*Every spring, I am made new by the extended hours of sunlight streaming through our windows until late into the evening–the delight of having daylight at 7:30 P.M still has not worn off yet, and I often find myself staring at the way the light reflects off the cilantro plant that I just potted, or …
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*I was just mentioning to my mother-in-law the other day how we’d better take some new family pictures soon because everyone’s little family (except ours) has changed since we last took some two years ago (every single one of my sisters-in-law has had a baby in the past year–crazy sauce!), and this is what happens: *We …
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*Here she is, friends: my very own vegetable garden (for this year). Isn’t she beautiful? It may not seem like much yet, but I’m already seeing visions of overloaded tomato plants and chili peppers so heavy that their stems bow down in reverence. I take homegrown produce very seriously, people. This is an epic year …
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*Well, my vacation hangover is *almost* gone. I will admit though, as I’ve been looking through all these Bryce pictures for my posts this week, I’ve gone through some vacation withdrawals that required some massive amounts of ice cream therapy… *I’ve got exciting news (for me, anyway): Matt and I are the proud new owners …
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*I’m coining a new phrase: vacation hangover. Basically, it just means that head-pounding, groggy sense of reality that smacks you right in the face when you realize that your vacation is officially over and you are getting served a steaming dish of reality. I think that perfectly sums up how it felt to wake up …
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*Let’s talk llamas for a moment, shall we? First off, the fact that we couldn’t walk past them without saying “llama face!!” over and over and over again. Secondly, their EYELASHES. Seriously, those animal people should find out what kinds of genes those babies have and manufacture it for us mere humans. Thirdly, apparently …
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*Well, friends–it has happened: I have finally ended my dry spell. And by dry spell, I mean that I pretty much haven’t exercised (and by exercise, I mean real, cardio, aerobic, heart-pumping kind of exercise) for months. And yesterday, on the busiest of days, I somehow managed to fit it in between grading book projects …
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*Thanks to my mother-in-law, we have found our latest meatless obsession: two corn tortillas (doubled up) smothered in cheddar cheese, avocados, and hot sauce. As she said, “When you have food like this, who needs meat?” *So last night, I did something quite un-Torrie-like: I randomly decided to take off 3 days during Matt’s spring …