Tag Archives: travel

Happy Birthday Husband!

I am one of those people who feels that the world should stop turning just a little bit on your birthday. I blame this on my eternal camp counselor party-planning mother, and my gift loving father, together the perfect combination … Continue reading

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Last weekend.

You know those weekends where you try to squeeze EVERYTHING in? Last weekend was one of those. I am super guilty of event cramming. I hate saying no to any activity,  I hate turning people down for things or passing … Continue reading

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What’s in a macaron?

Yesterday I guest posted over at Culture Keeper to talk about one of my very favorite things, macarons. Ok, so really I am blogging about globalization and the indefinable qualities of culture inherent in regional foods, but the macaron is … Continue reading

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Of beaches and besties.

I still count my three high school besties among my closest friends. That first picture was taken at a trip before our freshman year of high school and the second at my wedding. A lot has changed over the past … Continue reading

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But then summer comes.

My feelings about academia and grad school fluctuate constantly. When I look at our bank account and I think how awesome it would be if I was getting a real working person paycheck, I am less than thrilled with my … Continue reading

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We have no hobbies.

James and I have no hobbies. Back when I was teaching high school, one of my students asked me what James and I like to do together, and when I tried telling her that we just kind of like hanging … Continue reading

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Vacating: This man.

You knew it was coming, didn’t you, that mushy post where I get all sappy and newlywed. Well, it’s here. After an eternity apart (ok, 11 days) where James was in DC and I was in KY, being back with … Continue reading

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Vacating: These People.

I’m sure that there are families who go on vacation together and everything is perfect. I imagine these families going to the beach, and flying there of course.  I imagine that they calmly and politely eat breakfast together, laze about … Continue reading

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Vacating: This Place.

After a longer period of blog silence than I have had in a long while (maybe ever? though I have to admit, it was kind of awesome), I am back to inundate you with tales and pictures from our vacation … Continue reading

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Vacating

There is something so nice about vacating. And yes, I mean vacating, not vacationing. I like that vacating implies a sudden emptiness, like we just disappeared, because that is what is so magical about vacations: we disappear from life just … Continue reading

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