning of the 2012 baseball season, the pundits thought that the Orioles had no chance... again. Some claiming that the Orioles would be faced with a possible 100 loss season. Well guess what... as I write now, the Orioles have clinched a playoff berth, and are still tied for first in the AL East. This city is so excited, from selling out games at the end of September, to painting the town Orange with pride. Tyler and I shared in the excitement this past weekend by attending the last two home regular season games. And now we'll have to watch the Orange and Black play out the season in Tampa to find out the next stop on the road. We have our tickets for the ALDS already, so fingers crossed we will be at Camden Yards again this October!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Just for fun... I gathered all of my Camden Yards photos from this past season to put together a recap of the year. I realized I didn't take a picture at every game, but it is still a fun little montage. Enjoy! And hope we will have another post up in a few weeks showcasing another trip to the Yard! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">In what I kind of think is the circle of life, people buy a home, raise their families there, and then when their kids are grown the kids move out and start the process over again. It is rare to find a home that is passed on from generation to generation. The Baltimore Heritage Foundation however, started a program to try and find families in Baltimore that have lived in the same home for 100 years or more. Cool enough as it is, but even cooler is we knew someone who lived in a Centennial Home!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Barbara is a woman that used to work with me, she has since retired. She is an amazing lady who is very active in the Baltimore community and we could not be more lucky to have met her. She shared our wedding day with us, I have driven her down to the beach, shared a few beers with her and this past Christmas we took her to the Irish Tenors when they were here in Baltimore.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">But I digress. I had heard through work that Barbara's home was going to be dedicated this fall, and I made sure that we would be able to be there to share the day. There was a block party on her street in Canton (neighborhood of Baltimore), and many there to help celebrate. Above is the plaque that has been affixed to the front of her house.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">Barbara's grandparents bought the house in 1912 when it was first built, her mother remained there when she was married and raised her kids there, and then Barbara has been there ever since! It was such a neat thing to share with the family, and I think it would be very difficult to find people who would be able to say the same thing about their homes! We did learn though, that there are seven other homes in Baltimore that are Centennial Homes! Kind of cool when we think about how when we bought our house, our plan was to only be there for a short period of time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Food trucks are big in other cities, like NYC, and are just starting to gather steam here in Baltimore. Thanks to some legislation to help them out, we are seeing more and more trucks and events to get people interested in them. Last night we went to a food truck rally in Swann Park in South Baltimore City. The proceeds from the event were going to the MD SPCA, so even more reason to stop by!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">This rally had five food trucks, one dessert food truck, and local MD brewery Heavy Seas serving up beer and wine. There was a live band, lots of puppies to play with, beautiful weather and beautiful views of the city and the water. It was perfect!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">We got there early and scoped out the trucks to make our decision, Tyler went for Koopers Chowhound and got a cheeseburger and garlic and truffle oil french fries, I decided to grab a grilled cheese from the Grr Che truck. It was on sourdough bread, so I had to!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">The perfect Baltimore date night! Thanks to the SPCA for putting this on, hopefully you raised lots of money for the animals that are still looking for homes! And anyone in Baltimore, make sure to check out the food trucks if you see one. Better than even going to a restaurant! Have a great weekend!</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-44761874773434657062012-09-19T10:54:00.000-04:002012-09-19T10:54:34.424-04:00The Chefs Martin<span style="color: #38761d;">Well I feel like I had to claim this personal victory for myself and Tyler. Now, we enjoy cooking, but don't really cook anything fancy. And if it is something fancy, it doesn't happen that often. And typically on a weeknight it's something quick for dinner before we are running off to lacrosse games, or doing school work or whatever.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Last night however, we must have summoned Julia Childs as we made a souffle as a side dish to our filet mignons. That's right our little inner chefs came out last night to make this beauty:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So let's see... two pans, three bowls, a baking dish and countless utensils later, we have this beautifully puffy souffle. High fives all around! We had watched Alton Brown on the Cooking Network one night talk about the difficulty in making a souffle so we were a little nervous. Didn't want to waste all those eggs. He said that a successful souffle is one that rises. But it only stays risen after baking for 5-10 minutes. Deflation as soon as we cut into it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This was a broccoli and parmesan souffle, so a perfect compliment to our steak dinner. And even though it doesn't sound like it, this was calorie friendly as well (approximately 120 calories per serving). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Cooking miracles apparently do happen! Definitely going to try a souffle again in the future... maybe next time chocolate though!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Thanks to my co-worker Bart for giving us this baking dish since we didn't have anything that would work for our experiment! </span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-55661829448872537702012-09-18T09:43:00.001-04:002012-09-18T09:43:18.825-04:00The Tunnel Run<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Well, we did it!! We completed a 5k through Baltimore's Ft. McHenry Tunnel this past weekend. I have no idea how we heard about it, but when we did we decided it would be a lot of fun. I don't have a bucket list, but if I did I would have put this on it. Especially considering how much I drive through the tunnel.