tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138794065181661962024-03-19T05:32:15.921-07:00Erik and Marina in Bend, ORKeeping in touch with family and friends.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-14274822993908378342009-11-07T21:01:00.000-08:002009-11-07T21:01:40.549-08:00New blogThis is kind of sad now after I went thru all my posts on this blog but I am switching over to wordpress. The new address for the Koslows' on blogosphere is <a href="http://www.thekoslows.wordpress.com/">www.thekoslows.wordpress.com</a>. Thanks for the great 3 years blogger!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-929810213151612442009-10-24T23:00:00.000-07:002009-10-24T23:00:51.998-07:00MVision Photography BlogHey everyone! I just launched a new blog for MVision Photography. I am super excited to shot if off. Please click <a href="http://mvisionphoto.wordpress.com/">here</a> to be redirected. Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-52270536048704485372009-10-21T20:08:00.000-07:002009-10-22T19:06:06.180-07:00Photoshop attempts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpO-3hdtXvwucfR4qBbpCEymGdGKVMahdY_P-dWwZF7Sk9GR57RAAevFgoQtQbnqX6uEVOUgo9Id741zP29XEBM-6UMzuLavwJujRdgALSGchDy15xP6uyMEFjD7vZUH-Fcucaonn1w/s1600-h/Hawaii+Sample1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpO-3hdtXvwucfR4qBbpCEymGdGKVMahdY_P-dWwZF7Sk9GR57RAAevFgoQtQbnqX6uEVOUgo9Id741zP29XEBM-6UMzuLavwJujRdgALSGchDy15xP6uyMEFjD7vZUH-Fcucaonn1w/s400/Hawaii+Sample1.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We just got photoshop for our computer and now Erik and me are trying to learn using it. I think this is my first more or less successful (but cheesy) attempt on editing. <br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-80565587469660213912009-10-13T21:27:00.000-07:002009-10-13T21:27:47.732-07:00Lost and foundFound these old prints the other day! I love them, <a href="http://www.chernigovblog.com/">Anya</a>:)<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-56374444817178724092009-10-07T20:41:00.000-07:002009-10-07T20:41:40.842-07:00This is what happens...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWL3wMGmG6-R6DvnXFT7ahhWHGxaZBqVXhLtE2qQ_FVCx_gvdTvnC9E3Qp7Mf0CJ36AeLfY7fIeD17xWZ8EDCMzyH5fnLm6fC2ElhVMOQ7Y3CcuOwutd6AZ-3VSnwi16uCyw8e-7E9g/s1600-h/October+Weekend+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWL3wMGmG6-R6DvnXFT7ahhWHGxaZBqVXhLtE2qQ_FVCx_gvdTvnC9E3Qp7Mf0CJ36AeLfY7fIeD17xWZ8EDCMzyH5fnLm6fC2ElhVMOQ7Y3CcuOwutd6AZ-3VSnwi16uCyw8e-7E9g/s320/October+Weekend+032.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>when it snows in October!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-8892754736885620902009-10-07T20:35:00.000-07:002009-10-07T20:35:41.912-07:00River Georgia Bright<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs3hAu61swec5LsQMB9bpm3jHiqpu2CsujU2PrwX7ks1TiaXkS9HVJ7KfjY4xe-0PMxcOg8pTrISBMVYPwVtK3qvBcszdyqHSjTfvTdqzUUvtY6eXML01qyd_xLSS1LDWcTxfkY5a_g/s1600-h/Fall+Fest09+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs3hAu61swec5LsQMB9bpm3jHiqpu2CsujU2PrwX7ks1TiaXkS9HVJ7KfjY4xe-0PMxcOg8pTrISBMVYPwVtK3qvBcszdyqHSjTfvTdqzUUvtY6eXML01qyd_xLSS1LDWcTxfkY5a_g/s400/Fall+Fest09+005.