Happy Birthday today to my best friend Mary Ellen!!!

Hope you have a wonderful day!
Mary and Kristi Jan 2012

I know Mary never has time to read my blog but wanted to give her a shout-out anyway ;)

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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.

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 usKristi Tanya Dana Ang Heather Jan 2012

Looking forward to seeing these ladies again in February ;)

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It is hard to believe that my niece Bianca is five years old today.  Crazy how fast that time went, wow!!

Happy Birthday BeBe!

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Christmas is usually a busy time of year but can you imagine what it would be like to have a Christmas birthday?? My neighbor, Darrell, was born on Christmas Day.  Black Baby Jesus!! lol Every year on Christmas night he and Denise throw a birthday party at their house and invite a bunch of friends and family.  This year was extra special because Darrell turned 40!
A few photos I took that night….
Blowing out candles…
Darrell Blowing out 40th Candles
The birthday boy and his daughter Breanna
Breanna and Darrell Christmas 2011
Birthday Boy with his old homeboy (yes, he put on the Vikes jersey just for this photo!)
Darrell and Ru Christmas 2011
Denise, me and Shannon (ugg, I hate flash!)
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A few others from the night…
Tyana with Boys Christmas 2011
Darrell and Drake Christmas 2011
Jere and Dawn Christmas 2011
Jere and Mason Christmas 2011
It was a fun night but kind of low-key compared to past years. We ate and drank a little, talked a lot.
Good times!

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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.

Heather, Dana, Ang and Kristi
I probably should’ve used a flash instead of these crazy shadows I ended up getting without it. Oh well. Sorry ladies!
Dana and Ang Dec 2011
Me and (Heather)Cheddar
Heather and Kristi

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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Happy Birthday to Someone Special Today!

You know who you are ;)

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Happy Birthday today to my Mom!!!

She and my dad were out in Virginia this past weekend staying with (my future SIL) Amanda’s parents, who hosted an Engagement Party on Sat night for Jeff and Amanda.  Hope ya’ll had fun!

Anyway, since I haven’t had a chance to celebrate with her, I wanted to give a special shout out to an amazing woman, mom, wife, and grandma…..

My mom as a little girl….

My mom as a teenager

My mom and dad on their wedding day….

Mom and Me (1978?)

Grandma Fran and Bennett…

Mom with Jeff, my Dad and my Uncle Paul…

My mom and Gram May 2011

Hope you have a great day, Mom!!!

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My very special niece, Ms. Annika Leigh!

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It is hard to believe that six years have passed since that hot July day when this sweet, baby girl was born and made me an Auntie.  (Even harder to believe I was blogging back then and captured it here)

I was really into making collages back then :)


Happy Birthday Annika, Sweetie! I hope you have a very special day!

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Wanted to wish my bff Kimmy a Happy Birthday.  Love you!

Our BFF Mary bought Kim this cake at Byerly’s.  It was To Die For!!!

Chocolate Raspberry Torte from Byerly's

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Time sure flies, doesn’t it? I mean surely I can’t have already been two years since my nephew Bennett was born!! Indeed, my little buddy turns 2 today.  Happy Birthday Bennett! Looking forward to seeing him and the rest of my family at the birthday party on Saturday…

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Where has the time gone?  Surely there is no way that when I woke up this morning I turned yet another year older??!!!

I think I almost cried for a second when I typed my real age in the title but now  I am over it…..  I think it sounds scarier than it feels because really, I do not feel any older than I did 5 years ago.

There have been a few years that I was lucky enough to take a day off of work.  Not so lucky this year.  Actually, the past few weeks at work have been busier than ever, too much to do to take a day off.

I have dinner plans with some of my dearest friends tonight; a quiet homemade dinner is exactly what I want.  That’s about it.  Also going to celebrate with my BFFs next weekend when Kimmy hosts a brunch in my honor.  Looking forward to it!

