Category: Friends & Family
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Escape-artist dogs and a sad tale
This is a very difficult story for me to tell but I think it necessary, what with all the talk I’ve had about unleashed dogs on this blog of late. For the record, I understand things happen with pets. My brother mentioned his dog getting out of their fence occasionally – I am completely aware…
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My first 5K or When I realized I could accomplish something athletic
In the latest edition of the together-but-separate blog postings, Amy and I are writing about our first athletic achievements. I started thinking about my first running accomplishments recently during a discussion with Heather about how to begin running. I remember the first time I ran a mile – it felt so amazing and accomplished! My first…
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My birthday party video: The next best thing to being there?
I have virtually no experience in video editing, but Susan brought her Flip to my birthday party so of course we had to have fun with it at the bar. And of course I had to spend all day playing with it in Windows Movie Maker. Apologies in advance for bad lighting, bad camera skills…
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One night in Charlotte and the world’s your oyster
Blue hair gel, check. Leg warmers, check. Little Red M3, check. Great friends and great family, check. Even those I wonder about when I see you dancing with your friends … You’d have to Send Me an Angel to make this birthday party any better, so if you are on the East Coast (or a plane…
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Who are The Beatles?
I have recently had the opportunity to introduce a friend to The Beatles. No, this “friend” is not actually my 2-year-old niece or anything like that, though I know why you would think that considering the above statement. No, this friend is 26 years old and as of last summer had “heard of” The Beatles…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…