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you think about the name? <br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-91748308329627943162009-10-04T09:48:00.000-07:002009-10-04T09:48:38.772-07:00Snow in Bend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRszn8o_7s4stMjRQgohIx9SNUvxgfM2ZJNTycJAselcmJK6uIsXP1EybzJR2Z8tvKG3uAZ_OmoVwNOPb4ZzOknb24sz146-XFUmveIjVaGWgoRXoRZkftxVUAzpfA12Lp3m2aJmVQvA/s1600-h/Snow+in+Bend+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRszn8o_7s4stMjRQgohIx9SNUvxgfM2ZJNTycJAselcmJK6uIsXP1EybzJR2Z8tvKG3uAZ_OmoVwNOPb4ZzOknb24sz146-XFUmveIjVaGWgoRXoRZkftxVUAzpfA12Lp3m2aJmVQvA/s400/Snow+in+Bend+001.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iIJOrNoasEZFtcUP8jP6pAoYjQ75eV14Ms0CyGc1m8ZDfYZOQ7UjRcII9YmCNAaKKxEA27jyvUeqm2QSIiG3CTTGyrYSkBDf_0uxPQBUHkM6VKVHqtgdbFDjybafHlU74N6FurTR0w/s1600-h/Snow+in+Bend+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iIJOrNoasEZFtcUP8jP6pAoYjQ75eV14Ms0CyGc1m8ZDfYZOQ7UjRcII9YmCNAaKKxEA27jyvUeqm2QSIiG3CTTGyrYSkBDf_0uxPQBUHkM6VKVHqtgdbFDjybafHlU74N6FurTR0w/s400/Snow+in+Bend+002.JPG" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the view from our windows when we woke up this morning. Bend's weather is nuts: a week ago I was still wearing flip flops and everyone complained about the heat. <br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-30115989345481405852009-09-29T12:35:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:37:28.285-07:00Did you know...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihzJOgMbakwY2FbMCDD5QXSRZCvhslaIs9Bkxj7CdH1ePrBt0O7ALCkGFZfCdJSUUNudkO0_7_F_xnqCkobSsAKlhW3qLRZcbRqJotomXjskDP4aq5fOBOUNGy-HhjqKPpo-q6V1mDw/s1600-h/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihzJOgMbakwY2FbMCDD5QXSRZCvhslaIs9Bkxj7CdH1ePrBt0O7ALCkGFZfCdJSUUNudkO0_7_F_xnqCkobSsAKlhW3qLRZcbRqJotomXjskDP4aq5fOBOUNGy-HhjqKPpo-q6V1mDw/s200/001.JPG" /></a><br />
</div>that American Licorice Co is headquartered in Bend OR. <br />
I personally am not a big fan of licorice but Erik can go thru a box like that in no time.<br />
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</div>Also Bend has one of the largest breweries in the North West: Deschutes Brewery. We live right next to it and in the morning you can clearly distinguish the sweet aroma of fermented hops. I came to love the smell.<br />
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And (on the side note) Matthew Fox who played Jack in Lost is building a house in Bend and is planning on moving here after the final season of Lost is done in 2010.<br />
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Just thought I'd throw it out there:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-41021953282950306732009-09-27T20:46:00.000-07:002009-09-27T20:46:11.819-07:00Barbie NationWhat has gone wrong with a country where an overweight person has to struggle to prove their worth in society? Are they valued less as a human? Are they less intelligent, less apt, less... what?<br />
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I feel there's a huge pressure on girls especially that being skinny is vital to your happiness and success. We succumb to the "Barbie" image of a woman: a stupid unrealistic shell. The poor fat girl didn't make the cut.<br />
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It is truly saddening to see young girls with no self confidence and no ambitions struggling in life just because they weigh a few pounds more.<br />
