tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71326826949525851772024-03-05T22:10:18.694-08:00Ellen GeorgeEllen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-68899458831624284172011-12-31T14:23:00.001-08:002011-12-31T14:45:18.579-08:00Merry Christmas!<p class="mobile-photo">Some of my favorite Christmas pics</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22BnWTg1TfPHsyeph6RKBUdyowe-oGdK60c5F6njHvXp8WtHUNGaEuZwAQQWbW9M1qRrgQt2bjXJMkARPNSDtdEqTsAPWT5CGNKynPX-AqlpspuVOlmUWn0GKlQNGlBvMhyphenhyphenZydq1Aw3I/s1600/CE1393E2-1921-4DA0-8E29-195025807B3E-701529.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY22BnWTg1TfPHsyeph6RKBUdyowe-oGdK60c5F6njHvXp8WtHUNGaEuZwAQQWbW9M1qRrgQt2bjXJMkARPNSDtdEqTsAPWT5CGNKynPX-AqlpspuVOlmUWn0GKlQNGlBvMhyphenhyphenZydq1Aw3I/s320/CE1393E2-1921-4DA0-8E29-195025807B3E-701529.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421673714884274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDFzD_QLR-z-7FQ4aaggYZd9H-3IuLmx4pPb9MiVg82UxBa86pqX0_gbfxhqNWXLAPSvjRa7hZjfZ1yOhRGyqdWbnaa-N2ua-GW_WZPwLSKrjE7H-mxwVtjxmq1lg3pGb2pojQEh8iUB_/s1600/A2A394BE-C6ED-4EA6-824A-FB95B37DB31F-702849.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDFzD_QLR-z-7FQ4aaggYZd9H-3IuLmx4pPb9MiVg82UxBa86pqX0_gbfxhqNWXLAPSvjRa7hZjfZ1yOhRGyqdWbnaa-N2ua-GW_WZPwLSKrjE7H-mxwVtjxmq1lg3pGb2pojQEh8iUB_/s320/A2A394BE-C6ED-4EA6-824A-FB95B37DB31F-702849.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421674672061138" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">I finally made stockings for our family. Daniel, me and Cosmo. Only took me 5 years.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWZ2yPDAYkaRER27l25m33-7O_tbdCa_0ggxxrvR-B0uC-Tp5IczeJ8g-JMC78bDQ4VqVlSKSj8lKqbgHbzlCfm9s5naZJ6rQwn3G-X552WHCTUQv_XgqhyDK4y86PUpwnFREIyor748C/s1600/83C28FA0-D8A6-4B34-A8A0-68B629B20E8C-703298.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWZ2yPDAYkaRER27l25m33-7O_tbdCa_0ggxxrvR-B0uC-Tp5IczeJ8g-JMC78bDQ4VqVlSKSj8lKqbgHbzlCfm9s5naZJ6rQwn3G-X552WHCTUQv_XgqhyDK4y86PUpwnFREIyor748C/s320/83C28FA0-D8A6-4B34-A8A0-68B629B20E8C-703298.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421679780184402" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppJfeb5KTIpDFZcX_di2TRUEUZtz11GKsjkC3Wd6UtRL63kIIUNEvFhsiGTkCfFl0vaBLfeXhS0sz9BOcx6_BOb0U11ZyFFcLfj9VOwsTrv3g70XkvFIzSqpOdiIq-m3-PC6RpQmrKNcR/s1600/6DB116B6-E386-4B63-BCA0-3B125FE38256-705182.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppJfeb5KTIpDFZcX_di2TRUEUZtz11GKsjkC3Wd6UtRL63kIIUNEvFhsiGTkCfFl0vaBLfeXhS0sz9BOcx6_BOb0U11ZyFFcLfj9VOwsTrv3g70XkvFIzSqpOdiIq-m3-PC6RpQmrKNcR/s320/6DB116B6-E386-4B63-BCA0-3B125FE38256-705182.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421689143578130" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Family together time. I think our bathtub shrunk because I remember there being a lot more room.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScpJgRcC4H7QjpovXCJoP5PglhWTdB9XjyksM6j3DpOmq3oohwamwh_0AAmthHb_firrKxm4PuZO2WuER6tsKdXZbckbYw9Kyc6qR4XqJ5MqZuNTZ4xVpSduR_Uau3gVni7tJlz4dRBuo/s1600/FE286A7B-3FED-409C-A232-14D34728B5F0-705663.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScpJgRcC4H7QjpovXCJoP5PglhWTdB9XjyksM6j3DpOmq3oohwamwh_0AAmthHb_firrKxm4PuZO2WuER6tsKdXZbckbYw9Kyc6qR4XqJ5MqZuNTZ4xVpSduR_Uau3gVni7tJlz4dRBuo/s320/FE286A7B-3FED-409C-A232-14D34728B5F0-705663.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421689058162370" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">Double FaceTime with Daniels family.</p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2b_j7w2b3khMRg_ugkV6v8fvaFJPcoSUryvl8zuA_KR7p7qFOx1wJUJsZ5h6kg41jibTxDCB_1ayBNnSAfta8e667EdsWWpJvcGl0q7IeaSWTDq1u0r8O2QcXfiWhI5U95CvVXZUUtE1/s1600/FF46C5AE-77C5-4CA1-9228-4493EE2DFCEA-706658.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2b_j7w2b3khMRg_ugkV6v8fvaFJPcoSUryvl8zuA_KR7p7qFOx1wJUJsZ5h6kg41jibTxDCB_1ayBNnSAfta8e667EdsWWpJvcGl0q7IeaSWTDq1u0r8O2QcXfiWhI5U95CvVXZUUtE1/s320/FF46C5AE-77C5-4CA1-9228-4493EE2DFCEA-706658.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421691370125890" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo">I broke out my favorite footwear! My trusty boots. I obviously don't get to use them much in Savannah so I loved being able to tromp around in the snow with them. </p><p class="mobile-photo"><br /></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwj901VrYap2HtCCRMznlAlliGide70CJQvuQSE1Yqhify_OxzAioLItf2IvDA6yGShFME-mKc56YPjoPriHCy-D3Bd4LvkSU6HjxtkZy8u_Y-U6A7I2iSLac7P0HmbDTTvQ0LrWrPfbS/s1600/9BC5B201-6887-405A-9391-72D2E10E7134-708165.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwj901VrYap2HtCCRMznlAlliGide70CJQvuQSE1Yqhify_OxzAioLItf2IvDA6yGShFME-mKc56YPjoPriHCy-D3Bd4LvkSU6HjxtkZy8u_Y-U6A7I2iSLac7P0HmbDTTvQ0LrWrPfbS/s320/9BC5B201-6887-405A-9391-72D2E10E7134-708165.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692421701809436738" /></a></p>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-49357638053433331052011-12-19T21:12:00.000-08:002011-12-19T21:13:17.679-08:00Scarf explosion<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUFnGg333XEsoDggSA9WgsWH4_IjgCtsCqSlMS3fywvFs5zX3nLIyd9kz1ECZS9G6nc7x4y8FL3IIEw5MDHDZHpauCNNTZYy2n7Oxc_5tRmRt_nB1_-iWDgAOu2iwRP7nyQcgAcx61yBL/s1600/photo-797680.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUFnGg333XEsoDggSA9WgsWH4_IjgCtsCqSlMS3fywvFs5zX3nLIyd9kz1ECZS9G6nc7x4y8FL3IIEw5MDHDZHpauCNNTZYy2n7Oxc_5tRmRt_nB1_-iWDgAOu2iwRP7nyQcgAcx61yBL/s320/photo-797680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688074292373816642" /></a></p>I was coloring with London the other day and drew her this snowman. Then I asked her draw him a scarf. She started around his neck and then scarf quickly became unraveled. I thought it was so cute.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-61356498575864289812011-12-16T10:39:00.001-08:002011-12-16T10:46:48.334-08:00Christmas Tradition<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMqEtD34sIFRtsbXsyCZZe7TiwnjY7Bch6cpTclMFFKrZ9s0mjGUBOHvl_E__Aj1k_ucNNZWLv6I6EftUprjusZ1vUeOmSj3-AxO4dcHfesxdGOYlgzJSelm8X5r827Hr2Ws1B6_b708l/s1600/photo-770237.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMqEtD34sIFRtsbXsyCZZe7TiwnjY7Bch6cpTclMFFKrZ9s0mjGUBOHvl_E__Aj1k_ucNNZWLv6I6EftUprjusZ1vUeOmSj3-AxO4dcHfesxdGOYlgzJSelm8X5r827Hr2Ws1B6_b708l/s320/photo-770237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797706886849874" /></a></p>When I was growing up, every year for Christmas my aunts would make all their nieces and nephews Christmas ornaments. I love my collection of one of a kind, hand made ornaments and look forward to getting them out each year. One of my favorites is this tiny felt mouse that is sleeping in half a walnut shell. I decided that I wanted to continue the tradition with my nieces and nephews. I just can't believe I'm up to 10 all ready! I love it!!!Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-70975379402771094192011-11-25T16:32:00.000-08:002011-11-26T15:12:35.504-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnO0Z20oFQntY-aXxt2ejvstB2Us2zVS8VZmATWcKTu8JShT5sLRl99GFxDwWGq6kMnLhGfayK-XiSTxOKs6MKCgVZ7ZT6BWDO_U9btm4ecqk6vzhKYGdJpRFsfQ4rBHC2Ys9A7DmjQoA/s1600/photo-748766.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnO0Z20oFQntY-aXxt2ejvstB2Us2zVS8VZmATWcKTu8JShT5sLRl99GFxDwWGq6kMnLhGfayK-XiSTxOKs6MKCgVZ7ZT6BWDO_U9btm4ecqk6vzhKYGdJpRFsfQ4rBHC2Ys9A7DmjQoA/s320/photo-748766.