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good quote
Letting go doesn't mean giving up... it means moving on. It is one of the hardest things a person can do. Starting at birth, we grasp on to anything we can get our hands on, and hold on as if we will cease to exist when we let go. We feel that letting go is giving up, quitting, and that as we all know is cowardly. But as we grow older we are forced ( Read more... ) -
Memorable Memorial
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After scoring a cheap flight thanks to Bing’s travel predictor/alerts (check it out, seriously!), I spent my Memorial Day weekend in Colorado with two of my favorite ladies. First order of business? Toe-tally obvious: pedicures at Ten20 (which offers free Diet Cokes, M&Ms- ( Read more... ) -
PDX-cellent
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Phew. Work travel for the spring is now over. Have been hopping from Houston to Kansas, Spokane, Seattle and Portland over the past month and I’m glad to have some downtime. Here are some photos from my most recent trip to Portland to visit students.
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S.S. Delicious
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Just a quickie today. It’s been warm here in Texas for a while, but I finally caved and turned on the a/c this weekend. Temps are getting closer to the 90s this week and I have been craving lighter, but still delicious meals (also, more chilled wine and drinks- so the ( Read more... ) -
Cat-ching up.
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Continuing the bad pun from the last blog, may I proudly introduce my newest love. Meet Anya.
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We’ve got some kitchen’ up to do.
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I moved to Houston for work about three weeks ago. My stuff followed me about a week later and payday was just this past Friday. Both of those proved to be good enough reasons for me to explore Houston’s “dining out” scene. (It’s impressive, folks. More to come on that.) But ( Read more... ) -
The World of the Blogging
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So, it’s been a while. Thought it’s not like I haven’t been busy (I recently relocated to Houston and started a new job!), I haven’t been that busy. What’s the deal with my lack of blogging? Well, despite a number of emails and gentle phone calls from my aunt and mother, ( Read more... ) -
Pagratis Pair
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Per usual, part II of my Colorado wedding blog was postponed, but here we go! Early the next morning after the rehearsal dinner (which, if you’ll recall, featured enough food to feed most of Colorado), the lucky (though yawning) bridesmaids headed into Boulder to meet the ( Read more... ) -
40°01′N 105°17′W: Elevation Elation
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I’ve been slacking on my updates, so be prepared for a slew of photo-jammed blog posts today.
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24
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Happy birthday to me! (and you too, Scott Bakula) In honor of my 24 years, here’s a few highlights from last year and 24 aspirations for the year ahead.
> Went skydiving for the first time!
> Visited two new countries (Peru, Ireland) and Russia again.
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