My laptop and I are officially at odds with one another. I think it might be mad at me for upgrading to the iPad and neglecting my old faithful Macbook that has served me quite well for the past five years. I woke up yesterday morning and saw a fateful black "X" going through my battery status, which means that if I unplug my computer from the charger, it shuts down immediately. This is the second time this has happened to me in the five year relationship with my Mac and I'm a little annoyed, but I guess I can't blame it for crapping out on me. Oh well.
I have attempted to reconcile our relationship long enough to write on here, however. Can't believe that I am getting married in 16 days. This time leading up to my day has been quite busy but also really fun. I wrote a while back that the weeks have been jam packed with events that have been an absolute blast, and it doesn't end there. My best friend, Jackie, is getting married this Friday and I get to be a "maid" for the first time... Then on Saturday, my friend and former roommate Kristin is also getting hitched! You are probably thinking I'm a crazy person for attending two weddings in one weekend with the crazy schedule I'm already attempting to maintain, but I am actually pretty pumped for both events.
I attended weddings for another friend Sara, and my cousin, Ben, in the past couple of weeks too, and I have also done some fun stuff in between- LIKE MOVING DUST IN TO OUR APARTMENT! I can't stop raving about it, taking pictures of it, and spending my time down there. Could you blame me when you've got a view like this?
I am a little "sheepish" at all the bragging but honestly, I feel so blessed to have a wonderful (affordable) place to live that provides entertainment just outside the living room window.
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| Dust kickin' it on our balcony. |
We are located in the Lowertown neighborhood of downtown St. Paul, so if you ever feel like venturing on down there, give us a call! There is so much to discover and explore down there and St. Paul is SO overlooked because of the busyness and popularity of Minneapolis. I promise, St. Paul has many treasures awaiting you!
I also had a ton of fun getting together with some of my best friends from high school over the weekend. I don't see them often enough and we had a great time at Psycho Suzi's in Northeast and then hit up Station 280 which is pretty close to my neck of the woods. I forget how much fun these ladies are- I am really looking forward to my bachelorette party since they have been pretty involved in the planning.
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| Calley and myself. Calley became my first friend when I moved to Roseville, mainly because she lives five blocks away and was within walking distance when I was a little kid. |
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| Alli came to Roseville in 9th grade and we became pretty fast friends. Oh and looking at this picture, I want her hair. |
Friday night was an epic evening of celebration for Jackie's bachelorette. Our friend, Kassie, threw the party which included a food truck (Messy Giuseppe's), a professional choreographer to teach us some dance moves (Pizazz- choreographer to the stars AKA Prince, Minnesota's own), and a party bus to the best bars in town (that is, if you consider Sneaky Pete's and Cowboy Slim's to be the best, in which case I would say you are sorely mistaken). We had fun anyway.
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| Chompin' on some gum as part of a bach party game |
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| BESTIES! |
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| The Bride and Groom jammin' out- and if you are wondering about Elliot's gesturing, we were listening to "Call Me Maybe" (which is his favorite song, I know it) |
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| Me and MY groom |
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| Jacks and Dust. One of the things I love about these two is that they are probably just as good of friends as Jackie and I are! |
The rest of this week has been consumed with lots of projects around our apartment. I would love for it to be ready to go by the time I move in after the wedding, so I try to go there nearly every night to work on things. Here's a little preview.
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| Set up our TV and stand over the weekend! So proud of Dust for getting this all done! |
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| Had to snap this earlier in the night, this is the view from our balcony. |
I'm hoping that once things die down on my end with weddings, honeymoon, and moving, I can post a full "tour" of the place and hopefully also add my two cents on things to do in our neighborhood. We are getting our first taste of Black Sheep Pizza (two blocks from our place) tonight with our good friends, the Barrs (married 9/2011).
Have a wonderful week everyone.