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679096310985676146" /></a></p>The other day I was feeling really depressed so i made a list of things I am grateful for on my phone. I still continue to add things to the list. So here it is.<br />Grateful for:<br />Daniel. Cosmo. London. Mom and dad. Brothers and sisters. George's. Paula and taras. my job workin with London. My apartment that feels like a home. Healthy body. My friends. Gospel. Temple. Scriptures. YW calling an opportunity to serve. Cool weather with sunshine. Yummy food. When Cosmo falls asleep on me. Faith. Books. iPhone. Car. Daniels jobs. Chapstick. Road trips with Daniel. Education. Sleeping in. Creating. Being able to talk to my mom on the phone and feeling better about life. For parents that care and love me. When London wraps her arms around my neck and goes ooowwww.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-62379285284027251842011-11-12T13:17:00.000-08:002011-11-12T13:27:45.962-08:00Garden Gates Part 1When I first moved down to Savannah two years ago, I remember walking around downtown and being so intrigued by all the private gardens. I told Daniel I would love to photograph the gates/doors that conceal these gardens, and he says so why don't you? So the other day he finally pushed me to do something with the idea. Here are my first photos. They consists of gates in historic downtown on Harris Street and York Street. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JIRqcPPjWOC0vO8mg8BHyNWAMTramzUKUSUBatP_x7Hl78UkFqbpBmhiD9U5Xc93GyRIMnipQrhNzc1fwYJGh-CNT-XUaErRtKYudF0bhDQ04S2SY7Ikh0j8wIH_pYWNADsCsE0IEvcF/s1600/gates+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JIRqcPPjWOC0vO8mg8BHyNWAMTramzUKUSUBatP_x7Hl78UkFqbpBmhiD9U5Xc93GyRIMnipQrhNzc1fwYJGh-CNT-XUaErRtKYudF0bhDQ04S2SY7Ikh0j8wIH_pYWNADsCsE0IEvcF/s400/gates+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674221947218580626" /></a><br /><br />To be continued...Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-71565903414703816662011-10-02T13:21:00.000-07:002011-10-02T14:02:35.572-07:00Bubblegum Bubble!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI63GrruFv-3x8aE9lHZWdofaoATts3PVADIqlf4qBYD1y4xblSFLla64vrgXAtrAGLXy89EuTjqqA4VRlT6Qwy9HTQbm7dUnpAjuLql3GJ4yfHw1ptrB_x5g26U4KaJPcrE2fGOehHJq/s1600/photo+1-750109.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUI63GrruFv-3x8aE9lHZWdofaoATts3PVADIqlf4qBYD1y4xblSFLla64vrgXAtrAGLXy89EuTjqqA4VRlT6Qwy9HTQbm7dUnpAjuLql3GJ4yfHw1ptrB_x5g26U4KaJPcrE2fGOehHJq/s320/photo+1-750109.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658992861766392994" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzTiv-TVU_WY_RZAt04S48S7DrnwRk0cQMmXkUjXSkI85NxFFz9euHUNROsIP3ga59I8z8JYNMZvBlBa3l67cYY7yzDj1rp5XUy4sEpvHusprwWPqa5hjuRjWkTxzQfpE8_0Cl54wQfrE/s1600/photo+2-751236.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzTiv-TVU_WY_RZAt04S48S7DrnwRk0cQMmXkUjXSkI85NxFFz9euHUNROsIP3ga59I8z8JYNMZvBlBa3l67cYY7yzDj1rp5XUy4sEpvHusprwWPqa5hjuRjWkTxzQfpE8_0Cl54wQfrE/s320/photo+2-751236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658992867382932114" /></a></p>Three pieces of Double Bubble and a twenty minute walk. Just the right combination for the biggest bubble blowout of your life!Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-28601600593126339722011-09-18T18:18:00.001-07:002011-09-18T18:18:46.220-07:00Jacob & Kayla Rogers<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw5XWE4A7iG6mhBwMWTL2cnPVrekQCiJQJcPmvk5ZLnlu5GBjNw6586fKO2QB8IQRzYDQ4tSj2k2cP4lT8I9hL40XCqUEHsi8IC7-Q7O1CBbf4_25ldo98RgS1TWDnjlMxYgGeJI6s1Nd/s1600/photo+1-726220.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLw5XWE4A7iG6mhBwMWTL2cnPVrekQCiJQJcPmvk5ZLnlu5GBjNw6586fKO2QB8IQRzYDQ4tSj2k2cP4lT8I9hL40XCqUEHsi8IC7-Q7O1CBbf4_25ldo98RgS1TWDnjlMxYgGeJI6s1Nd/s320/photo+1-726220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653874015605212962" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmYzvp-IKr8dyL2JK2duH3pBrH3Wr2grJc7tzgJlJ06iado98XY1jVwFo3Lkq-9K1iMHtfR4scN1BAFDX-UHcczF96edu_VgVDgy7Dw02rgGE1Qnbiubuk5i0y3A94WMuBYxnYQcPwvUu/s1600/photo+2-727278.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmYzvp-IKr8dyL2JK2duH3pBrH3Wr2grJc7tzgJlJ06iado98XY1jVwFo3Lkq-9K1iMHtfR4scN1BAFDX-UHcczF96edu_VgVDgy7Dw02rgGE1Qnbiubuk5i0y3A94WMuBYxnYQcPwvUu/s320/photo+2-727278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653874019479596850" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge51tW_W3FRvE46C4RjmUcyN7XiiZpAUJbTikbBJEGzFMyPTI7zAlU4DjrhgMacjMJ0TvvXVTur1Tm79AFFPFxq6q7mZjAkWuX8SXk4nGvy279adMbxH-9II425Y-zhLAaINoOhQnwqnwg/s1600/photo+3-728113.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge51tW_W3FRvE46C4RjmUcyN7XiiZpAUJbTikbBJEGzFMyPTI7zAlU4DjrhgMacjMJ0TvvXVTur1Tm79AFFPFxq6q7mZjAkWuX8SXk4nGvy279adMbxH-9II425Y-zhLAaINoOhQnwqnwg/s320/photo+3-728113.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653874026018574466" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouVJ8RsyWHkzh7ZfYi5hqHOktpwK0viHvxDUuBNTFwfleUWN_9S2Am_NrkzS33Rv33dQEwsuA-TGQi4zT3aBHkFHQapXYGKkJjsXXXhx99dp2cg0H8TBNGuMOEvlEf9sOjv5YWDUib5a6/s1600/photo+4-729234.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouVJ8RsyWHkzh7ZfYi5hqHOktpwK0viHvxDUuBNTFwfleUWN_9S2Am_NrkzS33Rv33dQEwsuA-TGQi4zT3aBHkFHQapXYGKkJjsXXXhx99dp2cg0H8TBNGuMOEvlEf9sOjv5YWDUib5a6/s320/photo+4-729234.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653874027752508242" /></a></p>This weekend my baby brother got married!! It was so beautiful. I'm so excited for him and his bride. After eight years of dating it is so nice to see them happily married. This was my third wedding of the year. Two brother and a brother in law. Each one was beautiful and unique. Congratulations you two and I love you both very much!Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-86426933055834649012011-08-24T20:26:00.001-07:002011-08-24T20:26:17.877-07:00I heart cosmo<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwQFyw7n27EmEIZ79YfwBHXHWmDaMbmIe_GOWZYv-Rs1SQ9eA-sPY-TCv64s-q-Dr7sSCKPpQQLo1I5gE3bNjVqH3BgiKMV26D9sblsSRqelPlSzmtVFvc3eJzl2jlruFlXP6G8VQeLcU/s1600/photo-777879.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwQFyw7n27EmEIZ79YfwBHXHWmDaMbmIe_GOWZYv-Rs1SQ9eA-sPY-TCv64s-q-Dr7sSCKPpQQLo1I5gE3bNjVqH3BgiKMV26D9sblsSRqelPlSzmtVFvc3eJzl2jlruFlXP6G8VQeLcU/s320/photo-777879.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644629754390459410" /></a></p>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-71495413128844224682011-08-10T17:45:00.000-07:002011-08-10T20:50:02.339-07:00Birthday Surprise!For my birthday this year, which isn't until the end of the month, my boss decorated my apartment! I was away in Omaha for a week and came back to a newly furnished apartment. I knew about it before I left but I had no idea she was going to do this much. I was speechless. I couldn't take it all in. Then while I was laying in bed I just started crying. It was one of the nicest things anyone has done for me. I'm extremely grateful for the wonderful gift I received. I'm thankful for the opportunity I have to work with my nanny family and for their friendship.
