tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66855622609365297882024-03-05T06:34:23.367-05:00Grub n MarriageFinding the necessary ingredients for a happy marriageNicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-30455259079235594432016-04-04T12:21:00.001-04:002016-04-04T12:21:13.408-04:00Our New Blog!<center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't know exactly what this is-</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">this meaning writing back in this blog.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have always thought about coming back</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">to this little ol' space, sitting down,</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and starting back up again like not a day has past </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">between now and January of last year.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A lot has happened in this last year:</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I graduated cosmetology school.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I got a job in the most wealthy area and a very</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">popular salon, assisting.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was involved in a car accident where I got</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">reared ended at a high speed.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That accident changed my life and my future </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">as a hairstylist.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It has permanently damaged my neck to</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the point where I am in pain every day even with</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">just a little bit of work.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However- a lot of good amidst the darkness has come from </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">the asshole who wasn't paying attention while he was driving.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was out of work for almost 8 months and in intense therapy 3-4x </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">a week.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hated every minute of it- I'm not a sitter and hate</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">not working.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I finally started feeling better- an amazing job opportunity</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">arose and I took it. </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had to, it is the job of my lifetime.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And it was only a couple days a week, max 15-20 hours.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">With lots of room for growth and advancement.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So finally,</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am at the final stage of recovery.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I will have a permanent deficit for most of my life</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">because of my line of work, </span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">but I have been nothing but positive throughout this whole journey.</span></center>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got this arrow tattoo to always remember<br />this time in my life- when life is pulling you back,<br />be prepared for it's going to launch you into something amazing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everybody and their sisters, dogs, wives is has</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And some people are obsessing over having babies.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Others are obsessing over me having babies.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This world is a crazy scary place that I'm not fond of-</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't even imagine bringing a child into this world.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Plus- Sir Dan and I have a heck of a bucket list to fulfill.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I lost one of my best friends.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I use the term lost because she has not</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">tried to communicate with me the 40x I've</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">reached out to her.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I don't know why or what I did.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In my mind I don't deserve this,</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">however there might be a reason I cannot see.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been line dancing every week.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Along with doing the 21 Day Fix and PIYO by beachbody.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once I realized I would be at a permanent deficit with my neck,</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I decided I need to get back into working out for me.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sir Dan and I started in November and have had great success with it.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can't wait to see where this journey leads us.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So if I do try and stay with this blog,</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And of course- grub 'n marriage!</span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-8559390164351340832014-01-30T08:00:00.000-05:002014-01-30T08:00:02.889-05:00My Least Favorite Holiday<center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am the Anti-Valentine.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">There ya have it!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Ever since I started dating,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">It seems all fun and mushy gooshy</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">when your young and <i>in love.</i> </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">As you get older and into more serious relationships,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">to me it seems pathetic.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Here is why:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">This is an easy way for guys to get out of</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">doing things for their significant others.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Everything is planned for them:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">the cards, candy, stuffed animals...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">even restaurants have set menus and prices that</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">They literally have to put <i>zero</i> effort into it.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">This holiday is pure competition between people,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">mainly women.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Who got the best whatever, where you went,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Sir Dan and I don't <i>celebrate</i> Valentine's Day.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I don't need chocolates- and I'm sure most women don't</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">considering it's a month after the new year.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I don't need 1 day out of 365 to show my love</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and I know he loves me every second of every day.</span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-30967699111250749052014-01-27T11:31:00.001-05:002014-01-27T11:31:56.043-05:00One Month Worth of Catching Up<center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">(yup I'm southern now)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">on, I figured I'd write a post</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">was right before the holidays.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Wow the holidays seem like forever and a day ago.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">We were fortunate enough to celebrate all our Christmas's over the </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Hannuaka yesterday.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">My mom, sister, grandma, and I are going to see CHER!!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I'm still beyond excited. </span></center>
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My brother and sister in law also got me this awesome thing called 'the selfie'</center>
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It's a corded shutter button that you plug in to your phones</center>
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headphone jack, turn the camera on, and you can push the button</center>
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to take the picture!</center>