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This 5k would be Tyler's first, and my second. I shaved three minutes off of my previous 5k, so I claimed a personal victory on Sunday. It was a blast, and helped to raise money for Maryland Special Olympics which is a great cause!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"> Now, I have to say, the tunnel was not as dirty as I would have expected but it was a little stuffy in there. When we exited the tunnel (oh I should say that it was one tube of the northbound tunnel and you ran south and then came back north to the finish) you could really feel the fresh air. It was weird. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I highly recommend this to anyone in the Baltimore area next year! Now, we are looking for our next 5k to run. Tyler is on the wait list for the 5k that takes place for the Baltimore Running Festival in the middle of October, and I am already in the marathon relay (four legs between 5-7 miles for each one). But I am thinking I need another race before then... we will see what happens!</span><br />
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Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-89729163627516875492012-09-13T11:34:00.001-04:002012-09-13T11:35:55.124-04:00O Baltimore!<span style="color: #e69138;">Around this time each year (well since I have been blogging), I have written a post talking about how Tyler and I am enjoying the nice fall weather by taking in an O's game, and the O's are having a horrible season, but it's ok because we love watching them... blah blah blah</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">And each year I talk about how everyone in town is so excited for the start of Ravens football season so that we can watch a stellar home town team. Well... this year we sure are excited about the Ravens, but the Orioles are giving Baltimorians a reason to cheer again. (Twelve losing seasons, it's about time!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">The excitement in and around our neighborhood in particular has been palpable. Orioles fans took over all weekend, followed by Ravens fans on Monday night, and the O's fans are back now! We made sure to take in a few O's games, when we win the lottery we will be season ticket holders. When we weren't catching a game, we were hanging out at Ravens tailgates, and walking amongst the crowd enjoying the excitement. Now this is why we moved to the city! A party every night!</span><br />
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Then on Monday night, the Ravens were back!! It was the season opener for the boys in purple, and while I didn't go to the game, I got to go and tailgate! I just can't do the night games. My bed was calling my name. </div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">We couldn't be more excited to be in Baltimore right now. As huge sports fans this is what we have been waiting for. Stay on the edge of your seats this October! It's the year of the Bird!</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-59091186917032472622012-09-07T15:32:00.000-04:002012-09-07T15:34:19.690-04:00Happy birthday Tyler!<span style="color: #351c75;">This is super late... but better late than never right?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This year for Ty's birthday I wanted to do something different and super fun. We usually go out to dinner, I get him some Husky and Under Armour gear, we eat some birthday cake and call it a day. While there is nothing wrong with tradition, I am a big routine kinda person, I wanted to do something different this year. So a surprise party it was!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">So with the help of my mom and some friends... a 35th birthday surprise was planned! I picked one of Tyler's favorite places in South Baltimore City, decided on a menu, sent out some very Tyler appropriate invites and let the rest just take it's course.</span><br />
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And Ty opening up some presents! What a great night!</div>
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<br />Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-24663327177697448952012-09-02T12:57:00.001-04:002012-09-02T12:58:21.926-04:00Happy birthday Jackson!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Happiest 6th birthday to our favorite nephew in the whole world... Jackson!! We were sitting drinking our coffee this morning, and and talking about how we can't believe that he is six years old already. We are sad that we have to miss celebrating with him, but know that he will have a great day. Six years ago we got to meet Mr. J and now we are ready to hear stories about kindergarten and first days of school. Hopefully we will get to have some facetime later with the family! (Gotta love technology!)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">And then five years later (this was our visit to Washington last summer) we are playing light sabers with Jackson on the iPhones. It's amazing how time flies!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Friday night I went to a friend's house for the gender reveal of their newest addition. She is due in November, and already has a fabulous 2 year old boy, so it was pretty exciting when we saw Logan with these:</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">And then Saturday we were visiting some other friends at not one, but TWO housewarming parties! First was for a co-worker and close friend of mine. She and her husband moved with their two kids to a new house about a month ago. Here is one of their daughter's with the newest addition to another co-workers family:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">So wow, what a great weekend! Thank you to all of our friends for such a fantastic time! Can't wait to celebrate so much more for years to come! And as for Sailabration, I have to say, I wish it was every weekend!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-82865188380248065522012-05-31T10:47:00.001-04:002012-05-31T10:49:47.122-04:00So long May<span style="color: #741b47;">Wow! I cannot believe that May has come and gone so quickly. And what a busy month it has been! The house renovation is FINISHED (except for one minor little hiccup which we are hoping to get fixed ASAP), the new blinds and shutters are in (I promise to do a seperate post soon of the finished product), another semester is complete for my grad school and Tyler is wrapping up another school year at Lansdowne High. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">And while we have been super busy with all of these things, we have found the time to squeeze in some super fun things too this past month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">We spent Friday nights at Tyler's lacrosse games. Ty had a good season splitting time in the goal and running some midfield. He found a great group of guys to play with this season.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">We also celebrated both of my parents this month celebrating Mother's Day on May 13th along with my father's 70th birthday. Sorry, I've been bad with the pictures lately, and have nothing from those events :-(</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">We also got to take a weekend trip to New York City to take in the sights and help one of my closest friends celebrate her 28th birthday! Thanks to Christen and Brandon for being such wonderful hosts!</span><br />
