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Movie Date!

Today was day one of my week off and it started off with a bang.  My friend Gretchen and I went out to lunch (we had hushpuppies!!!!!!) and to see Still Alice. I had some hesitations since I loved the book. … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Or Happy 90th Birthday Nana!!!!!!! I have been planning her birthday for months.  I flocked my grandmother!!! What is flocking you say? This is flocking!   I filled her front yard with 50 flamingos in the middle of the night. … Continue reading

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The Dinner

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You know how they say never to judge a book by the cover?  Well that is exactly what I did with The Dinner.   The book started off very slow and actually annoyed me a bit.  Once the story picked … Continue reading

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The boxes have arrived

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First, I think I finished the Neil Patrick Harris autobiography. I say I think I finished it since it was a Choose Your Own Adventure kind of book and how do you know if you ever really read the entire … Continue reading

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Pain and Intimidation

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I played hooky from work today to accompany my mom to a doctor’s appointment. She was seeing a new doctor about her trigeminal neuralgia. She went into the appointment with low expectations and came out a little more positive. We … Continue reading

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Best Line Ever!

My grandmother (who will be 90 on Valentine’s Day) never ceases to amaze me. This is what she said to me today: Ok Samantha I am going to take a shower. If you hear me yell come pick me up. … Continue reading

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The Interview

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Does it surprise you that I love this movie? The Interview is so over the top that is fantastic. The ridiculous if it makes me laugh every time. The fact that people get so upset about the movie make ps … Continue reading

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Still Alice

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I never would have guessed that Still Alice by Lisa Genova would capture me like it did. I could not wait to have time to read the book. I had to find out what Alice was going through and how … Continue reading

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Oh yoga how I love thee

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I went to yoga today and I feel great. I do not think I have been to yoga since October and I am kicking myself. It amazes me every time I go to a class how much it does for … Continue reading

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What it feels like to be lonely

I came across this video today and it sums up everything I feel almost every day. If only I had a 4B to go to.

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