As The World Twerns

They paved PARADISE...

2009-10-29T16:31:00.005-05:00

and put up a parking lot.

The other day I was reading a blog. (sorry I am not 100% sure which one it was off the top of my head, I am addicted to quite a few). This blogger was talking about a free-lance job she got and in doing so she got to ride around with a Detroit Cop. The blog of that day basically talks about how the Cop talks all about how Detroit is on a downward spiral, going nowhere fast. Very FAST in fact. At the very end of her blogging she linked to an article. Curiosity getting the best of me - I clicked the link and then clicked another link that in the end brought me to a series of pictures of Detroit. Run Down Detroit. Car Factory's - empty, Amazing Buildings - empty.

And then...she caught my eye.

The Michigan Theater.

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What once was an amazing Theater, filled with music, shows and millions of peoples talent...

now holds....Cars. Yes Cars.

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I have a minor in Interior Design, and Design and Architecture has always been my "thing." I could look through books on buildings and design for hours. And it tore me up inside to see this beautiful building made into a parking ramp.

I guess amazing buildings, aren't as amazing to people anymore. And in order to make a buck, people are willing to do just about anything. Now I know that the Theater wasn't making money at the very end of its REAL life, but you would think we could make it into something more than just a parking ramp. A museum of sorts, or even a fantastic restaurant, or club (reading into a little more, I do believe it was movie theater and a club at one point).

I don't quite no where this blog is going, besides airing my torn-ness about beautiful buildings in the end getting the "shaft" so to speak. The building has Character and Fancy, if only someone could find it!

SPOO-KOOKIES

2009-10-28T18:35:00.004-05:00

Sorry for the delay of post-ages. (yup MY word of the day)

Yesterday and Today were busy days! My team at work is having a Potluck on Friday and for this I signed up to make Halloweenies and Sugar Cookies.

I love baking but I like baking once and being done with the mess. Sugar Cookies is a whole other ball game and to be honest, I am not such a fan. OK - well I am a fan of eating them, but the process sucks and I think I will lock this whole concept up until Christmas - when Mr T and I finally have kids (and then he will be roped into helping).

I will post the recipe in a later post but for now let your mouth water with some of these FAB pics!

Fancy Schmancy...GIVEAWAY

2009-10-05T18:10:00.002-05:00

OK so my blog is not up there in rankings to offer giveaways....YET!

But I will do my part and share with you other giveaways.

Not only can you enter to win amazing prizes BUT you can get a peak inside of my blog brain and see the blogs I stalk on a regular basis.

Please go HERE to visit my new "friend" at La Dolce Vita and pa rouse around her blog, its absolutely STUNNING.

And to enter her latest and greatest drawing click HERE, and comment away!

xoxo

Lindsey

Rockin' Rachael!

2009-09-30T18:34:00.004-05:00

I am starting to consider myself a domesticated diva. Well more domesticated than diva, but it just sounds so good!

This week was the first week that I set out to make a goal for myself. I was sick of looking in the cupboard every night trying to figure out what to eat, and I was even more sick of having to run to the grocery store every night to get the missing ingredients for my wonderful meal of choice.

So on Monday when I got home from work I sat down and went through recipes to figure out what was on the menu for the week! I made choices for Monday through Thursday and then Friday through Sunday will be leftovers or eating out....rinse and repeat!

And thanks to Mr. T & I getting hitched, I was parousing target.com to find anything and everything I could register for. We lived together prior to the wedding so needless to say registering was a little difficult for us. And then I came across these and I fell madly in love when I found them waiting for me on my front step!

You MUST go get them! They come in two sizes and I use them for everything!

You could also get one of these too!

AND of course if you want to check out more GREAT Rachael Ray cooking stuff go to Target or swing on over Rachael's own site HERE. (yes we are bff's and are on a first name basis, in case you were wondering)

Chili the EASY way

2009-09-29T17:25:00.003-05:00

Little did I know....Mr. T LOVES Chili!

