December 2008

sprint

December 29, 2008

my cousin lalers runs track for a pac-10 school. i had her take me to the track last night and put me through one of her workouts. it was enlightening – i learned: * what the lines on the track actually mean (don’t laugh) * that my body prefers long-distance running * and our little [...]

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good morning vancouver

December 24, 2008

i arrived in portland in the wee hours of the morning and am visiting vancouver, just on the other side of the columbia gorge. here’s what i woke up to this morning: can you see the snow still falling! its going to be a white christmas!

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a red carpet experience

December 23, 2008

i’m one of hundreds of thousands of travelers trying to get to my family for christmas. and with just my luck, my destination, portland, oregon, had a major snow dump. so last night, in anticipation of a long delay, i used a coupon to get a one-day pass to united’s red carpet room. i’d experienced [...]

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the places i’d rather be…

December 14, 2008

there’s two places i’d love to be this holiday season: 1. what’s better than christmas in new york?!? doesn’t rockefeller center look so festive?!? photos from the new york daily photo blog – http://newyorkdailyphoto.blogspot.com 2. paris is magical any time of the year, so i can only imagine how special it is during the christmas [...]

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december 7th

December 7, 2008

when i was little, my MOST favorite thing to do was listen to my grammy’s stories about her childhood days and her children’s childhood days. i LOVED it. she used to get tired of telling me stories and always sang, “tell me a story, tell me a story, remember what you said…” i’ll never forget [...]

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my fellow sagittarian

December 2, 2008

i must take a minute to wish a happy birthday to my favorite celeb sagitarrian. this is my favorite performance: i can’t wait to see her in concert on april 12, 2009. i’m so there with cheetos and frapps.

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