Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
We've got a live one!

We pulled Jack in his new wagon down the site...I painted a sign for the side that said "Live Crawfish $1/a pound"
There were more than 400 people out there trick-or-treating. I saw a fair share of pumpkins, witches and cats....but only one crawfish!

Friday, October 22, 2010
A new baby to love
My grandmother tells a story about her grandchildren. She explains the arrival of her nine grandchildren in meteorological terms: she had a constant, steady drip of grandchildren coming in regular intervals and then it started pouring...when several came within a few months of each other.
Following that storyline, there's been a flood of great-grandchildren this year. One great is 8 years old...then there was a l-o-n-g drought.... and this year, there are 3 new babies to love. Christmas will be fun.
Meet a little boy with a big 4-name moinker: Joshua Alak Martin (last name omitted). He will be called Alak, pronounced Alec. Why the different spelling? His mother's name is Kala, pronounced Kayla, and Alak is Kala spelled backwards. Cute, huh? Why the different spelling of Kala? That goes back to my great-grandmother whose name was Lala.... pronounced, you got it, Layla.
I'm sure he'll be changed a bit by the time I can see him at Thanksgiving, but I'm sure he'll be just as sweet as ever!
Congrats Kala, Josh, Rhealee, Gamma, and the rest of the gang!
Friday, October 15, 2010
When is a first word really a first word?
Or did he?
Sure, he's been chanting "ma-ma-ma-ma-ma" and "da-da-da-da-da," but to our knowledge he has no idea what "ma-ma" or "da-da" means. Every once in awhile, he'll string two other syllables together to make a word with no realization of what the word is.
Rewind a few days......Jack has an exersaucer with lots of toys attached. It makes animal sounds, has animal names in English and Spanish, plus a little classical music if you hit the buttons in the right combination. Yes, toys have evolved supposedly to make kids smarter than we were when we just had a rattle.
Jack was banging on the duck button and right after it said "duck," he said as clear as could be "duck." He went back to jabbering and ever since I've been holding up a duck and saying "duck." So far, nada.
It could've very well been "pato." I don't think he would've known the difference.
A very eclectic affair and the black-haired mafia.

Our coworker Jen got engaged the December after I started work at the station. We've had three weddings and a baby this year at work, and no two events were alike.
Jen and Nick got married downtown in a coverted theatre that is used as an event and concert venue. "Hand in Hand" is a phrase from their wedding song, "Good Hearted Woman." That definitely set the tune for a fun reception! Jen had her phrase, along with her logo, on everything...only we didn't realize where it came from until afterwards.
She had a photo book for the guest book. You took pictures, kept one strip, and the other went in the guest book for you to sign. We took this set for the newsroom. The third picture down we are wearing the "morning meeting face."


Here's the newlyweds!
The ladies from work, plus Dave and a friend looking cool:
Jen's favors were as unique as everything else. For the guys, there were coolers with her logo.
For ladies, she had flip flops....and since all the good weddings generally have piles of shoes on the side of the dance floor anyway, I though this was the most perfect favor ever. Jen had a ten piece band that was awesome, so we danced all night. Since it is Minneapolis, I counted at least two Prince songs.
I'm not sure how much you can tell about the decor from these pictures. It was unlike any place I've ever been. I guess I'd describe it as somewhere between artsy and gothic. Jen didn't have to do any decorating, and why should she? It was a perfect backdrop as is.



Jen's family had seats in the dance area, and everyone else had a lounge style setting in the lower and upper levels.
I can't complete this blog entry without a note about the Black Haired Mafia. This is Nick's affectionate nickname for Jen's family, which is big, loud and always involved. When Jen moved, her family came en masse to help move, paint, and everything. I wish I had an army like that! She compares the women to the "Big Fat Greek Wedding" movie and I love hearing about their antics together. They definitely enjoyed the night, and we did too.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A very Newsy shower
I've always found the small town showers at home amusing, and I've poked fun at my Aunt's insistence that the punch at these showers always match the bride's colors. Red wedding colors=red punch, light green=light green punch, and so on. You should have seen the puzzlement when a bride had teal as a color. I' not sure why this is mandatory, but I've always got a giggle out of it.
Apparently those church ladies are onto something. I've been addicted to party blogs in my meager amount of spare time, and those blogs are all about being color coordinated with everything labeled and revolving around a theme.
I channeled my inner caterer/party planner to help throw a coworker a "Breaking News Brunch."
We surprised coworker Jennifer with a themed breakfast right after the morning meeting almost a week before her big day. Lisa and I got to work an hour early with food and decor in tow and made this little set up.
Our punch was our "not so" kicker. (sorry, no alcohol on company time!)
We had color-coordinated fruit for our "filler." I let a breakfast casserole cool before cutting it into tiny blocks w/sausage for "news blocks."
And I'm missing a picture of Lisa's fabulous french toast bake, which was our "top story."
We also planned on a bowl of nuts for "interview subjects," but we wound up skipping those. Which worked out just fine because we had tons of food to wish Jen well.... our news director kept Jen cornered after the meeting while employees huddled in the breakroom. The receptionist called Jen to let her know someone wanted to speak with her in the lobby, so she slowly walked into the breakroom area not exactly sure what type of 'nut' wanted his or her turn to talk.
Ironically, no one captured the big moment on camera. So, I guess we wound up missing the top story anyway. Stay tuned for the wedding follow-up soon.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Walking for a cause

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