November recap

I have not been the best blogger the past few months. This writing for a living thing sure drains me. By the end of the day, I’m usually mentally exhausted! Which means I never feel like updating my blog. Today, though, I’d much rather write here than write the article I need to write about [...]

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update

A lot has happened since I last wrote. Sorry about that; I’m still getting used to wordpress. This place doesn’t feel like home yet, so forgive my lack of posting.
We had a great trip to St. Johns two weekends ago. St. Johns was beautiful and fun. It’s a very small town where everybody knows [...]

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where everybody knows your name

I just finished up a really rough day at work. Fifty things were thrown at me at once, which isn’t unusual, but this time they were 50 things that were stressful or came from the big boss herself (so I had to get right on them). Mostly I ran around in circles, working hard all [...]

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i’m back

Sorry. I’ve been sort of MIA lately. Here are the excuses:
1. I’ve been at Disneyland (the happiest place on earth) with John and several other members of my family. We had such a great time, but I was exhausted by the time we got [...]

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he’s back

My husband was in Texas this weekend visiting a school there. Not in the city featured on his shirt. I’m just glad he’s back.
But now we must talk of packing and cleaning and job hunting and finality. I’m not ready yet.

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thinking about tomorrow

The wheels in my mind are turning. I’ve talked before about life goals and how I don’t really have any. I encourage other people to pursue their dreams, but I don’t look inside myself long enough to know what my dreams even are. So I’m thinking.
And meanwhile, here are pictures from our trip to Delaware. [...]

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rednecks and race cars

My dad took John and me to see the NHRA drag races in Las Vegas this weekend. What an experience. You may not be able to picture what it’s like, so let me enlighten you.
*NASCAR is the one that goes around a track a million times. Drag races are the ones where each race lasts [...]

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weekend update

This past week has been quite busy. First, my younger sister Alexis came to visit for the week. Since she was about 11 and I was living in Provo, Utah, she has come to visit for a week during the summer. Now she’s a senior in high school, and the tradition lives on!
We had fun [...]

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deathly sick but getting better

I went to the Dr. on monday and found out what is wrong with me — I have pneumonia. Yikes. And, I gave it to my husband. So while I’m finally on the upswing and getting better, my husband is coughing and wheezing at home.
The worst of it was when we were in [...]

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i’m sort of alive

I’m alive, but only barely. I got sick again. Yes, again.
Coughing, high fever, achy, sleepy. This time I went to my doctor and asked for blood tests to be done to figure out what’s going on. I mean, first I get bronchitis, then the fake strep throat thing, then the rash, and now this.
I [...]

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i’m so lucky

Okay. I have to mention the amazing gift my husband gave me for my birthday. He has gone above and beyond what I ever expected for my birthday. I was simply amazed when I opened it.
A while before he gave the gift to me, he told me I was really going to like it. Then [...]

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deep in the heart of texas

To the woman who looked breathtakingly gorgeous with perfect hair and makeup even after a two-hour flight to San Antonion: I hate you.
Here I am in San Antonio, enjoying every minute of my stay. Last night we went to dinner and then walked along the river. Beautiful. Maybe it’s because I grew up in Nevada [...]

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