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what home is for.

February 22, 2010

I moved a couple times growing up, at pretty crucial stages. Elementary school in Pittsburgh, middle school in Indiana, high school in Chicago. I don’t remember the first house I lived in and I’ve had more phone numbers than relationships. As a result, home has never had a geographic location for me, but rather a [...]

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sometimes…

February 18, 2010

Sometimes you’re not yourself.
Sometimes your naturally bubbly personality seems a little bit forced.
Sometimes you sit at lunch with your friends and are witty and funny but struggling on the inside.
Sometimes you take furious notes in class but don’t absorb anything the professor says.
Sometimes you find life just a little too overwhelming.
Sometimes you just go through [...]

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how to have a single girl's valentine's day.

February 15, 2010

Ingredients Needed

One awesome bloggy friend
One bus ticket to New York
Too many margaritas to count
Plenty of wine
Back to back showings of Valentine’s Day and Dear John
A romantic dinner for two

Directions

Mix together well
Snuggle

I spent the weekend with my favorite Caviandra and I made her be my Valentine. (Luckily she didn’t protest.) We laughed and ate and shopped [...]

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something got lost in translation…

February 10, 2010

As much as I complain about American men boys, I am thankful for one thing: I’ve got them basically figured out. I have their routine down, I know their habits and tricks and pick-up lines, and I have definitely figured out how to manipulate them.
European men boys are a whole different species.
Living abroad in Madrid [...]

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apparently they grow them small in north carolina.

January 8, 2010

After two weeks of sunning myself on the beaches of Florida, my sister and I (plus her boyfriend) hopped in the car and drove up to North Carolina where they go to school. I stayed for a few days, and it was really nice to see how my sister lives at school.
Aside from running my [...]

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because making fun of kanye never gets old.

January 4, 2010

Rebekah made me a funny because she loves me THAT MUCH.
(Or because she was bored. Take your pick.)

P.S. I’m still “on vacation” and roaming the South, but I’ll be back in a more permanent state on Wednesday, with lots of updates and not nearly enough pictures. In the meantime, make sure you GO VOTE for [...]

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