Tag Archives: childhood

Money: We Are Officially Old

By Erin | Published: October 25, 2011

I grew up in a household where money wasn’t a taboo subject. My parents casually talked about budgets the way others might chat about the weather. I knew how much money we made as a family. I knew my parents’ spending habits. My mom gave me blank checks to play with and taught me how [...]

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I Miss Dave Thomas

By Erin | Published: September 21, 2011

Jesse and I were having a lively and intellectual discussion about fast food last night, when I realized I really miss Dave Thomas. Wendy’s just isn’t the same without him.

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Soccer Boy

By Erin | Published: September 16, 2011

While we’re on the topic of Jesse, love of my life, keeper of my website, I thought it would be nice to usher in the weekend with this little gem–an old photo of Jesse at soccer practice, scanned and sent to me by his mom. Not sure exactly when this picture was taken, but from [...]

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Dad

By Erin | Published: June 20, 2011

This is my dad, on the right: This is how I know my parents love me. I put embarrassing photos of them on the Internet, and they still talk to me. (In case you were wondering, no, Dad doesn’t always look like this. My mom won’t let him wear hats, because his ears stick out [...]

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Saladmaster

By Erin | Published: June 16, 2011

This afternoon, after a nap, I had some energy and decided I wanted to make zucchini bread. Which, it turns out, was a very bad idea because making the zucchini bread completely wiped me out and I didn’t have enough energy to make dinner, so Jesse had to get McDonald’s. But, I got to use [...]

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