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These things are the wonderful things…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on December 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

…we’ll remember all through our lives. So goes a verse in the Carpenters’ Christmas classic, “Sleigh Ride.” This song will be playing while my parents and I drag up the big plastic containers with red and green lids from the basement that snugly hold our universe of Christmas decorations. We’ll pick and choose from the [...]

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25 birthdays

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

At this very moment, I’m celebrating my 25th birthday in Germany with my mom, probably drinking fabulous beer (bier) out of a stein. But I prepared in advance a little snapshot of my birthday memories from over the years – here’s a trip down memory lane through 25 of my favorite moments from 25 years [...]

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Thanks for the memories

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

On Sunday, I wrote about the passing of my dog, Casey, in the immediate aftermath of it. My emotions were raw, my denial firm, my tears spilling onto the keyboard as I tried to cram every possible memory of him into a post to show how I felt about this immense loss. It’s two days [...]

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Good night, Ceeter Cotter

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on September 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »

This afternoon, I was in the midst of a sunny, warm outing to the Adam’s Morgan Day Festival with a couple of friends, when I got a call from my mom – and immediately knew something was wrong. “Casey’s gone,” she said. My world stopped. Casey, my little tri-colored corgi, “Ceeter Cotter,” as we nicknamed [...]

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Remember when?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend my best friend from back home in Ohio came up from Georgia to spend time with me, after I was having an rough time earlier in the week. I didn’t have to ask – when I called her late Monday night, upset, she immediately said, “I’m coming up there.” Molly is getting married [...]

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Memories…of the way we were…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Yeah, it’s cheesy. And if you’re a guy reading this, you’re probably like, “Seriously?” The girls know though. Anyway, this isn’t about Robert Redford or a romance that went wrong. This weekend there were two events that dregged up memories, and so it’s just interesting to look back sometimes and think about how things have [...]

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