tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52480284876023752592024-03-13T23:08:14.063-07:00Meet California"Hello Beautiful, How's it going? I hear it's wonderful in California. I've been missing you its true..." -JBPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-89692733305467473862011-12-08T23:01:00.000-08:002011-12-08T23:04:50.593-08:00My LA Christmas tree!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6480557887_5b65c02025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6480557887_5b65c02025.jpg" width="239" /></a>It being our first Christmas living together, I found it necessary to get the biggest Douglas fur I could fit in our apartment. Tree--$36.99. Decorations--$10. Watching my boyfriend get a Skype tutorial from my father (from 4,000 miles away) on how to properly install the tree on a stand-- PRICELESS.</div><br />
<center></center>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-2705652332672448772011-10-16T06:09:00.000-07:002011-12-08T19:54:00.610-08:00I Do - And it is real.So I find myself in a time where everyone I know is getting married. I guess we are all growing up. Kind of scary. I wonder though, how do you know? Is love forever real? Or is it social propaganda?<br />
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And then I watched this video on Anjelah Johnson's website. It struck a cord. In a sense I understood then the reality is you do know. When you do reach that awareness that the person beside you is the one, it is so overwhelming it makes you cry. It's beautiful. In a time where many choose not to marry or find themselves in divorce, I realize love is not perfect. It will not fit a laundry list of expectations. Nor will it appear as you'd imagined it. It just will be what it is and you can't help it. That's where the beauty lies.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-90308721324699489782011-09-15T11:13:00.000-07:002011-10-15T11:55:14.713-07:00Summer '11 - Where have you been?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RX6mOYDLtx4/TpnMooQ1KiI/AAAAAAAAAVs/MFLM7DWGtDQ/s1600/IMG_1135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RX6mOYDLtx4/TpnMooQ1KiI/AAAAAAAAAVs/MFLM7DWGtDQ/s320/IMG_1135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Summer has come and gone without the slightest notice. In Los Angeles, the temperature maintained a cool and steady 76 degrees with overcast. Beach days were far and few between. So were my poolside margaritas. Caio my margarita-less summer. Until we see each other again.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-65027938832770031392011-08-16T06:04:00.000-07:002011-10-15T11:54:27.676-07:00Queso Fresco - It's 'Fresh Mexican' Cheese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://itsnotyouitsbrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/quesofresco-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://itsnotyouitsbrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/quesofresco-copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh Queso! Where have you been all my life?! I love you!!!!!<br />
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Yes, it's a strange declaration but have you had it? Queso Fesco translates from Spanish to fresh cheese. This mild and milky flavor will just melt in your mouth. Though the flavor is somewhat similar to mozzarella, the texture is entirely different. It is grainy and will crumble. Great for garnishing and on top of dishes. I personally love it with everything! It adds a satisfying, salty flavor as a topping for eggs, tacos, salads and soups and can be stuffed into peppers or other vegetables. Thank you Mexico!Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-56185441204059144992011-05-14T09:06:00.000-07:002011-05-14T09:10:20.300-07:00Catch Me Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UBwNMzYYSIE/Tc6oU1pIeMI/AAAAAAAAATo/9_0QQIEFu4A/s1600/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UBwNMzYYSIE/Tc6oU1pIeMI/AAAAAAAAATo/9_0QQIEFu4A/s320/photo+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div>Well I have been quite busy these past several weeks...<br />
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Between the Easter holiday, participating in a 10k (YES! I ran 6.2 miles!), vintage prom, my sisters graduation and my parents meeting my boyfriend-- I'm spent! But it's a good tired. Life is starting to come together. :)Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-84118731326288783682011-05-14T08:42:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:42:46.128-07:00Three Days Until Easter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.douglas.stebila.ca/files/pictures/2007/blog/photos/Wax_covered_Ukrainian_Easter_egg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.douglas.stebila.ca/files/pictures/2007/blog/photos/Wax_covered_Ukrainian_Easter_egg.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>Someone stop me before I ever begin on a new crafting endeavor pleeease! Disorient me long enough as to I may forget what I was about to embark on. My mother was right to disapprove of my extensive craft projects when I was a child. Why? Because she loved me.<br />
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Pisanki are hard. It is not so much applying the countless layers of wax. It's once you are done with the wax where the tricky part comes in. How to take off the wax without smudging and discoloring the actual design? In addition my eggs are completely rejecting the dye. What to do? I feel like my culture has just rejected me in a big way. I'm Polish, this should be easy.<br />
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I have boiled 24 eggs. Five cracked in the boiling process; three were consumed by wax; and the rest well I'm still trying.<br />
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Next year old world design egg wraps.Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-64040153358831756232011-04-18T22:13:00.000-07:002011-04-18T22:13:51.802-07:005 Days Until Easter<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -1px;"></span><br />
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<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Cover the eggs with cold water. The water should cover the eggs by one inch.</div></div></div></li>
<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">To make the hard-boiled eggs easier to peel, add a pinch of salt to the water. Cover the pan.</div></div></div></li>
<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Bring the water to a rolling boil over medium heat.</div></div></div></li>
<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">5</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Cook for one minute, then remove the pan from the heat.</div></div></div></li>
<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">6</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">When the water has cooled enough that you can put your hand inside (about 20-25 minutes), run cold water over the eggs.</div></div></div></li>
