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Archives for March 2013

120 months and some good news!

28 Mar

So, as of the last few hours, Steve and I have been "officially" together for 10 years!  I'm still don't quite remember the time, so it's possible that he may have actually asked me out in the early morning on March 28th, but we've always gone with March 27th, 2003 as our official "anniversary".  To ... View Post

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love, new house

Only took 2 years to get some measurable snow!

14 Mar

It finally happened!  After the "Snowmageddons" and "Snowpocalypses" of 2009 and 2010 we had pathetic snow the following two years.  It was depressing to get excited about a dusting (possibly half an inch) but that's literally all we got over the past two winters.  And despite hoping for snow ALL ... View Post

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pets, teaching

Future Dreams for the Music Studio

1 Mar

For the past few weeks I randomly wake up in the middle of the night with "ideas" for the new house.  Sometimes it's just a brief flash and I fall back asleep immediately…but sometimes it's more like a slap in the face and I'm wide awake.  If it REALLY wakes me up, then I have to spend a minute or ... View Post

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