Duluth Trip!

Ok, yeah, I took a vacation in the middle of getting my new line ready. Not something most people would do when they are feeling slightly stressed about the whole thing.

Was it worth it? Heck yeaaaaah!

I can't go into details about a lot of things, but it was fun. Joe and I met up with his friend Zach and his sis Vanessa on the beach. I never though Lake Superior was swimmable. I mean, it's cold. It's huge and it's cold. Well, I burnt my feet on the beautiful creamy sand... so I had to walk in the water. It's cold. Very very cold. I was expecting the weather to be about 70... Duluth is a weird place, it's got it's own climate compared to the rest of the state it seems.

That pic is the other side of Lake Superior from the beach.

I'm really really white mind you... Red hair, palest skin. I look like a vampire most of the year... So I was under my umbrella most of the time.

Guess what, thanks to my umbrella, I'm actually tan. I don't think I've ever been tan. Ever. EVER.

I'll stop babbling now... If you are ever in Minnesota though, you have to check out Duluth. It's really a lovely place.

Here are some random pics from the weekend too. I kept out the embarrassing ones or the ones I just couldn't make sense to you even if I tried to explain... :D

My sweet little babies...

Ok, they are cats, but they are my little babies!


A sleeping Cassie.




An awake Cassie




A "I want to snuggle" Cassie





Brutus just woke up.




He's like, get that thing out of my face, lady!





"But if you have treats, you can take as many pics as you want"

This is too good...

I love Stewie... Gratuitous violence... sorry.



It's so funny though... I ask Joe often "Where's My Money!?"

Cats are funny!

So, Cassie's tummy has been bugging her just a little bit, but it seems to have evened out... Hopefully it's the water or something simple.... She seems to like Brutus' food.

I've taken to feeding him in the bathroom when I get ready in the morning. We only feed him twice a day since he's a big fat moo-moo cow... And it seems to be working. He doesn't like her food, which I find odd since he, well, eats anything!

It's been entertaining.

Brutus actually attacked her the other day... She's usually the aggressor...

Boy, can she scream.

I'll get you my pretty!

My dad's flowers. They spread like crazy! They definitely didn't look like this last year!

Pitter Patter of Little Feets

Cat feet!!! Drew Jaeger is getting married soon and his fiance is allergic to kitties. Well, his little girl, Cassie, sadly needed a new home!

I offered to take her in and love her like my own... Right now Brutus is not loving her.... And she's kind of bossy... lol. It's been fun and only a few hours!!!!

Here's a pic of her!

Slow as Molasses...

I've been rather hectic this last week again. Sometimes vacations are highly overrated.... Just for the simple fact that you have to come back to work and do more in one day than two.

I have some awesome photos to show you though! Yay!

Pamela's Strawberry Pie! Was delicious!


The sailboat... A very NOT windy day. The next day was too windy though. I didn't get to sail... :(


Birthday flowers for our coworker.


Joe and I on the boat.


I made these a while ago, but I still love them. Cow Bone and Czech Fire Polished bead on Antique Brass.