tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81996383305963521772024-02-06T20:47:02.531-07:00Letters from the EarthRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-20809022482769015752012-05-09T10:15:00.001-06:002012-05-09T10:15:47.145-06:00A Little Bit of AdviceTo the woman on the phone:<br />
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The fact that your voice echoes on the other line, not a total giveaway. <br />
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The flushing sound... That's a dead giveaway.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-36770891682113212902012-05-08T12:03:00.001-06:002012-05-08T12:03:54.998-06:00Old House, New HouseI was going to write a terribly clever ditty about my new apartment. Something a la <em>Goodnight Moon</em>, but then I realized that I was too lazy to do such. <br />
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Yes we moved. Yes we're still in Provo. And yes I now have church until the early evening.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-76248731220322989492012-03-31T19:50:00.000-06:002012-03-31T19:50:08.077-06:00Sniff, SniffIf you care to visit our apartment in the next few weeks prepare yourself. The <a href="http://rachelbarnard.blogspot.com/2010/04/bane-of-my-existance.html">fish trees</a> are in full bloom, and I am throwing all caution to the wind and opening the windows to let in the spring air. (Which may or may not consist of fish scents depending on the way the wind blows.)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://yenniper.blogspot.com/2012/02/harry-potter-valentines-part-i.html">via</a></i></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-26834205773600156422012-02-01T21:38:00.000-07:002012-02-01T21:38:05.646-07:00Story Time<div style="text-align: center;"><i>So this one time, the other day at work....</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am talking to this dude on the phone. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I told him that he might want to get a pen and paper to write some stuff down. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He replies, "Well, I was just about to get into the shower, so I can't really go get any right now."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh great dude. Just great. I really needed to know that you were sitting on the toilet naked right now. </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-77653485384953571372012-01-26T21:38:00.001-07:002012-01-26T21:38:49.683-07:00Discrepancies<div style="text-align: center;">What I do all day:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Shall we skip the nitty gritty and get to the real reason why I travel?<br />
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<i>MEAL NUMERO UNO</i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4030/4340654484_5f360b9b08_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4030/4340654484_5f360b9b08_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pad See Ew at <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g45963-d422690-Reviews-Lotus_of_SIAM-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html">Lotus of Siam</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is 72 hours later and I am still dying. It's like every other place I have had this dish is a mere copycat. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, le husband and I heard about a gathering of food trucks downtown. We hussled our tooshes past the glittering lights, got our hands stamped, and stood under heat lamps eating sweet, sweet fresh churros. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>MEAL NUMERO DOS</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media1.justluxe.com/articles/images/news/delfriscossteakhousre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://media1.justluxe.com/articles/images/news/delfriscossteakhousre.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g45963-d479451-Reviews-Del_Frisco_s-Las_Vegas_Nevada.html">Del Frisco's</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just the best melt in your mouth meaty goodness I've ever had.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And yes I ate them with bacon au gratin potatoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And yes I had room for <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvi2EZCogkxdlSPefE-oycGEcfNUgo071tp_nUjjNIhs57b5a_YlmQGmMHLo9sWWHt59i7iLmYHFtnOCQCgmLQZjaHGV_XRo018KDz5BIgXqKsaUlSgbfiFa5y3T1nLhZPouiWeQ6_ts/s1600/lemon+cake.bmp">cake</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>MEAL NUMERO TRES</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this one time when I lived south of campus I found a little restaurant called Dew that served these things called banh mis. Then, this other time when I was in Las Vegas le husband found a little sandwich shop called Dakao that served banh mis that blew Dew's out of the water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello fresh, buttery french bread, my name is Rachel and this is my mouth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>It has been a year and a half and I still have yet to to get a camera cord, thus all images were pilfered from the internet for educational purposes.</i></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-43211693731536055232012-01-13T21:30:00.004-07:002012-01-13T21:31:39.346-07:00I Just Can't...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMFDM8aSQHdqAMQBtcDNwZuUt8m27Ub3aLYgAgtjUm4JStVyqT7r9A6hsnm_JsVkfTE935jEWARF51ywX7ioRYgcjc34xKxaHh7nEGCb7xrXjLkYf-7ss_hVBA-bGzWld14MiuUDppQ/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMFDM8aSQHdqAMQBtcDNwZuUt8m27Ub3aLYgAgtjUm4JStVyqT7r9A6hsnm_JsVkfTE935jEWARF51ywX7ioRYgcjc34xKxaHh7nEGCb7xrXjLkYf-7ss_hVBA-bGzWld14MiuUDppQ/s400/Picture+2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>... Unsubscribe.</i></div><span id="goog_979948088"></span><span id="goog_979948089"></span>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-84541463058225958162011-12-13T20:23:00.001-07:002011-12-13T20:31:30.335-07:00Nerd For Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTstCIVX9zyroqd8NKwj8mMEfmCEQbC1Wre_iw_eN69OeBB4xcgIQ_z9bKT5sT8LBXyLkQjNw40Jew3md2yw3b17l1Yq5scjy2Djy8veW46qxVtlSlxckt7zb3Ctw1sr1CWEkyB2pkaQ/s1600/image-preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTstCIVX9zyroqd8NKwj8mMEfmCEQbC1Wre_iw_eN69OeBB4xcgIQ_z9bKT5sT8LBXyLkQjNw40Jew3md2yw3b17l1Yq5scjy2Djy8veW46qxVtlSlxckt7zb3Ctw1sr1CWEkyB2pkaQ/s320/image-preview.