<li class="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="stepNumber" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #fa6726; float: left; font-family: serif; font-size: 30px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -3px; min-height: 35px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">7</span><div class="stepMeat" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 35px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div itemprop="step" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Remove the eggs and peel them.</div></div></div></li>
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Isn't this song springy?Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-2550286539414027292011-04-11T23:21:00.000-07:002011-04-14T18:47:17.709-07:00My new camera!I have spent the past month waiting in anticipation for this moment!!! Finally my Gakkenflex has arrived in the mail! I am so excited.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63nQEWLz2qU/TaPtuDmeVxI/AAAAAAAAATA/NOMCBSqcYLA/s1600/IMG00930-20110411-2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-63nQEWLz2qU/TaPtuDmeVxI/AAAAAAAAATA/NOMCBSqcYLA/s320/IMG00930-20110411-2015.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AzVBDFQ3sEM/TaPt8PlPk0I/AAAAAAAAATE/z_tY0FIPkVU/s1600/IMG00932-20110411-2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AzVBDFQ3sEM/TaPt8PlPk0I/AAAAAAAAATE/z_tY0FIPkVU/s320/IMG00932-20110411-2017.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This sweet camera is a labor of love. Without directions in English it can be tough to figure out what goes where but thank God for the internet!</div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I first heard this incredible song last year when I was in Italy. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;">Oh amore! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: nowrap;">Then later stumbled upon Stephanie and Mike's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">wedding video featured below. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">Check it out! ... Hmmmm destination wedding in Florence?</span></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/17671906">Stephanie & Mike Feature Film // Florence, Italy</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/elysium">Elysium Productions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“I've always admitted that I'm ruled by my passions.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“So much to do, so little done, such things to be.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“I think I'm finally growing up - and about time.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.”</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><span class="sqq" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">“It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.”</span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's sad to see winter go but it has been a wonderful season! I am going to try take advantage of whatever snow is still lingering. Once its gone I guess it's time to bring out the surfboards.</span></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-65702412946179506022011-03-15T20:44:00.000-07:002011-04-06T23:20:30.020-07:00A Song For The Heart<div style="text-align: center;">I love this song. You should too!</div><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/6647878">Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/saddlecreek">Saddle Creek</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</center>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-56846816249843825922011-03-12T16:00:00.000-08:002011-03-15T20:54:13.820-07:00Tak'in it easy<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--ZWtKLvdrP4/TXsBlTSnanI/AAAAAAAAARg/qV_TrP9GoGE/s1600/DSC_0334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" q6="true" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--ZWtKLvdrP4/TXsBlTSnanI/AAAAAAAAARg/qV_TrP9GoGE/s320/DSC_0334.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_uOG-zcZNR8/TXsA8_1roEI/AAAAAAAAARc/-D91pIAEjzc/s1600/Nutella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" q6="true" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_uOG-zcZNR8/TXsA8_1roEI/AAAAAAAAARc/-D91pIAEjzc/s320/Nutella.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I tend to find myself forging for sweet snacks roughly around 3pm. A craving turned ritual in which I battle my sweet tooth with an apple or orange on a daily basis. Thankfully for the most part the fruit wins.<br />
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It's Saturday and on the weekends I let myself endulge a little of the sweeter things in life. What a better way to spend a lazy afternoon than snacking on a little Nutella and Wasa crackers? Maybe I should acompany it with some tea?<br />
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I think I have a better understanding as to why the British have afternoon tea or the French le gouter (or le quartre heures). For the cravings.<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Bon appetit!<br />
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<em>303 calories</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><br />
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<em>Pray for all those effected by the quakes and tsunami.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa">The Great Wave by Hokusai</a></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248028487602375259.post-27040748121474150652011-03-11T01:11:00.000-08:002011-03-15T20:52:43.290-07:00Sunrise.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PNwJVxnFPLw/TXm-4RuJJ4I/AAAAAAAAARI/8lyD29u5TBc/s1600/malibu07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PNwJVxnFPLw/TXm-4RuJJ4I/AAAAAAAAARI/8lyD29u5TBc/s400/malibu07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A <i>(west coast)</i> sunrise.<br />
I will take it any day. It's such an effortless occurrence but only a few are truely unforgettable. I remember this one clearly. Waking up to the peaceful sounds of the ocean. The sun was just beginning to surface from the depths of the horizon.<br />
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At that time I was very uncertain about life. A lot had happened...<br />
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I've come a long way since that morning in Malibu. Who ever thought life would bring me here? The road ahead continues to be unclear but that has yet to stop me. We shall see what will come of it all.<br />
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You might have noticed that there is something missing. <br />
I thought it was time for a change. Simplify things a little.<br />
A cleaner look for a whole new fresh start.<br />
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Check back shortly to see what is to come.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Best,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Meet California</div></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02573060238175564218noreply@blogger.com0