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 I just got a 35mm wide-angle prime lens…might be my new favorite. But I’m still conveting Lizzi’s new lens. This just might be my new favorte wine. Favorite cupcake: Strawberry Shortcake from The Sweet Tooth Fairy. I’m certain they will serve these in heaven.

Dream Job + Italy

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What is your dream job?  Today’s prompt for the blog challenge I’m attempting (link at the bottom of the post). I say attempting because we all know that I won’t make all 31 days. I am living my dream job times 2. First, I work full time as a Web Developer …the same job I coveted [...]

Favorite Movies

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I’m attempting to follow a 31 day blog challenge (link at the bottom of the post) and today’s prompt is: Favorite movies you never get sick of watching.  The Wedding Singer is my all time favorite! I quote it often and can watch it from any spot. I randomly post youtube clips of it on [...]

Best Childhood Memory

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Me + my Daddy + any roller coaster = best memories My parents divorced when I was five and my Mom and I moved back to Utah. My Daddy stayed in California (the Bay Area). And I went to only seeing my Daddy for a month every summer. But we would sure pack a lot [...]

Let’s describe some stuff…

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Io sono grato e benedetto. (I am grateful and blessed.) La scrivania è nero. (The desk is black.) Il mio caffe e dolce. (my coffee is sweet.) JaNiyah è la mia bellissima nipotina. (JaNiyah is my beautiful granddaughter.) La mia nuova macchina è rosso. (My new car is red.)   Il tempo è freddo e [...]

Adding a little color…

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I’ve made it through two weeks of Italian for Travelers. Oh. My. Gosh. This is so much fun! I wonder how much of this beautiful, musical language I will retain and be able to use gracefully while in Italy. OK, I’ll settle for not-so-graceful and just be able to get my point across. Or order [...]

Italy Plans – Spoleto Day 8

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Growing up we picked wild asparagus along the ditch banks between towns. Sometimes we went hunting for it. Other times we would spot a patch growing just driving home from school. Mom would stop and we would jump out and pick as much as we could. It was such a treat. The older I got [...]

Thankfulness {M}

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Practicing Thankfulness during November. I’m going to challenge myself and hopefully add some fun and whimsy by working my way through the alphabet. -M- I’m thankful for: Mom – I have an awesome Mom and I love her to pieces. I wish I could spend more time with her. Today I’m really looking forward to [...]