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Day 25

How do you feel about the name given to you at birth? It’s not that I particularly don’t like the name Kari. It was just so… common. There were 4 Kari/Carries in my graduating class (of 100). So, since about … Continue reading

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Day 10

I have a really hard time with the prompt for today. If you could go back in time and meet your 16-year-old self, what three things would you tell yourself? I mean obviously there are a million things we should … Continue reading

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holy update.

whoa… its been awhile. my new year has long since started and things seem to be on a little better note than when the “year” ended. in with the new. i have a new job. and while it is true … Continue reading

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P.S.

so the other nite derek and I are chatting about blogs and how he wishes that everyone had one so he knew what was going on in other people’s lives. I responded with the idea that even though I have … Continue reading

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Thankful.

One of the assignments I gave my students this week was to brainstorm some things they were thankful for, and why. (Naturally this is what an elementary teacher assigns that short week of Thanksgiving!) As they came up with some … Continue reading

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Dedicated to the anonymous internet stalkers. You are funny in your own awkward, lurking way.

Tonite I am a little weirded out about how small the world is. For quite a while now, my dad has being giving Derek and I a hard time about what we post on the internet. About how awkward it … Continue reading

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one down… 60 to go.

One year ago today I made an important promise to my best friend. I’ll forever pretend to be amazed at the way you flick your underwear off your big toe and flawlessly catch them in your hand before heading to … Continue reading

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Welcome Back.

Summer is officially over… the certified welcome back letter came weeks ago, but I just don’t think I was ready to take it all in. These past few months I have found just how much I really enjoy having the … Continue reading

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what do internet blackholes, STDs, and gluttony all have in common?

V-DAY Like the cards that I write… there is always a rough draft… and things are no different with this blogging business. Only, generally, my rough draft blog does not get lost in an internet black hole when my dog … Continue reading

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officially.

it’s official.. iowa has a new drivers license. and i have a new last name. it’s been awhile and a few things have happened since the glorious day of my birth. first of all, i had a great birthday… of … Continue reading

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