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It's the best.</center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">New Years was also a ball of fun.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">We headed up to northern CT in the freezing cold</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and went out to dinner with my sisters fiances family.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">My parents also treated us to a night at the Hampton Inn</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">which was the best.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And we also played flip cup outside in the freezing cold.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The new year came and went.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I watched people's resolutions come and go.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Except for one person:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Sir Dans.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Every year he vows to himself (and me, but more himself) that</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">he will get a teaching job.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And every year I watch his dream fade away.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Except for this year.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">A week or so into the new year he got a call...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">an interview was set up for a position in our areas school system.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">He was super nervous but I calmed him down</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and told him to <i>be himself!!!</i> </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Don't just answer the questions they already know,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">be spontaneous.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">He came home and said it was the best interview he's ever had,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">but that they had <i>a lot </i>more candidates to see.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Well, they impressed them so much,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">the next day he received an email from the director that </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">he got the job!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I cried when I saw the email.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">This man does/will do anything for anybody else,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">cough send me to school full time for my dream cough,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">over himself.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">FINALLY this guy gets to live out his dream.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The last two weeks have been so exciting.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">He filled out the paperwork,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">got fingerprinted,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and this morning I sent him off to his</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">First Day of School.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Tell me he's not handsome... #stud</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">It is bittersweet though-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">In yet another effort to put his needs aside,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">he's working 2 full time jobs...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">He'll teach during the school day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">have about an hour break to change,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and then work 3 shift still at the Home Depot.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The income will be great,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">but he will be exhausted.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Not to mention we won't see each other at all Monday-Saturday.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">We'll have about an hour in the mornings,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">but thats it.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I also will be bringing him dinner when I can </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">to say a quick hello and see how his day went.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I am still super excited for him.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And separation makes the heart grow fonder, right?</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">So far: I've cleaned the entire downstairs...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and not like a little,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">like moved things around, did a quick vacuum with our new</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">awesome cordless Shark ($30 at Walmart for quick clean ups), reorganized,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and was done by 8:15am. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Sir Dans 32nd birthday was also celebrated.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I was scheduled to work that night,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">but the manager let me go so I wouldn't be </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">a wife in the doghouse (much appreciated)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and surprised him at a local wing place:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">get as many free wings as you are old.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">From there we went out to our fave local bar</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and drank...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">well we all drank and took shots for Dan</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">(he doesn't drink, at all).</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Poor guy: the only person who has to drive</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">drunk people around on his special days.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And the last and final thing:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I took my state boards this past weekend.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Talk about stress.ful. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I signed up back in December for this test and</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">literally studied like no other,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">not even like myself when I was in college.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I want to pass this test on the first go-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">plus I took it before I graduated and should find out</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">whether I passed right before I graduate.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Score (if I pass).</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">For the last 3-4 weeks,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I've literally done nothing but study and last</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">week, every free second I was studying.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">So I decided to plan a celebratory</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Dan-got-a-job-Nicoles-done-studying get together</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">at the same local bar to just unwind and</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">not have to worry about anything!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And it was awesome!!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Friends and family came out to celebrate-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">we danced, took shots, and celebrated.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I have 2 more weeks of school before I graduate :)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I'm nervous and excited.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">In 2 weeks I will find out if I am a licensed cosmetologist</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">and if I have a job where I want to work :)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Fingers crossed and positive thoughts would be wonderful.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Here's a couple pictures of some awesome clients:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #444444;">(cause what's a Nicole post without hair pics)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Time is ticking down until that</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The number one thing on my list this year ^!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've been obsessed with Cher since I can't remember when</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and she recently released her Dressed to Kill tour dates.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I hopped on the site and unfortunately the tickets are way out of my</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I would die if I got to see her concert!!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> <a href="http://www.behindthechair.com/shop" target="_blank">Behind the Chair</a> : I've been obsessing over all their merchandise</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">since I discovered the site. I love the definition of hairstylist and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the sweatshirt is just hilarious!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This is obvious and also out of our current price range. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since I can remember, I've always had dogs and I miss them terribly. </span> </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">An actual adult lunchbox. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since Sir Dan and I are forever dieting,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">all my food and drinks.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This amazing Turbo Power blow dryer!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It dries hair super fast and isn't heavy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dream dryer!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Oh Michael... How I love thou</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and never had thou.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A random selection of gift cards:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">target, cvs, big y, cosmo prof (hair store),</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but it's what I really would like under our tree.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but my best friend was graduating which made the day bitter sweet.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We started our journey together,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so its been her and I through it all.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm truly gonna miss my little Lex.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was excited to make money but once I got there,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and were dropping things left and right.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> We had so many great choices we couldn't decide.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and to spend the day there is so much fun.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We <i>love</i> them and saw them last year at the same time same place.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sir Dan looked up tickets and saw that there were some still available.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We ran to the box office and purchased two tickets to see the</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We were so stoked!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Our impromptu date day turned even more awesome.</span></center>
