tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78821035855674937072024-02-07T07:02:29.056-08:00A Simply Sweet Blog...A blog about all things sweet in life. Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-9199587471171421422013-09-24T18:05:00.001-07:002013-09-25T04:21:41.133-07:00Pinterest, you make it look so easy.<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, remember <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-dogs-are-not-invited-to-my-wedding.html" target="_blank">this post</a> when I talked about incorporating our dogs into our save the dates? (ps - I keep wanted to abbreviate that phrase, but it's totally inappropriate. and awkward). Well, now that we actually have a date and it's um, <strike>tomorrow</strike> 6 short months away, we had to jump on save the dates pretty quickly. So I consulted my good friend Pinterest, found some ideas, and thought 'no problem, this looks easy'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First, I'm quite possibly the least crafty person ever. I wandered around Joann Fabric looking like a lost puppy. And then I spent probably twice as much money as I needed to because I had no idea what to buy. The plan was grab some wooden numbers, some glue & some twine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you know how many types of glue they sell? A lot. I mean, a whole lot. Tacky glue, Krazy glue, Super glue, Wood glue... I could go on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I finally bought Tacky glue and Krazy glue, 500 yards of twine that I'll never need again, and some wooden numbers. I glued the numbers on crooked and not evenly spaced and I didn't even paint them so I'm pretty sure they barely showed up in the pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My final brilliant idea? Have a friend who does some pet photography swing by literally 10 minutes after we get home from work (and right after Winnie has been in her crate for 8 hours) and attempt to get both dogs to sit for pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm sure you can imagine how that went. Well, it probably went worse than you imagined. For the first half at least. Once Winnie figured out that this was the most boring game ever where you sit still for 5 minutes and then your toy gets thrown once, she was okay. Annabelle never cooperated but we expected that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, and also, I wore black jeans and of course ended up with the black dog sitting by me. So I'm sure Winnie & I just look like one black blob in most of the pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Soon I should have some pretty interesting pictures to show you. I'm sure there's at least half a dog missing in most of them. And some pretty stellar pissed off faces from Annabelle, the moodiest dog in the world. I'm also certain that Winnie's tongue is hanging out of her mouth in every. single. picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So thanks, Pinterest, for making something that's nearly impossible look super easy... again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-41091241664159238862013-09-22T19:10:00.000-07:002013-09-24T04:43:57.399-07:00Remember the Thigh Master?!?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I ventured to the gym a second time this weekend. We went on Sunday afternoon - there was a body pump class & a yoga class. Due to the amount of pain every muscle of my body was still in as a result of the oh so appropriately named Body Attack class last week, we chose yoga. Well, actually, my friend chose yoga and I let out an enormous sigh of relief upon hearing her decision.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've never done yoga before. I did 'teach' it once, though. When I was a camp counselor I somehow ended up subbing for someone's yoga class. I'm pretty sure I put in a VHS of Suzanne Somers pre-thigh master days and then 'supervised' the kids. They probably learned a lot in that class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Despite my lack of experience, I survived yoga this weekend and especially enjoyed the last few minutes we spent laying on the mat with our eyes closed working on our breathing. Or, if you're me, trying not to fall asleep. That was for sure my favorite part. I also kept thinking of Suzanne Somers and the thigh master. All because of that one time I 'taught' yoga. See? Camp really does give you memories that last a lifetime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Best news of all? We have a date, venue & dress for the wedding. Now that we have a date and a place it's starting to feel a bit more real! I also cannot believe I found a dress in the first store. While I love clothes & shopping, I'm also a terrible shopper. I'm incredibly picky and tend to get very frustrated when clothes aren't just the way I want them. Somehow, about 2.5 seconds before <strike>a total meltdown</strike> I wanted to leave the store, we decided to try on this one last dress. And you know how they say you feel like a bride once you put that dress on? Well I did. And it was perfect. And 100 sizes too big for me. I go back in 2 weeks to try it again with some friends and then, if I still like it, get measured and get it ordered! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now, since our date is a grand total of SIX MONTHS AWAY (wth was I thinking?!?) I need to stop blogging and get planning. </span><div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-82442740545011838552013-09-20T05:00:00.002-07:002013-09-20T05:00:56.512-07:00Friday, You're Back!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, man. I feel like I've been in some alternate universe for the past couple of weeks. But, it's Friday and I survived all of it so that's good, right? I'm nearly recovered from our big trip out west, but I don't have one single thing unpacked yet. Totally unacceptable. I'll get right on that this weekend... hopefully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Portland. Amazing city. I loved it! It felt unlike any city I've visited before. It was almost as if no one was going anywhere, ever. And quiet. It was a bit strange at first, but I loved it. And the food.... oh, the food. I may have gained 10lbs, but that's what vacations are for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Nephew time. Okay, this really should have been #1. Spending time with this little cutie was possibly my favorite part of the whole trip. Not possibly. It was. He is adorable and so, so, SO good. Just a laid back, sweet boy. And so funny! I couldn't believe how funny a 2 year old can be! I miss him terribly now... can't wait to see him in December.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Body Attack. So, if you've ever checked out my <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/p/about.html" target="_blank">about me</a> page you know I love food & naps. Exercising is never mentioned... mainly because I hate it and never do it. Well last night I somehow decided to go along with some girlfriends to a gym where they've been taking Les Mills classes. Last night's class was body attack. Let's just say it was appropriately named. Somehow, while hating it with every fiber of my being, I also had a lot of fun. And then I joined said gym. I fear the world may end soon, so be safe out there!</span></div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-78511225866674936802013-09-08T08:13:00.000-07:002013-09-08T08:13:25.061-07:00Peace Out, East Coast<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday, I was awake for nearly 24 hours and spent my Saturday night playing 'tent' on the floor with a 2 year old and it was the best day I've had in a very long time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm in Portland right now visiting my brother, SIL and nephew. Thursday we leave for Colorado for my college roommate's wedding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll be back after this week, but until then you can follow along on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jvv628" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/juliev628" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <b>trader joes cookie butter.</b> I just don't get the concept. What is it? How do you eat it? Do you put it on something? Everyone says it's delicious, but I haven't tried it because I just can't wrap my head around it. I love cookies, and I love butter. But cookies in butter form? I don't get it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <b>morning people.</b> james is a morning person. It kind of makes me want to stab him in the eye. And then there's those people who don't like sleep. Period. That whole 'you can sleep when you're dead' thing? Yeah, I don't care. I can also sleep while I'm alive and am able to enjoy every blissful, sleep filled moment. And naps? They're the best. Any time/day of the week. Especially those hard core naps where you wake up and can't quite figure out what time and/or day it is for a second. Oh man, those are amazing and totally worth that post nap groggy feeling you always get.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. <b>people who have pets and no pet hair in their house.</b> or on their clothes. or in their food. or everywhere that seems to always be covered in pet hair. I don't get it. Are they human? I don't think so. I always check myself before I leave the house and I'll think "hey, a couple dog hairs maybe, but not bad" and then I get where I'm going, look down, and realize I'm completely covered in dog hair. Wtf?!? I give up.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So there ya have it, just a few things I cannot seem to understand. Maybe everyone else gets it and I'm just totally missing something. If that were the case I wouldn't be surprised one bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And also, I finally got a blog design! Thanks so much to Erin at <a href="http://www.twothirdshazel.com/" target="_blank">Two Thirds Hazel</a>!</span></div>
Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-35256506450424837482013-08-27T04:47:00.001-07:002013-08-27T04:47:23.528-07:00My Dogs Are Not Invited to my Wedding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, if you know just one thing about me, it's that I'm pretty much obsessed with my dogs. You also know that I think Winnie is damn near <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/winnie-wednesday.html" target="_blank">perfect</a> and Annabelle's soul purpose in life is to cause <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/tall-tails.html" target="_blank">trouble</a> wherever she goes. Needless to say the first comments we got after announcing our engagement was whether or not the dogs were going to be in the wedding. Specifically we were asked if Annabelle would be the flower girl and if Winnie would be the ring bearer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. Just, no. (Although I must admit they both look pretty awesome in <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-hate-people-who-put-their-dogs-in.html" target="_blank">clothes</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reason #1? Annabelle would eat the cake. And probably run away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should probably be honest here and say that if I wasn't going to be wearing a white dress and if I really had my way, Winnie would totally be invited. But I'll be wearing white. She's not compatible with white clothing. Black hair + tennis ball dirt + slobber = Disaster.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, I had some ideas about how I wanted to have them involved... mainly that I want the card to be a picture of them rather than of us. I don't want my face on someone else's fridge. No way. So obviously I consulted Dr. Google to see what others have done. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This one is my absolute fave. Only we would have to have either one dog on each side, or both in the middle. How we'll get them to sit there I have no idea. Someone will just have to hold a ball in front of Winnie. She'll sit like a statue for days. Annabelle? Gah, I have no idea. Cooperating isn't really on her agenda so we'll see...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, there ya have it. My dogs are mostly terrible creatures who will absolutely not be invited to my wedding but I'm still totally obsessed with them and will involve them in some way. I mean, to be honest, so much of our time is spent <strike>yelling at</strike> playing with them that it seems only fair they get to play a role ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Obviously #1 is the ring. This was my grandmother's ring and I am in love. With him, and the ring ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Dessert. Celebrations always call for dessert. Always. Also, this was the first time someone called me soon-to-be Mrs. W. It felt strange, but nice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Who wants another dog?!? This sweet girl is at the farm where I farmsit and is looking for her forever home. They are fostering her and if we didn't have Annabelle we would probably already have her in our house. Her and Winnie would be the best of friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Ebeneezer. This horse cracks me up. Such a clown. It makes doing barn chores a little easier when this guy is following you around. Okay, maybe not easier but definitely more entertaining!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-1/4 tsp. grated orange peel</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These were delicious and if I ate 2 for breakfast I wasn't hungry for lunch until noon. That's unheard of for me. Usually I'm starving by 10am. Of course, I also usually just eat some almonds for breakfast once I get to work because I literally lay in bed until the absolute last minute and then have no time for breakfast. So maybe that has something to do with it... Either way, I highly recommend these and I despise most anything that could be considered healthy!</span>Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-62100212733133453542013-08-14T03:39:00.000-07:002013-08-14T03:53:40.387-07:00I Would Marry my Bed if I Could... For Real<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love my bed. Like probably to an unhealthy degree. Not because my bed is anything amazing, but because I love to sleep. Or even just to lay around in bed. Case in point: this past Saturday. I may or may not have been in bed off and on until 5pm. I'm quite sure that can't be normal or healthy for a person to do, but on that day it was glorious. And I should probably be honest and tell you that if I don't have a day like this during a weekend I get a little sad. Maybe not until 5:30pm... that's a little extreme, but 2 or 3? That's perfection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For as long as I can remember I've always told people that my dream house will have a nap room. This room will be virtually sound proof and consist only of a bed. You open the door (which has key card access, fyi... no intruders can ruin nap time) and step down into a giant comfy bed with a white down comforter and white fluffy pillows. There will be 1 ceiling fan and 1 wall mounted tv (obviously, because all floor space is taken up by the bed!) that has a full list of all the trashy tv my little heart desires. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently someone on facebook posted a link to the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/warning-signs-that-youre-in-a-dependent-relationship-with" target="_blank">25 Warning Signs</a> that indicate you're in a completely dependent relationship with your bed. Obviously I clicked on it knowing full well that I would probably meet or exceed 100% of what was on that list. I started scrolling and all seemed fairly expected until I stumbled upon this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's my dream come true. But obviously my nap room would look much nicer. That's more like a room that's all mattress. And has maybe been occupied by squatters or something.