Saw THIS today.
OMGoodness.
really....
I love both Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion so this was like the BEST!
watch it because you only have until Sunday to see it for free...
jen
In one very short year everything about you has changed. You started middle school. You turned 13. Your look changed. Your ATTITUDE changed. You became a real teenager while my back was turned for a split second. Boys are starting to make an appearance with a different intensity than they were before. You've spent much of your summer at the mall with your friends. Friends, who were in eighth grade this past year...which means they are now in high school....yikes! You also experienced your first bad haircut making you camera shy for almost 5 months . Fortunately, for me the last person did exactly what you wanted and now I can go back to taking regular pictures of you.
Your likes at age 13:
1. Jennifer Connelly 3, 2. Sushi | Culinária, 3. Coronado High School Arizona, 4. Green on Green, 5. Clive Owen, 6. Lemon Drop Martini, 7. Onyar River Reflections, 8. Simple pleasure - brownies, 9. A Pea Soup, 10. IMG_8922, 11. ...Sometime you need an authentic feeling ..., 12. big sur4
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Saw this on Nicole's and Tina's blog and loved the idea.
How it works:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Pick an image.
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The Questions:
1. What is your first name? Jennifer
2. What is your favorite food? Sushi
3. What high school did you go to? Coronado High School
4. What is your favorite color? Green
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Clive Owen
6. Favorite drink? lemon drops
7. Dream vacation? Spain
8. Favorite dessert? Brownies
9. What you want to be when you grow up? HER
10. What do you love most in life? my family
11. One Word to describe you. Authentic
12. Your flickr name. I got nothing when I entered my name so I just put a picture of me there:)
Have a good 4th !
jen
This is a test post from 
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I've been absent for a little while. It's nice sometimes to take a break from the computer. I haven't done much these past few weeks. Right after we got back from New Mexico we were both recuperating from different illnesses.The trip, on a whole, was really great. I was having such a good time in fact that my picture taking was very sad. I probably only took like 75 pictures the whole three days we were there. But we had such an amazing time. I've only had the chance to meet Nate's family once or twice. His aunt and uncle were out for our wedding along with Alba (the bride) but those days were such a blur that I never had a chance to really talk with them. They are such amazing people. Both artists...well known in the Santa Fe community. We even had a chance to see their work in local gallery just days before the exhibition ended. Another perk of the weekend was spending time with Nate's sister and her boyfriend. We spent most of Saturday at the "party before the wedding" talking with Meg (Nate's sister) and Mike. We also went out that night to a local brewery together. This was not my favorite brewery on the trip though. My favorite was The Santa Fe Brewery and their Santa Fe Pale Ale. Good stuff. The perfect beer for a warm day in the desert. We're already talking about another trip out there...this one a little more relaxed though. We were going going going the whole weekend. So much we didn't get to do or see and that was a bummer.
pics above:
1. somewhere over new Mexico
2. my pale ale at the Santa Fe Brewery. Notice the 13 on our ticket. That was our lucky number that weekend. We flew on the 13th, sat in the 13th row, etc...weird huh!
3. Some of Gene's paintings (Nate's uncle)
4. wedding cake toppers (Nate's aunt has been collecting them for years)
5. a picture of Nate's aunt and uncle on their wedding day. LOVED these photos!
6. the before the wedding party at his aunt's house
7. Chris and Alba
otherwise I've been
watching this, playing this, cooking curries (Nate and I are trying all different kinds), changing Alex's hairstyle (pics to come next week after the streaks are in), reading this, this and this. We've also been dealing with the sad air quality here because of the fires down in Big Sur. So sad. And it doesn't look to be letting up anytime soon. It's weird for Nate and I to see all this destruction of an area we were just visiting in April. You can't get down to where we stayed. Highway One is closed down for 25 miles. People being evacuated. I can't remember when we've had a fire of this magnitude in our area.
No plans for the 4th. Looking forward to the three day weekend;) How about you?
jen
We got back VERY early Monday but Nate and I were both fighting some type of bugs this week. I am better but Nate is still not feeling so good. I did take some pics but for the most part I just enjoyed my weekend. Lots of fun. Amazingly good time was had by both Nathan and myself. Already talking about getting back out there to visit longer. With all the activities and long travel times we really didn't have any time to just cruise around. I'll post some pics tomorrow. Sorry for the inactivity this week...
we are apparently in the middle of a heat wave here to which is just sapping my energy this week
jen
1. Really Expensive Crustiness, 2. Rampaging Wildflowers, 3. Beer and Checkers!, 4. fridge henge re-did, 5. Santa Fe Chilis #1, 6. fading fast, 7. Santa Fe, 8. adobe., 9. Sunrise (Santa Fe, NM), 10. I Like Mustard, 11. Doors of Santa Fe, 12. The Majestic Lensic
I always pick that one photo that doesn't transfer into my mosaic.Maybe I should read up on why that happens. I have Santa Fe on the mind this week because Nate and I are there this weekend for a wedding and I am already looking forward to the photo ops. And a three day weekend. But not the weather...
