tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49448257523779207222023-11-15T23:33:47.480-08:00The PetersonsCallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-29935178200570040432008-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:002008-12-07T00:29:06.817-08:00Family Traditions<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4mayHZH86nZuLYQgUHxpsNVmaHGsZgWBlG3ik1pd4gOVQCCVbZkSNs14E1_n_erBxims5zw3iDYvyELK0TczT5KPceihhyphenhyphenqDMwrcI6tjZan5EW1X4TR4TMW-0Vqgf-MNRhAjL_tG2SPd/s1600-h/December+08+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276957740713179410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4mayHZH86nZuLYQgUHxpsNVmaHGsZgWBlG3ik1pd4gOVQCCVbZkSNs14E1_n_erBxims5zw3iDYvyELK0TczT5KPceihhyphenhyphenqDMwrcI6tjZan5EW1X4TR4TMW-0Vqgf-MNRhAjL_tG2SPd/s320/December+08+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Christmas-time is here! In true Zuspan fashion -- we had to uphold the tradition of cutting down our tree. We visited the same tree farm in Arlington, and we missed having the fam with us! Although, I will say that the decision-making process went <em>much</em> faster with only 2 of us, instead of 7....</div><div><br /></div><div>Of the Zuspan family Christmas tree farm traditions, we DID uphold a few: counted cars with Christmas trees (58), brought our own knee pads (his and hers!), debated over the VERY best tree, and then ended up picking the very <strong>first</strong> one we saw. We cut down our own tree and enjoyed tasty candy canes on the way home :)</div><div><br /></div><div>We did NOT, however, listen to the Chipmunk Christmas album on cassette tape. It just wouldn't have been the same without all three parts -- Alvin, Simon <em>and</em> Theodore. Maybe next year....<br /><br /></div><div>We did start a few of our own tree-cutting traditions...like power tools<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276957156373557890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyf1UZkfaTK-b4XcDDsa6YlnUF1FpElkcLSX5pMS94qMeuMycI9iVaGhiuzdTCdpVAD5jBsZjR2GIhTjt2PplF7GV9dn_wlln03GLT9NozPcuC4rE7AO-eiWzzB3FP2xuT6mrQXk5Mvtva/s320/December+08+006.jpg" border="0" /> And one pad for each knee</div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276958051112188130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cgrbypRTAw2uAwxclbKue9_z35iVXxDNHQJ0-ghqu7-iiKn_62howju4Amq26NRN1FpJq-wmGKsz2gCY-Vs5hvMiVc4QjL6N2N22_xjUzFGqZ6Y3aq1qXsEwr5dLms9LWduz28oxOfZa/s320/December+08+008.jpg" border="0" /><br />And as always, I was SUPER-helpful.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276958562874038546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBikwe47WBePjIsoDZ1sKHgonQ4Dmvpoakv0GWGx47PHOF9ViHY4cC9qtIbGpdjjzYeGgmqUlf1J-fLkQdLVEyldXiUPBSPO9XtY7jZvVgt8q7gX0-hlz9TJ0isFWm-lTikg0qkpxsmxZ/s320/December+08+009.jpg" border="0" /><br />Minus the power lines, it was a great sunset!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276959721495950994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbecN5G8tqTXfPNLr8NRa9w08zLxIpHW2TBCtYf09YW3ZiInAa9e9c6aPk_LX4Dy_fpicOHujXYKbo7xpSVchj9eSoSD578awJOFOR1r9doo77WbLC7xCv4VrzCnngML90lFHKPUto5_py/s320/December+08+010.jpg" border="0" /><br />The finished product.....<br /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276959926939190850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTovcLmuGOQnyE9-I01rdnGOxPrtv9p9S2Z5wBmwhjzBIMK5dh0weCt1MbIm7NjMxTG70ieGjIOfK1xlgErFQZ5sELRwUeERANjJtG1b_bs1pAeZuEW2LSd-D0mwwtWEAxIzYM7mloUVF6/s320/December+08+017.