Archive for the ‘People I Love’ Category


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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Happy Holidays from Me to You!!

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


An open letter to myself… At 16

Today marks ten years to the day that I found out my father committed suicide. I was 16 and would be just getting home from school right about now. Today marks ten years to the day that everything I knew to be true was shattered. I thought long and hard about actually posting this, and almost didn’t, because it is intensely personal. But upon reflection, I realized that if I so needed to hear from someone ten years ago what
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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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