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shortly after we got Winnie we discovered her <strike>obsession with</strike> love for water. I mean, the dog will attempt to swim in a puddle. And she doesn't just splash around, she will completely submerge herself in water. On a hike? She's great off leash... unless she HEARS water. She doesn't even have to see it, if she just hears the sound of a creek or stream she gets excited and you better believe that as soon as we get close she's gone. She will run full speed ahead and launch herself into whatever body of water she has found. Even if its a grand total of 3 inches deep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, naturally, we planned a beach trip with my mom and one of her dogs. I was certain that Winnie would LOVE the beach. I was wrong. On the first day Winnie decided she HATED the water. If I would start to walk in she'd grab her toy from me and plop it down in dry sand. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mom's dog? Loved the beach. I kept telling Winnie she could no longer call herself a retriever. When we passed a couple of labs playing fetch in the water I was so ashamed of my 'retriever' who didn't have one drop of water on her. </span><div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She did, however, decide that we must have taken her to the beach so she could lay on the couch. She's not allowed on furniture at home, but clearly that's what vacation is for. She was being a terrible excuse for a retriever and I was quite ashamed of her. I mean, sure, get on the furniture - its fine because you DON'T HAVE A DROP OF SALT WATER ON YOU. You non retriever, you. We drove over 3 hours to the outer banks for you to sit on a couch?!? Yes, of course we did.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally on the last day my mom decided maybe she just needed some encouragement. It was April (I think?) in Nag's Head. The water was cold. I wasn't about to get in there to lure my so called retriever into the water. She should be running head first in there herself. Apparently my mom is nicer than me (no big shocker there...) and braved the freezing water and Winnie tentatively followed. I mean, she can't let someone just take her ball away. I finally caved and joined in and Winnie finally manned up and was able to reclaim her title as a retriever... and reclaim my love as I'm pretty sure I had disowned her by this point.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. I also learned that when you're the first person to fall asleep on the couch (which is always, always me) Annabelle will join you. This is good because then you can pretend you're not the loser on the couch by yourself, you're just sitting there cuddling the dog. This is bad because despite being a <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/tall-tails.html" target="_blank">terrible dog</a>, she's a champion snuggler and you have no chance of staying awake once she snuggles up next to you. (also, spell check says snuggler is not a word... I disagree).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Franks Red Hot Buffalo Sauce. Mix some of this bad boy with some nonfat plain greek yogurt and grab yourself a bag of Fritos scoops. Your life will be changed. Someone who came over Friday night made this and we've made multiple batches since. I can't stop eating it. There's some in the fridge right now and we may have gone to the store to buy more chips tonight. Plus, the dip itself isn't bad for you... and if you eat it with something healthier than Fritos I suppose it would be almost good for you. At least the greek yogurt part ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. I can't stay on task when in World Market. We went in so James could grab some coffee for his coworkers. I got distracted within 0.5 seconds of walking in the door and ended up wandering around the picture frame section. And maybe I bought one. But I need to bring it back & exchange it for a bigger one so it doesn't really count (that's how that works, right?). Luckily I didn't see the giant clearance jewelry section until we were leaving. But I do need to go back to exchange that frame...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Wednesday night I was on my own for dinner. As usual, I grabbed some sushi from my favorite little sushi place near our house. For whatever reason I felt compelled to eat it in my bed while watching some trashy tv. Who does that? Me, that's who. And it was glorious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. We have this little storm trooper guy who has just been getting moved around the house for the last year or so. For Christmas he even ended up in the tree. This is probably one of my favorite places he's been recently. He was also head first in an empty wine bottle a little while ago. I have no idea how this started, but I kinda hope it continues for a long time. We're getting pretty creative with him these days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. James was kind enough to inform me this week that we had some bananas getting old and some extra carrots. He followed that up by emailing me a recipe for banana carrot muffins. Isn't he thoughtful? Anyway, I made them last night and they were actually quite delicious. The best part? The only bad thing in them is 3/4 C sugar. No oil, butter, or milk. Delicious & nutritious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. I couldn't not include Winnie. She was just so precious laying on her bed with all her favorite toys. She likes to gather them all up and night, it's too cute. And better than what she does during the day which is to make sure they're evenly distributed throughout the entire house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.thelaurenelizabeth.com/" target="_blank">Lauren</a> as always!