<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Just Me</title><description>The Life and Times of an Ordinary Girl</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>115</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1533755632686617116</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-27T18:28:38.090-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Vacation</category><title>I like Mickey Mouse</title><description>&lt;div&gt;There, I said it. Ok, I like Mickey Mouse. ALOT! I went to Disney World last week and my main goal was to get my picture taken with the Mouse and I did!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397440959624628386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/SueP9LaRyKI/AAAAAAAAADM/4dAiMO-Yuw8/s320/Florida+2009+098.jpg" border="0" /&gt;Aren't you jealous?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1533755632686617116?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-like-mickey-mouse.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/SueP9LaRyKI/AAAAAAAAADM/4dAiMO-Yuw8/s72-c/Florida+2009+098.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-9127531455489941669</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-10T11:01:13.903-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>General</category><title>Snow!</title><description>Yes, that is right folks, it snowed in good ole Minnesota today.  SNOW!  I cannot believe it.  I know, I know, I live in Minnesota I should be used to this stuff by now but for cripes sake it is October 10th.  That is early even for Minnesota.  I actually had to shovel off the deck.  Now, we really didn't get that much snow but the deck is the main entrance to the house and our deck gets slippery so I had to dig out the good old trusty shovel.  I about cried. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm not ready for winter.  Good thing I am going to Florida on Thursday for a few days.  I need some good old fashioned warm sunshine.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-9127531455489941669?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/10/snow.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1596842680973939118</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-21T18:23:25.993-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>hockey</category><title>Let's Play Hockey!!!!!</title><description>If you are not a Minnesota Wild fan than you probably don't know that the title of my post is the saying that they use right before they drop the puck before each Wild home game.  That's right folks, it's hockey season in Minnesota.  I love hockey!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been a hockey fan since I was a kid.  I used to watch hockey all the time with my dad and my grandpa, everything from the MN Boys State High School Hockey Tournament (big stuff here), to the MN Fighting Saints, to my beloved Minnesota North Stars.  The North Stars left Minnesota in 1993.  They moved to Dallas Texas where they are now called the Dallas Stars.  There is still one original North Star left on that team believe it or not, Mike Modano.  Boy did I have a crush on him back in the day!  I cried (real tears) when the North Stars left MN.  Can you imagine, no professional hockey in Minnesota?  Minnesota is the land of hockey and yet we were without a professional hockey team until the NHL expanded and we got the Wild.  I was so happy, still am.  I used to know (not personally) all the North Stars, Dino Ciccarelli, Neal Broten, Don Beaupre, Mike Modano, Craig Hartsburg.  Ah, those we the good old days.  I loved watching the Stars play the Chicago Blackhawks.  Dino Ciccarelli and Al Secord had quite a rivalry and would undoubtedly get into a fight.  Good times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I boycotted hockey for a while after the Stars left for Texas.  Still watched some high school hockey and the Gophers but it just wasn't the same for me.  I rarely, if ever, watched a pro game.  Then came the NHL expansion and our MN Wild were born in 2000.  What a happy day in Minnesota.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have watched every Wild game that I could since they started here but I have always longed to be a season ticket holder.  It was one of my dreams.  Last year I had the opportunity to buy in and become a ticket partner.  I have a 1/4 share of Wild season tickets, 11 games.  It was great fun.  I loved it.  This year I had the opportunity to become the owner of the tickets and I jumped at the chance.  I still have ticket partners because 44 games is a lot!  It's also pricey.  I kept 1/2 the season and have sold off some but it's my name on the tickets!  Section 113, Row 7.  7 glorious rows off the ice at the end that the Wild shoot at twice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last night was my first game (preseason) as the official owner of the tickets, what a thrill, we played the Chicago Blackhawks.  Ah, good memories of days gone by.  Lots of fights and the Wild won 3-0.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hockey, it's good to have you back.  Looking forward to a great season!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1596842680973939118?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/09/lets-play-hockey.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1240065466355832459</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-01T07:01:18.704-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Breast Cancer 3-Day</category><title>The 2009 Breast Cancer 3-Day</title><description>Wow, what an experience. This was my 5th year being involved with the Breast Cancer 3-Day and my 2nd as a walker. I'm telling you this is one incredible event.