Hey folks - just returned from a very, VERY hot vacation in Vegas. Put some photos on my web site: www.martinimeows.com Planning a trip to Cali with Sarah in October, along with a possible trip to Chicago in the meantime. Work's fine, love life sucks, as usual.  kristy

Over the weekend Karen, her dog Clara, and I ventured up to Duluth for Grandma's Marathon. Karen was running, not me (thank God). Clara and I met her at mile markers 9, 16, and then at the finish line. I've never been to Duluth before, which now I can't believe because it's so close to the Cities and it's really beautiful. It was Karen's third marathon and she finished at her best time yet: 4 hours 5 minutes. She's run Twin Cities twice up till now--I ran it with her last year where we finished ...

Well, summer's officially arrived...the 90-degree weather and humid air are telltale signs here in MN. My friend Val came in from Chicago this weekend for a visit-- we had a blast catching up. Friday night we had dinner at the new Japanese steakhouse that recently popped up in my neighborhood--delicious! And since we ate at the hibachi grill we got to mingle with some people over dinner, which was entertaining. Saturday Val was kind enough to tag along with me to Todd's house where he was ...

I'm back to my normal schedule now that vacation's over. Bummer. Anyhow, lots going on...my sister has a friend, Anne, looking for someone to make her wedding cake in August. Anne's going to gather some pictures of cakes she likes, then we'll talk about some ideas for her. Exciting! I'm more about building a resume of cakes than making money at this point, so I don't plan to charge her much. Todd and I went to the Minnesota Wild hockey game Sunday night. We had a blast even though the Wild ...

Welcome to my blog! I hope to have some content up in coming weeks. Check back soon! -kristy