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• The Difference a Decade Makes

  December 21, 2013

  Usually I try to update my diary at least every December 9th, marking each anniversary on that day. I'm a little late this year, but what can you do? I used to rely on this diary to communicate. I'd jot down my near-daily thoughts and emotions; communicate with friends; and preserve my past. Now,...

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• Rainy Days and Saturdays…

  August 30, 2013

   The past two Saturdays at work have not started well. Last Saturday I arrived at work 15 minutes early, which is not unusual as I try to be punctual or early. Unfortunately, Dave was running late so by the time he got there we only had 15 minutes before we opened. I had to rush…

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• The Spring is a Lie

  March 24, 2013

  Happy Spring, from the Great White Midwest! It certainly doesn't feel like springtime around here, and there's no sign of it in the foreseeable future. Oh well, that's Ohio weather for you. This is the view from my back sliding glass door taken just a few minutes ago. I missed my ten-year OD...

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• 10/18/12

  October 17, 2012

  I haven't been able to update my diary in a while because the regular site has been down for me. I just found out the mobile site still works. I went back and read my last entry and feel I should give a little bit of information for anyone following this diary. Ryan's funeral was…

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• A Shift in Reality

  July 2, 2012

    I feel like people are probably tired of seeing my updates on Facebook--that I'm a giant bummer now--but I still have so much to say. If I put it here people can choose whether or not to read it--it's not right there on their news feed every time they log onto Facebook. I still…

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• My little brother is dead…

  June 30, 2012

  I was at Bobby's grandparents' house for dinner yesterday when my cell phone rang. It was my older brother Will. He asked where I was and if I was with Bobby, then he asked if I was sitting down. My heart dropped. It took several calls back and forth and a little bit of time…

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• This Can’t Be Real

  June 29, 2012

   In my town they're setting off fireworks. Celebrating. At the lake south of here they're searching for my little brother's body.

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• I Be Married!

  June 19, 2012

  If someone would have told 20 year-old me that I'd be happily married to a wonderful man who I feel worthy of I would have cynically laughed in their face. Happiness seemed to be a foreign concept to me back then even though most of my problems were of my own making. How glad I…

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• I’m Getting Married Today!!!

  June 1, 2012

  :-D

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