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We started out on Friday morning in the pouring rain. It sure looked like it was shaping up to be a miserable day but by about 9:00 it started to clear up. It turned out to be a gorgeous, sunny day. We walked through Edina, S. Mpls, into downtown Mpls, past the U of M and finishing up walking down Summit Ave to Macalester College. Camp was in Maplewood. This year I decided that I was not going to stay in camp. I'm not much of a camper, my idea of camping is a hotel. My teammate and I stayed in a hotel close to camp and it was a really good idea. So nice to relax in a hot tub after a long day of walking!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Saturday had us starting out in Maplewood, walking through Shoreview, Roseville and St. Paul and finishing up back at Camp. Back to the hotel to soak in the hot tub and sleep in a real bed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sunday had us in Maplewood, North St. Paul and St. Paul, walking through the East Side and finishing up at the State Capitol. Day 3 had lots of hills! It was also the warmest of the 3-Day so it was tough but we knew the finish line was in site and we were almost done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The support of random people was so amazing. Our cheering stations had hundreds if not a thousand people at them cheering us on, offering us snacks, treats, ice and words of encouragement. Kids were out in full force wearing pink, giving us high fives and holding signs, it was amazing. I get choked up just thinking about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I spent a good portion of the event walking alone. Well, you are not really alone on this event as there is always someone to walk with and talk to, but my teammate and I walk at different paces and I'm slow. I also needed to put my health first since I have that heart condition to contend with. I thought we would finish together but she apparently needed to continue on and she finished without me so I trudged along and made my way to the Capitol alone. I was bummed that I would be crossing the finish line by myself and that no one would be waiting for me but I was glad to be finishing at all. As I approached the finish line, it was line with people offering high fives and congratulations, it felt good. As I got a little further along I heard someone yell out my name and I looked up and it was a good friend of mine and his wife. Nancy was also walking the 3-Day this year and she finished ahead of me and she waited for me along with her husband Mike who I have been friends with for you years, way back to our days of working at the Shelter. What a site that was, to have someone there for me. What an incredible feeling. That hug was the best one yet! I never did meet up with my teammate, not quite sure what happened to her so I finished the event and the victory walk with my friend Nancy and her teammate Barb. It was great!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Closing ceremonies as always were very emotional, it signifies not only the end of the event but hope for the future, hope that we will find a cure to end this awful disease. Hope, because EVERYONE DESERVES A LIFETIME!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1240065466355832459?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/09/2009-breast-cancer-3-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-7567501332028216591</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-29T18:43:40.321-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Debt Reduction</category><title>Debt Reduction Plan</title><description>My new goal is to reduce the amount of debt that I currently.  Let's face it folks, it ain't pretty.  Some of it was necessary expenses but most of it was not.  I am quite embarrassed by the amount of debt that I currently have so it is time to take some serious action. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some of things that I am currently doing:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)  Selling off things (my Coach collection) on Ebay&lt;br /&gt;2) Selling off things on Craigslist&lt;br /&gt;3) Stopping all unnecessary shopping&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm going to start tracking all of my expenses by keeping a spending journal.  Whenever I have extra money I am going to make extra payments on the old credit cards.  I'm also doing a major overhaul of the household expenditures to see where I can trim the budget.  I'm already a coupon clipper so that helps but I need to be much more vigilant about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm also looking for tips and tricks.  How have you reduced your debt?  What has worked for you?  What hasn't worked?  I'm going to share tips and tricks along the way and I will regularly post what is working and what is not.  I hope you will join me on my journey.  Maybe writing these things out for others to read will help keep me accountable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My first tip:  &lt;a href="http://www.allyou.com/"&gt;All You Magazine&lt;/a&gt;  Have you heard about this magazine?  I had not heard about it until recently.  Apparently you can only purchase it at Walmart or subscribe via their website.  I haven't received an issue yet but apparently this magazine is packed with coupons and tips.  So far I am digging the website.  