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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7hWwM2zZ1gqjjlJrxNDzcOlqvlhLeVkB3h5puwN58baJxo3lF4XHQSI7DyvUIldRy6_r95s88ZlAG1T9zbc8Mmw-N9t7V0m7mJp02R9Fzlu4K4lm1rhwbhdieSG5WX2gsF4y4bu7BFJx/s320/photo+5-750959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639397078163662578" /></a></p>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-14603653247409669312011-08-06T18:57:00.000-07:002011-08-06T19:09:08.372-07:00Ben & Kelsey<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWlpXbO6NZyXq7cdGF4wAHI3vZC5kyyp9TjgBnAogu0O5N_F9AeSGM6bDP6GAhyphenhyphenT5TnRFJJJNQ8ttco1zY1g33IyvNJMj284BZ8lyDKzWnqZTGKKWF_RlSHSpGOs9GpkcvYJyvXNHrLh4/s1600/photo+1-790654.JPG"><img 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It was a beautiful and simple ceremony that I felt honored to be a part of. Congratulations! Love you.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-65435496862924156562011-07-18T10:47:00.000-07:002011-07-18T10:49:48.510-07:00Safety First<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZczOLxIWCrtvYwsq4Lv9q8MUUOecy3wMvnhTu3g_2-MZZ6dktqYU6EN8oAbY8_YZkAsFPHLENJzvLcCTlkN0jyJlYAMcncChmTbT_IvAh1C0L0g7Cvpg90mNXkprNMrsVSc8LD9MJZRU/s1600/photo-788511.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZczOLxIWCrtvYwsq4Lv9q8MUUOecy3wMvnhTu3g_2-MZZ6dktqYU6EN8oAbY8_YZkAsFPHLENJzvLcCTlkN0jyJlYAMcncChmTbT_IvAh1C0L0g7Cvpg90mNXkprNMrsVSc8LD9MJZRU/s320/photo-788511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630751044417993682" /></a></p>Daniel and Cosmo came to visit me in Atlanta this weekend. We have had a crazy last month. It started off with me spending a week at girls camp then Daniel spent the next week at scout camp then the next week I spent working in Atlanta (which was really fun). So we have only seen each other on the weekends. While we were in Atlanta we went to the temple. It was nice to feel the spirit there. I love him and my baby Cosmo too!Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-76477782901087568012011-07-12T07:21:00.000-07:002011-07-12T07:54:42.762-07:00Catching Up<div>Here is a little recap of what we've been up to the last couple months. I'm a visual person so I'll just give you some pics.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs13sX_tMJvwgCZ4EokoEifAtX_ToahQIlpMYY-I-y-yZBt3M5No7v_3dFtvxa1Nep6O0oFVFGveK28vbTcmW53GXE5O_iAlXu9YzRAzS9d9JpWN0DKx07NUAAIMHpS1KQCtPvsx5UksD/s1600/IMG_0909.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNs13sX_tMJvwgCZ4EokoEifAtX_ToahQIlpMYY-I-y-yZBt3M5No7v_3dFtvxa1Nep6O0oFVFGveK28vbTcmW53GXE5O_iAlXu9YzRAzS9d9JpWN0DKx07NUAAIMHpS1KQCtPvsx5UksD/s400/IMG_0909.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477652274662050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Brother Grant and his bride Amber</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GFdprITZ58_1CfQ6mX2cQvVLtuGytfnrbXkktMF5oO2HeN2nW3KuOM_XLSuzOC0PbGo7KjoZ_YDvP8KyoTyVzY7rU9R3IzglV1k4sDHhmR84hZtFZUKu3220EO0QKMMkh2fqOKmhHGcV/s1600/IMG_0938.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5GFdprITZ58_1CfQ6mX2cQvVLtuGytfnrbXkktMF5oO2HeN2nW3KuOM_XLSuzOC0PbGo7KjoZ_YDvP8KyoTyVzY7rU9R3IzglV1k4sDHhmR84hZtFZUKu3220EO0QKMMkh2fqOKmhHGcV/s400/IMG_0938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477649748838610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a couple of goof balls</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s2cM07Y5eV5F5u1uYbwtQREnkf8bmCrUYOMZ9cKVB_ZwTjh_PIT-XV7UU8y7st9qUxwtfx0QDPoecOdedH3i9dcsFVvtWN9mH3dYNxsLw5ulDcijpbuSE8KcXNnltRYNDsT75vAs3D-t/s1600/IMG_1150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s2cM07Y5eV5F5u1uYbwtQREnkf8bmCrUYOMZ9cKVB_ZwTjh_PIT-XV7UU8y7st9qUxwtfx0QDPoecOdedH3i9dcsFVvtWN9mH3dYNxsLw5ulDcijpbuSE8KcXNnltRYNDsT75vAs3D-t/s400/IMG_1150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477455218414642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Daniel's graduation. Wheres Waldo?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbh23MmLbbqn0IMtfZkdcgtGOPKbqV5QUCermKTSRqvpAfZXCO5Ge079Gdl46VeH9P5bW9l4oo_4Vn4IedITpIzchQJudauHycOp6JkHwyhG7aoV75xp94lZeY2165GG7lT1I4F824MnB/s1600/IMG_1121.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbh23MmLbbqn0IMtfZkdcgtGOPKbqV5QUCermKTSRqvpAfZXCO5Ge079Gdl46VeH9P5bW9l4oo_4Vn4IedITpIzchQJudauHycOp6JkHwyhG7aoV75xp94lZeY2165GG7lT1I4F824MnB/s400/IMG_1121.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477448467988962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A sock creature I made London (the girl I nanny for).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7kL9GIhemaLyFOJszow6x85svCQgmuaCCn81LJFCyLMbRKhEIerAK-n6qzeuVlVGp6kwr76DYOxuCw9fLg0hvmb2ZvGqqsaL_PicEisndv4DMQOP6SuH29jdidQTu552L3E4XpoQ6FcL/s1600/IMG_1289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7kL9GIhemaLyFOJszow6x85svCQgmuaCCn81LJFCyLMbRKhEIerAK-n6qzeuVlVGp6kwr76DYOxuCw9fLg0hvmb2ZvGqqsaL_PicEisndv4DMQOP6SuH29jdidQTu552L3E4XpoQ6FcL/s400/IMG_1289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477443923554514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A quadruple layer chocolate raspberry cake I made Paula (London's mom) for her b-day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HtLfU2VLFTOp9NljUocynXstrfe3MDCbe3OMunpqg0P8PRcQWhNz1SVDlf1EAaG8GovlrKDhszNelZOBp8JsbGIJt9JnAl3M6HaYBoFz7WUmcZTXmmdEoMvD3o1uDzhybaQY36d-pzRd/s1600/IMG_1298.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HtLfU2VLFTOp9NljUocynXstrfe3MDCbe3OMunpqg0P8PRcQWhNz1SVDlf1EAaG8GovlrKDhszNelZOBp8JsbGIJt9JnAl3M6HaYBoFz7WUmcZTXmmdEoMvD3o1uDzhybaQY36d-pzRd/s400/IMG_1298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477440539105234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Girls Camp in Georgia in July! Hot doesn't begin to explain what it felt like. But I love my girls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEH8wyOj-N11qswjD8r56xTxjdx8l1FCxNSiiz-kvz8mx1hKknaqh6g5bjNGO04G0rZ3kXpKZSLmhev6Lr5XTWec7MYF6ElsMeATkn-_1JilYdSj39lVL6h6zGSXscW43hGQ3C6ZFMcNI/s1600/IMG_0878.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEH8wyOj-N11qswjD8r56xTxjdx8l1FCxNSiiz-kvz8mx1hKknaqh6g5bjNGO04G0rZ3kXpKZSLmhev6Lr5XTWec7MYF6ElsMeATkn-_1JilYdSj39lVL6h6zGSXscW43hGQ3C6ZFMcNI/s400/IMG_0878.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628477440940170514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My brother Jacob and his fiance Kayla!!!</div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-73164939010094703782011-05-27T11:46:00.000-07:002011-05-29T18:16:29.473-07:00Daniels Thesis Show<div>Last week Daniel had a gallery opening for his thesis project called Natural Selection! I am super proud of him. It has been amazing seeing the transformation of his work. I've seen these images for awhile now but they took life once he printed them, framed them, and hung them in a gallery. You can view all his images on his <a href="http://www.danielgeorgephoto.net/">website</a>. Here are a couple shots I took that night.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5n_sbr_C_R6UrrH0fEov7gvZxNLjKUNkhMKm80cvvL6P00cTgu0keWDd15WjKX_MSSmWNzNbOo109mVQSq_ixYhgwF-T8mKCqJbA16lQBp9jS8sPrkRtvCaqr_8iyE-GPlWzMs0jHIy1/s1600/IMG_1067.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5n_sbr_C_R6UrrH0fEov7gvZxNLjKUNkhMKm80cvvL6P00cTgu0keWDd15WjKX_MSSmWNzNbOo109mVQSq_ixYhgwF-T8mKCqJbA16lQBp9jS8sPrkRtvCaqr_8iyE-GPlWzMs0jHIy1/s400/IMG_1067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612310997097246818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLJ9ou49QGEdrOXi9oGb_DWYMQTKbcV3-nVj4wMgBp_1pjg3RYvdv5jW3YgkCfG3VzNaOhmALuoykZGbjC-M7pzg_3ttLAyXRvCCKNbNxkE444Wcc3zBq_suRqnkgGWpAyinktjUPHdjo/s1600/IMG_1065.