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Some of the crew out at the Forum celebrating the birthday girl.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">We spent the last weekend in May (Memorial Day Weekend), just relaxing and enjoying a quiet weekend in Baltimore. We spent Friday night at an Orioles game with some folks I work with. Then the rest of the weekend saw pool time, sleeping in and a couple of great meals at my parents house. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">So long May, we are looking forward to what should be a wonderful summer filled with birthdays, weddings, a week at the beach and lots of pool time!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-49468906746617138502012-05-01T15:17:00.002-04:002012-05-01T15:19:08.821-04:00Welcome to the World of Dog TV<span style="color: red;">We can see the light at the end of the tunnel!! It sounds like today is the last day of renovation de casa Martin. Leaving this morning, the contractor said that they had some painting/sanding/spakling to finish and that was that! Music to my ears! It literally feels like we are living in a brand new house. It may be hard to see from the pictures, but it is just so... different. I can't think of any other way to describe it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">One of the additions we made to the house during this renovation, was adding a storm door on the front of the house. It has a full glass panel so when we are home we can leave the front door open and get lots of light into the house. And with this we also have two little pooches that can now watch the neighborhood. We have named this dog TV. So engrossed...</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Also, you can see that the new front door has been put on, but unfortunately it is the wrong style. So a new door is on order and should be here in 2-3 weeks. So we will see our contractor friends again, but only for a hot second as they take off one door off of the hinges to put on the new door.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">And now the fun really begins! Time to decorate and paint! Keep checking back for updates!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-23687353623261631512012-04-25T12:13:00.001-04:002012-04-25T12:13:19.011-04:00Renovation... Week 3<span style="color: red;">Well, here we are. Three weeks deep into this renovation. Original plan: 1-1.5 weeks. New plan: hopefully finished by the end of the week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">I guess even though it is somewhat hectic having people in and out of the house for the past three weeks, it has also been so awesome to see the progress. We are so excited to get home at the end of each day to see what is going on.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">There haven't been a lot of updates lately because a lot of the work over the past week and a half or so has been painting and drywall work. It looks so good though, you will just have to trust me on that one! All of our ceilings are repainted and "fixed" from the damage that they had sustained from the hurricane and the poor roofing and air conditioning. Also, our hallway, where we did not have the proper tools to paint, has been finished. It truly feels brand new! I honestly cannot stop staring, especially at the ceilings which have had water spots for quite some time now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">And along with the finishing the tile work today, we said our final goodbyes to our very first front door. The door was coming down as I walked out this morning and the new one will be up by the time we get home! I guess I am kind of sad, but at the same time it will be nice to have a front door that opens and closes properly! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">This past weekend we had a blinds company come out and measure for blinds. We have to get custom since all of the windows are weird sizes and they are custom. They will be awesome though, and exactly what we choose! We are doing brown wooden blinds in the windows above, the master bedroom, and then cafe style white shutters in the windows in the living room. They have to measure one more time to make them perfect, and then they will be made and finally installed on May 9th! So excited!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Along with all of the window work, the crew has also finished the deck (pictures to be added soon), and done lots of painting and drywall work. The front door gets fixed on Monday and then the tile backsplash gets placed next week as well. It looks like we are hitting the home stretch here with maybe just one more week of work. Can't wait to enjoy it everyday!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">And here is one more picture of Mr. Oliver enjoying the window and his new "seats" that I gave him so he doesn't tear up the new paint! Glad to see the boys are enjoying the renovations as much as we are!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Oh and I almost forgot to mention, the deck is gone and ready for the roofers to come and check things out which should be today. As soon as that is done, the new deck can be put on.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The bedroom windows with the curtains down, blinds thrown out and all of the framing ripped out. Ready to start figuring out the puzzle of putting these back together correctly. This picture even shows how the window in the middle was put in crooked.</span></div>
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Oliver enjoying the newly built window box. Glad they got the bottom section on because I was afraid he was going to try and jump up there with nothing to land on! I think he approves of the work!</div>
