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[HTH] Better 13 Years Later Than Never
My fiance and I have been together for almost 13 years. However, it was only last month that our parents met each other. It was a day I had wondered about for years. I even thought about it more 5 months ago when we started diving into the planning phase. Part of me was excited. […]
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[HTH DT] Love, Life and the Pursuit of Trivia
Yes, these are probably the top 3 things in my life, especially the last one. I’ve loved trivia for as long as I can remember. I enjoy watching Jeopardy! from time to time, but I wouldn’t say I’m the sharp. In the short time it was on, Win Ben Stein’s Money provided a good half hour […]
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[HTH DT] Top Notch Troy
I’m going to jump the gun a bit regarding the various vendors I’ve come across in our wedding planning. I was waaay too excited about this that I had to share sooner than later. My fiance and I agreed early on that we wanted an intimate ceremony and invite our closest friends and family. It […]
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[HTH] Easy Dozen
So, twelve years from the day my man and I met is the day he decided we would get engaged. I’ll spare any details. Let’s just say no question was popped. It was more that a declaration was made, and from that point forward, any doubt I had went out the window. In a single […]
[HTH] Size Doesn’t Matter (Really!)
The perfect setting was found and now we were in search of the perfect stone. I had not really thought much about diamonds. I just knew it is my birthstone, and there are the “4 Cs” – cut, clarity, color, carat. Before the search was on, I just thought size mattered. The bigger the rock, […]
[HTH] If You Love It, Put Some Bling on It
One night –on or about September 26, 2012 — my longtime boyfriend and I had a discussion about the future. It was the conversation I had had in my head for a long, long time. At this point, we had been together for more than 11 years (which seems like a million billion years), and had […]
[Innside Dining] There’s Snow Place Like It
After spending the day walking around lush gardens of The Huntington Library (and nearly wanting to gouge out my eyeballs to stop the itching), my boyfriend and I worked up quite an appetite. We weren’t too familiar with the area we were in, so we decided to stop by somewhere on the way back home. On our […]
[Truffle Triumph] Kickstart My Heart (for Chocolate)
A few months ago, the guys at Intrigue Chocolate Company started a Kickstarter campaign to revitalize their logo and packaging. Originally, Intrigue’s delectable truffles were half-round shapes, all snug in multi-colored foil wrappers. They were placed in handy, reusable tins, which made a lovely display for these morsels of Heaven. But after a few years, it […]
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[Life of Pie] The Deep Dish in the Pacific Northwest
In the last 90 days, I have had the honor of stuffing my face with pizza. But not just any kind of pizza — deep dish pizza. In November, I went to the birthplace of deep dish — Chicago, Illinois. There, I went to three places: Pizzeria Uno (the original), Gino’s East and Lou Malnati’s. […]
[Come On Baby Light My Fire] A Tale of Two Kindles
I love gadgets, but I hate abhor reading. I don’t know what it is. Perhaps it’s because when I was about 3 or 4, my sister insisted reading would be more fun than playing Barbies. I also have somewhat of a short attention span. In fact, I am amazed any time I can sit through […]
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