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And don't get me wrong, I am not advocating obesity. But I feel that now it's our turn to say enough to the Barbie girl but we don't all because of being raised with her on our lap.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-66498884687085506852009-09-22T22:40:00.000-07:002009-09-22T22:48:00.587-07:00Oh ZAGRANITZA!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmlZ7dFNvDqUb5U69p7CJz6pPAL3FPoqqF0DsVIMJ0Xtlg5XN9V610Id6pk4EvUvMVjOaox0qrqgGJ8NqC8GPu-CnBKdvRkK8WEmPZQPkennJYqSerlPcUDOLQzN_uZC3BmkSjBJ6gA/s1600-h/map-of-soviet-union.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmlZ7dFNvDqUb5U69p7CJz6pPAL3FPoqqF0DsVIMJ0Xtlg5XN9V610Id6pk4EvUvMVjOaox0qrqgGJ8NqC8GPu-CnBKdvRkK8WEmPZQPkennJYqSerlPcUDOLQzN_uZC3BmkSjBJ6gA/s320/map-of-soviet-union.gif" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Zagranitza" (sorry that I can't spell in in Russian) means something like "beyond the boarder" in English. But for many years "zagranitza" has had so many more meanings and connotations for all soviet people that were locked up within the boarders of the Soviet Union. It included all countries that did not belong to the Union or were its allies and therefore visiting them was for one a treason and even before that it was impossible since you couldn't just drop in by a travel agency and ask for a ticket to New York.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's what "zagranitza" meant for me when I was a kid:<br />
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</div><ol style="text-align: center;"><li>A mysterious place called America where we could never go. I was pretty sure that the place had chewing gum available to buy anytime you felt like it and therefore all the kids were very happy there. <br />
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<li>"Krossovki" aka "running shoes". Oh they were like a revelation: you had to get a pair. Mind it, you couldn't just go to the store and buy them, they were smuggled in and sold at black markets. My best friend got her krossovki before me and that was an object of my continuous torment. When mine finally arrived I was so blissfully happy not knowing that they were cheap fake shoes from China that said "Abidas" instead of "Adidas"(well I did wonder about that for a moment) and the soles came off in about a month. Oh to be a child again!</li>
<li>"Coca-Cola" tasted sooooo good. My mom was very suspicious of it in the beginning: there were rumors that someone soaked a cow's kidney (or some other vital organ of the sort) in it overnight and that kidney completely dissolved! We never tried such an experiment since my mom didn't want to waste a kidney thus never found out the truth. </li>
<li>Pop songs, video clips to be exact. There are three songs that I distinctly remember since out TV channel would play them over and over again (for lack of anything else). I found them on you tube the other night:</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VE6sKlhuHQ">It's My Life by Dr Alban</a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMfVFAK5Qc">Happy Nation by Ace of Base</a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk85M68MRh4">Do You Remember The Time by Michael Jackson</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I fancied a special liking to the last one and after watching the video with Erik I busted out dancing and singing "do you remember the time". He thought his wife had gone a little crazy. <br />