As always, I appreciate everyone who is in my life…… whether we are family, friends, colleagues, blogging buddies or whatever.  I love you guys!

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Today is my bff Sonja's birthday and even though I know she doesn't read my blog very often ( no computer, no internet) I wanted to wish her a very happy birthday.  A few of us ended up going out last Friday for all-you-can-eat sushi/Japanese to celebrate.

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I hope you have a great birthday Sonja!

PS Thanks to Lanee for bringing the camera :)

PPS Happy Birthday to Dana too!

 

I wanted to give a quick shout-out to my baby brother Jeff who turns the big 2-8 today!
There are a million great things I can say about Jeff (and a number of embarrassing stories from when he was a kid) but instead I will just share some cute photos of him when he was a little tyke.

Here is where we welcomed him into out family.  I was 4 and Brian was 2.

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Jeff had the best curly blonde hair ever!! This was us on a trip to the Black Hills….our ages 8,6, 4

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We were Karate kids back in the day….

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Here is our family at my grandparents' 40th anniversary.  Last year they had their 60th, so this is 20 years ago!

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I could post old pics all day but I'll just leave one more of me & Jeff on his bday a couple of years ago…….

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Happy Birthday Jeff! I hope you have an awesome birthday….looking forward to celebrating with you at the BBQ this weekend :)  Love ya!

 

Wanted to say Happy Anniversary to my brother Brian and his wife Michelle on five wonderful years of marriage together!
(I made this collage for them last year!)
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My little nephew is one years old today. 
Wow, does time fly or what?
Looking forward to seeing this handsome little dude at his party on Saturday :)
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PS. My SIL Michelle also has a post on her blog about his birthday.

 

This is THE biggest week of birthdays between my group of BFFs: Mary, Kim, Lanee and Sonja.  We were all either born or gave birth within one calendar week:
Me 2-11 Lanee 2-14 Chase 2-15 (Mary's son) Jacob 2-17 (Kim's baby boy) and Angelina 2-18 (Sonja's daughter)
Mary, her daughter Taylor, and Rog (Lanee's hubby) are also all Aquarians.
Is that crazy cool or what?

 

Happy Birthday today to my BFF Lanee Valentina!
How cool would it be to have your bday on Valentine's Day?  Sonja planned a little surprise party for Lanee last night and I was able to go hang out with my girls for awhile and be there to surprise Lanee before having to leave to go to a concert. 
A few photos:
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Heart shaped goodies in honor of our Valentina
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Sonja, Leah and Me
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Happy Birthday Lanee, I hope your birthday is wonderful :)

 

My niece Bianca turns 2 years old today. How did that happen so fast???!! I clearly remember the day she was born and it doesn't seem like it could've been two years already!  Hope Bianca has a great day today.  Looking forward to her birthday party this upcoming weekend.  Happy Half-Birthday to Annika today too, as she turns 3 1/2.
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I know its already old news, but despite the fact that I (along with my niece Bianca below) and thousands of other Vikes fans got all decked out in Purple Pride this past Sunday for the first round of the NFL playoffs, the $%&$*()&* Vikings lost to the Eagles.  Not really a surprise since they are so good at letting us down year after stinking year, but it is nice to have hope sometimes.  Better luck next year!
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Sunday was also the 22nd Annual Sauer Family Foosball Tournament.  We have the tourney every year at the celebration of my dad, aunt and uncle's Famous Birthday
Guess who I was randomly paired with this year? Michelle! And we did NOT make it to the championship round like I did last year.  Oh no we didn't.  In fact, our team was shut out this year :(

Better luck next year!
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IMG_3271The prize is the coveted Toilet Bowl Trophy, which the winner proudly displays in their home for the year of their Championship.  Each year it is repainted  by the previous year's winners.  Here is the 2009 design:

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It was a fun time and I think it is so cool that our family has such a unique tradition!

 

Today is my BFF Sonja's Dirty Thirty!!!! 
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Feliz Cimpleanos, Mamacita Sonjita!!

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