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Beebs’ Birthday Bash {She’s 5!}

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Jan 262012

Last week my niece Bianca turned 5 and this past Saturday we celebrated with a family party.

Here are the photos!

Bianca got a lot of nice gifts including an American Girl Doll named Kit

I got her a little portable table/chair and Moon Dough. After she had opened all her presents I caught her sitting here, smiling to herself. She was very happy :)

Playing with the Moon Dough. This stuff is a MESS. Sorry Bri & Shel, hopefully it isn’t ground into your carpet!! I thought it would be more like play-doh :(

The boys thought the box that the table came in was their new fort…

Some family photos….

I finally got to meet Chan-Man, Erin & Stew’s new baby. I love all his hair!

Jeffrey and Annika

And a few miscellaneous

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

January Baby Birthday Dinner

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Jan 222012

Happy Birthday to Dana Leigh (who had a birthday yesterday)

Last Thursday night I met Dana, Ang and Heather for Happy Hour drinks at Joe Sensers in Roseville.

Purple people drinker and Caribbean tea

After drinks we went down the street to Good Earth to meet Tanya for dinner. Review of that coming soon ;) We had a nice time and we even got a picture of us

Looking forward to seeing these ladies again in February ;)

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On this date I have blogged about:

On 01-22-10: Read Purple Pride from the Purple One: Prince’s “Purple and Gold” (01-22-10)
On 01-22-09: Read Hot Mama Alert & Celebrity Baby Name Game (01-22-09)
On 01-22-08: Read MLK Day scrappies (01-22-08)
On 01-22-08: Read My So-Called Life….. (01-22-08)
On 01-22-07: Read Pics from the Bachelorette Party…. (01-22-07)
On 01-22-06: Read Being Sisterless…. (01-22-06)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Birthday Shout-Out {Ang joins the Dirty Thirty Club}

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Dec 162011

Happy Birthday to my friend Ang who turns the BIG 3-0 today!

I know I am posting this super late but I literally have not sat down since 6am this morning (its now 10) and that has been the story of my my life every day this week. Anyway, I wanted to wish Ang a happy birthday once again (besides the text msg and FB message). You only turn 30 once, right? (although Ang celebrates for the entire month of December! lol)

Last night I met the Birthday Girl and Dana and Heather out for dinner at a place that none of us had tried before, Brick’s Pub. I will add my review once I get a chance to write it. We had a great time talking, eating and sipping a cocktail or two. We even got a few photos.

I probably should’ve used a flash instead of these crazy shadows I ended up getting without it. Oh well. Sorry ladies!

Me and (Heather)Cheddar

Last night Ang and I were trying to figure out which year it was that we met. Today I have the answer. It was December 2003!! Know how I know? Well, we met through our mutual friend, Rich, and I took this photo of the two of them at XFest back on May 30, 2004. So Ang, I guess that means this month is our 8th Anniversary ;) wow, how about that? You were just a kid back then. lmao!

Hope you have a wonderful time at your shindig tonight!

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On this date I have blogged about:

On 12-17-10: Read Happy Hour {Just before the BIG snowstorm} (12-17-10)
On 12-16-08: Read Party time for Sally! (12-16-08)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Gramps Turned 86! {Family Party}

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Oct 272011

I feel fortunate that I have got to see my Gram and Gramp as much as I have this year, especially considering that they live in AZ for nearly 8 months every year. They also have a house here in MN and they typically come up from May-Sept but for various reasons, they weren’t able to go back home to AZ until this week, which meant that Gramps was in MN this year on his birthday. For that reason and because life is short (especially since he had a severe stroke back in March with a somewhat miraculous recovery), my mom and Gram planned a little party for him. I honestly don’t ever remember celebrating my Gramps birthday with him, so this was extra special.

