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Milestones.

Lately there have been lots of big accomplishments around this home.  Or maybe not so big. So little, in fact, that if I didn’t put them here, they might go unnoticed.  I have learned to like brussle sprouts and oatmeal, … Continue reading

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The Fourth the way it should be.

The Fourth of July might just be my favorite holiday. I love Christmas and Thanksgiving, but they have so much more pressure attached. There are gifts, traditions, weighty religious and historical undertones, and all sorts of hype. But on July … Continue reading

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Shower: Rejoicing while one shoves one’s face with finger foods

I have been remiss in blogging about the amazing wedding shower that I was thrown a couple weeks ago. Let me pause to say that there are lots of not-fun parts to wedding planning. Tracking down addresses, remembering lots of … Continue reading

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ihave [an] iphone.

I have an iphone. Now, for most of you reading this, this is no big deal, as you have all had smart phones for quite some time. But for me, who has been using a phone that was mediocre at … Continue reading

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A last date with my brothers: Shakespeare and Co!

Have I mentioned that I have really awesome brothers? Because I do. Lyman has an internship in DC starting this week and before he left, Zach insisted that we do one final sibling thing, just the three of us. It … Continue reading

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When you really love someone, you have to take up the causes they think are important…

… Which sometimes means taking the regular shiny adult toaster off your wedding registry and replacing it with the Pittsburgh Pirates toaster. The one that burns the Pirates “P” into every slice of toast.  The one that your fiancé didn’t … Continue reading

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What to do with all the stuff

I hate moving. Between endless runs back and forth in rush hour, endless waiting for delivery people who never come, ill timed plumbing issues, and a million little things to do, I feel like this:  Don’t get me wrong – … Continue reading

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Marriage doesn’t fix things.

I’m pretty sure marriage is going to be great. I am ready to be done with saying goodbye to James in the evening or having to drive across town to see him. I am ready to start our life together. … Continue reading

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A Tale of One Apartment, Expressed by Pics from Pinterest

Remember the Great Apartment Search? Well it is OVER. For the last couple of weeks I have felt like this: Which has pretty much made me want to do this: But today at noon we got the call saying that … Continue reading

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The Great Apartment Search

“We could always grab a tent and take up with the occupiers in McPhereson Square.” This is what I tell James when we get really discouraged about finding an apartment, THE apartment, our first apartment together. It doesn’t need to … Continue reading

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