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Confessions/Vents/AWs
Got any? I need some entertaining today, so please share. 
Married: October 11, 2008
Re: Confessions/Vents/AWs
I was watching Pawn Queens last night where a woman brought in this really cool modern doll house she wanted to sell. The shop owner was all, "Oooooh this looks very Frank LLoyd Wright!" Ummmm.....NO IT DOESN'T!! It bugged me more than it should have! :-) It's a pet peeve of mine that people toss out the one and only architect's name they might know to talk about ANYTHING architectural. His style was very distinct - there is no mistaking it! (I went to school for a looong time to be able to complain about this - hahaha.)
Another time a realtor on house hunters called an ionic column a doric.... just don't say anything if you don't have two clues what you're talking about!! OR...they call concrete patios "cement patios". No. Cement is an ingredient in concrete! You might as well call it a "sand patio" because that is also an ingredient in concrete!
Now that I'm all riled up maybe I should rally with chelseanelson about the yard sign!!!
eta: I Googled "modern dollhouse" and I found it! This is soooooo not FLW.
I suppose the closest "match" could be Falling Water....but that is a stretch for me.
Meh, it still bugged because it was apparent she was pretty clueless about the reference. :-)
We have been re-doing our three season porch. The carpet that we put in is too long and we had to cut the doors down just a touch. Turns out, we over measured and now there is a bug 1/2 inch gap and light (and cold are in the winter) comes through. Damn.
It's my baby brother's high school graduation this weekend. I couldn't find any nurse to cover my shifts, so we are leaving Mpls at 7am on Sunday and getting to point B hopefully by 11:30am (his party goes until 1pm). I hope that I'm not delusionally tired.
My SIL has an adorable baby bump. It almost makes me want to be pregnant. Is it weird that I want to be the godmother even though I never go to church and has alternative Christian beliefs?
No confessions or vents, just two AWs.
1. 3 years ago today, Lars and i got hitched at the courthouse. we dont celebrate it officially but i still think it's kinda cool to note. he gave me a funny card this morning and it make me smile. he's a good dude.
2. my first of four interviews today went really well! two down, three to go!
Could you put a flexible rubber flap at the bottom of the door to stop some of the cold air from coming in?
I wonder how many people these days actually adhere to being a GODparent? It seems like these days it's just an honorary title that doesn't mean much by way of actual religious guidance.
Those totally look similar to my untrained eye, but architecture is not my area of expertise.
I have a big vent. I'm buying a new car. I've been driving the same vehicle for 7 years and it is looking like crap. Runs great but its time. A relative is a retired auto dealer but still has his license and he brokered a good deal on a used vehicle for us. The dealership the sale is going through wanted a crack at financing and we opted to go with our bank after considering all our options. Dealer is angry because "they're moving the car 800 miles and so they need the financing to offset the cost". Pretty sure you're still making money on the car sale and if it was going to be a problem, then don't offer me a car that lives in Illinois! If I had paid cash, there'd be no discussion. I've nicely said no and thanked him for his efforts on our behalf and he is not. letting. it. go.
AND - my bank is holding my insurance settlement check from our hail damage and are just telling me AFTER I wrote out a check for the material purchase of our new siding. This day blows.
Good work Strength! We all had faith that you would do great and are happy to hear the interview are going well!
Kiz: we will probably just put a something under the door. And they stay open until October, so no hurry. It was more annoying. We have a good contractor friend that we normally call for this stuff, but we figured "F it, we can do it ourselves!" Alas.
Also, I totally agree about the godparent being an honorary title. When I was growing up, it was in the church and my godmother (also my aunt) gave me churchy stuff, and now is the closest member of that family. Although I never remmeber her sitting me down and talking about religion. IMO: do good, think of others first. H and I talked if we would baptize our kids if we have any and it just seems easier since both of our families are active in the church. I figure I'm going to mess the kid up anyway, might as well have my family accept them in case sh!t hits the fan.
I want these Frye boots.
Badly.
