Thanksgiving Day!

In all of the commotion between the parade and the two flat tires I completley forgot to blog about Thanksgiving... or should I say The 4th Annual Oleson/Ronnebeck Thanksgiving Day Spectacular, as we refer to it.

Tim, Kat, Eric and I are all "Orphans" to the Pacific Northwest, meaning we have lots of friends, but not really any family to spend holidays with. So we began making Thanksgiving dinner together, which usually means Eric does Turkey, I do pies and Tim and Kat provide side dishes, wine and a table for us to eat on.

This year was as relaxing and as wonderful as the last and it's such a blessing to have friends like Tim and Kat to spend holidays with. And of course a few of my favorite shots from the day...

Cosmo and Seven just waiting for something to fall... something... anything...

Aquaman and I in all of our festiveness...

We normally play trivia but this year we played TRAINS!!!! It was a blast, Eric and I can't wait to buy our own game!

And my furry little face for which I am very thankful, Isn't he sweet?

So there it is... our thanksgiving... Thankful I didn't forget to post this!

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My Happy Place

I have a lot of happy space in my world - but the happiest of all is Marvista Park in Normandy Park, just a few short miles from my house. It's the one place where I can go, be a kid, and then feel completely refreshed afterwards. Vacation is coming... T minus a few weeks now, and I feel like I've earned the crap out of it this year! But until then, a weekly trip to my happy place with the furry one should do it! I love his little feet trying to take on the leaves! So cute.

The Wreath

It all started with Pinterest - yes, that rant about Pinterest still stands, but this was inspired from there. I wanted to recreate a wreath of bulbs, I hate buying wreaths since they expire year after year, this one will hang in my home for a LONG time, possibly till I die... that is how much I love how it turned out! So, being my crafty (and somewhat frugal) self, I set off to find the materials to make it. Finding that bulbs are not quite as cheap as you'd expect, I found them for 80% off. This wreath, at cost would have run me about $125. ACK! I made it for under 35%! So pretty! So pleased! Many have asked me to make one for them - my answer - you buy the bulbs and materials and I'll glue it together!

Thoughts of the American Pride Persuasion

I sat, mesmerized as I watched the “Breaking News” of the past 24 hours – Osama Bin Laden, Dead. What? I can’t really deny my mixed feelings about posting today. I don’t normally jump into the political rings but I can’t deny the HUGE news that swept our nation yesterday. So, this post has been thought out, a lot, typed really slowly, every word, intentional. Which is a huge leap from my normal ramblings of a Monday morning. We were sitting on the couch watching a movie, the movie ended and Eric turned on the news, and we watched, in awe. Just like September 11 th , I’ll always remember where I was when I heard the news. I can’t say I was ready to strap on a flag superhero cape style, and run up and down the street chanting “USA… USA… USA” like hundreds and thousands of other Americans in DC and New York, but then again, I wasn’t near ground zero, in Pennsylvania or at the pentagon the day that Osama Bin Laden became a household name. The American in me wants to be happy and

R is for Ronnebeck!

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