I found a deal on a 2 year subscription for $16.00, check out &lt;a href="http://www.dealseekingmom.com/all-you-magazine-subscription-2-years-1799/"&gt;Deal Seeking Mom&lt;/a&gt; for more info. (offer expires 7/31/09 so hurry).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that is it for today.  Check back again for more updates, tips and whatever else I can think of related to reducing debt.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-7567501332028216591?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/07/debt-reduction-plan.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-6421560296460675750</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-27T18:13:12.354-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Shopping</category><title>Something unbelievable happened</title><description>I went to Target on Saturday and I left empty handed.  Yes, that is right, I did not spend even a penny in Target.  I don't know how it happened.  Nothing like this has ever happened to me before.  I think I am still in shock.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-6421560296460675750?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/07/something-unbelievable-happened.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1796720815417225336</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-16T16:59:35.159-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Breast Cancer 3-Day</category><title>3-Day Donations</title><description>I making a last ditch effort to finish my fundraising for the Breast Cancer 3-Day.  I need to raise $2300.00 in order to participate in this fantastic event.  This will be my 5th year participating and my 2nd time walking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So far I have raised about $1600.00 so that means I have about $700.00 to go. I'm getting close.  I had a great fundraiser planned for last weekend and no one showed up.  :(&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For any donation received from this date forward I will send you a lovely free gift!  I had these great bags made up to hand out at my fundraiser but since no one was there I have bags to give away.  They are fabric bags with a drawstring closure made out of pink ribbon fabric.  Super cute!  If you give me a donation (any size) I will send you a gift bag.  If your donation is over $50.00 the gift bag will have goodies.  If your donation is over $100.00 your gift bag will have even more goodies!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for taking the time to read this.  I am posting a link to my donation site.  If you have already donated, thank you!  If you are planning to donate, thank you in advance!  Any donation is greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone deserves a lifetime!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/TwinCitiesEvent2009?px=1252447&amp;amp;pg=personal&amp;amp;fr_id=1302"&gt;http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/TwinCitiesEvent2009?px=1252447&amp;amp;pg=personal&amp;amp;fr_id=1302&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1796720815417225336?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/07/3-day-donations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-6066892525099803356</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-07T20:09:13.734-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Cool Blogs</category><title>Another Cool Blog</title><description>I have another cool blog for you all to check out. It's called &lt;a href="http://www.themarketingmama.com/"&gt;The Marketing Mama &lt;/a&gt;. The author of the blog is my friend Missy and yes I know her in real life. We met several years ago on The Knot, when we were planning our weddings. She is a pretty cool chick and she has lots of great things to say.  You will espicially dig her blog if you are a parent. She has lots of great stories, tips, product reviews, you name it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another really cool thing about Missy's blog is that she is in the running for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Best Blog award. I think you should all read her blog and then use &lt;a href="http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/minneapolis-st-paul-mn-usa/best-minneapolis--st.-paul-local-blog"&gt;this link&lt;/a&gt; to vote for her. There are 7 days left to vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check it out. You won't be disappointed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-6066892525099803356?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-cool-blog.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-8367592034915016528</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-19T11:55:45.137-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Blogs</category><title>Cool Blogs</title><description>You know, I have a lot of links over there to the left, of blogs I like to read. Most of them belong to friends of mine. Some of them I have found through internet searchs and some of them I have found through other blogs. From time to time I am going to highlight one or two blogs that I think you should check out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I am recommending 1 blog. I hope you will check it out. This blog belongs to someone that I have never met but would love to meet some day. I found her blog listed on one of my friends blogs. I don't know if my friend actually knows her or not (maybe I will ask her) but anyways it's a great read, all about her life as an american living in Australia. I love reading her entries, she's very funny and witty and I bet she has a great sense of sarcasm. I truly appreciate a good sense of sarcasm in a person. So here it is, check out &lt;a href="http://www.floridagirlinsydney.com/"&gt;Florida Girl in Sydney&lt;/a&gt;. You won't be disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S.  do you think I said blog enough in this post?   