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    Ushering in #28

    Today I turned 28. I’m really not a fan of birthdays, but all-in-all so far today hasn’t been so bad. The niece and I have had quite the day so far. This morning I finished the icing for my birthday cake (I made Alicia’s go-to birthday cake recipe, though mine…

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    The 5k

    Ya’ll, I did it! I ran my first ever 5k! And it was awesome and amazing and miserable and hot all at the same time. We woke up early and had to leave the house by 7am to meet up with my running buddies at the race site at 8am.…

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    Dreams

    As Fiona Apple sings: “I don’t go to sleep to dream.” I don’t dream. Or if I do, I certainly don’t know it. Nights that I’m conscious of my dream(s) I don’t sleep well, and the dreams are never something nice/happy. I’m a natural skeptic. I want to believe in…

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    Wet Jeans & Courage

    This picture probably doesn’t look like much. But from the knees down, my jeans are soaked. Today I had a whole new experience: riding my motorcycle in the rain.  I assure you it wasn’t intentional. And I worked myself up way too much over it throughout the day, dreading the…