#6: Will the rain ever stop?

Don't get me wrong, I love a good thunderstorm.  But 15 of the 17 days in June with rain?  No thank you.  Yesterday, on the most perfect day of the month, I enjoyed it to its fullest with my dear friend Sean out at Lake Calhoun.  I am currently enjoying this severe thunderstorm that could potentially turn into a tornado watch/warning.  I never used to like these scary storms but now, I find them fascinating.

Last Friday I spoke at a Women's Foundation meeting on behalf of Youth Venture.  Youth Venture was an organization that Box City Vigil works with.  For those of you who don't know, I helped organize an event in 2006 called Box City Vigil for Youth Homelessness at the MN State Capitol.  Now in its 5th year, Youth Venture helps foster the leadership team and the growth of the event.  Youth Venture applied for a grant from the Women's Foundation and I was asked to speak about my experience as a woman both while I planned BCV and the impact it all had on me.  I LOVE talking about Box City.  I HATE driving in Minneapolis but it was well worth it when I got there.  I was so pleased to have been asked to talk about my experience. 

This weekend included the World Cup, late night sushi and happy hour drinks, and Lauren Jo's grad party.  It was a lovely time indeed.  This week has been all work except for last night at Lake Calhoun.  Tomorrow I'm excited to see Toy Story 3 with Liz.  On Saturday, I'm driving down to LaCrosse to hang out with my friend Heidi.  I wanted to go to Winona for Steamboat Days but a Summer Solstice party in LAX sounds just as good, if not better. 

I've been meaning to use this blog to record all the wonderful food I've been making but alas, clearly I have forgotten.  I've made lots of tasty treats but neglected to take pictures of anything.  I'm hoping to remember a bit better in the future to bulk up this blog with wonderful pictures of wonderful food!  Or not so wonderful food like the meal I made tonight- if you do not like the taste of black licorice, do not use tarragon in anything.  Believe me, you'll regret it...
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I'm reading: Dervishes by Beth Helms.  It's the best book I've read all summer so far.  It's about a girl named Canada whose father works for the government and they move all over the world.  Its set in the 70s and they're living in Turkey.  It definitely is keeping me captivated and wanting to finish reading.  That's a good thing. 
Picture of the week: The super fantastic cupcakes I made for Lauren's grad party.  I'm slowly becoming a cupcake professional, basically.