Unfortunately we won't be taking Alex (her dad's birthday is Friday and Father's Day is Sunday so...she's staying here with him.) because she just loves to be dragged around weird areas for pictures...LOL.
jen
p.s found out why they show up blank...too bad:( click on link to see photo though.
so this past Saturday I tackled another item on my list. I brewed my first batch of beer. Not by myself you understand, I needed A LOT of help from Nathan, because all grain beer brewing is complicated. Who knew?? My lack of interest in math through high school came back to bite me on the a$$ this weekend when I realized that brewing beer involves a bunch of different math skills. I left that part to Nate because it was taking all my concentration to just understand all the steps involved with brewing. And the cleaning. And the lifting of very heavy carboys and buckets of grains and such. And did I mention all the cleaning. I don't think it helped that I chose to try this recipe. One of my favorite beers and one that is not available in California (yet). Definitely not a simple recipe for a novice to start out with, thankfully my brewing husband is an expert...(he'll laugh when he reads that). Did you know it takes like 6 hours to brew a batch of all grain beer. And that's with two people. I had a really good time though. Possibly it was just spending time with Nate and working together on something he loves to do. That he was able to share his passion with me for the first time ever. I usually use the time he is brewing to get things done (like errands). I can't promise you that I will be brewing again...I am waiting to see how this batch comes out. It's not like scrapbooking where in 6 hours you usually have a finished product to admire and share. Now I have to ferment if and then bottle it and then in like a month or so, I can take my first taste to see how I did. I'll keep you posted.
How was everyone else's weekend?
jen
i love the smell of: coffee brewing in the morning (thanks Nate)
i love the sound of: my music on my IHome at work
i love the taste of: yogurt with raspberries and honey
i love the sight of: clouds in the sky
i love the feel of: ocean breeze on my face while walking this morning
THIS blog entry hit me right where I needed it. I love when I read something and it immediately resonates with me. Good stuff.
jen
so, a full 30 days have past since my birthday and I took a look at the progress I may or may not have made on my list:
1. save and buy a new lens for my camera coming along- we're putting aside a little each week
2. take a photoshop class looking into for the fall session
3. plan and throw an Oktoberfest party
4. go to Ruby Sky with Nate
5. have a scrapbooking party with Alex and her friends
6. have camp-out sleepover that Alex and I have been talking about for the past year
7. expand my music collection by one new artist a month I have actually done this by more than one artist so far this month I got The Submarines, Lights, The Raveonettes, Built To Spill and Pete Yorn
8. take a sewing class
9. walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
10. work on my relationship with my sister
11. make curtains for office and kitchen
12. take one romantic overnight trip with Nate
13. read 40 books I've read 7 already this month. Thinking I should have made the goal a little higher
14. take yoga classes
15. visit Berkeley Bowl Marketplace
16. go on a drive-in date with Nate
17. see the Dahlia's in Golden Gate park
18. allow more pictures to be taken of myself
19. volunteer at a local animal rescue
20. take a girl's only road trip with Alex
21. brew a batch of beer with Nate on the schedule for next weekend- I'm trying to have it ready for a homebrew party at our friend's house in August
22. workout more (my goal is 2-3 times a week) doing okay so far
23. hike to McWay Falls in Big Sur(the trail was closed last weeks when we went)
24. have a bonfire on the beach planned for July when a friend comes to town
25. learn to knit (better)
26. get all the different prints I've bought up in frames and on the wall
27. visit Portland, Oregon
28. go thrifting in San Fransisco
29. start family movie night started last week. Enchanted is on the schedule for tomorrow night
30. cook one new thing every week ( I have SO many recipes) um yeah, I've got this one handled so far
31. go to a fondue restaurant
32. re-establish date night
33. camp with Nate at Kirk Creek
34. ride my bike to work as much as I can
35. take a bellydancing class
36. re-learn French Alex and I are working on this together. We listen to a CD while running errands
37. create more artwork each week not doing so well- did work on some stuff last week but this week has been a no-go
38. visit Timeless Treasures in San Fransisco
Good to see that I have been making some effort. I've done more than I though I had. Some of the items are season related and so i can only do them certain times of the year. I'll keep you posted on my progress over the next few months.
jen