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</div><ol style="text-align: center;"><li> And of course last but not least: movies! Most of them were illegal copies of poor quality but even poorer translation. The guys who did the translation did not want to get caught doing it so they would plug their noses to disguise their voices and record translation over the English version. Of course there was one guy doing the whole movie so sometimes it took a bit to figure out who just said what and why does it all sounds like one long sentence spoken by a guy with a plugged nose!</li>
</ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-5134407955096833322009-09-12T21:11:00.000-07:002009-09-12T21:11:44.207-07:00R-rated Movies?I just watched an R-rated movie at a movie theater.... And it was a good movie! But what about the rating? There were some blood scenes and cursing (I really do not like sex scenes in movies so I made sure this wasn't one of those), but I feel that if they took that out the movie wouldn't be the same... So then should we allow cursing? But the Bible tells us to "tame our tonges". So then should we not watch R-rated movies?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-43158651356776050212009-09-09T20:54:00.000-07:002009-09-09T21:00:08.649-07:00PortraitsI absolutely love taking portraits with my camera. It's hard to get good ones though: the lighting has to be just right. Here's some of my favourites so far.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No photoshoping either! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-4505706376127486962009-09-09T13:43:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:43:18.772-07:00Tripod+Long Exposure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCgdZ-iALyeGdoH4XYf-7yHK85tQTHu4zwgquhnAuvYItEOU8wn0HQcojniv4EK64TfR_UyLhgez82JvRvjmURzFMM7CtrTfy-Lam-9KMFfUrNTFn0v7DirsdT1EI8mnKmc1b84xUA/s1600-h/May09+127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCgdZ-iALyeGdoH4XYf-7yHK85tQTHu4zwgquhnAuvYItEOU8wn0HQcojniv4EK64TfR_UyLhgez82JvRvjmURzFMM7CtrTfy-Lam-9KMFfUrNTFn0v7DirsdT1EI8mnKmc1b84xUA/s400/May09+127.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-34054577032742657762009-09-09T07:42:00.001-07:002009-09-09T07:42:34.476-07:00PC or Mac?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-9489273549793718282009-09-08T21:34:00.000-07:002009-09-08T21:34:34.833-07:00Thrifty or nifty?This post is about choices: choices that you might make every day or once in a decade. But every choice is important, so here's my dilemma: do you choose to pay more for a quality item or get smth less, well how should I put it, well-fabricated or lower-grade and save money? I usually make the latter choice and suffer the consequences (yeah, the car I picked out was real cheap and broke down a week after I bought it etc), while Erik tends to spend more money (even if he doesn't have it) but gets an item that he likes and that will generally last quite a while. I feel like the last year has been a good lesson for me: I had to make a few pretty important decisions and here's what came out of it.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaW9LOvolUj3Lh3CE92M_ua1STAo5xne-21Lc_QevZhot96GUljHxt56pPgxU3RVtgyOWKYz44eRV5L8RyjIv1zdxw8jC-JHtP6Dods4HO_tM6JEBjxtX9cE6f-lM10oVMiQbXuCMWQ/s1600-h/Spring09+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaW9LOvolUj3Lh3CE92M_ua1STAo5xne-21Lc_QevZhot96GUljHxt56pPgxU3RVtgyOWKYz44eRV5L8RyjIv1zdxw8jC-JHtP6Dods4HO_tM6JEBjxtX9cE6f-lM10oVMiQbXuCMWQ/s200/Spring09+003.jpg" /></a>#1 I bought a car. Yepp, for the first time in my life, I all by myself, spotted this yellow VW bug with great mileage and price, and