Mi Vida Ocupada

Dinner with my Life-Long Amigas

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:14:03 +0000

One night during the last week of April, Bradie and I went to Barbette in Uptown for dinner. We had a great time hanging out, as we always do when we’re together. For those of you who do not know Bradie, she and I grew up in the same neighborhood and we have been friends since we were 2 or 3 years old. We also roomed together in the dorms during our freshman year of college. It kind of goes without saying but we have been through a LOT together in the past 32 years and she is still one of my closest friends.

Anyway, after dinner we were joined by another life-long friend of ours, Chelsea, and her fiance Aaron, to whom she just got engaged. Bradie’s mom and Chelsea’s mom were BFFs growing up and the two of them have known each other since before they were even born. Therefore, I have known Chelsea nearly as long as I have known Bradie! It was so nice to catch up with her and meet Aaron (who coincidentally grew up not far from where I now live!)

I wanted to share a few photos taken that night. You can also read about our dinner at Barbette.
The three of us…

Aaron and Chelsea

Bradie and me

We had a very nice time and I hope we can all meet up again soon!

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On this date I have blogged about:

On 05-17-09: Read Day 95 ~ DJ Spinning Records (05-17-09)
On 05-17-05: Read Livin’ Fajita Loca (05-17-05)
On 05-17-05: Read A Bear on the Loose! (05-17-05)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Happy Saturday y2012 m5w2

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:45:25 +0000

Highlights of the past week:

Margaritas & Tacos on Cinco de Maypo
Free Comic Books
Cossettas
The Loyalty Program at LeeAnn Chin
Being able to do Administrative work from home
Picking out plants and flowers at the Nursery
Trying out the new menu at Manitou Station
Getting $200 gift card from Acqua for letting them use my photos
Phone conversations with two of my Favorite Amigas
SPFT Spring Social

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Happy Saturday y2012 m5w1

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:32:34 +0000

Highlights of the past week:

Family Dinner with Pork Fussili
Seeing Jeff’s awesome new master bedroom and bath
More of my Tulips are Blooming
The movie Friends with Benefits
iPhone 4s joins our Household
Being Hired for Summer School
Invitation to Jeff & Amanda’s Wedding in California
Burritos at Pineda
Karin’s Retirement Party at Cork’s Irish Pub
Cinco de Mayo parade & puppet show at school
Gift of Banana Bread from a friend at work

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Happy Saturday y2012 m4w4

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:44:54 +0000

Highlights of the past week:

Gathering at Matt & Colleen’s
Watching the new show Touch
Prime Rib
Wrapping up the MCAs
My yellow tulips are starting to bloom
Field Trip to University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering
Seeing a surgical procedure in 3-D
Taking my Lego team out for Ice Cream
Dining Out for Life for Aliveness Project
Dinner with Bradie at Barbette
Drinks with Chelsea and her new fiancee’ Aaron
A request from Acqua to use my photos on their website

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On this date I have blogged about:

On 04-29-10: Read I haven’t blogged in ages! (04-29-10)
On 04-29-09: Read Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #1- Participant Entries (04-29-09)
On 04-29-09: Read New Life after Fire (04-29-09)
On 04-29-09: Read View of Mississippi River from Fort Snelling (04-29-09)
On 04-29-09: Read Benefit Show…… (04-29-09)
On 04-29-09: Read Day 77 ~ Historic Fort Snelling (04-29-09)
On 04-29-08: Read Instant Messaging/ Video Chat…… (04-29-08)
On 04-29-08: Read Awesome links from CoolCatTeacher (04-29-08)
On 04-29-07: Read Its after midnight… (04-29-07)
On 04-29-05: Read What? I can’t HEAR you! (04-29-05)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Out to Dinner {Kimmy’s Bday}

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:03:01 +0000

A few weeks ago I went out to dinner with our little group in celebration of Kim’s birthday. We went to Rudy’s Redeye Grill, an old favorite of everyone. The food was good but the service was slower than ever, I will be posting a new review of Rudy’s when I can get to it. After dinner we briefly stopped at a local bar to hear a band but it was super hot inside so we all just decided to head home early. It was nice to see everyone and spend time together… its been too long.