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Yay! Nothing like a Christmas tree to get you in the Holiday spirit.<br /><div> </div>CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-80713288703849175182008-10-29T20:19:00.000-07:002008-10-30T08:51:37.665-07:00It was bound to happen....<span style="font-size:130%;">That's right, my first Step-Aerobics injury. You heard it here first, people...step aerobics is a </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >dangerous</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> sport.<br /><br />Last night, I was working out with "Hans & Frans"...To back up, my father refers to my workout instructor with the aforementioned nicknames, because he insists I only work out because my instructor MUST be attractive, strapping young men. On the contrary, she is a plump middle-aged lady, but she can yell with the best of them.<br /><br />So back to the story; I was in the middle of a Charleston, L-Step, Lunge to Squat combo...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv33xW0qfUwWiQ3FS9-fgL8MIQzSODBdyCLIOSsJCr5_z1Tssh5zWVve11pjG-OjJhBU2rCpKUyDsxab6vDASMusPh7KYyNKbAxM7tcfLA4OW_jy93ipOVeN52CLzNtVHObVAsUf4nmpI/s1600-h/Charleston.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv33xW0qfUwWiQ3FS9-fgL8MIQzSODBdyCLIOSsJCr5_z1Tssh5zWVve11pjG-OjJhBU2rCpKUyDsxab6vDASMusPh7KYyNKbAxM7tcfLA4OW_jy93ipOVeN52CLzNtVHObVAsUf4nmpI/s320/Charleston.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262784859674367714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRohtx-GvNLs3KcvUbtqs-xzNYQpwEmQCKPNnOBN89zYg4Lx333IEvzFDYsxsf5RSDNoeM0eesR93ZYvGYnjWp6by7LbwoDB04f6_lpBPjn28U6N7032agPeBTqYuXEPZ6STKJDUh5nYKl/s1600-h/L-step.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRohtx-GvNLs3KcvUbtqs-xzNYQpwEmQCKPNnOBN89zYg4Lx333IEvzFDYsxsf5RSDNoeM0eesR93ZYvGYnjWp6by7LbwoDB04f6_lpBPjn28U6N7032agPeBTqYuXEPZ6STKJDUh5nYKl/s320/L-step.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262785046928853314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />...when I thought it would be the perfect time to fix my ponytail. I took my eyes away from the difficult combo and I proceeded to completely roll my ankle. But I dug down deep to finish the physically demanding routine like the true athlete that I am.<br /><br />Tonight, I am doing what any good patient should do....use lots of ice, take lots of Ibuprofen, and watch last night's Biggest Loser with a glass of white.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qxzIp_BgBHyCcAkIdlmgeSVNvSs3hP8L561RpXUIJIzimvDKanGblse3VcoFAi76YRhpXximwuvbtu1PG_gRU1PZQn0jl9kuINfiKfTkYxL8QPwFNjgo268DlsYUZp-e-me1Zr5Arime/s1600-h/video+107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qxzIp_BgBHyCcAkIdlmgeSVNvSs3hP8L561RpXUIJIzimvDKanGblse3VcoFAi76YRhpXximwuvbtu1PG_gRU1PZQn0jl9kuINfiKfTkYxL8QPwFNjgo268DlsYUZp-e-me1Zr5Arime/s320/video+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262783742072918626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But I am determined to recover from my tragic injury, since my friend <a href="http://spirit1053sarahtaylor.blogspot.com/">Sarah </a>will be joining me tomorrow night for another rousing evening of Step Class with Hans & Frans. And now that I've blogged about it, she </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >has</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> to