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLJ9ou49QGEdrOXi9oGb_DWYMQTKbcV3-nVj4wMgBp_1pjg3RYvdv5jW3YgkCfG3VzNaOhmALuoykZGbjC-M7pzg_3ttLAyXRvCCKNbNxkE444Wcc3zBq_suRqnkgGWpAyinktjUPHdjo/s400/IMG_1065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612310993292639906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2s_Dkuka9SUvF307oMMyeMw8qcD9PoKz9WDvx-etoMTF6Si3OxA-qepLRx5Sv9aMDB5zH2CYKbzg9T818Zns6zD-dWCMv2jiZ-Vsc8EIbTgZRCMeuOQ-1myI8_KT67jgPDBg3WZkMh9J/s1600/IMG_1071.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2s_Dkuka9SUvF307oMMyeMw8qcD9PoKz9WDvx-etoMTF6Si3OxA-qepLRx5Sv9aMDB5zH2CYKbzg9T818Zns6zD-dWCMv2jiZ-Vsc8EIbTgZRCMeuOQ-1myI8_KT67jgPDBg3WZkMh9J/s400/IMG_1071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612310987713473490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHYvfSqEudZZnOIxN9N_apTgNObV0wepdlFncgHYajq8bdHknOnU_ikoFGN3EDQuNV-6TCHFOSYJ-qXO0OJNBzC-7xiCsnb9JNcWMwSLfGQ5wWEZN7ZT41fywL62KIncXvBwGriIo7urQ/s1600/IMG_1056.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHYvfSqEudZZnOIxN9N_apTgNObV0wepdlFncgHYajq8bdHknOnU_ikoFGN3EDQuNV-6TCHFOSYJ-qXO0OJNBzC-7xiCsnb9JNcWMwSLfGQ5wWEZN7ZT41fywL62KIncXvBwGriIo7urQ/s400/IMG_1056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612310976776262514" /></a>I was put in charge of the refreshments and had Paula (my boss lady) help me decorate. She is amazing. It would have been cheese cubes on plastic trays if I would have done it.<br /><div><br /></div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-52510753018942800682011-03-23T15:11:00.000-07:002011-03-24T17:39:11.575-07:00Marjorie<div>This winter I created an apron line called Marjorie, after my Grandma. She was my inspiration for the aprons. She is such a talented women. She can sew anything! I still have Barbie doll dresses that she made for me. I look at them and go, "how did she sew that little sleeve on!?" I've been meaning to post pictures of my aprons to show my Grandma but as you can tell I'm a little behind. Then recently my Grandma, who is 88 years old, got really sick and had major surgery. Miraculously she is doing well. I was really upset when I heard she was sick because I hadn't shown her my aprons yet. So I can't delay any longer. I'm glad she is doing well and hope that I can master just some of the skills that she has mastered over the years. Love you Grandma!!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSvC3zrvu33gIvZMjexX6_hKOgcBUHrr-ZWJjWEF5qOoyT4WvZE7roa42PFZLg-mGXq9-SQ6rMLxPiwlrUdjhG16V-w1XZ7U7r-9IRYtQ2xtApfF0gAC8zQ-P8mqL21fTaSNBqL5dSbFT/s1600/grandma.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSvC3zrvu33gIvZMjexX6_hKOgcBUHrr-ZWJjWEF5qOoyT4WvZE7roa42PFZLg-mGXq9-SQ6rMLxPiwlrUdjhG16V-w1XZ7U7r-9IRYtQ2xtApfF0gAC8zQ-P8mqL21fTaSNBqL5dSbFT/s400/grandma.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402621644458978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-brppxBsHAN_WONX9uVpSdMENXO_GlScodZY-ypgA44ekUnXVfKFUPkSD2emFda0a-XBtPbnmVMBy8VDaQupsGpsDv7cPOmueZMzDnIq4hfZMHjedUCj5pLej_sWXOh8avCteJHtAWdF/s1600/apron6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-brppxBsHAN_WONX9uVpSdMENXO_GlScodZY-ypgA44ekUnXVfKFUPkSD2emFda0a-XBtPbnmVMBy8VDaQupsGpsDv7cPOmueZMzDnIq4hfZMHjedUCj5pLej_sWXOh8avCteJHtAWdF/s400/apron6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402616693309058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3boDydcHOaPauc1IFePSqQP5VpxbVrpq_kVEivVukK9TAfhQYnctvnb4kQDBeQ8u9a5LKohIuyApIUABQ1zmpt_kkmn_DAdjoBCwSBYWdZlvgd3jCjxIjFkfekIMYZ-bb6UUKForv_GdS/s1600/apron5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3boDydcHOaPauc1IFePSqQP5VpxbVrpq_kVEivVukK9TAfhQYnctvnb4kQDBeQ8u9a5LKohIuyApIUABQ1zmpt_kkmn_DAdjoBCwSBYWdZlvgd3jCjxIjFkfekIMYZ-bb6UUKForv_GdS/s400/apron5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402331214261362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaaHPDD_BoahtUDu3Ua1X5d4m49GoeQh5QyaJLQcESh9oP2tD53oTQEPBKVjpVftVLF7HAClBYcnStUE9fwn0Hv5LAHS9bVbJzDchVrzwhKMnKDe7yIl6Q8Z42EW08__5DQlDC6zcf1JV/s1600/apron4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaaHPDD_BoahtUDu3Ua1X5d4m49GoeQh5QyaJLQcESh9oP2tD53oTQEPBKVjpVftVLF7HAClBYcnStUE9fwn0Hv5LAHS9bVbJzDchVrzwhKMnKDe7yIl6Q8Z42EW08__5DQlDC6zcf1JV/s400/apron4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402325633116066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI9iObjBs8iWoekd9mJPhuWntpH8gIvKcQ5tnVIThuBOxcACkFnVqnuXBlxwrpNMeEy3ZMvyTOlIb1_FKiBJM-pr_GihyXcLl4dyc2dQvzaCOYH_26OkiISTtpfgewZbV2sFyoD5NTwig/s1600/apron3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI9iObjBs8iWoekd9mJPhuWntpH8gIvKcQ5tnVIThuBOxcACkFnVqnuXBlxwrpNMeEy3ZMvyTOlIb1_FKiBJM-pr_GihyXcLl4dyc2dQvzaCOYH_26OkiISTtpfgewZbV2sFyoD5NTwig/s400/apron3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402325414510642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHJe0LVk06M7gjN3rlLFh9egniO-3rGUgVJYntfbrI0i_NcVPL5kmdF69JC3TSmUqZWtblVVz_yg_8KwIowpqNr-b5lE6DVyDFYrzvdTGMuLKjH_9KI8R00kUqISuZ7T7fkAZ_J1NBSLb/s1600/apron2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHJe0LVk06M7gjN3rlLFh9egniO-3rGUgVJYntfbrI0i_NcVPL5kmdF69JC3TSmUqZWtblVVz_yg_8KwIowpqNr-b5lE6DVyDFYrzvdTGMuLKjH_9KI8R00kUqISuZ7T7fkAZ_J1NBSLb/s400/apron2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402320903016050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS9bWgCLjpaagmahvLx5F6VuJD9ZhMnBKftHVUzGAZIfzQRgpGOG8yXnTDrvr2M31e5RByLJTNX_lx3yi8APOE6eJyMZ89GNIns6kvgHhcY1X7d3uUL23kTdU7j9DOuQ62J3a8z_Uoff-/s1600/apron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS9bWgCLjpaagmahvLx5F6VuJD9ZhMnBKftHVUzGAZIfzQRgpGOG8yXnTDrvr2M31e5RByLJTNX_lx3yi8APOE6eJyMZ89GNIns6kvgHhcY1X7d3uUL23kTdU7j9DOuQ62J3a8z_Uoff-/s400/apron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587402314543010514" /></a>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-23566712805473027582010-12-25T20:09:00.001-08:002010-12-25T20:52:00.148-08:00Merry Christmas!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Daniel and I made the trek to the midwest to spend Christmas with his family this year. It was a long 18 hour road trip. A highlight of the trip was when we accidently stumbled across one of our favorite BBQ places, Two Dudes BBQ in Missouri. We come across it 2 1/2 years ago on our way from Idaho to Atlanta. It was a Festivus Miracle! Here are some highlights of Christmas Day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpfixLgTGTCxE83h8Gk6swLp6t_kMKw6-KrucaPb2QE7uAPf9iGc54ybUIOlEZPOltphebwHpr_mR_Py37_h7aFTkTAWgCDWhFmaOFQs0v2wP5nQghqkZA0QyZot6BEIBlE6C-VT_dLpg/s400/danapron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554839147833412690" />Daniel putting on his new man-apron. I had to be really sneaky when I was making him this since he was out of school and I worked all day.<div><br /></div><div><div><br /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS61XczY-mRL81VgjUKPK5pBQQ3B0any1LSeU9foQaIbgGl6S1q-PFI2E3wPmHEZX1D9RXseEhyj7h2lDf9njCGvIqm7kYVCkhw89qZC75xZ97bz1stBObLk5eQfFVTfAVNQFXQNmSDZms/s400/danielapron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554839148647538498" /><div>Here he is outfitted with the man-apron, kitchen utensils, hat and work gloves.