California

Full Circle

When I was seven, I moved with my mom and my sister from the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio to the Bay Area, California. I was the cool kid in my hometown, a fantastic student (I was the Student of the Day nearly every single day),...

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California Part Deux

We are here in California for the second time since moving to NYC in August. Seems like a lot, doesn't it? It actually felt like a lot during our travels. We were so excited about coming for the holidays, but the family drama and the...

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Empire State of Mind

Whew. Well, we're back in the city and honestly it feels amazing. This trip back to California was just what I needed. We missed daddy terribly, but it was good for him to put all of his energy into his first midterm (which he got...

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A Love Story

Four years ago, I was a floundering mess. Although I had a decent job, I had just gotten out of an unhealthy relationship with a man and was trying desperately to find the path that would lead to my happiness and certainty of my future....

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We’re Leavin’…

... on a jet plane... I'll only be gone for two weeks. Yes, I caved. I've decided to take the kids back to California to spend Halloween with grandparents and friends. And nicer weather than the 40 degree rainy misery that we are currently experiencing......

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Where Does the Time Go?

Today our baby girl is 11 months old. I have been telling people that she was 10 months old up until yesterday. Not 10 1/2 months, not "almost 11 months", but 10 months. Today she is 11 months. That makes her almost one year old....

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Happening. Very. Fast.

I know that this blog was supposed to be about my experience moving to the big apple and everything in between, but life has gotten totally hectic and I haven't had the extra hour to document it. I manage to shoot off one line emails,...

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Sing it, Sister! SWIM

I don't blog half as much as I would like to. Especially because I have two blogs, the other one is for my family as we are all spread out 'round the states. So I have to divide my "blogging time" which is nearly nil,...

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A Wing and a Prayer

It's crunch time. No more vacations, no more parties. No more dinners out or new swimsuits (even though the one I have now is SO tattered that the ass is literally falling out). We have begun our decent into our four year prison sentence term...

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I’m SUCH a sucker

I took the kids on a long walk/hike yesterday, and on our way home we ran into our good friends Heather and her daughters Meriel and Margot. They happened to be en route to Petco to purchase their new fish Dorothy a house for her...

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Welcome!

I can't help it. I've been trying to figure out what my first post is going to be about, but I might as well just dive in, right? Besides, the ADHD that I suffer from (undiagnosed but oh, it's there) will never allow me to...

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