3 Things: eggplant, summery smiles, pirate talk

1) Standing together at the kitchen island, cutting onions and garlic and breaking eggs.  We talk and kiss and sing to the songs on the radio.  I whisk, he layers.  Soon there is the delicious smell of eggplant and spinach lasagna baking in the oven. 
2) Stopping by my parents’ house where I can smell the coming [...]

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Thanksgiving Thanks

Warmth.  Ah the Sweet Romance of a Girl and Her Heater.  Last year was rough, sitting in the cold for hours every day with a broken 1950’s heater under my desk.  This year I finally bought a working heater for my desk at work.  It was only $20 from Target, so I was a little [...]

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Tuesday’s Three Things

Well, today’s three things seem particularly important in light of tomorrow’s collider experiment.  Will we all be here tomorrow?  I’m sure we will, but the event does make you stop a moment and think about the important things in life (big and small).
1) This morning on our drive to work, Mike reached over and caressed [...]

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A Few Important Details

It’s unfortunate, but I had to limit the number of people invited to the engagement party.  This weekend we sat down and made the cuts.  Those people cut will still be invited to the wedding, but because of limited space at the hostess’ home, some very dear family members will not be getting invites in [...]

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Making an Offer: First-Timers in the Housing Market

Blogging has been the least of my priorities in the last month.  I’ve been busy dealing with family gatherings and searching for a house.  We’ve looked at seven houses in two weeks, found one we liked only to discover it would require more work than our 20-something, student loan laden, first-time buyer budget would allow.  [...]

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