tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47774918725087567802024-02-18T20:27:25.985-08:00miss mamie girl / newsockss / chellerockmichelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-79443429505606856272013-04-14T15:30:00.002-07:002013-04-14T15:30:59.694-07:00new laptop. hopefully new blog writing inspiration.<br />
so much has happen and not happen in between then and now. *sigh*michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-39031796333926236312011-08-05T12:44:00.001-07:002011-08-18T21:57:04.771-07:00<center><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5S3qIPA_oY5T4Gqi6k22slA1VMffOUSnmrDBN0X1kwEJSPWOtCDc_WQVHQXFxYg0kBYzKvnS3JVZ2Fx8k1fx99zMax4uEFSH4FP9jF5zkXgxTRFcED4wxY5anjE3OrAeCVE5D9bOlx2W/s1600/smoker01.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5S3qIPA_oY5T4Gqi6k22slA1VMffOUSnmrDBN0X1kwEJSPWOtCDc_WQVHQXFxYg0kBYzKvnS3JVZ2Fx8k1fx99zMax4uEFSH4FP9jF5zkXgxTRFcED4wxY5anjE3OrAeCVE5D9bOlx2W/s320/smoker01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642415721034592290" border="0" /></a>
<br /></center>well, it's been a good few months since i last posted. i am obviously not doing a very good job.
<br />i have a few amazing things that i have done these past few months.
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<br />- M3 (my cousin melissa, mike & i) : we went to <a href="http://www.pechanga.com/Entertainment.aspx">pechenga casino</a> in Temecula to see the amazing <a href="http://www.theavettbrothers.com/us/home">Avett Brothers</a>. i am a <span style="font-weight: bold;">huge huge</span> fan of the <a href="http://www.theavettbrothers.com/us/home">Avett Brothers</a>. slightly obsessed. they make me dream.
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7rP8Bavulu8oPlPC2Lu61-chHZMPEjBTKE9YTyqw6vFTfXVsGlB64cNzZ00z4_v5F1ebYOp7P7Mn8C_slpbeCdD0t1J_fhLLcEWr5yrOFZEC6cp4p9KU3ojtrBL7vk3NBbops2QXWO73/s1600/avettlive.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7rP8Bavulu8oPlPC2Lu61-chHZMPEjBTKE9YTyqw6vFTfXVsGlB64cNzZ00z4_v5F1ebYOp7P7Mn8C_slpbeCdD0t1J_fhLLcEWr5yrOFZEC6cp4p9KU3ojtrBL7vk3NBbops2QXWO73/s400/avettlive.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642407415519311762" border="0" /></a>we took a bunch of rad photos while we were there:
<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSJLlUguBq1_CnKhnKpmcJ534My6OCFa_ubDzWRw1_9J0FImlxaBjhQ0rV_SGwOGbeskC6qmXOS2CtxEr7ctQlN7WyapUT3wy82YguKG8XVzBdsd4bOrR5T4zkqgOvfzcOYBvDlouvNNr/s1600/casino.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSJLlUguBq1_CnKhnKpmcJ534My6OCFa_ubDzWRw1_9J0FImlxaBjhQ0rV_SGwOGbeskC6qmXOS2CtxEr7ctQlN7WyapUT3wy82YguKG8XVzBdsd4bOrR5T4zkqgOvfzcOYBvDlouvNNr/s320/casino.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642418541066761618" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBvvjoskjT0fyoNn20fc7uQSyLA7uveTei1nOKX8AkbpObWFuY-NxznwG0rtcI145W8YfVCPwgvay4ZDhv5uxjkeQwdHBV17RCZ_914wAAdZB-VCy7k2_AcJq7y1mJC_HZul1u2I_qWzF/s1600/m3jump01.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBvvjoskjT0fyoNn20fc7uQSyLA7uveTei1nOKX8AkbpObWFuY-NxznwG0rtcI145W8YfVCPwgvay4ZDhv5uxjkeQwdHBV17RCZ_914wAAdZB-VCy7k2_AcJq7y1mJC_HZul1u2I_qWzF/s320/m3jump01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642418378190350114" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nQXzbtRPeyTTPM9pwoO8bR7I_NWdugCrENbdmSmT_c4f-YG1yY4BhOSv5JJDkTQ6DZG_3P-Mn_gpYjtWLQiXB_zpAmM07fjeDlyTLM-4MNFXdW4QUO3EKH3cy1Ck6Mh3rvhiyUfQCJfm/s1600/m3jump02.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nQXzbtRPeyTTPM9pwoO8bR7I_NWdugCrENbdmSmT_c4f-YG1yY4BhOSv5JJDkTQ6DZG_3P-Mn_gpYjtWLQiXB_zpAmM07fjeDlyTLM-4MNFXdW4QUO3EKH3cy1Ck6Mh3rvhiyUfQCJfm/s320/m3jump02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642419676329871826" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgS0qZevmcASD0MET4uj3twX6gydJclfzESn2QtrpKg86Ek046EreRLXF0e6xJQsvlzSLcATVwUl2-ZQykvqGn4cXH9um-JfrhZw-JcE5d3CuglaBzvkIqlKpxAcoeGBl3HbW5A11ZsqzX/s1600/humanplanking.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgS0qZevmcASD0MET4uj3twX6gydJclfzESn2QtrpKg86Ek046EreRLXF0e6xJQsvlzSLcATVwUl2-ZQykvqGn4cXH9um-JfrhZw-JcE5d3CuglaBzvkIqlKpxAcoeGBl3HbW5A11ZsqzX/s320/humanplanking.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642414673138563634" border="0" /></a>human planking!
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<br /><div style="text-align: left;">- mike suprised me with a rad! new bike. i love it so so much! we have been planning and riding on bikes missions. <span style="font-weight: bold;">love</span> just cruising around, even if its to no where.
<br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32107817@N02/6057733503/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6057733503_b4987d3386_z.jpg" style="margin: 5px; width: 286px; height: 286px;" border="0" /></a></center>- i finally got a sewing table. its a vintage Formica dining table from my cousin allison.
