tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:48:08 +0000lifeDallasbookshomehouseFoodMNSt. PaulcampingfamilykitchenorganizationzooHi! We recently moved to Dallas, TX from St. Paul, MN! You can follow our journey of exploring this crazy, big city on this little blog of ours. Thanks for stopping by!http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-7739390398423305460Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:06:00 +00002014-06-29T14:06:14.187-05:00DallasOur friends Taylor and Catherine came to visit  us!!!! I am super behind on blogging with all the studying for my Texas teaching certification tests lately but I am pumped to tell you all about this amazing weekend with some great friends.  Taylor and Catherine came to visit us three weekends ago and it was just beautiful weather, though a bit hotter than normal MN temps this time of http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/06/taylor-and-catherine-visit-dallas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-7012942025078472926Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:40:00 +00002014-06-27T10:40:37.184-05:00books Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver I absolutely LOVED this book! It's about an adopted Cherokee girl who is figuring out where she belongs, with her adoptive mother who loves her, or with her Cherokee tribe who believes she deserves to know where she came from. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll understand the Cherokee culture a little better. Once I got halfway through I couldn't put ithttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/06/book-review-times-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-4587836420352317286Thu, 12 Jun 2014 16:01:00 +00002014-06-12T11:01:00.509-05:00This past weekend I couldn't be happier to have met my new nephew baby James Willis Carraway Dixon! He is such a sweet baby and my sister and brother in law are doing an incredible job as new parents already! I am in love with him and I can't wait to teach him so many things as he gets older! My brother in law, Mark, was in MN for the weekend for a wedding so I went to hang out with my sister http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/06/baby-james.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-7204846474510822128Wed, 11 Jun 2014 15:59:00 +00002014-06-11T11:00:47.534-05:00familyMN We had such an amazing weekend back home in Minnesota over Memorial Day weekend! Check out that view of downtown....it made our hearts sing! We started off the weekend on Friday celebrating the wedding of our dear friends, Erin and Nate! They had a gorgeous wedding downtown St. Paul complete with beautiful weather, flowering Spring blossoms, and Irish bagpipes! It was a perfect day http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/06/memorial-day-weekend-in-mn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-5626539634951652027Sat, 31 May 2014 15:41:00 +00002014-06-11T10:41:08.093-05:00campingDallas We've all needed to breathe a little fresh air around here - especially considering North Texas failed to enforce pollution regulations when it had high levels of air pollution detected - gack!  Check out Lincoln breathing in the "clean" Texas country air on our way south to camping a few weekends ago. Minneapolis and St. Paul are bustling big cities but with all the parks, lakes, and http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/family-camping-trip-colorado-bend-state.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-7736004032843828881Tue, 20 May 2014 18:32:00 +00002014-05-20T13:33:13.718-05:00homelife Our little family "It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful." This quote is from a book by Myquillyn Smith called The Nesting Place and it is so perfect for us right now. I read about this book on the blog Gracelaced, one of my favorite blogs, and I want to read it because I think it would calm my heart right now.  Gracelaced is a mom of 6 boys, an artist, follower of http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-nesting-place.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-3668346768286396034Wed, 14 May 2014 19:41:00 +00002014-05-14T14:41:41.131-05:00 When Andy and I first moved to Dallas we researched all the best places to visit in the city. Among things like the Dallas Zoo, the 6th Floor Museum, and the Dallas Aquarium, was the farmers market! I was so excited because I had heard it was one of the biggest in the country, open 365 days a year, and had not only fresh produce from farmers but also jewelry and art from local artisans.  http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/dallas-farmers-market.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-2484201532032821429Wed, 14 May 2014 02:10:00 +00002014-05-13T21:10:16.381-05:00books So I had been wanting to read this book since it was first recommended to me about two years ago. I really liked it! The author did an incredible job painting the story of this curse-ridden family over multiple generations from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey. There are a bit of historical references about the Trujillo regime in the DR during the 20th century (as side notes) and howhttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-brief-wondrous-life-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-6306855144954289670Thu, 08 May 2014 20:15:00 +00002014-05-08T15:20:38.229-05:00Dallaslifezoo First off I'm sorry for so many template changes! I was experimenting with which one looked best and I think I like the new colors! What about you? I was not diggin the bright orange and yellow swirls anymore.  