December 2011
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Vacation within a vacation within a vacation...
Only four days until my nested vacation starts and with each passing day I look more and more like this cat… So. Unbelievably. Excited.
After two marvelous weeks in Michigan with family and friends and an incredible Christmas, I’m heading to Tampa for fun in the sun and New Year’s Eve (nested vacation part 1)… Early in the morning on January 2nd, we’re hitting the...
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Today’s Holiday Festivities Brought To You...
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Tonight’s Packing Mad Dash Brought To You...
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"These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things" Thursday
I’ve discovered that lately, there are a few things that have really made my life awesome/easier/more enjoyable. Here they are:
Essie’s Bobbing for Baubles - I got this nail polish back in the middle of November and I think I’ve worn it almost every day since… (It has almost reached obsession on the OPI Cajun Shrimp scale.) It’s a lovely blue-gray and is chic but has...
3 more days until Michigan!
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Get up, Bambi. You MUST get up...
After an incredible 3-day-weekend, I did not want to get out of bed this morning.
But alas… I had to. Only 4 more days until I’m mitten (and I don’t mean Wisconsin) bound!
So excited for Christmas parties, “Holiday Nights With Grand Rapids Flights: A Brewery Crawl,” cookie-baking, seeing friends, being able to smell the Christmas tree, Woodruff Family Reindeer...
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Well hello there NYC Half Marathon Lottery Registration… We meet again.
In all honesty, I hadn’t really considered doing this race again (not because I didn’t LOVE it the first time, but because I’m running a 25k a few weeks later).
I went ahead and signed up for the lottery though because it is such an awesome race and because I know I can totally rock out with an...
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Today's Silver Lining
While working the weekend was not the most fun thing ever, I’ve discovered that it really takes the edge off of Mondays.
I’m rarin’ to go this morning! Coffee! Short week! Friends here in 4 days! Ready, set, go!
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Everybody's working for NEXT weekend....
Well, I am. I have a weekend of work ahead of me in anticipation of a rowdy, work-free, friend-filled tour de New York next weekend. (Four of my favorite people — yes, FOUR — will be in NYC Friday through Sunday.)
So what does one do on the weekends in a lab? The obvious…
Not care about what you wore because there isn’t anybody here to see it
Drink coffee
Write ALL THE...
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Just ran 4.07 miles in Central Park in 35:25… SAY WHAAAAT?!
I guess I must have really needed that.
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Fill In The Blank Friday...
1. The holiday season is my favorite! Family, friends, food, and a festive atmosphere!
2. Snow makes me feel conflicted. I love snow leading up to Christmas (so long as my travel isn’t completely disrupted) but after Christmas it’s a bit of a nuisance. (It doesn’t help that NYC snow goes from gorgeous white flakes to disgusting gray slush in 0.2 seconds.)
3. The best comfort food to eat...
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Making moves...
Yesterday I spent the day moving my things out of my apartment and all over Manhattan. It was exhausting to say the least. Because I spent the better part of the week packing and moving, I haven’t done nearly enough running for my liking.
BUT, I now live nice and close to Central Park. (For the next few weeks anyway.) Any NYC runners want to go for a 6 mile run tonight?