insisted (I'm using a pretty mellow word here) on getting it. Since our old van started having heart attacks, my husband gave in and I drove it home. The thing broke down a week later. I had it fixed. And then it snowed... A two wheel drive with little weight and bald tires on ice... Man, that was one morning ride to work ! I still like my car but I would definitely never buy it. Nor do I want to drive in in winter. Even for really cheap:)<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJWw_IYgD-d0BWTxaytWsIqy9Q900sKSUkYfTUShzSpD-D0gSVPMb10onAKS6sGgubq6opFTGt2-Z7RZGWdE3MSAocqoQt_YX7B-oFMyLXdfkxhH66wCpKlJaz4LZ9xOjoKPtNd__KQ/s1600-h/AAA_Argiope_Appensa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJWw_IYgD-d0BWTxaytWsIqy9Q900sKSUkYfTUShzSpD-D0gSVPMb10onAKS6sGgubq6opFTGt2-Z7RZGWdE3MSAocqoQt_YX7B-oFMyLXdfkxhH66wCpKlJaz4LZ9xOjoKPtNd__KQ/s200/AAA_Argiope_Appensa.JPG" width="196" /></a>#2 We were blessed with free flights to Hawaii. Two weeks of vacation: we haven't had that since our honeymoon! So I set off to find a good (cheap, that is) rental in Kauai where we were spending the last 8 days of the trip. Erik took care of the first part and paid a little more than I wanted but the place in Maui he picked was beyond anything we expected. So after staying there we land in Kauai and drive around the island for a while. Finally it's getting late and I pull out the directions to the condo I rented (and paid in full for, got a great deal!) on the internet. We roll up to a two story building in a shabby residential area. "oh, we are just like the locals" I say, "this is gonna be great". I get out of the car and look up into a tree under which we parked: it's covered in cobweb. Well, I guess I'd better not stand under that tree for too long, I figured, nevermind that we rented an open-top Jeep. I set off up the stairs and around the verandah to look for our condo. O'k then I had to duck my head and freak out for real: there were all sorts and sizes of spiders all around the building, on the rails, roof, BBQ, windows etc. Some of them were 3 inches wide! Just hanging there all perched up as if they were ready to get me. I ran inside with Erik coming up behind me. We called the owner of the rental, she said smth like "the spiders won't hurt you, that's a tropical island, they are not poisonous bla blah blah". Hippie, I thought with swelling bitterness deep in my heart. Then I looked in the bedroom area and saw a huge gap between the floor and the door with the bed right next to it. I think I started crying or smth, cuz the next thing I remeber we were checking in at Best Western for the night. <br />
So the moral of the story is: I think I made a few bad choices which led to more expenses and turmoil than expected. But who doesn't deserve a second chance? According to Erik: his wife. Ding it, I just saw this great deal on a car... Would be perfect for snow!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-70458511116144841912009-09-08T20:36:00.000-07:002009-09-08T20:41:58.319-07:00New pad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dvwh2c5kQ4zDO_lEs8KD5F0L5n0aBLMfHfgXE8GGcI4_vrjHZefP4Q3jysD0_6dyKF1AJcU6b1LBvBCjcVuUbD9F0GJvO4SBKlG7HO4CKhd1jH9GP3OmPQmnNKoMrn_tZkUDY7BkOA/s1600-h/September09+030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dvwh2c5kQ4zDO_lEs8KD5F0L5n0aBLMfHfgXE8GGcI4_vrjHZefP4Q3jysD0_6dyKF1AJcU6b1LBvBCjcVuUbD9F0GJvO4SBKlG7HO4CKhd1jH9GP3OmPQmnNKoMrn_tZkUDY7BkOA/s320/September09+030.