Author Archives: Hannah

Loving winter.

Let’s get the obvious out of the way: it’s cold outside. DC plunged into the single digits this week, and I know that the rest of the country had far worse.  Now, I realize that this is record breaking cold, … Continue reading

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How to keep your resolutions, from someone who didn’t make any.

With the full awareness of my total inability to effect long-term serious change bases on a list of Christmas feast induced guilt, I didn’t make any resolutions for 2014. With the truly lame and superficial nature of last year’s resolutions, … Continue reading

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2013 tasted like kale salad and sandy sandwiches.

In 2013, we ate well. January in DC is cold – a wet dreary cold that seeps into your bones and chills them more than any snowstorm. We ate soup, despite how bad I am at making it, and I … Continue reading

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Pokagon

We spent last week in Indiana visiting James’ family, before returning to Kentucky for our last wedding of 2013. This was my first Christmas with that side of the family, and along with upholding all of their traditions (fresh baked … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas y’all! After all your advice and input about our Christmas cards, we sent out these a little while back. We did one of those update letters (or the “humble brag” according to James) on the back, superimposed over … Continue reading

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“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

It is my favorite night of the whole year. We go all out for Christmas Eve. The theme, the games, the crafts, the fondu dinner (at which Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets make an appearance), the devotion, and of course, the carols. I … Continue reading

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If you invite us to your wedding…

We will tear up that dance floor, because we love dancing.  Especially so at weddings because we are celebrating  love and there is free food. I might even dance so hard that I might drop to the floor and rip … Continue reading

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It sounds like Christmas.

This weekend sounded a lot like Christmas. James and I do Christmas shopping very differently. I start months in advance, searching and planning and shopping, so that by the time Christmas comes around, I only have a little left to … Continue reading

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The wedding that finally happened.

Remember when Ana-Joel and Joseph got engaged? And then remember when I went and followed them around New York for a day and they looked all perfect, and I mentioned how excited I was to celebrate with them in June? … Continue reading

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Snow Day Ramblings

Disjointed thoughts that have been wandering around my head on this snow day. Last night I could just sense a snow day coming. I planned ahead, brought home work from my office and told my students that we would till … Continue reading

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