enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

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  • I did not always enjoy running. Safe to say, that for at least ten years, I hated every miserable step. But, when I exercised, I ran because it seemed like the quickest way to get a burn and be done with it. Plus, at my neighborhood gym when I was in high school, the treadmills…

  • but I am not. I was looking through the archives to find different posts from the past five April's. And I stumbled on this gem of a blog post from April 2006. Oh man. I had completely forgotten that story and reading now makes my palms sweat. I clicked on it to read the single…

  • This year is one quarter over. ALREADY. Paul and I have almost been married a year. ALREADY. Today is my parents' 30 year wedding anniversary. ALREADY. (Love you M&D) Time is flying at warp speed and it is looking like April will race through even faster. I am simultaneously overwhelmed and inspired. Which is better…

  • I don't think anyone requested "what I wore" posts when I asked for suggestions the other day. But personally, I love style posts when they pop up on other blogs, so I am going to try and work a few in over here. PLUS, I think they are going to encourage me to pull myself…

  • I am so inspired by all the blog suggestions that were left today. Thank you. I have a few goal wrap up posts scheduled for Friday & Monday and then I am going to dive into these. I especially love the idea of getting Paul to write a post or two. That will be happening…

  • I watched The Business of Being Born over the weekend while Paul was on call. I will admit that I cried through most of it. And then the next morning, I woke up out of a dream convinced I was in labor. For the record, I am not pregnant. But I now have lot of…

  • Check plus for February. Lots of sewing, lots of running (46 miles – 15.5 outside), lots of projects. I got my 2011 book started, my 25@25 book finished and our bedroom decorated. And the blog design workshop is progressing. It's happening. For sure. And after much thought, I decided it will be for Typepad users…

  • fonts are mexcellent, marquee & bebas. digital tape strips by pugly pixel. photo by Paul. letter stickers by American Crafts. nail polish by essie. 🙂

  • Weeks ago, I mentioned I was trying to think of a way to document this year. I considered a lot of ideas and for awhile thought I was going to go entirely digital with an album or book. But printing all those digital 8.5×11 pages seemed expensive and waiting until the end of the year…

  • I LOVE funfetti cake mix & chocolate frosting. I LOVE that Paul sends me emails about opening a savings account for our future house. I LOVE that my valentine gift this year was $10 worth of yellow & white flowers at the farmer's market. I LOVE neon colors. I LOVE that I am becoming a…