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9sQ7HyQbezBievMt_sD80hJzxzpzzPBJb69-uzFPNktYI8Vo2b_kskGllkOm-d-UsA3R3kV-u2A5Tz2zd7sSA4M-lSG4MP_2R6I9umjVREYpeG9Z5zWkjFIEMGsjgqjmiyelvslpHQ/s1600-h/September09+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9sQ7HyQbezBievMt_sD80hJzxzpzzPBJb69-uzFPNktYI8Vo2b_kskGllkOm-d-UsA3R3kV-u2A5Tz2zd7sSA4M-lSG4MP_2R6I9umjVREYpeG9Z5zWkjFIEMGsjgqjmiyelvslpHQ/s320/September09+039.jpg" /></a>We moved about month ago into an apartment right next to downtown. It's an old remodeled building with a restaurant/coffee shop downstairs and super cute apartments on the second story. I bike to work a lot, walk to the library and absolutely love it!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-83645192879291731182009-09-08T20:21:00.000-07:002009-09-08T20:21:31.048-07:00Rummmmm cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvP9Ag3_q7jHqlrWH2PFRn3mKSV4p2-90Ld5fPtdXlerBInC-o-ztzZLVZBMxUbZtUfPmkXPTKisFgii1vkqs4iilJ0_ojbDzquj6T9NY7NjujIKaRPycAlIpZoC4tfJ4Q51q30nVLw/s1600-h/September09+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvP9Ag3_q7jHqlrWH2PFRn3mKSV4p2-90Ld5fPtdXlerBInC-o-ztzZLVZBMxUbZtUfPmkXPTKisFgii1vkqs4iilJ0_ojbDzquj6T9NY7NjujIKaRPycAlIpZoC4tfJ4Q51q30nVLw/s320/September09+004.jpg" /></a>Here's my beautiful first ever rum cake! It was really easy to make. The funny part was when I rolled up to a liquor store at 9 am and asked an I-could-care-less-what-you-need salesman for some rum. He indifferently motioned to the wall behind me. Oh by the way, that sign "If you were born before this date in 1988 we will not sell alcohol to you" made me feel kind of old. I grabbed my rum (they only had it in 1 liter bottles, guess I'll be making rum cakes for a while) and set off with my bootie. The result exceeded even my expectations and made for one happy husband.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-40162130549091561592009-09-08T18:18:00.000-07:002009-09-08T18:18:47.381-07:00Is it me or everyone else?So I'm having a real hard time communicating with people lately. Yesterday I was talking o Erik about something that happened a while ago. And he completely disagreed on what had happened. We almost had an argument until I realized that we are talking about two completely different events. Why it took us 10 min to figure that out is a beyond my understanding. And today my phone conversation with a hair salon was something like " Hi i want to make an appointment for a haircut" and they say "do you have an appointment set up already?" which I heard as "can we call you back later?", so I go "Sure, my number is 848 8878", which they heard as "I have an appointment Saturday at 8". So they asked me if i was confirming it. But I wasn't, I wanted an appointment! Oh, is it me or is it everyone else?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-22656121040037670062009-07-26T11:00:00.001-07:002009-07-26T11:02:57.535-07:00Pretty much the best shot of mine!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm3gSX6yi24OxVngzTY_SYfjYLtK2yxPS0futn_Q7LW7-uYyPFEs0EBdI1JBAXvf80P3WJ8zeu2MsAylLXDc4X6qg3lBynyZz0C4kR5D7fqe3Df6mB95p5P3u96xo8mzfOq9lOF2kuQ/s1600-h/July09+441.