tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42689157512387642812024-03-14T06:28:42.523-07:00merry mayMerry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-86487776693263616182011-11-04T15:22:00.000-07:002011-11-04T15:22:10.743-07:00Pretty PweeeaaaseeeHey all. I was wondering if you might do me a little tiny favor?<br />
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I've made new accounts on all the social media outlets for my new venture and I was hoping you might follow and spread the word. <br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/MerryMayShoppe">@MerryMayShoppe on twitter</a><br />
Merry May Shoppe on Facebook<br />
<a href="http://merrymayblog.blogspot.com/">Merrymayblog.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Get up to date info about <strong><a href="http://merrymayblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/big-news-merry-may-shoppe-launch.html">my new little shop</a></strong> (Eep! Launching November 12th at Roosevelt Row's Pie Social!!), my travels, sales and events. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FAt6IK97_2M" width="560"></iframe>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-26995506775587048052011-09-12T07:58:00.000-07:002011-09-12T07:58:52.032-07:00JuiceI have this amazing friend named AJ. She's super funny and very talented and we've got a lot in common. A couple weeks ago I went over to her house to hang and she began to tell me about her adventures in juicing. I was nervous at first to try her juice mixture which she called her "gross green juice". But it wasn't gross at all. It was so yummy and I've been dreaming about it since. My dear friend got stoked on juicing after watching the documentary <em>Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead</em>. So after ardent suggestion I finally watched it this weekend. It's a pretty decent flick and has some really interesting info in it. <br />
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So now I too am stoked on it and I'm dying to get a juicer. I need the gross green juice stat! I don't need anything big and fancy and, in fact, would prefer a simple, smaller model. I've been checking out these two versions but I thought I'd throw it out there to the blogosphere to see if any of you have thoughts/suggestions/experience with this. Any help would be just lovely : )<br />
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She's got a great sense of style and always rocks it. <br />
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But there were babes working the donut hut so I felt ok about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeirj-nxYAGGyqjcB1SfTcx6SDKrbNhVPbctaWRIG0HNnVNajeRuoMIAWQh7eEhaPdW9Tk1nYlja77NV4WOfuh0dx_5RwHdfKuOxz7DavleUfiGQIK72MGd364LK-HeEUq8wPRw9qNlI/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeirj-nxYAGGyqjcB1SfTcx6SDKrbNhVPbctaWRIG0HNnVNajeRuoMIAWQh7eEhaPdW9Tk1nYlja77NV4WOfuh0dx_5RwHdfKuOxz7DavleUfiGQIK72MGd364LK-HeEUq8wPRw9qNlI/s320/2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh0ZrGkR4QxWOljDUsZ7Hu61sVjz4aAocAENzFzSUImqEkSdTg0eObZOfdy7ACMj6LNQbrMk8ukuU2Elcnkw-lTHx9q62oKmZFK_F_UKpGM_nt7O4Tj6i3d3KqvMXfe5ilhP9-9PGUIM/s1600/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh0ZrGkR4QxWOljDUsZ7Hu61sVjz4aAocAENzFzSUImqEkSdTg0eObZOfdy7ACMj6LNQbrMk8ukuU2Elcnkw-lTHx9q62oKmZFK_F_UKpGM_nt7O4Tj6i3d3KqvMXfe5ilhP9-9PGUIM/s320/12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSVG3q1_wFTR8HUXwv8jTFWk3i_h4UpYHniyLI7cnpIA6_GIFvo07UEzomNOoFPVTVrqNx9gE447_wfyDFPOnDHDDK2aiVnJsdLxVEGD6eiRZZfGRSN17I68NXCI750eXEuofXBugRio/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSVG3q1_wFTR8HUXwv8jTFWk3i_h4UpYHniyLI7cnpIA6_GIFvo07UEzomNOoFPVTVrqNx9gE447_wfyDFPOnDHDDK2aiVnJsdLxVEGD6eiRZZfGRSN17I68NXCI750eXEuofXBugRio/s320/5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We checked in to our little bed and breakfast and grabbed dinner on Puget Sound. Friday we woke up and headed to the school. We got lucky cause Andrea's move-in time was like the first of the day! So it was not to crazy and we had full access to dollies to truck our goods around, free stuff- I got a to-go mug and a bottle opener key chain (which seems like a dumb idea giving 18 year olds bottle openers then forcing them to go to a seminar on drinking), and coffee- which was magical since I was totally freezing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYYF4R78FbsBsxig1pl6UCGGExQbiSPqtAnardl0POGTPUOXayDbyKmzRtIwHk0x4JU4Y1aT3cUb5p4WeTj_QuyRzdFuq6i9j2ceYdv-w8pTMZ7e2m8XSASz0XjaeBYecMLZ4FYIJGjY/s1600/4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYYF4R78FbsBsxig1pl6UCGGExQbiSPqtAnardl0POGTPUOXayDbyKmzRtIwHk0x4JU4Y1aT3cUb5p4WeTj_QuyRzdFuq6i9j2ceYdv-w8pTMZ7e2m8XSASz0XjaeBYecMLZ4FYIJGjY/s320/4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hot