Family

The secret lives of old ladies

This afternoon, I was hanging out with Micah and Tyler, the world’s coolest nephews (don’t dispute it – this is a scientific fact). We went upstairs to their playroom, full of awesome, rad toys. Micah proceeded to “beat” me with a baseball bat until I was lying on the floor. “Here, Annie, put this under…

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Clogged and poisoned

Ah, Maryland. Although I leave you today, I will forever carry you with me – in my arteries and in my bloodstream. The eastern shore of Maryland is full of more fried food than I have ever seen. You can fry anything – fish! cheese! alligator! – and Marylandites do. At the quintessential potluck dinner…

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Making my heart break, and then grow back 3x as big

I stole this from my brother and sister-in-law’s blog. I am convinced that nothing will ever bring me more joy than these precious, hysterical little characters.

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Three thoughts

Today, I am struck with all of the things to come, and all that must be done in the meantime.I woke up a little bit early this morning, allowing me enough time to go for a walk before going into work. Morning walks are unusual for me – typically, I walk in the late afternoon…

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Sunny Colorado

After a relatively uneventful flight (I only saw one man with a mustache dressed in an aqua blue Michael Stars t-shirt and high heels), I arrived in Colorado to 80-degree weather and my family. Becca and Spencer cooked us all fajitas for dinner last night, and then we spent the rest of the evening playing…

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