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYt-WESFBzEdZym3XdxmqJgGqrJp3kyQuDa6u1Mcc2idNI3Z9ygpfxWAN0zIz6HScaZnkQMb5DJBa2H_aZ8DSyhpBCwO0wnENra_R9l0usM8DDWN5MKVNRszJp8F_vvYm3leboLc3bqvv/s400/sweetiebox.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554846828836405458" />This was a 'sweet' surprise from Mike & London, an amazing box full of treats!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqJSaBctDWq2RkwbeGym6zBW5vsiKW-R23yU94WTVk77X5_H_bpuNfe3dooNXkibBF1c1ynVpcQP543Y9DL4YdTSZ1Ec_XqnLL4huGLTs6IK5OTu3GlGhRyCrsj6k8iGyLhiYSvwvq65D/s1600/emery.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqJSaBctDWq2RkwbeGym6zBW5vsiKW-R23yU94WTVk77X5_H_bpuNfe3dooNXkibBF1c1ynVpcQP543Y9DL4YdTSZ1Ec_XqnLL4huGLTs6IK5OTu3GlGhRyCrsj6k8iGyLhiYSvwvq65D/s400/emery.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554839144953099026" /></a>My niece Emery with her new Christmas ornament. My Aunts made us kids ornaments each year until we graduated high school so I'm trying to continue the tradition with my nieces and nephews. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyf31KZw9al8JC6RYGVigfTL1fykZA_3NrhSv2avne5Qjo7Vxoq0L0hKjf3Ex5Gr5z5p5QfPH3ImBbOaRNzAgS8TDYA9lrNiQLEYMNbtIClT_3K-539lkki9onw7GOdbXLB6xExRtkezb/s1600/kingkong.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyf31KZw9al8JC6RYGVigfTL1fykZA_3NrhSv2avne5Qjo7Vxoq0L0hKjf3Ex5Gr5z5p5QfPH3ImBbOaRNzAgS8TDYA9lrNiQLEYMNbtIClT_3K-539lkki9onw7GOdbXLB6xExRtkezb/s400/kingkong.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554839139780361186" /></a>This is becoming a George family tradition to go to King Kong on Christmas while they are giving away free meals. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwColhSnZ1Owy56y48YylpEq17h-uQ19s7nC831DI4NRVaNRj5EI8PA6w5t-ZPwVsGUi1UyYNuRh43KJR3DAVS0VZ88MF1qwedDlQUq36x6v7AaA5ixf_2IbOyyi70QSNRgZnA7uU48-Jk/s1600/kingkong2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwColhSnZ1Owy56y48YylpEq17h-uQ19s7nC831DI4NRVaNRj5EI8PA6w5t-ZPwVsGUi1UyYNuRh43KJR3DAVS0VZ88MF1qwedDlQUq36x6v7AaA5ixf_2IbOyyi70QSNRgZnA7uU48-Jk/s400/kingkong2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554839139729372530" /></a>Daniel with his free Gyro, fries, and orange drink (but you can't see the drink, its in the cup holder)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had a really great Christmas. This year I tried not to focus on presents and getting my hopes up for things I would like but instead more on service and the true meaning of Christmas. Another thing that has helped is Daniel and I have been reading The New Testament and have almost finished reading the first four gospels. I have really enjoyed reading more about the life of Christ, and give him credit for all the many blessings in my life. </div></div></div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-69949336150629584932010-10-31T17:53:00.001-07:002010-10-31T18:13:17.227-07:00Happy Halloween<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkB5fH-kkQo2f9e_F5TA-_B9kDtQbLkTtGdOlgBKYD8lSdmbzrXTyTEk33LL6bil24RvZgChxKIn4HTagvmqqGFDVVVKMUjKQlBAEJZZBpz3pNOuouN7rE_q2M2-070AbS1Li19GYKl56/s1600/halloween2.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkB5fH-kkQo2f9e_F5TA-_B9kDtQbLkTtGdOlgBKYD8lSdmbzrXTyTEk33LL6bil24RvZgChxKIn4HTagvmqqGFDVVVKMUjKQlBAEJZZBpz3pNOuouN7rE_q2M2-070AbS1Li19GYKl56/s1600/halloween2.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkB5fH-kkQo2f9e_F5TA-_B9kDtQbLkTtGdOlgBKYD8lSdmbzrXTyTEk33LL6bil24RvZgChxKIn4HTagvmqqGFDVVVKMUjKQlBAEJZZBpz3pNOuouN7rE_q2M2-070AbS1Li19GYKl56/s400/halloween2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534378375952760818" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdk3I2W-fUTfVno9MsRTp2s1Gks_e3JDz-JwsERWHpRrcWuO_m5GaNrTKQ0oc0f7vBOI118FDnBbQ_q2kWbBXbJSs6UNi_x4sgbfJ4Vr6MDg4w6IyhQ9tdkeYmKeJobO7LywAHvoO0f_q/s400/halloween4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534382095938086706" /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-vLfxVtG0QpbaeffNPhPrlrs1QK1_LLDsDvdCbv4Q7J-a-Z5yERS5GjF7kaaTh_nfBJKVpJe3guPSifKtDgO2hqXouohhSqwwG-mdNRynnovXCgfCbs6lZSzSloA1i5ABABq-aX1KhfE/s1600/halloween1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-vLfxVtG0QpbaeffNPhPrlrs1QK1_LLDsDvdCbv4Q7J-a-Z5yERS5GjF7kaaTh_nfBJKVpJe3guPSifKtDgO2hqXouohhSqwwG-mdNRynnovXCgfCbs6lZSzSloA1i5ABABq-aX1KhfE/s400/halloween1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534378372178907698" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Asez0vvIUtUErQwc44ORDezz7Zu1xOGhWKTMtguLviM-uAykMg4grEM2eOaBVYTrErCMzcLj8I08dEFZe0HEKebZotbWyBsJnjDA1qaUqaufCdFiunO-9OQgw9GgycCirP5uqz08S4_/s1600/halloween3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-4Asez0vvIUtUErQwc44ORDezz7Zu1xOGhWKTMtguLviM-uAykMg4grEM2eOaBVYTrErCMzcLj8I08dEFZe0HEKebZotbWyBsJnjDA1qaUqaufCdFiunO-9OQgw9GgycCirP5uqz08S4_/s400/halloween3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534378366655642930" /></a><br /><br />Daniel and I got dressed up last night and went trick-or-treating. We didn't get a lot of loot but it was really fun. We went up to one house and there was a little girl helping her mom pass out candy and she said to her mom that there were a lot of adults trick-or-treating and I told her that we weren't adults that we were still kids. I dressed up as a 1950's house wife with apron and all and Daniel was my bread winner husband. My friend invited us back to where she lives and the community had a haunted trail. Daniel got a kick out of this Zombie.</div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-72396297482496617912010-08-29T19:32:00.000-07:002010-08-29T19:48:28.563-07:00Quarter Century<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK53De_7n0ZxA_gTSSa6xbdiDjQ9pjUInc_zmDCJtMZIZlClACZbt_G_lFD7msKDrfILVf-JzMwOygzWyWEQDCqarWX918rFNKLgfZecc4xQDR6a9RewHSvwiaDsV8ldR3-w37ZAYNqB-Z/s1600/Key_Lime_Cupcake_Cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK53De_7n0ZxA_gTSSa6xbdiDjQ9pjUInc_zmDCJtMZIZlClACZbt_G_lFD7msKDrfILVf-JzMwOygzWyWEQDCqarWX918rFNKLgfZecc4xQDR6a9RewHSvwiaDsV8ldR3-w37ZAYNqB-Z/s400/Key_Lime_Cupcake_Cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511025723245844738" /></a>Today I turned 25. I don't feel any different. My mom said that I'm suppose to be mature now. I'll let you know when that happens. Mawahahaha! Daniel made me key lime cup cakes that are amazing. He surprised me earlier this month with a pair of my favorite Teva flip flops to replace that ones that I lost last summer in lake my parents live on. Today we had me play the hot and cold game to find my other birthday present. But he switched hot and cold on me so cold was actually closer. Anyway we got me a new sewing book that I've wanted. He had hid it in the freezer. What a funny kid. Daniel asked me last night what my top 5 moments were in my first quarter century and they were:<div>1. Getting married to Daniel of course</div><div>2. Riding my motorcycle on a track day at the Mid Ohio Race track</div><div>3. Our Italy/Switzerland trip last summer</div><div>4. Swimming in our favorite swimming spot in Idaho (random I know but it is just what stuck out to me at that moment)</div><div>5. Cosmo!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have had so many more amazing moments in my life. Those were just the first ones that came to my mind. I feel really grateful for the people in my life and the blessing that I've received. Thank you for all your birthday wishes and yes it was a 'Happy' birthday. </div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-8521080094576082162010-07-27T17:13:00.001-07:002010-07-27T18:33:17.336-07:00New Apartment!