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Dear United States of America, While I was living in Mexico, you wooed me back to your shores with promises of safety, prosperity, and never-ending Nutter Butters. While you’ve followed through on the safety and prosperity bit (and yes, the never-ending NBs), there are a few smaller promises that I don’t feel you’ve fulfilled. *Unceasing …
I start my new job tomorrow (squee!) so I’m shifting back to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday posting schedule .
Do you get an employee discount if you don’t plan ahead and accidentally wear a red top and khaki pants to Target? I caught myself before dressing, but I still managed to wear a pinkish-coral top and light brown pants. No one asked for help finding the shoe department, but no one offered to help …
I spent a large part of last weekend working on my best friend’s wedding invitations. She had the basic design figured out when I arrived Friday evening, and by 11pm Sunday night we had ribbons cut and glued, hundreds of pieces of paper trimmed and stuffed into envelopes, and at least 100 labels adhered to …
Did I mention I got a new phone? I haven’t named him, but he seems to respond to “pretty” and “robot.” Before buying the Droid I convinced myself that I had to have a phone with an actual keyboard, but after only five days I’ve already adjusted to the virtual keyboard, plus I love the …
I feel bad for not announcing this last week, but I already had my posts scheduled and with my going out of town I didn’t have time to move things around. Anyway… Last week Wednesday Ibis got a job at a really nice hotel in Ixtapa, then the following day I was offered a job …
Today I’m driving to Kentucky to spend the weekend with my best friend. She’s getting married in June (for which I have to write a speech) and this weekend we’re going to the races! Louisville is known for racing, but Lexington has Keeneland, a great racetrack that features many of the horses seen in the …
Owen and I took a walk along the Grand Haven boardwalk last week (well, I walked, he got a free ride) and managed to catch the beginning of the sunset. I’d forgotten how nice it is to face due west over the water.
You know the tradition to save the top of your wedding cake to eat on your first anniversary? Ibis and I were good newleyweds and saved the top in my parents’ extra freezer (convenient since the reception was at their house) but then four months later we moved to Mexico. I didn’t think the cake …
My mom noticed these way behind the house in the backyard, just at the edge of the woods. I think the flower fairy planted them. Why is it that I always feel like a murderer after picking flowers?