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm3gSX6yi24OxVngzTY_SYfjYLtK2yxPS0futn_Q7LW7-uYyPFEs0EBdI1JBAXvf80P3WJ8zeu2MsAylLXDc4X6qg3lBynyZz0C4kR5D7fqe3Df6mB95p5P3u96xo8mzfOq9lOF2kuQ/s400/July09+441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362830771050927874" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-37255272471793762692009-05-09T23:17:00.001-07:002009-05-09T23:21:45.898-07:00Getting up-close<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqg751gSWtN18VVXwpjn7SyincJVjR8kmZGPdGF3Becdoqj1m-uaA31B_HwoKEn6ng7opmrMay1wpDNCE2N9TNbHWD2FT7K2bY_AczOt4xnJleJCZPkFGu_qmmbM-DMm3SZUSkSvIvg/s1600-h/May09+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtihBjnUPMd3Nlau_XgH3sc5vut83jEh48J_z2-UO3C4XOHVDdbyeZ_g-ST80bA3wxzFyh5Q_cUCp8hrWxsEpPzmpHJP1oDpGNBbUStSSZDyjxAOz3wBZe9lb3Fq20_7Ilvp_ObNyFw/s400/May09+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334076564860775298" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-54135591198941477312009-05-09T23:11:00.000-07:002009-05-09T23:15:38.487-07:00Bend Nights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtZwfS2z5LMKfj1syQC0zSYyvT3UsKPPlEoraLv9VFBf4VvxomKQwbLObfcvQDMe_xFwtE7Wz7kInV58vKrELw_dOS68PdDVYRTbEtLU2ZaCZW-EVjmhlgYfBQnq9Huj5cF7twSaUeA/s1600-h/May09+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtZwfS2z5LMKfj1syQC0zSYyvT3UsKPPlEoraLv9VFBf4VvxomKQwbLObfcvQDMe_xFwtE7Wz7kInV58vKrELw_dOS68PdDVYRTbEtLU2ZaCZW-EVjmhlgYfBQnq9Huj5cF7twSaUeA/s400/May09+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334075064233901698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY65I1Q9AWoxvZENK4ELeHcmu8nrzGTI1RjuFc3odIRqTfRYQljdH_OMhy-phjva6dyo215P-lZZFIlzDC0SpkRNpLOAgo_ZUuKhnT_8EXfmg4ZZmQ-APZPJpxIdLOU4JxdoFKq6x-A/s1600-h/May09+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIY65I1Q9AWoxvZENK4ELeHcmu8nrzGTI1RjuFc3odIRqTfRYQljdH_OMhy-phjva6dyo215P-lZZFIlzDC0SpkRNpLOAgo_ZUuKhnT_8EXfmg4ZZmQ-APZPJpxIdLOU4JxdoFKq6x-A/s400/May09+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334075060636601330" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-33604882260499357482009-04-25T22:25:00.001-07:002009-04-25T22:38:52.201-07:00To go or not to go?<div style="text-align: center;">To go or not to go?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF9Rc7V00eBXhjSpMvCpUCWNwuENa0l0cLtbg5LiSiIbgcWiVzQjUwxPkU9oFmn8w9kn8D0B2yvtBCO_JtuOUyzOdPC7H5NBJtjUJT_8mLEqQtSeQQEGPep71aZrJeAwPvyWR7q3_8Q/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF9Rc7V00eBXhjSpMvCpUCWNwuENa0l0cLtbg5LiSiIbgcWiVzQjUwxPkU9oFmn8w9kn8D0B2yvtBCO_JtuOUyzOdPC7H5NBJtjUJT_8mLEqQtSeQQEGPep71aZrJeAwPvyWR7q3_8Q/s320/Hotvedtskids+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328869740238728498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">O'k let's go!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_olmirSCD60OKMuME71HeX3L4MaPkN3Ys0m9T9xIyKYw7wiQu9QcGVAtjsQzEZV0xEgHkYp6BqpxaUzAe9GVzSM2ykvAzVIdG38Sf9KkZp_770sUv2I48BXbrkBhhAIz4w5Dhx9MnA/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_olmirSCD60OKMuME71HeX3L4MaPkN3Ys0m9T9xIyKYw7wiQu9QcGVAtjsQzEZV0xEgHkYp6BqpxaUzAe9GVzSM2ykvAzVIdG38Sf9KkZp_770sUv2I48BXbrkBhhAIz4w5Dhx9MnA/s320/Hotvedtskids+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328868491883092242" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dude, it's pretty cold!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwgOjGJQ2nPUUG2bU0fhrAYJg-ZtFwbiuIhaO5ZqfgN_rzfQovT5CCK8Vi1hWmFbs4xEQPtU1tEZIwMBl9qADuklnUEsMI72qthTsj0U5O1w5Sf1g0coQRqpebFgUBqn3Qdh82i937w/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwgOjGJQ2nPUUG2bU0fhrAYJg-ZtFwbiuIhaO5ZqfgN_rzfQovT5CCK8Vi1hWmFbs4xEQPtU1tEZIwMBl9qADuklnUEsMI72qthTsj0U5O1w5Sf1g0coQRqpebFgUBqn3Qdh82i937w/s320/Hotvedtskids+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328868493599020178" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-20073815360320749352009-04-25T22:12:00.000-07:002009-04-25T22:21:22.009-07:00Catching air<div style="text-align: center;">These are pictures from Mt Bachelor this year.