Category: memories
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Seasons of Love
The crunch of leaves under your feet snaps you back from daydreaming; you look around to see if anyone has noticed as you pull your scarf in closer toward your face… I’ll be honest, the change of seasons from either summer to winter or winter to spring can feel bittersweet sometimes. It is during these…
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Life List 2010: Frederik Meijer Gardens (CHECK!)
I was so productive yesterday that I’ve slacked off already today. I’ve really enjoyed waking up early but today I didn’t even come to consciousness until about 10:30am. Haha. Figures. I will say, however, that yesterday was a great day! This is how it started: I got a phone call from a friend telling me…
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Life List 2010: See a Bald Eagle in Nature (CHECK!)
If this was VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” they’d be featuring me. Today, I drove from my hometown to my current town then out to a friend’s cottage. We drifted around on inner tubes, went for a pontoon ride on a pontoon that hauls, swam in the water, ate some delicious food, shared great conversation, enjoyed…
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Past Influences and Parties
Fact: I feel sexiest when driving in my car, windows down, music up, night air, wind in my hair. I drove from Grand Rapids to my parents’ home today. I arrived home just in time to catch my mom and her friends mid-celebration for one of my high school teachers; it was her retirement party. Not only do I…
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Fact and Fiction
It started with a phone call. “A storm is coming. Are you watching the news?” I wasn’t. I had been listening to music on my computer while the television replayed the MTV Movie Awards in the background. Come to think of it, I hadn’t stepped out or even seen the outside since I had taken…
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My Life in '04
The title to tonight’s blog was taken from a scrapbook I made for a psychology project. It’s dated December 16, 2004. Inside, it holds truths which remain constant today, those which have turned into untruths following time/experiences/growth, and also those which remain true though less prominent in my interpretation of the present. It’s worth reviewing. And updating.…
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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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8 words to 8 days…
I had forgotten how bittersweet the end of busy season feels. I’ve worked over 30 hours in the past two days but even with the extra hours I’m logging this week, I’ve started to feel a let down of sorts. …It’s funny how we don’t anticipate becoming attached. I’ve spent three and a half months…
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Daddy-Daughter Car Rides
There are few things better than a long, night drive on the highway with the windows down and the heat on to keep the night chill from settling into my bones. I remember the first time I experienced this contrast of temperatures. My dad had leased a sporty, manual, two-seater Honda S2000. It was a summer…
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