Secondly!!! My sister had a baby!!!!!!! I am so thrilled for her and Mark on their new baby boy James Willis Carraway Dixon!!! What a dapper, honest name. I love it. He is so http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/dallas-zoo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-5791763442073720275Thu, 08 May 2014 15:04:00 +00002014-05-08T10:04:35.732-05:00FoodWhen Andy and I were both working, our almost daily routine regarding dinner happened at about 4:30pm when I was leaving work. I would call Andy, "What are you feeling like for dinner tonight?" and it would either be a mad scramble to the store for last minute ingredients with everyone else who had forgotten about it, a concession to "just spaghetti" or eating leftovers from other nights or http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/meal-planning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-185912919440524196Sat, 03 May 2014 14:00:00 +00002014-05-03T09:00:00.951-05:00housekitchenorganizationHey Y'all, So in our last house we had a small cupboard that worked as our pantry next to our fridge. It was pretty skinny but super deep so we could put a lot of things far into the cabinet. The reason this worked for us is because the previous owners had installed pull out drawers in the cabinets so you can easily reach the things in the back. If we ever are blessed enough to be able to build http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/dark-and-gloomy-pantry-fix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-7591046344391378293Fri, 02 May 2014 21:00:00 +00002014-05-02T16:24:57.514-05:00books I recently decided to start reading at least two books a month to get back into one of my favorite hobbies! I always kind of go in phases of my hobbies with the seasons. In the winter I love to knit, in the summer I love to craft and do home DIY projects (with the windows wide open!), in the fall I love to cook (especially apple and pumpkin pies), and the spring is kind of a transitional http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/05/leo-y-soy-liberado-i-read-and-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-8591632604870579138Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:00:00 +00002014-04-30T10:00:03.778-05:00DallaslifeHey Y'all! This past weekend was so much fun! We had a great friend, Lindsay, come visit us for the weekend. She was invited to a style blog conference here in Dallas and we got to host her for the whole weekend!! You should totally check out her amazing style on her blog Pink and Navy Stripes. While she had various events during the day learning blog-licious skills, we could hang out at nighthttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/04/dreamy-library-inspired-bar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-1109416031851923520Mon, 28 Apr 2014 01:44:00 +00002014-05-02T16:26:36.568-05:00Dallaslife I am so glad that I didn't continue to work and finish out the school year before moving down here with Andy. I cannot imagine either of us doing this major move without the other and having each other to lean on. We are so happy to be doing this adventure and it really has been a ton of fun, but in the end we truly do miss our dear family and friends in Minnesota. We mostly miss the abilityhttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/04/will-you-be-my-pi-friend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-6788576719353013911Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:30:00 +00002014-05-02T16:28:20.066-05:00homeHey there! I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted! We've been busy with so many different things from vacations to Mexico, a visitor from MN, a trip to Princeton, NJ, and hiking in Austin! I've gotta catch up so look forward to some of those posts later on! I've also made some headway on the job front so that has been taking up my time too. I thought I would fill you in on where we livehttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/04/our-new-digs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-4364286128419357932Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:15:00 +00002014-04-28T09:40:49.616-05:00houselifeWow!! It's been a long time since I've blogged which I guess is a good thing! This must mean I am staying busy which is when I am happiest. :) Since the last time I blogged the moving truck arrived at our new townhouse we are renting. This alone took up my entire time over the last few weeks and we are still not fully moved in nor is it perfect looking, but I hope to give you a little tour of ourhttp://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/03/weekend-adventures-and-house-tour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-257747470275878251Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:14:00 +00002014-04-28T09:41:30.320-05:00Dallaslife Hey Hey!! First off, if you look to the right you can see a new email subscriber! If you enter your email address, every time I post something new it will be sent to your email. Easy peasy. So after reading my last two posts I realized that you are all probably thinking I'm super depressed, hating my life, and wishing I was in the -35 degree weather of Minnesota. Who wouldn't right? WRONG!? http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/02/on-brighter-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-2704473632813269313Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:33:00 +00002014-04-28T09:41:43.158-05:00DallaslifeSt. Paul GTT! Our belongings are packed up on a moving truck and we have officially moved out of our sweet home in St. Paul. It has been a great house for us and is definitely going to be missed. We hope it gives the next family a special place to share memories as well.  Now we have only lived in one house since we got married but to me it seems like there is something special about that first http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/02/adios-st-paul-gone-to-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007442095301356873.post-3188607312487233630Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:33:00 +00002014-04-28T09:41:53.941-05:00life Well here we are living it up in Dallas, TX! Yeehaw! We never thought this would be part of God's plan for our married life together, but here we are. Minnesota has been our home. We grew up there, we met there, we married there, and we bought our first home there and in all honestly we had no plans for leaving and moving somewhere else. We imagined starting a family there and, maybe someday http://hedbergstakeontexas.blogspot.com/2014/02/seek-peace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)1