enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: life
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welcoming November with open arms. striving to find a balance between the boredom that was September and the chaos that was October. I know there must be a happy medium out there. hoping we get enough sign ups to run the minibook workshop. More information can be found here. dreaming about decorating our new apartment.…
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My Grandma Bev passed away last night. She lived a full, but sometimes difficult life. Before her mid-thirties, she had lost two husbands and then she raised five children on her own for the next almost 50 years. I am comforted that it was with all of these children that she finally let go. I…
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We found a place to live in the Ventura area! Actually, a place found us. One of the sweet girls from my sorority reads the blog, saw that we were moving north and emailed about a unit that her family has available for rent. This is exactly why I love the Internet. And friends who…
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Yesterday, my grandma, my mom's mom, suffered a stroke. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and prayers for her, my mom and the rest of my extended family over the next few days as we wait to see how things go. Thank you so much. ps. that print in the photo above is sadly not…
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So I mentioned recently that I made some skincare changes. You might have thought the big reveal was going to be some sort of mind-blowing infomercial. But really it's a little bit boring : Yep, that's it. There are lots of arguments for organic skincare products and I cannot even pretend to understand them all…
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It's been a whirlwind (San Diego to St. Louis to Sacramento to San Francisco & back to Sac), and now I am headed home for a few days before I fly out to Connecticut to work with Kolo. I am looking forward to having my own car, catching up on my shows, drinking tea &…
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Bread no. 26 : soft pretzel tots. Adjustments : cut this recipe in half. True, I have the parents to share with, but it's becoming carb-central around here. Substituted 3/4 C whole wheat flour for white. Went a bit overboard on the salt. Notes : since my 40 loaves deadline is looming, I was happy…
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developing a completely new skincare routine. accepting that this next half marathon may involve a good amount of power-walking. sending cards to Paul almost daily. writing emails, workshop lessons & articles. wearing new boots that are just perfect. lamenting the fact that I left my big camera at home because while it's a hassle, it's…
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I spent the weekend in St. Louis visiting a friend from high school that is in her second year of med school in the city. It was rad seeing a new town but even better catching up in real life. I hate the phone. And while email is my right hand man, nothing compares to…
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But the trouble with racing the sun for photographs is sometimes the sun wins. I'll share more when I get home. For now, I'm off to St. Louis to visit with some girlfriends and then I'm headed up to Sacramento to see the fam and to San Francisco to run a race.
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