3 of my Gram & Gramp’s 8 children were at the party, as well as 9 of 21 grandchildren and 4 great grandkids (not to mention the many addition spouses and partners!). The rest of our family live in AZ, WI, and WA. It was a nice time catching up with a few of my cousins and of course I was Kristarazzi once again :)

Glad you had a special birthday, Gramps.

Love, Your #1 Grandchild :)
xoxoxooxoxoxox

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Dinner Outing with the Girls {Bradie’s Bday}

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Sep 242011

Two weeks ago my dear, life-long amiga Bradie celebrated another bday. (One that is a multiple of 5!)

There were 9-10 of us who met for dinner at First Course in So. Mpls, a great little restaurant just a few blocks from Bradie’s house (review to come when I can get to it!). We had wonderful food and great conversation. Afterward most of us went back to Bradie’s house and hung out for a few hours. It was a great night!

Hope you had fun, Bradie! xoxoxoxoox

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Birthday party for a sweet 6-year-old {Annika Leigh}

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Aug 012011

A few weeks ago my niece Annika turned 6 and a few days later Brian and Michelle had a party for her up at their lake home. I didn’t take many photos and the ones I did take didn’t turn out very well but I would still like to post about it here as a way to document. We had tacos, cake and ice cream.

I got Annika a couple of cute little skirts (purple plaid and dark denim) and a top to go with both.

Fun times!

Time is flying, I can’t believe Annika is already six and starting first grade soon!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

A Special Birthday {Kimmy}

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Apr 182011

Happy Birthday today to my dear friend Kim!

We went out to dinner at Shorewood Bar & Grill on Saturday night and then hung out at Kim’s house afterward. Dinner was an interesting experience…. the food was wonderful but the service was the worst I’ve ever experienced. I will be writing a mixed review and I am going to be honest about every aspect of the experience

Anyway, pics from the night…

Happy Birthday, Kim. Hope you have had a great birthday so far!

xoxooxoxoxo

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Bennett’s 3rd Birthday

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Mar 262011

A few weeks ago my nephew Benett turned 3. Time sure has flown since the day he was born and boy has he gotten to be such a big boy! (Especially when you consider he was born premature).

The theme of his party this year was Lightning McQueen from Cars.

Bud got a ton of cool gifts…..all toys and books! I am usually the one that gets the kids clothes but decided to go with fun stuff this time. Everyone else did the same so Buddy didn’t get any new clothes, but a ton of fun toys! One of the things we got him was an interactive Chuggington book. He loved it.

The kids all got new sunglasses from Grandma Fran because they were leaving the next day for a family vacation in Arizona.

The girls also got little jewelry boxes that they could paint and decorate

Some shots of the family. (Jeff was MIA due to leaving on a flight that day to Australia and I rarely have my picture taken anymore)
Brian and Michelle’s favorite pose

Michelle’s parents

Erin and Stew

My Mom and Dad

We had several pizzas from Criss Cross Pizza for dinner

Then we had cake & ice cream.
Bennett got a little help from Bianca while trying to blow out the candles. You would think they’re twins from this photo!

It was a fun time!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Family Dinner {Birthday Celebration}

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Mar 042011

I turned another year older on February 11th and for the first time in many years, my family was actually in town that weekend to help me celebrate (although my parents had JUST gotten back from a 2 1/2 week Panama Canal Cruise) . I should have posted these three weeks ago after they were taken but I never even looked at them until a few days ago. No time to edit any of these (and I could care less!)

Me, 34 years old (wearing my glasses out in public and looking ultra-cheesy with this look on my face)

Pretty Flowers

Jeff spent the entire time playing with his new toy, the NEW Macbook Air.

Michelle and Annika

The rest of us were also pretty laid back that day, we spent most of the afternoon watching fun family videos that my dad was streaming from his computer through Apple TV. Once I get my hands on some of these I will make sure to post them on the blog.

Dude letting it all hang out

Except my mom who was cooking her Chicken Marsala for dinner.