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And the roof underneath that they are checking out today. Then the door comes out and the flashing and roof will get fixed so there will be no more rain inside the house!</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Can't wait to see how everything today goes. This is day four of the project, and it looks as though we may be a little behind schedule. The thought was this would be a 4-5 day project, and after day four we have a lot of things that still need to be started. Might be another week or so until they finish. As long as it is done and done right, they can stay as long as they want!</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-80242253647850587472012-04-11T13:56:00.001-04:002012-04-11T13:56:30.333-04:00Renovation Day 1<span style="color: red;">Well, it has started! Yesterday at 7:30am, the guys got to the house to start the work. I did one last walk through with them to make sure that everyone was on the same page before I left for work and left the crew to start tearing apart the house. And that is partially what happened on day one.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">One of the big issues we had was with our windows. Our home was originally built in 1900, and along with the charm comes some antiquated construction. The window sockets (for lack of a better term) are cut for window sizes from the early 1900s, not what windows are today. So, what one can do when putting new windows into a home like this, they can either get all custom windows or trim the socket to fit a standard size window. Well, the people who rehabbed the house did neither. Placing standard windows into place meant we had windows that were crooked and window sills that were literally collapsing. Last night I came home to this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">It's kinda hard to see, but that is our old window with all of the framing pulled out. You can see the brick which is kinda neat, but the crew could also see the problems. When talking with the construction guys, they told me that the wrong materials were used and everything was just framed wrong. Today they are going to rip everything out for the rest of the windows and start framing them correctly. Thankfully we can keep our old windows (which really aren't that old), and they will be able to insulate and frame the windows properly!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">The other thing that they started on yesterday was fixing all the drywall issues we had, and fixing up the paint. We had two roof issues, well really the rehabbers never finished the roof, so that meant during an ice storm the water started coming in and then again during a hurricane. And once it started, it never stopped. One roof was fixed and another section of roof is being repaired with this project, but the damage inside had already been done.</span> <span style="color: red;">We also had an air conditioning problem that caused condensation and ruined dry wall as well. </span><span style="color: red;">Here is one patch:</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">Well, I can't wait to see what took place today while we were at work! When I left this morning, the deck was coming down. So sad, but a new one will be put in its place! Check back tomorrow for an update!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-90332926628028637872012-04-09T14:43:00.000-04:002012-04-09T14:43:48.161-04:00A busy month<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Wow, I have to say the last month has been super busy! Unfortunately that meant that the blog was the last thing on my mind. Let me see, in the past month we celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Baltimore, first with a parade where Mama Rogers was one of the Marshals and then spent a beautiful spring day enjoying the pubs of Baltimore on the 17th. We finally got the chance to visit our friends Chris and Melanie to meet their new little baby boy Landon, check out her blog by clicking <a href="http://careerdesirestobottlesanddiapers.blogspot.com/">here.</a> We had a few visitors, first our friend Kelly from Delaware for a night and then Ty's sister Aimee for five days. With Aimee, we got to see some sights in Baltimore with her, and Ty spent the day in DC with her before she left to visit some friends. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Other than all of that, I have been busy with work and school. Working some late night and weekend events to learn some new roles in the office. And trying to wrap up the last few semesters of graduate school, where I just got invited to be a part of the Public Administration honor society. Tyler has been busy with work and of course lacrosse season has started. The team has started off a little rocky with an 0-3 record, but Ty has been very happy with the hard work the boys are putting in.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">This past week, Tyler had off for spring break, and I got to take off on Friday so we could head to Camden Yards for opening day of the Baltimore Orioles baseball season. Some pictures from the day are below. It was a beautiful day at the Yard, and the city is so energized by the Birds. The team has started 3-0 and sit atop the American League East. Hoping it keeps going.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">We are looking forward to the big renovation that starts tomorrow. We will keep you all updated on that as it goes on. It's exciting and overwhelming at the same time to think about all of the work that is going to be going on in the house over the next week or two. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, Passover or whatever else you may have celebrated! Check back soon for some updates on the house!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Me, my friend Jade and my Mom at a bar in Baltimore before heading to the stadium</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlJDPDxOVaBx24ZwBlDDfK4jC8U8mKdtxw4Qf35BDnxuaEQgGB6NV0UoLJbjEjhAheZXjylv7hfK47HgRY6U8BBPb-5xAJkaMbM6q97RSWhPlaLjUVLnNpOd1I1wxZZaa7etZB4tWeUbs/s1600/P4060001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlJDPDxOVaBx24ZwBlDDfK4jC8U8mKdtxw4Qf35BDnxuaEQgGB6NV0UoLJbjEjhAheZXjylv7hfK47HgRY6U8BBPb-5xAJkaMbM6q97RSWhPlaLjUVLnNpOd1I1wxZZaa7etZB4tWeUbs/s320/P4060001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Tyler and me out at the bar. Ty with his Camden Yards commemorative Natty Boh</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisF96pWe35Vl7BUF99DB3gPaJhBS5elGLchWpniSQ21PjmXzfZt-Rw2JhAuMu4a5w_wk-m3b9gtcLmL0EA_YmxY3lL5ER_C-t3QpUgbUnfxJ7ewI-A10zrsjEmw0SfK6ZxvbcrWQx2lTmw/s1600/P4060002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisF96pWe35Vl7BUF99DB3gPaJhBS5elGLchWpniSQ21PjmXzfZt-Rw2JhAuMu4a5w_wk-m3b9gtcLmL0EA_YmxY3lL5ER_C-t3QpUgbUnfxJ7ewI-A10zrsjEmw0SfK6ZxvbcrWQx2lTmw/s320/P4060002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Ready for opening day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzz8M6fjxffkjbrceW7Oyff3uGvTz7gCoXKMRn96SRKA111TWw5HuPSX6dqBbAgI04g0zx5AqD-qsU5jYjFi9yxQ5ZKijGSHGhDSNzySEiy7V755GArSkr1cgPMSd3KF3p0mwS1KXJXej/s1600/P4060003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzz8M6fjxffkjbrceW7Oyff3uGvTz7gCoXKMRn96SRKA111TWw5HuPSX6dqBbAgI04g0zx5AqD-qsU5jYjFi9yxQ5ZKijGSHGhDSNzySEiy7V755GArSkr1cgPMSd3KF3p0mwS1KXJXej/s320/P4060003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The field. Ready for it's 20th season!