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When I think about the history of the Michigan football team, I think its so cool that I live so close to the stadium that we can often hear the announcer or marching band before we hear it on TV. Yesterday was the first time we were in Ann Arbor during a home game this season (last week we were in Lake Superior Provincial State Parkin Ontario-- ( Read more... )

So far this has been one of the best trips out to San Diego ever--SD in August is awesome! Especially if you want to go to the beach and your dad has an SIO Decal on his UCSD parking permit ( Read more... )

This morning I went for a long 6 mile run. It was my second 6 mile run in two days. Yesterday I felt empowered by it but today I felt a little tired and worse for the wear. Don't get me wrong--I'm thrilled that I ran as much as I did this weekend, but my energy for the rest of today was close to nil. It was gorgeous outside--low 80s and partly ( Read more... )

Part of me was worried that we'd make it through the whole summer without escaping to one of the best-kept national vacation secrets--Northern Michigan. It seems that only people in the Great Lakes region know about these wonderful hiccups of towns along the "west coast" that you just can't help but love. So green and hilly with little cafes and ( Read more... )

So Lars is working on some graphics for our wedding; specifically he's working on graphics for the tables at the reception that involve photographs of a lot of the places we've travelled together. Anywho--he wanted to print them off on photo paper so we submitted a bunch of photographs that we had taken over the years to shutterfly for pick up at ( Read more... )

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What a poor substitute :(

I got my first pedicure today in little under 2 years. It was MARVELOUS. I mean--it felt so indulgent but it really wasn't. It was relaxing and spontaneous and it just felt great to walk around in my rainbow flip flops that are falling apart after 3 years with pretty little toenails ( Read more... )

I don't always feel like I fit in so well. Its an insecurity that I've grappled with my entire life, truth be told. Whoever knew that socialization in Kindergarten would have had such a profound impact on my the chain of events leading up to now? I mean, I was so desperate to be popular but I never truly was. I wasn't brave enough to be the ( Read more... )