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I can't believe I forgot my camera. I can't BELIEVE I forgot my camera. I CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT MY CAMERA! That's all I could think about when we arrived at One World Theater Saturday evening for the Linton Mancilla CD Release Party/Concert. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot of the Tuscany-Meets-Texas-style…
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By the time slow-poke Friday knocks on our door, Tom and I are usually worn out from entertaining the other demanding, high-maintenance days of the week; we can muster enough energy to snuggle downstairs watching a movie, but that's about it. We don't have enough brain left to make plans (besides, we're procrastinators, remember?) Thank…
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Yesterday I was stressing out, overwhelmed by how quickly May was filling up – its busy-ness is rivaling the Spring Green and wildflowers that are taking over Long Hollow. After months spent snuggling (and snoozing) on the couch, watching movies with Tom, suddenly I'm faced with a full dance card. I'm socially out of shape. The…
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Let me first say that I love my husband…I have fun just hanging out with him, he makes me laugh, we have great discussions, I can talk to him about anything, he's my best friend, blah, blah, blah… With that out of the way, let me second say that I love my girlfriends, too…and I…
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Last night Tom and I sat under the branches of towering trees, watching the half-moon play hide-n-seek behind the fast moving clouds and listening to live music – it was a Friday Night Hootenanny! The cold and the rain have kept us away for the last few months – we're wimps. But after last night, we're…
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I was down all day…knowing what was ahead of me, wondering if I would be able to find the right words…wondering if I would be able to explain myself and my reasons clearly enough…hoping there would be no tears. The overcast day matched my mood and added to the melancholy. It's so sad when a relationship…
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The turkey soup landed in the garbage can tonight. I was sad to see it go…it was the first Leftover-Turkey Soup I've ever made, and it was good! But Tom and I can only eat so much…and then only so much of the same thing for just so many days in a row. That's one of…
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I have a million things to do before company arrives this afternoon, but I have done a wonderful job ignoring them so far…I slept in, and then it was such a gorgeous morning that Tom and I had to take the critters for a walk (these days, with Charly, there's no way to rush that.) And…
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POP! That's the sound Tom's ankle made yesterday as we prepared to cross Jollyville Road for the car show. No exciting story…just a matter of stepping wrong on the angled curb. "Pop!" was followed by a curse word mingled with a groan and instead of crossing the street, we sat down on the curb to evaluate…
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Halloweens just aren't the same for me and Tom. It seems like only yesterday I was tagging along with my costumed kids, screening houses, holding a flashlight, warning against eating the candy before we had a chance to check it for razor blades and straight pins. This year I helped Kendall shop for a costume…
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