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Happy Saturday y2012 m4w3

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:05:47 +0000

Highlights of the past week:

Dinner with my girls for Kimmy’s Birthday
Invitations to weddings
Clean fishtanks
Finally trying Ursula’s
Offers from Guest Posters
Finding a new primary care doctor
Extra Work Projects for SPG
Unexpected extra pay
The Lost Hours by Karen White
Khan’s Mongolian BBQ

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Update on Zoya

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:09:59 +0000

Okay, so I took your advice and called Art of Beauty about the Zoya polishes that ruined my nails. They told me they have never had a complaint about anyone’s nails peeling before and are stumped about what ingredient is in the polish that could do this to my nails.

I paid $62 for the polishes (including shipping) and they said they would take back any that I have not yet used but charge me a 30% re-stock fee after I pay to ship them back. So the refund would only be $33 minus cost of shipping them back. I decided that was not an acceptable offer so I am not going to send them back.

The customer representative at Zoya is sending me a 1 oz bottle of the Zoya polish remover to try. I am pretty sure my polish remover is Formaldehyde-free but it is possible that it was the remover that did the damage to my nails and not the polish?????

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On this Date I have blogged about:

On 04-19-11: Read Tuesday’s Top Ten: Best Smells (04-19-11)
On 04-19-09: Read A Happy Bday for Kimmy! (04-19-09)
On 04-19-09: Read Day 67 ~ Sex on the Beach (04-19-09)
On 04-19-06: Read Catching up & a fun puzzle site (04-19-06)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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My Nails Are Ruined {Zoya polish is JUNK}

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:49:46 +0000

I have been on a self-imposed buying freeze for the past 3 1/2 years. I do not spend money on anything frivolous, with the exception of food. I quit buying clothes, traveling, scrapbook materials, DVDs, books, etc.

Why is this a big deal?

Because about a month ago, I shelled out $62 and bought 12 bottles of Zoya nail polish on sale.

Certain friends of mine had been raving about how great Zoya and on a whim, I took the plunge and bought a shit-ton of the stuff.

This was the first purchase for myself that I can remember in at least six months and I deeply regret it. Not because I couldn’t afford the $62 but because the stuff isn’t any better than any other polish as far as how long it lasts and IT RUINED MY NAILS!!!!

Zoya polish ruined my nails, they have never split like this before. So pissed!!!

Over the course of three weeks I had my nails painted five different times. The polish (without topcoat) lasted one day before it started chipping and only three days with two coats of top coat. WTF is so special about that??????????? It took forever to dry and it didn’t go on any better than any other polish I have ever used and it certainly didn’t have any extra lasting powers.
The thing that makes me most mad is that my nails started PEELING in layers after using this crap!!!! This has NEVER happened to me before I used Zoya so logical deduction tells me that it is Zoya’s fault.

I don’t plan to use this polish on my fingers ever again. If I hadn’t spent so much money on it I would throw it in the garbage. So pissed!!!!!!!!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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7 Years of Bliggity Blog action!!! {Mi Vida Ocupada Blogiversary week!}

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:19:40 +0000

Hey peeps! This week is my Blogiversary and I nearly forgot! I am such a terrible blogger of late that it seems almost hypocritical to even type this post, but after seven years I feel like I should acknowledge the history ;)

Thanks to all of you who read this, whether today is your first day or if you have been with me on my blogging journey for the past seven years. It wouldn’t be nearly as fun without my family and friends (that includes all of you!) reading

Up-to-date stats (2005-2012) for the record:

1,943 Blog Posts (213 in the past year)
9,535 Comments (893 in the past year)
308,486 Pageviews (55,046 in the past year)
80 Categories (8 new added in the past year)

A look back at my other Blogiversary posts……

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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Happy Saturday y2012 m4w2

Kristi (sweetsauer) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:50:23 +0000

Highlights of the past week:

Seeing my family on Easter
Steak Fajitas
Aquarium Fish
Using my Usborne books at school
Getting next year’s daily specialist schedule worked out
Having another of my photos used as inspiration for a painting
Rain
Invitation to attend a big foodie charity event
Request from a school district big-wig to use a video I created
Why MCAs? Assembly at School

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

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