Archive for the ‘Family’ Category

This Year, New Year

December 30, 2011

This year we had a baby and our lives changed forever. There’s nothing else that stands out like that, and the rest of the year is kind of a blur, but going back over my archives I was reminded of some other things that happened this year: >I started a book blog, which I have [...]

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So My Brother Got Married

October 28, 2011

I have two awesome younger brothers, David and Barry. David is only 14 months younger than I am, while Barry and I are separated by 3 1/2 years. They are best friends, and while I don’t see or talk to them as much as I’d like, we still have a great time together and lots [...]

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Bragging Rights

January 13, 2011

I can’t let this week pass without commemorating an achievement that I’ve been striving for for years and which may possibly never happen again. I grew up around sports. I played them, my brothers played them, and my dad and my brothers watched them. I always knew that when I got married it would be [...]

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We Survived Our First Camping Trip

June 21, 2010

Back in January, my husband David received a bunch of awesome camping gear for his birthday. We originally intended the gear to get its first use in the spring when the weather was nice, but then a bunch of terrible things happened to me and I was kind of a wreck for a few months. [...]

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Dog Park, Farmer’s Market, Paint, and Mothers

May 11, 2010

It’s Tuesday and I’m still reliving my weekend. So what? I got a nice surprise on Friday when I was supposed to work until 7 p.m. and they let me off at 3. I was able to beat the traffic and convinced David to go on a mini-date. We went to Potbelly Subs & Sandwiches [...]

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