tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61001100082165776722024-03-05T03:23:11.485-08:00The Boushley NomadsElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-30865081783753400912015-07-01T17:51:00.001-07:002015-07-01T17:51:33.144-07:00Motherhood is a slow burnI've been feeling kind of worn down lately. The last two or three weeks have been unexpectedly hard for me. I know it's partially cumulative sleep deprivation but it's also more than that. I was reading in the Book of Mormon in 2 Nephi chapter 14:4 which is Isaiah talking about the cleansing daughters of Zion by a spirit of burning. I read a note that I had recorded at some point earlier and it says "<span style="background-color: white; color: #6a5f4a; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Sans', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">When the Lord comes with the spirit of burning, will I be consumed because of my imperfections? Or will I stand firm having already been tested in a fiery furnace?" </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It got me thinking about times that I have been in a fiery furnace and there have been some very hot furnaces in my life but they were mercifully short (ish) in duration. Motherhood is not a short, crazy hot furnace; it's a long, slow burn. True it will have flare ups of greater intensity but for the most part it's slowly and steadily burning my imperfections away. I don't really know how to cope with this yet. I mostly prefer sprints to distance races so enduring the slow burn is a new lesson for me, a hard lesson for me. It takes a more trust in a way to endure this life long spirit of burning because there is no end. Ever. Motherhood is an eternal calling and I just have to trust that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing and if this furnace breaks me, like past ones have, that the mended Elena will be stronger with a larger capacity to endure. Thank you to all who help me along the way, your words are often answers to prayers. Especially my sisters, who know what to say to comfort me so often. So I end with the false bravado that has long served the Castillo sisters:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Psh, I got this."</span></span>Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-51874902420267420272015-03-03T14:17:00.000-08:002015-03-03T14:17:15.254-08:00The past month ... ishThis post is pretty much a bunch of photos of stuff we did over the last month.<br />
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We bought a house! Aaron has bunch more pictures so I might write a post with his pictures soon but here are some from me cleaning the last few weeks.<br />
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<br />Aaron is pretty much a master chef. The class was actually a little bit of a let down since we pretty much chopped or stirred together what the chef teacher told us to. We liked it enough to try another one just at a different place. Maybe French next time? Mmm butter.<br />
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We also got most of the baby stuff. Here is her little room:<br />
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And the only picture I have from my baby shower. I'll try to get more.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-60769878876764637602015-02-18T16:46:00.000-08:002015-02-18T16:46:05.965-08:00To my unborn little girl I've been trying to think of how I'm going to explain my depression and anxiety to you. There will be days when I am sad for no reason and I know that being a child you'll likely think that it's because of something you've done, or not done. And it's highly possible that you'll receive a genetic tendency towards these issues too so I want to explain something that it has taken me my entire life to figure out.<br />
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Hopefully by now we've talked about all of the wonderful strengths and talents that Heavenly Father has given us. Everyone that has been born has them. We talk a lot about them at church. For example, God has given me a great strength in interacting with children and taking care of people. He has given Daddy the talent of problem solving and a great strength in organizing and planning. I'm not sure what your strengths are but we'll discover them together.<br />
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What we don't often mention when we talk about God-given strengths are the God-given weaknesses that go with them. I have clinical depression and anxiety. That means that sometimes I just get sad for no reason. I've had it since childhood but didn't recognize it/ it became noticeable in high school. I felt broken somehow. Why when my life is so great and wonderful am I so sad? Something must be terribly wrong with me. I prayed so hard and so often for help in coping with this overwhelming sadness that I created a strong relationship with my Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus loved me even though I was broken. Here is the big lesson I've finally learned, I am not broken. I am exactly the way that Heavenly Father created me to be. I have been given this particular weakness on purpose. It is not a personal failing. It is not caused by anything I have done. It is just a part of me, like my freckles and blue eyes. It is a gift from God to me, an opportunity to learn and grow the way that I need to. So please, my sweet girl, just give me hug when I'm sad. Sing me song, remind me that my weakness is gift from the Divine and therefore will always merit divine help.<br />