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhT0DfnKGK6e1vPdlkmwDEFCHktk5ZZxnr8C3Pn69jZtS6KpOlN7yx4VN6Hx1oUPoyxZXLvFCrTeyHgjDQvLYs_-vjjRRjkJ5iFQwWThATy9XMVLZnwsg8YGoXt7ZjsufBJH9sBGAOFZp/s1600/P4060004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhT0DfnKGK6e1vPdlkmwDEFCHktk5ZZxnr8C3Pn69jZtS6KpOlN7yx4VN6Hx1oUPoyxZXLvFCrTeyHgjDQvLYs_-vjjRRjkJ5iFQwWThATy9XMVLZnwsg8YGoXt7ZjsufBJH9sBGAOFZp/s320/P4060004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The Orange Carpet, for the introductions of the 2012 Orioles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5KFNnrAwB-rLzG0CTD6AbjHOnd6YHAR9O7aAOZm_zKu6SxQp6if1A90QA2N1hoWvVlgpFHzMFELnkxdrEHUsZSeKxyzRWt8fO34f86wTCY8ZGhV8Qlfxsea2aMV556VDYbSgb_nRxuvd/s1600/P4060005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5KFNnrAwB-rLzG0CTD6AbjHOnd6YHAR9O7aAOZm_zKu6SxQp6if1A90QA2N1hoWvVlgpFHzMFELnkxdrEHUsZSeKxyzRWt8fO34f86wTCY8ZGhV8Qlfxsea2aMV556VDYbSgb_nRxuvd/s320/P4060005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Brady Anderson is back with the Birds! A former All-Star player, now a part of the coaching staff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOVh8MEjh3n6aT6FeyVfijZi2t6DCH1PaucZ6zxskqdf8SM8rIwaXePmPdIUStGSDW1K6o6MEc0mcOyFx3XLM8k3zO8u3MZY64ebZA2pOAXSR-3P_pZ8RpmCQYIJlC3UExbdtreO3pAkj/s1600/P4060006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOVh8MEjh3n6aT6FeyVfijZi2t6DCH1PaucZ6zxskqdf8SM8rIwaXePmPdIUStGSDW1K6o6MEc0mcOyFx3XLM8k3zO8u3MZY64ebZA2pOAXSR-3P_pZ8RpmCQYIJlC3UExbdtreO3pAkj/s320/P4060006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The Oriole Bird. Best mascot in the MLB</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMStGAk3qtxejxKbHv_AGoEth12ORkUbhlMxooGbrpa6gw3_ALH9SAoRpzcc61GIKKOXfWtJlhKQVds7nqvfTRL9s8Mzdd4ubPfOU3si_uZNuEQrxCxK6kd0bKAaYLmvXlYiCT0P_6bW8/s1600/P4060007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMStGAk3qtxejxKbHv_AGoEth12ORkUbhlMxooGbrpa6gw3_ALH9SAoRpzcc61GIKKOXfWtJlhKQVds7nqvfTRL9s8Mzdd4ubPfOU3si_uZNuEQrxCxK6kd0bKAaYLmvXlYiCT0P_6bW8/s320/P4060007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The teams. Baltimore Orioles played the Minnesota Twins for Opening Day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC44EYyetnmN_vMeLJclfOr6Gk1ar12pHh2OJaCZDuxRBcQTY-Lkbk-3Uh-QRWddx2zT7dM7t7HO31QRpdDpNuL2NGIQMKZln_uOTj0e9BhTAWdUJQ7XiGTKkW8eesk-A-9HjMYkxMlAn/s1600/P4060008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrC44EYyetnmN_vMeLJclfOr6Gk1ar12pHh2OJaCZDuxRBcQTY-Lkbk-3Uh-QRWddx2zT7dM7t7HO31QRpdDpNuL2NGIQMKZln_uOTj0e9BhTAWdUJQ7XiGTKkW8eesk-A-9HjMYkxMlAn/s320/P4060008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The commemorative War of 1812 flag for the Star Spangled Banner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdZgHW93LlimPLFpS9KrLhcgwcLjDoPdRMc2u-a1-lR_5cxdVLyDEu5lbjKuz6PIFLNit5foUd4BbwM9kfH9dDp4HkyFP-6ai3t8-3ZRiPZn2YIrejUPS7LylUnspYVCRwmkbvHR8BivY/s1600/P4060009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdZgHW93LlimPLFpS9KrLhcgwcLjDoPdRMc2u-a1-lR_5cxdVLyDEu5lbjKuz6PIFLNit5foUd4BbwM9kfH9dDp4HkyFP-6ai3t8-3ZRiPZn2YIrejUPS7LylUnspYVCRwmkbvHR8BivY/s320/P4060009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">A helicopter fly over before the game started. Never seen that before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAKvzDRthLpZtDFOXeE20sTCRLBdGnjDXC3ZVZINnTHJ8zP7I63JjKLH4a3qMIi-buErrhGPvx1-2S67XgtaVsbAP0woF9fWLDTOUsdxb6nc2IZCrrujKodPj0DUvf92bi3Kw4bq1RLKq/s1600/P4060010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAKvzDRthLpZtDFOXeE20sTCRLBdGnjDXC3ZVZINnTHJ8zP7I63JjKLH4a3qMIi-buErrhGPvx1-2S67XgtaVsbAP0woF9fWLDTOUsdxb6nc2IZCrrujKodPj0DUvf92bi3Kw4bq1RLKq/s320/P4060010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Another former Orioles All-Star, Chris Hoiles threw out the first pitch. He was there for the first pitch when Camden Yards opened 20 years ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwD0PJz3DTLlT3of2WD4XLADvFMi3jIveI8s7FBFYHbvwW4_Evq-4WGJ31Ho-DccNGy6UwwdOqF7WOaBSCV04WEmFKttcrzRDRb5GNu-2yT52WSIyZjlRNKKBcnP5ONRW-rkJqzrURv48/s1600/P4060011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwD0PJz3DTLlT3of2WD4XLADvFMi3jIveI8s7FBFYHbvwW4_Evq-4WGJ31Ho-DccNGy6UwwdOqF7WOaBSCV04WEmFKttcrzRDRb5GNu-2yT52WSIyZjlRNKKBcnP5ONRW-rkJqzrURv48/s320/P4060011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The starting defense for the O's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEm6zwDCcTxDjFa5b4TP2-u-35eH8fWkB7VYTeJaP_2wa5d4gE5xLUNw79MHXnu9U0xD4bH_1gVDl6c7VTvK0GjQ_d14u8znexg4hC8e9zn-YCu1IJOX08MjvWIqvPPNi_flYxcK7_Y-Cz/s1600/P4060013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEm6zwDCcTxDjFa5b4TP2-u-35eH8fWkB7VYTeJaP_2wa5d4gE5xLUNw79MHXnu9U0xD4bH_1gVDl6c7VTvK0GjQ_d14u8znexg4hC8e9zn-YCu1IJOX08MjvWIqvPPNi_flYxcK7_Y-Cz/s320/P4060013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">First pitch, and it was a strike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcGKV9cIZz4694ot1w2YrUgtrbd07AxxOZHQRPQlAdonkp0GdtV-m-JGkosH2cy40HpP6hG9_zvvaNG0r4gt87MdK-bW3dFaRo7CCe-0JD18_mS2hI6-iTQBn_78lCdLr8zVjj8NVrTnY/s1600/P4060014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcGKV9cIZz4694ot1w2YrUgtrbd07AxxOZHQRPQlAdonkp0GdtV-m-JGkosH2cy40HpP6hG9_zvvaNG0r4gt87MdK-bW3dFaRo7CCe-0JD18_mS2hI6-iTQBn_78lCdLr8zVjj8NVrTnY/s320/P4060014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My mom and I found Mr. Boh, the unofficial mascot of the City of Baltimore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hWEHxEONsQwii9JgbDtFkMaalqjhAFkcX8-M3xRIU0AfvHN9lRIsIc8ZW2EfR1-iEOFgmhnyiXC7YKnfcx9PEpluE3zpKyA5TdM78wrMinKODVI9dNUcWi5W-vd2Y4cXGHLFhxLdL3Y7/s1600/P4060015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hWEHxEONsQwii9JgbDtFkMaalqjhAFkcX8-M3xRIU0AfvHN9lRIsIc8ZW2EfR1-iEOFgmhnyiXC7YKnfcx9PEpluE3zpKyA5TdM78wrMinKODVI9dNUcWi5W-vd2Y4cXGHLFhxLdL3Y7/s320/P4060015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-85100348463528119242012-03-03T14:23:00.000-05:002012-03-03T14:23:36.827-05:00Let the remodel begin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Well, we have been in our home now for almost five years. For those who do not know, we bought a Baltimore City rowhome as our first home. The house was totally renovated (well we thought), so the belief was that not a lot of work would need to be done. While this statement is somewhat true, there are a lot of "issues" we have had to deal with over the past few years. What was nice was that the entire house was white, so a blank canvas for us to make our own. Not so nice... the contractors clearly cut corners to save money leaving us with some major headaches. We have fixed roof issues, air conditioner issues and crawl space issues over the years, and now we are dealing with doors, windows and a shoddy deck, along with some damage from the prior problems.