Going to a Barn!

Who dis?

So, I'm involved this this group called Taste of the Twin Cities and every other week or so we hit up a new restaurant in the Twin Cities. We bring in anywhere between 75-100 people to these events so it's pretty sweet. But each semester we have a huge event, and this time it was "The Barn".

So here we have Bill Svoboda, Mark Mellon, and Aron Clark in the middle of filming the video, "Going to a barn!" somewhere south of Cottage Grove. I just love this pic. They were for real breakin it down in the corn. the corn is just that mellow earthy color and then you have the clear blue sky above them. i just love the colors contrast.

that and these boys' get ups. bill took it to the next level with the handlebars and stache.

Dodger Stadium

a taste from home

Dodgers v Brewers

okay, i know i'm not from Wisconsin, but having the Brewers play the Dodgers was the next best thing! I was totally rooting for the Dodgers :P what else am I going to do in LA?

Dodger Stadium is beautiful! coming from a land where open stadiums are just a bad idea, the night was beautiful and the black sky made for a great contrast against the stadium lights. People were cheering, the dodger dogs were nom nom, and the company was great :) Even though the Dodgers sucked it up that game, it was still awesome :)

Music

Music... Old School

sups jealous. I was over at my friend Ron's house practicing for a wedding we are singing in, and i saw this amazing old antique organ that they had! It still had some life in it, it plays one note when you work the foot pedal. But i love the colors and the look and just how music was made back in the day :)

the best part of this shot (that i didn't realize until after) is that the nob my camera is focused on says "melodia".

LOVE it.

the bodega

La Crosse, Wisconsin... known for having the most bars on one street


Looking out from the bodega bar in La Crosse. It's kinda cool. The bar itself is really chill and boasts over 500 types of beer from all over the world. The people that come into the bar are just from all walks of life, all ages, and everyone ready to enjoy a nice cold brew.

Dear Elizabeth

Dear Elizabeth,

Ever since I have returned you have constantly reminded me that I have neglected my blog. I whole heartedly agree and so I will kick off fall semester with one of my favorite pictures from Disneyland :)

Entrance into Tomorrowland

I took this pic when us TOMS interns took a trip to Disneyland. It was super fun and an awesome time but i just love this picture. Love the lines and the colors and the contrasts. Amazing :)

-- maybe later i'll do some more pics from the summer :)

Greetings from Playa Del Rey, California!

Hey ALL :)

So it's Saturday night. And it feels kind of surreal as I'm sitting here across the table with two of my fellow interns (and one friend) chillin on facebook and wondering if we should go to pinkberry (is that even a question??).

My uncle dropped me off this afternoon, and Ivy (one of the interns) and I tried to figure out what was going on. We were joined later by Charlene, her friend Francis, and Matt. The house was kind of gross so we trekked to target to get sheets, cleaning supplies, and... well, mostly cleaning supplies! We had dinner together at Pho Show in Culver City and went through all sorts of introductions!

THen it was time to clean. We had a brief distraction from Larry, the resident previous TOMS intern bum (hehe) who shared stories with us, and then set to work cleaning. IT WAS KIND OF GROSS. the previous interns, gotta love them, left a lot of random stuff around... plus the showers and stuff were just kind of nasty. then we did the kitchen. and now we're relaxing and updating twitters and facebook statuses and planning on some Pinkberry in about fifteen minutes :)

TOMORROW is more cleaning, followed by a TOMS intern dinner! love it :) will update more with pics!

loves

California Love

A Week in Review? yes.

You'll see that we LOVE jumping shots! This one was taken on our west coast roadtrip.

Little ring bearer... loving his dessert

More Jumping!

San Francisco.  Awesome

Medina wedding

This week has been crazy!  First a wedding in Iowa, then jetting off to Northern California (San Francisco) and San Jose for another wedding of an old friend!  Then roadtrip down the coast to Irvine to hang out with our family :)

Summer is here

A week in review, for sure :)

A rooftop party, following the end of finals and graduation for my 3L friends, some fun at Bible study, and just some random fun times.

Capturing the smoke from Chris' cigar

Some Caprese snacks that were pretty good :)

Flamenco dancing at Conga

The rainbow was beautiful... can you see it?

