… I’m too tired to recap our trip right now, but here’s a little taste of the house we stayed in.
Frank Lloyd Wright windows and craftstman style interior. Yum.
I’m getting my hairs cut … I’ve been pining over this haircut ALL week — saw it in Glamour magazine on Monday or Tuesday during my workout and decided that it’s beyond time for a haircut and I needed something new, cute and different. Especially since I’m taking a mini-vacay this weekend [...]
I don’t know why I haven’t blogged about this before.
My favorite radio station in the entire world is MPR: The Current (MPR=Minnesota Public Radio). Mark introduced me to it a while back, but until recently I didn’t realize that I could listen to the online stream. Since I realized I [...]
It was hot.
Sooo hot.
But luckily, my booth was at the cusp of where all the ventilation came together. Which was good for me. And people kept stopping just to talk, and would end up buying something. Which was also good for me.
I’m almost out of wares! I need [...]
So, I decided not to go to the grocery store this weekend. So, we made due with what was in the house for breakfast and dinner, which made for a couple of interesting recipes! Again, I don’t have any pictures. Mostly because I was mad that some of the pancakes burned (so be careful with [...]
Last weekend I trekked back to my hometown to go to a friend’s baby shower. I made her some adorable gifts (which I have and will be blogging about). I was really on the fence about going because I didn’t think my finances would allow me to make another trip this month, but a freelance [...]
Last Sunday, Mark, Barney and I went to Des Moines. I had a coffee table that was sitting out for me at work that I needed to pick up and I needed Mark’s car to retrieve it. So, we decided to take Barney so we could get him an ice cream cone at
I finally got around to finishing the camera cases that I’d started a while back. It only took me 2 months …
Honestly, anything with a button on it just gets tossed aside for a while until I muster up the courage to wrestle with it and put the button on. It takes [...]
wow it was a realllllly long weekend!
Here’s a super quick recap. I’m sure I’ll have a more extensive recap of Saturday’s wedding once people post pix on Facebook.
Friday we had a wedding reception at ISU’s alumni hall. Mark went to the wedding but it was at 3 PM and I worked, so I [...]
I’m going to be MIA for a couple of days as Mark and I attempt a double wedding. One of Mark’s friends is getting married today in Ames and our friend and his former roommate is getting married tomorrow in Iowa City.
Which means, I’ve gotta drop off the Barnstormer at a friend’s house for [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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