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">After tireless research and recommendations, we found a company that we are very excited to work with. The contracts are signed, and the work is set to begin in just a few weeks. This weekend we get to pick out our new tile for the backsplash in our kitchen. I never knew that this was going to be so difficult!! We have until Tuesday, fingers crossed we choose something we love!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We love the cabinets and countertops that the renovators put in, and stainless steel appliances, just needs some more color. And the paint on the wall is just contractors grade paint, so if anything splashes on it, you can't clean it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphenL3TXOtnojA9rhAAs5vYu7mj6D9JgKlaLaGz_v54BSUqXS5I27br5hKEQblMaUuojZHo3hTvmY1WzOF0JoMBIPEVwLM2g7WTVCkowIFRDdVXKqU83wcT19puoVRZ45qiyZX_Ld38s2M/s1600/kitchen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphenL3TXOtnojA9rhAAs5vYu7mj6D9JgKlaLaGz_v54BSUqXS5I27br5hKEQblMaUuojZHo3hTvmY1WzOF0JoMBIPEVwLM2g7WTVCkowIFRDdVXKqU83wcT19puoVRZ45qiyZX_Ld38s2M/s320/kitchen2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So here is our kitchen table covered in tile samples to choose from. Different colors, textures and sizes... had no idea it took this much to choose a kitchen backsplash! Hopefully we can choose by Tuesday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP59Me2rK90AqgnYMPgKRJ4WNBD87qqoqZW_V-o_uaSWFYSv79QZAGF3tmR4gh28wqX7LhCiuLj2p16Ftseb8uwJxpChumkQapLnWOyQ9d7CkvBifoW9XC8FODrRH6Vz-oYaKzhgDxrJNW/s1600/kitchen3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP59Me2rK90AqgnYMPgKRJ4WNBD87qqoqZW_V-o_uaSWFYSv79QZAGF3tmR4gh28wqX7LhCiuLj2p16Ftseb8uwJxpChumkQapLnWOyQ9d7CkvBifoW9XC8FODrRH6Vz-oYaKzhgDxrJNW/s320/kitchen3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-68530749839403547582012-02-14T15:11:00.000-05:002012-02-14T15:11:25.154-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!<span style="color: #cc0000;">Happy Valentine's Day!!! Most people regard this as "The Hallmark Holiday", and hey, it is what it is, but I love it! I love being able to take some extra time out of my day to tell the people that I love, that I love them. I think in this fast-paced, busy life that we all lead, it is sometimes forgotten, and man do I feel guilty when I forget! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Tyler and I spent Sunday celebrating, and well I guess our celebration has extended a bit before and after that. I was so excited about the present I got for Tyler, that I gave it to him the same day DHL delivered. I made him a photobook of all of our adventures for the last 7 1/2 years of this relationship. It was really cool to be able to reminisce about everything from vacations, to summer nights, buying our first home and our wedding!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Ok, so on Sunday, we headed to one of my favorite restaurants, The Melting Pot, for a nice dinner together. This place is so cool, and is such an experience. When you are cooking your own food, you have lots of time to talk and just spend time... together!</span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: black;">My Love Martini... I just had to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtD9pr61WNqNtQc0fY6HrHFl5Lh5AfhJbDrDjFkTZqnvviL3Lhu-6-4M7fmcpOYGm7kIveDVghIN7NplHg4oHPryoG5rvMB0yy7KsnKajbvI-Cyk1_J63MoWBHk6XoUvAfIfBtYVFwRh0/s1600/Love1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtD9pr61WNqNtQc0fY6HrHFl5Lh5AfhJbDrDjFkTZqnvviL3Lhu-6-4M7fmcpOYGm7kIveDVghIN7NplHg4oHPryoG5rvMB0yy7KsnKajbvI-Cyk1_J63MoWBHk6XoUvAfIfBtYVFwRh0/s320/Love1.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center">Tyler enjoying the cheese fondue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtnJan8RDEGi-A5EQbK1Vfy_jw9H_gUpMTRtnhyphenhyphenO1zLCk4dUsIs0zLpez5UwgQzvBfR3mm385tpHhg72vwxPJSHwPesshOz7CVSlj4FDDVVwqcHRZCp9QTXTywUGE48L7UA1zk3UUTCF6/s1600/Love2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtnJan8RDEGi-A5EQbK1Vfy_jw9H_gUpMTRtnhyphenhyphenO1zLCk4dUsIs0zLpez5UwgQzvBfR3mm385tpHhg72vwxPJSHwPesshOz7CVSlj4FDDVVwqcHRZCp9QTXTywUGE48L7UA1zk3UUTCF6/s320/Love2.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">As part of the Valentine's "Special" at the Melting Pot, I got a rose after dinner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk47VMj10hRJ9ycUeYYT4zpnySjVCWqjbd1pHlgfMBEmVWiP_ea13lXjt83LgWS_5j3ZUL0z-1b4nKYmF8419pb3qzvrRA0bO0KztfDkjbTZTnXaYpL_QF0yq_9IUhmJquQ-AeSMXzJ6J/s1600/Love3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk47VMj10hRJ9ycUeYYT4zpnySjVCWqjbd1pHlgfMBEmVWiP_ea13lXjt83LgWS_5j3ZUL0z-1b4nKYmF8419pb3qzvrRA0bO0KztfDkjbTZTnXaYpL_QF0yq_9IUhmJquQ-AeSMXzJ6J/s320/Love3.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">And we got a picture too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluQKavIEqanYKhWh7QBAeMMHqQjsh5fdc25gMQLX-c9S2d3xaQiKQHAcyiX2xQknukzpgWMOUqvBoeMNKXPZSO2Qlj5jwjMCoyWsVkzN6n_UN69yibmVfWBFplf4j0Ljz9sbq1opZuJe2/s1600/Vday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluQKavIEqanYKhWh7QBAeMMHqQjsh5fdc25gMQLX-c9S2d3xaQiKQHAcyiX2xQknukzpgWMOUqvBoeMNKXPZSO2Qlj5jwjMCoyWsVkzN6n_UN69yibmVfWBFplf4j0Ljz9sbq1opZuJe2/s320/Vday.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="color: #cc0000;">So remember... Valentine's Day was extended a bit. Because of work, we are unable to "celebrate" tonight, so last night when I got home from work, I found this waiting for me on the desk...</span></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRT8VHSiaRBUDRw3G5niluYlnneWGxGsJfMeWrctPtBDtH4ibHeuj5j-_lP8oDoiLFMZTIIb07UXpy3tXv2b0H9EfgeQFELommgrYqpwdZh9f8yPoM4wPkSMXzHiON-2KdKS9ARfh0i-h/s1600/Love4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRT8VHSiaRBUDRw3G5niluYlnneWGxGsJfMeWrctPtBDtH4ibHeuj5j-_lP8oDoiLFMZTIIb07UXpy3tXv2b0H9EfgeQFELommgrYqpwdZh9f8yPoM4wPkSMXzHiON-2KdKS9ARfh0i-h/s320/Love4.JPG" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jamaican coffee, Jamaican rum and pina colada mix, and beautiful flowers!