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Groundhog

Leaf — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:29:35 +0000

What do groundhogs know? It feels like spring is right here. I mean, who needs Hawaii? With midday temperatures hitting the 60s, I’ve been able to take walks outside during lunch in a t-shirt and lap up the sun. I’m …

Resolutions

Leaf — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:23:33 +0000

I think I’ll leave the behavior-altering goals for Lent. 40 days without coffee sounds more realistic than 366 days. On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind learning how to swim this year. I tried signing up for adult beginners classes …

Jet lag relapse

Leaf — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:17:03 +0000

Over the Christmas break, we spent the time with some cousins for extended game nights. Really really extended. We’d have dinner, then play 7 Wonders, Settlers of Catan, and now, Ticket to Ride – Europe. We stayed up til 6AM …

Happy Thanksgiving!

Leaf — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:37:18 +0000

I’m grateful for all the unimaginably delicious food I’m about to stuff into my face. Thank you.

Non-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner!

Leaf — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:40:33 +0000

We celebrated this Thanksgiving a week early at a cousin’s house this past Sunday. There was turkey, smoked and roasted, vegetables, dressing, trifle. Food galore! I went in like I usually do, in my battle gear, stretchy jeans. If I …

Game Night

Leaf — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:24:07 +0000

Yesterday we had another game night with cousins and a couple of their college friends. That was when we went to BGR and watched them, amazed, scarf down 2 burgers a piece. A reminder of how we once were and …

Whoosh

Leaf — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:10:37 +0000

The second half of this year is just zipping right along. My slow-to-adapt brain is still getting used to fall and maybe October and voila, it’s already time to turn the clocks an hour back. For however long it lasts, …

DMV Hell

Leaf — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:54:41 +0000

We spent nearly 3 hours waiting at the DMV today. I forgot to bring a book to read so I sat at the front row watching the employees work. The slow and stupid, and the fast, and the rude. It …

So much to wear, so little time!

Leaf — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:09:25 +0000

I was sifting through my clothes and seeing how many unworn cute dresses I have that just haven’t made it out this season and I realized I’m running out of time! There’s only a handful more weeks left to wear …

First Harvest

Leaf — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:23:49 +0000

Peach picking season has started! We went to a pick-your-own farm this morning to get some peaches. We got mostly whites, and a few yellows. I feel like yellows often have more acidity but also more of that traditional peach …