Mmmmmm

My mom also made a rum cake for me, a dessert we haven’t had in probably a decade!!!
Here I am blowing out my candles…. (FYI- Everytime a photo with candles is taken I get the weird “halo” reflection off my lens filter)

It was nice to celebrate my birthday with my family this year ;)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Beebs turned 4!

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Jan 302011

My niece Bianca turned four a few weeks ago (wow does time fly!) and we celebrated at Brian and Michelle’s house last weekend. She got a lot of cool gifts but I think her favorite is her little ipod with the headphones

All three kids got umbrellas

I got the girls these little zebra and giraffe outfits

Some of the adults

The cake

She didn’t take those headphones off that whole night!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Pizza Night for the Birthday Boy

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Jan 092011

I have blogged about my dad’s famous birthday every year, and it seems like every year we have pizza to celebrate. This year we went to a place called Mansetti’s Pizza & Pasta (review to come!)

Grandpa and Annika

Grandpa and Bianca

The pizzas!

Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza at Mansetti’s Pizza & Pasta ~ Forest Lake, MN

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza at Mansetti’s Pizza & Pasta ~ Forest Lake, MN

Glad you had a nice birthday, Dad!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Girls Night Out {Gina’s Bday}

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Nov 112010

Last Saturday night I headed out with my neighbor girls and some friends to celebrate our girl Gina’s birthday. Instead of a standard limo to chauffeur us around, the 12 of us made our way around town in an RV. No kidding! We had a ton of fun, here are just a few photos of the night (taken by at least three cameras)

Fun times! Glad I decided to go out :)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

A Very Special Birthday {My Mamacita!}

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Nov 082010

Yesterday was a big milestone birthday for my mom, so the family celebrated by getting together for dinner (unfortunately Bri and Mich were both sick with a stomach virus and couldn’t make it).

Look at these gorgeous roses that Amanda put together. She is always so creative and thoughtful with her gifts!

It was great that Amanda happened to be in town so she could celebrate with us ;)

I made Stuffed Mushrooms to bring up for an appetizer (recipe to follow soon!) and we had lasagna, garlic cheese bread, salad, and then apple crisp for dessert

Baked Sausage and Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

My mom blowing out her candles….

It was a nice, laid-back dinner. I was a little bummed that I didn’t get to see Annika, Bianca and Bennett but I am sure we will be seeing them in the next month sometime.

Glad my mom had a nice birthday!

PS I didn’t officially commit to NaPoBloMo but I have been successful at posting every day in November so far, going to try to keep it up :)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Bennett’s Birthday Party & A Rappin’ Frog!

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Mar 192010

Last weekend Brian and Michelle had our families over to celebrate my nephew Bennett’s 2nd birthday. Boy did this kid have fun!

Everywhere we looked he was opening a new present of a cool new TRUCK or SPORTS stuff.

This kid is 100% BOY!

Active Boy!! Every 2 minutes he had something new and cool to play with…

Auntie Erin and Bianca

Bennett also had a really cool messy, chocolatey cake….. inside the back of this truck!

More cake…

Happy Birthday Boy

One of the my favorite things Bennett got was this Rapping Frog……. how cute is he??!!

Glad you enjoyed your birthday, little Dude!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Brunch with the Girls

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Feb 252010

Last Sunday Kim hosted a nice brunch with me and some of my closest friends (we used my birthday as an excuse to get together!). It was really nice to see some of the kids and just hang out and relax. Laura (brown) has also just gotten her first D-SLR and will be taking Michelle’s online photography class with me this spring, so we both brought our cameras along to practice using them.

Old college roommies, Laura (blonde), Me, and Laura (brown)

Laura and her daughter Keira

Me and Bradie

Keira and Neven

Me, Kim and Bradie

Laura, Me and Kim

Everyone else was shy about getting photos taken but the Three Little Pigs showed up and didn’t mind me taking their photo (over and over again!)

Thanks for hosting, Kim! It was fun to get together :)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

One, Already!