mama- sittin in her new dorm room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoysZZZNMXDoGlq_-jQIILJYlatSuRfPk9669DwxMEwrBBLBwaCS3Rb70mIiBj9OowXUXCxO41xOQHViu94McMWQeGA3nELHrYk9Lb_8mwrsR3IqjcfCyPPgX-DWTJYAL_wjRISYIpHM/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoysZZZNMXDoGlq_-jQIILJYlatSuRfPk9669DwxMEwrBBLBwaCS3Rb70mIiBj9OowXUXCxO41xOQHViu94McMWQeGA3nELHrYk9Lb_8mwrsR3IqjcfCyPPgX-DWTJYAL_wjRISYIpHM/s320/11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBszbYom7pfUlpAsHY7hYJegGZQgeMUA2nVngj5fsG9gdp0e_dldzcTwmopDN7K2y6hInyXrKJ90lRGHBHqam4WZitQQpTlr5roWQbYdsD1DY5_RrBh8O1MEzPKKBxpZRgsIbPHA8l7k/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBszbYom7pfUlpAsHY7hYJegGZQgeMUA2nVngj5fsG9gdp0e_dldzcTwmopDN7K2y6hInyXrKJ90lRGHBHqam4WZitQQpTlr5roWQbYdsD1DY5_RrBh8O1MEzPKKBxpZRgsIbPHA8l7k/s320/7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I found this gem while walking in the neighborhood. It's perfect.<br />
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I love her and I'm so excited for her. Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-92036729586255031182011-08-24T07:07:00.000-07:002011-08-24T07:07:10.681-07:00Hi Hi HiHello! This past week has been totally crazy. My parents and I took my baby sis and bestest pal up to college in Tacoma. It was totally gorgeous and I'm so excited for her. She's already met a lot of folks (lucky kids had facebook groups and stuff so she knew lots of people before she even got there!), signed up for classes, and is fully immersed in orientation activities. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My boss is in San Diego this week. Which means I'm holding down recievables by myself! Scawee! No one to fix my mistakes ;) Anyways, I hope all is well and y'all are getting some fall weather headin your way. We definitely aren't. I'll be back soon with pics from our Seattle trip. </div>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-34173783148791595362011-08-15T08:00:00.000-07:002011-08-25T15:04:15.055-07:00Adventures in Veganism || The Good Heart Cookbook<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Jón Þór Birgisson, singer for the band Sigur Ros, teamed up in artistic collaboration with his boyfriend Alex. One of the many things to come out of this magical collaboration is this awesome cookbook. All of the recipes inside look super yummy, seem super easy, and are raw! Just gather ingredients, grab your blender and hit it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe73JicR4i0XGvtkVS8RkWhglYoPvJIEYxrCpCWp0ZQ08YsMGO515ipYraJrR08f9M6hsMr5qAPRhD8O7xHptP6tv8tl6PVo6WchwvOp-PK7L2qtY5eKOf1LF7GXJp86wnnHS7lzUQGSQ/s1600/pesto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe73JicR4i0XGvtkVS8RkWhglYoPvJIEYxrCpCWp0ZQ08YsMGO515ipYraJrR08f9M6hsMr5qAPRhD8O7xHptP6tv8tl6PVo6WchwvOp-PK7L2qtY5eKOf1LF7GXJp86wnnHS7lzUQGSQ/s400/pesto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-n55pUKpe_9fMtEuS9UkMUOqjjYLhdDlvGob3seCl7GdbcR3K7BUlPGN6KRhDHhXA9L6w9ldGVLXzPhM7knog9Es6-45-ChEzA17yW7MTbQR2zWYx3rikFnFyl1MReNOMah2NrbZjG8/s1600/curry.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-n55pUKpe_9fMtEuS9UkMUOqjjYLhdDlvGob3seCl7GdbcR3K7BUlPGN6KRhDHhXA9L6w9ldGVLXzPhM7knog9Es6-45-ChEzA17yW7MTbQR2zWYx3rikFnFyl1MReNOMah2NrbZjG8/s400/curry.png" width="400" /></a></div>Holy crap YUMMMMMMMM.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/5744893">Jónsi and Alex Recipe Show - Raw Strawberry Pie</a>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-48945011100970364092011-08-12T08:00:00.001-07:002011-08-12T08:00:01.489-07:00Road Trip || CultsA couple weeks ago my dear sister and I took a quick road trip down to Tucson. Cults was playing at Club Congress so we decided to make a weekend of it!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfarENi-j3PlMtS6-oAm8CvX7h18qF4EgCUiheRJbszHvcAd1UM3VRmAYkAHGU5dM1lp5X1OOpfFxlzN9O4QihfUPTFUSsFw_gH-Ozdg-8HQWtJDlIIZvXNuOrUWjiF_xKh174phgE7yY/s1600/photo-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfarENi-j3PlMtS6-oAm8CvX7h18qF4EgCUiheRJbszHvcAd1UM3VRmAYkAHGU5dM1lp5X1OOpfFxlzN9O4QihfUPTFUSsFw_gH-Ozdg-8HQWtJDlIIZvXNuOrUWjiF_xKh174phgE7yY/s320/photo-11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we're off!