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Taste of Fort Collins

Happy Monday chickadees! This weekend was uber fun and busy… which in my book is a good thing. Friday after work, Ashleigh and I headed up to Fort Collins (or FoCo if you want to use a trendy...

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The Math of Life

It’s currently 9:30pm and I’m sitting at my desk. I can’t breath out of the right side of my nose, my head hurts, and I’m a little hopped up on cold medicine. But I happen to have the biggest deadlines...

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Father’s Day

This weekend was a special day – Father’s Day. I wasn’t with my Dad this year to celebrate, but we did have a little chat on the phone. Even though I know Father’s Day is supposed to be for Dads, …...

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Anchors Aweigh

It was the mid 1930s. My Grandma Pat was just an average little girl, living an average life in small town Kansas. But, like all our family past and present, she read a lot and had a great imagination....

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Girls Getaway

This weekend was one of the most fun, relaxing, and refreshing weekends I’ve had in a long time. My sweet friend Ashleigh invited me to join her for a girls getaway weekend at Copper Mountain. Friday...

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Things I Love: July Edition

June flew by! It was a busy month with lots of work and lots of play. July should be equally busy and delightful. Here’s what’s on my plate… 1. Fourth of July – I am SO excited to head out … Continue...

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Friends in Far Places

This weekend I had the immense blessing of spending time with good friends – new and old, near and far. I had two of my Auburn girls, Cathy and Abby, in town for the weekend (more on this later!). A …...

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Happy Birthday, America!!!

Happy Birthday, America!!! Today is the Fourth of July and I am celebrating in Rhinebeck, New York! It’s a beautiful day spent with friends and family, relaxing and enjoying a break from the daily...

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Do No Harm

I know there’s a lot of opinions out there about the Edward Snowden situation – about his actions and about the government’s actions. Yes, I do think it’s critical that our government understands they...

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A New York Fourth of July

I’m feeling incredibly lucky. I’ve had three amazing weekends in a row. All relaxing. All fun. All with good people. This weekend was super duper extra long though so I think it might get the gold...

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Tenements, Rain, and Getting Lost on the Subway

On my one, lovely day in NYC I nearly melted. But I didn’t. But I could have. It was hot y’all. And humid. I started my morning having breakfast with my darling brother at the Manhattan Diner before we...

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Frankie D. Weekend 2013

One of my favorite traditions is Frankie D. Weekend. If you’ve been a regular around these parts, you might remember this from last year. Basically, the inaugural celebration of this completely...

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My Friend the Photographer

A few weeks ago, Ashleigh and I had our girlie getaway weekend at Copper Mountain. One of the many fun things we did was head down to the Frisco Bay Marina on Lake Dillon for a little photo sesh!...

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Welcome to the Club

Despite my friends’ requests, I never write about dating on my blog. There’s two reasons. First, I feel like it has maaaajor potential to backfire. As much as I’m entertained by other blogs on that...

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Breakfast Muffins

Happy Monday my darlings! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready to start another week in this crazy, beautiful world we live in! In case you didn’t eat breakfast and want to look at...

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Fracknation

Right now in my town, across the state of Colorado, and throughout our nation and world there is a movement against hydraulic fracturing. Better known as “fracking” this issue is surrounded by...

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Giddyup Cowboy!

This weekend, Amanda and I put on our cowboy boots and headed up to Wyoming! Every summer they host Cheyenne Frontier Days – 10 days of rodeo, concerts, and carnivals. I decided we had to go. Our first...

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Happiness is…

My oldest brother is kind of prone to accidents which has affected me in many ways (and it’s all about me, right?). The first is that I’m terribly afraid of many different sports – biking, skiing, and...

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How much is that doggie in the window?

Y’all, I almost made the hugest mistake this week. I almost adopted a dog. I love dogs. We always had at least two when I was growing up. And then my junior year of high school, I adopted this precious...

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Things I Love: August Edition

Summer is flying by! I feel like I’ve done a million things, but there’s still a lot I haven’t done yet this summer that I wanted to. There’s still time though! And there’s always next Summer! Anyhow,...

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