I've saved half of how much they cost and it's going to take me another 4 months to save up the rest with my fun money but I don't think I can wait. I'm going to look through my stuff this weekend and see what I can sell on Craigslist to come up with the money so I can purchase them sooner rather than later.
I'm a boot wh0re. I already have Frye boots and I still want more.
I hear ya. I think my beef is mostly just with people in general using his name to talk about architecture because that's the only name they know and usually it doesn't apply.
On the show, the angles with which they were shooting the doll house made it look even less FLW which made me scratch my head and then get annoyed.
Aaaaaand I'm a huge architectural dork and own up to it.
Kiz - you would have STRANGLED the agent that listed our house on the market. She called it a "Cape Cod." I thought our REA was going to strangle her when we were at our closing and she was still calling it a "Cape Cod."
Oh, and I have a question for you about FLW - in quite a few of his houses there is GORGEOUS stained glass. Did he design all of that himself too?
I loved your vent! Duh.
I think Falling Water is one of his more modern works, but other FLW is different to me.
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Your house is SOOOO not a Cape Cod!! Silly realtor!
And yes. FLW designed EVERYTHING that went in his houses. It's even rumored he designed CLOTHES for the women to wear while living in his houses. In a book I read about him it said he once went to a house he designed while the people were away to rearrange the furniture because he didn't like how they arranged it. He sounds like a huge egotistical control freak, but MAN, he was a visionary designer at the time. I think he'll go down in history as the most influential architect of all time. (Me 2nd of course, haha.) :-)
It was common for Architects to design many elements in houses during that time., including furniture, stained glass, even dishes. It truly is an artform.
One of my fave from the Art Nouveau style is Charles Rennie Mackintosh. He also did a lot of furniture and glass work design:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh
Chare
Boy/girl twins born at 37w1d and 37w2d
Totally agree! I was close with my godmother growing up but she was never a religious influence on me. My sister's godmother (our aunt) was so anti-religion that if she ever went to church with us it was as if she was stepping into a vat of acid! She put up such a fight - and then would try to make us laugh throughout the mass. Ahh, I miss her! . . . . My sister was looking into having her kids baptized and asked if I could make it (date unknown) and then added "If you came, you could be their godmother!" - I asked which one (there are four) and she replied "All of them?!?". Plus, she knows that I am agnostic/atheist - - so yeah, most definitely an honorary title!
My SIL however, I think takes the role a bit more seriously and when we were there for her twins' baptism and were the godparents of one, she nearly fell off the sofa when I causally mentioned that I was more more atheist than catholic. Seriously - her face went white and I felt so bad - and immediately reminded her that I was raised catholic and have a tremendous amount of respect for the faith and religion in general.
YAYA for you Strength!! 3 years already?? Wow - time flies!! Congrats to you and Lars!! And extra congrats to you for being half way through your interviews and rockin them! Think of how good this evening/weekend will feel with that weight off your shoulders!
As for me, no vent/confession or otherwise. I let it all out yesterday in my "overwhlemed" post. Still feeling like I am drowning in stuff to do, but I just need to put my head down and plow through it. I am getting better though about finding things for DH to do - at least I think I am!
I agree. I picture the Robie House usually.
Long, low, massive overhangs, small windows.
1. Yay! Happy 3 years!
2. Yay!!!! Good luck on the rest of the interviews!
No confessions for me.
Vent: I have been sick all week, and I am so over it! I have never been more sick than this past winter....ugh! Thank you so much daycare germs...
AW: I made my goal of breastfeeding for a year (and counting)!! It was a long, hard (and sometimes lonely) road, but I did it! I am so proud of myself!!
strength-congrats on your 3 unofficial years!
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AW: Some of the lifestyle changes I made in January/February are really paying off. I'm down 21 pounds and am over 4 months smokefree!
AW: Summer semester will be my final semester at community college. I'm transferring to St. Scholastica in the fall, because I was accepted into their social work program! I have maintained a 4.0 GPA my whole time at community college.
Vent: My allergies/ashthma/sinuses have been dreadful lately. I have felt consistently "icky" for the past couple weeks and am getting really sick of the shortness of breath.
