Monthly Archives: June 2009

Enough

By Erin | Published: June 30, 2009
Someone set up a Facebook page after Dave’s death so people could share memories, photos, videos. There was a discussion board, and it only took a little more than a week for people to start fighting—over who he had been really, his faith or lack of faith, what he thought of the church, what he [...]
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Vegetables and Beer

By Erin | Published: June 30, 2009
I’ve now picked a squash, a massive zucchini, and five cherry tomatoes from the garden. (Plus basil and parsley, as needed.) The rosemary didn’t make it, and the cilantro has already flowered, that pesky stuff. A little while ago, I made an organic fertilizer mix that I sprayed into the garden. This fertilizer required a [...]
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Name

By Erin | Published: June 28, 2009
Clarification: To understand this, make sure you’ve read these posts first: This one, and this one. I am not thinking about baby names because I am pregnant or hoping to be. It’s actually rather sad. So. Anyway. One of the first things Jesse and I ever agreed upon was what we’d name a son if [...]
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June 2009 Sucks.

By Erin | Published: June 25, 2009
Dave Rask Ed McMahon Farrah Fawcett Michael Jackson Billy Mays
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“And all the roads we have to walk are winding”

By Erin | Published: June 23, 2009
Jesse’s friend from Texas committed suicide last week. We found out on our way to Luke and Jamie’s wedding on Saturday, one of the hottest days of the year so far. There were no details then, nothing to say. As the shock wears off, the news gets heavier. The way he died was extremely violent. [...]
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Futon advice needed

By Erin | Published: June 19, 2009
Have any of you ever owned or slept on a futon? We’re in the market for one, and we might be having a long-term guest, so I need it to be comfortable. Of course, since we are kind of poor, I also need it to be affordable. Any ideas or suggestions?
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Acting my age (or thereabouts)

By Erin | Published: June 17, 2009
So, as I’ve recently come to the realization that life doesn’t end at twenty-six, I’ve been attempting to act like it. Thus, the solo beach trip on Monday “just because. ” Then Monday evening Jesse and I went to a graduation party for a guy he works with. A high school graduation party. My only [...]
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