go with me, sucka :)</span>CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-87122469978295330582008-10-16T21:24:00.000-07:002008-10-17T10:23:23.642-07:00The little punkin<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HdSXHr2FbkhJBXy9aEuFuj0KqbfvQpLBP1EjROF25SRcDk850cknGUQ0s26-RahtrtV2Wij_SLDYeEIz1ZR4xbNkhXdCMQ-nBJFSyh3bDXXfKtb6Xnffp4EnV3NUrMaGVTytJIPCl5BM/s1600-h/video+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257975455036245042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HdSXHr2FbkhJBXy9aEuFuj0KqbfvQpLBP1EjROF25SRcDk850cknGUQ0s26-RahtrtV2Wij_SLDYeEIz1ZR4xbNkhXdCMQ-nBJFSyh3bDXXfKtb6Xnffp4EnV3NUrMaGVTytJIPCl5BM/s320/video+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEk_NkpMkp7ZJdA9t0SH6pVAayI5mGavjWyJuFkNW-ZUFFUi2f5GzaW7V4GTJFHpea1D2xS1CYhZ69x5IZ6k-atZP38fPxkFQ6IQJoIJAqJ519K4gmM8RH4cYT7OdhNSTSLNMYT7uauPZ/s1600-h/video+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257975810749606434" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEk_NkpMkp7ZJdA9t0SH6pVAayI5mGavjWyJuFkNW-ZUFFUi2f5GzaW7V4GTJFHpea1D2xS1CYhZ69x5IZ6k-atZP38fPxkFQ6IQJoIJAqJ519K4gmM8RH4cYT7OdhNSTSLNMYT7uauPZ/s320/video+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UoJhxyV5X63rzurOV9oq1UHtigpaQpyTdOtV6Lw3zyMyQ4_NxKvcrVu4sjMbV-v2aMamqYnOwuepsqhpdWLghM9UedtkalCjtYBnX-m3CbBL0THigAE9tVHuxCs7eJAOxHeFm_-FXutv/s1600-h/video+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257975193077772658" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UoJhxyV5X63rzurOV9oq1UHtigpaQpyTdOtV6Lw3zyMyQ4_NxKvcrVu4sjMbV-v2aMamqYnOwuepsqhpdWLghM9UedtkalCjtYBnX-m3CbBL0THigAE9tVHuxCs7eJAOxHeFm_-FXutv/s320/video+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Today I got to see my niece, Hannah June....isn't she adorable?! Check out those Peterson eyes and nose :)<br /></div></div></div>CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-54334323908467194952008-10-06T20:39:00.000-07:002008-10-07T08:49:53.437-07:00Wii had a great time!Saturday night was 'family' night...and it just wasn't the same without mom & dad! But they <em>were</em> on the phone with us for a least an hour and it was so great to have collective family time. I wanted to post a few fun pics so they could see the fun Wii had :) <div><div><br /><div align="center">On a blustery October day, nothing beats a good pizza and hours of Rock Band...</div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254253239629757842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8XtRy4CX-7gXV1mPajJ2fDS4GS1flZV4FHsjn9PZG9aF5Rj3lND-oG9sG1AU-oCZO3h2NA33yodIHclxHXl4s535YboZx89chNruq0-c1t47HX-9M6rv7U3QnC6dJhIyTY9lKx_8bx9j/s320/video+009.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254254130389764866" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 304px; height: 210px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGGYtNVki9M2jX1pl7iw1fRtPhFQwdifoQ8eyRsFup4WOpNYgWzcISzkjy67m4Q_PZY9I6lDCdQJ4g4sAoMCDN06tBx7UaIU3GWXuAXyHyOuqUKgRNiozmfE41EcZD7_K8jrHaFQqLxuN/s320/video+012.jpg" border="0" width="303" height="217" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254252360897868322" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 200px; height: 262px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhky-unT4HUEaxvJwNUPGarZEe-psx1yqM4ElzXswrRyPmS0iyb_5hGz5is7nbVYisHQL5EslycwUAP_Mxk6sC9lle8NluTBQhhJ7XnMCJJCm4S_wwuQH3qu7_4mIlLWdPK7d5s2bW2DRt8/s320/video+008.jpg" border="0" width="179" height="257" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">And Boxing....