As I was browsing one of my all time favorite blogs I came across her Easy Cheesy Chili and had to try it out. Turns out Mr. T can't quit talking about it. I have so far made it 3 times in the last 3 weeks. It has become a household staple around here and so I thought I would share it with you too. Hopefully it will becomes on of your faves!

Katie over at Bower Power posted this recipe and so all of the credit goes to her!

Thanks Katie!

What you need: 1 can of Diced Tomatoes, 1 can of Chili Beans (Katie and her boyfriend prefer the Bushes kind, and so do we), 1 packed of McCormicks Chili Seasoning (we use the original, you can get medium or HOT too), 1 can of Campbells Fiesta Nacho Soup, and 1 pound of ground meat (we use Turkey since I can't have red meat).

Directions: Brown up your meat of choice, add the chili seasoning, dump in the diced tomatoes, chili beans and cheese soup, add 1/2 can of water and STIR.

See I told you it was that simple!

On medium/medium high heat let it cook down to your liking. We don't like it super soupy but we don't like it too thick either.

Add your choice of toppings and you are good to go! We like it plain and simple....cheddar cheese and sour cream. Mr. T also loves to use the leftovers as a dip with Salsa Chips!

What is your favorite Fall meal?

Jenga = timberrrr

2009-09-28T20:35:00.002-05:00

Jenga.

Who ever came up with this SILLY, useless game anyway?

[Leslia Scott, according to Wikipedia, if you actually wanted to know]

I honestly would rather play SKIPBO, but Mr. T says NEVER.

It really doesn't make a whole lot of sense, though and when the tower does fall it makes a horrendous BOOM, and then you have to build Jenga back up in order to play it again. And might I add, it never is put together so compactfull EVER again, the only time it is perfect is when you pop Jengas cherry.

Mr. T and I decided to open the wonderful wedding present tonight, since the Twins game was postponed. [they did what? SIDEBAR keep in mind if you are aware - Minnesota is the proud new owner of an outdoor stadium, thanks to me and my tax dollars. Many games next season and many seasons after will not only be postponed because of rain but also probably because of snow! If you are going to take away my money to make a new stadium do it right and put a retractible roof on it PLEASE!]

We played 2 games and we each won one! Tie-breaker will start tomorrow perhaps, or it may turn into a continuous who is better at Jenga war!

I still have yet to figure out the reasoning behind the game, it is fun...for about 2 times and then the excitement wears off and its time to pack it back up and collect a little more dust on the lid before we take it out again.

Thank you for the wedding gift, we really do love it [when we remember we have it] and YES we did register for it :)

MY style?

2009-09-25T08:39:00.004-05:00

So I took a quiz about my style and I won't lie I had to take it twice because of course the answer wasn't right and at all the style that I leane towards, the second time they got it right.

Go >>> HERE to take the quiz and find out more about you and YOUR style!

It came back with Vintage Modern - and I love it. I love the combination of all things vintage and modern.

And for those who don't know what that looks like here is a sneak peak inside my brain and what I love. [this is why I yern for a house, with a blank slate so I can go design crazy!]

Vintage Modern

Vintage ModernFlea Market anyone? You know you are drawn to modern furniture and interiors, and yet you really don't like a space that feels cold and sterile. And who could blame you? And that's why Vintage Modern is so appealing to you. Though the backdrop of the room, the walls and windows, are many times white or monochromatic, the furniture and accessories have the color, shape and texture to bring the warmth into the space. The great thing about Vintage Modern is ease of mixing different styles in the one space. You can have a new modular sofa mixed with a great pair of chairs that your grandmother purchased in the late 1950's and the new and old work appear as though they were destined for each other. What's great is that even if you don't have time for swap meets and garage sales, so many of the pieces from the mid-century were so great that they have been remade and mimicked year after year.

Materials
MaterialsThe other great thing about Vintage Modern is how low maintenance it can be — fabrics such as cotton, microfiber or ultra-suede and leather all look great and function even better. So whether you are having a cocktail party with friends, or kids are in the picture, the room and the furnishings can handle it. Because the style harkens back to the early twentieth century, the innovative developed during that time are very popular: acrylic, plastic and fiberglass, chrome and steel, and molded plywood. Concrete floors, countertops and furniture are also very popular and lacquered finishes are very common.

Colors
ColorsWhen it comes to color, walls are seen as backdrops for the room. Neutral tones of gray, white, beige and brown are very common and black is a common accent color. Pops of color on the art, furniture and accessories can vary dramatically based on the person, however very common colors are teal blues, army greens and yellow as well as deep oranges and bright reds.

What design style do you love?!

the randomness of FALL

2009-09-24T18:20:00.004-05:00

[Duluth]

If you have heard of Duluth, MN you know as much as I do that its freezing, the summers aren't even summers in my eyes.

BUT today is the day I have decided to love Duluth. OK I probably love it more just because it isn't 30 degrees outside....YET!

So I again took out Mr. T and my camera and walked around outside to see what my lens would catch. And I must say, I think I am getting a hang of this camera thing!

Enjoy!

for the love of VAMPIRES?

2009-09-24T18:15:00.002-05:00

I know the Stephanie Meyer series is old, and I should be done with the series already. But I get busy, and I forget....and then I remember again and get hooked!

I feel bad for my friends who have finished because when I start talking about it, you can tell they just want to spill their guts! Tell me everything that happens, but I can't let them! I have to find out on my own.

I am still madly in love with Jacob (probably more so since I think he is better looking than Edward in the movies). But I dream vampires now...I even think they live down the street from me, all because girl i saw smoking outside had pale skin and hair dark as night!

So here I am rambling on about Vampires, and let me tell you I think it would be super cool to see what happens before it actually does! I wouldn't like it after awhile but it would be fun for about a day, or two!

Back to drowning myself in Eclipse and hoping it ends how I want it to!

Pooch Paradise

2009-09-22T16:41:00.005-05:00

My wonderful mother gave Mr. T and I a sweet "professional" camera that she never uses.

I often lose myself in other peoples blogs. I can't even stand it sometimes. I could read and read and read. TODAY I found Darby's blog called Fly Through Our Window, go HERE to view.

I don't know her but she is amazing, from the little I know. And she had an entry all about photography thanks to Marla! So after reading their entry about Photography I decided to bring out our adopted camera from hiding and try it out.

I bring you the new mug shots of our children!

Johan aka Yo-Yo

Jasmine aka DoodleBug

Did someone say TREATS?!

A&E has my Heart

2009-09-22T07:51:00.003-05:00

Does anyone look forward to Mondays?

NOT ME!

Well up until 3 weeks ago I didn't. I still dont. BUT I do look forward to 9 o'clock in the evenings on Mondays thats for sure. Why?!

A&E has caught my heart and I don't think I can turn back.

Mr. T and I tuned in on a lame Monday night a few weeks back and A&E was running a Mini-thon of their previous "Hoarders" episodes, and we were HOOKED. I now can't stop watching it. YES - I will admit it is almost the same every week but I watch in astonishment. I don't understand the disease, because I thankfully don't suffer from it, but oh how I don't understand how people can be attached to say, a piece of paper?!

I don't think I will ever understand, but after watching every episode I feel the need to go through my house and THROW things away, for fear that I might turn out to have the disease!

Please tune in next week, 9:00 pm CST on the A&E Channel, or go here http://www.aetv.com/hoarders/ to see more about the show.

Until then I close with this and am off to worry about my house turning into a Hoard House

Day 27 - Call Me Crazy...

2009-09-18T07:33:00.004-05:00

But I can't stop thinking about Christmas or the Holidays to be politically correct.

Colder weather, turns into Fall, which then turns into Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Christmas! YIKES....

I have decided to make our own Christmas/Holiday Cards, we are newlyweds and it has to be super cool! :) So while I brainstorm on Card Designs, you can feast on these cute holiday decorations!