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Hope everyone had a great time celebrating the holiday of love, however it may be that you celebrate! Love to all of our family and friends that we don't get to see and don't tell enough that we love them!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-83574988632010226902012-01-30T14:47:00.000-05:002012-01-30T14:47:48.983-05:00O Baltimore... how I love thee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5bFP2rQawocq_CLWgX81GWrqRvr_B-eFSgjd11joidhk-N6B6ALmDJebswSrct5-ZIJQr2_jGbrzXYXcr710eghE9it5maqiedRgLWWxamXAdLTjUVsrSJ_Qnjm-ahEcidaGTGRlT5-l/s1600/Baltimore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5bFP2rQawocq_CLWgX81GWrqRvr_B-eFSgjd11joidhk-N6B6ALmDJebswSrct5-ZIJQr2_jGbrzXYXcr710eghE9it5maqiedRgLWWxamXAdLTjUVsrSJ_Qnjm-ahEcidaGTGRlT5-l/s640/Baltimore.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;">My typical posts are about what we did over the weekend or family happenings, this above snippet from a recent issue of GQ magazine was a must share so that people can truly understand, well I guess, ME.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;">The article was titled "75 things we can all agree upon" and this one I surely couldn't dispute. I think people have always questioned my love for the city of Baltimore. This was especially true when I headed north to Boston for college (another great city in and of itself). At the time, the HBO show The Wire was extremely popular, and the questions would pour in. "Is that where you live?" "Is it really like that?" Etc Etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;">It's a prideful city. I, along with most people I know, are proud to proclaim that city that we come from. And we have our sports teams. The O's have seen better days, but people still sport the Orange and Black and head to Camden Yards for a game and an Eskay Frank. And the Ravens... now, I was in New England for four years, during those four years, the Red Sox broke the curse of the Bambino and the Patriots won two Super Bowls. Taking nothing away from a great sports town, I never saw the excitement that I saw when the Baltimore Ravens made the playoffs. The whole town was behind the team, from lighting buildings in all purple, to painting the roads and lawns with Ravens logos, and finally celebrating pre-games for days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #351c75;">So, I am sure that whatever you have heard about Baltimore is true, and a true Baltimorean is proud of it. We are proud of our accent, our roughness and even our brash attitudes. People come and go from this city all the time, and the ones that have remained for years and generations, will continue to grow their families here and take pride in "their" city. Outsiders may never understand, but we love it! </span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-17459727878563395952012-01-28T14:04:00.000-05:002012-01-28T14:04:58.947-05:00Happiest of birthdays Jessica!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Wow! My "baby" sister just turned 24 yesterday. I cannot believe it! I still think of her as a first grader, but in reality she has grown into a beautiful twenty-something who is ready to take on the world. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">So smart and beautiful, and still just as stubborn as the day she was born! I am so glad that she is my sister, and I am excited to share so many more memories with her!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Last night we had such a great time celebrating at her favorite Italian restaurant, Chiapperellis, in Baltimore. The food was so good, and we sent Jessica home with all of our leftover salad. Oh, this place has the most delicious salad EVER! And you get a huge plate of it with every entree. So, Jess gets to have all the extras, I mean it is her birthday and all!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Well Jess, welcome to your mid-twenties. Enjoy every moment, because just as everyone says, it sure does fly by!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Me and the birthday girl about 20+ years ago! Sisters and friends always!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQydSfi2l3Ws7fAPQiRdOmHRGTOfYpEWIeRqlDVvVbsWMsN-bRz25Upusx9PohbZCQgCz_e_F-paSzPHZ9q8cLVkft6X06VllhLxULOeF-yMtuxbZFcsAVzYyEv3PGwDcnhHdJ6nx9I-s/s1600/Jess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQydSfi2l3Ws7fAPQiRdOmHRGTOfYpEWIeRqlDVvVbsWMsN-bRz25Upusx9PohbZCQgCz_e_F-paSzPHZ9q8cLVkft6X06VllhLxULOeF-yMtuxbZFcsAVzYyEv3PGwDcnhHdJ6nx9I-s/s320/Jess.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">On my wedding day. So glad that my sister was by my side for this special day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj942MSvLBqG_xUMDVSLHpzzM4USBPtyUIH3Yc7bJ8XQurMt_FkU5Ply9gpizRVzS07KsCLrpJyfcHEq7uTrbEF9pjrofQ8Ib2RwyXaat8-rxGOopEoba5KSQvf4967-K7XOLdjKHYO49Uz/s1600/0046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj942MSvLBqG_xUMDVSLHpzzM4USBPtyUIH3Yc7bJ8XQurMt_FkU5Ply9gpizRVzS07KsCLrpJyfcHEq7uTrbEF9pjrofQ8Ib2RwyXaat8-rxGOopEoba5KSQvf4967-K7XOLdjKHYO49Uz/s320/0046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><br />
</span>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-64112353484954955082012-01-17T14:39:00.000-05:002012-01-17T14:39:21.872-05:00A weekend trip to the beach<span style="color: #0b5394;">This past weekend had Tyler and I packing up the car and hitting the road to Ocean City, MD. The real reason for the trip was to help my friend with some wedding planning. Her wedding is this summer, and I am honored to be one of her bridesmaids. We also thought it would be fun to spend some time with our friends though over a three day weekend. Finally, the dogs have never been to the beach, so we thought that would be an adventure as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We got there at lunch time on Saturday, and while I went to get my dress for the wedding, Tyler made the first trip to the beach. It was a super cold weekend, so we didn't go again so I could see that day. We did get up early and head to the beach again on Sunday morning. We were secretly hoping that this would expend enough energy that the dogs would sleep while we all sat around watching the Ravens in the playoffs on Sunday. Well, it didn't but it was a good try.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Anyway, the dogs loved the beach, but did not love the water. My friend's dog had no problem jumping right in, even though the temperature outside was 32 degrees. Our little pups stayed in the sand. Well, here are some pictures from the trip!</span><br />
