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For posterity and my parents who live in Wisconsin and haven’t seen me in a couple of months, we thought we’d post a picture of Laura & Baby H. at T+4 days. And here’s a little picture of the “nursery” (haha), too.
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And a glimpse into OUR new bedroom: Thanks, Mom & Dad for the new bedspread. Lucy loves it.
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I thought I’d post some photos of our good friends Beth & Jeff. We shot these this past fall. Laura and I were running late and we were just able to jump into the car drive to a local golf course and then run down to the train tracks as we chased the last little bit of golden light as it set under the treeline.
Beth is also very talented and has been helping me with some neat things that I’m excited to share in the near future. Stay tuned!
I spent Saturday on the frozen ice of Hiniker Pond in Mankato, Mn for Red Bull’s Open Ice. Sitting on a shovel on a frozen pond….not warm. If you like to play pick-up hockey there are events planned for each weekend until the end of February. You do not need to have a team to come out and play just bring your skates and a helmet and you can get in on the friendly action. Check the website for details.
Thanks to Laura for the photo 
The kitchen is starting to well look almost like a kitchen again. Can’t wait to get the flooring, tile, cabinets, appliances…….
The game was once pure. Without cushy indoor arenas. Without concession stands selling year-old licorice. Without the steady drone of Euro-techno music.
We’re taking hockey back. To the frozen pond. Where players can experience the roots of the game. Where pur skill takes center stage. And where yetis make fresh kills in the background.
It’s called Red Bull Open Ice. And it’s a two month open invitation to participate in this beautiful game. Want more? We’re wrapping up winter with a 2-day tournament at the end of February. yes, the hockey gods would be proud.
For more details visit http://www.redbullopenice.com.
I have to admit after the fire the blog really took a backseat to other things and then after I got things settled with the fire I had gotten out of my rythym. With the start of 2009 I’m looking to change that and get some content going again. I have quite a few things to blog as well as many more new oppurtunities in the future.
What better way to start the new year with a picture of our two dogs Calvin and Lucy.
As many of you have already learned Laura and I had a fire in our house last Wednesday night. We were out of the house for a potential client meeting and returned to find the fire had already put itself out but the house was completely full of a thick black smoke. We were able to get the dogs out and call the fire department to come look to make sure nothing was still going to start up again and to help blow as much of the smoke out as possible.
Pretty much all of the fire damage was in the kitchen but pretty much all of the house suffered smoke damage. Because of this almost everything in our house has had to have been removed for cleaning or replaced. Thank goodness our insurance agents have been so wonderful in making this as smooth a process as possible. They are supposed to have an expert out to find out what the cause as we’re curious to that as well.
Because of the amount of damage we’ll be living in a nearby rented house for the next few months while they fix our house. To all our wedding clients I should be getting my computer back today so I can resume work on getting everyone photos edited and out to you as soon as possible.
Both Laura and I want to thank everyone for their outgoing offers of support. We’ll let you know if we need anything.
A few photos quick pics of the damage:
