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Year gone by.

New Year’s Eve, it snowed. The entire weekend following, it snowed. Not so much snow that you couldn’t go out, but just enough to make you kind of not want to. Somehow I think it was nature’s way of saying, if you don’t take some time out to reflect on the year that’s just passed, [...]

On making dents. The good kind.

I was planning a whole post for tonight about the move. About how stressful it can be, the way it forces you to take stock of your entire life. And about how rewarding it can be, how unbelievably warm and comforting it can be to set up your new house and by extension, your new [...]

It’s official.

We’re homeowners. That’s it! Get out yer champagne (we certainly did) because we’re officially homeowners. We closed on Monday. Monday the 19th. Exactly one month to the day after our wedding (and also, coincidentally, my parents’ 25th wedding anniversary – Hi Mom! Hi Dad! Love you!). And honestly, while I feel great, while I’m proud [...]