<br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiQGg7MJlgEMTVdM4qGcIV_t5zt-PjjzfOf9RWsPvM3v6jVoF20HvVQbLVkoHnQE6Q6O3SD84gkT-UAHpEzMGu1LBj2sUT5DsMqhd6KAjvwMgpcbUQF__SkJ6n1JAxzHPajM0zteRpAEz/s1600/sewingtable.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiQGg7MJlgEMTVdM4qGcIV_t5zt-PjjzfOf9RWsPvM3v6jVoF20HvVQbLVkoHnQE6Q6O3SD84gkT-UAHpEzMGu1LBj2sUT5DsMqhd6KAjvwMgpcbUQF__SkJ6n1JAxzHPajM0zteRpAEz/s320/sewingtable.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642417152924414674" border="0" /></a>- i finished my sisters quilt
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvQw_yO6XMvKywI179i6AfkiKyXSHI9mcvRvoPkouTP-Jjk8xOqWZ_7LRiv33lKnZfzMYZiLMTXjYk-KqbwG5CkQ3r2OfyGccxuVQ6ZAHTD4sF7-4SUOQHsxmvDrz6s7Z-S2CG_Ok8ZRU/s1600/cissyquilt.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghvQw_yO6XMvKywI179i6AfkiKyXSHI9mcvRvoPkouTP-Jjk8xOqWZ_7LRiv33lKnZfzMYZiLMTXjYk-KqbwG5CkQ3r2OfyGccxuVQ6ZAHTD4sF7-4SUOQHsxmvDrz6s7Z-S2CG_Ok8ZRU/s320/cissyquilt.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642417417258503074" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGaRKAanDYUg9I2rGbP7pwlIdV8BfWdt0sGJ5WqqxGjcz3PPCkvbwCDEwYxEPm8aWHv9Vgqs74Cj8aZHUAHkgrnRGAjTXfAkGaySYtNaMKwJ9QE2J1HBQwNK0x8_3YZKaBQ-uN5igGBBi/s1600/wineglass.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGaRKAanDYUg9I2rGbP7pwlIdV8BfWdt0sGJ5WqqxGjcz3PPCkvbwCDEwYxEPm8aWHv9Vgqs74Cj8aZHUAHkgrnRGAjTXfAkGaySYtNaMKwJ9QE2J1HBQwNK0x8_3YZKaBQ-uN5igGBBi/s200/wineglass.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642398561720263618" border="0" /></a>
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<br />- went to temecula again the following weekend for my friend's birthday. she is a member of the <a href="http://www.stuartcellars.com/">Stuart Cellar Winery</a> so a group of 26 of us all went and took part of the barrel tasting. i, of course, had water. it is SO beautiful in wine country. its very hard to not imagine living there.
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqPG0uafC29YKUYhrSpcpFe8yK5cjldg380O7EG-sySFxJiMb_kyRIRnJbqKniP6b6zGSJ0HCZGiyg8jg24_zB7YklPT2M4pu-AG_mdmjt-D707iQP8c6PsUZRpp5AA4VSb3EXeaw61cg/s1600/punisher1.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqPG0uafC29YKUYhrSpcpFe8yK5cjldg380O7EG-sySFxJiMb_kyRIRnJbqKniP6b6zGSJ0HCZGiyg8jg24_zB7YklPT2M4pu-AG_mdmjt-D707iQP8c6PsUZRpp5AA4VSb3EXeaw61cg/s320/punisher1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642407789861010322" border="0" /></a>- i have still been working hard on helping my friend catalog his punisher collection. he has officially applied for the guiness book of work records and given the criteria they sent back, he will by far surpass the requirements. we now just have to finish cataloging which is a long term project. below is just one photo i took of a photo. its a <span style="font-weight: bold;">rare</span> punisher halloween costume from the 80's, un-used and with the box.
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<br />i have also started, once again, work on my teeth. i have a lot of work i need done. some minor & some big but my money nowadays is focused on saving for this. damn my childhood for not being smart about taking care of my teeth (and partially bad genes).
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<br />august 26th, M3 are going concert dwelling once again to see <a href="http://rhymesayers.com/atmosphere/">atmosphere</a> at the greek theatre. so stoked! we are trying to really make out concert hoping diverse like all of our taste in music.
<br />we also officially purchased our tickets to road trip to arizona to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Avett Brothers</span> yet again. have i mentioned, obsessed! haha.
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<br />and last but not least, here is kitty Orea getting cozy with my scrappy blocks.
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<br />michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-56370102039279268332011-05-05T22:01:00.001-07:002011-05-05T22:30:51.209-07:00best friend's quilt<div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; line-height: 1.6em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5689166754/" title="Innocent Crush quilt top"><img style="width: 309px; height: 403px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5689166754_c966b5a603.jpg" alt="Innocent Crush quilt top by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5689166754/"></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="margin: 0pt;font-size:100%;" >Fabric: Innocent Crush by Anna Maria Horner.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the quilt top for my best friend, Kristina. This fabric line was the first big batch of "designer" fabric i bought knowing I was taking the "designer" plunge. i had always bought fabric but never consciously buying from a specific line. The pattern for the quilt is called Sister something, I picked it up at my local quilt shop totally unknowing what it would one day be and knowing very little about quilting. I didn't have the knowledge way back when I bought it. didnt know that it was a strip quilt and not blocks but didn't care, I was just going for it! Ha! I adore blocks so much now that I wonder if I had done it differently with what I know now but do not regret it because I am in love with it now. It represents my learning of fabrics and piecing. Also, the fact that I will eventually be giving my best friend this quilt, makes me so happy. I finished the top months ago and I am just now working on the backing, after making a few of other smaller quilts. We shall see how long it takes me to actually finish this but I am hoping to make it priority.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5686312302/" title=" "><img style="width: 378px; height: 290px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5062/5686312302_d748003087.jpg" alt=" by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">on a whim, i decided to sit down and sew a log cabin block. i went through my fabric and realized how perfect the castle peeps fabric would be for a log cabin block. after making my first one i was in love and sat trying to think of what i was going to make out of it and for who. i was so excited when i thought of my friend meghan and her 2 1/2 year old son. 4 blocks later, i am officially going to make a mini quilt with minkie backing for Aiden. yay!<br /><br />i know this post is all crafty, but i figure i would focus on one thing at a time per post since i tend to carry on in my posts. ha!<br />tomorrow is friday!<br /></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-75509464292216107442011-04-13T21:24:00.001-07:002011-04-13T22:17:40.006-07:00jet wing<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5617813149/" title="jet wing"><img style="width: 343px; height: 343px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5229/5617813149_bb9b1c8a5d.jpg" alt="jet wing by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">preface: i have (had) an extreme fear of flying.