<div>Daniel and I moved to a new apartment and it is amazing! It consists of the right side of this bungelo. It is just around the corner from our old apartment so it is still in downtown Savannah. In our three years of marriage I feel that we have finally upgraded. Before this ever apartment we moved in to kept getting smaller. The house was built in the late 1800's and was recently renovated. It has two bedrooms, one bath, a big front living area and an amazing kitchen. I feel that being able to live here is a huge blessing in our lives. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFxvOWg9VlC5g3WsDrA-DOMTvP-tkhdU1sKtPaka_iWd2RN09K_d874KvSm1xHm96E_6AZBm6u2NiHiRvNY8TegxpBsaz270-JZRpGtQhXYiw6QkQqyK8SrQmsSMt_F9JSrgNrDQI0wlh/s1600/new_apt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFxvOWg9VlC5g3WsDrA-DOMTvP-tkhdU1sKtPaka_iWd2RN09K_d874KvSm1xHm96E_6AZBm6u2NiHiRvNY8TegxpBsaz270-JZRpGtQhXYiw6QkQqyK8SrQmsSMt_F9JSrgNrDQI0wlh/s400/new_apt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498745728078919314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_3sWtuYbWnj4Y3DZrimVzmQGpd91nhPxTvjIxWuQvd6aJ7gNWvHHv4yDHdRwtZ1qvyqhMF3InjeO9n3MbZIbtH-yca7gsOEGbAVErH7b52LYW005z5gvAAz8nIwWckojObHu74TSFVa-/s1600/apt2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_3sWtuYbWnj4Y3DZrimVzmQGpd91nhPxTvjIxWuQvd6aJ7gNWvHHv4yDHdRwtZ1qvyqhMF3InjeO9n3MbZIbtH-yca7gsOEGbAVErH7b52LYW005z5gvAAz8nIwWckojObHu74TSFVa-/s400/apt2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744683715336178" /></a>Front family/living area before we moved in. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xKSZlYUMT0EN5c97HseCb3tw10kDnURQm5BK5CJNDvriOGPcN65qKZrRpaQBl-cPQir1ToVdmC1CGdns7I7kyttfAUQA6DadsBK2i-bwMkPDNqzTYDi9nukSJWle2ePWh9P9KSvUGSRH/s1600/apt3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xKSZlYUMT0EN5c97HseCb3tw10kDnURQm5BK5CJNDvriOGPcN65qKZrRpaQBl-cPQir1ToVdmC1CGdns7I7kyttfAUQA6DadsBK2i-bwMkPDNqzTYDi9nukSJWle2ePWh9P9KSvUGSRH/s400/apt3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744133055361730" /></a>Front family/living area the night we moved in.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWhA2xC5Rac5Lsac-RE8iLVgHoEOY9ER0xjTTzX2IFgXcK7vWjNktlJBey6_j0hZSFW4VS8-IpL4ACFoTOpnB3VHlWLjpLcFKzF6e7WMrrlbDEFB02_Ue9apIYF-zh5qxrxBl0Ke0uYAE/s1600/apt1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYWhA2xC5Rac5Lsac-RE8iLVgHoEOY9ER0xjTTzX2IFgXcK7vWjNktlJBey6_j0hZSFW4VS8-IpL4ACFoTOpnB3VHlWLjpLcFKzF6e7WMrrlbDEFB02_Ue9apIYF-zh5qxrxBl0Ke0uYAE/s400/apt1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744127809221266" /></a>Front family/living area a couple days after moving in. We still need to hang up some pictures.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR4WckhtGWCh-gKTlTabC2iOWZ-zCgfkiDwPylYcS5DEea72Z4C6kc1G-CuRNu9BliFShC24J03ihaNo_XhTtrX1WRDrgIhzato-2FhjwcKMSH1tJXFwUk1nl1qS4dIaB2ZLGn2tBA9sA/s1600/apt4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGR4WckhtGWCh-gKTlTabC2iOWZ-zCgfkiDwPylYcS5DEea72Z4C6kc1G-CuRNu9BliFShC24J03ihaNo_XhTtrX1WRDrgIhzato-2FhjwcKMSH1tJXFwUk1nl1qS4dIaB2ZLGn2tBA9sA/s400/apt4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744125029541250" /></a>Our awesome bathroom with DOUBLE SINKS!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiherE3II65rqYc-Hc2i-f2bOj_95j8UlvxqKw-as2e6hyphenhyphenUIVwEpAQTH7GLmOfrhPkMhnUGnzYqdo9QET4DPSiezAXYYPLTHU0gDPuBevDU9a4hIhc854f2Hs0cznL38E5ovaVbGg8Xf-MD/s1600/apt5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiherE3II65rqYc-Hc2i-f2bOj_95j8UlvxqKw-as2e6hyphenhyphenUIVwEpAQTH7GLmOfrhPkMhnUGnzYqdo9QET4DPSiezAXYYPLTHU0gDPuBevDU9a4hIhc854f2Hs0cznL38E5ovaVbGg8Xf-MD/s400/apt5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744112946844658" /></a>Daniel and Cosmo cooking in the kitchen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRxX1swHJv01GVjP9uLOhbG_Mf1fZEN3r8Cg_WfRhKy4d1oCz2iCo5butsi2SliRazX6JemLTwOgOO3-JvN4sRhBYoDbjUFV5X8w_HFHuXJpPKpotuF4xwtmfUZoL8pVaJKeNJYugflJ0/s1600/apt6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRxX1swHJv01GVjP9uLOhbG_Mf1fZEN3r8Cg_WfRhKy4d1oCz2iCo5butsi2SliRazX6JemLTwOgOO3-JvN4sRhBYoDbjUFV5X8w_HFHuXJpPKpotuF4xwtmfUZoL8pVaJKeNJYugflJ0/s400/apt6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498744111991927554" /></a>This is the second bedroom that Daniel named the Studio.</div></div></div>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-27986726359954491552010-06-04T19:45:00.000-07:002010-06-04T19:50:39.833-07:00National Doughnut Day!Daniel and I celebrated National Doughnut Day today and each got a free doughnut at Krispy Kreme. I figured they would just give us a plain glazed doughnut, but they let us pick any doughnut in the case! My eyes lit up. We both tried out their new lemon doughnut. This might be my new favorite holiday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbkfk04d_9okes-sqJj58ktg6OmuCF5QMj_PLn9Gej8hEf1jl6JNnM-yyIlMGJLTEtlC7PuZJjCLhVEtOzD_bwHO6up57M07SdmLBX4EooMaj2NozQC6lswyee_xWjV9lLawReO2ZBpst/s1600/doughnut.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbkfk04d_9okes-sqJj58ktg6OmuCF5QMj_PLn9Gej8hEf1jl6JNnM-yyIlMGJLTEtlC7PuZJjCLhVEtOzD_bwHO6up57M07SdmLBX4EooMaj2NozQC6lswyee_xWjV9lLawReO2ZBpst/s400/doughnut.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479115999726922674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoyX81FJY-xlg6aPYKbfEZwuxJ5qBfyQ2NjLvGHQfh7i_BxV5bjOdYh8RjB1McRoByO2V8nValQiZZO4Lh_3HKKr-h44z7wenWaF4VcsAmNLwq4yr1ip3hw3Ix4GU1P4bkw2AuZyHi8f5/s1600/doughnut2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoyX81FJY-xlg6aPYKbfEZwuxJ5qBfyQ2NjLvGHQfh7i_BxV5bjOdYh8RjB1McRoByO2V8nValQiZZO4Lh_3HKKr-h44z7wenWaF4VcsAmNLwq4yr1ip3hw3Ix4GU1P4bkw2AuZyHi8f5/s400/doughnut2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479115992984853906" /></a>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-42926365250034269512010-05-25T06:11:00.001-07:002010-05-25T06:22:40.125-07:00Savannah Fashion ShowSome of the local boutiques in Savannah, including the <a href="http://shopterracotta.blogspot.com">one I work</a> for, got together and put on a fashion show. It was an awesome event. Here is a link to some <a href="http://www.savannahmagazine.com/city_seens/184">more pictures</a> of the night. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlgm72kO7bUoD_kLFu-bmmayww3oASkLaG2BtyLLE4cvz9SaaKbpL-dj8RcQJGE0WlYGVxsnYi8ieJsfGDv8ax7ty778ZggaMP8owyOQluHov0cSHmpPr_JW8YCFfD8gNRIhSUWishL3G/s1600/fashion+show.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlgm72kO7bUoD_kLFu-bmmayww3oASkLaG2BtyLLE4cvz9SaaKbpL-dj8RcQJGE0WlYGVxsnYi8ieJsfGDv8ax7ty778ZggaMP8owyOQluHov0cSHmpPr_JW8YCFfD8gNRIhSUWishL3G/s400/fashion+show.