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j7EXOPsGbKpGtu0HC6S1j9-kZOhSk_sH2BsSn307HEngFo1WxvIJwE99H8owOsqnHIww6L4ASfX_Ag12S3ROJYr4Ucb4gC4q8IQDwxb3cOTxy8Qd8vn5BuAfk5SsF0vB7T4Pr-1pL4w/s1600/Diptic-2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j7EXOPsGbKpGtu0HC6S1j9-kZOhSk_sH2BsSn307HEngFo1WxvIJwE99H8owOsqnHIww6L4ASfX_Ag12S3ROJYr4Ucb4gC4q8IQDwxb3cOTxy8Qd8vn5BuAfk5SsF0vB7T4Pr-1pL4w/s320/Diptic-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at Dutch Brothers for some coffee first... And totally creeped out the dude working there. Andrea started taking pictures of him- weird? Maybe. But he was standing in the fridge when we got there. I think he's the weird one. He then proceeded to tell us how some girl basically stalked him and made him a collage of secret pictures she had taken of him. Haha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSPXYpKqBiX-uRvi3uURqO5USaPlMV5lHrAP6o5uBIwwksQ97c6LanZp9pbWBkefmyCIPJ_DJUco2hvR0GyZ6X5MM5WZ9VIDKQE-otnvrSH4oiuxxC75hsKv_dBGuwZilSq7fEEzHKR0/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSPXYpKqBiX-uRvi3uURqO5USaPlMV5lHrAP6o5uBIwwksQ97c6LanZp9pbWBkefmyCIPJ_DJUco2hvR0GyZ6X5MM5WZ9VIDKQE-otnvrSH4oiuxxC75hsKv_dBGuwZilSq7fEEzHKR0/s320/photo-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yay sisters!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdESFrk6AbecHnmG_KR-ofRl9yY5az3_u1b1Gu4HH6ldt9_SMuRsVqIsoKsa3ZFYv7aKvAXqHuMpmz2V1PySil1c41LDcHqrESuvKg0JClhyphenhyphenMtYpI0wbbDRgQ5tIFP6Uy89Tyt0knUOuY/s1600/Diptic-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdESFrk6AbecHnmG_KR-ofRl9yY5az3_u1b1Gu4HH6ldt9_SMuRsVqIsoKsa3ZFYv7aKvAXqHuMpmz2V1PySil1c41LDcHqrESuvKg0JClhyphenhyphenMtYpI0wbbDRgQ5tIFP6Uy89Tyt0knUOuY/s320/Diptic-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tunes for the road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RJKZ4r7znFkBzYlzon7sRHZF0npUpYx8EFTVHW-aJgZzehUC0DGNPkQs5fZgUgPuei_JmMT12CnjDRSg6JEOC9rXOpX1FFU5YAttd9O96hlLtd2BXOjD7Hfwq8s89UAf29ulYZzs188/s1600/photo-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RJKZ4r7znFkBzYlzon7sRHZF0npUpYx8EFTVHW-aJgZzehUC0DGNPkQs5fZgUgPuei_JmMT12CnjDRSg6JEOC9rXOpX1FFU5YAttd9O96hlLtd2BXOjD7Hfwq8s89UAf29ulYZzs188/s320/photo-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hotel Congress</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjx8kdpuZez90iZqFcEHl4ZRAGUoPqYMf9F3OtN0rcV97FNIvKY43J1RW1OYOEo8-Kw945x9COw0KoA7oVYzLEw4iqxiiwCBoA_e7aOVHGcxBhHk0HL-lWwztlsSrtuI1rJHAm5fxji8/s1600/photo-8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjx8kdpuZez90iZqFcEHl4ZRAGUoPqYMf9F3OtN0rcV97FNIvKY43J1RW1OYOEo8-Kw945x9COw0KoA7oVYzLEw4iqxiiwCBoA_e7aOVHGcxBhHk0HL-lWwztlsSrtuI1rJHAm5fxji8/s320/photo-8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After checking in to our room, we grabbed a quick dinner at the Cup Cafe in the hotel. It was actually fairly nice out and we enjoyed it by sitting outside until it started raining. As we left the restaurant we noticed the GIANT line so we jogged upstairs to get ready quick. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CpBi2gh2a61SznApm2lvQpcXWEdH0GWle6iZvlvFO5wM7iouGES8Q7qpV33N3btzwCJTHn2qfJ-IDXKvNn_oI8Fr9tTkB3B9R3dEF3Jm7nKkDqljJwGrPmPeCLtsQgqGURZXteeUkBg/s1600/photo-9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CpBi2gh2a61SznApm2lvQpcXWEdH0GWle6iZvlvFO5wM7iouGES8Q7qpV33N3btzwCJTHn2qfJ-IDXKvNn_oI8Fr9tTkB3B9R3dEF3Jm7nKkDqljJwGrPmPeCLtsQgqGURZXteeUkBg/s320/photo-9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4iyWOvLZDx_Mjp5PZatMCG9xT85rEjV22O2hswVHmyYUZ_K1PuSX18gPLULboKDgLKYCfZVLSbd-KU_9-fZCXr8FHBX87XpASBuYcO-fO5wcS7BSo2AKDn8O_smEKrzrtoe0h6Pc2mY/s1600/photo-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4iyWOvLZDx_Mjp5PZatMCG9xT85rEjV22O2hswVHmyYUZ_K1PuSX18gPLULboKDgLKYCfZVLSbd-KU_9-fZCXr8FHBX87XpASBuYcO-fO5wcS7BSo2AKDn8O_smEKrzrtoe0h6Pc2mY/s320/photo-5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cults! Cults! Cults! They have t<i>he best</i> hair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW8u9IV416QODJBhNMBzQ85cq0p4im9UkeElu7rZRYtuCCz4bbTHfBmQYIbmLlnQkPfEls6JpTg80x-9QAz5wpU1biXtrRq5XMzViNaD2UywBtiRXU5ftWmGQn_BPOskM3iXucbTLJ24/s1600/photo-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHW8u9IV416QODJBhNMBzQ85cq0p4im9UkeElu7rZRYtuCCz4bbTHfBmQYIbmLlnQkPfEls6JpTg80x-9QAz5wpU1biXtrRq5XMzViNaD2UywBtiRXU5ftWmGQn_BPOskM3iXucbTLJ24/s320/photo-6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We made friends with these nice folks behind us. They let us go in front of them cause Andrea had a fancy camera. Win!<br />
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On a similar note, we were also by these crazy folks who were super drunk. The girl proclaimed how "effed up" she was and worried how they were supposed to drive back to Phoenix THAT NIGHT. Eep! I hope to God they didn't. She dropped a glass (which shattered at our feet) followed by a beer. They kept giving Ms. Cults high fives between each song....until the guy tried to kiss/bite her hand. Sloppy yet funny.<br />
