You See What I'm Saying

Before you watch the video -- my small part of 2nd Cup of Coffee's "I See What You're Saying" carnival -- let me get a few things out of the way.

1. This project seriously revived the TV news gene that has lain dormant since I started having babies. I had forgotten how much I enjoy working with video. Unfortunately for you, it might mean there are more video blogs ahead on Love Well.

2. I'm telling you right now -- my video is a little more than 3 minutes long. Which is an ETERNITY in the world of video. If one of my reporters had handed me a story that was 3:00 back when I was a producer, I would have laughed in their face. I routinely gave my reporters between 2 minutes and 2:30 to tell a story. Only the best or most dramatic stories were granted more time than that. And I don't think this clip falls under either of those designations. So I feel quite self-indulgent in making it this long. Forgive me.

3. Natalie was my willing accomplice for this shoot. She even shot the video of me on the chair lift. (The idea to pan the landscape at the end of that clip was her idea, by the way. She's a prodigy.)

4. I promise I have a son. Connor just didn't make it into any shots for this project.

5. You might notice that I talk out of the side of my mouth. (It's a trait I share with Drew Barrymore.) Corey teases me about it, but since I've been watching myself on video for years now, I'm not really phased. Still, I feel the need to warn you, in case you're wondering if I had a canker sore or something when I shot the video. I don't. It's just me.

6. I need a haircut. Again. I tend to wear my hair back in a bun on days when it's windy. Or days when I'm going to be dealing a lot with the baby. Or days that end with "y." So I don't think I realized how long it is until I watched the clip at the end of this video. Plus, my bangs are constantly in my eyes. How annoying. So I apologize in advance for the mane that is my hair.

Without further ado....


Up North from Kelly @ Love Well on Vimeo.

62 comments:

  1. I live in MN! I love the North shore too! We stay at Larsmont. OH, I'm wishing I were there right now. It's as close to an ocean as we Minni's get. Thanks for sharing. Blessings.

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  2. That was so fabulous! I loved that I got to "meet" you. I miss Minnesota.

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  3. Beautiful fall colors!! How fun, thanks for sharing your vacation!

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  4. Oh my goodness! That was so great to hear your voice!!!

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  5. You did such a good job with that...what a beautiful spot!

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  6. So good to See you! :)

    You are totally a TV/video rockstar...you should definitely do more :)

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  7. okay. this is so why i didn't do a video...dormant professionals out there like you!

    amazing! tell me more specifically where this place is...looks like a fab place to visit! we're from texas, but often visit family in WI and MI...i wonder if it is near them?

    great job!

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  8. You should be a Family Vacation Reporter! =) I loved it, and I hope we see more of these. Shot well. ha

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  9. Alpine sliding at Lutsen??? I haven't done that in years! It was a staple growing up though. Still jealous -- but I will be going to Duluth for a wedding. In mid November. Not really the same.

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  10. Wow! That was impressive. Very fun video...looks like a great vacation!

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  11. this was AWESOME. what a fun idea to take us on your vacation. you have a beautiful family and i plan on coming back to read more about you. nice to meet you!

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  12. Sooo... I woke up this morning and saw your tweet about the video blog carnival. I visited 2nd Cup of Coffee and thought, What Fun!

    Then I watched your video. First let me say that it was GREAT. I've only been reading you for a short time, but I loved hearing you and your girls. But second, OMG. You have set the bar really high. I guess if I ever do this blog carnival, this means I'll have to actually get all of my head in the frame.... Well, that disqualifies me.
    Great post. Seriously.

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  13. Oh my word, Teyla and Natalie are even cuter in "person". And I'll take your word that your son does exist. :)

    Amazing vacation...what a perfect spot. You timed it perfectly so that you were able to see the beautiful fall colors.

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  14. That was great! What a beautiful place, and a cutie daughter! Fun day - thanks for sahring.

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  15. Fun, fun, fun. I totally want to visit Minnesota now.

