Wednesday Work...

I just have to put it out there. Today sucks. Work is putting out one fire after the other. So since I have zero time to post anything of significance, my favorite site, "some e cards" clearly illustrates my day today. :)

 

 

 

 

 

I literally have had TOO many conf calls today.

 

 

And my personal favorite... Even though I am NOT capable of this today... How I WISH it really was.

 

 

There will be a cocktail in my future tonight. :)

 

 

 

 

 

Cinco de "Drinko" & Walk for Animals 2013

WHAT a cray-cray weekend. I am barely able to function today due to the lack of sleep and abundance of fun.

 

Friday night for the Alpha Rev/Ben Rector concert - turned out to be a BLAST. Maybe a little too much fun with my girls Kinz and Kat, but we had a good time. Lots of dancing and laughing.

The concert was awesome. We met the lead singer of Alpha Rev who turned out to be a really nice and chill guy.

My only regret was not enough dinner and lack of sleep for the Walk SUPER early on Sat morning...

 

 

 

The 2013 Walk for Animals was awesome. The weather somewhat cooperated and didnt rain on us, although it was quite chilly out (39 degrees at 8am). We trooped it  with a group of 15-20 people and pups. Griffin did great but was pooped out so Brady and I turned around after about a mile and half, so we walked probably 3 of the 5 total miles.

Here are some fun photos from the day!

- The big boy, Windsor, is a Bermese Mountain Dog and totally resembles Griffin's coloring. "Dad?"

-  my friend, Lacey, raised over $1,000 personnally so I had to get a shot of her cool button!

- We all sported our awesome "Gunnie's Pack" t-shirts too!

- the little one is Maddie, she is Steph and Justin's niece and was sooo adorable. Like usual. :)

 

Gunnie's PACK!

Awesome ladies for margs after the Walk!

 

Saturday night we had people over and played the FUNNIEST game ever. "Cards Against Humanity" and ordered yummy pizza. This game - think a not "PC" dirtier version of Apples to Apples. Yep. I instantly went on Amazon and bought my own copy. TOO funny.

 

Buy it here: Cards Against Humanity

 

 

Sunday was SO beautiful outside - thank god - so some friends came over to sit on our patio. Enjoy "Strawbaritas" (Google that. Yum!) and eat some tacos. It was such a fun day! Brady and I ended the beautiful day with an evening walk with the pups and our Sunday night shows.

 

 

Anyways - it was an AMAZING and fun weekend with friends, who really are family! I loved every minute of it. And now it's Monday, but it's 75 degrees out so I will enjoy it!!

 

 

 

 



Friday - Concert Time!

Let it be known, it is MAY 3rd. AND it snowed today.
The radio station I work at decided to make it a funny ironic day... So we played Christmas bumpers all day and gave away shopping gift cards to a local mall for people to "do their Christmas shopping."

Priceless.

 

 

I am SO excited for tonight as I am going to a FUN concert with two of my besties! I am excited for drinks and some great music. :)

Ben Rector and Alpha Rev. Both bands are SO good - and I know per usual I will probably love them more after seeing them live too.

 

 

Also - tomorrow it will be drizzling and 33 degress at 8am when we are hauling our pups out for the Walk for Animals. That's real love folks! :) But it will be blast with all of our friends and their fur-babies. I am so excited!

 

 

Looking forward to a FUN weekend.

This week - I am grateful for:

1. Discovering "Snapchat" and friends with funny senses of humor.

 

2. Heated Car Seats. when you refuse to take out your winter coat even though it's snowing. Why? Because it's MAY people. MAY.

 

3. My husband. Last night it was later than 9pm when I realized we were out of milk...after I poured my Fruit Loops. So he ran to the store AND came back with more goodies like animal crackers and strawberry popsicles. (Yes I snack like a 5 yr old).

 

4. Girlfriends. I love them. Mine are so special and this week I got to see a lot of them - including many I will see this weekend. My girlfriends have my heart and soul!!

 

5. My puppy babies. Dash and Griffin are so hilarious. I have one dog with expressive human eyebrows and one with a head tilt that WILL make you feel like you have food on your face. He's that good. :) But they are my children and I am unapologetically obsessed with them.