Geesh.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-8367592034915016528?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/06/cool-blogs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-6599151251237448129</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-06-09T14:46:44.423-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Breast Cancer 3-Day</category><title>Feeling Discouraged</title><description>I am feeling very discouraged about my participation in this years Breast Cancer 3-Day.  This is an event that I really love and this will be my 5th year participating in some way.  This year I decided to walk despite my health concerns.  I have been training with a personal trainer and that has been going well.  My walking isn't quite up to the mileage it needs to be but I will get there.  It seems like I take one step forward only for something to come up and knock me back ten steps.  I have had a few recent illnesses that have interferred with my training and that has been discouraging.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My main feelings of discontent surround fundraising.  It's darn hard to raise $2300.00.  In order to walk I have to raise a minimum of $2300.00.  If I don't raise it I either don't walk or pay the difference myself.  I started out pretty strong but things have really died off.  I know the current state of the economy has impacted charitable giving and I am really feeling the pinch, it's hard when family member don't donate.  I also feel badly for asking more than once.  I hate asking for money even if it is for a good cause.  I know that I hate getting bombarded by several requests for donations so I won't do that to people that I know.  I feel like if someone wants to donate and I ask once then they will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will be paying the majority of my participation fee myself this year and that this will be the last year that I walk.  This is the choice that I made by not having a lot of joint fundraisers and by not participating with a large team that can handle pulling off large fundraisers.  I am happy with my team size of 2.  I feel badly that I have considered dropping out.  I feel badly that I have not been as successful with my fundraising as I was the past few years.  It actually makes me feel like a failure.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-6599151251237448129?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/06/feeling-discouraged.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-222402445781067668</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 01:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-28T19:39:45.931-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Food</category><title>Food Obsessions Part 3</title><description>I know you have all been dying for this latest installment of my food obsession so here we go.  This food obsession is all about Philly food.  Yes, that is right folks food from Philadelphia.  This was just going to be about Cheesesteaks but when I was in Philly I discovered another heavenly delight known as the &lt;a href="http://www.tastykake.com/"&gt;Tastykake&lt;/a&gt;.  So I decided to make it all one post about Philly food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again I have the food network to blame for my obsession with the Cheesesteak. I saw some show, probably Unwrapped, and saw what a real Cheesesteak looked like.  Now, you can get cheesesteaks in MN, I have had them but once you have had a real cheesesteak from Philly, there is just no comparison.  Here in MN we call them Philly Cheesesteaks, in Philly, it's just a cheesesteak.  Remember this folks because apparently people from Philly don't like it when you refer to a cheesesteak as a Philly Cheesesteak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So anyway, back to my obsession.  I love steak, I love hoagie rolls and I love cheese.  I needed a cheese steak.  Believe it or not I actually researched where to go.  The food network helped.  I found that there are 3 main places in Philly to get a cheesesteak.  One is Pat's, one is Geno's and one is Jim's on South Street.  I consulted some of my message board friends about cheesesteaks and where to go and found that there was ordering protocol that needed to be followed.  What??  Apparently at some places if you do not order correctly you are sent to the back of the line.  I could not let this happen.  I got schooled on how to order, Whiz wit, whiz witout.  What is Whiz?  Whiz is cheesewhiz.  Wit means with onions, witout means without onions.  Provy is Provolone.  Now there is more to this than what I am explaining but it's been a while since I was in Philly so I'm sure I am leaving a few things out, I just wanted you to have an idea.  I was so nervous about this ordering thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once in Philly we had to decide where to go.  We didn't have a car but ended up on South Street so &lt;a href="http://www.jimssteaks.com/"&gt;Jim's&lt;/a&gt; it was.  The place was mobbed and the line was long.  I was actually practicing in line on how to order.  (yeah, lame, I know).  I didn't need to worry they were very nice when I ordered.  No one was sent to the back of the line.  I got my steaks and was in heaven.  BEST FOOD EVER! I wanted to get back in line and get another one but I didn't.  