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Well it’s September already. I’m sad that it’s that time of year where I’m in limbo between summer and the start of hockey. It can be a bit depressing with the weather getting cooler and the days getting shorter and nothing to watch on tv. The US Open is even over. At the beginning of [...]
I was an art major in college for a semester or two. My interest was photography but to get there I had to take drawing, and I will be the first to tell you, I can’t draw. I’m pretty sure I annoyed my drawing professor because rotating a shape is lost on me. After the [...]
Hi! My name is Maria and my life has been in quite a whirlwind. In the past few weeks I’ve: Adopted a new puppy Secured a new job (!) Been accepted to a graduate certificate program at my alma mater Registered for my first graduate class My birthday is in 12 days – It will [...]
Every year it seems that around March I’m complaining about how much I hate winter and I’m tired of being cold and then all of a sudden it’s June. This year is no different. I’ve been engrossed in the NHL playoffs, mostly because the Tampa Bay Lightning made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in [...]
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7 Apr 2011Remember how I mentioned that Chuck and I took a one time class at the Yourist Studio? Well, I picked our finished little pots this past Tuesday. They are adorable, I love mine. It’s funny because it’s no secret that Chuck and I are pretty much opposites and our pots reflect that. The colors we [...]
In: perfectly maria
24 Mar 2011“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” Roger Caras On Wednesday, Chuck and I had to do the hardest things in our lives. We had to put our needs aside and choose to let sweet Nani go. Over the past couple of months we have been in and out of [...]
As of today I have exactly 15 months until my 30th birthday. It’s the perfect time to announce that I am 1/3 of my way through my 30 before 30 list. Yesterday I crossed a 10th item off my list after I ran the 29th Annual Corktown 5k. It was a last minute idea, Lisa [...]
Chuck and I wanted to keep our Tampa vacation as cheap as possible. I started looking for flights in advance. I set up airfare alerts with Airfare Watchdog (no account needed to signup for email alerts ), Kayak and Farecompare. Yes, I got a lot of email but it only takes a second to figure [...]
Before our last trip to Tampa, the only time I waited around for an autograph was when I was 16ish. Encouraged by my own mother Lisa, Amanda and I waited outside the Ritz Carlton in Dearborn for the Backstreet Boys’ tour bus to pull up. I wish I could say that we waited around freezing [...]
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