Do not fear, Danielle is still here!

Danielle — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:40:31 +0000

Wow, it’s been quite a while! I’ve had my hands full lately, so I haven’t had much time to blog.

First and foremost, welcome my new addition — Remey the chinchilla!
I brought this handsome man home last Saturday. I found him on Craigslist. He’s such a sweetie; I absolutely adore him!

Secondly, I’ve been working on some websites for people. I’m trying to break into the freelance design world. So far, so good! I’d like to save up to go to college, if at all possible. I would’ve gone straight out of high school, but certain things in my personal life prevented it.

Oh, and Bobbi, I’m still alive! It’s just been hectic. I’ll post a more lengthy entry later, but right now I have to get going.

PS: Dani-Lynn.com may no longer exist soon. I can’t afford to renew the domain (it cost me $100 through BlueHost; and while I love them, there just HAS to be a cheaper place!), and it expires the end of August. What should I do?!

Dude.

Danielle — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:50:47 +0000

Is it just me, or is this stuff just basically glorified toast?

Oh well. It’s still tasty.

“Yep, she’s a country girl, alright.”

Danielle — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:57:41 +0000

That’s all J had to say after visiting my parents this past weekend.

I did tell him they lived in the middle of a national forest.

We had a great time. BBQ’d, watched movies during the rain — up until the power went out. Yep, you read right - the power went out for SIX HOURS while we were visiting my parents. This happened because of a HUGE storm that blew through while we were there.

Talk about scary!

Anyway, I’m not feeling very well at the moment, but I wanted to mention my awesome holiday weekend. How was yours?

Nature Walk Photos

Danielle — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:49:49 +0000

I mentioned a couple days ago that J & I went on a nature walk through a local wildlife refuge. Although we didn’t see a lot of wildlife (I don’t blame them, they’re awfully close to the big city!), we saw plenty of other beautiful sights. Here are some of the photos.

It’s scenes like this that make me miss living out in the country.

Turtle, turtle! This adorable little painted turtle decided to make an appearance as we were gazing into the water.

Lilacs.. my absolute FAVORITE. They smell so wonderful.

Inspiration

Danielle — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:22:39 +0000

I’ve been designing websites since I was 11 years old. Crazy, right? I taught myself everything I know. And I’ve always LOVED designing websites. I just can’t afford to go to school for it, and since I don’t have a degree, most people don’t want to hire me. But then J inspired me. She had mentioned that she uses Craigslist to reach out to potential clients for her freelance graphic/web design.

So I’ve decided I’m going to officially open up a design site (hopefully sometime this afternoon) and start trying to get my own freelance web design business going.

The point of this entry? To say THANK YOU, J. You’re an awesome inspiration and I hope I can do as well as you.

This is going to be interesting!

Danielle — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:24:03 +0000

It’s been a few months since I’ve blogged about my weight. Let’s just say, I’m ashamed. I’m chubby. While I’ve grown rather fond of breasts that are larger than a B cup, something has got to be done about my weight. I’ve gone from a size 7 to a size 11.

So I’m going to start watching what I’m eating, and exercising frequently. However, this is where the story gets interesting — Jason is underweight. Yeah, you read that right. Underweight.

I have no idea how, or why, but he’s like.. 20+ pounds lighter than he should be. So we’re going to work on a lifestyle to help him gain weight, while I’m trying to lose weight. Which is going to make cooking dinner quite interesting, to say the least.

If anybody has tips for either of us — how to lose or to gain weight, please comment with them!

Anyway, in other news — it’s been a couple of days since I’ve blogged because the weekend was quite interesting. We partied with a friend on Friday night (partied a little TOO hard, might I add), and spent most of Saturday recovering from it. On Sunday we went for a nature walk through a local wildlife refuge. It was so awesome; I’ll try to upload the pictures sometime soon, but I have to find where I packed my camera cable.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend? We’re going to Wisconsin to visit my parents.

Adventures in MN

Danielle — Thu, 15 May 2008 03:52:18 +0000

Tonight we went to the Mall of America and ate at Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co. It was fun; the atmosphere was very friendly and our food was quite tasty. I bought a t-shirt and a keychain (okay, so I’m a sucker for souveniers, even though I live here).

We walked around the mall for a while and did a little bit of shopping (not a whole lot, we’ve got important stuff for the apartment we need to save up for). J bought a huge black light, a black light poster, and some incense. He also bought me a Sweeney Todd poster. ♥ I’m starting a collection of movie posters.

I’m SO exhausted. I’m sorry my blog’s been so boring lately; that’s just how life’s been.

Ick.

Danielle — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:43:39 +0000

I have a stomach bug. It hurts. Bleh.

In other news, I’m pretty proud of myself. I’ve started exercising again. J & I like to go for walks; when it’s nice outside, we walk around town.. and when it’s rainy/cold/windy, we walk around the Mall of America. And boy, is THAT a work out! Hopefully it’ll start paying off and I can shed some of these extra pounds I gained during the winter.

I’m watching The Golden Compass right now. It’s a really neat concept, but I’m afraid I can’t seem to follow it. I think I’ll read the book.

Anyway, I’m gonna get going. It’s been a long day.

Whew..

Danielle — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:07:16 +0000

I’ve gotten quite a bit done with the site, but I’m not sure if I completely love it or not yet. But it’s 4AM and I’ve been working my butt off on this place.

Any comments/complaints/suggestions/etc?

Working on a new theme!

Danielle — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:23:15 +0000

Obviously. :]
Please be patient with me while I work out all the kinks and stuff!

♥

Also: You need to click the entry title in order to leave comments! If anybody can help me fix this, please let me know! Thanks!