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<b><u>Nicole's December Goals:</u></b></center>
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1.) put together everybody's Christmas gifts. </center>
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This year because of our current financial state,</center>
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We are using wine and my awesome takent as gifts!</center>
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It works out great and it's only a little expense for us. </center>
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Now I just have to make cute little vouchers. </center>
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2.) lose 5-10 pounds. </center>
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I've gotten my butt back into the gym as many days as I can</center>
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With work and school being the obstacle. </center>
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Now it's time to get serious. </center>
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My ultimate goal is to get my thighs not to touch. </center>
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I'm sick of it. </center>
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3.) actually use coupons while shopping. </center>
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But now I want to do something fun and exciting. </center>
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5.) organize the apartment. </center>
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6.) finally do our wedding crafts. </center>
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I think it's time to get that together. </center>
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My December goals. </center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Thanks <a href="http://jessicarbrackman.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jessica</a> for tagging me in your 5 things post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Her questions for me:</span></div>
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1. Who in your life do you look up to most and why?</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I have a lot of people I look up to in my life,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but I'd definitely have to say my husband. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yup corny freakin answer Nicole.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He is literally the hardest worker,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">kindest person,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">smart as Einstein,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">looks out for others before himself,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and has tons of goals and aspirations.</span></div>
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2. What was your favorite movie growing up? Why was it your favorite? Do you still like to watch it today?</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was definitely a die hard Lion King fan. Just something about</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">behind it was awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's my goal to see it on Broadway.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I haven't watched it in a long time.</span></div>
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3. What is your opinion of Christmas music? When do you start listening to it, if at all?</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I looovvee Christmas music.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's just something about it that is so fun and uplifting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I usually turn it on after Thanksgiving...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">even though at the mall (where I work) it's been playing since November 1st.</span></div>
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4. What do you look forward to most on Thanksgiving? Why?</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I look forward to seeing all my family the most.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Because of our busy lives,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we don't get to see everybody all the time like we would like.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So Thanksgiving is great to see all of our families.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Also eating a lot :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Greece and Italy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">They've been on the top of list for a while now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My grandpa was from Italy and I just</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">love everything Italian.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Both have a ton of history behind them</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I like to think of myself as a pretty</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It takes a lot for me to get really mad or aggravated</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">(unless you knew me when I worked at the bank,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was often mad).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I choose to live life to the fullest and with much</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">positivity rather than negativity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">However,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we all have our pet peeves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Who doesn't?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And if you say you don't,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you are blatantly lying to everybody.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Lets start with one of my top pet peeves:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>'I Don't Have Any Money...'</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">this is probably tied for number 1.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I don't have any money- </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">oh but you can go and spend your 'no money' on </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">makeup, hair stuff, and clothes that cost</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">together way more than you don't have?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yea... not ok.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Especially when you do it to get out of doing something</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or just because you want sympathy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yes Sir Dan and I don't have a lot,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but I would never go around complaining about it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>I hate liars!!!</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not little white lies that we all tell to ourselves</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">(ex: I don't care about my weight),</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">big, bold lies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">For example: a guy at work was secretly dating</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">a much younger coworker.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We all knew it but they lied straight to everybodys face</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and told them nothing was going on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Until he got promoted to manager and she quit because</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">they were nervous about getting caught.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">NOT COOL PEOPLE.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Just tell the truth, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">because in the end we all find out some way or another.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>Cheaters</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not like on a test, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">even though I can't stand that either,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but on a partner.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you have an open relationship,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">that's one thing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's no reason to be married</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">and sneaking around.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I think it's wrong and immature.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you can't control yourself,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you shouldn't be in a relationship</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or with that person.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>The Complainers or One Uppers</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We all have these people in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Those that don't stop whining or complaining about their lives</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or the ones that have to one up everything you do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Can't stand either of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>Teen Pregnancy</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Unless you are actually trying to get pregnant</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for some reason at that age.