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475195350592212258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHt8im-qqxa9UiZiSdqnAUtJ7BaQcGJBqFlYaoi8JFZGeyRum7YdLDRwg205W69HFMn-tTSqKI9QmIG1wmLlYnmKxWMZTT-0e6Slt_8SVXPN9sNhn84QwR3BaBCIaVaWEkrtwFlcxUYwLS/s1600/fashion+show3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHt8im-qqxa9UiZiSdqnAUtJ7BaQcGJBqFlYaoi8JFZGeyRum7YdLDRwg205W69HFMn-tTSqKI9QmIG1wmLlYnmKxWMZTT-0e6Slt_8SVXPN9sNhn84QwR3BaBCIaVaWEkrtwFlcxUYwLS/s400/fashion+show3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475195347751707266" /></a><br />Me & Christine, owner of Terra Cotta<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXZKKHOAL3HquUIfXTyQtIRPa_owPGWIY7bDz3j4IQlRA3KNRpOBa8Y0iQgf9v-8DvDXsAlht0F1HsWH63UL-pxwDLH0QsTUqjjytzJbB86y77X2DocMNzzdND_vzciL2-rIwOcqN9_qJ/s1600/fashion+show2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXZKKHOAL3HquUIfXTyQtIRPa_owPGWIY7bDz3j4IQlRA3KNRpOBa8Y0iQgf9v-8DvDXsAlht0F1HsWH63UL-pxwDLH0QsTUqjjytzJbB86y77X2DocMNzzdND_vzciL2-rIwOcqN9_qJ/s400/fashion+show2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475195340401218066" /></a><br />The girls I work with at Terra Cotta. Kristin, Me, Katherine & Heidi, who was one of our store's models.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-58794233855858516972010-04-07T12:58:00.001-07:002010-04-07T13:12:37.203-07:00Three Years Later<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iqbrBD77UTHfvDo-Pb1Zz_NAGbVdLm_KOZZ1GNSKld5MGd7vVe7HBVaYEohCSkVDUwm1H1ei0nk4Y7toHyYvWXzIuC9ZrU-xMuKqpNAop7Vu8oL-Pko3u6I3IsKugtMfb0TzhYFxT6Q8/s1600/wedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iqbrBD77UTHfvDo-Pb1Zz_NAGbVdLm_KOZZ1GNSKld5MGd7vVe7HBVaYEohCSkVDUwm1H1ei0nk4Y7toHyYvWXzIuC9ZrU-xMuKqpNAop7Vu8oL-Pko3u6I3IsKugtMfb0TzhYFxT6Q8/s400/wedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457491037262321090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky7Cs5DEHi0cRIDqq234mROPvlvpGDRBwBFkdKp5i2QZDD_Xr1-Sqmu0dpi_yMFl2T9iXSecKjN665uluzsd41okhdIsay16VIQrvOYAR5ARj83bOwNn3tdmrJGBgnQEMcmSQAn_4M9ab/s1600/piggy+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky7Cs5DEHi0cRIDqq234mROPvlvpGDRBwBFkdKp5i2QZDD_Xr1-Sqmu0dpi_yMFl2T9iXSecKjN665uluzsd41okhdIsay16VIQrvOYAR5ARj83bOwNn3tdmrJGBgnQEMcmSQAn_4M9ab/s400/piggy+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457491027719789234" /></a><br />Daniel and I are celebrating our three year anniversary! We went to the beach this morning and had fun laying out since its too cold to get in the water. Then we went to this awesome little french cafe downtown for lunch. We sat next to a group of older couples and we talked a little bit. I mentioned that it was our three year anniversary. They looked at us and asked again how long and I said three years. Then one of the guys asked if we even knew each other yet. I laughed and thought that was really funny. Then I asked how long he and his wife have been married and he said forever, and then told me they have been married for 48 years. I'm excited to celebrate 48 years with Daniel some day plus eternity!Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-41060671443162537532010-02-12T11:40:00.000-08:002010-02-12T11:48:13.633-08:001,000 Day Anniversary!Daniel surprised me this morning with Muffin Bunny!!! It is a gift for our 1,000 Day Anniversary plus 42 days because Daniel miscalculated. It is the softest, funniest little stuffed bunny ever. Its from the company <a href="http://jellycat.com/usa/">jellycat</a> which we carry at the store I work at. I've been wanting him ever since we got him in. Thank you Honey Bunny!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h_h3OxUKqMBd7M5evTirFaPf9oev76EX7WJlozUgRNQFD506kNnbU8wBpgg4dCRn4eCJfD1X29F8gQDD-Tk-HqLqfNbKf8Uc7Tb9UMYWOrfnOWor-y7NPHg4suALGAvsYCVjLHN6oTLB/s1600-h/muffin+bunny2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8h_h3OxUKqMBd7M5evTirFaPf9oev76EX7WJlozUgRNQFD506kNnbU8wBpgg4dCRn4eCJfD1X29F8gQDD-Tk-HqLqfNbKf8Uc7Tb9UMYWOrfnOWor-y7NPHg4suALGAvsYCVjLHN6oTLB/s400/muffin+bunny2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437444492981020738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7sv5lebAtlUZx-RhMuIU9viKj-SUURhGqwUcG3ObhKHbZNwFSXW3wp2qdnMMh1xL5gtAcli8u7Znwu17NkA8s5A-S-WZFcPOSQA1hrTei_B74Fz99sROPvgZrAA1EUVodMhygow3DBJ_/s1600-h/muffin+bunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7sv5lebAtlUZx-RhMuIU9viKj-SUURhGqwUcG3ObhKHbZNwFSXW3wp2qdnMMh1xL5gtAcli8u7Znwu17NkA8s5A-S-WZFcPOSQA1hrTei_B74Fz99sROPvgZrAA1EUVodMhygow3DBJ_/s400/muffin+bunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437444489672924130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFgZ7rK6IBgpr0sj16BAk1OTdLbuaHuG1-JpqCUlG-kvth7bvOt_e9MG9K1iWbNypaHKu-338HNOonrNolpAX-o1xLJah8LqEnE5jfnsepGSfP6KmoQtyvK0PqELiCzSndRxLl8Bp4HZB/s1600-h/muffin+bunny3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFgZ7rK6IBgpr0sj16BAk1OTdLbuaHuG1-JpqCUlG-kvth7bvOt_e9MG9K1iWbNypaHKu-338HNOonrNolpAX-o1xLJah8LqEnE5jfnsepGSfP6KmoQtyvK0PqELiCzSndRxLl8Bp4HZB/s400/muffin+bunny3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437444483680666626" /></a>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-47541958401357634362010-01-08T08:16:00.000-08:002010-01-08T08:40:10.626-08:00Christmas PicsMerry belated Christmas! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILjkMP7R-rfpYKeY8TMvtmaUpujON2Se7u7Bd0P6HUOYM5hlvwwOjiqEPBCmUZxKMd4b7M5Kx9w-OwLfOZZhZjeFD2EHnCUuxi5mcboA8iuhvD_PRE-ePvhOPwMp6Acc8a22eLrQSNl5C/s1600-h/road+trip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILjkMP7R-rfpYKeY8TMvtmaUpujON2Se7u7Bd0P6HUOYM5hlvwwOjiqEPBCmUZxKMd4b7M5Kx9w-OwLfOZZhZjeFD2EHnCUuxi5mcboA8iuhvD_PRE-ePvhOPwMp6Acc8a22eLrQSNl5C/s400/road+trip.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424404329822821010" /></a>We drove up to my parents house in Michigan and took Cosmo with us. For the most part he was a pretty good road trip buddy. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sIppq4xPbdGppuvCm7sS0Br37SaY_JTpWiT5iWo2mxht26SV5PuzEIZMvxSCHN4BWFoOyEjwie2OoqnjbLsf39VFG_GtEeko6cK0NT2xUmFK_Dqx6dXkXB1Fs31a_XyN2VA3iixwUIw7/s1600-h/big+mouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sIppq4xPbdGppuvCm7sS0Br37SaY_JTpWiT5iWo2mxht26SV5PuzEIZMvxSCHN4BWFoOyEjwie2OoqnjbLsf39VFG_GtEeko6cK0NT2xUmFK_Dqx6dXkXB1Fs31a_XyN2VA3iixwUIw7/s400/big+mouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424404325272994898" /></a>This is a mouse I made Cosmo. It only took him a couple days to completely destroy it. I even bought real wool felt hoping that it would be more durable. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNWMNS07wykPEGPfXC61Dim76njmnXUjmN2SJxFH10M5yU07ufIVk2QmqVyO2nCoAZ-rXo9Rufo6EmpHzGgU1TYxi0alyXOCZRZPfLw25kc2F2_8zhay16sGE8rcLfYLyTMVVgI0SOl8M/s1600-h/birds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNWMNS07wykPEGPfXC61Dim76njmnXUjmN2SJxFH10M5yU07ufIVk2QmqVyO2nCoAZ-rXo9Rufo6EmpHzGgU1TYxi0alyXOCZRZPfLw25kc2F2_8zhay16sGE8rcLfYLyTMVVgI0SOl8M/s400/birds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424404317332554530" /></a>It was been a tradition in my family to make the nieces and nephews Christmas ornaments. My Aunts did it for me growing up so now I have an awesome stash of ornaments that were mostly all hand made. So I'm trying to keep the tradition going. These are the ornaments I made for my nieces and nephews this year. Little Christmas birds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig6Lme8_xhOXZ58_aO8yoTFnObaXnDLHCX4vOStJ6MC8F_g1axQkGG1A51ZAjaiB6rSN_F5PPHNVEzqhKZ43Pnk93U4vLN1BBLwBzSemk-GzRbuBltECQ4YVMx1kts3C3cTDObDVanyaJ/s1600-h/Daniels+goodies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig6Lme8_xhOXZ58_aO8yoTFnObaXnDLHCX4vOStJ6MC8F_g1axQkGG1A51ZAjaiB6rSN_F5PPHNVEzqhKZ43Pnk93U4vLN1BBLwBzSemk-GzRbuBltECQ4YVMx1kts3C3cTDObDVanyaJ/s400/Daniels+goodies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424404318672600514" /></a> Some of Daniel's goodies he got for Christmas. My Mom didn't have the energy to put together stockings this year so she said I could do them if I wanted. So I got everyone nerf guns and a cheesy $5 DVD and some candy. There were 7 of us and we had an all out war with our nerf guns. It was really fun. I remember growing up and all 5 of my brothers would get nerf guns and there would be darts and nerf balls flying all over the house but I was always left defenseless. So it was fun this year to be part of that.