tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58649173206886436492024-03-05T22:13:47.446-08:00CrissyGirlGoings on, this and that's, comings and goingsSasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-3179674910342379482011-10-27T00:03:00.000-07:002011-10-27T00:03:45.395-07:00Blogtoberfest day 26 - Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did your mothers or grandmothers ever talk about being in a sewing circle when they were younger? Does it seem like a foreign concept to you - sitting around with other women, sewing, working on projects, talking to the other people in the room without the interference of a television or the internet or, in an ideal world, cell phones? Well, I gotta tell you, there's something about it that brings contentment and joy to the soul. Sometimes just sitting with only the sound of someone's sewing machine as background music brings about a contented sigh right out of you. Not to mention the feeling of accomplishment you feel at the end of the day when you look at the pile of things you've gotten done. Like this...<br />
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I mean, really! Look at all that flowery goodness! Done with my own two little hands. Totally feeling accomplished and productive today!</div>
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I'm making these for the upcoming Christmas Boutique/Craft Fair season (we're doing 4 in 5 weeks during November and December). So the sewing circle is coming in handy in keeping me motivated and on top of things. Thanks ladies!!Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-85770517658882298092011-10-22T22:18:00.000-07:002011-10-23T22:18:47.647-07:00blogtoberfest day 22 - technical difficulties and 2 winners!Sorry for missing yesterday!!! I was having some trouble getting online. As long as it wasn't the today when I had to do the drawings for my giveaway, right?! <br />
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Anyhooooo, without further ado, the winners are (drum roll) from the US - The Creative Beast! </div>
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And from the elsewheres (more drum roll) - Janet from up yonder in Canada!</div>
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Congrats to both of you!! I'll be getting in contact with you about all the specifics and necessary info, etc.</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-10050071396082916432011-10-22T02:24:00.000-07:002011-10-22T02:24:38.267-07:00blogtoberfest day 21 version 2.0 - a short commercial<br />
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I just wanted to give a shout out to <a href="http://thediamondtrail.wordpress.com/">The Diamond Trail</a>. They're hosting a giveaway for an Etsy shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/baggedandloaded">Bagged and Loaded</a>. Bagged and Loaded's shop is full of cute totes with fun designs. Check them out on Etsy then go and enter the <a href="http://thediamondtrail.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/bagged-loaded-tote-giveaway/#comment-66">giveaway</a>!!!<br />
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We now return to our regularly scheduled programming...Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-6468871443198806552011-10-21T15:20:00.000-07:002011-10-21T15:33:34.857-07:00blogtoberfest day 21 - Flickr Faves FridayI used to do this every Friday but stopped when the blogging became a bit tedious a couple years ago. I thought, though, in honor of Blogtoberfest I'd revive it. I've been meaning to redecorate my bedroom, or rather, decorate my bedroom and have bought the paint and everything already. I've just been waiting for the motivation to get going on it. I'm hoping these bedrooms will help. I'm loving grey and have bought a plummy grey color for my wall (s) so these are similar to what I'm thinking, at least for the color. Most of these look like hotel rooms, sorta impersonal so ignore that fact. Anyway, here are my Flickr Faves this Friday...<br />
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1. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/44297029@N02/4072951688/">Purple White and Grey Bedroom</a>, 2. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/74783045@N00/4723875825/">Mirage Maple Charcoal</a>, 3. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/8230585@N06/5982140404/">Gray + white + yellow bedroom: Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint + ikat duvet</a>, 4. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/50794010@N00/2385424423/">Brian Bedside</a>, 5. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/39691893@N03/4857430921/">The sleep room</a>, 6. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/52914122@N05/5204325798/">New Inspiration: Elegant Bedroom Design by Mobil Fresno</a>, 7. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/13253228@N00/3254646916/">bedroom / nightstands</a>, 8. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/25964143@N03/2808511076/">Luxury Bedrooms at The River Lee Hotel</a>, 9. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/48715586@N02/6243206702/">black and white bedrooms</a>, 10. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/43591293@N00/368755771/">Bedroom from Domino</a>, 11. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/22282811@N00/402410633/">Bedroom finished</a>, 12. <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/25321835@N02/2421026148/">gray bedroom</a><br />
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Oh...ps...one more day till my giveaway, don't forget to enter!!Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-54168602276035593082011-10-19T23:48:00.000-07:002011-10-19T23:49:17.830-07:00blogtoberfest day 19 - wordless wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For this give away I'm giving away 2 items. The first is for the folks in the US. It is any item from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=ss_profile">shop</a> so please go peruse (and order if you feel so led). If you win and you have nut allergies please let me know and I can send you an alternative. For anyone outside the US that enters I'm giving away a goody bag of sewn items (included are 1 set of flower hair pins, one infinity scarf, one knitted beenie, and one coffee cup cozy). To enter leave me a comment on this post and if you're from the US let me know which item you'd like, if you're from elsewhere let me know your favorite color.</div>
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Thanks, and good luck!!</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-74015949289694179902011-10-18T19:18:00.000-07:002011-10-18T19:24:48.720-07:00blogtoberfest day 18 - Sometimes you just have no choiceI've been unemployed now for a year and 5 months and at first I was thinking that having all this time to myself is great, then the savings dwindled and the 401k was cashed out (not that there was much in there) and then that ran out. It's funny how when you're first laid off you think it should be no problem getting a job doing exactly what I was doing, I'd been doing it for x amount of years after all and I'm practically an expert. So you send out resume after resume and nothing happens so you start to widen your parameters. I've done retail before, you think to yourself, so lets start adding that. Still nothing. Next you add anything you might remotely be qualified for, or if you're not qualified for it you know you can learn it quickly. Warehouse picker...sure I can do that. Nada. Finally, you add part-time and temp positions, hoping that, if nothing else, you'll get to have some money for Christmas presents. Still, no nibbles. That's when you decide, screw this, I'm going to start my own business, I have no choice. If no one is going to hire me, I'll hire myself. And of course, you're terrified. Scared it's going to fail, even more scared it's going to succeed and you won't have what it takes to keep it up. But, really, you have no choice but to go forward with it because you know that after all this time not working no one wants to hire you and the government money isn't going to last forever and you know that the only way you truly fail is if you don't at least try. And you know you have to get this business up and running in a matter of months or you're going to be in real trouble. <br />
That's where I'm at. It's scary starting your own business. I have days when I don't work on it at all because all I want to do is hide in bed and hope that when I do come out of my little cave it's going to be there, up and running without me having had to do the hard stuff. Then I snap out of it and take a deep breath and dive in again. Here's to hoping I'm not in over my head!Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-54359019040969597082011-10-16T22:39:00.000-07:002011-10-16T22:40:23.344-07:00Blogtoberfest day 16 - I'm Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry for missing the last few days. I was on a retreat up in the mountains and had no internet access or any communications with the outside world, really. It was wonderful!! Beautiful pines with pine cones as big as your arm, a gorgeous blue lake, a quaint village...just the right thing for what ails you.</div>
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I'm back, tho, and I'm in full production mode. I just sent a box of 30 samples from my shop off to Traci of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamplerVillage">Sampler Village</a> on Etsy for the Diva's Delights boxes this month, I'm sewing gads and gads of things for an upcoming fair, I'm working on developing new recipes and products and I'm helping coordinate a wedding. It's nice being a bit busy. </div>
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Anyway, thanks for dropping by and don't forget to sign up for my <a href="http://crissygirl.blogspot.com/2011/10/blogtoberfest-giveaway.html">giveaway</a>!!Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-53315480959655598022011-10-12T11:34:00.000-07:002011-10-19T23:51:16.921-07:00Blogtoberfest day 12 - Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sagrada Familia (or technically <span lang="cat" xml:lang="cat"><strong>Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família)</strong></span>...probably the most iconic of all his works. Gaudi took over the building of it in 1883 and it still is unfinished. It is Huge and very striking.</div>
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Park Guell. Originally, Gaudi was commissioned to build a community of homes and was given a bunch of land for them but there was no interest from home buyers at the time so they turned it into a park.</div>
