first i met up with nicki and my sister,
anne for coffee in excelsior @ the dunn
brother's by the lake. perfect day to
sit outside on the patio and throw back
a nice dark roast! this was anne's first
time coming along as all of her children
are now in school all day (ahhh, me time!).
once we were finished with our coffees
and solving the worlds problems, we set
out for a little "walk about" on the streets
of excelsior looking for something to strike
our fancy...and boy did it!~this town can
kick you if you aren't careful!$$$$
first we hit "capers" and saw our good, long
time family friend donna and a client of mine,
fran and we chatted it up for awhile.
this store is full and i mean FULL of fun,
girly, gifty, warm fuzzy kind of stuff.
it's right on water street, the main drag in
excelsior across from jake o'conner's (which
i'll get to in a minute).
i picked up something for anne and handed it
to her right there in the store. a candle.
cute, right?!
then we moved on to "cheri's"~a consignment
shop~ where i found a michael kohrs yummy
army green with chocolate brown leather trim
winter jacket...bought it! i needed another
jacket...i don't have a green one. :)
then we also hit "gatherings of excelsior"~
this is one of the great florists in town.
i watched as anne approached the counter cuz
i knew that she didn't know that they had
a cat in the store and she came face to face
with it and jumped! pretty funny really.
here's "timber"...
he just sits there an lets you love on him.
i've seen more an more of these fairy gardens
around, have you ...they truly are the sweetest
things. i've GOT to get one.
i almost just bought one of these fairies
to stick in one of my plants..too cute.
well then i had to go meet cory so anne
and nicki decided to go to jake o'connor's
for some lunch on the sidewalk. crap.
i called cory and rescheduled...not me at ALL!
we were just having the best time and i wanted
more sister time. lunch. awesome. as usual there!
one last stop..."meridian ltd." owned by
christine a. kuhns. a really terrific
woman's clothing store. this is where all
the cool stuff is...joe's jeans, 7's, l.a.m.b.
(gwen staphanie's line), there's more, i just
can't think of it all..oh, twill twentytwo.
great jewelry and belts and bags...a REAL
girl store. and it's laid out just like
the shops in melrose or beverly hills. truly great.
no JUNK, no CLUTTER. thanks chistine, we'll
be back soon. thursday nights is ladies night
in excelsior and they offer anywhere from
10 to 20% off! so go for it girls!!!!
had to run home and get ready to go meet some
bella photographers up in maple grove.
just a casual gathering to meet and greet
and talk bella and talk photography.
it was great. a lot of no~shows but we
managed to make great use of the time.
thanks ben for graciously offering to foot
the bill for dinner and i learned so much.
thanks for sharing all of your insites
and personal stories. hopefully next time
we can get it together earlier and get a
better turn out. perhaps we should start a
bella blog like a pro forum for works and
ideas...what do you say!?
got home at about 8:30 and got a call from
heather from nilmdts before i even shut the
door..they were desparate. no one else was
available to take this session. so i grabbed
my gear and headed for children's in minneapolis.
this little darling was just born via c-section.
she was perfect, perfect on the outside only.
she was born with severe internal trauma
unknown to all involved. little miss kaitlyn
was due to be delivered yesterday but to
her family, not God. everyone was gathered.
so much love in that room. this time there
was a chaplain present (my first experience
with that) we all prayed while she was alive
and then everyone kissed her goodbye and we
waited. and waited, and waited....she passed
around 11:00. just devastating.
don't let me doubt in darkness what You have
shown me in the light......
got home around midnight, gary was fast asleep.
please take a moment and pray for this family.
i have big bella wedding today at minnikahda.
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