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-69405433973911261362009-11-30T16:29:00.001-08:002009-11-30T16:56:36.504-08:00ThanksgivingDaniel and I weren't sure what we were going to do this year for Thanksgiving. Then one of his classmates and his wife didn't have anywhere to go either so they came over to our place. They brought over 5lbs of snow crab legs! I'll take that over dry turkey any day. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDlQXUOwrU2SW6LrYmfkfKgC8X49I3gKpKRdpfm4XXNh1-8oP04LfkWsWRC5ngYdWEkD3KWnSLqWb8aRAUbrkRTXFedqTbTDDS-W09Ou7SQKNzAvC-7QZQU0Tzaog0-_eDFDryPodPdhW/s1600/crab.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDlQXUOwrU2SW6LrYmfkfKgC8X49I3gKpKRdpfm4XXNh1-8oP04LfkWsWRC5ngYdWEkD3KWnSLqWb8aRAUbrkRTXFedqTbTDDS-W09Ou7SQKNzAvC-7QZQU0Tzaog0-_eDFDryPodPdhW/s400/crab.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410059684427842466" /></a> The remains of the poor little crab legs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeeC0UucIagyZGiMDcQunt641qTx_jS8IYdreUM10dO_l_cfG7-C8MUzGE4-nHYr_rFhQ_gBj6MRl2cK2y7Mf5aDeNm411xs55z_6wpGykcN6M0nLbYp829sKv0cV5npXyg1j-RBO_yLO/s1600/turkey+platter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeeC0UucIagyZGiMDcQunt641qTx_jS8IYdreUM10dO_l_cfG7-C8MUzGE4-nHYr_rFhQ_gBj6MRl2cK2y7Mf5aDeNm411xs55z_6wpGykcN6M0nLbYp829sKv0cV5npXyg1j-RBO_yLO/s400/turkey+platter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410058804629341634" /></a> My beautiful turkey and cheese platter (not really). Daniel made fun of me for getting turkey at the deli for thanksgiving, but it was a lot better and easier than anything I could have made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1FXnLsmwcgiIm5OZGkzAeiLZUvDWARIMoWYqPlYMDlIM0WRzmZvcAQr9f1m3MHAH2A6PzhEivqcLGP3J_dlvjG-fbp7c5h9P-GtlVIVH_YvrDuUDjEGaK6CufiWAxSymR9sNv_ORb7Rf/s1600/rolls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1FXnLsmwcgiIm5OZGkzAeiLZUvDWARIMoWYqPlYMDlIM0WRzmZvcAQr9f1m3MHAH2A6PzhEivqcLGP3J_dlvjG-fbp7c5h9P-GtlVIVH_YvrDuUDjEGaK6CufiWAxSymR9sNv_ORb7Rf/s400/rolls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410061380767841010" /></a> It's not Thanksgiving without homemade rolls. This is my first attempt and there is definitely room for improvement.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5lz9swtE0KlAo-FpjvfORHOHRr6YPsCZDxEFmTGPeDOSn20yfOlkuaM1X_iBoUYX9r7Cl9z6f-t8UT_voBq3SPvJbgv8t6oeY1PCgtYITF99vMavw51xk32zXMvxT4W-13-pUEvy3RUs/s1600/potatoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5lz9swtE0KlAo-FpjvfORHOHRr6YPsCZDxEFmTGPeDOSn20yfOlkuaM1X_iBoUYX9r7Cl9z6f-t8UT_voBq3SPvJbgv8t6oeY1PCgtYITF99vMavw51xk32zXMvxT4W-13-pUEvy3RUs/s400/potatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410058794954836242" /></a> Daniel's amazing parmesan and garlic potato wedges.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipGRYwxHMGM-xYCS_yEGtsOK5sryo-9YFKefVYF20K7dt0-6q4NtwM2KtG5TJm7GwsmxlA_RW-GVPs3ef5x3EUzFsjaJCVzFeHn2-jMmrdGjdY_HZzhk2ChoD3j8oLZe2oWRBrSiB2WOl/s1600/ice+cream+pie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipGRYwxHMGM-xYCS_yEGtsOK5sryo-9YFKefVYF20K7dt0-6q4NtwM2KtG5TJm7GwsmxlA_RW-GVPs3ef5x3EUzFsjaJCVzFeHn2-jMmrdGjdY_HZzhk2ChoD3j8oLZe2oWRBrSiB2WOl/s400/ice+cream+pie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410058786146176674" /></a> Neither of us really like pumpkin pie so I made an icecream pie instead. It was amazing. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBngwGqbehDTgHkFJdA0bfZPz6Ijr8iGw-YUmfsgciUMSihjNZ3kJSgUXtw_HqH9L4TzRa67D8h0S-adk1CqZD2hLonZnuP_zh85ynYmjYLjW2TaX89VjaFXia65tO3zhuUTwZyN52-F0r/s1600/TG+tree"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBngwGqbehDTgHkFJdA0bfZPz6Ijr8iGw-YUmfsgciUMSihjNZ3kJSgUXtw_HqH9L4TzRa67D8h0S-adk1CqZD2hLonZnuP_zh85ynYmjYLjW2TaX89VjaFXia65tO3zhuUTwZyN52-F0r/s400/TG+tree" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410058781088208194" /></a> This is a Thanksgiving tree I made in Young Womens. It is a tree branch in a little pot and then you write what you are thankful for on the leaves.Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132682694952585177.post-48138272745751861022009-11-15T16:22:00.000-08:002009-11-15T16:39:13.655-08:00COSMO!This is our new member of the family Cosmo! We named him Cosmo which is short for cosmic brownie, since he's brown. He is a tonkinese kitty and I love him so much. We got him from a lady in Michigan and my brother drove him down to us last weekend. So, thanks Grant for driving him down and also thanks to my Mom for babysitting him for a couple days. It is hard to get a good picture of this guy because he is so fast, unless he is napping, which he does a lot. I'm sure there will be more Cosmo pictures to come. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ00UTax9r5JDivVkM1cNOHn9DirtLJQzLEu_hPQFF8g7kH6mchyphenhyphenEHFUOuqH6QSS-X4Y1rjXSAt_5TpUO0XNkRUE1kowjMbzMWEFn6ktZYoHB0QgrrjMN08RINqWx9uCS89lVcfvYlFW_E/s1600-h/cosmo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ00UTax9r5JDivVkM1cNOHn9DirtLJQzLEu_hPQFF8g7kH6mchyphenhyphenEHFUOuqH6QSS-X4Y1rjXSAt_5TpUO0XNkRUE1kowjMbzMWEFn6ktZYoHB0QgrrjMN08RINqWx9uCS89lVcfvYlFW_E/s400/cosmo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404492963662025682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrXsC0pdWaeYj9azFHJKSlEk8tNL7McxBQVPmk74o0ID83dns81eSJXru0iOpmRtTYZ6WAUgPJBQwq9fm85BxMmQQRsow6xlwQdojHJQ-S2cV-6Y8OyRGEW2jdl-PvyudQYvxELnm0SHM/s1600-h/cosmo+mouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrXsC0pdWaeYj9azFHJKSlEk8tNL7McxBQVPmk74o0ID83dns81eSJXru0iOpmRtTYZ6WAUgPJBQwq9fm85BxMmQQRsow6xlwQdojHJQ-S2cV-6Y8OyRGEW2jdl-PvyudQYvxELnm0SHM/s400/cosmo+mouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404492982519172194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0asAcgEdzUNLG0n4bJXCC4G9RFiMVkb-HMAV9NFz_kdfIz1oljxpZzs09__LjOL5UA-MFWQhsjU0XW7aJgVTA4dPyAOuzpme4jlEwYTgXtmwIORf-oAG0aIB9kjNG0GReN3P9L_nbXtcE/s1600-h/cosomo+daniel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0asAcgEdzUNLG0n4bJXCC4G9RFiMVkb-HMAV9NFz_kdfIz1oljxpZzs09__LjOL5UA-MFWQhsjU0XW7aJgVTA4dPyAOuzpme4jlEwYTgXtmwIORf-oAG0aIB9kjNG0GReN3P9L_nbXtcE/s400/cosomo+daniel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404492973480756658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTL2iNLgBHHU1Hovv1V_m2wpYco5qUleTvoyaBSxNKXYN2fs_bb_Gzs0vbJSsNY4gc3GHwaKlpMy0ltMidujTALzZvmN_8lJti6OvudsIOdVd6jIgSMz5UMuO1lHG7MrsRd2fEXtF-Bs5/s1600-h/cosomo+bed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTL2iNLgBHHU1Hovv1V_m2wpYco5qUleTvoyaBSxNKXYN2fs_bb_Gzs0vbJSsNY4gc3GHwaKlpMy0ltMidujTALzZvmN_8lJti6OvudsIOdVd6jIgSMz5UMuO1lHG7MrsRd2fEXtF-Bs5/s400/cosomo+bed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404492970917846354" /></a>Ellen Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06280465987234229652noreply@blogger.com4