Thursday, April 15, 2010

what makes me smile RIGHT NOW

This:

I treated myself to the mama necklace from ripegoods. I had been eyeing it for quite awhile. It became my happy place when I needed a break in the day. I would go to the site and window shop (or is it screen shop when you browse online or because I'm on a PC is it "windows" shop? Whatever...). I bonded with this necklace before I ever touched it. I knew it was just a matter of time before I was wearing it. I ordered it and it arrived earlier this week. I love it and am now planning my outfits around it. Thank you, ripegoods!


And I heard you can get a free blizzard at the Dairy Queen today because it's Tax Day. Talk about a happy place! Unfortunately, I didn't get there at lunchtime (it means going to Maryland or Virginia for the closest one) but depending on the evening maybe we'll make it an adventure tonight.


The Minnesota Twins opened in their new stadium, Target Field, this week. I love the Twins and I love Target so the combination is beautiful to me! Go Twins! If you were here with me I could and probably would sing the Twins song to you (be thankful you're not subjected to this). However, that little song calmed Bug many times when he was a baby.

Long ago when I lived in Minneapolis, the Twins were in the playoffs. I sang the Twins song on the radio...while in a bar on my way to the game AND I identified myself on the air (I can't sing so why I used my real name is still a mystery...oh right, I was 23 and drinking beer!) Anyway, the next day some people from my hometown (in South Dakota!) called me and wanted to know if I could get them playoff tickets. Good grief...it never occurred to me people were actually listening to the radio--or that it was really broadcast in conjunction with the game--let alone people who knew me. I'm sure the station lost some listeners after that.

20 comments:

  1. I've actually been eying a necklace from ripe goods as well. Love what you choose.

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  2. I really like that necklace.

    Free blizzard? I gotta get me one of those.

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  3. Blizzards!! YUMMY!!!! And also...that necklace is gorgeous!

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  4. That's a beautiful necklace!

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  5. that necklace is gorgeous!

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  6. That necklace is awesome.

    And we don't have but a couple Dairy Queen's over here. bummer.

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  7. Love the necklace!!

    You are a cruel lady to mention Blizzards....Im trying to lose weight over here!

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  8. the necklace is GORGEOUS:)
    and Im now looking at RIPE GOODS and im loving it! thanks for sharing!!

    and DQ Blizzard =BLISS:)
    too bad the closest DQ to my town Closed down, and was replaced with a CHEESY DQ rip off called G daddy's. The place is good..but the name???

    haha:)
    anyway.
    Im a new follower
    and happy friday follow to you

    xoxo
    bB***

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  9. Beautiful Necklace!!! I’m another new follower! Feel free to check out my blog as well! http://heavenlysavings.blogspot.com
    Happy Friday Follow! Hope to Blog with you again soon!

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  10. I WANT that necklace!! It's beautiful!!

    I'm laughing at your singing in a bar story...the things you do when you're 23! :)

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  11. Thats a beautiful necklace. I love it. Im a new follower from Friday Follow.

    -Melissa
    http://www.mommiessavings.com

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  12. Love that necklace!! I was on the radio singing once. Our church's station played our youth Christmas concert one time, and I had a solo. It *is* an FM station!

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  13. Ooooo! I LOVE it! I have had my eye on a very similar necklace. :)

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  14. beautiful necklace!!! wow...that is a way to get females to go to a baseball game...call it Target Field!!!!!

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  15. I will be buying myself a mother's ring as soon as it is confirmed that my husband did not in fact listen to my hints and make the deadline to get me the one I want.

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  16. Such a cool necklace! Oh and I'm sorry I missed you on the air...

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  17. Oh I love your necklace! Seems like most of them I've seen are sterling, it's nice to see something different. Starbucks was giving away coffee on Thursday but I missed it :(

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  18. Very cute! And DQ is doing buy 1 blizzard get the 2nd for only 25 cents this week! YUM-O!

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  19. I gotta have that necklace! What a piece of eye candy!it

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