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We spent Sunday exploring the town. We started with brunch at <a href="http://lovinspoonfuls.com/">Lovin' Spoonfuls</a>, followed by coffee at Cartel, and vintage shopping along 4th. Pretty great weekend with my bestest friend EVA.I'm so thankful I got to spend it with my sister, especially since that little lady will be leaving suuuuper soon for college. She's the best : )<br />
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They look fun huh? Enjoy.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="286" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2riHZ0OE3k" width="450"></iframe>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-13046830632331082842011-08-11T07:04:00.000-07:002011-08-11T07:04:49.094-07:00Fossil CreekFor my best pal Danielle's birthday we all packed up our things and headed to Fossil Creek! It was my first time and, boy, was it fun! Here's some pictures from our day.<br />
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I have great friends : )Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-36094907969717510272011-08-08T18:00:00.000-07:002011-08-08T18:00:15.371-07:00My DayMy work is filled with super funny people. It's such a good atmosphere where we're all like family. Sometimes I'm super happy to go to work cause I know I'll be laughing my day away. Here's what happened today.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gettin my iphone on at lunch. This is my boss (she didn't know I was taking her picture : ). Oh and, yeah, she said that. Hahaha. What a gem.</div>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-83289716027848991192011-08-08T15:21:00.000-07:002011-08-08T15:22:10.276-07:00A Few of my Favorite Things || MakeupI'm kinda obsessed with makeup. For real, you should see my stash. It's crazy. <br />
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When I was young (like 5) my grandmother would let <a href="http://merrymayhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/05/really-cute-video-to-make-you-smile.html">my cousin and I</a> play with her makeup. She taught us so much through the years and really instilled an interest in both my cousin and I. I was fortunate to be able to work in consmetics at Nordstrom through college and I learned so much about application, content, color, etc. So I thought it would be fun to show you a few of my favorite makeup products. There are, of course a whole bunch more but I thought I'd start with the basics. These are the things I use nearly every single day. Try em out. I think you'll like em.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">NOTE: Since working towards being vegan I have (sadly) come to find that some of my favorite products are not (which isn't exactly surprising). I'm trying out vegan products here and there and would love any input on your vegan faves. </span><br />
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FACE || Lush Colour Supplement<br />
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FACE || MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used to have a love hate relationship with Studiofix. If you've ever used it you probably know what I'm talking about. It made me look like a frikken doll (which is pretty much my goal in life), yet it really did a number on my skin. I don't really know what they put in that stuff but my poor face didn't like it. Nowadays, I generally only add powder to my routine before going out on the town or somethin like that. This stuff is great cause it's super light, yet buildable, with a nice matte finish. And my face doesn't react poorly to it. Must be all those fancy minerals ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>COLOR || Nars Blush<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nars blush is pretty much the best thing ever. To be completely honest, I first bought their deep throat blush cause of the name. Yep, I'm that guy. Now I realize that the dirty names are just a plus (makes me smile every morning). This stuff is highly pigmented and blends beautifully. Another plus- as far as I can tell almost every shade looks fabulous on most skin tones.... weeeeiiiiirrrrdd. Don't know how they do it. AAND word on the streets (web?) is that the founder of Nars, Francios Nars, is even vegan. Killer. Their stuff, though expensive, is great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">EYES || Revlon Color Stay Liquid Liner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYwG-G9KLwtE63qHAFSX7UOvDyLkT0MZgzHAQkPcMr-Y5DiHT56pLC-x8A6WHtvTVTy0KUVc59I-T5HLVqe70Re1UkwLjUHDbYijjp82AIucM77lErlPBaY5jX8oAueS8jFiwA2c22FE/s1600/P_Eyes_Eyeliner_ColorStayLiquidEyePen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYwG-G9KLwtE63qHAFSX7UOvDyLkT0MZgzHAQkPcMr-Y5DiHT56pLC-x8A6WHtvTVTy0KUVc59I-T5HLVqe70Re1UkwLjUHDbYijjp82AIucM77lErlPBaY5jX8oAueS8jFiwA2c22FE/s320/P_Eyes_Eyeliner_ColorStayLiquidEyePen.png" t$="true" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm such a sucker for liquid eyeliner. I wear it pretty much every day and feel naked without it. I've tried my hand at many different kinds of liner and find that Revlon's Color Stay line is my favorite. It's really easy to apply and wears really well. No smudgies throughout the day. Also, for those of you who prefer a pencil liner, the Color Stay line makes a nice one. However, there is one con; There are limited colors. Which I guess isn't a problem for everyday wear but I'd love it if they had a teal or even a golden brown color. Also, while Revlon does not test their products on animals, their products are not necessarily vegan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LIPS || Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1gjCw72d-C2UgALtEEI6cub_SZQ-gBqA65AfMlNo-AIIvIq1uYrlRiPM31G-DtqHGWZyzFylVb0unNjHQcgjiaNf_WHqHIIOTKgrFPIjiMg8Z2-6bfuE80wZAPk0HynvU7M6GN1SD70/s1600/01090-00_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1gjCw72d-C2UgALtEEI6cub_SZQ-gBqA65AfMlNo-AIIvIq1uYrlRiPM31G-DtqHGWZyzFylVb0unNjHQcgjiaNf_WHqHIIOTKgrFPIjiMg8Z2-6bfuE80wZAPk0HynvU7M6GN1SD70/s1600/01090-00_l.jpg" t$="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this stuff cause it instantly pulls together a look. This stuff is cheap and you can get it pretty much everywhere. It makes my lips smooth and hydrated and gives a nice little bit of color to keep my grill lookin fresh. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are your favorite makeup products? What can't you live without and why? </div>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-1612962944372317942011-08-03T15:08:00.000-07:002011-08-03T15:11:29.617-07:00Boo.Howdy y'all. <br />
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I've been a horrible blogger lately. Worse than horrible in fact. I wish I had some awesome story about how I've been off traveling to distant lands, or the like. But alas, it's just a funk. <br />
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Of course some days you feel like poop. Sometime's things get better real quick-like. Other times the blues stick around. That's the kinda funk I'm in- the deep blue funk that camps out and makes your little life it's home for a while. <br />
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While I've not been feeling like doing much of anything, I know that being more active (physically, socially, mentally, etc.) would certainly do wonders. It's just about finding the momentum. That's what I'm trying for. <br />
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Anyways, I pretty much just wanted to say thanks for stickin by to all of you who still pop in to see what's up in my little piece of the blogosphere. I've got a bundle of posts just waiting to be completed and posted and I'm hoping <a href="http://www.waitingforbean.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;">my sweet</span></a> and I can get together soon to work out a whole buncha fun bloggy ideas we came up with. <br />
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Untill next time,<br />
XXOO<br />
Ash<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Btw, I still post on <span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://mmhandmade.tumblr.com/">my tumblr</a></span> and instagram most days so please say hello if you've got either)</span>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-64124976213744451342011-07-25T09:02:00.000-07:002011-07-25T09:06:42.106-07:00My Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://merrymayhandmade.blogspot.com/2011/04/guess-what-i-bought.html"><span style="color: #93c47d;">Remember how I bought that super rad trailer that one time?</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we went out to Oklahoma to pick it up! (we actually picked it up some time ago and I'm just now posting about it. Oops!) Anyways, I'm pretty much in love. I've not loved something so much since I got my Iphone (Haha, kinda sorta kidding. But also kinda not : ).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a buncha photos from our trip! Yay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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(Notice those floral cushions in the trailer. They're gonna need to go.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1UKORhiyy-L_1BUMaP6FfxlBFr90EcAsYMwDGY6RboM5oQXtYFTgaxCvltKPHy0nEyUqgFNz8ZQGEF9nYNDtO7PoC5aGh3Xj8zmVfoPXgcJtMfR8RjT-iyNjgfylWeHnZA4euS1SsGg/s1600/hjnv.