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If someday you feel sad for no reason, or experience something else that feels out of your control, remember that God gives us both strengths AND weaknesses. So when you are feeling weak, remember that you are supposed to feel that way sometimes but also remember that you are strong. Remember that with Heavenly Father and Jesus beside you, you are strong enough to conquer anything.Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-7816946154304896582014-12-10T12:25:00.001-08:002014-12-10T12:25:26.092-08:00My most superb birthday week27 isn't a particularly special birthday but I had a great one. It started off at work where I received my first present from my favorite 2 year old student. I briefly mentioned the week before that the next class would be my birthday and he remembered!<br />
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The milk chocolate was delicious but the dark wasn't as good to me so Aaron will probably get most of it.<br />
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We went to look at some houses in Issaquah that afternoon which was pretty fun.<br />
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Then there was a steak dinner I requested at a delightful little restaurant in Capital Hill. Since it was the Monday after Thanksgiving we were the only people there for most of our dinner. It felt like Aaron rented the place out.<br />
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Aaron got me a little cart for carrying things (especially groceries) and a computer game that I've wanted for months. Perfect presents.<br />
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On Friday of my birthday we went to the Nutcracker. It was my first ever ballet and I loved it!<br />
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There was a super cool art piece hanging from the ceiling at the theater.<br />
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I made this peanut butter pie for my last birthday treat. It is soooooooo yummy.<br />
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I love my birthday!<br />
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Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-57500820419195092242014-11-30T15:56:00.001-08:002014-11-30T15:56:15.087-08:00Halloween and ThanksgivingThere aren't many pictures from these events but here is what I have :)<br />
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I actually totally forgot to take pictures on actual Thanksgiving but here are some pictures of the delicious leftover turkey Aaron made. It was incredible. Mmm leftover turkey...<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-16120051244062423702014-10-20T14:30:00.001-07:002014-10-20T14:30:40.514-07:00Geneva's visit!So it's been forever since I posted anything but here are some fun pictures for my sister's visit!<br />
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Aaaaaaand there were only 4 pictures. How did that happen? Anyways we also went shopping a bunch and ate lots of delicious things. It was a fun and relaxing trip. Yay for sisters!Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-10439338261659510852014-07-23T11:56:00.000-07:002014-07-23T11:56:23.868-07:00More weekend funSo this past weekend we did two cool things. On Friday evening we went to the EMP again.<br />
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We saw a really cool exhibit on music videos<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was from a way cool music video that they were playing in the big room. I don't remember the band name.</td></tr>
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We also stumbled upon A Bite of Seattle on Saturday when I wanted to go for a walk and we went to Seattle Center. Sadly there are no pictures but there were A TON of food booths and people. Double sadness we went after we had eaten lunch and way before we were ready for dinner. I also had some broth I needed to use before it went bad so we made dinner at home. On the menu was: butternut squash soup with panag curry paste, roaster mushrooms, grilled corn on the cob (Aaron impulse bought them the day before) and fresh bread. It was delicious!<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-16670580426767835592014-07-07T10:19:00.002-07:002014-07-07T10:19:59.697-07:00Walking DowntownBy far my favorite part of living in Downtown Seattle is that I can walk to so many cool things. A few weekends ago Aaron and I decided to just go for a walk. We walked to the cruise terminal (a dangerous thing to realize is within walking distance) and down a little farther to the touristy pier.<br />
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There happened to be a marathon that day too so we heard people yelling and cheering but couldn't figure out why until we got home and looked it up online.<br />
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I am seriously loving my life. It's pretty incredible.Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-59125963787101238122014-06-19T11:13:00.000-07:002014-06-20T10:26:05.268-07:00Shuffle BoardOur apartment complex has some really cool stuff on the Mezzanine level, like super old arcade games and .... Shuffle Board! We spent a good 45 minutes up there playing. We're succeeding at not watching so much tv!<br />
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Aaron won the first game as a total shut out15-0. But on the second game I beat him 20-1.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-90976563031109672762014-06-19T11:07:00.000-07:002014-06-19T11:23:52.196-07:00EMP funWe live exactly a 14 minute walk from the Space Needle and surrounding museums so we decided to get a year membership to the <a href="http://www.empmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Experience Music Project</a> (which also happens to a be a sci-fi museum). We decided to just go one night even though we'd only get an hour of museum time because I want that to be a part of our lives. Just head out and go to a museum/exhibit instead of watching tv each night.<br />