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So that was our short stay in Barcelona. Hope you enjoyed the tour.Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-48948449076144809402011-10-10T23:59:00.000-07:002011-10-11T00:31:27.164-07:00Blogtoberfest Day 10 - BarcelonaSorry for missing a day!! I don't know what happened but somehow I just completely forgot to post yesterday. <br />
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Ok, Barcelona...<br />
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I don't normally take photos from the plane (the windows are usually so foggy or they distort), in fact, I didn't take this one but I love the circularness of this. Los Angeles is completely not this way!</div>
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So, a little history (at least the way it was told to me by a tour guide)...Barcelona, for centuries, used to be a walled city, built by the Romans. Then the Industrial Revolution came around and the citizens of the city started getting sick and dying from all the bad air. So they started building outside the wall but never tore down the wall. So, as you're walking around the old part of the city you'll come across parts of the old Roman wall. By the way, some parts of the wall date back to the first century BC...I can't even wrap my head around that!</div>
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Christopher Columbus Monument. There's actually a teeny tiny elevator that takes you to the top to a teeny tiny observation deck where you can see the whole city. </div>
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This is part of the view from the observation deck.</div>
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We took a hop on hop off bus tour and it poured on us.</div>
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Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-87234794719388831032011-10-09T23:56:00.000-07:002011-10-09T00:21:10.433-07:00Blogtoberfest Day 8 - A day of funSo yesterday I said I'd post pics of Barcelona but I'm not feelin it. Instead I thought I'd just post about my fun day today. I attend a Saturday morning Bible study and this morning I really wanted to go to this local farm, <a href="http://www.amysfarm.com/">Amy's Farm</a>, and buy some veggies so I invited a friend from the Bible study to go along with my sister and I and we all packed in the car and went out for lunch and then to the farm. The farm is all about educating people about preserving the land while growing organic produce and raising livestock in a very humane way. We went out meaning to buy produce but most of it was already gone at that point but we did buy 3 perfect little sugar pumpkins that will eventually make it into some yummy breads and pies and soup and...<br />
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After visiting with the goats and turkeys we left the farm and stopped at Cost Plus World Market (a particular favorite of mine) and then to get some frozen yogurt. It's always nice to find some no sugar added froyo in flavors other than vanilla! jFinally we ended the day making dinner at my friend's house and watching a movie...just the perfect laid back saturday in the sun with friends.<br />
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Here's a little fun we had while at Cost Plus...<br />
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Hope you all had a good Saturday!Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-6917642975798363952011-10-07T22:46:00.000-07:002011-10-07T22:46:54.413-07:00Blogtoberfest day 7 - Sintra, Estoril & CascaisWhile we were in Portugal we decided we wanted to take a bus tour to see Pena Palace and the Atlantic coast. And it was worth every penny (about 17 Euros). I would do it again but instead of a four hour tour I'd do an all day one. The countryside outside of Lisbon is so beautiful! Unfortunately I didn't get a whole lot of pictures because we were on a moving bus but here's what I did get...<br />
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These are Cabo Da Roca. The western most point of continental Europe. The drive here was filled with adorable little villages, any of which I'd love to have my vacation house in.</div>
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These are of the beaches of Cascais (pronounced cashkesh). *sigh*</div>
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These are of Estoril. According to rumor, Ian Fleming got the idea for Casino Royale here because Europe's biggest casino is here (not in Monaco).</div>
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And that, in a nutshell was our tour. It was a 4 hour tour that felt like 30 minutes. I strongly recommend, if anyone is planning on taking a trip to Portugal to take this tour (or a longer one). You won't regret a single moment.</div>
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Tomorrow...Barcelona!</div>
Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-27368272874810058272011-10-06T15:54:00.000-07:002011-10-06T15:54:21.965-07:00Blogtoberfest Day 6 -PortugalWeek 2 of our trip was spent in Portugal (and Barcelona for a day). It was my favorite part of the trip for sure. We stayed in Lisbon at the Hotel Turim Alameda which I highly recommend because it is super comfortable, modern and Joao at the front desk is a gem. The hotel is a bit far from the action of the old part of town but there's a subway stop right arond the corner so it's super easy to get around. Everyone we came in contact with in Lisbon was super friendly and didn't mind that we didn't speak the language. Anyhoo, here are some pics of our time in Lisbon...<br />