<br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">one of my best girl friends and i had made plans for her to come to town for my birthday and have a solid 4/5 days of girly friend time. when i picked her up from the airport on saturday morning, she arrived with no luggage and let me know that the plans were that, to my surprise, we were getting on a plane the next morning back to san francisco where she lives. of course she said that i didnt have to go but she would be going back either way. oivey! i did it!! this was a huge deal for me and helped me conquer the true fear of flying. i now know what people go through on those anxiety/ocd shows when they are being helped through the panic.<br />straight from the airport we went and relaxed at dolores park. this was much needed to allow me to come down from my mornings anxiety and flight.<br />she had plans for us. she is amazing!!<br /></p><div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: justify;font-size:0.8em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5617812977/" title="AT&T park"><img style="width: 343px; height: 343px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5617812977_f1d9294512.jpg" alt="AT&T park by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">monday day, we did my hair (she is a hair stylist) and just did random shopping. monday night we went to the dodgers/giants game @ AT&T park.. i have only ever been to dodger games. it was surreal being in the middle of so much black and orange. especially after the tragic events that took place at the last dodger/giants game in los angeles.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5618397946/" title="fox theatre"><img style="width: 343px; height: 343px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5618397946_e4f9d05413.jpg" alt="fox theatre by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;">On tuesday we spent the day walking around the city with her friend Ginger (omg lover her) and shopped at thrift town where i came up on some awesome fit jeans and some vintage housewares. we also went to fabric discount store where i got a couple bits and pieces. i am pretty proud of myself for only spending $11. i am kind of glad we didnt go to any other fabric store though because i would have spent way too much. Tuesday night we went to a Bright Eyes show in Oakland at the Fox Theater. Bright Eyes has always been a mutual love for her and i. it was my 3rd Bright Eyes show and it was really good.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5614682823/" title=" "><img style="width: 343px; height: 343px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5614682823_08ca459545.jpg" alt=" by missmamiegirl" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">there was a lot of things in between the big events. all of it was overwhelming and amazing all at the same time. my friend, taylor, is such a loyal devoted friend. she knows when to push me and knows what my limits are. her intentions as my friend always come from such an amazing place. i will never be able to show her how much i appreciate her friendship & this trip. it was much needed for so many reasons! love her to my core.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />i am just coming down for my trip in time to get back to work and prep for my birthday on the 21st and the railroad revival concert on the 22nd. i also can not wait for friday to buy my avett brothers tickets for july 23rd.<br /><br />a life inspiring 5 days. time to cuddle up with my kitty and watch mindless televsion.</p>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-5079712504910110372011-04-09T10:02:00.001-07:002011-04-09T10:02:50.746-07:00epic night.<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5600161120/" title="epic night."><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5600161120_5a0d9b0d4d.jpg" alt="epic night. by missmamiegirl" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5600161120/">epic night.</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/">missmamiegirl</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-21829130617549386612011-04-05T19:01:00.001-07:002011-04-05T19:44:30.152-07:00<div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; line-height: 1.6em;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5593895252/" title=" "><img style="width: 238px; height: 238px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5593895252_2f790b502a.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5593302677/" title="desk @ work by missmamiegirl, on Flickr"><img style="width: 235px; height: 235px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5301/5593302677_12d38cbfe8.jpg" alt="desk @ work" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(me for no real reason - bits and pieces of my desk @ work)</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">oh april, he we go!!<br />i have so much more then usual planned for this month, i am a little overwhelmed. i already participated in the city of gardena "fair" this past weeked, trying to sell off my resin necklaces and my new zipper pouches. unfortunatly, it was not really a fair at all. a bunch of city type booths promoting random things and only a couple of booths selling things. i shared a booth with my sisters best friend, renee. she doees glitter tattoos. she is always a hit with the kids at $5 a pop. makes me re-think my endeavors and wonder if i should just get into something that simple. hehe. i only made enough money to cover my half of the booth ($35). its all okay though, i had a good time. i enjoy just being out and being apart of anything.<br />i <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >really</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> want to post items up in my etsy shop, clearance out the necklaces i have left so that i can be re-inspired to make new ones.<br />this thursday i am going to <a href="http://www.goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=30889">rise against, descendants, bad religion concert</a> with mike and my cousin. stoked! then, one of my best girlfriends is coming to visit me from the 9th-12th. all the plans are a surprise from her side. im nervous but so excited to have the girl time. THEN on the 22nd, the day after my birthday, my cousin and i are going to the <a href="http://railroadrevivaltour.com/">railroad revival tour</a> to see mumfords & sons and a few other bands. oofta! i am going to have some awesome memories made this month. i am hoping to have my friend's camera in full effect.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">mike & i have been really good. he is doing so so good and i am so proud of him and how much he has grown in the last few months. he has been up and down a wall of crap in the last year and i am so grateful he has come out if willingly and with such self inspiration. now if only the damn union could call to give him a job again! he needs it. he is a manly-man after all, needs to get dirty and work hard. we are not officialy "back together" yet, but there is a mutual promise and we are good with that right now. neither of us question the love we have and that is all that matters right now.