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Nowadays with Teen Mom 1,2,3..etc and</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">16&preggo-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">it's almost a game to see who can get pregnant instead</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">of the opposite way around.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Be responsible,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">party with a hat on,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">don't sleep around.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>'When are you having babies?'</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since Dan and I started becoming serious in our</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">dating relationship,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we were always asked this question.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Along the same lines- </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">when people find out I'm married,</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">and because they assume I'm 19,</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">the first question they ask is:</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Oh, so you have children.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Enough is enough.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not for a while when both our careers are stable,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we have done our traveling and adventuring,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">after we get a dog,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">when we are ready to settle down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We may be married,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but that doesn't mean I have to pop out babies right away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We have a lot of married life to live first.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I personally believe that no matter how long you've been together,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you should spend a bunch of years to get to know each other</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and explore, vacation, have little responsibility in your marriage first.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There you have it!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Nicole's list of pet peeves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Can you relate to any of them?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since my weekend was pretty</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">relaxing and low key-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I figured I'd give ya some super</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">advice on how to go through the holidays</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with a bang.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sir Dan and I have been doing this now</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for 5 years, maybe more I've lost track,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so we are use to the chaoticness that comes along</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with being together and tons of people to see.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">You Will Be Pulled In A Million Directions</u>:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you have tons of families to see in one day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you are going to feel like inspector gadget with is </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">go go gadget arms and legs because </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">everybody wants to see you.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We have 4 places to be each holiday.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Last year we did his family Thanksgiving,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">mine Christmas.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We were suppose to switch it around this year.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Buuuutttt...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This year is more complicated cause some families</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">will be here for Thanksgiving but not Christmas.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And honestly,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I don't care that we will be going to 3 houses on Thanksgiving,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and 3 or 4 on Christmas.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Why not see everybody for all holidays?!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Be Inspector Gadget and use your helicopter hat</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">to visit your family, his family, and whomever else you want to see.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Now you don't have to worry about one area of the family</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">bustin your balls for not being there,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or running the risk of being miserable because you didn't</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">get a chance to see who you wanted.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Just remember: you aren't cooking, cleaning, or buying the alcohol-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so eat, drink, and be merry!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Drink</u>:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This one basically explains itself.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you are visiting a few places,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">drinking is the best medicine.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It keeps you calm and sane,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">while ingesting delicious spiked eggnog:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">(Nicole's spiked peppermint eggnog-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">mix eggnog and peppermint schnapps together.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Mix in some chocolate.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">decorate with a chocolate rim, </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">crushed candy canes, and a candy cane).</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You're Welcome.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>Dress cute but comfy:</u></b></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The worst feeling in the world is-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">an itchy sweater, pants too tight,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">feet hurting because of your heels.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">In my honest opinion-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">it's your <i>family</i> you are going to be with...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">they've probably seen you in sweats with </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">your hair/makeup not done.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Don't go all out for them.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Find a nice pair of leggings,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">a cute but non itchy sweater,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and pair it with some boots.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">BAM!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> (left) yes I am wearing footie pjs and </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sir Dans shirt says 'my girl has great tatas'</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><u>Eat... a lot!</u></b></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yes we are all on our diets of choice</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and all try to be <i>good</i> throughout the holidays.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But ya gotta live a little.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's one day outta the year where you can</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">enjoy some amazing food.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you are going to drink,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">ya might as well eat because drinking</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">is worse anyway.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm full of them.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: Blaring, and I mean BLARING,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the new Cher album while cleaning the entire house.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not only is the apartment spotless,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but the neighbors now know just how bad I am at singing...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">aanndd all the birds got to see my dance moves.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: playing hookie. A lot of</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">students miss school, every week. I hate missing school.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">One because I love it and two- my clients depend on me being there.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But with life being so busy and the holidays coming up,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And it was an awesome day to have to myself.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: chocolate. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yup nothing more to say.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: my chiweenie.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">she's super cuddly and makes everything better!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: my husband.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He's my soulmate and I love him more and more every day.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: A day in NYC topped off</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There's Nothing Better Than: IT BEING FRIDAY!!!