Category Archives: Family

Hold On, Hold On to Yourself

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Colleen

When I was 13, I loved the song “Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin. And as you did back in 1997, I bought the CD it was on, A Few Small Repairs. After a few days, I began to seriously … Continue reading →

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Of Graduations & Podcasts

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Colleen

Busy busy weekend for me this past weekend.  Actually, it was a busy week, filled with a lot of restaurant dining, haha.  It was a busy week, but a really fun week.  Last Saturday, Sunday, and Monday we celebrated our … Continue reading →

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Lovely L.A.

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Colleen

Ah, Los Angeles.  The setting for the second part of our California Family Adventure. [Part 1]  After one last large and delicious omelet from Grandma Bev, Jay and I were off to visit more of his family in Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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San Diego Sunshine

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Colleen

On Tuesday, February 12, Jay and I embarked on a week-long California adventure to visit his families in both San Diego and Los Angeles.  I want to recap the trip here for posterity, so I’m going to break it up … Continue reading →

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642 Things to Write About Challenge: Week 7

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Colleen

Seven weeks in and still going strong.  I had a tough time picking out a topic for this week, despite my best efforts to do it in advance.  I went back and forth between a couple of them, but in … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Colleen

I’m having a really nice time with my family on Long Island.  I feel really lucky to have gotten some great presents this year from Jay and my family, but last night, I got something really sentimental.  I got an … Continue reading →

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status quo.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Colleen

Since I received a lot of kind words on Twitter this morning after I Tweeted about how nervous I was about getting the results from my grandpa’s CAT scan last week.  The results were going to tell us whether or … Continue reading →

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Fall ’12 Parents’ Weekend

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Colleen

So I just realized that I never talked about my parents’ visit last weekend!  They drove down from Long Island on Friday, Sept. 14.  They made great timing, considering they had a slight setback when their tire blew out just … Continue reading →

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Lazy River ‘n’ Wine Weekend

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Colleen

Day 6 in a row of blogging, haha.  That last Comic-Con post took a lot out of me so my next one will be out tomorrow instead.  I’m working on some other stuff tonight, so I’ll keep this short and … Continue reading →

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Endings Always Come Too Fast

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Colleen

This has been a bad weekend. I woke up on Friday to the gut-wrenching news about the shooting in the movie theater in Colorado.  That set the tone of Friday for me.  Even so, I left work on Friday and … Continue reading →

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