I seriously want to go back just to have a cheesesteak and yes, I have considered ordering the supplies from Jim's to make them at home.  I haven't done it but I have thought about it.  I may do it someday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So about these Tastykakes yeah they are like Hostess only better!  Lots of variety's and yummy cakey goodness.  I have resorted to ordering Tastykakes from Ebay.  I also have a friend at work who is from Philly who brings me some back when she goes home.  I think it is probably good that we don't have Tastykakes in MN because it could be dangerous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So there you have it.  Tastykakes and Cheesesteaks.  Are they worth it?  Darn right they are!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-222402445781067668?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/05/food-obsessions-part-3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-4395503226252183759</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 00:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-14T18:38:21.459-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Breast Cancer 3-Day</category><title>Cute things for sale</title><description>So, by now most you probably know that I am participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day here in the Twin Cities in August.  I need to raise $2300.00 in order to participate.  One of my fundraisers is selling these cute "Faith, Hope and Love" necklaces and the Cancer Sucks and Pink Ribbon Buttons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842383952641602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/Sgy4YLD4fkI/AAAAAAAAADE/-V0oFUwIej0/s320/craigslist+022.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335842112531675666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/Sgy4IX8FOhI/AAAAAAAAAC8/9YObd1-rTgE/s320/craigslist+023.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The necklaces are $10.00.  The silver charms says "Faith, Hope, Love" around the charm.  The cord is black satin and it is 16 inches long.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The buttons are $3.00 a piece.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in purchasing please send me an email.  I will ship for free!(I may even consider shipping to Australia ;))&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:kmabernathy32@msn.com"&gt;kmabernathy32@msn.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-4395503226252183759?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/05/cute-things-for-sale.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/Sgy4YLD4fkI/AAAAAAAAADE/-V0oFUwIej0/s72-c/craigslist+022.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-2096440393300912142</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-05T18:47:21.892-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Food</category><title>Food Obsessions Part 2</title><description>I started this food obsession thing with my post about Sonic.  I get obsessed with things that I cannot have and I blame it all on The Food Network.  They are always talking about some damn place that is no where near me that I want to go to.  So I am going to blog about some of my food obsessions.  Today's installment is Krispy Kreme.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About 7 or 8 years ago I stumbled across Krispy Kreme in our hotel in Las Vegas.  I think at that point I had heard about Krispy Kreme on the Food Network, (it's that damn Unwrapped show).  Anyways, we didn't have Krispy Kreme in MN at the time.  When I came across the "Hot Donuts Now" light I was intrigued.  I loved donuts so I thought what the heck let's stop in.  Not that it matters but it was about 3:00 am, early by Vegas standards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was quickly in love with those hot glazed donuts.  I had never tasted anything so good.  I made several trips to Krispy Kreme in that visit to Vegas, thank goodness it was in our hotel.  Once I got home I was having a donut withdrawal.  I got all obsessed trying to locate a Krispy Kreme but there were none around me.  The closest one was 250 miles away in Des Moines Iowa.  Yes, I briefly considered driving there but that would have been crazy so what did I do instead?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I emailed Krispy Kreme and asked them to airship me a dozen donuts.  They said no.  They wouldn't do it because they could not guarantee freshness.  I was hugely disappointed.  About a year later Krispy Kreme was becoming all the rage and our local paper actually had an article on how you could get Krispy Kreme to Fed Ex you donuts.  It wasn't worth the $45 charge.  Soon after Krispy Kreme came to MN with huge fan fare.  People waiting in line all night for donuts, it was crazy.   ( I was not there!)  A few stores were built here and then they started popping up everywhere, like gas stations and Target.  I didn't like that because I only wanted them hot.  Pretty soon Krispy Kreme died off and now all of them are closed again in MN.  There are no more hot Krispy Kremes to be found.  Guess I'll just have to go back to Vegas.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-2096440393300912142?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/05/food-obsessions-part-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>6</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1132844575506421678</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-28T16:35:59.132-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Food</category><title>Sonic</title><description>Let's talk about Sonic for a minute.  