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Feb 202010

I know I have said it a million times, but TIME FLIES. Last week Kim‘s little boy Jake turned one already. Its hard to believe how much this little cutie has gone through in that amount of time. He is such a little sweetie!

A few shots from the party (which I was only able to attend briefly)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

A Special Birthday Dinner

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Feb 142010

Many of my friends wanted to know what I wanted to do for my birthday this year and for once I felt like keeping it mellow and avoiding a big dinner at a restaurant somewhere. I love doing that too, but with as busy as I have been lately, I didn’t want to make a big deal about it. Lanee and Roger invited us over along with our neighbors for a delicious dinner of homemade shrimp stir-fry and fried rice. I couldn’t have had better at a fancy Asian restaurant!

The table looked so pretty and festive

Lanee also spoiled me to the max be making her famous ice cream cake. This was worth every one of the million calories, trust me! Oreo cookie crust, peppermint ice cream, cool whip, chocolate sauce and more cookie crumbs?? Pretty much to-die-for. I might’ve gone into a sugar coma after eating this!

Thank you very much to L & R for making me feel so special on my birthday! I love you guys xoxox

PS And a very happy birthday to Lanee today who celebrates just three days after me. Looking forward to doing something nice for you too!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Early Bday Celebration

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Feb 072010

Last weekend my parents had us all up for dinner to celebrate my birthday. ( They have since then gone to Florida where they will be for the next several weeks like they do every winter) . My mom made Chicken Marsala and we also had some cake.

A few photos…..

Me and Michelle. No, we did not coordinate our neon outfits for this photo! LOL

Blowing out candles……. Not sure how Jeff did it when he took this picture, but you can see the reflection of the candles on my head!! Certainly it isn’t a halo……..!

Thanks to my fam for celebrating with me ;)

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Bebe’s Birthday Bash

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Jan 262010

My niece Bianca turned three years old last week so we had a little family birthday party for her at Brian & Michelle’s house.

I took plenty of photos while practicing with my camera, you ready for them all??!!

The birthday girl

Bianca posing with Uncle Jeff and Grandpa Jim in their new “Chile” t-shirts……( Jeff and my dad literally got home from South America the night before the party)

One of Bianca’s big presents was a new bike! Big sister Annika helping with helmet

Speaking of Annika…..

Uncle Jeff is so silly….

I can’t forget the little dude! (who at this moment was in the mood for a photo apparently because he made this face and got all up in my camera!!

Last but not least, some pics of the cakes!!

Michelle has more photos from the party on her blog so go check them out :)

PS On an unrelated note….. sweetsauer.com will be moving to a new server and platform this weekend so make sure you subscribe using this feed otherwise you will not continue to receive my blog updates!

Thanks for reading, have a great day ;)

Family Foosball Tourney XXIII ~ 2010

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Jan 062010

Twenty three years ago is when the very first Sauer Family Foosball Tourney was established and it is a BFD in my family! A little history about the tourney: My dad's side of the family had always gotten together the first weekend in January to celebrate the famous birthday of my dad, his sister and his brother and it just so happens that in 1987 the annual birthday party took place at our house. My brothers Brian, Jeff and I had gotten a rinky-dink little foosball table for Christmas that year so a few people started playing foosball. I am not sure who I can credit for the idea of creating a bracket system tournament, but I am pretty sure it is my dad. He became the Commissioner of Foosball and has kept records of who has won
over the years. Partners are paired up by a random drawing and each year one person from the winning team gets to take home the coveted Toilet Bowl Trophy. Every year the reigning Champs must re-paint the trophy for the new winners. This trophy has 23 layers of paint and history! See recaps of Foosball 2006 2008 2009

Here is 2010 Trophy:

Here are some photos of this year's action. At the very end I have a video of the Championship game. Proof that things can get a little crazy and wild when you have a Toilet Bowl Trophy at stake!