enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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coming home after a long beautiful weekend in Chicago with my girls.

loving my new favorite photo of Ellerie with her globe.

enjoying my first tea latte! so excellent.

feeling happy about the final version of GTWB … that double cover and slightly larger coils made all the difference.

finishing The Likeness (enjoyed it!)

eating the best egg scramble : 2 eggs scrambled with salt and pepper, big scoop of cooked quinoa, handful of shredded cheddar cheese and a dollop of sour cream. I think it tastes like a bit like a baked potato. Paul thinks it tastes like fried rice. Ellerie requests "more, more!!"

ordering my custom packing tape…and possibly getting too excited about it.

drinking Pony Brand coffee.

watching Game of Thrones (season 4) and Burning Love (for comic relief).

wanting more information about this music video. What did they tell those brides in advance?

marveling at how my garden is getting along despite much less frequent watering.

needing a haircut.

planning podcast episodes through May (then taking June off to regroup).

looking forward to a Real Vacation (from work too!!) in less than three weeks!

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26 responses to “april : currently”

  1. donya Avatar

    Okay, I need to try those eggs! But I’m confused… “handful of sour cream and a dollop of sour cream” I’m thinking diced ham? Sounds super yummy!
    I read somewhere that the Maroon 5 video was all actors/actresses, which sort of killed the magic for me the next time I watched it, but I love the song regardless. 🙂

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  2. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    AH! Tana French is my favorite! The Likeness was my favorite one of hers. You should check out the rest! Her writing/descriptions are beautiful!

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  3. Johanna Avatar

    I was thinking it might be a handful of something green 😉 Good placeholder there!

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  4. Kelsey Avatar

    GAH! So wish our garden was planted already. I envy your climate!
    This past week was the first time it stayed above freezing all season. I think a trip to the nursery is in order for this weekend!

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  5. Margaret Avatar

    I’m usually a coffee drinker, but earl grey lattes (with just a touch of vanilla) are one of my favorite things!

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  6. Louise Avatar
    Louise

    Yes, please, Elise – will you clarify? (I’m guessing a handful of chives) Thanks!

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  7. krista Avatar
    krista

    The brides truly knew nothing in that video, it was a for real surprise. The building/event coodinators and the grooms knew and that’s it. One of my friends was a photographer at one of these weddings. She actually makes a split second appearance at the end of the video. So fun, huh?!

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  8. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    I was obsessed with that video when it first came out! So fun! Wikipedia has the lowdown: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_(music_video)#Music_video

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  9. ellragu Avatar

    … I dunno… I always put a dollop of sour cream on my handful…

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  10. Anna Avatar

    Though “a handful of sour cream” is a funny image!

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  11. Paula M Avatar
    Paula M

    Yes, please clarify if you actually add a handful of sour cream & then a tablespoon.

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  12. Amelia Avatar

    I’m guessing green onions!

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  13. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    sorry! handful of shredded cheddar cheese!

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  14. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    sorry! handful of shredded cheddar cheese!

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  15. elise blaha cripe Avatar

    sorry! handful of shredded cheddar cheese!

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  16. donya Avatar

    AH! Of course. Delicious! Glad I checked back! Thanks Elise.

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  17. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    From what I’ve read the grooms knew a grammy winning band was going to perform for a video shoot but not which band hence the reason they looked surprised also. Also, I read that some of the weddings are staged but that most are real.

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  18. michelle t Avatar
    michelle t

    Oh what a sweet photo. So precious. Michelle t

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  19. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    I add my sour cream by the handful, too. 🙂 Enjoy your Real Vacation – they’re few and far between when you’re a small business owner. I know this firsthand because my last Real Vacation was in 2013.

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  20. alyssa Avatar
    alyssa

    you go girl! you’re killing it!

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  21. Melanie Avatar

    Yay! I’m halfway through The Likeness right now! I read In the Woods first and definitely recommend it.

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  22. Anna Kristina Avatar

    I’ve loved all of Tana French’s books! (I’m so excited for the next one when it comes out.) And thanks for sharing that Maroon 5 video! I loved it! Hooray for surprises!

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  23. Cori Avatar

    Here’s a little more info about the Maroon 5 video. SUPER cool, and it would have been amazing to be at one of the crashed weddings!
    http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/01/22/maroon-5-sugar-staged/

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  24. ~Michelle Avatar
    ~Michelle

    Hope you had some good weather in the Chi!

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  25. Alan Stevenson Avatar

    Definitely need to give those eggs a try! Sound delicious 😀

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