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They currently have a Fantasy exhibit there and it's super fun.<br />
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Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-35126671047783280702014-06-16T15:58:00.000-07:002014-06-16T15:58:02.852-07:00Love NotesAfter visiting Albuquerque for our friends' wedding, I came home to find these all over the apartment.<br />
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<span id="goog_1638109408"></span><span id="goog_1638109409"></span>How wonderful is my husband?!?Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10085157576259145865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-24533203164677471462014-06-02T13:54:00.000-07:002014-06-02T13:54:01.096-07:00Seattle Take 2So here are some pictures from the drive over, Aaron's 27th Birthday and getting our stuff in our new apartment.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-61631618618365362922014-06-01T16:44:00.003-07:002014-06-01T16:44:47.214-07:00Packing tipsSo I've moved quite a bit in the last 5 years. If fact this will be the 5th time. Needless to say I'm really good at packing. Like I can pack all of our stuff in 2-3 days. So I thought I'd share some of my packing tips in no particular order.<br />
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Not a packing tip but a really good moving tip: start going through all of your stuff immediately upon deciding to move. Going through all of your stuff is really what makes packing seem hard but if you do that ahead of time you know exactly what you are going to take and what needs to go to a thrift store. Also you now have a rough inventory of all of things you need to pack. So pretty much it's the most important thing. Seriously, if you haven't used it in 2 years it probably needs to go.<br />
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1. When packing don't necessarily go cupboard by cupboard. Weight is pretty much the most important factor. If you're like me all of your glassware is in the same place but trying to pack all of that in the same box will make it REALLY heavy. Instead put two or three heavy glass things in then some lighter plastic stuff.<br />
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2. Place a dish towel between small stacks of glass plates then tightly plastic wrap it all together. Plastic wrap is one of my favorite packing tools. If I had thought about it I would have taken a picture but I didn't so no picture for you.<br />
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3. Nest everything! If you can fit your glass cups wrapped in packing paper inside your pots and pans do it. Make sure it's tightly wedged in there. No movement = less chance of breaking. That goes for you boxes too. Fill it up as tightly as possible.<br />
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4. Pack boxes all the way to the top. This is one I learned in the last move when I noticed a lot of my boxes were slightly crushed on the top corners. So to prevent box crushing pack all the way to the top. I used upside down bowls a few times since that give a flat place push against. Cutting boards are also awesome to place on the top of you box.<br />
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5. Use towels and blankets to pack fragile stuff.<br />
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6. Use kind of mashed up plastic bags as protection between picture frames for extra padding.<br />
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7. Save all of the air-packet things when you get something from Amazon. I only semi-intentionally did this but I got high quality packing materials with no additional cost.<br />
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8. Get mostly medium and small boxes. I like to be able to move all of the boxes on my own which makes it difficult to fill a large box to the top at a weight I can still lift. Besides when the movers come they can usually carry two of my boxes at once so doesn't even mean more trips. If you're not paying for movers and are having friends help it makes it easier to everyone to help instead of just your really strong peeps.<br />
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So there are 8 packing tips. Also be prepared upon moving to a smaller place to get rid of even more stuff. Anyone want some stuff? It's on craig'slist :)Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-84425092786326405982013-12-10T10:03:00.000-08:002013-12-10T10:03:13.578-08:00Winter!Yeah this is the first post since we moved to NJ but it's been snowing! My classes got cancelled today so I get extra study time!<br />
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All of my birthday presents. Aaron got me a body pillow and new cookie sheets, my in laws got me some much needed cutting boards, my friend from school Emily got me some herbal tea and Maddie made me a card and gave me 50 cents (so thoughtful!). We had the 'party' on Friday since we were driving home on my actual birthday and it was lots of fun.</div>
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Remember how we literally drove across the country? Yeah we're awesome. Here a few pictures.</div>
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Montana!</div>
