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It's Jamaica, Mon!
I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Jamaica last night (NBD). The journey started Thursday morning with a flight from Detroit to Atlanta which then connected to Montego Bay, Jamaica. When we arrived (I went as a friend’s date), our shuttle wasn’t present to pick us up so we took a cab with one…
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Island Living
I leave for Jamaica tomorrow morning. Negril. And of course they issue a travel advisory this week in response to violent attacks on the government. Perfect. As it turns out, the chaos is taking place on the other side of the country, so I’m crossing my fingers and praying I’ll be fine. In truth, I’m…
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Find some crawfish in a lake. Then eat them.
After what seemed like a few dull days and hard-faced facts about the reality of this summer and my distance from Grand Rapids, I feel like I’m getting back into the swing of things. I went out to Royal Oak on Wednesday with some friends and family to see a family friend perform in Terrie Lea…
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The Power of Words. The Art of Class.
I honestly don’t know why I don’t read more often. I loved reading when I was a child. My library card was a prized possession of mine growing up. I got a thrill from using the self-checkout where I could slide the spine of the book across the block all by myself. I would gather…
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Rainy Day Blues
It’s a rainy day. Cold. The kind of dreary day that settles down in lonely bones and leaves a person longing for a warm embrace and kind word. A day that leads you to letters of a past love and compels you to read, even though reading the forgotten words flips your stomach as a rollercoaster would, were…
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Sharing Wealth II
Here is a great article from the May issue of Oprah written by Lisa Kogan – deals with advice for living: http://www.oprah.com/style/How-to-Move-On-with-Life-Lisa-Kogan-Advice
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Downtown Hoedown
= one reason why Detroit really is a cool city. I had such a good time this weekend – catching up with friends, reminding myself of what I look like with a little bit of a tan (preceeded by a sunburn, of course), sharing meaningful conversation, appreciating my GPS (without it, I would be lost.…
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And now I'm 23.
Yesterday, I got older – just as I am growing older now – but it was marked with a celebration of sorts. I awoke to a dirty chai latte in bed, hand delivered by my beautiful mother. She planned a day for me that included a massage, a visit to a penny candy shop, lunch…
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream!
To reread it, that last post was a little all over the place. Lo siento, mis amigos. I suppose that’s what I get for not taking the time to seclude myself from outside distractions while posting – or for having too many things running through my head at any given time; sometimes I feel like…
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Teach a man to fish…
Last night I opened my graduation present from my parents. A Garmin! Never was there ever a more appropriate gift – and just in time for my mid-month travels to Chicago! I already mapped out the distance between my two Chicago friends. 16 minutes separates them. It’s a small world after all! I fully intend…
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