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1UKORhiyy-L_1BUMaP6FfxlBFr90EcAsYMwDGY6RboM5oQXtYFTgaxCvltKPHy0nEyUqgFNz8ZQGEF9nYNDtO7PoC5aGh3Xj8zmVfoPXgcJtMfR8RjT-iyNjgfylWeHnZA4euS1SsGg/s320/hjnv.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bored again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMfoNfR-2dAQ0KejjDdlx_ujf3EHev_Ya2KdNL-lzgjRtpHDQPxYH5yM96ezgzsWbF104LZgkDsCGbJN1si_T1KcLXXqd2-xcPgv08I6REsK945_uz7LAX8FvHqw85Kd74lbFtCjBWPA/s1600/jkj.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMfoNfR-2dAQ0KejjDdlx_ujf3EHev_Ya2KdNL-lzgjRtpHDQPxYH5yM96ezgzsWbF104LZgkDsCGbJN1si_T1KcLXXqd2-xcPgv08I6REsK945_uz7LAX8FvHqw85Kd74lbFtCjBWPA/s320/jkj.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty!-TX.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZGAF6Q-8L8yMPZv123KZuQJD6ubZdHkraXB6bqP2G6WB5AqN6Cg7af_vkDujYKbLyWpx6AtYUAvmwWKTVHJDYQj2dlhjysEIlXQN5mlxOrAp6mY7ls9ENJYLVZSnVYKsZ4Hz14s2yII/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ZGAF6Q-8L8yMPZv123KZuQJD6ubZdHkraXB6bqP2G6WB5AqN6Cg7af_vkDujYKbLyWpx6AtYUAvmwWKTVHJDYQj2dlhjysEIlXQN5mlxOrAp6mY7ls9ENJYLVZSnVYKsZ4Hz14s2yII/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tipi- AZ.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrpOLE0epu1eeoOqhlKa7RnSPWys9_KZ4HKHutpELqeOeZehhj7wmHIROHlCVghHqFw13MbGnZ_cnFQpm4je5SVERF53PYjJfqZDDu5faFO7hcPhyVjaH6XrZ8UVHxEE4IY3L7AQAmQY/s1600/vhjk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrpOLE0epu1eeoOqhlKa7RnSPWys9_KZ4HKHutpELqeOeZehhj7wmHIROHlCVghHqFw13MbGnZ_cnFQpm4je5SVERF53PYjJfqZDDu5faFO7hcPhyVjaH6XrZ8UVHxEE4IY3L7AQAmQY/s320/vhjk.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sign- OK.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXILkTKWMSQixixoBoqqI87RadfsbYiExzxh2edUV5XmRQ0O1Ethyphenhyphen19dq1BwsA5aVpWCxVNQ9xqgdbko7znOz8EkvRz_dvoeg3g5uepibh5gEiPa6f4d-diRkkf3wh6xpUpT9tkDHLSk8/s1600/hjkhj.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXILkTKWMSQixixoBoqqI87RadfsbYiExzxh2edUV5XmRQ0O1Ethyphenhyphen19dq1BwsA5aVpWCxVNQ9xqgdbko7znOz8EkvRz_dvoeg3g5uepibh5gEiPa6f4d-diRkkf3wh6xpUpT9tkDHLSk8/s320/hjkhj.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Baby!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm so stoked and can't wait for it to cool down a bit to begin working on it. First task- painting the interior. It's unfortunate that the previous owner painted over the pretty wood walls. But... Whatcha gonna do? The worst part is that the interior (weird fleshy peach color) and the exterior (vibrant yellow) clash. Each is pretty but not together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Down the road I would love to paint the exterior a minty color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_jHLWNuW3faDElGAbXu3HgRBAe5c56LF8LyDzXsmeizLHrVw1RQb3jcZnGj-t3WwbABhIsg2ZPKJpednvrK7VpuyvqTqaNKLB6mpgMgnywramJJg812MTBPnphc8zWpmYpeeWdX1XW4/s1600/il_570xN_246934898_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_jHLWNuW3faDElGAbXu3HgRBAe5c56LF8LyDzXsmeizLHrVw1RQb3jcZnGj-t3WwbABhIsg2ZPKJpednvrK7VpuyvqTqaNKLB6mpgMgnywramJJg812MTBPnphc8zWpmYpeeWdX1XW4/s320/il_570xN_246934898_large.jpg" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-weheartit.com-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's what's guiding my choice for the interior. I'm thinking pretty golden white color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCpjjzPW7krbQMUofu6DP9UD_iOGVldEiA3CAgvucitFQ-MTba-9xFQw7Ki6VNRzhtYDZ3oMKqZfhHfGPEedd7iLW702wXynsZiolGxnq0Moy63AEM3EBdQ4O2_l5x7d_qXIn_5hTOj8/s1600/7-22-mark3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCpjjzPW7krbQMUofu6DP9UD_iOGVldEiA3CAgvucitFQ-MTba-9xFQw7Ki6VNRzhtYDZ3oMKqZfhHfGPEedd7iLW702wXynsZiolGxnq0Moy63AEM3EBdQ4O2_l5x7d_qXIn_5hTOj8/s320/7-22-mark3.gif" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div>Thoughts? Ideas?Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-27098871348218049732011-07-14T09:10:00.000-07:002011-07-14T09:10:30.556-07:00Guest Post on The Crafty Vision of Sara(h) Darlene<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mEVtIE4KtRZWOi2bKP09jpro2lzITmPtCvBMOAblZqRTFMh5tP7l1h8tAfYaskk0GWbxYygk47BCsmvM9u1XWEH8ifjzSkhS04NObqU0NZJPTMSAduhAmWx47EHMbPiEzDIdt81SVJc/s1600/ImSarah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mEVtIE4KtRZWOi2bKP09jpro2lzITmPtCvBMOAblZqRTFMh5tP7l1h8tAfYaskk0GWbxYygk47BCsmvM9u1XWEH8ifjzSkhS04NObqU0NZJPTMSAduhAmWx47EHMbPiEzDIdt81SVJc/s320/ImSarah.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pretty Miss Sara put up my guest post! <a href="http://sarahdarlene.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/guest-post-ashley-of-merry-may/">Check it out</a>! It's a good one (I got a little carried away on this one : ).</div>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-83530728258015099362011-07-05T14:54:00.000-07:002011-07-05T15:05:17.137-07:00Guest post!I've been working on a pretty fun guest post and thought I'd give ya a little sneak peak! The lovely <a href="http://sarahdarlene.wordpress.com/">Sarah</a> asked me to do a guest post while she works on movin to dowtown Phoenix. I was so stoked cause a) guest posts are so fun! and b) we can have coffee dates! Haha.<br />