<br />here is a photo he sent me while he was at school in welding class. learning to weld makes him happy and has given him a goal of getting his welding cert so maybe a job will come quicker then laying pipe like the last few years.<br /></span></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5594190534/" title="Untitled by missmamiegirl, on Flickr"><img style="width: 221px; height: 221px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5594190534_a2f004c997.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">i am so inspired to make so many blankets/quilts. i REALLY need to get my sewing machine serviced (wont happen) and get a sewing table (i do it on the floor now and my knees curse me).</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">time to go put laundry in the dryer and veg out.<br /></span></p>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-59523137726677010312011-03-20T10:54:00.000-07:002011-03-20T13:09:30.573-07:00<div style="text-align: justify;">lazy sunday. i spent friday night and saturday helping mike organize and pack. he is moving april 1st. i am very organized when it comes to packing and he gets really overwhelmed easily. i really enjoy organizing it all and making it easier when most people would dread it. i am going to spend today lounging and will probably sew some more blocks for my sisters quilt.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnFb5QpMIKdb7OLFUROhmIBYYHlkZ79KxcW1RNCBuugKMQ3MmEiN6o37BaiTPUHvCV8_EuXUMUD5sPjYWQe-nPFaVswGyXCGqwxwqneM0YZS0xyHCoDrpmiaXquq3d3uJf47IG-dQt79l/s1600/sookiestatue.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnFb5QpMIKdb7OLFUROhmIBYYHlkZ79KxcW1RNCBuugKMQ3MmEiN6o37BaiTPUHvCV8_EuXUMUD5sPjYWQe-nPFaVswGyXCGqwxwqneM0YZS0xyHCoDrpmiaXquq3d3uJf47IG-dQt79l/s320/sookiestatue.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586235800608594450" border="0" /></a>i forgot to mention this last week. march 15th was the one year anniversary of Danielle passing away. (danielle = mike's sister). a little less then a month ago, the family planted a tree in memory tree row in el segundo. on the 15th i went searching for some sort of fun trinket to put under her tree. i was thinking a little gnome or birdhouse but then, like it was meant to be, there it was. a dog statue that looks <span style="font-weight: bold;">exactly</span> like danielle's dog, sookie. like most pets, they were best buddies. sookie was on danielles lap as she passed away, smelling her, knowing there was going to be a change. my heart filled with so much joy being able to put this underneath her tree.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflIyP4hdUofb-6ldEJBmdqmeISHpdbkmZV-wSdGEaKEeDRGVOW9-qgcAJLcwuy-gCqjVR8sxpCZn7N2bZMfqu-bGtvwiUC6SZlRhhSVdd-0fkk8U9S3Qk27WggCISFORROd7cYfXi9lqZ/s1600/greenvelvet.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflIyP4hdUofb-6ldEJBmdqmeISHpdbkmZV-wSdGEaKEeDRGVOW9-qgcAJLcwuy-gCqjVR8sxpCZn7N2bZMfqu-bGtvwiUC6SZlRhhSVdd-0fkk8U9S3Qk27WggCISFORROd7cYfXi9lqZ/s200/greenvelvet.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586242120950663650" border="0" /></a>here is a photo of the yummy mini green velvet cupcakes i made for the potluck at work. i used a recipe that included a package of instant pudding, i used white chocolate! and a 1/2 cup of yogurt. then i chose a lemon frosting. they tasted like limeade cupcakes unintentionally and were a huge hit. i made 40 cupcakes and they were ALL gone by 1:30. it really inspired me to make more and think of fun flavors. i make cupcakes a lot but these cupcakes were just sooo delicious. *patting myself on the back* hehe. i kind of want to try for a cherry flavor next or some sort of grape? hmmm...suggestions?<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />anyhow,</span> i want anyone i know to go over to <a href="http://www.apriltwoeighty.com/">brooke</a>'s <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littledestash">destash shop</a> and purchase fabric. her kitty, Honey, is having a really rough time right now and they are having to make hard decisions and put their lovely kitty through surgeries and medications to keep her in their lives. all proceeds from her destash shop are going towards the vet bill of $3000.<br /><br />i was looking around a bit and i think i might make <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/fannie-farmers-classic-baked-macaroni-and-cheese-135350"><span style="font-weight: bold;">this</span></a> baked mac & cheese recipe tonight for dinner.<br />off i go to lounge.<br /></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-41410069529491965042011-03-16T19:58:00.000-07:002011-03-16T20:32:45.836-07:00uhoh! i did it again, i turned payday into a fabric rampage and bought a handful of fabric. eep! i really need to stop with the fabric stashing! after april! that is what i am telling myself. there are SO many things i need to save for. i am hoping to attempt to open up <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/newsocks?ref=si_shop">my etsy shop</a> again to save money as well. i still have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">ton</span> of resin necklaces that i will probably clearance out because i am beginning to have new inspirations. (maybe some fabric resin necklaces?) i also have a bunch of zipper pouches that i have been making that i really want to add to my shop eventually.<br /><br />i am going to make <a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/1436/lucky-green-velvet-cupcakes-and-fluffy-buttercream-frosting/">mini green velvet cupcakes</a> for my work potluck. i even made little cupcake toppers. i am going to try and remember to take a photo.<br /><br />i am having a debate in my head about this here blog. i dont have anyone who reads regularly so i wonder if i should turn it into a personal journal or just ramble about life like i am now? do i use it to just send out great links and share other peoples sites? i dont know.<br />when i had my domains years ago, i would always use it as a private journal and no one in my "real" non-internet life knew it exsisted. hmmm<br />(if you read, PLEASE comment)<br /><br />i will leave you with a handful of photos of things that make me happy:<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(all sources unknown)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGggr6uuqjVmmvmG3PEnIcqhzo8bJRtqgUm8KAChPxlsWv7f4U30S_qNqu7Mf73HYbm6DOInSftFHSQbHYgXZMO9EIngZe7uYr97sGWTLjx4TJE_IP4vjrAIGhxS_rMq9k1mYnYIZbgvY/s1600/Avett+Brothers_snap_IMG_0082_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGggr6uuqjVmmvmG3PEnIcqhzo8bJRtqgUm8KAChPxlsWv7f4U30S_qNqu7Mf73HYbm6DOInSftFHSQbHYgXZMO9EIngZe7uYr97sGWTLjx4TJE_IP4vjrAIGhxS_rMq9k1mYnYIZbgvY/s320/Avett+Brothers_snap_IMG_0082_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584884555227836930" border="0" /></a>Scott Avett. The Avett Brothers!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk3cZjE4KxMtLiu9jw08mCLpcyg8575Ld2sghUFSjY1bo4W2hco4ge8n12pP4CQ76DAI7QbXSnM26Guy1k3Jc5GXU9xFk1h7DS9_xnF9iovfK6_gGUWbHtB9qv4jd4RsmBqeQNOqKDOjZ/s1600/tumblr_lh88gbkHu71qgvu4wo1_500.