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So the other day, one of my fellow vet med friends posted a link to this article on <a href="http://www.eharmony.com/dating-advice/dating-advice-for-you/15-reasons-to-date-a-veterinarian/#.UgLvlhZdBD3" target="_blank">eHarmony</a> about 15 reasons to date a veterinarian. Obviously I had to read it out of curiosity. And let me tell you, it's not true. Not only is it not true, but I bet James would 100% disagree with everything on that list. Well, almost everything</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Um, lies. Patience is a virtue I lack along with many of my coworkers. To be fair, I'm much more patient at work than I am at home (otherwise I'd totally be out of a job!), but when a dog, or more likely a cat, is trying to kill us? That's what muzzles and sedation are for. That's what we respond to chaos with. Drugs. Better living through chemistry. Unfortunately, in real life, you can't just slap a muzzle on someone and sedate them when they're getting on your nerves. It really is a shame though, think of how much better the world would be if you could!</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">False. There is a 100% chance your date will smell like a barn... or worse. They will also probably have some sort of bodily fluid (or body part!) on their clothing somewhere. There's a chance it may have been there most of the day. These things happen. Good news? Your date will have very well washed hands. As for the rest of them? No promises. There are days I come home and I can't even tell you what some of the stains on my clothes are from. I'd really rather not know, and you probably don't either. James wishes I would change clothes as soon as I walk in the door. I'll be honest and tell you most of the time I'm just too exhausted and collapse on the couch. Gross, but true. </span><div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Um, I'm pretty sure that's pediatricians that are good with kids. People in veterinary medicine are good with animals. Not quite sure where eHarmony got this from, but nice try. Not saying they aren't good with kids, but it's no guarantee. Unless it's a child with 4 legs and fur. Everyone loves fur children. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was trying to explain the Ryan Gosling 'Hey Girl...' thing to James. Well obviously the only way to do so was to do a google image search and spend 30 minutes staring at pictures of Mr. Gosling. It was very difficult. You know how people say they're allowed that one celebrity who they would just drop everything & run away with? Well I think Ryan Gosling might be mine. If you had asked me in college it woulda been Johnny Depp, but he left his baby mama for some young thing and that took away some hotness points for me. I still love his quirkiness (hello, Benny and Joon - so adorable), but I wouldn't drop everything and take off with him anymore. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, OK, I do. But my dogs may have worn an outfit a time or two. Mainly Annabelle. It's possible she has a vast wardrobe complete with outfits for nearly every holiday. In my defense (is there any defending oneself in this situation?!?) I didn't buy most of them myself - they were gifts. You see, despite how <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/tall-tails.html" target="_blank">incredibly terrible</a> Annabelle is, she seems to have gathered quite the fan club and as a result has received plenty of outfits as gifts. And sometimes when I get lost in Target I just might end up browsing dog clothes. It's a possibility.</span></div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-62190688444339978792013-08-04T17:44:00.000-07:002013-08-04T18:51:14.366-07:00Horses, Cards & Hangovers<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, Hi Blog, I forgot about you for a second. I've been MIA for a bit because I've been going back and forth between my house and here since Thursday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As for the rest of the weekend? It was mostly spent playing Cards Against Humanity. I don't think I've laughed so hard in a long time. You should probably go order it on Amazon now. Also, I finally got a Vino2Go (does that make me officially a blogger?) and it provided the perfect way to enjoy some of my pink lemonade Firefly. And then I woke up Saturday morning and remembered that I'm an old person and get a hangover after 2 ounces of alcohol these days. Barn chores were fun that morning. And then I took a nap until 2pm. And then I found $20. That last part is completely false but boy do I wish it was true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In other thrilling news I wore my new favorite shirt this weekend. The only reason this is news is because I never wear patterns OR any colors other than navy, grey, khaki & white. So, here's to small victories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And here's to my first (and more than likely last!) outfit post. And here's to the end of another weekend...