</span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-56144013783856025402013-11-20T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-20T08:00:12.782-05:00Behind the Scenes<center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">One was a professional photo shoot,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with casting calls, a huge set,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">makeup, hair, video and photo shoots.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was amazing.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was assisting on a bridal shoot</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">that took place at school.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I helped putting up the hair,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">makeup, and on set.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was awesome!!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I loved every aspect of it.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and one (the model with the baby, her baby) works in the salon.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Don't they look gorgeous.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I officially don't want to end... EVER!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After a busy, hectic Saturday at school-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I ran home, changed, grabbed Sir Dan,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and the Transiberian Orchestra concert.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We went to this authentic German restaurant</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">before the concert-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">which has a beer stein ceiling and entertainment</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After dinner,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've listened to their music for years,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and have always wanted to go see them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My parents treated all of us to the concert,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and our seats are dead center.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The music was incredible,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the light show was unlike I could've ever imagined.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Definitely a MUST see if it comes to your area.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dan and I woke up bright and early,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Our main reason was to see the Radio City</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Christmas Spectacular at 7pm.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But we made it a whole date day throughout the city.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">no problem for us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We walked out of Grand Central and it was raining.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But nothing could ruin our day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We stopped and looked at many window displays,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We found our inner child,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and headed into FAO Schwartz (bottom left).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Walked the upper East side and </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and beautiful serenity of it all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We finally made it to Serendipity-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the famous frozen hot chocolate.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We had under and hour wait,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">When we were so full we couldn't move,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the rain completely stopped which was awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We walked thru the park for a while then </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The first store we saw was the M&M store.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">They added a 'Personalize Your M&M' section,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so we <i>had</i> to try it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was a cool project I must say-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">great for gifts and announcements. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">These are for us though haha.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We grabbed a pretzel (ya gotta),</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">did a little more meandoring and then went over to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We've seen the show before,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">my parents and grandparents would take us </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But they completely changed the show as of two years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The whole entire second half is different-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">they added a new storyline with a new message,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and added new songs and dances.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was truly spectacular.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I think my mouth was open the entire time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We found the tickets on groupon for $30 each.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And they were dead center second row mezz...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">perfect view of the entire stage!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you ever want to take a trip to NYC-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">after actually thinking about it :)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- Monday morning. I actually despise you</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">this Monday like a normal human because you</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">are the official end to my crazy work week of 13+ hour days.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- super cute boots I purchased for a </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">great price and can't wait to wear every day:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- first whole day I got to spend</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with my husband for more than an hour. Since the past 8</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">days were spent at a photo shoot, work, school, sleeping</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and 13+ hour days, I hadn't seen my husband in over a week.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Yesterday we spent the whole day together.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- almost full clientele for the holidays.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- <a href="http://grubnmarriage.blogspot.com/2013/11/no-no-spend-november-here.html" target="_blank">No No-Spend November</a> ...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with our new budget we are sure to still have tons of fun,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">see lots of holiday awesomeness,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">get our Christmas Shopping done and out of the way,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and STILL save.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">(ps- when talking about no spend november with Sir Dan, his response:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">well that just sounds boring. This is why we are soul mates).</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- super cute paternal side to my hubs. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This just melts my heart.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- being a <i>nerd</i> and buying the new call of duty.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This is one of the many similarities we have-</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- quick coffee break with the husby inbetween work</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and school on Friday so we could catch up on our lives.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">(yay holiday cups and skinny caramel macchiato)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- amazing photo shoot I got to assist with</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was such an awesome experience, full of learning!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well Hello There- freakin awesome weekend coming up:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Trans Siberian Orchestra Saturday night with the fam, NYC trip</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sunday for the <a href="http://www.radiocitychristmas.com/" target="_blank">Radio City Christmas Spectacular</a>. </span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-89233824859996980482013-11-08T10:04:00.000-05:002013-11-08T10:04:01.498-05:00No no spend November here!<center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">To myself that is. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This week has been nothing shy of complete</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Craziness and super tiring. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I haven't even opened my laptop,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm sitting here on my phone during a break at school</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Praying this works. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Anyway- besides my crazy schedule,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There is a point to this post:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Why sir Dan and I aren't participating in </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">No spend November. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Debt sucks. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">There is no doubt about that. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The government seems to care less about</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Racking up our national debt these days</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Ssoo there's that. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dan and I have student loans,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And that's it for our debt. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">No credit card debt</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Or outstanding loans,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Just student loans. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I think for a one income family </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And one full time student that's pretty freakin awesome. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We've worked very hard to keep it that way. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And of course we'd love to see our student loans vanish, </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Who wouldn't?? </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We are paying the monthly payments to pay them down</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And over the course of our years- </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">They'll be gone. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And that's fine cause we are making progress. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I had a client the other day who told me this:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Her father always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But passed away before living out his dream. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He told her to save money but live for the now. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I loved that saying. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We are saving but we are also living. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We found a groupon for $30 tickets to the</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Radio city Christmas spectacular!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We sale shop 98% of the time. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We are planning a vacation. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We will have a date night next week. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And we are still putting money into savings. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Why restrict yourself and know what's out there</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">When you can go live and learn. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We've perfected budgeting and that's how you </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Can pay off debt/save and have fun. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Buy 1 not 2 pair of shoes you don't need. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Go see a seasonal concert (we are!) </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Because they don't travel in the summer or not in November. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Christmas shop now when all the deals really are!! </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And that's why we aren't participating in no spend November. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We are too busy living and having a good time :)</span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-18817834641444494742013-10-30T08:00:00.000-04:002013-10-30T08:00:12.866-04:00My Favorite Hair and Makeup Products<center>
<span style="color: #666666;">What woman doesn't want to talk</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">New products, trying new things,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">tips and tricks, colors... the fun goes on.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Being in cosmetology school,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've learned a lot of tips and tricks.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Some I use, some I use only on clients.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So today I decided to</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">my cosmetic bag!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">These are my every day go to products.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I don't know what I'd do or look like for that matter</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">without my dream team.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Lets start with my hair products.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">These are just some that I use every day:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Bed Heads Ego Boost</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Moroccanoil Luminous Medium Hairspray</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Catwalks Thickening Gel</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Riccis Head Trip Locked Up Root Booster</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">At school we sell Bed Head, Catwalk, and Riccis products.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So of course I have a ton of them floating around.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You can buy all but the Riccis brand in stores.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I highly recommend Ego Boost if you have split ends</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and need a lightweight leave in conditioner.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Moroccanoil Hairspray is <i>the best </i>hairspray on the market.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's slightly expensive but it's fabulous for your hair.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And with short hairstyles, you need a lot of spray.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Catwalks thickening gel is freakin amazing!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you have thin and/or fine hair that won't do anything,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">buy this product NOW!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I have both thin-fine hair that hates volume or being thick,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I bought this and it looks like I have triple my normal hair,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I get tons of volume, and a little goes a long way.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Riccis Locked Up is a root booster to help boost volume</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">from the root and help to give you the upmost volume.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Mix that with the thickening gel and you're a sexy hair goddess.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">** Also amazing tip: if you want a post makeup</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">finishing mist that'll help your makeup last all day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">spray hairspray on it! It's better than a finishing product.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's sticky at first but once it dries, you can't even tell**</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My go to eye makeup:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Urban Decays Naked 2 Palette</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Maybellines Dark Brown Eyebrow Pencil</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Maybellines Falsies Mascara</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Mally Volumizing Mascara</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">elf gel eyeliner</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you aren't great at doing eyeshadow</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or making a smokey eye,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the naked palette is fool proof.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You can mix all the colors or a couple</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and create a sexy simple look or</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">sexy smokey eye.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Nicole's eyeshadow color tip:</b></span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Most people think to match the color</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">of their eye to the eyeshadow...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">NEVER DO THAT!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">One thing most women don't realize is </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">just how important eyebrows are for the final look.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A filled in eyebrow is super sexy.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You don't even need an eyebrow pencil,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you can use eyeshadow!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I use both.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Try it and let me know what you think.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I use two mascaras- one for volumizing, one for length.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Both of these together makes my</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">eyelashes look fake and sexy as hell.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Gel eyeliner is the new thing and let me </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">tell you, I'm so glad I tried it.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Now I won't go back to anything else.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sometimes if I want a fine line I'll use</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">my felt tip liquid eyeliner.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But for $3 this gel liner is <i>bangin!!!</i> </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Last but not least, my face makeup:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Covergirl Trublend foundation</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Physicians Formula bronzer</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Mac blush</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I go between liquid and powder foundation,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">right now I'm rockin the trublend.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's lightweight and blends perfectly.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Physicians Formula to me has the best bronzer out there.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I haven't found another bronzer like it.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Put the bronzer OVER the foundation and you'll</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">forever have a sexy glow.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Don't forget to blend down through the neck,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">nobody wants a tan line.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The Mac blush was gifted to me,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">it's verrryy pigmented so I put a little on</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and boy does that little go a long way.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Never put blush on below your cheekbones,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">start at your apple and swipe upward over your bone.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hope this helped or gave some insight into</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">awesome and generally cheap makeup purchases.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Next time I'll talk about contouring and highlighting.</span></center>