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVVgMRC5mKveQj9ExdJ11Wb19FISy0ybOAl2dbjQBFtiYe_r_Vah09pj9A31M1ceL5uW3v7cL9oiqfFlomdxIGSqBHyFryYX8lX3j_Rk7Ta6dGAhIDzUEy0UM0b25VysUsWJTOwz7p6Q/s1600-h/Bend09+084-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjILhyphenhyphenhjxx1hOvMe0KaKbNlkyVJqZSXWXGTUz8QxK_6lmej8D1Ta6HvtD_9CLLNqkKq5-Wv83rIZYfQF88BJvCHjr9zO73vZhb8OeV24BgQadVL4O5N_aoQ1gNenHH7xHdW6dMCRE3ZKQ/s400/Bend09+078-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328865075773111554" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-19961271666157717032009-04-25T22:07:00.001-07:002009-04-25T22:11:46.847-07:00My sister and meMy sister Tanya is in Oregon for two days. We decided to spend the weekend at the coast and are having a great time. Now my husband has to put up with two of the Pratch girls!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV5YMqx2tO0b-4UWFjq1xp0JMdojDDnSLxp_DWG-MLNkY_uMNRJZMGcTww7a_TxzgvOMC9qzLcRltkWbcPfCweGyiDgoH5D_7ANxe851_QYipOrncUPDJ-IvnCIA6EVNOU5T_Q3XMsA/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV5YMqx2tO0b-4UWFjq1xp0JMdojDDnSLxp_DWG-MLNkY_uMNRJZMGcTww7a_TxzgvOMC9qzLcRltkWbcPfCweGyiDgoH5D_7ANxe851_QYipOrncUPDJ-IvnCIA6EVNOU5T_Q3XMsA/s400/Hotvedtskids+177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328862887007765346" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13879406518166196.post-82671443853490970522009-04-25T21:57:00.001-07:002009-04-25T22:07:06.374-07:00I don't have guts for this<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPQ5FCvDTSYrcDqdklFw72AlmXEF94kcxFXGCszU2QHh-dGq4aancErTQw4iEFxSlatwqChX43rwAMWBzr1H19PEKOWb0BSfaF1Bf6VgUp8dsUEgVt3HsJF1JZeUdRpjV-0t_ZLHEuw/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+189.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPQ5FCvDTSYrcDqdklFw72AlmXEF94kcxFXGCszU2QHh-dGq4aancErTQw4iEFxSlatwqChX43rwAMWBzr1H19PEKOWb0BSfaF1Bf6VgUp8dsUEgVt3HsJF1JZeUdRpjV-0t_ZLHEuw/s400/Hotvedtskids+189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328861437068434530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdHLzAftWPtqA2VN855vWzru8VrkubeKxEKZ_2KmpoECWpsYQ4KrkKzzFaTPduSg4ObdIxmGtpgnQDyZZ9ft-HheN6gzYFZWcSercuX_awARDyNRYOoi5QvYRlzP8kkPtOKqqSBj66Q/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+193.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdHLzAftWPtqA2VN855vWzru8VrkubeKxEKZ_2KmpoECWpsYQ4KrkKzzFaTPduSg4ObdIxmGtpgnQDyZZ9ft-HheN6gzYFZWcSercuX_awARDyNRYOoi5QvYRlzP8kkPtOKqqSBj66Q/s400/Hotvedtskids+193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328861440061056306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HYUz04R02iYk9JwKEEkFaxiZysXRjwxssJMxEcBORltgH5ao3QeCiPnyhBnoTqi9GXhfC9jLxCCd9e7NVz5k6ep4wQU-oItSo1KW-HODvbgNbUL7bNH92XjGR7jSWUbK-31BvHkehw/s1600-h/Hotvedtskids+195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HYUz04R02iYk9JwKEEkFaxiZysXRjwxssJMxEcBORltgH5ao3QeCiPnyhBnoTqi9GXhfC9jLxCCd9e7NVz5k6ep4wQU-oItSo1KW-HODvbgNbUL7bNH92XjGR7jSWUbK-31BvHkehw/s400/Hotvedtskids+195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328861446486491682" border="0" /></a><br />Hang-gliding is a crazy sport! We saw this guy launch off of a cliff at the Oregon coast. Real scary! But pretty cool...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0