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Anyways, she's had some pretty awesome posts lately all about home decor. Do yourself a favor and go check it out. Here's a sneak peek of my post I'm preparing and a little tour of my house. Check for my guest post next week.<br />
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</div>Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-2965661911437620742011-07-04T16:07:00.000-07:002011-07-04T16:07:04.790-07:00Happy 4th of July!Hope you have the best day ever. Swimmin, BBQin, fireworks! Yay!<br />
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I love Charlie. Like, so much.Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-76173164352323249952011-06-28T08:41:00.000-07:002011-06-28T08:41:00.160-07:00Weekend Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCVaQsZvlKayZqJmzihl5bjqC6nbPifo92nIawivsH-NeO8oBydpAq_T97ZjqrGZhquxOyvOPor9n4VITgr1wuMxZMU4Tl5FpUDMUdvkYBm-nm2KNzMJimBvXKcHR5KKH4oQV9eBQP6c/s1600/Picnik+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCVaQsZvlKayZqJmzihl5bjqC6nbPifo92nIawivsH-NeO8oBydpAq_T97ZjqrGZhquxOyvOPor9n4VITgr1wuMxZMU4Tl5FpUDMUdvkYBm-nm2KNzMJimBvXKcHR5KKH4oQV9eBQP6c/s320/Picnik+collage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> 1. Birthday lunch with Stephanie 2. Aren't they so cute? 3. Andrea created a photobooth for a Harry Potter party complete with these awesome props 4. My face.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-3cR_b9RSAv95n8NuBIMnKvsabE1U2L_SJJswPvhP58yILSuplyKYmAz5EXC9D_d7rglYfMZWzCNGrKcd-yVKBezYTIo4RrrQJV3Au9h5LaU2C_9pcjAGYsqlFkSEeK5IOCPW_RAgf5D/s1600/gjytyj.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-3cR_b9RSAv95n8NuBIMnKvsabE1U2L_SJJswPvhP58yILSuplyKYmAz5EXC9D_d7rglYfMZWzCNGrKcd-yVKBezYTIo4RrrQJV3Au9h5LaU2C_9pcjAGYsqlFkSEeK5IOCPW_RAgf5D/s320/gjytyj.png" width="201" /></a></div> This dress is the most lovely cut. Gorgeous.<br />
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<a href="http://www.modcloth.com/store/ModCloth/So+Haute+Right+Now+Sale?page=1">Check it out</a> folks. What are you crushin on?Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-56694240331973905922011-06-23T15:45:00.000-07:002011-06-23T15:49:37.073-07:00VACATION!I've been MIA recently, and for good reason. We took our annual family vacation! Each year for almost as long as I can remember, we take a family trip with the whole crew- mom, dad, sister, boy cousin, girl cousin, her hubby and three kiddos, grandma, grandpa, aunt, and uncle- that's right, like, a billion people. Unfortunately, boy cousin was unable to embark on our family trip- he had to stay home with his fiance and her lil boy cause silly work got in the way. <br />
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This year's adventure took us on a cruise to the Bahama's, St. Thomas, and St. Maartin.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We flew out saturday afternoon and arrived in Fort Lauderdale late that evening. Sunday afternoon we were allowed to board the ship. Get this- the folks from the previous cruise get off around 9 in the morning. Then they board the next cruisers around 1. Nuts. Anyways, we sailed on the Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever. This baby held over 6,000 guests and over 2,000 crew. With something like 12 individual restaurants in addition to the main dining room, the ship also holds an ice cream shop, a cupcake shop, and the first ever Starbucks at sea. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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There's a casino, ice skating rink, spa, gym, aquatheater, comedy club, theater (where Chicago played), and more. There were tons of activities to keep you busy including two surf simulators, a zip line, two rock climbing walls, basketball courts, a jogging track, mini golf.... I could go on for days. It's seriously nuts. <br />
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</div>We had lots of fun and I got a lot of quality time with the kiddos. Supah fun. Oh, I've got videos too! I'm gonna try and do some fancy things to it and I'll post it in the next few days : )Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-343670985534218542011-06-21T19:30:00.000-07:002011-06-21T20:02:24.749-07:00Updates!I finally got around to doing some updates around these parts. Feels gooood. I'm still working on some things (ie: alignment. grr!) but feel free to take a lil look around. I put a list of all the fun places you can find me in the "About" section. Be sure to check it out so we can be friends in ALLLL the places listed, oooohkaaay?? <br />