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  16. wow...you get my vote for best post!! thanks for taking me to places i've never been and now i want to go there. one day i will make it to minn-eee-sooooo-tah!
    love it!
    do more videos when you're out and about!!

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  17. Grr...I'm having problems with my site and as a result I keep losing my comments.
    What I said was something like...

    Can't believe what a gorgeous spot you're in. Those fall colours are amazing. Loved seeing Natalie and Teyla too. Tell Natalie she has a natural camera presence and that the landscape pan part was my fav. Good job you two!

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  18. had no idea it was longer than three minutes because I was so inthralled the whole time! LOVED the views..the colors in the trees were just gorgeous! And the slide would have been my favorite part!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Dude...can you please do all of your posts now via video? Because that was very fun!
    And you have a bit of the Minnesota accent going on! Loved that.
    It's so pretty up there, very much like Bayfield, the fall color is spectacular!

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  20. Oh my gosh that slide looks SO STINKIN FUN! Thanks for sharing this! It's nice to "meet" you!

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  21. Kelly--magnificent! So, what you're saying is, an 18-min. vid--too long?? Thank you so much for doing this. You are an amazing woman, mom, blogger. I'm honored to meet you. Linda Crow

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  22. Minnesota looks like such a blast and how beautiful is it? Wow! Thanks so much for inviting us along. I'm so glad that I got to "meet" you!

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  23. That was so great! Love it. I especially loved Natalie looking at you like you were nuts when you asked if she had a driver's license. She's so adorable!!!

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  24. Loved this. You are adorable, seriously. And now I want to go on vacation.

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  25. I loved it! Natalie is beautiful and she is going to be a knock-out when she's older. I'm so glad you got to reconnect with your inner reporter. Bring on the videos!

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  26. Seriously good video production, girl. You know, you could get a job doing that...

    fun. And it didn't seem long at ALL to me.

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  27. That was great! Very beautiful fall color! Good job!

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  28. Wow! Those trees were beautiful!! Great video!

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  29. OH MY GOODNESS!!!

    That was awesome!

    You looked like you were having so much fun....and MN is beautiful!
    I'm a southern girl, myself....would love to visit your state.

    Adorably Delicious babies!

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  30. That was awesome! You are such a professional with music and all! The area is beautiful. I would love to go up there with my family. We ain't got nuttin' like that out here in West Texas! haha! Where are y'all staying? What are some fun things to do there? Is this the best time of year to go? I would LOVE more info so we can go on vacation there one time!

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  31. I have never in my life seen trees that color. Unbelievable.

    They're almost as incredible as your beautiful girls!

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  32. Nice video! I have been to Minneapolis/St Paul several times but never really got to see the MN country side. It looks lovely.

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  33. What an amazing Professional video! the fall color there is spectacular.

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  34. Nicely done. And, honestly, I didn't know MN could be so pretty. It looks like y'all had a great time!

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  35. Beautiful scenery! We don't have any color here on our trees for a few more weeks. Looking forwrd to it! Great job!

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  36. My whole life I've been "afraid" of Minnesota because of the cold weather. That was gorgeous. I also felt like I was watching one of those promotional videos when you're staying near Disneyworld. That was a great video!!!!!!

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  37. It's always so fun to see a blog video; please, continue! The colors of the trees were amazing! Does anything live in that water?
    I was having a mini-panic attack right here when you were riding up the chair lift; that would have freaked me out! I don't like heights, espescially if my feet are dangling.
    And just for the record, after what you wrote, I was looking for you to be talking out the side of your mouth, and I couldn't see it...you looked great! So did hubs and girls...

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  38. You are just way too good at this. I may go and delete my video. No on second thought I will just try harder next time. :)

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  39. That was fun. Good to "meet" you. Makes me want to head up north and go on a vacation there as well.

