The Great Minnesota Get Together

So I went to the fair with Kyle yesterday. It was an absolute blast. I haven't been to the fair in 12 years and the funny thing is that nothing really has changed. As we were walking my mind flashed back to me walking with my Mom and asking her every 5 seconds, "Mom! can I got on that ride, MOm can I do that, Mom can I have that?"

We had our typical fair food, funnel cake, mini donuts and a pronto pup. Kyle had a Twisted Sister. It's just a fancy corn dog. We then decided to go on a ride, and I wanted to go on something really fun. So Kyle and I decided to go on the ride Magnum. Bad idea. Now don't get me wrong, I had a blast on the ride, but I must be getting old. The ride was insane, we were flipping upside down, tossed all over, and that would've been great and all, but IT WENT ON FOREVER! I swear if I had ate right before that, I would've pucked. I was laughing, crying and screaming all at the same time. When we got off the ride all you could see on the ground were hair twisters. I was really dizzy and not feel'n too hot after that. Had to take a seat on a bench.

We concluded our night with a ride on the skyride buckets and called it an evening. It was really fun, another reason why I love MN. I want to go back again and again, but man is it spendy.

And all that Jazz

Well I got my hair cut on Friday. I was sick of my hair, I had the same hair style all through college, it was time for something new. So like every other stereotypical bride, after I got married I chopped it all off. I'm not too sure what to think about it. It's not bad, but it's not "oh my god this is fantastic" yet. It's taking some getting use to. Kyle really likes it so it must be good, he's very honest when it comes to things like that. I sort of feel like Cathrin Zeta-Jone's character on Chicago. Although I've joked with my friend Rachel about putting on a flapper dress and doing the charelston, I think it fits me.

What I'm listening to these days.

After spending 4 years away to college in Winona, I'm so happy to be living around the metro area and soaking up 89.3 the current. My favorite time of day is late afternoon driving home with work and listening to my favorite dj, Mary Lucia. She plays the best lineup and she's so funny. I also love that they list their daily play list online so I can figure out who the heck I'm listening to and then crazily download their tunes.

New fav's include:
Regina Spektor
Architecture in Helsinki: Heart of Races
Bloc Party: I Still Remember
Arcade Fire
Cat Power: The Greatest
Lupe Fiasco: Kick Push
Metric: Soft Rock Star
Travis
Laura Veirs: Pink Light
Rufus Wainwright
Thom Yorke: Black Swan
Talib Kweli: Listen!!
Jessica Hoop: Summertime

So now I'm going to bust a move and leave.

Must have bag.

So I found this super cute handbag the other day in Saint Paul that I had to have. It's called the Mother of Pearl Clutch. It's so different I had to have it. It's by a company called Twisted Orchid. I love finding unique accessories.

Weaning off the Olson

Since I'm married now, I'm realizing that I'm at this in between stage right now. On my marriage license, It's official I'm Vanessa Kimball, but I still need to change my drivers license, bank accounts, social security card and so forth. And with work, I'm slowly working into Vanessa Kimball. I'm finding that it can easily confuse people when they receive emails from a Vanessa Kimball when they're not sure who that is. So for the moment I'm weaning off the Olson. I'm sure lots of women go through the same things. I know a woman I interned for named her business after her last name, then she got a divorce and boy was that weired when past clients couldn't connect the two, or were looking for a different name. She told me, if you ever make your own business, don't name it after yourself. Note to self. I don't plan on owning my own business, but maybe if I had my own designs or sold things online, it would have to be named something different.

Commitment

Well yes I did just get married about a week and a half ago, easy commitment for me. I've been with my now Husband Kyle for 7 1/2 years. It was about time for us. But now I have this little commitment to a blog. I hope I can make the frequent blog posting and not have it be once every 6 months. But as far as I know, nobody knows about this blog so no one's going to really care. :) But all in all, it's my new interest to have a blog since I read so many blogs out there.

It's all new to me

It's official, I'm starting a blog. I've read through a lot of influential and inspiring blogs online. Does that mean I'll be influential and inspirational to other people online? No! But I like to think so. :) I'll mainly be posting fun and odd little thoughts that go through my mind, and cool things I find. Also I'll comment a bit on my newly married life. Should be fun.