March 2012
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February 2012
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Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb have the best job. They only work for one hour a day where they get to eat and drink and talk only about themselves. Where do I sign up?
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Big Changes
A lot has happened this past week. I will try to make this post brief. The Boyfriend has been in the Army Reserves for the past year, and as part of that, he has to attend a 12-week Officers’ Training in San Antonio. The Army has changed the date of this training three times in the past month but now the most recent date is sticking. He leaves in 3 weeks. If that wasn’t enough, his...
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The Big Easy
This week I went to New Orleans for a work conference. It was the most enjoyable work travel I’ve had in a long time. We packed in a lot during the evenings we had free. I’ve been to New Orleans two times before: once as a child on a family vacation and once in 2004 for Mardi Gras. I forget how enjoyable this city is. I love the history, the architecure, easy-going lifestyle, the...
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The Hunger Games
I finished the first book last night. It was hard to avoid this book even a year ago but now with the movie coming out soon, it’s even harder. I figured I should read it and I am so glad I did. However, I am trying not to let the movie interpretation influence my reading. I know who the actors are portraying the characters, even before I started reading the books, and it’s hard to...
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New Orleans!
Tonight I went on a haunted history tour of the French Quarter. It was awesome and so much more. I don’t really believe in ghosts or vampires but the hairs on my neck stood up more than a few times. I will blog more about this later. I had an awesome time in New Orleans this week. One of the few work trips I’ve enjoyed. Tomorrow is the last day here and then back to...
“Come back in about 20 minutes. I’ll be more drunk and wanting to talk to...”
– co-worker to a boy she just met in the French Quarter last night