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk3cZjE4KxMtLiu9jw08mCLpcyg8575Ld2sghUFSjY1bo4W2hco4ge8n12pP4CQ76DAI7QbXSnM26Guy1k3Jc5GXU9xFk1h7DS9_xnF9iovfK6_gGUWbHtB9qv4jd4RsmBqeQNOqKDOjZ/s320/tumblr_lh88gbkHu71qgvu4wo1_500.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584885237657475410" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNxIuLkRh14I1zFsMb2UUn3o_xQG2mg4OtIOtVm8p_N9ffTOb-vXa01R0vNsyBqn0eufCd6L9amr6HTSobTzhWbZA68O7UqatEeXj5gOdOj64dWWb9iWTPmasbWl0yDDRHEoCuFz-4Qhx/s1600/tumblr_lhfejdu7YX1qa0ideo1_500.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNxIuLkRh14I1zFsMb2UUn3o_xQG2mg4OtIOtVm8p_N9ffTOb-vXa01R0vNsyBqn0eufCd6L9amr6HTSobTzhWbZA68O7UqatEeXj5gOdOj64dWWb9iWTPmasbWl0yDDRHEoCuFz-4Qhx/s320/tumblr_lhfejdu7YX1qa0ideo1_500.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584886620487083138" border="0" /></a>the two above images of the movie 'Grease' are supposed to be moving files but i am not sure if they are working.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZo8jyGPpho42m1iJYTiPeSNEi5v6GSPU9-fnh7T6yHdJncS6m6T9k55Fl3liOf8-CVBX79UNarRKz-fBGiLlQ5if2EnBujH6ZBLxEcADr7OmNuUIF0uFjjbTtiNUH7V3f2SCUGQYyWqc/s1600/tumblr_lgf6hkyO5s1qamur3o1_400.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZo8jyGPpho42m1iJYTiPeSNEi5v6GSPU9-fnh7T6yHdJncS6m6T9k55Fl3liOf8-CVBX79UNarRKz-fBGiLlQ5if2EnBujH6ZBLxEcADr7OmNuUIF0uFjjbTtiNUH7V3f2SCUGQYyWqc/s320/tumblr_lgf6hkyO5s1qamur3o1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584885952561191346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-10762271639887729512011-03-13T18:06:00.000-07:002011-03-13T19:34:50.640-07:00sunday = laundry day. bleh!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pv00B8o0Ii1pBq34n6YsuXNkaLBrVNxggyGU5SdfywDtkDpvAlPOWXzBNRp6LhsD3sQaegD_WPnj1CRVdcqmvnxGu5UtTJHJfnZCS4_Gc-dGyxxDqzocjmBQ15AA1W4oetCzVubs9kML/s1600/Red-Riding-Hood-Movie.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pv00B8o0Ii1pBq34n6YsuXNkaLBrVNxggyGU5SdfywDtkDpvAlPOWXzBNRp6LhsD3sQaegD_WPnj1CRVdcqmvnxGu5UtTJHJfnZCS4_Gc-dGyxxDqzocjmBQ15AA1W4oetCzVubs9kML/s200/Red-Riding-Hood-Movie.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583738636000143618" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">saturday morning my older sister and i went to the movies. we saw <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://redridinghood.warnerbros.com/" target="_blank">Red Riding Hood</a>. i liked it a lot. it is a true grown up fairytale and not a over-the-top CGI created fantasy like avatar or something. (not dissing avatar.) the actress, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086543/">Amanda Seyfried</a> is so pretty. she reminds me A LOT of my cousin <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/4572602467/in/set-72157623978771712/" target="_blank">monica</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i also worked on the first block for my sisters quilt. i am using <a href="http://lizscott.com/LizScott/Home.html" target="_blank">liz scott, sugar pop</a> in purple and pinks. i am really excited to make this for my sister. since i am so new to quilting,i can spend hours looking online at fabric with dreams of amazing quilts but i know that i am still learning so i am sticking to using most of the same fabric line together until i am more comfortable with pulling in different fabrics.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZwa4g4KofU54oa1vIQOaSjVGOCCzRXyh4LPnxVzCKkTydqUomKIGFsDwDnLHDC_SWYVdOSYdHfi0sZilxz-Yaut5IWe4U-5MU77N2yFoKdjkgwNVkNOYEqmsSqV44I7nU3Yy9UKBgxVS/s1600/cissysblock.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZwa4g4KofU54oa1vIQOaSjVGOCCzRXyh4LPnxVzCKkTydqUomKIGFsDwDnLHDC_SWYVdOSYdHfi0sZilxz-Yaut5IWe4U-5MU77N2yFoKdjkgwNVkNOYEqmsSqV44I7nU3Yy9UKBgxVS/s200/cissysblock.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583749035784756338" border="0" /></a>pardon the ugly photo. i am using my iPhone. this is just a basic 4 patch. i am going to be using the white and pink fabric from the same line as the sashing. i am excited that i have finally started it.<br /><br />i just finished my book (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Knot-Story-Memphis-Three/dp/0743417607/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300070030&sr=8-1">Devils Knot</a>) and i will be sending it off to tennesse for my friend tyler to read. good read for sure, if you are in to true crime like i am.<br />off to fold laundry and watching housewives.<br /></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-44898597458907781002011-03-09T23:22:00.000-08:002011-03-10T00:00:25.717-08:00watching PeeWee on Conan. he hasnt aged! i am so bummed that i have not been able to see his live show. i am really actually happy for him, coming back after all these years. PeeWeeRevival!<br /><br />anyhow, i sort of revamped and organized my page a bit. i am hoping it will inspire me yet again to blog more. i am suvh an avid blog reader of others and would love to have communication with others but realize that its hard if you dont actually put yourself out there. ha!<br />i have been around it for a LONG time, having a handful of domains and used to create websites for bands and things BUT i have been out of the game awhile, BUT i have always been on the net.<br />its a weird little thing, the interweb. you can feel apart of a community without even knowing or talking to anyone. i feel like i know certain people only from being huge flickr fans of them or by reading the blogs daily. truly, i have no idea if these people know i even exsist! ha! if only through comments or something. so silly and fun.<br />a hand full of blogs/flickrs that i always looking out for are:<br />my cousin: <a href="http://mel-town.blogspot.com/">mel-town</a> - <a href="http://www.apriltwoeighty.com/">brooke apriltwoeighty</a> - <a href="http://daintysquid.blogspot.com/">dainty squid</a> - <a href="http://www.glamourdamaged.typepad.com/">glamour damaged</a> - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stoopidgerl/">stoopidgerl</a><br />these are just a <span style="font-weight: bold;">couple.</span> i visit a ton of personal sewing/quilt sites, personal blogs, art websites. its so intertwined. there are so many sub categories. so much internet, so little time! ha! i hope to add little buttons to my faves eventually. eventually.<br /><br />enough about that, i am sure i have more to write but i will do that later. i want to do it properly and not over load one post. plus, it will give me motivation (hopefully) to then have something else to update more often.<br /><br />i will leave you with 2 photos and a video. the first photo is of the fabric mail that i received last week. it makes me so happy and i am SO inspired.<br />the second is the current book i am reading. '<span style="font-style: italic;">The Devil's Knot - the true story of the West Memphis three</span>' i am sure i will have a blog post ranting about this subject eventually. anyone else into true crime?