Tag Archives: relationships

Preserving the Date

When I first began this blog, my intention was to document my experiences during the wedding planning process. It was an idea I had for a manuscript, a book I wish I could have read while I was organizing all … Continue reading

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Bruce Lee Meets Billy Blanks Meets Ralph Macchio Meets Total Weirdo

I’m about to get a whole lot weirder. I tend to curb it in front of most people, but I am a pretty silly human being. I like making up songs about darn near everything and using sound effects/interpretive body … Continue reading

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Gory Details

On Sunday, Jude was still a little under the weather after his 3:30 am-on-Friday-vomit-attack. We read books, we rocked on the rocking chair and sang songs, we danced, we played, we put puzzles together, we ate, we ran around the … Continue reading

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Top Five Films of 2012

Yesterday, Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the nominees for the 2013 Academy Awards, so I thought it was the perfect time to partake in an annual tradition of mine and recount my top five favorite films from the past … Continue reading

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Snapshots from the Last Day of Winter Break

Today marks the official end to my winter break, and though I know that I am fortunate to have had such a long time away from work life, I am still sad to leave my best little friend and to … Continue reading

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Little Spots of Sunshine

Yesterday, I discovered via work email that one of the administrative assistants in our division died this past Friday. The news was a shock; she was not ill–or rather, none of us  knew her to be ill. She was a … Continue reading

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Top Five Memories: 2012 Edition

A few years ago, Mike and I started a new tradition of visiting Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA on New Year’s Eve. The lights, the holiday decorations, the fountains, the fireworks, the music, the displays–all of it is pretty … Continue reading

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How to Cure Low Blood Sugar and Shame Your Family all in One Text

Happy New Year, everyone! I was going to spend this post re-capping my New Year’s Eve and writing about my top five moments from 2012, but then something else happened, and I decided to change course. I will get to … Continue reading

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Happy

This is the busiest week of the semester: finals week. As much as I would love to be inspired and motivated, I am not. So, in light of the anxiousness I shared in my last post vis-á-vis turning one year … Continue reading

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Luke, I am Your Stylist

I love shopping. To be more specific, I love shopping for clothes. I love looking in catalogs and perusing the racks and folded tables in department stores and retail stores, examining the fabrics and colors and patterns and silhouettes. When … Continue reading

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