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Birthday #22 recap

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! I had a good weekend. I definitely missed my sister, but the rest of my family kept me occupied. On Saturday, we did a cookout up at the lake (the seasonal campground my … Continue reading →

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Double digits again

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

This is my first birthday without Popi, and without Lauren, who we moved into the dorms yesterday. It feels weird, and yet it hasn’t hit me. Mostly, I’m just like, “Ooh, double digits again.” (I’m twenty-two.) I’m going up to … Continue reading →

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Doing a guy’s laundry 101

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

I’ve never lived with a guy that I wasn’t related to, and the only relatives I’ve ever lived with are Dad, Popi, and my Uncle Lonny. I’ve never done a guy’s laundry before. Mike was going to do his laundry … Continue reading →

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You don’t have to live in Alaska or Russia to see the Northern Lights

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

Updated 08/04/2010, 11:18pm Ignore that update below. I’m stupid and misread the date on the article I found the time on. It was for yesterday. Why are there no new articles on this?! This is a huge deal!! Updated 08/04/2010, … Continue reading →

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Is it really real?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

I realized as I was laying in bed last night, after a particularly hard conversation about something completely different, that my Popi is really, really gone. I’m never going to see him again (in this life). The realization of that … Continue reading →

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Oh, how I miss you

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

All I want right now is to look at my Popi and tell him how much I love him.

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Eulogy

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

In loving memory of Joseph Barone Sr. September 30th, 1939 — July 9th, 2010 I spent most of my early years and a lot of my childhood with my Noni and Popi. Noni and Popi have always been a single … Continue reading →

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One week

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

At around six o’clock in the morning on July 9th, 2010, my grandfather passed away. When my parents woke me up at quarter to seven to tell me, I was dreaming that he had passed away. In my dream, though, … Continue reading →

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My first train ride with Noni and Popi

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

When I was two or three, Noni and Popi took me for a train ride on an old steam train. I can clearly remember the conductor hat they got me, but I’m not sure if I still have it. (If … Continue reading →

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Thanks

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Elizabeth Kaylene

I’m still trying to make sense of all this. There are just too many raw emotions right now to even try to get them into words. I’ve been reading all of your comments, texts, tweets, emails, etc, though, and I … Continue reading →

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