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Appreciate: My Family and Friends are Absolutely Amazing
Surrounded by love and happiness on my graduation day December 14 – Appreciate. What’s the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? 2010 has...
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Everything was going great: I had just graduated from college. I was getting ready to go to Paris for my graduation trip. I was applying for promising jobs teaching English overseas. Friends were good;...
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And Then There Were Three
Chris and I had been wanting a dog for a while. He loves dogs and even grew up with a dog named Jack who died when Chris was 22. Almost 10 years later, Chris was getting the itch to own a dog again,...
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On Regret
My grandpa’s 82nd birthday was on December 19th. All day long, I planned to call him and wish him a happy birthday, but I never got around to it because I worked all morning and afternoon at my day...
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For the Love of Pets
We were sitting down at a fancy restaurant for our early Valentine’s Day dinner when we got the call. We had taken Otis to the vet earlier that day for a general exam and to get x-rays done; when the...
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On Waiting to Have Kids
{Image Source} The plan was to seriously begin thinking about starting a family once I turned 30. We would wait about six months after I turned 30 in May to start trying, because by November, we would...
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If/When I Have Kids…
{Image Source} Ever since I turned 30 back in May, I’ve been thinking A LOT lately about if/when Chris and I have a kid. I say “if/when” not because we might not want kids– we definitely do want them....
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On Preparing to Grow Our Family
Now that we’re in December, I can’t stop thinking about one thing: how Chris and I are going to start trying to have a baby after the new year. I’m both excited and nervous about this huge life step....
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A One Year Adopt-a-Versary
Exactly one year ago today, Chris and I adopted our little fur baby, Otis. It’s been quite an eventful year transitioning to a family of three, so I thought I’d post a little recap of everything...
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Our Tahoe Trip + 5 Tips for Traveling with Toddlers
For a long time, I had no interest in traveling with Aidan. I didn’t even want to do a simple weekend road trip with him. It just seemed like A LOT of work for something he won’t even remember. Kids,...
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