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Also, if you know how to center my Outbrain widget or the comments section, let me know : )Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-35840841913627140012011-06-21T15:34:00.000-07:002011-06-21T15:34:03.708-07:00Summer SongsSince it's the first official day of summer, I thought I'd share with all you lovely folks out there some of my favorite songs that remind me of summer.<br />
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This one actually doesn't necesarrily remind me of summer- I just found it while searching and love both Owen Pallatt and Joanna Newsome : )<br />
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I saw this adorable vlog from Elycia of <a href="http://www.loveelycia.com/">Love, Elycia</a> on <a href="http://www.mygirlthursday.com/">My Girl Thursday</a> today.<br />
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She seems fun.Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-36901231366452258012011-06-07T20:59:00.000-07:002011-06-07T20:59:22.481-07:00Adventures in Veganism: Perfect Summer DinnerIt preeeeetty hot here these days. However, not terrible by our standards. I made this yummy fresh dinner tonight and pretended I was having a pretty picnic in a pretty park with a pretty breeze and all my pretty friends.<br />
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Brief confession: I'm kinda a terrible cook. Not the worst by any means. The thing is, I kinda hate following recipes. Recipes are like a whole buncha rules and I really just wanna break em. You'd think after screwing up recipes all the time I'd learn my lesson. I'm getting there. These are simple recipes that you can doctor and adjust to your tastes and it'll still be delish! Here's what ya do.<br />
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<b>Kale Salad</b>- One of my most favorite salads of all time is the Kale salad from <a href="http://www.truefoodkitchen.com/">True Food Kitchen</a>. Only problem, it's covered in parmesan cheese. Here's my cheese-less version. This little mixture is so fresh and light. I love love love kale.<br />
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A bunch of kale<br />
1 lemon<br />
1-2 cloves of Garlic<br />
A smidge of olive oil<br />
Pepper to taste<br />
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Roughly chop the kale. Using a grater or a microplane (if you don't have one get one. I love my microplane. It's magical) zest the lemon (half the lemon if you'd prefer) and squeeze the juice of half the lemon into a bowl. Add a clove of fresh garlic and a bit of olive oil. Stir in some fresh ground pepper and toss the mixture with the kale. If you'd like, you could add some red pepper flakes for a little kick. That's it! Yum!<br />
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<b>Curried Potato Salad</b>- Another thing I love- curry powder. I put it on everything. Here's a yummy vegan twist on boring, traditional potato salad.<br />
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A handful of baby potatoes<br />
Onion (as much or as little as you prefer)<br />
1 tbsp Vegenaise<br />
Curry powder (as much or as little as you prefer)<br />
Sprinkling of cinnamon<br />
Splash of jerk seasoning (or red pepper flakes. or neither)<br />
Dash of salt<br />
Fresh parsley<br />
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Slice up your potatoes, toss them in a pot, and boil until tender. Mix up Vegenaise, lots of curry powder, a little cinnamon, and a sprinkling of jerk seasoning for some spice. Toss potatoes with the yummy mixture. Throw in some freshly chopped onion and parsley. Salt to taste. Nom!<br />
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One of the best parts of summer is corn on the cob!! I love going to my grandpa's farm in upstate New York and filling my belly with lots of corn. Boil yourself (or grill- even better!) up and ear and you've got a yummy dinner.Merry May Handmadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00549164279999910521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268915751238764281.post-80545420074677246812011-06-07T07:20:00.000-07:002011-06-07T07:22:14.921-07:00PoolsideHangin with my pals poolside is fun. <br />
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