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Tag: Holidays

  • New Year’s Eve 2013

  • St. Paul: The Herald Angel Sings

    Stone Angel in Rice Park | by jamiey

  • Christmas Etymology

    Merry Christmas and happy holidays, everyone! It’s holiday fun fact time again. This time a simple etymology tidbit about the word “Christmas” or “Xmas”. The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning “Christ’s Mass”. It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[8] “Cristes” is…

  • Truth Be Told

    Holidazzle 2010 | by rprins I’m not a fan of below freezing temperatures. Ryan took this photo of me trying to stay warm during the Holidazzle parade in downtown Minneapolis. The funny part is that this was probably the least cold (and thus best) night to go during the time we were there. Climate aside,…

  • Mrs. Prins & The Messrs. Prins

    Ryan and his brothers in the rocking chairs outside Cracker Barrel over Thanksgiving

  • How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday

    Excerpt from Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin They say, Mr. President, that we are stealing away the rights of the States. So I have come to-day to advise you, that there is another State right I think we ought to steal.” Raising his head from his pile…

  • Merry Christmas

    MERRY CHRISTMAS!!Jamie & Ryan I forgot to post this earlier, but let’s just pretend I had this up on the 25th! Hope your holidays are filled with peace, love, and joy.

  • Bobcat to the Rescue!

    On Christmas Eve my parents’ place was still pretty snowed in. Then while my Dad and Frankie were shoveling the driveway, a guy in Bobcat drove up and saved the day!

  • Made it thru the snow by bus, now the ferry

    Sent from my iPhone

  • Christmas Wish List

    I probably should have posted this a few weeks ago, but figured with everyone snowed in as they are, maybe it’s not too late, hehe. Here are my holiday wish lists this year: http://www.firstgiving.com/jamiey http://www.globalgiving.com/registry1720 Or for the more traditional gifts: