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Holy Shit
My high school boyfriend, Rafal, killed his wife and then himself yesterday.
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Happy Birthday, Bess!
Today is my niece Bess's 5th birthday. So much in my life and in the world has changed in 5 years; it makes it seem like Bess has always been here. But at the same time, I think, wow, my baby niece is 5 ( Read more... ) -
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Last night I dreamt that I went to a bridge tournament, but couldn't find a partner, so I entered the Olympics instead. I won 5 medals, including 2 individual golds, all in different disciplines. And then I was like "I have to put this in my livejournal so people know ( Read more... ) -
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I'm behind. I feel like I'm behind on everything lately ( Read more... ) -
2016 in Review
1. What did you do in 2016 that you'd never done before?Lots of things! Some big ones were trivia hosting, which I now do regularly, and I went to Everett House, which is a public hot tub/spa place where I was naked with strangers. This is not a thing I would have been comfortable doing before.
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No baby yet, but it does sound like today's the day. Poor Em's been in labour (with a "u" because Canada) for over 24 hours now, and finally got an epidural this morning at 5, but the latest update was that she's still "almost" to the pushing stage ( Read more... ) -
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One of the absolute highlights of my time in Virginia was spending last Friday evening in Lexington at my uncle Kent's house while he told stories and answered questions about my grandmother and her mother and grandmother. Allan, Laura, Toby, and Allan's kids all sat with us while Kent held court. I learned a lot about the strong women in my family ( Read more... ) -
Leaving Charlottesville; Going Home
I've been having a somewhat prolonged cry this morning. It started when I opened the dresser drawer in my old bedroom to stash some things for when I'm here over Xmas, and I found my doll, Dear Baby. Mom had put her in there to keep the kids from playing with her at Thanksgiving, because they can be rough and she's a very special doll to me. I ( Read more... ) -
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Toby and I are both sick. Not horribly so, just sniffly and sneezy and a little gross. It's the first time we've been sick together, and it's oddly romantic. Blowing snot rockets in the woods is a nice bonding experience. Who knew ( Read more... ) -
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My grandmother would have been 100 years old next Wednesday. Before we sat down to our feast, we held up a picture of her as a young woman and sang "Happy Birthday" to her. It was really sweet ( Read more... )