I went to Sonic for the first time today. I have obsessed about Sonic for quite some time.  You see we have only had Sonic in Minnesota for about a year.  Why was I obsessed you ask?  Because of all the damn Sonic commercials that played on TV when there was no Sonic in MN.  I have this thing about wanting things I can't have.  So I wanted Sonic because it looks so good on TV. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About a year ago Sonic arrived with quite a large bang.  The first one opened up on the East Side of St. Paul which is where I lived for about 37 years but have since moved to a different part of St. Paul (Highland Park in case you were wondering).  I was desperate to go.  I had to try Sonic.  I held off for about a week and then one night I was going to take a trip across town, ok it's about 8 miles but it's like on the other side of St. Paul so anyway I happened to read the paper before I left and found a very interesting story about Sonic that halted my trip.  People were waiting in line for 3-4 hours to get into Sonic.  WHAT????  Yes, that is right folks business was booming.  They actually had to set up a staging area down the road from Sonic, you had to go to the staging area and wait for your turn to enter Sonic's parking lot.  I guess it pretty much stayed that way all summer.  No Sonic for me.  I like to try new things but I am not one to wait 3 hours for food.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A few more Sonic's have opened in MN but none close to me and I never got around to the far eastern side of St. Paul so I was thrilled to hear that Sonic was opening in West St. Paul, very close to my place of employment.  I was out and about today and the line wasn't long so I stopped.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My review:  It was ok.  The burger was decent and so were the tots but I do have to say that the Cherry Limeaid was to die for.  It was also happy hour so my drink was 1/2 price. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is Sonic worth th hype?  Eh, you have to be the judge.  Will I go back?  Yes, there are some other things I would like to try and I am definitely getting another Cherry Limeaid.  I also want to try some Ocean thing.  Ocean breeze or something like that.  It was blue, it looked good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now if Chik-fil-A would just get here.............&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1132844575506421678?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/04/sonic.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-4294551254965495725</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-21T17:37:14.529-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Life</category><title>Flux</title><description>I am once again in a state of flux.  This happens to me every so often and I can't really explain why.  I get scattered, restless, can't figure out what I want to do, want to do everything.  I also can't predict when it's going to hit.  Sometimes it doesn't happen for a while and sometimes it comes on sooner than I expect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm starting to suspect that part of it has to do with some really personal things that I just can't go into here because they directly involve someone else and really it is their issue and it wouldn't be right for me to talk about it.  It makes me mad not to talk about it because it does directly affect me but it is my duty to keep some things private I guess.  I am dealing with this particular issue with a therapist so I am not completely alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tend to want to take care of everyone and everything.  I take care of others much better than I take care of myself.  I'm trying to work on taking care of myself but that is always a work in progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now my main source of flux is trying to figure out  what I want to do when I grow up.  You would think that at 41 I would have a clue by now but no such luck.  I have a job but it's just that, a job.  I don't want to do this job until I retire.  There is not much room for advancement.  There are a couple of possibilities but right now there is a total hiring freeze on at the county and with this economy no one is going anywhere right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel like I need to carve out something new for myself but I can't figure out what that is.  Nothing sounds quite right.  How do you find your passion?  I feel like I am always going to be in this vicious cycle of one minute being content and the next minute scrambling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm feeling extremely restless...............&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-4294551254965495725?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/04/flux.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-4971604435109618604</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-13T17:59:53.267-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Recipes</category><title>Another Recipe</title><description>I found another cool &lt;a href="http://www.omnomicon.com/about"&gt;cooking blog&lt;/a&gt; that I think you will all enjoy.   Check out this &lt;a href="http://www.omnomicon.com/?s=rainbow"&gt;Rainbow cake&lt;/a&gt;.  I think you mom's out there will love it for the kids.  The recipe posted is a Weight Watchers friendly recipe but you can skip the WW part and just make the cake like you would a regular old cake recipe.  