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Our McChristmas Fight 2009
It was epic. The McChristmas (Tree) fight of 2009. A battle of traditions. And a quirky couple who had to merge two very different traditions. Specifically ornament traditions. You don’t mess with me when it comes to ornaments. <—- just … Continue reading
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Have lasso. Will love again. Part IV
Part I Part II Part III Sidebar Boyfriend. Was I really ready for this? Our worlds could not have been any different. I lived in a gated community on the Plaza with a pool and fitness center. My apartment was … Continue reading
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Have lasso. Will love again. Part III
Part I Part II Sidebar I looked up at him from the flowers, a little bewildered. Doyouwannamakeout? And as my brain translated his mushed together words, I remembered our conversation about kissing before the first date. Um, sure? I’m a relatively … Continue reading
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Have Lasso. Will Love Again. Part II
Part II of Have lasso. Will love again. Part I. Call me a Match.com conservative, but I would typically respond with a wink back to my winkers. Put the ball in their court and see if they could string a sentence togehter. (You … Continue reading
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Have lasso. Will love again — my personal dating after divorce story Part I
Some days, I look back and it all seems a bit like a dream. <==== Here I am in 2005 — right around Valentine’s Day to be specific. My ex-husband and I were going to enjoy a night on the … Continue reading
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Punching my demons in the you-know-where and filling my glass (of wine) half-full
Warning: lots of cheesy “get real” lingo to follow, including but not limited to terms such as “loving myself,” “self-talk” and “co-dependency.” I can’t help these things. I had three years of therapy in college and I know Betty would … Continue reading
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Golly Gee, it’s a Quirky Blog
One of the hazards of having an online persona is, well. It’s online. I absolutely love my blog, but I know that what I write is out there for EVERYONE to read. I guess that sometimes everyone includes my ex-husband … Continue reading
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Bourbon, wine, cream, mushrooms & pork – need I say more?
When I returned from blogher food, I was itching to get back in the kitchen. And with so many new food bloggy friends to inspire me, the options were endless. But the buck stopped with Elise’s of Simply Recipes Porkchop with Mushroom Bourbon … Continue reading
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He will be my Mr. Quirky
It was an amazing weeekend. The fiance and I caught up on sleep. Oh delicious sleep that I have been missing for seven days now. It was loverly. We also caught a funny/touching movie with our friend Steve. The weather in … Continue reading
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The event in which I walk up to a table full of strangers and say, “Are you KC Bloggers?”
Eh, they looked like bloggers. <snort.> What do bloggers look like? Seriously though, I really enjoyed the opportunity to meet some of KC’s bloggers face-to-face. Who says Web geeks are not social? And, I think we have already established that … Continue reading
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