Around the House
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My (recent) Life in Pictures
For several months now I have been without pictures. I lost the cord that connects my camera to my computer. I thought I’d take a few minutes to visually share some…
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The Shacker
Last week an old friend from high school sent me a message through Facebook telling me that he was coming up to New Haven for a job interview and asking how Chris and…
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Driving Along in My Automobile…
We’re having car trouble. Big car trouble. It started two weeks ago and I complained and complained to Chris that something was wrong with my car and finally this weekend I…
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Like Being Pecked to Death by Ducks
There are lots of things I love about being a new homeowner, namely anything that doesn’t cost me money. But sadly, those things are few and far between when you buy your…
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How to Talk to an Irrational Person
Chris is the best at talking to irrational people. I think its because he’s had lots of practice. After all, we’ve been together almost 10 years. That is sort of…
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Suburban Wildlife: Da Funk of Da Skunk
Last night Chris and I went out to dinner at our favorite sushi restaurant. On our way home, he reminded me that it was trash night and asked if I would help…
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How the Mighty Have Fallen
Its no secret that in the past few months, Chris has become a bit of a workaholic/psychotic about the house. He has been spending hours doing things like pulling down vines, painting…
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My House Is Warm!
Our housewarming party on Saturday was a huge success. We had lots of friends – new and old – who filled our house with lots of love and warm, gooey, goodness. I was…
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Katie Through the Ages
Have you ever watched an old movie and envied their style? Maybe it was Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s or Ferrah Fawcett in Charlie’s Angels. Something about fashion through the ages makes…