It even has pictures.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-4971604435109618604?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/04/another-recipe.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-2584121152473449574</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-08T19:11:22.413-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Recipes</category><title>Recipe</title><description>I think I have mentioned &lt;a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/"&gt;Pioneer Woman&lt;/a&gt; on here before when I was raving about the &lt;a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/"&gt;crash hot potatoes&lt;/a&gt;.  Anyways there is a new recipe that I must direct your attention to, it's &lt;a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/04/macaroni-cheese/"&gt;Macaroni and Cheese&lt;/a&gt;.  I haven't made it yet but it's on the list for this weekend.  Enjoy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-2584121152473449574?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/04/recipe.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-2732173665018183203</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-25T14:36:56.488-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Vacation</category><title>Home from Hawaii</title><description>&lt;div&gt;So we got home yesterday. I'm glad to be home but also sad that it is not Maui. I could really get used to that warm weather and sun. It was awesome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the view from our condo. We really are that close to the beach I did not use the zoom for this photo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317226308631712146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/ScqVJ-Ra0ZI/AAAAAAAAAC0/t4BDkUVTPZM/s320/DSC00341.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317224689999103378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/ScqTrwZVRZI/AAAAAAAAACc/kaK9wwiMJYw/s320/DSC00382.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like whales?? This is my best whale shot to date. Here is another:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317225077449733682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/ScqUCTwwtjI/AAAAAAAAACk/KuP8lrRhFDA/s320/DSC00383.JPG" border="0" /&gt;Like the beach??&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317225584836193218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/ScqUf17Hq8I/AAAAAAAAACs/gX0p3PrvWnc/s320/DSC00327.JPG" border="0" /&gt; It was a wonderful and relaxing vacation despite my fall.  Oh yes, I said fall.  Took a header off of a curb and fell into the street landing on my elbow.  Ended up in urgent care with 8 stitches, a script for an antibiotic and a tetnus shot.  I apparently cut my elbow as deep as you can on an elbow.  Good job huh?  Sorry,  no pictures of the elbow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now it is just on to day dreaming about next year.  Ahhhh...........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-2732173665018183203?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/03/home-from-hawaii.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QQsKmbBP9p8/ScqVJ-Ra0ZI/AAAAAAAAAC0/t4BDkUVTPZM/s72-c/DSC00341.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-4337336951322579465</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-07T20:55:32.837-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Vacation</category><title>I'm Off to Maui</title><description>Will be back in two weeks so this blog will be on hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aloha!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-4337336951322579465?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/03/im-off-to-maui.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-1713455746849170461</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-28T20:41:17.525-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Vacation</category><title>8 days until Maui</title><description>Yes, can you see the ticker above???  That's right folks I leave for Maui in 8 days, one week from tomorrow.  I won't actually be in Maui until Monday the 9th because we have an overnight layover in Seattle but I still leave in 8 days.  I'm so stinking excited I can barely stand it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have I mentioned the constant warmth, the beach, the tropical fruity drinks, the warmth, the sun, laying out in the sun, the smell of suntan lotion, falling asleep to the sound of the waves hitting the beach, the gorgeous sunsets, watching the whales?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I may have mentioned those things once or twice.  Yes, yes, I know I am bragging.  Sue me.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-1713455746849170461?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/02/8-days-until-maui.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-8214981919512002111</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-20T16:31:15.509-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Check it Out</category><title>Hey fellow bloggers check this out</title><description>I found out about this on another site I was on:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; If you have a blog and promise to write up a review of their cheese once you get the sample, they'll send you some.