Just enjoying Cinco de Mayo

Graduation is looming

Monica's wings are too big

These three lovely ladies (Caitlin, Monica, and Erin) asked me to take some photos of them for graduation!  It is definitely an exciting time to graduate from law school.  Three years of hard work all summed up in a 2 hour long ceremony, followed by a reception. :)

They explained to me that you get a hood for graduation (i can't wait to see law professors attempt to put robes on students)... Also, they noted that Caitlin's purple stripes are a different purple than theirs!  Shown even more by the fact that Monica and Erin's purple is more blue in the picture!

I like this pic because this sums up most of the time we spent taking pictures.  They held still for a few pics, but then would laugh and tease each other!  Three years seems like a short period of time, but in law school, the bonds of friendship are strengthened and tested quickly.  But I am sure that years from now, these three will gather in Caitlin's soup restaurant and laugh about their times in law school :)

Photo Overload!

So I am back... from California mostly.  But also the stress and angst of school is starting to die down as classes are over and the only thing left to deal with are finals :P So in an effort to catch up on photos, I am posting several from the past week so you can enjoy :)

Bobby checkin out the wave conditions!

some flowers on a mountain hike

Mike at the Living Room...

ducks just chillin in our parking lot...

heading out for some barefoot fun :)

Robby is going all "teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on us!

apples for easter!

AH!

Sorry I have been bad at updating this! I will be posting several pictures in a few days.  It has just gotten a little crazy with school and 

THIS

so check it out! enjoy :)

Almost Freaky...

So bright.

I was at my friend Sara Joy's house and we had just come inside from celebrating Abby's birthday...   We were just chillin in the living room when I was blinded by the late afternoon light coming in through the window.  THe sun was LITERALLY shining directly into the living room.  Sara Joy was standing between me and the window, so when i looked up, all i saw was light and her silhouette... it's pretty cool.

WHOOPSIE

Hey!  Sorry about my lack of posting.  I've been out of town for the past bunch of days.  So hopefully this will make up for it!

Lamp at the Graveyard Bar in Atlanta

awesome bookshelf at Park Grounds in Atlanta

Park Grounds is this awesome coffee shop.  Super chill and they have a mini dog park connected to it.  So you can come, get some good coffee, relax, and let your dog run around worry free in the little grassy area.  UNless there are tons of dogs... and one is trying to hump your dog...

a shot for the "One Day Without Shoes"

Bailey on the day I had to leave. so sad :/

i LOVE this picture.

This is just a sweet photo of brotherly love if I've ever seen it.  It's my friends Robby and EY outside in the parking lot at church on Easter.  It was cute.  I had hugged them goodbye, and then they were like, HUG. sweet boys :)

Eyes

Hello Jordan

I love eyes.  I think that they are amazing and can say so much.  I tend to talk with my eyes (my friend jenna and i call it "eye-chatting" ahahaha). usually you can tell a lot about people by what their eyes look like.  In fact, most of why edward cullen is so intense is HIS EYES in twilight (okay so maybe more like robert pattinson's eyes)...

this is my friend jordan. he had the honor of sitting next to me and i took a photo of his eye. CLOSE UP. he also got new glasses. 

It's a Blur

This is my friend chris.

He's kind of a blur.  hahahaha. Right when i tried to take a picture of him, he started pretending to run in place.  i think it's actually a pretty cool shot.  Our friend DMac was in the left of the picture and popped in, of course at the wrong moment.  So he's that random dark thing on the side.

My friend Jordan had found three women's jackets at work and brought them back to our Office Party night.  The boys decided to try them on.  Chris ended up wearing the super white one that makes him look slightly feminine (as proven by this picture).  It was pretty great :)

Hearts

chocolate... so good for the heart

So... I'll be honest.  I'm not a fan of valentine's day.  Not because I am a bitter betty or something.  I just don't like it when society makes a big deal out of something that should be a natural, every day thing for people.  However, I do love all the candy that goes on sale the day after Valentine's day!!! love it!  Anyway, these chocolate hearts always make me smile.  I just love how red they are!

It's still winter

Snowfall

This is a view from two stories up

I cannot tell you... the anger i felt when it SNOWED today. it is march 31st.  It's not april fools!  But it snowed. and it was a gross cold semi windy day.  Where is this spring that i've loved?

the top photo is taking in the parking lot behind my apartment... i couldn't quite capture the sereneness of the falling snow (or the cold for that matter), but i tried!  It's snowing big flakes so it's really pretty in the light.

the second photo was me attempting to capture the result of the "snowball snow" we had this morning.  No i don't mean good snowball packing snow.  I mean chunks of snow were falling down from the skies, the size of small snowballs! it was ridiculous!

p.s. two pics elizabeth :) just for you!