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Nicole Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07603154704945013105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685562260936529788.post-24422275347542876752013-10-28T08:00:00.000-04:002013-10-28T08:00:13.187-04:00A Beer Pong Table, Pumpkins, Football, and Bonfires<center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Saturday morning was spent at school,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and it was a heck of a busy day.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Since there are only about 10 of us on the floor</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we were all doubling up.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It was crazy but awesome at the same time.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I also got to try Sexy Mother Pucker</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">extreme lip plumper which was weird feeling.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It makes your lips tingle and feel numb,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but it made my bottom lip larger.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Saturday evening after a hectic day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we headed to Hartford for a Halloween party</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">at a super fun bar with my sister and her fiance</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My sister informed me literally 2 hours before we</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">yea we didn't have a costume.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Somehow I thought of the easiest, coolest</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We were a beer pong table.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And boy was it a hit at the bar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We carried around pong balls and had people play.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">We were also asked to enter the group contest...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">we didn't win but was told but half the people that we should've.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sunday morning we slept in after a late night out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It felt so nice to not set an alarm, let me tell you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After we finally got our act together,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and then pumpkin picking!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I sat in the wheel barrel and was literally crying</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I was laughing so hard... but made for a cute picture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sunday night we headed over to my parents house</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And we carved our pumpkins too!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dans is the awesome minion,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">mine is an angry (suppose to be happy) pumpkin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">which is bananas, chocolate, and marshmellows wrapped</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Welp lemme tell you-</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">you're suppose to use hersheys, not semi sweet choc. chips.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">They weren't bad,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I also received great news Friday night at work:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I am being promoted and start my training</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">as a bartender at work.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm super excited to finally be trained</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">That's the way I normally am</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">every day in real life as well.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I have severe paranoia and anxiety.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">About <i>a lot</i> of things.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And it drives me absolutely nuts every day.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Some things that I constantly think about are:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">bugs, lice, money, health, allergic reactions,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">death, work, my future, cleanliness...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the list goes on.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Most seem stupid and crazy,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but for some reason they haunt me.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's a daily struggle to try and get them out of my mind.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I haven't found anything that works</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">except for whenever I'm with Sir Dan.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He just has this way about making everything go away.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I feel safest when I'm with him.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's great and bad at the same time.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm hoping one day to feel this way on my own.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Every day I work towards relaxing and letting everything go.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Little by little I will get through this.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sure I try to be,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">it's extremely hard.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">With some money I've been saving from work,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm obsessed with them both.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">However does anybody else have this problem?!?!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">One side zips all the way up,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">What the heck calves!!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So now I'm wearing them around the house </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">one.</u> Sunday night at my parents house consisted of one of my</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">needless to say- I'm not going to be bearing children now.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's October 20th... this disgusts me!!</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">five.</u> at a beautiful lake in NH. so romantic and gorgeous with all fall foliage.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">eight-nine.</u> again at the pumpkin festival. one of the coolest pumpkins </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but he had equally as much fun.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Chamard Vineyard was absolutely breath taking.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And now I'm gonna let the pictures do the rest of the talking.</span></center>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wines we tasted</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the best wine I've ever had</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well the mushy theme seems to be the it thing around these parts.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm normally not a mushad,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but it's a good change :)</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A couple weeks ago,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the list every girl makes about the 'perfect' guy.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">A while ago,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And here's some of it:</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Can't do drugs or smoke (anything).</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Not an alcoholic.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dark hair, light eyes, perfect teeth.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Healthy, no crazy diseases or problems.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Taller than me.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Smart.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Financially stable.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Lots of goals.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Knows where he's going with life.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It went on into more specific details of what I'd</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">like and wouldn't like.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Over the course of my dating life,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I've let some of these slide.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Most girls I feel do this,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the most important ones at that.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I let my top bunch fade away for 'the man of my dreams'</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">at the time.