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took about 1 million other pictures from this weekend. I'll probably do a photo dump from farm sitting later this week, but if you want to see the others check out my <a href="http://instagram.com/juliev628" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.samisshenanigans.com/" target="_blank">Sami</a> and <a href="http://www.themollybuckley.com/" target="_blank">Molly</a>.</span></div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-54089873623233685612013-07-31T03:54:00.002-07:002013-07-31T03:54:16.852-07:00Someone Turns 4 Today...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-24512642998117397882013-07-29T05:11:00.002-07:002013-07-29T05:11:34.233-07:00The Most Exciting Weekend Ever<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, to follow up the most exciting week ever I had the most exciting weekend ever. During which I slept approximately 2 extra hours for every hour of sleep I missed last week. I mean, I seriously slept 500 hours this weekend. Maybe more. It was glorious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We did also hit up this burger place and it was also glorious. And 5,000 calories I'm sure. But their tater tots? Best thing I've ever eaten. It was ridiculous. Seriously though, if there's a Bad Daddy's Burger Bar near you then you should go. Now. They also have a huge salad menu and sweet potato fries if you don't feel like giving yourself a heart attack in one meal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course we went home and took a 100 hour nap afterwards. Obviously that's the best thing to do when you've just eaten a weeks worth of fat & calories in one meal. Whatever, it was wonderful. Rest and digest, right?</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other than eat, we also took a trip to the outlets to return some things and I practiced some serious self control. I didn't even set foot in Loft or Banana because Lord knows I wouldn't have been able to help myself in either of those. I only ventured into J. Crew because we had to go in there... but I only bought 1 shirt and miraculously it doesn't look just like everything I already own. So, I consider that a win. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another win this weekend was this Firefly Pink Lemonade Vodka. In a mason jar, of course. I had all of about 2 sips of it before I fell asleep on the couch Friday night, but those 2 sips were delicious and tasted just like pink lemonade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday night we were supposed to break out our new Cards Against Humanity game with some friends but we turned into grandparents and went to bed at like 9pm. Well, maybe it was closer to 10 when we actually went to bed, but either way we were losers and cancelled on them. Lame.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other than eat & sleep this weekend we continued on our attempt to rewatch all of Breaking Bad before the final season starts 8/11. I personally don't think we'll make it seeing as how we haven't even made it to last season yet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, there ya have it. The world's most exciting weekend. Filled with sleeping and eating - my two favorite activities. </span><br />Linking up with <a href="http://www.samisshenanigans.com/" target="_blank">Sami's Shenanigans</a> so that you all can have the joy of reading about my thrilling weekend ;)<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-72707792937147949802013-07-26T03:59:00.000-07:002013-07-26T04:18:06.840-07:00Five Big Things!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi Five - it's Friday again! It's so nice that Friday decides to come every week. This has been a long week - James has been working til almost midnight every night and I've been working long days, too. If I did a 'real' H54F post this week it would be really boring, so instead of 5 fun things that happened this week I'll do 5 things I'm looking forward to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Portland. My brother, SIL and nephew moved to Portland in January and I haven't seen them since then. We are heading out there in September just in time for his 2nd birthday and I cannot wait - I probably think about it every day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. On our way home from Portland we're stopping in Golden, CO for a few days for this little thing called my best friend's wedding! My college roommate is getting married!! We will all be staying at an inn together and I am so excited to be with all my girls again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Born and Raised Tour! Right before we leave on our big trip out west we'll be seeing John Mayer & Phillip Phillips in concert! I loved PP from his audition on Idol and saw him in concert when he did his college tour this spring and he was phenomenal live. I'm excited to see him again with John Mayer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Farmsitting. I'm headed back out to the farm for two weekends in August and can't wait. Winnie's excited too, she just doesn't know about it yet. Can't wait to see how big the baby chickens have gotten! Plus, Winnie has a blast and sleeps for days and I get paid so really, everyone wins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Fall TV - specifically Homeland. Can. Not. Wait. I'm obsessed with this show. Probably to a fault. It's the sole reason I have Showtime. Luckily when I signed up for our new cable the guy just threw Showtime in when I said I wanted it only for this show. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Linking up with <a href="http://www.thelaurenelizabeth.com/" target="_blank">Lauren Elizabeth</a> as always. And <a href="http://www.myclothingandcocktails.com/2013/07/feeling-good-friday-link-up.html" target="_blank">Feeling Good Friday</a> for the first time!</span></div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-90419453426464078192013-07-25T04:41:00.001-07:002013-07-25T04:41:29.651-07:00First World Problems<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">File this one under first world problems. Big time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">James has been working late this week so I've been on my own for dinner. Monday was chinese, Tuesday was Panera. Wednesday I looked through my fridge, freezer & pantry before declaring "there's no food in this house!" That is 100% false. We have plenty of food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In our fridge we have eggs, bread, milk, jelly and 1 million condiments. Oh, and the crisper drawer that's filled with beer (isn't that what it's for?). In the freezer we have a stack of assorted Amy's meals. In the pantry there's both regular & GF flour + all baking needs, tuna, peanut butter, chex mix, triscuits, pasta and sauce. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So now I feel extremely lazy and guilty. Lazy because there are approximately 100 things I actually could have made for dinner - including my beloved <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/kaiserschmarrn.html" target="_blank">Kaiserschmarrn</a> which I realized just now. That may have to be tomorrow night's meal. I feel guilty because this is 100% a first world problem. There are millions of people who actually have NO food in their house. Or no house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Obviously I started thinking about all the other first world problems I suffer from. That list grew quite long, lemme tell ya. Once I consulted Dr. Google it turned out I must not be the only one suffering. I mean, if other people took the time to make these images then these must be some pretty serious problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That moment when you realize you did this? So terrible. Or I realize that I left it on the bathroom counter and then have to debate if I want to jump out and get it or not. It's hard to endure those 2 seconds of being cold! Plus, then I'd soak the entire floor and we all know how I feel about that. Yep, FWP for sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is sometimes a big dilemma in our house. We try not to keep junk food around, but once we buy a bag of chips & some dip it's like you get stuck in a vicious cycle of buying more chips/dip to go with what you have left. Or you are just wasteful and get rid of what's left. Or, heaven forbid, you eat the rest of your chips without dip. That's a terrifying thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-50904315967329900292013-07-24T04:32:00.000-07:002013-07-24T04:32:37.670-07:00Kaiserschmarrn<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok, today I'm going to tell you about the world's greatest food. You're welcome in advance. Before I share more, we need to start with a little background info. Yeah, this food is so good it needs an intro. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once upon a time I lived in a castle in northern Italy for 3 months. That might be a slight exaggeration. But I promise, it's really only slight. See that little white building with the brown roof? I did a study abroad program in college where a group of us lived there & worked on a vineyard for 3 months. Rough life, I tell ya. So more accurately, we lived in a farmhouse of a castle for 3 months. Basically the same thing. Anyway, that's not the point of the story... but obviously I just had to brag about the castle. I mean, who wouldn't?