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5492874313/" title="Fabric mail by missmamiegirl, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5492874313_b904920436_m.jpg" alt="Fabric mail" border="0" width="180" height="240" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/missmamiegirl/5491095184/" title="Devils Knot by missmamiegirl, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5491095184_a26302af65_m.jpg" alt="Devils Knot" border="0" width="180" height="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">the video needs no explantion.<br /><br /></div><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9QS0q3mGPGg?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="295"></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">wont you be my neighbor?<br /></div></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-12008357367763849412011-01-20T21:53:00.001-08:002011-01-20T22:32:18.927-08:00i cant concentrate! i am going to Vegas this weekend!!!! i am so excited. all the ladies in our family are going for my mom's 60th birthday. we are going to see <a href="http://www.cher.com/">CHER</a>!!! it is <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> a good time when all of my family gets together. like for reals! i wish i could show everyone what a pure good time is. alcohol or not. such a freakin blast!!<br />BUT...i am distracted because i cant figure out what to pack! haha. i am really bad at knowing what to pack for trips unless its to chico in mid summer. (its always 100 degrees there in the summer). it will pass, i will just secretly over pack.<br /><br />on to crafty fabric goodness....<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32107817@N02/5374825452/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5374825452_176b5aec11_b.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" border="0" width="210" height="281" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">(preface: please know that i am still a beginner quilter)<br />this is a shitty progress iPhone photo of my version of a hourglass WIP. this is eventually going to be for my best friends daughter, Emma. she is turning 3 on Jan. 31st. i chose bright fabrics as opposed to pink, pink and pink. i thought it would be fun. the fabrics are all fat quaters from Joanns' (i was on a budget at the time), not sure of the designers. (if you know, let me know)<br /></div></center><br /><center><img style="width: 236px; height: 313px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5353456909_9accc83223.jpg" alt="Scrappy binding" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is my first attempt at scrappy binding. I made it super scrappy to go on my super scrappy quilt. I am still learning the art of binding but excited to get it right. (taken from my iPhone- ugh)<br /></div></center><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/32107817@N02/5374825746/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5374825746_2cd9067ae5_b.jpg" style="margin: 5px;" border="0" width="210" height="281" /></a><br /><div id="description_div5374825746" class="photo-desc insitu-trigger"><p style="text-align: left;" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1295677615523620">mail day!! please excuse my chewed up nails in this photo, haha .this is the fabric i chose for my sisters eventual quilt. she just told me that she wanted pink and purple so i went with this. it is Liz Scott Sugar Pop fabric from <a href="http://www.pinkchalkfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=index" rel="nofollow">Pink Chalk fabric</a>. i *love* it. i haven't decided what kind of quilt to make with it yet. any suggestions? (please remember i am still a baby quilter)</p><p style="text-align: left;" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1295677615523620">time for bed!</p><p style="text-align: left;" id="yui_3_3_0_1_1295677615523620">ps. can the mortgage buisness gods please make the industry rain (after tuesday, when i get back from vegas) and load up my desk with submissions. this little lady needs some overtime for a camera, tattoo, dentist and more fabrics!! january is always so damn dead!<br /></p></div><br /></div>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhonemichelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-89402015927678886012011-01-09T11:36:00.000-08:002011-01-09T11:50:36.814-08:00well, i haven't been updating my flickr and blog <span style="font-weight: bold;">half</span> as much as i would like to. 2011 just started though, so i still have a shot. ha. i dont even really like my blog layout but working on a half ass laptop doesn't inspire hours of photo shop fun.<br />yesterday i worked on the quilt i am making for my best friends daughter. im really excited about it, only because i am using bright colors as opposed to the normal pinks and pastels that one would normaly lean towards. i dont even know the "style" of quilt it would be, i kind of just cut 8 different fabrics into triangles and sewing them together to make a block. the only photo i have of progress is a really crappy iphone photo so i chose to not share it. (its bad) haha. as i do with <span style="font-weight: bold;">every</span> quilt i attempt to make, i am almost positive that i will get the quilt top and backing done, then baste and thats it. binding scares me. i am not a confident binder. i wish i had someone close to me to help me with it. i have 2 quilts (one for my mom and one for me) that site, folded up but not binded. i have watched and read about 100 different binding tutorials, but still i fear. i am hoping once i get my sewing table put together, i will jump into binding them both. anyways....<br /><br />i will end this with a photo (from my iphone) of my favorite bin of fabric. i just like looking at it. haha.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2cf0HlQoYAtzWXKyPIzh0YTLSvM4y6r63UnPwk7Pv81t-7VKSe2PwZXi66ROJqt9GuXI3GbMeZMhVh19o-WDxCZQE4IverENDfTUV6aLfDrk6BWYYU8TgXU89lDw8Z_YVfq8VlRtzFz-/s1600/fabricbin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2cf0HlQoYAtzWXKyPIzh0YTLSvM4y6r63UnPwk7Pv81t-7VKSe2PwZXi66ROJqt9GuXI3GbMeZMhVh19o-WDxCZQE4IverENDfTUV6aLfDrk6BWYYU8TgXU89lDw8Z_YVfq8VlRtzFz-/s200/fabricbin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560275787765787298" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-46381746244262078282010-12-19T15:12:00.000-08:002010-12-19T15:48:55.272-08:00well, i guess i didnt win any of the giveaways from the sewmamasew giveway day. it was fun to partake in it anyhow.<br /><a href="http://acbnonline.com/">work</a> christmas party was friday night. it was pretty epic!! i invited my two fabulous <a href="http://mel-town.blogspot.com/">cousin</a>s to join me which then made it even more of a better time. it's SO awesome to see fellow coworkers under the influence as i am always sober. such good times and debauchery.<br />saturday was a little bit of a mess personally in the a.m. but then i spent the rest of the day as a christmas shopping warrior. target, del amo mall, galleria mall & guitar center. now i am broke, but ill make it just fine. i love buying gifts for people.