Monday, July 11, 2011
Playing catch-up once again
Summer's busyness really cramped my blogging style. I'm back on for a bit to give you a little peek into the last few weeks.
Our St Johns trek up Cliff Drive...
there was a great view from the top, and good convo the whole hike.
Fast forward a couple weeks. Fourth of July weekend was good times- went wakeboarding and camping. One night of camping might not sound worth it to some, but it was perfect. We only brought essentials, and hardly needed our tent. After swimming and chillin' (it was 11 girls and 3 guys), we slept under the stars.
Sara working hard, chopping wood. We got caught by the park ranger shortly after, but not before our efforts yielded some firewood.
Amy, Hannah, and Kayla relaxing.
Since the Fourth, work has picked up. Here's a $200 casket spray I did. It was actually hard to find enough flowers and design with that much money! Fun though :) Tomorrow I get to make a $300 one.
In other news, there isn't any news yet. Joce (and the rest of us) is impatiently waiting for her little one to arrive. I moved from the country to their house in town to help with Viv when he does make an appearance. Also, Nat and the kids are officially in MN and took over the basement at Grandma and Grandpa's, where my bedroom happened to be. It is fun to finally have them around!
I did another wedding on my own, one I had agreed to before I got my flower shop job. Stay tuned for pictures, although Jen will probably beat me to it :)
Our St Johns trek up Cliff Drive...
there was a great view from the top, and good convo the whole hike.
Fast forward a couple weeks. Fourth of July weekend was good times- went wakeboarding and camping. One night of camping might not sound worth it to some, but it was perfect. We only brought essentials, and hardly needed our tent. After swimming and chillin' (it was 11 girls and 3 guys), we slept under the stars.
Sara working hard, chopping wood. We got caught by the park ranger shortly after, but not before our efforts yielded some firewood.
Amy, Hannah, and Kayla relaxing.
Since the Fourth, work has picked up. Here's a $200 casket spray I did. It was actually hard to find enough flowers and design with that much money! Fun though :) Tomorrow I get to make a $300 one.
In other news, there isn't any news yet. Joce (and the rest of us) is impatiently waiting for her little one to arrive. I moved from the country to their house in town to help with Viv when he does make an appearance. Also, Nat and the kids are officially in MN and took over the basement at Grandma and Grandpa's, where my bedroom happened to be. It is fun to finally have them around!
I did another wedding on my own, one I had agreed to before I got my flower shop job. Stay tuned for pictures, although Jen will probably beat me to it :)
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
back from MI
Back from St Johns, probably one of my longest vacations of the summer. It was fun to see all the people I hadn't talked to in a while! I forget how many people I actually do know.
It doesn't feel much like summer when it's been rainy for 4 days straight. Ugh :(
It doesn't feel much like summer when it's been rainy for 4 days straight. Ugh :(
Monday, June 13, 2011
Catching up some
I found some time to actually sit and update my readers (or what's left of them) about what's been going on.
A few weeks ago, I went to the yoop for a wedding Mark was standing in. I've been getting to know his friends better, and Keith and Laura are such a sweet couple. I volunteered to do Laura's flowers, and they went really well. For pictures, jump on over to Jennifer's blog. I really like doing flowers for weddings she photographs, because she makes my work look so good.
Laura's bachelorette party was themed like a popular tv show, so most girls dressed up like guys. It took place at a hunting camp, a really neat one with one huge room lined with bunks (how handy!).
I spent a lot of time with Sarah that weekend, since both of our men were in the wedding party, and off gallivanting and getting no sleep. Sarah, me, and Laura...
We got a photo of the group of friends (missing Anna). Jeff K, Evan and Sarah B, Kendra and Eldie, the newly married Keith and Laura N, me and Mark, Lindsey and Johnny I, and Brent J.
BRETT DANIELSON rode up the yoop with me, but it was a good thing for him that he didn't catch a ride home too... On my way home from up north, my car started overheating in Bruce's. Aaarghhhh, what a pain! Mark came to my rescue, with a tool set and a good mood. The car couldn't be fixed though, and so we left it at a Ford dealership, and went back up to Margaret and Gary's for the night.
The next day, we met my mom in Duluth. I had dinner with Sara K, then a walk by the lake. Although a huge bother, my car incident actually was pretty fun too.
Fast forward two weeks. Mark was leaving for ND, and I happened to have two days off of work in the middle of the week. We met up north for a day and a half.
We spent the hot, hot day swimming, then hanging out at the cabin.
Mark's picture idea. Makes me laugh every time I look at it. :)
Along with seeing Mark, I spent time with Leah, and got to chat with cousin Kate and Grandma and Grandpa. I really enjoyed being up there!
Now I'm working a whole slew of days in a row so that I can have 5 days off for St. Johns. I'm considering it one of my major vacations of the summer. Hopefully the weather cooperates!
I did my first flower shop wedding consult (by myself). I was nervous, but it went well!! It'll be fun to be in charge of everything from start to finish. I also have a wedding that I'm doing on my own time that is coming up quickly and I know will be very fun. I'm looking forward to what else this summer will bring!
A few weeks ago, I went to the yoop for a wedding Mark was standing in. I've been getting to know his friends better, and Keith and Laura are such a sweet couple. I volunteered to do Laura's flowers, and they went really well. For pictures, jump on over to Jennifer's blog. I really like doing flowers for weddings she photographs, because she makes my work look so good.
Laura's bachelorette party was themed like a popular tv show, so most girls dressed up like guys. It took place at a hunting camp, a really neat one with one huge room lined with bunks (how handy!).
I spent a lot of time with Sarah that weekend, since both of our men were in the wedding party, and off gallivanting and getting no sleep. Sarah, me, and Laura...
We got a photo of the group of friends (missing Anna). Jeff K, Evan and Sarah B, Kendra and Eldie, the newly married Keith and Laura N, me and Mark, Lindsey and Johnny I, and Brent J.
BRETT DANIELSON rode up the yoop with me, but it was a good thing for him that he didn't catch a ride home too... On my way home from up north, my car started overheating in Bruce's. Aaarghhhh, what a pain! Mark came to my rescue, with a tool set and a good mood. The car couldn't be fixed though, and so we left it at a Ford dealership, and went back up to Margaret and Gary's for the night.
The next day, we met my mom in Duluth. I had dinner with Sara K, then a walk by the lake. Although a huge bother, my car incident actually was pretty fun too.
Fast forward two weeks. Mark was leaving for ND, and I happened to have two days off of work in the middle of the week. We met up north for a day and a half.
We spent the hot, hot day swimming, then hanging out at the cabin.
Mark's picture idea. Makes me laugh every time I look at it. :)
Along with seeing Mark, I spent time with Leah, and got to chat with cousin Kate and Grandma and Grandpa. I really enjoyed being up there!
Now I'm working a whole slew of days in a row so that I can have 5 days off for St. Johns. I'm considering it one of my major vacations of the summer. Hopefully the weather cooperates!
I did my first flower shop wedding consult (by myself). I was nervous, but it went well!! It'll be fun to be in charge of everything from start to finish. I also have a wedding that I'm doing on my own time that is coming up quickly and I know will be very fun. I'm looking forward to what else this summer will bring!
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