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I found out that a family friend had died yesterday. Leo Olivier was married to Beth Olivier and together they were one of my parents best friends. They lived in our neighborhood, were from Louisiana and had kids our age. My mom and Beth are so much a like that everyone mistakes them for sisters. [...]
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I was perusing a website that hipped me to this little gem: http://myitthings.com It’s like someone said “I am going to make a site for Ali and Dianne to geek out over all things girly. It will be awesome- they can blog and show off all their new shit AND find people just like them. [...]
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Yesterday we went to my sister’s house and the traffic was ABSURD. So, of course, I was throwing a fit in the car. Mike enjoyed capturing it on video. I’m showing this because A) I am funny and B) I am really funny. It also showcases my cute new hair cut and my glasses. Please [...]
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1. On Facebook, I’ve been befriended by girls who I babysat. They are in thier mid-twenties with serious boyfriends and real jobs and all that crap. 2. Molly Ringwald is on a tv show where she plays a 40-something mom with a pregnant teen daughter. Remember when she was the teen queen who wanted Jake [...]
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So, my quiet weekend I planned? Wasn’t so quiet. My darling friend Kristen called me Friday afternoon asking if we’d attend a party with her. In Missouri City. Full of people none of us knew. She met a guy she likes hanging out with and he was hosting this soiree. But she didn’t know anyone [...]
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Nights and Rodanthe delivered. It was exactly like the book and exactly how I envisioned it. For the third time, Hollywood has nailed a Nicholas Sparks book. This one just happens to be my favorite. I hated the movie version of Message in a Bottle, but A Walk to Remember and The Notebook were fantastic. [...]
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We have power. Sweet, happy, bright electric power. *JOY* I bet the entire office – all 80,000 square feet or whatever – heard me squeal when I called my house and got the answering machine. I called Mike and he was all “I’m coming get you RIGHT NOW.” We spent the evening watching TV, dancing [...]
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I know that me bitching about my life post-Ike isn’t the most fun to read, but I don’t really have much else to talk about. I can’t even watch all of the super awesome fantastic new TV that’s on right now. GOT DAMN IT. Anyway. Centerpoint has released a new restoration map with estimates for [...]
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A quick update before I get kicked out of this ice-cream shop with free wi-fi. Seriously, I flipped the fuck out today in my front yard. I’m at my brother’s house, working from there instead of driving back to a dark house and going in the office. No problem. Got to spend the weekend at [...]
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