<br /><br />i know i have been looking at/purchasing/loving/obsessing over fabric so much because i had a dream about a quilt last night. ha! and i dont have anything amazing to show for it. just my easy- make blanket quilts that i have made and given away in the past and my work in progress quilt for kristina.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">anyways...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://teganandsara.com/wp-content/gallery/sainthood/tegansara_goggles_web.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 99px;" src="http://teganandsara.com/wp-content/gallery/sainthood/tegansara_goggles_web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>today i am really wishing that <a href="http://teganandsara.com/">tegan & sara</a> had a show coming up but alas, there are none scheduled.<br /><a href="http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/7th+Annual+Los+Premios+MTV+Latin+America+2008+480SxbxgqV3l.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 247px;" src="http://www2.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/7th+Annual+Los+Premios+MTV+Latin+America+2008+480SxbxgqV3l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />i also just recently stumbled upon <a href="http://yelyahwilliams.tumblr.com/">hayley williams tumblr</a> (<a href="http://www.paramore.net/">paramore</a>), this make me happy. adore her and paramore. they are one of the few bands that make me wants to jam out in my car untill i lose my breathe.<br /><br />lastly, watch this video. it is adorable! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9-sEbqDvU">marcel the shell</a><br /><br /><object width="440" height="185"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VF9-sEbqDvU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VF9-sEbqDvU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="440" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />that is all.michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-43753667941801155992010-12-13T20:36:00.000-08:002010-12-13T22:45:21.311-08:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3baCAIzWX2Ie65F0GdsACDnNI79m_ogA8Bm0cJgxCleMR4DyCaKlN_bPAxZWRIrHr1_yjxIW2ev0Zb1K9rKAYUhyiwU3348tEXGLsn0nU5q_M1RnsXzPy7CdjNe6V5CUdg58gnLqGUxK/s1600/parisville.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3baCAIzWX2Ie65F0GdsACDnNI79m_ogA8Bm0cJgxCleMR4DyCaKlN_bPAxZWRIrHr1_yjxIW2ev0Zb1K9rKAYUhyiwU3348tEXGLsn0nU5q_M1RnsXzPy7CdjNe6V5CUdg58gnLqGUxK/s320/parisville.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550401021359560066" border="0" /></a>my fabulous new fabric that i recently got in the mail. its Parisville by Tulsa Pink from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SoFunFabrics?ref=pr_shop_more">So Fun Fabric</a>.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> i love it so much that i dont want to cut into it just yet. i imagine i will make a quilt/blanket with it in the future but we shall see. i am so obsessed with making my fabric stash bigger and bigger. its just all so pretty. quilt-a-holic.<br /><br />my mom is buying me a "craft table" for christmas. i pieced it together at ikea.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>next on my list is a fancier sewing machine. right now i have a basic brother sewing machine, which has been fabulous to me but the more and more i get into quilting, the more i want something a little heaftier. here are a couple that i have been admiring via the web.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Gek58V2_dWX3ZDI5w2vW3js7Otd-0k-HVoBW66zHYUPWt6buUzFRnmfm5om4WfCw9DUtVY4ZmCdpetlGJuVXQD9GUgcaatCkxN75zcJU_Ronk4jD1ZbND4i7usldu1ptEN8JN8LUri48/s1600/Viking-Emerald-116-118-271x327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Gek58V2_dWX3ZDI5w2vW3js7Otd-0k-HVoBW66zHYUPWt6buUzFRnmfm5om4WfCw9DUtVY4ZmCdpetlGJuVXQD9GUgcaatCkxN75zcJU_Ronk4jD1ZbND4i7usldu1ptEN8JN8LUri48/s320/Viking-Emerald-116-118-271x327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550418302624025330" border="0" /></a></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.tricosew.com/catalog/product125.html">http://www.tricosew.com/catalog/product125.html</a></span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLWxN37GsnYcc6OGeFymYQYQ_E1fjJmkYYfPpF0ZI5FFVe05RXEKqAuDZIpumcz5W2aaaZm_T8_0Ji6D7PhkwzrQcMUFq291qph6afMzCmo7GYn_QWKG8RLkqrOsBmRTrVASOlr6GrTwn/s1600/janome.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLWxN37GsnYcc6OGeFymYQYQ_E1fjJmkYYfPpF0ZI5FFVe05RXEKqAuDZIpumcz5W2aaaZm_T8_0Ji6D7PhkwzrQcMUFq291qph6afMzCmo7GYn_QWKG8RLkqrOsBmRTrVASOlr6GrTwn/s320/janome.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550420650448537826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Janome-Computerized-Sewing-Machine-Stitches/dp/B002CBSQ0G/ref=sr_1_37?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1292307811&sr=1-37">janome @ amazon</a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU-xf9l2m17tlWd-5KXlbjwEynygbNLTZzoXRPggpu9cd4e31sc8EZDHa8iAsooaCndpiMu9nasuSrpsWUvIzOTiOfOMqlj89iNQyfKyzG8fuLvx2fMYTG9efdfG-mbyKDr7BG2j3wwan/s1600/brother.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU-xf9l2m17tlWd-5KXlbjwEynygbNLTZzoXRPggpu9cd4e31sc8EZDHa8iAsooaCndpiMu9nasuSrpsWUvIzOTiOfOMqlj89iNQyfKyzG8fuLvx2fMYTG9efdfG-mbyKDr7BG2j3wwan/s320/brother.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550423087649185954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-XR9000-Sewing-Machine/dp/B002ROVEY8/ref=sr_1_19?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1292308408&sr=1-19">brother @ amazon</a></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">i really cant afford any of the above right now but hope that after the first of the year i can gather my pennies. <span style="font-size:85%;">(after a <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Canon-EOS-Rebel-T2i-EF-S-18-55mm-IS-Digital-SLR-Camera-Kit/4711901/product.html">canon rebel</a>)</span> do you know of better recommendations? please do!!<br /><br />well, i entered a handul of giveaways today from the <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/">sew mama sew</a> giveaway list. doubtful that i will actually get pulled out of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">hundreds</span> that i saw who entered, but it sure is fun to try. </span><br /></div><span><span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span></span></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-41654870668057463592010-10-27T21:14:00.000-07:002010-10-27T21:16:13.609-07:00"a bird with clipped wings can still sing but can no longer fly"michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-73376692139893771742010-10-13T23:46:00.000-07:002010-10-14T00:01:01.189-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;">i have a list of lyrics for many songs in my almost all the time. i recently fell in love with mumford sons. which makes me realize how popular folk music has become when at one time people looked cross eyed at me when i mentioned. (thats a whole other rant in itself hehe)<br /><br />anyhow, there are a few lines from this song that just make my insides glow.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >"lend me your eyes, i can change what you see, but your soul you must keep totally free....in these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die, but where you invest your love is how you invest your life..."