Wedding Recap: Part the Fifth
Most people don't know that, traditionally, the person walking the bride down the aisle isn't giving her away. The person walking the bride down the aisle is her escort. It's…
Wedding Recap: Part the Fourth
I think that every bride, on her wedding day, is contractually obligated to wake up, squeal "OMG, we're getting married!" while jumping up and down on her fiancé's head. That's…
Wedding Recap – Part the Third
After relaxing with my sisters, I was ready to tackle the rest of my to-do list. Which consisted of finishing up the caramel apples and hanging out with friends and…
Wedding Recap – Part the Second
On Friday morning, I woke up and pretended that I wasn't getting married the next day. That worked for about twelve seconds, but the sounds of happy (read: screaming) children…
Wedding Recap – Part the First
It was a weekend of big smiles and some tears. Mostly smiles and mostly happy tears. I'm a sympathetic crier, so I definitely spent my fair share of moments blubbering.…
The Final Countdown
It's less than a week until our wedding and I am surprisingly calm. Which makes me think that I must have forgotten something. Which makes me all anxious. Which I…
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Not Forgetting
I would imagine that everyone over the age of 15 or so has their own 9/11 story. I'm no exception. (I would also imagine that pretty much everyone who has…
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The Big Three Oh
Today, I am 30 years old. It doesn't feel much different from yesterday, except for that extra serving of Metamucil and the hip that I broke this morning. :p I…
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Number 2: Run Four [Road Races]
Ok, so this was supposed to be about running four pikermis. But I decided to give myself a slight handicap after I ran pikermi number one and explodinated my foot.…