Archive for the ‘Family’ Category


Girls, Girls, Girls…

I have the most amazing group of girlfriends in the entire world. They are my confidants, my colleagues, my family members and my heroes. They are who I call when I break a nail, get a flat tire or happen to trip and fall into love. They make me laugh, pick me up when I cry, spell check my press releases and remind me I’m too old to shop at Abercrombie and Fitch. They know I’m not a morning person,
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Oh! Hello there blog.

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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#Best09: Brought to you by MommyMac & Pizza

Tralalala la la la la… this post is in response to Gwen’s “the best of 2009” Blog Challenge. Check it! I missed yesterday so this is a double one. December 12: New Food. You’re now in love with Lebanese food and you didn’t even know what it was in January of this year. I’ll make this one short and sweet. Monica and I spent my birthday week in New York and it one of the most amazing trips of my
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#Best09: Almost Heaven West Virginia

This post is written in response to Gwen’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. Head on over to her blog and check it out! December 11: The Best Place. A coffee shop? A pub? A retreat center? A cubicle? A nook? This one was easy for me. As soon as I read the prompt, I knew what place I would be writing about. Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger
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Moonwalking with my Father

When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was stay up late and watch TV with my Dad. We would sit on the couch in companionable silence together and I reveled in playing “big girl” while Mom put my little sister to bed. Music was a big part of my childhood and I LOVED Michael Jackson. When it was announced that MTV would be doing a “Michael Marathon” the week prior to the world premier
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