Kelli and Laurie Re-do the Twin Cities

As many of you know, my Mom came to visit during my Fall Break last semester and we had a ball! Since we had so much fun, she came again to visit during my Spring Break. She arrived par avion on Thursday afternoon, and we whisked her away to my friend Robyn's for a international potluck to celebrate being done with our dreaded memos. Then Mom came with me to class Friday morning.

Then, the real fun began. We went to Ikea, which is my new favorite place on earth, and picked up a few things to turn my sad, sad guest room/office, into a chic New York retreat for study and slumber. for under $200, we went from flat to fabulous:

Before:

After:

You can see the full details in my album below (Spring Break 2010.) We had a really fun time making all this look fantastic, and then spent many a moment admiring our handy-work.

We also had a chance to make cards (see more handy-work below) and tour the sculpture garden. It is hard to say what was the most fun, but we really enjoyed the Macy's Flower Show. It was like being in Alice in Wonderland. If you are in the Twin Cities in the next couple weeks, I highly recommend it, and it's totally free!

Now I'm back to the grindstone, working on getting through the home stretch (only 2 full weeks of classes left!)

For those of you wondering, I'll be taking summer classes and, hopefully, finding gainful employment (paid, ideally) to keep me busy during the summer. Stay tuned...

All my love,

Kelli