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'd always let: can't smoke or do drugs, financially stable,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">smart, and has goals just vanish.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Finally I started growing up more and more</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and stop really looking for my 'soulmate.'</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I also realized that those few things were very important</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and to not let them go for anybody. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Then I met my actual soulmate.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">From the day I met Sir Dan,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I knew he was put in front of me for a reason.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Do you know how many of the things</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sir Dan filled and how many I had to change?</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He filled them all and I didn't change one thing,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or let one go for that matter.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">That's how you know you've met your soulmate.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You don't have to change yourself,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or anything else...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Their meant for you, and you them.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Don't settle for anybody,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">there's somebody out there for everybody.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Each day I'm thankful for whomever</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">led me to my soulmate.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So I've decided to change that right now.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The other day when I was finally starting to feel better,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">head to toe and do my laundry.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But I still wasn't feeling well enough,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I hadn't let my body rest between school and work...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">there was no way I could clean the apartment.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I texted Dan who was already at work,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">asking if he'd mind cleaning the bathroom. </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">His immediate response "not a problem, baby."</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After I got done getting ready,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I headed downstairs to get my lunch squared away.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The kitchen needed a good cleaning.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Ssoo I texted Sir Dan asking if he'd mind also cleaning the kitchen.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Again his response "sure, babe."</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">After work I came home to a clean kitchen</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and bathroom... </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">not like a woman would scrub,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but clean enough to get by.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Our laundry is in the basement,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">which is two flights of stairs to go up and down</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">with a basket or two full of laundry.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm short and not super strong,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so it's tough for me to carry them.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">On our way out yesterday,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I asked if he'd mind bringing it down for me.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">He came back upstairs (which I did not know he wasn't upstairs),</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But it didn't stop there- he put the load of laundry in for me.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Nope it didn't stop there either.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">This morning after we switched it over to the dryer,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I found my basket of clean laundry upstairs waiting for me.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Every day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Whether it's a compliment (which is daily),</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">rubbing my feet every night,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">the little things,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I am constantly shocked at his forever giving.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Sir Dan expects nothing in return,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">a kiss and a hug and some cuddling in bed.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">The little things are the things I look forward to,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">because I never know what their going to be,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">or when or why.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I love the little things.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I found this little gem on my dear </span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">bestie <a href="http://www.forevernewlywedded.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Karla's</a> blog the other day,</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">and really like it...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So I stole it from her :)</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>making</i> : </b>well according to Sir Daniel, sweet loooove... but not right now haha. We</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>cooking</i> :</b> ^^ those amazing shells</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>drinking</i> :</b> a water bottle filled with 3 packets of Emergen-C as fast as I can</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">because that stuff is absolutely disgusting.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>reading</i>:</b> Some awesome blog posts</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>wanting</i>: </b>to not be getting sick like everybody else I know and am around all day.</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hence the Emergen-C overdosage.<br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><i style="font-weight: bold;">looking:</i> for a nice black pair of boots... uh I love fall and boots,</span></span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>playing</i>: </b>TheSims Free Play on my phone while playing American Horror Story</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">on Netflix, season 1... mostly on mute because I hate scary things.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #757575; font-family: Molengo; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><i style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><b>wasting</b></i><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">: no time on getting through school as fast as I can to start</span></span></span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">making some real money.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>wishing</i>: </b>for some super awesome fall foliage and clothes to go with</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">the beautiful weather we've been having.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>enjoying</i>: </b>the gorgeous, crisp weather and completely clear blue skies</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>liking</i>: </b>my sisters brand new 2013 Honda Civic and wanting one of my own.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>wondering</i>: </b>what is going on with our government. I've never been</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">a fan of the government, but I like knowing something is there.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>loving</i>: </b> my husband and his unconditional love and support.</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">I've never had someone support me as much as him,</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>hoping</i>:</b> that one day I'll get that excitement for having a child or two</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">is in every aspect of his life. Please send a prayer that he </span></span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>smelling</i>: </b>our amazing dinner cooking away</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>wearing</i>: </b>PJs cause they are super comfy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>following</i>:</b> this current path that I'm on</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>noticing</i>:</b> how much I missed blogging, but don't want it </span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">friends is coming in to get her hair done</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>thinking</i>:</b> back to this weekend of apple picking with Sir Dan</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>bookmarking</i>:</b> some fun ways to decorate for the fall</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>opening</i>:</b> my locked phone to see tons of notifications and emails</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b><i>giggling</i>: </b>at how cute my husband is while he plays an online game</span></center>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: Palatino Linotype, Times New Roman, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">with his older brother on the other end of the state.</span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b>feeling</b></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><b>: </b>tired and sickly, but happy and content at the same time.</span></center>
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