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Unexpected Twists…

Posted on: May 11th, 2011 by MagsMac 4 Comments

“Each of us may think we know exactly what we need to make us happy, what will be good for us, what will ensure we have our happy ending, but life rarely works out in the way we expect, and our happy ending may have all sorts of unexpected twists and turns, be shaped in all sorts of unexpected ways” – Jane Green http://www.flickr.com/photos/30201239@N00/2984725015/


Oh! Hello there blog.

Posted on: March 1st, 2010 by MagsMac 20 Comments

Once upon a time, I said I was going to blog once a week… which has clearly not happened. And you know what? I am really okay with that. So rather than going into a long rant about how much I suck at blogging, or making a promise to myself to blog more or even writing something thoughtful at all, I’m just going to tell you in a nice, neat, numbered list, what my life has looked like over the
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Happy Holidays from Me to You!!

Posted on: December 17th, 2009 by MagsMac 9 Comments

Monica + Twilight = My 2009 Perfect. Make your own at www.merrynewsinator.com. It’s fast and fun!!


Channeling my Inner Army Chick

Posted on: May 18th, 2009 by MagsMac 28 Comments

On December 13, 2002 I joined the Army Reserves. Swearing in was one of the most amazing and important decisions I have ever made. I often get asked why I decided to join the Army and I think my answer is fairly simple. I wanted to be a part of something greater than I am. I wanted to be pushed to my limits and I wanted to do something good for my country. Let’s fast forward seven years…. I am
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A tale of Love Letters, a Beautiful Girl named Eurydice, and Daddy’s Little Girl

Posted on: February 13th, 2009 by MagsMac 9 Comments

Once upon a time…. There was a little girl and there was her Father. You know those memories that are locked away, you think maybe forever, somewhere deep in the back of your mind? Every so often you will be doing something mundane…. tying your shoe, picking up a sweater, running in a field…. and one of those memories will surface from their fuzzy dreamlike state with a clarity that is most shocking. But sadly, that intense clarity usually only
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