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<br />kelsey olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087716151146942852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010890715445469210.post-60380458598175412552013-01-06T06:30:00.000-08:002013-01-06T06:30:44.723-08:00new year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />kelsey olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087716151146942852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010890715445469210.post-15239172124321435392012-10-28T17:30:00.000-07:002012-10-28T17:30:21.239-07:00stormy weather. <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So in preparation for the apocalypse...also known as Frankenstorm and/or Hurricane Sandy. I baked. And may bake some more tomorrow since I have been told not to go into work. Hey-O!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Makes 2 Loaves (or one mega loaf)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2 cups grated zucchini </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6 tablespoons cocoa powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3 cups flour</span><br />
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kelsey olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087716151146942852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010890715445469210.post-87195879339505687112012-10-15T10:31:00.000-07:002012-10-23T13:46:35.549-07:00vacationland.<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mama Olson came to town a few weeks ago, and I have to say she came just in time. I was in desperate need of a little vacation from work and also a taste of home. We traveled up the coast of Maine, ate lots (and lots) of lobster, visited a few light houses in true Maine style, and then explored around Bean Town. We even had time to bake an apple pie and spruce up my apartment (My mother can't help herself when it comes to interior designing...and I was not about to stop her).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm sick of summer, the sticky skin and the sweaty sheets. I'm tired of competing with the din of the air conditioner and of listening to stories about trips to nearby shores I have or haven't heard of. The sounds of summer are starting to grate, the kids shrieking through sprinklers and the announcement of the ice cream man as he circles my block and your block and every block; can't he tell we're not interested?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm sick of watching the shirts with sleeves hang lonesome in my closet, I want to put them on and let you take them off. I want to wear the kinds of things that don't slip off in an instant, the kinds of things with zippers and buttons and layers and depth. I want to feel soft, I want the comfort of a comforter, I want to spend Saturdays in bed with all the windows open. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to spend Sundays in cars with the windows open, too, driving to fields where apples and pumpkins grow. I want to taste the thick of fall in my mouth, in pies and brews and hot coffee. I want confusion over whether or not to wear a jacket and confusion over what hue that tree was three weeks ago, I want everything to change so that I can feel like there's reason to be alert, like there's reason to wake up again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Because I'm sick of waking up and going to work and being reminded that summer is just summer and not ~!SUMMER!~. I want the feeling of going Back To Something, the feeling that something has moved or morphed even if it's just the pigment of the leaves or the size of my jeans. I'm sick of the stifling summer, its constant heat and relentless greens. All I want is fall, so I can pretend a drop in temperature and a shift in color means things will be different from here on out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">via <a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/im-sick-of-summer/" target="_blank">Thought Catalog</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am now a proud owner of what I would call a "big girl desk". I was lucky enough to receive an old kitchen table for free a few years ago that had been stored away ever since. I knew it would come in handy some day. My pops volunteered to paint it just days before I headed out to the East Coast, although he had some doubts about my color choice. I on the other hand LOVE it. And on top of all that it fit perfectly in the back of my Volv - meant to be. Anywho after almost two months of a desk with no chair I finally broke down and bought one from <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60185010/" target="_blank">IKEA</a>. Not the style I had imagined at first, but it is the most comfortable and sweet little chair. Makes working from home a little more fun? Now that I have a complete desk, I need a little something to help de-clutter and provide a bit of inspiration. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of the more significant events of the last 30 days has been my trip to the DMV. Yes it was significant. I have been putting it off the inevitable since I moved here, but unfortunately with the "funny" laws they have in Boston, I have to be a resident to park my car pretty much anywhere. So I broke down and went to the DMV. Let's just say it was a rough trip. My Oregon drivers license is now shredded and replaced with a silly MA license. My Oregon license plates have been pried off my Volv and have been replaced with what has to be the most boring plates in all 50 states. I am probably the only person to have teared up at the DMV purely due to an unhealthy attachment to my Oregon plates. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. I am a little snobby when it comes to my coffee. Granted, I knew this about myself before I moved to Boston, but Dunkin' Donuts made it a bit more official. I have not given up on my search for a delicious cup of coffee just yet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. The word "wicked" makes me laugh...every time. Especially when I hear a coworker say something like, "This past weekend was <i>wicked</i> cold," or "That was a <i>wicked</i> fresh lobster roll". Let me also add that when you say something is wicked and then drop the 'r' in every word, I suddenly remember I am not in Oregon anymore. <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/278660295663043185/" target="_blank">This</a> is a good little example for ya.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am glad to say my things all arrived in one piece...just barely though. </span></div>
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<br />kelsey olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087716151146942852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5010890715445469210.post-15313493720657314072012-04-25T23:00:00.000-07:002012-06-04T11:28:47.490-07:00pause.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The last few weeks since making the decision to move to Boston has been a complete blur. I have been busily trying to get every detail in place, while spending as much time with my family and friends as possible. Needless to say I have not had a whole lot of "me time" to really sit down and let everything soak in...and to be completely honest, that is probably a good thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am already a bit of a mess. My emotions have taken the better of me this last week, every day trying to keep my tears to a minimum as I say goodbye to people that have done nothing but love and encourage me on a daily basis. I cannot thank you enough. The decision to move was not an easy one - I love the community of people I have surrounded myself with and I also am head over heels in love with Portland.Yet at the same time I know that what I have waiting for me in Boston will be an amazing and life changing experience, even if just for a few years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A friend sent this short video to me this evening...I started balling. (Just to give you more insight of my lack of emotional control...I tear up while watching Folger Christmas commercials - you can only imagine my complete inability to hold back the tears when I have something real to be sad about.) And on that note. Enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>kelsey olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12087716151146942852noreply@blogger.com1