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  40. How fun! It was fun to hear you and Natalie and "meet" you both. Love all the fall colors :)

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  41. I finally watched the video- it was so cute! It made me really sad though to see how big Natalie and Teyla are... When did they get so big?? I hope that next year when we move we are closer to you guys... these cousins need to grow up together- or at least see each other more then twice a year. Love you guys!

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  42. Loved it, Kelly! Very well done...you COULD have a career in TV. I will definitely be back!

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  43. OK...that's what I get for not reading the post BEFORE I watched the video...you actually *have* worked in television! It's so obvious...your video was so well done. And you are SO pretty!

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  44. AHHHHHH! 6 More days and I am THERE! Well, not the north shore, but I'm hoping SE Minnesota bluff country is going to start looking as gorgemous as your footage!

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  45. Kelly! Look, I found my way back on the internet superhighway! and wow-my first stop being here (of course) and yoiu make me want to live there (here), whatever...you know that we southern minni's are only glorified hills and a few oak trees....far from AZ, I know, but still not that amazing, breath-taking, that-has-to-be-a-postcard, scenery!!! Thanks for lifting my longing spirit....

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  46. Hey there! Great video, great all around. My friend skoot1mom sent me the link to you clip. It look like a fab!!!! vacation.

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  47. Oh yeah, now I see why you got more than 50 comment taters. Very fun video. It's nice to see you!Linda's carnival has been a blast.

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  48. that was greatly enjoyable. Loved the music in the background. Makes me wish my windows movie maker would work properly. I love putting stuff together like that.

    The trees were so beautiful!

    ps...if 3 minutes is a crime, then mine was unforgivable at 5 minutes! Yikes!

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  49. I found you at Cindy's. That was a great video. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery and seeing your cute family.

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  50. I found you at Cindy's. That was a great video. I enjoyed the beautiful scenery and seeing your cute family.

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  51. I was out of town and am just now catching up on the rest of the list from 2nd Cup. Your video was amazing! What a beautiful vacation spot. Thanks for sharing!

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  52. Gorgeous! (Hate to admit I forgot Minnesota even had a shore.)

    I loved the ending especially... could totally see the show biz Kelly. :)

    Your girls are adorable. (I'm sure your alleged son is as well.)

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  53. Wow, you should be in TV news!!!

    Oh, wait...

    seriously, you look way too skinny to have a baby. Please pork up a little for the rest of us. It's your womanly duty.

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  54. oh my. i am now in agony. i grew up in duluth but i've lived in arizona for 4 years.... we don't really do seasons here. thank you for that sneak peek at the fall i'm missing! ENJOY IT!

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  55. Okay. You need your own show! I love putting a face with your words. You're gorgeous!

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  56. I know you have a nice round number of comments here, and perhaps this last one will kind of skew things for you if you're Monkish in any way; but I had to comment. I've wanted to comment on each one of your posts but this one with the video--oh my groceries--is just quintessential Love Well, why I read you, why I love your blogging style, why I wish I lived next door and could drink tea, coffee or well water with you on a daily basis of chatting while our kids grow up too fast in our eyes.

    And if I haven't completely startled you for sounding like a stalker, thanks for the input you give to this blogger's life.

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  57. Oh, Kel! How fun to see the MN colors. I do miss going "up north" this time of year. Although, I must say, it's fun to have the spectacular rolling landscapes right out my backyard here in western NC. The colors should be peaking in a week or so at the higher elevations. And soon after that, we'll be getting those same brilliant colors here in the valley; and they typically last for a month!

    Thanks for letting me in on your family vacation. Natalie is just so grown up; and Teyla is ADORABLE. I can't wait to meet her! And after knowing you for almost 2 decades, why did I not notice that you talk out of the side of your mouth? Don't I feel un-observant!! We do love and miss the "Love Wells" very much (still can't get used to calling you that). :-)

    P.S. Random thought: I thought of you the other day when watching Friends. Chandler was doing his "whoopa" scene. It made me smile and think of you.

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