 

 

 

 

 

2013 Walk for Animals - PRE Walk (#9.1)

I may be at work right now with hot chocolate I found in the work kitchen that may or may not be from the 1990's... but damn, it's still good!

BUT, nothing  - not even the fact that it's MAY today and it's snowing out - can squash my mood for the Walk for Animals this Saturday benefiting the Animal Humane Society!

 Our Team, "Gunnie's Pack" is in 6th place overall! We are walking in honor of our friend's yellow lab, Gunner, who passed away suddenly last year at a very young age. Dash and Gunner were friends and this was a hard loss. If anyone has "furbabies"- it is like a child loss...

This was part of my "Thirty Before Thirty" list as I have a goal to raise money for a variety of charities, and I am SO proud about this one!

We are SO happy to help other "furry friends" in need with our team this year - we even have TEAM SHIRTS! :) (Pics to come soon!)

We walked last year with Dash and had a blast - we raised $250 in 2012 and this year I set my goal at $500!


And last week we met that goal!! Now we even are OVER our goal!
You can still donate! Click HERE
 

 



 

Here are some fun photos from our team last year!

 

 

Last year, it was such a FUN day even though it was chilly and wet! AND it just so happens, that is the forecast for this Saturday's 2013Walk is pretty much the exact same - 44 and raining. Wet dogs anyone? :)

 

Either way I am SO excited!! Can't wait to take Griffin to this and see all of the furbabies of every shape and size! Yes, people even put cats on leashes and put rabbits and birds in wagons and strollers... there is something of an art to "people watching" at the Walk for Animals! :)

 

I will update after the Walk next week!! Thanks again to everyone for your support!!

 

Catch ya later,

Kelsey

 

Sunshine and VEGGIE BURGERS!!! (13.2)

happy monday Tuesday! (What happens when you forget to finish your post)...

 I feel slightly like i have been hit by a bus. This past weekend has been the first time Mpls has hit the 70's in sooooo long, it was the first Spring/Summer weekend in over 7 months i think?

Yuck.

 

So, of course, I spent the ENTIRE weekend outside! First time my feet have been dirty and sore from flip flops in TOO long!

 

Friday, Saturday AND Sunday = GRILL OUTS!!

 

Friday was a spectacular little grill out with my hubby cooking up some pork chops, salad and amazing red potatoes!

Check out this spread!

Dash and Griff also enjoyed the sunshine - playing and fighting over their tennis balls in the yard...

 

 

On Saturday, Brady went camping with our friend, Brian, and took Dash along for the adventure. It was the first "Griffy-Mommy Day" and we took advantage.

First we went for a ride in Brian's HOT Infiniti with the sunroof open and cruised over to The Gregerson's for grillout #2 :)

 

 

Griff and Lola - their little rat terrier once again proved there is such thing as real love. See Steph's post here about their lovefest: Insert Classy Here

 

Griff did awesome over there. He chilled on my lap and got treats with Lola and Quincy too!

 

 

One thing I AM SO EXCITED about is a NEW food I tried and LOVED!

VEGGIE BURGERS!

For those who are new, I started this blog to document my "Thirty Before Thiry" and one of my #s is to try 5 foods I thought I would hate.. and yes, I am a picky eater, so veggie burgers definitely qualify.

This one was a gem! I am so proud of myself and also glad I have friends that feed me when I come over empty handed ;)

J grilled up some MorningStar Griller's Choice Prime - and I was BLOWN away!

 

Yay for a good weekend and double YAY for veggie burgers!

 

 

 

 

 

Obsessing over right MEOW!

For my Thursday Thoughts, I am going to focus on where my thoughts are at the moment... Not on my workload in front of me (as they probably should be) but on SUMMER and warmth and sunshine. I am so DONE with winter. I have a closet full of new spring and summer clothes ready to be worn. So in honor of these dresses and sandals, etc. I am going to put up some things I Am OBSESSED with right now :)

Source for images: (1, 2, 3,  4, 5, 6,  7,)

1. Button Shirts in Bright colors! I love love love these Portofino shirts too from Express - I have them in 4 colors.. oops!

2. Organization.. yes i am desperately attempting to organize my life at work and our tiny condo. I wish I could have this kind of storage!!

3. Pic Monkey. My good friend Steph introduced me to this gem of a website. I am now obsessive about editing photos. And creating collages like the one on this post.

4. MINT! everything in my wardrobe, nails, jewelry. I am OBSESSED. This Essie color is actually more turquoise but I love it all the same. 

5. Christian Louboutins... Ahhh a girl can dream right? I would take a REAL pair in any style. I want to badly to overpay for that damn red sole. haha #sorryimsnotsorry

6. Fishtails and messy braids.. Now that summer is hopefully actually happening in MN i am sooo excited for messy hair -- which is where I get too lazy to dry my hair so I hang my head out the window on the way to work. :) Love me some added funk a braid/fishtail.

7. Nude!! I love nude and black, nude and white, and like this photo - nude and turquoise. I cant wait to pull it off with a fresh summer tan and not pasty winter skin ;)

8. Hawaii - I am - it feels like - the only person I know who didnt get a "warm weather" vacation this year... when we REALLY needed one. This pic is of my hubby in Maui. TAKE ME BACK!! 

My Fur Baby Boys

What a fun link up today! I am going to take inspiration from my friend Steph and get to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" with my two little men.

 

Meet Dashel Xavier Sells...

aka Dash, Dashy, Bash, Dash Bash, Dashman, Bashel, Big Pooper

 

The Good:

1. Dash is the abolsute sweetest dog on the planet. He is the cuddle with you when you are sick, lay by you when you are scared, lick your face when you need it kinda boy.

2. He has the cutest, most expressive eyebrows EVER and it literally makes people wonder if he is a human and understands your thoughts.

3. He also "smiles" and people on the street will think there is a 100 lb lab walking down the street, SMILING!

 

The Bad:

1. My Dashel baby boy is also just that - a baby - and tends to express himself verbally with whining. Sometimes he is a genious and it means "Mom, I gotta go pee," but other times it is for a reason completely unknown. On the other side though, he is SO cute when you get home as he "whine greets" you with a wiggling tail and tells you "stories" about his day.

2. The vet tends to call him "big boned" but basically our 100 lb boy is a little on the heavy side during the winter so he can always stand to lose a couple... BUT hey, so can Mom! lol

3. Dash is an amazing watch dog but sometimes his thunderous bark can be at friends, so we have to tell him to calm down and stop growling/barking at his friends and family!

 

In Lieu of Ugly - I will go with "The Quirky"...

1. This big boy is a COUCH/BED dog... and he loves to go on his back and do his "roll" and sleep like that for hours. Upside down. Legs in the air. Overbite. It is priceless. Sometimes I wake up and think Brady is in bed, but nope it's Dash. Sleeping like a human.

Meet Griffin Chadwick Sells

aka: Griffy, Griff, Griff Pants, Grifferson, G Baby

The Good:

1. This little 15 week old man is our little blessing. We rescued him from a local shelter at 8 weeks (see post here: Meet Griffin)

He is a FAST learner and potty training, walking and sitting have been a BREEZE!

2. Griffin is a funny little boy too. He looks at you like a little human like he really understands you! And it is SO funny when he watches TV!

3. Griffy is also the sweetest when he snuggles up - sleeping Griff is the best. He lets you hold him while he snores quietly. Ugh, this one is my little baby.

The Bad:

1. Griffin is a puppy so there are some things to work on... Like biting us, his brother, the rug, etc. But he is a good listener so hopefully that will be a phase LOL

2. Griffin also is a little barker when it's time for his kennel during the day. I have even taken to "Go Pro" filming his barking to find out poor Dash has to listen to him whine and bark while we are at work.

3. He doesnt really understand boundaries yet. AKA trying to jump in the shower, licking the toilet..while you are on it! haha. Chewing on your sweat pants strings. Licking your eyes, hair, mouth, teeth, LOL pretty much anything...

In Lieu of Ugly - I will go with "The Quirky"...

1. One of the cutest moments with Griffin is when he is sleeping -- he positions that kids find himself in crack us up. He will be on his back on the couch stretched out with his head hanging upside down off of the couch -- like THAT is comfy? Just a nut.

 

Basically these two boys have my heart. My first borns. My fur babies. My life is complete with them :) Wouldn't have it any other way!