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Street performer with a very well trained dog</div>
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Miguel, our tour guide. We took a Lisbon by night tour that turned out to be free (long story). Miguel was an awesome tour guide, very knowledgeable.</div>
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Fado Tavern...great pork stew, rude server, awesome singers</div>
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Hard Rock Lisbon. I know they're pretty much all the same menu wise but it's still a goal of mine to visit as many of them as I can.</div>
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On our first day there there was a huge get together at the church and this was our dinner. This photo is missing the chorizo cuz it was just so good it didn't last long enough for the photo. The other items are pork sausages, blood sausage and pork something else, not sure what part of the pig.</div>
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And this is coca. It's sort of a cross between a quiche and pizza. It is addictive so beware if you ever have any. I think I ate 16 or 23 pieces, I'm not sure, I just know I was in a food coma for a long time afterward. The crust really makes it go from good to great. It basically has 3 ingredients...beer, flour and baking soda. *sigh*</div>
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This is Madrid Barajas Airport...It's HUGE!!!! If you ever have to catch a connecting flight here make sure you leave yourself plenty of time!</div>
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This is the view we had every morning from our room in Xativa.</div>
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In fact some of the streets are tiled with marble!!! I mean, really!</div>
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Downtown Xativa...perty!</div>
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This fountain has 29 spigots. The water comes from natural springs via Roman aqueduct and is very clean and very fresh tasting.</div>
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This castle sits on a big hill overlooking Xativa. It was built by the Moors back in the 1100's or so and is a nice uphill hike (by nice I really mean gruelling but that's just my lazy butt opinion).</div>
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This is Gaby and Alyse...goobers both of them decided to try out the potties.</div>
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Day one of Blogtoberfest...Hmmm what to write about? Well, I've been trying to start this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=ss_profile">little</a> <a href="http://www.mapleleafconfections.com/">business</a> of mine and I'm finding that old saying, "you need to spend money to make money" very true. The difficult part, of course, being that living off of my meager unemployment check does not really leave a whole lot left over for supplies, insurance, certificates, business license and all the other nonsense the lovely state of California requires. Frustrating! But I'm determined and it will happen even if it's at a snail's pace. It will be interesting to see next blogtoberfest where I'm at with it, don't you think?Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-652513432957210112011-09-29T18:34:00.000-07:002011-09-29T18:34:36.781-07:00<br />
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<center><a href="http://tinniegirl.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Tinniegirl Blogtoberfest 2011"><img alt="Tinniegirl Blogtoberfest 2011" border="0" src="http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z323/tinniegirl33/blogtoberfest2011.jpg" /></a></center>Blogtoberfest is upon us!!! It's been a while since I participated but I figure it can't hurt to get back into the swing of things, blog-wise. Since almost everyday trying to start a new business is an adventure, it'll help me work things out by writing about them. So, get ready for some bloggy goodness, giveaways and maybe even some giggles! Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-52059698393165228242011-08-04T12:44:00.000-07:002011-08-25T14:58:16.532-07:00Go Car Tours<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgKLp-GEI3IWaKEM13uyFGYHgiV2sorobUzeixr2_HYFt9mcRPyjVvtk2N5o3Gzkb_o2YDdqJUPa5CHOgu9Sn5JdY_EmhNCK8S9WCIBP0tRgbTNqfUHpuJoPjzMtRcmOZPLUipsI-kNkJ/s1600/195_0468.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637093646930499458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgKLp-GEI3IWaKEM13uyFGYHgiV2sorobUzeixr2_HYFt9mcRPyjVvtk2N5o3Gzkb_o2YDdqJUPa5CHOgu9Sn5JdY_EmhNCK8S9WCIBP0tRgbTNqfUHpuJoPjzMtRcmOZPLUipsI-kNkJ/s400/195_0468.JPG" /></a> We just got back from our Spain/Portugal trip and I need to tell you about one of the tours we took. It's called <a href="http://www.gocarstours.pt/">GoCars</a> and they have them in a bunch of cities but we did ours in Lisbon. It was a blast!!! After you get over the hair net and helmet you'll have so much fun!
