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I'm a twentysomething MFA grad enjoying life in a state of flux, dreaming of Paris and San Francisco while loving the warm summer evenings in North Carolina. I'm a little irreverent, a little mercurial, with an uncanny knack for putting my foot in my mouth.
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Tag Archives: holidays
Happy Valentine
Let me just say that Jesse and I have excellent timing. Case in point: When is a great time to argue about money? How about in the car, on the way to a marriage retreat in Myrtle Beach, on Valentine’s weekend? Seemed ideal to us, and so we fussed and griped and pouted and sulked [...]
Getting There
Our trip to Florida started, well, shall we say unconventionally. Usually we leave for Florida during the week before Christmas and head back north before New Year’s. This year, Jesse had to work Christmas Eve, so plans were rearranged to accommodate. Both Jesse and I decided to add to the fun by coming down with [...]
Posted in Home Also tagged experiences I'd like to not repeat, family, Florida, illness, vacation 6 Comments
An Open Letter to December
Dear December,
First, let me begin by saying how much I absolutely adore you. Really, I do. And this year doubly so, because I was so bummed at being all alone for Thanksgiving, and then you came along, December, with all your non-Thanksgiving-themed merchandise, music, and festivities—and, with the hope of seeing family at the end [...]
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
So, Wednesday and Thursday were rough, but the holiday weekend improved once the actual holiday was over and there were fewer reminders of all the family we weren’t seeing. The Thanksgiving dinner we had at John and Michelle’s was delicious, of course, and how’s this for random—one of their family friends who came over for [...]
Happy Black Friday
A new vacuum (that actually works–imagine that). A couple sweaters. And leopard-print heels. That’s better.
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