AW - Big D and I are heading down to the cities this weekend. I've got a MN FACS meeting tomorrow morning, then dinner w/ my fam at Rainbow Chinese, then a little romantic time with D. We're celebrating our anniversary early, and I NEED to get out of dodge for a minute, because.....
VENT - School needs to be done soon. Please. I'm burned out.
Confession - I think I'm becoming a crazy coupon lady.
Will we be seeing you on the TLC show "Extreme Couponing?"
What have been some of your best deals?
ETA: It's not really a confession vent or AW but.. we're having a garage sale and we started yesterday. I am so incredibly sore. We hauled the stuff out and back in two different times yesterday. Who knew having a garage sale would make you sore!
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C - I lied about plans tonight to get out of going out with a friend. I am exhausted and this week has sucked big time. My and my couch are becoming one tonight.
V - We just had someone come in with paperwork from a breeder. The breed was listed as a Bosten Terrior. If you can't spell it, don't breed it!
A - We are taking DD to the zoo tomorrow and then being taking to dinner by DH's grandparents. Also, Sunday I get to sleep in and spend my first part of the day child free. It will be lovely.
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Vent: I am effing exhausted!!! I cannot wait to leave work today, it has been a HORRIBLE week at work!
AW: I am happy to have fun/relaxing plans this week-end. It is about time I get to enjoy my week-end!
You breastfeed an entire year (and counting)?!!? Holy smokes, good work. I just finished up my labor/delivery/postpartum rotations and had to do a ton of research on breastfeeding, etc. You are in an elite group - congrats!
Thank you so much! Believe me, it was not easy, and I can see why a lot of women don't make it...especially women that work full time! It was very important to me, and I was determined!
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Vent: I worked up the courage/strength to post about something deeply personal on my {personal} blog, and then blogger had to crash. My post has been "temporarily" removed, not sure when it's going to return, and it is making me feel anxious. I put myself out there, and now it feels like blogger is trying to hide it. I know that isn't the case, but it still hurts a bit.
Vent: about the personal info I shared {a m/c}, a friend of my husband's emailed me saying that she hopes we find joy again. It's not that I don't have joy in my life - it's that I am sad about the m/c. Then I emotionally start to doubt myself - WHY do I have joy in my life, should I be more completely melancholy/depressed about what happened...? Basically, I wish people, if they felt compelled to say something, would just say that they are sorry and if they wish to make themselves available to talk, just say that they are available. When people try to stretch to find something to say is when it seems that their well-intended words don't feel so great.
AW: I'm in love with pinterest. I finally got my 'invite' last night and I have been obsessed. I invited a few people that I think have great style - I hope they join and start pinning cool things.
AW: I lost 12 pounds while I was sick over the past week. Granted, it's only water weight and it'll come right back as soon as my sense of smell and appetite return, but I'll take it. Of course, I'm still not feeling 100%, so I'd take back the 12 pounds if it meant I was better this moment.
AW: I have new highlights and they make me feel super pretty. I like allowing myself to have shallow thoughts like this every once in a while.
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Oh Anita, I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this.
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Oh man, so sorry to hear that Anita. I would imagine emotions would be all over the place after something like that. :-(
Thanks ladies.. it's hard to explain. Yes, we are heartbroken over the m/c - but it's not that we don't have anything in our lives to be happy about! It's not that all of the joy has been sucked out of our lives! We are having a tough time, but I am able to somewhat compartmentalize the m/c because I am able to find joy in spending time with Joe and our pets. I am able to find joy in the really awesome homemade alfredo sauce I made. I'm able to find joy in pictures of cute things online. I had a m/c, and I am sad over this, but I am alive and otherwise healthy, and I live a mostly fortunate life. I just wish she didn't try so hard to say the "right thing" when I would have almost rather she said nothing at all.
Sex ed class should teach pregnancy/loss information - like don't tell a pregnant person that they "look sooo big!!" or don't say stupid things to people who m/c.
jack | born 9.13.12 at 40w4d | 9 lbs 12 oz | 23 in
my puppy loves - chloe & jenson
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