</span><br /><br /><object width="500" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GD41MbiJKcU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GD41MbiJKcU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="305"></embed></object>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-26377476850023598862010-09-30T00:13:00.001-07:002010-09-30T00:13:16.924-07:00App testI am excited that i am using a blogpress app to post this. Even though the app has been on my phone for months I never really took the time to utilize it. My reason for that is because I like the act of sitting at the actual computer and blogging, window shopping via the net and searching random things on flickr that sparks inspiration. <br />Well that I have done it, I'll write more later. I'm over it already for the night. Ha!<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-84241085521775289802010-09-01T22:36:00.000-07:002010-09-01T22:41:57.667-07:00tom waits - hold ona man i wish i knew.<br />the amazing mr. tom waits<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/74xpualjuhk"/><embed height="350" width="425" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/74xpualjuhk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/><br/><br/><br/></embed>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-70137367129873726432010-08-22T13:28:00.000-07:002010-08-22T13:37:04.882-07:00<span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" ><br />sunday internet window shopping. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">the boots are </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: arial;">by far</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> one of my actual purchase goals.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULUkoI_uJ4ucDNuq-wxafHgugTduZIbx8Li5rxq4qlIDQpjHmhP1c_tie9fQ9pf4QaLE01no5XySSJJmaSk3pX_Zjb1DYu_QEDb7tJkSw4i-nko3LItPvQ9lV6fqsR8vJW-xnp2C8CUyW/s1600/nordstromwishlist.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULUkoI_uJ4ucDNuq-wxafHgugTduZIbx8Li5rxq4qlIDQpjHmhP1c_tie9fQ9pf4QaLE01no5XySSJJmaSk3pX_Zjb1DYu_QEDb7tJkSw4i-nko3LItPvQ9lV6fqsR8vJW-xnp2C8CUyW/s320/nordstromwishlist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508334048216900962" border="0" /></a>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-72008277174447740672010-08-12T23:45:00.000-07:002010-08-12T23:56:28.195-07:00damien rice - blower's daughter<div style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">music has always been something i call my oxygen. i get the chills almost daily from it. sometimes from excitement, sometimes from a memory, sometimes just because of the moment. there are a handful of songs that will <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> make my heart slow, or make my heart pound. reasons are not always clear & defined and some have definate reasons, atleast in my mind.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">this song, is one of them. i listen with eyes shut ever so gently and i can play it on repeat without ever getting annoyed. i had put this song on a mix cd once that i can not seems to find or even remember the other songs on the cd. i really wish i could. i remember i listened to the mix cd every night, in my car, in the dark for a few months a few years back. i like those kinds of moments, they are mine and i will never find them silly...and really i think everyone should do those kinds of things.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">if only i could place the song within this post, for someone else to listen as i explain but i can not. i do however strongly suggest you (whom ever you are) find it somehow and listen. making sure it is in a moment of silence and calm. even if you can not relate to the song, i think it will pull some string inside.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Damien Rice - Blower's daughter</span><br /><br /></span> </div><p style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><i style="">And so it is<br />Just like you said it would be<br />Life goes easy on me<br />Most of the time<br />And so it is<br />The shorter story<br />No love, no glory<br />No hero in her skies<br /><br />I can't take my eyes off you<br />I can't take my eyes...<br /><br />And so it is<br />Just like you said it should be<br />We'll both forget the breeze<br />Most of the time<br />And so it is<br />The colder water<br />The blower's daughter<br />The pupil in denial<br /><br />I can't take my eyes off you<br />I can't take my eyes...<br /><br />Did I say that I loathe you?<br />Did I say that I want to<br />Leave it all behind?<br /><br />I can't take my mind off you<br />I can't take my mind...<br />My mind...my mind...<br />'Til I find somebody new<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div>michelle moen - oldladyrose/missmamiegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412379556869510049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4777491872508756780.post-37235346849636010862010-08-01T22:18:00.000-07:002010-08-01T23:05:47.146-07:00gettin started<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">i haven't been in the blogosphere for a few years. i used to have my own website (newsocks), and i might even still own the domain. i haven't checked on it in awhile. anyhow, here i am. trying to think of what i want to type, what i shouldnt really type. who will actually know this exsists (besides miss lissa. heart. ) ? do i care? should i care? i am not really sure of all any of that yet. just this past weekend i made one status update on my facebook </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">(fuckin facebook)</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">and it blew up in my face. yes, it was sarcastic and kind of threw out some personal drama but it </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >was</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> somewhat vague, but it still came back to bite me. *</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:arial;" >shrug* </span><span style="font-family:arial;">we'll see.<br />i am not 100% happy about my layout just yet either. i want to make my banner rounded like the rest of the table but i am rusty in photoshop.<br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">For now though, i will keep </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >that</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> part of my life out of it. i mean, i already have so much more odd and ends type of thoughts and things i could use to fill this sucker up, i will not worry. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">SO, here i am. starting a new blog and hoping to not just let it fade away, because after all, i really do love being able to do this, even if no one is really listening. as long as i listen to myself and try each day to remember that this moment is my life.</span></span>michelle moen - 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