Melissa, Oh!

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  • Uninvited dinner party guest (wait, that’s me)

    Thirty-one years ago today my parents decided to host a dinner party in which I would become the uninvited guest. My mom’s due date was April 30, not March 30, so when she went to the bathroom and there was blood everywhere to say there was a cause for concern would be quite an understatement. I…

  • I came in ‘last’ but I was the winner

    So I ran another 5K last weekend, the third in the Frosty 5K series. This one was at Freedom Park. But this wasn’t “just” another 5K – this was the first race that my brother, sister and I all ran together. And that made it amazing. I should mention that my sister, Jenny, is 5 months…

  • Why I hate my HOA

    I realize “hate” is a strong word but I do believe it justfied here. Let me tell you why: When we decided to buy a house in this neighborhood, I was excited to see there was a Homeowners’ Association. I was excited because in our last home there was not one and my biggest pet…

  • Happy birthday, Elwood

    Elwood, you are one of the awesomest people I know and your birthday is the day we get to revel in that awesomeness (even if you are practically a Pisces). Chris and I made this poster to show you just that, although, you will see we weren’t the only ones that had our hands in it! Since…

  • New shoes, check. Doberman, check. 13.1 miles, really?

    Thoughts on an 8.2-mile run: Ready to go. Got my new shoes with new insoles on, got my 80-pound-doberman mix on a leash that wraps around my waist (it takes my whole body strength to get him to do what I want), go my 2.2 liter bottle of water (he drinks a lot) and dog…

  • A little green eyeliner goes a long way

    I wrote a blog yesterday in which I mentioned an old friend, Anna Klepczynski. I have wanted to write about her for quite a long time but had not yet found the voice – until now. I remember the first time I felt pretty. It was at my birthday party in the seventh grade. Seventh…

  • The time I threw up and it was all Amy’s fault

    Whitney and Christina wrote recently about their most humiliating moments. I instantly wanted to write about mine but I couldn’t decide which one (of many!) topped the list. I finally settled on two, the second of which I will write about for Mother’s Day for reasons that will become apparent at that time. For today I…

  • The fine print

    So I got one of those “attend this free dinner and we’ll give you a great opportunity for your business” mailers yesterday. Typically I throw them away without even looking as I do not need any ugly cookware/condos in Vegas/pyramid scheme opportunities. This one had a pretty picture of two iPod Shuffles on it, though,…

  • My take on those weird socks

    The other day I purchased these crazy socks from REI: I saw them and thought, “That’s so weird. I must buy them.” I asked the guy at REI what he thought and he said he loves them for hiking or running and that they help prevent blisters between the toes – something I used to…

  • “Yes, we swing.”

    Jeff and I went to REIwith our friends Wade and Meghan the other day. Meghan wanted some hiking boots, and the guy at REI was talking to her about what she will want to look for in a boot, etc., etc. Wade had asked for our help with picking out a boot for Meghan, so…