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My take on cake — the special birthday edition!

Noni likes to celebrate her birthday throughout the entire month, and she’s always encouraged me to do so, too. So… Welcome to my birthday month! As of today, I have twenty-seven days left of being 21. (My birthday is the … Continue reading

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How to start a girl band

Everything we learned about music, we learned from TLC and the Spice Girls. When deciding on our “band’s” name, my cousin Kate, my sister Lauren, and I chose “The Bomb Girls” because it was close enough to the Spice Girls … Continue reading

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An update on Popi, me, and a thank you to all of you

First, I want to say that, although I’m not replying directly to comments, emails, tweets, etc right now, I am reading them all and I do appreciate every one of them. You guys have been amazing through this, and I … Continue reading

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Why?

I stopped downstairs to see Popi before I went into work. He’s so out of it, between the cancer, morphine, and the pain. Two officials were there to discuss honorary military things like medals and stuff that he’s going to … Continue reading

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I bet you didn’t know I had such a hardon for Squall and Irvine

Friday morning I have to go to court. Sorry, I didn’t rob a bank or murder anyone or anything exciting like that. Basically, I was too drunk to drive, let Mike drive, and he made a U-turn at the beginning … Continue reading

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He’s not down yet

Things are so weird right now. There’s a third of me that is completely content and confident about my future. There’s a third of me that is just absolutely broken. And there is a third of me who is completely … Continue reading

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Staycation’s over, now back to the real world!

Sometimes, I really hate being an adult. Like when you have to keep your mouth shut even though you are being treated like shit. Or when you make an expensive mistake and have to pay for it, as opposed to … Continue reading

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Ch-ch-changes

House sitting is fun, but even though I enjoyed having a whole house to myself, I really missed my crazy, chaotic home with my parents, sister, and cats. I came back to that craziness Sunday night. It’s been a little … Continue reading

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Letting go

I met a woman yesterday who’s pretty much in the same boat as me. Her name was Sherry, and she’s Mike’s aunt Gayle’s neighbor. (Sidenote: I think it’s kickass that his mom, Tracy, has so many siblings. There’s Louie, Gary, … Continue reading

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Tattoo #2: Tigerlilies

Tigerlilies are my favorite flower. I wanted six, on the top of my shoulder extending onto my upper arm, one for each of my immediate family members: Mom, Dad, Lauren, Noni, Popi, and Biz Noni. Lauren took the above photo … Continue reading

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