Well, our Christmas turned out to be a little bit different than we had planned. This year, we finally had plans to host family (Jon’s mom) for Christmas. We had been looking forward to have company over the holiday for once, but as previously mentioned, her travel plans were thwarted...
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Poof. Another year gone. I know I say that so often that I can’t believe how fast the time goes, but it continues to be true. Let me just say, I feel that 2022 was better in a lot of ways, but also worse in others. Sigh. Will there ever...
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I saw this end-of-year survey on Stephany‘s blog, and then my friend Lisa posted her own version, and I enjoyed it so much and found this recap so intriguing that I am jumping on the bandwagon. 1) What did you do in 2021 that you’ve never done before? Ran my fastest...
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Wow, where did this year go? Besides 2021 being much more disappointing (in many regards) as expected, it also disappeared in a blink of an eye, right? I know I say that so often that I can’t believe how fast the time goes, but this time it is really, really...
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It’s a few days after the holidays and I can share this year’s Secret Santa Mug Swap with you, can you believe it? I am so thrilled that everybody received their package on time this year, and that you’ve all shared your swaps on social media or your blog already....
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I stole this idea from Stephany (who adapted it from another blog friend) because it was a fun way to write a recap “day in the life”-style, which I haven’t done in a while. Time I woke up: 6:00 a.m. Tuesdays are my run days and I usually get out for...
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How do you sum up this godforsaken year? Well, let me say first: this has by no means been the hardest year of my life. I’ve personally had more challenging years, but it’s hard to ignore the fact of what we’ve all been through collectively in 2020. I’m writing this...
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I feel lucky that we’re getting this extra day in February this year (every extra day is great in my book, haha!) and I am taking advantage to post my monthly recap today. Do I sound like a broken record, when I say, that February disappeared as quickly as it...
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My friend Susi invited me along for a girls’ weekend with some of her mom friends from German School. We were headed to Tahoe over the MLK holiday weekend and stayed at U’s vacation home in Truckee. I was thrilled to get up to the mountains during winter time and...
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Can you believe that January is already over? I feel like we just celebrated New Year’s Eve. Gah. I can’t be the only one. But here we are, it’s January, 31st and we’re doing the monthly recap. Let’s do this. READ Three books! 2020 reading is off to a pretty...
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