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See the small castle on the bottom? That's where we were. It doesn't look like much, but the walk up to down was up through those vineyards and it wasn't the easiest, especially if you're lazy like me. Up the hill from the castle was Dorf Tirol. Quite possibly the cutest town ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See? I wasn't lying. My roommate and I would walk up to the Dorf far too often and go to this little restaurant where our Hungish friend would bring us Kaiserschmarrn. Mine with 'no fruit' and a glass of juice. Her's was normal with a glass of wine. To clarify, our 'Hungish' friend was the waiter & he was from Hungary. Somehow he became known as our hungish friend. We're pretty good at making up sophisticated sounding words, obviously. Not many things can get me to walk up a hill. Kaiserschmarrn can. I mean, it's so good there are even postcards about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't quite know how to describe it. It's like a super eggy pancake or some sort of sweet omelette. It's traditionally served with rum soaked raisins, some sort of jam and sprinkled with powdered sugar. I'm also not sure what meal it's actually meant for, but I think it's totally appropriate to eat at any time of the day. According to the interwebs it can be described as an Austrian dessert pancake. So it's breakfast AND dessert - my two favorite meals. Both of which can totally be eaten whenever as I personally believe both those meals (yes, dessert is a meal) are enjoyable at any time of day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fast forward to a bajillion years later and a friend tagged me in a link to the recipe. That's how addicted to this I was - 5 years later and someone who wasn't even on the trip with me tagged me in a link to the recipe. That's serious, folks. I don't know what took me so long to make this, or why I didn't look up a recipe myself (there's that whole laziness issue again) but I finally did it. And holy cow it was amazing and tasted virtually the same. It brought back a huuuuge rush of nostalgia and a longing for a trip to the Dorf with my roommate to visit our Hungish friend. That trip will have to wait, but for now at least I get to enjoy my beloved kaisherschmarrn again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, I'm getting sidetracked. Basically, I spend too much money on dog toys for the Winifred. This would be all fine and dandy except that her favorite thing in life is paper towels. No joke. You could put a steak on the table & a paper towel next to it & she'd steal the paper towel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I recently spent $60 replenishing her toy supply. That red thing right there? One of her new toys. That white thing she's eating? A paper towel. Way to show your appreciation, Winnie. </span></div>
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And this is what happens when you take Winnie to brunch. She steals your napkins and eats them like she's never been fed before. Classy. Real classy. This garnered a lot of strange looks from fellow brunch lovers. I'm sure they were wondering why our poor, starving dog is having to resort to paper napkins. She loves them though - and usually if they have food on them, she'll rip that part off and leave it. How dare you taint her paper products with food. So gross. Give her plain paper and she's happy as a clam. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. I finally made a <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html" target="_blank">Recipes</a> page. If you're looking for a super easy dessert that's terrible for you, go check it out. The banana pudding & vanilla pudding cake are by far the most popular. There are several gluten free options and even a vegan one on there though! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I mean, who could make a list of trashy TV shows and not include the Kardashians? I have to admit though, I can only watch them in small doses as the way they talk kind of gets to me after a bit. Still, I love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok, so I've actually only watched this show a few times, but these ladies are crazy. And oh so very entertaining. It's like watching a train wreck - you just can't look away. I do sometimes feel bad for the girls, though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, there you have it, my not so guilty pleasures. Don't judge me. Thanks.</span></div>
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Julie @ A Simply Sweet Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591825696745716554noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882103585567493707.post-71438819121488174272013-07-17T05:18:00.001-07:002013-07-17T05:18:13.973-07:00Winnie Wednesday #2<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember way back when I decided to do <a href="http://asimplysweetblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/winnie-wednesday.html" target="_blank">Winnie Wednesday?</a> Well, I really had no post ready for today and felt bad, but then I remembered it's Wednesday! That means I can totally cop out and do another Winnie Wednesday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was excited for a minute, and then I realized I don't even have anything to post about that. Oops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since I have nothing to say, here's a picture for ya. Winnie is one of those dogs who generally looks like she doesn't have a brain cell in her head. Apparently, though, she was pondering some very deep thoughts at this particular moment in time. I'm sure it had something to do with her ball. I think that's the most complex her little thoughts ever get.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, happy Wednesday. Maybe I'll be back with something more useful tomorrow. </span></div>
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