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<div align="center">Here are the dogs waiting patiently for Tyler to throw a tennis ball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49uWY_Hd4g3gh_eIHLOWKE-8GN0h_jC8wF_4aryUd_w_MLHot2GVAh3pj2KS0PHt72m-2Ge0ME__8cm1oC1o7vTXjtcA7PjWX0nF_fjMCmFPqun9bbqgBgAZyddOq-2MYfXN7ovaVWNLj/s1600/Oliver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49uWY_Hd4g3gh_eIHLOWKE-8GN0h_jC8wF_4aryUd_w_MLHot2GVAh3pj2KS0PHt72m-2Ge0ME__8cm1oC1o7vTXjtcA7PjWX0nF_fjMCmFPqun9bbqgBgAZyddOq-2MYfXN7ovaVWNLj/s320/Oliver.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">All three dogs heading back to us after retrieving the ball</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ldqNcKHg-cWT74xjgszRvZzz9U-C1YP_B5WN9za6P-nC7bjUJp0nnF1e1N3ZocExFl2LInqsOaood5nq09wLSHS6V_3EoPZDT_nIi8jNlFNWU_NqTPW93InbiGmomKwDv18Os6CbuNgO/s1600/All+pups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ldqNcKHg-cWT74xjgszRvZzz9U-C1YP_B5WN9za6P-nC7bjUJp0nnF1e1N3ZocExFl2LInqsOaood5nq09wLSHS6V_3EoPZDT_nIi8jNlFNWU_NqTPW93InbiGmomKwDv18Os6CbuNgO/s320/All+pups.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">And here was my friend's dog George, jumping right on in to the frigid water. He was having a great time, and I don't think wanted to go home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRT-e3SKJAiWumfks8_JKuQwq6U5UmoHTStPixmbJoTvaM42TG4p8UKFbtXPuiS1QeAsTkPgj8yj6EUCyC-9_hQ_zXDu0qGd5NrbgzCrIoL2V0i0mL5JPQRfQsv8PW2q1C7tcRQ2gO0Y/s1600/George.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpRT-e3SKJAiWumfks8_JKuQwq6U5UmoHTStPixmbJoTvaM42TG4p8UKFbtXPuiS1QeAsTkPgj8yj6EUCyC-9_hQ_zXDu0qGd5NrbgzCrIoL2V0i0mL5JPQRfQsv8PW2q1C7tcRQ2gO0Y/s320/George.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">I tried to convince our dogs that it was a good idea to get in the water. In hindsight, it was probably good that they didn't listen to me since it was so cold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5fLbvh4fRNZH7ZnL1xNfki0y4k8_EsIKJi2yLZsYPrd0Q7epMe6Shyphenhyphenz-R2BC7O7vdf4s8TB9QFvaEYH9M9BQ7QCLnM0-auvYPyPeQd1yE1ElRZX-K140Mu-ihpKg-vA6zSuBUXeSuHHI/s1600/With+pups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5fLbvh4fRNZH7ZnL1xNfki0y4k8_EsIKJi2yLZsYPrd0Q7epMe6Shyphenhyphenz-R2BC7O7vdf4s8TB9QFvaEYH9M9BQ7QCLnM0-auvYPyPeQd1yE1ElRZX-K140Mu-ihpKg-vA6zSuBUXeSuHHI/s320/With+pups.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">They did love running on the beach and playing though. Here is Jack after his victory in the ball chase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZJ12ddcuZkZgm-6qtem5WFRw9WMykAaOPYsxiyx3pmp3qjFNdyKCvAtr7hPSpHg-GrYI87_Bwu1onZMh5g1N095BwKhfNpJRjyJzGdBO00bjtwodW4vSjWezFbc2CQn1VWHLnavKbGQ4/s1600/Jack2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZJ12ddcuZkZgm-6qtem5WFRw9WMykAaOPYsxiyx3pmp3qjFNdyKCvAtr7hPSpHg-GrYI87_Bwu1onZMh5g1N095BwKhfNpJRjyJzGdBO00bjtwodW4vSjWezFbc2CQn1VWHLnavKbGQ4/s320/Jack2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Oliver patiently waiting for his turn to go</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19Ja-ojXqEzyemf6KASY5VR0nF1kgescvOuvYyIeunzvfqmm8AspUFdLf9qVjGfsEk1z0HlvaIUY26JcrEkXmY6jPeZgHmeUZLVYXLzAUkzgiFl-LhxkcZZA12LPpLGhxblS3yjKyrzME/s1600/Oliver2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" kba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19Ja-ojXqEzyemf6KASY5VR0nF1kgescvOuvYyIeunzvfqmm8AspUFdLf9qVjGfsEk1z0HlvaIUY26JcrEkXmY6jPeZgHmeUZLVYXLzAUkzgiFl-LhxkcZZA12LPpLGhxblS3yjKyrzME/s320/Oliver2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Thanks to our friends Brittany and Tig for their wonderful hospitality this past weeked. We had such a great time just hanging out and watching football, and the dogs had an even better time than we did I think. They were both sound asleep on the couch the minute we got home. And thanks to Brittany for the wonderful pictures! We can't wait to get down there again, just hope that the next time will be a little bit warmer!</span></div>Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083890299874361670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518047414862695225.post-29900064881021098522012-01-04T15:35:00.001-05:002012-01-04T15:53:29.821-05:00Holiday Photo Shoot 2011<span style="color: #38761d;">Now that all of our Christmas cards have hopefully made them to their intended recipients, we wanted to share some of the pictures from our photo shoot. We had so much fun as always with our photographer/friend Leah and her boyfriend Jeremy. And recommend her to anyone who needs a photographer in the Baltimore area. Here is her webpage: <a href="http://leahrhianne.com/">Leah Rhianne Photography</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">This year we headed to the Visionary Art Museum in South Baltimore. They have really fun artwork outside that we thought would be fun to have in our pictures. Then we went over to the water to get a few more pictures, including one of my favorites with the Domino Sugar sign in the background. It's always fun to show off the city we love in some way in our pictures for our out of town family and friends.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">We hope that you all love them as much as we did! Some you saw on the card and some you didn't. It was so hard to choose our favorites again. Thanks Leah!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Instead I will be looking at this all day:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">But I guess there could be worse things. And only 38 emails after a 10 day break from work really is nothing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Oh and they gave me this window to look out of, so at least I can day dream between answering phone calls, letters and emails!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Well our week wasn't terribly eventful, aside from what was listed above. We had a house guest for the week as my friend Ashley and her dog Sarah stayed with us while she was in town visiting family. We saw the new Sherlock Holmes movie, which we both highly recommend.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">We are starting the New Year with a resolution of our own, it's time to save lots of money so we can finally finish all of the projects around the house that we have been talking about for the past five years... since we bought the place. Next weekend we will start with the living room. Stay tuned for updates! Oh and next week will be perfect for our start time because the Ravens are in the playoffs, but have a bi-week, so we have a weekend that is football free. We truly get nothing done during football season. It's kind of nice once the season ends.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Well 2011 was a crazy year, and we are ready to see what 2012 has in store for us. Keep checking back for updates! Hope everyone had a great time celebrating the holidays and ringing in the New Year! </span><br />
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