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Without _____, I would probably ______

1. Spouse // not laugh as much!
2. Mom // not be the functioning human being I am starting to be again.
3. Brother // not be able to finish this sentence.
4. Maddie & Gus // be a lot sadder.
5. Friend // be a lesser human being.
6. family // feel more disconnected with the world.
7. friends // not leave my house!
8. rice and potato flours // never have bread again.
9. the people at church // have lost my mind during dad’s illness and passing.
10. Facebook // feel quite alone! I love you guys.

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I was a friend this year by…

1. helping friends by dog sitting so they could go out of town
2. taking an interest in my friends’ interests
3. staying with Ramona so her family could grieve together
4. taking part in the Alumni concert (I did it for a variety of reasons, but one reason was that my mom really wanted me to.)
5. taking in two stray dogs and helping one get back home
6. accepting help from family and friends during my dad’s illness
7. communicating more
8. trying to be more reliable
9. taking better care of myself, therefore I have more time to devote to others
10. forgiving, asking forgiveness, wiping the slate clean, and moving on

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My favorite outfits/accessories

1. Tshirts – as you can tell by our collection
2. Earrings – starting to wear them more again
3. Sneakers
4. Men’s ties
5. Comfortable pants
6. Throwing my hair in a bun in a simple hairband
7. My hipster glasses
8. Glass pendants made by my brother
9. A funky scarf if it’s not too hot – (I get overheated easily)
10. My new black jeans with gold metallic print on them

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On my movie-watching list

1. Red Sonja (I think one of my D&D characters is based on Red Sonja)
2. Defending Your Life
3. Bruno
4. Prometheus

5. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
8. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
9. Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
10. Escanaba in da Moonlight

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What I am going to remember about today

1. Seeing  Thread‘s window display as we came upon the Southwedge Festival Park
2. Celebrating the 100th birthday of my friend’s mother
3. Hearing her serenaded with songs that she adores and sings all the time
4. Caroling at the Presbyterian Home with fellow church members
5. The man who sang along with us jovially in the front row at the end
6. Our first giant Carcassonne game
7. Playing for hours and only getting halfway done
8. SO MUCH BACON
9. Alligator toes made with Leb’nin Ball-oh-nah
10. Falling asleep, curled up with Maddie, in about 5 seconds flat after a totally exhausting and awesome day

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On my reading list

1. Finish The Passage by Justin Cronin
2. A Vampire for Christmas
3. Redeye by Michael Shean
4. Abarat by Clive Barker
5. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
6. New Spring by Robert Jordan
7. Naked Heat by Richard Castle
8. One Year to an Organized Life by Regina Leeds
9. Finish The Fire Starter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte
10. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest

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Traditions

1. I have been making Pork Roast with Fennel, Thyme and Rosemary (a recipe I got from Wegmans!) as a Christmas dinner for the past decade! They even let me make it when we went for Christmas in Kansas.
2. St. Lucia Festival – I even got to be the Lucia twice! It was quite an honor for me.
3. Decorating the Tree
4. Putting lights outside
5. Eating some really good chocolate during the holiday season
6. Making cloth toys for the dogs for Christmas presents
7. Opening “Santa’s Workshop” each year to make presents for family and friends
8. Writing New Year’s Resolutions
9. Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s with my family
10. Listening to the Hallelujah Chorus at least once (probably more!)

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I am happy to report…

1. I sold my first item from my online store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/inthespicerack
2. I have lost 84 pounds total!
3. we actually got some outside Christmas lights up.
4. time does help to heal the hurt of losing my father.
5. I love my family!
6. we are finally getting stuff out of storage.
7. I have read more books in the past year than the previous years.
8. the end of 2013 looks pretty great.
9. that I am excited to get more involved at church.
10. my friends are the icing on my cake of life. Love you guys!