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<br />Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-54368077609949280702011-07-19T16:23:00.000-07:002011-07-19T16:35:12.325-07:00Women in Spain<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMBSntt2lxWs2A94-tprEL18AtDlPqvxdy_p80gKbzM8ibeyr9OQMFknZJHvZ5s6msqNJpscIm9RCZ4Btr7rrWszmBG2mO9Qj_iHmzOpwdb_OGggElObj3_onwhklHEYxx_REVGY10BYl/s1600/195_0034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631211010940133266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaMBSntt2lxWs2A94-tprEL18AtDlPqvxdy_p80gKbzM8ibeyr9OQMFknZJHvZ5s6msqNJpscIm9RCZ4Btr7rrWszmBG2mO9Qj_iHmzOpwdb_OGggElObj3_onwhklHEYxx_REVGY10BYl/s400/195_0034.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>ok, two things about young women in Spain...1. They are very styish and completely unself-conscious and 2. They're disturbingly good looking. By young I mean under 45 (I know this doesn't fall into the young category for some). I would never be able to live here becaue I'd quickly develop a HUGE complex! </div><br /><br /><div>Anyway, here's a picture of the city...no women just the city. :)</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-38079946241381325272011-07-03T09:12:00.000-07:002011-07-03T09:28:32.038-07:00Less than a fortnight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntwwSIiBHnALBfvxN_NQf6MGOpFDK1ZULhILPteqZpuYq7jqLEvcF1yNLw7abVvhAmcZ-eNGGGfEiuF6nHeA2mQmt4_vfSJU4-qHctmaFQOHSaDJgv4q7g-AM8ALUTeHmoMloOMO1Jx5j/s1600/xativa_castell_peq.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625163703703123026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntwwSIiBHnALBfvxN_NQf6MGOpFDK1ZULhILPteqZpuYq7jqLEvcF1yNLw7abVvhAmcZ-eNGGGfEiuF6nHeA2mQmt4_vfSJU4-qHctmaFQOHSaDJgv4q7g-AM8ALUTeHmoMloOMO1Jx5j/s400/xativa_castell_peq.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>In exactly 12 days I'll be on a plane to Spain!!!! Sorry for the rhyming! I'm almost all packed which never happens, usually I wait until the night before and, inevitably, I forget something. Well, I'm taking no chances this time. My sister who is going on the trip also has been making fun of my packing list because I list exactly which shirt, pants, dress, etc. that I will be taking. I don't think this is so unusual do you? Those of us out there that are a little more anal, or as I like to say, organized than others need specifics otherwise we end up going on a 16 day trip with no underwear.</div><br /><br /><div>So, as the day of departure gets closer the less I can sleep because I am so excited my head is just spinning. Mostly, I'm thinking abbout the days after we finish working and we get to play. 6 of us are heading off to Lisbon then to Barcelona where I imagine a glamorous night on the town. If any of you should have any suggestions on where to go while in either place whether it be restaurant/cafe or sightseeing let me know!!</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-49110061221717423072011-06-19T15:35:00.001-07:002011-06-19T15:51:11.394-07:00New Venture<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=si_shop"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620066724089193026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0-v9NeSCxjf7ojcgfGLl2zynCB450EC74G5O6QEKmJTgCNX3ynkxG4YkXeQWXMZbbD0Sz8rZYApw-xEZw1FqhOn4z8tukWAhkc_uu0aFt7TWkHQzb7LgXmD1d7hSJgggts9r8mYmIDy9/s400/etsy+snapshot.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is for all of you out there that are not my friend on Facebook. Mostly cuz I've already posted this all over Facebook and they're probably sick of hearing about it. </div><br /><br /><div>I've started a new venture. A new path that I'm hoping will not only be lucrative (or at least will be able to float me enough to pay some bills and buy some groceries) but also satisfying. </div><br /><br /><div>It's called<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=si_shop"> Maple Leaf Confections</a>. I love to cook and bake (and eat) and finding new ways to make sweets that don't have any processed sugars. In my tweeking of recipes and such I found that I absolutely love pure maple syrup and have started really getting into making things with it. I started with granola and have come up with a few original recipes of my own and have sold some and given away alot. Then I