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Enjoy family, buy local, and sidewalks are there for a reason.
I’ve been in Greenville, S.C., for the past two weeks – as you probably know, my sister had her baby on July 31 and I’m here to get to know him, help her and her husband out, and enjoy some quality time with family. I’m staying at my aunt’s house – 2.5 miles away from…
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Don’t say stupid stuff when you’re drinking, and other life lessons.
Things I’ve learned/noticed in the past week that if you follow, will help you function in basic society (or at least in my eyes): 1. Don’t be arrogant. 2. Don’t insult the Marine Corps. 3. If someone asks you a question, answer directly. Don’t answer a yes/no question with something like “Well, the thing is…
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The time I ran 15 miles in one day …
Did I mention it was in the mountains? With huge, huge hills? Kevin and Chris are crazy enough to have committed to running the Blue Ridge Relay race next month. Check out their team’s blog here. Basically, here’s the scoop: They are going to run 234.2 miles in a 24-hour period. There are 6 runners…
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Why am I showing you this boring beer?
Because it’s not boring at all! Chris made it. He made it. And I got to taste it this past weekend for the first time. I’ll let him tell you about the process he and his friends went through for the first beer they made and the second one. But I’ll tell you that when…
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How do you help someone with a newborn?
I am soooo loving my time here, taking care of my nephew and getting to know him. My poor sister has to get up every 3 hours to feed him, so she’s not getting much sleep. We all take turns watching him when he’s not feeding so that Jenny can get some sleep, but there…
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A childhood, found 15 minutes away.
It’s the 1980s and I complain as my legs burn against the sun-heated blue vinyl of Mom’s Oldsmobile. We are getting ready to head to The Complex, where we go almost every day during every summer that I can remember as I child. The perfect place to cool off – a huge indoor pool (my…
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A rock-star weekend
So, pretty standard weekend for me … (uh, not in the least). I won’t go into all the details since I did so on Twitter in great detail as they were happening (sorry for anyone who did not want to know every second of my nephew’s birth) but my sister had her baby on Friday…
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The child becomes the mother. The sister becomes the aunt. And history repeats.
Today, my baby sister will become a mother. How is this possible? I remember the day I met Jenny, the day I became a big sister. My grandmother brought me a doll to give to Jenny, and it became my first gift to her. I felt very big sister about the whole thing, and given…
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Marathon: It’s official
I just signed up for Thunder Road! I can’t back out now! Like Justin said, now the fun begins …
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Try it my way, and you will never look at shoes the same again
Before I even knew he was the one I would meet, he was watching me as I walked through the door and made my way across uncrowded but busy room. He studied me silently, knowing it would be necessary to note the details of my every movement. Did he know how much he would impress me later by noticing me…