<br /><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254255152126400994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JweoUq3_mPnvh6dkHDoZ0IWPdGRbYknTmsJr8PK63RZtbx-B3ATHv_uqfP19DTEMJPW_z6mRRif5-9Uj4_C3py5bCehWqpUKWMGUtCXvQ0uYmm3mXEU1yGwHVR1Xn9NwjSdw1CceVPC5/s320/video+013.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxrNKhyHja5WDOxUEjjVu7nQPw7YLHcmezZb2wVjIQZlWkb8ag7-8Eigbwjx2MwBTS0r16TAmFVVBUPbvgnHETTfXjMQm3xGiEAIAWnqE4eMCsjAlJ9_ESDCq5sQuLwOWw-IXYD6Xm56a/s1600-h/video+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254256657122727362" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxrNKhyHja5WDOxUEjjVu7nQPw7YLHcmezZb2wVjIQZlWkb8ag7-8Eigbwjx2MwBTS0r16TAmFVVBUPbvgnHETTfXjMQm3xGiEAIAWnqE4eMCsjAlJ9_ESDCq5sQuLwOWw-IXYD6Xm56a/s320/video+015.jpg" border="0" /></a>I wish you could hear the audio that went along with these pictures. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>It was so funny, I just had to throw my head back and laugh! </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We had a great day, and this sunset was the perfect ending....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VePkwP3Daau9mimCWDhCUVAZvKYuMMgi5k8vPzSiar4_mQIF_3da1rD_MBCj178A8y69I-Ndh2IQ1ATQEHQCqt1f33Q77jJJGEDb8rQ-vo4YZccPGBIWsN26Qx8vm9yQnwfDPxG3pQpq/s1600-h/video+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254257925590783474" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6VePkwP3Daau9mimCWDhCUVAZvKYuMMgi5k8vPzSiar4_mQIF_3da1rD_MBCj178A8y69I-Ndh2IQ1ATQEHQCqt1f33Q77jJJGEDb8rQ-vo4YZccPGBIWsN26Qx8vm9yQnwfDPxG3pQpq/s320/video+004.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-84080404564808078542008-09-30T11:05:00.000-07:002008-09-30T11:37:20.826-07:00The new hip thing....Alright, alright....I guess I have to update my blog now, because I am getting beat by my <span style="font-style: italic;">parents</span> (sorry Mom & Dad, I love ya, but shouldn't I be the hip up-to-date one?) And as you can see by the picture below, ALL my friends are doing it. And if all my friends jumped off a bridge, yes, I guess I'd do it too. And now they're threatening not to speak to me until I update this silly blog.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d3-wCdwO79x16xUzGpAx4jE-UwuYierdwavouznM0_-9Rzl6Po4oUbmYhpJL7zYPyILwjzkd65T5AJhZ0CkVv12wbX92-jsvk_uhORsm-KhQtlPaasPXXoolcTsn6w1m0Sx5FpScp8-D/s1600-h/theblogginggirls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d3-wCdwO79x16xUzGpAx4jE-UwuYierdwavouznM0_-9Rzl6Po4oUbmYhpJL7zYPyILwjzkd65T5AJhZ0CkVv12wbX92-jsvk_uhORsm-KhQtlPaasPXXoolcTsn6w1m0Sx5FpScp8-D/s320/theblogginggirls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251883792533580786" border="0" /></a>And while I don't have babies (or even pets) I do have parents and grandparents that are far, far away...and I want to keep them posted on all of our exciting and even mundane life events of the Peterson clan :-)CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4944825752377920722.post-38772269257465364752008-09-03T23:59:00.000-07:002008-09-30T11:02:50.285-07:00My first blog!<div><span style="font-family:georgia;">Just thought I would check out the blogging worl</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">d :) Just practicing!</span> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>CallinaPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389393700145018985noreply@blogger.com2