Tag: family
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The Long Road Home
Today I will fly seven thousand miles to my home, but it won’t be my home for very much longer. I spent a little time yesterday firming up my travel calendar for November. I probably should have done this sooner, as November starts in two and a half weeks, but there are always so many…
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Going The Distance
I feel like I’ve been going about 100mph for the last month and a half. This certainly isn’t a complaint, as I’ve been having an absolutely wonderful time going places and seeing people, but I’m very glad to be in the middle of a recovering week in Chicago. I love traveling and I always have.…
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10025
I’m back in NYC for a few days before I head back on the road and I feel very odd about being here. I’m staying with my in-laws, and while I love spending time with them, it’s very odd to not be heading back to my old place after dinner with them. It’s not like…
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Stutter
I am always a little bit in awe of my friend, John. He is a writer, and he manages to post to his blog every single day. There are exceptions to this when he is traveling and taking a break from the internet, but for the most part, I get a notification every day from…
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Leaving on Jet Plane
Will left for Japan this morning. At 8:30am (EST) his car showed up, his driver helped him drop his giant suitcases in the back, and off he went. I admit, I was a little worried about how sad I would or would not be after he left. Will and I have played the long distance…
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Cold Hearted Bitch?
I made it to Minneapolis! The trek involved seven hours on a bus, crying when I found out that I was 30lbs over the newly observed luggage restrictions, and making a new friend who agreed to put my textbooks and several pairs of my shoes in her suitcase and sit next to me. Seriously, girls…
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Mother’s Day
My family is complicated and so are my thoughts about it, so I will just say this: Happy Mother’s Day to my mother and all my other mothers. Thanks for making me awesome, I certainly wouldn’t have gotten this far without you guys.
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