Sideview Mirror

Dangerous

Yes Yes. I know how dangerous it is to take pictures while you are driving. But the sunset was amazing. I didn't really capture it because i got to far from the hill that's blocking where the sun is right above the car in the mirror.  But it is awesome.  I love taking photos of things in mirrors!  Something about how it reflects so clearly is pretty cool...

I got a pic of my friend Robby sticking his head out of my backseat window like a dog... and i did it like this one. from the driver's seat through the mirror :)

p.s. I know i slack a bit on my photos a day. But school's been kicking my butt (spring break... PSHHHH) so i've been preoccupied with other things :/

back to the grindstone

It's a sad sad day...

It's March 26th... and it is snowing outside.  Granted, it may just be that the wind is blowing a little bit of snow around so that we think it's a lot. But still! snow in late march is unacceptable!  oh who am i kidding. it's minnesota.  I expected this!  this is outside my parents house. they just did some landscaping this past summer and we ended up with tri colored wood chips!  Love that it looks like frost.

flowers

In celebration of "spring" in Minnesota, my friend and I visited the Como Park Conservatory and got some beautiful photos of flowers.  I couldn't pick one to post, so I'm going to put up some of my favorites :)

This is me... Sort of :)

My Magnet Board...

You may laugh.  But this magnet board is a nice symbol of who i am. or at least a little bit of who i am :)  Let me tell you a little bit of it...

1. Dollar bill: weird, but true. i enjoy finding money. and saving money.  So me putting the dollar bill up on my magnetic board is like me being like... "hey if you ever need a dollar, you know where it is!"
   
2. Jon McLaughlin Sticker: This signifies a few things.  For one, i love his music.  He is an incredibly gifted man.  Thankfully he shares it with the rest of us!  And second, i love playing the piano...
3. Photo of me and my friends Beth and Janahn: These two girls are great.  the pic to me reminds me of how much i love all of my friends.  
4. Card of Flowers:  it's just purrrty :) and reminds me of springtime!
5. Chino Latino Magnet:  I spent many a night there in my undergraduate years with good friends.
6. Pic of Zachary Levi:  UM. he is a cutie patootie.  and his show "Chuck" is my altime favorite right now!  The only thing that would make that photo even better is if Jonathan Togo and Eric Szmanda were in it too...
7. Mountains:  My good friend Gina wrote me a little note of encouragement on the photo of a mountain, reminding me how great God is and how little that i am.
8. Photo of Me and Gina: she is just an awesome girl!  She started dating my good friend and is now engaged... and I have enjoyed our times together (even if she did move out to cali and leave me behind!)
9. Cari the Caribou: as a law student, i tend to spend a lot of time studying at caribou.  Nuff said :)

A Nice Cold Brew.

Bumblebee and a HoneyBear

Nothing like a good beer to top of a fabulous road trip!  Leinenkugal's brewery is located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and produces some pretty sweet beer!  Most well known is their honeyweiss and sunset wheat.  They also have an awesome Summer Shandy and Oktoberfest beer!

At their brewery, visitors can try some of the mixes that they make by combining their beers.  Yum.

Tracks to Nowhere

Lake Wissota

My friend Jenna and I road tripped to Wisconsin (okay okay, MINI road trip) and I was super excited to visit the lake.  I LOVE big bodies of water, especially on sunny, clear skied days when it's just gorgeous.  Unfortunately, it's still cold and the lake was frozen over.  We DID however find some train tracks right off the edge of the lake and had some fun with the angles and lines that the train tracks gave us.

Tea Lights

Set of Tea Lights

My friend Kristin and her bf Dave had a BBQ.  It was raining, but we still powered through!  After some guitar hero at Dave's, we headed to Kristin's and hung out and watched a movie.  Kristin and her roommate have a ton of candles and tea lights all over their apartment.  On their TV they have a string of about 10 lights in a row. beautiful.

a study in wine

Notice the title of the wine...

I love the shape of wine bottles.  They're just sleek and elegant.  Plus light bounces off them in ridiculous ways!  At our dinner at Dixie's on Grand, they had a really fancy looking pillar of wine.  It had several bottles on each level, lit up by back lights.  I caught a picture of the "menage a trois" wine bottle here.  It's just some fun lighting.  For some reason the camera caught the light in a way that is almost blinding.