Archive for April, 2008
Number six.
It was up to Greg. And besides, his mother insisted.
So, despite the shock of losing his cousin earlier this week, we went ahead with our early anniversary dinner at the Flagstaff House overlooking the city of Boulder last night. We wined and dined and toasted his cousin J.
Photos can be found at [...]
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Friday cat blogging.
Why yes, Neppie and Athena must be staring at the garden gnome!
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Moments of silence.
One of Greg’s cousins on his mother’s side died suddenly today. A month shy of 35. A week short of his third wedding anniversary. Needless to say, we’re rather numb right now.
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Dressy verdict.
I found a dress similar to elements of both “little black dresses” at Ann Taylor Loft while on my lunch break today. Sleeveless, wrapped v-neck, below the knee and perfect for the necklace. No picture of it, but that’s ok because I’m not entirely convinced it fits properly, either. I refuse to [...]
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Dressy poll.
If you received an ice-blue sapphire necklace for your birthday…and you were going to one of the more elegant restaurants in the area for your anniversary…and you had spent two hours at the mall searching for a dress without any luck, what would you do?
(Oh, and it could be that you might wear the same [...]
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Ten years gone by.
The next couple of months mark ten years since major decisions, major achievements, and major changes were made in my life. It all starts tonight.
April 17, 1998 was the night where Greg asked me to leave family and friends behind in Wisconsin and Illinois to join him in Boulder, Colorado upon my college graduation a [...]
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Keeping secrets.
There are some secrets that should never be kept. Sure, the discovery of family secrets adds excitement to our lives, but questioning the truth can be heartwrenching. Secrets between the most intimate of couples can lead to relationship turmoil.
I’ve known both in my life.
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I should have told Greg about the rising numbers on the meter. [...]
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Springing back to life.
The sun is shining, the air is warm, birds are chirping, flowers are budding, cats are leashed and walking around the backyard.
Spring has sprung, it seems. I’m trying my hardest to be optimistic that no more wintry weather will come to the Front Range of Colorado until late autumn*.
This was another rough transition into spring [...]
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SCHWEINKATZE!
(That would be a German-based word we made up for when the cats scarf down wet food, roughly translating to PIG CATS.)
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