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apply here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://iledefrancecheese.com/Hello-Bloggers.html?utm_source=MailingList&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_content=caprice240%40hotmail.com&amp;amp;utm_campaign=We+want+you+to+receive+some+free+cheese" target="_top"&gt;http://iledefrancecheese.com/Hello-Bloggers.html?utm_source=MailingList&amp;amp;utm_medium=email&amp;amp;utm_content=caprice240%40hotmail.com&amp;amp;utm_campaign=We+want+you+to+receive+some+free+cheese&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am all about free cheese!  I love cheese!  I could  and usually do, eat cheese every day.  Check it out.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-8214981919512002111?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/02/hey-fellow-bloggers-check-this-out.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-3656677485390421251</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-18T19:27:24.887-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Life</category><title>One of those days</title><description>Do you ever have those days where you question everything you have ever done?  I am having one of those days.  I sit here and look back on my life and I second guess every decision I have ever made.  I think about what I could have done differently, what I should have done differently and wonder if I had done those things would my life be different.  I know that this behavior is not productive but right now I am caught up in a crappy cycle of self doubt, self loathing and insecurity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My insecurities are getting the best of me lately.  I can't shake the feeling that everyone is going to leave me, espicially my husband.  Not quite sure where this comes from other than past relationship failures and just more overall insecurities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think about all of the friendships I have let slide over the years and then feel bad because I really don't have any real close friendships.  I don't really feel like I can call anyone up and whine and cry about how I feel so I do it here.  My anxieties get the best of me and I shut down, I isolate myself, I lash out at my husband and try to test him to see if he will run.  I don't know how he has put up with me this far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hate these craptastic days.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-3656677485390421251?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-of-those-days.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-6841791504509529471</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-11T15:59:57.176-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Random</category><title>Random musing</title><description>So, my work blocked "personal and social networking" sites recently.  This meant no facebook, no MSN message boards and no Blogspot.  I was devestated.  What would I possibly do at work now that I could not access these sites?  Work?  Surely I could not be expected to work during business hours???  But, I did work.  I was actually quite productive.  Shocking, I know. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was all upset that I could not get on this site.  I had all of these great things that I was going to post about.  You know, big things, insightful and funny things.  Somehow I am able to access this site today.  I'm sure it won't last but hey, I will take what I can get.  So, where are these big, insightful, funny posts you ask?  I have no clue.  I'm totally drawing a blank.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;UGH!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-6841791504509529471?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/02/random-musing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-14571423674379743</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-03T19:15:20.930-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Stupid</category><title>25 Million dollars</title><description>What is that amount you ask?  That is the amount of money that &lt;a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/la-sp-dodgers-manny-ramirez4-2009feb04,0,5804053.story"&gt;Manny Ramirez&lt;/a&gt; was offered by the LA Dodgers to renew his baseball contract for ONE year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He turned it down!!!!!!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What, 25 mil is not enough to play ball for ONE year??????  I am stunned.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-14571423674379743?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/02/25-million-dollars.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33951526.post-2859109627558784578</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-25T20:56:44.825-06:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>3-Day</category><title>Breast Cancer 3-Day</title><description>I will be participating in the 2009 Twin Cities Breast Cancer 3-Day.  This will be my 5th year participating in this event and it will be my 2nd time walking.  I have committed to raising a minimum of $2300.00 to participate in this event.  If you would like to help support my fundraising efforts please visit my 3-Day website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/TwinCitiesEvent?px=1252447&amp;amp;pg=personal&amp;amp;fr_id=1302"&gt;http://www.the3day.org/site/TR/Walk/TwinCitiesEvent?px=1252447&amp;amp;pg=personal&amp;amp;fr_id=1302&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33951526-2859109627558784578?l=rrk21.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://rrk21.blogspot.com/2009/01/breast-cancer-3-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kristie)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item></channel></rss>