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July 2, 2009
Our Wedding

Better six weeks late than never, I bring you the wedding.

Brad and I were married in Stowe, Vermont on May 19th of this year. It was a private ceremony at Stone Hill Inn, the bed and breakfast where we stayed during our trip… just the two of us, a Justice of the Peace, and a photographer. The ceremony itself lasted approximately five minutes, after which we spent about two hours getting pictures around Stowe.

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June 26, 2009
Pink Lady Martini Gels

Fabulous Sex and the City-style cocktail… or healthy vegan fruit gel? Either way, it’s delicious. (And would make a wonderful addition to a veggie BBQ.)

This is an adaptation of the Fruit Gel Babies found on FatFreeVeganKitchen. I halved the recipe, which was just enough for these two “martinis” and one fruit cup for my lunch… which should be making an appearance later in the week.

The adapted ingredient list;

1 cup cherry juice
1/2 tsp agar agar powder
agave nectar to taste
1 Pink Lady Apple
strawberries

The best thing about making agar fruit gels at home, in my opinion, is the world of possibilities. Sure, they don’t contain gelatin, but neither do Dole fruit cups. Yeah, they’re healthier… but, that’s rarely a huge selling point for me, unfortunately. But, the idea of playing with flavor combinations and presentations? Well, that just fills my little heart with glee.

For more homemade fruit gel inspiration, check out this post over at Lunch in a Box. I’ve now added those animal-shaped food cups to my ever-growing wishlist of lunch supplies.
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June 23, 2009
Stone Hill Inn, Day One
Firstly, an important announcement:

After a lot of thought, and a bit of stress… I have officially decided that HumanGirl.com is no longer strictly vegan. It will continue to be “mostly vegan” and entirely vegetarian, as that’s the way I’ve been eating for the better part of the last year.

I still plan to return to veganism at some point in the future, and hopefully my “coming out” doesn’t affect any of the web-relationships I have developed over the years … but, I suppose it is what it is.

And, now…

Cinnamon French Toast

Our first morning at Stone Hill Inn, I wasn’t really sure what to expect in terms of food. I suppose you could say we chose the bed and breakfast for the beds, and gave very little thought to the breakfast aspect.

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June 14, 2009
My Black Thumb
I will openly admit that I am not a very good gardener. I’ve been desperately trying to be an “urban gardener” for the last few years, but sadly, we’ve had a string of apartments with less-than-ideal balconies and patios.

Our current balcony is north-facing and mostly enclosed. However, I decided to give it a go this year, as a prelude to the community garden plot I hope to have next summer.

Here is the balcony “garden” sometime after I bought the plants at Downtown Home and Garden in early May. Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes, yellow pear tomatoes, lettuce leaf basil and salad bowl lettuce.

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June 13, 2009
Bingham Falls

One on my favorite parts of our trip to Vermont, aside from the whole gettin’ hitched thing, was the afternoon we spent at Bingham Falls.

Granted, I rediscovered my fear of (falling from) heights and nearly broke my new husband’s hand when first approaching the falls from above… but, it really was just an amazing sight.

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June 13, 2009
My Hoop

Some time ago, I decided I was going to learn to hoopdance. I blame Ariel Meadow Stallings, author of Offbeat Bride… and co-founder of Hooping.org (Not directly, as I’ve never actually spoken to her… but, I probably wouldn’t have known about hooping if I’d never visited her website or read her book.)

So, this year for my birthday, Brad bought me the Hoopnotica Hoopdance Basics Beginner Level 1 DVD, and I bought myself a hoop.

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April 23, 2009
I won! / How awesome is Sam Hart?
Firstly, a big thanks to Tabitha at From Single to Married… I just found out I won the $30 iTunes giftcard giveaway. I plan to buy some music for our reception in August, including Mario Kart Love Song by Sam Hart.

Which brings me to my next point; How awesome is Sam Hart? Seriously.

Mario Kart Love Song
the blue shell is coming, so I’ll go ahead
if you hang behind, it will hit me instead
but, never look back, ’cause I’m down but not dead
I’ll catch up to you

don’t worry about Bowser or D.K.
just eat this glowing mushroom
and they’ll all fade away

the finish line is just around the bend
I’ll pause this game, so our love will never end

let’s go again

Kitty Song
when I get a little angry
or I’m feeling like a jerk
I can scratch you on the chin
and feel the rhythm of your purr

and there’s nothing that can faze me
when we’re playing with a string
so I wrote for you this melody
though you hate it when I sing

it goes

kitty come, kitty play
kitty love, kitty stay
kitty jump to me
kitty land on your feet
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April 10, 2009
Frederik Meijer Gardens

For my birthday, Brad and I went to Frederik Meijer Gardens to see the Butterflies Are Blooming exhibit.

I’ve never been there before, so I don’t know if this is typical… but, the place was packed. We waited in line for nearly twenty minutes, and even after buying our tickets, the line continued well into the exhibit. Not ones to shuffle single-file through an exhibit we’d just paid $12 for, we tried to step off the path to get pictures here and there, only to have people standing directly behind us… as if waiting for us to continue.

It thinned out a bit once we were into the five-story conservatory, and we were able to fully enjoy ourselves. The conservatory itself was gorgeous… I’d seen tons of pictures when I was looking at Meijer Gardens as a potential wedding venue, but it was still rather impressive.

I was a bit concerned about the safety of the butterflies, after hearing some horror stories about other exhibits online, but the staff seemed really attentive, and most of the other patrons were very respectful.

Since it’s still early spring, there wasn’t much outside the exhibit, and I’d like to go again sometime during the summer. Not this summer… just summer.

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April 9, 2009
Vintage HumanGirl - Happy Birthday to Me!

First birthday, 1986

Tenth birthday, 1995

Twenty-fourth birthday, 2009

Okay, so the last picture sucks, but it’s very hard to get a picture of yourself eating a vegan ding-dong at 11pm, after the boyfriend (and purchaser of said ding-dong) has gone to bed… without a) actually eating the ding-dong, b) looking all MySpace porn-y, or c) reenacting the first birthday photo.
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April 6, 2009
Baby Rabies
Apparently Brad’s family is currently expanding like Mr. Creosote at the dinner table, and we’re quickly becoming the last of the post-pubescent children without children of our own. His mom told us today (not for the first time) that she expects “at least one” from us, though she’s begun adding the disclaimer that it doesn’t have to be biological.

Meanwhile, I’m a little bummed that my copy of Childfree and Loving It! didn’t arrive today.

I could list all the reasons we don’t want to have kids — and I will, someday — but, I really think this post over at Elliequent says more than I could possibly drum up tonight.

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