Category: holidays
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Something Christmas-related
Lists and pictures. Three things that I’ve wanted since 2010 and finally got: 1. 2. 3. Three things I gave as presents: 1. 2. 3. Three things I’ve done today: 1. Woke up at 6:45 to wrap all my presents, which is evidence that I…
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Thanks, American Airlines, for sucking.
I finally made it home to New Mexico, where I sat open-mouthed in front of a Mexican food buffet and guzzled green chili, but it was a harrowing experience to get here. It began with a light snow. Actually, it began with my dad purchasing plane tickets for me, because he’s a benevolent soul and…
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“Orange Peanut? For me? I accept you.”
I’m watching the Steelers vs. Baltimore game, and some of the officials and coaches who were in this Bad Lip Reading video are on TV right now. Every time the ref throws a flag and makes an announcement, I imagine him saying, “I went on a date with this girl, and her floor was covered…
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I’m Proud of My Halloween Costume(s)
It’s not often that I’m proud of the things I do. But this year for Halloween, I’m kind of proud about how things turned out. First of all, let it be known that I LOVE Halloween. I’m the absolute worst planner when it comes to the holiday, but the idea of dressing up and going…
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Friendship is a one-way street
I used to be that person who could only think of stories by hand-writing them first. After multiple failed attempts to draft a blog while on a ferry (without my laptop), I realize I am no longer that person. Of the five pages I scribbled in a notebook, none were good. Here is the…
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The End of Ireland
(as in, the end of my trip, not the end of the country) A Wee Bit O’ Ireland (Part III) The best/worst/weirdest day ever in Ireland continues! [If you missed Ireland Part I or Ireland Part II, please follow the links so you can feel knowledgeable.] When last I wrote, I…
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Meet Death, and Ireland Part II
I think it’s safe to say I have fallen behind in my Euro-trip documentation. And, of course, now that I finally have some time to write, all I can think about is eating peanut butter by the spoonful and going to bed. Thus, this will be a two-part entry—not for you reading it,…
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Top O’ da Mornin’ To Ya
A Wee Bit of Ireland (Part I) Okay, mo chuisle*°, here’s a wee bit o’ Ireland! *mo chuisle = a phrase I learned from a Mr. OOOOOO’Sullivan** **emphasis added on “O” so as not to be confused with Sullivan, who would be British and not Irish (!) ° I don’t actually know what…
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Chocolate Chocolate Everywhere!
I have to come back to Ireland. (When I wrote that, I meant in the figurative, “I want to write about Ireland but not at this moment” kind of way, but it works literally as well. Ireland, I shall return! Unfortunately, there’s too much to blog about, so my little brain must start elsewhere,…
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