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Harold will always be my first love. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I am sitting in comfortable silence, surrounded by my musty, colorful friends, and I can not imagine a more perfect way to spend the evening. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My shoes are off and I'm hoarding books in my little cubby. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Hello old friends. It's good to be back.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-20238060017552573172011-10-28T20:16:00.002-06:002011-10-28T20:16:46.038-06:00The BYU Stache<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/USHS_Class&CISOPTR=6403&DMSCALE=92.59259&DMWIDTH=700&DMHEIGHT=700&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://content.lib.utah.edu/cgi-bin/getimage.exe?CISOROOT=/USHS_Class&CISOPTR=6403&DMSCALE=92.59259&DMWIDTH=700&DMHEIGHT=700&DMX=0&DMY=0&DMTEXT=&REC=1&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Creepy then. Creepy now.</i></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-37207037027796517262011-10-16T14:20:00.000-06:002011-10-16T14:20:42.666-06:00Stake Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa6t9WDbD_t1LWme35SDaZ81z9wQNl1SQL6Hl1wot04rgIVIhXRNl9nJ0aAM5L6N7d99g-BfbYQ-YmpPb6aGk1m9NaXVo4vAslF6jTMT4w4-Uvrk7x2XR8EDWJg0EflZmBWFtjhrjeg/s1600/image-preview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNa6t9WDbD_t1LWme35SDaZ81z9wQNl1SQL6Hl1wot04rgIVIhXRNl9nJ0aAM5L6N7d99g-BfbYQ-YmpPb6aGk1m9NaXVo4vAslF6jTMT4w4-Uvrk7x2XR8EDWJg0EflZmBWFtjhrjeg/s320/image-preview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The picture really says it all, doesn't it?</i></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-73004470177558070662011-09-23T19:07:00.001-06:002011-12-17T16:04:04.547-07:00New Identity Business<div style="text-align: center;">My job requires me to say my name like 50 times a day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>"Hi, Mr. I-Just-Totalled-My-Car, this is Rachel Morrison with United Insurance group..."</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I say it so many times, I'm actually starting to believe that I am this person.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The best part, though? I get to sign it all the time, and no one thinks I'm creepy because it's not scribbled all over my 19th Century European Art History notes.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-72391249968463678892011-09-21T18:32:00.002-06:002011-09-21T18:32:55.355-06:00Classiness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldhsrnX6WY1qaq8w0o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldhsrnX6WY1qaq8w0o1_500.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes. This is what I look like when I admire a Rothko.</div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-40685956294435721492011-08-31T21:33:00.002-06:002011-08-31T21:37:26.107-06:00The Honeymooners<div style="text-align: center;">This one time a week after we got married and a week before real life started we went on a honeymoon to Cancun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to Mexican WalMart and saw a gaggle of missionaries.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We ate lots of tacos. <br />
I had Cosmo Kramer hair.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We soaked ourselves with sweat at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza">Chichen Itza</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a near death experience with a tarantula while changing into my swimming suit and terribly vulnerable. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">We beached.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Meaning... sunning, reading, and oceanic swimming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0235.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Do not enlarge. Unless you like to see sweaty heads. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0226.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Trip to ruins included: getting up at the crack of dawn and extensive bombardment by native vendors.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Panuchos. Fried, meat topped, bean filled, delicious.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0249.jpg?t=1314847745" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/loopytues/DSCF0249.jpg?t=1314847745" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote">Cenote</a> swimming. In my one piece. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-43530115515424973332011-08-17T13:10:00.000-06:002011-08-17T13:10:55.092-06:00Being Married Is...<div style="text-align: center;">Walking around Ikea realizing what you really want is a couch from Pottery Barn.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Laughing at your husband getting excited over using power tools. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Eating dinner on the floor, cross-legged. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Awkward introductions to your new neighbors when you still have move-in hair. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
