birthdays

Happy Belated Birthday… to Me

May 12, 2011

So, a week ago I had a birthday. It was fun – I LOVE my birthday. Chris bought me a pair of Chucks. He’s pretty awesome like that. We celebrated at Departure with some friends here in Portland. There was a lot of wine (for me), a lot of food (for all of us), and [...]

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Peace

April 28, 2011

I got a new bracelet today. Cute, huh? Also done today : had lunch with Miranda at Cafe Latte in St. Paul, then strolled through both Bibelot and Patina looking at cards and gifts and all kinds of trinket-y things with great quotes on them. We spent the evening at her and Jeff’s place, with [...]

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Sniff, Swirl, Sniff, Sip – & other things I learned from my dad

December 23, 2009

Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville, AL – Miranda, Pops Walker, and Yours Truly August, 2006 Top 10 Things I Learned, Inherited, or Otherwise Picked Up from My Father Golf. Dad and I started golfing together one summer when I was working at a golf course. Through a lot of patience, even more divets, and fortunately [...]

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another trip around the sun

May 5, 2009

Sharing a birthday with a holiday often means that the day is overshadowed by marked with traditions of some sort. My Cinco de Mayo birthday, each year for the 5 previous years, has been marked with dinner reservations at various Mexican restaurants across the Twin Cities, margaritas, Dos Equis, and large crowds vying for [...]

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"I'm the boss! Need the info."*

April 22, 2009

Birthday season is one of my favorite times of the year. A lot of my friends and I share spring/summer birthdays which is the perfect time for grilling, patio bars, and excuses to sit outside with beers and cocktails all day long. Today also happens to be my bestie, Steph’s 26th birthday! “Happy Birthday, Stephanie!” [...]

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