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We also got to spend some time with my cousins in Chicago. We went to a cool park with Tanks!<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-55773616865804460012013-09-01T11:44:00.001-07:002013-09-01T11:44:14.090-07:00Last Seattle AdventureOur last Seattle adventure was at the Chihuly Glass museum. It was really rather incredible. Momma I am going to take you to one of his museums someday because I think you will find as fascinating as I did.<br />
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Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10085157576259145865noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-28827989460687668212013-07-31T12:59:00.001-07:002013-07-31T12:59:28.355-07:00Moving FunWell moving isn't that fun. I spent the last few days packing for about 8 hours straight. This is what our apartment looks like right now.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-65396594853892224632013-06-11T10:14:00.002-07:002013-06-11T10:14:20.580-07:00Mustaches and Monocles While video chatting with the fam in AZ I took these sweet pictures.<br />
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We drove an hour and a half to Beckler River Campground, pulled right up to a little site and set up camp 30 ft from our car and 20yds from the river. It was beautiful! Green everywhere, rushing river right there and sunshine. We set up camp, forgot bug spray and drove to the gas station, a 15 min drive, and bought some. Perfect for newbie campers, which despite camping often in our youth we both are. (Aaron is apparently VERY allergic to bugs. His bites were quarter-sized in less than a minute)<br />
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We read our books in the sun by the river, ate mostly cooked tin foil dinners and played with fire. Bragging moment: we got our fire started with one match on our first try and kept it burning for like 4-5 hours. We rock! When it got pretty dark we also played with Aaron's fancy camera. Here are the pictures. Enjoy!<br />
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Miles just doesn't want to wake up.<br />
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This one is on Jaela singing me 'all the pretty little horses' lullaby that my mom sang to us as kids. She get's distracted but it's still adorable.<br />
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She plays racquetball in TWO pairs of heels.<br />
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On April 30th I went to AZ to stay with my sister Geneva for a month and help with a her new baby. Sweet baby Miles came on May 2nd. Many of you probably know I've got some health issues that make getting pregnant a challenge. As any one who has struggled with infertility knows it kinda messes with you head. Thoughts like this start to freak you out: "Maybe I can't have a baby because Heavenly Father knows I'll be a terrible mom." or perhaps "I need so much sleep I wouldn't be able to cope with having a kid and that's why I can't get pregnant." You know all of those things that Satan puts into your head when you're unsure about life. <br />
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Well thanks to my lovely sister I got to play mommy for a few weeks. And it was AWESOME. I mean I already knew I loved kids but it was so fun. Granted, I didn't have to wake up with baby Miles every hour or two but I got to play with J all day and cuddle a squishy new born. It was fun to play in the sprinklers outside and dance to Aristocats. And a beautiful little two year saying "I love you Eena?" What more do I need in life? An amazing shopping trip with Alicia? Check. Time with Ellie and Benji? Check. I briefly got to see my brothers and their families which was lots of fun. Another high point was being able to get together with my childhood best friends for Vanessa's birthday. It's amazing how easy it is to connect with old friends.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-32827875324574668332013-04-06T17:56:00.000-07:002013-04-06T17:56:49.183-07:00Stay-cationRemember how I went to Hawaii for my birthday last year and never posted about it? Yeah me too. Maybe someday but probably not. While we were there I asked Aaron what his ideal vacation would be. After some thought he came up with something like this<br />
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"It would be all the good stuff of going on vacation but at home. You know like eating out as much as you want but sleeping in your own bed and just doing whatever you want."<br />
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Thus the Staycation was born.<br />
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Aaron took off Thursday and Friday from work with the plan of staying home all weekend doing whatever he felt like guilt free. Stay up till 2am playing video games? Sure, you on staycation! Only eat take out or delivery? Uh that's mandatory for a good staycation. Watch ridiculous amounts of TV? Again pretty much the whole point. And at the end of each night sleep in your own bed. Perfection!<br />
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I wanted to make it more fun than just hang out at home all day, everyday for 4 days so I decided on a surprise. And to make sure I actually did it I told Aaron about weeks in advance (we really like to anticipate events around here). He asked me about it constantly, because as many of you may know, I'm not the best at keeping presents a surprise. I'm proud to say that he had no idea until he opened it.<br />
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I rearranged all the furniture in our bedroom, got a new duvet cover and a new shower curtain. I got him a hotel room at home!<br />
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There are no before shots but oh well.<br />
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And I'm not the best at taking pictures<br />