And eating wedding cake for a mid morning snack. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's the best.</i></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-50610661056831479792011-08-13T21:36:00.001-06:002011-12-17T16:08:44.106-07:00Happily Ever After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262460_10150256088495807_102199515806_8089780_6588422_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262460_10150256088495807_102199515806_8089780_6588422_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ciaobellaphotography.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cate Sheffer</span></a></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-70207512454845166842011-08-05T21:51:00.002-06:002011-08-05T21:53:18.225-06:00Big Kid Dorms<div style="text-align: center;">We have an apartment. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is small. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It smells like Heritage. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But it is filled with our new treasures. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we are so happy. </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-36118650696284560472011-08-01T14:59:00.000-06:002011-08-01T14:59:54.024-06:00Found<div style="text-align: center;">New blog entitled</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://londonvsparis.blogspot.com/"><i><span style="font-size: large;">London vs. Paris</span></i></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sounds perfect for me, yes?</span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-33196938801973256902011-07-15T13:46:00.000-06:002011-07-15T13:46:36.358-06:00Newsflash1. I am a Pinterest addict. (So hipster...)<br />
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2. I have found myself a real, honest to goodness job that pays real money.<br />
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3. In 28 days, 10 hours, and 19 minutes I will have a new ring on my hand.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accounts/74d14059e6b5421bafda983b34d68019/assets/b3d259d45cd2480394ffe0ec1055f85d/renditions/1024.jpg?md=1306260761000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accounts/74d14059e6b5421bafda983b34d68019/assets/b3d259d45cd2480394ffe0ec1055f85d/renditions/1024.jpg?md=1306260761000" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Will become this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accounts/74d14059e6b5421bafda983b34d68019/assets/6a53e93fb44542f0a1396aa98cb433e5/renditions/1024.jpg?md=1306260758000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accounts/74d14059e6b5421bafda983b34d68019/assets/6a53e93fb44542f0a1396aa98cb433e5/renditions/1024.jpg?md=1306260758000" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">- F. Scott Fitzgerald, </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">The Great Gatsby</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Me too, Daisy. Me too. </span> </span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-75609048778688944622011-06-16T19:01:00.000-06:002011-06-16T19:01:37.164-06:00So Maybe This Doesn't Go With Indian Food...<div style="text-align: center;">So this one time for my birthday I wanted to eat this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://heirloomrestaurantgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/alyssa_vincent_heirloom_restaurant_group_p712_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://heirloomrestaurantgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/alyssa_vincent_heirloom_restaurant_group_p712_1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://heirloomrestaurantgroup.com/blog/a-few-menu-items-from-pizzeria-712-this-week/"><i>Amano Chocolate Cheesecake</i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A reservation was made. </div><div style="text-align: center;">72 hours of anticipated excitement of rich, chocolatey goodness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then a phone call was made. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a sewage problem. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The restaurant was closed due to the fact that they couldn't wash any dishes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">For the record I would have been fine with paper plates and a mixing spoon. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Am I justified in extending the birthday celebration into next week? </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think so. </div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-36471682004946702132011-05-22T18:09:00.000-06:002011-05-22T18:09:50.778-06:00Currently Looking for a Sister Wife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6mWhWX2Z1clJQsFyOk1ZW2n-HuC1ezANNqxTGAAPvbZWIjQaoP_-woHDF3u9RcS7PvQH6Hj9NrXjSbQuC-oBnHm4KkDTS5kB7DmoVuz8URljr_c3CiC2gr4ujxf9IxlRn_PN8luGgaY/s1600/sddd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6mWhWX2Z1clJQsFyOk1ZW2n-HuC1ezANNqxTGAAPvbZWIjQaoP_-woHDF3u9RcS7PvQH6Hj9NrXjSbQuC-oBnHm4KkDTS5kB7DmoVuz8URljr_c3CiC2gr4ujxf9IxlRn_PN8luGgaY/s320/sddd.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.sexypeople-blog.com/2011/05/gladys-family.html">Sexy People</a></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-76830441374516393002011-05-21T08:32:00.000-06:002011-05-21T08:32:44.771-06:00A Little Something Something<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIwqu9P6apB0rVd0VKXquhYHi6giRYjpEw6i1RGUT3__QZWvJQ4ZhMcLegcO8OLge7M6r2qfkEVBsZPgZgjL5B9REmhd6G3sAEN_pVO1zZiYzgy14HV7asg4o6KJZcHUK8AA-doGF-w/s1600/Rachel+%2526+Tyler+020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxIwqu9P6apB0rVd0VKXquhYHi6giRYjpEw6i1RGUT3__QZWvJQ4ZhMcLegcO8OLge7M6r2qfkEVBsZPgZgjL5B9REmhd6G3sAEN_pVO1zZiYzgy14HV7asg4o6KJZcHUK8AA-doGF-w/s320/Rachel+%2526+Tyler+020.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images were taken by the lovely <a href="http://ciaobellaphotography.blogspot.com/">Cate Sheffer</a></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352257422257869978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199638330596352177.post-53099776356145631922011-05-11T13:50:00.001-06:002011-05-11T13:50:53.836-06:00Summer ReadingI was paroozing around Barnes & Noble today, and on their summer reading table was this book.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://libcom.org/files/images/history/zinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://libcom.org/files/images/history/zinn.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Ew. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div>As soon as I saw it, I was instantly a junior in high school again, wanting to finally go to bed and cursing Howard Zinn. <br />
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Needless to say I will not be reliving AP US History, instead I'll be taking notes on becoming my lady crush.<br />
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