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It's been so long...

Yeah, we're still here... hanging out, doing a whole lot of nothing during the week (read:  Porch still works crazy hours, sometimes coming home at midnight), and recently realizing that our weekends are spoken for until mid-October [this date gets pushed back on a daily basis].  We recently helped our dear friends celebrate their wedding in Wisco & had a fantastic time.  I have to wonder if it was so much fun because it wasn't ours?  We didn't have to do all the planning!!  Though, I must say, they really could've benefited from a bar luge & hotdog bar.

During my "free time" I've been catching up on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, an admitted guilty pleasure [I assume the 5.1 star rating on IMDB is a good thing].  I'm almost caught up.  Yes, I know how lame that sounds and kindly stop laughing... I can hear you over here!

My [someday] sister-in-law and I are planning to do some crafty things this weekend while we're together; but we're also planning a crafty weekend.  =)  I'm trying to decide which project to work on this weekend... I recently became addicted to the site Pinterest and have found so many fun things to try!  You can look at my boards and pins to see what we've been brainstorming!  It's the "Crafty Girls Weekend" board.  I'm anxious and have to get supplies tomorrow.  The only downside?  Since we're going to be with family, I can't really make the Christmas presents for my family in front of them...

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