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March 5k results posted today! Finally! Fish Fry 5k in Omaha, Nebraska March 31, 2012 Official time: 29:24 Overall: 76 Number of Finishers: 152 Number of Females: 96 Number of Males: 56 Average Time: 30:48 Confession: I wasn’t sure how this race was going to turn out. I had returned from my trip [...] Aren’t these yellow things awesome? FGM (my fairy godmother) called them “mock oranges.” I made the gaffe of trying to remember what they were and instead called them “fake lemons.” Oops. Their official name: osage oranges. They look like something out of one of those home decor shops or the [...] Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. I hope you are having a lovely holiday, in whatever way that bring you happiness and gratitude. Even if it’s not perfect, I hope you can find joy in the smallest ways. The Kid and I ventured off to the Midwest for the week. Not the most glamorous place, I [...] How was your Fourth of July? We went to Nebraska, per the usual. This weekend was about family. And friends that feel like family. I saw a lot of littles this weekend. I cradled them in my arms. so light! Compared to the 7yo I now have to carry [...] Confession: I love Lincoln, Nebraska. I spent a lot of time there and wanted to share some of my favorite places. *** This Friday is the last football game between the University of Colorado, where I work, and the University of Nebraska, where I went to college. Apparently they have been football rivals since 1898. I picked the [...] Ding dong. Old elevator button plate. >$20 from a store in Lincoln, Nebraska. I put it next to the powder room bathroom. Because I am funny. Or lame. You be the judge. Confession: I love Lincoln, Nebraska. I spent a lot of time there and wanted to share some of my favorite places. ***
You would never know the Sunken Gardens exists as you drive through one of Lincoln’s busiest intersections at 27th Street and Capitol Parkway. But it’s there, a [...] The last few times I got a haircut it didn’t particularly feel like I did. Granted, my hair was swooshy and flat and softer than its usual Medusa state, but days after that my long hair seemed unkempt and unruly. Because, well, it is. It is naturally curly with different types of curls throoughout – [...] This is my godmother, whom I affectionately call Fairy Godmother — FGM for short — with The Kid last holiday season. This is one of my favorite pictures of her. She’s one of my favorite people. She’s one of my role models. I didn’t always know her. There are photos of her at my baptism. [...] My friend Jeremy Buckley was my music guru in college. The kind of person I like to have around because they seem to be in the know of up and coming musicians before anyone else does. The kind of person who made me CDs of bands he knew I would like (and I did [...]  |
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