August 2010

Off To The Races

August 23, 2010

Sunday afternoon we had planned on heading out to Canterbury Park to see one of the last live racing days for the year. We were expecting about 14 for our couples group and knew it was going to be a great day for weather and soaking up some horse racing. I have only been to [...]

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Mix It Up

August 22, 2010

Last nights wine  event was a lot of fun! It was the perfect summer evening to outside in a great backyard and we tried some really unique wines. A small but fun group with lots of delicious appetizers and great conversation. 11pm snuck up on us and we figured it was time to call it [...]

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Layered Mediterranean Dip

August 21, 2010

This evening we are heading to a Mix It Up wine event that focuses on trying blends of wine that have at least two types of grapes. Each couple needs to bring at least two of the same wine so we all have the opportunity to taste and rate the wine and have a glass [...]

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August Book Club: The Forgotten Garden

August 20, 2010

Last night my book club, Ladies, Literature and Libations met to discuss a very inspiring and touching book. We read The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton and it was definitely a page turned. “In 1913, a little girl arrives in Brisbane, Australia, and is taken in by a dockmaster and his wife. She doesn’t know [...]

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Travel Series: Best of Mexico City

August 19, 2010

The Best of Travel Series started last week with Peru and this week’s installment is Mexico City. When people heard we were going to Mexico City they were shocked, how could we go to such a dangerous place. Our response was always, What do you know about Mexico City, why do you think it is [...]

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Project Workout Revival

August 18, 2010

In my quest to keep workouts fun and interesting I decided to switch things up completely and do an evening workout and take a class. Normally I head to the gym in the morning to avoid crowds and not have to shower twice in one day. Workouts have been feeling like a chore lately and [...]

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Bricks American Pub

August 17, 2010

On the way to the Mystery Party on Saturday evening we stopped at a wine bar and pub that we had heard good things about. Since we don’t usually get to the northern ‘burbs of Minneapolis it warranted a stop. Bricks recently opened and features unique beers and wine, brick oven pizzas and a few [...]

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A Much Cuter Camera Bag

August 17, 2010

Nothing screams I am a tourist more than a big black camera bag, yet you can’t leave that prize possession Digital SLR unprotected. That would just be wrong. So I did some searching on Etsy and found a great seller who makes custom camera bags. You choose from medium or large, choose the inside fabric [...]

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Mushroom Tartlets

August 16, 2010

Crazy day at work today, so much so that I didn’t even eat lunch until 3:30. Oh well. That is how it will be for a while since we are short staffed and about to loose two more. Ouch! I got home about 6 and get going on dinner right away. On the menu for [...]

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A New Kind of Yoga

August 16, 2010

For the past year I have been developing my yoga practice by taking classes at CorePower Yoga, Lifetime Fitness and now LifePower Yoga. LifePower is a new yoga and pilates only gym owned my Lifetime Fitness. The first location opened in Minnesota this weekend and Mike and I had a chance to go take a [...]

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