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It was fun and made the staycation more vacation-y.<br />
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<br />Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-82053299340393146492013-04-05T12:22:00.000-07:002013-04-05T12:22:18.274-07:00PortlandiaAnother road trip post!<br />
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Aaron has a friend from AZ that I named Friend Brad so I wouldn't get confused when he was talking about Boss Brad. Well I accidentally called Friend Brad that to his face and he thought it was great. He liked it so much he bought a few url's on the spot. Anyways, Friend Brad moved to Portland so we decided to go visit him.<br />
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By Train.<br />
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For reals we took a train, it was a really fun adventure.<br />
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We walked around downtown, went to a book store called Powell's that is almost a city block. It's got 4-5 different wings, new and used books, it was pretty much amazing. Mom, you would LOVE it.<br />
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There was something called Saturday Market which is like a big craft fair.<br />
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We also went to this famous doughnut shop called Voodoo Doughnuts. Dad you would LOVE this place :)<br />
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We actually waited in line for 45 minutes to get these doughnuts but it was worth it!<br />
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That is an ODB it is a raised doughnut with chocolate icing, crushed up Oreos and drizzled with peanut butter. Sooooo goooooood.<br />
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Again there are pictures we took with Aaron's phone that I don't know how to access yet so there will be a follow up post on this one hopefully later this week or early next week.Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-72453321331320474872013-04-04T14:43:00.001-07:002013-04-04T14:43:04.231-07:00Goonies, cheese and icecreamWhat do all of these things have in common? We got them on our road trip! Aaron and I both decided we should go on a road trip, mostly because we love snacks. Really that is our favorite part. So we loaded up on high sugar, high salt and high fat food stuffs and headed out on the open road.<br />
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We decided to drive down the coast and enjoy the scenery. At one look out spot I saw this and pretty much had a mini freak out.<br />
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It turns out that we totally drove through Astoria, OR where Goonies was filmed. So exciting!</div>
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This is my super handsome husband closer to the cool haystack rock.</div>
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Besides snacks and discovering we drove through Goonies, we had pretty much amazing grilled cheese sandwiches and ice cream at the Tillamook Factory.</div>
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Anyways, we had a great time spending the day together and also listening to a great book called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warbreaker-Brandon-Sanderson/dp/B0074CR8C0/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1365111667&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Warbreaker</a> by Brandon Sanderson. It was excellent.</div>
Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11054275100107834984noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100110008216577672.post-66538835401976530412013-02-15T15:22:00.000-08:002013-02-15T15:22:05.317-08:00Which is better?I'm a product tester with a group called Bzzagent so I get free stuff and coupons and all I have to do is tell people about it. Jealous? Sign up <a href="https://www.bzzagent.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Well I got a Schick Hydro razor for free so I thought I'd do a thorough test. I opened a brand new head of my usual razor, Venus Embrace, so that both would be sharp. Also I used shaving gel since it does actually make your legs smoother. My right leg was shaved with the Venus Embrace and the left with the Schick Hydro.<br />
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So who won? Well let me tell you.<br />
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1. The Schick blade was good and bad. Good -- really sharp blades means I got a close shave. Bad -- Sharp blades means I cut myself :( Also the Venus blade has more conditioning strips around the blades so I don't have to be quite so careful while shaving which is great for me because I'm clumsy. <b>Winner:<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>You choose</b><br />
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2. After shaving I had my husband test each leg for smoothness to see if he could tell a difference. For a while he couldn't really tell but after 30 seconds declared that my left leg was just little bit smoother than my right.<b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Winner: Schick Hydro</b><br />
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3. I did get a little bit more of a razor burn feeling with the Schick but not by much.<b> Winner: Venus Embrace</b><br />
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4. Both have comfortable handles and the heads move pretty well. <b>Winner: Tie!</b><br />
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I'm not sure which is would win for you but for me, I think I'll stick to my Venus Embrace.<br />
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