came up with these maple pralines that are dangerously addictive and absolutely to die for (not to blow my own horn or anything :)). And then there's the nuts. Candied nuts with no added sugar...are you kidding me?! </div><br /><br /><div>So I got this crazy idea that I might try to make some money off of it and have started a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=si_shop">shop </a>on Etsy. Which hasn't made me a penny...yet. That's where you all come in. Please please please check out my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MapleLeafConfections?ref=si_shop">shop </a>and if you can't buy anything tell a friend. Tell a co-worker. Tell anybody & everybody. So far I have only posted the granola and the pralines but will hopefully post the nuts this week. Anyway, I could really use your help blog friends.</div><br /><br /><div>Thanks so much!!!</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-35897167826584002622011-06-15T07:07:00.000-07:002011-06-15T07:18:13.097-07:00Job Hunting<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWaIQYU9zHgUfjlcDyNimMIoJcR4igvewxGANWsGlGNOSKCIqmZtwjTGa2xAGc6_9yRGafvD4tFefR3vKwjEIrmbfj08PY8OQeksIRdZe0XnU9bTbtfzE9I6B_IEWS26BP9Or70lNHgrt/s1600/starbucks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618450165794040978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWaIQYU9zHgUfjlcDyNimMIoJcR4igvewxGANWsGlGNOSKCIqmZtwjTGa2xAGc6_9yRGafvD4tFefR3vKwjEIrmbfj08PY8OQeksIRdZe0XnU9bTbtfzE9I6B_IEWS26BP9Or70lNHgrt/s400/starbucks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />On the docket today:<br /><br />Job hunt<br />Meeting about upcoming Spain trip<br />Root Canal<br />Job hunt some more<br /><br />Fun day!!!!<br /></div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864917320688643649.post-75883674194454713872011-06-10T23:53:00.000-07:002011-06-11T00:10:24.576-07:00Europe bound<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6yJ-SxmH26-pOlSpZMsK2I7HXdbV53NuM-IiBHdNz0Z8-mZr79129r2CtHKR-LHoeSdNKi5tXBsG1yQ7RcQy9tOlPOEAa03gr3AWSzlZnMMVqJG-2-ecdkjQNYpthcLz6cJTE9WezV5P/s1600/lisbon-aerial.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 263px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616856011354641170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6yJ-SxmH26-pOlSpZMsK2I7HXdbV53NuM-IiBHdNz0Z8-mZr79129r2CtHKR-LHoeSdNKi5tXBsG1yQ7RcQy9tOlPOEAa03gr3AWSzlZnMMVqJG-2-ecdkjQNYpthcLz6cJTE9WezV5P/s400/lisbon-aerial.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Have I told you I'm going to Europe this summer? NO?? I am, it's true. This will be my first trip there. I'm actually going on a mission trip to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Xativa</span>, Spain with my church and will be staying an extra week and visiting Lisbon and Barcelona. I don't really know much about Spain but have heard many good things from my friends that have been there. I don't think I know anyone who has been to Portugal so I know even less about Lisbon. I am <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">soooo</span> excited I can barely contain it. People keep talking to me about silly things like current events and I just want to shake them and say "Don't you know I'm going on a trip on the other side of the planet???!! Let's talk about that instead!!!!" But I know not everything is about me (for the most part) so I suck it up and talk about other things...sigh. </div><br /><br /><div><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anywhoo</span>, if any of you in blog town have been to Lisbon and have any suggestions on where to go, please share! I'm really open to any ideas. So far we (the three others and myself that are going to be traipsing about) have found these<a href="http://www.gocartours.pt/english/index.php"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">GoCar</span> Tours </a>that look like they could be a lot of fun. And we know we need to visit St. George's Castle and have coffee at the Cafe <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">de</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Brasileira</span> but other than that we're clueless. So, really, if you have any suggestions please let me know, don't be shy!</div>Sasparilla Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958419106655270791noreply@blogger.com0