Friends

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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All of the feelings

May 9, 2011

I wrote this on the plane from Minneapolis to Portland, last Wednesday morning. And I’ll preface this by saying that the Tuesday night prior was an emotional one for me – in a good way, but you know. ALL of the feelings. Something happened to me on Tuesday night. I’d arrived in Minnesota a week [...]

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Minnesota Visit: Friends, The Herkimer, and a Baby Shower

March 24, 2011

I spent last week in Minnesota visiting friends and family, and loved being able to spend so much time there. My sister, who is due in just about 5 weeks now (!!!), had her baby shower, and I loved being able to be a part of that. Beyond family time, which I posted the first [...]

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Lush Cosmetics Shampoo Bar

March 16, 2011

This is Melissa. (HI, MELISSA!) Melissa and I have been friends since college. She has a necklace with the Pope on it, and she takes it everywhere she goes so she can take pictures of the Pope enjoying a lot of sight-seeing.  She even took a picture of the Pope when she came to visit [...]

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Love Like Never Before

January 6, 2011
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Name: Miranda Relationship: my sister! Today’s guest post is a special one – it’s from my sister.  Miranda is a year younger than I am, and lives with her husband, Jeff in the suburbs of the Twin Cities.  She’s a first grade teacher, a positive light in the world of kids and everyone she meets, [...]

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