Day 24 - Coming out of the Closet

2009-09-15T08:21:00.000-05:00

No - not in that way.

BUT. It is time to clean out my closet. I moved into my Husbands house a year ago, back then he was just my boy-toy. Its a quaint little Apartment, well OK not an apartment but a Duplex. We own it, and we rent out the upstairs. This being said, the closet in our bedroom is super tiny! Needless to say I took over the spare bedroom as my closet/changing room. Its great - sort of.

When I moved in there was clothes that I "thought" I would wear and 1.5 years later I have yet to wear them. So I decided it was time to get rid of the clutter!

In honor of my Closet Cleaning I have decided that Closets would be my inspiration!

Day 19 - Bedroom Inspiration

2009-09-10T07:25:00.000-05:00

I have officially started obsessing over blogs! Since I started looking at peoples blogs and getting a peek into other peoples home my design style has done a 180! I have always loved clean lines. But now I love clean lines and mismatched stuff. On houzz.com you could call it a mix between contemporary and eclectic. I love tons of frames, furniture that looks "meant-to-be" but doesn't neccesarily belong together.

With that being said, I love my bedroom but I know it will need a makeover when the set is moved into its new home. So today I bring you my Inspiration for our bedroom.

What do I love about this space? Clean lines of course, pops of color (there could be a few more), and the chairs. I love the idea of a tiny sitting area within the bedroom.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the Headboard!

This space comes from one of my FAVE blogs! Adventures in Renovating a Brooklyn Limestone I love how simple it is! But there are so many added pieces to make it stand out!

Here is the pop of color I was talking about. Not Yellow though...Mr. T hates yellow. And the mismatched furniture too! The 2 different nightstands, but tie it together by using the same lamp!

Day 19 - BBQ Day!

2009-09-10T07:06:00.001-05:00

So the last day of Summer is quickly approaching, or to my surprise may have already come and gone.

To celebrate OR not-to-celebrate this day we are going to our friend BK's (BK = Brian and Katy) house to have a little Barbeque Action.

On the Menu?

Turkey Burgers, Corn on the Cob, Chips & Dip (hopefully we won't catch the dog licking the jar clean after stepping inside for .538 seconds) and some sort of yummy dessert!

I can't believe Summer is already finished! My time flys!

Things that Mr. T and I are greatful for are the BEAUTIFUL wedding we had 19 days ago! Our amazing children (ie - Jacks, the white furry kind). Although they get on our last nerve more often than not how can you not love a critter as cute as them!

AND of course things to looks forward to in the future! Being Newlyweds, moving to the BIG CITY! Well we don't know when we will actually make the move but we know it will be coming. And I can't wait for the day because of a few things: my mom lives there, we get to buy a house, I finally get to be HOME, we get to start our new business AND of course, my blog will start - the way I want it to be. Not just randomness all over the place. In the future instead of just updates you will see more deisgn projects, befores and afters of our said "house", great finds, and amazing steals and much much More!

Day 17 - Happy Birthday Mr. T

2009-09-08T09:36:00.000-05:00

My Hubby is getting soooo old!
OK.
Not really.

HAPPY 29th Birthday Mr. T

He is amazing, and really not that old! We just got married a little over 2 weeks ago, so this is his first Birthday we are celebrating at a Married Couple!

But of course, he isn't "into" birthdays, whatever that means. But he will [again] have to forgive me because Birthdays are just like Christmas in my family! HUGE! Lots of presents and pretty much a BIG DEAL!

So heres to you Mr. T!

Day 13 - The Start of a NEW Beginning

2009-09-04T13:34:00.000-05:00

Welcome!

I have been wanting a blog forever, and now that Wedding Planning has come to an end, I had to find something to occupy my sudden FREE time!

So here is my chance.

Don't bother trying to figure out what this blog is about, if you try I will say good luck! It is more a melting pot of ideas, projects, and daily life!

Sit back and enjoy....