My Grandmother’s is 91

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Yesterday was actually Mami’s birthday. But I found out they celebrated it today, which was good for me because I forgot to call yesterday. That’s a big unspoken no-no in my family. The fun rule in my family is that everyone calls the birthday person on the actual day. Which means [...]

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Mami’s Birthday

Today, May 30th, is my grandmother’s birthday. She’s 91 and lives in Puerto Rico. But because it’s so late, I’ll post more about her tomorrow. And see if I can find a picture too.

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Life is…

hard and fun
tiring and energizing
good and bad
adventurous and boring
meaningful yet seem so meaningless sometimes

So many contradictions. So emotional. So confusing at times.
I’d be lost without God. He is my hope, my rock, my salvation.

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What Kind of Jewel Are You?

So I just took this jewel test, because I love taking these silly internet tests that mean absolutely nothing! But I take them anyway. I found this one through the blog of blah, blah, blah.
Aparently I’m a Watermelon Tourmaline! What? No! You’re kidding, right? That’s not a real jewel!
So I googled it and it is [...]

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Bathroom Watch Frog

If you come to our home and need to use the bathroom/restroom/washroom/toilet/whatever it’s called in your country, this is what will greet you as you enter. He’s harmless, I promise.

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Great Recipe

A few weeks ago Rob asked (okay he pleaded) for some good home cooking. I think at the time I was really tired and hadn’t cooked in awhile. So I searched and search and found a few great recipe. This one’s become his recent favorite.
I made a few changes. I made the tahini sauce in [...]

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Water

Note to self:
Remember to buy bottled water, not from Florida, when my Canadian friends come to visit, so they don’t dehydrate from not drinking our nasty water.

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That Time

FYI…guys might not be so into this post.
So, there are certain times of the month when I get SOOOO hungry I just want to eat everything in sight! It’s a total pig out, I’m just starving. I’m not typically a big eater. I get full quickly. In fact, when I was in highschool family [...]

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